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A political food fi ghtThose on both sides of the school lunch debate should offer specifics on goals, expectations and alternatives.

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Campaign carnivalUnderdog Productions takes a look at the carnivalization of political campaigns with its musical “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.”

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Let the fall games beginArea sports squads started the fall season this week with a full slate of games throughout Apple Valley.

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Football fi elds vandalizedThree local high school’s practice fields were damaged last weekend when vandals drove a vehicle or vehicles over the fields.

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Rescued from the brink of death Heart attack survivor Michelle Olson returns to Apple Valley to thank emergency responders

State senator returns to the airwaves

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

When Michelle Olson counts her blessings these days, chief among them is the fact her heart attack occurred in the Twin Cit-ies and not on her family’s farm in rural Alexandria. On March 1, Olson, her hus-band and granddaughter stopped at the Arby’s restaurant in Apple Valley for a bite to eat before heading to the airport for a flight to Arizona. During the meal, Olson be-came unresponsive and fell to the ground, going into sudden car-diac arrest. “We live two and a half hours away on a small farm out in the middle of nowhere,” said Olson. “If it had happened there, I prob-ably wouldn’t be here.” As the frightening incident unfolded, Kathy Bruhn, general manager at Arby’s, called 911 as Olson’s husband began perform-ing CPR and a restaurant patron

helped render care. Apple Valley police officer Tara Becker was the first officer on the scene, and administered an automated external defibrillator. She was soon joined by Allina paramedics and members of the Apple Valley Fire Department, who worked to stabilize Olson and ready her for transport to Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Things were looking up as the ambulance brought Olson to the hospital. “She was conscious and she had decent vitals,” recounted Lt. Steve Schendel of the Apple Val-ley Fire Department, who held Olson’s hand on the ambulance ride to Abbott Northwestern. Olson has since recovered from the heart attack. A sixth-grade teacher, she said she plans to re-turn to teaching this fall. She was back in Apple Valley last week to thank the people who

Local man extradited for 1983 murder

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


A Dakota County married father of two has been extradited to Texas, charged with the 1983 stabbing death of San Antonio business-man Francisco “Frank” Narvaez. Lakeville police as-sisted Texas authorities in arresting Robert Ar-chie Otteson at his home Aug. 12 after a Texas grand jury issued an in-dictment against him Aug. 7. Otteson was booked into the Denton County Jail in Texas on Friday, Aug. 22 on a murder charge and issued $300,000 bail, according to jail records. Authorities say they matched DNA found on Otteson’s shirt to that of evi-dence left at the scene, according to a Dakota County criminal complaint. Otteson has lived in Lakeville’s Kilkenny Pond housing addition area since 1997, according to Dakota County property records. The home is in the city of Lakeville but has a Farmington ad-dress and is located in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. Narvaez, 42, was found stabbed 35 times in his chest, hands, face, back and neck at a Denton, Texas, Holiday Inn on Sept. 30, 1983, the complaint stated.

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Minnesota state Sen. Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville, is back on the air weekdays in a prime drive-time slot, from 5-7 p.m. on Clear Channel’s KTLK AM 1130. The second-term Re-publican senator and ranking minority member said listeners can expect an insider’s perspective of politics, election coverage, national news and sports. “I’m going to try to talk about the things that regular folks are talking about,” said Thompson, an attorney whose Senate district includes Lakeville

and Farmington. His first show aired Aug. 25, and is slated to run through Novem-ber’s election, but may stay on longer if it gains a strong following, accord-ing to Andrew Lee, executive producer for AM 1130, Lee said Thompson was “the first person who popped into mind” when the station began seeking a host to fill the spot va-cated by radio host Jason Lewis who quit his show July 31 to run his Libertar-ian website, Galt.io. Thompson was pur-sued for the position, said

Lee, because he possesses “a good common sense, conservative ap-proach” to issues. “His perspective just really reso-nates with our core audience,” Lee said. “Dave has a

history in talk radio. He has a following and he’s always been very popular. We’re excited to have Dave on the air.” Thompson said he was happy to be invited to re-turn to radio. He spent almost eight years on the air at KSTP Radio before being fired without expla-nation in 2009. “I was never given a

specific reason,” Thomp-son said. “But it wasn’t too long after that they transitioned into a sports station.” On his new show, Thompson’s first guest was former Minnesota Vi-kings linebacker Pete Ber-cich, now an analyst with Minnesota Vikings’ Radio Network. Guests since were to include major state can-didates U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville; Re-publican U.S. Senate can-didate Mike McFadden and Republican guberna-torial candidate Jeff John-son. Thompson was among several Republican can-

didates seeking the gu-bernatorial endorsement that eventually went to Johnson to challenge Gov. Mark Dayton this fall. Thompson said he intends to have Dayton on the show as well, and welcomes people of all po-litical stripes to engage in conversation. “I don’t view this po-sition as pontificater, but a conversationalist,” Thompson said. “The greatest compliment I could get is for someone to say I listen to Dave and he sounds like a regular guy.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

The Dave Thompson show starts on AM 1130

Apple Valley police officer Tara Becker, left, receives thanks on Aug. 21 from Michelle Olson, who suffered a heart attack at the Apple Valley Arby’s restaurant in March. Becker, who was the first officer to arrive on the scene and administered a defibrillator, was one of several people credited with helping to save Olson’s life. (Photo by Andrew Miller)

Katy Perry lights up Skateville

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


Pop superstar Katy Perry slow-danced Aug. 21 with an inflatable green alien — a gift from Skat-eville, the venerable Burns-ville roller rink that hosted a birthday party that night for Kacey Musgraves, the opening act on Perry’s cur-rent concert tour. “Gettin’ our 8th grade on,” is how Musgraves, a 26-year-old country sing-er, put it in a post-party Tweet. Perry, who headlined at the Target Center Aug. 22 on her Prismatic World Tour, arrived at Skatev-ille at about 8 p.m., a half hour after Musgraves, co-owner Jason McKenzie said. The recent Rolling Stone magazine cover girl brought a regal air into the building but was all about the fun, according to McKenzie. Perry wore “light-up shoes that would knock your socks off,” he said,

Private party for pop stars kept

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Katy Perry, holding inflatable alien, was photographed with Skateville employees. (Photo courtesy of Skateville)

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KIDSPO to returnSecond annual event aims to connect

families with resources, fun by Tad Johnson

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

In an effort to provide fami-lies with a day of fun, food and making connections, the sec-ond annual KIDSPO Kids & Family Expo will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Eagan Community Center. KIDSPO, which is orga-nized by Sun Thisweek, the Dakota County Tribune and Sun Current, aims to give fami-lies a chance to take part in a wide range of activities, watch live entertainment and learn about the organizations and businesses that can help them get the most out of their busy lives. “Last year’s event was such a great forum for kids to run around and play and for par-ents to learn about some great programs and resources in their area,” said Krista Jech, ECM Publishers marketing and events manager. “I talked to several parents who said they had already been there for hours, with no end time in sight.” With more than 50 local ex-hibitors filling the space, par-ents can learn about organiza-tions that focus on education, health and after-school activi-ties. This year’s presenting spon-sor, Justin Kukowski Center, will have representatives talk-ing about integrative thera-pies for mind and body. The center’s approach to wellness focuses on counseling tech-niques, which are combined with alternative and comple-mentary medicine. Its goal is to connect one’s mind, body and spirit, for total wellness. Gold sponsors Primrose Schools and Christian Heri-tage Academy will offer infor-mation about children’s care and education from birth to eighth grade. Silver sponsors Valley Natu-ral Foods, Ballet Royale and Twin Cities Ballet, US Federal Credit Union, Fairview Pediat-

rics and Minnesota Orthodon-tics will cover a range of family topics such as healthy eating, activity and living and finan-cial advice. Exhibitor booths and spon-sorships are being sold through Aug. 29. For more information, con-tact Krista Jech at 952-392-6835 or [email protected]. Singing up to be an exhibitor or sponsor includes pre-event marketing on the kidspomn.com website and full color ad-vertising space in a special sec-tion that will be distributed to 80,000 homes and business in Dakota County and southern Bloomington.

Activities Filling the Community Cen-ter’s 80,000-square-foot gym will be carnival games, inflata-bles, a DJ, face painting, tem-porary tattoos and The Works Museum of Bloomington’s en-gineering and art activities. The more than 50 exhibitors will have games, drawings and demonstrations in their booths throughout the day. The Blast, the community center’s indoor playground, will be open for free during the five-hour event. There will be lunch and snack options at the Green Mill booth and Eagan Community Center concession area.

KidsID The Cataract Lodge of Bloomington will be hosting the KidsID and Take 25 Pro-gram. KidsID aims to help law enforcement officials track a lost child through digital fin-gerprints, voice recording and photo; height and weight infor-mation; cheek swab (for DNA); computer disc and laminated ID cards. This is free for families, but there are a limited number of slots available. People can sign up children at kidpsomn.com by clicking on the Activities tab and Kid-sID Program link.

KIDSPO Kids & Family Expo 2013 offered a wide range of educational activites for children and adults, including a chance to learn about health care and other aspects of leading a active life. (File photo)

On Stage The KIDSPO stage has some acts returning from 2013, as well as some new performances. Watch for this year’s lineup, including performance times, in the coming weeks. The first 400 children through the door will each receive a free ticket to the Science Museum of Minnesota. Kidspomn.com has rules and details about the give-away. Admission to KIDSPO is free, but some carnival activi-ties will require tickets (50 cents each on the day of the event) or unlimited play wristbands. The Activities page at kid-spomn.com has a complete list of games. Wristbands can be purchased in advance for $7 starting Sept. 1 by going online to kidspomn.com or $10 at the door. The Eagan Community Cen-ter, 1501 Central Parkway, is lo-cated off Pilot Knob Road be-tween I-494 and I-35E.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Last year’s KIDSPO included a chance for children of all ages to test their fancy footwork during a giant Dance Dance Revolution play area. (File photo)

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Vandals damage high school’s football fields by Laura Adelmann


Three of Lakeville South High School’s five practice football fields sustained significant damage last weekend after vandals drove a ve-hicle or vehicles over the fields swerving and spin-ning donuts that created ruts in the groomed turf. The damage occurred sometime between when the last game concluded on one of the fields at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, and 6:30 a.m. Mon-day, Aug. 26, when the damage was discovered by school groundskeep-ers. Lakeville Area School District spokeswoman Linda Swanson said Lakeville police have opened an investigation into the matter, and the district will seek damages from those responsible. “It really makes me

sick,” Swanson said. “It makes me really sad be-cause it was so inten-tional. It makes me sad for the whole commu-nity and especially for the football program.” Larry Thompson, Lakeville South head football coach, called the situation “frustrating.” “I’ve never seen any-one come and damage a field like that,” he said. Lakeville South Activ-ities Director Neil Strad-er said teams with players in grades seventh grade through varsity level use the fields, and officials are scrambling to relocate team practices and games on the two remaining fields. “I’m beyond frustrat-ed because our grounds crew has worked really hard to get these fields to where they were on Sun-day,” Strader said. “The fields were in the best shape since we opened

the building in 2005.” He said the damage has rendered the fields unsafe for games, but they can conduct con-trolled practices on them not using the full length of the field. He predicted they will not be ready for games again until next spring. Strader said they have to remove sod, fill in ruts and determine if they will seed or sod. He said they are con-sidering opening a prac-tice field that is rarely used because it is so far from the school building. Tracks on the field in-dicate the vandals drove a small truck or all-terrain vehicle. Strader said he hopes whoever did the damage is caught and will help re-store the fields. “I feel very violated,” Strader said. “I’ve never had my home broken into, but this is our home

Lakeville South High School football practice fields were vandalized by some kind of motorized vehicle, causing enough damage to close the fields to games for the season. (Photo submitted)

here. So much is invested in what we do here, it rips your stomach out.” Anyone with informa-

tion about the crime is asked to contact Officer Thor Howe at 952-232-3336 or Strader at 952-

232-3321. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Police nab shoplifter days after outlet mall opens A few days after Twin Cities Premium Out-lets celebrated its grand opening, police nabbed a known shoplifter at-tempting to take advan-tage of five-finger dis-counts. Cornelius Windfield Walker, 33, was charged on Aug. 20 with possession of shoplift-ing gear, a felony, and gross misdemean-or theft. According to the criminal complaint, Eagan police were notified that Walker, a known shoplifter, was at the new outlet mall. Walker and a woman were seen carry-ing large Nike bags that were full of mer-

chandise into a kitchen store. The couple then left the store with a coffee maker. The two walked to Walker’s car, dropped off the items and returned to the mall. Eagan police confirmed with employ-ees at the kitchen store that no coffee makers by that brand had been sold in the past 15 minutes. Walker and the woman were arrested and police found stolen merchandise val-ued at $705 in Walker’s car. They also discovered a shopping bag lined with foil, which is used to pass mer-chandise through security sensors with-out tripping the alarm. Walker has been convicted of theft or burglary numerous times during the last 15 years, police said.

— Jessica Harper

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Farmington man indicted in $1.2M coin fraud scheme A 53-year-old Farm-ington man was indicted in U.S. District Court on Aug. 6 with 16 counts of mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud for allegedly devising an elaborate coin fraud scheme and defraud-ing victims of more than $1 million. Dennis Charles Hel-mer, aka Jeff Jones, Mr. Diamond and Dennis Dia-mond, allegedly conducted the scheme from Novem-ber 2009 to December 2013 when he operated Whole-sale Assets Worldwide LLC, which engaged in appraising, buying, selling, and trading of coins and precious metals. According to the indict-ment, Helmer contacted individuals, many of whom were elderly, and persuaded them to send him money, coins and precious metals based on his false promises to provide money or coins

in return. Helmer allegedly inten-tionally misled customers about the size and stability of his business, including providing them with copies of a false “Dun and Brad-street Credibility Report,” and stating that WAW had 75 employees and $500 mil-lion in annual revenue. Court documents say Helmer’s business received more than $1.2 million in coins, precious metals and cash from victims. Instead of fulfilling their orders, Helmer sold many of the coins and used customers’ money and proceeds from those sales to fulfill other orders, make payments to other customers, pay his own personal expenses, and attempt to fund start-up costs for another company, Smoke Shack Inc., which claimed to need $9.2 mil-lion to launch on a start-up company website.

Helmer allegedly at different times used vari-ous aliases, including Jeff Jones, in an attempt to hide his prior criminal charges for similar conduct in both Dakota and Hennepin counties. In November 2013, when Helmer learned that WAW was under investi-gation, he moved his coin fraud operation to Florida. In January 2014, Helmer formed Best Price Inter-national LLC and contin-ued to operate his scheme to defraud customers, this time under the aliases of Mr. Diamond and Dennis Dimon. He was found guilty of felony theft by swindle over $35,000 in Hennepin County court related to May 2006 and March 2008 charges, for which he was ordered to pay $83,000 in restitution to be taken from prison earnings.


Wills is genuine To the editor: State Rep. Anna Wills has represented House District 57B, which in-cludes Rosemount, Coates and part of Apple Valley, since she was first elected in 2012, and she is running for a second term. Wills was born and raised in Minnesota and lives in Apple Valley with her husband. She comes from a large family where she worked in the fam-ily business. She attended Northwestern College and has worked in the restaurant industry and in-home care service. Her ideals come from these experiences, including her passion for the youth and their education and con-cern for small businesses. I know her from personal experiences as an honest and humble person who genuinely listens to peo-ple’s concerns. As a wom-an, I appreciate her caring

nature and willingness to go the extra mile for help-ing her constituents. Wills first became in-volved in politics as a teenager, volunteering for several candidates and the Republican Party. She worked at the Minnesota Legislature before decid-ing to run for office. She stands up for what she believes in, fights for her constituents in our dis-trict, and shares our val-ues. I urge you to vote for Wills on Nov. 4.

MARGARET MINEGARApple Valley

Health care is no laughing matter To the editor: The political ads have been running on TV for over a month now and it’s only August. You prob-ably have seen the humor-

ous Mike McFadden ad that we’re supposed to laugh out loud after every line. “When you have six kids, it’s called a budget. When his son needed to have his stitches removed, Mike decided to remove them himself, because he was too cheap to pay a medical provider to do so. Then just as soon as he can get to Washington, he will sack Obamacare.” No one knows more about living within their means than someone earning minimum wage or someone who must visit the food shelves regularly to feed their families. And just what is so funny about 50 million Americans not having access to afford-able health care? For the first time in our history all Americans (if their state allows) now have access to affordable health care. The Tea/Republican party has fought the Af-fordable Care Act every step of the way and lost.

Now they spend millions of taxpayers (yours and mine) dollars trying to destroy the ACA little by little in the courts. I un-derstand their plan may be different than ours but while we wait for them to tell us what their plan is, nothing else gets done. If you believe that sack-ing the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, and sending everyone across state lines to purchase their health care insurance will insure these 50 million Americans and keep costs under control for the rest of us, then I have a bridge to sell you. Me? I’m voting for someone who intends to do their job when they get to Washington, D.C. Someone who will work hard on making any neces-sary changes and improv-ing the Affordable Care Act. This is something that gives access to affordable health care to all Ameri-cans. I want someone who will represent the people and not the big dollar lob-byist and special interest. Al Franken definitely will get my vote.

GARY ANDERSONApple Valley

Mental health resources need a guide To the editor: People struggling with mental health issues — especially those who feel they’re unable to manage and cope on their own — are encouraged to seek professional help. Talking with family and friends about their struggles can be beneficial, but if that

proves insufficient then other steps need to be tak-en. But what if a person (I’ll use the term “consum-er” for the remainder of this letter) is unable or un-willing to seek professional help? What options remain after consumers have ob-tained professional help in the past and it’s yielded few, zero, or negative re-sults? Professional help is no guarantee. Doctors are not gods, and doctors do not claim to be gods. When we tell consumers that help and treatment is available, that they simply have to ask, it implies that they are likely to receive effective treatment from profession-als. This is sometimes not the case, and their feelings of disillusionment may prevent them from seeking help in the future. I am a consumer. In the last 20 years, I have seen seven psychiatrists and seven trained therapists (seven, to the best of my recollection). The opin-ions in this letter and the following suggestions are based on that experience. I will also draw on what I’ve learned from talking to other consumers, and reading Internet blogs and message forums where they’ve written about their treatment experiences. In order to improve the mental health system, en-couraging consumers to share their experience is necessary. We should help those who believe they have received ineffective treatment to feel comfort-able enough to share their thoughts about it — they are a demographic who are less likely to publicly provide feedback than the many consumers who have

had “positive” outcomes. What we learn from lis-tening to consumers is al-ways beneficial to improv-ing current “merchandise.” Without analyzing differ-ing points of view and by omitting factors from the discussion we are doing a disservice to those we’d like to help, people who have placed their trust in us (non-consumers) and believe we have their best interests at heart. I under-stand that no one wants to speak of things that may potentially “discourage” a consumer from getting help — I’m aware that talking about the “S” word often creates controversy; however, little progress can be obtained by silence, and ignoring relevant and cru-cial information isn’t con-ducive to opening doors or forming solutions. In the short term, a list of resources should be compiled and made widely accessible and easy to find, e.g., a website, a blog, and a “flyer” published peri-odically by the newspaper. Consumers should be pre-sented with many options to choose from. Options provide hope, and hope — in many cases — is the only force that has the ability to sustain someone strug-gling with mental health issues. Presently, most re-source directories and lists are incomplete, and some resources exist of which consumers aren’t aware. If an individual or a group wishes to consult with me on this issue, con-tact the newspaper to have your contact information relayed to me. The Na-tional Suicide Prevention

Letters

OpinionQuestions to ask in federal lunch standards debate

How to support seniors in your community

Can you believe it? School lunch is controversial. In this time of political extremes even the hot dog is at risk. The federal government, in an at-tempt to ensure healthy eating for our children, requires schools to serve meals with new and very specific requirements for reduced salt, required whole grains, required quantities of fruits and veg-etables, specified calorie levels for each age grouping, and low fat milk. Federal funding of the free and reduced lunches for school districts is dependent on com-pliance. Child nutrition staffs at some schools say the requirement is resulting in chil-dren throwing the fruit or vegetable in the garbage and reducing the number of students participating in the lunch pro-gram. They argue that the new require-ments are wasteful, difficult to imple-ment and should be delayed. Some schools argue that the calo-rie levels for older students are too low and that the high school athletes leave hungry. (Athletic power Wayzata High School, for one, has opted out of the fed-eral lunch program, but elementary and middle schools in the district will remain under the new federal standards.) U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, is one legislator who has championed the call for a delay.

Supporters of the requirements argue that large producers of school lunch products are behind the call for a delay. The school lunch program is a major market for food producers and the new requirements may take them out of the market, force a change in products and detract from the product’s student desir-ability. Do school lunches need to be health-ier? Can we affect the eating habits of children? Is the current law effective; and finally what do those who call for a delay offer as the alternate solution? Criticism is easier than problem solving and delay-ing a solution without specific steps and timelines is not to the betterment of our children’s long-term health. Critics argue that if the healthy food is being served but not consumed the pro-gram is failing. Changing our eating hab-its is really the problem and that is tough. We like our sugar, salt and fat. Our chil-dren like the unhealthy food we like and that’s what we want to change. We are considered an obese nation with related health problems that chal-lenge our quality of life and the costs of health care. These are major problems that we can’t afford to pass on to our children.

The federal school lunch require-ments are an attempt to address that need. A successful effort toward healthi-er eating in the school lunch room has to also come from the home and the general environment in which our children live. We need a strong partnership between parents, the school lunch room, the gov-ernment and the industries that produce food for our children. If a delay is needed, the proponents of delay should spell out alternative solu-tions and a timeline for implementation. The next time we hold a hearing in Wash-ington, D.C., our elected officials should ask the food producers what they will do during a delay to make their product healthier in compliance with the stan-dards. Ask industry what they will do to make a healthier product more desirable to students and ask for a timeline. Ask the leaders of the School Nutrition As-sociation what they will do during the time of the delay to meet the standards. Ask what the association will do during the delay to overcome the challenges and meet the requirements. Ask the associa-tion what they will do to enhance the in-clusion of the home when moving chil-dren toward better nutrition. Members of Congress also have some questions to answer. Ask them what they will do to further ensure healthy eating

habits of children. If additional funding is needed, will they provide it? If cor-porate incentives are needed to improve commercial school lunch products, will they support those incentives? If indi-vidual components of the law need be improved, will they delineate those ex-pected improvements as they call for the delays in implementation to assure a de-lay isn’t an attempt at elimination of the effort? Parents and grandparents of students have an extremely important, if not the most important role, in improving the lifelong health of our children. Their ex-pectations will greatly determine if the fruits and vegetables go into the stomach or into the garbage. Perhaps it’s time to engage in the lunch program just as it’s time to en-gage in the reading program. Let your children know what you expect and set an example (that may be the really hard part). Let your school know what you ex-pect. As a final note, families need to think about the new requirements and the re-quested delay and let elected officials know what they want for their children.

This is an opinion from the ECM Publish-ers Editorial Board. Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are part of the ECM.

by Don Heinzman SUN THISWEEK


More people in our communities are living longer. What are we going to do about them? This will be a central issue for com-munity leaders as the baby boomers re-tire. We’re told they want to volunteer and get involved in the community where they’ve lived for many years. You can segregate them, put them in assisted living and nursing homes, build or remodel senior centers and hope they find something to do. Or, you can integrate them; involve them meaningfully in all aspects of com-munity life. You can take advantage of their years of experience as they contin-ue to live “on the back nine” of life. Bob Ramsey, 80, has written a manu-al, “Creating Vital Aging Communities,” which is a must-read for all community leaders. He also writes a monthly col-umn for ECM Publishers’ Hometown Source website. Ramsey says communities must ad-dress the boomers who are retiring. “They will demand support for an active

living style, expanded recreational op-portunities, and user-friendly work and volunteer options.” He writes: “The more that older adults are included in community lead-ership and action groups, strategic plan-ning teams, commissions, committees and task forces, the more they can con-tinue to grow and thrive and the more the community can benefit from their gifts.” Ramsey, a former assistant superin-tendent with the St. Louis Park school system, has lived this topic and his thoughts aim to inspire. Already, he has planted seeds in St. Louis Park, where the mayor sponsored a Seniors Summit that’s sent ripples of ideas to help the aging throughout the community. First step, Ramsey says, is for the

community to change its attitude about aging people. He stresses the need for community leaders to build their new approach on the three major pillars to help the aging: health, transportation and affordable housing. “Health is the trump card in success-ful aging,” Ramsey writes. He quotes a study for the Park Nicollet Foundation that says a healthy commu-nity offers access to health care services that focus on treatment and prevention for all ages. It also should be safe, have a healthy environment and have an infra-structure that meets the needs of all ages. A second pillar is affordable housing. Most aging people want to remain in their family homes as long as possible. It is a fervent passion for many. “Aging in place not only works for many seniors, it can work to the benefit of the entire community by keeping old-er residents more actively engaged and by preserving healthy, intergenerational neighborhoods,” Ramsey says. Community leaders can subsidize low-income housing and provide low-cost loans for seniors to remodel their homes, among other possibilities.

A third pillar is transportation, par-ticularly for older residents who can no longer drive. Aging communities need walking and biking paths to be well-lit for seniors. There is life after driving, provided communities provide alternative transit systems, such as a dial-a-ride program. Volunteer driver programs, van service operated by churches and senior housing complexes are helpful. Poor transit in communities with many seniors is unac-ceptable. This is the trifecta for a winning vital aging community. With optimum health care, housing and transportation, your community possesses the basics for em-powering and igniting its older citizens. The printing of Ramsey’s book is sponsored by the Park Nicollet Foun-dation and the Jewish Family and Chil-dren’s Service of Minneapolis, and he has some books available. His address is 3663 Park Center Blvd., Apt. 1202, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416. Email Ramsey at [email protected].

Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers Inc. Columns reflect the opin-ion of the author.

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Lifeline number is 1-800-273-TALK (8255). I’m not affiliated with that nor any other mental health orga-nization, and I’m not pro-fessionally trained to give mental health advice.

ANDY ALTLakeville

Emulate John Kline To the editor: Please stop with the mendacity and the soph-istry. My Eagan state representative is inundat-ing me with fliers telling me how she froze school tuition. This act merely transfers the costs to the overburdened taxpayers. For an individual to claim such a monumental fete is the quintessence of audac-ity since it took the ma-jority of the legislators to vote on this farcical slight of hand. This handiwork, being claimed by our dem-ocratic majority, would be enough to cause our founders to blanch. This generation of lawmakers believes nothing is so de-licious as spending other peoples’ money. Did the author of our Declaration of Indepen-dence have this all wrong? Thomas Jefferson wrote that only the educated and landed gentry should be allowed to vote lest those who had less would vote for themselves the prod-ucts of other peoples’ labors. And Madison, primary author of our Constitution, insisted that the government shall not burden its citizens with debt beyond the immediate generation must have also erred in his proscription. Today we find it exqui-sitely fashionable to violate these prescient maxims. And debts and the transfer of wealth from the laborers to those who enjoy spend-ing is gaining momentum at breakneck speed. There is little resolve or concern for the financial or moral well-being of future gen-erations from this present generation. We had much of the wisdom of all recorded history in our founding documents. Yet, my repre-sentative chooses to ignore them for the transitory

gains and so she sets the stage so that future gen-erations will face assured peril. My U.S. representative, John Kline, has done much to actually cut waste in the U.S. Department of Edu-cation and my state repre-sentatives would all have done well to emulate him.

RICHARD IFFERTEagan

Where is Kline when it matters? To the editor: I went looking for my congressman at the State Fair last week. It was 2nd Congressional District Day at the fair for the Republicans. Mr. Kline didn’t make it. Apparently he was in South Carolina raising money for his con-gressional allies. He pre-fers that to talking to his constituents. So I thought I would look for his literature to see if I could learn any-thing about his positions on the issues. There wasn’t any. The kind GOP vol-unteer staffing the booth looked through all the

drawers and cabinets but could not find any. I wan-dered around the booth to make sure I was in the right place, and indeed there was a Kline sign all the way in the back. So I looked at the re-cord. Kline takes credit for the road repair at U.S. 52 and Goodhue County 9. There was no federal money in that project, so Mr. Kline did nothing to advance it. He takes credit for the Workforce Devel-opment Act. Of course, it was the Senate version of the bill that passed. And the picture of the presi-dent signing the bill fea-tured Sen. Al Franken, not Mr. Kline. Kline takes credit for improving char-ter schools. All he did was reauthorize the same mon-ey the federal government previously spent. Kline takes credit for the student loan interest rate bill. All that did was double stu-dent loan interest rates as of 2018. And what didn’t he do? How about fixing public schools? How about help-ing small businesses with the labor force by pass-ing immigration reform? How about equalizing

pay for women? All these are within the job descrip-tion of the Education and Workforce Committee, which Mr. Kline chairs. Mr. Kline has been ab-sent for the voters of our district when it matters. His fundraising trip to South Carolina is just one more example of where his priorities really lie. Not with us.

SUE ROGERSEagan

Rail lines important To the editor: Bully for state Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, and his stand against the proposed high speed rail line from the Twin Cities to Rochester (Zip Line). If we had had more people like him in Congress in the 1860s, Congress would never have funded the lu-dicrous folly that became the transcontinental rail-road. Wait a minute – that project did knit the coun-try together into an un-breakable whole.

JEFF SPARTZEagan

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New immunization requirements to start Children and adoles-cents are heading back to school and many after-school activities. When children are in close quarters with each other, diseases can spread quickly, so the Minnesota Department of Health is reminding parents about the im-portance of making sure their children are up-to-date on their immuniza-tions. Minnesota parents continue to do well with making sure young chil-dren are immunized, but rates for some adolescent immunizations are lag-ging. According to the most recent school immuniza-tions data, more than 90 percent of Minnesota kindergartners were vac-cinated against diphthe-ria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, hepatitis B and chickenpox for the 2013-14 school year. “High vaccination rates are important for keeping kids in school in-stead of being home sick with a serious, vaccine-preventable disease,” said Kristen Ehresmann, di-rector of infectious dis-eases for MDH. “It also helps protect those kids who can’t get certain im-munizations because of medical conditions or who don’t respond to im-munizations because of a weakened immune sys-tem.” On Sept. 1, changes to Minnesota’s immu-nization law take effect that require students to receive certain vaccina-tions or submit docu-mentation of a legal ex-emption. Among the changes, seventh-graders will now need to receive the me-ningococcal and tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccines. Health officials expect that the requirement will help boost rates for those vac-cines. Minnesota’s school immunization reporting data have not included meningococcal and Tdap vaccines in the past be-cause they were not re-quired for school entry, but schools will start re-porting on these vaccines for the 2014-15 school year. The Minnesota De-partment of Health has been tracking coverage

rates for these vaccines with data from the Min-nesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC) – a system that stores electronic immuni-zation records. As of Aug. 15, 2014, immunization rates for meningococcal and Tdap were 52.6 percent and 59.7 percent respectively for students entering sev-enth grade this fall. The MDH Immuniza-tion Program is working to educate parents on the importance of these ado-lescent vaccines through a new website http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/adol/index.html, social media messages, aware-ness campaigns, and out-reach at the Minnesota State Fair. Ehresmann noted that these efforts are also let-ting parents know about other vaccines recom-mended for adolescents, such as influenza and the HPV vaccine, which protects against certain types of cancers caused by the human papilloma-virus. Some helpful tips for parents include: • Check your child’s immunization history. For copies of your child’s immunization records, talk to your clinic or call MIIC at 651-201-5503 or 800-657-3970. • Compare your child’s records to the new shot requirements (see “Are Your Kids Ready?” at www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immu-nize/schedules.html). • Schedule an appoint-ment if your child needs additional vaccines. • Keep a copy of your child’s records. You may be asked to provide proof of immunization again. For parents who are concerned about the cost of immunizations, the Minnesota Vaccines for Children Program provides free or low cost shots for eligible children through 18 years of age: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/mnvfc/basics.html. School immuniza-tion data for counties, districts and schools is available on the MDH website at www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/stats/school/index.html.

Free family course on mental illnesses offered The National Alli-ance on Mental Illness of Minnesota is offering a free educational course that helps families gain a greater understanding of mental illness, discuss resources, build com-munication skills, reduce stress and find support. More than 3,000 Min-nesota families have ben-efited from this course. This series is taught by family members who have experienced mental

illness. The Family-to-Family course will meet weekly for 12 weeks. The course starts Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 6:30-9:00 p.m., at Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 10658 210th St. W. in Lakeville. Registrants must com-mit to attending the en-tire course and registra-tion is required. Contact Joan at 612-205-7080 to register.

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SeniorsApple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the following activi-ties, 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, Sept. 1 – Closed for Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 2 – Quilt-ing Bees, 9 a.m.; Bike Group, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Spanish, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 – Do-nated Bread, 9 a.m.; Bicycle Club, 9:30 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m.; First Edi-tion Book Club, 1 p.m.; Gather Around Music, 1 p.m.; Domi-noes, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 – Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Computer 101, 9:30 a.m.; Int. Line Danc-ing, 10 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Tap Dancing; 12:30 p.m.; Pool, 1 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Recreated Cards, 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 – Men’s Break-fast, 8:30 a.m.; Bicycle Club, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Members Bingo, 12:30 p.m.; Watercolor Class, 1 p.m.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, Sept. 1 – Closed for Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 2 – Ce-dar Lanes Bowling, 10 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Line Danc-ing. Wednesday, Sept. 3 – Wood-carvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; MOBB, 11 a.m.; Tai Chi Services, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; BABS, 1 p.m.; SS Flex.

Velvet Tones, the Apple Valley-based senior adult community choir, begins rehearsals for its 17th season on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The 76-member non-audition choir meets at the Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley, at 10 a.m. Wednesdays from September through May. Under direction of Minnesota Music Hall of Famer Rich Clausen, the choir performs about 30 shows per year throughout the area. Musical styles the group covers include pop, rock, Broadway, country, patriotic and seasonal. Members come from several communities, mostly from northern Dakota County. Prospective new members can arrive around 9:30 a.m. Sept. 3 to meet with Velvet Tones members and sign in. Men’s voices, both tenor and bass, are encouraged to join. Annual dues are $20 plus a one-time $25 costume fee. Velvet Tones are sponsored by Apple Valley Parks and Recreation and District 196 Community Education with support from the Apple Valley Senior Center. Financial support is provided by Apple Valley American Legion Post 1776, White Funeral Homes Inc. and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. (Photo submitted)

New season begins for Velvet Tones

Thursday, Sept. 4 – Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Health Insurance Council, 9 a.m.; Crafters, 10 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Men’s Break-fast, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex; deadline, Chanhassen.

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more information on trips, pro-grams and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, Sept. 1 – Closed for Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 2 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Chair

Exercise, 10 a.m.; Wood Carv-ing, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys/Gals, 9:30 a.m.; Seniors on the Move Fitness, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 – Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; EZ Play, 10 a.m.; Pi-nochle, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 9:30 a.m.; The Rail House Grill, 10 a.m.

Lakeville seniors All events are held at Lakev-ille Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-

4622 for information. Monday, Sept. 1– Closed for Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 2 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Happy Feet, 9 a.m.; Scrapbooking, Re-cycled Cards, 9:30 a.m.; Book Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Exercise Equip-ment Demo, 11:30 a.m.; Active Adults Advisory Committee Meeting, noon; Party Bridge, 12:15 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 – Men’s Golf at Gopher Hills, 8 a.m.; Learn to Line Dance, 8:30 a.m.; Health Angels Biking, 9 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:30 a.m.; Healthways

Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinoch-le, noon; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Chess, 1 p.m.; Cancer Group, 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 – “Classic Voices” Chorus, 9-10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; Euchre, Hand & Foot, noon; Machine Sewing Group, 1 p.m.; Ping Pong, 1-3 p.m.; Red Hat Cho-rus at Trinity Care Center, 1:30 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Billiards, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Pickleball at Bunker Hill Park, 9 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fit-ness 2, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.


Haiti mission preserves loveSt. Joseph Church members build friendships in Haiti

Religion

by Chad BergSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

It’s been roughly four years since the devastat-ing earthquake in Haiti. Although America’s me-dia has long forgotten the tragic story, the con-sequences of the earth-quake remain at the fore-front of many Haitians’ lives. Just as much care is needed today as it was in the earthquake’s immedi-ate aftermath. As parishioners of St. Joseph Church in Rose-mount, we wanted to be a part of that preserv-ing care – and in help-ing to transform lives, we found ourselves to be transformed. However, we would not be starting from scratch; we would join the evangelical Chris-tian Mission of Hope ministry. On July 5, 19 eager adults boarded an early morning flight to Port Au Prince, Haiti. It was dif-ficult for us to assess our emotions or expectations because the environment we were entering was un-like anything we had ever experienced. A rush of chaos and sweltering heat engulfed us upon exit-ing the airport in Port Au Prince, while flocks of Haitian men offered their luggage hauling services for a few American dol-lars. The pandemonium regressed as we exited the capital and headed into Titanyen, the home of Mission of Hope. For the next 24 hours, we became acclimated to the Haitian heat and toured the Mission of Hope campuses. As the electricity shut down ev-ery morning at 5 a.m., so did our fans. If neither the rising temperatures nor St. Joseph parishio-ner Dave Berg’s renditions

of 70s rock tunes awoke us, the roosters’ “cock-a-doodle-doo-ing” an hour before sunrise would. On Monday, July 7, we began our first day of work projects painting a three-room house for a couple soon to be mar-ried. It was there that we first encountered the gen-erosity and selflessness of the Haitian people. Com-munity members gath-ered around us, and even the children lent a help-ing hand in painting the house. The team members exercised their first at-tempts at the native lan-guage, Creole, by commu-nicating with the children. Throughout the week, we perfected the simple phrases, “Bonjou” (good morning), “Koman ou rele?” (What is your name?), “Kilaj ou?” (How old are you?), and, of course, necessary for the children, “Pa fe sa!” (Stop that!) – which came in particularly handy when rambunctious 10-year-old boys would roughhouse and climb all over us. On Tuesday and Thursday morning, we went out into the village of Simonette for “village time” where we spoke to villagers about their live-lihoods, faith, struggles, and inspirations. During this time, we visited with elderly and sick people – so old, many could not remember their exact age. They simply blew us away with their courage and wisdom. One woman was car-ried to her doorstep every morning and lifted back into her home every eve-ning while spending her days on a worn out mat. She had lost her physical energy with age, and had no family. When we asked her what kept her go-ing every day, she gave a

warm smile and reminded us that it is only through God that we find joy. Crippled by her body, she demonstrated a spiritual strength that could carry her far beyond any moun-tain or river. We spent our after-noons at Vacation Bible School in the local village of Simonette. It became a second home for us as we formed relationships with residents, their elderly, and their children. At VBS, we would pack into a classroom building with 150 lively Haitian children ranging from infants to 12-year-olds. As the VBS leader would preach the Gospel to them in Cre-ole, the children would enthusiastically respond by shouting “HAL-LEH-LU-JAH!” in unison – a glorious sound none of us will ever forget. Throughout the rest of the week, we attended church services, bartered with local shop owners, and helped build a latrine. St. Joseph pastor the Rev. Paul Jarvis said he would like the next latrine named after him: “The Fr. Paul Hall for Deep Thinking.” At the conclusion of every night, we would gather as a mission team to discuss the events of the day. These meetings provided us the oppor-tunity to process our ex-periences while growing together in friendship and faith. By the end of the week, we had become a “well-oiled machine” and began to connect so well with the Haitian people that I’m not sure any of us were ready to leave. Our experience testi-fied to humanity’s de-sire to seek out genuine beauty. We were drawn to the beauty in the Haitian landscape, the chemistry of our mission team, and

St. Joseph Church member Stephanie Shawback feeds a Haitian child some food during the church’s mission trip in July to the island nation that is still reeling from a devastating earthquake in January 2010. (Photo submitted)

most of all, the presence of Christ in the Haitian people. Beauty, a true re-flection of God, kept our hearts in Haiti. Many of us went into this trip fixed upon the lack of posses-sions and the poverty we would encounter. And yet we left focused on what the people of Haiti pos-sess in great abundance that many Americans lack. We left focused on an obvious dependence on Christ – a dependence that simplifies and el-evates the human experi-ence. Upon leaving, St. Jo-seph parishioner Justina Hausmann wrote in our online trip updates some-thing that resonates with us all: “Coming home al-

ways reminds me of the Transfiguration. I feel like St. Peter, who wanted to stay on the mountain and build tents to dwell in the radiant presence of the Lord. Just like Pe-ter could not stay on the mountain, we cannot stay in Haiti. We have to come down from this mountain and share what we have been blessed to see, hear, and feel. We have hope to share.” In the face of extreme poverty and a nation brought to ruins by a natural disaster, it almost seems impossible to find any hope. However, we came to realize hope is one of the greatest gifts Haiti has to offer. Within our extraordinary en-

counters with the Haitian people and within our Christ-modeled service efforts, we collectively fos-tered a mission of hope. We know many within Rosemount, Apple Val-ley, Eagan and other com-munities were praying for us, and not just St. Joseph parishioners. Thank you for all of your prayers and support. We ask that you pray for the Haitian peo-ple and missionaries who persevere in active love long, long after the earth-quake. God bless!

Chad Berg is St. Joseph pa-rishioner, an alumnus of St. Joseph School and Rose-mount High School, and currently a student at the University of St. Thomas.


Area BriefsPolice open house set Sept. 7 in Apple Valley The Apple Valley Police Department will host an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Sun-day, Sept. 7, to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The family-friendly event in-cludes building tours, vehicle displays, equipment demonstra-tions, and a demonstration with the department’s new K-9 offi-cer, Duke. The Apple Valley Police Department is located at 7100 147th St. W.

Tickets on sale for Rotary raffle Members of the Rotary Club of Apple Valley were busy sell-ing raffle tickets for a chance to win a 2014 Ford Focus the morning of Aug. 23. Rotarians Bill Tschohl and Ed Holmes, di-rector of club service, sold tick-ets at the Apple Valley Farmers Market. Also participating was Bruce Nordquist, Rotary Club president. The club is actively selling tickets to support its commu-nity projects. The goal is to sell 4,000 tickets and raise $50,000. In 2013, a total of $41,000 was raised. The drawing for the 2014 Ford Focus, a gas grill from War-ners’ Stellian and cash prizes of one $500 and three $100 prizes will be held Oct. 25 at the Apple Valley Ford /Lincoln dealership. For tickets or more informa-tion about the Rotary Club of Apple Valley, contact Nordquist at [email protected].

New Sociables meeting New Sociables Women’s Or-ganization will meet at 9:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church, 14401 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. Patty Crawford from Augus-tana Open Circle of Apple Val-ley will present “Coping with Memory Loss.” New Sociables Women’s Or-ganization is a nonprofit, non-denominational social club for women living south of the Min-

nesota River. Guests and new members are welcome anytime. New Sociables sponsors monthly activities including book club, party bridge, dupli-cate bridge, 550 card club, crafts, tours, share-a-recipe, movies, mahjong, biking, golf, bunco, cribbage and more. For more information, call Ruth Block at 952-432-2964 or Sherry Lamb at 612-801-0506.

Eagan Town Hall milestone The Eagan Historical Society will celebrate 100 years of Ea-gan’s 1914 Town Hall from 4-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8. The Town Hall is located at Pilot Knob and Wescott roads in Eagan. Festivities include free root beer floats, old fashioned games and music, history displays, food for purchase and more. To memorialize the mile-stone, artist Larry Landis has created a painting of the Town Hall as it might have looked 100 years ago – including the local milk route truck. The Historical Society will formally accept the donation of his painting at 6:30 p.m. Prints in various formats will be avail-able for sale or to order (depend-ing on print type chosen). One year ago, the Town Hall was set fire by an arsonist. Visi-tors will now be able to view plans for the reconstruction to preserve the building for future generations. Copies of the book “The Lone Oak Years: A History of Eagan, Minnesota” and “His-tory on Deck” playing cards will also be available to purchase. Visit www.cityofeagan.com/his-tory for more information.

Farm program Lakeville resident Gordon W. Fredrickson will speak about his farm heritage at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, at the Lakeville Heri-tage Center. His presentation will comple-ment the Lakeville Area Histori-cal Society’s fall harvest themed window display. Fredrickson was raised on a 120-acre dairy farm in Scott County where he milked cows and picked rocks. After serv-ing in the U.S. Army, attending

Bogart’s Event Center and Apple Place Bowl raised $7,787 during its 20th annual Bad Apple Golf Tournament on Aug. 11 at Fountain Valley Golf Course in Farmington. One hundred golfers participated in the 18-hole tournament. Rich and Jan Berry, owners of Bogart’s organized the event with 45 business sponsors to benefit Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Networks of Apple Valley and Rosemount. Karl Xavier III, of Rosemount, president of Rosemount Beyond the Yellow Ribbon and special events coordinator for Bogart’s, helped organize the event. Also serving on the event committee were Bogart’s manager Rick Waggoner and business manager Shonda Sauter, along with Rosemount Mayor Bill Droste, state Rep. Anna Wills, Apple Valley Beyond the Yellow Ribbon past-president Bruce Folken, Debra Folken, treasurer Ryan Lynch, director William Tschohl and William Swanstrom. For more information contact Xavier at 651-322-2079 or [email protected] or Paul Chellsen at [email protected]. (Photo submitted)

Bad Apple benefits veterans groups

college, teaching high school English, and operating his own farm, Fredrickson started writ-ing books that would preserve his agricultural heritage. His farm heritage program will bring to life those pictures and stories in his latest volume, “A Farm Country Harvest.” The program is appropriate for all ages. Refreshments will be served and Fredrickson’s books will be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.gordon-fredrickson.com.

Hazardous waste drop off The Farmington City Coun-cil and Dakota County Board

of Commissioners are offering a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Farmington Maintenance Facil-ity, 19650 Municipal Drive. This drop-off day provides Dakota County residents the opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted paints, solvents and other household chemicals. Res-idents can also bring used oil, oil filters, automotive batteries and household electronics. All ac-ceptable items will be collected for free. Proof of Dakota Coun-ty residency will be required. For more information, in-cluding a list of materials ac-cepted, visit www.ci.farmington.mn.us or call 651-280-6905.

Genealogy programs The Dakota County Genea-logical Society will offer the fol-lowing programs: “How I Found My Norwe-gian Ancestors,” presented by Vicki Young-Albu, one of the founders of the DCGS, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11. “The Art of Genealogical Research Trips,” presented by Paula Stuart Warren, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16. Programs will be held at the Dakota County Historical Soci-ety, 130 Third Ave. N., South St. Paul. They are free and open to the public. Contact Dick Thill at 651-452-5926 for more informa-tion.

Religion BriefsLily of the Valley celebration Lily of the Valley AME Church is celebrat-ing seven years of service in Apple Valley providing multi-cultural worship ser-vices to the Dakota Coun-ty area. The church will kick off its celebration Sunday, Sept. 7, with a two-day revival at Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 7510 Palomino Drive, Apple Valley. The revival starts at 5 p.m. Sept. 7 and con-cludes with a second night on Monday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. This revival is a celebra-tion of service with a focus on evangelism and stew-ardship. The theme is “My Heart, God’s Treasure.” The finale will be a sev-enth anniversary celebra-tion worship service at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at

the same location. The events are open to all.

AWANA Clubs Apple Valley Baptist Church, 964 Garden View Drive, invites community children to participate in its AWANA Club program beginning at 6 p.m. Sun-day, Sept. 7. AWANA, which is non-denominational, stands for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed (2 Tim-othy 2:15). A typical club night includes games, a Bible story and the memo-rization of Bible verses. The goal of AWANA is to teach boys and girls the gospel and train them to serve Christ in all areas of their lives. Clubs for ages 3 through sixth grade meet weekly on Sundays from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information, to register, or for transpor-tation, call the church of-

fice at 952-432-3151.

Community meals Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will serve free community meals on Mondays, Sept. 8, 15 and 22. Dining hall doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6-6:30 p.m. The meals are for se-nior citizens, single-parent families, families in transi-tion and all others in the surrounding community seeking a healthy meal in a relaxed and fun environ-ment. Although the meals are free, donations are ac-cepted. Grace Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42. For more information, call the church at 952-432-7273.


Girl granted gifts of peace, independence

Taylor Albeck sits in her room in front of her sign “Live, Love, Laugh, Rock.” It’s often a challenge to photographer her. Her mother said “she smiles all the time and is in constant motion so the picture represents her well.” Her room was enhanced by gifts from the Make-A-Wish foundation. (Photo submitted)

Taylor Albeck also received a party from Make-A-Wish by Andy Rogers


The efforts of Make-A-Wish and members of the Farmington commu-nity have made the Al-beck family’s life a little more pleasant in recent years. This year Taylor Al-beck, 13, received en-hancements to her room to improve her indepen-dence and entertainment options, along with a party in the spring. This is the second time the foundation has blessed the Albeck fam-ily. Taylor’s brother, Jake, received a wish in 2012 in the form of a parade and tickets to a Minnesota Vikings game. They both have the metabolic condition nonketotic hyperglycin-emia, which limits their cognitive abilities, behav-ior and communication skills. The family didn’t want the siblings to receive their wishes at the same

time, nor did they want something similar. Ear-lier this year, Taylor’s mother, Michelle Albeck, discussed options with Taylor’s therapist and came up with the idea of enhancing her room with sensory equipment that will stimulate Taylor’s mind. Taylor is nonverbal and walks with assis-tance, so “some typical things can still be chal-lenging for us based on her disability and travel ability,” Michelle said. Taylor’s wish came true when her room was outfitted with thou-sands of dollars worth of lights, noise machines and a music station. The room is filled with motion- and light-activated equipment that includes a machine that emits a starry night scene on the ceiling as well as a fabric sensory wall mount and a motion-activated vibrating wall mount.

“She’s very into white noise stuff,” Michelle said. “It’s very calming to her.” She can also turn on Taylor Swift’s mu-sic whenever she likes thanks to an iPad dock-ing station outfitted with larger switches. “She’s a huge Taylor Swift fan,” Michelle said. “We can tell just from her response to the music and when it’s turned off.” Taylor also sleeps un-der a canopy like a prin-cess, as part of the re-modeling.

Dance party As a fan of music and lights, part of Tay-lor’s wish also included a dance party last spring. “We had been to a wedding,” Michelle said. “I could tell she enjoyed the experience with the music and the dance, but it’s so late at night and she’s an early sleeper.” A mid-afternoon dance at the Rambling River Center was a huge

hit. Taylor attends main-stream school for part of the day, and Michelle invited all of her fellow seventh-graders. “We had a really great turnout,” Michelle said. “It seemed like all the kids came. A bunch of staff and a few other people from the neigh-borhood came. It was pretty full. “I felt so positive about the dance. This was an inclusive dance. Some of her special needs friends came. People danced. It wasn’t us versus them; it was very inclusive. A lot of unexpected people came together.” Make-A-Wish grants wishes of a child diag-nosed with a life-threat-ening medical condition in the United States on average of every 38 min-utes. For more informa-tion visit www.mn.wish.org.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Plenty is new, but tradition rules at Fire Muster

Burnsville Fire Muster’s busy day will be Saturday, Sept. 6, when a variety of events, including firefighting demonstrations will be held in Civic Center Park. (File photo)



What’s new at this year’s Burnsville Fire Muster? Plenty, though tradition still rules, organizers say. Burnsville’s 50th anniversary as a city will be celebrated, a new parade schedule will debut and a Saturday-night fireworks extrav-aganza will be the Fire Muster’s biggest yet. The 35th annual Fire Mus-ter, a late-summer tradition in Burnsville, runs from Wednes-day, Sept. 3, through Sunday, Sept. 7. Events will include Fire Mus-ter staples such as the Fire Truck Parade and Community Parade (both on Saturday), carnival rides Friday through Sunday, live music, displays of old fire engines, firefighting and police demonstrations and many chil-dren’s activities. Most events are at Civic Cen-ter Park, Nicollet Avenue and 130th Street. A complete sched-ule is inside this section and at www.burnsvillefiremuster.com. Burnsville adopted the Fire Muster as its annual community festival in 1980. It evolved from late 1970s summer events led by Burnsville resident and fire-equipment collector Roger Jack-son. A display of fire equipment at the former Diamondhead Mall was followed by short pa-rades up Nicollet Avenue. Fire musters — celebratory gather-ings of fire and rescue services — have been popular in New England and elsewhere.

Parades and tradition The Fire Muster board of di-rectors hopes to strengthen the event’s traditional roots by re-vamping the parade schedule. The annual Fire Truck Pa-rade will be held Saturday, as usual, beginning at 11 a.m. at 134th Street and Civic Center Parkway. The annual Community Pa-

rade, held on Sunday in past years, will now immediately fol-low the Fire Truck Parade. It will commence from 130th Street and Parkwood Drive once the last fire truck passes through at about 11:20 a.m., said Tom Tay-lor, who chairs the Fire Muster board. The same-day draw of the Community Parade, which is better attended and has more participants than the Fire Truck Parade, should bolster that pa-rade’s attendance as well, Taylor said. “This is a long-term plan as we continue to celebrate the roots of our festival, which is fire trucks,” he said. Moving the Community Pa-rade from Sunday also elimi-nates conflicts with worship services and Vikings games, Taylor said. And organizers ex-pect more follow-on attendance at post-parade events in the af-ternoon and evening. “The crowds for Saturdays are going to be larger than they’ve ever been,” said Taylor, who’s in his fifth year as Fire Muster chair. “We’ve increased the number of events specifi-cally geared toward children and families, including a greater con-centration on safety-oriented events. We’re having search-and-rescue dogs this year.”

Burnsville’s 50th The Fire Muster will feature two commemoration’s of Burns-ville’s incorporation as a city, each featuring a popular musi-cal act playing songs of yester-year. The Town Board voted for incorporation in 1964 after the two-and-a-half-year “Battle for Black Dog,” a legal fight that followed Bloomington’s at-tempt to annex Burnsville’s tax-rich Black Dog Power Plant. A state Supreme Court ruling for Burnsville paved the way for in-corporation. A 50th-anniversary block

Fire Muster events will include nods to Burnsville’s 50th anniversary

party featuring the White Side-walls will be held Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Nicollet Commons Park in the Heart of the City. Food and beverages will be available. Free birthday cake will be served. The City Council will lead the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday.” The White Sidewalls will play “era-appropriate music,” Taylor said. “They’re going to bring us back to 1964. And it’s complete-ly free.” On Saturday, a 50th-anniver-sary ceremony and reception are being held from about 1:15 to 3 p.m. The ceremony will be on the main stage in Civic Center Park, led by Mayor Elizabeth Kautz and the Burnsville His-torical Society, Taylor said. Representatives from up to a dozen original Burnsville fami-lies — those around in 1964 — are being invited to appear, Tay-lor said. After the ceremony the Rock-in’ Hollywoods will perform an afternoon concert featuring more era-appropriate music.

“They’re going to take us through what I will call the ‘Burnsville years.’ They’re going to start in 1964 and work their way into newer music. I hope they won’t get too new. I can live with the ’80s,” said Taylor, who is in his 50s. A 50th-anniversary histori-cal display will be available for viewing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Nighttime fun Saturday night’s fireworks show is sponsored by Total Wine & More, the national superstore chain that’s opening a Burnsville store in late September near Tar-get in the Burnhaven Shopping Center. Total Wine donated “well into the five figures” for the py-rotechnics, Taylor said. “This is their way of making a huge splash in the area,” Taylor said. The show will cost nearly three times as much as past Fire Muster fireworks shows, he said. “They’re going to be bigger, it’s going to last longer,” Tay-lor said. “It’s being put on by

the same people who do Twins games.” Country band Hitchville will play the main stage on Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday’s main-stage band is Arch Allies, playing songs from Journey, Styx and REO Speed-wagon. The band made its Fire Muster debut last year. “They drew incredible crowds,” Taylor said. “They are a top festival band.” Other evening events include the annual car show Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the parking deck next to the Ames Center in the Heart of the City and the annual free beer sampling from 6 to 8 p.m. at the nearby Red Lion Liquors. Friday’s Burnsville Youth Sports Night will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the two beer tents on the main grounds. It’s a chance for past athletes and coaches to reunite.

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


Four sisters raised on dance expand Burnsville studio

The dancing Nelson sisters are, from left, Stacy Nelson-Sweetman, Heather Nelson-Guerrero, Melissa Nelson-Sitzberger and Kari Nelson-Kalmes. (Photo by John Gessner)



The four Nelson sisters of Studio 4 Dancers may have been destined to become dance teachers and business partners. The sisters — who are ex-panding their Burnsville studio at a new location with nearly twice the space — grew up dancing, one after the other, at Larkin Dance Studio in their hometown of Maplewood. “I think to begin with, our mom was looking for some-thing to get me out of my shell,” said Kari Nelson-Kalm-es, 38, who started when she was 2. Stacy Nelson-Sweetman, 35, followed eagerly. “And I was excited to wear the tutus and frills,” said the next sister, Heather Nelson-Guerrero, 33, a former member of the University of Minnesota dance team. “I was the youngest, and I thought I was going to be the best,” added Melissa Nelson-Sitzberger, 28. They spent time outside of class choreographing their own routines to perform for their parents, Rosemarie Prokosch and Gary Nelson. Mom sewed all their costumes. Each sis-ter went on to teach at Dyan’s World of Dance in Eagan. They’ve since graduated from college, married and had children, 10 in all. But dance never lost its place in their lives. The sisters opened Studio 4 Dancers in the summer of

2005, when Nelson-Sitzberger was a college freshman and Nelson-Kalmes had 6-month-old twins. “It was nerve-wracking,” said Nelson-Guerrero, a Burnsville resident (the other sisters live in Lakeville). “That very first open house we just sat there wondering if anybody was going to come through the door.” By year’s end they had 80 students at their original Burnsville location, 1805 E. 121st St. With more than 400 students today, Studio 4 has outgrown its original space, even after multiple expansions. The studio will reopen Sept. 1 at 12264 Nicollet Ave., north of Highway 13 in Burnsville. A ribbon-cutting will be held Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m., followed by a Sept. 6 grand opening from 1:30 to 7 p.m. “It was a great, empty can-vas,” Nelson-Kalmes said of the new space, which was still being renovated this week. “We had to do some demo. The lay-out was ideal.” The 16,790-square-foot space has more room, and more rooms, than the previous location, with permanent spac-es created for tumbling and fit-ness training. “We had four rooms” at the old location, Nelson-Kalmes said. “We had to haul valet bars or tumbling mats from one room to the next.” With so many dance schools in the Twin Cities, the sisters say they cater to the family

aspect of dance instruction — “It’s not at all a solo pursuit,” Nelson-Kalmes said — and the technical aspects. “We teach correct vocabu-lary,” Nelson-Sweetman said. “The technical things that we do are very important.” Class offerings include bal-let, jazz, tap, hip-hop, contem-porary, tumbling, yoga sculpt

and zumba. Studio 4 offers recreational and competitive programs for students from ages 18 months to 18. It also offers adult fit-ness and jazz dance classes. “We have a group of com-petitive dancing dads who dance and compete with their daughters,” Nelson-Kalmes said. “There’s about 40 of

them, which is just a hit.” The school holds an annual holiday showcase performance at Burnsville High School. More information is at www.studio4dancers.com.


Business BuzzHomegrown therapist Dr. Kristy Brecke will open her own private practice on Cliff Road in Eagan on Sept. 2. The 1997 Ea-gan High School graduate holds a doctorate in marriage and family therapy. Brecke will of-fer assessments and ongoing mental health therapy for chil-dren, adolescents, couples and families. For more information, visit drkristybrecke.com.

Hydra-Flex on Inc. list Burnsville-based Hydra-Flex Inc. was ranked No. 2,905 on Inc. magazine’s 2014 Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the na-tion’s fastest growing private companies. Founded in 2002 by Jaime Harris and Gary Brown, the company manufactures prod-ucts for the car wash industry.

Area residents on Minnesota Chamber board Local residents Jerry Morris and Joan Thompson were re-elected to the Minnesota Cham-ber of Commerce board of di-

rectors. Morris, a resident of Burns-ville, is vice president and chief tax officer at General Mills, Minneapolis. Thompson, a resident of In-ver Grove Heights, is executive vice president and chief finan-cial officer at Minnesota Wire, St. Paul. Newly elected to the board was Michele Engdahl, an Inver Grove Heights resident who is director of government affairs at Thomson Reuters, Eagan. New officers and board members will formally begin their terms at the Minnesota Chamber’s Business Conference on Oct. 8 at the Hilton Minne-apolis.

Credit union anniversary Woodbury-based Ideal Credit Union celebrated its 88th anniversary and recent name change with a weeklong event where members and the community were treated to hot dogs, a free sample $1 bill from the vault and daily drawings. Eagan resident Steve Spor-cic was among the five people who took home $1,000 for hav-ing the winning serial number on their $1. The former Postal Credit Union changed its name to Ideal Credit Union effective June 4. Its Eagan branch is at 3225 Denmark Ave.

New recruiting office Local resident Diana Rao-Mangione is the owner of the recently opened franchise of Pa-trice & Associ-ates, a national staffing firm spe-cializing in the restaurant and hospitality in-dustry. Patrice & As-sociates helps managerial candidates find jobs in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Rao-Mangione has years of accounting experience with firms such as H&R Block and Robert Half. As owner of Pa-trice & Associates in Lakeville, she will serve businesses around Bloomington, Burnsville, Ea-gan, Lakeville, Prior Lake and Savage. She can be reached at 952-898-1680 or [email protected].

Dressbarn opens in Eagan Dressbarn, a women’s spe-cialty fashion retailer, has opened at Twin Cities Premium Outlets, 3965 Eagan Outlets Parkway, Eagan. To celebrate its grand open-ing, Eagan dressbarn shoppers can register to win a $250 shop-ping spree. For additional information about dressbarn in Eagan, call

Dr. Kristy Brecke

Diana Rao-Mangione

the store at 651-994-3993.

MOM Brands plant honored Lakeville-based MOM Brands, a family-owned cereal company, was recently honored by the Utah Labor Commission Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division for the worksite safety and health management system employed at its Tremon-

ton, Utah, manufacturing facil-ity. The plant is one of only 13 facilities in Utah to have earned OSHA’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Pro-gram (SHARP) certification. SHARP recognizes employ-ers that develop and implement innovative workplace health and safety practices, create cultures that embrace safe and healthful workplaces, and serve as models of best practices for other orga-nizations.

Business CalendarTo submit items for the

Business Calendar, email: [email protected].

Apple Valley Chamber of Com-merce events: • Thursday, Sept. 4, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 2014 Apple Valley Chamber Golf Classic, Valleywood Golf Course, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. Sold out. Information: Kristy Cleveland at 952-432-8422 or [email protected]. • Tuesday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m., rib-bon cutting, Tentinger Law Firm P.A., 15000 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. In-formation: Kristy Cleveland at 952-432-8422 or [email protected]. • Wednesday, Sept. 10, 7:30-9 a.m., Joint Chamber Coffee Connec-tion, Fairview Ridges Hospital, 201 E. Nicollet Blvd., Burnsville. Dakota County Regional Cham-ber of Commerce events: • Wednesday, Sept. 3, 4:30-6 p.m., Why Not Wednesday, Argosy Univer-sity, 1515 Central Parkway, Eagan. Information: Chelsea Johnson at 651-288-9202 or [email protected]. • Thursday, Sept. 4, 8-9 a.m., At-

Large Coffee Break, Burnet Title, 7741 147th St. W., Apple Valley. Information: Chelsea Johnson at 651-288-9202 or [email protected]. • Thursday, Sept. 4, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Chamber 101, DCR Chamber Office. Learn about the Chamber’s membership campaign. Free. Register online at www.dcrchamber.com. • Wednesday, Sept. 10, 7:30-9 a.m., Joint Chamber Coffee Break, Fairview Ridges Hospital, 201 E. Nicollet Blvd., Burnsville. (Follow signs to Emergency, go under the skyway to park and enter the new south entry.) Information: Chelsea Johnson at 651-288-9202 or [email protected]. • Thursday, Sept. 11, 8-9 a.m., Eagan Coffee Break, Auto Vault, 1675 Meadow View Road, Eagan. Open to all DCRC members. Information: Chelsea Johnson at 651-288-9202 or [email protected]. Lakeville Area Chamber of Com-merce events: • Friday, Sept. 5, noon to 1 p.m., ribbon cutting, Ballet Royale Minne-sota, 16368 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville. • Saturday, Sept. 6, 12:45-1:45 p.m., ribbon cutting, Game On Sports, at the fields behind Hosanna Church.


Obituaries

District 196 students outperform state, national averages on ACT

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


Students in the Rosemount-Ap-ple Valley-Eagan School District have once again outperformed the state average the ACT college ad-missions exam. For the eighth consecutive year, District 196 high school students scored more than a full point higher than the nation-leading Minnesota average on the ACT. The ACT is the primary admis-sions test for students attending col-leges in the Midwest. District 196 students scored an average composite score of 24.1 out of a possible 36 this year — an aver-age the district has maintained since 2012.

The state average is 22.9, which for the ninth consecutive year is the highest among states where more than half of all graduates take the test. That national average compos-ite score is 21.0. “I think our students’ high scores is a combination of factors,” said Steve Troen, director of teaching and learning for District 196. “Both teachers and families in our district highly value education and stress the importance of being college or career ready.” Eagan High School students scored the highest average within the district with an average compos-ite score of 25.4. The district’s average ACT score is based on the results of 1,671 stu-dents who took the test, which rep-

resents about 76 percent of the dis-trict’s graduating class of 2014. This mirrors the percentage of students who took the test statewide. Beginning in April 2015, all 11th-graders who attend public schools will be required to take the ACT Plus Writing as a part of new state graduation standards. Average composite scores for individuals in District 196 high schools in 2014: Apple Valley High School – 23.3 Eagan High School – 25.4 Eastview High School – 24.3 Rosemount High School – 23.7 School of Environmental Studies – 22.7 Jessica Harper is at jessica.harper@

ecm-inc.com.

In Burnsville, an August chill

Tyler Ofstad poured a bucket of ice water over the head of the Rev. Jim Perkl during an Ice Bucket Challenge at Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville. Perkl and two other staff members, Deacon Jim Pufahl and Youth Minister Lori Taormina, took the challenge after Mass on the Grass Sunday, Aug. 24. Perkl is the new pastor at Mary, Mother. The Ice Bucket Challenge is a popular fundraiser for the ALS Association. (Photo by James Rice, Mary, Mother of the Church)


Sports

Notebook: local golfer seeking her Big Breakby Mike Shaughnessy


An Eagan native will have a prominent role on a golf-themed television reality series this fall. Katie Detlefsen, a four-time Minnesota high school Class A girls in-dividual champion for Minnehaha Academy, is one of the 12 contestants on “Big Break Myrtle Beach,” which begins air-ing on the Golf Channel on Oct. 7. Episodes for the series were filmed in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in June, al-though the Golf Chan-nel didn’t announce the cast until this week. Six men and six women will compete, with the winner receiving prizes of more than $100,000, includ-ing an exemption to a PGA Tour or LPGA Tour event. This will be the 22nd

version of the series, which puts players through vari-ous skills challenges, in-cluding breaking a pane of glass with a shot. One player will be eliminated each week. In previous Big Break seasons, the fi-nal two contestants played an 18-hole match for the prize package. Detlefsen won state Class A individual cham-pionships four consecu-tive years (2004-07). In 2006, she had a 36-hole to-tal of 140, a state tourna-ment record. One player tied the record in the 2012 state tournament and two more tied it in 2013. The record finally fell in June 2014, when two players in the Class AAA tourna-ment broke it. After high school, Detlefsen played college golf at the University of Central Florida, where in 2010 she won the Dinah Shore Award for academic

and athletic achievement, leadership skills and com-munity service. One of Detlefsen’s college team-mates also is in the Big Break Myrtle Beach cast. Detlefsen currently is a teaching professional at Somerby Golf Club in Byron, Minn., and Raptor Bay Golf Club in Bonita Springs, Fla. Her brother, Erik, played golf at Minneha-ha Academy and Stetson University. Her younger sister, Sara, played high school golf at Eastview and is entering her junior season at Florida Gulf Coast University.

A change

on the sideline A familiar face will be missing from the side-line at Eastview athletic events, although he won’t be far away. Doug Nelson, the Lightning’s athletic train-

er since 1997, now is the trainer at Burnsville High School. The change came about when School Dis-trict 196 started a three-year agreement with Twin Cities Orthopedics for athletic training services. Nelson, a former Minne-sota Twins trainer, works for Institute of Athletic Medicine. Burnsville High School is an Institute for Athletic Medicine client. Mairead Griffin of Twin Cities Orthopedics is the new trainer at East-view.

Football openers High school football teams that didn’t have a Zero Week game last week will open their seasons Thursday or Friday. Zero Week could come into play in Thursday’s Lakeville North-Hopkins game, where the Panthers will be facing a team that already has played once.

Hopkins defeated Superi-or, Wis., 37-14 last Friday. Lakeville North will be host to Hopkins at 7 p.m. Thursday. Also on Thursday, 2013 Class 6A runner-up Rosemount plays host to neighboring rival East-view in a South Suburban Conference game, Wayza-ta goes to Farmington for a non-conference game and Apple Valley travels to Shakopee to welcome the Sabers to the South Suburban. On Friday, Burns-ville plays at Eagan and Lakeville South travels to Prior Lake. The Lakeville South-Prior Lake game originally was scheduled for Thursday but was moved back one day be-cause of construction at the Lakers’ stadium.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

AV soccer juniors need to be quick learnersGirls soccer team

starts 0-2-1by Mike Shaughnessy


It hasn’t been the smoothest of starts for the Apple Valley’s girls soccer team, although the Eagles have reason to believe things can get better. The Eagles, who are 0-2-1 after losing to Stillwater 3-0 on Tuesday night, have a promising junior class, coach Keith Randa said. The problem is, most of the juniors were short on varsity experience, so the first few weeks of the sea-son is their introduction. They’ll need to get accli-mated in a hurry as Apple Valley’s South Suburban Conference starts next week with back-to-back games against state pow-ers Eastview and Lakeville North. Apple Valley tied Owa-tonna 2-2 in its season opener and lost to Park of Cottage Grove 2-1. The Eagles play Minnehaha Academy at home at 5 p.m. Thursday before their SSC opener at Eastview at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2. The Eagles are a young squad with only three se-niors on the varsity, but “we have varsity experi-ence at forward and de-fense and a couple of peo-ple who have shown they can score,” Randa said. The three seniors – Bri-ta Dawson, Laura Edgren and Lindsey Hoeppner – are captains. Alyssa Reyn-olds, a junior, also is a cap-tain. Edgren can play mid-field or defense, and Randa described her as a player who reads the game well. Dawson also played midfield and defense last season and is likely to play primarily defense this year. Hoeppner will be the starting goalkeeper after serving as the backup in 2013. Hoeppner also saw some playing time at mid-field last season. Reynolds and Sid-ney Bethke, both juniors, could be the Eagles’ top forwards. Both scored in Apple Valley’s opening game against Owatonna. Reynolds is looking to bounce back after injuries kept her off the field for much of the 2013 season. Juniors Tanna Oui-mette and Olivia Flynn are returning defenders. Oui-mette started every game at sweeper last season. Randa said Prior Lake, Eagan, Eastview, Burns-ville and Lakeville North are the teams to watch in the South Suburban. The state coaches association agrees with him, as all five of those teams were in the top 10 in the preseason Class AA rankings.

Eagles notes • Apple Valley, which was ranked eighth in the state Class AA boys pre-season soccer poll, started the season with a tie and loss in its first two games. That’s not likely to prompt panic, for two reasons: The Eagles’ first two op-ponents also were ranked, and Apple Valley dis-played plenty of offense. The Eagles lost to 10th-ranked Owatonna 4-3 on the road before tying No. 1-ranked Min-neapolis Southwest 3-3 on Saturday night. Apple Valley’s home opener is 7 p.m. Thursday against Minnehaha Academy. The Eagles play at home against St. Paul Academy at 7 p.m. Saturday before going to Eastview for their first South Suburban game at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2. Midfielders David Conway and Matthew Racine, and defenders Samuel Miller and Davis Petros, are Apple Valley’s captains.

Lightning tryingto avoid taking backward stepGirls soccer team, with lots of new

starters, wins first 2by Mike Shaughnessy


Two games, no goals allowed. Eastview girls soccer coach David Her-em won’t complain about that, even though he didn’t expect the shutout streak to go on all year. The Lightning, a regu-lar contender for confer-ence and state champi-onships, is retooling, but the state coaches associa-tion believes the team can do that on the fly. It put Eastview at No. 8 in its preseason Class AA poll. Eastview was one of five South Suburban Confer-ence teams in the top 10; the others are Burnsville (fourth), Eagan (fifth), Prior Lake (seventh) and Lakeville North (ninth). Last week was so far, so good for the Lightning, which defeated Cretin-Derham Hall 1-0 and White Bear Lake 2-0, both on the road. A bigger test awaited Eastview on Tues-day, when No. 1-ranked and defending state cham-pion Minnetonka came in for the Lightning’s home opener. “Two games in two days, one on grass, one on (artificial) turf, and we used two different lineups,” Herem said fol-lowing Saturday’s vic-tory at White Bear Lake. “We wanted a challenge, and we think our girls re-sponded.” Eastview was 13-3-3 last year and reached the Section 3AA champion-ship game before losing to Burnsville. But many of the top players from that team graduated and moved on to college soc-cer, leaving vacancies for new players to fill. It’s not an issue of talent, Herem said. The Lightning has players who compete at a high level for Dakota Rev and sev-eral other local clubs. It’s putting together the right combinations – and in a hurry because South Sub-urban Conference play starts next week.

“I know we have the right 18 kids,” Herem said of his varsity ros-ter. “There are so many good kids. We’ve had a couple of different shapes (formations) on our first two matches and the kids adapted well.” Senior captain Lizzy Fontes, one of East-view’s returnees from last season, scored against White Bear Lake. Senior midfielder Kylie Morken added a goal in the second half. Junior defender Mia Giorgi scored in the Lightning’s victory Friday over Cretin-Derham Hall in a game that was part of Prior Lake’s tourna-ment at the Savage Sports Dome. Senior midfielder Mad-die Haworth and senior defender Claire Pueschner also are Eastview cap-tains. Senior Kealie Es-pinda Banick and junior Christina Barry also will help anchor the defense. Sophomore goalkeeper Claudia Pueschner earned shutouts in her first two varsity starts. Eastview plays on the road at Bloomington Jef-ferson at 5 p.m. Thursday and at East Ridge at 1 p.m. Saturday. The con-ference opener is at home against Apple Valley at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2. The Lightning will play each of the other four ranked South Suburban teams, including Eagan, Lakeville North and Pri-or Lake in a three-game stretch that closes the reg-ular season. Herem said the Light-ning wouldn’t want it any other way. “We don’t really want games that we could win 6-0 or 7-0. Those aren’t beneficial to us,” the coach said. “We’ve always sought out good compe-tition. It’s been that way since before I became coach.”

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Eastview midfielder Erin Lunde (dark uniform) brings the ball upfield during the Lightning’s 2-0 victory at White Bear Lake last Saturday. (Photo by Mike Shaugh-nessy)

Eastview forward Lizzy Fontes (10) battles for the ball during Saturday’s game at White Bear Lake. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Blaze girls soccer team shuts out No. 2 Mounds ViewFourth-ranked

Burnsville splits first two games

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Burnsville defeated Mounds View 2-0 on Tuesday in a duel of top-5 teams in the state high school Class AA girls soc-cer rankings. Mounds View was sec-

ond in the state coaches association preseason poll while Burnsville was fourth. But the Blaze took control on first-half goals by senior forward Megan Engle and junior forward Ashley St. Au-bin. Each also earned an assist on the other’s goal. Blaze goalkeeper Darby Lofthus made six saves to earn the shutout. The victory evened Burnsville’s record at 1-1.

The Blaze lost 3-1 at Edi-na last Saturday despite taking an early lead on a goal by Engle. Burnsville takes on Woodbury at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Blaze’s home opener. The team’s first South Suburban Conference game is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at home against Shakopee. The Blaze plays host to Eastview at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, in a

rematch of last year’s Sec-tion 3AA final. Burnsville won that game 3-2 in a shootout after falling be-hind by two goals in the first half. Some of the key play-ers are gone from that 2013 Blaze team, which didn’t lose a game until the state Class AA semi-finals and ended up tying for third place. However, Engle did have seven goals and five assists for that

17-1-4 Burnsville squad. Lofthus also had most of the varsity playing time in goal. Engle, Lofthus and midfielder Kayla Kruse are Burnsville’s captains. Other returning players include St. Aubin and ju-nior midfielders Hannah Mitby and Lauren Lafa-vre. Mitby scored eight goals last year, including three in the postseason.


Local composer offers new music for nuptials by John Gessner


Brides-to-be, if you want to saunter down the aisle to the familiar strains of “Here Comes the Bride,” R.J. “Bob” Mitchell has no problem with that. But if you want to slip the bonds of tradition, the Burns-ville resident has something he’d like you to hear. The musician, composer and retired music teacher from up-state New York has written and recorded his own collection of music for wedding ceremonies. It’s on a CD called “A Wed-ding By The Lake,” which Mitchell released last March. The compositions feature string quartet, flute and harp. This March Mitchell released a follow-up called “White Lace: New Classical Wedding Music,” on which he performs solo pia-no versions of the same pieces. The music, Mitchell said, has all the elegance and fanfare be-fitting the happy occasion while offering an alternative to stand-bys such as Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus” (“Here Comes the Bride”), Mendelssohn’s “Wed-ding March” and Pachelbel’s Canon in D. “I wrote it because I want-

ed something to offer brides that was unique, elegant,” said Mitchell, 62, who calls his wed-ding music “the classy alter-native to the traditional stan-dards.” Mitchell knows his way around weddings. The one-time church organist played them for 30 years, both ceremonies and receptions. He spent many years as a bandleader, playing keyboards and guitar. When the nuptials industry began turning to re-corded music, Mitchell bought his own gear and became a wed-ding DJ. “But I did play piano for cocktail hours, so I didn’t sell out completely,” joked Mitchell, who moved to Burnsville four years ago with his wife, Mary, to be closer to family. The Mitchells both studied at the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, N.Y. Bob taught elementary-school music for 30 years in Granville, N.Y., while working weddings in the Al-bany-Sarasota Springs-Glens Falls-Lake George region of New York. He also published many original choral pieces dur-ing his career. Mary taught for 30 years in the Hudson Falls public schools.

Both have performed at Ar-bors at Ridges, an assisted-living facility in Burnsville. Mary is a volunteer music teacher one day a week at Ebenezer Child Care in Burnsville.

Wedding music Bob Mitchell said getting his wedding music written, record-ed and into the market has been a seven-year project. The title of “A Wedding By The Lake” was inspired by a wedding he played at a sumptuous outdoor setting overlooking Lake George. His goal as a composer was to create music that would fit in an outdoor or nonchurch set-ting. “The whole idea is having something that was organic,” Mitchell said. “You don’t want pipe organ when you’re outside. You don’t want a full orches-tra when you’re outside. But a string quartet is really believ-able. That’s why I chose that in-strumentation.” “A Wedding By The Lake” was recorded at Creation Audio in Minneapolis. Mitchell hired the Four Voices String Quartet as well as Jane Garvin on flute and Min Kim on harp — all musicians who have performed with the Minnesota Opera Or-

R.J. “Bob” Mitchellchestra. The compositions include a processional, a recessional, mu-sic for the entrance of the brid-al party and other pieces to be played before, during and after a wedding. Mitchell also wrote sheet music for his pieces, which he said can be played straight from the recording or reproduced by live musicians in a variety of ar-rangements. “It’s easy to combine live and recorded music,” he wrote in an introduction to “A Wedding By The Lake.” “There are endless

combinations so a wedding cer-emony can be truly unique.” Now Mitchell is focused on marketing — websites, social media, Amazon. “I figured, selling things on Amazon, that somebody would search for ‘wedding ceremony music’ and my original, classi-cal, elegant little CD would pop up right next to all the other ones that are doing the same old music,” Mitchell said. “But when you first get on Amazon, you have to earn your ranking to get on the front page. It takes a long time. You start on Page 50 and inch your way up. That’s all done by sales.” The project is “gaining mo-mentum,” he said, “which at this stage is what I was hoping for.” “Every comment I’ve had is positive,” Mitchell said. “It’s just a matter of me solving the puzzle of getting it in front of brides so they can make a choice.” More information is at www.perfectweddingceremonymusic.com and www.bobmitchellmu-sic.com.


Area marching bands put their talents on display during the opening days of the Minnesota State Fair last week. The Rosemount High School marching band, left, performed during the Minnesota State Fair daily parade on the opening day of the fair, Thursday, Aug. 21. The Burnsville High School, above, marching band performed during the Friday, Aug. 22, parade. (Photos by Leo Avenido and Tad Johnson)

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Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools is proposing a 14,000 square foot classroom ad-dition and minor site improvements at the Parkview Elementary School to accommodate all-day-every-day kindergarten and anticipated en-rollment growth. The total project cost, including issuance costs, is $4,190,000.

The district intends to finance $3,690,000 of the project with a 15-year lease purchase agreement un-der Minn. Stat. §126C40, Subd. 1 and $500,000 with existing school district funds. The district will annu-ally levy an estimated $327,000 to fund the lease purchase payments beginning with the Pay 2015 levy cycle.

School board approval is re-quired to proceed with the projects. The school board believes that the proposed projects are in the best interest of the district.

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Lt. Steve Schendel (left) of the Apple Valley Fire Department

and Allina paramedic Marc Le Voir talk with Michelle

Olson last week at the Apple Valley Arby’s restaurant where Olson went into cardiac arrest on March 1. Schendel and Le

Voir were among the emer-gency responders credited with saving Olson’s life. (Photo by

Andrew Miller)

Kacey Musgraves was photographed with Skateville em-ployees. (Photo courtesy of Skateville)

came to her aid that terrifying day back in March. Among those receiving cer-tificates of appreciation from Olson last week were Bruhn; Apple Valley police officers Becker and Brian Plantz; Lt. Schendel, firefighter Dave Shepard and Chief Nealon Thompson of the Apple Val-ley Fire Department; and Al-lina paramedics Brian Fischer and Marc Le Voir. Olson credited them with nothing less than saving her life. Thanks to them, “I prob-ably have many more years to go,” she said.

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along with lace leggings, miniskirt and tube top. “We immediately acces-sorized her,” said McKen-zie, the son of Skateville patriarch Don McKenzie, who bought the family-owned business near Inter-state 35W and Highway 13 in the early 1980s. “We had some light-up sunglasses. I think it was Florance (Ad-ams, a longtime Skateville manager) who grabbed the sunglasses and gave them to her. She had them on the whole time she was there.” The 29-year-old hit-maker was smitten by the venue’s kiddie car. “Actually, I think I popped in a quarter for her,” McKenzie said. “She crammed herself in there and took a ride in the kid-die car.” And she “gravitated to-ward the inflatable alien,” one of many toys and trin-kets Skateville has for sale. Perry later put out an Instagram clip in which

she makes goo-goo eyes at the alien through her lit-up glasses as they circle to “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston. “She seemed to be real-ly having a blast and really into the roller skating,” McKenzie said. “It was re-ally refreshing to see them having a good time and enjoying the roller rink.” And no one was the wiser outside the party of 60 or so, who came in five tour buses and several lim-ousines, McKenzie said. Musgraves’ people had arranged the three-hour skating party (which stretched to four) two or three weeks ahead of time, he said. “They really wanted us to keep a very tight lip on it,” he said. “They put a lot of stress on confidentiali-ty. If it were to leak or any-thing was to get Tweeted, they said, basically, they’re not going to come.”


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Police say the victim’s 1983 Oldsmobile Cut-lass was later discovered abandoned in Oklahoma City, but blood samples and other DNA evidence was preserved. The case went un-solved until Novem-ber 2010 when it was assigned to Lt. Keith Smith of Denton Coun-ty and blood and finger-print evidence led them to suspect Otteson, the complaint said. Otteson made his first court appearance in Da-kota County, where he was held in the jail on second-degree murder charges and suspicion of being a fugitive. Otteson’s wife, Judy, reached at home on Aug. 23 said the family has asked for privacy at this time.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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Gala benefits nonprofit Mentoring nonprofit Kids ’n Kinship will hold its annual gala from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at Brackett’s Crossing Country Club, 17976 Judicial Road, Lakeville. The event, featuring Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom as master of ceremonies, will include comedy by Scott Kadrlik, a sit-down dinner prepared by an award-winning chef, a si-lent auction, a wine cork pull and a craft beer pull. The program also will include a testimonial by an adult who was mentored through Kids ’n Kinship, and will honor volunteers and support-ers. Attendees will be able to capture the memories of the evening with a formal or fun portrait, complete with props. Tickets are available for $45 each, or $315 for a table of eight, at www.kid-snkinshipgala2014.event-brite.com. Sponsorships are available at www.razoo.com/story/Kids-N-Kinship-Fall-Gala.

Artist opportunities The Eagan Art House is offering Artist Connect, opportunities for artists to

connect through coffee talks and workshops. The coffee talks are a chance to interact with other artists in a casual en-vironment. These are free of charge, but preregistration is required. Springboard for the Arts is presenting two workshops from their Business of Art series. One focuses on mar-keting and promotion and the other will give informa-tion about social media. Preregistration is required. Find more about the of-ferings at www.eaganart-house.org or by calling 651-675-5500.

Mystic holiday show “Borealis – A Holiday Cirque” will debut at Mys-tic Lake in Prior Lake with matinee and evening per-formances Nov. 28 through Dec. 14. The show follows the sto-ry of a girl who seeks shelter from a Christmas storm in an abandoned warehouse. Sad and lonely on Christ-mas, she rediscovers the wonder of the imagination and the joy of the holidays as magical events begin to unfold. Tickets are $29 and $38. Contact the box office at 952-445-9000 or visit mysti-clake.com for details.

Magicians at Mystic Lake The mind-bending ma-gicians of the Masters of Illusion tour will take the Mystic Showroom stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Masters of Illusion is a live stage show based on the award-winning televi-sion series “Masters of Il-lusion.” Tickets are $35 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Aug. 30. Contact the box office at 952-445-9000 or visit mysticlake.com for details.

Brass band, bees and more Alexander’s Ragtime Brass, featuring two trum-pets, a French horn, a valve trombone and a tuba, will play music ranging from the Baroque period to modern jazz during the Aug. 30 Riv-erwalk Market Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown Northfield’s Bridge Square. Kids (and adults) can learn about bees from River-walk’s Schoolhouse Apiary. Fresh produce, artisan foods, art and fine crafts will be for sale at the event, including JavaCycle totes made from recycled coffee bags. For more information, visit riverwalkmarketfair.org.

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[email protected].

Auditions Expressions Community Theater will hold auditions for its fall production of “Moon Over Buffalo” at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15-16 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Those auditioning will read from the script. Roles include George Hay (50-60), a formerly dash-ing leading man; Ethel (70-80), the mostly deaf curmudgeon; Rosalind (20-30), the Hays’ daughter who’s given up acting or is trying to; Howard (20-30), Rosalind’s fiancé, a timid weath-erman; Eileen (20-30), a starlet with a secret; Paul (20-30), a company member and Rosa-lind’s old flame; Richard (50-60), one of the best known agents in New York. Show dates are Nov. 14-16, 21-23. For information, contact Andy Wilkins at [email protected], Pege Miller at [email protected], or the

arts center at 952-985-4640. The South Metro Chorale is holding auditions for all voice parts for its 2014-15 season. Visit www.SouthMetroChorale.org or contact [email protected] for more infor-mation. Partners in Praise Girls Choir is holding auditions for girls in grades 3-12 for its 21st season. Information: www.part-nersinpraise.org.

Books Five local authors will read from and sign copies of their books from 2-4 p.m. Satur-day, Sept. 6, at Jo Jo’s Rise and Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville: Paul Klegler, “Song of Destiny”; Greg Sisk, “Marital Privilege”; Midge Bubany, “The Equalizer”; Judy McConnell, “A Penny a Kiss”; Jeanette Lu-kowski, “Tarnished Dreams.” James Norton and Becca Dilley, founders of food website Heavy Table, will discuss their book, “Lake Superior Flavors:

A Field Guide to Food and Drink along the Circle Tour,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville.

Events/festivals Burnsville Fire Muster, Sept. 3-7. Information: www.burnsvillefiremuster.com. Eagan Food on 4 Wheels Festival, 3-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Eagan Festival Grounds in Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/food-truck. Bob Brown Memorial Wacipi (Pow Wow), 1 p.m. Sat-urday, Sept. 13, and Sunday, Sept. 14, St. Peter’s Church grounds, 1405 Sibley Memo-rial Highway, Mendota. Tradi-tional Wacipi sponsored by the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community. Information: http://mendotadakota.com/mn or 651-452-4141.

The Roe Family Singers, a self-styled “old-time hillbilly band” led by husband and wife Quillan and Kim Roe, will be among the featured acts at the Caponi Art Park Blue-grass Festival on Sept. 14. A fundraiser for the Eagan art park, the noon-6 p.m. event also includes performances by the Okee Dokee Brothers, Lost Jim Trio, and Monroe Crossing, as well as a bluegrass jam session open to musicians of all experience levels. Tickets are $20 with kids 12 and under admitted free; ticket information is at www.caponiartpark.org. (Photo submitted)

Family bluegrass

Fall colors on display at ‘Harvest of Art’

Eagan Art House event is Sept. 7 The Eagan Art House is welcoming the arrival of autumn next month with its annual Harvest of Art celebration on Sunday, Sept. 7. The event from 1-5 p.m. includes the opening re-ception for the Harvest of Art exhibit, which features work by more than 50 south-of-the-river artists, as well as art demos, a pot-tery sale, entertainment and refreshments. Staff from the art house will be demonstrating raku pottery firing and other

techniques, and guests can fire a piece of pottery to take home for a small fee. Local band Wind-Wood, with vocalist Paula Lammers, is set to per-form, and Eagan’s Ring Mountain Creamery will be on hand scooping up refreshments throughout the event. During the festivities, guests who register for any of this fall’s Eagan Art House classes will receive a 15 percent discount. Following the Sept. 7 event, the artwork at Har-

vest of Art will be divided to go on display at venues throughout Eagan includ-ing Byerly’s, Dunn Bros Coffee, the Eagan Com-munity Center, Easter Lutheran Church, Ring Mountain Creamery and the Wescott Library Cafe. The multi-site exhibit runs through Nov. 3. More about Harvest of Art can be found at www.cityofeagan.com. The city-run Eagan Art House is located in Patrick Eagan Park, 3981 Lexington Ave.

—Andrew Miller

Eagan Art House teaching artist Terry Dinella demonstrates pottery technique for young guests at last year’s Harvest of Art celebration. (Photo submitted)

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Local artist exhibits at Robert Trail Library Rosemount resident and artist Rita Beyer Cor-rigan will have her pas-tel work on exhibit at the Robert Trail Library in September and October. The exhibit, organized by the Rosemount Area Arts Council, will fea-ture many of Corrigan’s current works that fea-ture landscape images of northern Minnesota, espe-cially along Lake Superior. A public artist recep-tion will be held at the library 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. Refreshments will be served. Corrigan’s art-making reflects local as well as in-ternational influences. After receiving an un-dergraduate degree in art, English, and education from the College of St. Benedict, Corrigan was awarded a Tozer Foun-dation Scholarship. This

enabled her to attend the Iowa State University, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in creative photography and oil paint-ing. She continued her art-making with week-long summer classes through the University of Minne-sota Split Rock Art Pro-gram and then through the Grand Marais Art Colony. Sally Brown, Joyce Lyon, Lou Saffer, Hazel Belvo, Bela Petheo and espe-cially Elizabeth Erickson are among the artists who have influenced her work. She was introduced to pastels in 1988 and was fascinated by the bril-liant color soft pastels could render. Her work became dominated by color-charged landscapes and seascapes. She was particularly drawn to northern Minnesota where

Lake Superior and the sur-rounding landscape was a major inspiration. She is fascinated by the layer-ing of colors in the depths of the forest and grassy meadows and the contrast of and reflective nature of water against land forms of rocks and trees. Many travel experiences to the American South-west, Europe, Croatia, and Ireland have also been a major influence in her work. She has exhibited wide-ly in the Upper Midwest, and has work in collec-tions through the U.S. and Europe. While raising a family of five children she con-tinued to substitute teach within the community, eventually teaching full-time for 25 years at St. Joseph’s School in Rose-mount.

Rosemount resident and artist Rita Beyer Corrigan will have her pastel work on exhibit at the Robert Trail Library in September and October.

Political machinery, set to music

Historical comedy ‘Tippecanoe and Tyler Too’ runs Sept. 12-14 in Lakeville

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


Each election season seems to bring with it a never-ending slew of po-litical ads on TV and ra-dio. So when did the me-dia carnival surrounding political campaigns get its start? “Tippecanoe and Ty-ler Too,” a new musical from Northfield-based Underdog Productions, attempts to answer that question in comedic fashion. The play takes a fic-tional look at the real in-cidents surrounding the 1840 U.S. presidential campaign and revolves around important his-torical characters such as Daniel Webster, Wil-liam Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson. “The 1840 campaign for William Henry Har-rison has been called the first great political mar-keting campaign,” said director Rachel Haider. “Campaigns based on emotion and propa-ganda are now a regular part of our world. Our show uses Americana style music and dancing to enhance the story and make it fun for all ages.” The playwright and composer, W. Watts Big-gers, was a novelist and advertising man best known as co-creator of the TV cartoons “Un-derdog” and “Tennessee Tuxedo.” Following his death in 2013, Biggers’ long-time partner Nancy Purbeck and her friend, Penny Shanks, recov-ered the libretto for the musical, had the music orchestrated and read-ied it for production. Shanks, who has a daughter living in Northfield, had seen Haider’s directorial work and last winter contacted Haider to see if she’d be interested in directing the premiere of “Tippecanoe and Ty-ler Too.” “After seeing the script, I was delighted,” said Haider. “It’s witty, fascinating and just plain fun.” Purbeck and Shanks are serving as executive

producers on the produc-tion. Purbeck also is in the cast, playing the role of Mother in the show. “Tippecanoe and Ty-ler Too” will play one weekend in Northfield, Sept. 4-6, followed by one weekend in Lakeville,

Sept. 12-14. Show times and ticket information can be found at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Jerry Fox, left, and Bob Haider are among the cast of “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.” (Photo submitted)

Ramble Jam, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Dakota County Fair-grounds, 4008 W. 220th St., Farmington, 651-463-8818. Features Lost Highway, Sam Hunt, Chris Hawkey and others. Tickets: $39-$129. Information: www.ramblejamcountry.com. Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival, noon, Sunday, Sept. 14, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Tickets: $20. Information: www.caponiartpark.org/programs/bluegrassfestival. Lakeville Art Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21, Lake-ville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Information: www.lakevilleartfestival.org. Party It Forward Birthday Bash to benefit DARTS, 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 4, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 11 E. Kel-logg Blvd., St. Paul. Music by Mick Sterling. Raffle and live/silent auctions. Admission is free, along with free appetizers and desserts. For $20, guests receive a “bottomless” glass for unlimited beer or soda. (Bottled

water is provided.) Sign up to attend by Sept. 15 and be en-tered to win $100 Target gift card. Information: www.partyit-forward.net or Sarah Jacobson at DARTS, 651-234-2225.

Exhibits East Asian painting exhib-it, June 1-Aug. 31, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Harvest of Art celebration by the Eagan Art House, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. Informa-tion: 651-675-5521.

Workshops/classes/other The Eagan Art House offers art classes for all ages, www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreation/eagan-art-house, 651-675-5500. 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 Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.

christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Present-ed by Making Scents in Minne-sota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farming-ton, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. 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. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640.

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