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Cedar Grove apartments, retail OK’d by Jessica Harper

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Plans for a four-story upscale apartment and retail complex is moving forward in Eagan’s Cedar Grove Redevelopment District. The City Council unanimously approved on Sept. 3 rezoning the 4.8-acre property at Cedar Grove Boulevard and Ce-dar Grove Parkway from Cedar Grove District to planned development. The council also approved a proposed preliminary planned development. The developer Apple Valley-based Stonebridge Communities hopes to built 190 market-rate

rental housing units with 11,000 square feet of commercial space below

at 3830 Sibley Memorial Highway. Once finished, the brick

C-shaped building called Flats at Cedar Grove, will include fireplaces, balco-

nies, a pool, onsite laundry facilities and underground parking, and range in price from approximately $900 for a studio to ap-proximately $2,200 for a three-bedroom apartment. “We’re excited for this to be a gateway project,” said Link Wilson, of Kaas Wilson Architects, the lead architect for the project. The developer plans to construct a path from the complex to Paragon Out-let and the Cedar Grove Transit Station nearby, which pleased council members who have envi-sioned a walkable district. Retail at the site will complement Paragon and

The illustration above is a preliminary concept for a four-story, high-end residential and retail building developer Stonebridge Communities plans to construct in the Cedar Grove Redevelopment District. (Graphic submitted)

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Safety patrol students at Oak Ridge Elementary in Eagan escorted kindergarten students to their buses on Sept. 3, the first day of school. More first-day photos from area school districts are at SunThisweek.com. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

District 196 outperforms state average on MCAs

Most grades tested improve

from 2012 by Jessica Harper


Students in the Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Ea-gan School District once again outperformed the state average on the Min-nesota Comprehensive Assessments. Across all grade levels, District 196 saw a higher percentage of proficiency in reading, math and sci-ence than the state aver-age, according to the re-

sults released Aug. 27 by the Minnesota Depart-ment of Education. For instance, 75 percent of 10th-graders in Dis-trict 196 scored proficient or better on the reading test, which is 13 percent-age points higher than the state average of 62 per-cent. At the same time, 68 percent of 11th-graders in District 196 scored profi-cient or better on the math test, which is 16 percent-age points higher than the state average. District 196 students exceed the state average nearly every year.

“I think our student performance is a combi-nation of students who work hard and take school work serious, and dedi-cated teachers,” said Steve Troen, director of teach-ing and learning in Dis-trict 196. The MCAs are given annually to students in grades three through eight and 10 in reading, and in grades three through eight and 11 in math. Fifth- and eighth-graders as well as high school students who complete the life sci-ence curriculum take the

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At least a few property owners are livid over their treatment under a City Council initiative to more aggressively pursue prop-erty maintenance code violations in Burnsville. The proactive code enforcement program includes new fees for re-inspection of properties where violations remain. The council adopted the fees, which are $110 for second and third follow-up inspections and $160 for a fourth, last December. A citation is also issued if a problem isn’t fixed on the fourth follow-up inspec-tion. Tempers flared Sept. 3 as five property owners contested or questioned uncollected fees during the council’s annual public hearing on “miscellaneous assessments.” Council members voted to review four of the five objections aired at the hearing before assessing the fees. But they defend-ed the fee program, saying it’s a response to years of angry complaints from residents over neighbor-hood eyesores — includ-ing unscreened outdoor

storage of garbage cans, a frequent violation in Burnsville. Lorri LuConic of 11319 W. River Hills Drive said she was away from home frequently, caring for her mother, when she got a letter notifying her of a $110 fee over a car in her driveway with expired tabs. She said the car was awaiting pickup for dona-tion, and she doesn’t think she got proper notice of the violation. The $110 charge is a hardship, Lu-Conic said. “I’m unemployed. I’m managing my mother’s af-fairs and mine. And I’m running thin,” LuConic said. Scott Lundquist of 905 Kaymar Lane objected to his $380 charge — and pending criminal citation now in court — over a lad-der and a yard-waste bin he kept outside. A rash of snowstorms prevented him from moving them, said Lundquist, who ar-gued that the city didn’t give ample time to fix the problems or proper due process. Plus, he said, yard waste cans are routinely kept outside by homeown-ers. Council Member Mary Sherry had little sympathy for the argument. Rules about outside storage of waste cans have

Hookah finds a home in Burnsville by John Gessner


Mohamed Taha of Bloomington usu-ally drove north to Columbia Heights when he wanted to smoke hookah while meeting and making friends. The young entrepreneur took a gam-ble on bringing hookah culture closer to home, and it appears to have paid off. The Sudan-born Taha opened Taha Hookah in June, the first indoor hookah lounge south of the river. After having to turn away custom-ers on busy Friday and Saturday nights, Taha expanded into 1,500 square feet of adjoining space that opened Aug. 19. That more than doubled the size of the lounge, located at 12010 County Road 11 in Burnsville, to 2,400 square feet and a capacity of up to 120 customers. Located in a strip mall just south of

Highway 13, Taha Hookah is one of four hookah lounges in the Twin Cities, Taha said. The other three — including Pyra-mid Cafe, his longtime hangout — are in Columbia Heights, he said. “We need something out there, be-cause I know there’s a lot of people in the suburbs that commute all the way to that side of town for hookah,” Taha said on a quiet Friday afternoon, before the rush of customers he promised would ar-rive later. The smoking of flavored tobaccos through a water pipe, or hookah, often in a social setting, is centuries old but has grown more popular in Minnesota with new immigrant arrivals. For Taha, who came to the United States in 1992, the hookah culture in-grained in his circle of family and friends

Taha Hookah owner Mohamed Taha, standing, counts on family and friends to help run the business. From left, seated, are family friend Thomas Bungert and Taha’s cousins, Waleed Suliman and Wael Suliman. (Photo by John Gessner)

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Dual credit courses a must To help students reach their full potential, schools deserve state support in providing as many dual credit courses as possible.

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Farmers with an artistic bentAn exhibit at Rosemount’s Steeple Center highlights the artwork of a prominent local farming family.

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Eagan hosts area runnersEagan’s girls and Apple Valley’s boys showed strong early-season form at the Dakota Classic cross country meet Friday at Eagan High School.

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passed In addition to moving the Cedar Grove project forward, the City Council unanimously approved a preliminary 2.7 percent in-crease in the city’s payable 2014 tax levy. This will bring the total

tax levy to $29.08 million. Most homeowners will see the city’s portion of their property taxes in-crease slightly in 2014 due to rising home values, said Tom Pepper, Eagan’s chief financial officer. The average home value is expected to climb from $220,252 in 2013 to $225,289 in 2014. Under this scenario, the owner of an average-valued home can expect to pay about $22 more in the city’s por-tion of property taxes in 2014. This estimate is prior to the state’s market value exclusion, which of-fers homeowners an exclu-sion that lowers their tax-able market value. If a home value re-

mains the same in 2014, the homeowner will likely pay the same in the city’s portion of property taxes. Though homeowners may see a small increase next year, property taxes in Eagan have historically been lower than those in many neighboring cities. In 2013, for instance, the owner of a $220,252 Burnsville home paid $140 more toward the city’s por-tion of property taxes in Burnsville than the owner of the same valued prop-erty in Eagan, according to a 2013 state auditor’s report.

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PROJECT, from 1ANew financing option available to Eagan businesses for green improvements by Jessica Harper


Business property owners now have a new option for financing green projects thanks to a part-nership between the city of Eagan and the St. Paul Port Authority. Property Assessed Clean Energy loans are now available within Ea-gan and provide fund-ing to property owners interested in making en-ergy improvements. The loan creates a voluntary special assessment, typi-cally up to 15 years, that is added to the business owner’s property tax bill. The program provides a fixed interest rate, which is typically below the mar-ket rate. Business owners can use the loan to finance en-ergy improvements, such as efficient lighting, mo-

tors, heating and air con-ditioning, solar, wind and geothermal electric. An individual PACE project cannot exceed 10 percent of the property’s assessed value. “We think solar and geothermal are very im-portant and are excited that PACE can help them move forward,” said Peter Klein, St. Paul Port Au-thority’s vice president of finance. The program is cost neutral for the city of Ea-gan and is funded by a $10 million bond issued to the St. Paul Port Authority. “This benefits busi-nesses that want to do retrofitting and we want to encourage businesses to decrease their carbon footprint, said Mayor Mike Maguire. Under the partnership, the SPPA reviews, under-writes and manages the improvement loans, while

Eagan acts as the interme-diary collecting the loan repayments via the special property tax assessments. A similar program was recently launched in St. Paul and has been imple-mented for three years in Edina. Edina struggled to fi-nance the program due to its model of taking small individual bonds. Klein said he is confi-dent Eagan and St. Paul won’t face the same obsta-cle since it is funding the program with one large bond. Business property owners interested in the program can contact Pe-ter Klein at (651) 204-6211 or by mail at [email protected].

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Answer to question: How can a Christian say ‘no’?To the editor: The writer of an Aug. 30 letter believes that Jesus Christ is our God and sav-ior, and that is good. That makes one a member of Christendom and even Sa-tan believes that to be true. For one to be a Chris-tian takes action. Christians profess their belief that we are all sin-ners and that Christ died for our sins, that he was buried and raised on the

third day and now sits on the right hand of the Fa-ther in Heaven. It is by this belief that we are saved by God’s lov-ing grace and we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit into our lives and become members of the body of Christ. Our bodies are not our own, but the temple of God. Through the help of the Holy Spirit, in the study of the Scriptures, we understand that the Creator created humans as unique creations in his image at the miracle of conception. Therefore, Christians would not vote

for any politician that sup-ports the killing of babies in the womb. Our Creator God gives us “rights,” not our American government.

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Progress for Minnesota’s studentsTo the editor: This week marks the beginning of a new school year that is sure to be full of opportunities to learn and grow for every student. As I look forward to re-

turning to my physics class-room for my 23rd year at Burnsville High School, I can think of no better time to reflect on how the 2013 legislative session – dubbed by many as the “Education Session” – will have a posi-tive impact on students of all ages. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle passed a bipartisan K-12 education budget that gives schools new resources to help every child reach his or her full potential. Here is a quick look at the local impact on schools in our region. Burnsville-Eagan-Sav-age School District: • Over $1.6 million ($173 per student) in ad-ditional funding this year and over $5.2 million ($562 per student) next year. Lakeville School Dis-trict: • Over $1.1 million ($112 per student) in ad-ditional funding this year and over $4.3 million ($418 per student) next year. Rosemount-Apple Val-ley-Eagan School District: • Over $3.2 million ($120 per student) in additional funding this year and over $12.2 million ($455 per stu-dent) next year. Legislators also made important progress for Minnesota’s youngest learners. For example, we ex-

panded scholarships to help 8,000 families send their kids to preschool and made voluntary all-day kindergarten available for every child free of charge starting in 2014. This will provide a savings of $3,000 or more to families and help us begin to close the achievement gap. This year’s legislative session also produced a bipartisan higher educa-tion budget that freezes un-dergraduate tuition at the University of Minnesota and MnSCU system for the next two years and in-creases state financial aid. While much more needs to be done to reduce the cost of a post-secondary degree, it’s certainly a big step in the right direction toward greater college af-fordability. These investments will help build the kind of highly-educated workforce Minnesota needs to stay economically competitive. I’m confident that the “Ed-ucation Session” will bring good jobs to our state and spark economic growth for years to come. WILL MORGANState representative,District 56B

Kudos to neighborsTo the editor:

I want to say thanks to all my neighbors in Burns-ville who are respecting the natural “browning” of their lawns as we enter a period of less rain. It is OK for lawns to go dormant, and it is espe-cially good to avoid using our limited and precious groundwater to keep lawns unnaturally green. The water we use in Burnsville comes from deep aquifers and is literal-ly thousands of years old. The water we put on our lawns now will not be avail-able again for many gen-erations into the future and removes it from doing the work of supporting other natural ecological systems. When it gets dry in Burnsville in the summer the city (us) may use three times as much groundwater as we do in January. That is largely due to landscape watering. We are making a choice when we water lawns – pouring high quality, lim-ited and finite drinking water onto the ground, and sometimes right into the street. Again, thanks for think-ing twice about lawn water-ing and thanks to all those allowing lawns to follow natural cycles. Brown is beautiful!

PAUL PUTZIERBurnsville

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Opinion

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Dual credit choices for students essential

Best chance for state investment is going, going, but not gone

“School Choice” and Minnesota schools have been partners for several decades. This is the state that gave birth to charter schools, open enrollment and post-secondary options. The state has promoted and devel-oped high school courses that qualify for college credit, or more inclusively, post-secondary education credit. Many state high schools offer a wide selection of Advanced Placement courses, the In-ternational Baccalaureate program and College in the Schools courses. Our technical colleges, community colleges and four-year institutions pro-vide opportunities for high school stu-dents to take courses at their institutions while remaining enrolled in high school. The ECM Editorial Board supports the expansion of quality shared-credit high school courses for our students and we encourage state officials to develop a systematic plan for expanded dual credit opportunities. Choice of courses and/or school cam-pus comes with added responsibility. Stu-dent interest is one element; planning for post-secondary education and career is the other. Whether students are headed toward a technical-based career, a pro-fessional calling or pursuit of a specific talent or skill, looking out to the years immediately following high school is im-portant. You can both “live for the moment” and “plan for the future,” but anticipat-ing “what comes next” is critical. High school courses or post-secondary op-

tions that share a high school/college credit can give a student a lift on the learning experience and decrease the cost of college. Dual credit courses, however, are more rigorous and require harder work and more preparation (even in the middle school years) and that need for preparation must also be anticipated. Choice can range from “which school should I attend” to “which courses should I take.” Choice can allow the stu-dent to stay on the high school campus or attend the post-secondary campus. There are now many pathways to suc-cessful learning through high school and beyond and there is room for many more. We think the total high school experi-ence is of great value and importance for most students. Students who don’t want a compromised experience but want dual credit should be able to achieve both. High school and college officials have to cooperate if students are to get the most out of both their high school and post-high school experience. As in any movement toward change institutional defenses can come into play. Protecting the home turf is a natural first reaction to change. In Minnesota there is evidence of co-operation among secondary and post-secondary schools. We encourage that movement. The focus should be on stu-dent freedom to choose and opportunity to learn; not on the need to maintain the institution’s current mode of operation. There are issues that school and state officials need to address. Schools are

meant to be universal and accessible to all. Choice that leads to socioeconomic segregation runs totally contrary to the purpose of education in a democratic/capitalist society. Education must serve as an equalizer providing opportunity and upper mobility to all. School, pro-gram and course selection needs to broaden and not limit that opportunity to all socioeconomic groups. Choice can come with expense that only some can afford especially the cost of transportation when multiple cam-puses are attended. The state needs to consider subsidies and/or transportation systems that carry these costs for fami-lies.

Choice can be limited by geography and the availability of post-secondary in-stitutions. We need to do more to bring the courses to students and not the stu-dents to the course or campus. Technology based learning is a real-ity and its role in creating dual credit opportunities is both evolutionary and revolutionary. Students can currently ac-cess online PSEO courses that are offered by post-secondary institutions. School districts are creating their own distance learning options such as the new Anoka-Hennepin “StepAhead” High School that is designed as a full time, online high school with access to dual credit oppor-tunities and available statewide. We need to support a state plan for the further development of technology-supported education that will reach all areas of the state and help mitigate the disadvantages of geography. High school, college and state officials should continue to provide more dual credit choices for students, we strongly believe. We recommend a state coordi-nated plan for further advancing shared courses between high school and post high school institutions and we recom-mend learning paths include industry certification programs that lead to em-ployment.

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by Conrad deFiebreSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

After more than a decade of state budget crises brought on by so-called conservative fiscal policies, Minneso-tans are beginning to reap the benefits of sound government management under progressive leadership. “The state has a balanced budget, a projected structural balance in the out years, has filled the cash flow and bud-get reserve accounts and repaid two-thirds of the previous education shifts,” Jim Schowalter, the state’s chief money manager, said after a Wall Street rating agency upgraded Minnesota’s financial outlook from negative to stable on July 30. “The recently passed biennial budget did the job to balance a projected deficit without the use of one-time measures.” The move by Moody’s Investors Ser-vice offers hope for a prompt restoration of Minnesota’s customary top bond rat-ings from all three financial raters, which lowered them a notch in 2011 in response to conservative-driven one-time mea-sures to shore up the state’s books. And that should mean better bargains for the state in bond markets as it seeks to ad-dress deferred maintenance of public fa-cilities and pent-up demand for new ones that will drive economic growth across Minnesota. As it was, great interest-rate bargains for state borrowing have been out there ever since the Bush-era financial melt-down of 2008. Unfortunately, conserva-

tive Minnesota policymakers were too timid to take much advantage of money on sale for public construction and up-keep projects – largely motivated by the doubtful philosophy that the best public sector is the smallest one possible. In the Great Recession and jobless recovery that followed, both employ-ment and the state’s capital stock would have been significantly improved with more aggressive bonding that could have stayed well within debt service guidelines issued under Gov. Tim Pawlenty in 2009. But Pawlenty and other conservatives essentially said, to paraphrase the old oil-filter commercial, we won’t pay for pressing needs now, and we won’t pay for them later, either, if we can help it. This pound-foolish obstructionism persisted even after last August’s $658.5 million state bond sale drew the lowest interest rates in Minnesota history, rang-ing from 1.02 percent to 2.38 percent for various types of debt. That was at or be-low inflation, practically free money. But Gov. Mark Dayton’s recommended $750 million bonding program was slashed last spring by nearly 80 percent, to $154.1 million in general obligation borrowing,

when minority conservatives lined up en masse to deny the necessary 60 percent approval votes. Certainly, few expected the governor’s full request to be enacted in an operat-ing-budget session that is traditionally light on bonding. Still, given the once-in-a-lifetime environment for public credit, the final product was exceedingly pared down, zeroing out nearly everything but flood mitigation and long-delayed reno-vations of the State Capitol and state veterans home. There wasn’t a dime for higher education facilities, transporta-tion or a long list of other needs. Prospects for robust capital improve-ments are much better in next year’s short election-year session at the Capi-tol. But the great opportunities of the past few years for low-low interest rates and contract bids are fading. A sale of $478.4 million in state bonds last week (including some authorized years earlier) attracted interest rates of 1.91 percent to 3.35 percent. That’s up sharply from a year ago, but still well below historic levels, said John Pollard, spokesman for the Minnesota Management and Budget Department. “The economy is doing better, so the interest rates are higher,” Pollard said. “But they’re still pretty low and likely to go up in the future. It’s better to borrow sooner rather than later. And our needs have piled up.” On the construction cost side of the equation, the hard times that were good for public budgets are a-changin’. Where

bids for everything from bridges to fire stations were coming in well under es-timates in the past few years, now they often are exceeding appropriations and causing projects to be scratched or de-layed, according to a recent Star Tribune report. Meanwhile, a rebound in private con-struction combined with migration of contractors to the booming North Da-kota oil patch has led to shortages in Minnesota of workers, equipment and materials that is bound to impact public works, too. We may have let slip away the best chance in generations to build and main-tain the excellent public facilities Minne-sotans deserve and expect. But the stars are still aligned far better than the period before 2008. Minnesota’s tax-supported debt capac-ity is more than $800 million, according to an official February calculation of $1.3 billion based on the Pawlenty-era guide-lines after subtracting last week’s bond sale. It’s likely to be significantly greater by next spring with scheduled debt retire-ment and current strong growth in bench-mark state personal income. The needs haven’t gone away and the price of filling them remains discounted. Policymakers next year should grab onto what’s left of an historic opportunity to build our shared wealth.

Conrad deFiebre is a Minnesota 2020 Transportation Fellow. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Republicans should support carbon tax To the editor: Climate change is a reality against which all Americans need a battle plan. This is not a partisan issue as documented by the recent editorial written for the New York Times by former EPA chiefs William Ruckelhaus, Lee Thomas, William Reilly, and Christine Todd Whit-man. They all reinforced the necessity of national and international action to reduce the rise of ocean levels and to combat in-creasing temperatures: the 10 warmest years on re-cord have occurred in the last 15. These “free market Re-publicans” urge, as I do, a carbon tax to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. President Obama’s path for regulatory change is a good first step. How-ever, Congress needs to pass a more ambitious carbon-tax plan. This should include tax breaks

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DEBRA M. RIGGSLakeville

Property taxes still on the riseTo the editor: It was interesting to read about the impending property tax hikes in Ea-gan and Burnsville in the Aug. 16 issue of the Sun Thisweek. Both cities are proposing increased tax collections when Eagan state Reps. Sandra Ma-sin and Laurie Halverson made a huge campaign issue out of property tax increases and blamed their Republican predecessors. Both have claimed in their literature that they pro-vided property tax relief. The citizens of Eagan and Burnsville apparently won’t be treated to the leg-islators’ fantasy property tax relief with higher prop-erty taxes being proposed in Eagan and Burnsville. Additionally, District 196 will be seeking a $10

million levy increase from taxpayers. Masin and Hal-verson led us to believe that the only reason the schools sought property tax increases was because Republicans didn’t give enough money to the schools. Now we know that their campaign prom-ises were phony and resi-dents of their district can expect their property taxes to increase next year. Unfortunately, Halv-erson and Masin forgot who they represented on the way the St. Paul. They voted to direct local gov-ernment aid everywhere except the cities which they represent. Masin and Halverson should cease their false advertising and admit that they voted for a budget that may have been good for Minneapolis, but left their constituents to pick up the bill. TERRY YACONOEagan

Don’t acquit Kline’s stunts To the editor: Corey Glab’s letter in the Aug. 23 edition clams that I committed many factual errors in my Aug. 16 letter. I scrutinized my writing and found in the first sen-tence only one term name-ly “our tax money” instead

of just the word “money” as a factual error. I thank Glab for his ex-planation of the Federal Reserve but his claim of many factual errors is an exaggeration plus his criti-cism of ECM is unjusti-fied. Any submission re-flects only the opinion of the author. Instead, we need to fo-cus on the fact that Kline’s “market-based solution” increases the cost of edu-cation, hurts us, his con-stituents, and only benefits some of the upper 1 per-cent crowd. In 2007, under the Democratic leadership, Congress provided student loans rates of 3.4 percent. Rather than improving on that and making things better, like the Federal Reserve did for mortgage rates, Kline and his party agitated and obstructed to change it to the more expensive for-profit “mar-ket-based solution.” Civilized societies think of their kids and educa-tion as an investment – not as a market-based profit source for a few rich folks. I am optimistic that good long-term solutions are possible if we remove from office those work-ing only for profit of the 1 percent materialist – like we see Kline doing.

JOE NIEDERMAYRLakeville

County looks to create trail from Mendota Heights to Lebanon Hills Bikers, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts may one day have a new path from Mendota Heights to Lebanon Hills Regional Park. The Dakota County Board approved a plan last month to construct an 8.5-mile, north-south trail that would wind through Men-dota Heights, Inver Grove Heights and Eagan. The trail would begin at Vil-lage at Mendota Heights at Highway 110 and Dodd Road and end at Lebanon Hills Regional Park. Officials say the paved trail likely would take about 20 years to com-plete, but once finished, it would connect Lebanon Hills and the North Ur-ban Regional Trail. “Trails are growing in popularity,” said John

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by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

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The week before Lake-ville Area School District students returned to class-rooms, their teachers were at Lakeville North High School training for school shooting situations. About 1,400 District 194 staff participated in mandatory active shoot-er training presented by Lakeville police Aug. 29, including realistic scenar-ios of school shootings. Although rare, be-ing prepared for an ac-tive shooter in school can save lives, Lakeville police Chief Tom Vonhof said. At Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., 13 died after seniors Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris in 1999 conducted a methodical massacre at the school, armed with an arsenal of guns, bombs and knives; at Sandy Hook Elementary, last December, Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people, including 20 children, af-ter fatally shooting his mother at home. Those kind of ram-pages have changed the way police respond to school shootings, Vonhof said. “Our knowledge of re-sponse has changed, our procedures have changed and even since Sandy Hook, we keep evolving,” Vonhof said. “Because of that, our training chang-es.” “Three echo” training allows a rapid response to school shooting situa-tions, which Vonhof said will save lives. As officers arrive on scene, they immediately enter the school instead of waiting for backup and begin hunting for the shooter. Police also establish

and secure safe corridors for firefighters and para-medics to enter and evac-uate injured people even while the shooter is still active. “This comes a little bit out of military response,” Vonhof said. “Because they found that most people who are shot or in-jured die from blood loss. If you can stop that and provide immediate medi-cal aid to them, you can save people.” The staff ’s training on how to respond to active shooters has also changed in a way police believe will save lives. “We’re giving more op-tions, depending on the situation,” Vonhof said. “Because we don’t know how these situations are going to play out.” Options offered in-clude negotiate, run, hide, lock and barricade access or fight, replacing previ-ous trainings that pri-marily taught hiding with students behind locked

doors. Lakeville schools Su-perintendent Lisa Sny-der said the variety of response options was “empowering” for school staff, who were taught to assess the situation, make the best decision for sur-vival and direct students accordingly. She said the response would employ common sense and vary depending on each situation and the age of the students. Adults may lead stu-dents on an escape or take action to try to stop the shooter. In that scenario, the adult may share their plan of action with older stu-dents who can decide if they want to participate, Snyder said. She said at Columbine, Klebold’s gun jammed during the assault, and minutes passed as he was trying to fix it. “They had these big burly senior football play-ers cowering under the

tables that could have taken him down,” Snyder said. “But the kids were so trained to only hide, and to hide behind things and under things that they didn’t even think about it. They weren’t empowered to think about it.” Snyder said the new recommendations allow staff to employ common sense, assess the situation and possibly take action. “That was a really key shift in all of our think-ing — and I heard that a lot from our teachers — that, wow, there might be an opportunity for me to intervene and save lives,” Snyder said. “That’s very different than anything we’ve done in schools be-fore.” Lisa Holien, Lakeville Area School District stu-dent support specialist, said school staff were urged to be bold and con-fident if they were in a real of life-or-death deci-sion-making situation. She said Lakeville po-

lice Sgt. Jason Polinski urged school staff to be bold, and once they make a plan, act decisively and “go all in.” “He emulated con-fidence in the decision-makers in the classroom and referred to them as first responders,” Holien said. “He said whatever you decided to do, you’re doing it in the best interest of those kids. We know that, you know that, act confidently, act decisively and do what you think is best in that moment.” She said staff also learned about warning signs, and emphasis also centered on the impor-tance of forming relation-ships with students so there could be early in-tervention when warning signs arise. “We know the likeli-hood of us having to en-gage in this type of a situ-ation is very rare,” Holien said. “But the prevention, the early intervention happens on a daily basis.” Vonhof said the sce-narios, which involved a lunch room scene, crowd-ed hallway and a pep fest in the gym included po-lice use of real guns firing blanks and training smoke provided by the Lakeville Fire Department to simu-late a bomb situation. He said they were in-tentionally realistic so staff would be better able to overcome the com-mon response of para-lyzing shock in a real-life shooting situation. “People had to move through smoke and there were loud noises going on over the (intercom sys-tem),” Vonhof said. “You really saw people moving and on all three scenarios. I think they got better at responding. It builds con-fidence in people in these situations that they can do

something.” One of the scenarios in-volved two teachers tack-ling the shooter, kicking away the gun and holding the person until the police arrived. “What really resonated well with people was that you have a choice,” Snyder said. “You’re the adult in the situation, you’re hear-ing things, you’re seeing things, and you have to make an assessment and the kids are going to take your lead.” Police officers also re-acted as if the situation was real, so staff would be familiar with what to expect from them in a shooter situation. Demonstrating their new rapid response tech-nique, officers arrived on the scene and were in the school within minutes. Before the Columbine High School shooting massacre, police would establish a perimeter and negotiate with the shoot-er, Vonhof said. After Columbine, po-lice would enter in teams of four officers to deal with the threat, but Von-hof said those response methods would take so long, victims would bleed to death waiting for help. Through rapid re-sponse and establishing a corridor of protection, victims can get out of danger and receive treat-ment. “It’s an advancement of our tactics,” Vonhof said. “At the same time, we’re training the teachers and staff at schools and how they should respond to really complement what we’re doing as we’re coming into the build-ing.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Lakeville police proceed down a Lakeville North High School hallway, guns drawn, during an active shooter training with the department and school staff Aug. 29. (Photo submitted)

Burnsville High Blazettes kick off fall season The Burnsville Blazettes dance team is kicking off its fall season with a car wash, brunch and silent auction, and a dance clinic. • Car wash fundraiser, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Holiday sta-tion on County Road 42 and Irving Avenue South. • Ninth annual Brunch and Silent Auction, 8:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 8, at Carbone’s, 251 W. Burnsville Parkway. Ad-vance ticket prices are $12 for adults and $10 for stu-dents K-12 (adult tickets are available at the door for

$15). Tickets can be pur-chased from any member of the Blazettes. • Dance clinic for future Blazettes in grades K-8, 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, Burnsville High School, 600 E. Highway 13. Par-ticipants will perform in the pre-game show of the Blaze homecoming football game on Friday, Sept. 27. Cost: $39, includes dance instruc-tion, a T-shirt, snack and admission to the football game on Sept. 27. Regis-tration forms are available at https://sites.google.com/site/burnsvilleblazettes.

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Baumann has a highly decorated past by Laura Adelmann


A retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and Lakeville resident has been hired as the Lakeville Area School District di-rector of business services. Michael A. Baumann will begin work Sept. 9, re-placing Randy Anderson who left the district last month to pursue a doctor-ate after eight months on the job. Baumann, 50, said he plans a long tenure in the position, coming to the district after almost nine years in St. Paul Public Schools where he served in several positions, ultimate-ly second-in-command as the district’s deputy super-intendent. Leaving the state’s sec-ond-largest urban school district for Lakeville’s smaller suburban one will be a change that Baumann said he will welcome. “I’ve been looking for an opportunity to work in the Lakeville or Farming-ton area for a while,” he said. Baumann’s creden-tials and leadership back-ground include significant achievements. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate of the University of Minnesota, earned bachelor of arts degree in political science at the University of Min-nesota and a master of sci-ence degree in education administration at Texas A&M University.

He is an Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom veteran. In Baghdad, he commanded an Army battalion task force in the First Calvary Division from 2004-2005. While serving in Iraq, he befriended Fadi M. Fadhil “Freddie,” an Iraqi interpreter, and helped Fadhil gain political asy-lum in the United States in 2006. The two have given public presentations about their experiences, and Baumann authored the book, “Adjust Fire: Trans-forming to Win in Iraq,” in 2008. The book tells the in-sider story of Army tactics employed in Iraq and the challenges Army leaders faced; it is highly rated and described on Amazon as “an incredibly compelling story.” Baumann said he wrote the book because he felt the media “had very badly represented the American effort in Iraq,” by distort-ing its reporting “for pur-

poses that were more self-serving than factual.” He said many things reported were “tied to po-litical issues and the elec-tion,” and he decided to write the book to offer a counter narrative. Baumann served 20 years in the Army, from 1985-2005, earning numer-ous awards and decora-tions including the Legion of Merit Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Meritori-ous Service Medal (four awards) the Army Com-mendation Medal (three awards) and Air Assault Badge. His experiences were also varied in St. Paul Schools, where he served in numerous positions in-cluding chief business of-ficer from 2010-2012 and chief financial officer from 2009-2010. Baumann said his broad range of experi-ences allow him to bring a strong work ethic and unique perspective to the job. “I can really help the district to look at op-portunities and options available to them regard-ing school finance and business operations,” he said. Baumann and his wife Shelly have lived in Lakev-ille since 2005 and have one son, a senior at Farm-ington High School.

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 194 SPECIAL

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGThis is a summary of the Independent

School District No. 194 Special Board ofEducation Meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 with full text available for publicinspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th StreetW., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 6:00p.m. All board members and administra-tors were present.

Discussion: Closed session was held for the purpose of discussing contractnegotiations.

Meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganSeptember 6, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE(Official Publication)NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING ON THE 2014 BUDGET FOR THE LOWER

MINNESOTA RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICTNotice is given that at a regular

meeting of the Board of Manag-ers of the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District scheduled for 7:00 PM on September 11, 2012, at the District’s meeting place at the Chaska City Hall, Council Cham-bers, One City Hall Plaza, Chaska, Minnesota, the Managers of the District will consider the adoption of the District’s preliminary 2014 budget. A summary of the pro-posed budget to be considered is as follows:

A $682,983 budget which would require a total tax levy of $ 625,000 in 2014 to be collected from taxes due and payable in 2014, of which $250,000 will be levied pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 103D.905, Subd. 3, to be used for administrative purposes, including permit review, permit inspection, cooperative projects, engineer-ing, legal services, and costs and other expenses of the District’s operations and $375,000 will be levied pursuant to Minnesota Stat-utes Section 103B.241, Subd.1 to pay for projects identified in the District’s approved and adopted plan necessary to implement the purposes of Section 103B.201. Dated: August 21, 2013BY ORDER OFTHE BOARD OF MANAGERSs/ Len Kremer, SecretaryLower Minnesota RiverWatershed District

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CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing will be held on September 9, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of Min-nwest Bank, River Valley Commons Planned Unit Development Amend-ment and Preliminary and Final Plat to be known as River Valley Commons 2nd Addition for a 43 lot subdivision located near 122nd and Parkwood Drive.

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

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

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGAUGUST 13, 2013

This is a summary of the IndependentSchool District No.194 Regular SchoolBoard Meeting on Tues, August 13, 2013with full text available for public inspec-tion on the district website at www.isd194.

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k12.mn.us or District Office at 8670 210thStreet W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:06p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators werepresent.

Public Comment: Amy Willingham,21266 Inspiration Path, spoke regardingclass sizes for grade 3 at LVE.

Consent agenda items approved:Minutes of the meetings on July 9 & 16; employment recommendations, leaverequests and resignations; payment ofbills & claims as presented; alt facilitiesbid award/change orders; additional non-public school transportation contractsand donations.

Reports presented: LinK12-Lakevilleupdate; levy election communication plan;district communication plan and dash-board; student enrollments; first readingof policies 417-Chemical Use and Abuse;418-Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-FreeSchool; 419-Tobacco-Free Environment;515-Protection and Privacy of Pupil Re-cords; alt facilities update.

Recommended actions approved: Mas-ter lease purchase agreement with Apple,Inc; ISD 917 Health & Safety resolution; open fora declaration; Elko New Marketjoint powers agreement; AMSD member-ship and resolution designating adminis-tration of absentee voting to the City of Lakeville.

Adjournment at 9:48 p.m. Published in the

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A Public Hearing will be held on September 9, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of FR/CAL Bluff LLC for a Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage of landscaping construction materials located at 11401 Rupp Drive.

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

All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to at-tend. For more information concern-ing this request, please contact Plan-ner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville.Chris SlaniaOn Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission

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Notice is hereby given that a Pub-lic Hearing will be held on September 17, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, by the Burns-ville City Council at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, on the application of TJM Enterprises, LLC d.b.a. MGM Wine & Spirits for an Off-Sale Liquor License at 1012 County Rd. 42 W.

All persons desiring to be heard on this item will be heard at this time.Tina ZinkCity of Burnsville

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September 6, 2013

SUMMONSSTATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF DAKOTA DISTRICT COURTFIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICTCASE TYPE: DISSOLUTION WITHOUT CHILDRENIn Re the Marriage of: Sarah Kathryn Stiebner,Petitioner,and Timothy James Stiebner,Respondent.

THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPON-DENT:

Timothy James Stiebner, ad-dress unknown:

BE ADVISED THAT the Peti-tioner (your spouse) has initiated a court action against you asking for a dissolution of your marriage (divorce). A copy of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage is attached to this Summons.

BE ADVISED THAT you must serve upon Petitioner and file with the Court a written Answer to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. You must serve your Answer upon Petitioner and her attorney if rep-resented, within thirty (30) days of the date you were served with this Summons, not counting the day of service. If you do not serve and file your Answer, the Court may award your spouse everything she is ask-ing for in the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.

Answer forms are available from the Court Administrator’s office.

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING PROVISIONSUnder Minnesota law, service of

this summons makes the following requirements apply to both parties to the action, unless they are modi-fied by the court or the proceeding is dismissed:

(1)Neither party may dispose of any assets except (a) for the neces-sities of life or for the necessary generation of income or preserva-tion of assets, (b) by an agreement of the parties in writing, or (c) for retaining counsel to carry on or to contest this proceeding.

(2)Neither party may harass the other party.

(3)All currently available insur-ance coverage must be maintained and continued without change in coverage or beneficiary designa-tion.

(4)Parties to a marriage dissolu-tion proceeding are encouraged to attempt alternative dispute resolu-tion pursuant to Minnesota law. Alternative dispute resolution in-cludes mediation, arbitration and other processes as set forth in the district court rules. You may con-tact the court administrator about resources in your area. If you can-not pay for mediation or alternative dispute resolution, in some coun-ties, assistance may be available to you through a nonprofit provider or a court program. If you are a vic-tim of domestic abuse or threats as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 518B, you are not required to try mediation and you will not be penalized by the court in later pro-ceedings.

IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS BY THE COURT.

Dated: August 13, 2013DOUGHERTY, MOLENDA, SOLFEST, HILLS & BAUER P.A./s/ Christine J. CasselliusBy: Christine J. Cassellius, I.D. 305108Attorneys for Petitioner7300 West 147th Street, Suite 600Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124(952) 432-3136

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Second-grade teacher Mary Beth Plaschko greets student Jose Inga-Mora during the first day of school at Vista View Elementary in Burnsville Sept. 3. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Test scores show progress,

lingering gap in District 191

The latest round of state test results shows areas of improvement in School District 191 along with a persistent achieve-ment gap between white students and other ra-cial groups, and between middle-class students and those in poverty, the dis-trict announced. Results from the Min-nesota Comprehensive Assessment tests taken in April were released this week by the Minnesota Department of Educa-tion, as the first of a two-phase release of data. Next month, the 2013 Multiple Measurement Ratings scores will be delivered. These yearly tests, re-quired by state and federal law, are intended to help schools gauge students’ progress in meeting expec-tations of Minnesota state standards for reading, math and science. Statewide, student scores declined in read-ing, especially, but also slightly in math. Scores in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District 191 followed that trend, the district said in a news release. State Education Com-missioner Brenda Casselli-us attributes this to a more rigorous state reading test that is aligned with the Common Core, a nation-al initiative that outlines what skills students need to have in math and read-ing at each grade level. Cassellius also ex-plained that because the tests changed this year, results should not be com-pared with previous years’ scores. “It’s important to look at today’s tests results for what they are: a snap-shot in time that tells us how students are doing in mastering our state stan-dards,” she said. Of note in this year’s District 191 test results: • Sixth-graders were above the state average in reading.

• All student groups in-creased in math with the exception of students with limited English proficien-cy. • Grade three and 11 had notable increases in math. • Black and Hispanic students made progress in their math scores. • An achievement gap persists between white students and other ra-cial groups, and between middle class students and those in poverty. “As a district we remain committed to continued academic progress for all students,” Superintendent Joe Gothard said. “Rela-tionships, attendance and engagement are essential. If you erase any of the three, there’s going to be a breakdown in learning.” He also emphasized the importance of schools, families and communi-ties as partners in student learning and success. The district has taken several steps to improve student scores. Gothard said a lot of work has gone into aligning the cur-riculum to state standards and to building a curricu-lum library for teachers. Teachers participate in a wide variety of profes-sional learning aimed at continuous progress for students. Last year, the district switched to Math in Fo-cus, commonly called Sin-gapore math, for its ele-mentary math curriculum. The curriculum aligns with the Common Core and Minnesota Academic Standards and is designed to deepen students’ under-standing of math concepts — the “why,” not just the “how.” Also, the district now has a broader representa-tion of interventionists working individually or with small groups of stu-dents who are performing below grade level to bring them up to speed.

The Dakota County Community Develop-ment Agency (CDA) will host its annual Senior Showcase from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. The Senior Showcase features five CDA senior hous-ing developments located throughout Dakota Coun-ty that will be open for public tours. Senior Showcase loca-tions include: • Cameo Place – 3101 Lower 147th St., Rose-mount. • Haskell Court – 140 E. Haskell St., West St. Paul. • Main Street Manor – 8725 209th St., Lakeville. • Mississippi Terrace – 301 Ramsey St., Hastings. • Vermillion River Crossing – 21400 Dushane Parkway, Farmington. Senior Showcase guests will be able to tour units, ask questions about the Senior Housing Program and meet CDA staff. Service providers will have information booths at each property about resources that are avail-able to seniors including: CAP Agency, DARTS, Se-nior Linkage Line and the Rambling River Center. The CDA is partnering with DARTS to offer bus transportation for those needing a ride. Anyone interested in riding a bus can call 651-675-4432. Space on the buses is limited and riding a bus is optional. For more information, call 651-675-4432 or visit dakotacda.org/Senior-Showcase.htm.

Kids ’n Kinship gala slated Kids ’n Kinship, a lo-cal nonprofit organization that matches children ages 5-16 with volunteer men-tors, will hold its annual gala Saturday, Oct. 6, at Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville. The event, featuring Dakota County Attor-ney James Backstrom as master of ceremonies, will include the music of Tim Mahoney, a sit-down din-ner, silent auction, wine cork pull and purse tag pull. The program will include a testimonial by a young adult who was once mentored through the program. Tickets are $40 each or $280 for a table of eight at www.kidsnkinship-2013gala.eventbrite.com. Sponsorships are avail-able. More information is at kidsnkinship.org.

Girl Scout presentation set in Eagan An informational pre-sentation will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 14, at Da-kota Hills Middle School Cafeteria, 4183 Braddock Trail, Eagan, for girls in kindergarten to grade 12

to learn about Girl Scouts. Girls and their adult partners, and adults look-ing for volunteer opportu-nities are invited. Interested girls and adults will register for

Girl Scouts at the event. Cost of registration is $15 payable by cash or check. Financial assistance is available. For more infor-mation, visit www.eagan-girlscouts.org.

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pected that she might be approaching menopause.

“I’d be eating fairly healthy, but I’d still gain weight. I wasn’t sleeping well, I was feeling some irritability and I just thought, this isn’t my nor-mal pattern,” the Eagan resident said.

She visited the Meno-pause Clinic of Minnesota in St. Paul, where bioiden-tical hormones are often prescribed to ease meno-pausal symptoms. The hor-mones are said to match the molecular structure of the ones that women make in their bodies.

Matsuhashi’s symptoms have improved since she began treatment.

“I think when there’s something that I believe is safe and it’s relatively easy to incorporate into your life and it’s going to ease that passageway, I think, ‘Why not?’” said Matsuhashi, 50. “To make the quality of life better, I think it’s a good thing.”

Menopause is a natu-ral part of a woman’s life cycle, marking the end of child-bearing years. The

ovaries stop making eggs and produce less of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Changes in hormone levels can pro-duce hot fl ashes, night sweats, fatigue, moodiness and weight gain. It’s also linked to increased risk of heart disease and osteopo-rosis or bone loss.

Menopause offi cially be-gins when a woman stops having menstrual periods for 12 consecutive months. The average age of meno-pause is 51, but the tran-sition period called peri-menopause can begin in the 30s and 40s.

Hormone replacement therapy or HRT is de-signed to replace hor-mones that are no longer produced by the body. The Food and Drug Adminis-tration has approved sev-eral hormone treatments to treat menopause symp-toms.

HRT became controver-sial after a federally fund-ed study was launched to test the effects of hormone therapy on women’s long-term health. In 2002, the Women’s Health Initiative study was stopped early because data showed that the treatment increased

the risk of heart attack, stroke and breast cancer.

Scary headlines con-vinced many women to discontinue HRT or avoid it altogether. Research has continued in the years since the WHI study, with seemingly confl icting and contradictory results.

For example, a 2012 Dan-ish study followed women who began HRT soon after menopause. After 10 years, they had a signifi cantly re-duced risk of heart failure or heart attack without in-creased risk of cancer or stroke.

Current guidelines from the National Institutes of Health support the use of hormone therapy for hot fl ashes. Treatment should be limited to fi ve years, the guidelines say.

No wonder that women are confused.

Women should work with their health-care provid-ers to decide which treat-ment options are safest and most effective, said Amy Weckman, nurse practitioner at Park Nicol-let Clinic in Burnsville.

“The goal of HRT is to use the smallest dose of medi-cation that will effectively manage the symptoms

for the shortest period of time,” she wrote in an email.

Women can take other steps to reduce symptoms by exercising regularly, getting enough sleep and eating a healthy diet, she said. Avoiding caffeine, spicy foods, alcohol and smoking may also help.

Some women try herbal supplements with ingredi-ents like black cohosh, red clover and dong quoi, but supplements can have side effects and may interact with other medications, she said. Quality and re-search on herbal products varies, and they’re not regulated by the FDA.

Women may soon have another option. In June, the FDA approved the an-tidepressant paroxetine as the fi rst non-hormonal treatment for hot fl ashes. Approval was based on two clinical trials, but it’s not known how it reduces symptoms.

Some women are turning to bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, be-lieving that “natural“, plant-derived hormones are safer. The treatment can help women through a critical life transition,

said Sandy Greenquist, certifi ed nurse midwife and founder of Menopause Center of Minnesota.

Many of the bioidentical hormones prescribed by the clinic are made from yam or soy extract and some are custom-mixed by a compounding pharmacy, she said.

Compounded bioidenti-cals are not regulated by the FDA.

The treatment relieves symptoms like hot fl ashes and decreased libido, but can also protect against heart disease, osteoporo-sis and cognitive decline, Greenquist said.

She recommends starting hormone therapy before the last menstrual period or within 10 years of the last period.

Women still need an ef-fective way to manage symptoms that can dis-rupt their lives, Green-quist said. “What doctors and everybody, society has expected is that wom-en will just buck up and carry on,” she said. “It’s a ridiculous expectation.”

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Maximum levy hike is 5.7 percent Little of that will come from current taxpayers by John Gessner


The Burnsville City Council approved on Sept. 3 a 5.7 percent maxi-mum tax levy increase for 2014. Most of the increase — 4 percent — comes from scheduled decertification of a tax-increment financ-ing district along County Road 42. Full taxes from those commercial proper-ties will now flow to the city and other taxing dis-tricts. The council has long planned to use the $1.1

million it will collect to replenish the city’s in-frastructure trust fund, which is dedicated to re-placing and repairing ag-ing streets and parks. The total proposed levy is $29.1 million, a $1.56 million increase over this year’s levy. The council can approve a lower but not a higher amount when it adopts the city’s levy and budget Dec. 3. The tax increase on existing taxpayers is 0.8 percent of the 5.7 per-cent increase, with the rest coming from the TIF

decertification and taxes from new construction, officials say. The city tax increase on an average-valued Burnsville home of about $192,000 would be about $33 next year, Finance Di-rector Kelly Strey said. Taxes on $1 million in commercial property would fall by about $56, she said.

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

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A few lucky women barely notice their tran-sition through meno-pause.

Others suffer through symptoms of night sweats, fatigue and weight gain.

Hormone replacement therapy is one option to relieve symptoms, but some women prefer treatments that promise safer and more natural remedies.

It’s common for female patients in their 40s and 50s to grapple with hot fl ashes, trouble sleeping and slower metabolism, said Dr. Kim Tran, chi-ropractor at Synapse: Center for Health and Healing in Eagan.

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Lawmakers’ finger-prints might no longer be on their own paychecks. In bipartisan votes in the Democrat-led Legisla-ture last session, lawmak-ers placed a constitutional amendment on the 2016 ballot that, if approved by voters, would have legisla-tive salaries set by an inde-pendent council. Lawmakers no longer would vote on their own pay. Currently, a state compensation council makes recommendations to the Legislature concern-ing pay. The council recom-mended a pay increase for legislators this year, tying the raise to the governor’s salary. It recommend-ed the governor’s pay, $120,000 per year, be giv-en two 3 percent increases, with legislative salaries be-ing set at 33 percent of the governor’s.

But lawmakers have a history of ignoring the council. Salaries of legis-lators — about $31,000 a year — haven’t been raised since 1999. By compari-son, members of Congress make $174,000 a year. Not that Minnesota lawmakers could ever just vote themselves a raise and plan on a big Satur-day night. Under the state constitution, legislative pay increases affect the next Legislature, not the current. Regardless, this is an in-cendiary topic. “Salaries are (a) hot-button political issue be-cause they are easy to demagogue,” University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute Political Science Professor Larry Jacobs said in an email. Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, suggested concern over political fallout keeps sala-ries fixed.

“It’s very difficult around here to get them (lawmakers) to do that (vote to increase salaries), purely because of election politics,” Bakk said. The Senate, not up for re-election until 2016, vot-ed for a pay increase last session. But the House balked. House Speaker Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapo-lis, called the constitution-al amendment approach “a more appropriate way to go.” Compensation Council Chairman Tom Fraser be-lieves it’s less the amount of the raise than the idea of lawmakers voting on one that irks the public. “It’s a built-in conflict. But it’s been built in for a long time,” Fraser said. Former Sen. John Doll, DFL-Burnsville, was will-ing to sacrifice to serve in the Legislature. “It was definitely not easy,” Doll said of the fi-

nancial side. His business, tile and stone contracting, isn’t one that you can be absent from, he said. And serving in public office is demanding. “I would say it’s defi-nitely more than a part-time job,” Doll said. Fraser, whose father served in the Legislature, also views legislative ser-vice as demanding. The workload has “in-creased dramatically” over the years, Fraser said. Not that the Compen-sation Council is getting an earful. “Nobody (lawmakers) came in and complained about the pay,” Fraser said. One concern heard in discussing legislative pay is the perceived drying ef-fect it has on the pool of potential candidates. “I worry that we could end up with a situation when the hardworking up-and-comers can’t afford to serve, the wealthy treat it as a hobby and the schem-ers get in,” Jacobs said. Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, is also

concerned. “We’re having a hard time finding qualified peo-ple who want the job and will run for public office,” Limmer, a long-serving legislator, said. “And so our quality of legislator is beginning to wane.” Not all lawmakers agree with this. “I think that’s insult-ing,” House Tax Com-mittee Chairwoman Ann Lenczewski, DFL-Bloom-ington, said of the idea of the wealthy taking over the Legislature. In general, the Legisla-ture is made up of high-caliber people — many, highly educated, Lencze-wski said. Thissen, for instance, holds a degree from Har-vard University and a law degree from the Univer-sity of Chicago, she said. Former House Tax Com-mittee Chairman Ron Abrams, R-Minnetonka, her former mentor, now a judge, is brilliant, Lencze-wski said. Lenczewski voted against the proposed con-stitutional amendment. Legislative pay doesn’t

need to be increased, she said. “I think we’ve had a pretty rough decade,” Lenczewski said of the state’s economy. But Fraser views giving the state’s 201 legislators a salary increase as a small expenditure, given the size of the state budget. In addition to salary, legislators get a per diem for living expenses dur-ing session and a possible diem for work off-session. Lawmakers living more than 50 miles from the state Capitol receive a lodging allowance. In the House, the allow-ance is up to $1,300 per month; the Senate allow-ance is slightly less. The House per diem is up to $66 per day. The Senate per diem is up to $86 per day.

Tim Budig can be reached at [email protected].

Responsibility of setting lawmakers’ raises could shiftConflicting opinions in state Legislature on increasing pay for politicians

Members of the Minnesota Legislature take the oath of office. Legislative pay differs widely among the United States’ 50 state legislatures. (Photo by T.W. Budig)


For several years, Flint Hills Resources and Friends of the Mississippi River have used people power in the fight against invasive buckthorn. Now the organizations are bringing in the ringers – 120 hungry goats ready to chomp, crunch and chew the trees that can wipe out native species. Over a two-week pe-riod the goats will roam several acres inside a fenced-in section of the company’s property along the Mississippi River in an area known as the Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area. The goats will help control shrubs and reduce overgrowth. Their hooves will also work native seeds into the ground as they walk. Flint Hills Resources is partnering with Friends of the Mississippi River and Great River Greening on the new goat grazing program, which is part of the company’s long-standing habitat restora-tion program. “This grazing project is a natural way to get rid of unwanted buckthorn before winter without us-ing power equipment and chemicals,” said Wiley Buck, restoration ecolo-

gist with Great River Greening. “Goats are well-suited for this be-cause they enjoy prickly brush and weeds, and their agility allows them to easily navigate the bluffs.” Flint Hills has worked with Friends of the Mis-sissippi River and Great River Greening on the Pine Bend Bluffs since 2000 to remove inva-sive species and plants, stack pre-cut buckthorn brush, and assist with other restoration tasks. One of the goals of the partnership is to reclaim important habitat for the Mississippi River flyway, a migration corridor for millions of songbirds and 40 percent of North America’s waterfowl and shorebirds. The Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area is com-prised of natural prairie, savanna, and oak wood-land that provides critical habitat for both resident and migratory animals. “It has been incredible to watch the transforma-

tion of the Pine Bend Bluffs over the last 13 years,” said Don Kern, engineering and facilities manager at Flint Hills Resources. “Thanks to the hard work of count-less volunteers, including many of our employees, the natural habitat around the bluffs is well on its way to being restored to conditions that precede the modern settlement of our state.” The Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area is an En-vironmental Initiative award winner for natural resource protection and is

designated as an area of outstanding biological di-versity by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. In addition to the res-toration work, the Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area is used to educate area students about the envi-ronment and importance of restoring and preserv-ing natural habitats. To view a video about the restoration project, see a link from this sto-ry posted at www.sun-thisweek.com/tag/rose-mount.

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One-hundred and twenty goats were recently released on the Flint Hills Resources property along the Mississippi River in an effort to curb invasive buckthorn. (Photo submitted)

Medallion winner has lucky bike ride

Kris Hopko of Burnsville found the Burnsville Fire Muster Medallion in Day Park on the canoe racks near Earley Lake on Tuesday at about 10 a.m. on the first day of the hunt. She said she was riding around on her bike and the “five days of fun” clue led her to the parks along County Road 5, including Day Park. Hopko is the winner of a prize package worth $500, which includes gift cards from Abdallah, Chinese Gourmet Restaurant, Paragon Odyssey 15, Porter Creek Hardwood Grill, Rack Shack BBQ, Wild Mountain, Sea Life Aquarium, Air Maxx Trampoline Park and Fun Center and Nickelodeon Universe. “I was very surprised to find it,” said Hopko, an Apple Valley High School graduate. “I thought I was just going on a morning bike ride.” (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

YMCA to host Warrior Fitness Challenge The YMCA in Eagan will host the Y Warrior Fitness Challenge on Sat-urday, Oct. 12. Teams of four will compete in six fit-ness challenges laid out on an obstacle course. Team divisions will in-clude adults, youth, and families; all fitness levels are welcome. Registration is $25 per team. Each team member will receive a T-shirt and finisher’s medal. Winning teams will receive addi-

tional recognition. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m., with the race heats, disc jockey and entertain-ment running from 9 a.m. to noon. Community members will also have the opportu-nity to participate as judg-es for the first Y-Staff Chili Cook Off. Employees of the Eagan Y will provide batches of their top chili recipes. For $1, individuals will be allowed to sample each chili and place a vote

for their favorite. This event is open to the community, and all ages are welcome. Learn more and reg-ister for the Y Warrior Challenge at http://give.ymcatwincities.org/YWar-rior. The Y in Eagan is lo-cated at 550 Opperman Drive. Call 651-456-9622 or visit TwinCitiesYMCA.org for more information.

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SportsEagan runners impressive in season-opening meetGirls team wins Dakota Classic convincingly

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Eagan’s girls and Ap-ple Valley’s boys showed strong early-season form at the Dakota Classic cross country meet Friday at Eagan High School. Also on Friday, highly ranked teams from Eden Prairie swept the varsity team championships at the Irish Invitational at Rosemount High School.

Dakota Classic Anna Van Wyk, Kelli Praska and Raissa Hansen swept the top three places as Eagan won the girls team championship. The Wildcats, state Class AA runners-up last year and ranked No. 2 this year, finished 22 points ahead of fifth-ranked Lakeville South. Van Wyk was medalist in the 3,200-meter race in 11 minutes, 44.3 seconds. Praska (11.53.4) and Han-sen (11:54) took the next two places. Olivia Mitchell (11th place) and Kirsten Barrett (19th) also count-ed toward Eagan’s team total. Lakeville South was led by junior Kaytlyn Lar-son, who finished sixth in (12:10.6). Annie Brek-

ken (10th), Erin Kilbride (12th), Jenny Machaj (14th) and Bailey Brewster (16th) were the rest of the Cougars’ top five. Farmington placed fourth in the eight-team field with 103 points. Sev-enth-grader Lauren Peter-son had a top-10 finish for the Tigers, placing ninth in 12:18.8. Apple Valley sopho-more Olivia Anger fin-ished fourth individually in 11:59.8. The Eagles were sixth in the team standings

with 130 points. On the boys side, three Apple Valley runners placed in the top 10 as the Eagles won by 19 points over Lakeville South and Farmington. The Dakota Classic field included the state’s top-ranked Class AA runner, Richfield’s Obsa Ali, who was first in 10:04.1. Zack Benning of Hastings, ranked fourth in the state, finished in 10:06.9. Apple Valley was the only team in the boys

competition to place five runners among the top 20 individuals. Junior Grant Udelhofen led the Eagles, placing sixth in 10:36.9. Seniors Liam Tyler (10:40.3) and Luke Tansey (10:49.9) were seventh and ninth. Steven Stotts and Nathan Williams placed 18th and 19th. “We displayed good team depth as our sixth runner beat Lakeville South’s fourth runner and (finished) just behind Farmington’s fourth- and

fifth-place runners,” Apple Valley boys coach Rollie Greeno said. Greeno said the Eagles likely would be tested even more Sept. 6 at the Farib-ault Invitational, which is expected to have a deeper field. Apple Valley scored 59 points. Lakeville South and Farmington both had 77, with South winning the tiebreaker for second place because its sixth runner placed 33rd, as opposed to 47th for his Farmington

counterpart. Senior Wali Ibrahim finished fourth in 10:25.7 to lead Lakeville South. Noah Hanson (fifth, 10:32.3) and Mitchell Miller (10th, 10:51.5) also placed in the top 10 for the Cougars. Farmington senior Jus-tin Hyytinen was third in 10:25.3 to lead the Tigers. Sophomores Alex Hart and Devon Webb were 12th and 13th. Dan Podpeskar and Tommy Jaakola were 15th and 17th for Eagan, which finished fifth of nine teams with 113 points. Jaakola cut 31 seconds off his time from last year’s Dakota Classic, Eagan boys coach Rob Graham said.

St. Olaf Showcase Burnsville and East-view sent teams to the St. Olaf Showcase boys meet Friday at St. Olaf College. Dillon Wong and Mitch Brown were 30th and 31st individually for Burnsville, which was 14th in the team standings. The Blaze’s top two returnees from last season, Ali Ahmed and Faysal Mahmoud, did not compete in the meet. Eastview’s Joey Be-ran placed 23rd in the 5,000-meter race in 17:44. The Lightning was 19th in the team competition.

Eagan runners begin the girls race at the Dakota Classic meet Friday. The Wildcats, ranked second in Class AA, won the girls team championship. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Wildcats, Blaze size up each other

Both football teams seeking first victory

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


A 40-21 loss never will be cause for celebration, but Eagan saw some posi-tive signs in the football team’s season opener at Prior Lake last week. For one thing, the Wild-cats were able to move the ball against a team that shared the South Subur-ban Conference champi-onship last season. They also made some explosive plays, including an 82-yard touchdown run by junior Sam Zenner and two others that were called back because of penalties. But Eagan also had four turnovers, which usually proves costly against one of the state’s top-ranked teams. The Wildcats threw three interceptions, two on their first two posses-sions and one in the fourth quarter, which the Lakers returned 50 yards for their final touchdown. The Wildcats will try to clean up those mis-takes when they open their home schedule at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 against Burnsville. The Blaze also is 0-1 after losing to Eastview 21-17 in its season opener. After trailing 21-0 at halftime, the Wildcats held the ball most of the third quarter, finally completing a 15-play, 74-yard touch-down drive with a 15-yard pass from Ian Entzion to Andy Jubenville in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter. Jubenville caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Entzion later in the fourth quarter. Zenner, who saw playing time at running back and quar-terback, raced 82 yards on a keeper for Eagan’s final score. Eagan matched Prior Lake’s total offense, gain-ing 285 yards while the Lakers had 284. All but 10 of the Lakers’ yards came on the ground, and they had five rushing touch-downs. Zenner led Eagan in rushing with 92 yards on nine carries, caught two passes for 32 yards and

Eastview running back Will Rains moves upfield during the Lightning’s 21-17 victory at Burnsville. Rains gained 225 yards and scored three touchdowns. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

completed one of two passing attempts. Entzion completed nine of 17 pass-es for 113 yards and two scores. Jubenville had four catches for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Junior defensive back Spencer Roth had six un-assisted tackles and was the Wildcats’ defensive points leader. Linebacker Joe Kovach had five solo tackles, five assists, and one sack.

Eastview 21,

Burnsville 17 It’s been a few years since Burnsville has con-tended for a conference football championship, but going into this season the Blaze insisted it could compete with the South Suburban’s best teams. Even though it didn’t get the victory, Burnsville might have made its point. Eastview junior run-ning back Will Rains rushed for 225 yards in the season opener Aug. 29 – and the Lightning needed them all in its 21-17 vic-tory at Burnsville High School. Rains scored all three of Eastview’s touch-downs – the last coming with 9 minutes, 57 sec-onds remaining to put the Lightning ahead to stay – and, for good measure, ran for a two-point con-version. It was a tough loss for Burnsville, which lost to Eastview twice during the 2012 season, includ-ing once in the playoffs. The Blaze rallied from an 11-point deficit in the

third quarter to take a 17-14 lead with 12 minutes remaining. The Blaze scored two third-quarter touchdowns, one on a 26-yard pass from Will Reger to Cam-den Traetow and the other on an 11-yard run by Alex Davis. Reger ran for a two-point conversion after Da-vis’ touchdown. The Blaze also had a 22-yard field goal by Colton Van Dorpe in the first quarter. Eastview had 272 yards rushing, with Rains ac-counting for most of them. Tommy Hutsell gained 42 yards on eight carries. Lightning quarter-back Mark Dwyer com-pleted eight of 18 passes for 55 yards. On defense, Tre Phillips had six tackles and Shun Matsuhashi re-covered a fumble. Davis led Burnsville in rushing with 97 yards on

19 carries. Reger complet-ed nine of 17 passes for 178 yards and also made seven tackles while play-ing defense. Traetow had six catches for 148 yards. Junior linebacker Brett Shepley led Burnsville’s defense with 13 tackles. Burnsville got a scare when senior lineman Ste-ven Christopherson, one of the team’s top returning players, left the field in an ambulance after being in-jured. He tweeted after the game that he had a mild concussion and inflamed vertabra. His availabil-ity was unknown for the Blaze’s game at Eagan at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. That same night, East-view plays host to Rose-mount in a duel of two of the South Suburban’s pre-season favorites.

Eagan’s Spencer Roth (left) and Hogan Marshall bring down Prior Lake running back Blake Weber. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Notebook: St. Thomas AD suffers stroke by Mike Shaughnessy


Jack Zahr, St. Thomas Academy activities direc-tor and an Eagan resident, was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a stroke at his home. Information posted at the school’s website and the Zahr family’s Caring-Bridge site (www.caring-bridge.org/visit/jackzahr) described extensive dam-age and a bleak prognosis. “He is resting comfortably in the hospital but is not expected to recover from the effects of the stroke,” the school posted Tuesday. Zahr, 58, has worked at STA since 1977 as a teach-er, coach and administra-tor. St. Thomas Academy has been a state power in multiple sports during his tenure, notably football, basketball, hockey, swim-ming and Alpine skiing. Mike Sjoberg, STA’s principal and boys bas-ketball coach, was named interim activities director.

Another Hall

for Scanlon Apple Valley’s Chuck Scanlon will be one of the inaugural members of the Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Scanlon founded the girls hockey program at Apple Valley High School and led the Eagles to three state tournament appear-ances. Apple Valley won state championships in 1995 and 1998. Another member of the inaugural hall of fame class, South St. Paul’s Dave Palmquist, coached against Scanlon in the state final in 1995 in the first girls hockey tourna-ment sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League. Apple Valley won that game 2-0. Palmquist has since led South St. Paul to four state titles. Tim Morris, Bob May, Jane Ring and Tom Maeckelbergh also will be inducted at the hall of fame ceremony Oct. 11 at the Schwan Center in Blaine. Charlie Stryker and Brano Stankovsky will be inducted posthu-mously. Scanlon retired from teaching after the 2012-13 school year but continues to coach Apple Valley’s boys soccer team. He is

the winningest high school soccer coach in state histo-ry. Scanlon also belongs to the Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaching Association Hall of Fame, the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame and the Bemidji State University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Big volleyball

weekend The first big weekend of high school volleyball tournaments starts Friday. Lakeville North will de-fend its championship at the Southwest Minnesota Challenge in Marshall on Friday and Saturday. East-view and Burnsville also will play in that event. The Aerie Challenge, the first of three weekend tournaments at Apple Valley High School, also begins Friday. Two other South Suburban Confer-ence schools, Rosemount and Bloomington Ken-nedy, join Apple Valley in the field. Eagan, the third-ranked team in Class 3A, will go to the Shakopee Invitational on Saturday.Farmington will play in a tournament Saturday at Coon Rapids High School before holding its own in-vitational on Sept. 14.

State amateur

baseball Eagan finished third and Savage fourth in the state Class B men’s ama-teur baseball tournament that ended last weekend in Delano. Eagan defeated Austin 7-6 on Friday in an elimi-nation game and advanced to face Savage, which stayed alive by beating Moorhead 7-1. Eagan won the duel of Cannon Valley League rivals 5-4 on Sun-day but then dropped out of the tournament after losing to Shakopee 4-2 in 11 innings later Sunday. On Monday, Shakopee beat Cold Spring 5-1, forc-ing a deciding game for the championship, which Cold Spring won 8-6. The Shakopee roster in-cluded Eagan native Mark Dolenc, who played at Mankato State University and professionally in the Minnesota Twins’ minor-league system.

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science test. More than 13,000 District 196 stu-dents took the MCAs last spring. The MCAs measure student performance on the Minnesota Academic Standards, which define what students should know and be able to do in a particular grade. Students earn a score that falls into one of four achievement levels: does not meet the standards, partially meets the standards, meets the

standards and exceeds the standards. Students who meet or exceed the stan-dards are considered pro-ficient in the subject area. In addition to exceed-ing the state average, most District 196 students showed progress from the year before. A greater percentage of students in grades four, six, seven, and 11 scored proficient or better on the math test this year than in 2012. Eleventh-graders saw the greatest improve-

ment with a 14 percent in-crease in proficiency. Proficiency among District 196 students who took the science test in-creased across all grade levels tested. The per-centage of students who scored proficient increased by 6 percent in grade five, by 5 percent in grade eight and by less than 1 percent in high school. A few grades in District 196 saw marginal decreas-es in proficiency compared to 2012, but continued to

outperform the state aver-age. The percentage of Dis-trict 196 students who scored proficient in math decreased by 1 percent in third grade, and by 2 per-cent in eighth grade com-pared to 2012. With 76 percent pro-ficiency among district third-graders and 63 per-cent proficiency among district eighth-graders, both grades continue to outperform the state aver-age of 71 percent for third

grade and 59 percent for eighth grade. The percentage of Dis-trict 196 fifth-graders who scored proficient in math stayed about the same at 68 percent when compared to 2012. Proficiency among stu-dents in math in all grades has steadily gone up in some grades tested and fluctuated in others. Since 2011, when the MCA math test was made more rigorous, the percentage of students in grades five,

six, seven, eight and 11 has steadily increased. The percentage of proficiency among third- and fourth-graders has fluctuated slightly over the past two years. A comparison of read-ing test scores cannot be made since the MCA reading test given in 2013 is new and based on more challenging standards.

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existed “as long as I’ve lived here, which is 1976,” Sherry said. “So I don’t think that’s anything new.” City ordinance re-quires cans and bins to be screened from view if kept outside. Luz Anleu of 1508 Jo-seph St. was charged $110 over a garbage can viola-tion. She said hers don’t fit in her garage and she’s always kept them outside. She said she accepted the charge. “We’re sorry,” said the Spanish speaker, using an

interpreter. “We under-stand now that code being instituted back then.” Officials say that com-plaints from other citizens are the chief instigator of city inspections. “For 11 years, nobody complained,” Mayor Eliz-abeth Kautz said of the woman’s garbage cans. “I don’t know what hap-pened this time.” Christine Coe, speak-ing for James Fraser of 1221 Earley Shores Lane, whom she said is serving in Afghanistan, said Fra-ser’s charge is over an un-mowed boulevard.

The city stopped mow-ing boulevards as part of 2009 budget cuts, City Manager Heather John-ston said. “Because of your ha-rassment of him, he’s mov-ing,” Coe told the council. She said Fraser is “not around now to take care of this piddly problem. He wants it to go away.” Philip Remenski said he closed on Aug. 16 the sale of an eight-unit condo building at 12761 Green-wood Drive. On Aug. 18, he got a bill from the city saying he owed $520 in fees and water bills. He

complained of his treat-ment by city inspectors over the years. “It is so egregious, it shocks the system,” Ro-maneski said. City staffers will review correspondence and other factors in all but the 1508 Joseph St. case and bring their findings to the coun-cil. The reinspection fees are meant to shield tax-payers at large from pay-ing the costs of indivi-didual property owners’ inspections, costs, City Attorney Joel Jamnik said. The council has gotten

“complaint after com-plaint after complaint after complaint” about neighborhood eyesores, and the new program is its response, Council Mem-ber Bill Coughlin said. Sherry said she’s heard complaints about neigh-borhood deterioration since being elected in 2008. “And I’m really sick of it,” she said. “I’m sick of it.” Homeowners who im-properly store garbage cans are either “lazy” or “don’t care about their neighbors,” she said. Kautz noted that there were five objections from

among the 128 properties on the assessment list. The list includes services peti-tioned by property owners or services billed to prop-erty owners — such as re-inspections or mowing — that were never collected, leading to the assessment. In addition to charg-ing property owners for reinspections, the city has begun a program of street-view inspections of each neighborhood every three years. John Gessner can be reached at 952-846-2031 or email [email protected].

is in part a reaction to faith traditions. “Obviously, more Mus-lims really don’t go club-bing because they don’t drink, so hookah is more our social thing,” he said. While hookah lounges in Minneapolis have been snuffed out by a tough city ordinance, Taha said, his Burnsville lounge is allowed because the city’s tobacco regulations on in-door smoking are no more stringent than the state’s. Minnesota law allows lighting of tobacco prod-ucts inside a tobacco shop for the purpose of “sam-pling” tobacco products, according to a Depart-ment of Health fact sheet. More than 90 percent of the shop’s gross revenue must come from the sale

of tobacco products or smoking-related accesso-ries. Taha Hookah cannot sell prepared food under the law, and beverage sales are limited to sealed bot-tles and cans, said Taha, who has a city tobacco li-cense. Hookah is offered outdoors at the Mediter-ranean Cruise Cafe in Burnsville and at Ansari’s Mediterranean Grill and Lounge in Eagan, Taha said. Meanwhile, another hookah lounge has se-cured a city tobacco li-cense in Burnsville — Ig-nite Hookah Lounge at 2552 Horizon Drive. It’s a competitor, Taha said, that he expects to open soon. A 2005 graduate of Bloomington Kennedy High School, Taha has a

degree in management in-formation systems from the University of Wiscon-sin-River Falls. Growing up, he watched his immi-grant father drive cab and own a convenience store and always wanted to fol-low his footsteps into busi-ness ownership. Taha is now working full time as an IT contrac-tor for Delta Air Lines while pursuing his dream in the hookah business. He’s the sole owner of Taha Hookah, which cousins Waleed Suliman and Wael Suliman of Bloomington help run. “It costs a lot of money to operate — the product, the employees, the elec-tricity, the rent, the ven-tilation,” said Taha, who expanded into the former Natalya’s Gifts Boutique space. “It costs a lot of

money to keep it going.” The business has two lounge areas with six flat-screen TVs. Older custom-ers prefer daytime and younger ones the evening, Taha said. Customers must be 18 to enter. The business, open daily from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m., checks IDs and hires security for busy Friday and Saturday nights, Taha said. “We would like for you to dress to impress,” he said of the lounge’s loose dress code. Hookah rental with tobacco is $15, or $20 for two people sharing, Taha said. The tobacco, known as shisha, is boiled in wa-ter, which kills most of the tar and nicotine, dried, and flavored with molas-ses and food extracts, he said. “Literally any fruit

you can think of,” said Taha, whose locally sup-plied product comes from the Middle East. “There’s literally thousands of fla-vors.” The tobacco is placed in a bowl at the top of the hookah and heated with charcoal. The smoke is fil-tered through water in the bottom of the pipe. The smoker uses a hose with a disposable, individu-ally wrapped mouthpiece known as a “mousetip,” Taha said. “It’s very relaxing, hon-estly,” he said of the smok-ing experience. “A lot of people come in and they’re like, ‘Well, do I get a buzz, do I get a high, what’s go-ing to happen if I smoke?’ ” His answer is that hoo-kah sure beats cigarettes. “I can’t smoke ciga-

rettes, but I can smoke hookah all day,” Taha said. “It’s softer, it’s fil-tered with the water, and it’s not harsh. It’s not that there is no nicotine and there is no tar, but it’s very minimal compared to cig-arettes.” Taha acknowledges, though, the voices warn-ing that hookah is not saf-er than cigarettes. Those voices include the Centers for Disease Control and MayoClinic.com. “At the end of the day, if you want to smoke, no-body’s going to stop you,” he said. “Tobacco keeps going up (in price), but people keep buying it.”

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Truth Hardware, North America’s leader in designing and manufacturing of quality operating hardware for windows, patio doors, and skylights is looking to fi ll several entry level

production positions. Qualifi ed applicants must be willing to work 2nd or 3rd shifts, have good reading and math skills, and a good attendance and work history.

Truth off ers a team environment, a competitive salary, and comprehensive benefi ts. For consideration, please apply in person to: Human Resources, Truth Hardware,

700 West Bridge Street, Owatonna, MN 55060, fax your resume to 507-444-5380, or send your resume to [email protected].

Maintenance MechanicNorthfield

If you like to fix things we have a job for you!Multek Flexible Circuits, Inc., a leading provider of flexible circuits and industrial materials are seeking a self-motivated mechanic to join our maintenance team on 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Job Duties: install, maintain and repair production machines, ability to diagnose, modify, replace and/or repair parts to resolve problem equipment using hand or power tools and electrical test equipment. Must be able to detect faulty equipment or defective material both mechanical and electrical and report to management or engineering for resolution.

Job requirements include a high school diploma, 2 year technical degree or equivalent; knowledgeable and able to trouble shoot and repair equipment with various electrical voltages; maintenance experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment and good communication skills.

Our Multek site in Northfield, Minnesota has specific US Government guidelines which require that all em-ployees must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident. Candidates interested in employment at Flextronics who are not US Citizens or Permanent Resident are encouraged to visit our corporate careers site at www.flextronics.com to view other suitable opportunities

We offer a complete benefit package. Apply to: Multek Flexible Circuits, Inc.

805 North Highway 3Northfield, MN 55057

[email protected]: (507) 663-8535

LOAN PROCESSORCitizens Bank Minnesota is seeking a skilled

and experienced commercial/mortgage Loan Processor in our Lakeville Branch

If you are a high-performing person with attention to detail skills this is the position for you. This position will assist lenders by preparing and processing loan documentation, ordering and obtaining any necessary supporting documents, filing recordable documents, inputting and maintaining loans on the Bank’s core software, maintaining loan files and renewal documen-tation and providing service to loan customers. Citi-zens Bank Minnesota continually receives a 5-Star Su-perior Rating by Bauer Financial, and has been in the banking business for 137 years. This is an outstand-ing opportunity to join a trusted financial institution. If you have the ability to multi-task, are self-motivated and would enjoy working in a fast-paced environ-ment, this is the job for you. This full-time position offers a competitive wage and full benefits package. Experience preferred but will train the right person.

Please send your resume to: Sara Bode, HR Director

Citizens Bank MinnesotaPO Box 547, New Ulm, MN 56073

[email protected] EEO/AA

1000 WHEELS

1010 Vehicles

1988 Olds Cutlass Supreme Starts & runs great! 146K,2 door, 2.6L, red interior, good tires, new license tabs, $925. 612-309-6195

1994 Mercury Cougar, red w/red lthr, 74K, 1 owner. Ex cond! $3000 952-934-9524

Chevrolet 210 1956 4 dr 76K mi New paint exc. inte-rior. $10,500 507-645-6792

Having a Garage Sale?

Advertise your sale with us

952-846-2000

1020 Junkers& Repairables

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

More if Saleable. MN Licensed

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

$225+ for most Vehicles Free Towing

651-769-0857

1030 Motorcycles

2012 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster Denim Blk, 900mi, windshield & hel-met. $7700 952-469-1057

Anniversary Road King Classic. Ltd edition, Looks & runs like new 6,700 mi. $15,500. 612-269-0813

1050 RV’s & Campers

2000 HR Alumalite Travel Trlr, slide-out, awnings, elec. tung lift, & applcs. Clean! $12,000. 952-881-0690

1500 SPORTING

1530 Watercraft

05 Weeres Pontoon 20’ 05 Merc. 40HP EFI Motor 08 Roll-in trailer. All ike new. Slipped at Lk Waconia. $11,000, 651-357-2625

1540 Guns

GUN & KNIFE SHOWSept. 7-8 (Sat 9-5; Sun 9-3) Blmgtn Armory $5 Adm3300 W 98th St 763-754-7140crocodileproductionsinc.com

2500 PETS

2510 Pets

Purebred Beagle Puppies: 7 wks, $300. 218-879-5183

or 218-879-8173

3000 ANNOUNCEMENTS

3010 Announcements

Burnsville Lakeville

A Vision for You-AA

Thursdays 7:30 PMA closed,

mixed meeting atGrace United

Methodist Church

East Frontage Road of I 35 across from

Buck Hill - Burnsville

If you want to drinkthat’s your business...

if you want to STOP that’s ours.

Call

AlcoholicsAnonymous

Minneapolis: 952-922-0880

St. Paul: 651-227-5502

Find a meeting:www.aastpaul.org

www.aaminneapolis.org

Recovery International

Self-help organization offers a proven method to combat depression,

fears, panic attacks anger, perfectionism, worry, sleeplessness,

anxiety, tenseness, etc. Groups meet weekly

in many locations. Voluntary contributions.

Dona:612-824-5773

www.LowSelfHelpSystems.org

3070 OrganizationalNotices

South Suburban Alanon

Mondays 7pm-8:30pmEbenezer Ridges

Care Center 13820 Community Drive

Burnsville, MN 55337 Mixed, Wheelchair

Accessible. For more information:

Contact Scott 612-759-5407

or Marty 612-701-5345

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3500 MERCHANDISE

3510 Antiques &Collectibles

REDWING CROCKS2 gal, 5 gal, 8 gal, & 12 gal.

All in excellent shape!$300 for all.

Call 612-710-9545

3520 Cemetery Lots

2 spaces, 2 vaults, compan-ion memorial, Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Crys-tal. B/O 612-850-3028

One stacker plot w/two vaults at Morningside Memorial Gardens, Coon Rapids. $2500. Cemetary price $4000. Call Pat 763-574-9837

3580 Household/Furnishings

DR Set $150; Organ $100; Baby Grand Piano $100; Antiq Organ $150; 2 couch-es $50/each. 952-221-7675

LR & DR Furniture. Exc. cond! Great deal! Call Lori for more info 612-619-6996

SteelCase u-shaped desk unit. Like new! Reduced to $600 Plym. 715-571-1920

Used Maytag Dishwasher Almond $300 Used Whirl-pool Electric Stove $300 Almd 952-461-3445

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

4 Ford F-150 factory chrome rims & tires. Scor-pion STR, P285/45R 22, 110 H MTS. $800, 651-357-2626

Craftsman 10” Electronic Radial Arm Saw w/6 draw-er cabinet $250. Black-hawk Model MC-9 Heavy Duty Cherry Picker 1500 lbs $100. Cartridge World replacement cartridges HP98 & HP93 $10 ea. Sand Blaster home-made $150 , 612-998-8654

King Sized adjustable bed base. Like new! Works per-fectly! $500 952-895-1892

Sundance Tango Spa 2 pers. Hot tub great shape! Asking $500 612-280-0355

Wood Chipper/Shredder takes up to 3” dia. branch. 8HP Motor 952-423-3255

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

Buying Old Trains & ToysSTEVE’S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

* WANTED * US Coins, Currency Proofs,

Mint Sets, Collections, Gold & 14K Jewelry

Will Travel. 30 yrs exp Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

◆ ◆ WANTED ◆ ◆Old Stereo / Hifi equip.

Andy 651-329-0515

4000 SALES

4020 Crafts, Boutiques& Flea Markets

Craft & GiftMarket

Saturday, Sept. 14 9am-4pm

◆ 50+ Vendors◆ Hand-Made Crafts

◆ Favorite Gift Companies Mount Olivet Church

14201 Cedar Ave.Apple Valley, MN

952-432-4332

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

APPLE VALLEY13390 Gunflint Path 9/19-21ST 10-7PM, 75 Yrs of stuff! Furn! Collectibles!

Apple Valley Estate SaleSept. 13-14 (9am-3pm)Furn, HH, garden, decor, artwork. For more info:www.estatesales.net

SELL IT, BUY ITin Sun Classifieds

952.846-2000 orSunThisweek.com

Apple ValleyRodeo Hills Sept 6-7 8-5pm, Huntington Dr. off Palamino,

APPLE VALLEY Sept 18-21, 8am - 6pm Moving Sale! 932 Duchess Lane

APPLE VALLEY, 7931 Lower Hamlet Ct. 9/6 & 7th 10-4pm, Estate Sale! “Guy stuff”, leath. furn. pa-tio. Estatesales.net Ward-robe Lady 651- 895-6187

BloomingtonMoving Sale - All items priced to sell! 9/6 (3-7); 9/7 (8-5) BR furn, Kitch. & DR tbls & chairs, HH. Cash & carry. 2108 West 108th St

BloomingtonMOVING SALE Furn, tools, HH, much more! 9/12-14 (8-5) 5225 Overlook Dr.

Bloomington, One Day Only! 9212 10th Ave S, 9/7, (8-3) Furn, ga-rage misc., treadmill, & HH

Brooklyn Park Huge Sale!Moving: Tools, yard/gardn, lots of furn. & storage, HH, wmns, misc. 9/6-7 (9-6), 9/8 (9-2) 8324 Morgan Ave No.

BROOKLYN PARK: Multi Generational Garage Sale Fri 9/6 & Sat 9/7; 9-4 pm.

3152 Berwick Knoll

BursvilleEstate Sale 9/5-6 (9-5). Household items, seasonal décor, furniture. 14721 Oak Run Lane. Cash only!

CRYSTALGarage Sale Sept 5-7, 8-5 Chairs, HH, Clothing, more

2733 Idaho Ave N.

EAGAN 4453 B Clover Ln 9/12-9/14, 9-5PM, Downsizing & 3 fam. books, Furn. & tools, HH, XXL Men’s.

Eagan: Sept. 14 (9a-9p) Sept. 15 & 16 (10a-7p)HUGE KIDS SALE

400+ Sellers!!High Performance Academy

2950 Lexington Ave

Eden Prairie, 9/13-14, 8am-3pm, Household 11333 Landing Road

EDINAChurch of St. Patrick

20,000 sf of Furn., HH, Antiqs, Jewelry, Sports

9/18 Preview Night (5:30-9)$5 Admission. 9/19 (8:30-8)

9/20 (8:30-12) Half Price9/20 (12-3) $3 Bag Day

Gleason Rd & Valley View Rd off 62W @ Gleason Rd Exit.

ESTATE SALE1307 92nd St, Bloomington

9/7 (8-5), 9/8 (9-12)Furn, HH, wmns cloz, vintg.

No kids stuff. Cash only.

FridleyHuge Estate/Yard SaleThurs-Sat (9-6) Everything A to Z! 6850 Siverts Ln. (69th & Old Central)

LAKEVILLE 16710 Interlachen Blvd 9/5 & 9/6 8-3pm. Multi Fm HH, misc, kids, cloz, collec.

LAKEVILLE, 9/12 9-5p, 9/13 9-4p, 9/14 9-12p, HUGE DOWNSIZ-ING SALE - GREAT BAR-GAINS! 10187 205th St W follow pink signs.

LAKEVILLE, 9/12, 9/14-15 10-7P, and thru out Sept. Moving Sale! Quality misc. furn, antiques, New items daily! 22251 Penn Ave

Minneapolis

MINNEHAHAACADEMY39th AnnualArena Sale

4200 W. RIVER PARKWAYMINNEAPOLIS

Fri., Sept 13 9am-7pm($3 Adult Admission

on Friday from 9a-2p)Sat., Sept 14 9am-2pm

No Strollers Allowed.15 well organized depts!MinnehahaAcademy.net

Minnetonka/HopkinsMulti-Family 9/5-7 (9-5)

The Oaks TownhousesShady Oak Rd/Hwy 62

Minnetonka: Lrg. & small tools, antiqs, furn, jewelry, misc. 9/5-6-7 (8-5) 12700 West Fairfield Rd. (North of Ridgedale)

PRIOR LAKEBargain Hunters

Black Friday! Wed. 9/11 4-8 pm, Thurs. 9/12 9 am-

7pm Fri. 9/13 Half Price Day! 8 am-noon

Annual Garage SaleShepherd of the Lake Lu-theran Church Prior Lake

www.sollc.org

Richfield35 Years of Everything!Thurs-Sat, 9/12-14 (8-5) Cash only. 6939 4th Ave So.

RichfieldMulti-Family 9/5-6-7 (8-5)Kitch. cabinets, bks, baby, misc. 6901 Russell Ave So

Robbinsdale: 9/5-6 (9-4); 9/7 (9-2). Ice fish equip, HH, tools, Lic. plates, Bose. 4046 Abbott Ave. North

ROBBINSDALE:Wed-Fri Sept 4-5-6 (7a-5p) Tools,fishing eqp, furn & more!

4213 Lilac Dr. N.

ROSEMOUNT9/12-9/14 8-4PM 16570 Galaxie Way Furn, cloz, toys, HH, tons of tapes!

ROSEMOUNTSept 13-15, 9-4pm, Must sell! Vintage tools , collect-ibles, HH 13510 Dodd Blvd

ROSEMOUNT, 9/18-9/20th 9-4pm, Misc HH, craft supplies/wd stamps, 16460 Gladiola Ave W

St Louis ParkHUGE 3 Family Sale!9/5-6 (9-6) & 9/7 (9-12)1828 Jersey Ave. South

St Louis ParkPORCH SALE 9/7 (9-5) Downsizing! HH items and more. 2745 Vernon Ave So

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

AV: 1 BR Condo, Pool, Ga-rage, Avail now. No pets. $725 952-942-5328

Prior Lake, 2BR, 2BA $835/1200 SF,

DW, 2 ACs, large bal-cony, Garage $50mo

Brookside Apartments 16829 Toronto Ave SE

612-824-7554

Rosemount, 2 BR Off St. prkg. No Pets. Available NOW. $600 952-944-6808

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5000 SERVICES

5050 Music &Dance Lessons

Piano Lessons Ages 6 & up. Mon Thur, my home, AV., 952-431-3245

5080 Child &Adult Care

Farmington Fun Loving! Lic’d. Ages 1+. Pre-school prog. Theme days. $50 Off 1st Week Special! Kelly 651-460-4226

Childcare Opngs, all ages, Echo Pk Elem. Pre-school program 612-396-9153

5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & SealcoatQuality Work W/Warranty

LSC Construction Svc, Inc 952-890-2403 / 612-363-2218

Mbr: Better Business Bureau

Mickelson’s Asphalt Driveways & Parking Pads.

Call 612-590-7622

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Escobar Hardwood Floors Carpet & Ceramic Tile

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

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

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

5% Discount With Ad

0% Hassles 100% Satisfaction

All Carpet & Vinyl Services. ◆Restretch ◆Repair ◆Replace

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Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

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Ed McDonald 763-464-9959

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SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5150 Chimney &Fireplace Services

SWEEP - INSP. - REPAIRFull Time - Professional Ser.

Certified/ Registered / Insured29 Yrs Exp. Mike 651-699-3373

londonairechimneyservice.com

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

Housecleaning OpeningsWkly/Biwkly only. Reli-

able. Lori 651-329-5783

Melissa’s HousecleaningReliab. 13 yrs exp. Exc rates S. Metro 612-598-6950

5170 Concrete/Mason-ry/Waterproofing

A+ BBB Member

Owners on job site952-985-5516

• Stamped Concrete • Standard Concrete • Driveways • Fire Pits & Patios • Athletic Courts • Steps & Walks • Floors & Aprons

www.mdconcrete.net

Lowell Russell Concrete

From the Unique to the Ordinary

Specializing in drives, pa-tios & imprinted colored & stained concrete. Interior

acid stained floors and counter tops.

www.staincrete.com952-461-3710

[email protected]

Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

36 yrs exp. Free ests. Ins’d. Colored &

Stamped, Driveways & Steps, Sidewalks, Patios,

Blocks, & Flrs. New or replacement. Tear out

& removal. Will meet or beat almost any quote!

952-469-2754

CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm. Lic/Bond/Ins

John 952-882-0775

**A CONCRETE**PRESSURE LIFTING

“THE MUDJACKERS”Don’t Replace it Raise it!Save $$$ Walks- Steps- Patios- Drives -Gar. Floors- Aprons- Bsmnts- Caulking Ins/Bond

952-898-2987

ANY CONCRETE D e c o r a t i v e / S t a m p e d /

DrivesSteps/Walks & Additions

Bormann Construction 612-310-3283

Rick Concrete & Masonry All Types of Concrete Work! Additions, drive-ways, patios, stamped & colored. Tear out & replace 612-382-5953

5190 Decks

ALL-WAYS DECKS Decks, Porches - Free Est.

SUMMER IS HERE! Enjoy the outdoors!

allwaysdecksinc.com Jeff 651-636-6051

Mike 763-786-5475 Lic# 20003805

DECK CLEANING & STAINING

Professional and Prompt Guaranteed Results. ◆651-699-3504

www.rooftodeckmn.com Code #78

5210 Drywall

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

*Sand Quality Guar. Ins., 612-644-1879

PearsonDrywall.com 35 yrs taping, ceiling repair, remodel. 952-200-6303

5220 Electrical

TEAM ELECTRICteamelectricmn.com

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

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

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded?Insured Free Ests

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



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

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

Lic#CA05011 612-801-5364

5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

5270 Gutter Cleaning

GUTTER- CLEANINGWINDOW CLEANING

763-JIM-PANE 763-546-7263

Insured * Since 1990 [email protected]

5280 Handyperson

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

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

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

612-554-2112 cellWe Accept Credit Cards

“Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

Statuscontractinginc.comFind Us On Facebook

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Concrete �Dumpster Service�Carpentry � Baths &Tile �Fencing �Windows�Water/Fire Damage �DoorsLic-Bond-Ins Visa Accepted

952-484-3337 Call RayR & J

Construction* Decks * Basements*Kitchen/Bath Remod*Roofing & Siding*All Types of Tile

Free Quotes & Ideas

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

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

George Lutz 35 yrs exp.Specializing in work for the Elderly & persons w/spec. needs. Bathrooms, ceramic tile, grab bars, ext. ramps &

decks.Remodeling. 952-435-5841Lic. #BC004406

Dakota Home Improvement

Kitchens, Baths, Bsmts Drywall, Tile & Decks

CC’s accept’d 952-270-1895

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

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Free Estimates.

Ray 612-281-7077

Ron’s Handyman ServiceWe do it for you!

952-457-1352

5340 Landscaping

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

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

alandscapecreations.com

E-Z LandscapeR e t a i n i n g / B o u l d e r Walls,Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Sod, Mulch & Rock.

Decks & Fences Call 952-334-9840

E-ZLandscape.com

Modern Landscapes Retaining Walls Paver

Patios Design & Installa-tion “Committed to

Excellence” 612-205-9953modernlandscapes.biz

AB LANDSCAPING Perennial gardens, Fall

Maintenance, Shrub trim-ming and lawn aerating. Call Al , 952-432-7908

Anderson Bobcat Srv.Bobcat/Mini-X, Trucking,Retaining walls, grading, holes, etc. 952-292-7600

5350 Lawn &Garden Services

Diers Lawn Care & Ser-vices Lawn Mowing, Weed Control, Tree Trimming & Junk Removal. 612-986-9856 www.dierslawncare.com

4 Seasons LawncareFall Aeration CleanupsComm/Res. Snow removalIns’d . 952-237-8936

$40 Lawn AerationsMulti Neighbor Discount

Mark 651-245-7876

5370 Painting &Decorating

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

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage - Plaster Re-pair Wall Paper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR

Ben’s PaintingWill meet or beat prices!Int/Ext, Drywall Repair

Paint/Stain/Ceilings. Weaccept Visa/MC/Discvr.

952-432-2605

DAVE’S PAINTING and WALLPAPERING

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

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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

*A and K PAINTING*Int./Ext Painting/Stain-

ing & texturing. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond

Major Credit Cards Accepted.

5380 Plumbing

A RENEW PLUMBINGDrain Cleaning Repairs

Remodeling Lic# 060881-PM

Bond/Ins 952-884-9495

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

Jason 952-891-2490

5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

A Family Operated Business

Roofing/Tear-offsNew Construction

BBB Free Est. MC/Visa

No Subcontractors Used. Lic/Ins. 952-891-8586

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters * Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Licensed ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

33 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB

APEX ROOFING & SIDING CO.

Storm Damage? Call!Local company! Free inspections. 952-891-1919

Summer Discounts!Regal Enterprises Inc

Roofing, Siding, Windows Gutters. Insurance Work.

Since 1980. Lic. BC 515711 952-201-4817

Regalenterprisesinc.net

NEED A ROOF? Dun-Rite Roofing\Siding Locally owned & operated!

952-461-5155 Lic. 2017781

www.DunRiteMN.com

Randy’s Residential Improvements Local Roofer! 612-414-0308

Lic. 2063583 BBB Member

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

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

Call 952-925-6156

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/Removal

& Stump Grinding.Fully Licensed & Insured

BBB Accredited “A” RatingRegistered W/Dept of

Agriculture. 16+ Yrs Exp. No Job Too Big or Small

Free Estimates952-883-0671 612-715-2105

$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Summer Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

Trees & Stumps CHEAP!!

Call Jeff forStump Removal

�Narrow Access �Backyards �Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

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

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

PAUL BUNYAN TREE SERVICE, INC.

Tree Trimming & RemovalInsured. 952-445-1812

paulbunyantreeserviceinc.com

612-275-2574AJ’s Tree Service

Trimming & Removal Free Estimates & Insured

Al & Rich’s Low CostStump Removal, Portable

Mach. Professional tree trimming & removal.

◆◆952-469-2634◆◆

ArborBarberMN.com612-703-0175 Mbr: BBB

Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

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

952-888-5123

STUMP GRINDINGFree Ests. Best $$ Ins’d

Brett 612-290-1213

5440 Window Cleaning

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

(952) 431-9970

A Fresh Look, Inc.

Lic. #BC626700Credit Cards Accepted

612-825-7316/952-934-4128www.afreshlookinc.com

Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros Bonded & Insured

Free Est. • Senior Discounts

EASY TREE SERVICE, L

LC

www.easytreeservicemn.com

651.855.8189

• TreeTrimming

• TreeRemoval

• StumpGrinding

Lic. / Ins.

TheOrigina

Family Owned & Operated

TheOrigina

Free Estimates

QUALITY SERVICE Since 1949

Licensed (MN# BC215366) • Bonded • Insured

612-824-2769612-824-2769952-929-3224952-929-3224

TheOriginaThe

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Auditions in Lakeville Expressions Community Theater will hold auditions for “Trials, Tribulations and Christmas Decorations” from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Auditions will consist of reading from the script. Bring a current head shot or photo. Roles: one male and two females, 50-60s; one male and female, 30-40s; two fe-males, late 20s-30s; one fe-male, 70-80s; and one girl, 8-14. Show dates are Nov. 8-10, 15-17 and 22-24 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Synopsis: Kim’s wid-owed dad, John, is a Grinch, and she’s decided enough is enough. She hatches a plan to break him out of his rut this Christmas and invites several unwanted guests, including John’s first love, Leslie, who he hasn’t seen in 30 years, her elderly mother and her 10-year-old niece, who seems to want to give him nothing but grief. Add Kim’s husband, Dennis, who John has never accept-ed, and her friends, Laney and Julie, a couple of over-the-top Christmas fanatics, and you’ve got a “Christ-mas to end all Christmases!” When they all get iced in together, seasonal madness ensues, and it’s a Christmas John will never forget. For questions, contact

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Hispanic Heritage Month From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Dakota County Library will celebrate Hispanic Heri-tage Month, which honors the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Carib-bean, Central America and South America, with the fol-lowing programs: Latin Dance Styles with Salsabrosa, 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 14, Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Watch Salsa-brosa’s top dance instruc-tors perform Latin dance styles, and learn the fun and easy steps and moves. Reg-istration required. Ages 18 and older. Leo and Kathy Lara, 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 21, Inver Glen Library, 8098 Blaine Ave., Inver Grove Heights. The artists will

bring the diverse sounds of Latin America to life with a variety of songs and instru-ments. All ages. Dia de Los Muertos – Wire and Clay Sculptures, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, Galaxie Library. Work with an artist to create a colorful wire and clay sculpture that bursts with humor and col-or. Presented by ArtStart. Registration required. Ages 18 and older. La Familia Torres-Peña, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Enjoy a lively performance by the Torres-Peña family, who are part of a full-scale mariachi band, as they talk about Mexi-can traditions, sing songs, and play the guitar, violin, vijuela, and accordion. All ages. All Hispanic Heritage Month programs are funded with money from the Min-nesota Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library or call 651-450-2900.

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Auditions Auditions for vocalists and musicians for worship team, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, and Monday, Sept. 9, at River Valley Church, 14898 Energy Way, Ap-ple Valley. Registration required via email at [email protected].

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Events/festivals Burnsville Fire Muster, Sept. 4-8. Information: www.burnsville-firemuster.com. Harvest of Art, 1-5 p.m. Sept. 8, Eagan Art House, Pat-rick Eagan Park, 3981 Lexington Ave., Eagan. Information: www.

books, network with one an-other, and learn more about the writing and publishing business. The fair will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Western Service Cen-ter atrium, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Best-selling author Lorna Land-vik will speak, and The Loft will present free writing and publishing workshops. Anyone interested in participating can submit an application to Tami Rich-ardson, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan, before 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4. Space is limited. All sub-missions will be considered, with first preference given to authors from Dakota Coun-ty. Up to 40 people will be chosen, and those selected will be notified by Oct. 18. There is no fee to apply or participate. Applications are avail-able online at www.dako-tacounty.us/library, search local author fair. For more information, visit the library website or call Tami Richardson at 651-450-2918.

One-Act Showcase Winners of Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 2012 An-nual New Play Contest will be presented at the One-Act Showcase Sept. 20-22 in the Black Box Theatre at Burns-ville Performing Arts Cen-ter. In “A Brief History of Mah Jongg,” by Faye Sholi-ton, Winnie, Helen, and Marj gather for one last game of Mah Jongg in their friend Janet’s honor, and find out from Janet’s daugh-ter that much of what they

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Latin sound at BPAC Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, featuring a lineup of 15 musicians from Cuba, will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The group includes four original Buena Vista So-cial Club members: Latin Grammy Award winners Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa, trumpeter Guajiro Mirabal, and laud virtuoso Barbarito Torres. Tickets are $50.50 and $39.50 and can be pur-chased at the box office, at ticketmaster.com or 800-982-2787.

Caponi photo contest Caponi Art Park and Learning Center is accept-ing entries through Oct. 6 for its sixth annual photog-raphy contest. Photographers of all ages can submit up to five images taken at Caponi Art Park during 2013. Select photo-graphs will be displayed at the Caponi Art Park Pho-tography Exhibition at the Eagan Community Center this winter. Youth and adult entries will be judged in separate categories. There is no cost to enter. Top placing pho-tographers in both youth and adult categories will receive an enlarged print of their photograph after the exhibition. More information is at www.caponiartpark.org/programs/photoprogram.

Voices of the Valley Voices of the Valley, a Cannon Valley Trail inter-pretive program, offers the following events: • Sept. 7 – Rod Johnson, archaeologist, will answer questions and show his “flintknapping” techniques. • Sept. 21– Boat House Band from Red Wing will entertain. All events will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permit-ting, at the Welch Access, 9.6 miles on the trail from Cannon Falls and very near to Welch. Everyone is wel-come. Resource persons will be available. Information: 507-263-0508.

cityofeagan.com. Ramble Jam Country Mu-sic Festival, Sept. 20-21, Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. Produced by Rotary Club of Farmington. Infor-mation: www.ramblejamcountry.com. Lone Oak Days, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21-22, Holz Farm, 4665 Manor Drive, Eagan. Infor-mation: Eagan Parks and Recre-ation, 651-675-5000. Chameleon Theatre will present dramatic readings from three comedic plays 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Heritage Li-brary in Lakeville.

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An exhibit at Rose-mount’s Steeple Center this month highlights the artwork of a prominent local farming family. Dutch farmer G.A. Uitdenbogerd immigrated to what was then Rose-mount Township in 1910. When they weren’t tend-ing to their crops, he and his sons were producing paintings, wood carvings and other works of art. The exhibit, “G.A. Uit-denbogerd and Family,” runs Sept. 10-14 and in-cludes art by the family’s patriarch and his sons, as well as family photos and other historical items. “They were a very suc-cessful farming family – Mr. and Mrs. Uitden-bogerd were written up in different farming maga-zines from that era,” said John Loch, a member of both the Rosemount Area Arts Council and the Rosemount Area His-torical Society, which are sponsoring the exhibit. “The family’s been in Rosemount over a hun-dred years, and they’ve been well known in the community all that time. … They were members of Rosemount’s Method-ist church, and a couple of (G.A. Uitdenbogerd’s) paintings hung in the front of the church for years.” The genesis of the ex-hibit occurred a few years

After emigrating from Holland in 1910, the Uitdenbogerd family began farming in what was then Rosemount Township. When they weren’t tending to their crops, family patriarch G.A. Uitdenbogerd and his sons were producing paintings, wood carvings and other works of art. (Photo submitted)

An old family photo shows G.A. Uitdenbogerd at work in the fields. (Photo submitted)

This painting by G.A. Uitdenbogerd – depicting a horse show at the Minnesota State Fair – was discovered by Rosemount Area Historical Society members a few years ago at the home of Glen Uitdenbogerd, a descendant of G.A. Uitdenbogerd. (Photo submitted)

Trash or treasure? Ask the antique expert Could that old ash tray be worth a fortune? Antique appraiser Carole Kralicek will be on hand to put a dol-lar value on old items at the “Antique Show & Tell” event Satur-day, Sept. 14, at Rose-mount’s Steeple Center. Those who wish to have items appraised must pre-register by Sept. 10 at www.rose-mountarts.com. Cost for appraisal is $10 for each item, and it’s lim-ited to two antiques per person. Kralicek has been in the antiques business since the 1970s and has done more than 400 es-tate sales and antique-road-show-style events. She’ll be appraising all manner of antiques at the Rosemount event – pottery, clothing, sheet music, costume jewelry and other vintage items. The event, which is hosted by the Rose-mount Area Arts Council, runs from 1-3 p.m. Admission to the event for those not having an antique ap-praised is $5. Tickets will be available at the door.

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ago when Loch and lo-cal historian Maureen Geraghty Bouchard were hunting for old fam-ily photos at the home of Glen Uitdenbogerd, a de-scendant of G.A. Uitden-bogerd still living in Rose-mount. “When we were at Glen’s house, I noticed a rather large painting in the basement that really struck me as pretty cool,” Loch said. That painting by G.A. Uitdenbogerd – depicting a horse show at the Min-nesota State Fair – was the first of many pieces the historical society and arts council began gathering.

Among the pieces on display at the Steeple Cen-ter exhibit is a three-foot-long wooden fish carved by Fred Uitdenbogerd, one of G.A.’s sons, that may have guests doing a double take. “It looks so realistic people stop and ask where it was caught,” Loch said. Admission to the ex-hibit is free; hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 10-12, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 13, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 14. More about “G.A. Uitdenbog-erd and Family” is at www.rosemountaac.org.

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