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Another company in Lakeville’s Airlake Indus-trial Park area is set for a major expansion. BTD Manufacturing, a custom metal manufac-

turer, is planning to ex-pand operations and con-solidate one of its three locations in Lakeville into space in the former Toro building off Cedar Avenue at County Road 70. The building’s own-er, Fulford Group LLC

plans a $14 million, 200,000-square-foot ex-pansion of the space to ac-commodate BTD’s plans. BTD Manufacturing President Paul Gintner said business is strong and the company anticipates continued growth that will

add to Lakeville’s employ-ment base. The expansion news comes on the heels of an-other Lakeville company’s positive growth projec-tions that drove expansion plans currently underway. Last month, Menasha

Packaging broke ground on a $7 million expansion of its Airlake Industrial Park location, adding 15 jobs. The BTD Manufac-turing project is to start

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Lakeville City Council members are citing concerns that the Metro-politan Council’s proposed new poli-cies mandate higher density housing and eliminate funds for expanding suburban roads. Consultant Daniel Licht of The Planning Company said the Met Council’s 2040 transportation policy plan designates no funding to help Lakeville’s growing congestion prob-lems.

Instead, the plan designates mon-ey for biking and hiking trails and transit-oriented improvements only. “The overall theme they have as part of this document is that con-gestion is here to stay, we’re going to manage it as best as possible,” Licht said. He noted the Met Council’s top strategies regarding transportation are all focused on maintenance and operations, with capacity expansion limited to the inner cities.

Lakeville Heritage

Center skylight approved

for replacement City Council reluctantly approves

unexpected expense increase by Laura Adelmann

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The city will pay about $41,000 more than the $67,000 it had budgeted this year to replace a leaking skylight at the Heritage Center. A verbal estimate given to city staff did not match written estimates because the size skylight installed at the Heritage Center in 1984 is no longer manufac-tured. New panels from a different manufacturer require a completely new support structure and roofing

Members of the United States military were recognized with a standing ovation at Lakeville South High School’s Sept. 12 “America The Beau-tiful” themed football game. The on-the-field lineup included Lakeville South Activities Director and event host Neil Strader (dressed as Uncle Sam), flanked by his father, Gary Strader, who is a Vietnam veteran, and his father-in-law, Burt Phillips, who served in the Korean war. The proces-sion of veterans was led by Mayor Matt Little riding in a mini-Hummer provided by officer Tim McGillick and the National Guard. School Board Member Bob Erickson also led the veterans onto the field. Crowd members shared the spirit by donning red, white and blue, including Tanner Vincent, who sports a colorful bow-tie and is cheering next to Elly Schroder and Sarah Heintze. The Lakeville VFW Post 210 presented a color guard salute. Patriotic songs were also played during halftime. (Photos by Haley Ravndalen)

Honoring freedom

See BTD, 10A

See PLAN, 18A See SKYLIGHT, 10A

Council passes max levy, 4-1 Mayor Matt Little cast dissenting

vote by Laura Adelmann


On a 4-1 vote, the Lakeville City Council set a preliminary levy of $24.9 million on Sept. 15, a 5.5 percent increase from 2014.

Mayor Matt Little cast the dissenting vote at the meeting that at times became heated. The council may re-duce the levy prior to finalizing the budget in December, but cannot raise it. Considering increased market values of about 8 percent, under the pre-liminary levy the city portion of property tax

bills would increase $35 for a median value home of $245,100, according to Lakeville Finance Di-rector Dennis Feller. Due to the growing tax base and the expira-tion of several tax incre-ment financing districts, he said the net effect of the increase on existing properties is anticipated to be about 2 percent for the city portion of resi-

dential property tax bills. The city’s levy repre-sents a portion of the tax impact to property own-ers; all property taxes will also be effected by school district and coun-ty levies. Feller said property values of commercial and industrial proper-ties are not increasing in 2015, so they will have a 2 to 3 percent reduc-

tion in the city tax levy. Council Member Col-leen LaBeau, a Realtor, said those properties also pick up a greater share of fiscal disparities tax. The City Council will determine budget priorities in the com-ing months, but Little argued by setting the

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

See LEVY, 18A

Met Council’s transportation plan criticized for mandates

Lakeville officials say developing communities short-changed

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

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

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Apple Jack Invitational Lakeville cross country invitational draws crowds.

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Seniors Jake Webster and Kaitlin Maxa were crowned Lakeville South homecoming king and queen at a coronation ceremony on Sept. 15. (Photo submitted)

Lakeville South royalty crowned

Open house for County Road 42 project Dakota County is hosting a public open house for the planned County Road 42 intersec-tion improvement project from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mon-day, Sept. 29, at Redwood Community Center in Apple Valley. Several intersection changes are planned along County Road 42 (150th

Street) in Apple Valley and Burnsville, including removal of the traffic sig-nal at Elm Drive, as well as traffic signal replace-ments at Garrett Avenue, Hayes Road, Pennock Avenue and Gardenview Drive. Design work on the project is scheduled for this fall, with construc-

tion slated to begin in 2015. Residents are invited to learn more about the pro-posed changes, ask coun-ty staff questions and provide feedback at the Sept. 29 open house. Red-wood Community Center is located at the intersec-tion of County Road 42 and Elm Drive.

Volunteers needed for wildflower project Great River Green-ing is seeking volunteers to stack brush and seed from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27,

at Alimagnet Park in Ap-ple Valley. Volunteers will drag and stack precut trees and seed cleared areas in

an attempt to rejuvenate wildflower populations. Register at greatriver-greening.org.

Lakeville City, School Board candidate forums scheduled The Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor candidate forums for the Lakeville Area School Board and the Lakeville City Council in October. The School Board can-didate forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.

7, and the City Council forum will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9. Both forums will be held at Lakeville City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Ave. Candidates for two seats on the Lakeville City Council are Bart Davis, Colleen LaBeau, Steve

Rajavuori and Ron Robin-son. Candidates for three seats on the School Board are Jackie Craig, Kathy Lewis, Mark Priore, Ran-dy Pronschinske, Jim Skel-ly and Michelle Volk. Mayor Matt Little is running unopposed.

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Paul Danelski, right, and Steve Boyd stand by a 10-foot guitar they brought to Lakev-ille North High School on Sept. 11. Danelski, a 1985 Lakeville North graduate, entre-preneur, musician, artist and carpenter, built the guitar with friends and is donating it to musician and entrepreneur Jimmy Buffett, who will display it at the Margaritaville Resort in Louisiana. (Photo submitted)

A stop before Margaritaville

Poet finds inspiration in God, grandkidsOverstreet, 81,

is ex-missionary by John Gessner


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

County Road 5 and Burns-ville Parkway in Burns-ville. Bob is a volunteer chaplain at the complex, assigned to the memory-care units and substituting for the regular chaplain during absences. He figures he’s written 350 to 400 poems, enough for six books — three al-ready assembled, but un-published. “And I’m writing po-etry all the time,” Over-street said. “It’s the same thing that’s always driving me — wanting to get the printed word out to people who are interested in spiri-tual matters. It’s designed for people who want to get close to God but are hav-ing struggles.” Overstreet was born in Leavenworth, Kan., where he was raised in the Meth-odist church (he now at-tends Berean Baptist in Burnsville). But God didn’t “click” with him until he heard a preacher at a youth meet-

ing and met with him af-terward, Overstreet said. “I prayed, and I prayed very simply, and my whole life turned around at 17,” he said. Overstreet graduated from the old Kansas City Bible College in 1955. While in school he served as pastor for a fledgling Baptist church in northern Missouri. “When I was in college, God began to speak to me about overseas service,” Overstreet said. He joined the Gospel Missionary Union, which recruited at his college. The organization was worldwide, Overstreet said, but he was interested in West Africa. “As a kid, I was always fascinated with Tarzan and all the jungle stories, and King Kong and that sort of thing,” he said. “That sort of whetted my appetite.” He met, and pursued, Myrtle in Switzerland

while both were there studying French, the na-tional language of Mali. Only after they reached Mali did she agree to the latest of his marriage pro-posals. “We got married on the field,” in 1960, Overstreet said. “She finally said ‘yes’ on the field.” He was the pastor at a French-language church in Bomako, Mali’s capital city. Together the couple also ran a Christian book-store. In 1967 the couple changed missions, joining the Christian and Mis-sionary Alliance. They re-turned to Myrtle’s home-town of Lincoln, Neb., for three years, where Bob served as pastor at a Christian and Missionary Alliance church. They returned to West Africa in 1970, operated a Christian bookstore in the country of Burkina Faso, and returned to Lincoln in 1974, where Bob attended

the University of Nebras-ka and worked in the in-ventory department of a Christian radio network. The couple returned to Mali in 1977 and stayed until their retirement in 1997. “We started working in a brand new area that had never been exposed to the Christian word of the Gospel,” Overstreet said. “We called it Pioneer Area.” The mostly Muslim na-tion has a tiny Christian population, he said. “We saw God work in the lives of people, some in very critical situations, some very threatened,” Overstreet said. “One man was poisoned because he became a Christian. He became the leader of all the Christians in the area.” The couple planted small churches, going from village to village dur-ing the dry season. “We did camp work, having kids come to a

camp and be taught about the Bible,” Overstreet said. “I did relief and develop-ment work, bringing relief to the people — getting them wells so they could have water, getting them donkey carts so they could get around, getting them grain and food — all that sort of thing.” The couple were thank-ful for the opportunity, he said. “Of course, during this time, God began to speak to me about writing po-etry,” Overstreet added. His poems range from calls-to-arms such as “Righteous America, Sit Up and Listen!” to “Come On, Grandpa, Let’s Go,” inspired by his 12-year-old granddaughter, Dawn Overstreet of Savage. “That’s a common ex-pression with her,” Grand-pa said, smiling.

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

Dayton appoints new judges Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Christopher J. Lehmann and Cynthia L. McCollum to fill First Ju-dicial District vacancies in Dakota County. The two will be replacing the Hon-orable Richard G. Spicer and the Honorable Robert R. King, Jr., and will both be chambered at Hastings. Lehmann is a partner at Grannis & Lehmann, P.A., where his practice consists of estate planning, wills, probate matters, residen-tial real estate transac-tions, and family law. He also serves as an assistant public defender for the First Judicial District, and

previously was an assis-tant city attorney for the city of St. Paul. He earned his B.A. from Concordia College in Moorhead, and his J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law. Lehmann is a South St. Paul City Councilmember, and the president of the South Metro Fire Depart-ment Joint Powers Board and the Dakota County Bar Association. McCollum is a senior attorney in the Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office, where she super-vises a team of lawyers and maintains a case load of adult felony, adult mis-

demeanor, and juvenile cases. She also serves as an adjunct professor of law at the William Mitchell Col-lege of Law and the Ham-line University School of Law. She earned her B.A. from the University of Minnesota and her J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law. McCollum has been lead faculty or co-director of the North Star Region-al Trial Skills Program for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and is the former chair of the board of directors for the Min-netonka Anchor Club.

Oktoberfest at Rosemount VFW The Rosemount VFW Post 9433 Women’s Aux-iliary will sponsor its first Oktoberfest from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Rosemount VFW, 2625 120th St. Cost is $10 for a meal

that includes brat or schnitzel, German or reg-ular potato salad, chips and cheesecake, and a 12 ounce glass of Oktober-fest or pop. The event will feature a silent auction, meat raffles

and bake sales. Proceeds support veter-ans, their families and the community. For more information, call 651-423-9938.


Fallacies of Thrive MSP 2040 Plan To the editor: I am writing in response to Don Heinzman’s article “Millennials change hous-ing patterns in metro” in the Aug. 8 issue. Mr. Heinzman con-tends that millennials “are forcing changes. Millen-nials (defined as 18- to 34-year-olds) may prefer apartments near “cool” places where they can “walk and bike to work and their favorite restau-rants and coffee shops” now, but when they have children, this will no lon-ger be a priority. In addition, the as-sumptions and conclu-sions cited in the article, drawn from the Met Council’s Thrive 2040 Plan, have been examined and shown to be what they are in the Center of Amer-ican Experiment’s publica-tion “Ten Fallacies of the Thrive MSP 2040 Plan: Faulty Assumptions are Leading to an Unsustain-able Long-Term Plan for the Twin Cities Region.” This publication is avail-able on the center’s website at www.AmericanExperi-ment.org. It cites a housing study that shows the per-square-foot cost of multi-family homes three or more sto-ries high is more than that of single-family homes.

Thrive’s plan to invest in multi-family housing to make areas more afford-able would only make the housing less expensive if the construction costs were subsidized. Regarding alternatives to road building and main-tenance: Mr. Heinzman warns not to depend on the Federal Highway Trust Fund to continue subsidiz-ing the roads. But he fails to mention that the subsi-dies to public transit (tout-ed as the preferable alter-native by the Met Council) are more than 88 times higher per passenger mile than subsidies to high-ways, roads and streets. Read the Ten Falla-cies and draw your own conclusions about the Thrive Plan and the Met Council’s plan to limit the amount of land available for single-family housing, to discourage driving and to divert gas taxes and highway funds to projects that reduce roadway ca-pacity, such as converting general purpose lanes to dedicated bike lanes.

MARY BOCHEKLakeville

Many women desire new career To the editor: Last spring, Lakeville Community Education’s course on “Women’s Ca-

reer Development” caught my eye – not so much be-cause I was unhappy or uncertain with my career, but because eight out of 10 women wish they would’ve chosen a different career or sought their education for a different career. This started the wheels turning – was I in the right career? Is it too late to make a change? Am I doing what I truly love? What I found was insightful. For five weeks, 14 other women and myself formed a strong community that I didn’t expect to emerge. There were educators, corporate execs and stay-at-home moms. Though the different “roles” de-fined who we were, there was unity and a common desire to show up, do the work, and get to a point of self-awareness that was empowering. Anchored in the three components of happiness – long-term re-lationships, lifelong learn-ing and giving of yourself and serving others, we dug deep to define our core values, identify what hap-piness meant, and learned to apply this to our per-sonal and professional lives. I was amazed at what happened over those five weeks, not just to myself, but to others in our group. There were significant decisions made by some. One woman quit her job to launch a new career in a different industry. Oth-ers chose to sacrifice earn-

ing potential in order to spend more quality time with those they derived happiness from. Still oth-ers found a sense of re-newed happiness in their existing positions and life stage, when they were able to view it with a refreshed perspective. Others were happy to have reached longtime goals, such as brushing up a resume and creating a stellar LinkedIn profile to market their re-newed self. The class is being of-fered this fall. I’ve been recommending it to every woman I know who feels “stuck” or unhappy with some element in their per-sonal or professional life. This is a unique offering. As a resident of Lakeville for more than 11 years, I’m proud that our community has opportunities like this that focus on enriching the lives of women.

LAURIE HEALYLakeville

Koznick earns Minnesota Chamber endorsementTo the editor: There are many issues important to each of us; it’s important to have rep-resentation in the Legis-lature from leaders who have a big picture under-standing of how they all interrelate. Congratulations to Jon Koznick for earning the endorsement of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. He is the Re-publican candidate for Minnesota House Dis-

trict 58A in Lakeville. The Minnesota Chamber rec-ognizes not just business issues but a variety of im-portant issues like educa-tion, transportation, and health care because they affect our overall qual-ity of life. Koznick offers ideas on a spectrum of is-sues and isn’t a single-issue candidate. This is why he has earned the endorse-ment of Minnesota busi-ness leaders. As a business owner in Lakeville, I support Koznick. He is indepen-dent, fiscally conserva-tive and not beholden to a special interest. He has been active in the Lakev-ille community for more than 14 years and has been a longtime member of the business commu-nity. Koznick’s values re-flect the values of Lakev-ille, and he will continue to support a solid education, improved transportation, better health care options and will bring private sec-tor, everyday common sense experience to St. Paul.

BOB CURTISLakeville

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

the face of 18-story lime-stone bluffs blasted and constructed for a bike trail. Loss of wildlife will surely lessen the experi-ence. None of this has been communicated to the public citizens. The nega-tive public comments and 90-95 percent of the com-ments from past meetings have been ignored. The transportation funds used for a portion of the cost should not be used for a recreational purpose – this is wrong. The enormous cost, lack of attention to our natural resources and wildlife is also very sad. There are transportation policies being ignored or violated for regional and reserve parks. The trails can still be built using more cost effective align-ments, natural resource awareness being top pri-ority, and public commu-nication and involvement – not the way it has been handled in the past. The process and lack of transparency with this plan has divided our com-munity and has caused distrust with our elected officials. As a frequent user of Spring Lake Park Re-serve and Lebanon Hills Regional Park I recently attended a meeting with state Sen. Jim Carlson, DFL-Eagan, and sev-eral other senators and state representatives. I am hopeful that enough ques-tions were raised about the many issues and problems with this plan as it stands now. I am hopeful that the wrongs will be made right for our community. PATRICIA LUETHEagan

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Improving the ACA is key to rebuilding the middle class

Hiring Minnesota Heroes: Connecting employers with veterans

by Mike ObermuellerSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

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

was texting. His injuries were severe and required multiple surgeries. His health insurance company kept canceling his coverage. With the ACA’s bans on life-time caps and denied coverage for pre-existing conditions, he no longer has to worry about losing insurance. Current 2nd District representative, John Kline, has voted more than 50 times to repeal or defund the ACA. He even bragged about shutting down the government for 16 days – a political stunt aimed at stopping the implementation of the law. I think it is important for people to know what it means if Kline gets his way.

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

health care is a key middle-class issue. Medical bills have stripped too many Minnesota families of assets they’ve spent a lifetime building. Rising health care costs eat away at salary increases for those who are relatively healthy. The need to maintain employer-based health insurance traps thousands of Minneso-tans in dead-end jobs and holds back en-trepreneurs. Now that the economy is showing signs of improvement, especially here in Minnesota, it’s time to continue our work strengthening the middle class by strengthening the ACA. And, it’s time to stop fighting 4-year-old battles over the repeal of this law. Mike Obermueller is running for Con-gress in Minnesota’s Second Congressio-nal District. www.mikeobermueller.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Bill BlazarSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

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

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

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

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

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

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


Laurie Cummings’ fam-ily and friends think the 51-year-old mother of three had business to take care of before she went. First was seeing her old-est daughter, Anna, turn 21 on Saturday, Aug. 23. Next was making sure her team made it through another Susan G. Komen Twin Cit-ies 3-Day, a 60-mile fund-raising walk for breast can-cer. Cummings walked in the event 10 times after being diagnosed in 2002. This was the first year she couldn’t join the team, named the Marvelous Myrtle Girls af-ter Myrtle Drive, her street in northwest Burnsville. The 2014 edition of the Myrtle Girls — Anna, 17-year-old sister Carley and Anna’s best friend, Riki Holm — were walk-ing the final leg on Sunday, Aug. 24, when Laurie’s hus-band Steve called to say her breathing had changed. The sisters dashed home

to see Mom but then re-turned to the walk, deter-mined to cross the finish line at the state Capitol. Afterward, they joined their father and 14-year-old sister, Lizzy, around the hospital bed in which Cum-mings had spent much of the last few weeks. They were together for about an hour. “We were all just holding her hand and we told her she could go, and she went,” Anna said. “We watched her take her last breath, and it was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced, but it was also very peace-ful. She wanted to wait until the end of my birthday, and she wanted to wait until the end of my walk. She had a strong will.” Lori Bergsten, a veteran of seven 3-Days with the Myrtle Girls, agrees. “I think Laurie went ex-actly when she wanted to go,” said Bergsten, a neigh-bor on Marion Drive who knew Cummings for 16 years. “If she had to go, I think she wanted to go after those girls had had that love and support (from the walk) to carry them through.” Before they had a moni-ker, the original Marvel-

ous Myrtle Girls started as Cummings’ neighborhood support network after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2002. They looked after the kids, brought meals, ran er-rands and gave rides to che-motherapy appointments. Her mother’s cancer was in remission for seven years after successful surgery and treatment, Anna said. But the cancer metastasized in 2009 to her right hip, spine and sternum. In all, she’s been diag-nosed with cancer six times, Anna said. Support from the neigh-bors hasn’t wavered over the years. Cummings had been going to chemother-apy since her cancer recur-rence, Bergsten said. She was on seizure medication for the last couple of years and couldn’t drive, Anna said. “I suppose we all have bonded because of Laurie’s recurrence with cancer,” said Bergsten, who named Ursula Hartmann, Kim McClarnon and Sue Rohl-wing as some key support-ers of the Cummings family and the 3-Day team. “We were all great friends be-fore that. But being needed

bonds you in a quick way.” An early-childhood de-velopment teacher at Hen-nepin Technical College, Cummings continued to work until this past spring, even though she couldn’t drive, Anna said.

Making memories A graduate of the old Bloomington Lincoln High School who married her ninth-grade sweetheart, Cummings had short red hair, high energy and a pos-itive attitude. She accepted the bad news about her condition while clinging to the good, however small, Anna said. “I think her doctor was a huge help with that,” she said. “She lived a lot longer than we ever thought she would. She was always smil-ing and laughing, very ener-getic. She danced and sang in high school and never lost that vibe throughout my childhood. ... A bunch of people say she never let her cancer define her, even though it was a huge part of her.” She wanted to see her children grow and be there for “those important times,” Anna said. “I feel really lucky, be-

cause she was,” said the 2011 Burnsville High School graduate. “She was there when I got my driver’s license, she was there when I graduated. She was there and always involved with whatever we were doing and what was going on.” Cummings was “goal-oriented” about her disease, Bergsten said. “She’d go through che-motherapy hoping this would be it and she’d get a respite of six months. It didn’t always turn out that way,” Bergsten said. “When she did get done with a round of chemo, she always tried to plan a fam-ily trip or a trip with one of her girls. She was all about making memories, even though she never talked about the end. She always talked about the present and being strong.” Her condition forced Cummings to break her string of 3-Day walks for the first time this year. Even in 2009, after the new di-agnosis and a hip replace-ment, she managed to walk seven of the 60 miles in a body cast, Bergsten said. In following years she walked 30 of the 60 miles. Cummings was a featured

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

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

Local drug suspect faces felony charge by Andrew Miller


A high-speed police chase through Apple Val-ley and Eagan resulted in the seizure of more than a quarter pound of meth-amphetamine but no ar-rest. The suspect — 28-year-old Daniel J. Perry of Hastings — managed to evade arrest during the Aug. 18 incident because police opted to end the vehicle pursuit for safety reasons. Perry, however, has been charged with felony drug possession in connec-tion with the incident. Police said about 114 grams of methamphet-amine — along with $8,100 in cash — was discovered shortly after

the police chase in Perry’s vehicle, which had been abandoned at an Eagan apartment complex. According to the crimi-nal complaint, the inci-dent began when Dakota County Drug Task Force agents went to an Apple Valley apartment complex at about 5:20 p.m. Aug. 18 in an attempt to locate Perry because he had ac-tive warrants. When agents observed Perry leave the building and drive off, an Apple Valley officer followed him. The officer activated his emergency lights at 127th Street and Cedar Avenue in an attempt to stop Per-ry, but Perry continued north on the Cedar Av-enue expressway, leading

police on a chase that saw him reaching speeds of 95 mph and at times driving on the shoulder, the com-plaint said. As Perry passed over Interstate 35E, he threw what appeared to be two plastic bags out the car window, according to the complaint. Perry exited the Ce-dar expressway at Diffley Road in Eagan, and police opted to end the pursuit “for public safety reasons” — it was rush hour and there were many vehicles on the road, the complaint said. A short time later Perry’s vehicle was found abandoned at an Eagan apartment complex. Police searched the vehicle, which was still running when of-

ficers arrived, and found several plastic bags filled of methamphetamine, in-cluding one in the driver’s seat. Police also recovered one of the bags Perry al-legedly threw from the vehicle during the chase; weighing 30 grams, it test-ed positive for meth. Perry, who previously has been arrested and charged with a drug crime relating to a February 2009 incident in Hastings, was charged in the cur-rent case with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, a felony pun-ishable by up to 40 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Grief support for youth Fairview’s Youth Grief Services begins another seven-week session of free grief support for children on Oct. 9. Sessions meet 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center in Burnsville. The program is designed for children ages 4-18 who have had a loved one die, as well as parents or care-givers. Children and teen groups are divided by age. The program incorpo-rates fun and healing age-

appropriate activities to help families through the grieving process. Loss of spouse or part-ner support and grief edu-cation groups are offered simultaneously for parents and caregivers. Ebenezer Ridges Care Center is located at 13810 Community Drive, Burns-ville. Register by Oct. 3 at 952-892-2111 or email in-quiries to [email protected].

Lake Byllesby drawdown The annual drawdown of the Lake Byllesby res-ervoir to its winter eleva-tion will begin Wednesday, Oct. 1. The reservoir will be gradually lowered 3 feet. The winter drawdown

lowers adjacent ground-water levels to accom-modate local agricultural needs based on research from the Department of Natural Resources.


Obituaries

Birthdays

Kayla JoyHappy Sweet 16th

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

Lakeville teen earns Eagle Scout rankBrad Curoe has earned the rank of Eagle Scout as a member of Lakeville’s Boy Scout Troop 269. He started Scouts as a second-grader and joined Troop 269 in 2008. Some of Curoe’s favorite parts of Scouting have been camping, hiking and teaching skills to younger Scouts. Highlights from his Scouting experience include camping and fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and a 12-day hiking/camping trip in 2011 to Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N.M. Curoe’s Eagle Scout Project was completed in May 2014. He designed and managed the construction of waxing benches for the Lakeville Nordic ski team. He is currently a senior at Lakeville North High School. (Photo submitted)

Scouting News

Brad Curoe

District 194

National Merit

semifinalists Four District 194 high school seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. National Merit semifi-nalists rank among the top 1 percent of high school seniors nationwide and are eligible to compete for some 7,500 scholarships, which will be awarded next spring. The semifinalists from District 194 are Kyle Binder of Lakeville North High School; and Kristin Anton, Gabrielle Groath and Liliann Mueller of Lakeville South High School.

VFW Voice of Democracy essay contest is announced High school students are invited to enter the Voice of Democracy es-say contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Voice of Democ-racy contest, for students in grades nine to 12, is a three- to five-minute re-cording of an original es-say on standard cassette or CD. This year’s theme is “Why Veterans are Im-portant to our Nation’s History and Future.” All entries for the 2014 contest must be submit-ted to the Burnsville VFW Post 5833 no later

than Nov. 1. Plaques and cash prizes will be award-ed; $300 for first, $200 for second and $100 for third place. Winners at the local post level will advance to district/state competition. For complete informa-tion and to download an application, go to: http://www.vfw.org/Communi-ty/Voice-of-Democracy/. Submissions through VFW Post 5833 will be coordinated through Robert Hansen, 952-388-3956, or Lyle Schaible, 952-431-6719.

Lakeville South’s Cougar and the Lakeville North Panther greeted young fans as they arrived to the Spirit Wear Pants-making class Saturday, Sept. 6, at Ben Franklin in downtown Lakeville. Lakeville Area Community Educa-tion and Ben Franklin have collaborated on the class for children in grades three to eight for three years. Homecom-ing games are Friday, Sept. 19, at both Lakeville South and Lakeville North high schools. (Photo submitted)

Lakeville student wins $1,000

Madeline Maurer of Lakeville South High School received a $1,000 check as one of 200 winners in the Wells Fargo CollegeSTEPS sweepstakes program. The program provides college planning and money management tips for high school and college students and parents, including how to find scholarships, apply for financial aid, make campus visits, save and budget, and manage student loans. Eligible high school and college students who signed up for the program were automatically enrolled in the sweepstakes. Maurer (third from left) receives congratulations from Wells Fargo Southern Minnesota Area President Autumn Way, Lakeville Kenyon store manager Aimee Best and Lakeville Downtown store manager Joel Ellis. (Photo submitted)

Education

Cougar, Panther mascots join the fun


KIDSPO gears up for a second yearKids & Family

Expo offers free information,

entertainment by Tad Johnson


KIDSPO seems to have made an impression last year. One local family told organizers that KIDSPO entered their kitchen table language after they at-tended the inaugural expo in 2013. “Every time we talk about doing something fun during the weekend that involves a carnival or bounce houses, we call it a kidspo,” they said. With the second annual KIDSPO Kids & Fam-ily Expo slated Saturday, Sept. 27, that family is probably talking about at-tending the real KIDSPO, which will have many of the same activities chil-dren remember from last year in addition to some new twists. The expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eagan Community Center will have more than 60 exhibi-

tors with stage entertain-ment, play areas and more. The event, organized by Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune, was given positive reviews by families since it allowed them a chance to connect with many groups, orga-nizations and businesses that provide products and

services to children and young families. “We really enjoyed it,” Lakeville residents Jack and Rachael Yeakel said. “It was a great way to con-nect with the local vendors since we were new to the area.” The Yeakels are this year’s KIDSPO cover

family and moved from California to Minnesota not long before last year’s event. KIDSPO also offers a low cost day of fun. As one family told or-ganizers, they enjoyed KIDSPO so much since many activities are free and others cost $7 in ad-vance per child or $10 per child at the door. “Last summer we spent $40 at a carnival and that only got our kids on four rides each,” they said. The most economical way to enjoy a full day of KIDSPO activities is to purchase an advance discount wristband for $7 each at www.KIDSPOmn.com. Those who fill out the credit card order form before Sept. 22 will have their wristbands mailed to them. Those purchased af-ter that date until 11 p.m. Sept. 26 will have them held at will-call in the Community Center lobby. Free stage entertain-ment includes a chance to sing along with the En-chanted Frozen Princesses to music from the popular Disney movie, previewing

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

scenes from the Minne-sota Children’s Theater’s “Busytown the Musical” and a dance exhibition from Ballet Royale’s “The Nutcracker.” The Community Cen-ter’s The Blast playground will be open for free dur-ing KIDSPO. The Grand Lodge of Minnesota is provid-ing the free KidsID child safety project that records information about a child that will help law enforce-ment in the event a child goes missing. Space is limited and families are encouraged to pre-register at KID-SPOmn.com/activities. Among the free activi-ties will be craft activities with American Girl, Espe-cially for Children and St. John Neumann Catholic Preschool and Nursery; a photo booth with Amy Rondeau Photography; and many free games with the chance to win prizes at various booths. Among those activities that will require a wrist-band or individual tickets (50 cents on the day of the event) are engineering ac-tivities at The Works Mu-seum booth, photos with the Enchanted Frozen Sis-ters at Tiny Diva Princess

Party, henna tattoos with BlurBerryBuzz Body Art, a giant inflatable Velcro dart board, and inflatable play areas. KIDSPO would not be possible without the support of sponsors: pre-senting sponsor Justin Ku-kowski Center; gold spon-sors Primrose Schools and Christian Heritage Acad-emy; silver sponsors Ballet Royale & Twin Cities Bal-let of Minnesota, Fairview Ridges, US Federal Credit Union, Valley Natural Foods and Minnesota Or-thodontics. The first 400 children to enter the doors at KID-SPO will receive a free ticket to the Science Mu-seum of Minnesota. There will be lunch and snack options at the Green Mill food booth and at the Community Center con-cession stand. The Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Park-way, is located off Pilot Knob Road between I-494 and I-35E. More information about the event and volun-teer opportunities in the carnival area is at www.KIDSPOmn.com.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

KIDSPO stage entertainment

The schedule of entertainment at the KIDSPO Kids & Family Expo stage with approximate times follows: 10:30 a.m. – Old Navy Fashion Show 10:50 a.m. – Children’s Theatre Company perform-ing selections from “Busytown the Musical” 11:15 a.m. – Ballet Royale will preview its annual “Nutcracker” 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – There will be a break time at the stage during which time D.J. Sound Systems by Kirt Messick will offer music in the carnival area. 1:30 p.m. – Justin Kukowski Center offering a fun, interactive presentation 2 p.m. – Studio Vibe dance students 2:20 p.m. – Tiny Diva Princess Party’s Enchanted Frozen Sisters performance

KIDSPO Kids & Family Expo 2013 offered a wide range of educational activites for children and adults inside the Eagan Community Center. (File photo)


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Bowlathon for cerebral palsy

Lakeville teens Jack Mettlach and Carly Fredericks hosted a “Bowlathon for Cerebral Palsy,” a fundraising event that raised money and awareness for children with cerebral palsy. Held at Lakeville Family Bowl, the event brought in 60-70 children and adults who were interested in having a fun afternoon while contributing to a worthy cause. The event raised over $550. “We figured if we raised $400, that’d be a nice goal and a significant amount to donate,” said Carly. “But to break our goal by that much – that’s amazing.” All proceeds will go directly to Courage Center, a therapy center dedicat-ed to providing services and care to kids with cerebral palsy. “We just want to thank Lakeville Family Bowl for making this day such a huge success and for donating lanes so we could make this a better experience for everybody,” said Jack. “We couldn’t have done it without their help. And who knows – maybe this can become an annual event.” (Photo submitted)

Classes at Farmington temple Hindu Milan Mandir, 501 Walnut St., Farm-ington, will offer the fol-lowing classes beginning Sept. 21. Call 651-365-0331 to register. Dance: Classical East-ern/Asian dancing such as Bollywood, Khattak and Bharatanatyam. In-structor: Anwesha (Tin-na) Roy. Cost: $15 per class for children; $20 per class for adults. Sitar: Instruction for both adults and children by Debarsh Roy. Cost: $20 per class for chil-dren; $25 per class for adults. Hatha yoga, Hindi language, philosophy for kids, Bhagwad Gita and Ramayana classes are free; donations are ac-cepted. A three-month ses-sion in the art of tabla also will be offered. The class will be taught by percussionist and edu-cator Krissy Bergnark. Students will receive ba-sic training in sound pro-duction and basic thekas and will learn beginner compositions. Cost is $180. Times to be deter-mined. Class size must be at least six.

Shubh Deepawali Hindu Milan Mandir will hold a pre-Diwali celebration of Shubh Deepawali, also known as the “festival of lights,” Saturday, Oct. 11. Cultural entertain-ment begins at 7 p.m. Donation: $10. Children age 5 and younger are admitted free. The tem-ple is at 501 Walnut St., Farmington. Call 651-365-0331 or 651-500-0208 for more informa-tion.

Free vegetarian hot lunch Hindu Milan Mandir, 501 Walnut St., Farming-ton, will serve a free hot vegetarian lunch on the last Sunday of the month from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The next lunch will be Sept. 28. All are welcome.

Teams forming for CROP Walk Teams are forming for the second annual South of the River CROP Hun-ger Walk. The walk is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, with registration beginning at 12:45 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, 3650 Williams Drive, Burns-ville. The route will be 4.4 miles through the com-munities of Burnsville and Savage, mostly on residential street side-walks. Rest stops will be at Glendale United Methodist Church and at Sunset Pond Park. Those wishing a shorter walk (1.6 miles) may drive to the park and walk around the pond. CROP Hunger Walks are interfaith education and fundraising events for Church World Ser-vice. Pledges and dona-tions made by sponsors of the walkers benefit CWS’s grassroots pro-grams, which are con-ducted in cooperation with local development groups in many parts of the world. One-quarter of the funds raised by each walk go to local hunger-fighting agencies. The area beneficiaries of this walk will be 360 Com-munities and the Open Door in Dakota County and the CAP Agency in Dakota, Scott and Carv-er counties. Participants are asked to bring one nonperishable food item

for one of the local food shelves. In addition to St. James and Glendale, the other churches in-volved in the walk in-clude Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Open Circle Church, Presby-terian Church of the Apostles and River Hills Methodist Church, all in Burnsville; New Spirit United Church of Christ in Savage; Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Bloomington; Spirit of Joy Christian Church in Lakeville; and Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church in Apple Valley. Those wishing fur-ther details on the walk should contact one of the coordinators, Gary DeKrey at [email protected], or Denise Lewis at [email protected]. Informa-tion also is available at www.cropwalk.org and on Facebook at Twin Cities South of the River CROP Walk. Donations may be made online.

New pastor at Calvary Church Benjamin Bolin has accepted the call to be-come pastor of Calvary Church in New Prague. He is a graduate of Dallas Baptist Univer-sity and holds a master of theology degree in pastoral leadership from Dallas Theological Sem-inary. Since 2006, Bolin has served as the associate pastor at Lakeside Bap-tist Church in Canton, Texas. He is married to Ju-lie, and they have a 19-month-old son. Bolin’s first service will be Sunday, Sept. 21, at Calvary Church in New Prague. Worship is at 10:30 a.m. The church meets at the New Prague Middle School Audito-rium.

Religion

Eagan resident to step down from Minnesota Philanthropy Partners Eagan resident Carleen K. Rhodes, who serves as president and CEO of Minnesota Philanthropy Partners, said last week that she will leave her po-sition after nearly 12 years of service in May 2015. Minnesota Philan-thropy Partners is a net-work that includes The Saint Paul Foundation, Minnesota Community Foundation, F. R. Big-elow Foundation, Mardag Foundation and 1,700 other affiliates. In her role, Rhodes leads a collaboration of two community founda-tions, 14th largest in the country and the largest in Minnesota, and two pri-vate foundations sharing staff, space and commit-ment to affecting change through philanthropy. “I have been both hum-bled and privileged to have this role,” Rhodes said in a press release. “My abil-ity to affect change and progress internally and in community has been com-pletely dependent on the relationships and partner-ships I have been fortunate to forge with others. I am really excited about the next chapter of meaning-

ful engagement for me, which will include new di-rections for work, service and learning. I’m not us-ing the word ‘retirement.’ I see this as a time to find a new sense of purpose.” “Carleen leaves a sub-stantial legacy,” Mark Wilson, board chair, said. “She has been tireless in her efforts to making the communities we serve stronger. She has led and supported organizational growth and effective-ness that resulted in asset growth from $800 million to $1.2 billion, grants to-taling more than $700 mil-lion, and contributions to The Saint Paul Founda-tion and Minnesota Com-munity Foundation ex-ceeding $700 million. We are pleased she will stay until next May to allow for a thoughtful national search for her successor.” Wilson said among the many accomplishments under her leadership in-clude the creation of the Arts Partnership that built stronger working relation-ships between the Ord-way and its resident arts organizations, the forma-tion with other funders of the Central Corridors

Funders Collaborative to assure everyone on the cor-ridor would benefit from the investment in light rail, efforts to prevent and end homelessness including Heading Home Minneso-ta and the revisioning for the Dorothy Day Center, making racial equity a key focus for the foundations, the creation of GiveMN as a new tool for donors to give and thousands of Minnesota nonprof-its to raise money on-line and engagement of more than 84,000 Minnesotans in four Minnesota Idea Challenges, including the recent Saint Paul Million Dollar Challenge. “We are in a strong po-sition because of her lead-ership on these and many other fronts,” he said. Prior to her role with Minnesota Partners, Rhodes was the president of Minnesota Children’s Museum and a partner in the Bentz Whaley Flessner national fundraising con-sulting firm. Rhodes currently serves on the boards of Genera-tion Next, Commonbond Communities and Mon-tessori Center of Minne-sota.

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Booya aplenty at the fire stationFirefighters host annual booya

fundraiser Sept. 20

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


While the Apple Valley firefighters’ 36th annual booya fundraiser officially runs until 4 p.m. this Sat-urday, those wishing to in-dulge in the savory meat- and vegetable-filled stew will want to get there well before closing time. Each year, the booya pots tend to run out by

mid-afternoon. Last year, all the booya had been sold by 1:45 p.m. There’s no secret as to why it sells out each year, according to Al Olson, firefighter and chair of the booya event. “We sell out every year because it is good,” said Olson. “This is our 36th year with the same recipe. People like to take home extra booya to freeze and eat later in the year.” This year’s booya event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the fire station located at County Road 42 and

Hayes Road. Activities include bin-go, kids games, a bake sale and raffle. Raffle tickets are $1 and prizes include gift certificates to area businesses; the grand prize this year is a $300 Von Hanson’s Meats gift card. Kids will have a chance to climb into the driver’s seat of an Apple Valley fire truck; there also will be inflatable jumpers for the young ones to bounce around in. Firefighters plan to cook up 400 gallons of booya this year, Olson said. They’ll begin the

cooking process at 2 a.m. Saturday so it’s ready to serve by 10 a.m. The booya will be available to take home by the quart or gallon. For those not keen on booya, there will be a snack bar with hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches, chili and other items. All the proceeds from the event support the Apple Valley Firefighters Relief Association. More information is at www.cityofapplevalley.org.


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

Mentor info session set for Kids ’n Kinship Kids ’n Kinship will hold an information ses-sion from 6-6:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Individuals, couples, and families who have a desire to be a role model and special friend to a child are invited to attend the information session. Attendees will learn about the youths who are waiting for mentors, the volunteer screening pro-cess and the activities and benefits provided by Kids ’n Kinship. Application

materials will be available. Kids ’n Kinship is seek-ing volunteers to provide support, encouragement, and friendship to a child or youth; with experience or willingness to be trained to mentor children on the waiting list with special needs; and to support an elementary school student with academic needs at one to four schools. Training and ongoing support is provided for all types of mentoring. Information and RSVP to [email protected], 952-891-3885 or www.kid-snkinship.org.

Lakeville fitness events planned in the parks Lakeville Parks and Rec-reation is sponsoring a free Family Fitness in the Park series. The classes run 6:15-7 p.m. Tuesdays at Antlers Park Shelter A. All classes are led by a cer-tified fitness instructor. Class themes include: • Sept. 23 – Yoga Flow • Sept. 30 – Zumba Family In case of inclement

weather, call 952-985-4690 (option 2) after 4 p.m. for an event update. Also, the Pedal the Parks bike ride is sched-uled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. Riders should meet in downtown Lakev-ille at Pioneer Plaza, 20801 Holyoke Ave. The guided bike ride lasts approxi-mately 1.5 to 2 hours.

Community Conversation set National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota, in collaboration with its local affiliates, the Make-it-OK campaign, and area mental health centers, will host more than 15 Com-munity Conversations on Mental Health around the state this fall to get peo-ple talking about mental health and how to better address the needs of chil-dren and adults living with mental illnesses and their families. The Community Con-versations include a speak-er sharing their personal

story about living with mental illness and recov-ery or a presentation on mental illness awareness, followed by a community conversation with attend-ees. A Community Conver-sation on mental health will be held from 7-9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, at St. Mathias Church, 23315 Northfield Blvd., Hamp-ton. For information or to register (appreciated but not required), contact Genna at 651-645-2948, ext. 118, or go to nami-helps.org.

News Briefs


this year and is expected to be completed by next July. Company officials say the expansion will add 100 new well-paying jobs within the first two years of operation. Gintner said the com-pany projects 400-450 to-tal jobs in this site over the next five to seven years. Entry-level jobs at BTD start at $14.05 per hour with a 12 percent increase in wages to work later shifts, according to Gint-ner. He said the average starting wage is almost $18 per hour at the company. They also employ weld-ers and offer professional positions in a variety of areas including human resources, engineers, sales and management. Lakeville City Council members indicated sup-port for providing tax in-crement financing to offset approximately $4.3 mil-lion in eligible costs asso-

ciated with the expansion at a Sept. 15 work session. Council Member Col-leen LaBeau said she was impressed with the com-pany and its plans. “It’s just encouraging to see that you’re trying to groom it for people in Lakeville to stay in Lake-ville and still have a job that they can make a living at,” LaBeau said. Gintner said they like Lakeville, and have found quality workers in the city. “We think we’ve got something we can really grow here,” he said. Community Develop-ment Director Dave Ol-son said Springsted will prepare the TIF plan and resolutions to start the process that includes a public hearing and notifi-cations of the county and school district before it is before council for action later this year. BTD Manufacturing was founded by Earl Ras-mussen and Paul White in 1979 as Bismarck Tool and

Die, which moved to De-troit Lakes in 1980. In the early 2000s, the company acquired several smaller businesses including Preci-sion Machine and Perfor-mance Tool and Die. BTD Manufacturing’s Lakeville operations start-ed in the former Perfor-mance Tool & Die build-ing in 2005. The company now leases 317,000 square feet of space in three different buildings. Gintner said they plan to bring all oper-ations under one roof and add high-end painting as a service it offers customers, which include John Deere, Toro, Bobcat, Polaris, Honda and Yamaha. BTD Manufacturing also operates facilities in Detroit Lakes, and Ot-sego, Minn., and in Wash-ington and Illinois. “Keep growing,” Coun-cil Member Kerrin Sweck-er said. “Bring it on.” Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

BTD, from 1A

work, and the new win-dow size forces reloca-tion of a sprinkler pipe, pushing project costs to $108,803. Bids were not com-petitive because there is only one company avail-able locally to do the work. In hopes of finding a cheaper alternative, the city spent about $3,000 for review of the project by a structural engineer after City Council members unanimously requested limited exploration of al-ternative options. Replacement was de-termined to be the most cost-effective option to avoid adding thousands more in design costs. Lakeville City Coun-cil members expressed frustration at the unbud-geted additional expens-es during a Sept. 11 work session. Council Member

Doug Anderson said the situation seemed to put the city “in a box” be-cause just reviewing op-tions for the replacement eats into the savings any potential cheaper option could have offered. Council Member Col-leen LaBeau, who op-posed the $1 million-plus decision in 2012 to re-model the former police station, cited concerns the council did not have all the information need-ed to evaluate the entire proposal at that time. “That was some-thing I repeatedly asked about,” she said. LaBeau called the predicament a “no-win situation” and said a thorough inspection should have been per-formed before the 2012 council decided to re-model the facility so they could avoid a “false picture” of the project. Council Member Kerrin Swecker said the

Heritage Center, which houses civic groups, is a city asset. She advocat-ed to get the work done so it does not get worse over the winter. Public Works Direc-tor Chris Petree said the panels would be con-structed in November and could take up to two weeks to complete. LaBeau called the sit-uation “a bad deal.” Anderson agreed. “In the future I think when we see something that has such a signifi-cant variance, I would ask that we have the discussion on what are the options … before we simply just assume we’re going to pick up a $30,000 or $40,000 nega-tive variance on a budget item,” Anderson said.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, special meeting of the District 194 School Board at Lakeville City Hall.1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call 2. Discussion a. Graduation 2015, 2016 and Beyond b. Impact Academy Planning Update c. TIES-Arux-FeePay System d. Pay 15 Tax Levy Proposal Discussion3. Adjournment

District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, regular meeting of the District 194 School Board at Lakeville City Hall.1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Roll Call and Board Intro-ductions d. Good News e. Public Comment f. Board Communications g. Agenda Additions 2. Consider Approval of Consent Agenda a. Board Minutes

b. Employment Recommenda-tions, Leave Requests and Resigna-tions c. Other Personnel Matters d. Payment of Bills & Claims e. Wire Transfers/Investments f. High Volume Copy Contract g. Other Business Matters h. Resolution Regarding Ac-ceptance of Gift Donations i. Field Trips3. Consent Agenda Discussion Items 4. Reports a. Summer AP Prep – Dr. Mc-Donald/Ms. Santoorjian b. iLearn 2.0 Update – Mr. Molesky/Mr. Myers c. Annual Review of Dash-board of Key Performance Indica-tors – Mr. Molesky/Dr. Snyder d. WBWF-Forum Update – Ms. Knudsen e. Elementary STEAM Pro-gramming – Ms. Knudsen f. Pay 15 Levy Proposal Over-view – Mr. Bauman g. 2014-15 Student Enrollment Update – Mr. Massaros 5. Recommended Actions a. Policies 408-Subpoena of School District Employee; 410-Family & Medical Leave; and 509-Enrollment of Non-Resident Students – Mr. Massaros 6. Additions to Agenda 7. Information a. Superintendent’s Report b. Board Members Reports 8. Closed Session Discussion regarding Superin-tendent Performance Pay per MN Statute 13D.05, subd 3(a) 9. Adjournment

Each year, Lakeville North High School names alumni who have made outstanding contributions as Distinguished Alumni. This year’s recipients are Darren Campion, class of 1993, and Mike Zwe-ber, class of 1992. The award will be presented during the pre-game show at Lakeville North home-coming on Friday, Sept. 19.

Darren Campion Darren Campion was a leader in high school and received numerous awards for his standout participa-tion in swimming. He was the first seventh-grader to qualify for varsity swimming. He was All-Conference for five years, was named an All Ameri-can swimmer in 1992 and 1993, served as a captain and was All-State for three years. He also played base-ball and football. Campion attended West Point Academy and served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the elite Airborne, was Rang-er School trained and at-

tended the Special Forces Combat Dive Qualifica-tions Course in Key West, Fla. Campion was de-ployed as an Army Ranger to Bosnia and Panama. The Stabilization Force Commander recognized Campion for his profes-sionalism and discipline. His greatest challenge came in 2004 when he was injured in a sense-less crime. Campion once again rose to the chal-lenge and recovered from his life-changing inju-ries to walk and compete again and has completed numerous triathlons. He participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March, which is 26.2 miles uphill in sand carrying consider-able weight, to raise signif-icant funds for the Lake-ville VFW Post 210. He now volunteers and participates in fundrais-ing for the Courage Cen-ter and has coached more than 100 high school stu-dents who have achieved top honors in swimming and diving.

Mike Zweber

Michael “Mike” Zwe-ber has deep roots in Lake-ville and learned to serve from his family members who have been instrumen-tal in the development of this community. Zweber earned many academic and athletic honors while a student at Lakeville High School. He was an exceptional leader during his high school ca-reer and returned to serve Lakeville High School as an award-winning teacher and coach for 16 years. As a teacher and leader of students, he received the Digital Day “Techy” Teacher Award, the Dis-tinguished Service Award from Minnesota DECA, Advanced Placement Recognition, 2011 Col-lege Board’s Recognition of Lakeville North High School’s Achievement in 2010 Tests, the Minne-sota Marketing “Teacher of the Year,” and named Best Prep “Teacher of Ex-cellence.” His alma mater, the University of Wis-consin-Stout, recognized Zweber as a “Teacher of Distinction.” He received

a “Friend of Education” award from ISD 194 and was named Minnesota DECA “Rookie Educator of the Year.” Zweber’s coaching awards include 2009 Lake Conference Coach of the Year, 2009 Section 1-4A Coach of the Year, 2008 MN All Star Game Coach-Metro Team, and 2007 Section 1-4A Coach of the Year. He coached his football teams to many section and state champi-onships during his coach-ing career. Zweber incorporated his past experiences in business education, min-istry, coaching, and lead-ership in an effort to help students, staff, and oth-ers reach and exceed their potential, as they stay grounded in Christ. He is currently serving as the ex-ecutive director of Doulos Ministries Jarabacoa, Do-minican Republic, where he continues to enrich, guide, and inspire Chris-tian missionaries.

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Leslie, Kotek running for sheriff

by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


When residents enter the voting booth on Nov. 4, res-idents will have two choices for Dakota County sheriff. Current Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows is not seeking re-election. When the filing closed last May, Herb Kotek and Tim Leslie both had entered the race. Leslie is actively cam-paigning while the cam-paign website Kotek listed at the Minnesota secretary of state’s website, www.koteksheriffdakota.com, is inactive. Attempts were made to contact Kotek with the number listed on the secre-tary of state website and his number listed phone book, but they were both discon-nected. Kotek ran for sheriff in Steele County in 2010. According to the Owaton-na People’s Press, Kotek started as sheriff’s deputy in Goodhue County and served as a police officer in Lonsdale and Owatonna. He also spent time as a Dakota County sheriff’s deputy. After 27 years in law enforcement, he left the profession in 2004. He lost his bid for Steele County sheriff, gaining about 1 percent of the total votes cast. Leslie, the current Da-kota County chief deputy, has the endorsements of current Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows, Da-kota County Attorney Jim Backstrom and several oth-er police chiefs within the county. He has been campaign-ing by attending several parades in the county and holding fundraisers. His website is at www.timleslieforsheriff.com.


New studio for Apple Valley dance school Opening set for Oct. 1



Apple Valley’s longest-operating dance school is set to open in new studio space next month in the Time Square commercial complex. Monique School of Dance, founded 40-some years ago by Monique Kampa, plans to re-open Oct. 1 at 7528 149th St. W. in recently renovated space formerly occupied by a bridal store next to TCF Bank. The school went on hia-tus over the summer, as it was unable to reach a lease renewal agreement with the owner of its previous studio space, Kampa ex-plained. Dancing since the age of 7 and trained as a bal-lerina in Europe, Kampa opened Monique School of Dance in 1972 in the Valley Ridge Shopping Center in Burnsville. Two years after it opened, the studio moved

to Apple Valley, setting up shop at 147th Street and Pennock Avenue on the site of what is now Rascal’s Bar and Grill. It moved again in 1981, just across the street from Ras-cal’s, to what then was a roller skating rink that had been put up for sale. The dance school has been a family affair from the beginning, with Kam-pa’s daughter, Patti Swed-

berg, serving as studio manager since it opened in 1972. Kampa’s other daughter, Cindy Kampa, serves as company direc-tor. The school, which of-fers classes in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and other styles, prides itself on be-ing a “noncompetitive studio,” explained Cindy Kampa. Students at Mo-nique School of Dance are

not entered in dance com-petitions like the ones seen on the popular reality TV series “Dance Moms.” “People think that dance is a sport, but it’s an art, and our focus is teach-

ing children the basics like confidence, poise, rhythm, and respecting themselves and others.” Cindy Kam-pa said. “The self-discipline they get from dancing

is going to benefit them throughout their entire lives,” Monique Kampa added. Over the years, the school has seen many of its students enter the ranks of professional dance. Former students have per-formed with the Moulin Rouge in Paris, danced with the Radio City Rock-ettes in New York City, and appeared in a host of Hollywood films including “The Blues Brothers.” Monique School of Dance has scheduled open registration sessions for fall classes; the sessions are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, Sept. 20, and 4-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, and Tuesday, Sept. 23, and will be held in store space adjoining the new studio in Time Square. More about the dance school is at www.moni-queschoolofdance.com.


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

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


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SportsEagan senior repeats as Apple Jack champ

Local runners make strong showing in

Lakeville meetby Mike Shaughnessy


Eagan senior Anna Van Wyk repeated as girls in-dividual champion at the Apple Jack Invitational cross country meet, while White Bear Lake’s boys and Edina’s girls won team championships. Alex Berhe of Rose-mount and Justin Hyytinen of Farmington contended for the boys in-dividual championship at the Sept. 11 meet at Aron-son Park in Lakeville be-fore finishing second and third to Woodbury senior Nick Wareham. In 2013, Van Wyk was a surprise winner at the Apple Jack meet but con-tinued to run well the rest of the season and finished fourth in the state Class AA meet. This year she is regarded as one of the state’s top runners; Van Wyk is sixth in the Class AA girls individual rank-ings. She had a winning time of 14 minutes, 8.90 seconds for the 4,000-me-ter race at the Sept. 11 meet, almost nine seconds faster than the runner-up. Van Wyk also led Ea-gan to third place in the girls team standings with 78 points, 14 behind Ap-ple Jack champion Edina. Second-place East Ridge also scored 78 points but won the tiebreaker be-cause its No. 6 runner fin-ished two spots ahead of the Wildcats’ No. 6. Eagan senior Kelli Praska was seventh in 14:50.20 and junior Dani-elle Marshall also reached the top 20, taking 17th in 15:11.30. Eagan had five runners in the top 28 individuals. Edina, now ranked fourth in Class AA, had five in the top 20. Lakeville South fin-ished fifth with 136 points, one place ahead of Lake-ville North, which scored 174. Lakeville South senior Kaytlyn Larson finished fifth overall in 14:42.30. Annie Brekken, also a se-nior, was 12th in 15:01.00. North’s top finisher was ninth-grader Danielle Bellino, who was 13th in 15:05.20. Taylor Loth had a 22nd-place finish for the Panthers. Rosemount was 11th in the team standings and

freshman Sydney Hansen finished 35th individually in 15:37.00. Although Farmington was 13th in the team com-petition, Tigers eighth-grader Lauren Peterson contended for the individ-ual title. Van Wyk pulled away late in the race, but Peterson took third in 14:19.20. She was less than two seconds out of second place. White Bear Lake, now ranked sixth in Class AA, won the boys team cham-pionship at the Apple Jack meet despite not placing a runner among the top 10 individuals. The Bears had five finishers between 11th and 32nd and won the team competition by 59 points over second-place Minnetonka. Rosemount was third, five points be-hind Minnetonka, and Lakeville North took fourth. Eagan was 12th, Farmington 13th and Lakeville South 15th in a 20-team boys field. Berhe, who took first in the Irish Invitational on Aug. 29 at Rosemount High School, was runner-up in the Apple Jack race in 15:50.50, about eight seconds behind Wareham.

Farmington’s Hyytinen was next in 16:11.20. Rosemount, now ranked seventh in Class AA, was the only boys team with two runners in the top 10 at the Apple Jack meet. Samuel Ivan-

ecky, a senior, took ninth in 16:20.10. Luke Anderson fin-ished 12th in 16:38.70 to lead Lakeville North. Jus-tin Paschall, who placed 31st, was the second Pan-ther across the finish line. Eagan senior Bailey Lachance was 29th in 17:06.40, which Wildcats

coach Rob Graham said was 34 seconds faster than Lachance’s previous per-sonal best. Although Eagan placed 12th in the team standings, Graham called it a good day for his team because he said it was one of the most competitive meets his team was likely to be in during the regular season. Eight of the 10 Eagan var-sity runners had personal-

best times. Farmington had two individuals in the top 20 – Hyytinen and junior Alex Hart, who placed 18th in 16:48.30. Senior Noah Hanson was Lakeville South’s top runner, taking 25th place in 17:01.20.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Luke Anderson (right) of Lakeville North sprints to the finish of the Apple Jack Invi-tational boys varsity race.

Noah Hanson of Lakeville South stays ahead of an East Ridge runner during the boys varsity race.

Lakeville South senior Kaytlyn Larson finished fifth in the girls varsity race at the Apple Jack Invitational. (Photos by Mike Shaughnessy)

Elle Severson of Lakeville North runs in the Apple Jack Invitational girls varsity race.

Eastview’s Nick Adams (29) and Lakeville South’s Jake Continenza try to come down with the ball during last Friday’s game. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Lakeville swim teams stand out at Lakeville RelaysPanthers win, Cougars tie

for secondby Mike Shaughnessy


What better place for Lakeville swim-ming teams to display their strength than at the Lakeville Relays? Lakeville North finished first and Lakeville South tied for second at the annual girls relay meet at Kenwood Trail Middle School last Saturday. The Panthers led Lakeville South by four points and Rochester Mayo by six going into the final event, the 400-meter relay. The North team of Brenna Smith, Emily Spencer, Ashley Van Dyne and Regan Smith won the race in 3 minutes, 44.20 seconds to clinch the team champi-onship. Lakeville North finished with 138 points, 13 ahead of Lakeville South and Rochester Mayo, which tied for second. Seven of the nine schools competing in the Lakeville Relays – all but the two Lakeville teams – came from the Big Nine Conference. North also had a victory in the 600 freestyle relay, in which three swimmers take 200-yard legs. Van Dyne, Spencer and Brenna Smith won that event in 6:10:34. The Panthers’ Emily Kaiser, Elizabeth Thull and Regan Smith were first in the 250 butterfly relay in 2:31.19. Van Dyne, Kira Quittem and Regan Smith swam the 300 backstroke relay in 3:01.53, win-ning by about 14 seconds.

Lakeville South teams won two events. Shea Bougie, Bailee Jackson and Brianna Alexander were first in the 300-yard medley relay in 3:10.11, more than 10 seconds ahead of the runner-up. The same three swimmers also won the 100 breaststroke relay in 3:29.37. South was runner-up to North in the 250 butterfly relay. Josephine Sommers, Ryenne Hathaway and Alexander swam on the South relay. Before winning the Lakeville Relays, Lakeville North went 3-1 in dual meets, beating Austin, Farmington and Lake-ville South before losing to Rosemount. Lakeville North defeated Lakeville South 93-90 on Sept. 4 after trailing for almost the entire meet. Lakeville South led 77-60 with three events remaining before North started its comeback. The Panthers placed first, second and fourth in the 100 backstroke and second, third and fourth in the 100 breaststroke. That cut the South lead to seven points, and North erased the re-maining deficit by finishing first and sec-ond in the 400 freestyle relay. South is 1-2 in South Suburban Con-ference dual meets after losing to Eagan last week. On Thursday, Lakeville North will play host to Eagan and Lakeville South will face Apple Valley. Diving competition for both meets starts at 4:30 p.m. at McGuire Middle School, with swimming starting at 5:30 p.m. at Ken-wood Trail.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Eastview beats error-prone LV Southby Mike Shaughnessy


It’s just three games into the season, and yet the Eastview football team ap-pears transformed. A one-sided opening night loss at Rosemount left some Lightning fans wondering if it could be a long season. Things improved in Week 2 when East-view played competitively against three-

time defending state champion Eden Prairie, but the team still came out of it with a loss and an 0-2 record. After allowing a touchdown early in last Friday’s game at Lakeville South, the Lightning controlled play the rest of the way, won 28-7 and left the field with a noticeable spring in its step. “We always say we want to finish

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the season strong. Some-day we’ll figure out a way to start strong,” Eastview coach Kelly Sherwin said. “We told our kids if they kept doing things the right way, things would get better, and they believed that. It’s really a credit to them. We came into this game a little banged up, but we played well. We’ll just try to keep getting a little better every week.” Eastview hit Lakeville South with one big pass-ing play – a 74-yard touch-down throw from Cole

McDevitt to Trey Johnson in the second quarter – but the Lightning did most of its damage on the ground. Senior tailback Tommy Hutsell gained 142 yards on 29 carries and scored three times. He has 297 yards rushing in East-view’s last two games. “Our O-line is healthy again. That’s a big help,” Hutsell said. “They re-ally blocked well. We also know (Lakeville South linebacker) Josh Corcoran is a great player, and we tried to run away from him whenever we could.” Lakeville South scored

5 minutes, 10 seconds into the game on Mitch Wolkow’s 12-yard pass to Tom Duckstad. After that the Cougars (1-2) had trouble sustaining offense. They had just 74 rushing yards and committed four turnovers. Spencer Linse had five receptions for 64 yards and Grant Mosser had four catches for 35 yards for Lakeville South, which gained 182 yards through the air. Dalton Petersen led the Cougars in rushing with 42 yards on six car-ries. Despite Eastview’s ef-

forts to avoid him, Corco-ran roamed the field to make 12 tackles, six of which were unassisted. Linebackers David Schrader and Matt Week each had seven tackles for Eastview, while Zach Habeck and Mike Delich both had six tackles. Eastview snuffed out South’s last attempt to get back in the game when Casey Dravis recovered a fumbled punt at the Cou-gars’ 46-yard line. Sev-eral minutes later, Hutsell scored his third touch-down of the game on a 2-yard run, boosting the

Lightning’s lead to three touchdowns. Hutsell said the Light-ning didn’t get discour-aged after starting 0-2. “We played two really good teams,” he said. “We would have liked to win those games, but we saw last year how much bet-ter we can get during the season. We had to learn from those losses and keep working hard.” In 2014 Eastview start-ed 1-3, then won five of its next six to reach the state Class 6A quarterfinals. Eastview will try to even its record when it

plays host to Shakopee at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, in the first of three consecu-tive home games. Shako-pee, in its first year as a South Suburban Confer-ence member, is 0-3 after losing to Prior Lake 33-9 last week. Lakeville South will try to rebound when it plays Burnsville at home at 7 p.m. Friday. The Blaze is 2-1 overall but lost to Min-netonka 42-21 last week.

Email Mike Shaughnessy [email protected].

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Lakeville North stays unbeatenby Mike Shaughnessy


The number of unde-feated South Suburban Conference football teams went from three to two fol-lowing last week’s action. Rosemount trailed Edina by three points in the fourth quarter before scoring 10 points in the fi-nal seven-plus minutes to improve to 3-0. Lakeville North powered past Apple Valley but lost one of its core players in the process. Burnsville’s bid for a 3-0 start ended at the hands of a high-powered Minneton-ka team. Lakeville North scored two first-quarter touch-downs, then turned things over to its defense in im-proving to 3-0. The victory came at a cost, though. Linebacker/running back Tristyn Han-son, one of the Panthers’ top players, broke his an-kle on a second-quarter rushing attempt. North coach Brian Vossen said

Hanson will have surgery on the ankle. “Tristyn is not officially out for the season,” Vossen said Wednesday. “He is out for now, though.” Before leaving the game, Hanson scored on a 4-yard run in the first quarter. In addition to shutting out the Eagles (1-2) and holding them to 94 yards, the North defense supplied its team’s first touchdown on safety Stu Hamann’s 26-yard interception re-turn. Hamann, also the Panthers’ placekicker, add-ed two 20-yard field goals and two extra points. Running back Austin Hegseth gained 126 yards on 23 carries for North. Vossen said he contin-ues to see improvement in the North offense. The Panthers had a couple of dropped passes, but “what we saw last week, we can win with,” the coach said. Linebackers Dakota Toedter and Jesse Carde-nas led the North defense in tackles with eight apiece.

The Panthers won’t pick one player to replace Hanson on defense, Vos-sen said. Several players will try to fill that role, de-pending on the opponent and game situation. Hanson, meanwhile, is hoping to return by the second round of the play-offs – assuming, of course, North advances past the first round. “He’s a special kid and an all-star type of player,” Vossen said. “I’m not go-ing to rule him out.” North plays host to Prior Lake (2-1) in a big South Suburban Confer-ence game at 7 p.m. Fri-day. Apple Valley will try to halt a two-game losing streak when it travels to Farmington. “Prior Lake has as pow-erful a ground game as we see in our conference,” Vossen said. “If there’s a team that comes close to what Eden Prairie does on the ground, it’s Prior Lake.”

Panthers defeat Burnsville to stay

in soccer raceby Mike Shaughnessy


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

Reuvers recovered. “(Hampsey) does have some experience, and we got through it,” Tyma said. Senior defender Dom Sprung scored a first-half goal for North. The Pan-thers iced the game late in the second half on Kevin Wypyszynski’s penalty kick.

Toranza said the Blaze lost four starters in its pre-vious game, a 4-0 loss to Apple Valley, and several of them have what appear to be long-term injuries. But the Blaze stayed in the game against 10th-ranked North and was inches from tying it in the second half. Burnsville got a free

kick while Hampsey was in goal for North. An at-tempted pass into the pen-alty area was blocked and rebounded to David Bar-rios Martinez, whose shot from 25 yards banged off the crossbar. “We gave a good ef-fort,” Toranza said. “We’ll play with the guys we have. We brought up some guys

from our JV, but we have confidence in all the play-ers in our program.” Lakeville North (5-2-2 overall) was winless in its previous three games and lost 5-0 to undefeated and No. 2-ranked East Ridge on Saturday. Collins, the Panthers’ starting goalie, went out in the first half of that game because of bruised ribs. Tyma said Collins probably will be able to return next week. The Panthers also are hop-ing for a quick return for junior co-captain and cen-tral defender Ross Belle-feuille, who underwent an emergency appendectomy. Burnsville’s injuries have caused more lineup juggling during the com-pressed high school soc-cer season. The Blaze (3-6-1 overall, 2-2-1 South Suburban) started slowly during the non-conference portion of its schedule but has improved during con-ference play. “We started with al-most an entirely new team,” Toranza said. “We had one starter (midfielder Jean Orek) back from last year. There were some who played a little on var-sity last year and others who came up from the JV. “Varsity soccer is dif-ferent from what our guys have seen at the youth

level. They’ve had to get used to the speed of the varsity game, and there’s a lot more intensity. The guys we have who have come up from JV, the first thing they say is, ‘Wow. The speed.’ ” If nothing else, Tues-day’s game suggested the Blaze was deep enough to be competitive in the SSC, now and in the future. The varsity team has 12 under-classmen, and “our JV has had an undefeated season and is winning most of its games by four or five goals,” Toranza said. Lakeville North, once it gets healthy, is hoping to return to the state tourna-ment for the first time in four years. North can play its way into the South Suburban race if it beats first-place Prior Lake at home at 8 p.m. Thursday. “I think the players talk about win-ning the conference cham-pionship, but not in front of the coaches,” Tyma said. “We’re looking at it as a 14-game pre-season to get ready for the section playoffs. “If we get the No. 1 seed in our section, that’s awesome, but the goal is to be playing our best in the section tournament – and hopefully get to state.”

North wins duel of banged-up teams

Lakeville North players celebrated after winning a shootout at the end of their game against Lakeville South on Sept. 11. Officially, the game was a 2-2 tie, but the shoot-out gave North possession of a traveling trophy. (Photo by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com)

(Top) Lakeville North girls soccer play-ers hold the traveling trophy they earned in their 2-0 victory over Lakeville South on Sept. 11. (Left) The Panthers’ Steph-anie Butler tries to shield the ball from a Burnsville player in a game Tuesday night won by North 2-0. The Panthers improved to 5-2-1 overall and 4-1 in the South Suburban Conference. (Top pho-to by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com; left photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

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TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 22.30900.01.070LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 7, Block 1, in Great Oak

Shores, Dakota County, Minnesota.COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $225,600.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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

$251,566.09That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: October 17, 2014 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

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

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on April 17, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

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

Dated: August 14, 2014JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 14-003799 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in Lakeville

August 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26, October 3, 2014

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 26, 2014

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

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

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

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

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganSeptember 19, 2014

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DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 30, 2005

MORTGAGOR: Juan Jose Her-nandez Hernandez, a single per-son.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded July 18, 2005 Dakota County Recorder, Docu-ment No. 2341060.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Indenture Trustee of the FBR Securitization Trust 2005-4, Mort-gage-Backed Notes, Series 2005-4. Dated May 2, 2012 Recorded May 21, 2012, as Document No. 2869307.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100241010008074771LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Resmae Mortgage CorporationRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 16803 Embers Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044


PROPERTY:Unit 703, Mallard Shores Con-

dominiums, C.I.C No. 362COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $152,800.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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

$162,811.20 That prior to the commence-



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


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

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



Dated: August 11, 2014HSBC Bank USA, National Asso-ciation, as Indenture Trustee Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 14-002269 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published inLakeville

August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26, 2014

267861

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: TERP LivingPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 19204 Evening Star WayFarmington, MN 55024 NAMEHOLDER(S): Terpening Design LLC19204 Evening Star WayFarmington, MN 55024I, the undersigned, certify that

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

DATE FILED: September 9, 2014SIGNED BY: Eric Terpening

Published in Lakeville

September 12, 19, 2014278939




DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 30, 2005MORTGAGOR: John Polansky

and Michelle Polansky fka Michelle Guertin, husband and wife.

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

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded October 6, 2005 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2367999.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP. Dated Decem-ber 3, 2009 Recorded December 4, 2009, as Document No. 2700202. And thereafter assigned to: The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Se-ries 2005-IM3. Dated October 27, 2011 Recorded November 8, 2011, as Document No. 2829509.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Select Portfolio Ser-vicing, Inc.

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 17018 Eastwood Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55024


PROPERTY: Unit No. 46, CIC No. 330, Lake Place

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $160,000.00

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




DATE AND TIME OF SALE: November 14, 2014 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-


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

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


“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: September 8, 2014The Bank of New York Mellon, as TrusteeMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688838 - 14-003264 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 8, 2003MORTGAGOR: Hector R. Ma-

tascastillo and Tori Matascastillo, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Prime Mortgage Cor-poration.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded November 12, 2003 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2139321.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: CitiMort-gage, Inc.. Dated April 27, 2006 Recorded May 23, 2006, as Docu-ment No. 2432075.

TRANSACTION AGENT:

Mortgage Electronic Registra-tion Systems, Inc.

TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Prime Mortgage CorporationRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc.MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 7478 Upper 164th Street West, Lakeville, MN 55044


PROPERTY: Lot 8, Block 4, Don-nay’s Valley Park

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $180,200.00

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




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


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

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



Dated: September 4, 2014CitiMortgage, Inc.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688810 - 14-005362 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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

278703

CITY OF LAKEVILLEDAKOTA COUNTY,

MINNESOTANOTICE OF HEARING

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m. on October 6, 2014 in the Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota, to consider certifying delinquent wa-ter, storm water and sanitary sewer charges to the County Auditor with taxes against the property served and assessing delinquent street light charges, together with ap-plicable service charges and 18% annual interest.

The proposed charges and as-sessment role are on file for pub-lic inspection in the City’s Finance Department. Written or oral objec-tions will be considered at the pub-lic hearing.

A property owner may appeal street light assessments to dis-trict court pursuant to MS Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal to the Mayor or City Clerk within thirty (30) days after adop-tion of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. No ap-peal may be taken to the district court, however, as to the amount of an assessment, unless a written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the assessment hear-ing or is presented to the presiding officer at the hearing.

DATED this 15th day of Septem-ber, 2014 CITY OF LAKEVILLE

Charlene Friedges, City ClerkPublished in

LakevilleSeptember 19, 2014

280814

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSMINUTES OF

AUGUST 18, 2014REGULAR BOARD MEETING

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

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the School Board.

Present: Art Coulson, treasurer; Rob Duchscher, chairperson; Gary Huusko, clerk; Jackie Magnuson,

vice chairperson; Mike Roseen; Bob Schutte and Superintendent Jane K. Berenz.

Absent: Joel Albright.Motion by Huusko, seconded by

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

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

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

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

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

• Claims for July 9-August 12, 2014;

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

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

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

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

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

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

•Alternative Facilities Ten-Year Plan for fiscal years 2015-16 through 2024-25 and publication of intended projects for 2015-16 in School Board meeting minutes. Additional details for the projects are available on the district’s web-site. Intended 2015-16 projects, estimated at a total of $6,796,000, include the following categories and estimated costs:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

($35,000);•ADA Accessibility Improve-

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

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

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

• Exterior Wall Systems ($338,000).

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

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

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

• Personnel separations, leaves of absence and new staff;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Idstrom reviewed the Local Col-laborative Time Study, a federal revenue source for early interven-tion and prevention programming with emphasis on early childhood services and mental health pre-vention and intervention programs for families in Dakota County. The district has a Mental Health Initia-tive Team that has developed the

plans for the 2014-15 school year which include teaching students self- regulation and stress manage-ment; AMBIT Network: Introduction to Traumatic Stress and Trauma Informed Practice; behavioral cri-sis intervention, and school-linked and co-located services. Team members are Renee Bethke, Su-san Piepgras, Julie Endersbe, Mary Beck and Jen Zaske.

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

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

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

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

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

• Increasing salary schedule by 2.5 percent each year;

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

• Increasing hourly longevity dif-ferential as of July 1, 2015 from .35 to .36 for 7 years of service; from .50 to .51 for 10 years of service, and from .85 to .87 for 15 years of service;

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

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

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

• Other minor language modifi-cations.

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

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

• Increasing wages by 2 percent each year;

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

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

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

• Other minor language modifi-cations and clarifications.

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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


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

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

• Increasing wages by 2 percent each year;

• Increasing monthly contribu-tions to health insurance as of July 1, 2014 to $680 for single; $1,512 for single plus one dependent and


LEGAL NOTICES

$2,008 for family, and as of July 1, 2015 to $694 for single; $1,542 for single plus one dependent and $2,048 for family;

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


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

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

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

Published inApple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganSeptember 19, 2014

282004

CITY OF LAKEVILLE REQUEST FOR BIDS BID REQUEST FOR

WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS AND

POTASSIUM ORTHOPHOSPHATE

BID CLOSE: 23 October 2014, 11:00 a.m.LOCATION: Lakeville City Hall20195 Holyoke AvenueLakeville, Minnesota 55044Telephone: (952) 985-4400NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that sealed bids will be received, opened, and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, 23 October 2014, at the City Hall, 20195 Holy-oke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota for the purchase of water treatment chemicals and potassium ortho-phosphate.

Bidders desiring a copy of the specifications and bid forms for either or both water treatment chemicals and potassium ortho-phosphate may obtain them elec-tronically at www.lakevillemn.gov or from the office of the Public Works Director, 18400 Ipava Av-enue, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044. Bidders may bid on either or both specifications.

The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor irregularities and informalities therein and further re-serves the right to award the con-tract in the best interest of the City.

All bids must be addressed to: City Clerk, City of Lakeville, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minne-sota 55044.CITY OF LAKEVILLECharlene Friedges, City Clerk

Published in theLakeville

September 19, 2014282634

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

REGULAR BOARD MINUTESAUGUST 26, 2014

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

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

Public Comment: Don Sinner & Todd Mooney, EML & LEAF presi-

dents shared the book that they, in partnership with the Dakota County Labor Assembly, are presenting to all incoming kindergarten students.

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

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

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

Adjournment at 8:15 p.m. Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganSeptember 19, 2014

280037

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

(Minn. Stat. § 518B.01, subd. 8)State of MinnesotaCounty Le SueurDistrict CourtJudicial District: FirstCourt File Number: 40-FA-14-790 Case Type: Domestic AbuseIn the Matter of:Elizabeth Marie Connolly Petitionervs.Daniel Theodore Otero Respondent

To Respondent named above:An order has been issued direct-

ing you to appear at 88 S Park Ave., Le Center, MN on October 15, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. and explain why the relief sought in the Petition for the Order for Protection should not be granted.

You may obtain a copy of the Petition and any order issued from the court from the Le Sueur County Court Administrator’s Office.

If you do not appear at the scheduled hearing, the Petitioner’s request may be granted as a de-fault matter. Failure to appear will not be a defense to prosecution for violation of the Court’s Order.

Dated: September 8, 2014 Joanne M. Kopet Court Administrator


September 19, 2014282601

CITY OF LAKEVILLENOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST: A conditional use

permit to allow the following in the C-2, Highway Commercial District: l) AutomobiIe sales with outdoor display exceeding 30% of the floor area of the principal building, and 2) allow an exception to the com-mercial exterior building finish re-quirements in the C-2, Highway Commercial District.

APPLICANT: Jeff Belzer’s Todd Chevrolet, Inc.

LOCATION AND LEGAL DE-SCRIPTION: The property is locat-ed west of Cedar Avenue (CSAH 23) and south of Lakeville Boule-vard in the City of Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota and is legally described as follows:

EXHIBIT AThat part of the west 501.00 feet

of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 114, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying southerly of form State Trunk Highway No. 50, and northerly of the following described line:

Commencing at the southwest corner of said East Half of the Northeast Quarter; thence North 00 degrees 29 minutes 05 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the west line of said East Half of the

Northeast Quarter a distance of 1292.07 feet to the point of begin-ning; thence South 64 degrees 07 minutes 56 seconds East a dis-tance of 913.68 feet, more or less, to the northwest corner of the east 493.13 feet of the south 891.00 feet of said East Half of the Northwest Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes 09 seconds East along the north line of said south 891.00 feet a distance of 493.16 feet, more or less, to the east line of said Northeast Quarter distant 891.05 feet north of the southeast corner of said Northeast Quarter and there said line terminating. Subject to highway easements as par Dakota County Road Right Of Way Map No. 165 and other easements of record.

WHEN: Thursday, October 2, 2014 beginning at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the parties may be heard.

WHERE: Planning Commis-sion Meeting. City Hall Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville.

QUESTIONS: Call Associate Planner Frank Dempsey in the Planning Department at (952) 985-4423 or you may e-mail comments or questions to [email protected]

DATED this 16th day of Septem-ber 2014CITY OF LAKEVILLECharlene Friedges, City Clerk


October 19, 2014282312

CITY OF LAKEVILLENOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST: A conditional use

permit to allow the construction of a 75 foot tall personal wireless ser-vice tower and antenna at Lakev-iew Bank in the C-1, Neighborhood Commercial District

APPLICANT: Verizon WirelessLOCATION AND LEGAL DE-

SCRIPTION: The subject property is at Lakeville Bank located at 9725 - 163rd Street in the City of Lakev-ille, Dakota County, Minnesota and is legally described as follows:

Lot 1, Block 1, Lakeland Finan-cial Place

WHEN: Thursday, October 2, 2014 beginning at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the parties may be heard.

WHERE: Planning Commis-sion Meeting. City Hall Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville.

QUESTIONS: Call Associate Planner Frank Dempsey in the Planning Department at (952) 985-4423 or e-mail comments or ques-tions to [email protected]

DATED this 16th day of Septem-ber 2014CITY OF LAKEVILLECharlene Friedges City Clerk


September 19, 2014282320

levy increase lower than his proposed levy in-crease of 6.36 percent, the council was already passing a budget. He encouraged the council to support his budget proposal, which funded new positions that included an assis-tant fire chief and crew and part-time human re-sources assistant. It also would have established a $125,000 road project fund that would double every year to pay down debt, with the long-term goal of financing major projects on a pay-as-you-go ba-sis. Little was critical of the some council mem-ber’s stated intent to reduce the proposed levy further through the budgeting process, call-ing the maximum levy supported by the rest of the City Council “an ir-responsible budget,” in part because he said it relies on assumptions that could change. Little’s proposal was supported by several residents who spoke at the meeting, including members of the Lakev-ille Friends of the En-vironment group who advocated for spending money on parks. Diane Horsager read a statement for her dis-abled husband Harley Horsager, who said they did not move to Lakev-ille because of low taxes but because they love the city and its amenities. “So, tax us.” Diane

Horsager said. Harley Horsager’s comments noted the im-portance of parks and the many people who use them, saying that tour-naments bring out-of-towners who may spend money in the city. LaBeau said she sup-ports parks and trails but is wary about mounting maintenance costs and continuing to add ame-nities that multiply those expenses. “No one’s saying cut out a system, they’re say-ing let’s talk about what makes most financial sense,” LaBeau said. She said the council has received many emails from citizens who cannot afford increased taxes. “We have a lot of se-nior citizens that are nervous every time (the levy) goes up,” LaBeau said. Council Member Doug Anderson said the council is not making any cuts to the budget, but increasing it, and noted many residents are struggling to keep up with rising costs when paychecks are not fol-lowing suit. He quoted a newspa-per columnist who re-ported his hopes for an economic recovery col-lapsed against files of research revealing stag-nant wages are a long-term structural problem exacerbated by rising in-flation. “It’s not the good old days, folks,” Anderson said. “The economy’s not back to what it was like six years ago. We’re

not in a Great Recession anymore, thank God, but we’re not back.” Anderson said they need to consider resi-dents whose wages have not kept up with infla-tion, adding that he visit-ed parks staff has advo-cated for replacement of equipment and he does not agree it needs to be replaced. He noted there is much work yet to be done and some assump-tions in the budget are high, which may free up funds for other priori-ties. Reducing the debt was a topic that resonated with Little’s supporters. Roger Jacobson also ad-vocated for Little’s pro-posed budget, saying the debt will not be repaid if the city is only paying in-terest. Anderson said the city’s debt is structured in a way that it is not able to pre-pay it. Feller explained most of the city’s debt has 10-year call provision that bans the city from pre-paying the debt until the decade has passed. If the city established a fund to prepay the debt, Feller said it would sit in an account earn-ing a low interest rate until the 10-year period passed. He said if the city lev-ied to reduce debt, there would be numerous op-tions, probably the most prudent would be to re-duce the amount of debt it issued each year. Council Member Bart Davis said the council

plans to review other options for parks, such as dog parks or a fitness challenge park, that may not require the city add another $75,000 play-ground for it to main-tain. He said the statute requires the council to set the preliminary levy now, and the 5.5 percent increase allows “wiggle room” as they consider spending options before setting the levy. Little said his con-cerns about the com-promise is that the levy increase will be further reduced through nego-tiations. “My biggest concern is we’re being asked to vote on a budget that is just a number, and doesn’t have the details in it — the final details,” Little said. He said the city has many set, legal contrac-tual inflationary costs that it must meet, which may require the city to cut a service or program. Little detailed high-lights of his budget pro-posal and said future councils may be forced to increase tax rates dra-matically to pay for some of the major mainte-nance items without ad-dressing the debt. He said he doubted the council would raise fees to generate addi-tional funds for projects, as some council members said could be considered as they work through the budget. Even if fees were raised, he said it is not a “panacea” for the city’s

funding problems, not-ing that raising senior center fees only brought in a few thousand dol-lars, not enough to fund a new staff position. Council Member Kerrin Swecker empha-sized several times that the council was not pass-ing a budget, but setting the maximum levy. “What we’re voting on tonight is the prelimi-nary tax levy,” Swecker said, “not the budget, not line items, but the preliminary tax levy.” Little said his com-ments were very specific that they are voting on the preliminary budget that does not have the details in it. He said he was “disap-pointed” that the “tough questions” he posed were not answered, and that the levy decision was not postponed, an option that had been advocat-ed by Lakeville resident Kris Pierson. State law requires the preliminary levy be ad-opted by Sept. 30, and Sept. 15 was the last regular council meeting this month. Feller said the council could have delayed action until the Sept. 22 special meeting. No formal actions are taken at work sessions. Little again called the budget “irresponsible” and said if the assump-tions are wrong, the bud-get will be wrong. “It’s difficult to work together when specific details aren’t being put forth,” Little said. LeBeau said four other members of the

council all compromised after going through the process of commenting on the staff ’s budget pro-posal to note what each member supported, not “re-write the entire bud-get” that the staff and finance director worked hard to complete. She said the process requires them to take ac-tion on a timeline with bits and pieces of infor-mation available. “I don’t think you should tell the communi-ty that we’re not bringing forth the facts,” LaBeau said to Little, who then called for a role call vote to set the preliminary levy before he voted no. Later, Little posted concerns about “unan-swered questions” on his Facebook page: “Will parks be funded, will equipment be replaced or will we fix buildings, will we attack rising debt, will we add needed public safety staff ? No answers were given to these important ques-tions,” he said. Dakota County will send property owners tax statements in mid-No-vember that identify esti-mated individual proper-ty tax changes next year. Following many City Council work sessions regarding the budget, a public hearing on the budget will be held Dec. 1. The City Council will adopt a final budget and levy Dec. 15.


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“Their plans don’t include any capacity im-provements that directly benefit Lakeville,” Licht said. Under the plan, Lake-ville may receive funds to re-stripe a highway or add a traffic signal, Licht said. The city has money allocated to extend Ce-dar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit to 181st Street, but the new mandates require Lakeville to in-crease density from seven units per acre to 10 units per acre on properties within one-quarter mile of the transit corridor. The Met Council’s plan also raises the city’s overall development threshold from three units per acre to three to five units per acre, Licht said. City Council members authorized staff to pro-vide a written response citing concerns that in-clude the Met Council’s growing control over development, lack of transportation funding for expanding roads in growing communities like Lakeville and unfair funding formulas. Lakeville Planning Commission Member Karl Drotning repre-sents Lakeville on the Metropolitan Council Transportation Advisory Board. He said the Met Council’s new scoring criteria for transporta-tion spending includes “racially concentrated areas of poverty” that are heavily slanted to-ward Hennepin and Ramsey counties. Affordable housing goals are also part of the formula, an area where Lakeville also has a low score. “They’re pretty much ignoring the developing communities,” Drotning said, noting that the Met Council used to help young cities write down the cost for extending sewer and water lines to undeveloped areas to al-low affordable housing to be constructed, but no longer do so. “They’re more or less adding another mandate or criteria and mak-ing the scoring tougher for the outer counties to score on these, so we start out basically with

one hand tied behind us,” Drotning said. “What was the ‘Animal Farm’ thing? All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than oth-ers.” Drotning was criti-cal of adding transit in Lakeville because it re-moves the city’s assets — its people, resources and dollars — out of the city. “It doesn’t keep them here,” Drotning said. “They don’t eat lunch here, it’s hard for them to serve on committees, hard to do the volunteer things we have because they’re out of town.” He said Lakeville needs a transportation system, not transit. Drotning also noted the Met Council’s Trans-portation Steering Com-mittee that unanimously recommended the plan is made of members that all represent urban ar-eas, with no representa-tion from the five fringe counties. “I think it should be a big concern for us,” Drotning said. “Because in my view it’s going to get more and more dif-ficult to have any dollars available from the Met Council for any of the things that we need.” Council Member Bart Davis said the Met Council appears to be using transportation in-stead of the Metropoli-tan Urban Service Area boundaries indicating where water and sewer lines can be installed to get transit-oriented de-velopment. Licht agreed, adding that it is pushing high densities far beyond transit corridors and will affect land use planning documents that dictate growth. The city may be forced to require developers to build higher density homes as a result of the plan. Developments that have taken longer to build would also be man-dated to meet the higher density standards when the city updates its com-prehensive plan in 2018. If comprehensive plan amendments are needed in the meantime, they would need Met Coun-cil approval, essentially meaning the mandate is already in effect. Lakeville Mayor Matt

Little asked what en-forcement mechanism can the Met Council use to force Lakeville into compliance with their mandates. Licht said state statute allows the Met Council oversight of the city’s comprehensive plans. When Lake Elmo stood up to the Met Council to gain control of their own plans, the Met Council sued the city and won. “They have too much power,” Council Member Colleen LaBeau said. She said she is on the Met Council’s Land Use Advisory Committee, but what they are put-ting out is a “dictation and control.” “They’re not advis-ing at all,” she said. “It’s very scary.” Little agreed. “We are Lakeville, and we should be making the decisions for Lakeville, not an unelected body that may or may not have even visited our city,” Little said. He said high-densi-ty housing to promote busing is not needed in Lakeville because people here are willing to drive to the bus station. “I don’t see a pur-pose here in Lakeville to put people right next to (transit stations) when there’s a clear, clear ex-ample of our community is willing to drive to the bus station,” Little said. LaBeau said while Lakeville’s Met Coun-cil representative Wendy Wulff has done a good job, her voice is in the minority. “It is actually pretty serious,” LaBeau said. “We have to have people who understand it and are affected by it write in their comments.” Anyone can submit comments to the Met Council regarding its transportation plan through Oct. 1 by email at [email protected] or calling 651-602-1500. Mailed comments are also being accepted by writing the Metropolitan Council at 390 Robert St. N., St. Paul, MN 55101.


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1070 Trailers

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

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

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3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

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

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

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

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

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3620 MusicInstruments

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

3620 MusicInstruments

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

3630 OutdoorEquipment

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

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1 - 2 pm: half price saleThe Discovery Center5050 Independence St.

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APPLE VALLEY, Sept 18-20th 8-5pm, Childs cloz all sizes, dishes, office/pet supplies 8531 136th Court

APPLE VALLEY: Sept 20th 9-6pm, Downsizing! Lg se-lection, Sterilite & Rubber-maid storage items. HH, deco, bedding, & baking items + Adult cloz, lawn furn, etc. Quality, unique & excell. condition/inside Sale! 7172 145th St . West

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

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

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

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

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

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

10001 Abbott Ave S

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4800 Douglas Drive

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

Eagan: 90 Unit Townhome Community Sale!

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

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


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

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

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

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Richfield Lutheran60th & Nicollet Ave. So.

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

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

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

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

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4520 Townhomes/Dbls/Duplexes For Rent

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

4570 StorageFor Rent

Apple Valley: Winter Stor-age! Inside storage. Great location & affordable rates. Boats, campers & cars. 612-889-8768

4640 Waterfront for Sale

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

5000 SERVICES

5040 Health &Wellness

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5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5120 Cabinetry &Countertops

DREXLER CABINETSCustom Cabinet Making, Laminate Countertops,

Refacing. 952-881-5331

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Escobar Hardwood Floors Carpet & Ceramic Tile

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

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

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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/Insured30 Yrs Exp. Phil 651-699-3373

londonairechimneyservice.com


5370 Painting &Decorating


5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal



5510 Full-time

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

www.rise.orgEqual Opportunity Employer

5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

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

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


Christian Brothers Construction

Min Lic. BC679768

Concrete, Customized Concrete, Drain Tile, Stone, New or Repair.

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CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

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

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Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

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

Stamped, Driveways & Steps, Sidewalks,

Patios, Blocks, & Floors. New or replacement. Tear out & removal.

Will meet or beat almost any quote!

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Lowell Russell Concrete

BBB A+ Rating - Angies List Honor Roll

From the Unique to the Ordinary

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

acid stained floors and counter tops.

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5190 Decks

DECK CLEANING & STAINING

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5210 Drywall

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

Shawn 651-285-6588

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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

5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

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

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

TEAM ELECTRICteamelectricmn.com

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5260 Garage Doors

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Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

5280 Handyperson

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

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

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

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5280 Handyperson

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

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

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480

PROFESSIONAL HOME IMPROVEMENT!

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

651-600-8820

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

5340 Landscaping

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Quality work @ competitiveprices. 14+ yrs exp.!

612-644-3580

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

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Offering Complete Landscape Services

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5350 Lawn &Garden Services

$45 Lawn AerationsMulti Neighbor Discount

Mark 651-245-7876

A Happy Yard 20% off-New Customers

Fall Clean-ups, GutterCleaning, Brush Removal

Sod & All Types ofLandscaping. 612-990-0945


3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR ; EXTERIOR

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

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

Major Credit Card Accepted

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

Ben’s Painting

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952-432-2605 DAVE’S PAINTING

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

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

5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

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No Subcontractors Used. Ins. 952-891-8586

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Randy’s ResidentialImprovements

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Lic. 2063583 BBB Member

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

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

Call 952-925-6156

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

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

Greg Johnson Roofing 612-272-7165. Lic BC48741


$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Summer Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

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612-275-2574AJ’s Tree Service

Trimming & RemovalFree Estimates & Insured

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

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

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ArborBarberMN.com612-702-1230 Mbr: BBB

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Jeff 612-578-5299

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

952-888-5123

STUMP GRINDINGFree Ests. Best $$ Ins’d

Brett 612-290-1213

5440 Window Cleaning

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

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

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

Property ManagerProven results, 3-5 yrs.

Multifamily exp. Required. Maintenance Technician

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

bhmanagement.com EOE

CARPENTERSHarmony Homes has been

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

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

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

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

ested contact [email protected]

Company Drivers/Owner Operators- Class A CDL,

Farmington. Current health card, pass drug test,

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

Call: 651-423-5388

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

5510 Full-time

EducationUniversity of Minnesota

Extension Center for Family DevelopmentExtension Educator –

Financial EmpowermentDakota County

This position is a part-nership between Univer-sity of Minnesota Exten-sion (UMES) and Dakota County. While UMES is the employer, UMES works in close collaboration with Dakota County to oversee the position to meet posi-tion objectives. The Finan-cial Empowerment Exten-sion Educator position will bring in-depth knowledge and expertise to financial empowerment for Da-kota County residents and agencies, who serve them. QUALIFICATIONS: Bach-elor’s degree in fam-ily resource management, economics, family social science, social work, ger-ontology, human devel-opment, or related field is required, master’s degree preferred. Applications Deadline: Initial review of applications begins on September 30, 2014; posi-tion will remain open until filled. To learn more about these positions and to ap-ply, visit: http://www1.e x t e n s i o n . u m n . e d u /about/employment/ or call 612-624-3717.

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Help Wanted Full Time Diesel Truck Mechanic

Eagan based repair fa-cility is seeking quality individual for Diesel Service Center, to make repairs on our fleet of heavy-duty tractors and trailers. Day shift. Experience and/or CDL a plus. Competitive wages and benefits, medical, dental, 401(K) savings plan, paid vacation, holidays and more.

Contact Reinhart at 651-457-9796

or [email protected]

for consideration.

HOUSE CLEANER$85 + up a day, FT, M - FWe provide CAR. Edina location. 952-831-3510

Needed immedi-ately. FT Team Lead-ers ($12.50/hr) and Cleaners ($11.50/hr) for Lakeville residential cleaning service (OT possible). Fun, fast paced company. Keep 100% of tips! Company car for Team Leads. Bi-lingual Spanish/English Team Leaders pref. Fax 952-985-0675 or e/m to [email protected]

Seasonal MaintenanceWorker, City of Elko New Market. $17.13 per hour. Application on City Web-

site www.ci.enm.mn.us

Ship/Rec/Production

Workers:American Carton & Polybag, Inc. is mov-ing to Eagan by yr end. Due to our continued growth, we have an immed. opening for an exp. Shipping Worker & several entry level positions in our Pro-duction Dept. Must be computer savvy, have forklift exp. and a valid driver’s license. Send resume w/salary hist. to [email protected]

Subcontractors Needed to provide Trucks with Crews to take care of sidewalks on commer-cial sites. Crews needed throughout the metro area.

Must be insured. Please call 952-403-9012.

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Tile Installer-Busy floor-ing stores looking for exp.tile-setter sub-contrac-tors. Must be dependable, hard-working, and do professional work. Gen-eral Liability & Worker’s Compensation insurance requirements must be met.Please fax or email resume attention of Dave Kramer or Shane Judge @ 952-891-5101 or email resume:abbey55372@ yahoo.com

or [email protected]

5520 Part-time

DriversPart Time, Flexible hours

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Coldwell Banker Lakeville/Burnsville branch office is seeking

a P/T Receptionist to work 19 hours/week. Motivated, customer

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ity to multi-task. To apply please visit www.realogy.com/careers and search

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Maintenance Technician Smaller Edina townhome community is looking for self-motivated, organized

Maintenance Tech for 20 hrs per wk. Must have experience in variety of

tasks, have great customer service skills and be able to work independently.

Knowledge in HVAC & appliance repair a plus. Fax or email resume & salary requirements to:

952-941-7202 or edn063@

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Reliable HCAs for Rsmt group homes. Weekend hrs. Able to drive handi-capped vehicle. Must have clean driving re-cord. 651-452-5781

5520 Part-time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[email protected].

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

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

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

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

To submit items for the Family Calendar, email:

[email protected].

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

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

yahoo.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘Popeye’ at Holz Farm

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

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

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

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


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


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

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

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

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

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


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

David Charles Eichholz and Ted Manderfeld (Photo sub-mitted)

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



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

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

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

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


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