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Lakeville Area School Board Chair Michelle Volk is expected to be appointed as an observer during the district’s negotiations with unions representing teachers, principals, custodians and education assistants. The board is expected to approve Volk’s appointment to the position at its Feb. 24 meeting, but there may be discussion about the parameters of her role in that posi-tion. Under the protocols proposed for the position at a Feb. 17 work session, the board representative is strictly to observe negotiation sessions and is banned from the caucus, which is a break from negotiations. During the caucus, each side meets separately to dis-cuss budgets, strategy, issues and proposals that were made during negotiations, according to Administrative Services Director Tony Massaros. “If a board member was a part of that, it would change the dynamics considerably and would move that person beyond the observer role and into really a partici-pant in the negotiation process,” Massaros said. He said he and Michael Baumann, business servic-es director, meet during a union negotiation caucus to strategize on behalf of the district, with a focus on fur-thering board goals. Board Member Bob Erickson questioned the value of limiting the board representative’s role during caucus, when strategy is determined, and advocated for allow-ing the board representative more ability to participate in caucus. “How would you preclude a board member who sat



Dennis Feller’s legacy as Lakeville’s first and only finance director was commemorated with hugs, tears, handshakes and speeches at City Hall on Feb. 17. After a public recep-tion that drew a crowd that included former City Administrator Steve Mielke and state Rep. Jon Koznick, Mayor Matt

Little led a formal pre-sentation to start the City Council meeting. Little first recognized Feller’s wife, Sue, who was presented a bouquet of flowers by City Adminis-trator Justin Miller. “We really appreciate it that you let us have Den-nis for 38 years,” Little told her. She said the couple met when he was her boss in Golden Valley, and de-scribed him as a “wonder-

ful man.” “This was his dream,” Sue Feller said. “To do municipal government and come to a small town and help that town grow, and I think he’s done just a wonderful job.” Little gave Dennis Fell-er a plaque thanking him for his 38 years of service to the city. “You are the best of the best,” Little said. “You’re

Lakeville Finance Director Dennis Feller smiles at Mayor Matt Little after Little thanked him at the Feb. 17 City Council meeting for his 38 years of service. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)



All Lakeville high school students’ schedules will be affected under a new state mandate that all juniors take the ACT Plus Writing test before graduation. ISD 194 officials are proposing that juniors be the only students allowed in both high schools on testing day, April 28, to provide an optimal testing environ-ment at the high schools. Lakeville freshmen and sophomores are to take an off-campus “digital learning day” instead of physi-cally attending school, and seniors are being given the day off. Seniors will be encouraged to use the day to work on their graduation-required job shadow packets, conduct a post-secondary or career site visit or pre-



After a year hiatus, the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce will again sponsor the Young Entrepreneurs Academy for Lakeville students in the 2015-16 school year. The program is planned to be an af-ter-school activity this fall, although a committee still has to determine which grade levels will participate, according to Tim Roche, Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce president. First introduced for Lakeville mid-dle school students during the 2013-14 school year, the YEA now may be an option for high school students because there is a greater potential of creating a sustainable business in the community,

Roche said. YEA is a yearlong after-school pro-gram that guides students through the process of creating a real business. With help from local business men-tor volunteers, students write business plans, pitch their ideas to an investor panel and actually launch their own companies. Students also take field trips to local businesses and hear from guest speak-ers who share their experiences and in-side tips about launching a business. “Entrepreneurship is the heart of America,” Roche said. “It’s kind of what makes the world tick, so the more we can get students thinking about starting a business, running a business,

Young Entrepreneurs Academy participant Katie Mills explains her business, Zen Pens, to investor panel member Colleen LaBeau in 2014. LaBeau, a Lakeville City Council member and owner of a local real estate business, was one of several local business representatives who helped start Lakeville’s first YEA. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)



Lakeville Area School Board members favor shar-ing their study session discussions with the public. Options for sharing those conversations publicly broadened at a Feb. 17 study session to include the possibility of sharing audio recordings with the public instead of video or moving study sessions to Lakeville South High School for video broadcast. The less-formal study sessions are where new ideas are considered and issues are hashed out before going to a formal board meeting for action. The board had previously only discussed video streaming its study sessions live or videotaping them for broadcast. Board members determined they do not want to

School Board member may observe during district’s union negotiations

Some members question role of board representative

Lakeville officials honor Dennis

Feller’s 38 years as finance director Sue Feller: ‘This was his dream’

Lakeville juniors will be only students in high schools on April 28

State-mandated ACT testing will be underway

Young Entrepreneurs Academy to return to Lakeville

Program to be only one in Minnesota

Lakeville School Board moves closer to broad-casting study sessions

Board may stream audio instead of video

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Cougars headed to stateLakeville South will face Blaine in the quarterfinals of the Class AA state girls hockey tournament.

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Learn CPR this monthColumnist Don Heinzman says American Heart Month in February is a good time to learn CPR.

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‘Art in Motion’ in LakevilleTwin Cities Ballet and Ballet Royale are set to present dances inspired by works of visual art at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

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Eastview and Lakeville South’s dance teams were among the five squads that stood together, holding hands and choosing not to come forward to accept their awards and recognition following the conclusion of the Minnesota State High School League’s High Kick competition Feb. 14. The event was won by Faribault, which was sus-pected of plagiarizing a por-tion of their routine but was found to be in compliance with MSHSL rules after a complaint was filed Feb. 9. An investigation resulted in “complete consensus on the part of league staff and the dance team rule coordi-nators that a violation had not occurred,” the league said in a statement. Faribault coach Lois Krinke told the Faribault Daily News that the dance routine included a pair of four-count moves that they saw in a video from an out-of-state dance team. Other media reported about five seconds of the routine mir-rored that of a Utah team.

The Utah coach told WCCO-TV news that the Faribault team copied the costuming, music, theme and some choreography. League rules say chore-ography must be created by current, actively perform-ing student members and coaching staff. After the ruling was made Feb. 11, it was com-municated to all state High Kick teams’ coaches Feb. 12. The league will look into the conduct of the five pro-testing teams. “The MSHSL will fur-ther investigate what took place during the Class AAA awards ceremony,” the MSHSL said. “League staff and the Board of Directors will determine a course of action after that investiga-tion is complete.” The league isn’t the only organization that will be un-dertaking an investigation. The Lakeville Area School District said it will be looking into what hap-pened. “The district leadership takes issues like these very seriously,” said communica-tions director Sarah Oslund.

She said based on the re-sults of that investigation, the district will “determine the appropriate course of action to ensure that the integrity of the team, high school, and district is up-held.” Rosemount-Apple Val-ley-Eagan School district officials also said they are investigating the matter. Eastview placed third in the competition, while Lakeville South placed fifth. The teams didn’t re-ceive their awards because of poor sportsmanship, ac-cording to a message from John Millea, MSHSL me-dia specialist, on his Twitter feed. The other three teams that did not come forward to receive their awards were Wayzata, Chaska and Eden Prairie. The head coaches of Eastview and Lakeville South are Jenny Raiche and Gen Adler, respectively. Raiche has been the head coach since 2002. Since that time, the team has won eight state High Kick championships, two

Members of the high kick dance teams from Lakeville South and Eastview (left) along with those from Wayzata, Chaska and Eden Prairie stood together holding hands and refused to come forward to accept awards and recognition following the conclusion of the 2015 State Girls’ Dance Team Tournament. (Photo by Mark Trockman)

Eastview, Lakeville South dance teams protest results

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Art In Motion

Recommended actions intended to slow drivers by Laura Adelmann

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Changes are like-ly for the Flagstaff Avenue/179th Street in-tersection where multiple accidents have alarmed neighbors, including one involving a school bus. Lakeville City Engi-neer Zach Johnson told a crowd of about 20 neigh-bors at a Feb. 12 meet-ing that the city’s traffic study found speeding is problematic on Flag-staff Avenue, but vehicle counts do not warrant a four-way stop. Based on study find-ings, Lakeville is propos-ing to install two flashing driver feedback signals on Flagstaff Avenue that employ radar to measure and post vehicle speeds to encourage drivers to slow down. The city staff is also recommending that stop signs be posted in me-dians at 179th Street to increase the visibility of existing stop signs, but will not recommend the intersection for a four-way stop as some neigh-bors had requested. Residents initially questioned the intersec-tion’s safety, but city officials said the study found most of the six crashes that Lakeville police responded to in the area from Oct. 15, 2013, to Oct. 15, 2014, were found to have oc-curred because of driver error and/or inattention. In response, the rec-ommendations focused on actions intended to increase driver aware-ness, including increased driver education efforts through city and school

newsletters and on web-sites. Police officers from Lakeville and Farming-ton are also urged to in-crease patrol in the area, located near the border of the two cities about three miles from Farm-ington High School. Student safety was a strong concern of sev-eral residents who noted there are many new stu-dent drivers near the high school. An Oct. 15, 2014, ac-cident involving a school bus also generated con-cerns. That day, an east-bound driver blew through a stop sign and hit a southbound school bus. It was not carrying students. The driver and a passenger in the ve-hicle were taken to Regions Hospital, treat-ed and released with mi-nor injuries. The vehicle was significantly dam-aged in the crash. One week later, a se-vere three-vehicle crash was reported at the in-tersection. The study said the crash occurred when a driver turned in front of a southbound vehicle, then both of them hit a third vehicle sitting at the stop sign on 179th Street. One person in that crash was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center with a possible broken leg and shock, and another was taken to Fairview Ridges with minor injuries. Intersection design and operations didn’t contribute to the crashes, according to the study, but physical changes are planned in future years. Johnson said Lakev-ille will be planning for

a signal, more stops

or a roundabout when 179th Street extends to the east, connects to Pi-lot Knob Road and de-velopment occurs in the next eight to 10 years. He said at that time traffic counts in each di-rection are expected to be more balanced. “That’s when we would envision you’re going to see more of those equal volumes of traffic,” Johnson said. Several residents voiced concern that the current actions recom-mended might not re-duce accidents. Some questioned if someone would have to die before changes to the road are recommended. Kirsten Robinson, who lives in the Autumn Meadows development, said she has witnessed three major accidents in the area, one involving her father. She said he was not severely injured, but his car was totalled.

Changes recommended after Lakeville neighbors cite concerns about intersection crashes

She called crossing

through the intersection “a daily game of ‘Frog-ger’ ” and asked why the city would not consider installing stop signs a cost-effective way to ad-dress the problems. Johnson said even if there is a fatal accident in the intersection, cer-tain criteria have to be met before the city can install any traffic control device, and this intersec-tion met none of them. “We can’t just arbi-trarily pick this intersec-tion and say ‘Well, let’s put a traffic device there,’ ” he said. “The goal is to try to create conditions that people can expect or anticipate and are con-sistent, not through just

Lakeville but Dakota

County and wherever you travel.” He said in this case, four-way stops are most successful when traf-fic is balanced, and at this intersection traffic on Flagstaff Avenue is much greater than on 179th Street. Johnson said reducing vehicle speeds would in-crease the size and con-sistency of traffic gaps for cars to get across the intersection. Resident Tim Barton said drivers have slowed down since police have been more of a pres-ence in the area, but neighbors worried that would change when the constant police presence

quits. “If we can get those speeds down and keep them down, then we can truly look at the inter-section and see if we can reduce some of those severe crashes,” Public Works Director Chris Petree said. He added that the city has greater legal liability if it installs traffic con-trol device when stan-dards are not met. “We have a far greater liability as a city by put-ting those traffic devices in if they’re not warrant-ed because (four-way stops) can also increase traffic crashes,” Petree said. Barton said he wit-nessed an increase in crashes happening in another city after it in-stalled a four-way stop to appease residents who frequently complained about road safety and re-quested four-way stops. “Lo and behold, they had more accidents with the stop signs imposed than without the stop signs there,” Barton said. City staff will share the residents’ feedback with the City Council at its Feb. 23 work session, and council will direct staff on next steps re-garding the study recom-mendations.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

This three-car crash occurred at the intersection of 179th Street and Flagstaff Avenue on Oct. 22, 2014. The accident was deemed to be the result of driver error. (Photo submitted)


Embarrassed by behaviorTo the editor: I am both embarrassed and saddened by the behav-ior of the Lakeville South high kick dance team by boycotting the awards cer-emony at the state finals. I would think they could have risen above the petty behav-ior and acted as mature young adults, but instead

elected to follow the herd mentality by boycotting the awards ceremony based on rumor and innuendo that the Faribault team had cheated; even though it was found that they had not. This appears to be a situa-tion of “big” schools versus “little” schools.

LARRY SANDERSLakeville

Don’t add more pavement to Lebanon HillsTo the editor: Dakota County Plan-ning Commissioner Nate Reitz suggests that people opposed to the Lebanon Hills Master Plan “live within a block or two of the park” and see it as “an undisturbed neighborhood

amenity.” Perhaps Mr. Re-itz should visit Lebanon Hills, review the park’s re-gional and national media recognition, and talk to park users from around the entire metro. I am a Dakota County resident who does not live next to the park, and I have spoken to many other peo-ple that don’t live next to the park, that also disagree with putting in blacktop bike-ways at the cost of $14 million and incurring unaffordable long term maintenance expense.

Mr. Reitz goes on to state that “Lebanon Hills Regional Park should in-clude protected wilderness, improved nature restora-tion efforts” but he ap-proves a plan that gives the county complete discretion to implement what they want, with no account-ability to natural resource stewardship. Mr. Reitz says what is best for Lebanon Hills is “one paved, low-speed gre-enway connector trail” but yet he approves a trail plan for 20 mph bicycle speeds,

introducing salt or other chemicals to keep the as-phalt free of snow and ice all year, and bulldozing hills for which the park is named. If the county’s goal is to increase the number of people visiting the park, they should do much more outreach, rather than build more asphalt and hope they will come. BARRY SHILLINGFORDEagan

Letters

Correction A story titled “Eagan trade show firm outperforms in 2014” in the Feb. 13 edition incorrectly stated Skyline Exhibits won Minnesota Manufacturer of the Year in 2014 from Minnesota Manufacturing Magazine. The company earned a Minnesota Manufacturing Best in Class Award in the large company category in 2014 from Minnesota Manufacturing Magazine. We regret the error.

Opinion

American Heart Month: A good time to learn CPRby Don Heinzman


Imagine you are standing in a hallway and the person next to you suddenly falls. Chances are that person could be hav-ing a cardiac arrest and needs CPR im-mediately. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, in Minnesota in 2010, over 35 percent of fatalities due to heart disease happened before a per-son could get to a hospital, and many of those were caused by cardiac arrests. Are you ready? Because for every min-ute lost without any help, that person’s chance of surviving decreases by 10 per-cent. Do you know Hands-Only CPR? If not, learn it. You could save a life. This February, American Heart Month, is a good time to learn. Communities in the metropolitan area are becoming Heart Safe Communities,

assisted by the American Heart Associa-tion and the Minnesota Department of Health. If you live in Coon Rapids, for exam-ple, a Heart Safe Community, you may be one of the 4,000 already trained in how to do Hands-Only CPR. Volunteers have placed automated external defibril-lators, or AEDs, in the community and are trying to bring more into businesses so they’re widely available for emergen-cies. Coon Rapids wants to train 30,000 on CPR. That effort is led by police officer

Bryan Platz, paramedic Paul Medoza and volunteer Jeramy Browning. Some other Heart Safe Communi-ties in the metro area are Apple Valley, Golden Valley, Lakeville, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, New Brighton, Osseo and Plymouth. The Plymouth Rotary Club is taking the lead by first training its own mem-bers to be CPR trainers. Partnering with Allina Health, Rotarians have trained 1,600 and hope to train more. In Golden Valley, the Fire Depart-ment has trained 2,100 and is getting lo-cal companies to buy and place AEDs. A cardiac arrest survivor, Tim Hoff-man, with support from the Ramsey Police and Fire departments and the community, is leading the effort for his community to become Heart Safe. Brian Freed, of Bloomington, is a sur-vivor of a cardiac arrest who talks about being saved through CPR. He suffered a

cardiac arrest in his home and fell to the kitchen floor, where his wife found him. She called 911 and the police arrived within three minutes with an AED. “If it weren’t for CPR, I probably wouldn’t be here,” he said in a recent talk. Volunteer to get a Heart Safe ef-fort started in your community. Go to the Minnesota Department of Health’s Heart Safe Communities Web page, http://tinyurl.com/mdhheartsafe, and you’ll find specific plans and forms to get started. You could save a life, but as impor-tant, hope that someone is trained in CPR in case that person suffering a car-diac arrest is you. Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers. He can be reached through [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Lent is a time for reflection in our livesby Rev. Paul JarvisSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

As delicious as the Knights of Colum-bus fish fry dinners are … fish fries are not what Lent is about. Lent – beginning with Ash Wednes-day, Feb. 18, and continuing up to the “Triduum” of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil and Sunday – is about stepping back and taking a good look at our lives as disciples of Jesus. We need assess our resurrecting’s progress before we celebrate Christ’s Resurrec-tion. We Christians pray more during Lent, but not so that God finally hears us. We pray more to help open us to fi-nally hear God still, small voice. Christi-anity is not about changing God’s mind. It’s about God changing our minds. We remember to include our Lenten praying time to be still and just listen. You don’t have to pray in church for this additional prayer to be effective. Many people pray while driving, with the radio off. While showering. While going for a walk. While farming or gardening. While just looking out at the lake by the cabin. This helps Christians turn off the never-ending talk-

ing going on inside their head or through their lips. And they can finally listen. I guarantee that you will be surprised what you finally hear if you only calm down your mind and listen. We also give even more of ourselves in Lent. Certainly to the VIPs in the King-dom of God: the poor. But we also give even more of ourselves to our family members and friends, to our church, to our charities. We also fast, so as to develop a bit more self-control. The sort of self-con-trol that not only opts out of a second or third helping. But also puts aside the iPod or iPad or TV remote control or the joystick … and turns us toward others. We also retreat. That is, go on retreats. When we step back from the roller coaster that is our frenzied lives of rou-tine – and practice being more aware and more intentional – we awaken into the

sort of life that God creates us for. A joy-ful life of relationship with God and with others. It’s hard to live a life of joy if we aren’t intentional about focusing our energies on relationship-ing. On Jesus … others … and yourself. That is, J.O.Y.Many of us, when we think of retreats, think going on retreat requires going off to some monastery or rural spiritual cen-ter and spending three days in isolation and silence. Well, that’s one way. But not many of us can do that, frankly. Thanks be to God, St. Joseph’s parish-ioners have organized a retreat for any-one and everyone. We’ve broken down into three Friday evening mini-retreats the retreat’s main focus: Christian core values that we need to be more aware of and intentional about living. We believe three 30-minute Friday mini-retreats in St. Joseph Church’s social hall starting at 6 p.m. can accommodate a lot more schedules – Feb. 6, March 6 and March 20. Again, these three mini-retreats are open to everyone; we extend a special invitation to our Christian brothers and sisters of other traditions. These Chris-

tian core values can be applied in any faith community. There’s no cost and no RSVP with these mini-retreats. Re-treatants may also be interested in at-tending the 5:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross in the church prior to attending the mini-retreats. Dakota County folks are fortunate to have the Rev. Bob Schwartz lead these mini-retreats. Father Bob is regionally and nationally recognized as a speaker and retreat director. And is a true gift to not only St. Joe’s, but to ecumenical ef-forts in the area. Lent may not be all about fish fry dinners. But they are a blessing, never-theless. If you want your tummy to feel blessed in Lent on Fridays, then you should come to St. Joe’s social hall for the most amazing fish dinner, starting at 6 p.m. (after the Stations of the Cross) Feb. 27, March 13 and March 27. Blessed praying, fasting, giving and retreating to you this Lent.

The Rev. Paul Jarvis is lead pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Increasing pay for families, not politicians, should be focus by Roz Peterson

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, HOUSE DISTRICT 56B

One of the main focuses of the new House Republican Majority is on grow-ing better-paying jobs for families across the state. While our unemployment rate continues to drop to among the lowest in the nation, take-home pay and house-hold incomes have remained stagnant since we emerged from the recession. Ac-cording to the U.S. Census, the real me-dian household income for Minnesota families has remained virtually flat from 2008-2013. With too many families still under-employed and struggling to make ends meet, it was incredibly frustrating for the Legislature and Minnesotans across the state to learn that Gov. Dayton had ap-proved more than $800,000 in pay raises for his commissioners and political ap-pointees, nearly all of which were already earning six-figure salaries. The governor made these salary in-creases without input from the public, thanks to a bill passed by the DFL-con-

trolled Legislature in 2013. It’s unfortu-nate that rather than engage the public in a transparent manner about whether these commissioners and political ap-pointees deserved a pay raise, the gover-nor made these decisions behind closed doors, without input from the taxpayers who pay these salaries. Instead of raising pay for commission-ers and other bureaucrats, the governor should join House Republicans in our ef-fort to find ways to grow better-paying jobs across Minnesota. Republicans have introduced a number of solutions that would address specific problems sur-rounding job growth in all parts of the state. I am a co-author on House File 1,

our Jobs Bill, which includes several pro-visions aimed at improving our state’s workforce by providing tuition tax cred-its to students who graduate in STEM areas (science, technology, engineering, and math), and growing industries that provide good-paying jobs like timber, mining, high-tech and more. Our Jobs Bill will also address the shortage of qualified workers in long-term care fields who care for Minnesota’s elderly and disabled by offering a refund-able tax credit to students who gradu-ate and go to work in parts of the state where there is great need for talented workers. Our aging population deserves quality care, and making sure we have exceptional nursing home and long-term care workers in all parts of the state is part of that equation. I’m also the chief author of a bill, H.F. 258, that would encourage companies to invest in research and development here in Minnesota. The tax credits in this bill would be available to both small and large businesses and have the potential

to create hundreds of good-paying jobs with companies who wish to conduct re-search and development in Minnesota. I want the next great discoveries in medical, manufacturing or high-tech to happen in Minnesota. If businesses in-vest in research here in Minnesota rather than in lower-tax states elsewhere, we can keep good-paying jobs here in our state that can sustain families and improve communities. I hope Gov. Dayton and my col-leagues on both sides of the aisle will join a united effort to help grow better-paying jobs in Minnesota. Until family budgets and take-home pay have returned to pre-recession levels, our recovery will be in-complete. I look forward to a renewed focus on job growth and how we can in-crease the number of good-paying jobs for Minnesotans in all parts of the state.

Editor’s note: The writer is a Lakeville resident who represents parts of Burnsville and Lakeville in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

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Twelve women will be honored with the 2015 Ex-ceptional Businesswomen Award during a recogni-tion ceremony and break-fast Thursday, Feb. 26, at Holiday Inn and Suites in Lakeville. The award, which has been given by the Dakota County Tribune and Sun Thisweek since 2010, rec-ognizes women who have distinguished themselves in Dakota County busi-ness and community ef-forts. This year’s group rep-resents manufacturing, family-run small business-es, teachers, motivators, organizers, innovators and barrier breakers. Nominations were re-viewed by a panel of judg-es from Sun Thisweek, the Dakota County Tribune and ECM Publishers. The newspaper group is organizing the recognition program, which includes a section profiling the win-ners in select Feb. 19/20

editions and the awards breakfast at Holiday Inn and Suites in Lakeville that starts at 8 a.m. Feb. 26 with registration at 7:30 a.m. The event, which has previous-ly been held in Lakeville, A p p l e V a l l e y , Burnsville and Eagan will include a panel conversa-tion with the award winners and a chance to meet past and present Ex-ceptional Businesswomen. This year’s honorees are: • Jeryl Beaulieu, presi-dent and CEO, Showcraft Inc. • Laurie Bolin, direc-tor of development, 360 Communities • Amie Burrill, execu-tive director, Burnsville Convention & Visitors

Bureau • Kimiko Childress, re-search engineering man-ager, UTC Aerospace Sys-

tems • Lisa

Fr a n x m a n , pres ident , A n c h o r B a n k -Farming-ton • Jodi K u r t z ,

sales man-ager, War-

ners’ Stellian Appliance Co. Inc. • Sha-

ron LaComb, former vice president of institutional advancement, Dakota County Technical College • Ingrid Lindberg, chief customer experience offi-cer, Prime Therapeutics • Ingrid Mattsson, di-rector of brand manage-ment, Uponor • Cheryl Morton, busi-ness development, Sterling State Bank

• LaVonne Nicolai, vice president, Castle Rock Bank • Margaret Schreiner, board director, Dakota Electric Sponsors of the event are: Premier Sponsor: Holi-day Inn Lakeville/Rudy’s Red Eye Grill. Platinum Sponsors: Lakeville Chamber of Commerce and CVB, Lakeville Trophy, UTS Aerospace, Prime Thera-peutics. Gold Sponsors: Da-kota County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Fairview Ridges Hospital, Castle Rock Bank, An-chor Bank, Valley Natural Foods. Silver Sponsors: 360 Communities, Da-kota Electric, Minne-sota School of Beauty, Northfield Lines, Pragon Odyssey 15, Showcraft, Uponor, Wellington Man-agement.

Burnsville woman injured in I-35 rollover A Burnsville woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash Feb. 13 in Carlton County. Cathy R. Wagner, 53, was a passenger in a Jeep Cher-okee traveling north on Interstate 35 near the city of Moose Lake when the vehicle lost control, went off the road and rolled, coming to rest against a tree, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Wagner was transported to Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake for treatment of “non-life threatening injuries” fol-lowing the crash at about 11 a.m., the State Patrol said. The vehicle’s driver — 60-year-old David H. Guse, also of Burnsville — was uninjured. No alcohol was de-tected in his system. The Jeep was totaled in the incident and was towed from the crash site. The State Patrol’s report listed road conditions as icy. Both of the vehicle’s occupants were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office assisted the State Patrol at the scene.

—Andrew Miller

Eagan YMCA lifeguards save 2-year-old from drowning A 2-year-old boy nearly drowned at an Eagan YMCA on Monday but is safe thanks to two lifeguards. The boy was swimming at the YMCA on Feb. 16 when a lifeguard noticed him floating face-down in the pool. He had been floating for about a minute before two lifeguards pulled him from the pool and began CPR, Ea-gan police said. After a few minutes, the boy became responsive. He was transported to St. Paul Children’s Hospital and was released on Tuesday, according to recent reports.

— Jessica Harper

Farmington man among those injured in fatal crash A Farmington truck driver was hospitalized follow-ing a two-vehicle collision last week that resulted in the death of a Northfield man. David S. Thompson, 35, was driving a Freightliner semitrailer east on Highway 19 in Rice County at about 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, when his vehicle collided head-on with a westbound Ford F-150 pickup truck, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The driver of the Ford F-150 — 87-year-old Dick H. Morgan, of Northfield — died in the incident, the State Patrol said. His passenger, 81-year-old Joann C. Morgan, was hospitalized with serious injuries. Thompson was transported to Northfield Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, accord-ing to the State Patrol. No alcohol was detected in either driver’s system. All three people involved were wearing seat belts when the crash occurred. The State Patrol’s incident report listed damage to Thompson’s semitrailer as “moderate.” The Ford F-150 was totaled. Road conditions were dry on the two-lane undivided highway at the time of the collision. Assisting the State Patrol at the scene were Northfield police and fire, the Rice County Sheriff ’s Office and the Minnesota De-partment of Transportation.

—Andrew Miller

Exceptional Businesswomen program to honor 12 women

Public Safety

Airport worker becomes first Somali-American to serve on MAC Rosemount resident Ibrahim Mohamed be-came on Feb. 9 the first Somali-American to be appointed to the 14-member Metropoli-tan Airports Commis-sion. Gov. Mark Dayton made the appointment, which also made Mo-hamed the only current airport employee on the board. Mohamed is a cart driver that carries pri-marily elderly and dis-abled passengers to and from who works for Delta sub-contractor AirServ and has been employed at the airport for 11 years. In his 11 years at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, Mohamed has served many roles, in-

cluding baggage runner, ticket verifier and lava-tory and water services. He said that his range of experience, on both

sides of security, will al-low him to serve the resi-dents of his district and be a voice for the work-ers on the front lines. “I am excited to bring the voices of the people that I speak to on a daily basis to the MAC,” Mo-hamed said in a press release from SEIU Lo-cal 26. “In my current position as a cart driver, I speak with hundreds of elderly and disabled pas-sengers each day. I hear about their time in MSP and am the first line of response to help. I am excited about this op-portunity to serve and to be a leader in connecting new communities to the important work of the Metropolitan Airports Commission.” Mohamed and other

AirServ employees at MSP have been advocat-ing for improved work-ing conditions over the last few years and have attempted in the past to form a union with SEIU Local 26, the SEIU re-lease said. “We applaud Gover-nor Dayton for insisting that a worker be rep-resented on the MAC, and appointing a great candidate like Ibrahim Mohamed,” SEIU Local 26 President Javier Mo-rillo said. “I am excited to see Ibrahim continue the work he has always done fighting to make the MSP airport the best airport it can possibly be for both employees and passengers.”

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Obituaries Births

MahowaldBrayden Thomas Ma-

howald was born on Janu-ary 29, 2015 to Heather and Eric Mahowald. He weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Brayden joins his big brother Evan and sisters Madison and Chloe at home in Papillion, NE.

Proud grandparents are Sue and Clayton Johnson of Omaha, NE and Mau-reen and George Mahow-ald of Lakeville, MN.

Deadline approaches for D.C. trip High school juniors or seniors have until Feb. 20 to apply to win a trip to Washington, D.C., as part of the National Ru-ral Electric Cooperative Association’s Youth Tour, June 13-18, sponsored lo-cally by Dakota Electric Association. To apply, students who live in a household that re-ceives power from Dakota Electric can pick up an ap-plication from their high school guidance coun-selor, download it off the Web or pick one up at Da-kota Electric’s Farmington office. To find the application online and to watch videos about Youth Tour, go to www.dakotaelectric.com, select “Teachers and Kids” from the “Safety and Edu-cation” menu at the top. Then select “Washington D.C. Youth Tour.” The application dead-line is Feb. 20. Interviews are scheduled for March 12 and 17. For more infor-mation, call Peggy John-son at 651-463-6110.

Heritage Library children’s programs The Heritage Library in Lakeville will host the following children’s pro-grams: Storytime for All Ages, 6-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. Morning programs will be held 10:30-11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, March 4, 11, 18 and 25. Stories, songs and activities that build preschool literacy skills will be included each week. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Baby Storytime, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, March 20. Stories, songs, bounces and playtime for children newborn to 24 months and their caregivers. Library Picnic and Sto-rytime, 12-1 p.m. Friday, March 6. Families with children of all ages can bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in meeting room fol-lowed by a fun storytime program. Books and Beyond: Fruit Basket Upset, 10:15-11 a.m. Monday, March 16. A program of stories celebrating delicious fruits and a related craft present-ed by the ISD 194 ECFE Advisory Council. For children newborn to 6 and their caregivers. Sing, Play and Learn with MacPhail, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Thursday, March 19. An an inter-active music exploration program for families with children newborn to 5. Registration required be-ginning March 5.

Rocks and Miner-als with Dakota County Parks, 10:30 to noon Fri-day, March 27. A hands-on exploration of the world beneath our feet for children ages 6 to 12. Reg-istration required begin-ning March 13. Waggin’ Tales, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28. Children ages 5 to 12 can read to a regis-tered therapy dog. Garden in a Glove with Tutor Time, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Monday, March 30. Children ages 5 to 12 can learn about gardening and create a garden in a glove. Registration required be-ginning March 16. These library programs are free. For more in-formation or to register, call 952-891-0360 or visit www.dakotacounty.us/li-brary.

Century Farms Program Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more may apply for the 2015 Century Farms Pro-gram. Produced by the Minnesota State Fair in conjunction with the Min-nesota Farm Bureau Fed-eration, the program was created to promote agri-culture and honor historic family farms in the state. Family farms are rec-ognized as Century Farms when they meet three requirements. The farm must be: 1) at least 100 years old according to au-thentic land records; 2) in continuous family owner-ship for at least 100 years (continuous residence on the farm is not required);

and 3) at least 50 acres. Applications are avail-able online at mnstatefair.org (click the “Recogni-tion Programs” link at the bottom; at fbmn.org; by calling the State Fair at 651-288-4400; or at state-wide county extension and county Farm Bureau offices. The submission deadline is April 3. Recipi-ents will be announced in May.

Let’s Get Growing expo The 16th annual Let’s Get Growing Spring Expo hosted by the University of Minnesota Master Garden-ers of Dakota County will be 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Satur-day, March 14, at the Rose-mount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rose-mount. Keynote speaker Jim Riddle will discuss “Why Eat Organic?” and explain what’s behind the “organic” label. In addition, eight classes will be presented with top-ics including: Straw Bale Gardening, Native Plants in the Landscape and Home Water Gardening. Vendors will display their art and garden-relat-ed products in the Garden Market Place. Admission is $35 and includes keynote presenta-tion, selection of two class-es and handouts, morning refreshments, lunch and a chance to win door prizes. Purchases at the Garden Market Place and for silent auction items require cash or checks. Register by calling 651-480-7700. Visit http://www.dakotamastergardeners.org for more information.

Criminal expungement info clinic set The Dakota County Law Library will host a free legal information clin-ic on criminal expunge-ment from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in room L139 at the Dakota Coun-ty Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Christopher Hanrahan from Volunteer Lawyers Network will present the program. Expungement is the process of going to court to ask a judge to seal a court record. Usually, people ask for an expunge-ment when they have been denied a job, housing, or a professional license be-cause of their criminal background. This clinic will be held the fourth Tuesday of each month in 2015. All sessions will be scheduled in Apple Valley. For more information, call the Da-kota County Law Library at 651-438-8080.

Pro-Act board election Teri McCloughan, a principal of the Stapleton & McCloughan law firm in St. Paul, has been re-elected chair of the board of di-rectors of ProAct Inc., an Eagan-based organization that provides employment and training services to people with disabilities. Also continuing as of-ficers are Deanna “DeDe” Wanzek, Special Children Center, Hudson, Wis., as vice chair; Larry Lehman, retired from Security State Bank, Kenyon, as secretary; and Charles DeNet, DeNet, Kenefick and Associates, St. Paul, as treasurer. Mary

Ellen Leary, MEL Group, Mendota Heights, serves as immediate past chair. Elected to new three-year terms as directors were Paul Kramp, Alliance Bank, Red Wing; Jon Wil-brecht, Wilbrecht Consult-ing, Minneapolis; Larry Lehman, Kenyon; and DeDe Wanzek, Hudson, Wis. Steven Ditschler, presi-dent and chief executive officer of ProAct, serves as an ex-officio member of the board. ProAct, a nonprofit corporation with facilities in Eagan, Red Wing and Zumbrota in Minnesota, and Hudson-River Falls, Wis., has served the needs of people for more than 40 years.

Boy Scout Troop breakfast Boy Scout Troop 269 will hold a breakfast from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Sun-day, Feb. 22, at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. The meal will include all-you-care-to-eat pancakes, sausage, omelettes and a beverage. Cost is $8 at the door. Children 5 and under eat free with a paid adult. Contact Charles at 612-840-9143 with questions.

Building report for January The city of Lakeville has issued building permits with a total valuation of $9,728,698 through January 2015. This compares to a to-tal valuation of $12,259,700 for building permits issued in January 2014. Lakeville issued com-mercial and industrial per-mits with a total valuation of $45,000 in January 2015 compared to a total valua-tion of $622,000 during the same period in 2014. The city has also issued permits for 19 single-family homes in January 2015 with a to-tal valuation of $6,366,000. This compares to 33 single-family home permits in January 2014 with a total valuation of $11,211,000. The city also issued per-mits for 10 townhome units in January 2015 with a total valuation of $2,504,000. This compares to zero townhome permits issued in January 2014.

Sheriff’s Office offers Citizen Academy The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office will offer a six-week Citizen Academy from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, March 19 to April 23. The majority of the sessions will be held the Empire Trans-portation Building south of Rosemount. Classes are designed to give residents a chance to learn more about law en-forcement in local commu-nities. All applicants must pass a background investi-gation to be considered for participation in the acad-emy. Some of the issues to be covered include the his-tory of the Sheriff’s Office,

use of force, traffic stops, searching and handcuffing, DWI process, laws of ar-rest, criminal charging pro-cess, judicial process, SWAT team, Taser demonstration, canine demonstration, crime scene processing, In-ternet crime, and overview of the Dakota County Jail. Those interested in at-tending the academy or who have questions should contact Capt. Jim Rogers at 651-438-4721 or [email protected].

Lakeville KCs host Lenten fish dinner The Lakeville Knights of Columbus will hold a Lenten Fish Dinner from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Guests should use the office en-trance in front and take the stairs or elevator to the lower level dining room. The menu will include salad bar, baked cod, au gratin potatoes, rolls/but-ter, chocolate chip cookies and a beverage. All proceeds will ben-efit All Saints Vocations. A free-will offering will be taken with a suggested donation of $11 for age 12 and older, and $8 for se-niors and children age 11 and younger.

Carlson named chairman of Veterans and Military Affairs Finance Subdivision State Sen. Jim Carlson, DFL-Eagan, was named chairman of the newly formed Veterans and Mili-tary Affairs Finance Sub-division. A subdivision of the State Departments and Veterans Budget Division, the five-member panel will provide oversight on fiscal issues affecting Minnesota’s veterans and servicemen and women. “I am honored to have the opportunity to expand my role in ensuring that Minnesota is taking care of our veterans,” Carlson said. “We owe it to our veterans and men and women in uni-form to make sure that state funds are spent efficiently and effectively.” In naming Carlson chairman of the subdivi-sion, Sen. Tom Saxhaug, DFL-Grand Rapids, chair-man of the State Depart-ments and Veterans Budget Division, thanked Carlson for taking on this role. “I want to thank Sena-tor Carlson for chairing this subdivision, and I know that this subdivision will do good work for our veterans and service members,” Sax-haug said. The subdivision will hear veterans and military affairs legislation with fiscal impact. For information on the Veterans and Military Af-fairs subdivision or other legislation, contact Carlson at 651-297-8073 or [email protected].

Area Briefs


Replacement of the Interstate 35W bridge in Burnsville could come in 2017, three years earlier than originally planned, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. (Photo by John Gessner)

Sooner than later for I-35W bridge replacement?

State may move project from 2020 to 2017 by John Gessner


The aging Interstate 35W bridge over the Min-nesota River could be re-placed in 2017 — three years earlier than state transportation officials had planned. The bridge ranks sec-ond among metro-area bridges needing replace-ment or improvements, according to Jon Solberg, south area manager for the Minnesota Depart-ment of Transportation’s Metro District. Replacement is tenta-tively scheduled for 2020. But with the Legislature’s focus on boosting trans-portation funding this year, MnDOT wants the project to be “shelf ready” for 2017 if money be-comes available, Solberg said. Lawmakers and Gov. Mark Dayton have yet to agree on a statewide fund-ing plan. Preliminary design work has begun on the project, estimated at $140 million, Solberg said in an email to the newspaper.

The project at Burns-ville’s northern gateway could have “significant traffic impacts” in the south metro, according to Solberg. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz let citizens know their road-construction head-aches might not be over after nearly two years of work on a new Highway 13-County Road 5 inter-change, which opened last November. “The project is cur-rently scheduled to begin in 2020, but could — listen to me carefully — it could occur as early as 2017. That’s only two years away,” Kautz said in her annual State of the City address Feb. 11. “I think you’ll all agree that the investment is well worth it,” the mayor add-ed. Built in 1957 and wid-ened in 1983-84, the six-lane bridge has a deck that’s approaching “poor” condition in a National Bridge Inventory rating, Solberg said. Inspection has revealed “a lot of under-deck delamination

and exposed rebar,” he said. “This bridge will be over 60 years old by 2019 and is approaching the end of its service life,” he said. “Many bridges in this time frame weren’t de-signed to last much more than 50 years.” In its current condi-tion, the bridge probably couldn’t be widened to handle more traffic, Sol-berg said. “The last load rating was completed in 1995, and since then, there are a number of specialized hauling vehicles on the roadway system now that were not before,” Solberg said. In addition to its deck deficiencies, the bridge’s original riveted girders have “a noted history of negative camber,” and its hollow abutments “have had issues with movement in the past,” Solberg said.

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


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Valley City State Uni-versity, Valley City, N.D., fall dean’s honor roll, Ri-ley West, of Lakeville. University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, fall dean’s list, from Lakev-ille – William Abbott, Whitney Abrahamson, Samual Bach, Julie Bal-ster, Drew Benik, Mi-chael Best, Christopher Cass, Jenna Dockter, Jacob Drube, Allyson Esades, Emily Ger-kin, Matthew Goldam-mer, Hannah Hughes, Daniel Johnson, Evan Keil, Eubene Kim, Rose Korman, Erin Lillien-crantz, Hannah Link, Allie Martinson, Megan Nichols, Bianca Peter-son, Grace Rath, Shaun Reinhardt, Mark Ruhl, Madison Saarela, Allen Sayer, Matthew Schiefel-bein, Kelsey Von Eschen. University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, fall graduates, from Lakev-ille – Kaitlyn Benik, B.A., business admin-istration - accounting; Christopher Briant, M.S., software engineer-ing; Lyle Bungert, M.S., technology management; Jennifer Casey, M.B.A., business administration; Shawn Fitzhenry, M.A., police leadership; Adam Gallagher, M.S., soft-ware engineering; Erik Hermanson, B.A., eco-nomics. Aurora University, Aurora, Ill., fall dean’s list, high honors, Bran-don Zurick, of Lakeville. Breanna Cook, of Lakeville and a senior at the University of Wis-consin-Eau Claire, was named to the College of Business dean’s list. Luther College, Deco-rah, Iowa, fall dean’s list, Kalie Kampa, of Lakev-ille. Saint Mary’s Uni-versity, Winona, fall dean’s list, Erin Kaus, of Lakeville. Bemidji State Univer-sity, fall dean’s list, from Lakeville – Alexis Joyce, Paige Muenchow. Bemidji State Univer-sity, fall graduate, Mat-thew Drugg, of Lakev-ille, M.S.P.E.D., special education. Riverland Com-munity College, Aus-tin, Minn., fall dean’s list, Brent Schwartz, of Lakeville. Rochester Communi-ty and Technical College, Rochester, Minn., fall graduate, Jennifer Lind, of Lakeville, A.A.S., health information tech-nology, high honors. University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza Col-lege of Business, Notre Dame, Ind., fall dean’s

list, Jacob Anderson, of Lakeville. Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, fall dean’s list, Melissa Sa-holt, of Lakeville. Lawrence Univer-sity, Appleton, Wis., fall graduate, Raena Muel-ler-Dahl, of Lakeville, B.A., government. Coastal Carolina Uni-versity, Conway, S.C., fall dean’s list, Nicholas Oblak, of Lakeville. Bethel University, St. Paul, fall graduate, Erik Jensen, of Lakeville, B.A., Christian thought. Bethel University, St. Paul, fall dean’s list, from Lakeville – Alyssa Andree, Nathan Diercks, Emily Engelhart, Bre-anna Hegseth, Mikaela Jelinski, Logan Kix, Shiloh Larson, Thomas Lokkesmoe, Matthew Mehlhorn, Emma Pel-kie, Katrina Sande, Hei-di Sayler, Caleb Shea, Madeline Simpson, Daniel Thweatt, Jona-than Thweatt, Maxwell Werner, Grant Woetzel, Mara Woetzel. Clemson Univer-sity, Clemson, S.C., fall dean’s list, from Lakev-ille – Alexandra Specht, Reed Ziehr. Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., fall presi-dent’s list, Nicholas De-grood, of Lakeville. Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colo., fall dean’s list, from Lakev-ille – Joseph Brenner, Caroline Endersbe. University of North-western - St. Paul, fall dean’s list, from Lakev-ille – Carmen Anderson, Alissa Danielson, Elaina Holmes, Marisa Jacobus, Dominique Menard. Creighton University, Omaha, Neb., fall dean’s list, from Lakeville – Meghan Barry, Alexan-der Continenza, Benja-min Remarcke, Rachel Schmidt, Megan Waletz-ko. Michigan Technologi-cal University, Hough-ton, Mich., December graduates, from Lakev-ille – John Bork, B.S., computer science; Kyle Haugen, B.S., mechani-cal engineering. University of Wis-consin-La Crosse, fall graduate, Kyle Kennedy, of Lakeville, B.S., geog-raphy. University of Min-nesota Crookston, fall dean’s list, from Lakev-ille – Cayla Bendel, Jor-dan Burian, Jessica Prig-ge.

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District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, regular meeting of the District 194 School Board at Lakeville City Hall.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Roll Call and Board Introductions d. Spotlight on Innovation e. Good News f. Public Comment g. Board Communications h. Agenda Additions i. Approval of Agenda2. Consider Approval of Consent Agenda a. Board Minutes b. Employment Recommendations, Leave Requests and Resignations c. Other Personnel Matters d. Payment of Bills & Claims e. Wire Transfers/Investments f. Other Business Matters g. Resolution Regarding Acceptance of Gift Donations h. Field Trips3. Consent Agenda Discussion Items4. Reports a. LinK12 Update – Dr. McDonald b. America’s Best Communities Prize: A Collaboration with City of Lakeville, Chamber of Commerce and ISD 194 – Dr. Snyder c. Career & College Ready Requirements – Ms. Knudsen 5. Recommended Actions a. ACT State Mandated Testing – Dr. Snyder b. Policy 421 Gifts to Employees and Board Members – Mr. Massaros c. Approval of Appointment of Board Observer in Up-coming Negotiations Cycle & Approval of Purpose & Proto-cols 6. Additions to Agenda 7. Information a. Superintendent’s Report b. Board Members Reports 8. Adjournment

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Ouillette is Special Education Administrator of the Year Renae Ouillette, exec-utive director of Special Education and Student Services for Lakeville Area Public Schools, has been named the 2015 Special Education Ad-ministrator of the Year by the Minnesota Ad-ministrators for Special Education. She will be honored for her dedi-cation to students with disabilities and their families, and her active involvement in profes-sional and community affairs, at a statewide recognition ceremony to be held at the March 12-13 MASE/MASA Spring Conference at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park. “Renae is very deserv-ing of the Administra-tor of the Year award,” wrote nominator Sharon Krueger, director of Spe-cial Education at Lakev-ille Area Public Schools. “She has been at the fore-front of providing inno-vative services to special education students and their families, and makes sure to support all those involved.” Ouillette has been a special education direc-tor for 12 years, serving

Lakeville Area Schools since 1997. Under her leadership, Lakeville Area Public Schools was one of the first dis-tricts to co-locate mental health services for stu-dents, which included having a therapist in the classroom for those who needed support. She has also supported the Best Buddies program, an af-ter-school club for inclu-sion that brings together middle and high school special education stu-dents with general edu-cation students. Ouillette has been ac-tive on many state and local committees includ-ing co-chairing the state-wide Special Education Advisory Committee and the Dakota Coun-ty Children’s Mental Health Committee. She is an active MASE mem-ber, previously serving on the MASE board of directors, and currently chairing the Professional Development Commit-tee. Ouillette earned her bachelor’s degree in psy-chology from Michigan State University and her master’s degree in school psychology from Central Michigan University.

Small Wonders accreditation Small Wonders Pre-school in Lakeville has earned accreditation from the National As-sociation for the Educa-tion of Young Children (NAEYC). To earn NAEYC ac-creditation, Small Won-ders went through an extensive self-study process, measuring the program and its services against the 10 NAEYC Early Childhood Pro-gram Standards and more than 400 related accreditation criteria. The program received

accreditation after an on-site visit by NAEYC assessors to ensure that the program meets each of the 10 program stan-dards, receiving 100 percent ratings in all of the standards. NAEYC-accredited programs are also subject to un-announced visits dur-ing their accreditation, which lasts for five years. Less than 10 percent of all preschools and other early childhood programs have earned NAEYC accreditation.

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SeniorsLakeville seniors All events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for informa-tion. Monday, Feb. 23 – Computer Lessons, 9 a.m.; Knitting Class, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Legal Advice, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Cribbage, 12:30 p.m.; Cards, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 – Dominoes and Cards, 9 a.m.; Tappercize, 9:30 a.m.; Creative Writing, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Weight Control Support, 11:30 a.m.; Party Bridge, noon; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Pilates Mat Class, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 – Cards, 9 a.m.; Line Danc-

ing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Health-ways Flex Fitness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fit-ness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon; Dime Bingo, 1 p.m.; Chess, 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 – “Classic Voices” Chorus, 9-10 a.m.; Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; Euchre, Hand & Foot, noon; Ping Pong, 1-3 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Billiards, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Oil & Acrylic Painting Class, 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 – Driver Improvement Class, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Community meals at Grace Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will serve free community meals on Mondays, March 2, 9 and 23. Dining hall doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6-6:30 p.m. The meals are for se-nior citizens, single-parent families, families in transi-tion and all others in the surrounding community seeking a healthy meal in a relaxed and fun environ-ment. Although the meals are free, donations are ac-cepted. Grace Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42. For more information, call the church at 952-432-7273.

Walleye fry at Mary, Mother All-you-can-eat walleye, baked potatoes, coleslaw, rolls, milk and coffee are being served by the Dakota County Elks Lodge 2832 in the Mary Center each Friday (Feb. 27, March 6, 13, 20 and 27) from 5-7:30 p.m. during Lent at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Cost is $13 for adults and children age 12 and older: $6 for children 11 and under; $3 for a single serving kid’s meal for age 8 and under of macaroni and cheese, animal crackers and milk.

‘Shut Up Sisters’ event Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, will host a free presentation by Gina Gallagher and Patricia Terrasi, authors of “Shut

Up About Your Perfect Kid: A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children,” from 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. Parents and caregivers are welcome to this frank presentation that has au-diences laughing and cel-ebrating the joys, gifts and milestones of special chil-dren. Dessert and book sign-ing will follow the presenta-tion. The event is sponsored by the church’s special needs ministry, SAIL (Showing All Individuals Love). Register at www.sotv.org/shutup.

Freedom Weekend Trafficking Justice’s third annual Freedom Weekend is Feb. 20-22. It is a weekend where Twin Cities churches focus on sex-trafficking and the exploitation of women and children with a “Call to Action.” Area events in-clude: • Awareness concert by Jenny & Tyler, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Suggested donation: $15. Information: Deb Devine at 612-384-7376. • Freedom Weekend worship, 9 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Com-munity of Hope Church, 14401 Biscayne Ave., Rose-mount. Information: Ash-ley Stevens at 651-230-5096. • “Nefarious – Merchant of Souls” documentary, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 10658 210th St. W., Lakeville. Informa-tion: Justice Ministries at Trinity at 952-469-6255. More information about Freedom Weekend can be found at http://www.traf-fickingjustice.com/Free-dom-Weekend.html.

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Family Fun Night ISD 191 Early Child-hood Programs will host Family Fun Night from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, on the lower level of Diamond-head Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. Creative play and ac-tivities will be available in the classrooms along with a snack. Participants can make their own “green-house” in the flower shop and do produce taste-testing and veggie stamp-ing art at the grocery store. They also can climb aboard the fire truck, meet the firefighters and shop at the book fair. Cost is $7 for pre-reg-istered families or $10 at the door. Contact ISD 191 Community Education for more information at 952-707-4150 or www.commu-nityed191.org.

Community education classes Lakeville Area Commu-nity Education will offer the following classes. Call 952-232-2150 or visit www.LakevilleAreaCommuni-tyEd.net for more informa-tion. Style Right, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. De-clutter your wardrobe and update your style for spring. Cost: $25. Adults. Fight Back, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25. Hear about a real-life as-sault experience with graphic details followed by important awareness tips and self-defense moves. Cost: $5. For women age 16 or older. Viking Knitting, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 28.

Learn the technique of knitting with wire, using the Viking Weave. Cost: $29. Adults. Techno Tinkering, grades 3-6, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 28. Design and construct a moving techno-creature to take home. Cost: $31. Spring swim lessons starting March 23. Class-es available for infants through adults. Group les-sons, private/semi-private and adapted lessons avail-able.

Metcalf teams win awards at engineering competition Two teams of Met-calf Junior High students brought home awards from the Fluid Power Challenge at the University of Min-nesota in January. A skills-based competi-tion for eighth-grade stu-dents, the program chal-lenges students to solve a real-life engineering prob-lem using hydraulics and pneumatics. For this year’s challenge, students had four hours to build a fully functional, three-axis ro-botic arm that could pick up and place a wooden cyl-inder on a target location. The Metcalf team of Miranda Thompson, Catie Wright, Jonathan But-ler and Nicholas Gilman won the “Best Portfolio” award, which recognizes the team’s plan and docu-mentation of their work. The other team from Met-calf comprised of Brianna Kirk, Luna Yemane, Olivia Daniels and Grace Dragert won the “Best Teamwork” award. Other participants at the challenge included Caitlyn Kloeckl, Jessica Nguy-

en, Welsey Ho, Cormac Pearce, Ben Brekke, An-drew Madonna, Brendan Kielas and Ross Waataja. The teams are led by tech-nology education teachers Steve Brady and Alexander Franks. For more information about the Fluid Power Challenge, go to http://www.ccefp.org/get- in-volved/educators/fluid-power-challenge.

SES students attend climate conference School of Environmen-tal Studies students Amy Bendtsen, Henry Can-non and Hannah Hoff at-tended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Confer-ence of the Parties in Lima, Peru, in December 2014. The students and fac-ulty member Craig John-son were able to attend the conference as representa-tives of the School of Envi-ronmental Studies Educa-tion Foundation. SESEF has been accredited as an official observer organiza-tion of Civil Society to the United Nations Frame-work Convention on Cli-mate Change since 2009. SES student delegates were able to attend both official negotiation plenary sessions as well as presen-tations called “side events” about a wide range of cli-mate change-related topics. Hoff attended the opening high-level ceremony with world leaders and UN dig-nitaries. The students were able to interact with delegates from a variety of coun-tries at the conference. A highlight was the opportu-nity to meet and visit with Christiana Figueres, execu-

tive secretary of the UN-FCCC.

Harriet Bishop student honored with community service award Shrey Pothini, a fifth-grader at Harriet Bishop Elementary in Savage, has been honored as a Dis-tinguished Finalist in the Prudential Spirit of Com-munity Service program. Shrey founded the Har-riet Bishop Community Service club when he was in third grade. The club has grown to more than 60 stu-dent participants who have volunteered more than 3,000 hours. Club members learn about different non-profit organizations and then plan service projects to benefit those organiza-tions and the community. Shrey is using a grant he was awarded to help expand the community service club model to all 10 elementary schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. To read more about the award, go to www.spirit.prudential.com.

District STEM Fair is Feb. 23 at Eastview District 196’s annual high school STEM Fair will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at East-view High School. All area high school students and their parents are invited to attend. More than 100 college representatives and busi-ness professionals will be available to answer ques-tions and share informa-tion about their STEM-

related education and work experiences. School curric-ulum preparation, typical workday, job outlook and career paths are just a few of the topics for conversa-tion. Students can explore what it takes to become an engineer, computer programmer, physician, pharmacist, nurse, actuary and other careers involving STEM skills.

Three District 191 students head to regional spelling bee Aradhana Menon, an eighth-grader at Nicollet Junior High in Burnsville, along with seventh-grader Chance Persons of Met-calf Junior High in Burns-ville, and sixth-grader Joshua Holden of Marion W. Savage Elementary in Savage, have all qualified to compete in the 2015 Min-nesota Seven County Met-ro Area Regional Spelling Bee, which will take place on March 21 at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. They are among only 50 students in the region to qualify through an on-line test. Menon was the winner of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Dis-trict 191 Spelling Bee in December, with Persons as the runner-up and Holden as one of the two winners of his school’s spelling bee last fall. The winner of the Re-gional Bee will qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, to be held in Washington, D.C.

Conferences set at North Spring conferences at Lakeville North High School are 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 26, and Tuesday, March 3. To save time at confer-ences, print your student’s schedule ahead of time from the portal. On Feb. 26, teachers will be in the commons, except Special Education teachers will be in their classrooms. On March 3, all teachers will be in their classrooms, except the Physical Educa-tion teachers will be in the commons. Conferences should be limited to 5 minutes per teacher. Students are en-couraged to attend with their parents.

Small Wonders accreditation Small Wonders Pre-school in Lakeville has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). To earn NAEYC ac-creditation, Small Won-ders went through an ex-tensive self-study process, measuring the program and its services against the 10 NAEYC Early Child-hood Program Standards and more than 400 related accreditation criteria. The program received accredi-tation after an on-site visit by NAEYC assessors to ensure that the program meets each of the 10 pro-gram standards, receiving 100 percent ratings in all of the standards. NAEYC-ac-credited programs are also subject to unannounced visits during their accredi-tation, which lasts for five years. Less than 10 percent of all preschools and other early childhood programs have earned NAEYC ac-creditation.

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blowing bubbles to ease the tension — all the way to the end, when they made a mold of her hand as a memorial.” Since its inception, the Mary Moon Foundation has given more than $57,000 to Child-Family Life Servic-es at the children’s hospital. The water park event is the foundation’s biggest fund-raiser. “We’re so appreciative of the fundraising the Mary Moon Foundation does

for our department,” said Amy Feeder, Child-Family Life specialist. “A lot of the things we are able to provide to kids in the hospital are all through donations, and there’s always a need.” Tickets for this year’s “Make a Splash” event are $15 and can be purchased at www.marymoonfounda-tion.org.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Fundraiser honors daughter’s memory

Mary Moon Foundation event is March 8 at Water Park of America by Andrew Miller


Peter and Christine O’Keefe are celebrating the memory of the young daughter they lost to cancer through the Mary Moon Foundation. The Apple Valley couple started the foundation in honor of their 3-year-old daughter, Mary, who died from cancer in 2009. The Mary Moon Foun-dation is hosting its fourth annual “Make a Splash” event Sunday, March 8, at the Water Park of America in Bloomington, with pro-ceeds going to Child-Family Life Services at the Amplatz Children’s Hospital in Min-neapolis. The nonprofit grew out of Christine’s efforts in the wake of Mary’s passing to bring art supplies to patients at the children’s hospital where Mary had been treat-ed, in hopes of brightening the days of other kids there. Founded in 2011, the Mary Moon Foundation holds fundraising events to help finance art supplies, toys and games for Amplatz Children’s Hospital. (The foundation is so named be-cause Mary’s nickname was Moon.) Before starting the foun-dation, “we were spending about $100 a month on art supplies in an effort to thank Child-Family Life for serving our family,” Christine O’Keefe said. “I never thought in a million years we were going to run a foundation. It was a little scary at first — my daughter just died and I was pregnant with twins.” Mary was hospitalized for the better part of a year, and during that time, the toys, games, painting sup-plies and puppet shows pro-vided by Child-Family Life

were a regular source of pleasure for her. “From our perspective, the services of Child-Family Life were just as important as the medical procedures,” Christine O’Keefe said. “They were there the day Mary was diagnosed —

Peter and Christine O’Keefe of Apple Valley say that a multitude of toys, craft projects and other activities helped lessen the unease of their daughter Mary’s long hospital stay. The mission of the nonprofit they started in her memory is to help create that environment for other youngsters undergoing treatment at the University of Minnesota’s Amplatz Children’s Hospital. (Photo submitted)

Since its inception, the Mary Moon Foundation has given more than $57,000 to Child-Family Life Services at Amplatz Children’s Hospital. The foundation is so named because Mary O’Keefe’s nickname was Moon. (Photo submitted)


Lakeville South places fifth The Lakeville South High School dance team placed fifth in jazz and high kick in Class AAA at 2015 State Girls’ Dance Team Tournament on Feb. 13 and 14 at Target Center in Minneapolis. Named to the Jazz All-Tournament Team were Lakeville South’s Alexis McHale and Belle Matos. Named to the High Kick All-Tournament Team were Lakeville South’s Madelyn Seemann and Nicole Kohrman. (Jazz photos by Grant Hill – granthillphotography.com and high kick photos by Mark Trockman – trockstock.com)


SportsCougars check another box on their way to state

Girls hockey team hoping to

do more than just make appearanceby Mike Shaughnessy


One danger in reaching a state tournament is look-ing at just getting there as the ultimate goal. That probably won’t fly with Lakeville South’s girls hockey players, and it definitely won’t fly with their head coach, Natalie Darwitz. “No, the goal was to get there and play three games,” said Darwitz, who will lead the Cougars into the state Class AA quar-terfinals against Blaine on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. “Myself, Merlin (Ravndalen, Cou-gars’ assistant coach) and my dad (Scott Darwitz, also a South assistant coach) have been on teams that kind of put their feet up and celebrated because they were happy to get there. We’ve also been part of teams that said, ‘The job’s not done. We’ve got three more games.’ “We had a checklist. We wanted to be South Sub-urban Conference cham-pions, and we checked that off. We wanted to be the No. 1 seed in our sec-tion, and then win the sec-tion. And one more thing to check off was playing three games in the state tournament.” Lakeville South de-feated Lakeville North 2-1 on Morgan Morse’s goal at 1:29 of overtime in the Section 1AA cham-pionship game Feb. 12 in Owatonna. The matchup in the section final guar-anteed that a Lakeville team would be in the state tournament for the sev-enth consecutive year. It’s Lakeville South’s first trip to state in four years. The Cougars (23-4-1) will play Blaine (20-7-1) in the final game of the Class AA quarterfinals Thurs-

day night. It’s scheduled for 8 p.m. but likely will start later than that. Lakeville South was seeded fourth and Blaine fifth when the state tour-nament pairings were an-nounced last Saturday. The winner will face No. 1-seeded Minnetonka or unseeded Andover in the semifinals Friday night. “I don’t believe I’ve ever played Blaine as a player or coach,” said Darwitz, who played for Eagan in the state tourna-ment and later was an as-sistant coach at her alma mater. “But I know Blaine is a good hockey commu-nity and they’re in the state tournament for a reason. They beat a No. 1 seed in Centennial to get there. Our approach is to focus on the things we need to do.” D e f e n s e - m i n d e d Lakeville North, the three-time defending Section 1AA champion, defeated South Suburban Confer-ence champion Lakeville South 3-0 in the final game of the regular season, and fans of both teams looked forward to a rematch in the section final. North (22-5-1) took the lead on a first-period goal by Taylor Flaherty. Typi-cally, an early lead plays heavily in the Panthers’ favor as they can use their defense and goalie Abby Cooper to lock down an opponent. But South for-ward Ellie Lauderdale tied the game with 5:15 left in the third period. Janna Haeg assisted. Darwitz said she no-ticed North starting to dump the puck out of its zone and chip it off the glass more in the second and third periods as the Panthers tried to protect their lead. But even though the Cougars were shut out the last time they played North, Darwitz said the players seemed calm and confident that they could come back. “We played a good Blake team on the road late in the regular season

and scored two goals in the third period to win the game,” Darwitz said. “I think our girls had confi-dence they could do that again” in the section final. The Cougars might be difficult to match up against in the state tourna-ment because they are not overly reliant on one or two players. In the regular season five players scored at least 11 goals and 24 points. In the section playoffs Morse had five goals, Haeg, Lauderdale and Chloe Batta had three each and Emily Fischler and Maddie Nelson had two each. Junior goalie Chloe Crosby has played 28 games and has a 1.11 goals-against average and .938 save percentage. With a chance to play on television raising the players’ excitement level, Darwitz said she planned to make practices as rou-tine as possible Mon-day through Wednesday. When Thursday arrives,

so do more distractions, not the least of which is playing much later than normal. Although game time Thursday is listed at 8 p.m., it’ll probably be 8:30 or so before the Cougars

and Bengals take the ice at the Xcel Center. “We want to play three games in three days, and it will be high intensity,” Darwitz said. “The teams that handle it best seem to

be the ones that conserve their energy by tuning out some of the distractions.”

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Lakeville South forward Morgan Morse crashes into Lakeville North goalie Abby Cooper after scoring the winning goal in overtime in the Section 1AA girls hockey championship game. (Photo by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com)

Lakeville South players celebrate with their fans after winning the Section 1AA girls hockey championship. The Cougars will play Blaine in the first round of the state tournament Thursday night. (Photo by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com)

Panthers win Section 2AA gymnastics titleState meet this weekend at U of M

Lakeville North will return to the state Class AA gymnastics meet after winning the Section 2AA championship last Fri-day at Chanhassen High School. The Panthers, ranked sixth in the state, scored 144.575 points at the sec-tion meet. They will ad-vance to the state team competition at 6 p.m. Fri-day, Feb. 20, at the Univer-sity of Minnesota Sports Pavilion. Lakeville North finished sixth in the 2014 state meet. Lakeville North also will have several gymnasts in the Class AA individual competition scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday at the Sports Pavilion. Among the individual qualifiers

is ninth-grader Cali Berg, who was the Section 2AA all-around champion with 37.4 points. Berg took first in the section on vault (9.65) and was second on uneven bars (9.225), bal-ance beam (9.025) and floor exercise (9.5). The Panthers’ Emma Johnson finished third all-around in the section with 36.5 points and placed first on beam with 9.1. Johnson also will compete at the state individual meet on vault (fourth, 9.275) and bars (fourth, 8.95). Ashley Goodland was third on bars with 9.05 and qualified for the state individual meet. Also ad-vancing is Allysa Wood-bury, who scored 9.4 on floor to take fourth.

Lakeville North’s Cali Berg, pictured competing during a regular-season meet against Lakeville South, won the Section 2AA all-around championship. (Photo by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com)

Local skiers competitive at state meetsNorth’s Servais

All-State in Alpine

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Eastview junior Margie Freed made a strong push for the state girls Nordic skiing pursuit champi-onship before eventually taking third place. She was part of a large group of South Subur-ban Conference skiers at the Feb. 12 state meet in Biwabik. Eastview was sixth, Burnsville 10th and Lakeville North 16th in girls team competition, and Eagan tied for 13th in the boys meet at Giants Ridge. This was the first year the boys and girls meets were expanded to 16 teams; previously, only the eight section champi-ons qualified for state. Freed had the second-fastest time of 17 minutes, 51 seconds in the girls 5-kilometer freestyle race. That left her 28 seconds behind Osseo’s Sarah Bezdicek going into the second half of the pur-suit race, a 5K classic leg. Freed had the 10th-best time of 17:22.3 in the classic for a 35:13.3 total. Bezdicek maintained her lead and won the race in 34:16.5 while Michaela Keller-Miller of Wayzata moved into second place. Freed moved up three spots from her sixth-place finish at state in 2014. Burnsville ninth-grad-er Kelly Koch placed in the top 20 individually, taking 13th with an over-all time of 36:11.1. She had the seventh-fastest freestyle time. Lakeville North’s top finisher was junior Molly Wilson, who was 70th in

40:12.6. Elise Askeland (113th, 43:39.6), Emma Drangstveit (120th, 44:00.3) and Brianna Vet-ter (130th, 44:58.7) also counted toward the Pan-thers’ team score. Also skiing for North were Bailey Naatjes (145th), Nicole Jensen (153rd) and Izzy Wolf (155th). Leo Hipp of Forest Lake won the boys pursuit championship in 28:32.0. He also led Forest Lake to the team championship, while Wayzata won the girls team title. Several other skiers from the Sun Thisweek area competed as indi-viduals at state, including Burnsville sophomore Nate Blichfeldt, who was 38th in boys pursuit in 31:38.2. Rosemount ju-nior Maxwell Johnson was 100th in 33:50.0 and Lakeville South senior Noah Hanson, who was 134th in 35:11.6.

State Alpine Several local skiers also competed at the state high school Alpine meet held Feb. 11 at Giants Ridge, with Burnsville’s Jack Lindsay, Eastview’s Luke Doolittle and Lakeville North’s Bailey Servais earning top-10 finishes. Lindsay, a sophomore, finished sixth in the boys race with a two-run time of 1:12.15. He had the sixth-fastest time on each of the two runs. Servais earned All-State recognition for the second consecutive year by placing 10th in the girls race in 1:17.83. She placed 12th at state a year ago. Forest Lake and Edi-na shared the boys team championship. Brainerd was the girls team cham-pion.

Molly Wilson was Lakeville North’s top skier at the state girls Nordic meet, where the Panthers finished 16th. (Bruce Adelsman/skinnyski.com)

Bailey Servais of Lakeville North earned All-State recognition at the state Alpine skiing meet for the second consecutive year. (Photo submitted)


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the best there ever was and the best there ever will be.” Little recounted his surprise when, as a new City Council member, he called Feller’s office on a Saturday and found him at his desk. “You picked up and said ‘Dennis Feller’ and I waited for the message to keep playing, but it didn’t keep playing,” Little said. “You were there and you answered my question im-mediately.” He credited Feller with managing the city budget during good times and bad, noting the outstand-ing professional reputa-tion he has earned over the years. “You’ve taken this city from a very, very small town and you’ve done it at a high level,” Little said. “You’ve won awards, you’ve won accolades, and literally, everyone I’ve talked to in Minnesota speaks your praises.” Council members also cited Feller’s well-known work ethic, professional-ism, dedication and sense of humor. Council Member Ker-rin Swecker cited a list of qualities she said de-scribes Feller. “Everything you do is with integrity, character, morality, and sometimes a little entertainment,” Swecker said. “I appreci-ate that you’ve been such a great leader and a great inspiration.” Council Member Doug Anderson described Fell-er as competent and com-mitted and credited his foresight in always having a Plan B in mind, which he said is a trait of only the best people in finance. “You’re always think-ing ahead of what could go wrong and what could go right,” Anderson said.

“It’s an excellent quality to have.” Council Member Col-leen LaBeau described Feller’s loyalty as “second to none,” and Council Member Bart Davis cred-ited him with flexibility and collaboration during the budget processes. Davis read a surprise proclamation naming Feb. 27, the day before

Feller’s last day of work, “Dennis Feller Day” in Lakeville. Feller described the decades of his career as a “quest for service to oth-ers” and thanked Sue for her support and encour-agement. He credited his col-leagues and former coun-cil members for their ded-ication and contributions

to helping Lakeville grow from a rural town to a wonderful place to raise a family and grow old. “It’s been a great jour-ney,” he said. “It’s been exciting. There’s been adventure, and the vistas have been spectacular.”


FELLER, from 1A

through all the negotiations and may have a different viewpoint?” Erickson said. “It seems to me that you’d want to have a board mem-ber to be a party to the pro-cess — as opposed to be an outsider when you caucus — and then you come back to the board and that board member has to be, ‘What prevented from having a conversation?’ That doesn’t seem to work very effective-ly.” The proposed protocols for the board representative at union negotiations are: • Observe all negotiation sessions and take notes. Strictly observe (do not en-gage during the meetings or communicate with union negotiators on matters re-lated to the negotiations). • Share perceptions and observations between ses-sions with lead negotiators. • Lead negotiators deter-mine and implement strate-gy and caucus independent-ly of the board member. • Assist lead negotiators in updating the board dur-ing closed session meetings in order to develop strategy with the full board. Board Member Jim Skelly agreed with Erick-son, comparing the pro-posed protocols with a list of rules posted at public swimming pools. Skelly suggested keeping

things simple, allowing the board member to attend the negotiations, take notes and share observations with ne-gotiators when the session is done. “I don’t think we should send somebody in there and have them just sit there and not offer their opinion,” Skelly said. Board Member Kathy Lewis said the goal of hav-ing a board member attend the meetings is to expedite a contract that is fair to the district and employees. She said if a board mem-ber is allowed to interact in the negotiations, it would be unfair to other board mem-bers. “If you have a board member that’s partaking in that discussion, that then elevates their opinion, their interpretation more than the other five board mem-bers,” Lewis said. Board Member Judy Keliher cited concerns that body language might inter-fere with negotiations. The observing board member will be watched closely for eye movements, sounds and manner of sitting, she said. Volk said the protocols suggest there is no trust in the board member. “I looked at it as a pro-cess we will evaluate as a board anyway,” Volk said.


NEGOTIATIONS, from 1A

Sue Feller is presented flowers and thanks by Lakeville Mayor Matt Little and City Administrator Justin Miller at the Feb. 17 City Council meeting. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

second-place finishes, one third place and one fourth place. Eastview was the 2014 Class AAA State Jazz and High Kick state champions, in addition to winning the section and conference champi-onships in both divisions. Emails sent to Raiche and Adler on Monday afternoon were not re-turned immediately.

Faribault is no strang-er to the winner’s circle in High Kick. The team won High Kick cham-pionships in 1997, 1998, 2000-03, 2006 and 2007. Krinke told the Farib-ault Daily News: “It feels really good to know that you’re the top team in the state. Even if other teams are poor sports about it.”

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

PROTEST, from 1A

Lakeville Finance Director Dennis Feller sits at his place at the last Lakeville City Council meeting he will attend before his Feb. 28 retirement. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

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NEW MARKET TOWNSHIPPUBLIC NOTICE

ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTIONThe Citizens of the Township of New Market, County of Scott, State

of Minnesota who are qualified to vote at General Elections are hereby notified the Annual Township Election and Meeting will be held on Tues-day March 10, 2015 in the New Market Township Hall, 8950 230th St E, Lakeville, MN.

Located at the corner of Cty Rd 29 and Cty Rd 91.Voting hours are from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM.To be elected are two (2) Supervisors for a three (3) year term and one

(1) Treasurer for a two (2) year term.Absentee Voter Information:To obtain an absentee ballot application contact Scott County Elec-

tion at 952 496 8161. Voters can also vote at the County Government Office Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and Saturday March 7, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

The Annual Meeting will be held at approximately 8:30 PM for the following purposes: To levy money for the annual Township budget and to do any other business to be done at said meeting.

In case of inclement weather, the Annual Meeting and Election will be held on Tuesday March 17, 2015 at the same time and place.

The Board of Canvas will meet after the Annual Meeting is adjourned. Purpose of the meeting is to review and certify the results of the elec-tion.LeRoy Clausen, ClerkNew Market Township

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CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIP ELECTION AND ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERSNotice is hereby given that the Annual Town Meeting and Town Elec-

tion of Credit River, in the County of Scott, State of Minnesota, will be held on March 10, 2015.

The Election Polls will open at 7:00 am and close at 8:00 pm at the Credit River Town Hall, 18985 Meadow View Boulevard, Prior Lake, MN 55372, to elect the following town officers:

Supervisor Seat A, for a three (3) year termSupervisor Seat D, for a three (3) year termThe Annual Meeting will commence at 8:30 pm to conduct all nec-

essary town business as prescribed by law. The Annual Meeting will be held at Prior Lake Fire Department #1, located at 16776 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake, MN 55372.

If inclement weather should occur on the above scheduled date, the Annual Meeting and Election would be held on the third Tuesday in March at the above scheduled times and at the Credit River Town Hall for polling, and at the Prior Lake Fire Station #1 for the Rescheduled An-nual Meeting. Prior Lake Fire Station #1 is located at 16776 Fish Point Road SE, Prior Lake, MN 55372./s/ Lisa Quinn Township ClerkCredit River Township

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EUREKA TOWNSHIP ELECTION AND ANNUAL TOWN MEETING NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minne-sota will, on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 conduct its Annual Town Meeting and Election of Town Officers.

In case of bad weather, the Annual Town Meeting and Election may be postponed until the following Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

The election polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., at which time the voters will elect:

One (1) Town Supervisor Seat 3 – Three year termOne (1) Town Supervisor Seat 4 – Three year termThe Annual Meeting will commence at 8:15 p.m. to conduct all nec-

essary business prescribed by law.The Annual Election and Town Meeting will be held at the following

location:Eureka Town Hall25043 Cedar AvenueBoard of Canvas will meet on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

in the Eureka Town Hall.Mira Broyles, ClerkEureka Township

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 28, 2007MORTGAGOR: Amy A.

Schultz and John W. Schultz, wife and husband.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Provi-dent Funding Associates, L.P..

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded October 17, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2550929.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: CitiMort-gage, Inc. Dated October 12, 2010 Recorded November 10, 2010, as Document No. 2765345 and also by document Dated June 11, 2013 Recorded June 24, 2013 as Docu-ment No. 2958248.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100017935170901447LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Provident Fund-ing Associates, L.P.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc.

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 18541 English Avenue, Farmington, MN 55024

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 14.58651.02.020LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 2, Block 2, Prairie Creek 2nd Addition.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $207,500.00

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

$249,436.02That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: April 7, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

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

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on October 7, 2015, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: January 27, 2015CitiMortgage, Inc.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688810 - 14-008768 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published inLakeville

February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2015

345747

CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIPPUBLIC ACCURACY TEST

The public is invited to observe a PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST for the Credit River Town Election on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 11 A. M., at the Scott County Gov-ernment Center 200 4th Ave W, Shakopee, MN 55379

Published in Lakeville

February 20, 2015350072

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #194

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSMULTI-SITE FIRE ALARM

REPLACEMENTCHERRY VIEW ELEMENTARY

8600 175TH STREET WEST

LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA 55044

KENWOOD TRAIL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

19455 KENWOOD TRAIL

LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA 55044

Independent School District #194 will receive single prime sealed bids for Multi-Site Fire Alarm Replacement until 2:00 p.m. local time on February 26, 2015 at the District Office, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville, Minnesota, 55044, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bidding documents, including the Proposal Form, Drawings and Specifications, will be on file at the Offices of the Architect, Wold Archi-tects and Engineers, 305 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102. (651) 227-7773; at the Minnesota Builders Exchange; McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge Plan Center; Reed Construction; iSqFt Plan Room (St. Paul, MN); and from PlanWell at www.e-arc.com.

This project includes: Removal and replacement of the fire alarm system throughout the entire build-ing.

American Reprographics Com-pany, 4730 Park Glen Road, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 (952) 697-8800, facsimile (952) 697-8803, will provide complete down-loadable sets of the Bidding Docu-ments to prospective bidders and subcontractors. The downloadable set will be available on or about February 2, 2015. A deposit check in the amount of $25 made out to ARC for each set downloaded via the internet at www.e-arc.com and clicking on the PlanWell icon, then the Public Plan Room icon, select Multi-Site Fire Alarm Replacement.

Make proposals on the bid forms supplied in the Project Manual. No oral, telegraphic or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered. Submit with each bid, a certified check or acceptable bid-der’s bond payable to Independent School District #194 in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Performance Bond.

Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids, and waive informalities or irregularities in bidding.

The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or be-fore August 14, 2015.Board of EducationINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-TRICT #194

Published in Lakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

February 13, 20, 2015346958


ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSEDUCATING OUR

STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL

CALL FOR BIDS 2015 ROOF REHABILITATIONNotice is hereby given that

sealed bids will be received for the 2015 Roof Rehabilitation by Inde-pendent School District 196, at the District Offices (Vermillion Confer-ence Room) located at 3455 153rd St. W., Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10:00 a.m., local time on Fri-day, February 27, 2015, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the District Offices (Vermillion Conference Room) lo-cated at 3455 153rd St. W., Rose-mount, MN 55068. In the interest of all parties present at the pre-bid conference, cell phone use will not be permitted.

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

A Bid Bond, Certified Check or Cashier’s Check in the amount of 5% of the total bid price, made payable to Independent School District 196, must be submitted with the bid. No personal checks will be accepted.Gary L. Huusko, Board Clerk Independent School District 196

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganFebruary 13, 20, 2015

348255

CITY OF LAKEVILLEPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

REQUEST: The preliminary and final plat and PUD Development Stage Plan of 15 outlots to be known as Spirit of Brandtjen Farm Commercial 2nd Addition.

APPLICANT: SBF Development Corp.LOCATION AND LEGAL DE-

SCRIPTION: The property is locat-ed south of 160th Street (C.R. 46) and east of Pilot Knob Road (C.R. 31) in the City of Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota and is legally described as follows:

Outlot F, SPIRIT OF BRANDTJEN FARM COMMERCIAL 1ST ADDI-TION, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Min-nesota, and

Outlot B, DIAMONTE AT SPIRIT OF BRANDTJEN FARM, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, and

Outlot AA, SPIRIT OF BRANDTJEN FARM, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, and

Outlot EE, SPIRIT OF BRANDTJEN FARM, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, and

Outlot GG, SPIRIT OF BRANDTJEN FARM, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, and

Outlot TT, SPIRIT OF BRANDTJEN FARM, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, and

Outlot C, SPIRIT OF BRANDTJEN FARM 6TH ADDI-TION, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Min-nesota, and

That part of the vacated Eag-leview Drive, as dedicated per plat of SPIRIT OF BRANDTJEN FARM, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying northeasterly of the following described line and its northwesterly and southeasterly extensions:

Beginning at the most east-erly corner of Lot 1, Block 12, said SPIRIT OF BRANDTJEN FARM; thence southeasterly to the most northerly corner of Lot 1, Block 4, SPIRIT OF BRANDTJEN FARM 8TH ADDITION, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota and said line there terminating.

WHEN: Thursday, March 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: Contact Plan-ning Director Daryl Morey at (952) 985-4422 or by e-mail at [email protected]

DATED this 17th day of Febru-ary, 2015.CITY OF LAKEVILLECharlene Friedges, City Clerk


February 20, 2015351970


ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSEDUCATING OUR

STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL

CALL FOR BIDS2015 HARDSCAPE REHABILITATION

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2015 Hardscape Rehabilita-tion by Independent School District 196, at the District Offices (Vermil-lion Conference Room) located at 3455 153rd St. W., Rosemount, MN 55068, until 11:00 a.m. local time on Friday, February 27, 2015, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the District Offices (Vermillion Conference Room) lo-cated at 3455 153rd St. W., Rose-mount, MN 55068. In the interest of all parties present at the pre-bid conference, cell phone use will not be permitted.


A Bid Bond, Certified Check or Cashier’s Check in the amount of 5% of the total bid price, made payable to Independent School District 196, must be submitted with the bid. No personal checks will be accepted.Gary L. Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District #196

Published in Apple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganFebruary 13, 20, 2015

348239

CITY OF LAKEVILLEPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Planning Commission of the City of Lakeville will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon there-after as the parties may be heard at the City Hall Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota to consider amend-ments to the following chapters of Title 10 (Subdivision Ordinance) and Title 11 (Zoning Ordinance) of the Lakeville City Code concerning:

Title 10 (Subdivision Ordinance)Chapter 6-2-1 (Variances – Findings)Title 11 (Zoning Ordinance)Chapter 2-3 (Definitions)Chapter 17-11.A (Yards – Exceptions)Chapter 18-7.C (Accessory Buildings – Setbacks

and Encroachments)Chapter 21-7.A (General Mandatory Landscap-

ing and Maintenance)Chapter 23-7 (Permit Not Re-

quired – Temporary Signs)Chapter 23-15.G (General Regu-

lations – Temporary Signs)Chapter 23-15.R (General Regu-

lations – Multiple Occupancy Build-ings)

Chapter 23-17.O (Prohibited Signs)Chapter 37-3.J (Motor Vehicle

Fuel Sales – Exterior Lighting)Chapter 53-13 (RS-4 District –

Lot Requirements and Setbacks)Chapter 102-13.D (Shoreland

Overlay District – Setbacks)All who wish to comment are

asked to attend and be heard.QUESTIONS: Call Planning

Director Daryl Morey at 952-985-4422 or e-mail questions or com-ments to [email protected]

DATED this 17th day of Febru-ary, 2015CITY OF LAKEVILLECharlene Friedges, City Clerk


February 20, 2015351963

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

REGULAR BOARD MINUTESJANUARY 27, 2015

This is a summary of the Inde-pendent School District No. 194 Regular Board of Education Meet-ing on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

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

Public Comment: Glitter Girls First Lego League (FLL) team shared what they are doing in the program; Cindy Pryzbilla, 9277 212th Street W, shared her con-cerns on gender equality in middle school; Jon Seybold, 1101 W. 156th St., shared his support of the Impact Academy program expan-sion.

Consent agenda items ap-proved: Minutes of the meetings on January 13 and 20; employment recommendations, leave requests and resignations; payment of bills & claims; wire transfers & invest-ments; donations; fieldtrips; and 2015 Board of Education special meeting schedule.

Reports presented: Community Education early childhood scholar-ships; Communications update.

Approved actions: Policy 105-Strategic Planning for Con-tinuous Improvement; policy revi-sions from 2014 legislative session; superintendent consulting day per contract; expansion of Impact academy in 2016-17 and compre-hensive site study in 2015-16.

Adjournment at 8:31 p.m. Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganFebruary 20, 2015

349288

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 ROSEMOUNT-

APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

APPLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 2015 SCIENCE

LAB REMODEL 14450 HAYES ROAD

APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA 55124

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the Apple Valley High School 2015 Sci-ence Lab Remodel by Independent School District 196, at the Facili-ties and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path West, Rose-mount, MN 55068, until 2:00 p.m., March 12, 2015, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 4, 2015 at 3:30p.m. at Apple Valley High School, meet at main entrance. Attendance at this meeting is highly recommended.


A Bid Bond, Certified Check or Cashier’s Check in the amount of 5% of the total bid price, made payable to Independent School District 196, must be submitted with the bid. No personal checks will be accepted.Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196 Published in

Apple Valley, Lakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

February 20, 27, 2015351586

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

SPECIAL BOARD MINUTESFEBRUARY 3, 2015

This is a summary of the Inde-pendent School District No. 194 Special Board of Education Meet-ing on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The special meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. All board members and administrators were present.

Discussions: Long term facili-ties committee and sub committee; open meeting law review; board protocols, policies; board develop-ment.

Meeting adjourned at 9:18 p.m.Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganFebruary 20, 2015

349305

CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIPSCOTT COUNTY

STATE OF MINNESOTANOTICE OF HEARING ON

THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS

TO 196TH STREET EAST AND SOUTHFORK DRIVENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

THAT the Town Board of Credit River Township, Scott County, Minnesota, will meet at the Prior Lake Fire Department #1 located at 16776 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 at 7:00 p.m. on February 25, 2015 to consider to consider a project to repair and improve portions of 196th Street East and Southfork Drive, all said improvements 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 $136,880. 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: February 2, 2015 /s/ Lisa Quinn, ClerkCredit River Township


February 13, 20, 2015346989


STATE OF MINNESOTANOTICE OF HEARING ON THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO

CASEY PARKWAY AND KILLARNEY LANE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Town Board of Credit Riv-er Township, Scott County, Minne-sota, will meet at the Prior Lake Fire Department #1 located at 16776 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake, Minne-sota 55372 at 7:45 p.m. on Febru-ary 25, 2015 to consider to consider a project to repair and improve por-tions of Casey Parkway and Killar-ney Lane, all said improvements lo-cated within Credit River Township pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 420.011 to 429.111. The areas proposed to be assessed are all those properties abutting or hav-ing access to said roads, all located in Credit River Township. The es-timated cost of the improvements proposed by Credit River Township is $149,910. 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: February 2, 2015 /s/ Lisa Quinn, ClerkCredit River Township


February 13, 20, 2015346976


STATE OF MINNESOTANOTICE OF HEARING ON THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO KANE AVENUE AND CENTURY COURT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Town Board of Credit Riv-er Township, Scott County, Minne-sota, will meet at the Prior Lake Fire Department #1 located at 16776 Fish Point Road, Prior Lake, Minne-sota 55372 at 6:30 p.m. on Febru-ary 25, 2015 to consider to consider a project to repair and improve por-tions of Kane Avenue and Century Court, all said improvements lo-cated within Credit River Township pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 420.011 to 429.111. The areas proposed to be assessed are all those properties abutting or hav-ing access to said roads, all located in Credit River Township. The es-timated cost of the improvements proposed by Credit River Township is $70,400. 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: February 2, 2015 /s/Lisa Quinn, Clerk Credit River Township


February 13, 20, 2015346985

CITY OF LAKEVILLEREQUEST FOR BIDS

BID REQUEST FOR BUILDING JANITORIAL SERVICES

BID CLOSE: 12 March 2015, 11:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Lakeville City Hall 20195 Holyoke Avenue Lakeville, Minnesota 55044Telephone: (952) 985-4400NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that sealed bids will be received, opened, and read aloud at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Ave-nue, Lakeville, Minnesota for Build-ing Janitorial Services.

Bidders desiring a copy of the specifications and bid forms may obtain them electronically at www.lakevillemn.gov or from the office of the Public Works Director, 18400 Ipava Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044.

The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor irregularities and informalities therein and further re-serves the right to award the con-tract in the best interest of the City.

All bids must be addressed to: City Clerk, City of Lakeville, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minne-sota 55044.CITY OF LAKEVILLECharlene Friedges, City Clerk


February 20, 2015350242

NEW MARKET TOWNSHIPPUBLIC NOTICE

There will be a Public Accuracy Test of Ballot Counting Equipment on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. 11:00 AM at the Scott County Gov-ernment Center. LeRoy Clausen, Clerk New Market Township


February 20, 2015351899


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pare for Advance Placement exams. Freshmen and sophomores will have certain courses to take online, including English and math, and students without digital access at home will be provided alternative assignments in a hard copy format, according to Lakeville South High School Principal John Braun. He told School Board members at a Feb. 10 meeting that testing is to take place in both high schools from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the juniors will be dismissed after lunch, which Braun said the schools are required to serve that day. Braun said there are stringent requirements the district must follow to administer the ACT tests. Test-takers must be spaced at least three feet apart, there must be at least one proctor in the room for every 25 students and all bathrooms, drinking fountains and hallways need to be dedicated to the junior class, he said. Braun added that the district also has to provide certain testing accommodations for special-needs students and follow strict procedures to ensure test security. “The logistics of making this day happen for students really is going to require all of our staff being involved,” Braun said. “We believe that we can provide a quiet, small group-focused testing situation for our juniors.” Bus schedules will not change, so some students who rely on that transportation may need to re-main in school until the school’s regular 2:37 p.m. dismissal time. Braun said having the buses arrive an hour earli-er to transport students was not an option because bus routes throughout the district are coordinated with each other.


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hold study sessions at Lakeville City Hall, and asked staff to provide more details about the options, including costs, equipment and staffing needs, for them to consid-er again in a March study session. The board’s study ses-sions last year moved from the District Office to City Hall, where the board be-gan broadcasting regu-lar meetings (through an agreement with the city) to improve videotaping capa-bilities without spending money on new equipment. Problems soon cropped up. Holding study sessions before regular board meet-ings created marathon ses-sions of stacked meetings and time crunches that did not allow for the board

to thoroughly discuss all issues before the regular board meeting was slated to start. Study sessions are now being held at the Crystal Lake Education Center on days when there is not a regular board meeting, but the setup there is not ideal, either. Board members face a video screen to see presen-tations, but their backs are to the audience, a situation that several board mem-bers want to change. Board Member Jim Skelly first proposed broadcasting study ses-sions, and noted that shar-ing the informal meetings with the community could help build support for dis-trict decisions, including a potential levy. He said many big deci-sions made by the board are discussed at work ses-

sions, but people do not have time to attend the meetings in person. “I think our secret to success is bringing our community along with us,” Skelly said. “I think that’s why we won our last levy election, because there was enough time and knowledge about what happened. I see the televis-ing of work sessions as the most effective, low-cost tool to build support for the school district.” Previous discussions have included the option of holding the study ses-sions at City Hall because it would be easy to broad-cast them, but the board determined that location is uncomfortable because it is difficult for board members to see each other. Board Member Judy Keliher noted that some audience members have

also complained they can-not hear the board’s con-versation very well in that location. Keliher advocated against broadcasting study sessions, noting that every-thing discussed in study sessions ultimately goes before the board in its reg-ular meetings. She said she’s con-cerned that people lis-tening to study sessions could become confused about what is really going forward, when in fact the board is just considering ideas or concepts. “I don’t think any-body’s afraid of having the conversations,” Keli-her said. “I think it’s more important to make sure that what we’re saying is what the community un-derstands is actually going to happen. It’s more con-trolling the message, be-

cause here we have a lot of dialogue and discussion. Sometimes we leave here not even sure which direc-tion we’re going.” Keliher suggested the board use informal com-munity dialogue sessions, which the board has been considering holding across the district, for sharing with the public the kinds of ideas and concepts dis-cussed in study sessions. Board members Kathy Lewis and Terry Lind said they favor broadcast-ing the study sessions but both prefer them to be in a more casual setting than City Hall. Skelly suggested broad-casting audio only from the study sessions, an idea that Board Chair Michelle Volk liked because it al-lows the board more flex-ibility in scheduling and allows members to speak

with a presenter in an in-formal setting. Volk said the public may question why a board member might leave the table where discussion is occurring. “The important part is to be able to have people know where are we com-ing from, how did we come to a decision,” Volk said. “Decisions aren’t written in stone. There is quite a bit of dialogue and questions that take place before we get to a formal meeting and take a vote. I don’t know how many times I’ve said to someone, ‘Those were the questions we asked.’ ”


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and possibly letting them fail at a business so they’ll start again, is huge.” YEA was first intro-duced in Lakeville and the state by the chamber’s for-mer President Todd Born-hauser, who is now leading the Northfield Chamber of Commerce. In reviving the program, Roche said the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce will again be part of the only Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Minnesota. He added that the YEA did not continue this year because of the amount of time and oversight the pro-gram required by the cham-ber. That effort will now be undertaken by Bob Finke, currently the interim presi-dent and chief financial of-ficer of TRIA Orthopedic Center, who will start at the chamber this spring as the chamber’s education man-ager. Roche said his primary focus is to be the YEA, but he will also manage the chamber’s other education-al programs. The program has space for up to 24 students, and

each must complete an ap-plication and go through an interview process to be ac-cepted into the YEA. “It’s exciting,” Finke said. “YEA gives students real-world opportunities and to gain experience from our business community.” Finke said the position fits his experience with en-trepreneurial projects, in-cluding opening new medi-cal clinics in Lakeville and Farmington. “I’ve taken the ideas of businesses and business plans and then (brought) them to fruition, which is what we are trying to edu-cate the students to do,” he said. Roche said they plan to generate a buzz about the YEA through social media, presentations and school as-semblies, news releases and hosting a booth at Lakev-ille’s annual Landscape & Home Expo in March. Finke called YEA a unique opportunity for students to take what they learn in the classroom and expand on that by interact-ing with business leaders in the community. He said the program gives students a hands-on opportunity to develop something on

their own that matches their ideas and interests. Roche added that stu-dents who start success-ful businesses can help strengthen and grow the community. “It’s all about workforce development,” Roche said. “If you don’t have a good workforce, businesses and residents are guaranteed to move. The No. 1 rea-son people probably move to Lakeville is because the quality of the schools, and the No. 1 reason businesses are here is because of the quality of the workforce. So we’re going to do this be-cause it’s workforce devel-opment.” The hunt is on for an ISD 194 teacher interested in leading the class, and stu-dent applications to be con-sidered for entrance to the program will be accepted in May. Student interviews will be held over the sum-mer and fall with classes starting this October. The Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation also recently received 501(c)(3) status, and a grant writer has been hired to help raise money for the YEA program. Foundation board

members are Roche, State Rep. Roz Peterson, former Lakeville Chamber Board Chair Bob Curtis, Karen Wentworth with Hobo Inc., and Steve Lorenz with Discovery Financial. Todd Anderson with Dick’s Sani-tation is the foundation’s chair. Roche said the founda-tion’s first-year goal is to attract $5,000 in grants for the YEA, and he hopes to generate $50,000 within five to 10 years. “I would love to see the foundation completely fund the YEA program and all of our education programs plus more,” Roche said. Dozens of business com-munity members are needed to volunteer to plan and ex-ecute the YEA in various roles that require about four to eight hours per month. Business members inter-ested in volunteering, join-ing the investor panel (last year the required invest-ment per panel member was $500) or both may contact Roche at 952-469-2020 or email him at [email protected]. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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Burnsville author at Burnhaven Burnsville High School graduate and debut author M.A. Larson will share his new middle grade novel, “Pennyroyal Academy,” from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thurs-day, Feb. 26, at Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. After writing for suc-cessful children’s television shows like “My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic” and “Littlest Pet Shop,” Lar-son has turned his pen to a fairy tale world where prin-cesses and princes train to fight witches and knights at the Pennyroyal Academy, which includes Cinderella and Rapunzel among its alumni. Evie is one of the first without royal blood to attend the school where she learns the “Courage, Com-passion, Kindness and Dis-cipline” necessary to com-bat the scourge of witches besetting the kingdom. The book has already been optioned for a movie adaptation and a sequel is in the works. The Red Balloon Book-shop will be on hand for those wishing to purchase copies of the book.

Minnesota Mosaic Dakota County Library celebrates its 19th year of hosting the Minnesota Mosaic Cultural Arts se-ries, complete with local artists, award-winning authors, environmentally-friendly programs and more. The series highlights the state’s vibrant culture and the heritage of Minne-sota’s population with the following programs at local libraries: Textile artist and educa-tor Wendy J. Johnson will present her book, “Yarn Works: How to Spin, Dye, and Knit Your Own Yarn,” 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Learn the history and sci-ence behind fiber art and about how to craft your own yarn. Johnson will sell and sign her book. Beauty of Japanese Pa-per Art, 6-8 p.m. Wednes-day, March 11, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday,

May 20, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Fold it, cut it and paste it. Learn three simple Japa-nese paper art techniques to create greeting cards and bookmarks. Presented by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. A Minnesota Legacy program. Registra-tion required. Meet Larry Schneider-man, author of “The Call of the Couch: A Fam-ily’s Love Affair with Its Business,” 7-8 p.m. Mon-day, March 23, Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. For the first time, Schneiderman opens the doors to his fam-ily’s showroom and shares an insider’s view of this lo-cal success story. Hand It Down: Textile Preservation in a Nutshell, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, Burnhaven Li-brary, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Save a piece of history. Learn simple tips to store, clean, frame and care for your one-of-a-kind quilt, em-broidered hanky or baby dress to pass along to the next generation. A Minne-sota Legacy program. Minnesota Mosaic is supported by the Dakota County Library Founda-tion and the Minnesota Clean Water, Land & Leg-acy Amendment. For more information or to register, visit www.da-kotacounty.us/library and search “Minnesota Mo-saic” or call 651-450-2918.

Vinnie Rose album release Vinnie Rose, 1998 Farmington High School graduate, will celebrate his new album release, “Vin-nie Rose – The American Dream,” from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 28, at Carbone’s, 10 N. Eighth St., Farmington. The album is a mix of rock, country, pop and Ameri-cana. It will be available for purchase at the show. It is also available at www.vin-nierose.com and on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and most other online retailers.

Book award finalists in Eagan Finalists in the poetry category for this year’s Minnesota Book Awards

will read from their nomi-nated works at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Finalists include: “Albedo” by Kathleen Jesme (Ahsahta Press). “Dangerous Goods” by Sean Hill (Milkweed Edi-tions). “Soul Over Lightning” by Ray Gonzalez (The University of Arizona Press). “This Way to the Sug-ar” by Hieu Minh Nguyen (Write Bloody Publish-ing).

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ational theatre Intergenerational Liv-ing & Health Care, a Minnesota-based non-profit organization dedi-cated to strengthening the connections between the generations and own-er of the Intergenera-tional Learning Center in Eagan, is hosting its eighth annual Intergen-erational Theatre pro-duction at The Commons on Marice, 1380 Marice Drive, Eagan. Performances of this year’s play, “Wagon Wheels a Rollin’,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27-28 and March 6-7 with a 3:30 p.m. per-formance Feb. 28. Ac-tors include participants from the community and residents from The Com-mons on Marice, and children and staff from the Intergenerational Learning Center, ages 3 to 90. “Wagon Wheels a Rol-lin’ ” is a play about the Old West written by Tim Kelly. The play is directed by Kristy Goebel, area director, who has direct-ed other area theater pro-ductions in Minneapolis at Park Square Theatre and Theatre Latte Da. Tickets can be reserved in advance by calling 952-463-0276. Tickets are $6 if picked up by Feb. 25 with a food donation for 360 Communities’ Our Daily Bread Food Shelf in Dakota County, oper-ated out of the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Apple Valley. Tickets are $8 at will-call with a food donation and $10 at the door.

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Books Textile artist and educator Wendy J. Johnson will present her book, “Yarn Works: How to Spin, Dye, and Knit Your Own Yarn,” 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Learn the history and science behind fiber art and about how to craft your own yarn. Johnson will sell and sign her book. Eric Dregni will discuss and sign copies of his new book, “By the Waters of Minnetonka,” at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 5, at Scott County Historical Society – Stans Museum, 235 S. Fuller St., Shakopee. SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, sub-mission and manuscript prep-aration information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Jesse Joyce and Drew Mi-chael, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, and Saturday, Feb. 28, at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake. For mature audiences only. Tickets: $19. Information: 952-445-9000 or mysticlake.com.

Dance Art in Motion, presented by Twin Cities Ballet of Min-nesota, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $15. Information: 952-985-4640.

Music Eagan-based Exultate Fes-tival Choir and Orchestra will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove St., Minneapo-lis; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Church of The Annunciation,

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Theater “Honk!” presented by Chil-dren’s Castle Theater, 7 p.m. Feb. 20-21 and 2 p.m. Feb. 21-22, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $13. Information: 952-985-4640. “Veronica’s Room,” pre-sented by Chameleon Theatre Circle, Feb. 20-March 8, Black Box Theatre, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Adult situations, possible nu-dity. Tickets: $22 adults, $19 seniors and students, at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 and online at Ticket-master.com. “50 Shades! The Musi-cal Parody,” 8 p.m. Saturday, March 14, Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake. Adults only. Tickets: $29 and $39. Information: 952-445-9000 or mysticlake.com.

Workshops/classes/other International Festival of Burnsville Planning Commit-tee: Get involved with the July 2015 festival; choose from en-tertainment, marketing, public-ity, sponsorships, and general event planning. Visit www.in-tlfestburnsville.org or contact [email protected]. The Eagan Art House of-fers art classes for all ages, www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreat ion/eagan-art-

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Friday, Feb. 20 Fish fry, 5-8 p.m., Rosemount VFW Post 9433, 2625 120th St. W., Rosemount. All-you-can-eat cod ($12.95) or walleye ($14.95); includes soup and salad bar. Fish fry, 5-9 p.m., Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave., Rosemount. All-you-can-eat fish ($11.95 adults, $10.95 seniors, $7.95 kids). Information: 651-423-3380.

Sunday, Feb. 22 Breakfast by Boy Scout Troop 269, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. All-you-care-to-eat pancakes, sausage, omelettes (coffee/juice/milk included). Cost: $8 at the door. Children 5 and younger eat free with a paid adult. Information: Charles at 612-840-9143. Fill The Bowl, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Brunswick Zone XL, 11129 162nd St. W., Lakeville. Bowling fundraiser for Wind-mill Animal Rescue. Registra-tion: $15, includes bowling, shoes, food, soda, door prizes. Teams of five or six. Informa-tion: https://www.facebook.com/events/335872199948697/. Adopted Friends meet and eat, 5:30 p.m., Culver’s, 17800 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville. Friend-ship, support, and fun for adop-tive families. Information: www.adoptedfriends.com. or [email protected].

Monday, Feb. 23 District 196 STEM Career Fair, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley.

Tuesday, Feb. 24 Free civil legal advice clinic, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Room 110A, Dakota County Northern Service Center, 1 Mendota Road, West St. Paul. No appointment neces-sary. Information: Dakota County Law Library, 651-438-8080.

Free criminal expungement informational clinic, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Room L139, Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Infor-mation: Dakota County Law Li-brary, 651-438-8080.

Friday, Feb. 27 Walleye fry by Dakota Coun-ty Elks Lodge 2832, 5-7:30 p.m., Mary Center at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. All-you-can-eat wall-eye, baked potatoes, coleslaw, rolls, milk and coffee. Cost: $13 adults, $6 ages 11 and younger, $3 kid’s meal of macaroni and cheese, animal crackers and milk. Fish fry, 5-8 p.m., Rosemount VFW Post 9433, 2625 120th St. W., Rosemount. All-you-can-eat cod ($12.95) or walleye ($14.95); includes soup and salad bar. Fish fry, 5-9 p.m., Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave., Rosemount. All-you-can-eat fish ($11.95 adults, $10.95 seniors, $7.95 kids). Information: 651-423-3380. Lenten fish dinner by the Lakeville Knights of Columbus, 5:30-8 p.m., All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Includes salad bar, baked cod, au gratin potatoes, rolls/butter, chocolate chip cook-ies and a beverage. All proceeds benefit All Saints Vocations. Free-will offering (suggested donation of $11 for age 12 and older, and $8 for seniors and children age 11 and younger). Use the office en-trance in front and take the stairs or elevator to the lower level din-ing room. Fish fry by the Rosemount Knights of Columbus, 6 p.m., St. Joseph’s School Social Hall, 13900 Biscayne Ave., Rose-mount. Free-will offering.

Saturday, Feb. 28 Trade-O-Ree/Auction for Boy Scouts, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. James Lutheran Church, 3650 Williams Drive, Burnsville. Earn the Collections Merit Badge that day.

Indoor winter farmers mar-ket, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Features winter produce, breads, meats, sweet treats and more. Final market of the season. Information: Eagan Parks and Recreation at 651-675-5500. Pins for Parkinson’s fund-raiser, 12-4 p.m., Apple Place Bowl, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, 952-432-1515. A total of 50 percent of bowling proceeds, 10 percent of food and bever-age purchases, as well as money from raffle ticket purchases will be donated to the National Par-kinson’s Foundation – Minnesota Chapter in memory of Gail Horn, who passed away this summer of Parkinson’s disease. She was a resident of Apple Valley for over 50 years and a teacher in District 196 for 10 years. Cost: $10 per person for bowling and shoes.

Ongoing

Emotions Anonymous meet-ings, 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays at SouthCross Community Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Sum-mit Oak Drive), Apple Valley. EA is a 12-step program for those seek-ing emotional health. All are wel-come. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • Feb. 20, 12-6 p.m., Culver’s, 3445 O’Leary Lane, Eagan. • Feb. 21, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 14638 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • Feb. 24, 12-6 p.m., Ras-mussen College, 3500 Federal Drive, Eagan. • Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Minnesota School of Busi-ness, 17685 Juniper Path, Lakev-ille. • Feb. 28, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 3868 150th St., Rosemount.

In The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s “Veronica’s Room,” a psychological thriller by Ira Levin, Susan takes on a dead woman’s identity, convinced she’s performing an act of mercy. But she soon discovers that reality is unreliable and that secrets, madness and terror lie underneath the surface comforts of Veronica’s room. From left: David F. Dubin, Morgan LeClaire, Beth Tangeman and Corey Boe. Chameleon’s production is directed by Emily P. Gill. Suggested for mature audiences, this show contains adult language and adult situations. Patrons with extreme sensitivity to fragrances are advised that the production includes olfactory effects. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20-21, 23, 26-28, March 5-7, and 2 p.m. Feb. 22, March 1 and 8. The Feb. 23 performance is Pay What You Can – audience members can set their own price for a ticket – and that evening’s performance is followed by a discussion with the cast and crew. All performances are at Ames Center’s Black Box Theatre in Burnsville. Tickets are $22 for adults; $19 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the box office, at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1-800-982-2787. (Photo submitted)

All is not as it seems in ‘Veronica’s Room’


and what they wanted to ex-press with them,” Rick Vogt said. Tickets are $15 and are available online at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

Guest spot This weekend, Twin Cit-

ies Ballet dancers will be appearing in Alexandria, Minn., for a guest spot with the Central Lakes Sympho-ny Orchestra at the 1,000-seat Performing Arts Center adjoining Alexandria Area High School. Twin Cities Ballet com-pany members and ap-

prentices, along with about a dozen Ballet Royale stu-dents, will be performing “Rodeo” and excerpts from “Carnival of the Animals” at the concert. Prior to the performance, Twin Cities Ballet will be leading a dance workshop with Alexandria students, who will then perform with the company at the Sunday concert during the “Carni-val of the Animals” portion. This is Twin Cities Bal-let’s second collaboration with a symphony orchestra. A few years ago the dance company teamed with the Minnesota Orchestra for a

Christmas show at Hosanna Church in Lakeville. The dance company is also gearing up for its March 14 “For the Love of Dance” fundraiser at the Cowles Center in Minneapolis. Tickets are $100 for the event, which will feature per-formances of “Rodeo” and “Carnival of the Animals,” along with champagne and appetizers. For informa-tion about “For the Love of Dance,” contact Twin Cities Ballet at 952-452-3163 or [email protected]

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

ThisweekendThisweekendVisual art, dance merge at ‘Art in Motion’

Lakeville performance

combines paintings, ballet

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


The spirit of artistic col-laboration is in the air at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. “Art in Motion,” which will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, fea-tures dances inspired by works of visual art. Ballet Royale, the Lakev-ille dance studio run by Rick and Denise Vogt, and its nonprofit wing Twin Cit-ies Ballet of Minnesota will be presenting four dances based on works of both classical and contemporary art. Among the choreogra-phers are Twin Cities Ballet company members Andrew Lester and Zoë Marinello-Kohn, Ballet Royale faculty member Emily McGuire, and Twin Cities Ballet artis-tic director Denise Vogt. Marinello-Kohn has emerged as a “triple threat” at “Art in Motion” — she’ll be dancing in a piece she choreographed based on one of her own paintings. “It’s sort of like ‘written and directed by and star-ring,’ ” Rick Vogt said. This is the sixth year the Vogts have organized “Art in Motion,” which was pre-viously called “An Evening of Art and Dance.” This year marks the first time the work of a nonliving artist was used as inspira-tion for one of the dances,

with Denise Vogt taking the painting “Dreamy Girl by a Birdcage,” by the Belgian artist Joseph Jannsens de Waerebeke, as the inspira-tion for her choreography. Through digital projec-tions of the paintings shown before or during the dances, the audience can get an idea of the visual art that inspired the choreography, Rick Vogt said. The audience is invited to a reception and coffee hour following the performance to meet the artists and danc-ers. “It’s just a fun evening, with the choreographers and artists talking about the paintings and the dances,

Twin Cities Ballet and Ballet Royale will present dances inspired by paintings at “Art in Motion.” (Photo submitted)

This untitled painting by Zoë Marinello-Kohn served as the basis for the dance she choreographed for “Art in Motion.” (Photo submitted)

Artwork created by students at Apple Valley’s Diamond Path Elementary is the focus of an exhibit now on display at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. The exhibit sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council is part of an ongoing series that spotlights young artists from local schools. Pictured at the Feb. 6 reception are, from left, Rosemount Area Arts Council program chair John Loch, Diamond Path art teacher Mark Rode, Diamond Path student Amy Loch, Robert Trail Library branch manager Frances Veit, and Diamond Path Principal Lynn Hernandez. The artwork by Diamond Path students will be on display until Feb. 23. (Photo submitted)

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