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Blaze fall in state playoffThe Burnsville High School football saw one of its most successful seasons in recent memory end in the state playoffs.

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Lakeville school voters say ‘yes’Lakeville Area School District voters approved $30 million in new funding in Tuesday’s election.

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Referendum passes in District 196 Voters easily pass

$180 millionfor building

projects, tech by Jessica Harper

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Rosemount-Apple Val-ley-Eagan School District voters approved on Tues-day a $180 million bond and levy referendum, which will fund building upgrades, the expansion of magnet school pro-grams and new technol-

ogy. The referendum passed with 69 percent of the vote, and includes a $130 million building bond and a 10-year, $50 million

capital improvement levy. As a result of the refer-endum’s passage, taxes on the average valued home of $250,000 will likely in-crease by about $144 be-

tween payable 2015 and payable 2016, which is about $12 more a month. “We went in with high hopes and are very happy with the results,” School

Board Chairman Rob Duchscher said. “We were even caught off guard by the level of support, which was better than ex-pected.” The district plans to use the building bond to renovate and construct additions onto several schools, upgrade security equipment and potential-ly build a new school. Additions are planned for Cedar Park, Diamond Path, Glacier Hills, Echo

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK

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The incumbents on the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board will serve another term.

District 196 School Board members Jackie Magnuson, Rob Duch-scher, Joel Albright and Bob Schutte earned the most votes during Tues-day’s election, enabling them to serve another

four-year term. Magnuson garnered the most votes with 21.13 percent, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State. Albright earned

Interstate 35W bridge plans and design options were on display during an open house Oct. 29 at Burnsville City Hall. (Photo by John Gessner)

Public gets bridge previewReplacement of river

crossing planned for ’20, ’21

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


Though construction could be several years away, Burnsville and Bloomington are starting to get a look at plans for a rebuilt river bridge that will link their cit-ies. More than 100 people attended open houses on the Interstate 35W bridge

plans last week in both cities. The Burns-ville gathering, on Oct. 29 at City Hall, drew about 60 to 70, said Scott Pedersen, the Minnesota Department of Trans-portation’s lead manager on the project. The project, estimated at $140 mil-lion, will actually consist of two bridges over the Minnesota River — one for the northbound lanes and one for the southbound, with an 8-foot separation between them, Pedersen said. MnDOT is planning four lanes in each direction — three through lanes

Tobbaco store license revoked

Co-owner charged with

drug, weaponscrimes

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


After hearing a sorrow-ful plea from the co-owner of a Burnsville tobacco store whose business part-ner is charged with sell-ing drugs there, the City Council voted 4-0 Nov. 2 to revoke the store’s retail tobacco license. “My partner, he did mess up big time, but I wasn’t aware,” said Achour Redjoul, co-own-er of Burnsville Tobacco at 1008 County Road 42. His partner, 39-year-old Burnsville resident Joseph Hocini, is charged with a first-degree con-trolled substance crime for possession of metham-phetamine that he alleg-edly sold at the store. Ho-cini, who has a 2013 felony conviction for marijuana possession, is also charged with felony firearm pos-session. The charges in Dakota County District Court fol-lowed a search of the store that turned up 45.8 grams

of methamphetamine and a .45-caliber handgun, according to a criminal complaint. The search also turned up 89 pills of hydrocodone, a Schedule II drug under federal law. The Oct. 1 search by Dakota County Drug Task Force agents came after agents successfully bought methamphetamine from Hocini at the store, the complaint said. The license holder vio-lated city ordinance by allowing illegal acts unre-lated to tobacco sales and by knowing of those acts and failing to report them to police, according to the city. The license is issued to the partnership of Hocini Redjoul LLC. “Responsible business owners must be aware of all aspects of their estab-lishment and take action to stay within the law,” said Chris Forslund, the city’s licensing and code enforcement coordinator. Redjoul, of Minneapo-lis, said Hocini “stays” in the “back” of the store because it’s been repeat-edly robbed since opening eight years ago. He said

Cedar Park Elementary School in Apple Valley was recently named one of six Min-nesota Schools of Excellence. Teachers and administrators credit the school’s emphasis on creativity and hands-on learning as one of the driving forces behind its success. In the school’s “Maker Space,” students use tablets, 3-D printers and other technology to build and code small robots and create 3-D figures and artwork. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

‘Tough school’ now top choice school Cedar Parkhonored for turnaround



In 2004, Cedar Park Elementary in Apple Val-ley was a school in crisis. It had been designated as racially isolated, students’ test scores were behind state standards and its reputation was that of a

“tough school.” More than a decade later, Cedar Park has transformed into a very different school — one that by all appearances has a very bright future. Now a magnet school, Ce-dar Park has made strides in achieving racial balance and students of every demographic group are exceeding annual profi-ciency goals on state tests, some by 20 percentage points.

Their accomplishments haven’t gone unnoticed. Last month Cedar Park was one of six schools to be endorsed as a Minne-sota School of Excellence by the Minnesota Elemen-tary School Principals As-sociation. MESPA endorses schools that demonstrate marked improvements on state standardized tests, leadership, vision, student

Interfaith communitySeveral south metro worship

groupsjoining hands by John Gessner


A standing dialogue be-tween members of five re-ligious communities in the south metro area started with a chance encounter. Paul Gilje was dining at the now-closed Ramadan Restaurant and Grill in Burnsville when he struck up a conversation with the owner. Accompanied by a fel-low churchgoer, Gilje

mentioned that they were trying to drum up support for Eagan-based nonprofit Feed My Starving Chil-dren. Restaurant owner Ikram Huq invited Gilje to make his pitch at the Ar Rahman Muslim Commu-nity Center in Blooming-ton, where the imam is. Gilje went on a Friday in February 2012. As the faithful left their prayer service, one handed him an envelope. Opening it in his car, “I saw a one, I saw a zero and I saw another zero,” said the 50-year Burnsville res-ident and longtime mem-

Eagan to get its firstmicrobrewery



Microbreweries are popping up across the na-tion at a record rate and Eagan will soon be part of the trend. In a 4-0 vote on Nov. 2, the Eagan City Council approved a planned devel-opment amendment that will allow an Eagan-based

craft beer business to open the city’s first microbrew-ery. Bald Man Brewing, which sells craft beer lo-cally, plans to open an 11,000-square-foot micro-brewery at 2020 Silver Bell Road. “I want to create a gathering space where

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Former teacher honoredThe late Sandra Peterson had a tremendous impact on students across the state as a teacher, union leader and legislator.

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Watercolor wondersThe Minnesota Watercolor Society is presenting its fall exhibition, “Brilliant Passages,” at the Ames Center in Burnsville.

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Board incumbents reclaim seats

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by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Lakeville Area School District 194 vot-ers approved over $30 million in new funding for the schools, passing both a capital and oper-ating levy increase in the special election Nov. 3. The 10-year, $20 million capital levy for technology, building se-curity and science, tech-nology, engineering and math (STEM) programs, passed by 760 votes, or 54.44 percent of ballots cast. Question two, the op-erating levy of $100 per pupil for the next decade, passed by 1,467 votes, and garnered 58.57 percent of ballots cast. The operating levy re-instates fifth-grade band, elementary art and lowers certain core high school class sizes, all issues that have raised concerns of parents and students for years. As a result, property taxes on the average-val-ue $257,000 home will increase $126 for the next

10 years. A total of 9,669 “yes” votes were cast – 4,657 approving the capital levy and 5,012 passing the op-erating levy. A total of 7,442 “no” votes were recorded – 3,897 opposing the capi-tal levy and 3,545 casting “no” votes for the operat-ing levy increase. District 194 Superin-tendent Lisa Snyder said they are focused on the work ahead. In an email to District 194 staff, Snyder called this an exciting time for the district. “We have made great strides in restoring some of the reductions result-ing from the decade of failed referendums and budget reductions,” Sny-der wrote. “In addition, we are now better po-sitioned to achieve our vision of world-class,

personalized learning en-suring success for every student.” She said they will be-gin to plan for hiring high school teachers, and add fifth-grade band and art programming beginning next school year. Snyder said a stake-holder group will be de-veloped to gather infor-mation about the digital learning needs at each grade level and content area. A stakeholder group will lead a process of re-design to incorporate STEM programming into the middle school level, and the Safety and Secu-rity Committee will refine plans for the next decade of secured funding, ac-cording to Snyder. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

District 194 voters answer ‘yes, yes’

More support for operating levy

A Lakeville Area School District 194 voter signs in to cast his ballot Nov. 3. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Inside Frankenstein’s lab

Halloween lover Robert Mosser converted his garage on the 13800 block of York Avenue South in Burnsville into Frankenstein’s laboratory — complete with skeletons, a giant spider and loads of strange scientific apparatus — to give trick-or-treaters a special thrill on the Oct. 31 holiday. Mosser had been planning the display since last Halloween, and he spent two months constructing the eerie tableau, building all the props himself. (Photo submitted)

Eagan father charged after 3-year-old tests positive for drugs An Eagan man has been charged with child endan-germent and drug charges after his 3-year-old son tested positive for amphet-amines and methamphet-amine last Christmas Eve. On Dec. 24, 2014, Ste-ven Edward Meierding, 49, took his son to a hos-pital after the child showed signs of a fever, respira-tory distress and an altered mental state, according to a criminal complaint filed last month. The child was quickly transferred to the ICU at the University of Minnesota where doctors conducted a urine analy-

sis, which showed amphet-amines and methamphet-amine in the boy’s system. Police were notified and an investigation revealed the child likely consumed the drugs about 30 minutes to two hours prior to the onset of systems. In a police interview, Meierding told officers he had regular visits with his son and picked him up on Dec. 20. Meierding al-legedly admitted to using methamphetamine over the past two days. During a warranted search of Meierding’s home on Jan. 8, agents

found a glass bottle with residue, which tested posi-tive for methamphetamine, and several pills. The pills were identified as Oxyco-done and Klonopin. Meierding was charged by summons on Oct. 22 with two counts felony fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance, two counts gross misdemeanor child endangerment and one count possession of drug paraphernalia, a petty misdemeanor. He is schedules to ap-pear in court on Nov. 16 in Hastings.

— Jessica Harper

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Thomson Reuters add 60-lawyer outsourcing office

National Guard awards Kline with Charles Dick Medal of Merit U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, was pre-sented with the Charles Dick Medal of Merit award in front of mem-bers of the Minnesota Na-tional Guard last week at the Rosemount Armory. Kline received the award for championing efforts in Congress on behalf of men and women in the National Guard. “When I first came to Congress, I wanted to ensure promises made to our veterans, troops, and their families were prom-ises kept,” said Kline, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. “We must keep faith with our veterans of today and to-morrow and I consider it a privilege to make sure Washington supports our men and women serving our country in the Nation-al Guard and Reserve.” The award is designed to recognize outstanding service and contributions to the National Guard by

elected representatives. The National Guard rec-ognized Kline for his ef-forts in making the Be-yond the Yellow Ribbon program available to units nationwide, ensuring Na-tional Guard members received overdue bonus pay, and securing legal services for victims of sex-ual assault in the National Guard and Reserve.

“In the National Guard we say that we are ‘Always ready. Always there,’ ” said Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, CEO of the National Guard Association of the U.S., who presented the medal to Kline. “We are always ready, always there because of Congressman Kline and what he does for us.”

Minnesota National Guard Maj. Gen. Rick Nash (left), U.S. Rep. John Kline, and Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett of the National Guard Association of the U.S. gathered after an awards ceremony in Rosemount. (Photo submitted)



Thomson Reuters has recently expanded its legal outsourcing business to include a new 60-lawyer office in Eagan. The expansion is in response to growing de-mand for legal managed services, said Tawrin McGrew, manager of Thomson Reuters Legal Managed Services in Min-nesota. “We needed the abil-ity to scale up to address clients’ needs on various products,” McGrew said. “Eagan has a lot of space to expand, and we can lean on resources we al-ready have here and lean

on the infrastructure we have here.” Its Minnesota out-sourcing office has four full-time attorneys and a list contract lawyers rang-ing from recent law school graduates to seasoned at-torneys. The lawyers do con-tract work and litigation support for corporate and law-firm clients of various sizes. The company plans to convert contract work-ers to permanent posi-tions over time, McGrew said. Legal Managed Servic-es, a division of company’s legal unit expanded from India to the U.S. in 2011. It also recently expanded in Dallas and New York.

The outsourcing divi-sion is among the fast-est growing business of Thomson Reuters’ legal unit. The company de-clined to reveal specific financials for the division. The Minnesota office brings the division’s of-fices to seven with more than 1,500 attorneys in New York, London, Dal-las, Eagan, and Mumbai, Delhi and Pune, India. The latest expansion will grow Thomson Re-uters’ Minnesota work-force to 7,000 employees, of which about 6,500 are in Eagan. Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.


Focus on those who commit crimes To the editor: In last week’s letters to the editor, comments were made by writer Sarah Scovell criticizing state Rep. Roz Pe-terson’s remarks concerning a virtual gun range. Maybe the timing wasn’t the greatest but I’m sure that Peterson’s com-ments weren’t intentionally sent to over-shadow the tragedy in Oregon. I’m not familiar with Peterson’s fundraiser, nor do I care. I do care about Scovell’s com-ment “when will the promotion of this violence end?” Every kid from 1-year-old and up is subjected to violence on television programs, media news, online and personal phones. I doubt there will be any significant damage done to any-one who uses a virtual gun range. Any school shooting is a travesty but they are committed by sick people and they’re the ones we should be concentrating on. The fact that 42 percent individual ownership

of firearms by the U.S. population is a moot point as the Second Amendment allows for that. Any “nut-case” or indi-vidual with criminal intent can get hold of a gun to do harm, regardless of the number of people owning guns or even if they were banned, as so many of the liberals would prefer. GARY STINARLakeville

Investing in education benefits us all To the editor: Thank you for the factual, well-rea-soned ECM Editorial on Oct. 23 encour-aging investment in youth programs and in education, including early childhood education. There is so much scholarly evidence that these up-front investments pay off exponentially more compared to remedial programs, or the $50,000-plus each year that it costs taxpayers to incar-

cerate each offender, not to mention the personal costs on the parts of both the victims and perpetrators of their crimes. If we don’t equitably invest in public education and other youth empower-ment programs, what are our forgotten drop-outs going to do? Odds are that a good number of them will end up in criminal activity that we taxpayers will pay for one way or another. Even the meanest and most prejudiced voters should see the self-interested side of edu-cating and supporting our young people before it is too late.

NAOMI BAKKENEagan

Bill aims to help association homeowners To the editor: Introduction of Senate File 339 and companion House File 1959 are again being considered in the 2016 Senate leg-islative session. This bill would set up an ombudsman office to help Common In-terest Community homeowners who have disputes with their association board or management company. In addition, this bill would help CIC homeowners with-out causing them financial ruin in their pursuit to their legal rights. Last session,

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Keeping our communities safe from foreign fighters

Teacher, union leader, legislator had statewide impact

by John KlineSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Earlier this year, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Home-land Security launched a bipartisan task force focusing on Combating Terror-ist and Foreign Fighter Travel. Eight of my colleagues were tasked with explor-ing and examining the threat to the U.S. from “foreign fighters” – defined as indi-viduals who leave their home in the U.S., travel abroad to terrorist safe havens and join, assist, and partner with violent ex-tremist groups. The task force released its report last month assessing the severity of the threat from individuals who leave our country to join jihadist groups over-seas and identifying potential security gaps. “Armed with combat experience and extremist connections, many of them are only a plane-flight away from our shores,” reports the task force. “Even if they do not return home to plot attacks, foreign fighters have taken the lead in recruiting a new generation of terrorists and are seeking to radicalize Westerners online to spread terror back home.” The congressional task force report should be sobering for all Americans. According to the report, Minnesota leads the nation in young people leav-

ing the United States to join the terrorist organization ISIS. Most alarming in the report is that more than 250 Americans either successfully joined or attempted to fight with extremists in Syria and Iraq, and federal authorities were only able to stop 28 from ultimately reaching the Middle East. The Star Tribune reported that eight Minnesotans were successful-ly interdicted by the FBI and unable to leave the U.S. for Syria. The report comes as little surprise to Minnesota’s law enforcement, including our communities’ finest in the south met-ro. As local law enforcement officers and security personnel have told me in recent months, homegrown terrorism remains a serious issue in Minnesota. This summer, I met with local law en-forcement and security personnel to hear their concerns and the challenges com-batting local crime as well as terroristic threats they face both inside and outside of Minnesota and the United States. Our

law enforcement play a vital role in keep-ing our communities safe and the south metro is blessed with men and women dedicated to duty and the public safety of Minnesotans. I was pleased to not only thank our local heroes, but also hear the concerns they and security personnel are facing daily to keep us safe. In Apple Valley, Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie hosted a roundtable coordinated with Dakota County po-lice chiefs so I could hear their updates, concerns, and thoughts on serious is-sues facing our communities that include homegrown terrorism, drugs, and gang activity. After the roundtable, I met with se-curity personnel and senior Mall of America leadership to tour their facilities in Bloomington and discuss local and national security issues they face on a daily basis. The discussion included ways MOA security is connected with law en-forcement communities. Earlier this year, the MOA was one of numerous targets featured in a terrorism recruiting video produced by known Islamist extremist rebel group, Al Shabaab. The congressional task force report is deeply concerning because it demon-strates that the Obama Administration does not have a comprehensive strat-egy to defeat ISIS and Islamist terror-

ists. The administration’s strategic void abroad left by their unwillingness to as-sert strong U.S. leadership is having con-sequences here at home. As the task force report reveals, this problem is far from restricted to foreign soil. As the threats increase abroad and reach our shores, a mere body of water no longer separates good from evil. While the federal government must do its part to provide our states and com-munities with the necessary resources to combat homegrown terrorism, our law enforcement is playing a vital role com-batting terrorism in our backyards every day. As a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Ma-rine Corps, I have devoted much of my efforts in Congress to ensuring we keep faith with our veterans, troops, and their families. But I also want to publicly high-light the efforts of our local law enforce-ment and offer sincere gratitude for all they do to keep families and communi-ties safe in Minnesota and across the country. John Kline serves on the House Armed Services Committee and is also Chairman of the House Education and the Work-force Committee. He and his wife, Vicky, live in Burnsville. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


Sandra Peterson was a rare, remark-able woman, who deserves more atten-tion. Peterson’s colleague, Sen. Ann Rest, of New Hope, told a TV reporter, “Min-nesota’s children are better off because of the life of Sandy Peterson.” (Watch the report at https://youtu.be/m-5HJ9p-s7uw.) She was a farm girl from west central Minnesota who became a teacher, teacher union president and state legislator, as well as wife, mother and grandmother. She had a huge impact on Minnesota. Peterson died on Oct. 24. Peterson taught 1970-1987 in the Robbinsdale Area School District. She worked with kinder-garten students and students with special needs, at two elementary schools and at Armstrong High School, according to an email from Latisha Gray, marketing and communications program director for Robbinsdale Area Schools. Information provided by Chris Wil-liams at the teachers union Education Minnesota states Peterson ran for Min-nesota Federation of Teachers secretary in 1985 and was elected as that teachers union’s first full-time president in 1987. The Education Minnesota information includes a statement from Peterson that

sounds very much like the education leader I’ve known over 30 years: “I love teaching; I was fortunate to teach almost every grade level from K to 12. And the

love of the profession is what has driven me through the years as a union leader.” Peterson was passionate and sometimes controversial. She concluded, for many reasons, that a merger of the unions Min-nesota Federation of Teachers and Minnesota Education Asso-ciation was a good idea. Some of her members disagreed, but she

and then MEA President Judy Schau-bach concurred. So, ultimately, did most teachers. This cooperative merger meant that MEA and MFT stopped spending money challenging each other as to who would represent teachers. More time and money was devoted to what teachers wanted the Minnesota Legislature to do. Minnesota public school teachers have more power and influence because of these two women.

Peterson was one of the first state leaders in Minnesota to urge greater in-vestment in early childhood programs. She rightly recognized that well-designed early childhood programs could have a strong, positive, long-lasting impact. Peterson and I sometimes disagreed. When the Postsecondary Enrollment Op-tions law was passed in 1985, the MFT filed a lawsuit, believing the law was unconstitutional. MFT felt it was unac-ceptable to allow public funds to support high school students taking courses on campuses affiliated with religious insti-tutions. Minnesota courts ruled this was OK, since the law prohibited students from taking sectarian courses. In con-versations over the years, I found that Peterson concluded that PSEO was on balance, a good thing. I don’t know that she changed her mind about chartering. She and MFT strongly opposed allowing organiza-tions other than local school boards to approve these new public schools. Some of us pointed out that school boards al-ready could do this and that some teach-ers and families were frustrated with dis-tricts that turned down good ideas. This situation helped convince legislators to adopt the nation’s first charter law. But Peterson was open-minded and gracious. I never encountered the bit-terness or disdain from her that some PSEO and charter opponents displayed. She was willing to listen, as well as to ad-

vocate. I remember frank conversations with her that often started, “Now, Joe, have you considered …?” She was open to new ideas. That led her to run, successfully, for the state Leg-islature. She won four elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives, retiring in 2012 because of health chal-lenges. Peterson kept going when she retired from the Legislature, both personally and professionally. Her daughter-in-law, Jeannine Peterson, told me that the week before she died, Peterson delivered a hockey bag to one of her grandchildren and attended a board meeting of the Children’s Museum. Sandra Peterson was a positive, hon-orable leader. She died the same week-end as a much-beloved Minnesota bas-ketball coach and player, Flip Saunders. There was a lot of press coverage about Saunders. There was some for Peterson. I mean no disrespect to Saunders. But I believe that Peterson had a greater im-pact on Minnesota’s young people and Minnesota’s future. Rest is right. Minnesota’s children are better off because of Sandra Peterson.

Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions are welcome at [email protected]. Columns re-flect the opinion of the author.

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Sen. David Hann introduced the bill after receiving a letter from a constituent in re-gard to her problems with the a manage-ment company. He is working with Sen. James Metzen on this, while the H.F. 1959 is sponsored by Rep. Cheryl Youakim. However, the Community Associa-tions Institute is lobbying heavily to pre-

vent this bill from becoming law. A Feb. 2, 2015, post at its website contains the comments of its legislative action com-mittee. Who is CAI? CAI is a huge na-tional organization whose members are lawyers, management companies and vendors. They fear the new ombudsman bill because it will bring more regulations and it will be against the very interest of their members.

People can send an email or a let-ter to the legislators telling them of the problems they have experienced with a board or the management company. The legislators need to hear these voices, be-cause CAI is presenting a “rosy” picture to them and telling them there are “no problems.” How will the legislators enact the best bill if they hear only CAI’s inter-est and their lobbying groups?

Based on these letters, legislators can get more ideas how to help the life in the HOAs. If the legislators do not know of the problems, they cannot help. It is the duty of those concerned to advise them so they can enact a bill that represents the real situation.

MARIA WINLETLakeville

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Rosemount resident’s film in Twin Cities festival Late nights in New Orleans fuel Ben Zschunke’s creativity

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


The great American cit-ies of Rosemount and New Orleans couldn’t be more different, but they do have one thing in common – the Mississippi River. While only a sliver of Rosemount touches the mighty waterway’s banks, the rhythm of the river in New Orleans is something Ben Zschunke adores about his second home-town. The Rosemount High School graduate returned to Minnesota recently for the screening of “The Po-lar Bear Club,” a film he co-produced, during the Twin Cities Film Festival. The film was screened Oct. 24. “I was ecstatic when we were accepted to TCFF,” he said. “It (was) great show-ing the film so close to my hometown and Chisago, where the film was shot. My family has been antici-pating the film for a long time and (were) excited to see it on the big screen just as much as I am.” Zschunke – the son of John, a Rosemount Mid-dle School band teacher, and Kim, a secretary at Parkview Elementary School – said “The Polar Bear Club” is a serious look at the lives of four older men who are strug-gling with the meaning of their existences and the legacies they want – or will – leave behind. The film follows the men as they have a penchant for jumping in frigid lake wa-ters as a way of maintain-ing their youthful zest. When one of the four

men dies, the evaluation of the twilight years turns darker. Zschunke took some time out of his busy sched-ule recently to answer a few questions about “The Polar Bear Club” and his current projects for the newspaper. What is the state of the film “The Polar Bear Club”? To be honest, we never made this film with a distri-bution deal as an end goal. Of course it’d be great if we did, but Brett Price (the director) and I wrote this film because we thought it’d be a good story. We’re still waiting for letters back from other festivals we submitted to as well, so there’s not a whole lot to comment about regarding festivals/distribution. I think the most likely situation would to release this film on VOD or if streaming services like Net-

flix wanted to pick it up. How has the film been received by audiences and film festivals? We had a premiere for friends and family in Nash-ville, Tennessee (where the production company, Gear Seven Creative, is based), and it was a full house. Afterwards, we all went out for drinks and people had nothing but praise. It feels good to finally see the other end of making this movie. People usually com-ment on the cinematogra-phy, score or acting, but to me I’m glad the story came together over the six years since conceiving the idea. No awards yet, but we’re hopeful. What are you working on next? Right now, I work for a production company in New Orleans called The Deltree. We produce music videos and commercials

where I fill the role of di-rector or cinematographer. It keeps me busy, but I still find time to write and di-rect my own shorts. Hope-fully, in the next year we’ll be making another feature. It’s hard to talk about just one project, because we’re usually working on more than one at once. What is your life like right now? Life in New Orleans is finally starting to make sense. I have a good net-work of filmmakers around me and the film community is still strong and working despite the incentive changes. I love all the creative minds here – graffiti muralists, pho-tographers, musicians, pro-grammers, graphic design-ers, and the like. It’s really a small community of young entrepreneurs and it’s great to see everyone doing what they love.

I also play drums in a rock band called Ralphie – we just played at Ignition Festival and are looking to start recording a demo. When I wake up, I meditate to center myself to focus on the tasks that day – on set or at the edit-ing suite that day. I play my favorite playlist of music, make some breakfast, say “Hi” to my neighbors and away I go. There are days where I would rather not get up, but try to appreci-ate the moments when I’m stuck in traffic on the way to work and where I’m frustrated with a project. I remember that it’s all part of this journey to achiev-ing my goal. They are all stepping stones to better

things. At night, I’m usually out with friends or other filmmakers. We talk about movies we’ve seen, pitch-ing story ideas, play pool, watch the sunset on the banks of the Mississippi, see a show, etc. I’ve always been a night owl. I get some of my best work done at night, and even though the nights get late, it never im-pedes on my ability to stay focused. More about “The Po-lar Bear Club” is at http://twincitiesfilmfest.org/films/the-polar-bear-club.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Colin Noel (right) prepares to clap the slate during filming of the actors in a hot tub on the set of “The Polar Bear Club,” a film that is being co-produced by Rosemount High School graduate Ben Zschunke. (Photo submitted)

Rosemount High School graduate Ben Zschunke (center) co-wrote and is co-producing “The Polar Bear Club” with fellow 2011 University of North Carolina School of Arts graduates Brett Price, director and co-writer, and Spencer Goodall, director of photography. (Photo submitted)


by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


It’s like Caleb Hakala’s was born to play Tunny. Hakala, a 2014 gradu-ate of Farmington High School and former Mr. Farmington, plays a young man who grew up in the suburbs looking for his place in the world in this weekend’s perfor-mance of “American Idi-ot” at the History Theatre in St. Paul. Based off Green Day’s concept album “Ameri-can Idiot,” this weekend’s performance will be the regional premiere with shows at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6, 7 and 8. The original Broad-way production received a Tony nomination and often starred Green Day singer Billie Joe Arm-strong. “It’s all about rage in the suburbs and that general sense of help-lessness,” director Erin Schwab said. “That no-body is allowed to make choices. It’s a coming-of-age story about boys try-ing to find themselves.” Hakala, a sophomore vocal performance major at McNally Smith Col-lege of Music in St. Paul, pulled from many life ex-periences in order to pre-pare for his role. “It hits home 100 per-cent,” he said. “As a kid growing up in the sub-urbs, I hadn’t really been to the city. It was where I always wanted to be. Tunny is kind of a fol-lower in the beginning, searching for his purpose, his calling. He wants to do something that means something. I found that when I got here.” In the musical, Tunny enlists in the Army and is deployed during the sec-ond Iraq War. “He comes back, phys-ically broken, but he’s really the only one who

won,” Schwab said. “He has discovered who he is.” Hakala’s best child-hood friend is in the mili-tary. “I haven’t seen him in a long time,” Hakala said. “He went off and he’s ex-ploring the world. I worry about him, but I’m proud that he’s doing something he believes in. We keep in contact every day. I gained a lot of knowledge about the military.” The first time he heard a recording of “American Idiot” was in early el-ementary school, and he said he grew up listening to it in his car. He likely sang along. His first passion is vo-cal performance and he’s currently recording music for an upcoming release, although it’s more in the R&B and funk vein than the punk of Green Day. He’s found a place in musical theater, but it wasn’t until his senior year of high school that he discovered a new pas-sion. When an actor dropped out of “Music Man” the director asked him to try out for a role. “I found a family,”

Hakala said. “From there, I always wanted to do theater. I’ve been a stage performer and dancer most of my life. When I got there, it fit perfectly.” Mitchell Benson of Burnsville, who atteded the Main Street School of Performing Arts is also in the show as a bass player. Tickets for “Ameri-can Idiot” are $10 for

reserved seating; $5 with any student identifica-tion. The first three rows of the History Theatre are reserved for free rush tickets for each show. Doors open at 6 p.m. To get tickets or for more in-formation, visit www.mc-nallysmith.edu.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Local actor stars in ‘American Idiot’ Caleb Hakala drew from life experience to play Tunny

Caleb Hakala, a 2014 Farmington graduate, stars as Tunny in this weekend’s regional premiere of “American Idiot” at the History Theatre in St. Paul. (Photo submitted)

Elvestad wins Dakota Electric’s Township Leader award

Dakota Electric Asso-ciation recently awarded Farmington resident Ja-mie Elvestad the Town-ship Leader of the Year award. Each year, Dakota Electric seeks to recog-nize outstanding leader-ship with the award, and Dakota Electric Director Jerry Pittman attended a recent Dakota County Township Officers Asso-ciation meeting to pres-ent the award to Elves-tad. Elvestad has been an Empire Township supervisor since 2004. He has served the lo-cal community in many ways, including serving on the planning commis-sion since the early 1990s, spearheading the Empire ballfields; helping to get the maintenance building constructed and upgrad-ing 170th Street. Terry Holmes, chair of the Township board, said Elvestad is very conscien-tious and helpful in his work for the township. Elvestad is up very early in the winter checking on road conditions to see what needs plowing. “Ja-

mie is here for the citizens of Empire Township. He has their interests in mind,” Holmes said. “I was happy to re-ceive it, but didn’t expect it,” said Elvestad, who is a self-employed carpenter. “I don’t do any of it for recognition.” “People who serve the local townships are very dedicated to their com-munities,” Peggy John-son, Dakota Electric’s community relations di-rector, said. “As a mem-ber-owned cooperative, Dakota Electric is pleased to help recognize people like Jamie who do out-standing work.”

Jamie Elvestad


EducationEagan Foundation names program administrator Amy Hero Jones has joined the Eagan Foun-dation as program ad-ministrator to provide programmatic and ad-ministrative support for the scholarship and com-munity grants programs as well as other key events. Jones previously served nine years as executive director of Patrick’s Cabaret in Minneapolis.

Money Ball at Apple Valley High School Apple Valley students will be able to participate in Merchants Bank’s Money Ball nine times during the Apple Valley boys’ basketball season, with the first chance coming Dec. 8 when the Eagles host Prior Lake. Students sign up before the game and then two students are chosen at random to participate. Each student gets one minute to make a lay-up, free throw and half-court shot. The student wins $10 for a successful lay-up, $25 for a successful free throw and $100 or more for a suc-cessful half-court shot. If the half-court shot is missed, the money rolls over and is added to the next home game. “It gets to be pretty exciting if no one has made the shot for several weeks,” said Brian Wester, who coordinates Money Ball for Merchants Bank. “It’s great for the students and great for the Booster Club because we make a dona-tion to the Booster Club at the end of the year equal to what we pay to the stu-dents.” The full schedule for the year is as follows: Dec. 8 vs. Prior Lake Dec. 18 vs. Eastview Jan. 12 vs. Lakeville North Jan. 26 vs. Lakeville South Jan. 29 vs. Farmington Feb. 2 vs. Eagan Feb. 9 vs. Burnsville Feb. 11 vs. Shakopee Feb. 19 vs. Rosemount

Eagan student works on space experiment Grant Steinkopf, of Eagan, is on a team of Minnehaha Academy students beginning work on an experiment des-tined for the International Space Sta-tion. Steinkopf’s team is studying vibra-tion cancellation in micro-gravity. The team is one of two from Min-nehaha which will send an experiment into space. Working models of the experiments are due Dec. 7 and they will be launched at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center spring 2016. The teams’ progress is at https://minnehahaiss.wordpress.com.

School marathon successful Last month, St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Savage participated in a long-standing fundraising tradition for non-public schools throughout Min-nesota and the United States. The students were charged with rais-ing $80,000 that would go directly to-ward general operating expenses for the school. In addition, they would spend an entire day of service, helping a num-ber of charitable organizations. The students surpassed their goal, raising $80,512 total. Because they met their goal, Principal Mike Smalley dressed up like princess for a day. On the day of service, the students accomplished the following: • Preschool students packaged 84 birthday bags. • Kindergarten students put togeth-er 67 backpacks filled with food for the weekend. This was for BrainPower Backpacks for students in District 191. • First- through third-graders pack-aged 128 military care packages. • Fourth-graders made 44 blankets for the The Minnesota Rabbit Compan-ion Society. • Fifth-graders put together 16 laun-dry baskets full of baby items for low-income mothers-to-be. • Sixth-graders completed 44 birth-day bags for children who are in low-income homes or who are staying at a local shelter during their birthday. • Seventh-graders put together 78 creativity kits to occupy children when they stay at the homeless shelter. • Eighth-graders made 60 bags of play dough for children to play with while they stay at the homeless shelter.

Mistletoe Market at Faithful Shepherd The Mistletoe Market holiday shop-ping event takes place 4-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Faithful Shepherd Catholic School, 3355 Columbia Drive, Eagan. The upscale vendor show features a variety of vendors and retailers rang-ing from original art; clothing, shoes and fashion accessories; items for home, garden and kitchen; jewelry of all kinds; pottery, ceramics; gourmet food items; gifts and accessories; children’s books; holiday decor, and more. “We’re excited about Mistletoe Mar-ket,” said Adrienne Foley, event co-chair. “In the past, we held a daytime, family-oriented craft fair. This year, our shoppers will enjoy an adult evening out with friends, sipping wine and enjoy-ing delicious food while shopping more than 75 unique vendors.” Vendors include Apricot Lane, Mainstream Boutique, The Olive Grove, Groveland Confections, Urban Halo, Honey and Lace, Bombshell Botanti-cals, Clay Pots Pottery, and more. For a complete list, visit www.mistletoemar-keteagan.com.

Mistletoe Market is open to the pub-lic. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. The first 100 shoppers will receive a gift bag, and admission for all shoppers includes one complimentary drink ticket. Cash bar and small bites will be available as well as raffles for wardrobe and gift items. The event is sponsored by the Urgen-cy Room, Wish Boutique, Pool & Yacht Club, and Nothing Bundt Cakes.

District 196 Community Education classes District 196 Community Education will offer the following classes. To reg-ister, or for more information, call 651-423-7920 or visit www.district196.org/ce. Excel 2010: Getting Started, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, Rosemount Middle School, $39. iPhone and iPad: Top 10 Apps, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, Scott High-lands Middle School, $10. Excel 2010: Formatting Spread-sheets, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, Rosemount Middle School, $39. iPad – Back to the Basics, 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, Falcon Ridge Mid-dle School, $29. Excel 2010: Functions and Formulas, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, Rose-mount Middle School, $39. Trusts and Wills, 6:30-8 p.m. Thurs-day, Nov. 12, Scott Highlands Middle School, $19. Compare trusts and wills and learn which is best for you. Learn what estate planning entails including property and how to avoid probate in case of disability or death. Life Reimagined: What’s Next Check-up, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, Scott Highlands Middle School, $10, $8 additional person. Discover your talents, explore new possibilities, and develop skills at understanding where you currently are and how to make the changes you seek or need. CPR/AED for the Lay Rescuer – Adult, Child and Infant, 6-9:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, Black Hawk Middle School, $80. American Safety and Health Institute CPR/AED certification is valid for two years.

Cheerleading competition at Eastview The Eastview High School Competi-tion Cheer Team will host the 16th annu-al Twin Cities Open Cheer Competition Sunday, Nov. 8, at the high school, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. Over 28 teams from the metro area and all over Minnesota will be compet-ing. The west doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for spectators, and performances start at 11 a.m. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for K-12 students.

Sixth-graders hone engineering skills All 2,120 Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District sixth-graders are honing their engineering skills this fall by using hammers, drills, saws, and rubber bands to build catapults at The Works Museum in Bloomington. The field trips, sponsored by Rose-mount’s Flint Hills Resources, offers a hands-on science, technology, engineer-ing and math (STEM) curricula. At The Works Museum, workshop leaders used the Engineering Design Process to guide District 196 students through the plan-ning, design, and building phases of the catapult project, followed by field testing and modifications to make the devices more powerful and accurate. More information about The Works is at www.theworks.org. More information about Flint Hills’ Rosemount refinery is at www.pineben-drefinery.com.

‘Speaking of Kids’ seminar The second “Speaking of Kids” semi-nar presented by Farmington School District 192 and Lakeville School Dis-trict 194 Community Education will be 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Mead-owview Elementary School Cafetorium, 6100 195th St. W., Farmington. Titled “Top 20 Parents Help Their Children Learn From Mistakes and Move Outside Their Comfort Zone,” the seminar is led by Tom Cody. Cody will provide advice for parents to help their children be comfortable when making mistakes. He will share how people form beliefs about them-selves when they make mistakes, based on the messages they receive from oth-ers, things that keep people stuck in their comfort zone, and more effective ways of responding to a parent’s own mistakes and the mistakes of their children. Registration information is available at www.speakingofkids.info or by calling 651-460-3200. Free Child care is avail-able by registration prior to the event. Free continuing education credits avail-able with registration. The other seminars are planned for Feb. 29, 2016, and April 11, 2016, at either school district depending on the date.

Bake and craft sale at St. John school St. John the Baptist Catholic School’s Annual Bake and Craft Sale will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. The sale will feature unique hand-made items and a variety of savory and sweet baked goods. Admission is free. St. John’s is at 12508 Lynn Ave., Sav-age.

Amy Hero Jones

James Barton wins ROMA honor Apple Valley-based James Barton Design-Build Inc. has earned a Remod-eler of Merit Award (ROMA) from the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC) for its entry in the Outdoor Liv-ing category. Since 1982, BATC has presented the ROMA Award to remodelers to recog-nize creativity, design and the remod-eler’s ability to meet the client’s require-ments. Winners were selected by a team of remodeling professionals from the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Builders As-sociation after evaluating photographs, floor plans and descriptions of the re-

modeling project. For more information, visit www.jbdb.biz.

Leaders vs. managers is meeting topic Leaders vs. managers will be the top-ic for the next Dakota County Regional Chamber’s WomEn’s Circle 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Lost Spur Golf & Event Center, 2750 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan. Speaker Erin Dady, head of Govern-ment and Community Relations at the University of Minnesota and former chief of staff for St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, will help define the differenc-

es between leading and managing. Cost is $150 for all yearly events. At-tend as a guest one time for $25. To register or for more information, contact Emily Corson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202.

Business excellence awards event set The Dakota County Regional Cham-ber of Commerce will present its 2015 Business Excellence Awards and Annual Meeting 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Southview Country Club, 239 Men-dota Road E. West St. Paul. Call 651-452-9872 for ticket information.

Tax workshop for small business The Galaxie Library in Apple Val-ley will host a free Small Business Tax Workshop 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Attendees will learn what IRS re-sources are available to assist small busi-ness owners from an IRS representative and hear from a local CPA firm what is needed to prepare business taxes and how they can help. Sponsored in part by South Metro SCORE and Cummings, Keegan & Co., P.L.L.P. Registration is required at https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/libraries.

Business Buzz


Lakeville Liquors leads metro in municipal liquor profit Brenda Visnovec works to fend off

private sector competition

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Lakeville’s municipal liquor business was tops among metro municipalities in 2014, accord-ing to the latest Minnesota State Auditor’s Office report. Of 12 Minnesota metro cities operating off-sale liquor stores, Lakeville ranked first in sales ($14.8 million) and last in op-erating expenses ($2.3 million), ending the year with $1.3 mil-lion net profit. Edina ranked second in 2014 with $13.5 million in sales, $2.4 million in operating expenses and $1.1 million in net profit, according to the report. Despite Lakeville Liquor’s high ranking, sales have fallen since 2013 when Lakeville post-ed $15.3 million in sales and $1.4 million net profit. Lakeville Liquors Operations Director Brenda Visnovec cited increased competition, particu-larly from discount retailer To-tal Wine & More in Burnsville, as a leading cause for the decline in sales. Total Wine opened in 2014 and advertises cheaper prices compared to Lakeville Liquors’ in full-page newspaper ads. Visnovec remains con-fident the downturn is not a trend, and plans to increase sales through great customer

service and educating customers about the benefits of municipal liquor stores. She said one of the business’ primary missions is to control the sale of alcohol. “I’ve seen what alcohol abuse can do,” Visnovec said. “I’m very, very adamant about con-trolling the sale of alcohol. ‘Pas-sionate’ might be a better word.” She said they are legally re-quired to sell only to those of legal drinking age, but they also make sure they are not provid-ing the means for a minor to ac-cess alcohol. “If two or three come in a group, we will say we need to see

all IDs,” Visnovec said. She said anyone who comes in intoxicated will be called a taxi, but if they drive away, store employees notify the police de-partment. Recent incident reports filed by the store employees include a lost truck driver who hit the mailbox in the County Road 46 Lakeville Liquor parking lot. The driver allegedly appeared “off” to the clerk but not intoxi-cated. The report said police fol-lowed up and found he was dia-betic. Another incident report stated, a clerk approached a frequent customer who ap-

peared red-faced and smelled of alcohol. The man admitted to drinking, and the employee fol-lowed him to the door and told the man if he drove away, they would have to notify the police. The man said he was locking his door and walking home. Visnovec said the city’s liquor store business also helps the city avoid “over-saturation” of li-quor operations. She said profits are used on city projects and the business has also raised thousands for local causes, including purchase of a K-9 officer and food shelf contributions. “We’ve become very much a

community partner,” Visnovec said. A fundraiser to replace the Land of Amazement play-ground in Steve Michaud Park will be held in the stores this winter. The playground upgrade costs $356,627 and the city has budgeted $85,000 for the play-ground. Lakeville Rotary is also giving $50,000 and the city is working to fundraise the re-maining $221,627. Representatives from Total Wine did not respond to mul-tiple emails seeking comment, but the company’s website also states its dedication to support-ing community fundraisers. Its cashiers also require cus-tomers to provide proof of their age before a purchase, and the company’s newly redesigned website requires users to vow they are of legal age before they can enter the site. Despite Lakeville Liquors’ loss in revenue since Total Wine opened, Visnovec expressed confidence that sales will re-bound because of the staff. She said several customers drive for miles to purchase from Lakeville Liquors, including one that recently drove from New Ulm to buy wine for a wedding reception in Madelia. “That goes to the staff,” Visn-ovec said. “When they can draw a customer from New Ulm who’s having a wedding in Madelia that’s customer service.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Lakeville Liquor Operations Director Brenda Visnovec oversees the city’s liquor business. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Lakeville dad charged with attempted murder of his children Preschoolers safe

after police intervention,

chase by Laura Adelmann


A Lakeville father is charged with two felony attempted murder charg-es after police say he at-tempted to kill himself and his two sons by piping exhaust inside a vehicle. Police say Jay Anthony Ernst, 27, was found on Oct. 29 by his mother with

his two preschool-age children inside the running vehicle in a closed garage with a garden hose routed into the Ford Edge from the exhaust pipe. The mother re-moved the hose and pounded on the vehi-cle window to get Ernst’s attention, according to the Dakota County criminal complaint, and Ernst al-legedly came out of the SUV through the rear hatch, walked to the driv-er’s side, said “goodbye”

and drove off. Police say the mother went inside and called police at 1:45 a.m. and they asked her to check on the children, ages 2 and 4, that she believed were sleeping in the

house. She allegedly said the children and some of their favorite toys were missing and an Amber alert was is-sued. Police say they called Ernst’s cellphone several times, and the first call was

answered, but after saying “hello” the person hung up. After several hours of searching and investiga-tion, Ernst was spotted traveling south on I-35E by Burnsville police, who arrested him after a brief struggle at around 4:30 a.m. The children were lo-cated in the vehicle and appeared to be unharmed. Ernst allegedly told po-lice he put the hose inside the vehicle and laid down with the boys in the back, but left the rear hatch

open and believed there would be enough air flow around it that they would not be harmed. The complaint says he thought his mother would come out to the garage eventually, and when the light came on he closed the vehicle doors. Police say Ernst had in recent days made suicidal statements to family mem-bers, and Ernst allegedly told police this was his way of crying out for help to address his addiction is-sues. Ernst allegedly sent text

messages to himself as a way of journaling events, and police said two of the journal entries included specific references to he and his children not being around anymore and his wife not having to worry about being a single mom raising kids. Ernst faces two first-degree felony counts of premeditated attempted murder that carries a max-imum sentence of up to 20 years in prison.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Jay Anthony Ernst


and a MnPASS toll lane, Pedersen said. The bridge now has two through lanes and a MnPASS lane. A bike and pedestrian trail will be added, which has cycling advocates cheering. MnDOT is ac-cepting public comments on the trail location and other facets of the project, including aesthetic treat-ments and possible pedes-trian lighting. “It’s something that we could always do better at,” Pedersen said of the pub-lic outreach. Two construction sea-sons will be needed to replace a bridge that was built in 1957, widened in 1983-84 and is nearing the end of useful life. The bridge deck is approach-ing “poor” condition in a National Bridge Inven-tory rating, according to MnDOT. The bridge’s riveted girders and hollow abutments have also dete-riorated.

The bridge is “structur-ally sound” but requires frequent maintenance, Pedersen said. Construction is sched-uled for 2020 and 2021, though MnDOT is poised to begin sooner if there’s a new influx of state or fed-eral transportation funds. Construction-related traffic delays are likely. Preliminary plans call for reducing the bridge’s cur-rent six lanes to five. Two slightly narrowed through lanes in each direction would remain open, and a single MnPASS lane would be made reversible, heading either north or south with the peak traffic flow. “I’m not going to say there’s going to be no im-pact to the traffic, because you are reducing the ca-pacity of 35W and you’re narrowing the lanes,” Ped-ersen said. “That’s going to impact the capacity. It’s a means to an end, so to speak.” Proposed staging calls

for the northbound bridge to be built first, with traf-fic remaining on the ex-isting bridge. It would be shifted to the new north-bound bridge once the southbound construction begins. The project, spanning about two miles, also in-cludes raising the freeway out of the 100-year flood-plain from Cliff Road to Black Dog Road in Burnsville, and replacing the pavement from Cliff to 106th Street in Bloom-ington.

Trail MnDOT is seeking feedback on whether to build the 10-foot trail on the east or west side of the span. “It has implications for how that trail ties into Black Dog Road on the south side and Lyndale Avenue on the north side,” Pedersen said. Input so far suggests a preference for the east side, he said, noting that the Hennepin County

Bicycle Advisory Com-mittee was represented at the Oct. 27 open house in Bloomington. The I-35W trail cross-ing would complete a se-ries of Minnesota River crossings that also include Highway 101 and Cedar Avenue. There’s now a trail suspended under-neath the Cedar bridge. The city of Bloomington is completing a trail across the old Cedar bridge. “Eventually, all these river crossings would be connected with trails on the north and south sides of the river,” Pedersen said. The I-35W crossing would be welcomed by those who go out of their way to get to Cedar, he said. Pedestrian lighting is an option, with funding likely provided by the two cities, Pedersen said. “We have no prefer-ence,” he said. “It’s really a city issue — a cities issue, in this case.”

Aesthetics The bridge will be de-signed to blend into the surrounding landscape, with limestone colors and rock faces, Pedersen said. Aesthetic treatments are being considered for the bridge, retaining walls, abutments, wing walls, piers and railing. Various landscape designs are also being considered. The finished product should “look more natural than just a big, engineered structure,” Pedersen said.

Funding Funding is planned for 2020, 2021 and 2022, said Jon Solberg, MnDOT’s Metro District South Area manager. Construction could happen earlier because much of the design work is already done. With talk during the 2015 Legisla-ture of new state money for transportation, Sol-berg said MnDOT wanted to be ready to proceed “to show that this is what an

advancement in trans-portation dollars will get you.” But the Legislature deadlocked, and no new funding emerged. Mn-DOT officials had said a 2017 start on the bridge was possible with new funding. “This certainly would be a priority to move for-ward if there were any ad-ditional funds made avail-able to the state,” Solberg said. A group of south sub-urban House Republican lawmakers introduced a bill last year to allocate up to $165 million for the bridge. Such regional bills are common, Solberg said, but typically don’t ad-vance the favored projects “because we’ve already programmed money, so we’d have to take money from those projects al-ready programmed.”

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

learning and community engagement, according to the organization’s website. Teachers and district administrators credit much of Cedar Park’s suc-cess to its principal, John Garcia, who was recently named Science and Math-ematics Principal of the Year by MESPA. “It really is the leader-ship of John and his staff, who are committed to stu-dent learning and achieve-ment, that has enabled them to achieve this suc-cess,” said Sally Soliday, director of elementary education for District 196. Before coming to Ce-dar Park, Garcia was a principal in St. Paul and was a sixth-grade teacher in north Minneapolis and taught in Kansas. He took a break from education to work as a pharmacy sales manager for seven years. During a trip to Hawaii

with his wife, Garcia real-ized he wasn’t happy and needed to return to educa-tion. When Garcia was hired in 2007, Cedar Park was the district’s most diverse school and there was a lot of “white flight.” He immediately got to work on changing the school’s identity. He set out to completely rebrand Cedar Park with skills he learned from the business world. Garcia chose a color scheme and placed bright decals on the school’s walls and windows. He encouraged teachers and other employees to wear something with the school’s name on it every-day and wore Cedar Park gear everyday himself, even on weekends. His other first directive as principal was to close the school’s “behavior room,” which Garcia said was ineffective and dispro-

portionately disciplined students of color. “It was filled with black and brown kids,” Garcia said. “It showed us that we were not connecting with all our students.” Teachers and adminis-trators received diversity and equity training and now focus on proactively addressing students’ aca-demic and behavior issues before they become an problem, he said. Minor-ity students continue to make up about 50 percent of the school’s population and 34 percent of students speak English as a second language. Getting parents in-volved in the school was another top priority. “It’s about having re-spect and appreciation for all our families, Garcia said. Cedar Park became a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) magnet school

in 2010. Magnet schools are free public schools but differ from other public schools in that they have a focused theme and aligned curricula in science, tech-nology, math, fine arts, language and other areas. Although school lead-ers continue focus on meeting state standards, professional development was changed to emphasize student curiosity and cre-ativity. “The way kids learn at Cedar Park is hands-on,” Garcia said. “Asking questions is the norm and students are taught that through failure comes more opportunities for learning.” This focus on hands-on learning and creativity is best demonstrated in school’s Maker Space, an area within its multi-me-dia room where students use tablets, 3-D printers and other technology to build and code small ro-

bots and create 3-D fig-ures and art work. “It’s a way for kids to have an authentic way to learn,” Garcia said. The new model has also significantly curbed discipline issues because students are engaged, he said. As part of its focus on science, technology and mathematics, the school regularly reaches out to local technology firms to teach students and fami-lies about various career opportunities. “Both our teachers and community are very com-mitted to our students and it’s this commitment that has led to our success. It takes shared leadership. No one person can do it alone,” Garcia said. The school’s image has taken a 180 degree turn. Cedar Park is now on the state’s list of 22 “Celebra-tion Schools” and won five consecutive national

magnet school awards. It has grown by 200 students since becom-ing a magnet school and has become a top school of choice for families in the region with a waiting of 141 students. Due to the growing interest, the school faces overcrowd-ing with a student body of 700. The school dis-trict’s $130 million build-ing bond, which passed on Nov. 3, will enable the Cedar Park to add eight new classrooms to accom-modate its growth. “We’re going to con-tinue to grow and change, and promote STEM to other schools. Our hope is that Cedar Park’s success will inspire other strug-gling schools,” Garcia said. Jessica Harper is at jes-s i ca .harper@ecm- inc.com or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

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Job Transitions Group to meet The Rev. Kris Capel will present “Why Job Loss Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to My Family” at the Nov. 10 meeting of the Easter Job

Transitions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small group sessions

are offered following the meeting at 9:30 a.m. each week on many different topics. Call 651-452-3680 for information.


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Personal experience offers perspective Vietnam veteran wonders if the

U.S. has learned from its past by Tad Johnson


Apple Valley resident and Vietnam War vet-eran Tom Goodwin said the world was a different place when he enlisted in the Marines 50 years ago. At the time, U.S. lead-ers considered the spread of Communism from the Soviet Union and China as the greatest threat to future generations. When he was a high school student in Beloit, Wisconsin, Goodwin and his classmates were part of “duck-and-cov-er” drills when students would be instructed to crouch under their desks in preparation for a pos-sible nuclear attack. “We laughed about it,” Goodwin said. “We knew that if a bomb hit, a desk wouldn’t save us.” A few years removed from taking part in those drills, Goodwin enlisted in the Marines with six of his Beloit buddies. “That sounds like a John Wayne kind of ad-venture,” Goodwin said of their thinking of the

time. “We thought we were bulletproof.” When he was a few thousand miles away as a radio operator stationed at a communications base in Vietnam, Goodwin thought otherwise. He said he started thinking about his preg-nant wife and the son he hadn’t seen yet. “I wondered what would the world be like back home if I hadn’t been there,” Goodwin said. “I thought, ‘Way to go, stupid.’ ” Goodwin wasn’t in-volved in heavy fighting during his June 1966 to June 1967 deployment and “was shot at a few times,” but two of his Be-loit buddies were injured and one of them was among the 58,200 Ameri-cans killed in Vietnam. When Goodwin re-turned home, he took a commercial flight and walked through the air-port with little reaction from others. The Vietnam War’s

intensity and the U.S. soldiers’ casualties didn’t start mounting until later as the American troop count reached 500,000 in November 1967 and there were 15,058 Ameri-cans killed and 109,527 wounded in the fighting at that time. That’s when Vietnam War protests ramped up and the nega-tive reactions were hurled at veterans returning from war. Nearly 50 years later, Goodwin said he’s done a lot of thinking about the Vietnam War and the U.S. involvement in other con-flicts around the world. He said he’s done much reading on the subjects. “The thing that both-ered me the most is that there was one hearing on the resolution to go to war,” Goodwin said of the escalation in Vietnam. Its parallel to U.S. in-volvement in Iraq in 2002 is troublesome to Good-win. He said the reasons for escalating troop levels in both instances were based on much-disputed evi-dence. In Vietnam, it was the alleged North Vietnam torpedo attacks of two U.S. warships in the Gulf of Tonkin. In Iraq, it was the alleged possession of

weapons of mass destruc-tion by the Iraq military. He said the votes with regard to Vietnam and Iraq after the Tonkin and early WMD reports were similar. Only two U.S. sena-tors opposed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that gave President Lyndon Johnson broad discretion on troop levels in Viet-nam. The votes to approve the Iraq resolution were 297-133 in the House and 77-23 in the Senate. It gave President George W. Bush authority use the armed forces to protect U.S. national security. A large majority of the people who voted to go to war in Iraq did not have relatives in the military. “That bothers me a lot,” Goodwin said. Goodwin says it’s per-sonal experience that of-fers a different perspec-tive on military matters. He wonders if Bush would have made a dif-ferent decision about Iraq if he were an Army lieu-tenant during Vietnam in charge of a platoon. “What if Bush had to write one of those let-ters?” Goodwin asks of the letters that are written to family members after a soldier dies. “It is about

personal experience.” “I thought we had learned a lesson, but the same thing happened in Iraq,” Goodwin said. “I don’t think the na-tion should start a war if it doesn’t have to.” Goodwin is concerned the recognition of veter-ans and their families is fading in America. He said people cared about what was happen-ing in Vietnam because 32 percent of Americans had a relative serving in the military. Now only 1 percent of Americans are related to a service mem-ber. In an effort to show he cares about those who have served Goodwin has been a member of the Fort Snelling rifle squad that conducts 21-gun sa-lutes for those military veterans buried at the na-tional cemetery. Goodwin said he has served on the rifle squad for about seven years to honor “all of those sol-diers on guard who didn’t know if anyone cared about them.” Most of the people buried at Fort Snelling are low-ranking officers like Goodwin and many of the members of the rifle squad. “People don’t have a

feel for the low-ranking officer,” Goodwin said. Goodwin said he is thankful the world is a different place than it was at the end of the Vietnam War. He is impressed strides are being made to help veterans and their fami-lies, and he wishes people would do more than just “thank” people for their service. Goodwin is a mem-ber of the Apple Valley American Legion and Ro-tary, which supports the Apple Valley Beyond the Yellow Ribbon. These or-ganizations are working together to help veterans reintegrate in the commu-nity after a deployment and families while their loved one is serving over-seas. These organizations offer tangible ways in which people can show they care about military members. To find out more about the work of Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, go online to www.beyondtheyellow-ribbon.org or email Paul Chellsen at [email protected]. Email Tad Johnson at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @editorTJ.

Bill Goodwin, in the mid-1960s and a recent photo.

District 191 schools plan Veterans Day observances Veterans Day programs are taking place at some schools in Burnsville-Ea-gan-Savage School District 191. All who have served or are serving in the mili-tary are invited to a Veter-ans Day program at Vista View Elementary School in Burnsville 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Veter-ans will be honored by the student body through mu-sic and poetry, according

to Kimberly Wood, music teacher. “It’s our annual pro-gram to honor and thank our veterans as well as re-member those who have served our country,” said Wood. Second-graders will be singing patriotic songs and sixth-grade students will share poetry and sto-ries they’ve written. The entire student body will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “America the

Beautiful.” At Gideon Pond El-ementary School in Burns-ville, a Veterans Day program begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, and includes patriotic music. Steven Floyd, a Burnsville High School math teacher who has served in the mili-tary for 17 years, will be the guest speaker. At Harriet Bishop El-ementary School in Sav-age, fourth-grade students

will honor those who have served in the military dur-ing programs at 9:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the gym. At Marion W. Savage El-ementary School in Savage, the Veterans Day program begins 9:30 a.m. Wednes-day, Nov. 11. The program will include music, special guests and a slide show of Marion W. Savage family members who have served in the armed forces.

Eagan Beyond the Yel-low Ribbon meets once a month to review past ac-complishments and plan future events, such as the Red Bulls Welcome Home, Defending the Blue Line Hockey night, the Tribute to the Troops Run and Veterans Day programs. It has partnered with St. John Neumann Church, the Eagan American Le-gion and the Lionesses

to widen the message of Beyond the Yellow Rib-bon. The Eagan network’s steering committee helped plan the Eagan Memorial Park, providing a tribute to area military and first responders. For more information, contact Madonna Back-strom at 651-334-8868 or email [email protected].

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say I broke down then and there and started crying. More crying was to come though namely on June 26, 2014. June 26 was the busi-est day I’d ever witnessed around our house. A team of over 50 people from Yellow Ribbon and Home Depot stead-fastly worked on several projects: garage painted, new sod rolled out, edg-ing inlaid, dumpsters filled, herb boxes built, new garden created, 500 pounds of shale removed, new shed constructed, 10 yards of mulch spread for new landscaping, new deck built, stumps ground down, hammock put up, garage door and opener on its way, basement win-dows and gutters to be installed. Special thanks to Cayering Lawn Service of Eagan for donation of sod and for the usage of their new Bobcat, and to

Nitti Sanita-tion of Eagan for the light-ning dump-ster. With the amount of people work-ing and all the e q u i p m e n t they used (in-cluding semi-trucks), you’d think we were

on some home makeover show. Back in 2012, when we laid eyes on our house, we wanted it. From the cen-tral location to its modest and comfy style (perfect for a couple with two chil-dren, which is our desire), we knew it was the perfect house for us. Even with the necessary garage re-pair and the weed-infested yard, we could see the po-tential. This was the house we wanted to raise our children in. This was the yard where we wanted to see them running around, scampering over a watery sprinkler head. And de-spite the area where the garden now flourishes was once covered in layers of brambles, trash, and tree branches, Kevin envisions puttering around in the garden, teaching his little girl how to dig the soil and plant the seeds, passing on the value of hard work

he was taught growing up and in the Army. No matter how long one has served or how short, the time and experience one never loses. As a veteran, Kevin certainly has not. Beyond the Yellow Rib-bon, Eagan saw something in us, too. Just an ordinary couple who had fallen on hard times, struggling against the odds and uniting together through rough waters. And they didn’t just lend a hand. They didn’t just plug a few holes in a leaky canoe. Their team is a battle-ship, charging through the waters, tossing out life preservers and not forget-ting to hand out towels on board the ship. We hope to pay it forward by spread-ing the word as far and wide as we can so Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, Eagan and Team Depot can help even more veterans and military, who have sacri-ficed their freedom to keep others safe. May we never forget the men and women who serve our country. May we lift up those organizations like Beyond the Yellow Ribbon and Home Depot that want to serve them back.

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Veteran’s family receives much-needed help Beyond the Yellow Ribbon pitched in with home improvements

by Emily RotzienSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

When it comes to our veterans, whether they’ve served 30 years or five years, whether they served in World War II or Iraq, there is no such thing as going overboard – even for ones who feel they don’t deserve it. In our case, the support is overwhelming and our appreciation – boundless! It all started in 2013 when I told my Iraq War veteran husband, Kevin, that I was pregnant. We had just moved in to our three-bedroom rambler in Lakeville a year before and began trying as soon as we paid our first mort-gage. Discouraged after many months of failure, we were naturally over-

joyed, but it was the calm before the storm. In my first trimester, I contracted a severe deep vein thrombosis – a blood clot – scaling from my pel-vis down to my ankle. I have a blood clotting dis-order, which puts me at tremendous risks for clots in any future pregnan-cies. At the same time I contracted this dangerous blood clot, my husband lost his job. Like any hus-band (with a brand new home and a wife who was pregnant with a serious medical condition), Kev-in was concerned at this stage of our lives. Enter Beyond the Yel-low Ribbon, Eagan – a communitywide network that seeks to proactively support and honor ser-vice members, veterans

Iraq War veteran Kevin Rotzien and wife Emily Shore and daughter Emmyleigh Faith were helped out by the Eagan Beyond the Yellow Ribbon with some home improvements at their Lakeville home. (Photo submitted)

Veterans Dayand their families. My brother-in-law, Andy, who promotes this great orga-nization, reached out to them on our behalf. Even though we were staying afloat, members of Be-yond the Yellow Ribbon reached out to us through various service projects: landscaping, mowing our yard, planting perennials, hacking away at old tree branches, trimming bush-es, whatever they could do to be of service. This was an amazing encourage-ment, especially during my third trimester, when I was discovered to have severe preeclampsia and required an emergency C-section at 37 weeks. We were proud to announce the birth of our daughter in November 2013: Emmyleigh Faith. Even during the winter, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon was there, from bundles of thoughtful cookies to check-up visits and snow-blowing. (Even though my husband found a new job in October, the blessing of a snow-blower during those cruel winter months was incredible.) May 2014 was the big-gest month for our mod-est Minnesota home. Steve from Beyond the Yellow Ribbon had con-tacted Home Depot in an attempt to put a team together to work on our house, garage and sur-rounding yard. From a cracked garage door’s pa-thetic rumble every time it opened to the chipped and peeling siding to a desper-ate need for gutters (our basement floods every time it rained) to my hus-band’s humble garden be-hind the garage, our begin-nings were meager indeed, though manageable, as any military member can say that anything is manage-able (especially if they’ve been in a war zone). I was in the bedroom feeding my daughter at the time Steve announced to Kevin that Home Depot was spon-soring us for a grant of over $8,000. Needless to

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the store’s landlord had complained to him about someone smoking mari-juana, and he had urged her to call police, which she did. “I know for sure no one sells drugs from the store. No one sells from the reg-ister,” Redjoul said. He said he’s 52, works as an engineer in Eagan, has a second job at the airport, has never taken drugs and “didn’t come to Burnsville to sell drugs.” “When I saw the news (about the store) today on Channel 5, I threw up in the bathroom because I’ve never in my life been in a situation like this,” Red-joul, accompanied by a lawyer, told the council. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz responded that the license violations are “pretty dire.” “We appreciate that you came to clear your name, except your partner

put you in a very bad po-sition,” she told Redjoul. “We appreciate your cour-age for coming before us. But what we have to deal with is the criminal activ-ity.” Dakota County Drug Task Force agents ob-tained a search warrant after making a “controlled buy” from Hocini at the store, the complaint said. Agents had information about “the ongoing sale of methamphetamine by Mr. Hocini out of the store lo-cation,” and were told by an informant Hocini had “bragged about having a large caliber handgun in the business,” the com-plaint said. In addition to metham-phetamine, the handgun and hydrocodone pills, the search turned up drug par-aphernalia and a digital scale, the complaint said. Agents waited until Hocini left the shop before searching the store. They arrested him a short time

later. Hocini denied the drugs belonged to him and told police he “may have touched” the gun while “playing around,” the complaint said. Hocini attended the council meeting. Redjoul’s attorney, Nathan Snyder, told the council that his client had an agreement to buy Hocini’s share of the business. But with the license revocation, the deal is off, Snyder and Hocini said in an interview after the meeting. “There’s nothing to purchase at this point,” Snyder said. Kautz said Redjoul can apply for a new license under his own name. Red-joul said in an interview he wants to apply for a license at the same store location, if the landlord will have him.


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Kids ’n Kinship honors outstanding contributors Kids ’n Kinship pre-sented its 2015 awards recognizing the significant contributions of individu-als and supporters of the program at the organiza-tion’s recent Gala Fund-raiser. Award recipients in-clude: • Heart of Kids ’n Kin-ship Award: Rick Ander-son of Apple Valley, a mentor and organizer of “Rick’s Bike Sale” fund-raiser. “It is an honor to be recognized by Kids ’n Kinship,” said Anderson. “Of course it is not all me. I have a wonderful group of volunteers that make the bike sale the successful fundraiser it has become. I am doing something that I really enjoy and makes me

feel good. I am glad Kids ’n Kinship can benefit from that.” • Community Partner Award: The 3M Company. “As a company com-mitted to improving out-comes and opportunities for students, 3M is pleased to partner with Kids ’n Kinship, with a proven re-cord of improving lives,” said Lynn Christianson, office supervisor, 3M Mar-keting and Sales. “We are honored to have been cho-sen to receive the Commu-nity Partner Award. 3M is proud to be a part of pro-viding children and their families with opportuni-ties they may otherwise not be able to experience.” • Friend of the Program Award: Janet Lekson, board member.

“I am proud and privi-leged to be part of the Kids ’n Kinship organi-zation and it is an honor to be a recipient of this award. The dedication of the Kinship staff and commitment of our won-derful mentors is the foun-dation of the success of Kinship and I appreciate the opportunity to part of a team that has had such a positive impact on our children and community,” said Lekson. Kids ’n Kinship is a pri-vate nonprofit organiza-tion that matches youths who have a need for an additional supportive re-lationship with carefully screened adult volunteers. Visit www.kidsnkinship.org/ for more information.

Free popcorn for vets at Burnsville theater

On Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, Para-gon Odyssey Theater in

Burnsville is giving all vet-erans and family members who present a military ID

a free small popcorn in gratitude for their service.


ber of Prince of Peace Lutheran in Burnsville. “That just blew me away. He knew nothing about me. But he was moved to make a hundred-dollar contribution to Feed My Starving Children. That’s just stuck in my heart ever since.” Through Huq, Gilje was introduced to Mo-hammed Dukuly, imam of the Islamic Institute of Minnesota’s Burnsville Mosque near Highway 13. The two have been in-strumental in forming and sustaining the South Met-ro Interfaith Community, which has held informal meetings at the mosque roughly every other month since 2012. Knowing the fellowship of food crosses all divides, last month the group held its largest gathering yet — a potluck picnic at Cliff Fen Park in Burnsville at-tended by nearly 100 peo-ple. “And thanks to the prayers of five different faiths, we got 85-degree weather on the 11th of Oc-tober,” Gilje said. Key interfaith players include Prince of Peace, Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Burnsville, the Burnsville Mosque, Beth Jacob Synagogue in Mendota Heights, the Hindu Milan Mandir tem-ple in Farmington and the

Watt Munistotaram Bud-dhist temple in Hampton. Gilje said because of Burnsville’s growing di-versity, an interfaith group has been on his mind for several years. Dukuly calls those of other faiths his “broth-ers and sisters” and says he’s “overwhelmed and amazed” the mosque has become the chosen meet-ing site. “When the brothers and sisters come here, all they see from us is love

and respect,” said Dukuly, who has been the Burns-ville imam for six years. “We’d never say anything to offend anybody.” Theological differences are not an excuse for fail-ing to unite behind “the essence of religion — it’s about humanity,” Dukuly said. He said he preaches to his congregants that “we cannot live in isola-tion.” “I believe that we can together, the Christian community, the Muslim

community, the Jewish community, the Hindu, the Buddhist community, make the south metro area to be one of the most se-cure places in the United States, as long as we work together like this,” he said. Dukuly said he con-demns elements in Islam “that are doing stuff on their own, and it’s not based on Islamic teach-ings.” The Prophet Mu-hammad promoted tol-erance, the imam said, pointing to the first dia-

logues between Christians and Muslims more than 1,400 years ago at Medina. “The relationship be-tween Christians and Muslims has been very up-standing,” he said. “And our Quran tells us that we’ll find close to us a re-lationship, and love those who say that they are Christians, because among them there are monks and priests who work for the service of humanity, and they are not arrogant.” Guests at the interfaith meetings have included Burnsville Mayor Eliza-beth Kautz, Burnsville Police Chief Eric Gieseke, School District 191 Su-perintendent Joe Gothard and a representative of the Wilder Foundation, who spoke on metro-area pov-erty. Representatives from each faith have spoken on their faith’s commitment to the poor. The group’s structure remains loose. “We don’t have any of-ficers,” said Gilje, a former associate director of the Citizens League in Minne-sota and now executive di-rector of the Civic Caucus. “We don’t have any bud-get. And we don’t have any organization, no 501(c)(3). Meanwhile, we’re having a good time coming togeth-er.” The group has left a trail of physical evidence — a prayer chain made of colored construction pa-

per, started by Burnsville resident and Prince of Peace member Chris Er-ickson. He started the chain af-ter nine were killed in the Charleston, South Caro-lina, church shooting in June. It went from Erick-son’s home Fourth of July party to the mosque, where Dukuly welcomed Erick-son after Friday prayers for a couple of weeks. With the Muslims’ con-tributions, the chain grew from 10 links to 10 feet. Erickson then took it to the Hindu temple. “Well, it grew to over 20 feet,” he said. “Now I’m trying to get it into a Jewish synagogue and still trying to arrange that. And I hope to bring it to a Christian church early in December. We’re trying to move it around.” The next South Metro Interfaith Community meeting is Friday, Nov. 13, at the mosque, 1351 Riverwood Drive. Social hour is from 1:30-2 p.m., followed by the meeting from 2-3 p.m. The public is welcome. For more information, call Gilje at 952-890-5220 or Dukuly at 612-386-5370.


Those involved in the South Metro Interfaith Community include, from left, Burnsville resident Chris Erickson, Burnsville Mosque Imam Mohammed Dukuly and Burnsville resident Paul Gilje. They’re pictured at the mosque, where the group meets. (Photo by John Gessner)

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Public meeting on landfill closure proposal is Nov. 1 The Minnesota Pol-lution Control Agency (MPCA) will host a public meeting on the Freeway Landfill site in Burnsville 4:30-6:30 Thursday, Nov. 12, at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway.

A formal presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m., fol-lowed by additional time for one-on-one discus-sions with MPCA staff. At nearly 150 acres, the Freeway Landfill is one of the state’s largest closed

landfills, and was in oper-ation from the 1960s until 1990. Today, it is one of only three closed landfills across the state that have not yet signed a cleanup agreement with MPCA. The MPCA’s Closed

Landfill Program helps to ensure that former landfill sites are cleaned up and managed in a way that protects the environment and public health. The MPCA has pro-posed protecting the land

and water around Freeway Landfill by moving waste onto a protective liner and installing systems to collect methane gas and leachate from the waste in the landfill. At the meet-ing, MPCA officials will

explain this preferred rem-edy and respond to ques-tions from attendees. For more information, visit www.pca.state.mn.us and search “closed landfill program.”


SportsWildcats face rematch in state final

For 2nd straight year, it’s Eagan vs. EP for Class AA girls soccer title by Mike Shaughnessy


If there were any cracks in the Eagan girls soccer fortress after the Wildcats lost a couple of games in midseason, they now might be patched. The Wildcats scored early (by Sydney Flan-nery 3 minutes, 11 sec-onds into the game) and late (three second-half goals) in their 4-2 vic-tory over Mounds View on Monday in the state Class AA semifinals at St. Cloud State University. Before Monday, Mounds View (19-1-1) had not lost or allowed more than two goals in a game. The Mustangs were ranked 10th nation-ally by the National Soc-cer Coaches Association of America. Mounds View tied the game with about 13 minutes remaining in the first half before Eagan regained control on sec-ond-half goals by Sydney Sherek, Taylor Kenealy and Jade King. Mounds View’s second goal came on a penalty kick with about five minutes to play.

The victory re-estab-lished the Wildcats as the team to beat in Class AA, but they have one more opponent between them and a second consecutive state championship. They will have a rematch with Eden Prairie in the state final at 2:30 p.m. Thurs-

day at St. Cloud State. Last year Eagan defeated Eden Prairie 1-0 in the state final. Eden Prairie defeated top-seeded Lakeville North 1-0 in a penalty-kick shootout in Mon-day’s other Class AA semifinal. The Eagles

were outshot 17-3 in regulation time and over-time. Eagan (18-2-1) ran its undefeated streak to 32 games before losing to Eastview 1-0 on Sept. 29. Less than a week later, the Wildcats fell to Min-neapolis Washburn 4-1.

Flannery, a junior for-ward, said she thought the Wildcats had become complacent and the two losses were a much-need-ed dose of reality. “We kept winning throughout the season, but our play dropped and we were like, ‘OK let’s just go through the motions,’ ” Flannery said. “When (the losses) happened, it hit us and we realized it wasn’t going to come eas-ily. If we were going to lose two games, anything can happen in any game.” Eagan coach Bulut Ozturk said the unbeaten streak had taken on a life of its own, and when it ended, it helped the team relax. “It was good for it to happen,” the coach said. “It was good for the girls to have a little pressure taken off, be a little hum-bled, and go to work.” The Wildcats pres-sured Mounds View early and kept it up most of the game. “It was very impor-tant to jump out in front as quickly as possible,” Ozturk said. “We knew they’re a team that moves the ball, passes the ball

and maintains posses-sion. We needed to start with more pressure and defend the ball up the field in their half. And when we press higher, obviously we’re closer to their goal at that point. “I told the girls we would give up a goal, and we would outscore them.” King’s goal was the 20th of the season for the senior forward who has committed to Texas Tech. Kenealy, who’s headed to Minnesota State, Manka-to, scored her 15th. “Big players step up in big games, and we have a lot of big players on this team,” Ozturk said. “They knew we needed them, we depend on them, and this is their stage.” Thursday, Eagan will try to become the fourth team to win two consecu-tive girls Class AA state championships. Wayzata was the latest to do so in 2011 and 2012. “It would be amazing to win it back to back,” Flannery said.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Eagan midfielder Kayla Vrieze (11) battles Mounds View’s Rachel Boyer for posses-sion during the Wildcats’ 4-2 victory in the state Class AA girls soccer semifinals Mon-day afternoon. (Photo by Bill Jones)

Burnsville’s Isreil Hart (13) and Jared Gemuenden try to chase down Maple Grove running back Isaac Collins. Collins rushed for almost 200 yards in the Crimson’s 32-14 victory in the state Class 6A quarterfinals. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

What’s next after Blaze’s breakthrough season?

Burnsville falls in state Class 6A

quarterfinals by Mike Shaughnessy


Was this the end for Burnsville, or are the good times just starting? The answer will depend on the Blaze’s underclass-men, coach Tyler Krebs said. A football program with a proud tradition that had struggled of late, Burnsville concluded its first winning season since 2006 with its first state playoff appearance since 1995. Now, can the Blaze keep it going? Burnsville, one of the feel-good stories of the 2015 Minnesota high school football season, finished 9-2 after losing to Maple Grove 32-14 in a state Class 6A quarterfinal game last Friday at Hop-kins High School. In the team’s postgame huddle, Krebs thanked the Blaze seniors and challenged the underclassmen to make sure this season isn’t a one-and-done experience. He specifically men-tioned Roseville, a team Burnsville defeated in its 2015 season opener. Ros-eville reached the Class 6A semifinals two years ago but since has had trouble maintaining that success. “We hope the juniors and sophomores watched and learned,” Krebs said

following the postgame meeting. “That’s what a great program has – the senior class that leads then moves out of the way, and the next class steps up and takes over. So, we’ll see.” Burnsville fell in a deep hole early in Friday’s game. The usually ground-oriented Blaze came out throwing, but was unable to connect. That, com-bined with several false-start penalties, led to a short punt that gave Ma-ple Grove possession at the Burnsville 38. “The first play of the game, we had exactly what we wanted,” Krebs said of a deep throw by quarter-back Kamal Martin. “We had a guy five yards in front, missed the pass, and that’s what happens. “We had opportuni-ties to make some plays. They’re a very good foot-ball team and we couldn’t afford to make the mis-takes we did.” Crimson star running back Isaac Collins scored on a 38-yard run on his team’s first offensive play. Maple Grove also scored on its second possession and kicked a field goal on its third, taking a 17-0 lead after one quarter. Maple Grove’s lead grew to 25-0 by the final minute of the third quarter before Burnsville got on the scoreboard on a 9-yard touchdown run by Steph Olson Jr. Martin threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Martens with

less than two minutes to play. Collins had 26 carries for 197 yards for Maple Grove, which had 382 yards rushing. The Blaze knew what it would face from Collins and the Crimson yet at times were unable to stop it. Falling behind early all but neutralized Burns-ville’s rushing game; the Blaze managed just 88 yards on 22 attempts. Martin completed 15 of 29 passes for 172 yards. Martens had seven recep-tions for 58 yards.

Martin is Mr.

Football fi nalist Burnsville senior Ka-mal Martin is one of 10 finalists for the 2015 Mr. Football award, which will be presented Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Doubletree by Hilton Minneapolis Park Place Hotel. Martin is the only play-er from a South Suburban Conference or East Metro White subdistrict school to make the final 10. Oth-er nominees include Eden Prairie linebacker Carter Coughlin and Minneapo-lis North quarterback/defensive back Tyler John-son who, like Martin, have verbally committed to the University of Minnesota. For more information about the award and the Nov. 22 banquet, visit www.mshsca.org/foot-ball/.

Eastview girls, Rosemount boys advance to state cross country

Burnsville, Eagan each will send two individuals

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Eastview’s girls and Rosemount’s boys earned the chance to return to the state cross country meet following strong perfor-mances at last week’s Sec-tion 3AA championships. After finishing second to Eagan in the section meet last year, Eastview moved to the top step of the girls awards stand Oct. 29 at Valleywood Golf Course, finishing 10 points ahead of runner-up and state qualifier East Ridge. On the boys side, Rose-mount finished second to section champion Prior Lake but qualified for state for the sixth consec-utive year and 10th time overall. Eagan, Apple Valley and Burnsville fin-ished third through fifth. Eastview is in the state girls meet for the third time and finished 13th in 2014. Rosemount was seventh in last year’s boys Class AA meet. The Irish have finished seventh or higher at state in all but one of their previous nine appearances.

Girls Lightning seniors Laura Bestul (19 minutes, 0.5 seconds for 5,000 me-ters) and Margie Freed (19:12.3) finished third and fourth individually to help lead their team to the championship. Hannah Schwartz, a junior, was 14th in 19:46.1. The top three Eastview runners gave their team an 11-point edge over the top three finishers for East Ridge. “We were second last year, so we thought, let’s shoot for section champi-ons,” Eastview coach Jor-jean Fischer said. Senior Sydney Hed-berg (28th, 20:22.8) and ninth-grader Ashley Wag-ner (32nd, 20:28.9) also counted toward the East-view team score. Seniors Monica Martinez (37th, 20:41.5) and Kylie Krae-mer (57th, 21:37.8) were Eastview’s sixth and sev-enth runners. Everybody in the Lightning’s top seven ei-ther ran at state last year or was an alternate. “It’s going to be a new

course at the state meet this year (this will be the first time girls have run 5,000 meters at state),” Fischer said. “But the state meet is a unique experience, and it’s great that we have girls who have been through it.” The Lightning also changed up its training. Last year the goal was to peak for the section meet to make sure the team qualified, then try to maintain it through the state meet. This year the Lightning is trying to peak at state in hopes of improving on last year’s 13th-place finish. “Upper half is what we’re going for,” Fischer said. Eastview had a team score of 81 at the section meet. The race for sec-ond was close, with East Ridge (91 points) finish-ing two ahead of Henry Sibley and seven ahead of Bloomington Jefferson. Jefferson was the only team to place five runners in the top 25 but didn’t have one finish higher than 15th. Prior Lake had two of the top five indi-vidual finishers but also had to count a 52nd-place finish, which dropped the Lakers back to fifth place. Prior Lake eighth-grader Mallory Stach was medalist and came in about four seconds ahead of Apple Valley sopho-more Molly Moynihan, who finished in 18:58.00. Moynihan qualified indi-vidually for state, as did Burnsville senior Johanna Weber (eighth, 19:33.6) and Rosemount eighth-grader Sidney Preator (10th, 19:37.8) Rosemount was sixth in the team standings with 146 points. Burnsville was seventh with 173, Eagan was ninth with 214 and Apple Valley placed 11th with 256. Defending section champion Eagan was led this year by senior Katie Koprowski, who finished 34th.

Boys Prior Lake and Rose-mount were the only two teams to place five run-ners in the top 30 at the Section 3AA boys meet. Not coincidentally, they are the section’s state meet qualifiers. While Prior Lake rolled to a 23-point vic-tory in the section meet, Rosemount had a solid

team performance with just a 25-second differ-ence between its first and fifth runners. The Irish, in fact, got six runners to the finish line before Eagan’s fourth, which proved cru-cial. Although Eagan had two runners in the top 10 (Rosemount’s top finisher was 11th), the Wildcats were eight points behind Rosemount’s team total of 98. Junior Travis Lorch led Rosemount, finishing 11th in 16:57.9. Jonathan Meaden, another junior, was 15th in 17:02.9, and ninth-grader Luke La-batte finished 16th in 17:07.2. Senior Caden Hill (17:20.7) and sophomore Spencer Schultz (17:22.7) were 27th and 29th. Eagan narrowly missed sending its boys team to state but will send two individuals for only the second time in school his-tory. Sophomore Trenton Allen finished fifth in the section meet in 16:47.1 and junior Joe Kelly was seventh in 16:52.0. Apple Valley placed fourth in the section meet with 122 points, with senior Robert Hapke qualifying for state as an individual after finishing sixth in 16:49.9. Apple Valley seniors Yassin Abasher and Brian Bettes were within about five seconds of qualifying for state as individuals. Burnsville junior Na-than Blichfeldt will run at state after finishing ninth in the Section 3AA meet in 16:55.1. Blichfeldt, who has skied at the state Nor-dic meet, will run at the state cross country meet for the first time. Dillon Wong was 13th overall for Burnsville, which was fifth in the team standings with 146 points. Michael Brennan, Kevin Gunawan and Ja-cob Zanker were 30th through 32nd for East-view, which was eighth in the Section 3AA team standings.

State meet

schedule The state meet returns to St. Olaf College in Northfield on Saturday, Nov. 7. First race of the day is the Class AA girls at 10 a.m. That’s followed by Class AA boys (11), Class A girls (1 p.m.) and Class A boys (2).


Vintage Voices concert VocalEssence’s Vintage Voices choir based at Augusta-na Open Circle of Apple Val-ley will perform a concert titled “Songs of Love and Life” 2-3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at the Apple Valley senior living fa-cility at 14610 Garrett Ave. The concert is free and open to the public. Vintage Voices is a new cho-ral program that integrates the arts into the everyday lives of older adults by fostering the creation of choirs in assisted living communities and senior centers. Vintage Voices con-ductor Rob Graham and piano accompanist John Jensen will help these seniors take the stage with a program featur-ing jazz, blues, spirituals, folk songs and more.

Senior day at IMAX Theatre Senior Citizen Day is Tues-day, Nov. 10, at the IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Complimentary coffee and re-freshments will be served at 9 a.m. The film, “Under the Sea 3D,” will begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $6. For questions or group reservations, call 952-997-9714 or email [email protected].

Apple 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 Se-niors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For in-formation, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofappleval-ley.org. Monday, Nov. 9 – Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Membership Committee, 11:15 a.m.; Pool,

noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Hap-py Stitchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; IMAX Coffee and Show, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Pinoch-le, 12:30 p.m.; Vets Day Pro-gram, 1 p.m.; Cribbage, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Spanish – Intermediate, 1 p.m.; Spanish for Travelers, 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Closed for Veterans Day. Thursday, Nov. 12 – Defen-sive Driving, 9 a.m.; Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Discover Group, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Insurance Counseling, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Col-oring Group, 1:30 p.m.; Social Seniors, 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 – Defen-sive Driving, 9 a.m.; Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Cremation Pre-sentation, 11 a.m.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Cen-ter is located in the Diamond-head Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, Nov. 9 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Card Recycle, 12:30 p.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; De-fensive Driving Class, 5 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, Nov. 10 – Quilters, 9:30 a.m.; Coffee Talk – Medi-cal Assistance and Veterans Benefits, 10 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Troubadours, 1 p.m.; Bloodmobile, 1:30-7:30 p.m.; Defensive Driving Class, 5 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Hearing Clinic, 1 p.m.; SS Flex. Thursday, Nov. 12 – Health

Insurance Council, 9 a.m.; Massage, 9 a.m.; Fun & Friend-ship (program, entertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Knitters, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex.

Eagan seniors The following senior activi-ties are offered by the Eagan Parks and Recreation Depart-ment in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Call 651-675-5500 for more infor-mation. Monday, Nov. 9 – Defen-sive Driving, 8 a.m. to noon; Zumba (Oasis), 9 a.m.; Book Club No. 2, 10 a.m.; F&Fab, 10 a.m.; FFL (Oasis), 11 a.m.; High Tea, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 – Book Club No. 3, 10 a.m.; Eu-chre/500, 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Cof-fee, Conversations & Games, 9 a.m.; Bring a Treat Wednes-day; Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; LPM Class (Board-room), 9:30 or 10:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 – Domi-noes, 9 a.m.; Nimble Fingers, 9:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 – Drop In Time, 9-11:30 a.m.; Zumba (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. Upcoming events: Christmas decorations at Governor’s Mansion Tour, in-cluding lunch at St. Paul Ho-tel and bus, Tuesday, Dec. 1. Register by Tuesday, Nov. 17. Cost: $54. Holiday Luncheon and en-tertainment, for senior center members only, Monday, Dec. 14. Register by Friday, Dec. 4. Cost: $6. Santa Visit in the Eagan Community Center, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 5. Bring the little ones and your cam-eras. Metro Dining cards on sale in the Senior Center weekdays.

Cost: $24. For the Monday Movie Matinees schedule for coming months, check out the Front Porch newsletter. For full information on se-nior events and details, read the Front Porch on the city of Eagan website. Become a senior center member for a $10 annual fee and receive the Front Porch quarterly by mail. For questions or to register for events and pay by credit card, call Eagan Parks and Recre-ation Department.

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Cen-ter is located at 325 Oak St. For more information on trips, programs and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, Nov. 9 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Senior Ad-visory Board, 9:30 a.m.; Dul-cimer Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Dominoes, 10:30 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; 500 Cards, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 – Defen-sive Driving, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Senior Surf Day, 10 a.m.; Chair Exer-cise, 10 a.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Closed for Veterans Day. Thursday, Nov. 12 – Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Sit -n- Stitch, 9:30 a.m.; Tap Dance, 10:45 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Advance Care Planning, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; EZ Play, 2 p.m.; Model Train Meeting, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 9:30 a.m.; Recycled Bingo, 1 p.m. Happy Harry’s Furniture Fundraiser – Stop by Happy Harry’s Furniture in Farming-ton and mention the Rambling River Center when ordering/purchasing your new furniture. Happy Harry’s Furniture will give 10 percent of the purchase to the Rambling River Center.

Lakeville seniors All Lakeville Area Active Adults events are held at Lake-ville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for information. Monday, Nov. 9 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Interval Walking, 9:30 a.m.; Health Insurance Coun-seling, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Knit-ting Class, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowl-ing, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Hearing Screening, 11 a.m.; Healthways Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Fitness 2, noon; Cribbage, 12:30 p.m.; Cards, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Basic Spanish Class, 1:30 p.m.; Driver Safety Class (four hour), 5:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 – Domi-noes & Poker, 9 a.m.; Tapper-cize, 9:30 a.m.; Craft Group, 9:30 a.m.; Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Creative Writing, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 10:30 a.m.; Party Bridge, noon; Billiards, 1 p.m.; Pilates Mat Class, 5 p.m. Deadline, iPad/iPhone - Top 10 Apps, Diner’s Club. Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Closed for Veterans Day. Thursday, Nov. 12 – iPad/iPhone - Top 10 Apps, 9 a.m.; Classic Voices Chorus, 9 a.m.; Interval Walking, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Euchre, Hand & Foot, noon; Red Hat Chorus at Ar-bor Lane, 1:30 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Diner’s Club – Rudy’s (Lakeville), 5 p.m. Deadline, Economic Update Workshop. Friday, Nov. 13 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Poker & 500, 9 a.m.; Flu Shot Clinic, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Oil and Acrylic Painting, 1 p.m.; Tat-ting, 1 p.m. Deadline, Jewelry Making – Copper, Nutcrack-er’s Nuts Trip.

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CITY OF EAGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

REGARDING PROPOSED MIF FORGIVABLE LOANFOR THE PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC PROJECT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eagan Economic Development Authority (“EDA”) of the City of Eagan, Minnesota will meet at 6:30 p.m. on November 17, 2015, at the Eagan City Hall located at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota, to conduct a public hearing on a Min-nesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Min-nesota Investment Fund (“MIF”) application, agreement and forgivable loan to assist with financing improvements for Prime Therapeutics LLC.

The EDA will consider submitting a MIF State Loan Application for the benefit of Prime Therapeutics LLC. The maximum amount of the MIF grant will be $250,000.00. The MIF grant will be a forgivable loan to Prime Therapeutics LLC, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement for Loan of MIF between the EDA and Prime Thera-peutics LLC.

All interested persons may appear at the November 17, 2015 public hearing and present their views orally or in writing. A person with resi-dence in or the owner of taxable property in the City of Eagan may file a written complaint with the EDA if the EDA fails to comply with Minn. Stat. §§ 116J.993 to 116J.995, and that no action may be filed against the Eagan Economic Development Authority for failure to comply unless a written complaint is filed. The terms of the MIF application and forgiv-able loan will be available prior to the public hearing. Anyone needing reasonable accommodations or an interpreter should contact the Com-munity Development Department at City Hall, telephone number (651) 675-5660./s/Jon Hohenstein Jon Hohenstein, Deputy Executive Director

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CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereaf-ter as possible by the Burnsville City Council, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Cham-bers on an application to vacate a portion of the right-of-way and drainage & utility easements in Parcels 35 and 36 in BURNS-VILLE COMMERCIAL PARK.

All persons desiring to speak on this item are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact the City of Burnsville at (952) 895-4534.Macheal Collins, City ClerkCity of Burnsville

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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE

Date: October 8, 2015YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:1. Default has occurred in the

terms and conditions of the Dec-laration of Diffley Commons Hom-eowner’s Association (hereinafter the “Association”) which was re-corded as Document No. 1022377 on January 10, 1997, in the office of the County Recorder of Dakota County, Minnesota, and also, pur-suant to Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116, covering the following property:

Legal Description: Unit No. 56, Condominium No. 107, Diffley Commons

Property Address: 4076 Beaver Dam Road, Eagan, MN 55122

PID: 10-20450-04-0562. Pursuant to said Declaration,

there is claimed to be due and owing as of the date of this no-tice from the owners of said unit, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., to the Association, a Minnesota non-profit corporation, the amount of $3,170.39 for unpaid association dues commencing from February 1, 2015 and accelerated through De-cember, 2015, attorneys fees and costs, plus any other such amounts that will accrue after the date of this notice for costs of collection and foreclosure which will be added to the amount claimed due and owing at the time of the sale herein.

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

4. The owner has not been re-leased from its financial obligation to pay said amount.

5. The lien arises pursuant to the Declaration, described above, Minn. Stat. §515B.3 116, and is further described in a Notice of As-sessment Lien in favor of the Asso-ciation recorded on September 28, 2015, as Document No. 3092410 in the Dakota County Recorder’s Office.

6. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in the same Declaration and granted by the owner in tak-ing title to the premises subject to said Declaration and pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 515B.3-116, said Lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the Sheriff of Dakota County, at 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033 on De-cember 8, 2015, at 10:00 am at public auction to the highest bid-der, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the additional costs of foreclosure, including attorneys fees as allowed by law.

7. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owner, his personal representatives or as-signs is six (6) months from date of sale. If the lien is not satisfied under Minn. Stat. §580.23 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the owner must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 8, 2016, or the next business day if June 8, 2016, falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holi-day.

REDEMPTION NOTICETHE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW

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

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

Dated: October 8, 2015Attorney for the Association:THE LAW OFFICE OF DAVID S. HOLMAN, LTD.By: /s/ David S. Holman David S. Holman # 193628201 W Travelers TrailSuite 225Burnsville, MN 55337952-895-1224

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:1. Default has occurred in the

conditions of the following Mort-gage:

MORTGAGOR(S): PB Industries, LLC

MORTGAGEE/LENDER: U.S. Bank N.A.ASSIGNEE OF THE MORT-

GAGE: States Credit Holdings II, LLC

MORTGAGE SERVICER: States Resources CorpTRANSACTION AGENT: N/AORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNTSECURED BY THE MORT-

GAGE: $550,000DATE OF MORTGAGE: April 16, 2008WHEN AND WHERE RECORD-

ED/REGISTERED: April 28, 2008 as Doc. No. 627190 in the office of the Dakota County Registrar of Titles

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Assignment dated December 23, 2014, recorded January 15, 2015 as Doc. No. 740646 in the office of the Dakota County Registrar of Titles

PHYSICAL STREET ADDRESS OF THE MORTGAGE PREMISES: 1300 115th Street East, Burnsville, MN 55337

TAX PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02-64053-01-020

DESCRIPTION OF THE MORT-GAGE PREMISES: Lot Two (2), Block One (1) in River Bluffs 4th Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof.

2. No action or proceeding at law is now pending to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage, or any part thereof.

3. The holder of the Mortgage has complied with all conditions precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by the Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage, and all notice and other requirements of applicable statutes.

4. At the date of this Notice, the amount due on the Mortgage, and taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage is $527,149.91.

5. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed and the Mortgage Premises will be sold by the Dakota County Sheriff as follows:

DATE: Wednesday December 9, 2015TIME: 10:00 a.m.PLACE: Dakota County Sheriff’s Office1580 Highway 55Hastings, MN 55033to pay the debt secured by said

Mortgage, taxes, if any, on said Mortgage Premises and the costs and disbursements, including at-torneys’ fees allowed by law.

6. The time allowed by law for redemption by the Mortgagor(s) or Mortgagor’s personal representa-tives or assigns is six (6) months after the date of sale.

Dated: October 8, 2015 STATES CREDIT HOLDINGS II, LLCMORTGAGEEBy: /s/ Jennifer L. LappegaardJennifer L. LappegaardAttorneys for MortgageeSpeight & Lappegaard, P.A. 411 West Third Street Red Wing, MN 55066 (651) 388-8805


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CITY OF EAGAN PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

APPLICANT: Russ Matthys, City of Eagan

REQUEST: A Variance to the ex-terior building material standards.

LOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 1, Block 1,

Central Maintenance AdditionTIME OF HEARING: City Coun-

cil Meeting: November 17, 2015 at 6:30 pm

PLACE OF HEARING: City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Road

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: 1. You may attend hearings and

testify.2. You may send a letter before

the hearing to the Community De-velopment Department, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122 or fax to (651) 675-5694

ANY QUESTIONS: Call the Planning Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Mike Ridley, the Planner at (651) 675-5650 or [email protected] with the following information:

DEVELOPMENT Central Mainte-nance Facility

CASE #: 16-VA-08-10-15CITY OF EAGANChristina Scipioni - City Clerk

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

Name of Mortgagor: Fenton Sub Parcel D, LLC and Bowles Sub Par-

cel D, LLCName of Mortgagee: Wells Far-

go Bank, N.A., as trustee for the registered holders of J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Se-curities Corp., Commercial Mort-gage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-LN2

Original Principal Amount Secured by the Mortgage: $11,604,000

Date and Recording Informa-tion of Mortgage: April 12, 2004; Amended and Restated Mortgage and Security Agreement dated April 12, 2004, recorded June 7, 2004, as Dakota County Recorder Document No. 2212877, executed by Fenton Sub Parcel D, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Bowles Sub Parcel D, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as mortgagors, to Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc., a Delaware corpora-tion, as mortgagee, to secure the principal amount of $11,604,000, as amended, and assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the registered holders of J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Se-curities Corp., Commercial Mort-gage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-LN2, acting by and through its special servicer, Torch-light Loan Services, LLC, pursu-ant to that certain Assignment of Amended and Restated Mortgage and Security Agreement; and As-signment of Amended and Re-stated Assignment of Leases and Rents dated August 20, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder on March 17, 2005 as Document No. 2305008.

Amount Due as of September 15, 2015: $1,727,156.24 (which includes, without limitation, prin-cipal, interest, late charges, attor-neys’ fees, and costs, all of which may continue to accrue).

Legal Description of Property: Lots 6 and 7, except the Westerly 290 feet of said Lot 7, as measured along the North and South lines of said Lot 7, all in Block 1, Larc In-dustrial Park, according to the re-corded plat thereof, Dakota Coun-ty, Minnesota (the “Land”), and all buildings, structures, and other im-provements on the Land, all equip-ment, fixtures, and other personal property and goods attached to the Land or the improvements, all proceeds of all the foregoing, all replacements, extensions, and re-newals, all rents, issues and profits generated by or in connection with the land and improvements, and all contracts, easements, rights, and privileges and appurtenances at-tached or in any way pertaining to the Land or the improvements, all the foregoing of which is and as more completely described in the Mortgage identified above (collec-tively, the “Property”).

Common Addresses and Tax Parcel Identification Numbers of Property: The common addresses of the Land are 1300 and 1320 Larc Industrial Park, Burnsville, Minne-sota 55337. The tax parcel iden-tification numbers of the Land are 02-44300-01-060 and 02-44300-01-070.

Mortgage Origination And Ser-vicer Information: The Mortgagee has a servicing agent. The Mort-gagee did not originate the loan. There is no transaction agent. The servicing agent’s address is Torch-light Loan Services, LLC. A person with knowledge of the loan and the Mortgage can be reached at (305) 209-9967 or through the under-signed.

Time, Place, and Manner of Sale: The Property will be sold at 10:00 a.m. on November 3, 2015, at the Dakota County Sheriff’s Of-fice, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033. The Property may be sold separately, in gross, or both.

Non-Merger of Interests: Any purchase by the Mortgagee of the Property at the foreclosure sale and/or the Mortgagee’s obtain-ing title to the Property at the end of the redemption period shall not cause the lien of the Mortgage, or any other lien or interest in favor of the Mortgagee against or with re-spect to the Property, to merge with fee title or any other interest ac-quired by the Mortgagee, or in any manner otherwise impair the secu-rity or priority of such liens or the Mortgagee’s rights and remedies under such liens and applicable law. To the contrary, the Mortgagee intends to reserve, and hereby ex-pressly reserves, all of its rights and remedies with respect to such liens and interests.

Redemption: Mortgagor’s Re-demption Period shall expire 12 months after the date of sale. Per Minn. Stat. § 582.32, subd. 5(c), each holder of a junior lien may redeem in the order and manner provided in Minn. Stat. § 582.32, subd. 9, beginning after the expira-tion of the Mortgagor’s redemption period under Minn. Stat.§ 582.32, subd. 5(d).

Deficiency: The Mortgagee pre-serves the right to pursue any de-ficiency in the indebtedness in ac-cordance with applicable law.

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALEIn accordance with the provi-

sions of Minnesota Statutes Sec-tion 580.07, the foregoing foreclo-sure sale, which was scheduled for November 3, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., has been postponed at the request of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trust-ee for the registered holders of J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mort-gage Securities Corp., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certifi-cates, Series 2004-LN2, as Mort-gagee, until December 1, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033. If the sale is not further postponed, the mort-gage is not reinstated under Min-nesota Statutes Section 580.30, the property is not redeemed un-der Minnesota Statutes Section 580.23, or the redemption period is not reduced under Minnesota Stat-utes Section 582.032, the time to vacate the property is at 11:59 p.m. on June 1, 2016.Dated: November 2, 2015WINTHROP & WEINSTINE, P.A.By: s/ Christopher A. CamardelloChristopher A. Camardello (#0284798)Suite 3500225 South Sixth StreetMinneapolis, Minnesota 55402612-604-6400Attorneys for Mortgagee


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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 191

BURNSVILLE –EAGAN - SAVAGE PUBLIC SCHOOLSADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that Inde-pendent School District #191, will receive multiple prime sealed bids for the William Byrne Elementary/Rahn Elementary & Metcalf Junior High School – Additions and Alter-ations, until 2:00pm on November 17, 2015 at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

Project Description: The work of these packaged projects includes the following Prime Contracts as described in Specification Section 01 12 00 –Contract Work Scopes Description: #0610 General Con-struction, #2300 Mechanical, #2600 Electrical/Communication/Security/Sound.

Delivery and Opening of Bids: Bids shall be delivered to and opened at Independent School Dis-trict No 191 Administrative Servic-es Center, 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, Minnesota 55337. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately after the speci-fied time of closure for bidding pe-riod. Interested parties are invited to attend the bid opening.

All bids must be sealed and marked for the appropriate con-tract for which the bid is submitted. Bids shall be submitted in exact accordance with Bid Documents (including Instructions to Bidders and Proposal Forms) and Contract Documents (including Drawings and Specifications) as prepared by Armstrong, Torseth, Skold & Rydeen, Inc.(ATS&R) Architects & Engineers.

Bidders must comply with the MN Responsible Contractors Act (16C.285) as noted in the Supple-mental Instructions to Bidders Sec-tion 00 22 00. The bid must include the completed contractor Verifica-tion of Compliance affidavit which is located after the bid form in Sec-tion 00 41 00.

In consideration for ISD#191’s accounting purposes, contractors are required to breakdown each project separately on the bid form with a total lump sum bid for all three projects. The Contract will be awarded based on the total overall lump sum bid plus accepted alter-nates.

Documents will be available on or about October 29, 2015, for public inspection at the ATS&R Ar-chitects & Engineer’s office (8501 Golden Valley Road, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55427), the Con-struction Manager’s office (7500 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite #300, Golden Valley, MN 55427), Minnesota Builders, Mankato, Rochester, St. Cloud and Mid-Min-nesota Builder’s Exchanges; Reed Construction Data (CMD) and Mc-Graw-Hill Construction Plan Room.

Bidders may obtain sets of Bid-ding Documents by contacting Amber Sager (952-831-5408) at the office of the Construction Manager, Wenck Construction, Inc., 7500 Ol-son Memorial Highway, Suite #300, Golden Valley, Minnesota 55427. Plans will be distributed electroni-cally only. Contractors will be re-sponsible for printing plans and the associated costs if hard copies are desired.

Bid Security: The bids shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or corporate sure-ty bond in an amount equal to five (5%) percent of the total bid (Base Bid plus Alternate Bids), as bid se-curity. No personal checks will be accepted.

Pre Bid Meeting: A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 2:45 p.m. on November 10, 2015, at Metcalf Ju-nior High – 2250 Diffley Rd, Burns-ville, MN 55337. Meet at the main office. We will proceed to Rahn & William Byrne afterwards.

No bids may be withdrawn within 45 days after opening the bids. A bidder may withdraw his or her bid at any time prior to the date set for receiving bids, or au-thorized postponements thereof. Thereafter, bids may be withdrawn only after 45 days have elapsed af-ter bid date, provided Independent School District #191 has not acted thereon. Bids may be withdrawn only by written request.

Independent School District #191 reserves the right to reject any or all bids received and to waive in-formalities and irregularities in the bidding.

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MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: EcoProsCarpetCleaningPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 3460 Golfview Drive, Suite # 2109

Eagan, MN 55123NAMEHOLDER(S): Roman Ermolov3460 Golfview Drive, Suite # 2109Eagan, MN 55123I, the undersigned, certify that

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

DATE FILED: October 2, 2015SIGNED BY: Roman Ermolov

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REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

OCTOBER 8, 2015This is a summary of the Burns-

ville-Eagan-Savage Regular School Board Meeting on Thursday, Octo-ber 8, 2015, with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd191.org or the District Office at 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, MN.

The meeting was held at the Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burns-ville, MN, 55337 and was called to order by Chair VandenBoom at 6:30 p.m. Board members Alt, Cur-rier, VandenBoom, Schmid, Luth and Sweep were present. Hill was absent. Superintendent Gothard, Student Representative Davidson, administrators, staff and members of the public were also present. Abegaz led the Pledge of Alle-giance.

The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes; per-sonnel recommendations; change orders #010, #011, #012 and #013 for the 2015 Additions and Altera-tions to Burnsville High School Bid Package #1; and change order #002 for the 2015 Additions and Al-terations to Burnsville High School Bid Package #2.

Recommended actions ap-proved: agenda, first reading of Board Policies 515: Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records (re-scind JO), 517: Student Recruiting (rescind IGDK), 519: Interview of Students by Outside Agencies (re-scind JIH), 520: Student Surveys, 523: Policies Incorporated by Ref-erence, 525: Violence Prevention, and 529: Staff Notification of Vio-lent Behavior by Students (rescind GBEAD; and second reading of Policy 613: Graduation Require-ments (rescind IKF).

Reports presented: Vision One91 Construction and oral re-ports from Abegaz, Gothard, Cur-rier, Alt, Schmid and VandenBoom.

The meeting adjourned to a board workshop at 7:31 p.m.

The workshop began at 7:38 p.m. The purpose of the board workshop is MMR. The workshop adjourned at 9:12 p.m.

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This is a summary of the Inde-pendent School District No. 194 Regular Board of Education Meet-ing on October 13 and Special Board of Education Meeting on October 20, 2015 and with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

REGULAR MEETING:OCTOBER 13, 2015

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

Public Comment: Darcy & Mic-ayla Riess, 9785 Oak Shore Drive

Consent agenda items ap-proved: Minutes of the meetings on September 15, 21 and 22; em-ployment recommendations, leave requests and resignations; pay-ment of bills & claims; donations; field trips; additional non-public transportation contracts; MSHSL resolutions.

Reports presented: Commu-nity base summer report; key per-formance indicators; 2015 levy referendum; student enrollment and staffing; first reading policies 505-Distribution of Non-School Sponsored Materials on School Premises by Students and Em-ployees, 904-Distribution of Materi-als on School District Property by Non-School Persons, 905-Adver-tising, 706-Acceptance of Gifts, and 535-Political Campaigns and Activities

Approved actions: 2015-17 Edu-cation Minnesota-Lakeville collec-tive bargaining agreement.

Adjournment at 9:04 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING:OCTOBER 20, 2015

The special meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m. All board members and Superintendent Sny-der, Exec Dir.’s Baumann, Knudsen, and Massaros were present.

Discussions: Preliminary audit report FY15; transportation fees; FY16 quarterly report.

Meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m.Published in the

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ASSUMED NAME: Keystone EaganPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 3810 Alder LaneEagan, MN 55122 USANAMEHOLDER(S): Name: Eagan Ops, LLCAddress: 7625 Golden Triangle

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ASSUMED NAME: Open Road ImagesPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 1304 Windcrest Ave.Eagan, MN 55123-1476 USANAMEHOLDER(S): Name: Bradley Richard BinionAddress: 1304 Windcrest Ave.Eagan, MN 55123-1476I, the undersigned, certify that


DATE FILED: 09/11/2015SIGNED BY:Bradley Richard Binion


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ASSUMED NAME: South Tamarack SquarePRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 11935 West River Hills DriveBurnsville, MN 55337NAMEHOLDER(S): iMetroProperty Minneapolis, LLC11935 West River Hills DriveBurnsville, MN 55337I, the undersigned, certify that


DATE FILED: October 21, 2015SIGNED BY: Michael R. Roess


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ASSUMED NAME: Metrix MediaPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 14101 Southcross Drive WestBurnsville, MN 55337 USANAMEHOLDER(S): Name: Nextten Stauer, LLCAddress: 14101 Southcross

Drive West, Burnsville, MN 55337I, the undersigned, certify that


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ASSUMED NAME: Pam Myhra for CongressPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS:


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13220 Elm LaneBurnsville, MN 55337NAMEHOLDER(S): Pam Myhra for Congress, Inc.13220 Elm LaneBurnsville, MN 55337I, the undersigned, certify that


DATE FILED: October 12, 2015SIGNED BY: Marjorie J. Holsten


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ASSUMED NAME: Speak to Hear LLCPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 1613 Ashbury PlaceEagan, MN 55122NAMEHOLDER(S): Richard Charles Benton Jr.1613 Ashbury PlaceEagan, MN 55122I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.DATE FILED: October 25, 2015SIGNED BY: Richard C. Benton Jr.


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CLOSED SESSION NOTESOCTOBER 8, 2015

This meeting will be closed as permitted by Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.03 to discuss ISD 191’s labor negotiation strategy.

The school board closed ses-sion was called to order by Chair VandenBoom at 9:15 p.m. at the Burnsville High School Senior Campus in the Diamondhead Edu-

cation Center.Members present: Directors

Luth, Alt, Currier, VandenBoom, Hill and Chair Schmid. Director Sweep was absent.

Others in attendance were Dr. Joe Gothard, superintendent; Sta-cey Sovine, executive director of human resources; and Jami Ken-ney, executive assistant.

Lisa Rider, executive director of business services arrived at 9:16 p.m.

The following item was dis-cussed:

• Negotiation Strategy with the Burnsville Education Association.

The closed session adjourned at 9:36 p.m.By: /s/ DeeDee Currier, Clerk


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CITY OF BURNSVILLE PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing will be held on November 9, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commis-sion, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the ap-plication of the City of Burnsville for preliminary and final plat; and lot width variance for a one lot com-mercial subdivision to be known as BURNSVILLE COMMERCIAL PARK 2ND ADDITION located northeast of the intersection of Highway 13 and County Road 5.

The application will be sched-uled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Plan-ning Commission meeting.

All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact Planner Deb Garross (952) 895-4446 at the City of Burnsville.Deb Garross On Behalf of the Chair of the Burns-ville Planning Commission


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A Public Hearing will be held on November 9, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commis-sion, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the ap-plication of iMetro Property Edina LLC for a Planned Unit Develop-ment Amendment for building and site modification of Towne and Country Mall located at 1900 High-way 13 East.




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A Public Hearing will be held on November 9, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commis-sion, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the ap-plication of M-M Burnsville Asso-ciates LLP for a Planned Unit De-velopment Amendment for building and site improvements to construct an ALDI grocery store within the Burnhill Plaza shopping center at 1200 County Road 42 West.




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CITY OF BURNSVILLENOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a

Public Hearing will be held on Tues-day, November 17, 2015 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as pos-sible, by the Burnsville City Coun-cil at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, to consider the approval of a resellers (Pawn Shop, Second Hand Goods & Pre-cious Metal Dealer) license for Gold District Inc. d.b.a. Intrigue Jewelers located at 915 County Rd 42 W, K-103 Burnsville Center.

All persons desiring to be heard on this item will be heard at this time. For more information con-cerning this request, please con-tact the City of Burnsville. Tele-phone (952) 895-4460, TDD: (952) 895-4567.Tina ZinkCITY OF BURNSVILLE


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NOTICE OF SALEThe following goods will be sold

at public auction to cover storage liens. Sale to be conducted at North Star Mini Storage, 1900 West 143rd St., Burnsville, MN 55306 at 10:00 a.m. on December 1, 2015. North Star Mini Storage L.L.P. re-serves the right to accept or decline any or all bids.

PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR ANY CHANGES PRIOR TO SALE www.northstarministorage.com Click on Lien Sale Tab for detail

Unit 2139- Dakmar GatluakHousehold Items, FurnitureUnit 2156- Derek P. Eccles Furniture, Electronics, Kids stuff,

Household itemsUnit 2164- Mike BeckerHousehold Items, furniture,

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Park and Oak Ridge el-ementary schools to ad-dress space constraints at those schools. Cedar Park, Diamond Path and Glacier Hills are currently magnet schools. Magnet schools are free public schools but differ from other public schools in that they have a focused theme and aligned curri-cula in science, technology, math, fine arts, language and other areas. All three magnet schools in the dis-trict have waiting lists. The School Board

voted in May to turn Echo Park Elementary in Burnsville and Oak Ridge Elementary in Eagan into magnet schools next year. District officials also plan to build a new el-ementary school in the south-central portion of the district to address in-creased enrollment in the area. District officials will begin looking at potential locations in the next few months, Duchscher said. The building bond will pay for the second phase of an addition to Parkview Elementary in Lakeville. The first phase

included a remodel and 13,200-square-foot addi-tion. The estimated $4.3 million project is an effort to combat growing class sizes, district officials say. Though enrollment has remained stable with about 800 students in the past 10 years, Parkview expects to face a rapid increase in enrollment in the next few years due to new housing development within its at-tendance area and the dis-trict’s new all-day kinder-garten program. Officials also plan to renovate the district’s five middle schools, Apple Val-

18.15 percent, followed by Duchscher with 17.12 percent and Schutte with 17.07 percent. Of the three challeng-ers, Michael Atherley took the most votes with 8.80 percent. Sachin Isaacs earned 8.23 percent and Craig Angrimson earned 8.19 percent of the vote. All 14 precincts report-ed their totals as of 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to

the Secretary of State. Magnuson was first elected in 1989 and serves on the district’s Curricu-lum and Instruction, and Legislative, committees.

She was appointed as board representative to the Community Collabo-ration Council, Continu-ing Education/Vocational Relicensure, Metropolitan

Educational Cooperative Service Unit, and Q Comp Educational Improvement Planning Team. Magnu-son is past president of the Minnesota School Boards Association and serves on the board of directors for the National School Boards Association. Albright was first elected in 2003 and serves on the district’s Curricu-lum and Instruction, and Policy Review committees. Albright was appointed

as board representative to the Association of Metro-politan School Districts, Schools for Equity in Edu-cation, Special Education Advisory Council and Technology and Informa-tion Educational Services. Duchscher was first elected in 1999 and serves as the board chairperson. He also serves on the dis-trict’s Audit and Finance, and Policy Review com-mittees and was appointed board representative to

the Minnesota State High School League. Schutte was first elected in 1987 and serves on the district’s Audit and Fi-nance, and Curriculum and Instruction commit-tees. Schutte also was ap-pointed as board represen-tative to the Association of Metropolitan School Districts, Community Ed-ucation Advisory Council, and Schools for Equity in Education.

Joel Albright

Rob Duchscher

Jackie Magnuson

Bob Schutte

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VOTE, from 1A ley High School and Rose-mount High School. In addition to construc-tion projects, the building bond referendum will pay for security improvements at all district schools, which would include re-placing outdated security cameras, altering school entrances to better direct visitors to the main office and reconfiguring park-ing lots to improve traffic flow. The proposed $50 mil-lion capital improvements levy will pay for technol-ogy upgrades that would include expanding Wi-Fi capacity, maintaining in-

teractive classroom equip-ment and replacing out-dated telephone systems. The levy will also en-able the district to pur-chase additional computer tablets and other devices for students to use in the classroom. Last school year, the district launched a pilot program that provided 46 “beta” classrooms with tablets for every student in the class. The program in-cluded elementary, middle school and high school classes and allowed stu-dents to take the tablets home each day. Teachers also had their own tablets.

District 196 was among 23 districts, including Lakeville and Farm-ington, in which voters passed at least one bond or capital improvement levy question on Tuesday. A $30 million capital and operating levy passed in the Lakeville Area School District and a $433 per student operating levy increase and $45 million building bond referendum passed in the Farmington Area School District.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

people can experience the brew process,” Bald Man founder and co-owner Tristan Kusnierek said. Kusnierek, aka “The Bald Man,” founded Bald Man Brewing a few years ago after spending more than two decades brewing beer as a hobby. The plan calls for a 7,000-square-foot ware-house, 3,000-square-foot tap room and a 1,000-square-foot office. The establishment, which will operate from 3 to 10 p.m. will also feature a pa-tio that allows for about 60 seats. Bald Man Brew-ery co-owner Dan Jacobs said the patio seating will likely be limited to 25 seats to make room for bean bag toss area.

Jacobs noted that the proposed establishment won’t be a microbrew pub, which typically serves food and is typically open until 2 a.m. Bald Man Brewing would close at 10 p.m. and won’t serve wine, liquor or food. Demand for craft beer and microbreweries has been at an all time high. The number of craft brew-eries nationwide — which includes brewpubs, mi-crobreweries and regional craft breweries — has jumped from 1,521 in 2008 to 3,418 in 2014, accord-ing to the Brewers Asso-ciation, a nonprofit trade association that represents American brewers. Mi-crobreweries account for approximately 54 percent of craft breweries in the nation, according to the

association. Council Member Paul Bakken, who has long advocated for attracting a microbrewery to Eagan, was absent from Monday night’s meeting. Bakken is attending a two-week long simulation at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah but he sent a photo to city hall that features him in a spacesuit holding a sign that says “Welcome to Eagan, Bald Man Brew-ery.” City officials project-ed the photo shortly after the vote. The council received one letter of support and a couple of letters of oppo-sition from area residents, but no residents spoke at the meeting. Jessica Harper is at [email protected].

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theater and arts briefsPaul Sailer featured at author event The Rosemount Area Arts Council’s ongoing “Meet the Author” series will feature Paul Sailer, author of “The Oranges are Sweet,” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. “The Oranges are Sweet” is a study of Major Don Beerbower, a World War II fighter pilot who commanded the 353rd Fighter Squadron, a unit that had more aerial victo-ries than any other squad-ron in the U.S. Army Air

Forces during World War II. The book chronicles the daily life of Beerbower during World War II and that of his wife and family on the home front in Min-nesota. Sailer is also set to speak at the Rosemount Historical Society’s His-tory Book Club at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Robert Trail Library. The book club is open to the public. There is no cost to at-tend the “Meet the Au-thor” event. The Robert Trail Library is at 14395 S. Robert Trail.

Fall choral concerts The Minnesota Val-ley Men’s and Women’s Chorale are gearing up for their annual Fall Cho-ral Concerts – “A Hint of Christmas.” Both choirs will per-form a variety of choral repertoire including sa-cred, secular, multi-cultur-al, spirituals and Broad-way. Also highlighted will be familiar Christmas se-lections. A guest brass ensem-ble, featuring instrumen-tal faculty members from District 196, will also per-form and accompany the choirs. The choirs will present concerts 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Burns-ville, and 7:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Nov. 14, at Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at MVWCsings.org or MVMCsings.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. There is no re-served seating.

Festival of new plays at Ames The Chameleon The-atre Circle’s 16th annual New Play Festival starts 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Black Box The-atre at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Admission and parking are free. For a full sched-ule and a list of actors in-volved in the festival, visit www.chameleontheatre.org.

Poetry reading in Eagan Minnesota poet Rich-ard Meyer will give a po-etry reading of his debut book “Orbital Paths” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at

Barnes and Noble, 1291 Promenade Place, Eagan. Meyer’s poems have received national recogni-tion. “Fieldstone” won the 2012 Robert Frost Farm Prize and “The Autumn Way” won the 2014 String Poet Prize. Meyer also re-ceived top honors in the Great River Shakespeare Festival sonnet contest. Call 651-683-1955 for more information.

FHS presents ‘Godspell’ Farmington High School presents the musi-cal “Godspell” Nov. 13-15 and 20-21 on the Boeck-man Middle School stage. Performances are 7 p.m. Nov. 13, 14, 20 and 21, and 2 p.m. Nov. 15. Tickets can be pur-chased at the door or through a cast, crew or pit member. Tickets are $12 preferred seating (email [email protected]), $10 adults, $6 students and seniors.

‘Into the Woods’ at BHS Burnsville High School Theatre Guild presents Stephen Sondheim’s mu-sical “Into the Woods” Nov. 12-15 and 19-21 in the Mraz Center for the Performing Arts, 600 E. Highway 13, Burnsville. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, and 3 p.m. Nov. 15. Tickets can be pur-chased at www.MrazCen-terTickets.com.

LNHS presents ‘Sweeney Todd’ Lakeville North High School presents the mu-sical thriller “Sweeney Todd” at 7 p.m. Nov. 13, 14, 19 and 21 in the Lakev-ille North auditorium. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased online at www.seatyour-self.biz.

Winter art experience Eagan Art Festival, Lunds & Byerlys, and the Eagan Art House present Winter Art Experience 12:30-3:30 p.m. Satur-day, Nov. 14, at Lunds & Byerlys, 1299 Promenade Place, Eagan. Attendees can experi-ence art on display, art-ists creating their work, a children’s art activity, live music, and food sampling.

Santa arrives at Burnsville Center Santa arrives at Burns-ville Center on Saturday, Nov. 7. He is available for visits through Christmas 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon-days-Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Visits with Santa are free; photo packages are avail-able for purchase. Pet Nights with Santa are 6-9 p.m. Dec. 1 and 8. Pets must be leashed or in a carrier and use the mall entrance near Chuck E. Cheese. Santa is located on the

lower level, in front of Macy’s. For photo pack-age prices and more in-formation, visit Burnsvil-leCenter.com.

Eagan Art House pottery and art sale The annual Eagan Art House Pottery & Art Sale will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. The sale features 24 local art-ists from the Eagan Art House and from Eagan Artist Connect. The sale has expanded this year to two locations – the Eagan Art House and just across the parking lot at Advent United Methodist Church. Admission is free. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Eagan Art Festival Board in support of the arts in Eagan. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexing-ton Ave. S. and Advent United Methodist Church is at 3945 Lexington Ave. S. For more information, call 651-675-5521.

Local Author Fair in Apple Valley Dakota County Li-brary’s Local Author Fair will be 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the Western Service Center atrium, ad-jacent to the Galaxie Li-brary, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Forty local authors will be present throughout the day to showcase their tal-ent and offer books for sale. Keynote speaker will be Benjamin Percy, Minne-sota author of “The Dead Lands,” “Red Moon” and “The Wilding.” Common Good Books will sell Per-cy’s work, and the author will be available for sign-ing his books. The Loft Literary Cen-ter will present free writing workshops from 2-4 p.m. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and search “lo-cal author fair” or call 651-450-2918.

Community Art Exhibit deadline The Dakota County Public Art Citizen Advi-sory Committee is seeking original works of art for its fifth Community Art Exhibition. The deadline for submitting artwork is Nov. 9. Submissions should

represent the themes “New Perspectives of Historic Places in Dakota County” or “Your Favorite Build-ing in Dakota County.” Artists 8 years old and older living in Da-kota County are invited to submit original two-dimensional art that meets the committee’s criteria outlined online. One entry per person per theme is al-lowed. The committee will review submissions and make a recommendation to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners, which will make the final decision on which artwork is exhibited. The six-month exhibit will be installed in No-vember in various Dakota County buildings. For submission criteria, visit www.dakotacounty.us and search “art exhib-it.” To learn more, contact Jean Erickson at 651-438-4286 or [email protected].

Holiday Harvest at Mystic Lake Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake is de-buting Holiday Harvest, touted as the ultimate all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving buffet. In addition to tradi-tional Thanksgiving fa-vorites, the buffet includes oysters on the half shell, crab claws, pan-seared Chilean sea bass gremo-lata, pepper-smoked salm-on, chef-prepared omelets and butterscotch pot de crème. The buffet runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, in the Grand Ballroom. Cost is $44.95 adults, $22.95 children ages 4 to 12, and free for children under 4. Reserva-tions are being accepted at mysticlake.com/holiday-harvest or by calling 952-445-9000.

Santa kicks off holiday show Mystic Lake is kicking off the holiday season by offering free photos with Santa on Friday, Nov. 27, to celebrate the opening night of its new holiday show “Borealis – The Hol-iday Magic Continues.” Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and Santa’s Elves will be on hand to meet children and pose for pictures. Each family will have the opportunity to take home a free souvenir photo print

CORO!, a Twin Cities opera ensemble, is set to perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at Family of Christ Lutheran Church in Lakeville. The 22-member ensemble conducted by John-Scott Moir sings with “full voice” technique, differing dramatically from the standard Midwest choral sound. The English-language opera program will include selections from “The Crucible,” “Ballad of Baby Doe” and “Candide.” Additional concerts are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Lake Harriet Methodist Church in Minneapolis, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Sunfish Lake. Admission is free, though donations will be accepted. (Photo submitted)

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Births

BloemkeJoe and Brittany would

like to announce the birth of their daughter, Nora Rae Bloemke, born Sep-tember 29, 2015 at 6:43 p.m. She was 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and 21 inches long.

Proud grandparents include Dave and Barb Watters and Dan and Deb Bloemke, both of Lakev-ille.

OlsonOur little bundle of joy

has arrived!Carrie and Josh Olson

of Lakeville, along with big sisters Alexis and Molly are ecstatic to wel-come little Ali Elizabeth into the world!

She was born on the 19th of October, 2015. Ali was 7 pounds, 5 ounces and 20 inches long.

Grandparents are Tom and Bonnie Nohava and-Jerry and Denise Olson.


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Books Local Author Fair, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the atrium adjoining the Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley. Free. Information: www.co.dakota.mn.us/libraries. SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, sub-mission and manuscript prep-aration information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Lisa Landry and Lucas O’Neil, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Ma-ture audiences only. Tickets: $19. Information: www.mysti-clake.com or 952-445-9000.

Dance Eastview High School fall dance shows, 6:30 and 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, Eastview High School. Tickets: $7 adults, $5 students. Information: 952-431-8900.

Exhibits Minnesota Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition runs through Dec. 12 at Ames Cen-ter art gallery, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Information: www.ames-center.com. Tuesday Painters exhibit runs through November at the Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

Music Farmington High School wind ensemble/Army band concert, 6:30 p.m. Satur-day, Nov. 7, Farmington High School. Information: 651-252-2501. Symphony On The Rocks with The Vic Ferrari Band, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, Ames

Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $33 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. Foghorn Stringband, 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at St. James Lutheran Church, 3650 Williams Drive, Burnsville. Old-time American music. Suggest-ed donation: $15. Eagan High School pops instrumental concert, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, Eagan High School. Information: 651-683-6900. Farmington High School fall band concert, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, Farmington High School. Information: 651-252-2501. November Dance Night at Skateville, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 201 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Dance les-sons 7-8 p.m. ($10) by Fred Astaire Studio, live music 8-10 p.m. by Red Rock Swing Band ($10). Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/874023549313205/.

Theater “9 to 5: The Musical,” pre-sented by Apple Valley High School Theater, 7 p.m. Nov. 5-7 and 2 p.m. Nov. 8, Apple Valley High School. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 senior citizens, $5 students. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.seatyourself.biz/avhs and at the box office one hour prior to performances. “Stanley Ann: The Unlikely Story of Barack Obama’s Mother,” Nov. 6-22, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Nov. 9 is “pay what you can” at the door. Tickets: $22 at the box office, Ticket-master.com or 800-982-2787.

Workshops/classes/other Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny

“Sunshine” (above) by David Smith and “Winter Biker” (at

right) by Emmy White are among the more than 70

paintings featured at the Minnesota

Watercolor Society’s fall exhibition, which runs through Dec. 12

at the Ames Center in Burnsville.

Watercolor wonders at the Ames Center gallery

Opening reception

Nov. 6 for MNWS fall exhibition

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


There’s a double meaning embedded in the title of the Minne-sota Watercolor Society’s fall exhibition, “Brilliant Passages.” “Brilliant Passages” refers to the transitions a watercolor artist makes with colors, moving from one part of the canvas to the next, explained Suzi McArdle, chair of the MNWS exhibition. It also refers to the real-world, life transitions the painters are seeking to convey with their images. “Every passage, whether in time, place or a painting, has the poten-tial to carry a particular brilliance in memory or effect for the artist and observer,” McArdle said.

The exhibition, which runs Nov. 5-Dec. 12 at the Ames Center gallery in Burnsville, features more than 70 paintings by members of the non-profit, volunteer-run painting society. An opening reception is scheduled for 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the gallery. The recep-tion, which is free and open to the public, in-cludes a 7 p.m. awards ceremony, with 10 artists receiving ribbon awards. Sally Johnson, owner and curator of the Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis, is jurying the paintings. Prior to the launch of the exhibition, Andy Evansen, of Vermillion, provided workshops for MNWS members at the Ames Center Nov. 2-4. An internationally known watercolor artist whose studio is in Hast-ings, he’s a past MNWS president and works pro-fessionally as a medical illustrator. “He’s one of these

natural painters that we all aspire to learn from,” McArdle said. This is the second year MNWS has held its fall exhibition at the Ames Center. The theme of the 2014 exhibition was “In-spired Images.” MNWS has about 280 members statewide, and holds two exhibitions each year, one in the spring and one in the fall. The society grew out of a social gathering of watercolor painters held in an artist’s home in 1982. The Twin Cities Watercolor Society was founded by Jeanette Stor-dahl and Jeanne Emrich, with 47 members attend-ing the first meeting in 1983. In 1998, the Twin Cities Watercolor Society became the Minnesota Watercolor Society. More about the exhi-bition is at www.minne-sotawatercolors.com.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre is set to present “Flamenco on Fire,” an evening of traditional Spanish flamenco dance and music, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Tickets are $17-$21 and are available at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or at the arts center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. The ticket price includes light tapas 30 minutes prior to the show; a cash bar will be available. (Photo submitted)

‘Flamenco on Fire’ 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 Ja-mie at 651-315-4849 for dates

and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Line dance classes Wednesdays at Lakeville Heri-tage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., beginners 9-10 a.m., in-termediate 10 a.m. to noon. Information: Marilyn, 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Infor-mation: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

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of the occasion. Photos with Santa will be avail-able 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, inside Mystic Lake near the entrance to the Mystic Showroom. “Borealis – The Holi-day Magic Continues” features acts including aerialists, acrobats, dare-devils and more. The show includes a state-of-the-art lighting design including lasers and projection map-ping. Tickets are $29 and $39. For more informa-tion, visit mysticlake.com/borealis.

‘Crystal Ball’ event Nov. 19 The free Crystal Ball event with psychics, palm and tarot card readers plus America’s Best Psychic will be 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Mystic Lake. For more information, visit www.mysticlake.com.

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