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Lakeville North falls to IrishThe Lakeville North football team lost its final game of the regular season but still had a share of the title.

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Academy opportunityThe Youth Entrepreneurship Academy will return to Lakeville as offered by the Chamber of Commerce.

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Faribault Emeralds Class 3A high kick dance team members compete at state last February. (MSHSL photo by mnprepphoto.com)

Traffi c Enforcement Sept. 2015 Sept. 2014 %CHANGE

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9/15 vs 9/14

Speed citation offenses 199 61 226.23%

Other traffi c citation offenses 609 195 212.31%

Other citation offenses 115 46 150.00%

Total citation offenses 923 302 204.63%

Traffic enforcement in Lakeville has resulted in the number of citations police have issued rising by over 205 percent in September when comparing 2014 to 2015. (Statistics provided by Lakeville police)

Lakeville police recognized for increased diligenceDepartment wins four of eight safety awards

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Lakeville Police Depart-ment recently cleaned up at the annual Dakota County Traffic Safety awards ceremony. The department won four of the eight awards given to departments county-wide, including the Distinguished Agency award for committing 592 hours, the most of any de-partment, to Dakota County’s Traffic Safety Project. Through the Traffic Safety Project, 12 Dakota County agencies conduct enhanced enforcement for speeding, seat belt and impaired driving vio-lations. Lakeville Police Officer Brad Wubben won the Individual DWI Arrest award for making 11 arrests during his work on the traffic safety project, the most of any officer who par-ticipated in the project in 2015.

Lakeville Police Officer Jes-sica Swaner won the High Vis-ibility Award for having the highest number of contacts per hour worked during the proj-ect. According to Lakeville Po-lice Chief Jeff Long, Swaner had 277 contacts in 99 work hours and issued 272 citations and 14 warnings to drivers. Lakeville Police Officer Nic Stevens was presented an hon-orary hockey stick for achiev-ing his second “hat trick,” of getting three drunk driving ar-rests in one shift. “I am very proud of officers for their work,” Long said in an email to the newspaper. “Traf-fic enforcement is one of the more difficult things that we do. But we have a group of of-ficers who truly care about the people they work for and want to make sure that everyone gets

District 194 settles 2015-17 union contract Sets raises at 2.5 percent annually by Laura Adelmann

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Lakeville Area School District 194 teaching staff are among those who will receive a 2.5 per-cent annual raise through 2017 under terms of a union contract unani-mously approved by the School Board on Oct. 13. The contract, already approved by the Educa-tion Minnesota-Lakeville union, requires the dis-trict and teachers to split the cost of health insur-ance premium increases on a 50-50 basis. Previously, the district picked up the first 2.5 percent of any increase on its own, according to District 194 Administra-

tive Services Director Tony Massaros. Massaros said the dis-trict also has allocated approximately $60,000 to bring its coach and advis-er stipends to the confer-ence average. “There have not been adjustments there for several years,” Massaros said. Massaros said the dis-trict is using a 14 percent savings from bidding out its insurance provider to fund new teacher orienta-tions, the district’s shared leadership program and its state-required teacher development and evalua-tions. In a statement, the dis-trict said the agreement, “represents fiscal respon-sibility for taxpayers and



Keeping up with building de-mand in and around Lakeville is a challenge for those in the con-struction industry. Chris Ridley, lead carpenter for J.L. Schwieters Construction, said building jobs are plenty, but finding skilled labor is a chal-lenge. “The south area is definitely picking up,” Ridley said. “You need quality trained guys to get jobs done on time and on sched-ule. That’s definitely the chal-lenge.” Residential construction in Lakeville is surging, and inter-est from commercial developers continues, according to Com-munity Development Director Dave Olson.

Recently, the city has grown through business expansions or the additions of nu-merous businesses. Recent expan-sions include medical device ma-chining company Mendell, Menasha Packaging, and BTD Manufactur-ing. New compa-nies moving to Lakeville include FedEx, Hy-Vee Grocery and Candlewood Suites, planned at the County Road 70 and I-35 in-tersection where Olson said com-mercial development is taking off. A new gas station and medical clinic just opened down the street from the Lakeville Wal-Mart,

movie theater and Harry’s Res-taurant. The city has purchased prop-erty on the same road for future construction of a municipal li-quor store.

Construction equipment and new homes are prominent in the city, including Mattamy Homes’ 470-acre Avonlea housing devel-

Chris Ridley, lead framer with J.L. Schwieters Construction of Hugo, works to frame a new home in Lakeville. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Dance rules change for competitions

MSHSL allegedly modifies sanctions for suspended coaches



Months after dance teams protested the championship team’s routine at the Feb. 14 state high school dance com-petition, the Minnesota State High School League has clari-

fied its choreography rules. It also revised sanctions the MSHSL issued to head coach-es of the teams involved in the protest. The new rules, finalized by the MSHSL Aug. 1, include a

Children wearing Halloween costumes danced with members of the Twin Cities Road Crew at Lakeville Crossing’s annual Fall Fun Event, Oct. 10. Hundreds visited the retail center, located off Cedar Avenue and 160th Street, for free trick-or-treating, costume contests, face painting and more. Anyone who donated a non-perishable food item to 360 Communities received a free pumpkin. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Rockin’ Halloween Celebration

New home construction is a common sight in Lakeville. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Some existing home sales stagnant with new development

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Development strong in Lakeville

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Just in time for HalloweenThe stage musical “Jekyll & Hyde” will be presented at the Lakeville Area Arts Center Oct. 23-Nov. 1.

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Enforcing buffer zones State requirements for buffer zones around waterways are practical, but now enforcement is needed.

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Minnesota’s only Chamber of Commerce-led entrepreneurship training grounds for 6-12 students has returned to Lakeville. The Young Entrepre-neurs Academy debuted in Lakeville in fall 2013, but was not continued the next school year when former Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce President Todd Bornhauser moved to lead the Northfield Chamber of Commerce in March 2014. Now, Lakeville Cham-ber education manager Bob Finke has rebuilt the program, which will start this fall for any interested student in grades 6-12 liv-ing in District 194 bound-aries, including home-school students. Finke said about 20 students are enrolled, and there are just a few open-ings left. The after-school pro-gram starts Oct. 28 with an orientation meeting with students and parents. Finke said potential students must complete an application, write an essay and answer several ques-tions. They must also get a letter of recommendation, send in their current aca-demic transcript and meet with committee members for a personal interview. He said the program lasts the entire school year, meeting from 3-6 p.m. most Wednesdays when students will work with members of the business community to develop a business plan, start and open a real business. Students may work in-dependently, but many work in pairs, Finke said. A highlight of the pro-gram is the Investor Panel Program, where the stu-dents will pitch their ideas

to a group of local busi-ness investors who will de-cide where to direct funds they contributed for the program. Finke said a majority of the students enrolled are middle schoolers, like-ly because of the time re-quired to be a part of the program. “This is a pretty rigor-ous program,” Finke said. “They’re pretty much tak-ing up every Wednesday after school.” He said three high school faculty members will serve as program in-structors, and the students will hear from a series of speakers in various fields critical to starting a busi-ness, including account-ing, insurance, e-com-merce, banking and risk management. Students will also hear from local CEOs during a roundtable presentation. “(This program) gives them an opportunity to explore what it’s like to re-ally function in a real busi-ness,” Finke said. “It gives them the experience that

they wouldn’t necessarily have as an employee and they’re getting the oppor-tunities to make decisions, to see the direct fruits of their labor and also a way for them to have interac-tion with influential en-trepreneurs and business people throughout the community to learn exact-ly what makes these things go.” Finke said the program includes a trade show where students can present products or services to the public and an opportunity to participate in a regional competition. “We expect anywhere from 12 to 15 businesses to be spawned,” Finke said. “Then after the year’s over, it’s up to the students to keep it going.” Interested students are encouraged to contact Finke at [email protected]. For more in-formation, go to yealakev-ille.com.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Young Entrepreneur Academy returns to Lakeville schools

Students learn to start a real business

Students in Lakeville’s first Young Entrepreneurs Academy in 2013 talk to investors and business representatives before giving their presentations the Investors Panel event. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

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Projects to create spaces for courses in

emerging career fields

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


With the wage gap closing in America be-tween those with bach-elor’s and associate de-grees, Dakota County Technical College lead-ers want current and future students to know they are building toward making the careers of to-morrow. The college broke ground last Thursday on the second phase of a renovation project that aims to build classroom spaces for programs in emerging job fields, uti-lize 21st century technol-ogies and reduce energy consumption by 20 to 30 percent. With 2013 work al-ready complete on 55,000 square feet of classroom space, the college is set to renovate another 63,000 square feet – all of which is for transportation and emerging technologies

programs. Part of the space will be used for the college’s science, technology, en-gineering and mathemat-ics (STEM) initiatives. Some of the areas of the college hadn’t been updated since 1973, ac-cording to the college, and the work will reorga-nize some spaces and ad-dress technical concerns. College officials said the welding program space had air quality and safety issues prior to the renovation work. The GM AESP and heavy duty truck tech-nology program spaces also had ventilation is-sues. The welding area and parts counter will be cen-trally located for use by multiple programs and lighting improvements are slated in several ar-eas. College officials pro-vided statistics to visitors during the groundbreak-ing that highlighted the college’s emphasis in the transportation and STEM fields. They said a 2013 study found that more than 95 percent of graduates

from DCTC’s trans-portation and technical programs found employ-ment in their field of study within six months

Dakota County Technical College Foundation Board Member Bob Erickson, of Lakeville, operated a piece of construction equipment during the groundbreaking for work that will improve spaces for technology and transportation classroom areas. (Photo submitted)

Dakota County Technical College President Tim Wynes talks during the groundbreaking for work that will improve spaces for technology and transportation classroom areas. (Photo submitted)

Renovation to help college help students

of graduation. Jobs and wages in the technology sector are growing in Minnesota and nationwide. A July 2011 U.S. De-partment of Commerce study said STEM occu-pations are projected to grow by 17 percent from 2008 to 2018, compared to 9.8 percent growth for non-STEM occupations. College officials said hourly pay is growing for such career areas as welders ($19.42), bio-medical equipment op-erators ($26.60) and electrical line workers ($33.46).

The transportation sector is seeing similar job and wage growth. Minnesota’s trade, transportation and utili-ties sectors will experi-ence 10.7 percent growth between 2010 and 2020, adding more than 52,000 jobs. Typical hourly wages are growing 4 to 7 per-cent for sectors such as automotive tech-nician ($18.65) and heavy equipment repair ($25.78). College leaders also highlighted that it is esti-mated that 30 percent of Americans with associ-

ate degrees are paid more than those with bach-elor’s degrees, according to Georgetown Universi-ty’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Recent research in several states shows that on average, community college graduates right out of school make more than graduates of four-year universities, accord-ing to a 2013 CNN re-port. More about the col-lege is at DCTC.edu.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].


Mack needs to apologize to the park rangerTo the editor: I am writing to ex-press my disappointment with House Speaker Kurt Daudt. Without examina-tion of the facts, he said he stood with state Reps. Tara Mack and Tim Kelly when they accused a park ranger of lying when he cited them for “making out” in a Dakota County park. Mack has now paid a fine. She has suffered no rebuke from the House leadership. It is true both representatives have re-signed from the Ethics Committee, but the press said it was their decision. Let’s contrast this with the way the GOP Leader-ship handled Amy Koch’s affair. In that case, they made it clear such behav-ior made her unqualified for a leadership role. She was forced to step down

as Senate majority leader. Mack was caught in a compromising situation in a parked car, with her pants down, while “ex-changing documents.” She accused an officer of the law of lying. She has not received as much as a slap on the hand. Mack owes the offi-cer a public apology. She should resign her position as chairwoman of the Health and Human Ser-vices Reform Committee. If she does not, as lead-er of the House, Daudt should demand both. The voters can decide next year if Mack deserves an-other term.

NIKA DAVIESApple Valley

Support schools in District 194 To the editor: I am supporting levy question No. 1 and No.

2 for the Lakeville Area School District 194 be-cause I believe our stu-dents will benefit from both levies and the dis-trict has proved to me that they can spend our tax dollars wisely. After 10 years of failed levies and $26 million in budget cuts, the 2013 levy was proposed to fix an ongoing $4 million fund-ing gap and invest $1.6 million into hiring teach-ers – and that is exactly what happened. For those of us with children in the schools the biggest differ-ence since 2013 is the lack of budget cuts, which may not feel like much, but it is huge. Imagine for a mo-ment $4 million in cuts in 2014 and another $4 mil-lion in cuts in 2015 – what would our schools look like today if the 2013 levy hadn’t passed? Both levy questions on Nov. 3 are very specific in their requests and laid out well on the district website with descriptions,

charts and graphs. The failed levies prior to 2013 were not always that way. 2013 was a moderate, well defined and much needed request and so is this. Five years ago our community was 12 votes short of passing a vague, undefined technology levy. Our district is now requesting funds spe-cifically to replace aging computer labs and print-ers throughout the district and to provide shareable devices within the schools for teachers to use as tools for learning. It is a rea-sonable, detailed and well thought out proposal of $1.5 million unlike com-parable districts asking

for or already spending as much as $5 million or more per year. Bottom line is that the computer labs and printers will need to be replaced whether the levy passes or not. If the levy does not pass, the funds will have to come from the general fund, which in turn affects the classroom. These levies are well de-fined and needed. Please review the levy page on the district website, attend the information night on Oct 19 and vote “yes” and “yes” with me on Nov. 3.

JENNIFER HARMENINGBurnsville

Runaway dog is safe at home To the editor: On behalf of the fam-ily of Aang (the lost Shiba Inu dog) and the many people that helped search for Aang, we would like to thank the Apple Valley neighborhood residents in the area of Genessee Avenue, Garrett Avenue, Gladiola Court and 145th Street for your generos-ity and kindness as we searched for Aang. Aang was a very scared dog, from a puppy mill, who bolted from his home near Crystal Lake Golf

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OpinionShoreline buffer law a good start to protect state waters

True stories about wonderful small-town women in World War II

In January of this year Gov. Mark Dayton surprised a lot of people, includ-ing his cabinet, when he announced his intent to advance a legislative initiative for major changes to the requirements and enforcement of Minnesota’s shoreline re-strictions. As the governor correctly pointed out, the state’s shoreline laws, which were de-signed to be implemented and enforced by counties, cities and other local govern-ments, were frequently confusing in their application, and largely unenforced. The governor espoused a uniform 50-foot buf-fer of perennial vegetation on all lakes, rivers and streams to be enforced by the Minnesota Department of Natural Re-sources. He argued that the beauty of his proposal was in its simplicity. There had been two prominent calls for new buffer regulations just prior to the governor’s surprising announcement. The first came from the state’s Clean Wa-ter Council, whose members are largely appointed by the governor. The council, in its December 2014 report to the Min-nesota Legislature observed that “buf-fers of perennial grasses and vegetation can reduce sediment, phosphorous and nitrogen significantly.” It recommended

that the state do more to see that buffers along public waters and ditches be main-tained. Also in December, participants in Day-ton’s Minnesota Pheasant Summit as-sembled in response to a rapidly declining pheasant habitat and population in Min-nesota and identified as a top priority the need for establishment and enforcement of shoreline and ditch buffers. Science has long demonstrated the benefits of vegetative buffers to water quality, aquatic habitat and wildlife. They serve to reduce and slow surface water runoff, which holds more soil on the land and out of the water body; they retain and filter pollutants; they stabilize banks and reduce erosion and they reduce nutrient loading in the water body through plant uptake. Dayton is to be commended for rais-ing this issue to the visibility it deserves. While the Legislature did give the buffer initiative considerable attention this past session, many were surprised that some-thing this complex and controversial re-sulted in enactment of new law less than

five months after the initiative was an-nounced. It was not, however, as simple nor as uniform as the governor proposed; nor is it to be uniformly enforced by the DNR, but rather still locally enforced. The new buffer law provides that the DNR map all the covered water bodies, which include lakes, rivers and streams, public ditches and private ditches that flow into public ditches. All riparian lands that border on lakes, rivers and streams will be required to have buffers averaging 50 feet, with 30-foot minimums. Ditches will be required to have 16.5-foot buffers on either side. There are exceptions for agricultural properties if approved by the state Board of Water and Soil Resources as meeting certain criteria. The DNR will supply maps to the county Soil and Water Conservation Dis-tricts. The SWCDs will follow through with the counties, cities and other local governments having jurisdiction. The SWCDs have the responsibility to assure compliance and issue fines. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources is tasked with oversight of the SWCDs and can withhold state funds

from any conservation district not per-forming its responsibilities. Required buf-fers are to be in place on public waters by Nov. 1, 2017, and ditches by Nov. 1, 2018. Cynics observe that we have had very poor compliance with buffer laws that have been in effect for decades in large part because they were entirely dependent on local implementation and local en-forcement; now we have a new law largely dependent on local implementation and local enforcement. They ask why we should expect different outcomes. We are more hopeful. Dayton clearly has raised the awareness of the impor-tance of buffers for improving water qual-ity. The Legislature has responded and reinforced that importance. Now it will be up to those local govern-ments to follow through and see that the buffer requirements are implemented and enforced. Most importantly, it will be up to all of us to hold our governments at all levels accountable. The health of our wa-ters, now and in the future, depend on it.

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Reading the book “Once Upon a Town” can do several things for you. You will learn about a remarkable but little known, true World War II story that will fill you with gratitude and per-haps, amazement. It’s a tribute to terrific things that people working together can do. You may want to read the book to or with elementary to high school age stu-dents. You also may experience a good cry. I rarely cry as I read books. But I cried repeatedly as I read this one – tears of appreciation and admiration. Award-winning Chicago newspaper columnist Bob Greene traveled to North Platte, Nebraska, because he had heard about what people – mostly women from the area – had done. He wanted to find out whether vague stories he’d heard were true. They were. From Dec. 17, 1941 to April 1, 1946, these folks met, welcomed and fed more than 6 million servicemen and servicewomen who stopped briefly in North Platte. Yes, 6 million. Yes, they did this for every troop train, from early morning until late at night. The trains were taking service people to the East or West Coast, for war-time assignments. Why did the people in and around North Platte do this?

Greene interviewed women who par-ticipated. Lorene Huebner, 76 when Greene interviewed, recalled: “You would feel like you had done something worthwhile, for the glory of God and for the glory of your nation. … It was ex-citing to go to North Platte and see the handsome young sailor boys.” How did the service members react? Greene interviewed vets throughout the country who had stopped in North Platte. They experienced something there that happened nowhere else in the coun-try. Paul Metro, then 76, told Greene: “I think America should remember those people. Right in the middle of the coun-try. ... Those people in that town helped us. They made us feel that someone ap-preciated us.” Edward J. Fouss, who was 81 when in-terviewed, recalled, “Just a very nice feel-ing ... and it smelled so good. ... What I see, when I think back on it, is a lot of happy people.” Russ Fay, 75 when he talked with Greene, recalled: “We never ran into

anything like that, before or after. ... I still thank them from the bottom of my heart.” Greene noted that during interviews the (mostly female) canteen volunteers were emotional but generally “remained composed.” “But the soldiers they had welcomed ... as often as not, would weep at some point during our conversations.” They were so grateful, so surprised and so ap-preciative for what the Nebraskans had done. I called Jim Griffin, director and cu-rator of the Lincoln County Historical

Museum in North Platte, to ask him about the book and the actual events. He said, “It’s a great book, really good intro-duction to the story.” Griffin explained that although (unfortunately) the can-teen has been torn down, about 15,000 people a year visit North Platte, often coming to the museum. It has thousands of artifacts from the canteen, including pictures and letters of thanks from the service people. Griffin told me there was just one thing that concerned him about the book. Greene accurately explains that a woman named Rae Wilson proposed the canteen and mentions a woman named Helen Christ. However, Griffin thinks Ms. Christ deserves more credit because she “ran the canteen for almost five years.” More information, including great pictures, is available at Lincoln County Historical Museum’s website: http://bit.ly/1MZ99k5. “Once Upon a Town” is a moving, memorable book. This was a remarkable, awesome effort to support and love fel-low Americans.

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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North Platte, Neb., had a canteen during World War II that served meals to about 6 million service members as they passed through the town on the train. (Photo courtesy of Jim Griffin, director and curator at the Lincoln County Historical Museum, North Platte, Neb.)

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Course in Lakeville and over the course of 16 days found his way to this neighborhood where he felt the most comfortable in. A special thank you to the family on Genessee Avenue that initially called a sighting in to the owner, having seen a lost dog sign five miles away in Lakev-ille. We quickly put up signs and passed out fliers in this neighborhood, and asked neighbors not to chase or try to catch Aang, as he was very frightened and would not come to people. We did not want him driven out of this neighborhood by well-meaning people trying to help. Neighbors gracious-ly offered to help, but the best help was when they listened to us and con-tinued to call in sightings instead of trying to catch him. Aang established a cir-cular route through the backyards of this neigh-borhood, stopping to rest in many backyards. We left his blanket out at one of

the backyards he frequent-ed and that very night he came and dragged his blanket under a tree and slept on it all night. He then came back the next two nights and we were able to catch him. He is now home, snuggling with his family on his favorite blanket. Thank you again to all these neighbors, as it was because of your help, we were able to bring him safely home.

KAREN HAYESApple Valley

Levies are well-worth the investment To the editor: We have been involved in Lakeville schools for nearly 25 years. First as students and now as ad-visers to extracurricular activities. We moved back to Lakeville, a little over a year ago, because we wanted to raise our family here. On Nov. 3, voters will be asked to vote on two questions regarding in-creased and sustained

funding for the school district. Simply put, the first question on capital improvement is regarding increasing the safety for students, providing pro-grams in STEM educa-tion, and purchasing digi-tal tools for learning. The second question addresses class sizes in core high school subjects, restoring art in elementary schools, and reviving band for fifth-graders. Parents have rightly been concerned that class sizes are out of control. Typical classes at Lakev-ille high schools average around 40 students. That is unacceptable. For our students to have the skills to be well-rounded indi-viduals restoring art and band at the elementary level is crucial. As gradu-ates of Lakeville High School we can affirm that some of the same tech-nology that was available to us more than a decade ago still remains in use. Our students deserve ac-cess to current technolo-gies that nourish diverse learning environments. Readers are probably thinking: “All that sounds

great. Sure, I support funding for schools. And, yes, you’re right about class sizes. But, what’s it going to cost me?” The smart folks at the school district put together a tool where you can calculate your expected tax increase (www.ehlers - inc .com/custom/taxinformation/Lakeville/). The average home value in Lakeville, according to Zillow, is $325,000. If your home is valued at that amount, you’ll pay an extra $13.50 a month, the equivalent of a box of Starbucks KCups. Healthy, com-petitive school districts protect strong property values; well-worth a small increase in your monthly tax burden. When we moved back to Lakeville, it was impor-tant for us to ensure that our daughters have a bet-ter educational experience than we had, which is why we will both be voting yes for the referendum. We urge you to do the same.

JOSI and LUKE HELLIERLakeville

Domestic violence has male victims To the editor: The ECM Editorial on domestic violence was an excellent piece as far as it went. I have been a domestic violence victim advocate, a sexual assault victim advocate and a vic-tim witness coordinator. My biggest frustration working in those fields has been that women have services available, women have advocates and, women tend to be believed by law enforce-ment. Sadly men are often left out in the cold when it comes to having victim services available. It is long overdue that we ad-mit men can be victims as well. The few men that do come forward after being victimized are often mini-mized and not believed, even by law enforcement. The trend was slow recognizing how women were being victimized. Let us make sure it does not take as long for vic-tim services to recognize men can be victimized. Let us make victim ser-

vices and advocacy avail-able to women and men equally.

DEBORAH MATHIOWETZEagan

Taking responsibility To the editor: State Rep. Tara Mack’s behavior has betrayed us all. She and her paramour owe all the voters an apol-ogy, a sincere apology, also, to the park personnel who discovered them. As a song from the 1980s asks, “How long has this been going on?” One does not meet “in a park to exchange docu-ments.” Is this another euphemism for “the activ-ity”? The Eighth Command-ment states “Thou shalt not bear false witness.” Mack should be aware of this admonition being married to a minister. She and her paramour need to take responsibility for their actions.

PHYLLIS A. PETERApple Valley

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Haunted Forest Festival Lakeville’s Haunted For-est Festival will be 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Steve Michaud Park, 17100 Ipava Ave. The festival is open to all ages. Parental discretion is advised for the Haunted Forest Trail, which is rec-ommended for children in third grade and above. Cost: $10 per carload or $3 per person and a non-perishable food item for the community food shelf. Pre-registration is not necessary. Dress for the weather. The festival will include the haunted forest, bonfire puppet shows (5:45, 6:45 and 7:45 p.m.), trick-or-treat maze for the little ones who come in costume (5:30-8 p.m.), children’s games and hayrides. Concessions ($1 each) will be available in the Com-munity Building, including chips, candy, popcorn, hot chocolate, hot dogs and pop. The event is sponsored by Lakeville Parks and Rec-reation.

Book sale set at Heritage Library The Friends of the Heritage Library are hold-ing their annual book sale

4-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22; 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, and Sat-urday, Oct. 24; and 1:15-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Books for all ages range in price from 50 cents to $1. Electronic media is $2. Volunteers are needed for two-hour shifts before, during, and after the sale. Volunteers setting up the sale get five free books. Volunteers cleaning up the sale get a bag of books to take with them. To volun-teer, email [email protected]. Funds raised by the Friends through the book sale support activities such as Lakeville’s community-wide read, One Book One Lakeville. The Friends of the Her-itage Library is a nonprof-it organization established in 2006 to support the li-brary and the community financially by volunteering for literacy efforts, home-bound resident outreach, and author events. For more information about the Friends, visit www.her-itagelibraryfriends.com.

Heritage Library children’s programs The Heritage Library in Lakeville will host the following children’s pro-

Area Briefsgrams: Storytimes for All Ages, 10:30-11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Nov. 4 and 18. Stories, songs and activities that build preschool literacy skills. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Baby Storytime, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13. A program of stories, songs and rhymes fol-lowed by playtime with age-appropriate toys. For infants up to 24 months of age and their parents or caregivers. Library Picnic and Sto-rytime, 12-1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in the li-brary’s meeting room fol-lowed by a fun storytime program. For families with children of all ages. Mozart Boy Genius, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6. Get a peek into the magical world of Mo-zart presented by Pages of Music with Rolf and Car-rie. Best for ages 7-12. Minnesota Raptors, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Satur-day, Nov. 7. Learn about raptors and meet a few who live in Minnesota. Presented by the Minne-sota Raptor Center. Best for ages 5-15 and their families. Clay Spiders with Abrakadoodle, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. Registration begins Oct. 27. Ages: 3-12. Fall Craft Fun, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9. Use pinecones and a variety of art materials to create a seasonal master-piece. Ages: 4-18.

Books and Beyond: Eric Carle Adventure, 10:15-11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16. A program of stories and a craft featur-ing books by Eric Carle. Presented by the ISD 194 ECFE Advisory Council. Holiday Stories with Author Gordon Fred-rickson, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17. Hear Lakeville author Gordon Fredrick-son share his Farm Coun-try Thanksgiving and Farm Country Christmas books in a multimedia presentation. Books will be available for sale and autographing. Waggin’ Tales, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. Read aloud to a thera-py dog. Ages: 5-12. Thanksgiving Sto-rytime, 10:30-11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25. All ages. Kindermusik, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30. Experiential music program presented by Kindermusik of the Val-ley. Registration begins Nov. 16. Ages: 0-6. These library programs are free. For more in-formation or to register, call 952-891-0360 or visit www.dakotacounty.us/li-brary.

Fall events at Heritage Library Heritage Library in Lakeville hosts author B.J. Carpenter for a book release party 7 p.m. Thurs-day, Nov. 5. Carpenter is the author of “Come,

You Taste: Family Reci-pes from the Iron Range.” He will discuss how the Range’s food traditions developed in multi-ethnic communities. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For a com-plete description of the book, go to http://www.m n h s. o rg / m n h s p re s s /books/come-you-taste. The travel series con-cludes Thursday, Nov. 12, with waterways of North America. The fall craft series continues with “Holiday Tree Canvas” on Wednes-day, Nov. 18. Registration opens Nov. 4. These library programs are free. For more in-formation or to register, call 952-891-0360 or visit www.dakotacounty.us/li-brary.

Youth snowmobile safety training offered The Lakeville Sno-Trackers Snowmobile Club will conduct its an-nual youth snowmobile safety training classes for ages 11-16 from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 20, 22, 27 and 29 at McGuire Junior High. A driving test will be held in December. Cost is $10 and includes class materials and driving test. For information, con-tact Linda Moe at 952-469-3718, as class size is limited. Anyone interested in becoming involved with

organized snowmobiling and helping to keep trails in the Lakeville area can attend any of the Sno-Trackers’ meetings dur-ing the season, which are 7 p.m. the third Monday each month from Sep-tember through April at Goodfellas Pizza, 20643 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville.

Lakeville building report Lakeville issued build-ing permits with a total valuation of $151,791,118 through September 2015. This a 65 percent increase compared to a total valu-ation of $98,874,267 through September 2014. The city issued com-mercial and industrial permits with a total val-uation of $38,038,000 through September 2015 compared to a total valu-ation of $9,040,000 dur-ing the same period in 2014. Lakeville issued 262 new single-family home permits through Septem-ber 2015 compared to 223 single-family permits issued during the same period in 2014. The city has also issued a total of 30 townhouse permits through September 2015 compared to 14 during the same period last year. According to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities, Lakev-ille has issued the highest number of residential per-mits year-to-date with 269 permits issued through September.


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Kline mentioned as speaker candidate

‘Caretaker’ speakership could be solution to House Republicans’ leadership dilemma

by Sam BrodeySPECIAL TO THE NEWSPAPER

FROM MINNPOST

For the second time in three weeks, Congress has been shaken by un-expected political earth-quakes: first, the resig-nation of House Speaker John Boehner, and sec-ond, last Thursday’s sud-den announcement that his heir-apparent, Ma-jority Leader Kevin Mc-Carthy, would withdraw his candidacy for the speakership. When McCarthy an-nounced his decision during a closed-door meeting to elect the GOP speaker nominee, mem-bers were visibly shocked and shaken. The party faces a full-fledged lead-ership crisis, and it is now digging deep for a solution. One name thrown out as a potential answer to the Republicans’ prob-lems: 2nd District Rep. John Kline, of Burns-ville. In the hours after McCarthy’s decision, members of Congress, the media and political observers threw out an array of potential re-placement candidates for McCarthy as the House’s next speaker. But over the course of the after-noon, an unusual idea gained traction: electing a member who has al-ready announced his or her retirement to serve as an interim, or “care-taker” speaker to hold the role until the end of 2016. Only a handful of GOP representatives are retiring, and Kline is perhaps the most power-ful and well-liked among them. In a brief state-

ment, a Kline spokesper-son did not dismiss the possibility, saying only: “Congressman Kline is confident House Repub-licans will select some-one who can do what’s best for our country and this institution.” The spokesman also confirmed that Kline has been approached by other members of Con-gress about running for speaker. He did not say whether Kline was con-sidering the proposal. For disgruntled mem-bers of a fractured, historically rebellious House Republican con-ference, the idea of an old hand like Kline, now unburdened by electoral considerations, getting the House in order is no doubt an appealing one. According to BuzzFeed News, top House Re-publicans have broadly endorsed the idea of a “caretaker speaker.” The argument goes like this: Get someone like Kline — experi-enced, well-liked — to pick up the gavel while the House GOP sorts out a way forward. That would allow Boehner to depart at the end of Oc-tober as planned, while a speaker slated to leave at the end of 2016 would have a free hand to guide must-pass legislation — like transportation fund-ing and raising the debt ceiling — through the chamber. The full slate of lead-ership elections could occur as late as the end of next year. For now, Boehner has postponed leadership elections in-definitely — meaning his expectation to retire at the end of October could

be dashed. Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is considered the most desirable candidate for speaker by many in the caucus, but he has re-peatedly declined to run. McCarthy said that Ryan would make a “fantastic speaker,” and Boehner reportedly called Ryan several times to urge him to run. Few other names have been floated as viable candidates for full-time speaker. McCarthy’s potential opponents — primarily Reps. Jason Chaffetz and Rep. Dan-iel Webster — are seen as perhaps too conservative to win over enough of the House GOP. Kline is seen as the kind of mem-ber who could potential-ly secure 218 votes, the threshold needed to win a speakership election. If Ryan is the only Republican who could plausibly win over the establishment and con-servative wings of the House GOP, his failure to enter the race could prompt more members to endorse the idea of a caretaker speaker. It’s important to note that even Capitol Hill veterans were shocked by the news, and the situa-tion is very much in flux. How in flux? Mitt Romney is being floated as speaker candidate. The position, after all, does not technically need to be held by a sitting member of Congress.

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specific rubric that judges will use to score whether teams used original choreography or borrowed too heavily from other sources; it specifically addresses choreography, cos-tumes and music. During last season’s Feb. 14 Class 3A High Kick awards presentation, five teams – Lakeville South, Eastview, Wayzata, Eden Prairie and Chaska — held hands and refused to partici-pate in the awards ceremony in protest of the Faribault Emeralds’ championship be-cause coaches had alleged they plagiarized portions of their alien-themed dance rou-tine. The MSHSL wrote in a Feb. 12 letter that they found no violation. Coaches had also asked Lakeville South parents to cheer for all of the Class AAA finalists, except Farib-ault, according to a later in-vestigation by the law firm Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger. News of the teams’ ac-tions spread via social media, was roundly criticized as un-sportsmanlike and made na-tional news headlines. Following investigations, the MSHSL issued a one-year suspension for the coaches involved in the protest, but according to the Minnesota High School Dance Team Online, a new compromise allowing the head coaches more access to their teams was reached for the 2015-16 season. “Suspended head coach-es will now be allowed ac-cess to their teams including practice, choreography, team events and coaching responsi-bilities,” an Oct. 4 posting on the MHSDTO website, au-thored by veteran dance team coach Erin Kruesi, states. “Coaches will not be allowed to participate in meets includ-ing bus rides, coaching from the soundtable, awards cere-monies, and the like. Post sea-son preparation (practices) and sections/state events will also not be allowed following

the conclusion of the regular invitational season,” Kruesi wrote. The Oct. 4 posting states that the “circumstances and conditions leading to this change are not made public at this time, and we’ll look for statements from the league re-garding exact terms and fac-tors leading to this change.” Sources at the MSHSL did not return calls seeking com-ment regarding changes to the coaches’s suspension be-fore press time. According to the Star Tri-bune, coaches and adminis-trators from Chaska, East-view, and Lakeville South told the MSHSL Board prior to its vote suspending the coaches that they doubted the league granted them due process and requested further investigation. The law firm’s investiga-tive report stated the Lakev-ille South coaches were put in a “difficult position” by the other coaches at the meet, in-cluding some who have “sig-nificant influence in the Min-nesota dance community” and were “passionate in their belief that the MSHSL did not appropriately handle the plagiarism allegations against Faribault.” Lakeville Area School District 194 spokeswoman Amy Olson said the district is pleased the League is tak-ing steps to resolve the issue involving the rules. “We believe clarification of what is allowed can only help teams understand the criteria on which they are judged,” Olson wrote in a dis-trict statement.

Dance rules The rule allows teams to get ideas and inspiration from other sources, includ-ing camps, television, video and social media but may not be identical or have “a lot of similarity.” If a violation is alleged, a principal or the activities or athletic director of a school that participated in the event of the alleged violation may file a written report with the MSHSL office.

Video of the routine and the alleged plagiarized rou-tine will be evaluated and scored on a rubric by a panel made of state and regional rule coordinators and one former coach. Any routine scoring a sev-en or above on the rubric will be declared illegal, according to the rules. Underlined beneath the rubric chart is a sentence stat-ing that a uniform or music violation alone may not cause a routine to be illegal. It also states that if more than 30 percent of the routine is the same or similar to an-other, it is an automatic viola-tion. MSHSL Associate Direc-tor Kevin Merkle said the Faribault Emeralds’ routine would likely still not have been deemed a violation un-der the new rules. He said prior rules were unclear and only about a paragraph long, and the MSHSL decided in February, when the complaint about Faribault’s routine was first considered, that they needed to be clarified prior to the start of this season. League staff and its rule coordinators put together a proposed choreography rule change this spring, Merkle said. He said coaches with the Minnesota Association of Dance Teams also brought forth a proposal to change the choreography rule, and they ended up working together to produce the final version. “This is a hybrid of what the two sides had,” Merkle said. “We took elements from both of them. … It was a long process to get it to where it is now.” Olson said Lakeville South coach Genevieve Adler was among several coaches who co-authored the rubric as part of their rule change proposal, and it was incorporated into the final rule. Faribault dance coach Lois Krinke has said last year’s routine was inspired by a Utah team’s routine, but was distinguished by signifi-cant variations.

In an interview, she said they were contacted by the MSHSL to inform them rule changes were planned, but they did not have any input about the changes. “We support anything the High School League comes up with for a ruling,” Krinke said. “They’re the governing body, and we respect their de-cision.” She said the rule changes were reviewed by the officials at a recent coaches continuing education meeting. “Looking at the rules, there was no way we would have been in violation last year, even with these rules that are in place,” she said. Krinke said previous rules just banned coaches from hir-ing an outside source for cho-reography, and called the new rules “really specific,” draw-ing clear boundaries about what is and is not allowed. “I think it’s going to be clearer for people that do choreography … to know we’re all legal,” she said. “I feel better about it because this doesn’t change anything the way I’ve always done in the past. I feel better knowing everybody will see the rules and know that we wouldn’t have been in violation even last year.” Merkle said dance coaches have always taken ideas from other dance routines and molded it into their own, but now teams can refer to the ru-bric as they are creating their choreography so they avoid a violation. He said he has been in-volved in dance since the mid 1980s, and this is the first time there has been any kind of is-sue to this kind of situation. “I think because of what happened last year, and all the publicity, that I would think that our schools and coaches are going to be really careful about going too far,” Merkle said. “Nobody wants to go through that kind of scrutiny.”


RULES, from 1A Seniors

Lakeville seniors All events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for information. Monday, Oct. 19 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Fitness Nutrition, 9 a.m.; Computer Tu-toring, 9 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Financial Advice, 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.; Line Dancing, 1 and 2 p.m.; Spanish Classes, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.; Adult Dance – Waltz, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 – Dominoes & Poker, 9 a.m.; Tappercize, 9:30 a.m.; Pilates Class, 9:30 a.m.; Creative Writing, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Jewelry Making – Silver Clay, 10:30 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 10:30 a.m.; Party Bridge, noon; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Billiards, 1 p.m.; Pilates Mat Class, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Health Angels Biking, 8:30 a.m.; Poker & Hearts, 9 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon; Dime Bingo, 1 p.m. Deadline: Watercolor Painting. Thursday, Oct. 22 – Classic Voices Cho-rus, 9 a.m.; Interval Walking, 9:30 a.m.; Blood Pressure Checks, 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 Highview Hills, 1:30 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Watercolor Painting, 1-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Pick-leball at Bunker Hill Park, 9 a.m.; Poker & 500, 9 a.m.; Joint Replacement Seminar, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Du-plicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Natural Healing, 1 p.m. Metro Dining Club Cards – Each set of 166 cards offers over $10,000 worth of sav-ings and 1,992 discounts. Cards can be used once per month at a variety of restaurants – buy one meal and get the second meal free. The cards will be sold at Lakeville Heritage Center and Lakeville City Hall during reg-ular business hours. Cost: $24 per set.

Life Line Screening Life Line Screening will conduct screen-ings for stroke, osteoporosis and more on Oct. 29 at Berean Baptist Church, 309 County Road 42 E., Burnsville. Screening packages start at $149. Pre-registration is required. For information or to make an appointment, call 1-877-237-1287 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com.


Talk show host enters 2nd District race

Jason Lewis was known as ‘Mr. Right’ on the radio

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Political talk show host Jason Lewis announced on Monday that he would be seeking the open 2nd District seat in the U.S. House. Lewis, known as “Mr. Right” on his KTLK-ra-dio show for several years, introduces a well-known name statewide to the Republican endorsement battle that already includes three others – former state Rep. Pam Myhra, Burns-ville; former state Sen. John Howe, Red Wing; and Meggitt PLC engineer David Gerson, South St. Paul. They are seeking the seat that U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, said in September he would not seek. Kline first won elec-tion in 2002. Candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s endorsement are St. Jude Medical vice president of global human resources Angie Craig, of Eagan, and former Center for Vi-sion Excellence executive director Dr. Mary Law-rence, of Prior Lake. Lewis, who lives in Woodbury, which is not in the 2nd District boundary, told the Star Tribune he has not decided if he will abide by the party’s en-

dorsement. Candidates do not need to be residents of a House district to run in that district. The self-described Libertarian has run for Congress before – in 1990 when he lived in Colorado. He said in a video mes-sage on his campaign web-site that he’s getting into the race in part because many people in the 2nd District are living pay-check-to-paycheck. “This campaign is about big things in 2016,” he said on his website. “Government has grown far beyond its constitu-tional limits and the result is less freedom, less real economic growth, higher taxes, more debt, and a na-tional angst about where we’re headed as a people. I guarantee you, we’re go-

ing to change that starting with the 2nd Congressio-nal District.” Among the issues he outlined in his message included his opposition to the Affordable Care Act, saying that people should be able to select their own health care provider, and simplifying the tax code. “We need a flatter and fairer tax code that not only treats everyone the same, but encourages work, savings, and invest-ment,” he said. He’s also emphasized the need for less federal government oversight in people’s daily lives. “Breaking up the mo-nopoly in Washington is the surest way to let the citizens of the 2nd District live under the laws they helped create,” he said. Lewis has lived in Min-nesota for 20 years. He has a Masters of Arts degree in political science from the University of Colora-do-Denver and a Bachelor of Arts degree in educa-tion and business from the University of Northern Iowa. He authored the book “Power Divided is Power Checked” in 2010 and has been a contributing Star Tribune columnist.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

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Donations for Thanksgiving baskets Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville is seeking help from the community to donate food, gift cards and mon-ey to go towards its annual Thanksgiving basket pro-gram. Mary Mother is joining with five other nonprofit organizations in the Dako-ta County area to provide

meals for 400 families. People can sign up to make Thanksgiving bas-kets of their own using the following shopping list of items needed: one bottle (64 ounces) juice, two cans corn, two cans green beans, one can cran-berry sauce, one can syr-up-packed sweet potatoes, two boxes one-step tur-key stuffing mix, two jars ready-made turkey gravy, two cans mixed fruit, two boxes instant mashed po-tatoes, disposable roast-

ing pan, paper towels or napkins, roll of aluminum foil, disposable storage containers, $25 Cub gift card (for turkey and other perishable food), and a cardboard box or clothes basket (for holding the items). To register to make a basket, sign up after all masses on Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15. Or, call Su-zanne Bernet at 952-890-0045, ext. 237, for more information about donat-ing to this program.

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District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, special meeting of the District 194 School Board at Crystal Lake Ed-ucation Center.1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call2. Discussion a. Preliminary Audit Report FY15 b. Transportation Fees Dis-cussion c. FY16 Quarterly Report 3. Chair/Administrative Updates4. Future Topics for Consider-ation5. Adjournment

U.S. service academy applications due soon U.S. Sen. Al Franken’s office is accepting ap-plications from young Minnesotans interested in attending one of the nation’s four military service academies, including the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. In order to attend a service academy, candidates must be nominated by a member of Congress. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. “Each year, I’m proud to nominate several talented Minnesotans to our four U.S. Military Service Academies,” said Franken. “I’m happy to assist eligible Minnesotans in the nomination pro-cess, and I look forward to helping our future lead-ers seek admission to these prestigious academies.” To be considered for an appointment to a ser-vice academy, an applicant must meet the eligibil-ity requirements established by law. An applicant’s academic record, extracurricular and athletic ac-tivities, physical aptitude, leadership ability, and medical qualifications are all considered. Specific requirements can be viewed and an application can be downloaded at http://www.franken.senate.gov/?p=service_academy. To be considered for a nomination, send a com-pleted application with all required materials to Sen. Al Franken, Attn. Nominations Coordinator, 60 Plato Blvd. E., Suite 220, St. Paul, MN 55107 or by email to [email protected]. For the academy classes entering in the summer of 2016 and graduating in 2020, the deadline for applying is 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.

Lakeville Area Community Ed classes Lakeville Area Community Ed-ucation offers the following classes: Parenting Seminr: Speaking of Kids – Are You Parenting for Suc-cess or Setting Your Kids Up for Failure? Five must-have strategies for raising great kids, 7 p.m. Tues-day, Oct. 20. Parents. Get Into College & Pay for It, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21. Learn what college actually costs and how to reduce your costs. Class will cover common mistakes fami-lies make in selecting college, how to prevent these mistakes, myths about college aid, how the FAFSA works, how to get grants from the college. Parents. Typing/Keyboarding, grades 6-8. Classes start next week at Cen-tury, Kenwood Trail and McGuire middle schools. No School Day Trip, grades 6-8, Monday, Nov. 9, at the Big Thrill Factory, then lunch and a movie. Private Voice Lessons, second-graders and above. Next session starts Thursday, Oct. 22. Call 952-232-2150 or visit LakevilleAreaCommunityEd.net to register or for more information on these and all classes offered.

St. Joseph School conducted its Service Marathon on Friday, Oct. 2, when close to 300 volunteers packed food at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan. St. Joseph students packed 234 boxes of food, which equals 50,544 meals. This will feed 139 children in developing countries for a year. In years past, the students have run a “marathon” race around the school and collected donations in conjunction with the run. This year the students collected donations but also participated in the food-packing event. Each student also filled plastic tubes with quarters, which were donated to the project, as they were encouraged to do chores at home in order to earn the quarters. (Photo submitted)

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Lakeville Area School District 194 Superintendent Lisa Snyder presents School Board Chairwoman Michelle Volk with a certificate from the Minnesota School Boards Association at the Oct. 13 board meeting. Volk earned the certificate by completing MSBA’s phases 1, 2 and 3 training. School Board Member Terry Lind claps. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

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racelyn Scott, left, Erin Hicks, Ethan Hicks and Luke Scott carry the banner at the beginning of the third annual South of the River CROP Hunger Walk, which was held Sunday, Oct. 11, in Apple Valley. The children led the walkers from Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church on Pilot Knob Road to Farquar Park and back. Approximately 100 walkers from 10 churches collected donations to help Church World Service carry out anti-hunger programs around the world and to support local anti-hunger organizations. (Submitted photo by Shannon Skelly)

Walking to fight hunger

Dakota Electric to host career fair

Bailey receives distinguished service award

Dakota Electric As-sociation in Farmington is hosting a career open house Monday, Oct. 19, for students or anyone in-terested in energy jobs. Company employees will be on hand to talk about energy careers and the educational require-ments of those careers.

Students will learn about jobs, tour the facility, par-take in refreshments and have a chance to win a col-lege scholarship. Representatives from Minnesota West Commu-nity and Technical Col-lege, Jackson, and Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, will be on

hand as well. Two sessions are being held: 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. Teachers are en-couraged to bring students during the day session. For more information, visit www.dakotaelectric.com or contact Malinda at 651-463-6255.

Shannon Bailey, Dakota County adolescent health coordinator, recently received a 2015 Community Health Award from the Minnesota Depart-ment of Health. She received the Commissioner’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Health Services for her dedication to adolescent health issues in Dakota County. For over 20 years, Bailey has devel-oped and implemented innovative and creative strategies to address a range of health issues including adolescent brain development, suicide prevention and early intervention, parenting, and reproductive health. Over the past five

years alone, she has given more than 200 presentations to more than 7,000 people at schools, homeless shelters and the Dakota County Juvenile Service Center. The Community Health Awards are given each year to public health profes-sionals for their leadership, impact on reducing health inequity, dedication to serving the community and more. Awardees are nominated by their peers and chosen by a committee of the State Community Health Services Advisory Committee. Awards were presented by Commis-sioner of Health Dr. Ed Ehlinger at the department’s annual Community Health Conference in Brainerd.


SportsPanther boys outrun Prior Lake in SSC meetLakeville South

takes 2nd in girls team standings

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Farmington runners took the top two places in the South Suburban Con-ference girls cross country meet, while Shakopee’s girls and Lakeville North’s boys took home the team championships. Lauren Peterson, a Farmington ninth-grader who was runner-up at the 2014 conference meet, won Tuesday’s 5,000-me-ter race at Eagan High School in 18 minutes, 45.18 seconds. Second was Peterson’s teammate, sev-enth-grader Anna Fenske, who finished in 19:00.94. Defending conference champion Tess Misgen of Shakopee was third. Misgen, however, led Shakopee to a four-point victory over Lakeville South in the girls team competition. South, ranked 12th in Class AA, had five individuals in the top 20 – the cutoff for all-conference recognition. Shakopee, which is ranked ninth, had two runners in

the top 10 and four in the top 20. Lakeville North ran to a 29-point victory in the boys meet behind seniors Collin VanDussen and Justin Paschall, who fin-ished second and fourth in the individual competi-tion.

Girls Lakeville South, which scored 73 points, was led by eighth-grader Brianne Brewster, who finished

sixth in 19:24.28. Patty Jo English (14th), Han-nah Oechsle (16th), Cassie Jenny (17th) and Lauren Geary (20th) also earned all-conference recogni-tion. Eastview seniors Lau-ra Bestul (19:19.20) and Margie Freed (19:23.08) were fourth and fifth indi-vidually for the Lightning, which was fourth in the conference standings. Lakeville North placed sixth, with one Panthers

runner earning all-confer-ence – eighth-grader Ella Larson, who was 11th in 19:59.40.

Boys Prior Lake runners took two of the top three places in the conference boys meet, but four Lakev-ille North runners had crossed the finish line be-fore the Lakers’ No. 3 run-ner came in. That proved crucial as the Panthers grabbed the lead and went

on to win with 56 points. VanDussen placed sec-ond in 16:40.49, about 5.5 seconds behind Colin Dwyer of Prior Lake. Pas-chall’s fourth-place time was 16:46.95. Connor Bach (ninth, 17:08.40) and Jacob Beckstrom (12th, 17:16.06) also earned all-conference recognition. The Panthers’ Luke Tollef-son finished 29th. Fifth-place Lakeville South was led by sopho-more Samuel Moerbitz,

who finished sixth indi-vidually in 16:48.23. Jack Otterson was 20th in 17:24.63 and earned the last available spot on the all-conference team. Max-well Dunham, who fin-ished 21st, just missed an all-conference place. Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

(Left) A pack of Lakeville North runners starts the South Suburban Conference boys cross country race. The Panthers won the team champion-ship by 29 points over Prior Lake. (Right) Hannah Oechsle of Lakeville South sprints to the finish in the girls race. (Photos by Mike Shaughnessy)

Cougars take winning streak into playoffs

South faces Blaine in Class 6A first round

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


A few weeks ago Lakev-ille South’s football team was 1-4 and the players and coaches were wonder-ing how a promising sea-son went off the rails. Some victories, howev-er, can change everybody’s perspective. The Cougars have won their last three and put a lot of points on the board. While their 4-4 record wasn’t enough to get a home game in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs, it still got them a fairly favorable matchup. A lot of early round high school football play-off games are blowouts, but Lakeville South’s game at Blaine at 7 p.m. Friday could be one of the most competitive of the first week of the 32-team Class 6A tournament. Blaine, also 4-4, re-ceived the fourth seed in Section 5. Lakeville South was the fifth seed in Sec-tion 3. The winner is likely to get four-time defending state large-school cham-pion Eden Prairie in the second round. Lakeville South coach Larry Thompson said Blaine is “very similar to us. They can pass the ball well. Their offense has put up some good numbers, but the defense has given up some points. There’s not a whole lot of differ-ence.” In its last four games, South has scored 28 points twice and 42 points twice. That was after the Cou-gars scored 26 points in their first four games com-bined. Senior quarterback Will Heller, who missed two games and part of a third because of knee and ankle injuries, returned for his team’s final three regular-season games, all victories. When he came back, he took over a re-vamped offense. “After we got shut out by Rosemount (21-0 on Sept. 11) and they held

us to about 100 yards, we changed our style of of-fense,” Thompson said. “We went to two split backs, which allowed us to get Riley Wacker into the game alongside Clay Geary, who’s been a great player for us. We don’t use a fullback so we’ve had to go with more quick-hitting plays, and it’s been working.” Heller’s return also meant the Cougars could return senior Cole Eng-strom to tight end. Eng-strom played quarterback in Heller’s absence, but his blocking now helps support South’s improved running game. The Cou-gars also have improved blocking, particularly from the left-side tandem of brothers Jake and Nick Cuddigan, Thompson said. Last Friday the Cou-gars twice had four-touchdown leads in their 42-26 victory at Farming-ton. Heller threw only 10 passes, but six were com-pleted and four went for scores. Anthony Vote had touchdown catches of 34, 27 and 7 yards in the first half. Jake Flynn caught a 33-yard scoring pass. Geary rushed for 110 yards and had a 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. South’s fi-nal touchdown was an 11-yard interception return by linebacker Kyle Mar-tin. Losses to Cretin-Der-ham Hall and East Met-ro White co-champions Burnsville, Rosemount and Lakeville North were part of South’s early skid. “The teams we lost to have a combined re-cord of 27-5,” Thompson said. “We weren’t losing to weak teams. But our confidence wasn’t good. We were able to move the ball and score some points against Lakeville North even though we lost. We got some of our confi-dence back, and it’s been building from there.”

Lakeville North Juniors volleyball All girls in grades four to eight in the Lakeville North High School attendance area can try out for the 2016 Lakeville North Juniors volleyball program. The first try-out date for all ages begins Monday, Oct. 26. A parent informational meeting is 5:45-6:15 p.m. Wednes-day, Oct. 21, in Room 248 at Lakeville North. For more information and to register, go to www.LakevilleNorth-Juniors.com or call Janis Goehner at 612-245-5080.

Sports Briefs

The returns are in: Cougars winLakeville South singles player Riley Lalim hits a backhand return dur-ing a recent girls tennis match. On Oct. 8, fifth-seeded Lakeville South defeated fourth-seeded Lakeville North in the Section 1AA quarterfinals. It was the Cougars’ first vic-tory over North in five years and avenged a 4-3 loss to the Pan-thers during South Suburban Conference play. South lost to No. 1-seeded and eventual Section 1AA champion Rochester Mayo 6-1 in the semifinal round Tuesday in Roches-ter. (Photo by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com)

Irish, Panthers, Blaze have to shareRosemount’s vic-tory over North creates 3-way tie by Mike Shaughnessy


As statements go, Rosemount’s was pretty loud. Needing a victory to earn a share of the East Metro White subdistrict football championship, the Irish made big plays on both sides of the line of scrimmage in a 35-27 victory over Lakeville North last Friday. Rosemount combined execution and opportun-ism to score 28 points in the second quarter, leaving previously No. 2-ranked Lakeville North scrambling to catch up. “At the start of the year we didn’t play as well and were able to win,” Rosemount coach Jeff Erdmann said. “We feel good about how we’re playing. We think we’re playing our best football of the year right now.” The Irish (7-1 over-all, 6-1 East Metro White) shared the sub-district championship with Lakeville North and Burnsville. Burnsville de-feated Eastview 39-22 last Friday to make it a three-way tie. It’s difficult for any of the three to claim a tiebreaker advantage because each went 1-1 against the other two co-

champions. Friday’s outcome did nothing to hurt Lakev-ille North in the Class 6A playoff seedings and nothing to help Rose-mount. On Saturday, North received the No. 1 seed in Section 3, followed by Burnsville and Rose-mount. North coach Brian Vossen said Friday night he would argue for his team to receive the No. 1 seed based on schedule strength. The Panthers went on the road to play Burnsville and Rose-mount and defeated East Ridge, now ranked No. 3 in Class 6A, in their open-er. North is ranked fourth in Class 6A, directly be-

hind two teams (Burns-ville and East Ridge) it has defeated. As the No. 1 seed in Section 3, Lakeville North is at home at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, against Buffalo (1-7), the eighth seed from Section 6. The Irish, bringing heavy pressure from their linebackers, caused three critical North mistakes in the second quarter that changed the game. Those errors – two turnovers and an intentional ground-ing penalty – set up three Rosemount touchdowns. North quarterback Drew Stewart found his targets early, hitting Da-vid Lindstrand with a 38-yard touchdown pass on

North’s second possession and finding Nick Fos-sey for a 39-yard score in the second quarter. Fos-sey also caught a 5-yard touchdown pass in the final minute of the game. Stewart completed 14 of 29 passes for 189 yards. The Panthers found it tougher to run, however. They had 96 yards on the ground. Junior tailback Wade Sullivan had 63 yards on 16 carries, halt-ing his streak of six con-secutive games with 100 yards or more. “Coach (Parc) Wil-liams (Rosemount’s de-fensive coordinator) had a good game plan orga-nized,” Erdmann said. “(North) has been pretty simple with what they do and they’ve run it well. They used every play in the playbook to do stuff tonight because we took some things away.” Ryan Saarela had a 1-yard touchdown run for North in the third quar-ter. “We made some bad plays, made some good plays, but what it came down to is they were bet-ter tonight,” North’s Vos-sen said. “We wanted to win and didn’t. Fortu-nately, this was a regular-season game.”

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Lakeville North linebacker Zach Swedberg (54) pursues Rosemount running back Austin Valenzuela. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)


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LEGAL NOTICES

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194(LAKEVILLE) STATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 194 (Lakeville), State

of Minnesota, on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, for the purpose of voting on the following questions: SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1

APPROVAL OF CAPITAL PROJECT LEVYAUTHORIZATION TO FUND TECHNOLOGY

The board of Independent School District No. 194 (Lakeville Area Public Schools) has proposed a capital project levy authorization in the amount of 2.981% times the net tax capacity of the school district. The proposed capital project levy authorization will raise approximately $2,016,667 for taxes payable in 2016, the first year it is to be levied, and would be authorized for ten years. The estimated total cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $20,166,670. The money raised by this authorization will provide funds for the acquisition, installation and maintenance of technology for use primarily in security and safety systems, STEM programs and other instructional programs. Yes Shall the capital project levy authorization to fund technology proposed by the board of No Independent School District No. 194 be approved?

BY VOTING “YES” ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOUARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 2APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM

REVENUE AUTHORIZATIONThe board of Independent School District No. 194 (Lakeville Area Public Schools) has proposed to increase its general education revenue by $100

per pupil. The proposed operating levy increase would lower teacher to student ratio, reinstate elementary art and 5th grade band. Referendum rev-enue authorization would increase each year by the rate of inflation and be applicable for ten years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Yes Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of No Independent School District No. 194 be approved?

BY VOTING “YES” ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOUARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

The annual net dollar increases for typical residential homesteads, apartments, commercial-industrial properties, and most other classes of prop-erty within the school district are as shown in the table below. For agricultural property (both homestead and non-homestead), the taxes for School District Question 2 will be based on the value of the house, garage and surrounding one acre of land only. There will be no referendum taxes for School District Question 2 paid on the value of other agricultural lands and buildings. For seasonal residential recreational property (i.e., cabins), there will be no taxes paid for School District Question 2.

Estimated Impact on Annual Taxes Payable in 2016

Type of Property Estimated Market ValueQuestion 1: Capital

Project LevyQuestion 2: Operating

ReferendumTotal, Both Questions

$150,000175,000200,000

Residential 250,000Homestead 257,000

300,000350,000400,000450,000500,000600,000700,000

$404957747792109126142158198237

$29333848495767768696115134

$698295122126149176202228254313371

$250,000500,000

Commercial 1,000,000Industrial 2,000,000

5,000,000

$81177369752

1,901

$4896191382956

$129273560

1,1342,857

$250,000Apartment and 500,000Residential Non- 1,000,000Homestead 2,000,000

$99198395790

$4896191382

$147294586

1,172

The polling places and combined polling places for this election and the precincts served by those polling places will be as follows:• Lakeville Precinct 1: Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 2: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20165 Heath Avenue, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 3: Lakeville South High School, 21135 Jacquard Avenue, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 4: Trinity Evangelical Church, 10658 210th Street West, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 5: Kenwood Trail Middle School, 19455 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 6: Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 10970 185th Street West, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 7: Evergreen Community Church, 16165 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 8: Hosanna! Lutheran Church, 9600 163rd Street West, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 9: Church of Jesus Christ LDS, 18460 Kachina Court, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 10: Lakeville Water Treatment Facility, 18400 Ipava Avenue, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 11: Crystal Lake Education Center, 16250 Ipava Avenue, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 12: Cherry View Elementary School, 8600 175th Street West, Lakeville • Lakeville Precinct 13 (&14): Central Maintenance Facility, 7570 179th Street West, Lakeville • Burnsville Precinct 11: Discover Church, 14300 Burnsville Pkwy, Burnsville • Burnsville Precinct 15: Episcopal Church of the Nativity, 15601 Maple Island Road, Burnsville • Burnsville Precinct 16: Buck Hill Ski Resort, 15400 Buck Hill Road, Burnsville • Eureka Township: Eureka Town Hall, 25043 Cedar Avenue, Farmington • Credit River Township (& Spring Lake Township): Credit River Township Hall, 18985 Meadow View Blvd., Prior Lake • Elko New Market: Elko New Market City Hall, 601 Main Street, Elko New Market • New Market Township: New Market Town Hall, 8950 230th Street, LakevilleAny eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the polling place or combined polling place designated above for the

precinct in which he or she resides. The polls for said election will be opened at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 8:00 p.m., on the date of said election. A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered individual may register to vote at the polling place on election day. Dated: August 18, 2015 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD /s/ Kathy Lewis School District Clerk Independent School District No. 194 (Lakeville Area Public School)

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following de-scribed mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 21, 2004ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $169,686.00 MORTGAGOR(S): Shaun D. Fumanti (unmarried)MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for U.S. Bank N.A.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.MIN#: 100021278908262392SERVICER: U.S. Bank National AssociationLENDER: U.S. Bank N.A..DATE AND PLACE OF FILING:

Scott County Minnesota, Recorder, on June 2, 2004, as Document No. A658819.

ASSIGNED TO: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Dated: August 19, 2014, and recorded August 26, 2014 by Document No. A964089.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

Unit No. 104, Common interest community No. 1129, Ridgewood condominiums, A Condominium, Scott County, Minnesota.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7622 Southridge Ln, Savage, MN 55378

PROPERTY I.D: 263691040COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: ScottTHE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO

BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: One Hundred Forty Thousand Seventy-Three and 98/100 ($140,073.98)

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recov-er the debt secured by said mort-gage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes;

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM on December 3, 2015PLACE OF SALE: in the lobby of

the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, 301 S. Fuller Street, Shako-pee, MN 55379

to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 6.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the prop-erty is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 3, 2016, or the next business day if June 3, 2016 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

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

Dated: October 9, 2015U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-TIONRandall S. Miller & Associates, PLLCAttorneys for Assignee of Mort-gage/MortgageeCanadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Suite 2050Minneapolis, MN 55402Phone: 952-232-0052Our File No. 15MN00492-1THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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October 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 2015

456508

CITY OF LAKEVILLEPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

REQUEST: 1. Preliminary and a final plat of

one industrial lot to be known as Interstate 1st Addition.

2. Conditional use permit to al-low limited retail sales within the I-2, General Industrial District.

3. Vacation of a public drainage and utility easement.

APPLICANT: Appro Develop-ment on behalf of Interstate Lakev-ille Property LLC

LOCATION AND LEGAL DE-SCRIPTION: The subject prop-erty is located south 215th Street (CSAH 70) and east of Highview Avenue in the City of Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, and is legally described as follows:

Outlot B, Acorn Tappe 1st Ad-dition

WHEN: Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon there-after as the parties may be heard.

WHERE: Planning Commission Meeting at the City Hall Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota.

QUESTIONS: Call Associate Planner Frank Dempsey at (952) 985-4423 or e-mail comments or questions to [email protected]

DATED this 13th day of October 2015CITY OF LAKEVILLECharlene Friedges, City Clerk


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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following de-scribed mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 27, 2009ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $149,408.00MORTGAGOR(S): Mary Whelan,

an unmarried womanMORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.MIN#: 100039032203441361SERVICER: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLCLENDER: Quicken Loans Inc..DATE AND PLACE OF FILING:

Dakota County Minnesota, on June 23, 2009, as Document No. 2666112.

ASSIGNED TO: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company Dated: Septem-ber 12, 2014, and recorded Oc-tober 9, 2014 by Document No. 3033437.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

Unit NO. 88, CIC NO. 319, A Condominium, Middle Creek Con-dominium, Dakota County, Minne-sota.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 20621 Claire Ct, Farmington, MN 55024

PROPERTY I.D: 14-48703-05-088COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaTHE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE

DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: One Hun-dred Seventy-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Six and 95/100 ($172,866.95)

THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recov-er the debt secured by said mort-gage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes;

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM on December 1, 2015PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff`s Main

Office, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings MN 55033-2343

to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is 6.00 months from the date of sale. If Mortgage is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the prop-erty is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the Mortgagor must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on June 1, 2016, or the next business day if June 1, 2016 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.

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

Dated: October 16, 2015Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Com-panyRandall S. Miller & Associates, PLLCAttorneys for Assignee of Mort-gage/MortgageeCanadian Pacific Plaza, 120 South Sixth Street, Suite 2050Minneapolis, MN 55402Phone: 952-232-0052Our File No. 15MN00417-1THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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461780

CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIPSCOTT COUNTY

STATE OF MINNESOTANOTICE OF HEARING ON THE PROPOSED

IMPROVEMENTS TO ROADS WITHIN THE PLAT OF SCOTTVIEW ESTATES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Town Board of Credit River Township, Scott County, Min-nesota, will meet at the Credit River Town Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Octo-ber 28, 2015 to consider a project to repair and improve portions of Overland Drive, Greenview Court, Heitel Way, Edgewood Lane, and Towering Oaks Trail, all said im-provements located within Credit River Township pursuant to Min-nesota Statutes, Sections 420.011 to 429.111. The areas proposed to be assessed are all those proper-ties abutting or having access to said roads, all located in Credit River Township. The estimated cost of the improvements pro-posed by Credit River Township is $784,000. A reasonable estimate of the impact of the assessment will be available at the hearing. Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improve-ments will be heard at this meeting.Dated: October 5, 2015 By: /s/ Karen DonovanClerk, Credit River Township


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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196

(ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLS)STATE OF MINNESOTANOTICE OF TESTING OF OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Independent School District No. 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan) shall perform a public accu-racy test of the optical scan voting system to be used in the District’s November 3, 2015 General and Special Election. The test shall be conducted at: Eagan High School (loading dock area), 4185 Brad-dock Trail, Eagan, Minnesota on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 5 p.m. Interested individuals are authorized to attend and observe. If you have any questions, please


LEGAL NOTICES

contact AdministrativeAssistant to the Superintendent

Kim Craven at 651-423-7746.Dated: October 12, 2015

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARDBy: /s/ Gary L. HuuskoSchool District Clerk

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganOctober 16, 2015

461663

CITY OF LAKEVILLEPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

REQUEST: The vacation of drainage and utility easements in Avonlea

APPLICANT: Mattamy HomesLOCATION AND LEGAL DE-

SCRIPTION: The drainage and util-ity easements to be vacated are lo-cated east of Cedar Avenue (CSAH) 23 and south of 181st Street in the City of Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota and are described as follows:

The drainage and utility ease-ments as dedicated on the plat of AVONLEA as delineated on Lot 1 and Lot 4, Block 15, Lot 5, Block 16, Lot 5, Block 17, Lot 8, Block 18 and Outlot Q, AVONLEA, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota.

WHEN: Monday, November 2, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon there-after as the parties may be heard

WHERE: City Council meeting at the City Hall Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota

QUESTIONS: Contact Plan-ning Director Daryl Morey at (952) 985-4422 or by e-mail at dmorey@

lakevillemn.govDATED this 13th day of October,

2015CITY OF LAKEVILLECharlene Friedges, City Clerk


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PUBLIC NOTICEINDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 194LAKEVILLE NORTH AND LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS GRADUATION

RENTAL APPAREL AND DIPLOMA BID

Lakeville Area Public Schools, will receive sealed bids for Gradu-ation Rental Apparel and Diplomas for Lakeville North and South High Schools at the District Office, atten-tion Pam Lundberg-Schmidt, Pur-chasing Agent, ISD #194 Lakeville, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 until 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 26, 2015, at which time and place all bids will be opened and read aloud.

Requests for specifications may be made to Pam Lundberg-Schmidt, Purchasing Agent, at the address listed above, phone 952-232-2030 or email at [email protected]./s/ Kathy LewisSchool District ClerkIndependent School District 194 (Lakeville)State of Minnesota

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home safely to their loved ones.” Under Long’s leadership since January 2014, the num-ber of traffic enforcement cita-tions issued in Lakeville has in-creased. The number of speeding cita-tions issued by the department in September 2015 increased 226 percent compared to the last September, going from 61 to 199. Total citations issued in Sep-tember 2014 were 302; this Sep-tember Lakeville police issued a total of 923 citations, an in-crease of over 205 percent. Long noted that there are reasons for the steep increases. He said the department was down by as many as a dozen em-ployees between 2013-2015 and they are now getting back up to staff. The department had also eliminated a traffic officer po-sition at the beginning of 2015 and added it back part way through this year. A DWI officer has also been added to the department through a federal grant issued through the state.

Long said he has made traffic enforcement a priority because of concerns he heard from citi-zens shortly after taking the po-sition. “The number one complaint I get while talking to citizens is traffic,” Long said in an email. “It’s going to fast, not stopping for stop signs, cutting through neighborhoods, etc. and so on.” He said that while Lakeville Mayor Matt Little campaigned last year, citizens repeatedly ex-pressed concern about traffic is-sues. Long said the goal is to re-duce the number of traffic crashes that occur in the city. “I also started here at time when Lakeville had seen some pretty horrific accidents with high school students,” Long said. “And although the acci-dent rate has not changed sig-nificantly, we never know how many accidents we have pre-vented. We do know the popu-lation has increased, but the ac-cidents have not really changed, so that is a good thing.” Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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appropriate levels of compensa-tion for our professional educa-tors following four years of very modest salary increases. Under the 2013-15 contract, staff re-ceived a 1 percent salary increase each year; in 2011-13, there was a salary freeze.” The contract includes Dis-trict 194 teachers and all Minne-sota Department of Education licensed staff, such as school nurses, occupational therapists,

guidance counselors and social workers, according to District 194 spokesperson Amy Olson. She said it does not include district administrators. Massaros said the contract terms balance the board’s direc-tion to be fiscally responsible with taxpayer’s dollars, to be fair to employees and “to recognize the high quality of our profes-sional educators.”


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opment off Cedar Avenue. The new homes springing up have caught the interest of Lakev-ille Area School Board members, who have begun speaking of the day when District 194 enrollment numbers will again be on the rise and provide a boost to its per-pupil funding. They also have delved into the potential of building another el-ementary school on the east side of town. Realtor Mark Nelson of Lakev-ille described the new construction for the past few years as “absolute-ly incredible.” He said buyers are drawn to the community because of its school system, convenient location, abun-dant parks and access to major transportation corridors. Nelson added that once in the city, many people who outgrow their home try to find their next one in Lakeville because the city is well-planned and “feels like it has more elbow room” than neighbor-ing cities. But, he added, the construc-tion has made it difficult for some sellers with existing homes in the $350,000-$500,000 price range. “It’s a little bit tougher to sell just because there’s so much com-petition from new construction,” Nelson said. “It’s kind of tough when people can get that brand new home with all the bells and whistles, and you have an existing property that might get you more square footage, but it’s not the lat-est style or everything people are looking for today.”

City of growth Lakeville has long been a grow-ing city, but in past years the growth was tilted more toward housing than commercial or indus-trial properties. In the 1990s, Olson said Lakev-ille’s growth almost all consisted

DEVELOPMENT, from 1A of single-family housing until around 2000, when the city underwent a town-home boom. In 2004-05 the city was building more townhomes than single-family homes until the recession, accord-ing to city records. Development dropped from 428 townhomes be-ing constructed in 2005 to 37 in 2008, the heart of the recession, and bottomed out at 11 townhomes in 2011. For the past several years, the city has had a resurgence of single-fami-ly home construction. The number of new single-family housing per-mits more than doubled from 118 in 2011 to 279 in 2012, then bounded to 370 in 2013 and settled at 316 in 2014. This year, the city has issued 262 single-family homes permits through September worth $82.6 million, according to city records. “I don’t know that we know what the new nor-mal is anymore,” Olson said, noting he thinks the year will end with close to 325 single-family home permits. With thousands of acres open for residential development and hun-dreds of acres for com-mercial and industrial growth, Olson said there continues to be numerous inquiries from business representatives looking to build in Lakeville. Olson said the city will likely see more industrial development occur yet this year. Lakeville’s develop-ment is of regional signifi-cance in the Twin Cities, City Administrator Justin Miller said in an email to the newspaper. “As the region contin-ues to grow, available land is needed to help provide homes, retail experiences and employment opportu-nities. Lakeville has been growing for the past few decades and will continue

to be an area people look at as a place to live, work and play.” With the growth, there also comes challenges, he said. “First and foremost is planning for adequate services, such as utilities, streets and parks,” Miller said. “We have master plans for all of our public services and use them to help manage growth and provide for the services that come along with new developments.” He said the city uses its long-range planning to help address future capi-tal projects that the City Council reviews regularly to ensure the community’s needs are met. Miller said the city is planning to expand Dodd Boulevard next year and will widen County Road 50 in 2017. To encourage economic development, Miller said the city has been “very ag-gressive” in helping busi-nesses with expansion and relocation decisions. “In some cases the city has assisted financially, and in other cases we have partnered with the state of Minnesota to help busi-nesses access funding,” Miller said. “In addition, we have made changes in our approval processes to assist companies in receiv-ing the needed approvals in a timely manner, and are constantly meeting with business owners, site selectors and brokers in helping deals get made.” Miller added that the city’s tax rate and utility fees are low compared to competing cities. Olson added that devel-opment is good, but must be carefully managed. “We are supportive of growth and develop-ment, but it has to be planned and well-designed growth,” Olson said. “So it’s quality growth, not just growth for growth’s sake.”



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Maintenance Mechanic for food production facil-ity. Ability to read & inter-pret documents such as safety rules, operating & maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Previous exp. in food in-dustry helpful. Gregory’s Foods, Inc. is an Eagan based manufacturer of Bakery Products. Benefits: competitive salary & medi-cal, dental, life insurance, short and long-term dis-ability, 401k with company match, and vacation. Sal-ary to commensurate with exp. Please email resume: [email protected]

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Full-time Position. Re-sponsibilities will in-clude directing calls, invoicing, posting A/P and general support functions. Qualified candidate must be posi-tive, have an excellent telephone demeanor, possess excellent verbal and written skills, be computer literate, wel-come responsibility and be motivated by service and quality. Health Benefits, 401K and paid vacation. Apply in per-

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MRCI WorkSource is seek-ing a PT Driver to work split shift hours 7-9:00am and 2:30-4:30pm, M-F, paid time off and eligibility for retirement. H.S diploma/ GED, previous experience, valid license & good driv-ing record. Basic knowl-edge of individuals with developmental disabilities & interpersonal communi-cation skills preferred. To find out more, contact

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952-392-6888Caring people needed to help elderly with non-medical care in their homes. PT, flex hrs avail. for loving, kind caregivers who want to make a differ-ence. No exp. necessary.We provide training & sup-port. Great Oak Senior-Care-Call:651-212-4191

Experienced Short Or-der Cook -2 to 3 nights a wk at the Rosemount VFW. Lisa: 651-302-2745

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Fitness Center in Burnsville

Welcyon, Fitness After 50, is looking for customer focused people who are passionate about fitness and wellness, have a posi-tive attitude and a friendly, outgoing demeanor. Job duties include: coaching members in their custom-ized workout routine, inte-grating wellness & healthy lifestyle choices, instruct-ing group fitness classes and selling memberships. Knowledge about needs of the older adult and basic computer skills helpful. Please send resume to: [email protected]

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theater and arts briefsAVHS Theatre’s ‘9 to 5’ Apple Valley High School Theatre presents its fall musical “9 to 5” Nov. 5-8. Music and lyrics are by Dolly Parton; book by Pa-tricia Resnick. The play is directed by Joshua Camp-bell. A free senior citizen per-formance is 3 p.m. Wednes-day, Nov. 4. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-7 and 2 p.m. Nov. 8. Tickets are $9 adults, $7 senior citizens and $5 students. The box office is open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 2-5, and one hour prior to each performance. Tickets may be purchased online at www.seatyourself.biz/avhs beginning Oct. 26.

‘One Man Breaking Bad’ in Burnsville “One Man Breaking Bad,” described by pro-ducers as a “rip-roaring ride through 60 episodes of ‘Breaking Bad’ in one show,” will be performed at Burnsville’s Ames Cen-ter at 7:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Oct. 21. Performed by Miles Al-len and directed by Dan Clarkson, the unauthor-ized parody was “created as a love letter to fans of the series,” turning the dark suspense of the hit TV show into a hilarious journey for audiences, ac-cording to producers. “One Man Breaking Bad” includes adult lan-guage and content, and parental guidance is ad-

vised for audience mem-bers under the age of 16. Tickets are $30 and

are available at the Ames Center box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and through

Ticketmaster online or 800-982-2787.

‘Come, You Taste’ book-release event The Heritage Library in Lakeville is hosting a book-release party 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, for the author of “Come, You Taste: Family Recipes from the Iron Range” – complete with samples from Sunrise Creative Gourmet of St. Paul. Au-thor B.J. Carpenter will discuss how the Range’s food traditions developed in multi-ethnic communi-ties. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For a complete description of “Come, You Taste,” go to http://www.mnhs.org/mnhspress/books/come-you-taste. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/libraries/Programs/Pages/default.aspx.

‘Artists Disabling Assumptions’ The Northfield Arts Guild presents a day of performances celebrat-ing artists of all abilities Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 W. Third St., Northfield. Performances include a family-friendly show at 2 p.m. and a show for ma-ture audiences at 7:30 p.m. The performances are part of the guild’s “Artist Disabling Assumptions”

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and former teen idol Ricky Nelson’s twin sons, Matthew and Gunnar, are set to present “Ricky Nelson Remembered” on Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Ames Center in Burnsville. The multimedia event features Matthew and Gunnar performing Nelson’s hit songs — including “Hello Mary Lou” and “Travelin’ Man” — along with big-screen video footage of the Nelson family with interviews from celebrities influenced by Nelson. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Nelson’s death in a tragic New Year’s Eve plane crash. Tickets for the 3 p.m. event are $42-$62 and are available at the Ames Center box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., and through Ticketmaster online or 800-982-2787. More about “Ricky Nelson Remembered” is at www.matthewandgunnarnelson.com. (Photo submitted)

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Calendar, email: [email protected].

Books Romancing the Lakes writ-ers, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, Lakeville Perkins, I-35W and County Road 50. Dinner and writing exercise, 6 p.m.; busi-ness meeting, 7 p.m.; author Liz Selvig presents “Blogs and Guest Blogging.” The public is welcome. SouthSide Writers, Satur-day workgroup for aspiring writ-ers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, support and direc-tion, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Ea-gan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Dom Irrera and Gabe Noah, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17, Mystic Comedy Club, Mystic Lake Ca-sino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $19. Mature audiences only. Informa-tion: www.mysticlake.com.

Events/Festivals HallZooWeen, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 24-25 and 30-31, Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley. Children encouraged to wear costumes. Information: http://mnzoo.org/hallzooween/. Halloween at the Art Park, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Caponi Art Park, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Free, with a $5 per person suggested donation. Information: 651-454-9412 or http://www.caponiartpark.org/programs/halloween/index.html.

Exhibits “Burnsville’s Attic” exhibit

by the Burnsville Historical So-ciety runs through Oct. 31 at the art gallery at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Information: 952-895-4685.

Music Ricky Nelson Remembered with Gunnar & Matthew Nel-son, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $42-$62. Information: 952-895-4685. Jesse Cook, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $36-$41. Information: 952-895-4685. Kansas, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake. Tickets: $29 and $39. Information: www.mysticlake.com.

Theater “The Rocky Horror Show,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, Sept. 25 to Oct. 18, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $22 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com or 800-982-2787. Information: www.chameleontheatre.org. “Charlotte’s Web,” present-ed by the Prior Lake Players, 7 p.m. Oct. 23-24, Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road S.E., Prior Lake. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 seniors/stu-dents, $8 children age 12 and under. Information: www.plplay-ers.org. “Jekyll & Hyde,” presented by The Play’s The Thing Pro-ductions, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23-24 and 2 p.m. Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $14. Information: 982-985-4640.

project, a retrospective of the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act that also features exhibitions by artists with disabilities in all of the NAG galleries and an upcoming commu-nity conversation, “Work-ing as an Artist with a Dis-ability” at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22 in Buntrock Commons at St. Olaf College. These performances feature radical hospitality. A portion of event tickets may be purchased ahead of time for guaranteed ad-mission, but the majority of tickets will be available at the door. Patrons will be asked when they arrive “What do you want to pay today?” Access accommoda-tions, such as ASL inter-pretation, assistive listen-ing devices, large print programs, and audio de-scription, will be available for both ADA Retrospec-tive performances. No pri-or reservations are neces-sary. For more information, call 507-645-8877.

Art and craft fair at church Community of Hope Church in Rosemount hosts its third annual Art and Craft Show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. The fair features lo-cal artists and crafters as well as independent sales groups. Concessions are also available. Community of Hope Church is at 14401 Bis-cayne Ave. W., Rose-mount.

Holiday craft fair Mary Mother of the Church’s annual Craft Fair is 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, in the Mary Cen-ter and Fireside Room. The church is located at 3333 Cliff Road, Burns-ville. More than 75 crafters will be on hand and the Burnsville Lions Club will be selling food and bever-ages. Admission is free.

New Year’s with Louie Comedy legend and Emmy Award-winning co-median Louie Anderson returns to the Ames Cen-ter in Burnsville on New Year’s Eve for “Louie An-derson Live!” He performs 7 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets go on sale 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19. Prices range from $32.95 to $102.95. Tickets are available at the box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., by phone at 800-982-2787 or at Ticketmaster.com.

Riverwalk Market Fair Music by Matthew Griswold, fresh local pro-duce and flowers, and arts and crafts will be fea-tured at the season’s last Riverwalk Market Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 17, in down-town Northfield’s Bridge Square. For more informa-tion, visit www.Riverwalk-MarketFair.org.


ThisweekendThisweekend‘Jekyll & Hyde’ musical runs Oct. 23-Nov. 1 in Lakeville

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


It’s no coincidence The Play’s The Thing Produc-tions chose late Octo-ber to launch its run of “Jekyll & Hyde” at the Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter. The “Gothic pop-rock musical thriller” practi-cally screams Halloween, according to director and producer Dayna Railton. “Whenever you can connect a show to Hal-loween or some event or holiday, how fun is that? You take these opportuni-ties when they come,” said Railton, who founded the Lakeville-based theater group in 2009. Based on the 1997 Broadway musical, which is itself based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” the Lakeville production seeks to capture the atmosphere and psyche of Victorian England. The gentlemen in the play all carry canes,

and the syringe Dr. Hyde uses to inject his experi-mental serum looks like something borrowed from a museum of antiquated medical supplies. Set in London in 1886, the musical follows Dr. Je-kyll as he tries to create a cure for his mentally ill fa-ther. Testing the serum on himself, he is transformed into the monstrous Mr. Hyde. “ ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ has become part of our vo-cabulary, when it comes to the duality of the hu-man mind,” Railton said. “What’s interesting about this show is that Jekyll doesn’t become evil be-cause of something within himself, but because of the drug — it unleashes his dark side.” The cast of about 30 teens and adults was drawn from throughout the Twin Cities area. Jared Allen Mogen, of Minneapolis, is cast in the dual role of Jekyll and Hyde, while the other two leading actors — Jackie O’Neil, of Ros-eville, and April Bailey, of Eagan — playing the char-acters Lucy Harris and Emma Carew. The production opens

Oct. 23, with six shows scheduled through Nov. 1. The performance sched-uled for Halloween — on Saturday, Oct. 31 — will include a party and meet-and-greet with the cast following the show that’s open to all audience mem-bers. Guests at the Oct. 31 performance are encour-aged to wear Halloween costumes. “Jekyll & Hyde” is the third in what Railton re-fers to as the “Victorian trilogy” presented by The Play’s The Thing. The theater group staged “A Christmas Carol” in late 2014, followed by “Oli-ver!” in May of this year. The Play’s The Thing is switching gears in Decem-ber when it will present “Elf: The Musical,” based on the hit 2003 Christmas comedy film starring Will Ferrell. Show times for “Jekyll & Hyde” are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23-24 and 30-31, and 2 p.m. Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Tickets are $14 and are available at www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com or by calling 952-985-4640.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Just in time for Halloween, a tale from thethe dark side dark side

Jared Allen Mogen, left, is cast in the dual role of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Jackie O’Neil plays the character Lucy Harris, in the stage musical “Jekyll & Hyde” at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. (Photo submitted)

Stories of romance, earthly and unearthlyMichel Prince

featured at ‘Meet the Author’ event

in Rosemount by Andrew Miller


True love can take other-worldly forms in the fiction of Michel Prince. Dabbling in writing since high school, the Twin Cities author decided to get seri-ous about her fiction in 2010 while in early 30s. She’s seen publication of 16 novels — half of them in the paranor-mal romance genre. “I’ve loved the Under-world movie franchise and when I watched ‘Twilight’ I thought the book has to be better and I wanted to know what all the fuss was about,” Prince, of North St. Paul, said of her initial interest in paranormal fiction. “Then I read ‘Dark Lov-er’ by J.R. Ward, moving on to all the Black Dagger Brotherhood books and I couldn’t put them down. I was in the mansion and looking for the secret world we’re all missing. That’s when I randomly chose three paranormal books to see if I liked more than these few. One of those was Sher-rilyn Kenyon’s first in the Dark-Hunter series and I’d found a mentor.” Of the other eight nov-els she’s had published, one is science fiction, seven are straight-up romance — quite prolific for a writer with a full-time job (she tele-commutes with a Twin Cit-ies-based health service) and a second job shooting stock photos for book covers. Prince will be discussing her latest book, the romance “Triple B Baking Co.,” as the featured speaker at the “Meet the Author” event at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. Admission is free to the event organized by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. Prince spoke with this newspaper recently about her writing habits, her lit-erary influences, and why working on more than one book at a time can fuel the creative process. Q: What is your writing strategy? Do you have any writing rituals? A: I’m what is called a “panser” — I write the

scenes as they come to me. I am trying to plot out my books more, but it’s always exciting to have a book come to life and surprise me as I go. As far as writing, I usually have music going and try to be in touch with a few other writers so we can sprint. It’s a way of checking in every hour to make sure we’re both getting words on the page. I do have a daily writing goal so I always get something written every day. Q: What’s on your writ-ing desk? A: I usually move around with my laptop. Sometimes

I’m on my deck, kitchen table, or the recliner. I also write in between my son’s games at tournaments. Q: What are you working on now? Any book projects in the works? A: I have four books in the works — it’s just my process. It helps me avoid writer’s block because if one set of c h a r a c t e r s won’t talk to me, another one will. Q: Which authors have inspired you? A: Judy Blume and S h e r r i l y n Kenyon are probably two of my biggest influences. Q: What are you reading right now? A: I’m getting ready to start “The Yellow Rose Beauty Shop” by Carolyn Brown. Q: What was the last tru-ly great book you read?

A: I really enjoyed “In-visible” by James Patterson and I really was impressed with “Defending Jacob” by William Landay. Q: You’ve written a

number of paranormal romance n o v e l s — what p a r a -n o r m a l romance b o o k s , other than your own, do you rec-ommend to readers in-terested in the genre? A : D a r y n d a J o n e s ’ s Grave series is a “must

buy” for me. J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series changed how I looked at writing and Sherrilyn Kenyon’s League or Dark-Hunter series. They are all my favorites.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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