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Foot-stompin¹ is encouraged at Rosemount¹s annual bluegrass festival.

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by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The morning of the Fourth of July saw two fires in Lakeville, though the circumstances are not the same. The first fire occurred at 1 a.m. on the 16000 block of Garcia Way. Half of a four-unit detached ga-rage’s stalls were ablaze. The Lakev-ille Fire Department was on the scene, as was the Lakeville Police Department, according to a report from the Lakeville Fire Depart-ment. The Fire Department employed two engines and one ladder and one rescue truck to stop the fire from spreading to the other two garage units. Despite the best efforts of fire

crews, two of the four units suffered heavy fire damage and a the third had minor smoke and water dam-age, according to the report. The Fire Department said the incident is under investigation, but it suspects fireworks are the cause of the blaze. This was the third fire related to fireworks over the holiday week-end. The city advises people who use fireworks to place them in a pail of water and let them soak prior to placing them in a garbage can.

Progressive Rail About seven hours later, the Lakeville Fire Department was called to the offices of Progressive Rail on the 21200 block of High-view Avenue.

Fires abound during Fourth of July weekend

Fireworks blamed for at least three incidents

Photo by Aaron Vehling

It was another year of the Baby Crawl-A-Thon at the Lakev-ille Senior Center for the Pan-O-Prog celebration Tuesday, July 5. Twenty-one infants crawled humorously across the room toward the finish line. During some of the heats the race was neck-and-neck, but Korbin Benson came out on top winning the overall race. Right: Benson’s mother, Bri-ana, said her son had good athletic genes. “His grandfather was a runner,” she said. “Maybe that runs in the family.”

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Those who had an incli-nation toward lottery tick-ets, camping at a state park or even taking a drivers exam have felt the effects of the shutdown of state gov-ernment (all of those activi-ties are off limits). But how about Lakeville Area Public Schools or the local city government? The impact has varied, to be sure. Lakeville City Administrator Steve Mielke said the effect is “more sideways than direct.” Businesses that depend on state permits will be stuck, Mielke said. A good exam-ple of this is FIN LLC, a firm taking over Ronin Sushi Cafe on County Road 46. Be-cause liquor permits are not transferable, the owners must obtain new permits. The city council granted FIN LLC on-sale and Sunday liquor licenses Monday night, but without the state’s permit the company cannot purchase or sell liquor. Mielke said this limbo would be a reality with real estate developments as well. “Generally, developments will need per-mits from the Department of Natural Re-sources or the Pollution Control Agency,” he said. Another example is an elevator permit. Mielke said the city cannot issue a certifi-cate of occupancy (which allows people to live in a building) if the state cannot con-duct an inspection of the elevator. Thisweek has reported in recent weeks about the primary effect of the state shut-down on Lakeville schools: revenue. Whereas the City of Lakeville receives no Local Government Aid from the state, ISD 194 (like all public school districts) receives most of its funding from state dis-bursements. The absence of money from the state (whether in shifts of finances or withheld funds) has led Lakeville public schools to have to borrow money. The district recently issued abut $9 mil-lion in general obligation aid anticipation certificates to provide some cash flow to pay the bills for the upcoming months. The district received the money July 7. The district should receive at least 73 percent of its funding, though. Minnesota school districts will receive most of their state aid payments despite the shutdown of state government on July 1. Ramsey County District Court Judge Kathleen Gearin ruled on June 29 that general aid must be distributed to public schools in accordance with the state consti-tution. Although school districts will receive

Effects of state shutdown on local governments mixed

Schools hit harder than city

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Minnesota school districts will receive most of their state aid payments despite the shut-down of state government on July 1. Ramsey County District Court Judge Kathleen Gearin ruled on June 29 that general aid must be distributed to pub-lic schools in accordance with the state constitution. “This is a relief,” said Jeff Solomon, finance director for the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. “With-out it, we would have exhausted our cash flow tool options and had no funds to work with by August.” School districts across the state rely heavily on state aid, which accounts for 73 percent of their budgets. Although school districts will receive their general aid during the shutdown, they can expect partial payments.

The Legislature passed a proposal in 2009 to distribute only 70 percent of aid pay-ments for two years. That decision was set to ex-pire this year, enabling districts to receive 90 percent of their payments. Whether general aid pay-ments will continue to be de-layed is still on the table as Gov. Mark Dayton and the legisla-tive leaders continue to brawl over the budget. “It’s up in the air right now,” said Aaron Tinklenberg, com-munications coordinator for the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District. It is also unclear whether school districts will receive spe-cial education compensatory aid – funding that both districts 191 and 196 receive. School districts will not re-ceive these funds under Gea-rin’s ruling. However, on July 4 Dayton filed a proposal to broaden cru-

cial services to include special education aid. This filing will be decided by Kathleen Blatz, a former state Supreme Court justice who was appointed as a special master to review individual requests by agencies to have their funding continue. Districts 191 and 196 are among several Minnesota dis-tricts that have looked at loans as a way to hold them over while aid is frozen. In a June 22 special meeting, the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Board unanimously approved a proposal to obtain $12 million in aid anticipation certificates – a loan that helps school districts alleviate cash flow issues and are to be repaid using state aid. That same month, the Rose-mount-Apple Valley-Eagan district took out a six-month, $15 million aid anticipation loan at 0.32 percent interest and a $24 million line of credit.

Despite the financial un-certainty, both school districts have started their summer pro-grams without delay. “Our main issues have been more on the operational side,” Tinklenberg said. Since the shutdown has closed the Department of Edu-cation, teachers cannot renew their licenses and school dis-tricts cannot send or receive data such as state testing re-sults. “We knew this was a possi-bility and notified teachers who needed renewal to remind them ahead of time,” Solomon said. Now district officials hope that state leaders can come to an agreement. “We would like to see the shutdown issues be resolved so we can proceed forward on a long-term basis,” Solomon said.

E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

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Districts 191, 196 to receive aid during shutdownFight continues over special education, compensatory funds

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by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Not everything in Mallory Weggemann’s life has been perfect. Paralyzed from the waist down almost three years ago at the age of 18, many paths were in front of her. She chose the one in the water and is now ranked No. 1 in the world in six of seven events as a member of the U.S. Paralympic Swim Team. Her recent efforts have earned her

several medals, world records and a nomination for an ESPY (Excel-lence in Sports Performance Year-ly) presented by ESPN under the category top female athletes with a disability. She was eating ice cream in at the Olympic Training Facility in Colorado Springs when she re-ceived a phone call from her dad on June 24. She thought she might

be nominated but didn’t know how re-alistic it was. “Honestly it’s a huge honor to even be nominated,” she said. “To be one

of five female athletes to be up for an award is, I can’t even put it into words.” She and her boyfriend are flying to Los Angeles on Monday for the cere-mony on Wednesday at the Nokia The-atre. It will be televised live at 8 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN. It’s the Oscars of the sports world with athletes such as Tom Brady and LeBron James up for awards. “I’ve done all the girly stuff of get-ting the dress,” Weggemann said. “It’s like being in high school and going to prom. I’m really excited to meet all the

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by T.W. BudigECM CAPITOL REPORTER

The Minnesota political leaders who came to power last January spoke of job creation and bringing cer-tainty to balm the state’s wounded economy. Six months later some 20,000 state employees are laid off and state govern-ment is partially shut down, with no certainty of how soon this big work force will return to the job. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders failed Thursday, June 30, to reach a budget agreement as the final hours of the biennium slipped away.But the basic framework of the budget dispute has been in place for months. Republicans came to the state Capitol — the GOP winning control of the Senate for the first time in almost 40 years — vow-ing not to raise taxes and

to keep state spending in check. They pointed to the $3 billion in additional revenue already projected to spill into state coffers as sufficient, and styled their budgeting stance as “living within your means.” But Dayton called for some $37 billion in spend-ing in his proposed state budget, about $3 billion more than what Republi-cans were willing to spend. Dayton professed no love for his budget. “I’m critical of my bud-get. It’s not the budget I would have presented had I inherited a responsible fi-nancial situation from my predecessor — I did not,” said Dayton in February, referring to former Repub-lican Gov. Tim Pawlenty. “(But) I’m not willing to make barbaric cuts in the essential services that affect people’s lives,” said Dayton. Dayton included a va-riety of tax increases in his

original budget proposal, including a three-year temporary surcharge on incomes over $500,000 and a property tax increase on homes valued at over $1 million. Republicans immediately indicated they could not support this. Deputy Senate Major-ity Leader Geoff Michel, R-Edina, did not want to proclaim the Dayton bud-get dead on arrival. “(But) I don’t think it has much of a heartbeat,” he said at the time. House Speaker Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, spoke of Republicans up-holding “their fundamental principles.” Dayton later backed off his tax increase propos-als — the projected state budget deficit had dropped from $6 billion to $5 bil-lion — and later called for an income tax hike on the wealthiest 2 percent of Min-nesotans. The governor also backed off his original $37

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Framework of shutdown long in comingbillion, two-year spending target, inviting Republi-cans to meet him halfway — at the 50-yard line, in an expression etched into session memories — later offering about $35.7 billion in spending. Dayton expressed as-tonishment that lawmakers could fail to accept such an offer when the alternative would be “draconian” cuts in state services. He blamed some of the perceived Re-publican pigheadedness on the Republican freshman class, which he deemed ul-traconservative.

But Republicans repeat-edly spoke of the damage a tax increase would inflict on the state’s fragile econ-omy. They also countered that a tax increase, if en-acted, would fail to gener-ate the expected revenue. It would simply lead to more tax increases, they ar-gued. “If we make tough choices now, we can look forward to a very bright future for Minnesota,” said Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, R-Buffalo, of holding the spending line. In general, Dayton and

Republican leaders have kept the tone of the budget debate civil. Indeed, they’ve ex-pressed fondness for each other. Zellers recently spoke of knowing Dayton’s heart. And Republican law-makers, while critical of the governor, often say that they like Mark Dayton. He’s good guy, they say. But that doesn’t mean they agree with him.

T.W. Budig is at [email protected].

Domestic abuse shelter closes during shutdownLewis House closes in Hastings, moves clients to Eagan facility

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Domestic abuse victims living in Dakota County have one less safe haven as a result of the state government shut-down. The Lewis House in Hastings – a shelter for wom-en and children who are vic-tims of domestic abuse – tem-porarily closed July 1, forcing families housed there to move to the larger Eagan facility. “We are still here for them and still offering a safe place,” said Mary Ajax, president and CEO of 360 Commu-nities, the Burnsville-based nonprofit that operates the two shelters. 360 Communities consoli-dated its facilities and laid off nine of its 15 employees last week to save money while awaiting grant payment from

the state. Its two shelters, which house approximately 500 peo-ple each year, receive $1.2 mil-lion from the state – money that has been frozen by the shutdown. The Eagan facility received a recent $100,000 donation to help keep it open, Ajax said. So far the Lewis House – which typically has about six to eight families at a time – hasn’t turned anyone away. “We’ll make every room a bedroom if we have to,” Ajax said. “Our commitment is to the safety of women and chil-dren.” The organization plans to convert several common areas such as a den, playroom and offices into bedrooms to cre-ate space for the additional families. Though families living

in southern Dakota County still have access to domestic abuse services, the commute to Eagan can create a burden for many, Ajax said. “It’s already a very diffi-cult time for these families,” she said. “A person can only handle so much.” Ajax said she expects the Hastings house will reopen shortly after the shutdown ends. In the meantime, the Lewis House will rely on assistance from the community. “We will do our very best to keep the house open but we need the support of the com-munity to do that,” she said. For more infor-mation, go online at www.360communities.org.

E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]


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Opinion

Fixed oil pricesTo the editor: I think when the price of gasoline is $4 a gallon people finally start using less gas. People car pool more, buy higher efficiency cars, and travel less. I think we should force the price of gasoline to $4! We could do this by raising

the gasoline tax and hav-ing it variable to make the total price $4. For exam-ple, the price of gas at this moment is $3.60 (it may be different tomorrow) if we had an additional tax of 40 cents the total price to the consumer would be $4. The additional tax would go toward the research of green energy.

HARLEY HORSAGERLakeville

Cost savings to reduce U.S. debtTo the editor: The Medicare Prescrip-tion Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of

2003 provides a medicare prescription drug benefit for seniors. The act, how-ever, prohibits Medicare from negotiating discounts with the drug companies in order to lower costs for the U.S. government. The Veterans Administra-tion, however, is allowed to negotiate drug prices to reduce costs for veteran drug benefits. Legistation should be passed by the U.S. Congress to remove the Medicare Part D drug price negotiation restric-tion. This will reduce the cost of the Medicare program to the taxpayer and reduce the U.S. debt. Please contact Rep. John Kline and the two Minne-

sota senators and tell them that the taxpayer funded Medicare Part D shouldn’t have to pay the “sticker price” for drugs. CARL ROCKRosemount

Sounds a bit like homophobiaTo the editor: A letter writer in the June 24 edition denies be-ing a bigoted homophobe. He then goes on to equate being gay with drunk driving, bestiality and incest. Hmm. Sounds a bit like homophobia to me.

Webster defines “bigot” as “a person who is ob-stinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group with hatred and in-tolerance.” Passing the marriage amendment to our state constitution would be, by definition, bigoted. Like the letter writer, I too am a follower of Jesus. I believe Jesus calls us to love one another. This pro-posed amendment lies re-motely far from that great command.

VINCE THERRIENBurnsville

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by Joe NathanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Linda Swanson and Amy Schmidt of Lakeville Area Public Schools, along with other educa-tors, recently offered several sug-gestions for families to help over-come “summer learning loss.” Sometimes families forget that young people can lose between two and five months over the summer in key areas of reading and math, unless families step in. Young people can have plenty of fun, and still gain, rather than give ground over the summer. Swanson, communications co-ordinator of Lakeville Area Pub-lic Schools, recommended par-ents turn to information available on school district websites and in newsletters that principals send for tips. She cites, for example, a newsletter sent by Amy Schmidt

at Christina Hud-dleston Elementary School. “Try a travel game,” Schmidt said. “Travel bingo cards come in a va-riety of themes and are relatively inexpensive; the old alphabet game is always good (find the letters of the alpha-bet, in order, on signs along the road), and a new twist: make up a phrase, a statement, or a question with each word.” She said if children enjoy writ-ing or making books, they can collect items from a trip and stick them to pages of an inexpensive notebook. The notebook can give children many great ideas for writing during the summer or later. Swanson also cited Eastview

Elementary’s website and the link “that my grandchildren use” (www.abcya.com/kindergarten_computers.htm). It is located on the Eastview website under a link “For Students.” Kim Craven, District 196 ad-ministrative assistant to the su-perintendent, wrote that Julie Olson, director of elementary education, had many sugges-tions for summer learning, but the most important, she said, was “To keep children physically and mentally stimulated.” Some ideas include: • Parents can read books aloud to their children and then discuss the books. • Parents can let children choose their own books at the library (with their own library card). • Families should take advan-

tage of free opportunities for enrichment at the library, parks, and museums. • Children can plan a meal, by making a grocery list, help-ing with the shopping – making choices and price comparisons. • Parents also should provide a balance of structured and un-structured playtime. James Stewart, a Macalester professor, suggests that families and students identify a person, living or dead, in which the stu-dent has compelling interest – sports figure, musician, military figure, politician, artist, whatev-er. The student then can become that person’s biographer after reading, taking notes and writing about specific points of interest and illumination about the cho-sen person. The student also can

prepare an oral presentation or exhibit on the person. Marcia Welch, principal at Vandenberg Middle School in Elk River recommended that children become a pen pal to a friend. Parents can buy postcards and pens to have a child start writing to a friend through the mail instead of using the Inter-net. Welch wisely concludes: “The key is consistent reading, writ-ing and speaking throughout the summer with the adults that mat-ter in a young person’s life.”

Joe Nathan, former public school teacher, administrator, PTA presi-dent, parent of three public school graduates now directs the Center for School Change at Macalester College. He can be reached at [email protected].

Helping students gain, not give ground over the summer

Traffic congestion will stay; we need more transit optionsby Don Heinzman

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

For years in survey after sur-vey, the metropolitan public’s No. 1 concern has been traffic conges-tion. In response, the state, through the Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota Department of Trans-portation, has been responding by building more transit systems. In the metropolitan area, buses, light rail and commuter rail ser-vices have been carrying more and more people to their jobs. That progress could come to a halt because the Republican ma-jority in both houses wants to cut $109 million from the Metropolitan Council which runs the bus, light rail and commuter rail systems. Gov. Mark Dayton had rec-

ommended no cut in state funding for Metro Transit. MnDOT receives most of its funds from sources other than state aid. It will continue to operate but would be crippled by one legis-lative bill, if it were to become law. That bill called for a 15 percent re-duction in employees by 2015. Such a reduction would mean loss of 750 of 5,000 employees across the board in all services. Loss of state aid also would reduce wages and benefits for existing em-ployees. The legislative bill also would cut the general fund appropria-tion for Greater Minnesota transit by $3.729 million a year. This cut

would reduce service to commu-nities outside the metro areas for people who cannot drive. The government shutdown will have a big ripple effect on private contractors and construction work-ers who rely on MnDOT funds. It’s estimated 1,600 businesses and 3,900 small and individual contrac-tors do work for the state. While Minnesotans expected expenditures to be cut, polls sug-gested that they want to see reve-nues increased to balance this bud-get. Dayton cited the damage to the transportation system when he ve-toed the Transportation Finance bill. The Metropolitan Council will continue to operate its transit sys-tems for the next six to eight weeks

with available funds. Never was the eyeball-to-eyeball battle over funding more dramatic than in metropolitan transit, which probably will never be the same, having gone through the shutdown experience. A reduction of $109 million proposed by the Legislature, an 85 percent reduction, would result in an across-the-board increase of 50 cents over the base fare of $1.75. According to Met Council offi-cials, it could result in a 30 percent reduction in services and a loss of 20 million rides. This combined fare increase and loss of buses and routes could re-sult in 27 million fewer rides a year, 31 percent of annual ridership and the layoff of 610 Metro Transit em-ployees.

Faced with the loss of state rev-enue up to $109 million, a worst-case scenario, the Metro Council is launching an extensive planning process. Public meetings have been scheduled for July 6 and 7, with an-other series of seven formal meet-ings in August. Loss of a proposed $109 million to transit illustrates how the transit system could be affected at a time when reducing traffic congestion is a high priority. Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Editorial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM. He is at [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.


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A recent audit of the city of Lakeville’s finances yield-ed largely positive remarks. One problem presented to the City Council at its re-cent meeting was a $186,000 discrepancy in the cost of goods for liquor operations in 2009. Finance Director Dennis Feller said that when his de-partment’s staff were prepar-ing for the 2010 audit they noticed that the year before they had understated the inventory and cost of goods sold. “There was no impropri-ety or malfeasance,” Feller said. The change meant the li-quor stores’ net income be-

fore transfers (to other city accounts) was $1,261,676, instead of the originally stat-ed $1,447,679. Feller said staff report-ed the problem to Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Ra-dosevich and Company, the city’s auditing firm, which included that change in the 2010 audit report. William Lauer, a partner at MMKR who presented the audit results to the city council, concurred there was nothing awry or sinister oc-curring in the financial of-fice. MMKR auditors gave the books a “clear opinion,” which Lauer said is “the highest we give.” The other issue that came up regarded what Lauer

called “limited segregation of duties in payroll.” “This is essentially be-cause the primary person for processing payroll is also the person responsible for altering and processing payroll records,” Lauer told the council. “Both are being done by same person. We recommend a change there. Either segregate those duties or have a supervisory person approve the report.” Lauer said those two is-sues were the first he encoun-tered in a half-decade of au-diting Lakeville’s books. The audits are required by state law. To view the full report, check out the July 5 on-line agenda packet at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us.

Lakeville financial audit shows a hiccup

ISD 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 4 p.m. Monday, July 11, study session of the ISD 194 School Board in the District Office Board Room, 8670 210th St. W., Lakeville.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call c. Public Comment d. Agenda Additions2. Discussion a. Lakeville North High School Property3. Additions to the Agenda4. Adjournment

ISD 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 7 p.m. Monday, July 11, special meeting of the ISD 194 School Board in the District Office Board Room, 8670 210th St. W., Lakeville.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call c. Public Comment d. Agenda Additions2. Discussion a. Superintendent Candidate Selections - School Exec Connect3. Additions to the Agenda4. Adjournment

ISD 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, special meeting of the

ISD 194 School Board in the District Office Board Room, 8670 210th St. W., Lakeville.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call2. Superintendent Interviews a. Interviews with Superinten-dent Candidates3. Adjournment

ISD 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, regular meeting of the ISD 194 School Board in the District Office Board Room, 8670 210th St. W., Lakeville.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Roll Call and Board Introduc-tions d. Good News e. Public Comment f. Board Communications g. Agenda Additions2. Consider Approval of Consent Agenda a. Board Minutes b. Employment Recommenda-tions, Leave Requests and Resigna-tions c. Other Personnel Matters d. Bills & Claims e. Authorization to Release Checks f. Alt Facility Change Orders g. Other Business Matters h. Acceptance of Gift Dona-tions i. Field Trips3. Consent Agenda Discussion Items

Agendas4. Reports5. Recommended Actions a. MN State High School League Resolution for 2011-12 Membership – Ms. Knudsen b. Membership in Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce 2011-12 – Ms. Knudsen c. Membership in MN School Board Association 2011-12 – Ms. Knudsen6. Additions to Agenda7. Information a. Superintendent’s Report b. Board Member Reports8. Adjournment


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Junior Miss Farmington Aundreya Edwards, First Princess Brooke Genzler and Second Princess Bailey Granrud rode in Apple Valley’s Freedom Days July 4 parade. It was a pleasant day for the parade, too, which was a fact not lost on the graceful Dew Days royalty. For more photos, go online at www.ThisweekLive.com.

The Downtown Lakev-ille Business Association (DLBA) will sponsor its monthly Third Thursdays on Main event on July 21. The Watermelon Days event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in Market Plaza at Holyoke Av-enue and 208th Street. Guests are encouraged to

bring lawn chairs and enjoy the free community event. Appetizers will be served by The Chart House Restau-rant and entertainment will be provided by the Up ’til 2 Vocal Band, a blend of live music and theater with cur-rent and classic radio hits, Motown, jazz and funk.

Downtown retailers will host Crazy Days Sidewalk Sales and there will be water-melon treats and contests. Mainstreet After Hours will host a free wine tasting event from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.downtownlakev-ille.com.

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The ProAct Golf Classic will be held Monday, Aug. 15, at Hastings Country Club.

The 18-hole event will be-gin with registration from 10 to 11:30 a.m., with an early

ProAct Golf Classic set August 15lunch starting at 10:45 a.m. and a shotgun start at 11:45 a.m. Live and silent auctions, a raffle and a gourmet dinner will follow the game. The cost is $150 per golfer, which includes lunch and din-ner, a golf cart and use of the facilities and driving range. The price for the dinner only is $35. To register, go to http://proactinc.org or contact Cathy McCoy at (651) 289-3170 or [email protected].


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their general aid during the shutdown, they can expect partial payments. The Legislature passed a proposal in 2009 to distrib-ute only 70 percent of aid payments for two years. That decision was set to expire this year, enabling dis-tricts to receive 90 percent of their payments. Whether general aid pay-ments will continue to be delayed is still on the table as Gov. Mark Dayton and the legislative leaders continue to brawl over the budget.

At a recent meeting, the school board and adminis-trators were frustrated about the prospect of having to borrow money to cover what they are owed; but legislative dysfunction yielded some lamentations. “This is a position I don’t like being in,” said Board Member Kathy Lewis. “This is something of concern to me.”

Jessica Harper contributed to this report. Aaron Vehling is at [email protected] and www.facebook.com/thisweeklive.

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The show will go on for eighth annual Art and All that Jazz in Burnsville. Dan Gustafson, event founder and lead organizer, said on June 15 the non-profit 501(c)3 committee was short about $30,000 in donations this year and needed to decide if the event would be only one day or cancelled for 2011. Last week, Gustafson re-ported that because of the generosity of its sponsors, Art and All that Jazz will be held Saturday, Aug. 20, in Nicollet Commons Park. When he discussed the festival on June 15, Gus-tafson said the nonprofit needed to raise close to $15,000 to stage the one-day event. He said the amount raised was close to that and that the target moved lower because of other changes, such as negotiating a cheap-er light and sound contract.

“Instead of the $5,000 donations we started getting more of the $500 donations, and that money started to add up for it,” Gustafson said. “I think it is going to work out real well.” Moving to one day and 10 hours of free music, the event shuffled its previously announced lineup. Saturday’s headliner Randy Brecker (trumpet and flugelhorn), who has played with such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa, has been replaced Twin Cit-ies group Mick Sterling and the Irresistibles. “We feel good about it,” Gustafson said. “We kind of said to ourselves: ‘We might find that local is the way to go.’ We will know by the end of the festival.” Sterling has built a solid following by relentlessly playing around the Twin Cities, including a longtime weekly gig at Bunkers in

Minneapolis. He is known for high energy and inciting many a dance party. Salsa del Soul and the Jack Brass Band remain in the Saturday lineup with The Super Pilots moving from Friday to Saturday. The Dakota Combo will start the day at noon. Twin Cities-based Salsa del Soul also has built a strong reputation and fol-lowing for putting on shows where dancing is encour-aged and practically irresist-ible. Cancelled was the Fri-day night show inside the Burnsville Performing Arts Center that was charging $25 to $35 for regular tick-ets and $150 to attend the show and VIP event. The event will still in-clude a juried art fair and food booths. The decision for organiz-ers hinged on what kind of crowd to attract. The world-

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athletes.” She may be a red carpet star for a night, but you’ll never take the Minnesota out of her. She lives with her parents in Eagan while mak-ing frequent trips to Colo-rado Springs for training. She spent last fall full-time in Colorado, but she wasn’t completely happy. “The state, the surround-ing area, Eagan, the swim scene here is extremely sup-portive,” she said. “I really missed being part of it. The minute I was paralyzed, ev-ery single family has been phenomenal.” Complications after re-ceiving an epidural injection to help relieve back pain in January 2008 left her para-lyzed from the waist down. “I’m not going to lie, it was hard for the first few months,” Weggemann said. “I was so dedicated to walk-ing again.” When she arrived home a paraplegic three months later, her sister saw in the paper that the U.S. Paralym-pics Swimming Trials were at

the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center and saw this as an opportunity to get her out of the house. “I didn’t know what to expect,” Weggemann said. “I saw athletes with all kinds of physical disabilities and they were finding their way. All overcoming their limita-tions.” She was invited to the pool deck to meet the ath-letes and coaches. “I felt like a kid at Christ-mas,” she said. “I just got this rush. I met with a coach on Saturday and on Monday I was in the pool. I realized I didn’t want to do the ‘why me?’ thing anymore. It was time to move on.” A natural swimmer, We-ggemann found it became a therapeutic outlet. “I love being in the water,” she said. “I’ve loved it ever since I was a little kid. “Just getting back in the water and out of my chair — my chair wasn’t holding me back anymore. I was free to move about.” There were adjustments and adaptations because she can no longer kick, but now

she can swim faster than pretty much everyone else. “We played with that and we’re still working on it,” she said of her technique. “I probably just have some raw talent there. It’s not some-thing that comes easy. Like any sport the majority of people don’t get to the top.” Becoming one of the best swimmers didn’t happen af-ter a few laps. “Coming back to swim-ming my outlook on life was different,” she said. “I saw it as a place to challenge myself. To prove to myself and to other people that I could still do this. I wanted to see how far I could go. I wanted to raise awareness on the Paralympics. All that wrapped into one gets me in the pool every day. ” Now the holder of 33 American records and 15 world records, she earned 13 gold medals from the 2009 and 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships. “When I broke the U.S. record I wanted to break the world record,” she said. “When I won one race I wanted to win the next five.”

The key to the nomina-tion was winning eight gold medals, a silver and break-ing nine world records at the Long Course IPC Swimming World Championships in 2010. “I left clinging to that silver thinking if it was only gold,” she said. “I really en-joyed the whole experience. It’s pretty cool hearing the National Anthem. That’s something that will stick with me for a long time.” After the ESPY Awards, Weggemann will continue her training for the Para-Pan Pacific Championships in August in Edmonton, Alber-ta, Canada. Her main focus is the 2012 Paralympics in London. People can vote for We-ggemann online at espn.go.com/espys through July 9. “I’ve been telling every-one I can think of to vote for me,” she said. “I’ve got some pretty tough competition. We all match up pretty well. It will be interesting to see the results.”

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

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After receiving an epidural injection to help relieve back pain in January 2008, Eagan resident Mallory Weggemann was paralyzed from the waist down.

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NASCAR Whelen All American Series at Elko Speedway Saturday July 2

NASCAR Super Late ModelsFast Qualifier Donny Reuvers Dundas 13.960 seconds (96.705 mph)Semi Feature #1 10 laps 1. Jason Schneider New Market 2. Reuvers 3. Matt Goede New Germany 4. Mark Lamoreaux Bloomington 5. Thor Anderson Bondurant, IASemi Feature #2 10 laps 1. Adam Royle Lonsdale 2. Steve Anderson Lakeville 3. Brian Johnson Lakeville 4. Conrad Jorgenson Lakeville 5. Paul Paine MoundFeature 40 laps 1. Reuvers 2. Goede 3. Royle 4. Jorgenson 5. Anderson 6. Lamoreaux 7. Schneider 8. Johnson 9. Bryan Roach Goodhue 10. Billy Mohn Lakeville

Big 8’sFast Qualifier Doug Brown Prior Lake 15.062 seconds (89.630 mph)Heat 8 laps 1. Brown 2. Travis Stanley Prior Lake 3. Dylan Moore Northfield 4. Darren Wolke Belle Plaine 5. Nicholas Beaver RosemountFeature 25 laps 1. Moore 2. Stanley 3. Brown 4. Wolke 5. Jon Lemke Shakopee

Thunder CarsHeat 1 8 laps 1. Ted Reuvers Dundas 2. Dillon Sellner Farmington 3. Chris Marek Lakeville 4. Bryan Turtle Chaska 5. Scott King LakevilleHeat 2 8 laps 1. Brent Kane Lonsdale 2. Michael Homan Coon Rapids 3. Doug Brown Prior Lake 4. Dan Weber Shakopee 5. Greg Borchardt Prior LakeFeature 25 laps 1. Kane 2. Reuvers 3. Sellner 4. Brown 5. Marek

Power StocksHeat 1 8 laps 1. Paul Hamilton Hastings 2. Dustin Mann Dundas 3. Todd Tacheny MankatoHeat 2 8 laps 1. Devon Schmidt Belle Plaine 2. Matt Ryan New Market 3. Taylor Goldman MinnetonkaFeature 20 laps 1. Hamilton 2. Schmidt 3. Mann 4. Ryan 5. Goldman

Flat Track MotorcyclesHeat 6 laps 1. Curtis Wise St. Paul 2. Jeremy Doerfler Shakopee 3. Jim Bjerke St. Mary’s PointFeature 6 laps 1. Wise 2. Doerfler 3. Bjerke

Spectator Drags1. Joe Culver Elko 2. Mike Sellner Farmington

Burnout Contest1. Joey Miller Lakeville 2. Carl Randolph Northfield 3. Matt Ryan New Market

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Paula Moltzan’s decision to move away from home midway through her Lake-ville South High School ca-reer was tough, but she says it was the right choice. Last month, Moltzan was nominated to the U.S. Ski Team as a member of the U.S. Developmental Ski Team. “It was incredible,” Molt-zan said. “I have wanted to make the team since I was like 5 years old, so it was amazing to take the next step in my skiing career.” Don’t expect too much celebration from Moltzan. She views this as a step to-ward her main goal of win-ning Olympic gold medals. “(Skiing) has been my life since I was little. I grew up with it and I just love ev-erything about it,” Moltzan said. Being on the U.S. De-

velopmental team means she’s one of the top 16- to 20-year-old skiers in the country. Moltzan spent her 2010-11 school year in Vail, Colo., training with the Vail Ski and Snowboard Acad-emy after spending her sev-enth- through 10th-grade years in Lakeville. “Moving to Vail last fall was amazing. It is such a beautiful place with an awe-some atmosphere and great people to help you along the way,” she said. She attends high school with a special schedule so she can take advantage of the Rocky Mountains and ski six days a week for five hours each day with the academy. “School was pretty good. The teachers were easier to work with and more lenient about late work,” Moltzan said. “I miss Lakeville once in a while. My family and friends are hard to be away from, but it is what I had to do to get where I am now.” She was the Minnesota Alpine state champion in 2009 and helped the Cou-

gars win state titles from 2008-10. Moltzan felt like she still had plenty to learn after racing in several events throughout the world and decided to move to Colo-rado. “Training and racing throughout the season has helped me to become bet-ter in both technique and stamina for the longer rac-es,” Moltzan said. “Mental toughness, for sure; you need to be able to push through anything.” She had several top-five finishes in the Federation of International Ski Races in slalom, giant slalom and downhill in January and February, but she couldn’t pick a favorite. “I really enjoyed all the races. It is always fun to have that reflected in your results,” she said. If her story sounds fa-miliar, it’s because Burns-ville graduate Lindsey Vonn took a similar path from the Buck Hill Ski Team to Vail to the U.S. Ski Team and Olympic gold. Several members of the famed Buck Hill Ski Team

have gone on to ski moun-tains faster than anyone else. It may be a small hill in the suburbs, but there’s a quick turnaround. “All the reps of slalom we do we can ski in our sleep if we wanted, and they have great coaches,” she said. Her longtime friend Matt Strand, who is also from Lakeville, recently was selected to be on the U.S.

developmental team. He is a year older than Moltzan, but the two of them started skiing together when they were just 6 and 7 years old. Both skied for Buck Hill’s Ski Racing De-velopment Team and their parents have skied together frequently.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Moltzan earns spot on U.S. Ski Team

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Lakeville’s Paula Moltzan was named to the U.S. Devel-opmental Ski Team last month. She was part of Lakeville South’s run of three consecutive state titles from 2008-10.

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to Vail, Colo., in 2010

Eagle golf fundraiser for basketball Aug. 10 The second annual Apple Valley Basketball Booster Club Golf Clas-sic is scheduled for Aug. 10 at Valley-wood Golf Course. The tournament uses a scramble format. It’s suitable for golfers of all ages and abilities, and includes a $10,000 hole-in-one prize among oth-er prizes. Fees are $90 before July 31 and $100 after. There are several sponsorship op-portunities as well. Lunch will be served following golf. For additional information on the Apple Valley Bas-ketball Booster Club Golf Classic, contact Gregg Olson, [email protected].

Apple Valley football camp July 18-21 Apple Valley football head coach Mike Fritze has announced the dates and times for the summer football camp. The seventh and eighth grade camp is from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. July

18-21. Cost is $80. The first grade through sixth grade camp is from 1-4 p.m. July 18-21. Cost is $80. For families with more than one attendee, it’s $40 for each after the first $80. These camps will be held on the practice fields behind Apple Valley High School. Call head coach Mike Fritze for information at (952) 201-0804. A registration form will be e-mailed to you.

Wilson named all-state, all section Lakeville North’s Grant Wil-son was named to the third team all state for boys lacrosse. He was also named all Section 3 along with Lakeville South Paul Duckstad.

Bader named to the NFF honor society Burnsville’s Mark Bader, a se-nior for the University of Wiscon-

sin-Eau Claire football team, was named to the National Football Foundation’s 2011 Hampshire Honor Society. Qualifications for membership in the NFF Hampshire Honor So-ciety include: Being a starter or a significant substitute in one’s last year of eligibility at an accred-ited NCAA Football Bowl Sub-division, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III, or an NAIA college or univer-sity; achieving a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study; and meeting all NCAA-mandated progress towards de-gree requirements.

Apple Valley boys basketball summer camp Apple Valley boys basketball coach Zach Goring and his staff are offering a Post/Guard Basket-ball Camp from noon to 3 p.m. July 25-27 at Apple Valley High School. The camp is open to any player from first to 12th grade. The cost of the

camp is $45. To download an Eagle Boys Basketball Camp brochure, go to: www.avhoops.com. For more information, e-mail Zach Goring at [email protected].

Pawlicki selected to lead Eagle tennis Krista Pawlicki has been hired as the head girls tennis coach at Apple Valley High School. She replaces Susan Furtney, who resigned in February. Pawlicki is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College and holds a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota. She was the head girls tennis coach at Bloomington Kennedy High School for six years before her teaching career brought her to Dis-trict 196. For the past three years, she has served as an assistant coach with both the boys and girls tennis teams at Eastview High School. In addition to coaching, Pawlicki will be teaching social studies at Apple Valley High School.

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After being closed for two days due to the shut-down of state government, the Minnesota Zoo re-opened June 3 during one of its busiest times of the year. The zoo opened one day prior to the prime Fourth of July holiday that draws thousands to the area for many events, including Ap-ple Valley’s Freedom Days and Eagan’s 4th of July Funfest. The zoo in Apple Valley is the No. 1 tourist attrac-tion in Dakota County and its closure due to the shut-down had worried many in the area, including the 240 of the zoo’s 330 employees who were laid off. The zoo informed mem-bers via an email on Satur-day that it would reopen. Ramsey County District

Judge Kathleen Gearin ruled on Saturday that the zoo could open based on its argument that it can oper-ate since its gate revenue can cover expenses. Former state Attorney General and Burnsville resi-dent Mike Hatch represent-ed the zoo. “I cannot thank Judge Gearin enough for her thoughtful consideration and timely disposition of this case,” said Lee Ehm-ke, zoo director and CEO, “particularly in the light of the enormous volume and complexity of the cases be-fore her.” Ehmke said the zoo earns over 71 percent of its total operating budget, and during the busy summer months takes in a large por-tion of that total. Ehmke said the zoo at-tendance ranges from 8,000 to 10,000 on holiday week-

ends, which can bring in $50,000 to $80,000. According to a 2009 re-port, the zoo’s total oper-ating budget is $22 million per year. The zoo receives an appropriation from the state annually that covers about 29 percent of its bud-get, according to news re-ports. “By reopening the zoo, the strong public-private partnership and business model we have developed will be back on track,” he said. “The state budget im-passe has been difficult for all Minnesotans, and the zoo appreciates the enor-mous responsibilities being borne by the Legislature, Gov. Dayton, and his com-missioners. We look for-ward to continuing to work with all parties to help our state move forward in a pos-itive way.”

For the two days of shut-down operations, 90 staff members at the zoo pro-vided care for the animals, security and site mainte-nance. The zoo’s IMAX Theatre remained open and the Mu-sic in the Zoo concert series continued.

If the shutdown would have continued longer it could have meant delaying construction and moving back the opening day of the new 3M Penguins of the Af-rican Coast exhibit. As it is, the exhibit will open on its planned July 9 date. The exhibit allows

guests to experience the penguins above and below water in a replica of South Africa’s Boulders Beach. For more information about the zoo, go online at www.mnzoo.org.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

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A sign at the entrance to the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley informed guests on July 1 that the zoo was closed.

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ProceedingsThis is a summary of the Independent

School District No.194 Regular Board ofEducation Meetings on Tues, June 14, 2011with full text available for public inspectiono n t h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a twww.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The regular meeting was called to orderat 7:01 p.m. followed by pledge of alle-giance. All board members and adminis-trators were present.

The following Consent Agenda itemswere approved: minutes of the meetings onMay 24 and June 7; resignations, leave ofabsence requests, employment recom-mendations; resolution placing teachers onunrequested leave of absence; 2011-13non-affiliated agreements; payment of billsand c la ims sub ject to annua l aud i t ;non-public school transportation contracts;donations and field trips.

Reports presented: New superintendentprofile; 2012 Lakeville arenas board budget;mental health task force update.

Recommended actions approved: Tech-nology plan; 10 year alternative facilitiesplan update; capital budget-recommis-sioning projects; resolution relating to$9,000,000 general obligation aid anticipa-tion certificates of indebtedness; 2011-12Board of Education meeting dates.

Adjournment at 9:17 p.m.

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This is a summary of the IndependentSchool District No. 194 Special Board ofEducation Meeting on Tuesday, June 21,2011 with full text available for publicinspect ion on the dist r ict websi te atwww.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210thStreet W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:02a.m. All board members and administrationwere present.

Public comment: Richard Hocking spokeregarding LNHS property.

Discussions held: Appointment of interimsuperintendent.

Meeting adjourned at 7:27 a.m.

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All Regular Monthly Meetings are heldat the New Market Township Hall, 8950230th St Lakeville, Mn at 7:00 PM the firstTuesday of the month with the exception ofthe fo l lowing three months. RegularMonthly Meetings will be held on:

Thursday July 7, 2011 at 7:00 PMTuesday August 9, 2011 at 7:00 PMThursday Sept 1, 2011 at 7:00 PM

LeRoy ClausenClerkNew Market Township

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M i k e & P a m B o s a c k e r o fBloomington, and Tim & RitaPeichel of Burnsville are pleasedto announce the engagement oftheir children Megan Bosackerand Vincent Peichel.

Megan is a 2006 graduate ofJefferson HS in Bloomington anda 2010 graduate of Buena VistaUniversity in Storm Lake, IA.She received her BA in Int ’ lBusiness and a minor in Chinese.Megan is currently employed withApothecary Products, Inc., inBurnsville.

Vincent is a 2004 graduate ofBurnsville HS and was deployedto Iraq with the 1/34 BST beforeattending college at Buena VistaUniversity in Storm Lake, IA.H e g r a d u a t e d i n 2 0 1 1 a n dreceived a BS in Math and a BAin Japanese. Vincent is currentlyseeking employment in the fieldof Mathematics.

An October 2011 wedding isplanned in Minneapolis.

Judith “Marek”Wiltse

Judith was awarded a Doctor ofMedicine Degree from RosalindFranklin University of Medicineand Science on Friday, June 3rd,2011.

She is a 2002 graduate of AppleValley High School, and a 2006graduate of the University ofMadison-Wisconsin.

Judith is the daughter of Toma n d D o r i s M a r e k o f A p p l eValley.

Congratulations

Jane Gergen(June 7, 1923 - June 28, 2011)Gergen, Jane age 88 of Farm-

ington passed away on 6/29/2011.Preceded in death by husbandJack Gergen & sister DoloresMinnick. Survived by childrenMaureen (Bill) Johnson, John(Alice) Gergen, Mary Hartmann,Margaret (Herb) Nivilla, Mick,Mark and Ed (Cathy) Gergen. 25Grandchildren, 19 Great Grand-children. Also by other lovingrelatives and friends. Mass ofChristian Burial, was held 11AMSaturday, July 2, 2011 at St.Michaels Catholic Church, 22120Denmark Ave. Farmington, MN.Visitation was from 9AM to 11AM at St. Michaels Church.Interment, St. Michaels Cem-e t e r y W h i t e F u n e r a l H o m eFarmington 651-463-7374

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Kullmann -Johnson

Brianna Clare Kullmann andDaniel Aaron Johnson of Minne-a p o l i s , M N a n n o u n c e t h e i rengagement and upcoming wed-ding.

Brianna is the daughter of Toddand Andrea Kullmann of Hast-ings, MN. Brianna graduatedfrom Hastings High School in2008 and is attending the Univer-sity of Minnesota. Brianna willgraduate December 2011 with aBache lor o f Ar t s Degree inEnglish.

Dan is the son of Joe and ReneJohnson of Prior Lake, MN. Dangraduated from Lakeville HighSchool in 2005 and the Univer-sity of Minnesota in 2010 with aBachelor of design in Architec-ture and a minor in Art. Dan iscurrently working for HolidayInn Express in Eagan as theAssistant Chief MaintenanceEngineer.

A w e d d i n g i s p l a n n e d f o rAugust 2011.

MCCLURE -WOLFSON

Robert James & Julie KalinaMcClure of Burnsvi l le , MN,announce the engagement of theirdaughter, Ashley Marie McClure,to Aaron Jacob Wolfson, son ofDoug & Sara Wolfson of Omaha,NE.

T h e b r i d e - t o - b e i s a 2 0 0 6graduate of Burnsville HS. Shei s a s t u d e n t a t C r e i g h t o nUniversity Pharmacy School andwil l graduate in 2012 with aDoctor of Pharmacy degree. Sheis the granddaughter of Joanne &Edward Kalina of Northfield,MN, and Ann O’Neill & the lateLarry O’Neill of Effie, MN.

Her fiance is a 2002 graduate ofW e s t s i d e H S , O m a h a . H egraduated with a BA degree fromWashington University in St.Louis. He will earn his Master’sof Science in December 2012. Hei s a s t u d e n t a n d g r a d u a t eassistant. He is the grandson ofR o s e & H a r o l d W e x l e r o fMonroe Township, NJ, and AlanWol f son & the la te Bern iceWolfson.

A wedding is being planned inOmaha.

Our hearts still ache in sadness,Our silent tears still flow,For what it meant to lose

you Bud,No one will ever know.

We love and miss you so verymuch.

Mom, Dad and James~~~~~~~~~~~

In Loving Memory

Anthony A. Hartman 6/13/88 7/12/10

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traveled acts bring people from throughout the Mid-west, while an outdoor fes-tival of any kind will draw crowds.

The question is: Will it be enough to fuel food and beverage sales, of which the nonprofit takes a cut. “Because it is a free festi-val it is a little different deci-sion,” Gustafson said when

Jazz/from 7A

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A mixed martial arts fighter is facing charges that he brutally beat his wife at their Apple Valley residence earlier this week. Brett Rogers, 30, a heavy-weight fighter nicknamed “The Grim,” allegedly punched his wife multiple times in the head and face as she lay on the ground in the couple’s backyard. Prosecutors say the vic-tim lost a tooth and blacked out during the attack. Police who spoke with her before she was taken to the hospi-tal reported obvious signs of injury including blood on her face, a golf ball-size bump on her forehead and injuries to her ears and jaw. Rogers has been charged with three felonies – third-degree assault, domestic as-sault by strangulation, and pattern of stalking conduct – along with a gross misde-meanor charge, endanger-ment of a child.

The Dakota County criminal complaint gives the following account: Police were called to Rogers’ home on the 1000 block of Whitney Drive at 12:35 a.m. June 29 after a neighbor reported yelling, breaking glass and a wom-an’s screams coming from the residence. Witnesses reported seeing Rogers punching his wife, who had blood streaming from her face and mouth. Rogers told police he’d had an argument with his wife, and that when she hit him, he hit her back. Offi-cers noted no visible injuries on Rogers’ body, though his speech was slurred and his breath smelled of alcohol. Police located Rogers’ wife walking in the neigh-borhood. During the am-bulance ride to the hospital she told emergency person-nel that Rogers became an-gry during an argument and started choking her, but that she managed to break away

Pro fighter charged with assault on wifeand went into the backyard. Rogers followed her into the yard, “got her on the ground and began hitting her about her head and face,” according to the vic-tim’s account. The victim told police she did not want her hus-band charged with assault because “she did not want to cause him trouble with his job,” the complaint said. The complaint notes that Rogers’ 9- and 10-year-old daughters witnessed parts of the attack. Rogers was booked into the Dakota County Jail; he remained in custody there as of Friday morning. Bail was set at $100,000. Following his arrest, Rogers was fired from Strikeforce, the mixed mar-tial arts and kickboxing or-ganization whose live events are broadcast on CBS and Showtime.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

talking about how much to pay for top flight acts. “This will be a little more commu-nity based and showcase the great music in the Twin Cit-ies.” For more information, go to www.burnsvilleart-jazz.com.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].


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ported seeing smoke com-ing from that same build-ing and noticed the fire had triggered the sprinkler system. Fire crews arrived on the scene, entered the warehouse and ex-tinguished the fire. The sprinkler system proved to

be most helpful in keeping the fire in check, the re-port noted. There were no injuries reported in either fire.

Aaron Vehling is at [email protected] and www.facebook.com/thisweeklive.

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Lakeville fire crews battled a tough blaze on the 16000 block of Garcia Way in Lakeville. The fire took out two of the garage’s four units and damaged a third. Fireworks were deemed the likely catalyst.

The Heritage Library in Lakeville will host the fol-lowing children’s programs: Book Bingo for Kids – Children ages 6 to 12 are invited to play games of Bingo for gently used book prizes from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 18. Chil-dren will be able to win up to three books at this event. Schiffelly Puppets – Chil-dren of all ages are invited to enjoy the fractured fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” presented by Schiffelly Pup-pets at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19. Meet the Instruments with Groth Music – Children of all ages and their caregiv-ers are invited to explore a variety of musical instru-ments with the staff of Groth Music from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 20. Families of instruments will be introduced and dem-onstrated, then children will get a chance to play as many

as they would like. Craft Fair for Children and Teens – Children and Teens must register in ad-vance to sell their hand-made crafts at the outdoor craft fair at the library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thurs-day, July 21. All crafts will be priced at $2 or less. To register visit www.dako-tacounty.us/library/ and click on events calendar or call the library at (952) 891-0360. Browsers and buyers

of all ages are welcome. Think Like a Scientist – Children ages 8 to 12 are invited to Think Like a Sci-entist as they explore scien-tific methods in everyday life with hands-on activi-ties led by University of St. Thomas Professor Jeffrey Jalkio from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 22. These library programs are free. For more informa-tion, call (952) 891-0360.

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theater and arts briefs

Rosemount’s bluegrass bash is backBluegrass Americana Music Weekend returns July 22-24

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

There will be no shortage of banjos in Rosemount’s Central Park from July 22 to 24. Bluegrass Americana Family Weekend, the free-admission festival that’s part of the annual Rose-mount Leprechaun Days celebration, returns this year with three days of mu-sic, food and arts. The festivities open Fri-day, July 22, with a square dance from 7 to 9 p.m. that’s geared to all ages and abilities and features music by the Eelpout Stringers. The festival kicks into high gear Saturday night

with a full roster of blue-grass bands starting at 5 p.m. with Ruby Magpie – featuring fiddler Catie Jo Piedel of “A Prairie Home Companion” fame – and culminating in an 8 p.m. headlining performance by Sawtooth Bluegrass Band, which includes three broth-ers of Rosemount’s Birtzer family. The festival wraps up Sunday with a gospel lineup that includes local church singing groups from 2 to 7 p.m. If you haven’t been to the festival since its incep-tion four years ago, expect a little less elbow room. Last year’s attendance

topped 2,000 – that’s up from 800 the year before and 100 the first year of the festival. “This year we hope to see 3,000 or more,” said organizer Craig Evans of Rosemount. A craft fair is planned in conjunction with the festi-val throughout the weekend and refreshments will be available on site. The full schedule is at www.bluegrassameri-canaweekend.com. More about Leprechaun Days is at www.RosemountEvents.com.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

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The Eelpout Stringers will provide the soundtrack to the square dance July 22 that opens Bluegrass Americana Family Weekend.

players who contributed to the game in Minnesota. It was curated by Frank M. White, whose father played in the Negro League, and was developed by the Ramsey County Historical Society. White will visit the li-brary at 7 p.m. on July 26 to talk about Negro League Baseball and Af-rican-American baseball players in Minnesota. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library or call (952) 891-0300. The Burnhaven Li-brary is at 1101 W. County Road 42 in Burnsville.

Family Fun Tuesdays at Caponi Caponi Art Park’s Fam-ily Fun Tuesdays program is geared toward children ages 3-12 with a parent or guardian. Events take place Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden and a $2 per per-son donation is suggested. The schedule includes: • July 12, Flamenco para Todos (Flamenco for Everyone) with Flamenco España. • July 19, Indonesian Gamelan and Kechak with Sumunar. • July 26, Animal Jam-boree with Christopher Lutter-Gardella. Caponi Art Park is at 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan.

For more information, call (651) 454-9412 or visit www.caponiartpark.org.

Music in the Park gets ‘dramatic’ Burnsville’s Music in the Park series is held at 7 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 14 in Nicollet Commons Park in the Heart of the City. Food and beverage sales will be provided by Milio’s. Schedule: July 10, Melo-dy and The Dramatics; July 17, Time Turners; July 24, Lingua Luna; July 31, Q The Clique; Aug. 7, Crack in the Dam; Aug. 14, Ali-son Lund and the Queen of France. More information is on-line at www.burnsville.org.

Auditions set for new show choir Heartbeat Studios Per-forming Arts Center in Ap-ple Valley and MJM Pro-ductions are auditioning for the Rock & Soul-Party & Show Choir. Auditions will be held at Heartbeat during its six-week summer session that begins Monday, July 11. The show choir en-semble will consist of lead singers, lead dancers and lead performers who can do both, as well as back-up singers, dancers and per-formers.

To audition, enroll in Heartbeat’s summer ses-sion choir classes. Final selection of the pro-perfor-mance group will be made at the summer session’s end. Choir class schedule: • Ages 10 to 13, 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, July 12 through Aug. 16. • Ages 14 to young adult, 5 to 5:45 p.m. Tues-days, July 12 through Aug. 16. For more information call (952) 432-7833. Heart-beat is located at 7661 W. 145th St., Apple Valley.

Auditions for fall theater The Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center is host-ing Chameleon Theatre Circle’s fall show auditions. Auditions will be held for the first three plays of its 14th season: “The Woman in Black,” “We Gather To-gether,” and “The 25th An-nual Putnam County Spell-ing Bee.” Auditions will take place Tuesday, July 12, beginning at 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 24, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Actors may audition for all three shows, or any one or two. Prepare a contem-porary monologue up to 2 minutes in length, plus 32 bars of song if audition-ing for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling

Bee.” An accompanist will be provided. All roles are available. All positions are unpaid. Auditions are by appointment only. To register, visit www.chameleontheatre.org/pro-ductions/season14/audi-tions.html.

‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.’ School District 191 Community Education & The Play’s the Thing Pro-ductions are offering “Dis-ney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.” Summer Musical The-atre Camp for children ages 7-17 at Eagle Ridge Junior High School in Savage July 11 through Aug. 10, with performances on the main stage of the Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center Aug. 11-13. To register or for more information visit www.communityed191.org or call (952) 707-4150.

Lyle Lovett to perform Aug. 18 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band will perform at

8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. The four-time Grammy winner fuses elements of blues, country, folk, gospel and jazz with storytelling. Tickets are $57 and $63 at www.ticketmaster.com, (800) 745-3000, or at the box office.

Dakota Valley Orchestra to play The Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra & Chorale will perform at the free Wednesday in the Park concert series at 7 p.m. on July 12 at Burnsville’s Civic Center Park (Nicollet Av-enue South between 130th and 134th streets). People bringing canned or nonperishable food items to the concert will receive a free can of Pepsi, Mountain Dew or bottled water. All donated food is given to the 360 Communi-ties food shelf program. For more information, call ISD 191 Community Education at (952) 707-4150.

‘Joseph’ tickets on sale now Tickets are now on sale for the Eagan Commu-nity Theatre production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Eagan High School. The musical runs July 15-30 for 14 performances in-cluding four 2 p.m. matinee shows. Call the box office at (651) 683-6964 for dates and times. The box office is open at Eagan High School week-days from 1 to 4 p.m. and one hour before curtain time. All seating is reserved.Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 62-plus and children 12 and younger.

Beat Squad auditions Dancers between the ages of 9 and 18 who are at the advanced level in hip hop and break dance can enroll in Heartbeat Studio’s Beat Squad six-week au-dition class that will meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursdays, July 14 through Aug. 18. The Beat Squad is the youth performance compa-ny of the Minnesota Tim-berwolves and performs monthly at their games. New members of the Beat Squad will be an-nounced on Aug. 19. Audition classes will be held at Heartbeat Studios, 7661 W. 145th St., Apple Valley. For audition reg-istration information, call (952) 432-7833, stop by Heartbeat Studios, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

Baseball exhibit at Burnhaven Library A touring exhibit titled “They Played for the Love of the Game” will be on display at the Burnhaven Library in July and August. The exhibit traces the history of the Negro Base-ball League and many out-standing African-American

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