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THISWEEKEND

NEWS

Klobuchar carries campaign momentumIncumbent enters final days of U.S.

Senate race full steam by T.W. Budig

ECM CAPITOL REPORTER

Things seem to be work-ing well for Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Polls shows the former Hennepin County attorney with double-digit leads over her Republican opponent, state Rep. Kurt Bills of Rose-mount. The Bills campaign has pocket change – some $68,000 cash in hand, it’s been reported – compared to the Klobuchar war chest of about $4.9 million. Klobuchar trounced Re-publican 6th District Con-gressman Mark Kennedy six years ago, taking about

58 percent of the vote, to be-come the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Min-nesota. With high approval rat-ings, Klobuchar, 52, has had her named bandied about nationally as a poten-tial presidential candidate.She has repeatedly knocked down speculation. “I love my job,” Klobu-char said at DFL State Party convention this summer. “I love representing Minnesota. And that’s all I’m focused on right now.” DFL State Party Chair-man Ken Martin believes

Bills encouraged to keep it simple

Candidate challenges voters, press to tackle complex issues

by T.W. BudigSUN THISWEEK

A veteran Republican legislator and a veteran State Capitol political re-porter suggested the same thing – Rep. Kurt Bills, Re-publican U.S. Senate can-didate, may need to keep it simpler. “I don’t know if he wants to be more of a politician – that might not be the right word or right term to use,” Rep. Tom Hackbarth, R-Cedar, said. “But he could be a little more plain spoken.” The idea that Bills, a Rosemount High School economics teacher, gets

too complicated in discuss-ing the federal budget was echoed during a State Cap-itol press conference Oct. 12 when a television politi-cal reporter urged Bills to dumb it down. Bills was warning of dire consequences from automatic federal budget cuts taking place unless Congress and Democratic President Barrack Obama reach a budget agreement by the end of the year. “This is not a grand compromise, folks,” Bills said of the Budget Control Act, which holds the pos-

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Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar stands besides Minnesota Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Richard Nash at a recent medal ceremony at the State Capitol.

Photo by T.W. Budig

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Kurt Bills of Rosemount greets a supporters at a campaign stop in Ham Lake on Friday, Oct. 12.

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‘True family ghost stories’Annie Wilder will discuss her book “Spirits Out of Time,” which chronicles her family’s paranormal encounters, at the Rosemount library.

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School, county board racesFeatured in the main section of the paper are questionnaires from school and county board candidates in Farmington and Lakeville.

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Forum touches on economic issuesDeficits, tax reform discussed

by Aaron M. VehlingSUN THISWEEK

Deficits and tax reform were among the topics tack-led at the Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce’s legislative candidates forum Oct. 23 at Crystal Lake Golf Club. Incumbent Sen. Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville, and his DFL challenger An-drew Brobston, a Vermillion Township software engineer and entrepreneur, are run-ning in the new Senate Dis-trict 58, which represents most of Lakeville, Farm-ington and some adjacent

townships. In 58, there is one newly created House District, 58A, that encompasses all of Lakeville but for por-tions in the northeast and northwest of the city. Un-like other area seats that are primarily altered versions of past districts, 58A is brand new and so it is open. Incumbent Representa-tive Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, is running for that new seat after representing the area for more than a de-cade in an old district that included the northwest area where she lives. Now she is

moving to that new area to keep her ties to a primarily Lakeville district, a city in which she has lived with her family for more than two de-cades. Her challenger is Colin Lee, DFL-Lakeville, a soft-ware developer and entre-preneur who has run against her previously. Candidates for House 58A, which covers Farm-ington and nearby rural and small-town areas, are incumbent Rep. Pat Garo-falo, R-Farmington, and challenger Jim Arlt, DFL-Ravenna Township, a for-

mer police officer, deputy sheriff and special agent with the Minnesota Depart-ment of Public Safety. During separate forums for House and Senate can-didates, each pair discussed tackling a projected state budget deficit for the 2014-2015 biennium of $1.1 bil-lion, but which some say will be reduced by about $400 million. “I’m a firm believer that government does not have a revenue problem,” Thomp-son said before an audience

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State Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, and challenger Colin Lee, DFL-Lakeville, discussed the state deficit and tax reform at Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce legislative candidate forum Tuesday, Oct. 23. Holberg and Lee are vying to represent the new House District 58A, which covers most of Lakeville and was carved out of Holberg’s current district after redistricting.

Drug evidence ruling expected in 2013 Hearing pertaining to St. Paul crime

lab ends by Laura Adelmann

SUN THISWEEK

A ruling is expected early next year in the Dakota County court hearing that shut down the St. Paul drug crime lab this summer. The hearing that began in July and produced 13 witnesses, eight volumes of transcripts and 56 exhibits ended Tuesday. Dakota County Judge Kathryn Messerich will rule on whether evidence in four drug cases remaining in the Frye-Mack hearing is reli-able. Public defenders Lauri Traub and Christine Funk have argued evidence han-dled at the crime lab could

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Lakeville boy JFK Elementary student suffers from leukemia

by Aaron M. VehlingSUN THISWEEK

Friends and neighbors of Jack Taggart, 8, of Lakeville, are organizing a carnival to raise money to help Taggart and his family. In July the third-grader at JFK Elementary was diag-nosed with acute lymphoblas-tic leukemia. His symptoms started in late May with bone pain in his legs and arms, neighbor and organizer Traci Nelson said. “After several weeks of pain and many tests, Jack had a bone marrow biopsy, and less than an hour later we had our devastating diagnosis of leukemia,” she wrote in a press release.  Taggart immediately en-tered Children’s Hospital in St. Paul. He spent five days in the hospital, undergoing che-motherapy. “We all tried to come to terms with what life had handed us,” his family wrote in the press release. Taggart is now two months in his three-and-a-half-year treatment plan. “It’s overwhelming the outpouring of support” from the community, Nelson said. The carnival is from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at JFK Elementary in downtown Lakeville. Tickets are available at JFK or at Flora Etcetera in downtown Lakeville. The cost is $15 for adults (which includes a hot dog, chips, wa-ter or soda) and $10 for chil-dren ages three to 12 (includes same as above plus 10 game tickets). Admission for chil-dren under that age is free. Ticket prices at the door increase $5. Thrivent Financial will match donations up to $2,000.

Aaron Vehling can be reached at aaron.vehling@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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U.S. Senate endorsementKurt Bills is running against U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. ECM says Klobuchar is the right choice.

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Voters GuideInside this edition is a special section devoted to candidate questionnaire responses for Farmington and Lakeville city council candidates along with those for Senate and House District 56, 57 and 58 candidates.

2012

Don’t forget to vote on November 6.

This guide includes responses to candi-date questionnaires for Lakeville City Coun-cil, Lakeville mayor, Farmington City Council, Farmington mayor, Senate districts 56, 57 and 58 and House districts 56B, 57B and 58A and 58B. Redistricting created new state Senate and House districts this year. Candidate questionnaire responses for Lakev-ille and Farmington school board candidates and Dakota County commissioner candidates are in the A section of today’s Sun Thisweek newspa-per.

Farmington Candidates for the four-year mayoral term are incumbent Todd Larson, former city council member Dave Pritzlaff and Jerry Wear. Farmington City Council candidates are Douglas Bonar, incumbent Terry Donnelly and Kirk Zeaman. There are two open seats, each with four-year terms.

Lakeville Candidates for the two-year mayoral term are incumbent Mark Bellows and council members Matt Little and Laurie Rieb.

Lakeville City Council candidates are Doug Anderson, David Bares and incumbent Kerrin Swecker. There are two open seats, each with four-year terms.

Legislature In Senate District 58, incumbent Dave Thomp-son, R-Lakeville, is facing DFLer Andrew Brobston. In House District 58A, incumbent Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, is facing DFLer Colin Lee. In House District 58B, incumbent Pat Garo-falo, R-Farmington, is facing DFLer Jim Arlt. Portions of Lakeville are now included in Sen-ate districts 56 and 57, as well. The Senate District 56 race is between incum-bent Dan Hall, R-Burnsville, and DFLer Leon Thurman. In House District 56B, Republican Roz Peter-son of Lakeville is facing DFLer Will Morgan, a former state representative from Burnsville. The Senate District 57 race is between DFLer Greg Clausen and Republican Pat Hall. In House District 57A, incumbent Tara Mack, R-Apple Valley, is facing DFLer Roberta Gib-bons.

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Get your mailbox ready for winterRight now, before the ground freezes, is a good time to check your mailbox installation to be sure it can weather the upcoming winter season.

Make sure your mailbox is securely attached to its post and does not extend into the street beyond the back of the curb. Inspect the post for cracks, rotting, and stability. Most mailbox damage occurs when heavy, wet snow is thrown against a weakened post or box. It is the homeowners responsibility to make sure that their mailbox is in good condition. The City is not responsible for boxes damaged by snow or ice and not the result of plow contact.

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Winter parking rules take effect on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

“The winter parking restrictions help the City provide the most cost-effective and efficient means of clearing Lakeville roadways during the snow season,” said Police Capt. Kevin Manias.

Under ordinance 6-1-1-3, no parking is allowed between 2 and 6 a.m. In addition, there is no parking when snowing, until after the snow has been cleared. This ordinance will be enforced by the police department whether or not there is snow on the ground.

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Lakeville residents are reminded that the City Council approved a new precinct map for 2012 and many polling locations have changed. The map is available on the City website at www.lakevillemn.gov.

The easiest way to verify your polling location and see a sample ballot for your precinct, is to go to mnvotes.org.

If you do not have Internet access, you can get a sample ballot and check your polling location at City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Ave., during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or call 952-985-4400.

Don’t know if you are registered? You can find out if you are currently registered to vote by going to mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us/VoterStatus.aspx. If you are not registered and wish to vote, you will need to register at your polling place and you will need to provide proper identification. A list of approved identification can be found on the City website at www.lakevillemn.gov. Remember that the registration process takes extra time in addition to voting.

You can learn more about local candidates by watching the candidate forums on the City website.

Ongoing local election results will be broadcast throughout the evening of Nov. 6 on cable channel 16.

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The Minnesota Zoo is giving the public a say in the naming of its two tiger cubs. The naming contest for the female Amur tigers be-gan earlier this month with the zoo asking the pub-lic for name submissions via Facebook. Zookeep-ers who work closely with the cubs then reviewed the nearly 1,400 name entries and selected their three fa-vorites for each cub. Now it’s time to vote.

Public voting for the names started last week and runs through Sunday, Oct. 28. Votes can be cast at www.facebook.com/mn-zoo. The winning names will be announced Monday, Oct. 29. Born this summer – the first cub was born at the Minnesota Zoo in June, the second at the St. Louis Zoo in July – the tiger cubs were both hand-reared by zoo staff because their mothers

did not successfully nurse them. The cubs recently made their public debut, and guests to the zoo can visit them daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Tiger Lair. Native to the forests of Russia, Amur tigers have been a part of the Minne-sota Zoo since its opening in 1978. More about the zoo’s ti-ger exhibit is at Mnzoo.org.

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The public can vote on names for the two female cubs at www.facebook.com/mnzoo.

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Bluebird lover Krog honored Lakeville man maintained habitats, trails; received

recognition at September memorial service Lance Krog’s love for bluebirds was palpable. Krog, who died in 2011, oversaw the instal-lation of nesting boxes at Ritter Farm Park and checked them weekly, ac-cording to the Bluebird Recovery Program of Minnesota, a committee of the Audubon Society of Minnesota that Krog chaired. For his efforts, the BRP, along with the city of Lakeville, erected a

memorial in Ritter Farm Park to honor Krog. The bluebird trail will have two plaques, one at a ki-osk and another at the entry of the Mako Envi-ronmental Learning Cen-ter. Lakeville’s interim Parks and Recreation di-rector John Hennen and Keith Radel of BRP were among the attendees, along with Krog’s family and friends. Krog maintained sev-

eral trails, which success-fully fledged hundreds of bluebirds, said Marlys Shirley, secretary for the BRP. At Ritter, Shirley said, Krog spent a lot of time “finding and replacing di-lapidated and improperly placed nesting boxes.” He also established a trail with boxes in ap-propriate locations and constructed anti-predator fixtures, she said.

—Aaron M. Vehling

Farmington utility delinquencies grow

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

Farmington’s annu-al assessment notice to properties for unpaid util-ity and service bills totaled $546,020 in 2012, a 42 percent increase from last year’s $384,508 assessment notice. The number of accounts noticed as past-due certified to Dakota County for col-lection has likewise grown from 1,087 last year to 1,309 in 2012, according to City Finance Director Robin Hanson. A primary reason for the increased number of delin-quencies is that Farmington has certified as delinquent all accounts with balances

due as of Aug. 31, not just those that were 90 days or more past due, as in the past. Hanson said under the former way of collecting de-linquent bills, it could take 18 months for the city to collect amounts owed. She said some delinquent bills due the city since 2011 are not expected to be re-ceived until 2013, since the amounts were not included in last year’s certification to the county. “In talking with other cities, we learned that we’re not certifying as often as we could to collect all of those balances,” Hanson said at an Oct. 15 City Council meeting.

Hanson said past-due balances appear on quarter-ly bills and notices are sent to landlords and tenants. Delinquencies included in this year’s certification would have been 30 days past-due at the end of Au-gust, and those balances are now 75 days overdue. The council unanimously approved the certification. Delinquent payments are certified to the county audi-tor for collection as special assessments. They are due and payable over a one-year term at a 3.5 percent inter-est rate.

Laura Adelmann is at laura.adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

By the end of the year, Farmington High School will be the largest high school in the state with full one-to-one iPad deployment. The next shipment of 1,420 iPad 2s will be distrib-uted to high school students in December; middle and elementary school students are next to receive the devices through the district’s phased deployment plan. Farmington School Board members unanimously ap-proved Oct. 22 a resolution to spend another $559,480 to lease the equipment for high school students. The district plans to equip all students with an iPad by the end of this school year, and has so far leased 600 of the devices for teachers and administrative staff, and 1,769 for “early adopters,” teachers interested in introducing the technology into their class-rooms right away. The early adopters pro-vided the district a trial run

to ensure technical, training and operational issues could be addressed before a larger amount of iPads were pur-chased. Lease payments are planned to be paid over four years using existing technol-ogy and capital improvement funds. Funding sources include $600,000 annually from the capital expenditure technol-ogy budget and annual sav-ings ranging from $285,000 to $565,000 from printing, duplication and curriculum adoption, said Farmington Schools Communications and Marketing Coordinator Jim Skelly. Each iPad comes with a protective case, but board members cited concerns about the cost of replacing damaged or broken devices. The district plans to offer optional $39 per unit insur-ance for families to purchase and cover the cost for low-income families that are on the free- and reduced-lunch program.

School Board members advocated for a policy man-dating that district-purchased iPads be insured, citing con-cerns about potential replace-ment cost to the district. “If we’re not mandating insurance, we could be sink-ing ourselves in this invest-ment,” Board Member Julie Singewald said. The district is also plan-ning to create a recorded pre-sentation regarding the care and safe-keeping of the iPads. There will be opportunities for parents and students to have their questions answered regarding the devices. Parents and students must sign an iPad loan agreement document before a student re-ceives a device. It will include a statement that families have watched the presentation. The agreement is expected to be presented for the board’s consideration at its Nov. 26 meeting.

Laura Adelmann is at laura.adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Opinion

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Klobuchar proven, has more to offer Minnesota

Kline says economy is his No. 1 priority

It’s hard not to be impressed by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. She’s smart. She’s subtle. She is a careful listener. And almost always, she seems to be right on the mark when it comes to doing what is best for Minnesotans. We heartily endorse the first-term Demo-crat in her race against Republican challenger Kurt Bills on Nov. 6. In 2008 when the economy was reeling and American automakers were announcing plans to close dealerships, many right here in Min-nesota, Klobuchar met with manufacturers and local dealers to preserve as many dealer-ships as possible, but also to ask them to re-evaluate their plans and in some cases extend the period for closure to give dealerships more time to sell inventory. It may seem insignifi-cant now, but it was critical at the time. Klobuchar played a key role in preserving a Walser dealership in Bloomington. She easily could have sidestepped this issue, but through her involvement she humanized it and forced automakers to truly take a close look at what they were doing. When Stillwater needed political leader-ship in the Senate to get funding to replace the

antiquated and aging 80-year-old lift bridge, Klobuchar was there to help garner support on both sides of the aisle – something she has done quite well since being elected in 2006. The bridge issue had been anchored in muck for years as proponents and opponents hag-gled over what should be done, but neither side offered viable solutions. Her bipartisan legislation will result in a larger, safer bridge that will serve the needs of the St. Croix Valley for the next 100 years. She has supported the effort to reduce an Obamacare-related, $28 billion tax on medi-cal devices, which has been widely viewed by Minnesota medical device companies like Medtronic as critical to their continued suc-cess. There are an estimated 400 medical de-vice companies in Minnesota employing some 35,000 people. She has sponsored legislation to make pen-alties for stalkers more severe, has worked to make access to information about missing

children more available for all investigating agencies, worked tirelessly to provide more help to homeless veterans and has sponsored legislation to simplify international adoptions. After the earthquake in Haiti, she worked with more than two dozen Minnesota families to get children who were in the process of be-ing adopted to their new homes in Minnesota more quickly. That was significant, as living conditions were rapidly deteriorating in those first few months after the earthquake, leaving many children susceptible to illness and dis-ease. Klobuchar’s voice on the Senate agricul-ture committee, whose Senate-passed farm bill ends direct payments to farmers and agri-businesses and saves $23 billion compared with current law, is vital to Minnesota. Bills, a Rosemount High School economics teacher who is finishing his single term in the Minnesota House of Representatives, brings some intriguing attributes to the race, most notably a keen sense of economics and a la-ser focus on reducing the national debt. But beyond the national debt, we’ve heard little about what Bills would do in D.C. to represent

Minnesota more effectively than Klobuchar. Bills expresses fondness for U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s budget plan, a severely austere vision for the country that garnered little support in the Senate. Bills has a puzzling take on the well-known Grover Norquist’s no-new-taxes candidate pledge: Bills signed it but says he doesn’t feel bound by it. Klobuchar has her own credentials on the national debt. She was one of 14 senators who insisted on formation of a debt commis-sion before they would vote two years ago to raise the debt ceiling. She advocates a mixture of hard budget choices and new revenue for pruning the unsustainable national debt. As a senator who has gained the respect of fellow senators on both sides of the aisle, Klobuchar has an opportunity to be an ex-emplary leader who can make good decisions that will affect our state and nation for years to come. This editorial is a product of the ECM Edi-torial Board. Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM Publishers Inc.

by U.S. Rep. John KlineR-2ND DISTRICT

Throughout my time in office I have wit-nessed a number of changes in Minnesota and the lives of the men and women who call our great state home. The population growth of the 2nd Congressional District has transformed sleepy bedroom suburbs for Twin Cities workers into thriving com-munities with their own unique identities. Rural communities rich with agricultural history are a vital part of Minnesota’s heritage and economy. Unfortunately, not all the change has been positive. In recent years, too many families and businesses have been forced to make adjustments as they weather the ups and downs of the bumpy economic road our nation has traveled. As I travel around the district, con-stituents tell me they are concerned about their futures because of the pervasive un-certainty of our economic environment. Business owners are hesitant to invest in their companies or hire new workers be-

cause they don’t know what unexpected costs and regulations may emerge. At a small-business roundtable meeting in Eagan this summer, a Rosemount busi-nesswoman summed up what most are saying – the economic climate is “very scary right now” for families and busi-nesses. This uncertainty is contributing to the painfully slow pace of our economic re-covery, which is the most important chal-lenge facing Minnesotans – and Ameri-cans – today. And getting our nation back on the right track will remain my No. 1 priority if you give me the honor of serv-ing you for the next two years. I will remain committed to pursuing policies that will provide the certainty our job creators need to put Americans back to work. I will remain committed to earning back taxpayers’ trust by carefully weighing every dollar we spend to ensure limited resources are available for the na-tional priorities. I will remain committed to ending wasteful pork-barrel and restor-

ing order to America’s fractured fiscal house. This is a massive undertaking, but dur-ing my time in office I have demonstrated my ability to find solutions to the prob-lems that matter most to Minnesota fami-lies. In the past two years, I am particularly proud to have ensured our Minnesota Red Bulls received the benefits they earned and advanced legislation to do away with the flawed No Child Left Behind education law. I will apply the same determination to our economic challenges. I came to Congress with an in-depth knowledge of our armed forces and de-fense policy and strong convictions about how to ensure the United States will thrive on the international stage. But this role has also provided on-the-job training on issues I couldn’t have anticipated. I have learned about cormorants, storage of train cars, and what the federal govern-ment can do about Asian carp. Perhaps the greatest education has come from listening to your concerns and

suggestions. I believe you – not the fed-eral government – have the answers to the challenges facing our nation, and I am committed to continuing to carry your views and values to Washington. Representing the men and women of the 2nd Congressional District has been a great honor. I welcome your input and perspectives on the issues facing our state and our nation. Together we have enjoyed important victories, and together we can restore our nation to the shining city on a hill we know it can be. I have enjoyed having you as a partner in governing and humbly request the opportunity to contin-ue to work with you for the next two years. John Kline and his wife, Vicky, live in Burns-ville. He is chairman of the House Educa-tion and the Workforce Committee. A 25-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, he also serves on the House Armed Services Committee. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Bellows the true conservative To the editor: We all get the post cards, see advertisements, yard signs and even knocks on our door. The election sea-son can’t end soon enough. Many already made up their minds and are ready to vote Democrat or Republican. But wait, what about our local mayoral race when there isn’t Republican or Democrat after their name on the ballot? Now what? It’s easy to figure out what party you support and then vote for their candidates, but on local races, it’s more

difficult to find the true conservatives, if you gener-ally favor Republicans. In Lakeville, even liber-als claim to be “fiscally” conservative. True conser-vatives work toward more efficient government and focus on core city services. Conservatives limit the ex-pansion of non-essential items to keep from increas-ing taxes and balance the budget. As a local Republican, I was happy to receive an email from the Lakeville District Republican party that they interviewed and recommended re-electing a true conservative for mayor, Mark Bellows. Over 12 years, I have per-sonally had the chance to talk to Bellows, and would have voted for him without the Republican Party rec-ommendation. However, for many people, it becomes difficult to cut through the often obnoxious signs and advertisements to deter-mine who they would sup-port. In the mayor’s race all three candidates claim fiscal constraint, but I know Bel-

lows is the only one who has done so consistently. The Republican recom-mendation of Bellows is im-portant because one of the candidates has gone to great lengths to both confuse con-servative voters, and deceive me. A volunteer for Matt Little’s campaign knocked on my door this week and wouldn’t answer my ques-tion regarding Little’s party affiliation. All I wanted to know was whether he was a Democrat or Republican. I don’t have a problem that he is a liberal, but be hon-est about it. I’ve learned that he has been supported by liberals from across the country like the director of the AFL-CIO in D.C. If Matt Little can’t be honest, he can’t trusted. We support the true con-servative, Mark Bellows for mayor.

JON KOZNICKLakeville

Little makes clear statementTo the editor:

After the Lakeville may-oral candidate forum, we can see some vast differenc-es and wonderful similari-ties among the candidates. For example, each can-didate has claimed to be fiscally conservative. While each candidate has a differ-ent formula for fiscal con-servatism, they are driven to save money and lower tax-payer burden. Most compelling were the closing remarks. Council Member Laurie Rieb made a pitch of per-sonal pride. She is a loyal public servant. But I won-der how she will lead. Her vision seems to be that the office is simply the next step – a capstone for years of service. While I respect Rieb for her tenacity in public service, I cannot see what her getting to be mayor does for the citizenry. Mayor Mark Bellows used the opportunity to de-fend his record, but went on a blatant offensive against Council Member Matt Lit-tle. He used political smears and accused Little of only pandering to special inter-ests. He even seemed a tad angry. How disappointing is it that the mayor (who has said that politics has no place in the city council chambers) resorted to such tactics? How disappointing is it that a man who suppos-edly has talents in conflict resolution and is supposed to teach us about peace and humility as a Christian pas-tor had to resort to such tactics? Little didn’t make state-ments that lead me to think that all he wants to do is “take the next step” in serv-ing Lakeville. Little did not go on defense or offense, and he accused nobody of being a certain political this or that. Instead, with a re-spectful, businesslike tone, Little made a clear state-ment on his vision for may-oral leadership. Little said, “It’s about coming together … serving our neighbors, and serving our customers. It’s about growing our busi-nesses, and protecting our growing families. Funda-

mentally, being a good lead-er for our community has always been about working with people to solve prob-lems and build a better city.” I encourage residents to vote for Little – the only candidate who has the clearest vision of what it means to be a leader and our mayor. KRISTOFER PIERSONLakeville

Rieb has helped city grow To the editor: We enthusiastically sup-port Laurie Rieb in her run to be the next mayor of Lakeville. For 15 years we have called Lakeville home and consider it to be a great place to live and to have raised our daughters. Our family has enjoyed the many amenities this community has to offer including the fabulous parks and trail system, beaches, Lakeville Area Arts Center and many community events. For just over the same amount of time, Rieb has been work-ing tirelessly serving the residents of Lakeville as a volunteer and in city gov-ernment to make sure that this community stays this way. Rieb is a great communi-cator who works hard and is a skillful problem solver. She consistently and suc-cessfully works with others to build consensus and ne-gotiate common sense solu-tions. As a member of the Planning Commission from 1995 to 2000, she played a significant role in creat-ing the vision of this city as Lakeville grew from a small town to growing sub-urb. While serving as a City Council member from 2000 to 2012, she played key roles in managing the rapid growth of Lakeville, leading to the viable community we enjoy today. Having known and worked with Rieb for many years, we know that she demonstrates strong char-acter, high integrity and has

a positive attitude. She is re-spectful of others and is not afraid to bring people to-gether to resolve conflict or differences of opinion when it occurs. Lakeville has consis-tently been ranked among the best places to live in the United States, most recently noted in Money Magazine’s top 100 “Best Places to Live” and we agree. Join us in voting for Lau-rie Rieb for mayor on Nov. 6. We know that with her experience, vision and lead-ership, Lakeville will remain a great place to live.

CHRIS and DAN POMMERENKELakeville

Beem is dedicated to schools To the editor: Join us in supporting Laura Beem for Farming-ton School Board. We have been friends with Beem for several years and during that time she has put a great deal of time and energy into improving schools in Farm-ington. Beem is a proven advo-cate for education and these are some of her accomplish-ments: president of North Trail PTP for two years, ac-tive volunteer with North Trail PTP for over five years, School Boundaries Committee, District Stra-tegic Planning Committee and a grassroots leader in the campaign to influence the previous school board to listen to parents’ concern over increasing class sizes. Beem has over 20 years of accounting, budgeting and finance experience as well as leadership skills that could be a valuable asset to the School Board. Beem believes that: By using individualized learning methods, we can raise student achievement; spending needs to be fo-cused on classrooms; tech-nology spending should be

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Clarification An article last week referring to Farmington’s surface water quality management fees are fees paid by developers, not residents. Residents pay a storm water utility fee that will increase from $36 to $42 in 2013.

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balanced between enhanc-ing student learning and us-ing fiscal resources respon-sibly; we need to budget within available resources. We also feel Beem will continue to improve the communication between the School Board and the citi-zens of the community. She is committed to making our schools better for everyone.

RICK and KAREN LEVERSONFarmington

Anderson knows what it takes To the editor: Doug Anderson is run-ning for Lakeville City Council and I can see no better person suited to rep-resent the citizens of Lakev-ille. I have known Anderson and his wife Deb for over 20 years. Anderson is well-suited to bring a reasoned ap-proach to the Lakeville City Council. He is a consensus builder and a team player. His chief financial officer background at Hamline University is a significant plus in that he knows what it takes to manage a large service organization with a diverse constituency. My husband serves with Anderson on the Lakeville Finance Committee. While he has known Anderson for a number of years, this was the first time they have had an opportunity to work to-gether. He is very impressed with the knowledge, leader-ship, idea generation and commitment Anderson has brought to the committee. I encourage all Lakeville residents to support Doug Anderson for Lakeville City Council.

CHERYL WICKLUND EINCKLakeville

Hall will do the right thing To the editor: On more than one occa-sion, I’ve heard Dan Hall say, “Work hard, play fair, do the right thing, and ex-pect the best in people.” As a state senator, I know that Hall will demand the best from himself and others, making sure that all Minnesotans benefit under legislation that will be con-sidered by our state Senate. Whether tax breaks proposed for working indi-viduals, families, or small businesses, tough budget-ing decisions regarding in-vestments in education and recreation, roadways, other infrastructure or our cher-ished natural resources, I know that Hall will give them all thoughtful con-sideration with the highest regard for each of us and our great state’s future. He’s done it for his family and the lives of others they have touched, leading by exam-ple. He’ll certainly do it for us too. That’s why I know that Dan Hall is the best choice for Senate District 56.

JAMES ADAMSBloomington

Clausen has earned trust, respect To the editor: I am a teacher at Rose-mount High School and have lived in this commu-nity for over 30 years – and I highly encourage people to vote for Greg Clausen for Minnesota Senate District 57, representing Apple Val-ley, Rosemount, Lakeville and Coates. Having known Clausen for 15 years, I know that he is a strong advocate for the middle class, public schools, local businesses and fami-lies in our community. Clausen is a proven lead-

er in our community with a record of great success after serving for over 35 years as a teacher, coach, athletic director and principal of Rosemount High School. Clausen is a compassion-ate leader who has earned my trust and respect for his tireless leadership and perseverance in working to build a better tomorrow for future generations of peo-ple in our community. Clausen is not a career politician, but a thoughtful, smart, personable and dedi-cated caring person who I believe will best represent the issues and interests of all people in our communi-ties. I enthusiastically urge you to vote for Greg Clau-sen for Minnesota Senate District 57.

STEVE OLSENApple ValleyRosemount High School band director

Bellows shows fiscal prudenceTo the editor: I am writing this letter in support of Lakeville Mayor Mark Bellows. His public service record and com-mitment to fiscal prudence make him by far the best choice. Mayor Bellows has served as police chaplain for 22 years, and served 10 years on the City Council. He is a pastor and counselor as well. He is well qualified for the job, as he has demonstrated over the last two years. I support Mayor Bellows because he has the right vi-sion for Lakeville. Our resi-dents are looking for public servants who understand the need to restrain spending and taxes, while maintain-ing quality public services. The mayor’s opponents know this, and have tried to portray themselves as fiscal conservatives. Mayor Bel-lows has a record to prove

his claims. The city’s Capital Invest-ment Plan recently included a recommendation to buy $3.5 million in land for mu-nicipal liquor expansion. Mayor Bellows believed that a cost-benefit analysis should be done. The evalua-tion determined that Lakev-ille had slightly more liquor store square footage than could be justified by the population. Therefore, such an expansion was premature and could cut into profitabil-ity. Critics of the mayor have attempted to use this series of events to portray him as “anti-municipal liquor.” That was not the mayor’s point. He simply wanted to make sure expansion was fi-nancially prudent. As former presidential candidate Ross Perot likes to say, “Measure twice, cut once.” Second, the city had an opportunity to contract out its electrical inspection ser-vices to the private sector. Finance Director Dennis Feller said that such a move could save the taxpayers up to $90,000 over two years. The mayor strongly support-ed this change. Only Council Member Matt Little voted against it. Why would any-one vote against it? Perhaps Mr. Little put the interests of organized labor above that of the Lakeville taxpay-ers. He has been rewarded with endorsements from the AFL-CIO, Teamsters Lo-cal 120 and Letter Carriers, Branch 9. On the other hand, May-or Bellows has always done what he believes is right for our city. Please vote for Mark Bellows on Nov. 6.

DAVE THOMPSONLakeville

Little has the right plan To the editor: Never have I been as im-pressed with a candidate for municipal office as I am with

Lakeville Council Member Matt Little, who is running for mayor. Those of us who attended the Chamber of Commerce candidate forum this month were greeted with a 17-page policy document on how Little intends to improve our roads, park and public safety while trimming the city bud-get. The report is available on his website. Little’s maturity shone through his reasoned an-swers to each question posed. He provided ample examples of how his leadership on the council has already saved tax dollars, and pointed to the future with a thoughtful four-point plan to bring more jobs to Lakeville. I shouldn’t have been sur-prised – I’ve found myself in agreement with Little on nearly every council story I’ve read in this newspaper over the last couple years. He always seems to find the prag-matic position to save money while improving services – not an easy thing to do, but certainly doable if one has in-genuity and approaches each challenge as an opportunity. Little does that in spades. If you think repurposing the old police station to serve our seniors and veterans was a good idea, if you think hav-ing our patrol officers spend more time protecting the community and less time do-ing paperwork makes sense, and if you think relying on our city employees who we already pay to do their jobs rather than outsourcing study-after-study to outside consultants is a good idea, Little should be your next mayor. This election is a rare op-portunity to turn away from business as usual. In this competitive atmosphere, we need a city government that is lean, nimble and compe-tent. Little will provide that as our next mayor.

CHUCK SMITH-DEWEYLakeville

Bellows is true public servantTo the editor: I would like to share my experience and thoughts on working with Mark Bellows in his professional life. As many of you know, Mark serves as a pastor at Hope Community Church in Lakeville. I have had the pleasure of working with him, not only as clergy at funeral services, but also through his work as chap-lain for the Lakeville Police Department. The purpose of this letter is not to disparage any can-didate for city government in Lakeville, but to tell just a bit about my professional dealings with Mark Bel-lows. We have called Mark on many occasions over the years to help officiate funer-als when a family, suffering a loss, is in need of pastoral care or not affiliated with a church. Mark has shown grace and respect in the most difficult of situations. He is mindful of the needs of others and in pressure situations, he is sensitive, patient, and levelheaded. Mark’s ability to adjust to a multitude of differ-ent situations and different people truly sets him apart; his character is befitting a strong leader. His personality traits are what I am looking for when considering who will be making important decisions that affect my life and the direction of my community. Mark has dedicated his life to serving others – through his church and counsel-ing, through working with people in some of the most painful times of their lives, and through his work as a responsible and faithful ser-vant as mayor in Lakeville. I wish him all the best in his professional and political endeavors.

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Kline, Obermueller square off in 2nd Redistricting adds wrinkle to 2nd District Congressional race

by T.W. BudigSUN THISWEEK

Pat Murphy sat eating breakfast over a newspaper in the window of the Sun-light Restaurant in South St. Paul one recent drizzly morning. “It is pretty Democratic,” the retired bus dispatcher said of the city redistricting has placed in the new 2nd Congressional District. One block over, a few down, Ted Thompson, a retired 3M materials man-ager and military veteran, was enjoying breakfast with others at a table in the back of T & T Galley. Thompson doesn’t give a hoot about political parties – he votes for the candidate. “And I don’t believe half of the (campaign) ads, be-cause they dig up stuff that happened 20 years ago,” Thompson said. “He was a Marine,” one of Thompson’s breakfast mates offered when the name of 2nd District U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Lakev-ille, was mentioned. In the front of T & T, seated at an arcing counter, state Sen. James Metzen, DFL-South St. Paul, was doing his part to keep the conversation lively. “Is it possible? Yes,” Metzen said of a Repub-lican doing well in South St. Paul, where a relative of former Republican gov-ernor and native son Tim Pawlenty lives a short dis-tance from the cafe. “No, they don’t know Kline,” Metzen said of the local voters. “I don’t think they know Obermueller, yet either,” he said of Demo-cratic congressional chal-lenger Mike Obermueller of Eagan. But Obermueller and Kline are mindful of them. In addition to South St. Paul, two other cities, West St. Paul and Mendota Heights, have joined the 2nd District. Parts of the southern district, seen as Republican,

have been carved away. “My old district was a swing district that leaned Republican,” said Kline, speaking at a fire station open house in Farmington. “This is a swing district that leans Republican. Ar-guably, not as Republican,” he said. “But it’s a district I’m very, very comfortable in. So I’m a happy guy.” Kline, 65. a former Ma-rine Corps colonel who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, is seeking a sixth term in the U.S. House. Obermueller, 39, an at-torney who defeated a Min-nesota House Republican in 2008 only to be defeated by the Republican’s son two years later, also views redis-tricting as important. “It’s a significant issue for us – roughly 60,000 vot-ers picked up in the pro-cess,” Obermueller said. “That gives us the opportu-nity to talk with some good, quality folks up there. “The district changes have leveled out the num-bers a bit more and really makes this race about who’s the better choice about lead-ing the district forward,” Obermueller said. “Obvi-ously, we think it’s us.” Exactly how redistrict-ing will register in the vote

count is a matter of specula-tion. “We think Kline has an edge,” said Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson, strongly backing Obermueller. Republican 2nd District Chairman Mark Westpfahl expects redistricting to bite into Kline’s vote tally. “I don’t see that happen-ing this time,” Westpfahl said of the congressman’s share of the vote continuing to trend upward. Kline has been enjoy-ing romping wins, in 2010 claiming 63 percent of the vote. Westpfahl, in discuss-ing South St. Paul and the new northern parts of the district, said there are areas where it will be a challenge for Kline to break the 50 percent vote threshold. Westpfahl expects Kline to ultimately win the elec-tion by taking about 55 per-cent of the vote. “Do I still think he’ll have a comfortable victory? Yes,” he said. DFL 2nd District Chair-woman Lori Sellner said redistricting has energized Democrats because it offers a better chance of winning. Sellner views the number of Republicans and Demo-crats in the retooled district

more or less equal. “It makes the voters in the middle a very dynamic voting group,” Sellner said. She believes Obermuel-ler, whom she portrays as personable, approachable, possessing common sense, will have greater appeal to the middle than Kline whose staunch conserva-tism is masked by the con-gressman’s ability to fly under the radar, Sellner ar-gues. Sellner views health care and the economy as key is-sues in the race. “We embrace the term ‘Obamacare,’ because it’s really about caring,” Sellner said. Sellner views the econo-my as stabilizing. For his part, Westpfahl, while saying the economy is the stock answer to the question of what’s the most important issue, believes under the veneer voters are picky about a lot of other things. Westpfahl argues the perceived morass of issues is making it tough for Ober-mueller to launch narrowly focused campaign ads. For Obermueller, it wasn’t the happy effect of redistricting that prompted him to challenge Kline but the congressman’s voting re-

cord, he said. “He should know better than to think we’re going to turn Medicare into a risky voucher scheme,” Oberm-ueller said of Kline’s sup-port for the Paul Ryan bud-get plan. Obermueller depicts himself as the alternative to Washington status quo. He faults both Repub-licans and Democrats for bickering too much, achiev-ing too little. While unwilling to raise taxes on the middle class at this point, Obermueller, in discussing the Bush tax cuts set to expire at year’s end, indicated he could sup-port increasing taxes on the wealthy. “I think millionaires can afford to help a little bit,” he said. His first bill as congress-man, Obermueller said, would be a repeal of No Child Left Behind. He faults Kline, the edu-cation committee chairman, for a lack of decisive action on No Child Left Behind. Voters are eager for a shake up in Washington, Obermueller argues. “People are finally hav-ing the chance to have a real choice down here,” Oberm-ueller said of the contrast between Kline and himself.

“It would be the biggest affront to me to hear people say, ‘He’s just one of those Washington guys.’ ” Kline said while he loves chairing the education com-mittee it can be frustrating. “Part of that is for months now, we’ve been locked up in this election,” Kline said. “The Senate – it’s hard for them to get any-thing done – they’ve been really frozen up. “I’m always a little dis-appointed when I’m able to get something through the committee, and then through the House floor, and then it dies,” he said. Kline insists Republicans are out to save Medicare, not kill it. He argues that for older Americans, the Ryan budget plan envisions no change to Medicare for them at all. Supporting the idea of lowering tax rates and closing tax loopholes as a means of increasing tax rev-enue, Kline rejects the idea of raising tax rates. “Particularly when you have an economy that is still terribly, terrible, strug-gling,” Kline said. Kline believes Republi-cans will keep control of the House. “I’m feeling very con-fident it will be (House Speaker John) Boehner when we start the next Con-gress. But nobody is taking it for granted,” he said. “I feel very confident in my own race. I’m not tak-ing for it granted. I’m cam-paigning. I’m raising mon-ey. I’m talking to voters,” Kline said. “I’m sure he’s a nice guy,” Kline said of Obermueller. But he’s a tax-and-spend guy, Kline insisted. “The voters can decide,” he said.

T.W. Budig can be reached at tim.budig@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

Sarita Skagnes remem-bers being at least 16 be-fore she got her first hug. It wasn’t from the fa-ther who abused her, the grandparents she’d waited on back in India or the cousin who raped her. It came from a woman in Oslo, Norway, whose house the teenaged Sarita was paid to clean. Now 43, the native of Punjab was one of India’s unwanted daughters, the third girl born to parents who longed for a son to carry the family name, earn money and look after them when they grew old. Sarita was considered a burden, a dowry-in-wait-ing to be paid when her parents married her off. Many South Asian girls born into patriarchal so-cial structures don’t get that far. Their problem has generated global headlines and been recognized by the United Nations. “There are still many parents who kill their daughters” in countries in-cluding India, China and Pakistan, Sarita said, add-ing that 65 million girls are “missing” in South Asia. “The numbers will say that most of them are missing in India,” she said. “That’s because for many, many years, many parents have killed their daughters or aborted their daugh-ters, because they are just daughters.” “Just A Daughter” is the name of Sarita’s book, about her upbringing and her deliverance from fam-ily elders who treated her as property. A former best-seller in Norway first published in 2007, “Just a Daughter” has also been published in Sweden, Finland and now the United States, where Sarita is on a book tour that brought her to Burns-ville and Bloomington and will conclude in New York. Her aide and compan-ion on the tour is 73-year-old Sonja Johnston of Burnsville, whose second cousin, Alex Skragnes, is Sarita’s husband. John-ston first met Sarita in 1999, when the couple came to visit Midwestern relatives. “I liked her right away,” Johnston said. “But I had no idea she had such a horrible past.” Already a celebrated figure in Norway, who’d been asked to consult with the justice minister on do-mestic violence and girls’ rights, Sarita asked John-ston to edit an English-language version of “Just

a Daughter.” The Burnsville woman worked on it for two years, ever patient with Sarita’s evolving English skills. Johnston arranged to have Sarita speak to Burnsville Rotarians on Oct. 25. This Sunday, Oct. 28, Sarita will speak at the 10:30 a.m. service at Minnesota Valley Unitar-ian Universalist Fellow-ship, 10715 Zenith Ave. S., Bloomington, where Johnston has been music minister for 36 years. Johnston will accom-pany the author to New York to promote the 3,000-edition printing, royalties from which are being donated to help girls in India. “She is my manager, she is my editor, she is my mom, she is my business director,” said an appre-ciative Sarita, whose own mother traded her for a boy.

Just a daughter After she was con-ceived, Sarita said her Sikh parents visited a temple to pray and seek the blessing of a son in her mother’s womb. Instead, the couple bore their third girl. Her father allegedly tried to smother the baby. “And he thought I was dead, but after some while I started to breathe again,” Sarita said. “This is a sto-ry told by my aunt and grandmother.” When she was 2 her parents traded her for a male cousin, whom they adopted. They left India for Norway, leaving Sarita (not her birth name) be-hind to work as a maidser-vant at her aunt’s house.

She was raped by a cousin when she was no older than 5. “I don’t remember the exact age,” said Sarita, whose aunt insisted that servitude was her God-given destiny. “My aunt always told me she had offered her son to my parents as their son, so it was my duty to serve them as (part of) this ex-change,” she said. She met her parents at age 9 when they visited Punjab to show off the bi-ological son they’d finally conceived. When she was 12, Sarita was sent to care for her father’s aging par-ents. When she was 15, her father raped her while vis-iting his parents, Sarita said. Her honor was gone in her grandmother’s eyes. “And that was the rea-son my grandmother said to her son, ‘No, you are taking your daughter along with you because you did a mistake,’ ” she said. So Sarita joined her parents, two sisters and two brothers in Oslo, where she attended school and cleaned houses to help support the family. Her father, Sarita said, was a “crazy man.” “Sometimes he just beat us first and tell the reason later,” she said. What really set him off was seeing a photo taken by Sarita’s sister, Guddi, of Sarita and the son of one of the homeowners she worked for. “We were not boyfriend and girlfriend. We were just friends,” Sarita said. “I think (my) family made us boyfriend and girl-friend.”

After several days of being confined to the house, Sarita convinced her father to let her go to school and work. The escape was perma-nent. The boy’s mother took her in. She and the boy, Alex (not his given name) were married 22 years ago. The small Punjabi com-munity in Norway was aghast at the unarranged, cross-cultural marriage, Sarita said. Her father threatened to kill the young couple and hired a kidnapper, she said. The newlyweds took new names and got a “secret telephone number.” “So I became a secret,” Sarita said. “My fam-ily thought I had moved abroad because they couldn’t find me anymore in Norway, but I just be-came a secret. I cut my hair and eyebrows.” Today she considers herself an author, activ-ist and fundraiser for the rights of girls as well as children forced into servi-tude. “It’s not a unique sto-ry,” Sarita said of her own past. Yet she’s one of mil-lions who broke free and spoke up. “He (God) gave me many tests through my life,” Sarita said. “But he or she also gave me the strength or power to do something about it. May-be I was picked. I don’t know.”

John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Just a daughter no moreAuthor, activist speaks for oppressed girls of the world

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Author Sarita Skagnes and her English-language editor, Sonja Johnston of Burnsville, are promoting the English-language version of Sarita’s “Just a Daughter.”

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Chuck , Cindy and AndrewBeske mourn the death of theirbeautiful daughter and sister,Kaitlin Marie Augusta Beske, 22.Kaitlin died at home on Sunday,October 21, 2012. Kaitlin wasbaptized on Oct. 28, 1990 in theRosemount United MethodistChurch. Her faith was the foun-dation upon which she lived herlife. She will be remembered byall for her vibrant and caring per-sonality. She especially enjoyedher friendships and her family.All that knew her will miss hersmile, her giving spirit and heruncondi t iona l love . A 2009graduate of Lakeville South HighSchool where she was involvedwith the dance team and DECA.Senior at Bethel University whereshe was studying psychology andaspired to be a counselor. Shee n j o y e d h e r i n t e r n s h i p a tRoseville HS and also spent timewith the women at MinnesotaTeen Challenge. She is survivedby parents, Chuck and CindyBeske (Lakev i l l e ) , b ro ther ,Andrew Beske (Minneapolis),grandparents, Andy and LolaBaud (Owatonna) and AliceBeske (Hector); Uncles & Aunts,Lee & Sara Beske (Mankato),Rick & Kris Estenson (North-field), Randy & Brenda Baud(Burnsville) and Jeff Baud (Den-ver); Cousins, Phillip Beske (BelAire, MD), Alisa Beske (Haines,AK), Sam and Maria Estenson(Northfield), Abby & Jeff Weber(Lakeville), Kirsten & DavidCegla (Rosemount) and many,many friends. She is proceded indeath by her grandpa, HowardBeske. God Bless the memory ofthis beautiful gift that has beenshared with us. Funeral Servicewas held 11 AM Thursday, Octo-ber 25, 2012 at Hosanna Church,9600 163rd St., Lakeville, withvisitation on Wednesday (10/24)f r o m 3 - 8 P M a t t h e W h i t eFuneral Home, 20134 KenwoodT r . ( C o R d 5 0 ) L a k e v i l l e(952-469-2723) also 1 hr prior toservice at church.

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Age 76, of Lakeville, passedaway on October 20, 2012. She ispreceded in death by her hus-band of 43 years, Floyd; parents,Rosie and Phillip Becker; brother,John Becker and brother-in-law,Pete Kiihbauch; Louise is sur-vived by her loving children, Ron,D e l i a ( T o n y ) J u a i r e , M i k e(Malea) and Tim Squires; grand-children, Josh and Abby Juaireand Tammy Squires; also by sib-l ings, Ruth Kiihbauch, Paul(Peggy) Becker and Betty (James)M o o r e ; s i s t e r - i n - l a w , J u d yBecker; many nieces and neph-ews. Mass of Christian Burial,was held 11 AM Wednesday,October 24, 2012 at All SaintsCatholic Church, 19795 HolyokeAve., Lakeville with visitationTuesday (10/23), from 4-8 PM atthe White Funeral Home, 20134Kenwood Trail (Co. Rd 50) andone hour prior to Mass at church.Interment Elizabeth Ann SetonCemetery, Hastings, MN.

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Eric Bartosh Age: 36 Address: 4865 191st St. W., Farmington Occupation: Teacher Family: Married, three children Qualifications: I have 13 years of public educa-tion experience as a teacher, coach and administrator. I have worked to develop and pilot district-wide curricu-lum and literacy initiatives for ISD 196.  I have coached every sport and worked with all grade levels. I listen and work well with a wide range of people.  When it’s time for a decision, I am concise and follow through on my responsibilities. I also have a degree in business man-agement and worked in the financial services industry for three years before mov-ing into education, which means I am comfortable managing and maintaining a balanced budget. 1) Why are you running for office and why should people vote for you? I am running for office because I understand public education, I have significant experience in the education field and I want to serve my community. I enjoy working with people, listening to all sides of a multi-sided issue and developing a solution that fits the framework of the district mission state-ment as well as the district budget. Finally, I take lead-ership seriously and am committed to doing my best as an elected member of the School Board. 2) What educational pro-grams should the district do more of? What programs should the do less of? I strongly support pre-school and all-day kinder-garten programs as they have been proven to raise test scores and decrease the need for special education later in a student’s academic career.  In fact, early literacy initiatives have been shown to provide a 16:1 return on investment.  I also support physical education during the school day as well as co-curricular activities at the middle and high school levels. As for programs that should be decreased, if the preschool and all-day kin-dergarten programs I sup-port are expanded, even-tually, the need for middle and high-school reading intervention programs will be reduced. 3) Considering the district is looking to “individualize” education with the use of technology, is class size go-ing to become a less impor-tant issue than it is now? Ex-plain your answer. Class size will always be a priority in educa-tion.  Equally important is teacher quality and provid-ing appropriate materials. While we are moving to implement more technology in our classrooms in order to individualize education, we must maintain manage-able class sizes and contin-ue to support the teaching staff. In the near future, the amount of  real-time data a teacher receives will require quick interpretation and application to the needs of each student and will main-tain the need for manage-able class sizes. 4) Do you have any specif-ic changes you want to make in school district policies, programs, or the various school curricula being of-fered? Explain your answer. I would like to see an increase in the “College in the Classroom” program for our high school students since it would allow them to earn college credit for free while still in high school. I would also like to see Farm-ington develop program-ming for students more in-terested in careers that don’t require a four-year college education. Finally, but most importantly, I want to see Farmington offer preschool and all-day kindergarten at minimal cost to all of our families.

Laura Beem Age: 45 Address: 17756 Freiburg Circle, Lakeville Occupation: Accounting manager

Family: Married, two children Qualifications: I have been involved in education in Farmington for over five years. I have actively volun-teered with the North Trail Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Partnership (PTP) and served as its president for two years. I have also sat on several district commit-tees including the School Boundaries Committee in 2009, the Citizen’s Finance Committee in 2010 and on a Strategic Planning Strat-egy Team in 2012. In my professional life, I have over 20 years of experience in accounting, budgeting and finance. I am a certified public accountant (inactive) and a certified internal au-ditor. 1) Why are you running for office and why should people vote for you? I want to see our stu-dents receive a top-notch education, and that we do it without putting additional burdens on taxpayers. The district has developed a stra-tegic plan to dynamically change how we educate our students involving leading edge instruction and tech-nology. I believe this is the right plan for our schools. However, it will bring new challenges to our district. We need to closely man-age our spending during this time of change. With my financial background, I have years of experience of responsibly managing bud-gets while ensuring service levels are improved. 2) What educational pro-grams should the district do more of? What programs should the district do less of? The importance of early childhood education, and particularly early read-ing education, has become evidently clear. Developing early readers helps ensure success in later grades. I would like to see the district continue to expand these programs. On the other end of the spectrum, I would like to see more advanced placement and college level courses to prepare students for education beyond high school. While I believe both these areas are important, I think all the educational programs offered in Farm-ington add value at some level. With tight budgets, it is important to prioritize all educational programs to ensure that we work within our current fiscal resources. 3) Considering the district is looking to “individualize” education with the use of technology, is class size go-ing to become a less impor-tant issue than it is now? Ex-plain your answer. I am very committed to keeping class sizes in check, as evidenced by my efforts two years ago to get the pre-vious School Board to listen to parents’ concerns over class sizes. That being said, it will become increasingly challenging from a bud-get perspective to maintain class sizes at current levels. The district currently uses mixed-grade classrooms and other unique ways to deal with class sizes that we will need to continue. More importantly, I think we need to make sure we have all non-essential costs out of the administrative bud-get and use those saving to fund classrooms. 4) Do you have any specif-ic changes you want to make

in school district policies, programs, or the various school curricula being of-fered? Explain your answer. I would like to see the district generate more rev-enue through open enroll-ment and facility rentals. If we can improve student achievement through in-dividualized learning and the use of iPads, our dis-trict will become a desir-able learning environment. This will give our district the opportunity to reverse the current open enrollment outflow of students to an inflow, which will increase our funding from the state. Additionally, I believe that we have an opportunity to increase facility revenue by providing more competitive rental rates.

Rob Carpentier Age: 43 Address: 1004 Oak St., Farmington Occupation: Teacher Family: Married, three children Qualifications: I have been in education for al-most 20 years. I have been a teacher that entire time but have also operated in admin-istrative capacities. I have a legal background with spe-cific expertise in collective bargaining. My position as a coach at the high school the past three-plus years has helped me understand the community as well as the needs and desires of the city.  My teaching experi-ence, administrative experi-ence and collective bargain-ing experience have given me a unique perspective on the relationships that help school districts run smooth-ly and promote positive re-lationships among teachers, parents administrators and board. 1) Why are you running for office and why should people vote for you? We are at a significant crossroads. The school dis-tricts to our north and west are experiencing serious financial difficulties that have led those to teacher and staff layoffs.  I feel I am best positioned among the candidates to recognize the issues that hit those districts as well as the spe-cific issues unique to ISD 192 and how those issues intertwine and affect each other.  The communities of the district are also well-placed to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the population growth in the district. That includes a formal working partnership between the district and its various community govern-ments.  2) What educational pro-grams should the district do more of? What programs should the do less of? Our district’s teachers are among the best in the state. Teachers are the cur-ricular experts we trust to educate our children.  As such, it would be difficult for me to definitively answer this without speaking to the teachers, administrators, such as the district’s curric-ulum director, parents and students.  If the community entrusts me with the respon-sibility of being a board member then they have my assurance that I will never fail to realize that I am their public servant.  Any educa-tional program should have the students at the heart of its creation and implemen-tation.  3) Considering the district is looking to “individualize” education with the use of technology, is class size go-ing to become a less impor-tant issue than it is now? Ex-plain your answer. Individualized educa-tion and the accompany-ing use of technology to accomplish that goal are vitally important.  I have seen the benefits of these initiatives in classrooms. However, studies show the student/teacher relation-ship is the most important factor in the relative suc-cess of students. Increasing class sizes means a teacher has less time to develop re-lationships at a significant level. If the state’s economic woes, and by extension, our district’s, continue, then we will be left with some hard

staffing choices in the near future. Class-size caps must be protected as much as possible at all levels, not just elementary. 4) Do you have any specif-ic changes you want to make in school district policies, programs, or the various school curricula being of-fered? Explain your answer. Our teachers are won-derful educators and in-novators.  What they do in their various buildings de-serves our respect and our trust.  While I am prepared to face any curricular issue that may come across the board’s docket, I prefer to focus my candidacy on the outward growth of the dis-trict.  I am prepared to ef-fectively answer questions around the district’s finan-cial health, the growth of the district, how to retain our best teachers, ensure reasonable class sizes and how to promote necessary partnerships between the district and our feeder com-munities.

Jake Cordes Age: 21 Address: 1841 220th St. W., Farmington Occupation: Publishing intern, Thomson Reuters Family: No response Qualifications: I have been a lifelong resident of this community. I know where we have been and where we ought to be going. I have facilitated meetings for various organizations and in the professional world. I have actively bal-anced budgets for organi-zations. And I have been a leader in my church, com-munity and in the class-room. And as someone who was in the classroom not so long ago, and who hopes to have children attend this district in the not-too-dis-tant future, I believe I am in the best position to help this district succeed. 1) Why are you running for office and why should people vote for you? One of the main reasons I am running for office is the fact that I received a lot of benefits from this com-munity. I received a great education, a strong network of friends and contacts, and even my first job was with the school district. And this is my way of pay-ing back the community. People should elect me to the School Board because as a lifelong resident of the community I am aware of our past and traditions, and have a vision of where I want our district to be in the future. 2) What educational pro-grams should the district do more of? What programs should the do less of?    The district should fo-cus more time on programs that will better prepare our students for their next step in life. Whether that means from one grade to the next, or the transition from el-ementary to middle to the high school, or whatever the post-high school world holds for our students. In-cluded in this would be an increase in the presence of technology in the class-room. There are no areas of programming that we need to focus less on, but I be-lieve we need to transition out of the antiquated style of education and begin to focus on a more “individu-alized” style. 3) Considering the district is looking to “individualize” education with the use of technology, is class size go-ing to become a less impor-tant issue than it is now? Ex-plain your answer. Class size is always go-ing to be an important is-sue with our school district and school districts across the state and country. No amount of technology can replace the importance of one-on-one interactions with an instructor. With that in mind, the increased presence of technology in the classroom will help teachers who may have a larger class size. 4) Do you have any specif-ic changes you want to make in school district policies, programs, or the various school curricula being of-fered? Explain your answer.

Other than the increase of technology in the class-room and “individualized” learning I have already touched upon, there is one addition I would want to see added to the curriculum of our district. In discus-sions I have had with busi-ness professionals and col-lege instructors, one area in which students lack is fluency in Microsoft Office programs (especially Excel). I would love to see a class that would instruct our stu-dents on the practical ap-plications of Microsoft Of-fice programs so that when our students enter the “real world” they can be fluent in these widely used programs.

John Guist Age: 46 Address: Occupation: Pastor Family: Married, four children Qualifications: ISD 192 Superintendent Search Committee; 12 years of var-ious leadership positions, South Metro Vineyard; ISD 196 Prevention Advisory Board, Advisory Commit-tee; ECFE; Community Education “Healthy People Healthy Choices” facilita-tor and curriculum devel-opment; four years board president/lead pastor, Mid-dle Creek Vineyard Church; police chaplain, Burnsville police department; four years, office manager, social media director and proj-ect director at CSI Onsite. I have worked within the leadership structure of dif-ferent organizations for the last 18 years. I have been involved in revitalizing Vi-sion and Mission as well as developing and managing budgets to meet our objec-tives. 1) Why are you running for office and why should people vote for you? I’m running for office to serve our community as a bridge between the school and the families that call this area home. I am per-sonally excited with the new strategic plan and really look forward to building a great team to bring it to fruition. I have the heart of a servant and a leader and I vigilantly work to see that whatever organization I am a part of is the very best it can be in carrying out its mission. This is what I bring to the table: integrity, trans-parency, accountability, ser-vant leadership, inspiration, and excellence. 2) What educational pro-grams should the district do more of? What programs should the district do less of? With a new superinten-dent, a new strategic plan, and newly developed infra-structure I think we need to be willing to put everything on the table (program-wise) and discover how we can best achieve our objectives. The new plan will create an environment where our stu-dents thrive; any program that doesn’t fit this criterion would need careful evalu-ation to determine if it is truly necessary in meeting our objectives. I would like to see more programs that teach kinesthetically, taking into account the students’ spark (what inspires them to learn). I would also like to see how we can partner with Dakota County busi-nesses to create programs giving students practical ex-perience in real world envi-ronments. 3) Considering the district is looking to “individualize” education with the use of technology, is class size go-ing to become a less impor-tant issue than it is now? Ex-plain your answer. Class size will always be an issue for a number of reasons. First of all, this is an issue for parents making it an issue for the board/dis-trict to take seriously. Sec-ondly, technology doesn’t change a child’s learning style. Class size impacts the amount of time a teacher will have to learn about each student, discovering his/her learning style, a key com-ponent to individualized learning. Finally, class size impacts a child’s behavior; in my experience, a group larger than the recommend-ed (26-28) rarely inspires

academic excellence. 4) Do you have any specif-ic changes you want to make in school policies, programs, or the various school curri-cula being offered? Explain your answer. I don’t want to lose the police school resource of-ficers we have in place at the high school and middle schools. I want to ensure a safe environment for our students to attend classes. The SROs are diligent in proactively maintaining building/student safety. Part of this involves relationship building with students, giv-ing our children a safe place to turn if and when the need arises. Concerning district-wide curricula, for me it’s all about meeting the goals of our new strategic plan and fiscal responsibility while creating the best place to work for our staff.

Julie Singewald, incumbent Age: 40 Address: 19743 Cabrilla Court, Farmington Occupation: Allina Health laboratory manager-Abbott Northwestern Hos-pital Family: Married, three children Qualifications: I’ve served on the Farmington School Board four years, working on various com-mittees and currently serve as district representative for AMSD and metro ESCU. If re-elected, I would be the only board member with more than two years’ experience. New members bring a fresh perspective, but there is also strength in knowing where we have been. My occupation gives me experience with project management through sys-tem process improvement initiatives and responsibil-ity for meeting budget tar-gets at one of the largest hospitals in the Twin Cities. I have donated time to the district in and outside the classroom at all grade levels. 1) Why are you running for office and why should people vote for you? I have a passion for qual-ity education for all stu-dents and want Farmington to provide a solid start for future community members and leaders. District ac-tions must be transparent by avoiding ‘meeting be-fore the meeting’ intention-ally and unintentionally. Keeping all discussions at the table is not only our re-sponsibility, but best for the district and community. My children attend all levels of school in this district which gives me a unique ‘whole district’ perspective when making decisions. As the third-highest taxed district in the state, I will continue to be fiscally responsible in decision making. 2) What educational pro-grams should the district do more of? What programs should the do less of? I would like to see pro-grams that support the dis-trict strategic plan. There are a number of oppor-tunities for our students that just have not yet taken hold such as nanotechnol-ogy as offered through the collaborative efforts of In-termediate District 917 or looking at expanding our foreign language programs at all levels of instruction. More districts see the need to assist secondary students by collaborating with local colleges to offer classes for college credit. With Dakota County Technical College practically within our bor-ders, we should be able to expand the opportunities for our high schools stu-dents to receive high school credits and college credits. I want to ensure our students are college and career ready when they step out of grad-uation. 3) Considering the district is looking to “individualize” education with the use of technology, is class size go-ing to become a less impor-tant issue than it is now? Ex-plain your answer. Class size will always be an important issue, but the definition of appropri-ate class size may look dif-

Farmington School Board - two, four-year seats

Eric Bartosh

Rob Carpentier

John Guist

Laura Beem

JakeCordes

Julie Singewald

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Lakeville School Board - two, four-year termsBadr Balossaimi Age: 59 Address: 20625 Texas Ave., Credit River Occupation: consulting engineer Family: None Qualifications: I have been in the engineering field for more than 30 years. I’ve gained tremendous experi-ence in dealing personally and financially with cus-tomers, suppliers and upper management in regard to efficiency with functionality and cost. 1) Why are you running for office? If you are an in-cumbent, why do you want to stay in office? I believe that my past experience will be useful in managing the school district as money constraints will affect the quality of educa-tion, especially when stu-dents face a very unforgiv-able competitive world. 2) What is your opinion of ISD 194’s current fiscal situation? Early reports in-dicate the district could face another multi-million-dollar deficit. If additional budget adjustments need to be made, what are your priorities? My priorities are based on offering the students the highest quality in education. This can be accomplished by direct interaction among the students, the staff, the parents and board members. In the not too distant future, the federal and state govern-ments will be reducing their monetary contributions to education due to high bud-get deficits which will re-quire the School Board to be innovative in allocating financial resources without running after new levies. Therefore, if I am elected, I will concentrate part of my time to find the money with-out resorting to tax increase. 3) ISD 194 has become a showcase for high-tech learn-ing; for example, with the iLearn online program, the use of iPads and the imple-mentation of Google Apps. These are all in their early stages with the district. How would you like to see these programs and others used? These programs should continue as we live in a com-petitive world, after all, our mission is to produce the highest quality product. 4) What are the biggest challenges facing ISD 194 in the next five years? How would you seek to address them? The quality of education, available resources and ded-icated employees produce successful students. These are permanent challenges I will face, and that’s why I will have a close engagement in working with others in managing this school dis-trict and dealing with diffi-cult challenges. 5) The School Board is considering an operating levy referendum for 2013. Would you support this or oppose it? Why? If elected I will study it carefully and try to find fea-sible solutions and alterna-tives before submitting it to the voters.

Bob Erickson, incumbent Age: 66 Address: 18224 Justice Way, Lakeville Occupation: Senior de-velopment associate for Welsh Companies Family: Married 39 years to Shelly, daughters: Jenna & Krista (Lakeville High School graduates), grand-children: Harper, Briar and Miriam Qualifications: Lakev-ille School Board member since 2009 (first term), cur-rent board treasurer, board liaison District Finance Advisory Council, Lakev-ille (ISD 194) resident 23 years, Lakeville Area Public Schools Friend of Educa-tion Award 2007 recipient, Association of Metropoli-tan School Districts Board member and Legislative Committee. A.A. degree in urban planning, SEI graduate, University of Va., Lakeville city administra-tor, 1989-2004 (retired), Hosanna! member since 1989, Dakota County Tech-nical College Foundation Board member, Lakeville

Area Cham-ber member and Public Policy Com-mittee, Citi-zens Bank L a k e v i l l e Board mem-ber, past president of Pan-O-Prog

and Lakeville Arts Center Advisory Board. 1) Why are you running for office? If you are an in-cumbent, why do you want to stay in office? In seeking my second term on the Lakeville School Board, I remain committed to the current “transforma-tion” which began in earnest 15 months ago with the vi-sion of our new superinten-dent, Dr. Lisa Snyder. Dur-ing my first term, the School Board started doing things differently by focusing on the business side of educa-tion while incorporating the art of collaboration. The process is not yet completed. Your vote would enable me to continue and complete the current transformation underway in our school dis-trict. This is not “change” for change’s sake. It’s about changing because we need to change. 2) What is your opinion of ISD 194’s current fiscal situation? Early reports in-dicate the district could face another multi-million-dollar deficit. If additional budget adjustments need to be made, what are your priorities? As board treasurer, I’m committed to spending dis-trict tax dollars wisely. I believe the district’s current financial situation has im-proved. My extensive public finance expertise and private business acumen has con-tributed to making sound “business side of educa-tion” policy decisions. They include; first ever district line-item $130 million plus (2011-12) budget, collective bargaining, student enroll-ment, debt management and scrutiny of district pro-grams at all levels. I believe, accountability measures can provide additional resources needed to address class siz-es, middle school teaming and STEM. I will continue to focus my “attention to detail” on all district finan-cial matters. 3) ISD 194 has become a showcase for high-tech learn-ing; for example, with the iLearn online program, the use of iPads and the imple-mentation of Google Apps. These are all in their early stages with the district. How would you like to see these programs and others used? I believe residents support the superintendent’s vision and initiatives and realize the intrinsic value of high-tech learning, such as the iL-earn program. To assist with this initiative, the district prepared by implementing the use of Google Apps to provide students and staff with the tools to enhance learning and productivity. Another app is Schoology, a learning platform, which made it possible to offer eight online courses (four each) at Lakeville North High School and Lakeville South High School. Today’s students need 21st century skills to thrive in the global workforce. By leveraging technology, the district is no longer waiting for the future to come to us. 4) What are the biggest challenges facing ISD 194 in the next five years? How would you seek to address them? If the past decade is any indication of our district’s future levels of available resources, we’ll be in for a challenging quest. There-fore, I’ll continue applying

my extensive public finance expertise to ensure we fol-low a path of sustainability — allowing every student to receive a world-class educa-tion and to reach their full potential. One of my pri-mary objectives is to avoid further educator cuts that adversely impact classroom sizes. 5) The School Board is considering an operating levy referendum for 2013. Would you support this or oppose it? Why? ISD 194 voters are knowledgeable on school issues. The needs of the district have been identified in recent surveys and rein-forced by my door-to-door canvassing of more than 2,500 households. District parents and home/business owners want a high-quality educational system deliv-ered at a valued price with academic achievement for all students. I’m confident the Lakeville Area Public School community will sup-port an operating levy based on well defined needs. Our current engagement pro-cess and new district bud-get development process for 2013-14 should enable the resident and business stakeholders and the School Board to achieve a success-ful outcome, benefiting our students.

Jennifer Harmening Age: 44 Address: 1220 Bluebill Bay Road, Burnsville Occupation: manage-ment consultant Family: Husband of 15 years, Tom, 12-year-old son, Ben, and 9-year-old daugh-ter, Savanna. Qualifications: I am a management consultant, currently serving as execu-tive director for MedNet of Minnesota, a medical device association. I began my career as a member of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, the community development director for the TwinWest Chamber and then hired as president of Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce. I have a BA in political sci-ence from University of Colorado and served as chair of Dakota County School-to-Work Partner-ship, Crystal Lake Elemen-tary PTO president, Bound-ary Adjustment Committee member and facilitator of the district PTO Roundta-ble. I serve on the board for Daystar U.S., which serves Daystar University in Nai-robi, Kenya. 1) Why are you running for office? If you are an in-cumbent, why do you want to stay in office? I am running for School Board because I would like to serve our kids and rep-resent the interests of our community. I believe that I bring a unique background and skill set to the posi-tion. Although the current board has made efforts to-ward transparency, there is still work to do. If elected, I would emphasize a shared community vision for educa-tion in the Lakeville schools through collaborations, in-novation in community en-gagement and responsive communication to build trust with the community we serve. 2) What is your opinion of ISD 194’s current fiscal situation? Early reports in-dicate the district could face another multi-million-dollar deficit. If additional budget adjustments need to be made, what are your priorities? Local community con-trol over school levies is de-mocracy at its best. In the last failed levy the board did not communicate to the community what programs and services the levy would pay for. It is important for the community to fully un-derstand what we spend on education in Lakeville, what we get for those dollars and how that compares to other similar districts. If elected, I would support the new su-perintendent’s current initia-tive to reach out to the com-munity and engage them in innovative solutions for lim-ited funding for education in Lakeville. 3) ISD 194 has become a

showcase for high-tech learn-ing; for example, with the iLearn online program, the use of iPads and the imple-mentation of Google Apps. These are all in their early stages with the district. How would you like to see these programs and others used? The results of the iLearn pilot project will help iden-tify where digital learning can be most effective. Tech-nology is an ever increasing part of our world and it will provide personalized learn-ing for our students and effective teaching tools for our educators. Technology expenditures were one of the first things cut in bud-get adjustments years ago. In recent years the majority of our technology in Lakev-ille schools has come from wrapping paper sales and other fundraisers through our PTOs. Sustaining fund-ing for technology will be a challenge for the district. It will take innovation, re-alignment of resources and investment. 4) What are the biggest challenges facing ISD 194 in the next five years? How would you seek to address them? The top concern I hear in Lakeville is class size. With budget cuts in recent years it is not surprising that class sizes have risen sharply. We need to continue to seek solutions including innova-tion, investment and per-sonalized learning through new teaching models and technology. The district has made efforts to reach out to the community, but com-munity engagement is still a challenge. We need to revo-lutionize our communica-tions in order to engage the community in a shared com-munity vision and identity for our schools. If elected, I will strive to engage our community as stakeholders in education. 5) The School Board is considering an operating levy referendum for 2013. Would you support this or oppose it? Why? Investing in education is a wise economic develop-ment move. Strong schools attract families and busi-nesses to the community. I am sensitive to taxpayer concerns about school fi-nance and if elected, I will strive to ensure that taxpay-ers know where their money goes, how decisions are made and what our schools do. If I believe we have con-nected with the community and involved them in deter-mining what our school dis-trict offers and what it costs, I would support putting a levy up for a vote in 2013.

Judy Keliher, incumbent Age: 51 Address: 16851 Jonquil Trail, Lakeville Occupation: district sales manager for Staples Inc. Family: Four children and two grandchildren. Daugh-ter, Katie, attends Lakeville North High School and three sons are all graduates of the Lakeville Area Public Schools. Qualifications: I have a BA in business management with a minor in computer programming from the University of St. Thomas. I operated our family busi-ness for over 25 years and I am currently a district sales manager for Staples. I have served on the Board of Edu-cation for 16 years and as chair for the past five years. I currently serve on the Gifted Advisory Council, Special Education Advisory Com-mittee and Legislative Com-mittee. I have also served on other committees including Budget, Personnel, Trans-portation, Boundary Ad-justments and Long-term Facilities Planning. I am also an active member of the Lakeville Rotary Club. 1) Why are you running for office? If you are an in-cumbent, why do you want to stay in office? I am committed to quali-ty education for all students. I have the skills to continu-ously improve our academic achievement while being fiscally responsible and sustainable by balancing budgets, creating efficien-cies, improving processes,

negotiating, being visionary and innovative, managing workload concerns and in-creasing communications. I believe in changing the way we do business today while improving outcomes and options for our students and their families. I support pos-itive, systemic changes for our district as we strive for our vision of personalized education for every student to meet their diverse needs on their path to success. Serving is a privilege. Thank you. 2) What is your opinion of ISD 194’s current fiscal situation? Early reports in-dicate the district could face another multi-million-dollar deficit. If additional budget adjustments need to be made, what are your priorities? Strong fiscal manage-ment and being account-able to district taxpayers by cost containment, improv-ing operational efficien-cies and aligning contracts more with corporate Amer-ica such as groundbreak-ing contract negotiations with Superintendent Snyder which incorporated major employee benefit contract changes throughout the district. Salary freezes and minimal increases, slowing the growth of levy requests, repurposing facilities and debt restructuring are exam-ples of the board’s efforts. Our budget process includes high levels of stakeholder input. Prioritizing and ad-justments will be developed based on this input. From this process, we are seeking creative solutions in looking for efficiencies and discov-ering innovative ways to do business. 3) ISD 194 has become a showcase for high-tech learn-ing; for example, with the iLearn online program, the use of iPads and the imple-mentation of Google Apps. These are all in their early stages with the district. How would you like to see these programs and others used? This tool helps us meet our strategic goal areas, strengthening the founda-tion of our community:Increase Student Achieve-ment • Increase personalized learning • Engage more students in their own learning • Minimize achievement gap • More interactive learn-ingSupports Quality Workforce • Help with classroom management • Immediate feedback for teachers so they can better direct their classes to the students’ needs Sound Fiscal Decisions • Less dollars invested in printed textbooks, testing resources, copy leases, paper and supplies • Keeps students and fam-ily in the district and in our communityCommunity Connectedness • Wireless access for guests entering our buildings • Easy access to student’s assignments, test results, homework 4) What are the biggest challenges facing ISD 194 in the next five years? How would you seek to address them? Continuing to provide high-level academic achieve-ment while becoming a world class district making instructional and structural changes to a more fiscally sustainable system. Innova-tion and partnerships with businesses, trades and high-er education providing stu-dents with hands-on, real-life opportunities, preparing them for the modern, com-petitive workplace. Align-ing curriculum with the job market for when students graduate. Not all students attend two- and four-year colleges. We need various educational pathways for our learners. A sustainable education model support-ing a high-quality learning environment while prepar-ing students for our global economy can be created through working together and keeping stakeholders informed and engaged. 5) The School Board is considering an operating levy referendum for 2013. Would you support this or oppose it? Why?

As a parent, business and community member, having a solid educational founda-tion for our children and community is important to me. Advocating for our stu-dents, my decision is based on identifying and prioritiz-ing needs knowing we can-not have it all. Our commu-nity survey established levy fund priorities: STEM, class sizes, technology and stable budget. These priorities alone require more funding than what the survey shows “can be passed.” Discus-sions and engaging advisory committees to gain a deeper understanding and provide input will need to take place with the board and our stakeholders to determine the final direction of the community.

Terry Lind Age: 66 Address: 20415 Jupiter Court, Lakeville Occupation: Retired teacher and principal Family:    Wife. Glenda; son  – Nathan; daughter, Jenny; grandchildren, An-drew, Noah, Riley, and Harper Qualifications: 43-year education veteran in Lakev-ille (secondary social stud-ies/communications teacher; elementary school media generalist; principal at both JFK and Lakeview Elemen-tary);  39-year Lakeville resident actively involved in community activities includ-ing serving on the city of Lakeville Cable TV Board and serving as president of the church council at Family of Christ Lutheran Church; 30-year member of the Air National Guard; Educa-tion: BS degree in history and English from Mankato State University; MS degree in educational administra-tion from Winona State University; MS degree in educational media from Mankato State University; six-year certificate in edu-cation administration from Mankato State University. 1) Why are you running for office? If you are an in-cumbent, why do you want to stay in office? I am running for School Board because I believe strongly in public educa-tion as well as our commu-nity. After working for 40 plus years in the Lakeville schools as both a teacher and principal, and, being a resident of Lakeville since 1973, I understand the daily operation of the schools, the challenges they face, and the needs of the different stake-holders across the com-munity. I want to offer my experience, along with my knowledge of school bud-gets and K-12 curriculum, to help meet the current and future challenges of declining enrollments, bud-get adjustments, and  high class sizes. 2) What is your opinion of ISD 194’s current fiscal situation? Early reports in-dicate the district could face another multi-million-dollar deficit. If additional budget adjustments need to be made, what are your priorities? Even though the school board has taken many effec-tive measures to save money for the taxpayer (i.e. refi-nancing bonds), the situa-tion still indicates a deficit in the future. If additional bud-get adjustments are needed, there are certain areas that, I feel, should not be consid-ered — class size because it continues to be so high and curricular programs because this would directly impact our children’s education in a negative way. Other priori-ties that I have would be to search out additional areas where the district could save money and also to seek new income sources to reduce the projected deficit. 3) ISD 194 has become a showcase for high-tech learn-ing; for example, with the iLearn online program, the use of iPads and the imple-mentation of Google Apps. These are all in their early stages with the district. How would you like to see these programs and others used? I am truly excited about the high-tech learning op-portunities that the district has initiated this year. I see

BadrBalossaimi

Jennifer Harmening

Terry Lind

BobErickson

Judy Keliher

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Christy Jo Fogarty Age: 42 Address: 18946 Excali-bur Trail, Farmington Occupation: Dental therapist/Dental hygienist Family: Married, three children Qualifications: I have been a member of the Farmington City Coun-cil for the last 10 years, I am on the Board of Wa-ter and Soil Resources and the Commission for Judicial Review. I have also dedicated myself to volunteer work across the county helping with the Dakota Village, serving on the Dew Days Com-mittee. I have also served on the Vermillion River Planning Commission, the Water Vulnerability Task Force, the Park and Recreation Task Force, the Empire/Farmington Planning Committee and the Castle Rock discus-sion group. In addition I was the president of the PTO for the St. Mathias School in Hampton. 1) Why are you running for office and why should people vote for you? I have loved serving on the Farmington City Council for the last 10 years, and in that role have developed a larger sense of community. As I served on joint-committees with surrounding townships and cities and worked in Hastings, I discovered what an amazing county we live in, and it created a desire to serve in a higher capacity. With Commis-sioner Harris retiring, I have an opportunity to serve at a higher level. I ask for voters’ support not only because of this desire but because of my extensive and broad back-ground in Dakota County,

District 1 and public health. 2) Dakota County is undergoing a popula-tion trans-for mat ion . By 2030, 1 3 0 , 0 0 0

people will be over age 60, triple the number of people in that age group in 2005. Considering there will likely be greater needs and fewer resources, what are ways you would propose to address the needs of an ag-ing population? Dakota County has a great foundation to build on as our population ma-tures. While it’s true that those over 60 will likely triple in the next 15-20 years the capabilities and health of our populations are vastly different than generations past meaning costs will not increase at the same rate. However, new innovative ideas need to be incorporated to en-sure financial stability of the county while support-ing those seniors in need. Creating programs that utilize the talents and high education level we have in our community to help each other are some of the programs I would look to create. 3) In your opinion, what are the top four core re-sponsibilities of govern-ment at the county level? Please rank the respon-sibilities in order of im-portance and include your reasons for the ranking. What, if any, reforms do you support?    The first priority is public safety. As police officer’s wife, I know this includes public safety of-ficers and fire/emergency responders. The second priority is transportation.

In District 1, this means good roads and bridges to increase public safety and help businesses. The third priority is creating a sound responsible bud-get that reflects the com-munity’s values, maintains the state’s lowest county tax rate, and ensures that regulations, while protect-ing the community, don’t over-burden businesses. The fourth priority is to make an environment that is conducive to economic development. It includes helping new “head of household” jobs stay and develop in Dakota Coun-ty. 4) Dakota County im-plemented a transit tax and spent millions to implement bus rapid transit for Cedar Avenue, and will continue to subsidize its mainte-nance and operations in the future. The county also plans a transit corridor on Robert Trail. Please ex-plain your opinion of bus rapid transit, light rail and other transit. When examining stud-ies on public transporta-tion, Bus Rapid Transit has been shown to be an effective means of trans-portation and can have an impact on congestion in addition to providing transportation to those who cannot or do not drive. Buses in general of-fer flexibility and can ac-commodate the changes that inevitably come to every community. On the other hand, light rail and heavy rail for commuters have shown to do little to decrease congestion nor do they spur long lasting economic development many claim, so I do not support these expensive and non-flexible types of transit for Dakota Coun-ty.

Mike Slavik Age: 34 Address: P.O. Box 372, Hastings Occupation: Owner, Hometown Laundry, Re-altor, Keystone Real Es-tate Family: Married Qualifications: I bring a unique mix of public and private experience to this position. I am currently in my second term as an at-large member of the Hastings City Council, serving on the public safe-ty, planning, parks and recreation, operations, ad-ministration and finance committees of the coun-cil. I serve on the board of directors for the Dakota Communications Center (the consolidated 911 cen-ter). I am the elected offi-cial on the Highway 61 Vi-sual Quality Team, which makes recommendations on all visual aspects on the new Hastings bridge. I am a small business owner and an active member of the community. 1) Why are you running for office and why should people vote for you? Shortly after Com-missioner Joe Harris an-nounced his retirement, a number of people encour-aged me to run, citing my positive leadership on the Hastings City Council. During my time on the council, I have established a record of being respon-sive to resident concerns, being a good steward of taxpayer dollars and working well with my colleagues. In addition, I truly enjoy serving my community as an elected official and helping resi-dents and businesses find resolution to their con-cerns. I feel these are im-portant attributes for the next Dakota County com-

missioner in District 1. 2) Dakota County is undergoing a popula-tion trans-for mat ion . By 2030, 1 3 0 , 0 0 0 people will

be over age 60, triple the number of people in that age group 2005. Consid-ering there will likely be greater needs and fewer resources, what are ways you would propose to ad-dress the needs of an aging population?    As someone with 15 years experience working in senior care, currently doing consulting work for a senior adult foster care facility in Dakota County, I know firsthand how nec-essary it will be to seek innovative, flexible, and more effective ways of providing services as the population ages. There are ways the county can uti-lize technology wisely to streamline service delivery and remove unnecessary administrative complex-ity. I also support efforts to seek waivers for certain state and federal require-ments as a way to improve local service delivery and use county resources more effectively. 3) In your opinion, what are the top four core re-sponsibilities of govern-ment at the county level? Please rank the responsi-bilities in order of impor-tance and include your rea-sons for the ranking.   1) Good management of taxpayer dollars and county resources: Be ac-countable for budget pri-orities, reduce debt and make smart investments in infrastructure, technol-ogy and natural resources that will have a long-term

Dakota County Commissioner, one seat

Christy JoFogarty

MikeSlavik

return on investment. 2) Be responsive to residents: Ensure that all areas of the district are well served by the county, that resident concerns are heard and addressed and that ser-vices are available to those who need it. 3) Promote economic development: Keep Dakota County competitive so both resi-dents and businesses have the opportunity to thrive and grow, and be mind-ful that regulations are not overly burdensome for property owners and busi-nesses. 4) Communica-tion: Be transparent and communicate well with residents in a variety of ways such as print, in-per-son meetings and social media. My record reflects these core responsibili-ties of government, and if elected I will continue to make these top priorities at the county level. 4) Dakota County im-plemented a transit tax and spent millions to implement bus rapid transit for Cedar Avenue, and will continue to subsidize its mainte-nance and operations in the future. The county also plans a transit corridor on Robert Trail. Please ex-plain your opinion of bus rapid transit, light rail and other transit. District 1 has a di-verse set of transporta-tion needs that are unique compared to other dis-tricts in the county. In or-der to provide the acces-sibility necessary for good economic development for all areas of the district (townships, small towns and growing cities), a bal-anced approach to trans-portation is necessary, in-cluding mass transit. The county must engage in careful planning to make sound, forward-thinking decisions about trans-portation infrastructure to keep Dakota County competitive regionally and globally. I support a transportation plan that not only focuses on get-ting residents to and from work, but from farms to fields as well.

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ploy sound fiscal policies, having all stakeholders feel a true ownership in the school district’s successes and chal-lenges, and using district resources to generate addi-tional income. Employing graduate internship teach-ers, using technology, and seeking out public and pri-vate grants are some exam-ples of dealing with  higher class sizes. 5) The School Board is considering an operating levy referendum for 2013. Would you support this or oppose it? Why? A recent community en-gagement survey states that the Lakeville community would support a levy rate ($164 levy on a $230,000 home) by a somewhat nar-row margin.  I would support this operating levy initiative because future budget re-ductions will only negatively impact our children’s educa-tion. However, if there is a greater need for funding, the school board must actively inform all stakeholders in the community of this need, involve them in the process, and address the issues that cause community members to vote “no.” If a later sur-vey indicates increased sup-port, I would favor a levy based more on need.

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ferent in the future with new teaching strategies. As buildings and profession-al teaching groups define best-practice instruction for students, there may be op-portunities during the day where ‘larger’ class size is appropriate for the lesson or activity. Lessons defined as small group sessions would require staff collaborat-ing to provide this for stu-dents. Board member’s job is to challenge the super-intendent and administra-tive staff to meet financial limitations and policies, but allow them to be the educa-tional experts in what works best for students. 4) Do you have any spe-cific changes you want to

make in school district poli-cies, programs, or the vari-ous school curricula being offered? I do not have any spe-cific changes to programs or curricula, as these are not board action items. Policies, budget and super-intendent evaluation are our primary focus as board members. With a relatively new superintendent in our district who has come in and brought new structure and initiatives, I will look to support his efforts to make the district successful with recommended policy. I encourage open discus-sion and understanding of focused initiatives, but will push to understand how these initiatives affect the ‘big picture’ of the district.

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Ghosts gather around Annie Wilder’s family tree. In researching her family history a few years back, the Hastings-based writer un-covered accounts of psychic phenomena, spirit beings and run-ins with the para-normal. There was her German great-great-grandmother, who saw a falling star each time one of her children died. There was another rela-tive who had a dream in-volving an acquaintance dying in a plane crash, learning a short time later that this person had in fact died in such an accident. And there was the “face-less ghost girl” who Wilder’s mother claimed had been following her around for de-cades. The girl “was even seen by my brother, who didn’t believe in ghosts at the time,” said Wilder. “My mom finally met the little ghost girl a few years back. … The girl climbed into her lap and disappeared.” Using old letters, geneal-ogy books and tales she’d

heard around the dinner table as a child, Wilder has compiled several genera-tions’ worth of family ghost stories in her book “Spirits Out of Time.” She’ll be discussing the book on Nov. 8 at Rose-mount’s Robert Trail Li-brary as part of the “Meet

the Author” series spon-sored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. “Spirits Out of Time” is the follow-up to Wilder’s 2005 debut, “House of Spirits and Whispers,” an account of her family’s ex-periences with paranormal phenomena in their 1800s-

era Victorian-style home in Hastings. Wilder and others in the house have reported hearing whispers, smell-ing phantom odors such as tobacco and perfume, and having encounters with an array of shadowy spirit en-tities.

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“haunted tea parties” there, and has dis-cussed her experiences in several TV and newspaper stories. As to why spirit phenom-ena seem to accrue around

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that some are more receptive to these types of otherworld-ly experiences than others. “I think my family is p r e d i s p o s e d to recognizing it, and writing about it,” she said. The “Meet the Author” event is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Robert Trail Li-brary located at 14395 South Rob-ert Trail in Rose-mount. Admission is free. M o r e about Wilder’s re-search and writing is at www.anniewil-

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theater and arts briefs theater and arts calendarChorales to perform The Minnesota Val-ley Men’s and Women’s Chorales will present their Fall Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Grace Lutheran Church, 7800 Pennock Ave., Apple Val-ley, and Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Eagan High School theater, 4185 Braddock Trail, Eagan. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased from any choir member or at the door.

New Year’s with Louie Anderson Comedian Louie Ander-son will present “Big Baby Boomer” at 7:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31) at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets range from $29.95 to $69.95. Reserved VIP tickets are $101.95 and in-clude admission and a pre-show meet-and-greet with Anderson starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office or by calling (952) 895-4680.

Broadcasters at the library Don Shelby and Boyd Huppert, two well-known local news reporters will be at Dakota County Library in November as part of the library’s Minnesota Mosaic series. Award-winning news anchor and former I-Team investigative reporter Don Shelby, known as the “Wal-ter Cronkite of the Mid-west,” will be at the Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 3. He will discuss his news career and his current projects, including his new book, “The Season Never Ends: Wins, Losses, and the Wisdom of the Court.” Boyd Huppert, KARE-11’s award-winning jour-nalist, is known for his fea-ture reporting and “Land of 10,000 Stories” series.

Huppert will talk about his favorite stories and experi-ences from traveling the state from 1 to 2 p.m. Satur-day, Nov. 10, at the Farm-ington Library, 508 Third Street, Farmington. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library or call (651) 450-2900.

Apple Valley author event Apple Valley author Jef-frey Burton will be at the Barnes & Noble in Ros-eville’s HarMar Mall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, to sign copies of his serial-killer thriller “The Chessman.” More about the book is at www.JeffreyBBurton.com.

Submissions for college art sale Artists and crafters may apply to have their work featured in Inver Hills Community Col-lege’s annual Holiday Art Sale to be held Nov. 26-30 and Dec. 3-7. Artisans retain 70 per-cent of the sale of each item (minus sales tax), with 30 percent being do-nated to fund art scholar-ships for Inver Hills stu-dents. The sale will be held at the Inver Hills Art Gallery located in the Fine Arts building on the college’s Inver Grove Heights cam-pus. Artists do not need to be present to sell; gallery assistants will be on hand to track sales and package items. To apply for inclusion, artists should email digi-tal images of three to five samples of their work to ihccgallery@inverhil ls.edu. Put “Holiday Art Sale Submission” in the subject line of the email. Also include the number of pieces to sell and ap-proximate price range. Submissions are being re-viewed now through Nov. 21.

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Auditions MacPhail Center for Music will hold auditions for the MacPhail Brass Quintet from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 6 in room 613 at MacPhail’s Minneapolis location, 501 South Second St. Informa-tion: (612) 321-0100.

Books Local children’s author Mary Bleckwehl will celebrate the re-lease of her second picture book, “Henry! You’re Hungry Again!” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at ABC & Toy Zone, 14003 Grand Ave., Burns-ville. Includes book reading and signing, refreshments and prizes. Information: (952) 892-7666.

Concerts/music Jeremy Messersmith, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. Part of the Minnesota Zoo’s Acoustic Con-cert Series in the Target Learning Center. Tickets: $25. Information: www.mnzoo.com/events/Events_LiveOnStage.asp. Eagan Has Talent, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Eagan High School theater. Ticket information is at www.eaganfoundation.org under the News & Events sec-tion. Proceeds will support the Eagan Foundation and Eagan High School’s Muse Literary Arts program. No cash prizes will be awarded; this is an exhibition event only.

Exhibits/art shows Harvest of Art Community Art Exhibit runs through Nov. 2 at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S., and other Eagan locations. Information: (651) 675-5521 or www.eagan-arthouse.org. Art Madness by the Eastview Community Foundation, 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at The Barn, Spirit of Brandtjen Farms, 16972 Brandtjen Farm Drive, Lakeville. Tickets are $35 in ad-vance at www.evcf.org or $40 at the door.

Seasonal events HallZOOween, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 27-28, Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley. Information: mnzoo.org. Minnesota Zoo’s Scarecrow Alley, Oct. 6-31, Apple Valley. In-formation: mnzoo.org. Frightmares at Buck Hill in Burnsville, Oct. 25-28. Informa-tion: frightmares.com. ValleySCARE Halloween Haunt, Oct. 6-31, 7 p.m. to mid-night Fridays, noon to midnight Saturdays, Shakopee. Informa-tion: valleyfair.com. Planet Spooky at Valley-fair, daytime hours Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 28, Shakopee. Information: valleyfair.com.

Theater Giant Step Theatre will pres-ent “Mission to Frostbite Moun-tain” at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27; and 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $7 at Lakeville Area Community Education, 8755 Upper 208th St., (952) 232-2150, and at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Re-maining tickets can be purchased at the door for $9. The Prior Lake Players will present “Alice in Wonderland” at 7 p.m. Nov. 2-3 and 9-10 and 2 p.m. Nov. 4 and 10 at Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road S.E., Prior Lake. Tick-ets are available online at www.plplayers.org or at the door. Tick-ets are $14 for adults; $12 for seniors age 65 and older and stu-dents; and $8 for children age 12 and younger. Troupe America will present “Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical” at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Nov. 17, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $34 and $39 and can be purchased at the box office, or via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.

Workshops/classes Homeward Bound Theatre Company will offer “Dr. Seuss and Me” from 3:50 to 5:10 p.m. Wednesdays, Nov. 7 through Dec. 19, at Rosemount Elemen-tary School for first- through third-graders. Information/registration: District 196 Community Educa-tion, (651) 423-7920. Sampler Saturday, oil paint-ing, 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Eagan Art House. Cost: $20. Registration required: www.ea-ganarthouse.org or (651) 675-5521. Holiday Cards in Watercol-or, 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 9, at the Eagan Art House. Cost: $45. Registration required: www.eaganarthouse.org or (651) 675-5521. Teen artist gatherings at the Eagan Art House from 3:30 to 5:30 Thursdays, Nov. 8 and Dec. 6; and from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 3 and Dec. 1. Cost: $3. Infor-mation: (651) 675-5521. Jewelry Club, 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Nov. 9 and Dec. 14, at the Eagan Art House. Cost: $15 per class. Registration required: www.eaganarthouse.org or (651) 675-5521. Adult painting open studio from 9 a.m. to noon the first and third Fridays of the month at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. In-formation: (651) 675-5521. Music Together in the Val-ley offers classes for parents and their infant, toddler and preschool children in Rosemount, Farming-ton, Lakeville and Apple Valley.

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Bowlathon supports Kids ’n Kinship The 13th annual Kids ’n Kinship Bowlathon fund-raiser will be held from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Cedarvale Lanes, 883 Cedar Grove Parkway, Eagan. Kids ’n Kinship children and mentors, as well as families on the waiting list, will take part in laser light bowling in the morning. Following the morn-ing session will be a silent auction, from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. The afternoon session, beginning at 1:15 p.m., will be dedicated to company bowling. Individual bowl-ers are also welcome and will be placed on a team once they arrive. Individual bowlers and company teams may reg-ister at kidsnkinshipbow-lathon2012event.event-brite.com. Those wishing

Kids ’n Kinship receives award Kids ’n Kinship received the Bob Dayton Quality Mentoring Award during the inaugural Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota Awards Celebration held Oct. 14 at the University of Minnesota. Kids ’n Kinship was one of four programs selected for their work in quality mentoring.

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Downtown Christmas event The Retail Committee of the Downtown Lakev-ille Business Association will sponsor a Christmas Extravaganza from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. Retailers will showcase their holiday gifts and serve treats. Attendees will receive one ticket per dol-lar of purchase; anyone purchasing gift cards will receive double tickets. Tickets can then be de-posited by the $50 gift basket(s) attendees want to win that are on display in the post office mall. Guests visiting all 11 participat-ing stores will be eligible to win $100 cash. Drawings will take place at 8:30 p.m. in the post office mall and winning numbers posted at www.downtownlakeville.com. Winners need not be present to win. Playing cards can be picked up at any of the fol-lowing participants: Ace Hardware, Belle Ami Sa-lon & Spa, Erickson Ben Franklin, Flora, Etc., Isa-bella’s, Lakeville Auto & Tire, Perfectly Random, Pink Door Boutique, Pi-zazz Salon & Boutique, Sacks in the City and Tai-lor on Main. For more information visit www.downtownlakev-ille.com and Facebook.

Mobile Pantry open house The Eagan & Lakeville Resource Centers will host an open house and ribbon cutting at their first Mobile Pantry site in Apple Valley. The open house will be 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at the host site, Restoration Covenant Ministry Center, 7707 147th St. W., Apple Valley. The ribbon cutting will take place at 4:30 p.m. The community is invit-ed to attend. Complimen-tary harvest desserts and apple cider will be provided. Guests can take a tour of the Mobile Pantry bus and host site, meet staff and volunteers, and take photos with veggie cutouts. The Mobile Pantry provides individuals and

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having Klobuchar near the top of the ticket helps Min-nesota Democrats. “I think there’s tremen-dous coattails for Senator Klobuchar,” said Martin, who has described the senior senator as a “workhorse.” Klobuchar depicts herself as a get-it-done, Minnesota-first, bipartisan kind of sena-tor. She heralded reaching across the aisle to work with Republican 6th District U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann to find a solution for the vexing Stillwater bridge. “Stalled out for 30 years,” Klobuchar told the ECM Editorial Board. Klobuchar routinely drops bills with bipartisan support in the legislative hop-per. Two-thirds of her legis-lation has had Republican cosponsors, according to the Klobuchar campaign. Klobuchar cites her work on behalf of veterans – she was at the State Capitol ear-lier this fall to witness the awarding of a Purple Heart to a Monticello soldier that her office helped facilitate – synthetic drug legislation, swimming pool safety legis-lation, efforts at preserving jobs placed at risk by auto companies threatening to close local car dealerships, as accomplishments of her first term. “I don’t create them (jobs), they do,” she said of the private sector. Klobuchar visits all 87 Minnesota counties every year. Ideas for some of her bills come from listening to the residents she meets in her travels, she has explained. Larry Jacobs, a University of Minnesota Humphrey In-stitute political science pro-fessor, believes Klobuchar has “perfected the art” of constituency service – ob-taining passports, arranging overseas adoptions, things lending themselves to a get-the-job-done persona, he ex-plained this summer. Klobuchar is a loyal Dem-ocrat, he noted. But her non-ideological approach tends to lessen her political side, Jacobs ex-plained. Klobuchar herself har-kens to her former role as Hennepin County attorney as training for keeping parti-sanship in check. You simply cannot be par-tisan and succeed at that job, she explained. Klobuchar has lined up

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of about 35 people, mostly Chamber members. “It has a spending problem. Govern-ment is trying to do too much for too many.” Deficits, he said are based on projected growth in the budget. “The way government does accounting is incredible,” he said. Brobston added that “one thing to remember is that there is no such thing as state money. There is only your money.” Residents of the state trust the Legislature to spend mon-ey wisely. “You get rid of pro-grams that aren’t working,” Brobston said. “You have to be smart about spending money.” Competing on price alone is not the way to go, he said, likening it to businesses trying to out-price Walmart. “You can’t take (revenue) from businesses directly,” he said. “I don’t think that’s the right way to do things.” During the House forum, moderator Glenn Starfield asked candidates the same question. Holberg, currently chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, championed the Legislature’s ability to bal-ance the budget recently with-out raising taxes. “In the last legislative ses-sion we were able to defeat nearly $5 billion in tax in-creases proposed by Demo-crats,” Holberg said. Closing the deficit requires a balanced approach, Lee said. Closing loopholes for foreign corporate entities is one way, he said. An internet sales tax, also championed by Arlt, is an-other way to raise revenue and level the playing field for small businesses, Lee added. Pooling health insurance statewide could save “$100 million every year,” he said. Lee then challenged the as-sertion that there was a bud-get surplus this current bien-nium. “When you max out a credit card but still have $1 in the bank,” Lee said, “do you call that a surplus? My oppo-nent does.” Holberg, speaking to Lee’s point about pooled teacher health plans, countered that “the devil’s in the details.” “That has been adamantly opposed by local school dis-tricts because costs go up in excess of $1 million,” she said. As for the deficit, “the numbers change month to month,” Holberg said. “The

biggest risk to the budget situ-ation is what’s happening at the federal level.” Garofalo, chair of the House Education Finance Committee, offered an opti-mistic outlook. “Things are going in the right direction,” he said. “Cash flow and budget re-serve accounts are close to $2 billion. Revenues are $444 million above the forecast.” He said that November revenue forecasts could reach as much as $600 million high-er. If that doesn’t happen, though, he said that priorities would include “public safety, education and ensuring the most vulnerable are watched out for.” Changes to the Electronic Benefit Transfer program, disallowing the use of the cards to purchase cigarettes and alcohol, and allow the use of the cards out of state are successful, cost-saving changes, he said. Arlt said legislators should continue to look for “efficien-cies in government.” In addi-tion to mentioning the inter-net sales tax, Arlt attacked an abundance of regulation on gambling. “We have three different regulatory boards oversee-ing three different forms of gambling,” he said, calling for merging them all into one en-tity to “reduce government.”

Priorities The candidates also spoke about their top three priori-ties. Brobston said jobs, educa-tion and a cooperative Leg-islative atmosphere were top priorities. “Unemployment is still too high,” he said. However, it is not for a lack of trying for some employers. “A position like mine has been open for months and months, but they can’t fill it,” Brobston said, emphasizing the need for skills training. “We need to get people into jobs so they spend money again.” Thompson concisely out-lined his three: improve the business climate, improve ed-ucation and a diminished role for bureaucracy. Government should create a complementary climate so the private sector can create good jobs, he said. Bureaucracy in the state is “overly burdensome,” he said. “My mother- and fa-ther-in-law nearly lost their farm because they could not hardly get themselves through the morass of state and fed-eral regulations to put a dike up” to protect from seasonal

flooding. On the House side, Hol-berg listed balancing budgets without raising taxes, job cre-ation and a quality workforce as her priorities. “Unfortunately, we contin-ue to rank in the bottom five in national rankings for busi-ness climate,” Holberg said. A skilled workforce is needed as well, she said. “We need to make sure the highly skilled workforce busi-nesses need is available,” she said. Lee’s were similar to Hol-berg’s: jobs, skills gap and closing the structural deficit. “Every single year – sur-prise, surprise – there is an-other deficit,” Lee said. One way to close it, he said, is a balanced approach to cuts and taxation. “When I say I will close the deficit I will make sure it happens.” Arlt, a political indepen-dent running under the DFL banner, talked about jobs and the business climate in the state. Property tax reform is also a must, he said. “Both parties have done accounting shifts,” Arlt said. “There are pocks on both houses.” Instead of using children’s education as a piggy bank by taking money from local districts, he said, “we need to take care of the budget at a state level.” Garofalo said his No. 1 priority is private sector job growth. Other districts represented at the forum; • Senate District 56: In-cumbent Sen. Dan Hall, R-Burnsville, and challeng-er Leon Thurman, DFL-Burnsville. Roz Peterson, R-Lakeville, running in the newly created House District 56B which includes north-west Lakeville (opponent Will Morgan, DFL-Burnsville, was absent). • Senate District 57: Greg Clausen, DFL-Apple Valley (opponent Pat Hall, R-Apple Valley, was absent). Roberta Gibbons, DFL-Apple Valley, challenging incumbent Rep. Tara Mack, R-Apple Valley, in House 57A (Mack was absent). This House District now includes the northeast portion of Lakeville. The full forums are avail-able on the city of Lakev-ille’s website at http://www.ci.lakeville.mn.us. For more information on the candidates, see the voters guide insert in this edition. Aaron Vehling can be reached at aaron.vehling@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

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Coaches emphasize the importance of putting previ-ous seasons in the past, but some Lakeville North foot-ball players are having a little trouble letting go of 2011. Particularly the way the 2011 season ended. The Panthers charged into the state Class 5A playoffs in the Metrodome with an 11-0 re-cord but saw their season end when Cretin-Derham Hall kicked a last-second field goal to win the quarterfinal game 25-22. Lakeville North’s top play-ers this year remember the emptiness they felt when last season ended, and they don’t want to experience it again. North takes a 7-1 record into its Section 3-6A playoff open-er against Eagan at 7 p.m. Fri-day at home. The loss in last year’s state playoffs “left a sour taste,” senior linebacker Alex Wood said. “It was a big disappoint-ment, but it left us wanting to work harder to get ready for this season.” The Panthers had ambi-tions beyond being the best team in the South Suburban

Conference (they tied Prior Lake for the league title this year). They wanted to be able to play with teams such as Eden Prairie and Wayzata, which have won six of the last seven state large-school championships. “When we were in the weight room, we’d ask each other, ‘What would Eden Prairie and Wayzata be doing right now?’ ” senior receiver Ben Blake said. “Then we’d say, ‘OK, let’s do one more lift.’ We had the best off-sea-son I think we’ve ever had.” All of Lakeville North’s victories were by at least 17 points. The Panthers scored fewer than 24 points only once – a 10-6 loss to Prior Lake on Sept. 28 in North’s homecoming game. Since that loss, North has outscored op-ponents 112-7 in three games, including shutout victories over Eagan and Rosemount. North defeated Eagan 49-0 on Oct. 12. “One of our goals was to beat them so bad that they wouldn’t want to play us again,” Wood said. “But we’ve got them again, and we can’t take that game for granted,” senior lineback-er Mitch Johnson said. “We

can’t go into it thinking we’re going to kill them.” Lakeville North, which hasn’t allowed more than one touchdown in any game since the second week of the season, continues to rely on

a defense that lacks size but is mobile and pursues relent-lessly. On offense, there’s been a bit of a change. Last season the Panthers had one of the top passing offenses in the state. This year North aver-

ages more than 400 yards a game but about 280 of it comes on the ground. Junior tailback Jamiah Newell aver-ages about 96 yards rushing a game and senior quarterback Zach Creighton averages al-

most 75. “We still feel we’re a team that can hit you with the run or the pass at any time,” Creighton said. “But when you get into the playoffs and you have some bad weather, it’s good to be able to run the ball.” Another key factor in North’s rushing prowess is an offensive line that’s the best the Panthers have had in sev-eral years, Blake said. Lakeville North started and ended the 2012 season fourth in the state Class 6A rankings. The Panthers began the 2011 season unranked. “It’s a big difference, going from being under the radar to having a target on your back,” Creighton said. “It means that every game we go into, we’re going to get the other team’s best shot, and we have to be ready for that,” Blake said. The Panthers have a target in mind, too. They want to go back to the Metrodome and walk off the field as winners.

Mike Shaughnessy is at mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Football reaches win-or-go-home stagePlayoffs for local teams start this weekend

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The Minnesota high school football playoffs started Tues-day night, but every team from the Sun Thisweek coverage area sat out the opening round thanks to byes or a revamped schedule. Teams in the newly cre-ated Class 6A – for 32 of the state’s largest programs – have one fewer playoff round to go through. That means Burns-ville, Eastview, Eagan, Lakev-ille North, Lakeville South and Rosemount won’t have their first playoff games un-til Friday. Apple Valley and Farmington drew byes in the first round of the Section 3-5A playoffs and are off until Sat-urday. Here’s a look a the open-ing-round matchups for local teams:

Lakeville North

vs. Eagan What, when, where: Sec-tion 3-6A quarterfinal, 7 p.m. Friday, Lakeville North High School. Records: Lakeville North 7-1 (7-1 South Suburban Con-ference), Eagan 1-7 (1-6 SSC). Previously: Lakeville North defeated Eagan 49-0 on Oct. 12. Outlook: Since losing its homecoming game 10-6 to Prior Lake on Sept. 28, South Suburban co-champion North has won three in a row and outscored opponents 112-7. Tailback Jamiah Newell and quarterback Zach Creighton lead a rushing offense that has averaged almost 280 yards a game. Creighton also has passed for 1,007 yards. Seniors such as Karl Finkel, Mitch Johnson and Alex Wood lead a mobile defense that hasn’t allowed more than one touch-down in a game since the sec-ond week of the season. Eagan’s only victory was against winless Bloomington Jefferson, but the Wildcats weren’t that far from a 4-4 regular season. They lost to Eastview and Rosemount on field goals in the final minute and fell 7-0 to Burnsville in the second week of the season. Quarterback Mitch Seidel led the Wildcats in rushing despite missing several games because of an injury. Seniors Cole Pe-terson and Pete Economou are Seidel’s chief passing targets.

Eastview

vs. Burnsville What, where, when: Section 3-6A quarterfinal, 7 p.m. Fri-day, Eastview High School. Records: Eastview 5-3 (5-2 SSC), Burnsville 3-5 (3-5 SSC). Previously: Eastview de-feated Burnsville 22-7 on Aug. 30. Outlook: Few sophomores become impact players in the

South Suburban Conference, but Eastview’s Will Rains is one of them. The 6-foot, 215-pound running back gained 186 yards in 37 carries in a come-from-behind victory over Apple Valley and 149 in the Lightning’s season-open-ing victory over Burnsville. Henry McIsaac is a dangerous receiver capable of picking up a lot of yards after the catch. Lineman Ben Oberfeld and linebacker Chris Granat are leaders on defense. Burnsville faded after a 3-1 start, losing its final four regular-season games. It’s worth noting that the Blaze’s last three opponents – Lakev-ille North, Apple Valley and Prior Lake – were ranked in the top 10 in Class 5A or 6A. Junior Will Reger passed for more than 1,000 yards and se-nior Andrew Herkenhoff led Burnsville in receiving yard-age. Brett Shepley, Josh Ber-nardy and Jaron Holt were the tackle leaders on defense.

Rosemount

vs. Lakeville South What, where, when: Section 3-6A quarterfinal, 7 p.m. Fri-day, Rosemount High School. Records: Rosemount 4-4 (4-3 SSC), Lakeville South 4-4 (4-3 SSC). Previously: Rosemount de-feated Lakeville South 12-0 on Oct. 5. Outlook: Rosemount earned home field for this game because of its regular-season victory over South. The Irish started 1-3, then won three in a row before los-ing 35-0 at Lakeville South last week. Rosemount made a quarterback change after five games, going with sophomore Jackson Erdmann and return-ing senior Sean Kalinowski to wide receiver. The team is 2-1 since the switch. Sophomore Dimitri Williams, junior Trent Woodcock and senior Ali Al-Khatib have shared time at running back. For Lakeville South, the question is which Cougars team will show up – the one that clobbered Prior Lake 49-14 on Sept. 7 or the one that was shut out by Edina and Rosemount? Turnovers have been a huge problem for the Cougars, who had four in their Oct. 5 home-field loss to Rosemount. South is a mi-nus-7 in turnovers for the sea-son. When South holds onto the ball, it can move it on the ground. Jordan Johnson and Austin Britnell both have more than 100 carries this sea-son and average more than 6.5 yards per rush.

Apple Valley

vs. St. Louis Park What, where, when: Sec-tion 3-5A semifinal, 7 p.m. Saturday, Apple Valley High School.

Records: Apple Valley 6-2 (6-2 SSC), St. Louis Park 2-7 (0-7 North Suburban Confer-ence). Previously: Apple Valley did not play St. Louis Park in the regular season. Outlook: Apple Valley wel-comed a first-round playoff bye after finishing third in the South Suburban Confer-ence. Several of the Eagles’ key players were banged up, most notably senior run-ning back/linebacker/punter Dom McDew-Stauffer, whose workload increased as the season progressed. Running back Quinn Hooks and offen-sive lineman Tyler See, both seniors, have missed several games because of injuries and are questionable for Saturday. Apple Valley will have home field for the Nov. 2 section championship game if it wins Saturday night. St. Louis Park defeated Bloomington Kennedy 42-29 in a first-round section playoff game Tuesday night. It ended a seven-game losing streak for the Orioles. “They’re a big-play offense,” Apple Valley coach Mike Fritze said. “They have a running back who’s broken a lot of big runs and a quarterback-receiver com-bination they use to throw deep.”

Farmington

vs. Southwest What, where, when: Section 3-5A semifinals, 7 p.m. Satur-day, Farmington High School. Records: Farmington 6-2 (5-2 Missota Conference), Minneapolis Southwest 8-1 (5-1 Minneapolis City Confer-ence). Previously: Farmington did not play Southwest during the regular season. Outlook: The Tigers had been ranked as high as fourth in Class 5A but dropped out of the top 10 after losing two of their final three regular-sea-son games. Tigers quarterback Darren Beenken completed 62.5 percent of his passes for more than 1,200 yards. Ma-son Auge was all over the field on defense, making 101 tack-les, more than twice as many as the Tigers’ second-leading tackler. Schedule strength was an issue for Minneapolis South-west, which had the best re-cord of any team in its section but received the No. 3 seed. All of Southwest’s regular-season games were against teams from the Minneapolis and St. Paul city conferenc-es. The Lakers’ only loss was by one point to Minneapo-lis Washburn. They defeated Bloomington Jefferson 20-16 in a first-round section game Tuesday night.

Mike Shaughnessy is at mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Photo by Mike Shaughnessy

Lakeville North’s Isaac Sandberg runs hard against Rosemount in the Panthers’ final regular-season game Oct. 17. Lakeville North takes a 7-1 record into its section playoff opener against Eagan at 7 p.m. Friday.

Panthers set sights on dome

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All-State defender Lauren Brownrigg of Lakeville North goes after the ball during the Section 1AA girls soccer championship game against Farmington last week. The Panthers played Eden Prairie on Wednesday in a state Class AA quarterfinal game that took place after this edition went to press. For a report on that game, visit www.sunthisweek.com. The Lakeville North-Eden Prairie winner will play Eastview or White Bear Lake in the state semifinals at noon Tuesday at the Metrodome.

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Zach Zenner maintains a torrid rushing pace for the South Dakota State University football team. The 2010 Eagan High School graduate has 1,360 yards in the Jackrabbits’ first seven games and is on pace for a 2,000-yard season. He continues to lead all Football Championship Subdivision and Football Bowl Subdivision running backs in yards gained despite being “held” to 112 yards on 20 carries in the Jackrabbits’ 27-6 loss to North-ern Iowa last Saturday. SDSU (5-2 overall) went into the game lead-ing the Missouri Valley Conference and ranked 20th in the FCS. Zenner, a 6-foot, 215-pound sophomore, started the season with 183 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries against Kansas. The touchdown was on a 99-yard run, one of three rushes of more than 80 yards he has had this season. In the second week of the sea-son, he had a season-high 278 yards against Southeastern Louisiana. Zenner redshirted in 2010 and was named to the Missouri Valley All-Newcomer team last year after gaining 1,354 all-purpose yards. As an Eagan High senior in 2009, Zenner rushed for 1,181 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also played several games at quarter-back when starter Jameson Par-sons was injured and completed 51 of 100 passes for 465 yards. Eagan went 5-5 that season but pushed eventual state Class 5A champion Cretin-Derham Hall to the limit before losing 21-20 in the Section 4 semifinals. Fans might be curious as to whether they will see Zenner at TCF Bank Stadium, the University of Minnesota’s home field. SDSU is scheduled to play at Minnesota in 2015, but barring unusual circum-stances Zenner will have completed his football eligibility by then.

NTDP homecomings Burnsville residents Hudson Fasching and Clint Lewis are on

the USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-18 team that is coming to the Twin Cities for two games this weekend. The Under-18 national team will play at the University of Minne-sota at 7 p.m. Friday. On Saturday, it will take on the University of St. Thomas at the St. Thomas Acade-my rink in Mendota Heights at 7:30 p.m. Fasching, a forward, is tied for second in scoring on the Under-18 team with seven points (three goals, four assists) through 11 games. Lewis, a defenseman, has two as-sists. Fasching helped Apple Val-ley get to the 2010 state Class AA boys hockey tournament. This is his second season with the NTDP program in Ann Arbor, Mich.; last year he played for the Under-17 team. He has verbally committed to play for the University of Min-nesota. Lewis has lived in Brainerd and Lakeville and played at Shat-tuck-St. Mary’s before joining the NTDP. He has not made a college commitment. NTDP Under-18 players prac-tice and attend school in Ann Ar-bor. Their schedule is a mixture of college and junior teams.

Cycling league fi nale The final races of the inaugural Minnesota High School Cycling League season are Sunday at Buck Hill in Burnsville. Three races have been held so far this season and the Roseville Area Composite is first in the overall team standings with 6,181 points, 66 ahead of Burnsville/Lakeville Com-posite. Eagan is fifth and Eastview 10th in the team standings. Jordan Horner of the Burnsville/Lakeville co-op and Sonja Hedb-lom of Eagan are first and second in the girls varsity individual team standings.

Mike Shaughnessy is at mike.shaugh-nessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Notebook: Zenner maintains national rushing lead

Eagan grad averaging almost 200 yards per game at South Dakota State

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by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK

A lack of divers might have cost Lakeville North the South Suburban Con-ference girls swimming championship, but there’s little the Panthers can do except shrug and get ready for the upcoming Section 2AA meet. “I’m proud of our girls,” said North coach Dan Sch-neider, whose team finished 7-2 in the conference after beating Bloomington Jef-ferson 95-82 on Tuesday night. “I think we proved we’re a top-10 team in the state. We were competi-tive against Prior Lake and Rosemount, and we lost to both by fewer points than we gave up in diving.” Because the team doesn’t have any divers this year, the Panthers forfeited all 13 available points for that event in each of their nine South Suburban meets. They lost by three to Rosemount and by nine to Prior Lake. Rosemount defeated Lakeville South 94-87 on Tuesday to clinch the South Suburban championship. The Rosemount-South

and North-Jefferson meets were held simultaneously at Kenwood Trail Middle School in Lakeville. Lakeville North also tied for ninth place in the state Class AA True Team finals Saturday night at the University of Minne-sota Aquatic Center. North had the seventh-highest point total in the swim-ming events but dropped to ninth when diving points were added. Minnetonka finished first, scoring about 100 points more than run-ner-up Wayzata. “I was very happy with how we did,” Schneider said. “Mounds View rest-ed a lot of kids who won’t be going on to the section meet. Stillwater (which finished third at the True Team finals) tapered and shaved, and their kids were in their championship suits. We didn’t do any of that and we still had a good meet, about the best we could have had, I think.” The Panthers scored 1,087.5 points in the True Team finals, a meet that rewards teams with excep-tional depth. Points are awarded to everybody who

finishes a race or completes the diving requirements. Junior Zoya Wahlstrom, a club swimmer who joined the Lakeville North pro-gram this season, finished second in the 100-yard butterfly in the True Team finals. Her time of 58.72 seconds was just two hun-dredths of a second off her fastest time at Lakeville North. Julia Bodnaruk (seventh in the 200 freestyle) and Alena Bodnaruk (eighth in the 200 individual medley and sixth in the 500 free-style) also had individual top-10 finishes. The Bod-naruks teamed with Wahl-strom and Brenna Smith to finish seventh in the 400 freestyle relay. Erin Kleiner, Smith, Emily Spencer and Julia Bodnaruk finished 10th in the 200 freestyle re-lay. Lakeville North will compete in the Section 2AA preliminaries Nov. 7 at Hidden Oaks Middle School in Prior Lake.

Mike Shaughnessy is at mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

All-State soccer players named Several players from the Sun Thisweek coverage area were on the Minne-sota State Coaches Asso-ciation All-State boys and girls soccer teams that were announced last weekend. Senior midfielder Jacob Opheim of state tourna-ment qualifier Eastview was on the Class AA All-State boys team, as was Apple Valley senior de-fender Jordan Charles. Re-ceiving honorable mention were Apple Valley senior midfielder Mitchell Daw-son, Lakeville North senior

forward Joseph Decklever, Eastview senior defender Jonathon Lenz, Eagan se-nior defender Kyle Mayne and Burnsville senior mid-fielder Mauricio Mendoza. Local players named Class AA girls All-State were Lakeville North ju-nior defender Lauren Brownrigg, Farmington junior defender Isabelle Ferm, Lakeville North se-nior forward Simone Ko-lander, Eastview junior for-ward Kellie McGahn and Burnsville senior defender Natalie Muench. Receiving honorable mention were Farmington sophomore goalkeeper Ashley Becker,

Burnsville junior mid-fielder Hannah Keirstead, Eastview junior defender Brianna Lindstrom and Lakeville North senior for-ward Alexa Trakalo. Trinity senior forward Joseph Kieffer was named to the Class A All-State boys team. The coaches association honored three players from the Trinity girls team: senior goalkeep-er Molly Andersen and senior forward Julia Zyla were named Class A All-State and senior forward Annie Brickweg received honorable mention.

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Farmington KCs pancake breakfast The Farmington Knights of Columbus will hold a pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Church of St. Mi-chael, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington. Pancakes, French toast, sausage links, and scram-bled eggs will be served along with coffee, juice and water. Good-will offerings will be accepted. All pro-ceeds will go towards local charities.

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Decks & FencesCall 952-334-9840

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

Landscaping 2350

Powerwashing2490

Housecleaning MaidSimple, detail oriented,

reliable, 20+ yrs exp.Exc. Refs, free ests.Jane 651-252-7224

Exp'd Home/Office cleanerReliable & Trustworthy

Lynette 952-435-0739

Housecleaning 2310

*10% off 1st Cleaning*BEST CLEANING

WE CLEAN YOU GLEAMProf House & Office Cleaner

High Quality, Comm/ResRef/Ins/Bond. Call Lola

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Housecleaning 2310

Landscaping 2350

Powerwashing2490

R & JConstruction

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

Free Quotes & IdeasCall Ray 952-484-3337

Jack of All TradesHandyman�Specializing in

residential & commercialrepairs & maintenance.

Fully insured. Lic#20639540651-815-4147

Locally owned & operated

Home Tune Up

Fix It • Replace It • Upgrade It

Any Size ProjectOver 40 yrs experience

Ron 612-221-9480Licensed • Insured

HANDYMANCarpentry, Remodeling, Repair

& Painting Services.I love to do it all! 612-220-1565

Guy's Custom WoodworkWe Make & Repair

Doors, Cabinets, Mantles,Laminate Countertops,

Weatherstripping & Other Projects.

Please Visit Us At:customwoodguy.com

or Call 612-850-9258

Gary's Trim CarpentryHome Repair, LLC FreeEstimates, Insured. All

Jobs Welcome 612-644-1153

Dakota Home Improvement

Kitchens, Baths, BsmtsDecks, Tile & Flooring

CC's accept'd 952-270-1895

Bsmt finish, bath remodelpaint, tape, tile sheetrockmaint repair, almost any-

thing! 952-447-3587

All HOME REPAIRBrick, Concrete, Glass Block,Tile & Misc. Home Remedy.

30yrs. Exp “No Job Too Small”swisstoneconstruction

services.com Steve 612-532-3978 Ins'd

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

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

Handyperson 2290

JMR Home Services LLCHome Remodeling & Repair.No job too small. Lic# 20636754Call Joe @ 952-693-1536

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

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

Painting & Flooring#BC679426 MDH Lead Supervisor

Dale 952-941-8896 office 612-554-2112 cell

“Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

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Handyperson 2290

AACE Services - HaulingRubbish Removal/Clean-Up

Containers for Rent 5-18cu/yds Since 1979 952-894-7470

6-10-15 Yard DumpstersBobcat Work & Black Dirt Don't Want It - We Haul It!

Call Scott 952-890-9461

Hauling 2280

GUTTER- CLEANINGWINDOW CLEANING

763-JIM-PANE 763-546-7263

Insured * Since 1990 Jim@JimPane.com

ASG Seamless GuttersLeaf Solution - Run-off Svc952-895-9913 or 952-292-4644

www.asgasap.com

Gutters 2270

GARAGE DOORS& OPENERS

Repair /Replace /ReasonableLifetime Warranty on All

Spring Changes www.expertdoor.com651-457-7776

Garage Door

2260

SANDING – REFINISHINGRoy's Sanding Service

Since 1951 CALL 952-888-9070

Escobar Hardwood FloorsCarpet & Ceramic Tile

We offer professional servicesfor your wood floors!

Installs/Repair Sand/RefinishFree Ests Ins'd Mbr: BBB Professional w/12 yrs exp.

952-292-23495% Discount With Ad

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation•Sanding•Finishing

“We Now Install Carpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

Call 952-440-WOOD (9663)

Flooring & Tile

2230

Landscaping 2350

TEAM ELECTRICwww.teamelectricmn.com Lic/ins/bonded Res/ComAll Jobs...All Sizes Free Est952-758-7585 10% Off w/ad

ElectricRepairs

2180

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

Remodels. Old or New Constr.Free Ests. Bonded/Insured Lic#CA05011 612-801-5364

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

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

ElectricRepairs

2180

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture*SandQuality Guar. Ins. 612-644-1879

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

Drywall2170

Cement, Masonry,Waterproofing

2100

SWEEP • INSP. • REPAIRFull Time • Professional Ser.

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

londonairechimneyservice.com

Chimney &FP Cleaning

2110

apietigconcrete.com

952.835.0393

Free Estimates

❖ Lowell Russell ❖ ❖ Concrete ❖

From the Unique to the Ordinary

Specializing in drives, patios &imprinted colored & stained

concrete. Interior acid stainedfloors and counter tops.

www.staincrete.com952-461-3710

info@staincrete.com

Dave's Concrete & Masonry

35 yrs exp. Free ests. Ins'd. Colored &

Stamped, Driveways & Steps, Sidewalks,

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

Will meet or beat almost any quote!

952-469-2754

Cement, Masonry,Waterproofing

2100

POST MASONRY Specializing in Stone/BrickChimney Rpr & fireplacesSince 1985 952-469 -1297

CONCRETE & MASONARYSteps, Walks, Drives,

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

John 952-882-0775

**A CONCRETE**PRESSURE LIFTING

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

Ins/Bond 952-898-2987

Cement, Masonry,Waterproofing

2100

0%Hassles 100%SatisfactionAll Carpet & Vinyl Services�Restretch �Repair �Replace

www.allcarpetmn.com

� 952-898-4444

Carpet &Vinyl

2090

Expert Cabinet/Trim &Window-Wood Refinishing

Very cost-effective, beautiful results! Usually, windows

only need the planes replacedFree Estimates. Call or Text!St. Christopher Decorating

952-451-7151

Cabinetry & Counters

2070

Most contractors who of-fer to perform home im-provement work are re-quired to have a state li-cense. For information onstate licensing and tocheck a contractor's li-cense status, contact theMN Dept. of Labor and In-dustry at 651-284-5069 orwww.dli.mn.gov

EGRESS WINDOWSFREE EST YEAR ROUND

INS/LIC 651-777-5044

Building & Remodeling

2050

Radloff & WeberBlacktopping, Inc.

• DRIVEWAYS• PARKING LOTS

Since 1971

952-447-5733

FREEEstimates

Blacktop & Sealcoating

2040

EAGAN BLACKTOP

Let Us Give You a FreeQuote to Replace Your

Driveway or parking lot.Veteran Owned Local

Business. We Recycle It All

612-805-7879

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & Sealcoat

Quality Work W/WarrantyLSC Construction Svc, Inc952-890-2403 / 612-363-2218Mbr: Better Business Bureau

Blacktop & Sealcoating

2040

BusinessServices2000

* WANTED * US Coins, Currency Proofs,

Mint Sets, Collections, Gold, Estates & Jewelry

Will Travel. 27 yrs exp Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

Selling or BuyingGold & Silver

1505

ProfessionalServices1500

Building & Remodeling

2050

EAGAN/BURNSVILLE/SAVAGE

AA3600 Kennebec Drive (2nd Floor) Eagan, MN

(Off of Hwy 13)

Meeting Schedule

•Sundays 6:30pm (Men's) & 8pm (Mixed)

•Mondays 6:30pm (Mixed)

•Tuesdays 6:30pm & 8pm (Mixed)

•Wednesdays Noon (Mixed)

•Thursdays 6:30pm Alanon & 8pm (Mixed)

•Fridays 6:30pm (Mixed) & 8pm (Mixed)

•Saturdays 10am Open, mixed ACA

&8pm (Open)

Speaker Meeting

Questions? 653-253-9163

Burnsville Lakeville

A Vision for You-AAThursdays 7:30 PM

A closed, mixed meeting atGrace United

Methodist Church

East Frontage Road of I 35 across from

Buck Hill - Burnsville

Notices &Information

1060

Success SecretsFrom Secret

Societies Revealed!FREE 40 Minute CD.

Must Hear To Appreciate.Please Call 1-888-552-1114

Notices &Information

1060

Building & Remodeling

2050

South SuburbanAlanon

Mondays 7pm-8:30pmEbenezer Ridges

Care Center 13820 Community Drive

Burnsville, MN 55337Mixed, Wheelchair

Accessible. For more information:

Contact Scott 612-759-5407

or Marty 612-701-5345

Last Hope Pet Adoption Apple Valley Petco

11-3pm Every Saturday!

Cats, Kittens, Dogs & Pups!

Adopt or donate to your animal rescue:

Last Hope Inc. Box 114

Farmington, MN 55024Beverly 651-463-8739

If you want to drinkthat's your business...if you want to STOP

that's ours.

CallAlcoholics

Anonymous

Minneapolis: 952-922-0880

St. Paul: 651-227-5502

Find a meeting:www.aastpaul.org

www.aaminneapolis.org

Abraham Low Self-Help Systems

(Recovery, Int'l)Self-help organizationoffers a proven methodto combat depression,fears, panic attacks

anger, perfectionism,worry, sleeplessness,

anxiety, tenseness, etc.Groups meet weekly inmany locations. Volun-

tary contributions. Dona:

612-824-5773

www.LowSelfHelpSystems.org

It could be yours.Call for details.952-392-6862

Since 19866 miles S. of

Shakopee on 169

Call for hours.952-492-2783

• Pulverized Dirt - $12.75 yd• Black Dirt - $11.25 yd• Decorative Rock• Colored Mulch - $27.00 yd• Bagged Mulch - $3.00/bag• Mulches• Boulders• Retaining Wall Block• Pavers (starting @ $2.10/sq ft)• Edging • Poly • Fabrics

LOWPRICES

- We Deliver -www.hermanslandscape.com

A Fresh Look, Inc.Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros

Bonded & InsuredFree Est. • Senior Discounts

Lic. #BC626700Credit Cards Accepted

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

Commercial and residential pressure washingDecks strip & seal, roof washing, house washing,

concrete cleaning and staining. Full exterior washing.

Our job is to make you look good!763-225-6200

www.sparklewashcmn.com

BOB’s

952.278.0126CALL NOW FOR ALL YOUR

LANDSCAPING NEEDS!

Design, Retaining Walls,Boulders, Rock, Mulch & More.CONCRETE: Driveway, Walks, Steps, Patios

Residential & Commercial

FREEEstimates

35 Years Experience952.445.7357

AffordableConcrete & Waterproofing Inc.

Foundation RepairLicensed • Bonded • Insured

TheOrigina

Family Owned & Operated

TheOrigina

Free Estimates

QUALITY SERVICE Since 1949

Licensed (MN# BC215366) • Bonded • Insured

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

TheOriginaThe

Origina

Concrete & Waterproofing, Inc.We Specialize In:

• Buckling Walls• Foundation Repair• Wet Basement Repair• Wall Resurfacing• Garage/Basement Floors

READERS’READERS’CHOICECHOICE

READERS’CHOICEAwards

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gardnerconcrete@integra.netgardnerconcrete@integra.net

The Original

(952) 431- 9970MN Lic. BC096834

ARTHUR THEYSON CONSTRUCTIONWORK GUARANTEED

• Window & DoorReplacement

• Additions• Roofs• Basements• Garages• Decks• Siding

952-894-6226 / 612-239-3181FREE ESTIMATES Insured, Bonded & Licensed No. 20011251

TheysonConstruction.com

$27,80016’x16’ room

additionCall for details

28 yrs. exp.Insurance Claims

35 Years Exp.Financing Avail.Excellent Refs.Lic BC171024

Insured

www.plazahomesinc.com 612-812-0773

Trusted HomeBuilder / Remodeler

Specializing In:• Sophisticated Home Additions

• Elegant Kitchens• Lower Level Expansions• Porches • Baths • Etc.Design & Build Services

Unmatched Quality Guarantee

952-882-8888www.capstonebros.com

Lic. BC609967

Roofing • Siding • Windows

$175 to $3 , 500 FOR JUNK OR WRECKED

CARS & TRUCKS 651-460-6166

www.vikingautosalvage.com

Turn your unneeded items in to

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Sell your items in Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

952-846-2000

Building orRemodeling?

Find a quality builderin Class 2050

www.sunthisweek.com

22A October 26 , 2012 SUN THISWEEK - Farmington - Lakeville

Help Wanted/Full Time

9100

Newspaper Delivery, Ap-ple Valley /Eagan /InverGrove, Weekend & Week-day Routes Available.Make $400-$2000 Monthly.Call 651-968-6039

JANITORIALUp to

$13/hr. Apply today... Work

tonight! 763-712-9210

Fantasy GiftsSalesclerk

Burnsville location2125 Highway 13

Evenings and weekends.Part time, set schedule.Applications at store or

Send resume to:Helpwanted@

fantasygifts.com

Help Wanted/Part Time

9200

Service AdvisorDodge of Burnsville’s highly rated Service

Department is looking for a Full-time service

salesperson for a current opening on our service team. For a confidential

interview call Greg Adamich

@ 952-767-2730

AutomotiveCome join our family

Help Wanted/Full Time

9100

AutomotiveQuick LubeTechnician

Dealership Service Dept. needs a highly motivated team player to inspect vehicles, change oil and rotate items on our Ex-press Oil Change lane.Excellent pay & Benefits

Dodge of Burnsville12101 Hwy. 35W SouthBurnsville, MN 55337

Apply in person

Office EmploymentOur highly successful

Dodge-Ram Dealership is looking for an indi-

vidual to join our office team. This full time posi-tion will be responsible for account receivable,

payables, payroll, human resources and other

office functions. Send resume to: ccarlson@

dodgeofburnsville.com or stop in to complete

an application. Dodge of Burnsville

12101 Hwy. 35W SouthBurnsville, MN 55337

Help Wanted/Full Time

9100

CommercialProperties Space

7100

Help Wanted/Full Time

9100

Social Services

Thomas Allen Inc. Program Manger

BurnsvilleHours: 37 hours/week,Flexible, Benefit EligibleResponsibilities: Overallmanagement of a homeserving 4 women with DD,writing and revising pro-grams, assist in oversee-ing medical needs, moni-tor meds, hire, train, andsupervise staff. Qualifica-tions: Must be a DC with 2years experience workingwith DD or a Qualified De-velopmental DisabilityProfessional with 1 yearexperience with personswith DD, Exp w/ behav-iors & psych meds pref'd,DL., Clean record, & insur-ance. Contact: Katya@

thomasalleninc.com Visit us at

www.thomasalleninc.com

Now Hiring!Warehouse/Packaging/

AssemblyAll shifts. Entry level toskilled positions avail-able. Email resume to: jobs@awardstaffing.com

or call (952)924-9000 for more info.

Leaps and BoundsChild Care Center

Hiring a Full Time Assistant Teacher.

Previous child care ex-perience preferred.

Application available at www.Leapsandbound

scc.comOr apply in person at

3438 151st St W Rosemount

651-423-9580

Finish CarpentersSchwieters Companies ishiring entry level to expe-rienced finish carpenters.Please call 612-328-3140to schedule an interview.Top Benefits & Pay:tools/medical/dental/401kwww.finishcarpenters.com

Drivers Full-time OTR, Van/Reefer. Minimum 2 yrs re-quired. Late Model equip-ment. Regional/ Longhaul. Weekend Hometime. .38 cents/milestarting wage. Call Nik:

651-325-0307

DRIVER W/ VEHICLELarge Pickup,

Cargo VanOr Dock Truck

Locally owned transporta-tion company needs con-tractors for metro deliver-ies. Need 2002 or newer ve-hicle, good driving record,DOT physical, solid En-glish and customer rela-tions skills. Great commis-sion rates! Whether youhave a lot of experience orjust a little, call Jim atElite Transportation 763-785-0124 weekdays formore info. Or go to

www.elitetransportationsys.com

and click on OPPORTUNITIES

Help Wanted/Full Time

9100

Help Wanted/Full Time

9100

Biz-2-Biz InterviewingHome Based

Business interviewing ornon-retail sales exp. No

home calling. 15+hrs/wkavail from your home.

College degree with reportwriting exp preferred. M-F days. $14-$18/hr.

Call 952-252-6000 infotechmarketing.com

ACCOUNTANT Experienced. A/P,

A/R, & AIA Construc-tion Billing. Prior LakeOffice. Good Pay & Ben-efits. Email Resume to:

jason@gmnorthrup.com

Machinist, Burnsville.Looking for company tohelp you increase yourskills and earning poten-tial? Hydra-Flex Inc. has arare opportunity for some-one who is passionateabout being a machinistand wants to learn to be-come a programmer in 1-3years. Minimum qualifica-tions are graduation fromthe Right Skills Now pro-gram or 2 yr. machinistdegree. As a programmer,you have the opportunityto earn $20-28/hr. If inter-ested send resume to sbal-i@hydraflexinc.com witha requested salary re-quirement. Sbali@hy-draflexinc.com

Help Wanted/Full Time

9100

Advertising DisclaimerBecause we are unable tocheck all ads that areplaced in our media, weencourage you to be safeand be careful before giv-ing out any importantinformation such as creditcard numbers or socialsecurity numbers, whenresponding to any ad.

BusinessOpps & Info

9020

Employment9000

Lakeville/Apple Valley-Border: 2 BR, 1 BA all ap-pliances, C/A, Pets OK.$16,200 Financing 612-581-3833

ManufacturedHomes

8100

TH/Northfield 3 BR, 2BA, 1400sf, new remod.$76,000 612-298-7282

Townhomesfor Sale

7600

Real Estate7000

CommercialProperties Space

7100

RENTS START AT1 BR $690 – 2BR $790

$150 OFF FIRSTMONTHS RENT Rosewood Manor

14599 Cimarron Ave.Rosemount

651-423-2299

Apartments &Condos For Rent

6400

Home by north Prior LakePrvt, Furn LL w/BA 2 cargar. $550/mo+½ util. pre-

fer mature prof. w/healthylifestyle 612-270-7859

RoommatesWanted

5800

Winter Storage: 1 stallavailable in my resid. garageWest metro. 952-474-1956

Wanted to Rent (nr Rich-field/Blmgtn area) singlegarage stall for winter sea-son. Call Dick 612-866-5507

Storage5700

All real estate advertisingin this newspaper is sub-ject to the Fair HousingAct which makes it illegalto advertise “any prefer-ence limitation or dis-crimination based on race,color, religion, sex handi-cap, familial status, or na-tional origin, or an inten-tion, to make any suchpreference, limitation ordiscrimination.” Familialstatus includes childrenunder the age of 18 livingwith parents or legal cus-todians; pregnant women;and people securing cus-tody of children under 18.

This newspaper will notknowingly accept any ad-vertising for real estatewhich is in violation ofthe law. Our readers arehereby informed that alldwellings advertised inthis newspaper are avail-able on an equal opportu-nity basis. To complain ofdiscrimination call HUDtoll-free telephone numberfor the hearing impairedis 1-800-927-9275.

RentalInformation

5500

Fgtn: 4/5 BR, 2 BA,2000sf + w/o bsmnt. Allnew: hdwd floors, stain-less appls. & more! Lg yd,$1295/mo + utils 507-271-1170

Duplexes/DblBungalows For Rent5300

Newer Lakeville Towh 4BR, 4 BA Avl Nov 1. Call612-865-7124

Fgtn: 2 BR +loft, 2 BA, 2car gar. Avl now! Newer$1250 Matt 612-237-6725

AV Renovated TH!Conv. loc! Walking trls,

school Sr. Ctr, 2BR/1.5 BA, Fplc., W/D, lg.

Kitch, $1200+utils. 651-437-8627

3 Bdrm 1 ½ Ba townhome2 car attch. Gar. W/D,new

carpet, Central Air, NoPets $1150 952-469-1158

Burnsville, 3BR,2BA, 1400sq. ft. Remodeled, W/D,garage $1250. 952-994-4540

Townhouse ForRent

5200

Rentals5000

Pets3970

LV: LL Daycare DesignLic/Exp, Inf – K, Ex. rate,

Curric. 952-432-8885

Lic'd Daycare Opngs. Allages. Near Riverview El-em. Fgtn. 651-460-6460

Fgtn/Hampton areanear Hwy 52. 20 yrs exp.Sm group 651-463-4065

ChildCare

4100

Family Care4000

Min Schnauzer Puppy12 wk old, white male AKC, vet ck & shots, fam raised house

breaking & training in progress.Ready for new home. $400

Sold!

Peeka & Boo, 2 sweet &beautiful, bro & sis, orangetabby cats, together only toa special loving home. Alltests/shots/spay/neut. $75for both. Vet. refs. req'd.Call Jerry 952-888-9524

Pets3970

Agriculture/Animals/Pets3900

Treadmill Exerciser, gently used $200 or BO.

Call 952-884-0405

SportingGoods & Misc

3810

Leisure3700

St Louis Park Union Church3700 Alabama Ave. So. Pre-Sale 10/24,Wed 12-6pm

Admission $3; Sale 10/25-26 Th-Fri 9-6pm; Bag Sale, 10/27 Sat 8-12pm

St. Louis Park

3583

Lakeville, Friday, Oct. 26and Saturday Oct. 27, 9-519001 Orchard Trail. Somethings old, somethingsnew 8th annual garage sale.A little something for ev-eryone. Worth venturingout in the cold for!

Lakeville

3543

Huge Moving/DownsizingFri-Sat, Oct 26-27 (9-3) Allyard/garden, 22 cf com-poster, 8HP chipper, outdoorfurn., firepit, storage shelv-ing& org, tools, dehumidifi-er, folding tbls&chrs, filecab,youth bike, Harleymisc., Holiday (10-31 & 12/25)misc HH. 5605 Code Ave.

Edina

3525

MOVING SALE Designertransitional style/soft con-temporary furn., acces-sories & art. 10/25 (12-3);10/26-27 (9-3). CottagewoodN'brhd - 4200 North Lane

Deephaven

3521

Moving Sale! 10/26-27(8-4), Furn, Camping, HH,

Rugs, appl., lamps &freebies 50 Garden Drive

1 Day Sale! Oct 27th 9-5pm

12805 Woodview Ct.Wood shop liquidationsale! Radial Arm Saw,

Planer, Scroll Saw, Disc& Belt Sander, Router &Table. Many air & elec.

Powered hand tools. If U R are handyman,do not miss this sale !

Burnsville3509

Oct 25-27, 9am. 9349 Penn Ave S

Office supplies & furn,copy paper, toner & free

stuff. Everything must go!

Moving Sale 10/25-27 (9-3)2 Drexel leather hi-backchrs, Walnut DR set, muchmisc 8046 Pennsylvania Rd

Estate Sale 10/25-27 (9-5)Antiqs, collectibles, HH,furn. 10029 Beard Ave S.

Bloomington3506

AppleValley Sat, Oct 27th 8AM-3 PM 13330 GranadaAve. Mens Clothes, Sleighbed, dining set, HH.

AppleValley

3503

Garage Salesthis week3500

Baby Grand Piano: Ivers & Pond. Last tuned7/14. $700. Call 952-946-9861

MusicalInstuments

3280

Buying Old Trains & ToysSTEVE'S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

Misc.Wanted

3270

Qu Hideabed lk new, DkCherry dining set, coffeetbl, w/end tbls – ceramic.Oak wardrober. Rocker,W/D. 651-344-8622

Loss Weight Setw/bench $85 New! 952-431-1192

Misc.For Sale

3260

Oak Round Kitchen Tble& 4 Chairs, Colored 32”TV, Best Offer 952-322-1352

King Sleigh BR Set:Leather hdbrd, nitestands,drssr, $1600. 612-751-0129

Free 50” color projec-tion screen TV in work-ing condition. 651-423-2631

DR Set: 40x60 Drk wd table,3 - 12” lvs, & 6 uphols. chrs.Like new! $450 612-868-4593

Couch, loveseat, chairTan/gold microfiber. Exccond! $599/BO 952-843-8138

QN. PILLOWTOP SETNew In Plastic!! $150

MUST SELL!! 763-360-3829

Furnishings3160

FIREWOODMixed Hardwood - 2 yrsdried. 4'x8'x16” for $120; or2/$220. Delivered & stacked

Call 612-486-2674

Oak Firewood, dried 2yrs., full cord 4'x4'x8' $300delivered, call Dan 952-297-4458

FIREWOOD� Affordable Firewood �

OAK & BIRCH, 2 YRS DRIED4 x 8 x 16. Free delivery& stack. 612-867-6813

FIREWOOD2 Years Dried

Oak & Birch - $1354' x 8' - Delivered.Quantity discounts.

763-238-5254

Fireplace &Firewood

3150

To Place Your Sale AdContact Jeanne at

952-392-6875Deadline: Mondays at 3pm

ANOKA/RAMSEYESTATE SALE

7320 152nd Lane NWThursday, Oct. 25 (9-4)Friday, Oct. 26 (10-5)

Saturday, Oct. 27 (9-12))Go to: www.gentlykept.com

for photos & details

EstateSales

3130

Pets3970

Piano stools (13); Cranberrychina set; hand-painted dé-cor. plates; Shirley Templepict.; creamer/sugar sets;other misc items. Please callfor more info 952-895-6087

Collectibles& Art

3110

Buying Coin CollectionsFree Appraisal, Will Travel.Call Randy 952-898-4827

Collectibles& Art

3110

Pleasant View MemorialGardens Burnsville: Geth-semane Garden, Sect 12-D,Lot 1 & 2 (2 spaces, 2 vaults& 1 memorial) $1,400/BO.605-880-5966 605-886-4884

Glen Haven: 2 lots, 2vaults, 1 headstone, $3000952-451-2741 952-929-1296

For Sale: 4 Lots GlenhavenGood Samaritan Garden$6,500/BO. 320-243-3165

Bloomington Cemetery2 plots priced at $1200 each

Call 952-884-0868

3 Lots in Dawn ValleyMemorial Park $1,200, orbest offer. Call 952-928-8943

CemeteryLots

3090

Craft & Bake SaleSat, November 3 (9am-3pm)Faith Lutheran Church16880 Cedar Ave, So., Rsmnt

Forest Lake, MN. Oct. 27th,9:00am-3:30pm, 24th Annu-al Craft and Bake Sale. StPeter's Church, 1250 S.Shore Drive.

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EOE

Be a Program DirectorBe a Role Model

Be a Leader.We are looking for dedicated individuals who have the desire to lead people and work with adults with developmental disabilities or mental illness.

Opal Services has two Program Supervisor posi-tions available in Rosemount. A PS is responsible for the overall management of the group home. Job duties include but are not limited to: hiring, training and scheduling staff; implementing per-formance management; being responsible for the organization of the home; assisting with de-velopment of consumer programming; managing consumer and household finances; preparing re-ports; coordinating medical care for consumers.

Be Appreciated.Opal provides: competitive salary starting at $29,600 and a benefits package, including; Medical and Dental insurance, paid vacation and profit sharing.

Candidates must be a minimum of 18 years of age and have a HS diploma or GED. Qualified candi-dates will have two years of work experience with adults with DD or a related field on a professional level; or a degree in a human services field. Su-pervisory experience preferred. Candidates are required to have a valid driver’s license; a reliable, insured vehicle; and good driving record.

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Commercial Space for Rent$3500.00 per month plus utilities

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Bruno Has Papers!Bruno is a 6 yr old purebred lab ( we have papers too) but he is neutered. Good with kids and other dogs and even cats. Loves the ball. Got to see! Call the foster Janet 952-892-3968 or see him and other dogs and

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22nd Annual

November 3rd 9am-4pm• Over 25 crafters and artisans• Coffee & warm rolls in the AM• Bake Sale • Delicious lunch• Chocolate Lover’s Fantasy

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Burnsville, MN 952-890-3412 Sponsored by Ascension Women’s Guild

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Thursdays & Fridays 10am-8pmSaturdays & Sundays 10am-6pm

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have been contaminated, rendering it unreliable for testing, and therefore, inad-missible in court. St. Paul crime lab em-ployees testified there were no standard operating procedures, scientific stan-dards, or adequate employ-ee training. Following publicity re-garding the testimony, the lab was closed in July, its director replaced and an in-vestigation ordered and cur-rently underway. Two cases so far retested by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension crime lab were found to be wrong; one Ramsey County case has been dismissed. Dakota County Chief Deputy Attorney Phil Pro-kopowicz said the BCA has confirmed test results of all four cases included in the hearing. St. Paul police depart-ment spokesman Howie Padilla said in an interview the crime lab has stopped all analysis and testing in all cases, including fingerprint and DNA. “What we are doing now is collecting and processing, but no testing of any kind,” he said. Messerich’s ruling will only apply to the cases re-maining in the hearing, but could prompt post-convic-tion appeals and raise ques-tions regarding the lab’s evidence handling in other drug cases.

During the final day of the hearing, BCA criminal-ist Eric Grunwald’s testimo-ny indicated the St. Paul lab follows some of the same practices performed by ana-lysts at the accredited and respected BCA lab. Among the similarities: Work stations were cleaned multiple times daily, includ-ing between tests, but there is not a standard operat-ing procedure for doing so; sealed drug case evidence was left unattended at his desk while he was in an-other part of the lab; and evidence from two separate cases have been at his work station at the same time. Also like St. Paul crime lab criminalists, Grunwald said he may start working on a new case while another is processing. Differences also were highlighted; Grunwald indi-cated the BCA drug case evi-dence is kept in a locked vault that he can access only after sliding his identification card and entering a code. The card helps establish and maintain a chain of custody for evidence. St. Paul crime lab em-ployees said they entered a code to enter the drug vault, but there was no sign-in sheet or documentation of the purpose for the access. At the hearing, St. Paul crime lab employees tes-tified some evidence was stored in an unsecured hall-way in the crime lab, and visitors were sometimes al-lowed supervised access in

the lab. The St. Paul crime lab was and is still overseen by St. Paul police department employees without scientific background or degrees. Its testing equipment frequently clogged, and de-fense experts had testified contamination could have spread throughout the lab. Equipment technician John Kroska testified Tues-day that there could have been some minute contami-nants spread into the air, but said when clogs occur the instrument shuts down. He said when he had repaired it, “goo” dripped from a line of the machine, exposing chemicals in the lab that had to be disposed of like toxic waste. Prokopowicz said if Mes-serich rules the evidence is tainted and inadmissible, he will consider filing an ap-peal, but it would not be an automatic response. Traub said she would like to see law enforcement offi-cials working together and talk about how to ensure evidence is reliable. “Where are the calls to examine all cases from the St. Paul crime lab?” she said. “We should all, in this system, be talking about that because there are peo-ple who face mandatory prison sentences (or) who are in prison right now who shouldn’t be.”

Laura Adelmann is at laura.adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

sibility of automatic cuts. “People are more worried about their posterior than prosperity,” he said of the perceived lack of urgency in Washington. Bills criticized his oppo-nent, Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, for failing to show leadership – for sticking to talking points while the country teetered on the brink. State Sen. Michelle Ben-son, R-Ham Lake, one of about 35 supporters who greeted the Bills campaign bus recently at Majestic Oaks in Ham Lake, sug-gested that talking about budgetary issues is indeed challenging. “It’s not as easy as prom-ising to spend more money,” Benson said.

Speaking on the cam-paign bus before leaving for a stop in Cambridge, Bills suggested that meaning-fully discussing the federal budget was challenging not only for candidates but the media. “I’m just trying to be that guy to provide the catalyst to write those good (budget) stories,” Bills said. Bills, wearing a dark dress coat and scarf against the morning chill, mingled with supporters at Ham Lake, shook hands, made small talk. “Only a few days left here. It’s down to hours,” Bills said of time remaining to Election Day. Standing on an em-bankment beneath a stark autumn tree, Bills urged supporters to relentlessly campaign in the remaining

days of the election. “Don’t ever be afraid of getting egg yolk on your shirt,” Bills said of taking the Republican message into unfamiliar areas. “All you need to do now is pour it on. Make this your only hobby until November 6th.” On the bus, Bills indi-cated satisfaction with his campaign. “It’s going well. We’re connecting with people,” he said. “It’s tough without all the money.” But donations are com-ing in, he said. The cam-paign has reserved ad spots with television networks. “We’re going to go up on the air,” Bills said. Bills depicted his cam-paign as providing a won-derful platform. “I get to say the things I’ve been waiting to say for

15 years,” he said. Though suggesting Bills could speak more plainly, he has exactly the right mes-sage, Hackbarth said. Voters ask about the for-mer Rosemount City Coun-cil member for two years and state representative in the old 37B – a position he holds until the end of the year when his first term ex-pires. “A lot of people haven’t heard about Kurt Bills,” Hackbarth said. One strength of the Bills campaign comes from hav-ing Republican candidates talk about him when out door-knocking, Hackbarth said. Hackbarth expects the Republican ticket to have overwhelming support in his district in northern Ano-ka County.

Should Bills lose to Klobuchar – polls show Klobuchar with a big lead – it might not be the end of the road for Bills, Hack-barth suggested. “I think Kurt would be a good candidate to go after (Democratic U.S. Sen. Al) Franken if it doesn’t work out for him against Amy,” Hackbarth said. “I think he’s learned a lot from this campaign.” Republicans would not fault Bills for losing, as-suming that happens, Hack-barth explained. “Oh, absolutely not,” he said. “I think a lot of people like Kurt Bills,” said Hack-barth, saying some House Republican members en-couraged Bills to step for-ward as a caucus leader. “Maybe this a kind of

training ground for his next election — I hope so,” Hackbarth said. Klobuchar was in Wis-consin on Friday campaign-ing for Wisconsin Demo-cratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin. Klobuchar’s campaign issued a statement concern-ing Bills’ comments about the Budget Control Act. “The senator’s goal is to negotiate how those cuts will be made over the next 10 years instead of having them made automatically. She believes that we should stay and negotiate as long as it takes to come up with a solution that is best for the economy,” the statement read.

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