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Car in pond, DWI arrestAn area man was arrested after apparently driving his vehicle into a pond near the Rosemount sports dome.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Apple Valley City Council will meet at the Municipal Center on May 28 to hear and pass upon all objections, if any, to the proposed assessments for delinquent water/sewer charges as hereinafter described.

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Pearson should pay for errorsThe company that is in charge of administering statewide tests should pay for the errors that caused much delay and confusion.

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Stage classic in LakevilleThe Play’s The Thing Productions is bringing the much-loved musical “Oliver!” to the stage of the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

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Apple Valley has top throwerKieran McKeag won the discus and placed second in the shot put last Friday.

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Mayor highlights economic health in State of the City by Andrew Miller

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Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland touted Apple Valley’s financial health in her annual State of the City address April 22. Speaking to the luncheon crowd at the Chamber of Com-merce-sponsored event at the Apple Valley Senior Center, the mayor cited expansion of existing businesses, new businesses open-ing their doors, and the construc-tion of new residential and com-mercial developments in the past year as signs the city is headed in the right direction. “Each of these elements are blossoming in Apple Valley, cre-ating high quality of life and ex-ceptional opportunity for you to plant, grow and prosper,” Ha-mann-Roland said. The mayor singled out an ar-ray of businesses that have ex-panded or re-invested in their properties, among them Target, Augustana Health Care, Car-

tridge World, and Uponor North America, where another expan-sion is planned this year. “Great things are happening in Apple Valley and I am thrilled to announce that Uponor is break-

ing ground for expansion of its manufacturing facility in Apple Valley on May 21, with comple-tion expected by January of 2016,” she said. “The $18 million investment

will be for renovation and ex-pansion of an additional 86,000 square feet to accommodate green manufacturing, office space and manufacturing equipment.” Hamann-Roland described Apple Valley as a place that is “easy to do business” and “con-veniently located,” and as a result 20-some new businesses opened in the past year, including Vivo Kitchen, Crooked Pint Ale House and Bank of America. Residential development also saw positive signs in the past year, Hamann-Roland said. “As the economy has heated up, so has the demand for hous-ing,” she said. “Apple Valley is again in a boom stage.” The host of developments ei-ther in the planning stage or un-der construction includes Embry Place, a neighborhood subdivi-sion at County Road 42 and Pi-lot Knob Road where 86 single-family homes are planned, and

Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland delivered her annual State of the City address April 22 during a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Apple Valley Senior Center. (Photo by Andrew Miller)

Eastview dance coach gets two-meet suspension

Backers: New money needed to replace 35W bridge faster

Event represents journey of forgiveness

Sanction is part of fallout from

state meet protest Eastview High School dance team coach Jenny Raiche received a letter of reprimand and will be suspended for the first two meets of the 2015-16 sea-son for her role in a protest during the awards ceremo-ny of the 2015 state Class 3A meet. Five teams – Eastview, Lakeville South, Chaska, Wayzata and Eden Prai-rie – refused to participate in the awards ceremony at the end of the High Kick division competition at the state meet Feb. 14. Mem-bers of those teams held hands and stood apart from the winning Farib-ault High School team, refusing to move even af-ter the public address an-nouncer directed them to different positions on the floor. As a result, no awards were presented other than for first place. Eastview had finished third and Lakeville South fifth in the state competition. The teams were protest-

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A transportation advo-cacy group is challenging south metro lawmakers to embrace new funding that would expedite replace-ment of the aging Inter-state 35W bridge over the Minnesota River. New money would al-low the project to begin in 2017 instead of 2020, as currently scheduled, say Minnesota Depart-ment of Transportation officials and Move MN, a transportation coalition. A bill introduced by area House Republicans, including Roz Peterson of Lakeville and Drew Christensen of Burnsville, calls for selling up to $165 million in trunk highway bonds to fund the project. “But the state is not in a position to issue any more trunk highway bonds,” said Margaret Donahoe, co-chair of Move MN and executive director of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance. “Trunk highway bonds have to be paid back with interest, and MnDOT is limiting the amount of debt service for interest that it pays on bonds to 20 percent of the trunk high-way fund, and we’re pret-

ty much at that. So un-less there’s more ongoing revenue coming into the trunk highway fund, the state can’t issue any more trunk highway bonds. “So we hope that all these legislators will un-derstand that if they re-ally want to get this bridge done sooner than 2020, there’s going to have to be more revenue going into

the trunk highway fund.” The plea reflects the transportation tug-of-war at the state Capitol. The House Republican major-ity has passed a funding plan doesn’t raise the gas tax, instead redirecting some existing auto-related sales taxes to transporta-tion projects. The DFL Senate ma-jority has approved a

16-cent-per-gallon whole-sale gas tax increase — an approach backed by DFL Gov. Mark Dayton. Gas tax money is constitution-ally dedicated to roads and bridges. Pressing their case, Move MN members went on a bus tour Wednesday morning that stopped at

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Doug Anderson’s shock and grief has resolved in hope and forgiveness for his sister, who in 2002 murdered her son. Donna Anderson had resigned her job as a high-risk pregnancy obstetri-cian in Minnesota before she flew to California, appeared unannounced at her ex-husband’s home and stabbed their 13-year-old son, Stephen Burns, to death in his bedroom with a kitchen knife. During Donna’s high-profile murder trial, Doug,

a longtime Lakeville resi-dent and now a Lakeville City Council member, avoided public comment, but is now discussing it to shine a light on mental ill-ness. “It’s been quite a jour-ney,” Doug said, describ-ing his initial shock and disbelief that his only sib-ling had committed such a crime. By all appearances, Donna was a success. Two years older than Doug, Donna was bril-liant and driven. She had graduated from California’s presti-gious Stanford University,

built a career as a respect-ed OB-GYN doctor, and married Frank Burns, a man she met when she was an intern. After their son Stephen was born, they went through a conten-tious divorce and Donna moved back to Minnesota in 1997. Concerns rose when family and co-workers noticed Donna’s strange behavior and increasing paranoia, but attempts to get her help and treatment were unsuccessful. News reports stated she killed her son because

Lakeville City Council member joins ‘Big Ride’ to help raise awareness, money to address mental illness

Speaking to members of the Move MN coalition Wednesday, Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz called for funding to expedite replacement of the Interstate 35W bridge over the Minnesota River. (Photo by John Gessner)

Longtime friends Tom Mork and Doug Anderson are preparing for “Tom’s Big Ride,” a 2,100-mile bike ride they hope will help to eliminate society’s stigma surrounding mental illness and raise $100,000 for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Participants can join all or part of the ride for a $1,000 donation to NAMI. (Photo submitted)

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Sophomores Natalie Mueske (chorus) and Deshawn Bowens (the character John Ut-terson) rehearsed a scene from the Burnsville High School Theatre Guild’s production of the musical thriller “Jekyll and Hyde.” Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story of a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murder-ous counterpart, “Jekyll and Hyde” runs from May 6 to 16 at the school’s Mraz Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets and showtimes are available at www.MrazCenter-Tickets.com. (Photo by John Gessner)

Area BriefsBHS presents ‘Jekyll and Hyde’Vacancy on

city’s Parks and Recreation committee The Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is seeking a new member for a three-year term expir-ing March 1, 2016. The City Council will fill this vacancy by appointment. The seven-member com-mittee generally meets on the first Thursday in Jan-uary, March, May, Sep-tember and November, beginning at 7 p.m., at the Apple Valley Municipal Center. Persons interested in submitting their names for consideration must file an application with the City Clerk by 4:30 p.m., Friday, June 12. Ap-plication forms can be obtained at www.cityo-fapplevalley.org or at the office of the Apple Valley City Clerk, at 7100 147th Street W., or by calling 952-953-2506.

Bike sale benefits mentoring program Cycling enthusiast Rick Anderson is ready for his seventh annual bike sale, benefitting the Kids ’n Kinship mentor-ing program. The public bike sale will be held May 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 12738 Ethelton Way, Apple Valley. In previous years, An-derson has repaired and sold more than 660 bikes. He has given more than $46,000 dollars to this community program, which matches kids ages 5-16 with volunteer men-tors. Cash donations will

also accepted on site. Anderson’s passion for biking, mentoring chil-dren, and finding great deals gave him the idea to locate inexpensive or do-nated bikes, fix them up, and sell them with all the proceeds going to Kids ’n Kinship. There will be more than 140 bikes for sale, ranging in price from $30 to $350. Models for all ages and skill levels will be available. Anyone who purchases a bike can register to win one of two $25 gift certifi-cates for Famous Dave’s BBQ restaurant in Apple Valley. The bikes generally sell fast. Anderson recom-mends arriving early. For additional infor-mation about the Kids ’n Kinship mentoring program, visit www.kid-snkinship.org.

Apple Valley Relay For Life Bowling fundraiser: The Apple Valley Relay For Life will hold a bowl-ing fundraiser from 3-7 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Apple Place Bowl and Bo-gart’s, 14917 Garrett Ave. During that time Apple Place will donate 50 per-cent of bowling and 10 percent of food purchases to Relay For Life. The fundraiser is open to the public. Participants need to mention they are there for Relay For Life. Team captain work-shop and interest meet-ing: The first captain workshop and Relay For Life interest meeting will be 7-8 p.m. Monday, May 4, at Scott Highlands Middle School, 14011 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. This would be an excellent opportunity for

anyone (individuals, fami-lies, businesses, sponsors, etc.) who has interest in getting involved in the community to come out an learn why Relay is the event to choose. Like all Relay events, this is open to the public. Luminaria event: On May 16 and June 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Relay For Life will be at Paper Made Craft Store, 5708 147th St. W., Suite 101, Apple Valley. The group is hosting a community event/fundraiser for peo-ple to purchase a lumi-naria bag to be displayed at the 2015 Relay For Life of Apple Valley to honor loved ones and to cel-ebrate their victory over cancer. Crafting supplies are available for purchase from Paper Made.

AV Garden Club plant sale The Apple Valley Gar-den Club plant sale will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Redwood Park, 311 150th St. W. (County Road 42 and Elm Drive). There will be a large as-sortment of perennials in-cluding old-time favorites and new varieties. Some annuals will also be avail-able along with miscella-neous old and new garden items. Most plants come from members’ gardens. There will also be a do-nation fundraiser. Those who donate $1 will have the chance to win a “Sum-mer Delight” raised gar-den.

Dairy Delite hosts Car & Bike Night Dairy Delite, 20885 Holyoke Ave. in down-town Lakeville, will host a bi-weekly Car & Bike Night beginning Thurs-day, May 7. The event will occur from 5:30-9 p.m. on

the first and third Thurs-day of the month through-out the summer. Cars and motorcycles can partici-pate and will be on display in the vicinity of Dairy Delite. This is a free event for all ages. For more in-formation, contact Dairy Delite at 952-469-1543.

New name, look for Augustana Care Augustana Care’s Ap-ple Valley health care cen-ter is now Augustana Care Health and Rehabilitation of Apple Valley. The new name better represents the nonprofit’s mission and

focus, as rehabilitation is a significant part of what the organization does. To celebrate, an open house will be held from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9. Re-freshments will be served and tours will be available to visitors. To learn more, contact Jean Andries at [email protected] or 952-236-2625.

Mrs. Dakota County search Married women liv-ing in Dakota County can apply for the title of Mrs. Dakota County. The winner will represent the county in the Mrs. Min-

nesota pageant March 12, 2016, in St. Cloud. Competitions in the pageant are personal in-terview, aerobic wear and evening gown. The current reigning 2015 Mrs. Minnesota is Kate Howe of Burnsville. Those interested in ap-plying should request a biography form at: Mrs. Minnesota International Pageant, P.O. Box 240537, Apple Valley, MN 55124-0537. An online application can be found at www.mrsminnesota.com. Call 952-432-6758 or email [email protected] for more information.

The sixth annual Girls Aviation Day will take place 9 a.m. to noon on May 2 at Airlake Airport in Lakeville. Girls Aviation Day was established to provide local girls with experiences not available in the classroom. With one study finding that 6 percent of all pilots are female, the event is designed to foster an interest in flying and other areas of aviation. Representatives from the Commemorative Air Force, Red Tails Squadron, U.S. Army and other groups will be available with information and career advice. Free airplane rides (certain guidelines apply), guided tours of North Memorial helicopter facilities, maintenance hangar, and static airplane displays will be available. To register, go online to http://penguinflight.net/girlsday. (Photo submitted)

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Ultimate Hike has been a source of healing

Friends and family help Summer Jothen train for the Ultimate Hike 2015 in August on the Superior Hiking Trail to raise money for childhood cancer treatments. From left: Michele Roggemann, Jothen, Heather Bunich, Cheryl Jothen and Holly Frazier. Those making the hike include Summer Jothen, Bunich, Frazier, Nicole Denker, Cath-erine Slattery and Sally Ericksen, while the others are joining them during training. (Photo submitted)

Family and friends hope to raise money for

childhood cancer by Andy Rogers


For Farmington’s Sum-mer Jothen, there’s noth-ing like stomping the path of the Superior Hiking Trail and physically push-ing herself beyond her lim-its. It’s been perhaps the best remedy for numbing the pain of losing a child to cancer. Summer and Michael Jothen’s son Aaron died from cancer in 2013 when he was 3 1/2 years old fol-lowing a two-year battle with neuroblastoma. To honor his memo-ry, Summer Jothen with friends and family formed the A-Team to participate

in the 2015 Ultimate Hike, a 25.5-mile fundraising journey on the Superior Hiking Trail from Tofte to Lutsen in northern Minne-sota starting Aug. 22. “I find as someone who lost a child to cancer, if I’m struggling, even a lit-tle bit, I can think about him and what he had to go through,” Jothen said. “There isn’t much that has helped me go through this, but being able to find a place to put my energy can be really cathartic.” Each hiker is in the midst of raising at least $2,400 toward the Cure-search, which supports sci-entists researching specifi-cally for children’s cancer cures. “Something that a lot of people don’t know is that when they donate for cancer research, it’s al-most always for adult can-cer,” said Sally Ericksen, Aaron’s grandmother and

Those making the Ultimate Hike in August are doing so in memory of Aaron Jothen who passed away in 2014 from neuroblastoma at the age of 3. (Photo submitted)

Ultimate Hike 2014 par-ticipant. She said many times adult cancer treatments are used in children, which often don’t work the same and can cause complica-tions. Ericksen thinks she’ll do it again this year. Her husband William died from Alzheimer’s disease in early March. “Nature has been good to me in dealing with life’s challenges,” Ericksen said. Jothen is all in as well. This is the second time Jothen will participate in the Ultimate Hike in Min-nesota. Jothen hiked in 2013, seven months fol-lowing Aaron’s death, and found it a missing part of the healing process. “We were trying to piece everything back together,” Jothen said. “We didn’t know what to do. We had a friend who hiked (in 2012) in honor of Aaron, so I thought I’d give that a shot.” Jothen is encouraged by Curesearch’s strides in treatment, particularly pe-diatric leukemia and neu-roblastoma. She also doesn’t want anyone to go through what she and her family en-dured. “It’s obviously terrible, there’s no getting around it,” Jothen said. “He was diagnosed at a year and a half. A couple times (the doctors) said it was all gone, but it came back. That’s the nature of the beast, I guess.” In 2014, Jothen couldn’t participate because she was pregnant with her daughter Charlotte. This year she’s already been on a training hike near Silver Bay. Even though she thought she’d never do it again after 2013, now she says she doesn’t think she’ll miss another Ulti-mate Hike. The hike is less than a

mile short of a marathon, so it requires planning and training. If the weather is nice and the trail is flat, free from many roots and rocks, a hiker in good health can expect to travel 2-3 mph on the Superior Hiking Trail. It took her group 10 hours in 2013, and Jothen said a few groups finished well into the evening. They have support on the trails, so they carry what they need for about a 7-mile stretch, but like a mara-thon, those last 5 miles are the hardest and the most restorative and invigorat-ing. She said training for the hike is also a little like a marathon. She goes for long hikes with a group ev-ery other Saturday where they build up the distance before tapering off. Ericksen was featured by Anytime Fitness in Farmington, where she trained for the hike, as a

success story. Her hike was filmed for a promotional video. She said it was the most difficult physical challenge of her life. The hike also gives the family a chance to meet other families affected by pediatric cancer. “Fortunately it’s a small group of people,” Jothen said. “It’s nice to spend a little time with them so you know you’re not complete-ly alone.” The A-Team is hop-ing to raise funds during a picnic from noon to 3 p.m. June 21, which is both Father’s Day and Aaron’s birthday, at the Jensen Trailhead at Lebanon Hills in Eagan. There will be a silent auction and raffle to raise money. The A-Team is also holding a garage sale in Burnsville May 28-30 and the family contin-ues to raise funds for the Aaron Jothen Scholarship

through Farmington High School. The scholarship is given to either cancer sur-vivors or siblings of cancer survivors. Members of the A-Team include Heather Bu-nich, Holly Frazier, Nicole Denker, Catherine Slat-tery, Jothen and Ericksen. For more information about the Ultimate Hike and to donate, visit www.Ultimatehike.org/sht15/summerjothen. The Superior Hiking Trail travels a 277-mile stretch from Duluth to the Canadian border following the shore of Lake Supe-rior. The trail travels along cliffs, beaches, waterfalls, ponds, lakes, mountains, prairies and forests with access points every 5 to 10 miles. More information about the trail can be found at www.shta.org.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].


Clausen’s bill will raise up students To the editor: As a teacher, I look for-ward to the implementa-tion of the bill pioneered by state Sen. Greg Clau-sen, DFL-Apple Valley. It would make a great differ-ence to have a system that lets teachers work together to serve hard-to-reach stu-dents. Instead of being a faceless cog in a large class, students now would have importance and re-ceive needed attention. As teachers more readily see their own importance, students might better get a sense of their power to shape their own lives. Even with this being said, fairer federal fund-ing of Title I Special Ed-ucation would empower teachers, students and parents in ways that could permit Clausen’s bill to work even better. Over the years, DFL candidates for the state Legislature and Congress have noted the unfairness of mandating

school districts to provide Special Education with-out paying its promised 40 percent share of the costs. Local school districts have had to scramble to raise levies to make ends meet, and have had to cut teach-

ers and classes in languag-es, arts and music, and “frills” like buses for after-school activities. The things that have given me satisfaction over the decades I have taught, have prominently been the

moments when I have seen a student become aware of his or her own capabil-ity to learn something and become passionate about that. This is what I have worked for; this is what teachers are meant for. It’s what facilitates the devel-opment of excellence in life. LARRY KOENCKEagan

Raising the gas tax is no fixTo the editor: They’re at it again. Sen. Greg Clausen, DFL-Ap-ple Valley, and the Demo-crats who control the state Senate voted to raise to raise gas taxes by nearly $2 billion after they already overcharged Minneso-tans by billions of dollars. What’s more, the gas tax is a tax that hits middle-class and working-class fami-

lies the hardest, and dur-ing economic times when their salaries and wages have been stagnant. This same crew that used their total control of the state government the past two years to raise taxes by $2 billion, which led to the state govern-ment having a surplus (read as: overcharged the taxpayers) by almost the same amount. They spent $200 million on a health plan whose “fail-ures outweighed achieve-ments,” according to the non-partisan legislative auditor. They are spend-ing nearly $90 million on a luxury office building for themselves that even their own governor called “Un-Minnesotan.” With all that power, and all the binge spending they for-got about their constitu-tional duty to provide a well maintained road sys-tem. Oops. Republicans have a bet-ter plan: common sense, long-term funding for roads and bridges without new taxes, and tax relief to let people who have earned it keep more and spend it the way they choose rather than for more “un-Minne-sotan” government waste. There is a difference. Let Clausen know you’ve paid attention to how he’s spent your money, and that they can meet our pri-orities without more taxes.

PATRICK STALEYRosemount

Solar for the future To the editor: On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, large numbers of folks from the south metro area again gathered

in the Lakeville Heritage Center to view displays by solar contractors and hear about the financing and installation of solar power in their home or commu-nity. The event, co-spon-sored by Lakeville Friends of the Environment and the Dakota Electric As-sociation, featured dem-onstrations, slide shows and Q & A sessions on this fast-growing alternative power system. Dakota Electric, Xcel, Great River Energy, and other co-ops and energy companies are experi-menting with solar arrays as sources of power in preparation for reducing their carbon footprint. Adequate investment is needed in this and other elements of our infra-structure, including the roads, bridges and mass transit that can provide us a functional future. Invest-ment now can save money in the future. PAUL HOFFINGEREagan

People with disabilities should have fair access to housing To the editor: As a member of the dis-abled community, I have appreciated the efforts of ARC and our elected of-ficials and Community Development Agency in promoting and defend-ing the rights of persons with disabilities to live in our communities indepen-dently in their own apart-ments, whether or not they are gainfully employed. Gainful employment is

Letters

OpinionPearson should pay for MCA testing problems

State schools like flavor of lunch program

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


Testing and, more broadly, learn-ing have been disrupted in the past two weeks for thousands of Minnesota stu-dents. The Minnesota Department of Edu-cation says equipment failure and out-side computer attacks on Pearson, the company hired to run our statewide tests, caused the problems. The problems became so bad that on April 21, Minne-sota Commissioner of Education Brenda Cassellius suspended testing for April 22. Josh Collins, MDE director of com-munications, told me over the phone, “We will not resume testing until all tech-nical problems with the testing system are resolved.” In the late afternoon April 22, MDE announced the testing would resume the next day. The announce-ment said Pearson had taken corrective actions and Pearson representatives as-sured MDE they are “confident that any similar service interruptions will be avoided for the remainder of the MCA testing window.” MDE said it would ex-tend the time allowed for MCA testing by two days. That’s fine. But Pearson should pay for its poor performance. Milaca Superintendent Jerry Hansen’s

experience was repeated by many school leaders: “The conditions under which the tests were administered were varied and inconsistent from day to day, class to class, and student to student. Some students had to wait 20 to 40 minutes for the system to log them in, other students were dropped from testing when they used the Pearson-supplied calculator (re-quiring them to start the process over), some were told their data was not up-loaded after they completed the exam (to highlight three examples). At times we needed three to five adults in the room just to facilitate the log-in process and keep the system running.” Collins reported that on Tuesday, April 21, about 10,000 fewer tests were taken in Minnesota than would be typi-cal. He said that Pearson explained that they had problems all over the country. Pearson reported that beginning Tuesday afternoon, an outside group began send-ing huge amounts of data into the Pear-

son system, attempting to disrupt it. This is called “a denial of service” attack. It was successful. A “denial of service” attack is, ac-cording to Collins, different from hack-ing a computer system. Hacking is some-thing like trying to enter and steal from a home. Denial of service is more like someone hitting you hard, repeatedly trying to knock you to the ground and preventing you from getting up. Based on reports from more than 30 district and charter schools, I think sus-pension was a good idea. But Pearson should refund a substantial amount of its $33.8 million contract. They have not designed an efficient, effective testing system. Problems apparently began Tues-day, April 14. Some schools reported issues signing onto Pearson’s computer system so that students could take the tests. Some schools found their computer screens froze and some students were “dropped” from their online tests. Collins agreed there were problems last week, but not enough for state ac-tion. But things were worse this week. Many educators are angry. They have every right to be. It takes months to set up testing schedules and to help students develop the skills assessed and a positive mindset about test tak-

ing. Some schools’ schedules have been totally disrupted. Unresponsive and slow-moving screens discourage some students. How will MDE respond to Pearson’s performance problems? Collins replied that the contract includes financial con-sequences if Pearson does not live up to contract provisions. As of April 22, MDE has not decided whether to hire an outside group to investigate the problems with Pearson or ask for compensation. MDE hired an outside group to investi-gate another testing company that had problems in 2013. MDE ultimately did not continue its contract with that com-pany. Educators, parents and students should expect testing to be far more ef-ficient. I think Pearson should pay, big time. Most of the money should go to Minnesota’s public schools. If you have an opinion, you can share it with Commissioner Cassellius. Her email is [email protected]. Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions are welcome at [email protected]. Columns re-flect the opinion of the author.

by Don HeinzmanSUN THISWEEK


Despite more restrictive requirements, the National School Lunch Program is very healthy and going strong. In fact, of the 2,100 public and non-profit school sites in Minnesota, only two high schools, Wayzata and Byron, have dropped the mostly federally fund-ed program. In Prior Lake, Janeen Peterson, food services director, suggested leaving the federal program would be more fiscally responsible. It would allow serving big-ger portions of food students want. The district is surveying parents and has yet to decide if it will opt out of the program. Because fewer high school students are taking the high school lunches, the program is losing money. That doesn’t seem to bother other school districts. Debra Lukkonen, state school nutrition supervisor, said 50 to 60 percent of students eat school lunches in high schools and 75 percent in elemen-tary schools.

In 2014, 95.18 million school lunches were served in Minnesota, including 36.61 million free and 8.26 million re-duced-price lunches. In the Anoka-Hennepin school dis-trict of about 38,000 students, 60 percent eat the daily school lunches, with half of them getting free and reduced-price lunches, courtesy of the federal and state governments. In the Bloomington school district, well over half of the students take school lunches. Of that number, 47 percent of el-ementary students get free and reduced-price lunches, and at the middle school, 47 percent and high school, 38 percent. So what’s the beef about the new standards? Portions are smaller, there’s a

limit of 850 calories per meal, and stu-dents must select one fruit and vegetable of the five choices, in addition to one milk, a protein, like pizza, and a serving of grains. The new standards require offer-ing fruit and vegetables every day, more whole-grain-rich foods, low-fat milk, limited calories based on age and re-duced amounts of saturated fats, trans fats and sodium. Jennifer Hazel, purchasing and fi-nance coordinator for the Bloomington school district, said the program is more expensive, but the meals are healthier. Noah Atlas, director of the child nu-trition program at Anoka-Hennepin, agrees with serving more fruits and veg-etables, but prefers a more moderate diet than the one prescribed. It costs more to buy more fruits and vegetables for the new menu. In some school districts, leaning on lo-cal tax dollars might be necessary. How-ever, in many districts, like Bloomington, the school boards find the program to be self-supporting, so local taxes do not go toward the lunch program.

So far, the Bloomington district hasn’t raised prices since the new guidelines went into effect in 2012. Price of the meals in Bloomington are $2.45 for ele-mentary, $2.70 for middle schools, $2.75 for high schools and $3.50 for adults. Across the nation, the new guidelines are becoming a political hot potato. The program advocated by first lady Michelle Obama was meant to lessen obesity in children by serving healthier lunches and breakfast. The School Nutrition Association wants Congress to loosen the restrictions as it prepares to reauthorize the law this year. While the regulations are something to chew on, in Minnesota the program is cooking on the front burner and generat-ing little steam from the critics. Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers. He can be reached through [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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something cherished and sought by all persons with disabilities, but is largely in the hands of the employ-ers in our communities to make way for us, as it is in the hands of our neigh-bors and landlords to wel-come us. There is a disturbing trend now occurring on the right of the political spectrum to reverse these gains and force us into “assisted living” where our opportunities to live an independent life will be squelched, where we will often not even be able to have the simple inde-pendence to choose what we eat for dinner. That is not American freedom. We in the disabled com-munity do not appreciate this. Please support our efforts to retain our inde-pendence, for ourselves

and our future genera-tions. Oppose these “cost saving” measures that are so anti-American. AMY FARLANDBurnsville

Tax refunds build financial capabilityTo the editor: April marks Financial Capability Month and the end of tax season. Tax time is a “money moment” for low- to moderate-in-come Minnesotans. Many of them have earned sig-nificant refunds from vari-ous tax credits, like the Earned Income Tax Credit and Minnesota’s version, the Working Family Cred-it. This matters because, according to the Corpo-ration for Enterprise De-

velopment, 28 percent of Minnesotans don’t have enough savings to weather an emergency and nearly 16 percent do not have full access to financial institu-tions. As a result, many of them are forced to turn to payday lenders who charge high interest rates – up to 273 percent APR in some cases. That’s why the Min-nesota departments of Revenue and Commerce partner with Prepare + Prosper (P+P) each year to highlight how tax re-funds can help working families save for emergen-cies and get ahead. (P+P is a nonprofit that provides free tax and financial ser-vices.) Minnesota Revenue encourages people to be aware of the tax credits and deductions available to them to ensure they are getting all they’ve earned. Audrey, a young single mom and pre-press work-er, has done just that. Au-drey went to P+P this year to get help with her taxes and to ensure she takes advantage of all the tax credits for which she’s eli-gible. Audrey used her tax refund to purchase savings bonds – for her son and for emergencies.

Audrey grew up watch-ing her parents struggle financially, and she is committed to taking a different path. Saving is important to her so that she has a cushion to use – rather than costly loans –when emergencies pop up. According to the De-partment of Commerce, high-fee loans and lending traps drain $9 million from the Minnesota economy each year. The department educates and protects consumers against such predatory practices and emphasizes saving at tax time to help prevent the need for costly short-term loans. Financial Capabil-ity Month is an important opportunity to highlight how tax refunds help Min-nesota families achieve better financial footing. Partnerships like ours can help more Minnesotans meet basic needs and be-gin to save for the future. CYNTHIA BAUERLYMinnesota Department of Revenue commissionerMIKE ROTHMANMinnesota Department of Commerce commissionerTRACY FISCHMANPrepare + Prosper execu-tive director

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ing a Feb. 11 Minnesota State High School League ruling that Faribault had not plagiarized its routine. The Faribault team had been accused of borrow-ing significant portions of its high kick routine from a high school team in Utah. The MSHSL concluded that its rules had not been violated and allowed Faribault to perform the routine at the state meet. A Minneapolis law firm hired to investigate the in-cident found that coaches of the other five schools initially planned to boy-cott the final round of the competition before decid-ing to stage a protest dur-ing the awards ceremony. In late March, Lakeville Public Schools reprimand-ed Lakeville South coach Genevieve Adler and five assistant coaches for their roles in the protest. None of them received suspen-sions. Also receiving a reprimand was Lakeville South High School activi-ties director Neil Strader, who investigators con-

cluded supported the pro-test. Head coaches at Chas-ka and Wayzata received similar penalties as Raiche. Eden Prairie’s coaches re-signed following the sea-son, and it is not known whether they would have faced reprimands or sus-pensions. The high school league might not be done with this. It is expected to re-view the penalties at its board of directors meeting June 1 in Brooklyn Center. Eastview’s Raiche is one of the state’s most successful dance team coaches. Since taking over the Eastview program in 2002, her teams have won nine state championships, eight in high kick and one in jazz. She has been on the board of directors for the Minnesota Associa-tion of Dance Teams and has served on a Minnesota State High School League advisory committee. Ra-iche was inducted into the Minnesota Association of Dance Teams Hall of Fame in 2011.

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SeniorsAV Seniors Showcase The Apple Valley Se-niors Showcase will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Hayes Community and Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. Apple Valley Seniors, sponsored by Apple Valley Parks and Recreation, are involved in several com-munity activities including support of nearby elemen-tary schools. Seniors col-lect school supplies in late summer for Westview El-ementary School students. Quilts are made and donated to local charities as are hats, scarves and mittens for schools and hospitals. Volunteers do-nate time to the Feed My Starving Children organi-zation. Members also do-nate items and help in the packaging for mailing to active military members. Apple Valley Senior members are active in bowling, line dancing, Wii bowling, computer dis-

cussion group, bridge and other card games, pool, table tennis, yoga, painting classes and more. New programs recent-ly begun include bicycle group, motorcycle group, line dancing, tap dancing, music jamming group and others. Adults 55 and over, or whose spouse is over 55, are invited to become members. Refreshments and door prizes will be of-fered.

Apple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the fol-lowing activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofapplevalley.org. Monday, May 4 –

Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Tap Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; General Meet-ing, 10 a.m.; SR Meet-ing, 11 a.m.; Zumba Gold Toning, 11:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m.; Finance Committee, 1:30 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 – Quilt-ing Bees, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Bicycle Group, 9:30 a.m.; Tues-day Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Spanish – Inter-mediate, 1 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9:30 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; First Edition Book Club, 1 p.m.; Gather Around Music, 1 p.m.; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mah-jong, 1 p.m. Thursday, May 7 – Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.;

Computing 101, 9:30 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Tap Dancing, 12:30 p.m.; Du-plicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Recreated Cards, 1 p.m. Friday, May 8 – F.F. on Spokes, 9:30 a.m.; Senior Showcase, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Eagan seniors The following senior activities are offered by the Eagan Parks and Rec-reation Department in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Cen-ter, 1501 Central Park-way. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, May 4 – Zum-ba (Oasis), 9 a.m.; FFL+ (Oasis), 10 a.m.; FFL (Oa-sis), 11 a.m.; “Miss Con-geniality,” Free Movie, 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 – Quilt-ing, 9:30 a.m.; Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m.; Book Club No. 1, 1 p.m.; Yoga (Oa-sis), 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 –

Coffee & Conversations, 9 a.m.; Brain Fitness, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, May 7 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Zumba (Oa-sis), 5:30 p.m.; Yoga (Oa-sis), 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 8 – Zenon Dance Trip, 9:30 a.m.; Zumba (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. Upcoming events in-clude: Pizza Party, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27. Members only. Cost: $3. Register by May 18. Check with Eagan Parks and Recreation for more information and to register. Read the senior newsletter, “The Front Porch” on the city of Ea-gan website.

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more infor-mation on trips, programs and other activities, call 651-280-6970. “Late Nite Catechism” at Plymouth Playhouse, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11. Have

a buffet lunch before the performance. Cost: $48 members, $58 nonmem-bers. Minneapolis River Queen Trip, 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 30. Take a ride on the river aboard the Minneapolis Queen paddle-wheeler. In-cludes lunch buffet and a narration by the captain. Cost: $65 members, $75 nonmembers.

Environmental education Three Rivers Park Dis-trict is offering an environ-mental education series designed specifically for seniors at Cleary Lake Re-gional Park, Prior Lake, on the second Monday of the month, from noon to 2 p.m. The event includes a conservation-minded reading and lunch along with a guest speaker. The topic for May 11 is forest conservation issues. Cost is $10 per person and includes lunch. Reser-vations are required by the Wednesday prior to the program. Call 763-559-6700 to make a reserva-tion and reference activity number No. 224514-00. This program is for ages 50-plus.


Survey shows support for possible bond referendum in 196Most leery of $180 million price tag

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


Two years after the passage of a $30 million annual oper-ating levy referendum in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, voters support the idea of raising taxes again to pay for building upgrades, expanding the district’s magnet school program and new tech-nology, according to a recent sur-vey. But the district may struggle to convince people to accept a $180 million price tag. District officials are consider-ing whether to seek a bond refer-endum and capital projects levy totaling $180 million this No-vember. The School Board is ex-pected to decide in July whether to pursue a fall referendum. A residential survey conduct-ed in mid-April by Minneapolis research firm Morris Leather-man indicates a large majority of residents would be willing to support a bond referendum this fall. The survey included a sample of 400 randomly selected house-holds and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent. Of those who responded, 50 percent of residents indicated they would support some tax increases, 27 percent indicated they would support any proposed tax in-crease and 21 percent said they would oppose any tax increase. This gives supporters a 6 percent lead ahead of opponents, said Bill Morris, president of Morris Leatherman. The firm’s 2013 survey showed the contrary with a 6 percent lead in opposition to tax increases. Despite these survey results, voters passed a $30 mil-lion levy referendum that year. However, $180 million may be more than voters are willing to support. Of those surveyed, 47 percent said $180 million is not a fair price, while 35 percent de-scribe the amount as fair. When drawing focus on the tax impact to individual households, sup-port for a potential referendum increased by 3 or 4 percentage points, Morris said. When asked how much they would be willing to spend on a referendum, the median support was for a tax increase of $7.44 a month, which is an $89.28 annu-al property tax increase. If voters approved a $180 million bond referendum and capital projects

levy, taxes on the average val-ued home of $250,000 would likely increase by about $144 be-tween payable 2015 and payable 2016, which is about $12 more a month. Morris described the district as having a “modestly hostile tax environment” in which vot-ers believe their taxes are high and are leery about increases. Of those surveyed, 53 percent said they believe their total property taxes — city, county and school district — are somewhat high when compared to neighboring communities and 19 percent de-scribed taxes as very high. Forty-two percent said they believe tax-es are average when compared to neighboring communities and 2 percent said taxes are low. By comparison, surveys within the western suburbs have shown between 65 and 70 per-cent of respondents say taxes are high while only 25 to 30 percent say their taxes are average when compared to neighboring com-munities. In January, district officials recommended adding onto the district’s three magnet schools and potentially building a new elementary school in the south-central portion of the district to meet the needs of rising enroll-ment. The 2015 survey shows strong support for these types of im-provements. Of those surveyed, 67 percent support or strongly support the recommended im-provements, while 27 percent indicate they don’t support the recommendations. Morris recommends that school districts consider seek-ing a referendum if a survey shows more than 65 percent sup-port and have an opposition of less than 30 percent. Of those who opposed improvements, 14 percent oppose buying new furniture for district buildings, 17 percent oppose funding K-3 technology access and 21 percent oppose funding a new elemen-tary school. Those who oppose a new school were divided by geog-raphy, Morris said. A potential bond referen-dum would also pay for the sec-ond phase of an addition onto Parkview Elementary School in Lakeville. The first phase is al-ready underway. The Minnesota Department of Education in November listed Echo Park Elementary in Burns-ville and Oak Ridge Elementary in Eagan as racially identifiable schools. The state defines a ra-

cially identifiable school as one where enrollment of minority students at the school is 20 per-centage points higher than en-rollment of minority students in the entire district. Officials are looking at pos-sibly converting Echo Park and Oak Ridge into magnet schools to balance minority enrollment. Magnet schools are free public schools but differ from other public schools in that they have a focused theme and aligned curri-cula in science, technology, math, fine arts, language and other ar-eas. Minority students make up about 50 percent of enrollment at Echo Park and Oak Ridge, and minority students make up 35 percent of district enrollment. This would not be the first time the district turned to the magnet school model as a tool to balance diversity in its schools. Cedar Park and Glacier Hills el-ementary schools were converted into magnet schools in 2007 af-ter they were added to the list of racially identifiable schools three years earlier. A potential bond referendum would also fund technology up-grades and expanding technol-ogy throughout the district. Of those surveyed, 92 percent said technology opportunities in District 196 are good or excel-lent.

“In any approach for new technology or upgrading, it will be necessary to show exactly what the need is,” Morris said. “This district has been histori-cally curriculum oriented so it will be essential to show how technology would impact the curriculum and student learning in general.” In addition to bond issues, the survey showed strong support for preschool programs with 81 percent of respondents describ-ing preschool programs as essen-tial or very important. “This is the highest rating on preschool programs in a district in the metro area,” Morris said. In addition to revealing sup-port for a potential bond refer-endum, the survey indicated a high level of satisfaction in dis-trict administrators, teachers and financial management. When asked if District 196 spends funds effectively, 69 per-cent said yes and 24 percent said no. This level of satisfaction ex-ceeds the average of 53 percent for metro school districts. The data cannot be compared to the 2013 survey due to a slight change in the question, Morris said. When asked whether educa-tion is a good investment, 92 percent of respondents said yes, which is 4 percent more than in

2013. When asked if respondents believe District 196 uses tax in-creases as a last resort, 66 per-cent said yes and 27 percent said no. These results are in stark contrast to the norm, Morris said. When compared to other districts in the metro, on average, about 40 percent of respondents say they believe their school dis-trict doesn’t use tax increases as a last resort. The School Board’s approval ratings typically fall after the passage of a tax referendum, but District 196 countered this trend as well, Morris said. Nearly four in five respon-dents said the district did an excellent or good job, and 78 percent said the same about the School Board, which is up from 73 percent in 2013. “That’s outstanding and cer-tainly places you in the top 10 percent,” Morris said. Of those who responded to the survey, 79 percent said the superintendent does a good or excellent job and 93 percent said the same about teachers and other district employees. Morris noted that it is rare for a district’s teacher approval rating to reach above 90 percent.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected].

Falcon Ridge Middle School’s 7-8 Jazz Ensemble was awarded the top spot at the 48th annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival. Falcon Ridge placed first in the middle school division April 18 at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. As a result of its placing, the band performed at an honor concert in front of over 1,500 festival participants and spectators. Outstanding soloist certificates were awarded to three students: Ryan McClure, trumpet; Ben Orzolek, trumpet; and Ian Kenney, drums. The band is directed by John Greene. (Photo submitted)

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‘I’m done with partisan politics’A Q&A with former political operative Michael Brodkorb of Eagan

Michael Brodkorb

by Brian LambertMINNPOST

As public embarrass-ments go, few in recent memory have generated the level of ridicule that accompanied the saga of Michael Brodkorb, the political operative who was the creator of the semi -legendary website, Minnesota Democrats Exposed, and the embodi-ment of the modern, take- no- prisoners conservative attack dog. While it’s hard to imag-ine how anyone could have forgotten, Brodkorb’s an-nus horribilis (to quote Queen Elizabeth) began in December of 2011 with revelations of The Affair, with then-GOP Senate Majority leader Amy Koch. That was fol-lowed by The Lawsuit: le-gal action Brodkorb took against the Senate pro-testing his firing, a move that included threats to out similar hanky- panky among prominent state-house politicians. The period concluded in January 2013 with The Crash, a one- car pile -up in which a despondent Brod-korb was seriously hurt, and for which he later pled guilty to driving under the influence. In large part because of his prominence in, shall we say, “aggressively conser-vative” circles, Brodkorb received little in the way of public sympathy. Liber-als were gleeful, while fel-low Republicans couldn’t distance themselves fast enough. It was a vicious mix of schadenfreude and shunning. But in the months since, Brodkorb has struck a dif-ferent tone: chastened, apologetic, remorseful and far less partisan. A year ago, tacitly ac-knowledging that despite the farce of his undoing, the man still possesses a sharp mind for strategies as well as an impressive storehouse of Minne-

sota political backstories, the Star Tribune brought Brodkorb on as a regu-lar contributor among its stable of community blog-gers. To the dismay of his former soldiers- in- arms on the right (few of whom openly supported him in his year of horrors), Brodkorb — in both the Strib blog and on his own website, politics.mn, has taken Republicans to task as much as Democrats for ethical shadiness and in-competence. We met for coffee not far from his home in Ea-gan. This story includes ex-cerpts from the Q & A. The full story is at Min-nPost.org. This picks up the conversation when Lambert and Brodkorb are discussing how fringe elements in political par-ties can drive candidates to make statements they later regret. MinnPost: The “fringe of the fringe” of course is great fodder for the media. Do you have any advice for how the media should cover these people. Every ex-perienced reporter knows they’re fringe people saying fringe things. Brodkorb: Yes. But a lot the things being quot-ed are coming from people with titles. People who have some significance. They’re not just random Republicans. And I get that there’s some value, in the carnival -like atmo-sphere of politics to have partisan bomb throwers on each side. It just seems to me that the bomb -throwers on the conser-vative side are getting the most juice out of it. MinnPost: Well, the obvious irony is that for a lot of people around here they look at you and see the guy who kind of in-vented the partisan bomb- thrower game with Minne-sota Democrats Exposed. Which is kind of to the

point in talking to you, to see how your thinking has evolved since those early days. Brodkorb: It was a blog that was hyper partisan. Would I do it the same way today? No. But like a lot of things in life, it is what makes me who I am today. Having been so hyper partisan, and having had that search and de-stroy mentality, I find that it helps me now in recog-nizing where not go with some things I see. I’m not into exposing anyone or the “gotcha” stuff. When I was writing Minnesota Democrats Exposed, it was all about search and destroy, writing sensation-al headlines, driving traffic and making mountains out of molehills. It was something I got out of my system and it’s benefitting me now because it is abso-lutely somewhere I do not want to go.

… MinnPost: Is the (Re-publican) party chair a job you’d be interested in? Brodkorb: I’m done with partisan politics. MinnPost: Really? Nev-er say never. Brodkorb: Yeah, “never say never.” But my inter-est in party politics today is from the stands. From the bleachers. I was on the field of play for a long time. I took a lot of hits, and I really enjoy watch-ing now. That level of par-tisanship is not something I’m interested in. MinnPost: Did you feel supported at any time by party leadership? Brodkorb: Who do you mean by “leadership”? MinnPost: Well, I guess people like [Sen.] Dave Senjem .... Brodkorb: No. Obvi-ously, I sued them. So that tells you something. But let me say, the decision to sue was not an easy one. Regardless of how people felt about me personally, I was an employee, and I felt

I deserved to be treated in a certain manner. I wish it hadn’t happened. But peo-ple file lawsuits because they feel there’s no other option. And in my cases I felt there wasn’t a respon-sible person on the other side of the table. MinnPost: Knowing the nature of politics, did it surprise you that you’d be abandoned as fast as you were? Brodkorb: It was sur-prising, yeah. Imagine you’re sitting at a table much like this (Brodkorb’s firing was handed down at a restaurant) and you suddenly realize that the world as you knew it has changed, very quickly. It was really tough. But, you know, when you hit bot-tom that’s a great founda-tion for building up, and every experience I’ve gone through has brought me to the place I am today. And as much as I wish I had gotten to the place I am today without some of the hurdles along the way, I’m really happy with where I am. MinnPost: Everyone has suffered embarrass-ments in their life, although few come with the kind of public factor yours did. I remember thinking how I’d be in some kind of fe-tal tuck and immobilized if it were happening to me. What did you tell yourself to get through it? What ad-vice do you have for anyone else in a similar situation? Brodkorb: When you go through something like that, where you’re liter-ally afraid to go outside your house, to where I am today, where, you know, everything is out there. I go through the day with quite a bit of calmness and peace, a calm a few years ago I couldn’t imagine my-self having. MinnPost: But where does that come from? Brodkorb: It comes from starting over. It comes from being in a

situation where one min-ute you’re sitting having a beer with a friend you knew from junior high and worked with to the next minute knowing your life as you knew it is over with. The best piece of advice I got was from a friend who said, “Tomor-row will come.” “It’s going to get better.” MinnPost: Yeah, but you have to make it bet-ter. You have to make conscious choices. Do you compartmentalize this stuff and tuck it away where it doesn’t infect the rest of your life? Brodkorb: I’ll tell you the firing wasn’t the worst day. It was the car acci-dent. That’s where I really hit rock bottom. As much as I’m dealing better with it now and I’m 180 degrees from where I was a couple years ago, I don’t know if I didn’t have the opportu-nity, and I see it that way, of the car crash, I don’t know if I’d be here today. People ask and I tell them there were a lot of times when I wondered if it’d get better. It was hard. I went from being able to speak in front of thousands and thousands of people

to not being comfortable going to a movie. That’s a huge shock to the sys-tem. It took a lot of time to re -assimilate back into society. So the car crash, it wasn’t an accident it was a car crash, was an opportu-nity to re set. It was a life- changing experience. MinnPost: Are we talk-ing a Charles Colson- like religious conversion? Brodkorb: No. My faith is the same as it was before the accident. But the hand of providence works in ways you don’t always understand. What I’m saying is it was a very tough time. The accident was obviously a conse-quence of what I was go-ing through at the time. It was hard to get up. I felt a tremendous amount of shame and embarrassment toward my family. Particu-larly my immediate fam-ily, my wife and my kids. I’m very thankful my kids couldn’t read the papers at that time. It was a sense of total shame and embar-rassment. But through it all, I never felt the desire to move out of the state or change my name. See BRODKORB, 10A


‘Hello, I’m your representative. Is this your abandoned property?’

At the Capitol

by Chris StellerSESSION DAILY

Rep. Joe Atkins, DFL-Inver Grove Heights, wants House members to receive the names of people and busi-nesses in their dis-tricts who have unclaimed property sitting in state coffers and warehouses. The Commerce De-partment estimates the agency is holding about 3.4 million pieces of aban-doned property belong-ing to 3.7 million owners. Nearly one in six House members would find their own names on these lists, the department’s online database shows. Some abandoned prop-erty may not amount to much, but $100 or more is waiting in the state’s un-claimed property fund for one in every 20 Minneso-tans. That rate is twice as high among House mem-bers, where at least 15 — more than one in 10 — has unclaimed properties worth more than $100. Three representatives, all from Minneapolis, ac-count for 20 of the listed 44 properties of any value belonging to 21 members. By statute, banks, in-surance firms and other companies turn over prop-erty to the state after they have tried and failed to find the rightful owners. The property is mostly in the form of money or in-surance dividends and the like, but it also can include physical objects such as items from abandoned safety deposit boxes. Atkins’ bill, House File 1693, aims to amp up ef-forts to return $650 mil-lion worth of abandoned property in state accounts and storage spaces. He

is one of a hand-ful of DFLers with legislation included in H.F. 843, the omnibus job growth and en-ergy affordability bill that passed the House April 22.

Not Rockfordesque Atkins credits a quote by Rep. Greg Davids, R-Preston, in a 2013 Poli-tics in Minnesota Capitol Report news article (“The numbers on unclaimed property should be go-ing down, not up”) with inspiring his quest to im-prove the state’s record on returning unclaimed prop-erty. Why require lists for legislators? “It worked for me,” Atkins said in an interview — acknowledg-ing that not all members would follow through with contacting constituents on their list. Atkins’ constituents are $306,229 richer (as of April 20) from an outreach experiment he conducted this session. He specu-lated a spike in claims to the state this spring are in part due to his efforts. The big fish so far is a couple with $142,000 coming from an annuity. The com-pany had been trying to get the money to them for 13 years — but at a street address that was one digit off. The Atkins method (“nothing fancy — it wasn’t the Rockford Files”) was to spend 10 minutes a day for three weeks tracking down the 2,009 people and business-es in District 52B, which includes Eagan, that the Commerce Department told him had $3.9 million in abandoned property.

His tools: Google, WhitePages.com, U.S. mail, telephone, email and Facebook. Atkins, who isn’t on Twitter and says he’s no social-media whiz, nonetheless waged a suc-cessful online outreach campaign. Since the start of ses-sion, Atkins’ 10 posts about local unclaimed property on his Face-book page have attracted 234 likes, 91 shares and 78 comments — an “ava-lanche” of interest, Atkins said. Among the comments: “I’m waiting for a $9,000 life insurance pol-icy my parents had that we didn’t know about ... Thanks!” “I have under $100 from an old serving job from college. Bet it’s my last paycheck at $5.15/hr, after taxes I bet it’s $15!” “I found significant amounts for a niece, three nephews, a cousin, a son, and a granddaughter ... all in a matter of minutes.” “I had 300 dollars sitting in an account from when I was a child.”

MissingMoney.com Several constituents wondered about the web-site Atkins’ posts directed them to: MissingMoney.com. “I know the website has a cheesy name, but it really is the official unclaimed property site used by 26 states,” Atkins told follow-ers on Facebook. The Commerce Depart-ment began using Miss-ingMoney.com in 2003, a move away from news-paper ads codified two years later when the Leg-islature repealed a statu-

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MinnPost: Was that a fighter’s com-bative instinct? Brodkorb: It might have been. But af-ter the crash, I didn’t want there to be a place on the map I had to stay away from. I didn’t want my family to go through that. I felt a responsibility to clean the mess up. Would it have been easier to put Minnesota behind us? Maybe. But I think it would have just postponed issues. I’m lucky. Really lucky. So my advice is, ‘Tomorrow will come. The day will get better.” MinnPost: Is that necessarily true? Brodkorb: Tomorrow will come. MinnPost: Yeah, but will it be better? That’s what people worry about. Brodkorb: It will get better. But I did a horrible job of talking about how tough it was. I had such a sense of shame and guilt over what I had done, I felt like a leech, like I was sucking energy out of people by sitting down and talking about it. And at a time when people are at their lowest is the time they need to reach out to other people. And there’s a responsi-bility on others to be receptive to that. I didn’t do a good job of that. And it creat-ed a situation where you drink too much. Where you get behind the wheel of a car and you’re lucky to walk away alive. MinnPost: I’m always amazed how re-ceptive the public is to an apology. I mean, there’s so much (bleep) going on, who can keep track of any of it for very long? But … Brodkorb: But it has to be sincere. MinnPost: Oh yeah. And the public

will gauge. But I’m struck by how rarely you hear a sincere apology in politics. Brodkorb: There are a lot of quali-fied apologies. “I’m sorry if you felt that way.” “I’m sorry if I offended you, that wasn’t the way I meant it.” Those kinds of apologies don’t actually heal people, or let them move past the moment. MinnPost: I don’t want to go all Diane Sawyer on you, but how’s the family life? Brodkorb: My family life is wonder-ful. I wouldn’t be here today without the support of my family. My immedi-ate family, my sisters and my parents. They’ve all been wonderful and I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to them all. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate every day of my life with them, with my wife Sarah and my kids. [Chokes up]. It’s sometimes tough to talk about. But I’m very lucky. MinnPost: Someone who had been abandoned by everyone would be in a much tougher place. Brodkorb: Oh yeah. And I get it. I get the game. What I did was ... was … an epic ... epic ... MinnPost: Faceplant. Brodkorb: (Laughs). Yeah, “face-plant.” Rivaling only Icarus. So where I get emotional these days is talking about family. But I understand why it hap-pened. I understand why the senators did what they did. I disagree with it. But I understand their position.

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tory requirement for pub-lic notice in print media. In 2012, the department began processing some claims electronically via the MissingMoney.com site, with further stream-lining in 2014-15 that in-cluded rewriting claims forms to make them easier to understand. The department’s tally of processed claims this

fiscal year: 16,409. “They have stepped up their ef-forts,” Atkins told the House Commerce and Regulatory Reform Com-mittee on March 18.

What the bills say The Commerce De-partment backs Atkins’ original language in H.F.1693, the agency said in a statement, and “is committed to work-ing with all parties on

the language currently in H.F. 843 to ensure that our shared goal of return-ing unclaimed property to Minnesotans is met.” The omnibus job growth and energy af-fordability bill drops a mandate that the depart-ment hire two full-time equivalent staff positions dedicated to reuniting property with its rightful owners. Instead, the om-nibus bill would require

the Commerce Depart-ment to contract with a vendor. The state (not the property owner) would pay the vendor as much as 7 percent of the value of any returned abandoned property, up to $500,000. Besides the vendor contract and annual lists for legislators, the legisla-tion would require the de-partment to: • post a list of owners of unclaimed property

on the department’s web-site, in alphabetical order and by county, updated at least three times a year; • publish a list of peo-ple and businesses own-ing unclaimed property valued at $500 or more in newspapers serving every Minnesota county, and on those newspapers’ websites; • spread the word by other means and media, including broadcast me-

dia, the Internet, and so-cial media; and • report annually to the Legislature how the department is using its budget for public notices (at least 15 percent of the unclaimed property divi-sion’s allocation).

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Education‘Hairspray’ at Eastview Eastview High School wraps up its performances of “Hair-spray” this weekend. Perfor-mances are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for seniors and $5 for students. Tickets can be pur-chased one hour before show-time at the box office or online at http://www.district196.org/evhs.

Donations, volunteers needed for RHS marching band sale The Rosemount High School Band Garage Sale will be 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the high school. Proceeds from the sale will be used to pay for band uniforms and transportation expenses. Hundreds of items will be for sale in the school’s commons, and there is still time for people to donate items. A drop-off time will be in the high school parking lot 5-8 p.m. Thursday, April 30. Items not accepted: beds, mat-tresses, bed frames, sofa sleepers, baby furniture, car seats, exercise

equipment, large appliances, computers, microwaves, metal office furniture, gas-powered items, and large seasonal items. Volunteers are needed to help set up 2:30-8 p.m. Friday, May 1, and work the day of the event as cashiers, department assistants, runners, carry-out help and brat stand workers. The brat stand runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers also are needed to break down after the event from 4 p.m. until all of the ex-cess items are loaded in the band trailer. Those items will be taken to Goodwill on Sunday, May 3, and workers are needed to help unload the trailer from about 10 a.m. to noon. “This is a great way to get to know band students and parents while raising money for this awe-some band program,” volunteer coordinator Teresa Davis said. People also can give dona-tions of 2-liter bottles of pop, which are being sold at Rose-mount Cub Foods for $1 each, 12 packs, bottled water, and sin-gle serving bags of chips. Dona-tions can be dropped off in the band room. Volunteers should contact Teresa Davis at [email protected] or 952-412-2951.

District 196 Adult Basic Education graduation District 196’s Adult Basic Education graduation celebra-tion will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, at Falcon Ridge Mid-dle School, 12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. The celebration will honor adult learners who have com-pleted their GED or high school diploma. For more information, call 952-388-1980 or email [email protected].

DCTC students excel at state SkillsUSA A total of 54 Dakota County Technical College students com-peted in the SkilllsUSA state competition held at DCTC and the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Bloomington on April 11-12. DCTC students placed 21 times with six gold medal winners. Students who placed first in the state will advance to nation-als. This is the first year DCTC will be represented at the nation-al level in information technol-ogy services. SkillsUSA is a national non-

profit organization for students in trade, industrial, technical and health occupation programs in community and technical col-leges. SkillsUSA’s mission is to empower its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.

Community Education classes District 196 Community Ed-ucation will offer the following classes. To register, or for more information, call 651-423-7920 or visit www.district196.org/ce. Successful Home Buying, 7-9 p.m. Monday, May 4, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $19, $15 additional person. How to Work with Your Spirit Guides and Angels, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $19. Travel Showcase: Extended Tours, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 7, Scott Highlands Middle School, free. Czech Kolaches, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 9, Scott Highlands Middle School, $39. Free Vacations: Make Mon-ey, Too, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sat-urday, May 9, Burnsville High School, $45, $69/couple. The Whole Enchilada, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12,

Scott Highlands Middle School, $39. Real Estate Investing, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $19, $15 additional person. Home Alone, parents and children ages 8-11, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, Scott High-lands Middle School, $19. Explore the Cosmos, fami-lies with children ages 5 and older, 8:30-10 p.m. Friday, May 15, Black Hawk Middle School parking lot, $20/family. Minecraft Coding with Py-thon, grades four to eight, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $75.

College news Averi Haugesag, of Apple Valley, was nominated for the Upper Midwest Regional Stu-dent Production Awards in the talent category. She is an intern at the University of North Da-kota’s live television show, “Stu-dio One.” Awards were present-ed at the Midwest Journalism Conference in Bloomington, Minn.

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Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Friday, May 1, 10-11 a.m., ribbon cutting, Tide Dry Cleaners, 7562 149th St. W., Apple Val-ley. Free. • Saturday, May 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., grand opening celebration, Tide Dry Cleaners, 7562 149th St. W., Apple Valley. • Tuesday, May 5, 7:30-9 a.m., Coffee Con-nection, Augustana Care, 14610 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Free for Apple Valley Chamber members and their guests. • Tuesday, May 5, 9:30-10 a.m., ribbon cut-ting, Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills and Bauer P.A., 14985 Glazier Ave., Suite 525, Apple Valley.

Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, May 5, 8-9 a.m., Rosemount Coffee Break, Rosemount Eye Clinic, 15083 Crestone Ave., Rosemount. Open to all DCRC members. Information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Wednesday, May 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Why Not Wednesday Business After Hours, BlueStone Steak & Seafood, 2864 Highway 55, Eagan. Information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Monday, May 11, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Speed Networking Luncheon, Valleywood Golf Course, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. Cost: $25, includes three-course lunch. RSVP/information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Tuesday, May 12, 4-6 p.m., open house, Dakota County Regional Chamber, 3352 Sher-man Court, Suite 201, Eagan. All are welcome.

DCR Chamber speed networking Dakota County Re-gional Chamber of Com-merce is offering a speed networking luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mon-day, May 11, at Valley-wood Golf Course, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. The lunch is struc-tured in a rotational for-mat, which allows par-ticipants to network with many different people in a short amount of time. Cost to attend is $25 per person; registration dead-line is May 5. Only one representative from each company may attend. All participants must be cur-rent members of the DCR Chamber. Registration in-cludes three-course lunch. For additional infor-mation or to reserve a seat at the event, call 651-288-9202 or email cjohnson@

dcrchamber.com.

Tide Dry Cleaners opens Tide Dry Cleaners store is holding its grand opening from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at 7562 149th St. W., Apple Valley. The Apple Valley location is the first in Min-nesota, and the 29th Tide Dry Cleaners location na-tionwide. “We are proud to bring this game-changing con-cept to the residents of the Twin Cities. Once cus-tomers try us, we believe they will be amazed at the many benefits we bring to their dry cleaning experi-ence; all with local owner-ship and at a competitive price. It’s exciting to be re-inventing an entire service category and changing dry cleaning for good,” said Scott Snyder, owner of Tide Dry Cleaners Apple Valley.

The Tide Dry Cleaners system includes drive-thru concierge services and 24-hour pick-up and drop-off. The franchise is open-ing through a collabora-tion between Monarch LLC and Agile Pursuits Franchising Inc., a whol-ly-owned subsidiary of Procter & Gamble.

State of Manufacturing Dakota County Re-gional Chamber will host one of Enterprise Minne-sota’s 2015 State of Man-ufacturing events in Da-kota County to discuss the findings from its seventh annual survey. These results will report on the state and regional manufacturing outlook and the industry’s top is-sues. The event will include a presentation of results by Enterprise Minnesota

president and CEO, Bob Kill, followed by a period of questions and discus-sion. The event will take place from 3-4:30 p.m. Monday, May 18, at Argo-sy University, 1515 Central Parkway, Eagan. Register at https://enterprisemin-nesota.formstack.com/

forms/state_of_manufac-turing_2015_events.

Market manager named Lakeville-based Adams Radio Group has named veteran radio programmer Tom Nankival as market

manager for Adams Radio of Las Cruces, N.M. He was previously sales man-ager for La Crosse Radio Group. Nankival is a na-tive of Iowa and an alum-nus of Loras College. He begins his new duties with Adams Radio of Las Cru-ces on May 11.


SportsLocal athletes splash their way through Elite Meet

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Relays from Eagan and Lakeville South, throwers from Eastview and Apple Valley, and a hurdler from Lakeville South were among the rain-soaked winners at the Hamline Elite Meet last Friday at Hamline University. The meet, which at-tracts many of the top high school track and field athletes in Minne-sota, went off as planned even though the weather wasn’t cooperative. The temperature hovered around 50 degrees and rain persisted most of the evening. In some events such as high jump and pole vault, athletes got a break by moving inside the Hamline University fieldhouse. The rest had to endure the difficult conditions outside. The Hamline Elite Meet doesn’t use enroll-ment classes, so athletes from small schools found themselves matched against athletes from large suburban schools in the same events. Here’s how athletes from the Sun Thisweek and Da-

kota County Tribune area fared:

Girls Lakeville South’s Cara-line Slattery was one of the meet’s top performers, winning the 300-meter hurdles in 43.91, just .04 off the meet record and the best time in the state so far this season. She also placed second in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 4 inches, and took eighth in the triple jump with 34-11.5. Slattery also ran on the Cougars’ winning 4x400 relay. Jenny Mosser, Hal-ey Lubow, Slattery and Kaytlyn Larson had a time of 3 minutes, 58.44 seconds, almost five sec-onds faster than second-place Mounds View. Eastview junior Nata-lie Manders repeated as Elite Meet discus cham-pion. Her winning throw of 131-5 was almost 10 feet farther than the run-ner-up. Manders had a throw of 167-6 earlier this season, by far the top re-ported throw in the state this season. Manders also threw the shot put 39-9 at the Elite Meet to place seventh.

Lakeville South senior Kacy Rodamaker ran in the 100 dash preliminaries but missed reaching the finals by less than one-tenth of a second. Rosemount sophomore Morgan Lawler (2:19.65) and Farmington senior Alicia Hett (2:20.92) fin-ished fifth and seventh in the 800. Apple Valley junior Olivia Anger ran the 1,600, finishing seventh in 5:15.52.

Boys The Eagan team of Josh Brown, Dallas Krech, Troy Brown and Sam Ze-nner went into the Elite Meet as the fourth seed in the 4x100 relay but left with a meet record. Their winning time of 42.46 cut more than half a second off the previous meet re-cord set by Wayzata last year. Eagan also was fifth in the 4x400 relay with the team of Joseph Williams, Ryan Steger, Thomas Jak-kola and Zenner. Their time was 3:28.36. Apple Valley thrower Kieran McKeag was the top seed in the discus and shot put. He won the dis-

cus with a throw of 161-11 and was second in the shot at 54-2.25. Eric Dols of Prior Lake was the shot champion at 56-6.25. South Suburban Con-ference athletes were prominent in the Elite Meet boys throwing events. Six throwers from the SSC finished in the top 12 in the shot put, led by Dols and McKeag, who took the top two places. Also competing were Lakeville South sopho-more Eric Rousemiller (sixth, 49-11), Lakeville South senior Connor Rousemiller (seventh, 49-10), Farmington senior Tanner Thode (ninth, 47-11.5) and Lakeville South senior Josh Corcoran (12th, 44-11.5). McKeag gave the SSC a victory in the discus, and three others from the conference made the top 12: Burnsville senior Kev-in Kucera (fifth, 148-3), Lakeville South’s Corco-ran (eighth, 138-10) and Burnsville junior Andy Samuel (12th, 109-3).

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Apple Valley’s McKeag one of event’s top performers

Kieran McKeag of Apple Valley competes in the shot put at the Hamline Elite Meet. McKeag, one of the state’s top throwers this season, won the discus and placed sec-ond in the shot put. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Sets in the City is coming to Apple Valley District 196 Commu-nity Education is offering Sets in the City Tennis from 6:30-8 p.m. Sundays, June 14 to July 19, at the Scott Highlands Middle School tennis courts. No class July 5. The course is taught by Jeanne Ewen and cospon-sored with USTA North-ern. Ewen is a local tennis enthusiast, USTA instruc-tor and high school coach. Players are matched according to ability, then mix and mingle while playing matches of singles and/or doubles. All skill levels are welcome but having a basic understand-ing of the rules of tennis is important. Prizes will be

awarded for most sets won in various categories at the end of the session. Register at https://d i s t r i c t196 .ce. f eepay.com/course/adult-sum-mer-2015/sets-in-the-city-tennis.

DCTC to host baseball regional championship tournament The two-time defend-ing Region 13 champion DCTC Blue Knights will host the National Junior College Athletic Associa-tion Division II Champi-onship Baseball Tourna-ment on Friday, May 9 through Sunday, May 11, at the DCTC Ames Field, located at 1300 145th St.

E. (County Road 42), in Rosemount. Teams from Montana, Nebraska and North Da-kota will travel to DCTC to participate in the 2015 Division II, Region 13 double elimination cham-pionship. Games run all day Friday and Satur-day with semifinals and a championship on Sunday. If needed, the champion-ship series may run into Monday, May 11. A sched-ule of the tournament can be found at www.gobluek-nights.com. The gate charge is $10 per day or a weekend pass may be purchased for $20 with children under 12 free. For more informa-tion, contact Cam Pagani Stoltz, DCTC athletic co-ordinator, 651-423-8462.

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Notebook: Busy weekend for local sports



Saturday will be a busy day at softball fields, baseball fields and golf courses throughout Dakota County as several local schools hold invitationals. Eastview High School will hold its an-nual softball tournament at 10 a.m. at Johnny Cake Ridge Park in Apple Val-ley. The field includes Maple Grove and Bloomington Jefferson, which occupied the top two spots in the most recent state Class 3A rankings. Those schools played in last year’s state tournament, with Ma-ple Grove reaching the Class 3A cham-pionship game before losing to Lakeville South. Eastview was 7-3 going into Wednes-day’s game against Lakeville North, with all three losses by one run. Also in the Eastview tournament is Hermantown, which reached the state Class 2A tournament last year. Eagan, Eden Prairie, Hopkins and Minnetonka complete the field. Final-round games will start at approximately 2 p.m. Lakeville North will hold a two-day tournament beginning Friday at Aronson Park, opening against Andover at 4:15 p.m. Defending state Class 3A champion Lakeville South and state power North St. Paul are among the 18 teams sched-uled to play in the varsity brackets. South Suburban Conference baseball leader Apple Valley will hold its annual four-team wood-bat tournament Friday and Saturday at Legion Field in Apple Valley. Games are 4 and 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. Several South Suburban Conference boys golf teams will play at the Dakota County Invite at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Emerald Greens Golf Course. Eastview, Farmington, Lakeville South, Rose-mount and Eagan are the SSC teams scheduled to compete, and they will be

joined by St. Croix Lutheran, Simley, St. Thomas Academy and Trinity School at River Ridge. Lakeville South is fourth in the Min-nesota Golf Association all-class state boys team rankings, and Eagan, Rose-mount and Eastview are in the top 25.

Feeling a draft? There’s a chance a local player could be selected sometime in the next few days at the NFL Draft. The most likely possibility is Eagan native Zach Zenner, a record-setting run-ning back at South Dakota State Univer-sity. Depending on who’s scouting report you read, he could be picked in the fifth, sixth or seventh round. Even if he is not picked, he is likely to sign with a team as an undrafted free agent. Zenner, 5-foot-11 and 223 pounds, had back-to-back 2,000-yard seasons at South Dakota State. A biology and pre-medicine major, Zenner already has been accepted to medical school but plans to pursue football first. He has been keep-ing a draft diary at www.foxsports.com. While not likely to be drafted, Burns-ville native and Apple Valley High School graduate Tom Obarski might get a tryout with an NFL team. In 2014, he won the Fred Mitchell Award, given to the nation’s top placekicker in the Foot-ball Championship Subdivision, Divi-sion II, Division III, NAIA and National Junior College Athletic Association. He is the career leader at Concordia Univer-sity with 44 field goals and has a career-long 59-yard field goal. He made 18 of 21 field-goal attempts his senior season. The first round of the NFL Draft will be Thursday night. The second and third rounds will be Friday, with the final three rounds held Saturday.


Lakeville North wins South Suburban girls golf opener

Apple Valley’s Harty is individual medalist with 81



Lakeville North has the overall lead in South Suburban Conference girls golf going into the second of four con-ference tournaments Thursday after-noon. Thursday’s event has a 2:30 p.m. shotgun start at the Meadows at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake. Other conference tournaments are May 6 at Fountain Valley in Farmington and May 18 at Heritage Links in Lakeville. On April 22, golfers played in cool, windy weather at the first conference tournament at Valleywood in Apple Valley. Only three players were able to shoot in the 80s in the difficult condi-tions and Lakeville North had three of them to win the event by six strokes over Rosemount. Apple Valley senior Rachel Harty shot 81 and was medalist by one stroke over Rosemount junior Jessica Peter-son. Lakeville North’s Megan Welch, Caitlyn Peterson and Brianna Vet-ter shot 87, 88 and 89, placing third through fifth individually and lead-ing the Panthers to the team victory. Abby Cooper’s 96 also counted toward North’s team score of 360. Rosemount sophomore Gretchen McDonald tied for fifth with an 89. Monica McDonald (96) and Sydney Regalado (99) also had counting scores for the Irish, who shot 366. Eastview was third with 383. Holly McPhee shot 91 to lead the Lightning. Haylee Christenson shot 92, Emily

Funk had a 98 and Tessa Schafer shot 102. Apple Valley sophomore Olivia Feilen shot 90 for the No. 2 score on her team. She placed seventh overall. Also counting toward the Eagles’ 387 team total were Jocelyn Nyblom (106) and Amy Breckner (110). Seventh-grader Josalynn Abbott shot 95 to lead Eagan to fifth in the team standings at 393. Karli Simon (97), Sophie Horn (100) and Allie Ernst (101) also counted toward the team to-tal. Eighth-place Lakeville South (416) was led by two players who shot in the 90s. Alexa Weber had a 92 and Abby Juckel shot 97. Junior Maria Graves led Burnsville with a 99, while Jenna Graves and Sloane Taylor both shot 109. The Blaze shot 431 to take ninth in the team com-petition. Farmington was 10th at 492. Ryan Jara (110) and Sydney Comes (111) were the Tigers’ top players. In the conference’s season-long com-petition, a team receives one point for each team it beats at an SSC tourna-ment. Therefore, Lakeville North has nine points after the first tournament, Rosemount has eight and Eastview has seven. At the end of the conference sched-ule, the top 18 players earn All-South Suburban recognition and the next 12 receive honorable mention. Those play-ers are determined by the average of their best three scores in conference tournaments.


Eagles on the move

Katie Moynihan of Apple Valley advances toward the goal as Lakeville South’s Chloe Crosby defends during a South Suburban Conference girls lacrosse game Tuesday night. South won 20-6 in a game between teams that qualified for the 2014 state tour-nament. Apple Valley dropped to 3-2 overall. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)


CITY OF APPLE VALLEYRESOLUTION NUMBER 2015-58

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLLS IN THE

CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Apple Val-ley will meet at the Municipal Center, 7100 147th Street W., on the 28th of May, 2015, at 7:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, to hear and pass upon all objections, if any, to the proposed assessments for delinquent water/sewer charges as hereinafter described.The proposed assessment roll is on file with the Clerk and open to public inspection by all persons interested therein. The assessments against each piece of property will be payable, unless prepaid, in one installment as hereinafter described. The installment is to be payable with the general taxes collectible during the year 2016. Interest shall be added at the per annum rate specified on the entire assessment from the date of the resolu-tion levying the assessment until December 31, 2016.The assessment may be prepaid to the Apple Valley City Clerk, without interest within thirty (30) days following the date of adoption.Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 10330 01 030 ACADEMY PLACE $ 240.3201 10330 01 070 ACADEMY PLACE $ 208.9901 10350 02 090 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 149.2301 10350 02 160 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 285.5101 10350 03 110 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 310.7601 10350 03 120 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 161.4501 10350 04 004 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 267.9001 10350 20 001 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 279.7401 10350 40 001 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 410.9301 10350 40 002 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 372.8801 10350 40 003 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 284.8001 10350 40 004 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 260.0801 10350 40 005 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 607.6501 10350 80 440 ACADEMY VILLAGE $ 78.7701 10352 01 020 ACADEMY VILLAGE 3RD01 11650 03 210 APPLE PONDS $ 242.8401 11651 01 010 APPLE PONDS 2ND $ 267.7901 11651 04 080 APPLE PONDS 2ND $ 270.0801 11652 01 050 APPLE PONDS 3RD $ 337.4801 11652 03 010 APPLE PONDS 3RD $ 215.9401 11652 05 010 APPLE PONDS 3RD $ 252.4401 11653 02 020 APPLE PONDS 4TH $ 292.3301 11700 02 090 APPLE VALLEY $ 221.8901 11700 02 290 APPLE VALLEY $ 297.8701 11700 04 060 APPLE VALLEY $ 73.6201 11701 03 190 APPLE VALLEY 2ND $ 649.8601 11701 03 240 APPLE VALLEY 2ND $ 485.3901 11701 03 270 APPLE VALLEY 2ND $ 329.8801 11701 03 290 APPLE VALLEY 2ND $ 347.29Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 11701 04 360 APPLE VALLEY 2ND $ 225.1401 11702 03 020 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 249.6801 11702 06 210 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 235.2901 11702 07 010 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 983.1201 11702 07 250 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 295.7401 11702 07 320 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 273.0701 11702 07 350 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 337.7801 11702 08 080 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 219.9901 11702 08 170 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 257.2101 11702 09 080 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 267.1801 11702 10 010 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 300.5301 11702 10 050 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 278.6701 11702 10 100 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 165.0201 11702 12 110 APPLE VALLEY 3RD $ 186.3401 11703 01 060 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 224.8701 11703 02 140 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 257.4301 11703 02 201 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 306.3001 11703 03 080 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 152.7101 11703 04 130 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 318.3601 11703 05 070 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 359.2501 11703 06 080 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 308.5101 11703 06 090 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 384.4301 11703 07 090 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 186.1601 11703 07 100 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 225.0101 11703 07 110 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 308.5101 11703 10 170 APPLE VALLEY 4TH $ 308.1501 11705 02 120 APPLE VALLEY 6TH $ 89.5901 11705 06 050 APPLE VALLEY 6TH $ 300.7101 11706 01 030 APPLE VALLEY 7TH $ 327.2101 11706 01 110 APPLE VALLEY 7TH $ 338.7001 11706 04 010 APPLE VALLEY 7TH $ 380.0401 11706 04 100 APPLE VALLEY 7TH $ 324.1501 11706 08 110 APPLE VALLEY 7TH $ 222.1001 11707 02 010 APPLE VALLEY 8TH $ 127.4901 11707 06 090 APPLE VALLEY 8TH $ 378.2101 11707 07 010 APPLE VALLEY 8TH $ 268.3701 11707 07 080 APPLE VALLEY 8TH $ 336.0201 11707 10 030 APPLE VALLEY 8TH $ 246.5101 11707 12 100 APPLE VALLEY 8TH $ 247.2301 11708 02 070 APPLE VALLEY 9TH $ 318.0401 11709 01 020 APPLE VALLEY 10TH $ 296.4601 11709 01 040 APPLE VALLEY 10TH $ 296.2201 11709 01 080 APPLE VALLEY 10TH $ 157.6201 11709 01 170 APPLE VALLEY 10TH $ 545.1201 11709 04 080 APPLE VALLEY 10TH $ 322.4201 11709 04 090 APPLE VALLEY 10TH $ 348.5301 11709 07 060 APPLE VALLEY 10TH $ 424.2201 11710 01 080 APPLE VALLEY 11TH $ 503.10Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 11710 01 190 APPLE VALLEY 11TH $ 326.7001 11710 01 350 APPLE VALLEY 11TH $ 337.7701 11710 03 040 APPLE VALLEY 11TH $ 85.2801 11710 03 100 APPLE VALLEY 11TH $ 491.9901 11710 03 190 APPLE VALLEY 11TH $ 282.3001 11710 04 040 APPLE VALLEY 11TH $ 276.4401 11711 02 010 APPLE VALLEY 12TH $ 313.4001 11711 05 080 APPLE VALLEY 12TH $ 246.8401 11711 06 020 APPLE VALLEY 12TH $ 151.5301 11711 06 060 APPLE VALLEY 12TH $ 106.5201 11711 07 350 APPLE VALLEY 12TH $ 249.2701 11712 02 030 APPLE VALLEY 12TH $1,333.4001 11712 02 120 APPLE VALLEY 13TH $ 158.1301 11750 03 030 APPLE VALLEY EAST $ 235.3701 11750 04 060 APPLE VALLEY EAST $ 274.9001 11750 04 110 APPLE VALLEY EAST $ 347.4301 11750 04 120 APPLE VALLEY EAST $ 150.0001 11751 05 060 APPLE VALLEY EAST 2ND $ 262.2901 11753 02 120 APPLE VALLEY EAST 4TH $ 171.4801 11753 04 020 APPLE VALLEY EAST 4TH $ 314.8901 11754 01 070 APPLE VALLEY EAST 5TH $ 175.5001 11754 02 020 APPLE VALLEY EAST 5TH $ 655.8701 11754 03 050 APPLE VALLEY EAST 5TH $ 257.1401 11755 01 080 APPLE VALLEY EAST 6TH $ 284.8401 11755 01 150 APPLE VALLEY EAST 6TH $ 290.8301 11901 01 020 AVSUR ACRES 2ND $ 778.9901 14700 01 080 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW $ 240.2901 14700 02 100 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW $ 111.8501 14700 02 120 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW $ 480.3501 14701 02 030 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW 2ND $ 187.2601 14701 03 010 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW 2ND $ 261.9401 14701 03 100 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW 2ND $ 337.1601 14701 03 110 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW 2ND $ 178.6001 14702 01 010 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW 3RD $ 310.9601 14702 03 050 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW 3RD $ 313.7601 14702 03 150 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW 3RD $ 285.1801 14702 03 160 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW 3RD $ 323.0501 14703 03 050 BOB’S GARDEN VIEW 4TH $ 377.0901 15200 02 060 BRIAR OAKS OF AV $ 387.3501 15200 03 010 BRIAR OAKS OF AV $ 187.3901 15201 01 070 BRIAR OAKS OF AV 2ND $ 441.7001 15201 03 080 BRIAR OAKS OF AV 2ND $ 146.0601 15201 05 010 BRIAR OAKS OF AV 2ND $ 150.6701 15201 05 030 BRIAR OAKS OF AV 2ND $ 351.8201 16301 01 120 CARROLLTON ESTATES 2ND $ 341.9001 16301 03 220 CARROLLTON ESTATES 2ND $ 272.2101 16301 04 080 CARROLLTON ESTATES 2ND $ 183.5401 16301 04 090 CARROLLTON ESTATES 2ND $ 178.59Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 16303 02 100 CARROLLTON ESTATES 4TH $ 358.6301 16303 03 330 CARROLLTON ESTATES 4TH $ 311.1401 16303 03 490 CARROLLTON ESTATES 4TH $ 720.2801 16400 02 010 CARROLLWOOD VILLAGE 1ST $ 422.4801 16400 02 060 CARROLLWOOD VILLAGE 1ST $ 509.6601 16401 01 050 CARROLLWOOD VILLAGE 2ND $ 149.8801 16401 01 180 CARROLLWOOD VILLAGE 2ND $ 146.6801 16401 02 040 CARROLLWOOD VILLAGE 2ND $ 452.6501 16402 01 081 CARROLLWOOD VILLAGE 3RD $ 278.5701 16404 01 250 CARROLLWOOD VILLAGE 5TH $ 247.7801 16500 01 050 CEDAR ISLE COUNTRYHOMES $ 222.4501 16580 04 060 CEDAR ISLE ESTATES $ 273.6901 16580 08 080 CEDAR ISLE ESTATES $ 438.3201 16581 01 060 CEDAR ISLE ESTATES 2ND $ 192.0301 16581 02 130 CEDAR ISLE ESTATES 2ND $ 385.76

01 16583 01 100 CEDAR ISLE ESTATES 4th $ 181.7401 16584 05 030 CEDAR ISLE ESTATES 5TH $ 213.3901 16590 03 040 CEDAR ISLE VILLAGE HOMES $ 138.9101 16591 02 110 CEDAR ISLE VILLAGE HOMES 2ND $ 269.0301 17150 01 120 CHERRY OAK ESTATES $ 215.3101 18050 02 060 COBBLESTONE $ 234.9401 18050 04 140 COBBLESTONE $ 190.1901 18053 03 020 COBBLESTONE 3RD $ 238.1001 18062 04 010 COBBLESTONE LAKE SOUTH SHORE

3RD$ 543.76

01 18062 06 070 COBBLESTONE LAKE SOUTH SHORE 3RD

$ 378.93

01 18062 07 090 COBBLESTONE LAKE SOUTH SHORE 3RD

$ 294.64

01 18064 01 090 COBBLESTONE LAKE SOUTH SHORE 5TH

$ 485.43

01 18075 01 130 COBBLESTONE MANOR $ 265.8301 18075 01 330 COBBLESTONE MANOR $ 241.4201 18076 02 190 COBBLESTONE MANOR 2ND $ 319.4701 18077 01 020 COBBLESTONE MANOR 3RD $ 213.9601 18077 01 180 COBBLESTONE MANOR 3RD $ 268.7101 18150 03 080 COBBLESTONES I $ 142.1201 18150 03 102 COBBLESTONES I $ 422.5101 18151 01 010 COBBLESTONES I REPLAT $ 269.1201 18151 01 020 COBBLESTONES I REPLAT $ 183.6201 18153 01 020 COBBLESTONES 3RD $ 111.0201 18300 03 010 CORTLAND $ 633.8201 19902 01 040 DELANEY PARK 3RD $ 491.9301 19902 01 050 DELANEY PARK 3RD $ 400.5501 19903 02 160 DELANEY PARK 4TH $ 138.3001 19903 03 060 DELANEY PARK 4TH $ 308.2401 20500 02 070 DIAMOND PATH $ 245.6501 20502 01 200 DIAMOND PATH 3RD $ 270.3601 20502 01 210 DIAMOND PATH 3RD $ 284.4201 20502 08 110 DIAMOND PATH 3RD $ 272.2601 20502 09 050 DIAMOND PATH 3RD $ 297.8301 20502 09 060 DIAMOND PATH 3RD $ 343.53Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 20503 01 040 DIAMOND PATH 4TH $ 306.2801 20503 02 160 DIAMOND PATH 4TH $ 727.2101 20503 02 210 DIAMOND PATH 4TH $ 342.9801 20503 02 230 DIAMOND PATH 4TH $ 281.2801 20504 01 270 DIAMOND PATH 5TH $ 217.7201 20504 02 190 DIAMOND PATH 5TH $ 128.3501 20505 01 012 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 175.2401 20505 01 018 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 233.3201 20505 01 031 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 144.4801 20505 01 037 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 262.4901 20505 01 040 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 288.7901 20505 01 052 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 186.1401 20505 01 053 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 300.3501 20505 01 054 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 372.5601 20505 01 090 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 279.1301 20505 01 110 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 197.2201 20505 01 112 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 186.2301 20505 01 126 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 295.1801 20505 01 131 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 558.0401 20505 01 132 DIAMOND PATH 6TH $ 229.6101 20506 01 030 DIAMOND PATH 7TH $ 193.9201 20508 02 170 DIAMOND PATH 9TH $ 116.7501 20509 01 030 DIAMOND PATH 10TH $ 228.6101 20509 01 110 DIAMOND PATH 10TH $ 277.6101 20511 01 031 DIAMOND PATH 12TH $ 170.1401 20575 02 040 DIAMOND VALLEY ESTATES $ 625.8001 22450 05 020 EAGLE RIDGE ESTATES $ 245.1901 22451 01 090 EAGLE RIDGE ESTATES 2ND $ 192.0301 22451 02 030 EAGLE RIDGE ESTATES 2ND $ 462.8401 23200 01 050 EASTWOOD RIDGE $ 171.9101 23201 01 020 EASTWOOD RIDGE $ 614.3801 23201 01 090 EASTWOOD RIDGE 2ND $ 253.3201 23201 01 100 EASTWOOD RIDGE 2ND $ 671.1001 23201 03 030 EASTWOOD RIDGE 2ND $ 390.3501 23700 01 090 EMERALD POINT $ 305.4901 23700 01 230 EMERALD POINT $ 218.2701 23700 01 370 EMERALD POINT $ 161.2601 23700 01 410 EMERALD POINT $ 315.3701 23702 01 060 EMERALD POINT 3RD $ 394.2901 23702 01 090 EMERALD POINT 3RD $ 290.6101 25650 03 070 FARQUAR HILLS $ 316.4501 25650 03 110 FARQUAR HILLS $ 236.6901 25650 03 230 FARQUAR HILLS $ 417.4201 25650 05 020 FARQUAR HILLS $ 347.5001 25650 06 030 FARQUAR HILLS $ 177.7901 27500 04 010 FOREST PARK ESTATES $ 86.5601 27500 04 010 FOREST PARK ESTATES $ 179.4401 27502 01 220 FOREST PARK ESTATES 3RD $ 135.49Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 27503 01 010 FOREST PARK ESTATES 4TH $ 289.7001 28950 01 070 GARDENVIEW PLACE $ 301.3701 28950 01 260 GARDENVIEW PLACE $ 191.7101 28950 01 340 GARDENVIEW PLACE $ 301.8901 28951 01 010 GARDENVIEW PLACE 2ND $ 219.8301 28951 01 090 GARDENVIEW PLACE 2ND $ 417.1701 28951 01 140 GARDENVIEW PLACE 2ND $ 202.0801 31000 04 070 GREENLEAF $ 335.7201 31000 05 110 GREENLEAF $ 283.5001 31000 05 150 GREENLEAF $ 292.5701 31000 05 310 GREENLEAF $ 326.8501 31000 07 180 GREENLEAF $ 296.1801 31000 07 230 GREENLEAF $ 293.8301 31001 02 050 GREENLEAF 2ND $ 317.6001 31001 06 120 GREENLEAF 2ND $ 260.6701 31001 10 130 GREENLEAF 2ND $ 316.4701 31002 02 140 GREENLEAF 3RD $ 75.0501 31002 03 140 GREENLEAF 3RD $ 363.4801 31003 04 070 GREENLEAF 4TH $ 268.9601 31004 01 120 GREENLEAF 5TH $ 251.6801 31004 04 200 GREENLEAF 5TH $ 343.8901 31004 05 130 GREENLEAF 5TH $ 345.7301 31004 05 340 GREENLEAF 5TH $ 412.9001 31004 05 370 GREENLEAF 5TH $ 289.6001 31005 07 010 GREENLEAF 5TH $ 289.6501 31005 08 060 GREENLEAF 5TH $ 414.2401 31005 08 140 GREENLEAF 5TH $ 640.2101 31006 05 020 GREENLEAF 7TH $ 295.1001 31006 06 080 GREENLEAF 7TH $ 818.2701 31006 06 100 GREENLEAF 7TH $ 197.4101 31006 06 120 GREENLEAF 7TH $ 365.6801 31006 06 130 GREENLEAF 7TH $ 360.4301 31006 07 070 GREENLEAF 7TH $ 351.7701 31007 05 140 GREENLEAF 8TH $ 298.5901 31008 07 120 GREENLEAF 9TH $ 294.1701 31008 07 270 GREENLEAF 9TH $ 190.5901 31008 10 060 GREENLEAF 9TH $ 430.8801 31010 01 100 GREENLEAF 11TH $ 271.1501 31010 01 340 GREENLEAF 11TH $ 123.7201 31010 01 700 GREENLEAF 11TH $ 90.1101 31010 02 060 GREENLEAF 11TH $ 276.3301 31010 02 100 GREENLEAF 11TH $ 336.1201 31010 03 020 GREENLEAF 11TH $ 288.3301 31010 03 180 GREENLEAF 11TH $ 238.8501 31010 03 200 GREENLEAF 11TH $ 264.5201 31011 03 050 GREENLEAF 12TH $ 438.0501 31011 03 060 GREENLEAF 12TH $ 578.5501 31011 05 260 GREENLEAF 12TH $ 154.16Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 31100 04 020 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES $ 241.0701 31100 04 050 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES $ 195.6301 31101 02 070 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES 2ND $ 294.9301 31101 03 020 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES 2ND $ 281.1801 31101 04 030 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES 2ND $ 288.8301 31101 05 010 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES 2ND $ 232.1601 31102 02 020 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES 3RD $ 176.5601 31102 03 040 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES 3RD $ 389.1601 31102 09 020 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES 3RD $ 225.5901 31102 09 040 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES 3RD $ 248.2801 31105 03 020 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES 6TH $ 327.9201 31105 07 020 GREENLEAF TOWNHOUSES 6TH $ 254.1901 31800 02 140 HALLWOOD HIGHLANDS $ 360.7201 32150 01 024 HAWTHORNE $ 302.5601 32150 01 045 HAWTHORNE $ 407.2601 32150 01 051 HAWTHORNE $ 447.0601 32150 01 072 HAWTHORNE $ 351.1701 32150 01 097 HAWTHORNE $ 111.9101 32150 01 104 HAWTHORNE $ 344.0401 32150 01 167 HAWTHORNE $ 168.6601 32150 01 176 HAWTHORNE $ 311.0301 32150 01 195 HAWTHORNE $ 200.0001 32151 01 101 HAWTHORNE 2ND $ 181.3901 32152 01 020 HAWTHORNE 3RD $ 186.1301 32152 02 020 HAWTHORNE 3RD $ 310.98

01 32200 01 060 HAZELWOOD ESTATES $ 359.4801 32403 01 070 HERITAGE HILLS 3RD $ 291.2001 32405 01 030 HERITAGE HILLS 4TH $ 345.9801 32800 01 140 HIDDEN PONDS $ 294.6501 32800 02 060 HIDDEN PONDS $ 300.3301 32801 01 070 HIDDEN PONDS 2ND $ 191.9401 32801 01 080 HIDDEN PONDS 2ND $ 180.49

01 33200 01 010 HIGHSTONE APPLE VALLEY ADDN $1,280.6601 33200 01 010 HIGHSTONE APPLE VALLEY ADDN $3,738.8801 33850 02 010 HUNTERS RIDGE $ 204.7101 33901 02 060 HUNTERS WOOD 2ND $ 358.2801 33903 01 030 HUNTERS WOOD 4TH $ 197.9701 34150 03 070 HUNTINGTON $ 334.1601 34153 01 090 HUNTINGTON 4TH $ 349.3901 34154 01 130 HUNTINGTON 5TH $ 314.6001 34500 01 210 HYLAND POINTE SHORES $ 544.2101 34501 01 070 HYLAND POINTE SHORES 2ND $ 112.1901 40950 01 090 K & G 1ST ADDN $ 347.0001 44200 01 020 LAC LAVON SHORES $ 309.7001 44200 04 030 LAC LAVON SHORES $ 240.2301 44201 02 180 LAC LAVON SHORES 2ND $ 112.2201 44202 01 090 LAC LAVON SHORES 3RD $ 386.8701 45800 02 120 LONGRIDGE $ 172.52Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 45800 02 160 LONGRIDGE $ 263.0101 45800 02 240 LONGRIDGE $ 147.7201 45800 03 180 LONGRIDGE $ 214.1501 45800 03 270 LONGRIDGE $ 150.2701 45800 03 370 LONGRIDGE $ 252.8801 45800 04 050 LONGRIDGE $ 220.3701 45800 05 020 LONGRIDGE $ 152.4201 45800 05 190 LONGRIDGE $ 341.7401 45801 01 060 LONGRIDGE 2ND $ 263.9501 45801 01 110 LONGRIDGE 2ND $ 211.0401 45801 02 070 LONGRIDGE 2ND $ 394.6901 45801 03 140 LONGRIDGE 2ND $ 254.2201 45801 06 200 LONGRIDGE 2ND $ 272.3901 45801 07 020 LONGRIDGE 2ND $ 260.1701 45801 08 130 LONGRIDGE 2ND $ 249.8401 47175 01 020 MAJESTIC RIDGE $ 163.5501 48845 07 020 MISTWOOD $ 290.3101 49100 02 220 MORNINGVIEW $ 266.4601 49100 03 080 MORNINGVIEW $ 183.5401 49101 05 010 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 383.6501 49101 05 040 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 282.0801 49101 09 010 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 172.3801 49101 09 040 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 275.4601 49101 12 040 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 187.4301 49101 13 030 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 320.3801 49101 15 010 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 251.5801 49101 17 030 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 387.7501 49101 18 040 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 334.0101 49101 19 030 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 416.5201 49101 20 030 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 305.1801 49101 23 040 MORNINGVIEW 2ND $ 540.4001 49102 07 010 MORNINGVIEW 3RD $ 283.0301 49102 07 020 MORNINGVIEW 3RD $ 248.0601 49102 07 030 MORNINGVIEW 3RD $ 292.1401 49102 14 030 MORNINGVIEW 3RD $ 323.5901 49102 17 030 MORNINGVIEW 3RD $ 294.2101 49102 21 040 MORNINGVIEW 3RD $ 255.6801 49103 04 020 MORNINGVIEW 4TH $ 253.9701 49103 09 040 MORNINGVIEW 4TH $ 198.5501 49103 13 020 MORNINGVIEW 4TH $ 189.9501 49103 13 030 MORNINGVIEW 4TH $ 256.8101 49103 16 020 MORNINGVIEW 4TH $ 100.3601 49104 03 030 MORNINGVIEW 5TH $ 278.9301 49106 01 110 MORNINGVIEW 7TH $ 238.8101 49106 01 510 MORNINGVIEW 7TH $ 363.7701 49106 02 250 MORNINGVIEW 7TH $ 112.8001 49106 02 260 MORNINGVIEW 7TH $ 362.6801 52000 03 060 NORDIC WOODS $ 200.71Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 52001 01 040 NORDIC WOODS 2ND $ 330.6001 52001 01 090 NORDIC WOODS 2ND $ 353.3401 52001 01 160 NORDIC WOODS 2ND $ 375.2001 52001 01 260 NORDIC WOODS 2ND $ 322.8501 52003 01 070 NORDIC WOODS 4TH $ 184.9401 52004 04 050 NORDIC WOODS 5TH $ 305.5701 53500 02 080 OAK RIDGE PARK $ 227.7001 53500 04 060 OAK RIDGE PARK $ 218.2301 53500 06 080 OAK RIDGE PARK $ 218.6901 56501 09 020 PALOMINO CLIFFS 2ND $ 381.9501 56600 01 030 PALOMINO HILLS $ 233.8101 56601 01 490 PALOMINO HILLS 2ND $ 105.6701 56601 02 040 PALOMINO HILLS 2ND $ 335.7601 56603 01 140 PALOMINO HILLS 4TH $ 347.6101 56603 01 200 PALOMINO HILLS 4TH $ 308.7801 56603 03 060 PALOMINO HILLS 4TH $ 384.9101 56603 03 280 PALOMINO HILLS 4TH $ 146.5901 56603 05 030 PALOMINO HILLS 4TH $ 174.6401 56603 06 030 PALOMINO HILLS 4TH $ 130.7601 56603 06 160 PALOMINO HILLS 4TH $ 479.9701 56603 07 040 PALOMINO HILLS 4TH $ 448.4701 56650 05 080 PALOMINO HILLS LAKESHORE $ 270.5301 56700 01 070 PALOMINO HILLS REPLAT $ 289.4601 56722 01 020 PALOMINO LAKESIDE MEADOWS

3RD$ 316.53

01 56722 01 040 PALOMINO LAKESIDE MEADOWS 3RD

$ 524.03

01 56722 02 020 PALOMINO LAKESIDE MEADOWS 3RD

$ 323.72

01 56723 01 140 PALOMINO LAKESIDE MEADOWS 4TH

$ 310.35

01 56723 01 180 PALOMINO LAKESIDE MEADOWS 4TH

$ 282.84

01 56775 02 310 PALOMINO WOODS $ 418.6901 56775 04 090 PALOMINO WOODS $ 296.2601 56775 04 100 PALOMINO WOODS $ 425.0101 56775 04 130 PALOMINO WOODS $ 217.0201 56775 05 070 PALOMINO WOODS $ 393.9501 56775 05 110 PALOMINO WOODS $ 184.2201 56775 05 140 PALOMINO WOODS $ 224.1201 56775 06 250 PALOMINO WOODS $ 330.9001 56775 10 110 PALOMINO WOODS $ 280.7201 56775 10 190 PALOMINO WOODS $ 290.1501 56775 11 120 PALOMINO WOODS $ 413.7101 56775 11 150 PALOMINO WOODS $ 278.0301 56775 12 010 PALOMINO WOODS $ 123.1801 56951 01 010 PENNOCK 5TH $ 117.1401 57050 01 090 PENNOCK SHORES $ 280.9301 57051 01 100 PENNOCK SHORES 2ND $ 225.3301 57052 01 020 PENNOCK SHORES 3RD $ 186.2301 57500 01 050 PENNOCK SHORES $ 323.6001 57500 01 100 PENNOCK SHORES $ 346.4501 57500 03 020 PENNOCK SHORES $ 432.01Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 57503 02 050 PENNOCK SHORES 4TH $ 222.2201 57504 01 030 PENNOCK SHORES 5TH $ 278.2901 57506 01 010 PENNOCK SHORES 7TH $ 441.7301 57506 01 220 PENNOCK SHORES 7TH $ 296.3801 57506 02 070 PENNOCK SHORES 7TH $ 65.6901 57507 01 090 PENNOCK SHORES 8TH $ 95.4701 57507 01 130 PENNOCK SHORES 8TH $ 269.4401 57507 01 140 PENNOCK SHORES 8TH $ 282.6801 57507 01 350 PENNOCK SHORES 8TH $ 246.0801 57651 01 030 PINECREST 2ND ADDN $ 157.6801 62800 01 020 RADCLIFF TOWNHOMES $ 442.0301 63400 03 230 REGATTA $ 131.8801 63400 03 310 REGATTA $ 153.9501 63400 05 040 REGATTA $ 309.2501 63400 20 120 REGATTA $ 73.3901 63400 20 120 REGATTA $2,946.9801 63401 01 010 REGATTA 2ND $ 72.6401 63401 01 010 REGATTA 2ND $2,761.5001 63401 01 030 REGATTA 2ND $ 73.4901 63401 01 030 REGATTA 2ND $2,729.3701 63401 21 030 REGATTA 2ND $ 135.5501 63401 29 200 REGATTA 2ND $ 232.9601 63402 08 020 REGATTA 3RD $ 105.5801 63402 18 030 REGATTA 3RD $ 327.0201 64500 01 020 RODEO HILLS $ 615.7801 64600 01 020 ROLLING RIDGE $ 437.5801 64600 03 030 ROLLING RIDGE $ 80.9901 64600 04 070 ROLLING RIDGE $ 681.4901 66200 01 070 SALEM WOODS $ 337.1501 66200 01 120 SALEM WOODS $ 529.6101 66400 01 040 SCHIMEK 1ST ADDN $ 60.5601 66500 04 070 SCOTT HIGHLANDS $ 134.2101 66501 02 290 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 2ND $ 285.82

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LEGAL NOTICES

(CONT.) CITY OF APPLE VALLEYRESOLUTION NUMBER 2015-58

01 66501 02 310 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 2ND $ 315.2101 66502 01 010 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 3RD $ 310.6001 66502 03 060 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 3RD $ 151.4901 66502 05 030 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 3RD $ 291.1801 66502 06 070 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 3RD $ 255.7401 66502 06 080 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 3RD $ 273.5901 66503 02 020 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 4TH $ 100.0001 66503 02 110 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 4TH $ 295.9901 66503 03 010 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 4TH $ 318.8401 66503 03 200 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 4TH $ 426.5901 66503 03 230 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 4TH $ 273.0801 66503 07 010 SCOTT HIGHLANDS 4TH $ 277.7601 66700 04 060 SCOTTSBRIAR $ 145.9501 66700 05 010 SCOTTSBRIAR $1,378.7001 66700 05 020 SCOTTSBRIAR $ 156.35Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 66700 05 270 SCOTTSBRIAR $ 273.4101 66700 06 020 SCOTTSBRIAR $ 214.8001 66700 06 110 SCOTTSBRIAR $ 299.4301 66700 07 150 SCOTTSBRIAR $ 264.3601 66700 08 030 SCOTTSBRIAR $ 298.6201 66701 02 050 SCOTTSBRIAR 2ND $ 130.5001 66900 01 100 SEASONS ON THE PARK $ 389.0401 73102 02 020 SUMMERFIELD 3RD $ 130.6701 73150 01 010 SUNSET PLACE $ 191.2801 73200 02 030 SUNSHINES ESTATES $ 455.6801 75850 03 070 THE HIGHLANDS $ 342.5701 75950 01 070 THE OAKS OF APPLE VALLEY $ 413.3601 75951 07 030 THE OAKS OF APPLE VALLEY II $ 241.2001 75952 03 030 THE OAKS OF APPLE VALLEY III $ 332.1601 75952 03 150 THE OAKS OF APPLE VALLEY III $ 432.9601 76204 01 030 THE WOODWINDS 5TH $ 567.3401 76400 01 130 TIMBER RIDGE TOWNHOMES $ 358.7201 76503 01 110 TIMBERWICK 4TH $ 288.6301 76504 02 180 TIMBERWICK 5TH $ 379.1201 76505 01 010 TIMBERWICK 6TH $ 346.2501 76506 01 070 TIMBERWICK 7TH $ 417.8901 76508 02 050 TIMBERWICK 9TH $ 460.9001 76900 01 130 TOUSIGNANTS PRAIRIE CROSSING $ 299.6701 76900 01 220 TOUSIGNANTS PRAIRIE CROSSING $ 368.3101 76900 05 400 TOUSIGNANTS PRAIRIE CROSSING $ 552.8701 77000 01 040 TOWNHOUSE 4TH ADDN $ 293.3501 77000 02 040 TOWNHOUSE 4TH ADDN $ 153.7901 77000 04 060 TOWNHOUSE 4TH ADDN $ 362.8901 77000 07 030 TOWNHOUSE 4TH ADDN $ 219.9601 77000 08 060 TOWNHOUSE 4TH ADDN $ 269.0101 77000 11 050 TOWNHOUSE 4TH ADDN $ 221.1201 77000 14 040 TOWNHOUSE 4TH ADDN $ 216.4601 81200 04 010 VALLEY COMMERCIAL PARK 1ST $ 673.5801 81320 01 180 VALLEY OAKS TOWNHOMES $ 261.1901 81320 02 100 VALLEY OAKS TOWNHOMES $ 225.6901 81325 01 040 VALLEY PINES $ 101.8401 81325 01 110 VALLEY PINES $ 304.8201 81400 01 050 VALLEY SOUTH $ 253.8101 81400 01 150 VALLEY SOUTH $ 394.4701 81400 02 120 VALLEY SOUTH $ 278.4701 81454 01 070 VALLEY WAY VILLAGE 5TH $ 212.8601 81456 01 030 VALLEY WAY VILLAGE 7TH $ 241.4201 81456 01 070 VALLEY WAY VILLAGE 7TH $ 188.5001 81456 01 230 VALLEY WAY VILLAGE 7TH $ 220.6001 81457 01 090 VALLEY WAY VILLAGE 8TH $ 435.3401 82500 02 010 WALNUT HILL $ 285.6801 83251 04 230 WATERFORD VILLAGE 2ND $ 167.1101 83276 01 370 WATERFORD VILLAGE TWNHM 2ND $ 177.30Roll 631 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 84190 02 010 WILDWOOD $ 223.4201 84190 02 070 WILDWOOD $ 328.5301 84193 03 020 WILDWOOD 4TH $ 242.3501 84195 01 010 WILDWOOD 6TH $ 209.9301 84351 01 110 WILLIAMSBURG 2ND $ 211.0801 85283 03 010 WYNDEMERE 4TH $ 305.67

TOTAL $162,824.67Written or oral objections will be considered. No appeal may be tak-

en as to the amount of any assessment unless written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. An owner may appeal an assessment to the district court pursuant to M.S.A. 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Apple Valley within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the as-sessment and filing such notice with the District Court of Dakota County within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk.DATED this 23rd day of April, 2015./s/ Pamela J. GackstetterPamela J. Gackstetter, City ClerkCity of Apple Valley7100 147th Street W.Apple Valley, MN 55124

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 14, 2012MORTGAGOR: Bradley J. Kno-

blauch and Nancy Knoblauch, hus-band and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded February 21, 2013 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2931988.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Flagstar Bank, FSB. Dated October 1, 2013 Recorded October 9, 2013, as Doc-ument No. 2980278.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100814900000342316LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Gold Star Mort-gage Financial Group, Corporation

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Flagstar Bank, FSB

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 7038 135th Street West, Apple Valley, MN 55124

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 01.22412.04.070LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 7, Block 4, Eagle Hills, Third,

Dakota County, Minnesota.COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $177,255.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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

$192,581.08That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: June 16, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

ings, MN to pay the debt then se-cured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, includ-ing attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on December 16, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

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

Dated: April 10, 2015Flagstar Bank, FSBMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688892-15-002233 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 26, 2009MORTGAGOR: Keith R. Porath

and Renae A. Porath, husband and wife.

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

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded November 20, 2009 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2697846.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP . Dated December 2, 2011 Recorded December 19, 2011, as Document No. 2837502.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Summit Mort-gage Corporation, a Minnesota Corporation

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: Bank of America, N.A.

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 12892 Forest Court, Apple Valley, MN 55124

TAX PARCEL I.D. #:01.15300.01.090 and

01.01500.79.023LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Parcel I:Lot 9, Block 1, Broner Woods,

Dakota County, Minnesota.PID No. 01-15300-090-01Parcel II:That part of the East Half of the

Southwest Quarter of the South-east Quarter of Section 15, Town-ship 115, Range 20, Dakota Coun-ty, Minnesota described as follows:

Beginning at the Northeast cor-ner of Broner Woods, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence North 89 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds East (assumed bearing) along the Easterly extension of the North line of said Broner Woods 15 feet to the West line of Nordic Woods Eighth Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence South 0 degrees 38 minutes 14 seconds East along said West line 120 feet to the Easterly extension of the South line of Lot 9, Block 1, said Broner Woods; thence South 89 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds West along said Easterly extension 15.01 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot 9; thence North 0 de-grees 38 minutes 04 seconds West along the East line thereof 120 feet to the point of beginning, Dakota County, Minnesota. PID No. 01-01500-023-79

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $206,564.00

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $230,743.62

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


DATE AND TIME OF SALE: May 22, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hastings, MN to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including at-torneys’ fees allowed by law sub-ject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

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


“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: March 18, 2015Bank of America, N.A.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688818 - 15-001910 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 27, 2012MORTGAGOR:

Jana Scheler, a single person.MORTGAGEE:

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded September 21, 2012 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2895832.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated December 18, 2014 Record-ed December 29, 2014, as Docu-ment No. 3044708.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: The Business Bank dba Prime Mortgage

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 15555 Garnet Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 011670004069LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Unit 69, Condominium No. 117, Cedar Pointe Carriage Homes Condominium

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $139,013.00

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

$135,637.77That prior to the commence-

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


DATE AND TIME OF SALE: June 11, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

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

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


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

Dated: April 13, 2015JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 15-002581 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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CITY OF APPLE VALLEYNOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARINGON-SALE & SPECIAL

SUNDAY INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSE

APPLICATIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the City Council of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Municipal Center, 7100 147th Street W., on Thursday, May 28, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the ap-plication of CCH, LLC, d/b/a Celts Craft House, for “ON-SALE INTOX-ICATING LIQUOR” and “SPECIAL LICENSE FOR SUNDAY LIQUOR SALES” pursuant to City Code Section 111.22.

The business, which will be operated in conjunction with the proposed licenses, is a restaurant located at 7083 153rd Street W., Suite 1.

The officers of the corporation are:

Brandon Thomas Barth, PresidentJames Michael Macchitelli, Vice PresidentLonnie Joseph Stanton, SecretaryAlan John Brady, TreasurerAll interested parties will be

given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place.

DATED this 23rd day of April, 2015.BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUN-CILBy: /s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter Apple Valley City Clerk

Published in Apple ValleyMay 1, 2015

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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE

YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:1. Default has occurred in

the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Declara-tion for Diamond Path Villages Association, Inc., a MN non-profit corporation, (“Association”) which was recorded as Document No. 2924732 on January 25, 2013 in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder, State of Minnesota, as amended and supplemented, and also, pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 515B.3-116, covering the following property:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 131, Block 1, Diamond Path 6th Addi-tion, CIC No. 619

STREET ADDRESS: 14794 Em-bry Path, Apple Valley, MN 55124

TAX PARCEL ID NO. 01-20505-01-1312. Pursuant to said Declaration,

there is claimed to be due and ow-ing as of March 13, 2015 from Kay L. Trittin, title holder, to the Asso-ciation the amount of $4,850.50 for unpaid association assessments, late fees, attorneys’ fees and costs, plus any other such amounts that will accrue after March 13, 2015 including additional assessments and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of collection and foreclosure which will be added to the amount claimed due and owing at the time of the sale herein.

3. No action is now pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof.

4. That all pre-foreclosure re-quirements have been met.

5. The owner has not been re-leased from the owner’s financial obligation to pay said amount.

6. The Declaration, referenced above, and Minn. Stat. §§515B.3-115 and 515B.3-116 provide for a continuing lien against the prop-erty. A Notice of Lien evidencing the amount due was recorded on July 21, 2014 as Document No. 3020911 in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder.

7. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in the same Declaration and granted by the owner in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration and pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§515B.3-115 and 515B.3-116, said Lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the Sheriff of Dakota County, at the Da-kota County Sheriffs Office, Dakota County Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Highway 55, Lobby S-100, Hastings, MN 55033 on the 29th day of May, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at public auction to the highest bid-der, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorney’s fees as allowed by law.

8. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owner, her personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale. The date and time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on No-vember 30, 2015, if the account is not reinstated or the owner does not redeem from the foreclosure sale.

REDEMPTION NOTICETHE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW

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

9. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.

Dated: March 13, 2015Attorneys for Diamond Path Vil-lages Association, Inc.Chestnut Cambronne PABy: /s/ Gretchen S. SchellhasGretchen S. Schellhas, Esq. (#195595)17 Washington Avenue North, Suite 300Minneapolis, MN 55401-2048(612) 339-7300(Diamond Path Village - Trittin 2014 1024.002.)

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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY MINNESOTA

ORDINANCE NO. 987AN ORDINANCE AMENDING

THE ZONING MAP BY REZONING CERTAIN LAND IN THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

WHEREAS, the Planning Com-mission of the City of Apple Valley held a public hearing on property described herein on February 18, 2015, as required by City Code Section 155.400(D); and

WHEREAS, on March 18, 2015, the Planning Commission recom-mended the rezoning as hereinafter described.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OR-DAINED by the City Council of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota Coun-ty, Minnesota, that:

1. The boundaries of the zon-ing districts established by City Code Section 155.006 are hereby amended by rezoning the follow-ing described property located in the northeast corner of Pilot Knob Road and 155th Street West from Planned Development No. 856 to Planned Development No. 856/zone 3:

Lot 1, Block 1 and Outlot A, AP-PLE VALLEY EAST COMMERCIAL, according to the preliminary plat.

2. This ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and publication.

PASSED this 23rd day of April, 2015. By: /s/ Mary Hamann-Roland MayorATTEST: By: /s/ Pamela J. Gack-stetter, City Clerk


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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSMINUTES OF APRIL 13, 2015REGULAR BOARD MEETING

Chairperson Rob Duchscher called the regular School Board meeting to order at 6 p.m. on April 13, 2015 at Dakota Ridge School.

Present: Joel Albright, Art Coul-son, treasurer; Rob Duchscher, chairperson; Gary Huusko, clerk; Jackie Magnuson, vice chairper-son; Mike Roseen and Superinten-dent Jane K. Berenz.

Absent: Bob Schutte.The Pledge of Allegiance was

led by the School Board.Motion by Huusko, seconded by

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

Board members recognized:• 2015 Andrew Christopher Ran-

dall Travel Award recipient Barbara Landes, Q Comp Peer Leader;

• Adam Hedin, Rosemount High School, who earned a Class AAA State Wrestling Individual Cham-pion;

• Members of the Dakota United Hawks CI Division, the Minne-sota Adapted Floor Hockey State Champions, and

• Kelly Larson and Pavi Guttipat-ti, and Andrew Erickson and Kunai Sujanani, Eastview High School, who are Minnesota Science Olym-piad State Champions in Cell Biol-ogy and Wright Stuff, respectively.

Superintendent Berenz con-gratulated:

• Eagan High School boys’ swimming and diving team and Apple Valley High School boys’ basketball team on winning state championships;

• Eastview High School girls’ basketball team for finishing run-ners-up at the state tournament, and Madison Guebert, who was named 2015 Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year and Miss Minne-sota Basketball, and

• High school students who won 32 of 39 qualifying spots from Sec-tion 3AA speech tournament and will compete in the state tourna-ment.

Berenz introduced Sally Soliday, who has been selected as the next Director of Elementary Education. Ms. Soliday will succeed Julie Ol-son who retires after 38 years of service. She also announced that National Public School Volunteer Week is April 20-24 and invited members of the Legislative Ad-visory Council who were in the audience to introduce themselves and represent all the people who volunteer in schools and on advi-sory councils, committees and task forces.

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

• Minutes of March 9, 2015 reg-ular board meeting;

• Claims for March 4-April 7, 2015;

• Electronic funds transfer schedule for February 28-April 3, 2015;

• Schedule of investments for February 28-April 3, 2015;

• Treasurer’s report for month ending February 28, 2015;

• Gifts valued at more than $500 and received as of April 7, 2015 to-taling $159,577.77;

• Advertising revenue valued at more than $500 and received by April 1, 2015 totaling $529;

• An unsubsidized tuition rate of $14,344 for foreign students for the 2015-16 school year;

• A $2,600 Fuel Up to Play 60 grant from The Gen YOUth Foun-dation for Echo Park Elementary School;

• A $1,000 grant from SKB Envi-ronmental Trust Fund for Commu-nity Education;

• A $37,100 Discover Pathway to Financial Success grant from Goldman Sachs Discover Brighter Future Fund to Rosemount High School;

• A $4,500 Make a Splash grant from USA Swimming Foundation for Community Education;

• Two $1,000 PPG Industries Foundation grants for Diamond Path Elementary School of Interna-tional Studies;

• A $1,000 Carbone’s Grand Giveaway grant from Carbone’s Pizzeria for the English Learner Program;

• Contract with CM Construction for the Apple Valley High School science lab remodel for a base bid of $329,800 and, if funding is avail-able, Alternate #1 for $55,871;

• Contract with AFC Technolo-gies LLC for the 2015 fire alarm up-grade project at Black Hawk Middle School and Oak Ridge Elementary School for a base bid of $134,445;

• Contract with Commercial Flooring for the 2015-16 carpet and other flooring replacement for a base bid of $359,070;

• Personnel separations, leaves of absence and new staff;

• Pay rates for substitute, tem-porary and part-time employees, effective April 14, 2015;

• Pay rates for substitute, tem-porary and part-time community education employees, effective April 14, 2015;

• Settlement Agreement and Full and Final Release of All Claims with Larry Norton, and

• Joint powers agreement with the City of Apple Valley to operate and maintain the indoor sports fa-cility located at Apple Valley High School.

Director of Finance and Opera-tions Jeff Solomon reported on the financial impact to the district as a result of the proposed state general education funding being consid-ered this legislative session. At the start of the session the Minnesota Management and Budget Office informed legislators that the state would be operating with a signifi-cant budget surplus of $1.9 billion. During the last few legislative ses-sions state leaders were forced to take actions such as no new fund-ing and actual state aid delays, and property shifts to manage state budgets.

Solomon noted nearly three-fourths of operating revenues in the general fund are provided through state aid and represented two-thirds, or 67 percent of all state aids and credits received in the 2013-14 school year when the general education formula per pupil was $5,302. Solomon said increases to the general education formula have lagged behind inflation for over a decade and he reported that inflation-adjusted general educa-tion funding was less per pupil in 2013-14 than in 2003-04. He then


LEGAL NOTICES



CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Apple

Valley will meet at the Municipal Center, 7100 147th Street W., on the 23rd of May, 2015, at 7:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon thereafter as pos-sible, to hear and pass upon all objections, if any, to the proposed as-sessments for delinquent false alarm charges as hereinafter described.

The proposed assessment roll is on file with the Clerk and open to public inspection by all persons interested therein. The assessments against each piece of property will be payable, unless prepaid, in one installment as hereinafter described. The installment is to be payable with the general taxes collectible during the year 2016. Interest shall be added at the per annum rate specified on the entire assessment from the date of the resolution levying the assessment until December 31, 2016.

The assessment may be prepaid to the Apple Valley City Clerk, with-out interest within thirty (30) days following the date of adoption.

Roll 632 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 16600 15 022 CEDAR KNOLLS $ 182.0001 20001 01 020 DELEGARD 2ND ADDN $ 182.0001 71050 01 020 SOUTHPORT CENTRE $ 578.0001 81201 05 040 VALLEY COMMERCIAL PARK 2ND $ 182.0001 26907 01 010 FISCHER MARKET PLACE 8TH $ 446.0001 47330 01 010 MARGOLIS ADDITION $ 182.00 TOTAL $1,752.00Written or oral objections will be considered. No appeal may be tak-

en as to the amount of any assessment unless written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. An owner may appeal an assessment to the district court pursuant to M.S.A. 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Apple Valley within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the as-sessment and filing such notice with the District Court of Dakota County within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk.DATED this 23rd day of April, 2015./s/ Pamela J. GackstetterPamela J. Gackstetter, City ClerkCity of Apple Valley7100 147th Street W.Apple Valley, MN 55124

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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Ap-

ple Valley will meet at the Municipal Center, 7100 147th Street W., on the 28th of May, 2015, at 7:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, to hear and pass upon all objections, if any, to the proposed assessments for delinquent tree removal or yard clean up charges as hereinafter described.

The proposed assessment roll is on file with the Clerk and open to public inspection by all persons interested therein. The assessments against each piece of property will be payable, unless prepaid, in one installment as hereinafter described. The installment is to be payable with the general taxes collectible during the year 2016. Interest shall be added at the per annum rate specified on the entire assessment from the date of the resolution levying the assessment until December 31, 2016.

The assessment may be prepaid to the Apple Valley City Clerk, with-out interest within thirty (30) days following the date of adoption.

Roll 633 – One (1) Installment at 8.0%01 31011 03 050 GREENLEAF 12TH ADDN $ 228.8201 31004 04 250 GREENLEAF 5TH ADDN $2,088.9201 11754 02 020 APPLE VALLEY EAST 5TH $1,297.05 TOTAL $3,614.79Written or oral objections will be considered. No appeal may be tak-

en as to the amount of any assessment unless written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. An owner may appeal an assessment to the district court pursuant to M.S.A. 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Apple Valley within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the as-sessment and filing such notice with the District Court of Dakota County within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk.DATED this 23rd day of April, 2015./s/ Pamela J. GackstetterPamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk

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shared revenue and expenditure comparisons that show the district lived within its means by making budget adjustments totaling $34 million from 2009 to 2012 and hold-ing referenda elections to avoid ad-ditional cuts.

The district’s top priority dur-ing the 2015 legislative session is to increase the general education formula by at least 2 percent per year and index future general edu-cation funding to at least the rate of inflation. With the legislature’s proposed 1 percent increase the district could face budget cuts of nearly $20 million over the next three years. When spread propor-tionately, $20 million of budget cuts would eliminate more than 225 po-sitions (127 teachers and 100 sup-port positions) and more than $3 million in other services and sup-plies. In addition to the less-than-inflationary funding, school districts continue to be inundated with new, unfunded mandates.

Board members commented on the impact of a full-day preschool program and associated operating and space costs. To accommo-date full-day preschool for all four year olds, District 196 would need the equivalent of two additional schools. Members of the public were encouraged to reach out to their legislators.

Solomon reviewed background on the process to date, includ-ing working with the City of Apple Valley and inviting more than 200 neighbors to a meeting to learn about the property development.

Scott McQueen of Wold Archi-tects and Engineers presented the schematic design which includes offices and meeting space, em-ployee meeting and break space, storage for 84 buses, wash bay and maintenance areas, offices and equipment storage totaling approx-imately 65,000 square feet. Traffic and environmental studies are be-ing conducted. McQueen noted that later this month they will sub-mit site plan review materials to the city, work on the design develop-ment with facilities and transporta-tion departments and that bidding will happen this summer.

Board members commented on the annual $500,000 per year savings taxpayers will see with the completion of this project.

Olson asked the board to ap-prove adjusting the elementary at-tendance area for Regent’s Point and Quarry Pond developments from Parkview Elementary School to Highland Elementary School. There are no homes currently in the developments and the adjust-ment would be effective for the 2015-16 school year. Olson noted the developments would remain in the Scott Highlands Middle School and Rosemount High School atten-dance areas.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Huusko and carried, with six members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to ap-prove revised attendance areas.

Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent Kim Craven pre-sented an Overview of Student Rights and Responsibilities Hand-book for 2015-16 and highlighted proposed changes. She noted re-visions were reviewed by district administrators, principals and the Board Policy Review Committee.

The board is scheduled to act on the revision at its April 27 meeting.

Craven presented revisions to Policy 405, Employee Rights, to ensure compliance with federal Title IX law.

The board is scheduled to act on the policy revisions at its April 27 meeting.

Craven presented revisions to Policy 503, Student Rights and Responsibilities, to ensure compli-ance with federal Title IX law and

circumstances for the use of physi-cal restraint by teachers, adminis-trators and other staff have been updated.


Craven presented revisions to Policy 505, Student Records, to ensure that data that are not public are accessible only to those whose work assignments reasonably re-quire access.


Director of Human Resources Tom Pederstuen reported the dis-trict sought proposals from car-riers for employee group health insurance plan administration and stop-loss coverage for self-funded health plans. He noted four pro-posals were received. Pederstuen said the Insurance Committee and administration support a two-year agreement with HealthPartners and a 1 percent premium rate increase and asked the board for approval.

Motion by Huusko, seconded by Coulson and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to approve a two-year agreement with Health-Partners to administer the district’s self-funded employee group health insurance plan and a premium in-crease of 1 percent effective July 1, 2015.

Pederstuen asked the board to approve an increase in dental insur-ance premiums back to the 2013 rates with Delta Dental beginning September 1, 2015. He noted the self-funded plan administered by Delta Dental was started on Sep-tember 1, 2009 and that premiums held steady for four years before decreasing in 2013 when the re-serve had grown larger than war-ranted.

One person from the audience spoke.

Motion by Magnuson, seconded by Roseen and carried, with six members voting in favor and no member voting in opposition to re-turn to 2013 premiums.

Berenz asked the board to ap-prove a resolution extending ap-preciation to volunteers for the vital role they play in helping educate students to reach their full potential and declaring April 20-24, 2015 to be District 196 Volunteers Appre-ciation Week.

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

Berenz reported at the last board meeting, Rosemount resident Mark Engdahl spoke during Open Fo-rum about a number of bills be-ing considered by the Minnesota Legislature. She noted the district is continually monitoring proposed legislation and communicating with legislators throughout the session.

Berenz announced that the dis-trict will begin offering transporta-tion for any middle school student living in District 196 who is inter-ested in attending Valley Middle - School of STEM next year; on Tuesday, April 28 all high school juniors in the state will be taking the ACT college entrance exam and that again last year, District 196 spent less money per pupil on district administration and support services and more on classroom instruction than the averages for school districts in the metro area and statewide. The comparison of statewide expenditure data for fiscal year 2014 show the School Board’s continued commitment to focus spending in the classroom, on talented teachers, who have the greatest impact on student learn-ing.

Motion by Roseen, seconded by Albright and carried, with six mem-bers voting in favor and no member

voting in opposition to adjourn the meeting at 7:02 p.m.

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Burnsville/EaganMay 1, 2015

385809


HEARING PROPOSED PRELIMINARY PLAT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Munici-pal Center, 7100 West 147th Street, on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meet-ing is to hold a public hearing for a subdivision by preliminary plat and conditional use permit for operation of a bus maintenance facility which may include incidental overnight outside parking. Said hearing re-lates to property generally located at on the northeast corner of John-ny Cake Ridge Road and Upper 147th Street West and legally de-scribed as:

Outlot A, EAGLE RIDGE BUSI-NESS PARK, City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota. Ab-stract Property

AndThat part of Evendale Way, as

dedicated in the plat of EAGLE RIDGE BUSINESS PARK, accord-ing to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying northwesterly of the following de-scribed line:

Beginning at the northwest cor-ner of Lot 1, Block 1, said EAGLE RIDGE BUSINESS PARK; thence North 73 degrees 01 minutes 52 seconds East, on an assumed bearing along the northerly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 160.59 feet to a point of curve in said northerly line, thence easterly and southeasterly a distance of 113.76 feet, along said northerly line, to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence north 73 degrees 01 minutes 52 seconds East, not tangent to said curve, to the east-erly line of said Evendale Way and said line there terminating.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these proceedings are insti-tuted upon the petition of the appli-cant, Independent School District 196 and property owner, Patina Ap-ple Valley Land LLC. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place.

DATED this 24th day of April, 2015./s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter City Clerk


385207


HEARING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE

PARK DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Municipal Center, 7100 147th Street West, on Thurs-day, May 14, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Apple Valley park dedication requirements. The proposed amendments relate to benchmark values of raw land and the persons per unit ratio.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these proceedings are insti-tuted by the City of Apple Valley. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place.

DATED this 24th day of April, 2015.By: /s/ Pamela J. GackstetterCity Clerk


384366


HEARING PROPOSED PRELIMINARY PLAT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Municipal Center, 7100 West 147th Street, on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a public hearing for a subdivision by prelimi-nary plat of two existing platted lots to exchange approximately 1,600 sq. ft. of property between the two lots. Said hearing relates to prop-erty located at 13609 Embry Way and 13599 Embry Way, and legally described as:

Lots 4 and 5, Block 2, EMBRY ESTATES, Dakota County, Min-nesota, according to the recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these proceedings are insti-tuted upon the petition of the own-ers, Michelle Klemz and Deirdre and Larry Mechelke. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place.

DATED this 24th day of April, 2015.

Pamela J. Gackstetter City Clerk


383012

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #196


PUBLIC SCHOOLSCALL FOR BIDS

2015-2016 DAIRY PRODUCT BID

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the Food and Nutrition Services’ Dairy Products by Independent School District 196, at the District Office, 3455 153rd St. West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 11:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm.

If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Food and Nutrition Services Of-fice at (651) 683-6957.Gary L. Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganMay 1, 8, 2015

385503

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196


PUBLIC SCHOOLSREQUEST FOR

QUOTATIONS TYPE III TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

Notice is hereby given that quo-tations will be received for Type III Transportation Service by Inde-pendent School District 196, at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street W, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 11 a.m., May 21, 2015, at which time and place quotations will be pub-licly opened and read aloud.

Complete instructions on how to obtain Quotation Documents can be found at: http://www.dis-trict196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm

If you should have any questions regarding this quotation you may contact Randy Dukek, Coordinator of TransportationGary L. Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganMay 1, 8, 2015

385528

Public SafetyCar in pond leads Rosemount police to DWI suspect A Rosemount man was ar-rested last week after alleg-edly driving his vehicle into the pond between the Rosemount Community Center and the Irish Sports Dome. Daryl D. Fleck, 61, was charged with felony DWI fol-lowing the April 23 incident. A breath test administered by police at the scene showed

Fleck to have a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.25, more than three times the legal limit for driving, according to the criminal complaint. Officers were called to the scene at about 9:10 p.m. on a report of a vehicle that went into the pond. Upon arrival, they observed Fleck exit the vehicle and then lean on it for

balance, the complaint said. Fleck, who police said smelled of alcohol and was slurring his speech, slipped and fell in front of the officers. He needed assistance in sitting up because he “could not main-tain a sitting position,” police said, and he failed field sobri-ety tests, unable to recite the al-phabet or count backwards as

instructed. Paramedics were summoned to the scene and Fleck was transported to Regions Hospi-tal in St. Paul, where a blood sample was taken by nursing staff. Upon his release there, Fleck was booked into the Da-kota County Jail, where he re-mained as of Tuesday evening with bail set at $50,000.

According to police, Fleck has four prior DWI convictions — two in 2005, along with con-victions in 2006 and 2007. If convicted of the current charge, he faces a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a fine of $14,000. Fleck’s next court appearance is sched-uled for May 19 in Hastings.

—Andrew Miller

Felony charge filed in employee theft case A Prior Lake man is accused of stealing more than $2,600 — through fraudulent returns, price tag switches and theft of gift cards — from the Burnsville sporting goods store where he was em-ployed. Nickolai G. Osegard, 22, was charged in district court last week with felony theft. Police launched an investigation in January after Osegard’s employer, Dick’s Sporting Goods, reported the incidents. According to the crimi-nal complaint, the theft in-cidents occurred between December 2014 and early January of this year. Os-egard agreed to speak with police and outlined the various methods he used to fraudulently obtain funds. In one incident, his mother purchased a Go-Pro camera at the store that cost $337. Osegard told police he looked up the transaction in the store’s database and re-turned the amount of the camera to his own credit card, the complaint said. Osegard also told po-lice he bilked customers out of gift cards by telling them there was no money remaining on their cards, then kept the gift cards himself, according to the complaint. Osegard allegedly ob-tained about $330 in this manner, and used the

money from the gift cards to purchase a set of Beat wireless headphones, which he then pawned at a Burnsville pawn shop for $100. He also conducted a return of the headphones to his credit card at Dick’s Sporting Goods, the com-plaint said. Another method Os-egard used was price tag switching, the complaint said. In one instance, he took two price tags, both in the amount of $50, from the Burnsville store, then placed the price tags on two pairs of skates at the Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Richfield. He then purchased the skates for $100, while the actual re-tail cost of the two pairs of skates was approxi-mately $1,825. Then, at the Burnsville store, Osegard grabbed the correct price tags for the skates, and subsequently returned the skates for the original full price at the Richfield store, according to the complaint. In a handwritten state-ment Osegard submitted to Dick’s Sporting Goods, he admitted the company suffered a loss of about $3,077 from his actions. Prosecutors estimated the loss at closer to $2,600. If convicted, Osegard faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of $10,000.

—Andrew Miller

Burnsville bookkeeper

convicted of embezzling A Hennepin County District Court jury took about four hours to con-vict Laura Lee Scholtz of embezzling nearly $300,000 from the busi-ness where she was the bookkeeper, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Tuesday. On Monday, the jury convicted Scholtz, 47, of Burnsville, on four counts of theft by swin-dle of more than $35,000 from her employer, Ser-vice Quality Institute of Bloomington. The thefts occurred over two years. After the verdict, the Hennepin County pros-ecutor asked the jury to find Scholtz guilty of ag-gravating circumstances. After about 15 minutes, the jury returned and agreed that the crime in-cluded multiple incidenc-es, resulted in losses sub-stantially above $35,000, that Scholtz used a po-sition of trust or confi-

dence and that she com-mitted the crimes over a lengthy period of time. With those findings, the county attorney’s of-fice will be able to ask for a higher sentence than what is recommended by the Minnesota Sentenc-ing Guidelines. Scholtz will be sentenced on June 22. Testimony in the case, which lasted a week, showed that after Scholtz was promoted to head bookkeeper in August 2011, she began taking money through numerous cash withdrawals. Many of the withdrawals were for more than $1,000. By the time the company’s owner confronted her in July 2013, Scholtz had stolen at least $291,000. While Scholtz never said what she did with the money, evidence at the trial showed many trans-actions at gambling ca-sinos, according to Free-man.

Fire destroys Eagan home, family unharmed An Eagan family es-caped unscathed from a fire yesterday that de-stroyed their home and damaged a neighbor’s house. The Eagan Fire De-partment was dispatched at about 8 p.m. April 23 to a report of a house fire in the 1500 block of Sky-line Trail. Crews could see smoke from more than five miles away. When they arrived, the garage and attic of single family home were consumed by flames. The fire’s intense heat broke windows in a neighbor’s home, Eagan fire officials said.

Crews from all five of Eagan’s fire stations responded to the blaze along with crews from Burnsville and Mendota Heights fire departments. The homeowner and his two children were at home when the fire start-ed. The man smelled and saw smoke coming from the garage, called 911 and evacuated the home with his children. No one was injured but the home is consid-ered a total loss, Eagan fire officials said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

—Jessica Harper


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952-846-2003FARMINGTON, May 1st & 2nd, 8am to 3pm. Huge Sale - Household, Kids Toys & Clothing, Tons of New Jewelry, Furniture, Books, CDs & Movies 198th Court West

Farmington: 19817 Deer-brooke Path Apr 30th - May 2nd 9-5pm, Huge Kids Cloz Sale $5 bag! Ex-erc. equipmnt & Bikes too!

Farmington: Estate Sale! 20215 DOFFING AVE May 7-9th 9am-6pm, Doll col-lect. HH, jewelry, furn., + vintage! Elec. fplc. too!

FRIDLEYInnsbruck N. TwnhomeN’brhd Sales 5/14-15 (8-5); 5/16 (8-3) Meister Rd & West Bavarian Pass Must see!

Fridley: 45th Annual Sale 5/5-6-7 (9am-?) Multi-Family - Egg cups & much misc! 373 Mississippi St NE

Hopkins• • Rummage Sale • •

ST. GABRIEL’SCATHOLIC CHURCH

(formerly St. Joseph’s)13th & Mainstreet

Thurs, April 30 (9:30a-8p)Fri, May 1 (9:30a-5p)

Sat, May 2 (9:30a-12:30p)Low Prices - No Junk!

SAT., MAY 2$1/Bag soft goods, or 1/2 price!

Lakeville Mega Sale: Wed., 5/6, 4-8pm; Thur./Fri. 9-6; Sat. 9-3pm. Name brand kids/Adult, COACH, Under Armour, Nike, Toys and tons of home decor! Grandview Way (Cty Rd 91/29) So. of McStop

LAKEVILLE: 17836 Glasgow Way Only: 5/14 & 5/15 9-6pm, Items 4 Ev-eryone! Furn, antqs, tools!


Minnetonka Multi-Fam 4/30 & 5/1 (8-6) Kids stuff, bike, HH, furn, cloz, snow sport equip 18282 Tamarack Dr

Minnetonka, May 1-2, 8-5. Gas Stove, Kitchen Table & Chairs, 98 Jeep, Misc HH

14521 Crestview Ln

New BrightonCHRIST THE KING

LUTHERAN CHURCH1900 7th St. NW

Huge Rummage Sale! 250+ Families!

Presale: $5 Adm. 5/6 (6-8);May 7 (9-9); May 8 (9-7);

May 9 (9-2). $5 “Leaf” Bagsale on 5/9 from 1-2pmAccepting Donations:

Beg. Sunday, May 3 at noon

New Hope 4/25, 4/26, 5/2 5/3, 9am-3pm Multi Fam Sale, Antq Furn, tools, cloz, HH items,stroller, toys, crib & more 4311 Nevada Ave N

Plymouth- 5/7, 5/8, & 5/9 (9am-6pm)HUGE MULTI !cabin & HH misc, kids toys,cloz,bks. 12410 48th Ave N

Plymouth: Huge Sale! 5/6 (3-8), 5/7-8 (8-5). Cloz, kids, toys, craft supplies & more. 4730 Quantico Ln N

Plymouth: Peace Lutheran Church Rummage Sale3695 Hwy 101 & Medina RdThurs-Fri, 4/30 - 5/1 (8a-6p); & Sat, 5/2 (8a-12p).All proceeds go to charity

Prior Lake, April 30 - May 2, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. DRESSES/ACCESS O-RIES GALORE! Any style, any size, any occasion. Casual to bridal. New & Used. Great Prices. 4971 Rutledge St. S.E.

Richfield - HUGE SALE!UM Church of Peace

4/30 & 5/1 (9-5); 5/2 (9-1)6345 Xerxes Ave. So.

Richfield Rummage SaleBlessed Trinity School5/6 $1 Admission (5-8p);

5/7 (8a-7p);5/8 Half price (8a-4p);

5/9 $5 Bag day (8a-12p)6720 Nicollet Av. S. (Gym)

Richfield: Moving Sale! 5/7-8 (8-5), 5/9 (8-3). Furn, appl, yard orn, bbq, tlz, vint HH items, china, toys. 7626 Stevens Ave S

Having aGarage Sale?

Advertise your sale with us

952-846-2003Robbinsdale Multi-Family 5/1 (8-4), 5/2 (8-12) Snow-blower, books, HH items, lots of misc! Hammond Or-gan-best offer. Cash only.4631 Chowen Ave. North

St. Louis Park, 5/1, 4-8, $3 admission; 5/2, 8-4, free admission. Benilde St. Margaret’s Annual Treasure Hunt Garage Sale: bargains on new & gently-used cloth-ing, furniture, toys, HH items, electronics, books & more, including a bou-tique with upscale name brands. 2501 Highway 100 South, St. Louis Park

To place your Classified Ad contact Jeanne Cannon at: 952-392-6875 or email:

[email protected]

Wayzata39th Annual Plant Sale

Thur & Fri, May 7-8(9-6); Sat, May 9 (9-2)

Hanging baskets, patio plants, 2nd yr perennials,

annuals, vegetables, herbs, bushes, Hosta bonanza!St Edward’s Church

865 Ferndale Rd. North952-473-2262 763-591-0466

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

AV: 1 BR Condo, W/D, fire-pl. No pets. Avl now. $785 952-942-5328

4520 Townhomes/Dbls/Duplexes For Rent

FMGTN - Avail May1br Suite, Private Entry, W/D, AC, New Remodel

$995 includes utilities. Call 612-804-7591

4530 Houses For Rent

FMGTN - Avail May2br , 3ba , XLg House, Lg

yard, dbl gar, W/D, AC$1595 includes utilities.

Call 612-804-7591

FMGTN - Avail May4br, 2ba House, dbl gar,

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Call 612-804-7591

4550 Roommates &Rooms For Rent

Bloomington- Shrd living rm, kitch, Ba, w/2 males. Furn. inc., Hi Spd wireless, HD Drct TV, Clean. service.$475 mo. 612-226-8376

4570 StorageFor Rent

Lonsdale Mini-Storage7 sizes available. 5’x10’ to 10’x40’. Call 507-744-4947 leave message.

5000 SERVICES

5030 FinancialServices

Will Do Bookkeeping!Ret. Accountant seeks bk-ping work for sm. bus. or indivduals. 952-649-1560

5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & SealcoatQuality Work W/Warranty

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

Mbr: Better Business Bureau

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5120 Cabinetry &Countertops

DREXLER CABINETSCustom Cabinet Making, Laminate Countertops,

Refacing. 952-881-5331

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Escobar Hardwood Floors, LLC

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

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

Professional w/15 yrs exp.

952-292-2349

SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

Professional Cleaning w/o paying the high priceHonest, dep, reas. Exc. refs Therese 952-898-4616

Sparkling CleaningGreat ref’s, reliable, any day. Angela 651-245-9027

5170 Concrete/Mason-ry/Waterproofing

A+ BBB Member

Owners on job site952-985-5516• Stamped Concrete

• Standard Concrete • Driveways • Fire Pits & Patios • Athletic Courts • Steps & Walks • Floors & Aprons www.mdconcrete.net

B & D CONCRETE26 Years Experience

Tear outs, Driveways, Floating Slabs, Footings & Block Work, Mini Back

Hole digging. We except Credit Cards.Call 612-290-2516

CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm.

Lic/Bond/Ins John 952-882-0775 612-875-1277


5370 Painting &Decorating

5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters


5350 Lawn &Garden Services





5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal


5510 Full-time

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Concrete, Drain Tile Brick, Stone, Chimneys.Custom, New or Repair. Christian Brothers

ConstructionMinn Lic. BC679768

612-716-0388

Driveway and Apron Special MINN-CRETEFlatwork • Tex-

tured & Colored Concrete • Deco-

rative Coatings• Concrete Repair

612-239-4168

Kelly O’Malley30+ yr exp“As owner,

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[email protected]

Lowell Russell Concrete

BBB A+ Rating - Angies List Honor Roll

From the Unique to the Ordinary

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

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5190 Decks

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Professional and Prompt Guaranteed Results.

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Code #78

Deck Staining & Repair612-590-1887

Exp’d/Ins/MN Lic.#639793

5210 Drywall

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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

5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

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

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded Insured Free Ests

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

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5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

5280 Handyperson

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

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

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R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Dumpster Service�Carpentry

� Baths &Tile �Windows�Water/Fire Damage �DoorsLic-Bond-Ins Visa Accepted

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

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Roofing & Roof Repair

Ray 612-281-7077

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

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

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480

Ron’s Handyman ServiceWe do it for you!

952-457-1352

5340 Landscaping

E-Z LandscapeRetaining/Boulder Walls,

Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Sod, Mulch & Rock.

Call 952-334-9840

LANDSCAPES BY LORAlandscapesbylora.com

Quality work @ competitiveprices. 15+ yrs exp.!

612-644-3580

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

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

apluslandscapecreations.com


17yrs Exp Owner/OperatorWkly Mowing, Power Rake, Aeration. 952-406-1229

greenvalleymn.com

$40 Lawn AerationsMulti Neighbor DiscountWkly Mowing/Dethatching

Mark 651-245-7876

ABRAM SERVICES INC. Scheduled mowings, yard clean-ups, lawn treat-ments. Landscaping final grade & sod. Lic’d. & ins’d. 20 yrs service in Dakota County! 612-384-3769

All Your GREEN Needs:Mowing Lawn Care

Landscaping20+ Yrs Exp Free Ests

Call 651-695-1230SorensenLawnCare.com


GARDEN TILLINGBILL WILL TILL

$40/1st 400sq ft 651-324-9330

Garden Tilling Good Rates!!!!

Call Shannon 952-288-5304

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Green & Black LLC Lawn Maintenance

• Fertilizer • Irrigation• Mulch Install 651-356-9193

Lawn & TurfWkly Mowing, Power Rake, Aeration. 952-236-4459lawnandturfonline.com

Lawn Mowing starts at $29 Call or text 952-261-6552 LibertyLawnCareMN.com

Schmidt & Son Lawn CareDethatching/Power Raking

Aerating, MowingFertilize/Weed Control

Remulching, Overseeding& Trim Bushes.

Insured 952-496-1365

Swede Outdoor ServicesServing Eagan - Com/Res

Lawn Service 612-810-9374


3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR

*A and K PAINTING*Schedule Winter Painting!

Painting/Staining. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond

Major Credit Card Accepted


Ben’s PaintingInt/Ext, Drywall Repair

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

benspaintinginc.com

952-432-2605 DAVE’S PAINTING

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

Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

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

5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

Tear-offs, Insurance Claims BBB A+, Free Est. A+ Angies List Lic # BC170064 Certified GAF Installer - 50 yr warranty.

Ins. 952-891-8586

Budget Roofs, Siding, Windows, Storm Damage. 32yrs, Exp. Lic# 20011251.

Theyson Construction952-894-6226

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

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

Call 952-925-6156


◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB


$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

Trees & Stumps CHEAP!!

Al & Rich’s Low CostStump Removal, Portable Mach. Prof. tree trimming

••• 952-469-2634 •••

ArborBarberMN.com612-703-0175 Mbr: BBB

Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

Call Jeff forStump Removal

Narrow Access Backyards Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

Easy Tree Service LLCTree Trim/Removal

Lic/ins. Eugene 651-855-8189

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

952-888-5123

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/RemovalFully Licensed & Insured

BBB AccreditedRegistered W/Dept of Ag.

Located Bloomington Family Owned & OperatedFree Est. Open 8am-7pm

612-715-2105STUMP GRINDING

Free Ests. Best $$ Ins’dBrett 612-290-1213

Tall Oaks Tree ServiceTree Removal & Trimming

Free Ests ◆ Fully InsuredAerial Lift 651 707 5074

Thomas Tree Service25 yrs exp./ Expert Climb.

Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/TrimmingLot Clearing/Stump Removal

Free Ests 952-440-6104

TREE TRUST LANDSCAPE SERVICESYour Tree Care Experts!

Removal & Pruning Emerald Ash Borer Trtmt952-767-3880 Free Est

TreeTrustLS.com Lic/Ins

5440 Window Cleaning

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

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

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

FT Dump Truck Drivers 952-292-5902



5520 Part-time 5520 Part-time 5520 Part-time

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5530 Full-time orPart-time



ReduceReduce • ReuseReuse • RecycleRecycle

5510 Full-time

All Saints Church is seeking FT Custodian.

Responsibilities: cleaning, event setup & light main-tenance.Requirements : ability to operate cleaning equip., work independent-ly & safely lift up to 70 lbs. please contact:rthurlow@

allsaintschurch.com.

CDLC Preschool Director Prince of Peace

Lutheran ChurchCDLC Preschool has been providing outstanding early childhood education for over 40 years, serving nearly 200 children in half day or full day preschool sessions. We are seeking an Interim Director to main-tain continuity and provide input as we are in the midst of a visioning process for the church. This is a 2 year position – & may be longer depending on the candi-date & final direction from our vision process. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of experience in early childhood education. Job description at: www.popmn.org/employment Cover letter and resume: [email protected]

theadspider.comDental lab in Farmington seeking experienced CustSvc Lead. Must have a min 3-5yrs exp in Cust Svc leadership. [email protected]

DOMESTIC OPERATIONSDomestic Customer ser-vice position, in Burnsville. Duties include data entry, clerical support, monitor-ing shipments, process documents, problem solv-ing. Experience in the Freight Forwarding cargo shipping business, pre-

ferred. Send resume to: [email protected]

Metal Stamper looking for FT- Setup/Operator. 2 yr. min. exp. required.

Paid holidays, P.T.O., Medi-cal, Dental Ins. email:

[email protected]. or call: 952-469-5733

5510 Full-time

Finish CarpentersSchwieters Co. is hiring.

Great Benefits! Year round work throughout the metro

area. 612-328-3140 to schedule an interview.

Finishcarpenters.comEqual Employment

Opportunty

Md Concrete Finisher WANTED

•Looking for exp. (5 yr min) concrete finisher for South and East Metro• Wages: $20 - $25 / hr. (DOE)• Must be a leader, self-motivated; & takes pride in work.• Must be willing to work long hrs & Saturdays (avg. 50-60 hrs/wk)* If not an experienced finisher, please don’t ap-ply.

Please call 952-985-5516 or 651-473-7345

METRO PAVING INC.

Paving Company located in Rogers Mn.

Now Hiring:Asphalt

Paving Foreman

must have (3) years miniumum experience.

Good Pay & Benefits. New Company Pickup

Please call Julie 763-428-4121

or email [email protected]

Need a Help Wanted Classified Ad???

... I can help! Call 952-846-2003 or Email: judy.johnson

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5510 Full-time

New Horizon Academy in RICHFIELD

(located in the Best Buy Corp Buildings) is now accepting resumes for a TODDLER Teacher! Ap-plicants must be lead teacher qualified under MN Rule 3. Previous expe-rience & 2-4 year degree in ECE or related field. 401K, health, dental and life in-surance, a positive and re-warding work environment and much more! For more information contact Aimee at 612-272-5437 or submit

your resume to:[email protected] E.O.E.

NOW HIRINGSECURITY OFFICERS

$10.00 - $12.50/hr.Must be at least 18, have HS diploma or GED, & clean criminal record. Must be avail. 2nd & 3rd shifts We will train the right people!

Please apply online at:www.securitasjobs.com

Questions: Call Amy at (763) 287-6606

Securitas Security ServicesEOE

ZKarlo Inc., an online retailer, is seeking full-time team members for product testing, inven-tory and minor repair. No experience neces-sary. Starting pay $10/hr. Submit resume to [email protected]

5520 Part-time

HOUSECLEANERS$12-$14/Hour Starting

15-30 hrs/weekMorning & early afternoonSouth metro area. Car req’d

KDS Cleaning Inc. Email resume to:

[email protected] call 952-831-5178

Now Hiring: Book Processors

& ShelversPT and On Call

Attention to detail req. Friendly, casual

environ. Day & evening hours, ending by 8pm! For job description or

to apply go to www.mackin.

com–Employment Or apply in person at: Mackin Educational

Resources 3505 Co. Rd. 42 W.

Burnsville, MN 55306 M-Fri 9am-4pm


Community Living Options,

Seeking motivated people to implement

programs &community integration.

Starting pay $11.05

FT/PT & Relief avail. 651-237-1087

or www.clo-mn.com


5540 Healthcare

Insurance Billing FT 8a-5p M-F Peds/Allgy, prev. exp. req. w/Ins claims/coding. Email:

[email protected]

Regency Home HealthCare

is seeking part time and full time overnight, day, evening and weekend RN/LPNs to provide ser-vices to ventilator depen-dant and complex clients in private homes in the Hastings, Farmington, New Brighton, Maplewood, White Bear Lake, and St. Paul areas. Must have great attention to detail, strong problem solving skills, ex-cellent communication skills, and strong clinical skills. Current MN nursing license and CPR required. If interested please submit online application at

www.regencyhhc.com or fax resume attn: Brittni

@ 651-488-4656. EOE

5560 Seasonal Hiring

Warehouse Laborers-Burnsville -Multiple-

Seasonal - Crown Rental Inc. Perfect for college stu-dent. Must be at least 18 yrs old. Job demands: load/unload trucks, set up/tear down of events & clean-ing equipment. Require-ments: Able to lift approx. 70 lbs. Pass Co. drug screen physical and have reliable transport. Email [email protected] refer to job posting: Party2015. Stop & fill out app:1580 Cliff Rd E.

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Regent’s Point, a planned 76-home development at County Road 46 and Johnny Cake Ridge Road. Hamann-Roland also pointed to development in Apple Valley’s Central Vil-lage district, where construc-tion of Gabella Apartments, 196 market-rate, luxury-style apartments, is now

underway, with completion expected in early 2016. Following her address, Hamann-Roland recognized Tyus Jones, the 2014 Apple Valley High School gradu-ate who recently led Duke University to the NCAA basketball championship, in a ceremony that saw April 22 proclaimed “Tyus Jones Day” in the city of Apple Valley.

A horse-drawn carriage then transported Jones and others from the Senior Cen-ter to nearby Apple Valley High School, for another recognition ceremony in the school’s gymnasium attend-ed by students and staff.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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the Lyndale Avenue boat landing just east of the bridge. They were met by a pair of MnDOT officials and Burnsville Mayor Eliza-beth Kautz. The bridge has structural failures, the mayor said. “I do not want to see ... another bridge going down,” she said. “The legislators need to find a way to get this done early. It’s OK for now. But we don’t know. Not one of us know whether it will be OK next year.” MnDOT wants to see “a transportation bill come out that allows us to advance this bridge” ahead of 2019

or 2020, said Scott McBride, metro district engineer. The bridge, which will turn 60 years old in 2019, has reached the end of its useful life, McBride said. The replacement project is estimated at $172.8 mil-lion. The bridge has three northbound lanes and four southbound lanes, includ-ing a MnPASS lane. The new bridge will gain a north-bound MnPASS lane, Mc-Bride said. It will include a bike and pedestrian trail. Also planned is raising the grade of the freeway along the river bottom in Burnsville to prevent flooding. In some years, MnDOT has to build

a dike in the river bottom. “This will be a 75-plus-year bridge when we get done,” McBride said. Move MN says it is a coalition of more than 200 elected officials, commu-nities, organizations, as-sociations and businesses dedicated to fixing the state’s transportation problem. Other co-authors of the Republican bridge funding bill are Reps. Jon Koznick, of Lakeville, Tony Albright, of Prior Lake, and Bob Vo-gel, of New Market.

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

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she believed people would abduct him into child pornography and she would be unable to save him. Her mental state was part of the trial. According to newspaper ac-counts, judges repeatedly refused to accept her guilty pleas because of concerns regarding her mental health. When the court found her com-petent on May 31, 2002, she quickly fired her court-appointed attorney and pleaded guilty in June. Doug said she refused represen-tation from an attorney they had hired, and so the attorney instead helped the family understand the process. He also escorted them through little-known courthouse en-trances to avoid questions from the press. Donna was sentenced to 37 years in prison and will be 86 years old be-fore she is eligible for parole. A committed Christian, Doug said he lived for about a year gripped with negative emotions to-ward Donna that drove him to seek answers in the Bible. He said his study led him to con-clude he needed to hand the whole situation and his emotions over to God, so Doug could be a “father and a parent and a man who doesn’t harbor that resentment.” “I’ve had to let go of the pain and the grief and the way that I began to understand how to do that was by offering forgiveness,” Doug said. He expressed those feelings in a letter to Donna in 2004, and brought their mom, Dorothy Anderson, to visit Donna in prison in 2010. The mom and daughter recon-ciled before Dorothy’s death in No-vember 2011. (Their father had died in 1987.) With his wife Deb Anderson, Doug has continued a relationship with Donna, visiting her annually in recent years. Doug has also learned a lot about mental illness and is embarking on a summer adventure to help raise pub-lic awareness about it. He is one of about 20 people reg-istered to join with Tom Mork of Lakeville for “Tom’s Big Ride,” July 6-Aug. 13, a bicycle trip intended to highlight mental health issues and help erase the stigma encapsulating such illnesses. Tom and Jeanne Mork’s daugh-ter, Christine, was diagnosed with bipolar after she was hospitalized following a significant psychiatric episode in which she threatened self-harm in 2010.

Christine is 26 and successfully working in Lakeville, Tom said. She also owns an online business, sell-ing custom-designed headbands and clothing on an Etsy site. “That has been a great outlet for her creative side,” said Tom, a Lake-ville banker. “She’s doing well.” Tom’s Big Ride is meticulously planned by Jeanne. Organized into segments between two to six days, riders of every ability can decide when and where they desire to join for all or part of the 2,100-mile, 39-day bicycle trip along scenic back roads along the Mississippi River from Louisiana to Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota. All participants are required to raise $1,000 that will be donated to the National Alliance on Mental Ill-ness. Doug, a close friend of Tom’s, is on board for the entire ride and is hoping it will contribute to a feeling in society that people do not have to be embarrassed about seeking help for mental health issues. Tom has a blog on his “tomsbi-gride.org” website, where Doug has shared his experiences and thoughts about mental illness, Donna’s ac-tions, faith and forgiveness. At Doug’s request, Donna edited the posts and approved of their pub-lication. “These past 12 years have been a journey which began at a point of deep despair,” Doug wrote. “Don-na’s thinking had a tragic outcome in Stephen’s passing, for which she was facing serious consequences. Life as my family had known it changed forever. But today, my mes-sage is one of HOPE. Through our faith, and the power of forgiveness and reconciliation, we are leading lives fulfilled.” He said Donna has come to faith in Jesus Christ, and is helping other women at the prison. Doug recently retired, and wrote that in this chapter of his life, he hopes “to be more open to share about mental health challenges in a way that can encourage healing, helpfulness, compassion, faith and a sense of community rather than shame or fear.” Tom agreed. “We believe only when we can talk about brain chemistry the same as we can about body chemistry will we have the stigma eliminated,” he said. For more information or to spon-sor the event, go to tomsbigride.org.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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Minnesota National Guard unit to help PawPADs Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs, a nonprof-it organization that provides trained assistance dogs to wounded warriors and oth-er persons with physical dis-abilities as well as diabetic alert dogs to people with diabetes, will benefit from those it helps to serve when some 50 soldiers from the 147th/247th Financial Man-agement Detachment of the Minnesota National Guard work at the nonprofit’s training center Sunday, May 3, as part of the community service drill weekend. This is the second time this Nation-al Guard Unit has devoted its efforts to PawPADs, the first time being in 2012. In addition to the Guard

members, Staff Sgt. Pat-rick Zeigler and PawPADs-trained service dog Ranger are expected to attend the work day. Zeigler, from Rochester, Minn., is a wounded war-rior shot in the mass shoot-ing at the Ft. Hood Army Base near Killeen, Texas, in 2009. He was shot four times and was given less than a 10 percent chance of survival. A shot to his head destroyed nearly 20 percent of his brain. Zeigler recently was awarded a Purple Heart for his injuries in the attack. Service dog Ranger per-forms such tasks for Zeigler as turning lights on and off, retrieving dropped or need-ed items (such as a phone),

picking up laundry and dropping it in a basket, and providing balance on stairs or while walking and stand-ing. PawPADs is currently processing applications for the next Partner Train-ing Camp to be held June. Those seeking an assistance dogs or diabetic alert dog can learn more about the application process, by visit-ing: www.pawpads.org/pro-cess. PawPADs Training Cen-ter is located at 9877 234th St. E., Lakeville. Call 612-643-5671 or visit www.Paw-PADs.org for more informa-tion.


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‘Music for the Soul’ South Metro Chorale presents “Music for the Soul” featuring Faure’s “Re-quiem” Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m., St. Richard’s Catholic Church, 7540 Penn Ave. S., Richfield; and 3 p.m. Sun-day, May 17, at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 N. Berens Road N.W., Prior Lake. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and se-niors. More information is at www.southmetrochorale.org.

Upgrades at Paragon Paragon Odyssey IMAX in Burnsville is adding lux-ury electric leather recliners for guests. The new recliners should be installed by the first showings of the latest Avengers movie at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 30. To accommodate the plush oversized recliners with footrests, the theater is being remodeled to double the space between rows. Guests will soon be able to purchase beer and wine at concession, in addition to the full service Mezz Bar & Lounge upstairs. For more information, visit www.paragontheaters.com.

Eagan Women of Note Eagan Women of Note present “Sights and Sto-ries,” a concert of melodies

and images that appeal to one’s inner child, at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at Peace Church, 2180 Glory Drive, Eagan. The choir is directed by Taylor Quinn. Tickets are $5 and are available from choir members or at the door. The event includes a drawing for a basket of children’s books. Women interested in joining the choir can visit www.eaganwomenofnote.org for information.

Silver Tea program Dakota County Library’s annual Silver Tea program is back for its 10th year with musical entertainment for adults age 55 and older. The performances are free. • Curtis and Loretta, folk musicians, 11 a.m. to noon or 1-2 p.m. Thursday, May 7, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rose-mount. Information: 651-480-1200. • Zachary Scot Johnson, songs from the ’50s to the ’70s, 1-2 p.m. or 2:30-3:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Space is limited. Informa-tion: 952-891-0300. • What is Jazz? with jazz musicians Joan Griffith and Ruth MacKenzie, 10:15-11:30 a.m. or 12:15-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, Heri-tage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. Space is limited. Information: 952-891-0360. • Leroy Larson and the Minnesota Scandinavian

Ensemble, 2-3 p.m. Thurs-day, May 14, Wescott Li-brary, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-450-2900. • Paul Imholte, the “mu-sical stringman,” 2:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, Farmington Library, 508 Third St., Farmington. In-formation: 651-438-0250. • Switched at Birth, blue-grass, 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 20, Gal-axie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Refresh-ments beginning at 10:30 a.m. Information: 952-891-7045. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library.

Teen Lit Con is May 9 Teens and other young adult readers can hear fa-vorite authors including E. Lockhart, Gayle Forman and Gene Luen Yang speak at the Twin Cities Teen Lit Con on May 9 at Henry Sibley High School, 1897 Delaware Ave., Mendota Heights. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Participants will discover what it takes to be an author at writing workshops, try their hand at slam poetry and group story creation, and learn what editors look for when searching for that special story to publish. Teen Lit Con is free, but author books will be avail-able for sale and for sign-ing. More information is at http://teenlitcon.com.

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Auditions The Front Porch Players will hold auditions for a sum-mer melodrama from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, and Wednes-day, May 6. The play, part of the Rosemount Area Arts Council’s second annual Art Blast, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. June 23 in the Central Park amphitheater. Roles available for three men ages 20-60, and four women ages 15-60. Auditions will be on a first-come, first-seen basis. Au-dition location to be determined – check http://rosemountarts.com for the location and more information. Call Keith at 651-261-1954 with questions.

Books SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation informa-tion, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. In-formation: 651-688-0365.

Dance The Ballet Narnia, present-ed by Twin Cities Ballet of Min-nesota, 7 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 10, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $18-$34 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-982-2787.

Events Legion Landslide with Revolution Wrestling Alliance, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2, Rose-mount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave., Rosemount. Family-friendly “live” pro wrestling event. Cost: $12 adults, $8 kids 10 and under. Information: 651-423-3380. Chrysler Muscle Cars Club, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Sports Clips, 17440 Ken-wood Trail, Lakeville. Free. Infor-mation: 952-435-0010. Taste of Lakeville by the Lakeville Rotary Foundation, 5-9 p.m. Thursday, May 14, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holy-oke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $35 in advance, $45 the day of the event. Information: https://www.tasteoflakeville.org. World War II Weekend, May 16-17, Dakota City Heri-tage Village, 4008 220th St., on the fairgrounds in Farmington. Admission: $8 with a nonperish-able food donation, $10 without. World War II veterans and chil-dren 5 and younger are free. In-formation: www.dakotacity.org.

Exhibits “Turning Twenty” quilt show by the Dakota County Star Quilters runs through May 8 at the Dakota County Historical Society, 130 Third Ave. N., South St. Paul. Information: www.dako-tacountystarquilters.org. “Committed,” an exhibit by abstract painter Lisa Anderson, is on display May 13 to June 14

at Ames Center, 12900 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville.

Music Water For People benefit concert featuring Big Bob and the High Rollers, 7:30 p.m. Satur-day, May 2, Bogart’s Event Cen-ter, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Silent auction and raffles available. Tickets: $10. Informa-tion: http://www.mnawwa.org/. 7Days, a capella group, 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 8, Rosemount Community Center. Part of the Rosemount Area Arts Council’s “An Evening of Jazz” series. Tickets: $7 at www.rosemoun-tarts.com. Information: John Loch at 952-255-8545. Eagan Men’s Chorus spring concert, 7:30 p.m. Sat-urday, May 9, at Christ Lutheran Church, 1930 Diffley Road, Ea-gan. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 stu-dents; available from any chorus member. The concert will be fol-lowed by light refreshments. All are welcome. “A Spring Quodlibet,” pre-sented by the Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, Black Box Theatre, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $5-$20 at the box office, Ticket-master.com or by phone at 800-982-2787. “Rumours and Dreams: The Music of Fleetwood Mac,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 15, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holy-oke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $27 in advance (www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com), $30 at the door. Information: 952-985-4640. Willie Nelson and Family, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 16, Mystic Lake. Tickets: $49-$59. Informa-tion: 952-496-6563, mysticlake.com. Eagan Women of Note “Sights and Stories” concert, 4 p.m. Sunday, May 17, Peace Church, 2180 Glory Drive, Ea-gan. Tickets: $5.

Theater “An Enchanted Evening: A Rodgers & Hammerstein Revue,” presented by the Prior Lake Players, 7:30 p.m. May 1-2 at Glendale United Methodist Church, 13550 Glendale Road, Savage. Tickets: $12. Informa-tion: www.plplayers.org. “Oliver,” presented by The Play’s the Thing Productions, 7:30 p.m. May 1-2 and 8-9, and 2 p.m. May 3 and 10, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $13. In-formation: 952-985-4640. “Mom! A New Musical,” presented by Chameleon The-atre Circle, May 7-10, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $22 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-982-2787.

Workshops/classes/other Artist Study: Vincent van Gogh with Robert Najlis, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, May 2, 9 and 16, Eagan Art House. Bring your own supplies. Painting experience re-quired. Cost: $98. To register,

call Eagan Parks & Recreation at 651-675-5500. Marketing for Artists, 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, Ea-gan Art House. Presented by Springboard for the Arts. Cost: $10. To register, call Eagan Parks & Recreation at 651-675-5500. Sew Together offers social sewing and quilting events with a focus on creativity and fun. Designed for beginners but with enough options for experienced quilters. Next event is a full day retreat Saturday, May 9, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Moonshine Park in Eagan. Information: www.SewTogetherGathering.com or [email protected] or Brenda at 651-402-7544. Clay Imagery with Jerri Ned-dermeyer, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, June 7, Eagan Art House. Explore slip image transfer and create mono-prints with gelatin on clay. Pre-vious clay experience required. Cost: $55, includes supplies, but not glaze and firing. To register, call Eagan Parks & Recreation at 651-675-5500. International Festival of Burnsville Planning Commit-tee: Get involved with the July 2015 festival; choose from en-tertainment, marketing, publicity, sponsorships, and general event planning. Visit www.intlfest-burnsville.org or contact [email protected]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burns-ville. Information: www.christine-tierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art educa-tion through drawing and paint-ing. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; In-termediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Line dance classes for in-termediates, 1:30-4 p.m., week-ly schedule to be determined at American Legion, 14521 Grana-da Drive, Apple Valley, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833 for details. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Informa-tion: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

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Friday, May 1 Forever Wild Family Fri-day: Treasure Hunt, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. All ages. Find treasures hidden in the park using GPS units. Bring your own unit our borrow one from Lebanon Hills. Limited number available. Free. Reg-istration requested at http://parks.co.dakota.mn.us. Course number 5409.

Saturday, May 2 Waffle breakfast by the Lakeville North marching band, 8:30 a.m. to noon, in the LNHS Commons, 19600 Ipava Ave. All-you-can-eat Belgian waf-fles, sausages and beverages. Tickets: $8; age 5 and under free. Carry-outs available. Buy a ticket from a band member or purchase at the door. Citizens’ Climate Lobby

meeting, 9 a.m., Jo Jo’s Rise and Wine Cafe, 12501 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. Information: Debbie at 952-250-3320. Full Moon Hike for Adults, 7-9 p.m., Whitetail Woods Re-gional Park, 17100 Station Trail, Farmington. Cost: $8. Regis-tration required at http://parks.co.dakota.mn.us. Course num-ber 5415.

Tuesday, May 5 Nature Play Date, 10-11 a.m., Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. Explore the park and meet other families in-terested in getting their children outdoors. Wear appropriate clothes and shoes. Free for all ages. Children 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Thursday, May 7 Burnsville National Day of Prayer, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Val-ley Ridge Presbyterian Home, 1921 Burnsville Parkway W., Burnsville. All are welcome. In-

formation: http://events.nation-aldayofprayer.org/. Lakeville National Day of Prayer, 12-1 p.m., Lakeville City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. All are welcome. In-formation: http://events.nation-aldayofprayer.org/. Free divorce clinic, 1-4 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Get help with divorce paperwork using Minnesota I-Can. Pre-sented by the Dakota County Law Library, Legal Assistance of Dakota County, the Minne-sota Justice Foundation, and volunteer attorneys and law students. Registration required. Call 952-431-3200. Design on a Dime Fash-ion Show to benefit Neighbors Inc., 6 p.m., Historic Concord Exchange, South St. Paul. Fea-tures clothing from the Neigh-bors’ Clothes Closet. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 students, VIP tickets available. Information: www.neighborsmn.org/events/.


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Half-starved chil-dren pleading for gruel through song — it can only mean one thing. The much-loved stage musical “Oliver!” is com-ing to the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Lakeville-based The Play’s The Productions is presenting the classic song-and-dance show May 1-3 and 8-10. Dayna Railton, di-rector of “Oliver!” and founder of The Play’s The Thing, said the show’s memorable char-acters — Oliver, Fagin, the Artful Dodger and others — and the story’s universal appeal were what prompted her to select it for the theater troupe’s spring produc-tion. “I remember seeing

it as a little girl in the theater and I was blown away,” she said. “ ‘Oli-ver!’ has an energy all its own — the music, the choreography, the vivid characters are just won-derful.” The British musical based on the Charles Dickens novel “Oliver Twist” debuted in 1960 in London’s prestigious West End theater dis-trict, and was followed by successful long runs on Broadway. It was adapted into a film in 1968, and won six Acad-emy Awards the follow-ing year, including “Best Picture.” The Lakeville produc-tion, which has a cast of 60 actors ranging in age from 7 to about 70, fea-tures the show’s classic songs, including “Food, Glorious Food” and “As Long As He Needs Me.”

“Oliver!” is one of sev-eral musicals The Play’s The Thing has planned

in coming months. “An-nie: The Musical” will be presented in June at

Burnsville’s Mraz Cen-ter, and “Legally Blonde: The Musical” is set to

debut in early August at Prior Lake High School. Both “Annie” and “Legally Blonde” are through the musical summer camp program for children and teens organized by The Play’s The Thing and ISD 191 Community Education. Registration informa-tion for those camps is on the theater group’s website, www.childrens-theatretptt.com. And this fall, The Play’s The Thing has planned a production of “Jekyll & Hyde” at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Tickets for “Oliver!” are $13 and are available through the arts center’s website, www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com. Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

comes to Lakeville stage Musical runs this month at arts center

Courtland Shattuck of Burnsville and Joy Baumer of Lakeville are among the cast of “Oliver!” presented by The Play’s The Thing. (Photo submitted)

Repticon, a nationwide promoter of reptile and exotic animal expos, makes its inau-gural appearance May 23-24 at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Park-way. Repticon features vendors, breeders and educators in a family-oriented, fun-filled event. The expo brings thousands of reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, spiders and small exotic animals to area enthusiasts. Top breeders and vendors will offer animals, merchandise, cages, supplies, live and frozen feeders and more. Free seminars and raffles will be offered. Doors open at 10 a.m. Saturday, closing at 5 p.m. On Sunday, the show hours are 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. At the door, tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 5-12, and children under 5 are admitted free. VIP and advance tickets may be purchased at http://www.repticon.com/minneapolis.html. (Photo submitted)

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“Ole’s Last Bow,” a new musical com-edy about an old-time Scandinavian vaudeville troupe, is set to play the Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter on Saturday, May 16. Written by Peter Hol-brook and directed by Randy Winkler, the mu-sical opens its Twin Cit-ies “mini tour” on May 1 in Maple Grove, with shows in Chaska and Mahtomedi before the final performance of the tour in Lakeville. The show is set in 1959 and follows Ole Ivarrson, a former Swed-ish vaudeville star, who faints outside a seedy burlesque house that was once a popular immi-grant theater. While he is unconscious, he dreams he is backstage, leading his old troupe through their repertoire of popu-lar songs and comic rou-tines. “The idea for ‘Ole’s Last Bow’ was perco-lating for a long time,” said Holbrook. “Partly it was an excuse to per-form some funny old vaudeville songs, some of which I first heard sung by Anne Charlotte-Harvey at the old Snoose Boulevard festivals of the 1970s. “But I also wanted to remind people that there

Vaudeville with a Nordic accent

“Ole’s Last Bow” features a variety of songs from the vaudeville era, along with origi-nal compositions. The story is loosely based on the life of Hjalmar Peterson, a famous Swedish vaudeville performer of the early 20th century. (Photo submitted)

is much more to Scandi-navian culture than Ole and Lena jokes, lutefisk and hotdish.” Holbrook said he wanted to emphasize the strong theatrical tradi-tion of Scandinavian-Americans dating back to the 1850s. “This is an aspect of our grandparents and great-grandparents lives that most of us know nothing about,” he said. “That’s a shame, because I believe knowing where you come from gives you a much truer picture of who you are now.” The songs in “Ole’s

Last Bow” are mostly sung in English, though the show features several old Scandinavian favor-ites, including “Niko-lina” and “Hälsa dem Därhemma.” “There are even a couple of opportunities for the audience to sing along, if they feel so in-clined,” Holbrook said. Tickets for the Lakev-ille show are $18. More information is at www.oleslastbow.com

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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