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Kim Jirik will compete for education’s

highest honor in February

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

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A Lakeville educator has been selected for the National Education As-sociation Foundation’s Award for Teaching Excellence and will rep-resent the state at the foundation’s annual gala in February. Jim Jirik, a speech language pa-thologist with District 194’s Infant Toddler Intervention Program, is one of 45 other candidates chosen from the throughout nation to compete for one of five Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence, the highest award an individual can earn in the eduction field. The awards have cash prizes that range from $10,000-$25,000.

Jirik will speak at several state education events this year and will participate with the other honorees in a global learning fellow-ship in summer 2016. “We have the op-portunity to travel to another country to ex-perience global learning ourselves,” Jirik said. She does not yet know which country the group will travel to, but she is sure it will be exciting. This year, the honor-

ees will go to Peru. Last year, the con-tenders went to China, and the previ-ous year they traveled to Brazil. Jirik is the first Lakeville educator to ever receive the award and the first speech language pathologist in the state to represent Minnesota. To be selected for the award, Jirik had to meet five specific criteria: ex-

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Burnsville boy with a missionA Burnsville student goes to the U.S. Capitol as youth ambassador for the national Tourette Syndrome Association.

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Inside this edition are city of Lakeville public notices for bids to be received for various roadway projects in the city.

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State has a surplus of ideas The ECM Editorial Board suggests that the state budget surplus should be used to invest in projects, saved to build reserves and given back in tax relief.

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High school chanteuseApple Valley High School senior Scarlett Koenig will see the release of her debut album “Lucid” this month.

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New tune for South coach The Lakeville South boys hockey coach will step down from the post after leading the team for 10 years.

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Members of the all-girl FIRST LEGO League Robotics Team 29, “Caught in a Brainstorm,” gave a special presentation of their research project and robot challenge project for Lakeville Mayor Matt Little at Lakeville City Hall on March 27. The Century Middle School eighth-graders recently earned second place at the state competition, making them the first team from Lakeville to qualify to advance to the World Championship, to be held April 22-25 in St. Louis, Mo. The team will compete against the top 120 FLL teams in the world. Members are Anna Marie Mitchell, Selina Woo, Lauren Snyder, Olivia Stoa and Mikaela Harkema. The team is coached by Maureen Carrigan. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Special performance Reward quadruples in search for suspects

Outpouring of support raises information

reward to $2,000 by Laura Adelmann

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Public outrage over the planting of contaminated meat products in a Lake-ville neighborhood pos-sibly linked to one dog’s death has led to a four-fold increase in the reward amount for information leading to the person or people responsible. What started as a $500 reward offered by the Lakeville Public Safety Foundation has quadru-pled to $2,000 thanks to donations submitted by residents around Dakota County. “We have received nu-merous checks from the community for wanting to up the (reward) amount,” said Shanen Corlett, founding member of the Lakeville Public Safety Foundation. “They’re call-ing and wanting to find out: Can we donate and how.” Money earmarked to boost the reward will be given to anyone coming forward with information that leads to the arrest of the person or people responsible for littering hot dog meat with sharp objects inside in yards of Lakeville dog owners. Dog owners reported finding hot dog meat stuffed with open safety pins, screws and poison in their yards in March. Multiple dogs in and around Lakeview Elemen-tary have been hospital-ized, and Lt. Jason Polin-ski said a rottweiler died March 18 of antifreeze poisoning that may be linked to the hazardous materials. Polinski said police have not confirmed whether the dog ingested the antifreeze on its own or if it was in-tentionally poisoned.

Police, city sued for 911 callresponse

Couple claim police violated

their rights by Laura Adelmann


A former Lakeville couple has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and 11 Lakeville police of-ficers alleging police used excessive force in respond-ing to their assault report. Brian Curtis and Kajuana Jones Curtis say officers forced them to the ground, stomped on Cur-tis’ back and pointed their weapons after he reported a rental property caretak-er had pushed his way into their Dodd Court home and started a fight with one of their guests. The lawsuit seeks mon-etary damages for claims that include false impris-onment, two counts of battery, and violations of their Fourth and 14th amendment rights. According to the March 26 complaint de-manding a jury trial, the couple’s property man-ager, Calvin Manyfield, of Eagan, burst into the Cur-tis’ home at around 5:40 p.m. March 30, 2013, and started to fight with one of their guests. During the altercation, Manyfield reportedly dropped a folded knife that Jones Curtis kicked away and was later re-trieved by police. Curtis called 911 and within minutes seven or eight police vehicles began to arrive. Dakota County com-puter-aided dispatch re-ports state that Curtis re-ported loud altercations involving multiple people and that the “suspect male has a knife, outside in the yard with the caller’s kids.” Lakeville Police De-partment incident reports state officers secured six adults and determined



Seven Lakeville South High School athletics staff members were reprimanded for their part in a protest against the winner at the Minnesota State High School League state dance team high kick tournament in February. District 194 gave written repri-mands to Lakeville South dance team head coach Genevieve Adler, assistant dance coaches Alexis Leone, Michelle Field, Stephanie Michael, Suzanne Thompson and Leah Kongs-vik and Activities Director Neal Strader. Before the award presenta-tion, the Lakeville South stu-dent athletes were instructed by coaches to hold hands with members of the other teams – Eastview, Wayzata, Eden Prairie and Chaska — and stand apart from the winning Faribault High

School dance team. The action was meant to pro-test a MSHSL Feb. 12 finding that the Faribault dance team did not plagiarize portions of their alien-themed dance as other coaches had asserted. Administrative Services Di-rector Tony Massaros described the actions as “inappropriate and unacceptable” in the reprimands, issued after an investigation by the law firm Rupp, Anderson, Squires & Waldspurger. Massaros said the district’s estimated cost of the investiga-tion is $3,500. The total cost was shared by the districts with teams involved in the protest. Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District communi-cations director Tony Taschner said the district is still reviewing the report. According to the report:



Lakeville officials are propos-ing changes to city ordinances to proactively address potential issues with hookah lounges. City Council members agreed in a March 23 work session to consider amendments similar to Burnsville, which effectively shut down two Middle-Eastern-style smoking lounges that were operating there. They also requested more options that other cities have enacted to address public safety issues that could be associated with the businesses. A hookah is a large water pipe used for smoking flavored tobacco that is favored among Middle-Eastern immigrants and has gained popularity among young adults. Minnesota’s Clean Indoor Air Act allows hookah pipes to

be smoked indoors because the law allows an exemption for cus-tomers to sample materials sold in tobacco shops. Lakeville City Planning Di-rector Daryl Morey said hoo-kah lounges typically operate more like nightclubs, with the lounge aspect of the business becoming the primary aspect of the business instead of a sec-ondary activity to the sale of to-bacco products. Burnsville amended its code in December 2013 to require licensing and included addi-tional standards that eliminated indoor seating, restricted op-erating hours and limited the maximum size of the facilities to 2,000 square feet. The changes were made to ad-dress complaints about the busi-nesses that included increased police calls, noise, late hours of

Kim Jirik

Lakeville educator chosen for national award

See LAWSUIT, 16A See REWARD, 16ASee JIRK, 16A

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State tournament protest results in reprimands

Coaches helped plan the demonstration; Strader supported school’s participation

Lakeville considers hookah lounge regulations

City Council aims to act proactively to address potential issues

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Austin, 12, is advocate for those with Tourette syndrome

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


Austin Strowbridge, an authority on Tourette syndrome, would like to correct the misperception that everyone who has it is prone to uncontrollable bouts of cussing. “I don’t do that,” said the Burnsville 12-year-old, who was 10 when he was diagnosed with TS. “Only 10 percent of people with Tourette’s actually have

swearing tics.” Austin’s expertise isn’t only a product of experi-ence. He’s an advocate for himself and others with TS, a neurological tic dis-order that appears in early childhood or adolescence. Austin and his mother, Staci, spent March 23 to 25 in Washington, D.C., where Austin visited con-gressional offices and trained to become a youth ambassador for the na-tional Tourette Syndrome

Association. He’s available to speak publicly on a disorder that affects about six of every 1,000 children. Austin is one of about 300,000 U.S. children with TS. Another 200,000 have a chronic tic disorder that’s part of the same neurological spec-trum. Already an active member of Minnesota’s Tourette Syndrome As-

Austin Strowbridge, pictured with his mother, Staci, is a youth ambassador for the national Tourette Syndrome Association. (Photo by John Gessner)

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Pawnshop looks to further elevate the retail experience PawnWorks open

in Burnsville by John Gessner


The newest entrant in the Twin Cities pawnshop market may be the most so-phisticated yet in applying modern retail concepts. PawnWorks, which opened its first store in north Burnsville in late De-cember, even hired a strate-gic design firm known for its restaurant interiors to make the store as welcom-ing as possible. It has soft lighting, a calming green color scheme, touches of wood, metal and concrete and a sky-blue, merchandise-themed mural inside the entrance. “I wanted it to be open, transparent, welcoming, warm, friendly, trustworthy, fair, honest — those types of things,” said owner Greg Daniel, who hired Minne-apolis-based Shea Inc. to work on the interior design. Daniel will open a sec-ond PawnWorks location in Crystal by the end of May and hopes to open more Twin Cities stores in the next few years. He sees a market that’s underserved, even with one major player — Pawn America — and a scattering of smaller operators.

“I think there’s plenty of room for additional pawnshops,” said Daniel, of Minneapolis. “I think there’s probably more de-mand than there is supply in Minnesota in general. ... There is not a plethora of choices. By adding another choice, you’re not necessar-ily decimating the market.” His goal is to eclipse them all in customer ap-peal. Most pawnshops make money the same way — by making loans to people secured by their personal property and by selling stuff, Daniel said. But repeat business is driven by an appealing in-store experience, no matter which end of the transac-tion you’re on, he reasoned. “I felt like there was a huge opportunity to elevate that experience,” said Dan-iel, 46. His professional back-ground is in private invest-ment and investment bank-ing, Daniel said. In 2007 he and a partner joined an investment firm in buying a 12-store chain called Cash-n-Pawn, which Daniel said had six stores in Minnesota, four in Indiana and two in Missouri. They “invested a bunch of money” in turning the business around, changing the name to Max It Pawn, Daniel said. They then sold

the out-of-state stores in 2011 and the Minnesota stores in 2012. “I’ve been in probably hundreds of pawnshops around the United States, everything from the small-est, most antiquated to the largest, most modern,” Daniel said. “And there’s a wide range of things that you see.” He gives due props to Burnsville-based Pawn America for modernizing the retail presentation of pawnshops. “They’ve made pawn seem a little more friendly and a little less

mysterious,” Daniel said, adding that pawn-themed reality TV shows have also helped the cause. But Daniel is keen to take on his big competi-tor, which has its corporate headquarters and a store in Burnsville — the only other pawnshop in Burnsville, Ea-gan, Savage, Apple Valley or Lakeville, Daniel said. “In Burnsville, you’ve got a very successful large competitor in Pawn Amer-ica, but there are very, very few options south of the river,” he said. “So from my standpoint, I thought from

a customer-demand and competitive standpoint, it was an attractive location. ... And I also thought it would be interesting to give people that are currently maybe customers of Pawn America or any other store, for that matter, something new and different as an op-tion.” PawnWorks is on the north side of Highway 13 at 1301 Riverwood Drive, in a space that sat vacant after housing a State Farm Insurance claims office. The merchandise is a mix of used and new, Dan-

iel said. “Everything’s test-ed and working before we even bring it in the store,” he said. Products include con-sumer electronics, jewelry, tools, musical instruments and home goods such as microwaves and cookware. Firearms are also available, displayed only in the pages of a binder on a store coun-ter. “We will certainly make loans on them, and we’ll buy them as well,” Daniel said. The frequent turnover in the merchandise mix keeps things interesting for shop-pers, he said. “I believe that 100 per-cent of people that you and I know would be retail cus-tomers in a pawn store if they knew how great it was,” Daniel said, adding that customers expect a “good deal” from pawnshops. “I want to give people a good deal. My goal is that you have such a good expe-rience, whatever you’re do-ing with me, that you come back again and again.” PawnWorks’ hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun-day. The website is www.pawn-works.com. John Gessner can be reached at [email protected].

Corey McClellan is the general manager of PawnWorks in Burnsville, which opened in late December. (Photo by John Gessner)

Joe McCarthy testifies at Capitol

for Minnesota to strive toward

national benchmarksby Hank Long

SESSION DAILY

Joe McCarthy doesn’t like it when his elementary students sit still. The 14-year physi-cal education teacher has been a leader in state and nationally-based physi-cal education movements designed to help reinforce the notion that exercise in

school is more than simply giving students a chance to “shake all their sillies out.” Physical activity throughout the school day is instrumental to a stu-dent’s cognitive learning process, McCarthy told the House Education In-novation Policy Commit-tee last Thursday. He testified in support of House File 498, which would put Minnesota’s primary and secondary schools more in line with national physical educa-tion standards. “The brain stores no fuel itself,” said McCar-thy, who teaches at Mead-

owview Elementary in Farmington. “So if you want your kid’s brain to be turned on, focused, ready to learn, you need to send nutrients to their brain. The best way to do that is through physical activity and physical education.” The bill, sponsored by Rep. Bob Dettmer, R-For-est Lake, would direct the Department of Education to adopt, in rule, statewide physical education stan-dards and benchmarks based on those from the K-12 National Associa-tion of Sport and Physical Education. The committee ap-proved the bill on March

Farmington gym teacher wants increased phy ed standards26 and sent it the House Education Finance Com-mittee. Its companion, Senate File 343, sponsored by Sen. Susan Kent, DFL-Woodbury, last week awaited action by the Sen-ate Finance Committee. The bill also contains

provisions that would re-quire the department to annually report the weekly amount of time K-8 stu-dents spend in physical education class, the per-cent of K-12 students who receive a passing physi-cal education grade and

the number of required physical education cred-its school districts require their high school students to complete in order to graduate. Dettmer, who taught

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Craig brings energy, experience, leadership To the editor: In February the news-paper reported that An-gie Craig, a Twin Cities medical device executive, is running for Congress. Craig brings more than 20 years of global experience in leadership in business

and health care policy. For nearly 10 years, Craig has been one of the top execu-tives at St Jude Medical. This corporation, head-quartered in Minnesota, was designated by Fortune Magazine as its most ad-mired medical device com-pany for its innovation, excellent people manage-ment and social responsi-bility. These qualities are close to Craig’s heart, she says.

She admits they moved her to run for board mem-bership at Open Arms of Minnesota, an organiza-tion that ensures adequate nutrition for people with life-threatening diseases like cancer, HIV, multiple sclerosis, and Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She’s also served on the board at the Twin Cities American Heart As-sociation and the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce. She instinctively looks for

where she can make a dif-ference, committing ener-gy and leadership as chair of the Twin Cities Go Red campaign for the Ameri-can Heart Association. Parent of four sons, three teenagers and an 11-year old, Craig is no stranger to parental chal-lenges. They are a basis for her commitment to young people, and her vigor and energy to keep on top of those challenges.

PAUL HOFFINGEREagan

Paid sick days for all workers To the editor: Do you want someone with flu-like symptoms handling your food? Un-fortunately, people who don’t have paid sick days

do not have the option of staying home to get well. Instead, out of financial necessity, many have to show up to work and han-dle your food in order to get paid. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research found that 41 percent of employees in Minnesota are not eligible for paid sick leave, and many are in the service industry. That is a large number of peo-ple who have to choose be-tween taking care of their finances and taking care of themselves or loved ones. It is clear that grant-ing all employees in the state of Minnesota paid sick days is vital to ensure financial security. Sick workers make lousy workers, and, of course, only spread their illness. According to or-ganization TakeAction Minnesota, “1 million

state workers – four in 10 – can’t take time off without risking their jobs or paychecks.” There are too many people living paycheck-to-paycheck that would rather show up sick to work and infect others, than risk not be-ing able to pay their bills. Not giving employees paid time to better them-selves or take care of their family is unfair and needs to change. When life hands peo-ple the unexpected, they should be given the op-portunity to take care of themselves. Paid sick days should granted to all Minnesota workers so they can take care of the “unexpected” and be both physically and fi-nancially healthy.

SHANNON FRANKLakeville

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OpinionMinnesota budget surplus – save, spend, give back

‘Awesome,’ ‘amazing’ dual-credit courses may be spreading

Minnesota’s politicians are embroiled in debate – what should we do with an extra billion dollars or two? Granted, the problem of too much money is always better than the problem of not enough. Still, it’s time to rein in our leaders and add some practical ob-servations. First, the $1.9 billion budget surplus is a projected amount that will material-ize over the next two fiscal budget years. There’s no safe or file cabinet in St. Paul bulging with cash. The $1.9 billion is based on a $42 bil-lion budget. That’s about a 4.5 percent surplus – not a huge amount. Our state’s budget reserve right now is $1.3 billion or 3.5 percent of our bienni-al budget. Minnesota Management and Budget recommends we increase that to just over 5 percent. That would require $700 million. There is no guarantee our revenues will continue to grow as they have over the past couple of years. Is this surplus a sign of permanent growth? Or is it cycli-cal, and revenues will level off in the next year or two? Minnesota Management and Budget estimates growth will taper off starting in 2016. The main reason the surplus exists is the strong job growth we’ve experienced. Minnesota is now at 3.7 percent unem-ployment. This is good news – our state certainly will be more robust when every-one who wants to work is working, and when those who were underemployed are

making meaningful wages. Our political leaders quickly fell into predictable camps. Gov. Mark Dayton and DFLers have lots of ideas of how to spend the money: Education and trans-portation top the list, plus myriad other projects. Dayton’s most recent budget proposal suggests spending 80 percent of it, including major initiatives such as free pre-kindergarten for all 4-year-olds. Republicans started with the premise that some of the surplus – $200 million a year – should go to transportation im-provements. Within the past few weeks, a new chant has risen from many parts of the state: “Give the billions back, Minneso-ta!” State House Speaker Kurt Daudt said he would support returning all of the ex-tra money and would find the $200 mil-lion for transportation by cutting else-where in the state budget. And in another tangent, Senate Ma-jority Leader Tom Bakk says that we should take about $600 million to in-crease the state’s budget reserves. The best answer lies solidly in the mid-dle of these political stances. The Legislature should take a portion of the surplus and build up our reserves, closer to the recommended 5 percent. This is just common sense – we have no guarantee how long our strong national

and state economy will last. Some of the surplus should be allo-cated to statewide needs. Let’s allocate a solid portion to transportation, improv-ing roads, fixing deficient bridges and other vital statewide needs. As we do so, we should acknowledge this still is not enough. Dayton says we need to spend $11 billion over the next 10 years to maintain and upgrade bridges, roads and highways throughout the state. The most recent Republican proposal of-fers $7 billion over 10 years, using bond-ing and realigning of existing funds. A long-range solution to our transporta-tion needs is essential, one that will re-quire both parties work together and compromise. We should consider some of the gov-ernor’s best proposals, ones that will ben-efit all corners of Minnesota: Expand-ing the state college grant program and either eliminating or reducing tuition at two-year colleges and technical schools. We also should agree that the new Child Protection Act should be fully funded, currently estimated to cost $52 million. Dayton’s proposal to fund preschool for all 4-year-olds is a bold plan – count-less studies have shown that early child-hood education pays off over a lifetime. Before moving ahead, however, major questions must be answered. Have the costs been fully and accurately explored? Will our school districts be able to ac-commodate preschool? Will taxpayers quickly be hit with building requests?

Should dollars be concentrated in lower-income regions instead of throughout the state? We also encourage Daudt and his fel-low Republicans to continue to look for ways to cut spending. Every state program should justify its existence. Is it doing what was intended and is it still necessary? Finally, let’s give some back. Both Republicans and Democrats have of-fered worthy ideas: Eliminate or reduce various taxes, increase the eligibility for the Child and Dependent Care Credit to benefit more middle class families, and pursue a Republican plan for a New Market Tax Credit to encourage manu-facturing in outstate Minnesota. Let’s not fall victim to the “Jesse check” situation of the 1990s. Under Gov. Jesse Ventura, rebate checks were sent to most taxpayers in 1999, and in-come taxes were reduced. The rebates were shortsighted and the tax cuts were not sustainable in the long term. A few years later, Gov. Tim Pawlenty inherited a $4.3 billion deficit. We urge our legislators to search for common ground on this challenging problem, and move toward the middle. Let’s save a little, spend a little and give a little back. Common sense – not politics – should prevail.

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by Joe NathanSUN THISWEEK


“Amazing,” “wonderful” and “great” are how high school graduates have de-scribed dual-credit classes (high school and college credit) they took on their high school campus. If bills currently in the Minnesota House and Senate are ad-opted, there would be many more such courses all over the state. House File 1217 and Senate File 995 (companion bills) have encouraging bi-partisan support and the support of groups that didn’t always agree in the past. But nothing is certain at the Legis-lature, so people who like students earn-ing free college credit via courses offered in high school may want share their sup-port of these bills with legislators. Students from Princeton and Eagan high schools recently testified in the House and Senate, describing how they felt about these courses. Libby Morton and Winter Manisto-Saari from Princeton High School rose early on March 3, a very snowy morning, so they could be at the Minnesota House by 8 a.m. Morton explained that taking dual-credit courses at her high school was “a great thing,” allowing her to chal-lenge herself, earn college credit and stay involved in other high school activities. Manisto-Saari called her college level courses “absolutely phenomenal.” Princeton Superintendent Julia Espe talked about the bills’ possible benefits. “The funding would really help us in that we could try to recruit additional students to take concurrent classes,” she said. “Every section that we can add will be helpful in assisting students to look beyond high school graduation into their future. It also engages students in a rigor-ous curriculum. … That is a plus.” Rep. Sondra Erickson, R-Princeton,

who chairs the committee where the stu-dents testified, praised them for their “in-sight and eloquence.” On March 5, teacher Rita Anderson and Megan Lough and Bianca Nkwon-ta, seniors at Eagan High School, testi-fied in a Minnesota Senate committee. Anderson has taught a College in the Schools course for 27 years. She praised collaboration with the University of Minnesota that has produced the course as “amazing professional development.” She loves meeting with university and other high school faculty to discuss how the course is taught. Lough, described new college oppor-tunities in Iowa “that have opened up be-cause I took College in the Schools.” Nk-wonta called taking college-level courses in high school “the best of both worlds.” Sen. Greg Clausen, DFL-Apple Val-ley, the Senate bill’s chief author, praised the teacher and students for their hard work. The bills: –Expand opportunities for ninth- and 10th-graders to take concurrent enroll-ment courses in high school if the high school and college faculty think the stu-dents are ready. –Provide funds to help start new dual-credit courses, including funds to help more faculty take courses needed so col-leges will allow them to teach the courses. –Include some funds targeted at in-creasing career and technical dual-credit courses.

–Help community groups share infor-mation about these courses. Both the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, MnSCU, have de-veloped cooperative courses with Min-nesota high schools. The Minnesota Department of Education found that students who take these courses graduate from high school at a rate that, depend-ing on the group, is between 10 and 39 percent higher than students who don’t take such courses. Experience shows that even students who have not done well can succeed in college-level courses geared to their individual interests. All of this led the Minnesota Associa-tion of School Administrators, the Min-nesota Rural Education Association and the Center for School Change, where I

work, to help develop and support the bills. We haven’t always agreed, but on this, we do. A University of Minnesota survey of more than 800 participants found that 85 percent said as a result of taking the courses they were “better prepared aca-demically for college.” Dual credit is a wonderful gift to Minnesota students and families. Or, as students in the Uni-versity of Minnesota survey put it, these courses can be “awesome, fantastic, tough and wonderful!”

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

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Eagan High School seniors Megan Lough (left) and Bianca Nkwonta along with College in the Schools teacher Rita Anderson talked about dual-credit courses March 5 at the Capitol. (Photo by Joe Nathan)


Recording meetings promotes government transparency

by Don HeinzmanSUN THISWEEK


After many years of covering subur-ban city council, planning commission and school board meetings, I have con-cluded suburban government in general is good government. Rarely will you find fraud and illegali-ties in suburban government. Furthermore, I’m convinced that vot-ers, once they have access to and know all the facts of an issue, generally come to good common sense conclusions. They abhor any kind of a cover up. We must be concerned when access to official facts is hindered. Be on the lookout for a council or school board meeting in disguise. It’s called a study meeting, workshop or work session, where members gather to learn about an issue that may result in public policy. Councils may not be de-liberately trying to skirt the open process that is afforded to the public during a regularly scheduled meeting, but there is certainly a great deal of discussion that occurs during study or work sessions. There is often so much critical informa-tion discussed that it would seem better suited for a regularly scheduled meeting where everyone can hear and see what is happening. This study meeting has all the trap-pings of a regular meeting. There’s an agenda, the mayor (in the case of city government) usually chairs it, minutes are kept and the public can attend. There is one exception: No official votes are taken at the study meeting. Aha, but many times the position on the vote is formed through the informa-tion given at a study meeting. Councils and boards will argue that the study meeting shortens the regular meetings that otherwise could go on un-til after midnight. I’ve heard councils say it’s hard to concentrate after 11 p.m. The problem is the public rarely knows what’s under “study” and rarely attends this special meeting where poli-cies are born. I argue that the public is missing out on what its council and board members are doing and saying at these study meet-ings. How can people judge the quality of their elected officials if they don’t hear them? Councils and boards can argue that the meetings are recorded, open to the public and minutes are kept. But not all governmental bodies record such meet-ings. The Lake Elmo City Council recently voted to stop recording its workshop

meetings. One council member who vot-ed to stop the recording said the work-shop meeting provided an opportunity for a more candid discussion. There you have it. If it’s not recorded you can really say what’s on your mind. That’s precisely what the public needs to hear. The Lake Elmo Council now will re-cord only the meetings of the City Coun-cil, the Planning Commission and the Parks Commission. This idea of not recording official meetings is spreading. Recently, the Orono City Council vot-ed not to begin video recording its plan-ning commission meetings. I agree with Council Members Aaron Printup and Dennis Walsh that recording the meet-ings is good government and increases transparency. The council argues the public can read the minutes, which we all know are filtered and are not published immediately after the meeting. The Orono City Council’s work ses-sion, usually held before a regular coun-cil meeting, is not recorded. Notes are taken. The Bloomington School Board re-cently decided to discontinue video re-cording its study sessions for one year. They are audio recorded. Official min-utes are not published, but notes are taken on the proceedings. If truth be told, some councils and boards are intimidated by being video and audio recorded. They don’t want their uninformed questions on the re-cord. Anyone who has listened to an audio recording knows how tedious that is, and most officials know the public won’t take that time. Mind you, these study sessions are open to the public, and recording them is not legally required. Study sessions are convenient, but councils and boards should do all they can to keep their sessions transparent, even though video recording can pro-duce some uncomfortable moments.

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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sociation chapter, Austin is outgoing and articulate — a natural for the youth ambassador program, whose mission is commu-nity advocacy and influ-encing lawmakers. “He knew how hard it is,” Staci said of her son’s experience with TS. “He wanted to kind of speak for others since he can get up and is comfortable in front of people.” When Austin’s disorder appeared, it confused him and everyone around him. “I’d have this cough-ing tic where I’d always just cough and cough,” he said. “And my mom didn’t really understand it at all. She would tell me to stop or she would punish me. So I got into trouble a lot. “And my grandpa said I was forcing it. So when we found out, my grandpa and my mom felt kind of bad.” Staci, a first-grade teacher at Harriet Bishop Elementary in Savage, said she hadn’t come across anything quite like it in nearly 20 years of teach-ing.

“And Austin has ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) paired with it, so I think that impulsiveness comes into play,” she said. “In sixth grade, my tics were a lot worse,” said Austin, who attended Har-riet Bishop, the gifted and talented magnet school in District 191, and is now a seventh-grader at Eagle Ridge Junior High in Sav-age. “And I got made fun of at school and bullied. And no one really un-derstood me. They were, like, ‘Why have you been coughing, like, all year?’ ” Austin and his mother worked with the Harriet Bishop nurse last year to arrange presentations on TS for all the sixth-grade classes. The nurse clicked through a PowerPoint while Austin led the dis-cussion. “I think it was a huge a-ha for kids,” Staci said. And it worked. “Yeah, people started kind of giving me more respect than they had,” Austin said. “They weren’t making fun of me any-more. There was this one guy who would always get

up and, like, cough in my face and make fun of me. After he found out, he said ‘Sorry’ a lot.” While Austin reports improvement in his condi-tion, his mother said some things will set off his tics, such as hunger, lack of sleep, anger or excitement. In addition to giving him medication for TS and ADHD, she and her husband, Erik, have Aus-tin working with a psy-chologist on a program of comprehensive behav-ioral intervention for tics. “It seems pretty higher-level to me and not some-thing that a lot of people could ever even attain, but it’s worth a try,” Staci said. Austin takes his condi-tion in stride. “It’s something you have lifelong,” he said, naming Mozart and U.S. soccer goalie Tim Howard among the luminaries with TS. “It’s not contagious or anything.”

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

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Scotland Yard luncheon speaker Richard Lett, MVO, retired from the Scotland Yard Royalty Protection Department, will be the guest speaker at the April 29 Lakeville Women in Business Luncheon at the Holiday Inn Lakeville, 20800 Kenrick Ave. Lett led the protection of senior members of the British royal family and coordinated protection operations at major state and international events. Registration: 11:15 a.m. Luncheon and pro-gram: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: $25 members ($20 before April 24); $40 nonmembers. No walk-ins. For more infor-mation, contact Shelley Jans at [email protected] or 952-469-2020.

‘Get Wiify’ at credit union Ideal Credit Union will highlight its “Get Wiify” campaign with an emphasis on youth and financial literacy during the National Youth Sav-ings Challenge in April. Members under age 18 are encouraged to visit an Ideal branch to open an account or make a deposit. One lucky saver may be chosen at random to receive $100 at the end of the challenge. Official rules are posted on www.idealcu.com. “Get Wiify,” an acro-nym for “What’s in it for You,” aims to enlighten members and prospective members about the value-added products, services and benefits Ideal offers. During the National Youth Savings Challenge, employees will be wear-ing colorful “Get Wiify”

T-shirts every Friday to encourage young mem-bers to save for their fu-ture and get what’s in it for them. Ideal Credit Union has a branch in Eagan.

Writing a business plan “Writing a Business Plan – A Simplified Method” will be pre-sented from 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 23, at Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley. Learn a simplified method to create a busi-ness plan with Bob Voss, instructor at Dakota County Technical College and author of the books “Will My New Business Succeed?” and “21 Ques-tion Business Plan.” Sponsored in part by South Metro SCORE and US Federal Credit Union. Registration required at the library or online at https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/libraries.

Innovations program Apple Valley manu-facturer Uponor North America is offering to support the next great entrepreneurial idea through its Innovations program, which is now accepting 2015 applica-tions. Uponor Innovations LLC will provide entre-preneurs, business own-ers, investors, etc., with the resources to bring their products to market. Anyone from entrepre-neurs to start-ups are in-vited to submit ideas for products and innovations that align with Uponor’s sustainability goals and vision of enriching people’s way of life. En-

trepreneurs can submit their executive summary to Uponor Innovations LLC at www.uponorin-novations.com for consid-eration.

Electronic recycling at Park Nicollet Park Nicollet Clinic in Burnsville is one of eight HealthPartners and Park Nicollet hospitals and clinics to partner with Tech Dump, a Min-nesota electronics recy-cling nonprofit, to col-lect unwanted electronics (gently used, obsolete, or damaged). The Earth Day event runs 2-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Park Nicollet Burnsville, 14000 Fair-view Drive, in the south-west parking area. The clinic’s Green Team is hosting the event and will have volunteers on hand to assist partici-pants. Tech Dump will destroy all information and data at its facility in Golden Valley or St. Paul. For a complete list of accepted items, visit w w w. Te c h D u m p. o rg /HealthPartners.

NACR expands process, tools Eagan-based technol-ogy solutions company NACR has expanded its incident management process and tools to in-clude support for all cus-tomer platforms, such as Avaya, Nortel, Cisco, Unify, Interactive Intel-ligence, Microsoft Lync, and more. The expansion is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to enhancing the support it offers to customers and delivering one integrated source for a full spectrum of services.

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Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, April 7, 7:30-9 a.m., Chamber Coffee Con-nection, Tentinger Law Firm, 15000 Garrett Ave., Apple Val-ley. • Saturday, April 11, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Home and Garden Show, Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Free. • Thursday, April 16, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Joint Chamber Business After Hours and Leg-acy Awards, Lakeview Bank, 9725 163rd St. W., Lakeville. Joint event with Burnsville and Lakeville chambers. Burnsville Chamber of Commerce events: • Wednesday, April 8, 8-9 a.m., AM Coffee Break, Visiting Angels, 500 E. Trav-elers Trail, Burnsville. Free for chamber members and guests. No RSVP required. In-formation: 952-435-6000. • Tuesday, April 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lunch & Learn – “The Leadership Connec-tion,” Better Business Bureau, 220 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Speaker: Erik Ther-wanger. Cost: $15 members, $25 nonmembers. RSVP by April 13. Information: 952-435-6000. • Thursday, April 16, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Chamber 101 Class, Burnsville Chamber of

Commerce, G Level Confer-ence Room, 350 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. RSVP by April 14 to Jina at 952-435-6000. • Thursday, April 16, 4:30-6:30 p.m., 2015 annual Lake-view Bank Legacy Awards, 9725 163rd St. W., Lakeville. Free to attend. No RSVP re-quired. Information: 952-435-6000. Dakota County Region-al Chamber of Commerce events: • Friday, April 3, 7:30-9 a.m., Legislative Breakfast Series – Higher Education and Our Workforce Challenge, The Commons on Marice, 1380 Marice Drive, Eagan. Speaker: Steve Rosenstone, chancellor, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Single event: $25 members, $30 nonmembers. Series pass: $200. RSVP/information: Vicki Stute at [email protected] or 651-288-9201. • Tuesday, April 7, 8-9 a.m., Rosemount Coffee Break, Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 14845 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Hosted by Ameriprise Finan-cial and Rudy’s Redeye Grill. Open to all DCRC members. Information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Thursday, April 9, 8-9 a.m., Eagan Coffee Break, Ed-ward Jones, 1121 Town Cen-tre Drive, Eagan. Open to all DCRC members. Information: Chelsea Johnson at cjohn-

[email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Thursday, April 9, 3:30-4 p.m., ribbon cutting, Andros MedSpa, 750 Main St., Suite 109, Mendota Heights. Cel-ebrate the opening of new member Andros MedSpa. • Wednesday, April 15, 8-9 a.m., Farmington Coffee Break, Anchor Bank, 324 Oak St., Farmington. Open to all DCRC members. Information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Thursday, April 16, 7:45-9 a.m., The womEn’s circle: Confident Networking, Val-leywood Golf Course, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Val-ley. Speaker: Teresa Thomas, networking expert. Annual fee: $150. Attend as a guest one time for $25. Information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Friday, April 10, 8-9 a.m., Teacher Appreciation Break-fast, Oak Hills Elementary. • Thursday, April 16, 4:30-7 p.m., Lakeview Bank Legacy Awards and After Hours, 9725 163rd St. W., Lakeville. Business Networking In-ternational events: • Wednesday, April 8, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Visitors Day, Brunswick Zone XL, 11129 162nd St. W., Lakeville. All are welcome. Lunch provided.

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Business BriefsBBB warns businesses about extortion scheme A Twin Cities photog-raphy firm reports it has been confronted with an online extortion scam that has targeted other photography businesses nationwide. This scheme involves an email from an individual offering repu-tation management ser-vices and, shortly there-after, a series of fake – negative – customer re-views begins popping up on the Internet, deriding the company’s services. Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) warns photographers and all business owners to watch out for this scheme, as it may spread to other in-dustries. “Today this scam tar-gets photographers, but who will it target tomor-row? That’s the question we’re asking,” said Dana Badgerow, president and CEO of BBB of Minne-sota and North Dakota. “We’re advising all busi-nesses that the best ap-proach to dealing with scams like this is to not play along.” The extortion scheme targeting photographers has been outlined on various photography websites. It often starts with a general inquiry, purportedly from a pro-spective customer. From there, an email from an individual offering reputation management service follows. These emails emphasize the impact negative reviews can have on a business and outline three options business owners have: 1)

Ignore the bad reviews (not advised). 2) Hire a reputation management company to suppress negative comments – though the email states there “is no guarantee of success.” 3) Hire them on a “per customer” basis – at a rate of $299 per cus-tomer – to convince the person not to post any more negative reviews. The email goes on to say “This is not a shakedown as I am not the author of these complaints.” “In this case, the bad reviews on the heels of introductory emails from individuals claim-ing they can help busi-nesses deal with negative reviews makes the math pretty easy to do,” added Badgerow. The emails offering reputation management have allegedly come from Gina Ellis, who identi-fies herself as a profes-sional investigator, and Jennifer McMahon, who identifies herself as an attorney, though those names may not be real. The scammers will also likely use other names in this scheme. BBB advises business-es who receive emails from supposed reputa-tion management experts and then notice suspi-cious negative reviews popping up online to: – Not be bullied and don’t play someone else’s game. Posting false re-views and then demand-ing payment (either di-rectly or indirectly) is a form of extortion. – Tell your story. If

the customer review web-site allows you to post a response to question-able reviews, create a re-sponse that stresses your view that the review in question is fake and also include a link to online stories that explain how this type of scam works. – Do your research at bbb.org if you’re inter-ested in hiring an online reputation management firm. Seek references and do some comparison shopping to get an idea what the going rate is. Also, ask a lot of ques-tions and make sure your firm needs this service. How to monitor/man-age your company’s on-line profile: – Set up a Google Alert for your business name. In most cases, this will alert you to any online reviews or news about your company. – Monitor your com-pany’s profile on a few different customer re-view sites and respond to false reviews with a link to posts about this type of scam to educate potential readers. Sub-mit proof to the review website and request that the fake reviews be taken down. – Contact the Fed-eral Trade Commission via its toll free hotline: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357) or the FTC online complaint form. – File a report through the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Fraud Complaint Cen-ter.

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Student job fair is April 8 The Lakeville Job Fair for high school students in the south metro will be 2:45-5 p.m. Wednes-day, April 8, in the com-mons at Lakeville South High School. The event is sponsored by the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce and the Lakeville School District.

‘Your Family’s Journey’ contest The “Your Family’s Journey” contest is part of the monthlong One Book, One Lakeville celebration. Children ages 7 to 12 can enter by creating a poster up to 24x12 inches in size and teens ages 13 to 18 can enter by writing an essay of up to 500 words. Bookstore gift cards valued at $15, $25 and $40 will be awarded in each category. Contest entries must be submitted to the Heritage Library on or be-fore April 10. The library is located at 20085 Heri-tage Drive, Lakeville.

Job Transitions Group Catherine Byers Breet will present “Negotia-tion: How Much $$$ Do You Want to Make?” at the April 7 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lu-theran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small group sessions are offered following the meeting at 9:30 a.m. each week on many different topics. Call 651-452-3680 for information.

Scouts hold pancake breakfast Boy Scout Troop 455 will host its 10th annual pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 11, at the Rose-mount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave. W., Rosemount. All-you-can-eat pan-cakes, sausage, juice and coffee will be served. Tick-ets will be available at the door for $5. Children age 5 and under will be free. The event will include a bake sale featuring cook-ies, brownies, bars and more.

‘Saving Grace’ spaghetti dinner, silent auction A “Saving Grace” spa-ghetti dinner and silent auction will be held from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at GrandStay Hotel, 7083 153rd St. W., Apple Valley. All proceeds will direct-ly benefit a little girl’s fight for safety from domestic violence. The event will include a display of the clothing line from the Minnesota Coali-tion of Battered Women. Suggested donation: $15 adults, $8 children, free for those under age 3. To make a dona-tion, volunteer, donate items for the auction or for presale tickets, call 952-314-4874 or email [email protected]. Informa-tion: www.nomore.org.

Wescott Library book sale The Wescott Library Spring Book Sale runs April 22-26. Hours are 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 (member preview night); 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thurs-day, April 23; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25; and 1-3 p.m. Sunday, April 26 (bag day). The sale includes books as well as CDs, DVDs and books on tape. Members of the Friends of the Wescott Library gain entrance into preview night before the book sale officially begins. Members also receive a discount on all purchases during the sale. To become a mem-ber, stop by the reception desk at the Wescott Li-brary, visit www.fwlon-line.com, or join onsite at the book sale.

Author to speak at Republican women’s group Author and business owner Peter Vodenka will speak of his family’s har-rowing flight for freedom at the April 11 meeting of Metro Republican Women at the Mendakota Coun-try Club, 2075 Mendakota Drive, Mendota Heights. Living in oppression in Communist Czechoslova-kia, Vodenka worked for 10 years to formulate the perfect escape that would take him and his wife and two young children to safety. In search for free-dom, Vodenka left all his possessions and extended family in hopes of attain-ing the American Dream, an experience he shares in his book, “Journey to Freedom.” The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. with buffet breakfast served at 8:45 a.m. Cost is $18 for mem-bers, $20 for nonmem-bers and $10 for students. Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations are en-couraged. For reserva-tions, contact Kaki Frost at [email protected]. RSVP by April 7.

Walk more with Simple Steps For the ninth year, Dakota County is spon-soring Simple Steps, a free walking program for residents. Participants can join a group or start their own group. Groups can range in size from one to 12 people. Those who walk regularly are eligible for prizes. The program runs April 1 through July 31. Registration is open through June 15. Register by visiting www.dakotacounty.us and searching “Simple Steps” or by calling 651-554-6100. Simple Steps is sponsored by the Dakota County Public Health Department. Partners include cities, parks, businesses and organiza-tions in Dakota County.

Farmington Relay for Life The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Farmington is sched-uled for Friday, July 24, from 6 p.m. to mid-night. (Please note time change.) Walk or run the track at Robert Boeckman Middle School, 800 Den-mark Ave. Join family, friends and neighbors to cheer the participants celebrating survivors and caregivers. To create a team or join an existing team, contact Connie at c o n n i e s k i d @ c h a r t e r.net or 612-720-5789 for more information.

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In an era before Xerox machines and Liquid Paper

Rosemount school district’s clerical employee for 30 years dies at the age of 87

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


Rose Marie Ervasti, a 30-year clerical employ-ee for the Rosemount school district, died March 24 at age 87. Ervasti was born the youngest of seven chil-dren on July 20, 1927, to Julius and Frieda (Moeller) Strese. Raised in Lebanon Township and Rose-mount, Ervasti attend-ed Rosemount schools when all 12 grades were in one building. Ervasti graduated in 1945 as salutatorian after serving as class vice president, editor of the Blu ’n’ Gold school newspaper and mem-ber of the glee club and band. Her yearbook proph-esied that Ervasti would return to work for the school district. She worked a short time for local business-man Leo Fluegel as a bookkeeper at the grain elevator operation, but in 1955 she was hired as a clerical employee of the growing Rosemount District 5 Schools, which became School District 196 in 1958. Her daughter, Vicki Loeding, said Ervasti’s duties in her early years included sorting mail, operating the switch-board and taking care of personnel and insurance matters in the district office, working for su-perintendents Lambert Baumgartner through 1958 and Hap Hanson 1959-72. Enrollment in the dis-trict at the time was 900. Former District 196 English teacher JoAnn Friberg recalled that her classroom was next door to the superintendent’s office when the district’s one building included what is now Rosemount

Middle School. Friberg she could re-member the sound Han-son’s footsteps would make as he entered and exited the office. She de-scribed it as a reassuring sound giving the feeling of a tight-knit district. The work Ervasti per-formed made her a “jack of all trades,” Loeding said. “She was a hard work-er and enjoyed secretari-al work,” she said. “She enjoyed the public. She was very people-oriented and enjoyed the commu-nity.” In 1960, she typed and ran the first copies of the district newsletter, Spot-light, on an offset press. Ervasti was quoted in Spotlight after her retirement in 1986 that they didn’t have Xerox machines and they didn’t have Liquid Paper, just erasers. Loeding recalled that Ervasti was charged with the duty of running off the agendas and packets for school board meet-ings and would deliver them to the board mem-bers’ homes prior to the meetings. Over the 30 years Er-vasti was at the district, she worked with five su-perintendents and two interim superintendents, and the district exploded

with growth. Many new schools were built and thousands of teachers and support staff were hired as she served as secretary to the superin-tendent for 26 of those years. She retired in 1986 as the district’s longest serving employee, say-ing she wanted to enjoy more time with her grow-ing family. She married Har-old Ervasti on Nov. 26, 1947, and they had four children: Vicki Loed-ing (Steve), Harold Jr. “Butch” (Denise), Geno, and Kevin “Cal” (Mary Kaye). Ervasti had nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Family was always foremost to Ervasti, Loeding said. She saw her children and most of her grandchildren grad-uate from District 196 schools. In her later years Er-vasti lived at Centennial House in Apple Valley, where the staff and many friends added quality of life to her every day. Er-vasti loved to keep her mind active with puzzles and enjoyed regular vis-its from her family and friends. The family said they were very grateful to Er-vasti’s many friends at the school district and to the loving staff at Cen-tennial House. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings Helen, Evelyn (Ratzlaff), Donald, El-eanor, Elmer and Marie; husband Harold Ervas-ti; and daughter-in-law Cheri Ervasti. A celebration of life service was held March 30 at Rosemount United Methodist Church.

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Tai chi and chai tea at Grace Grace United Method-ist Church, 15309 Maple Island Drive, Burnsville, will offer the Arthritis Foundation’s Tai Chi Program. Classes will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, April 14 to May 26. They will be followed by an optional time for tea and conversation. Past participants in this program have re-ported decreased joint pain and stress, increased range of motion and im-proved balance. Cost is $35. Scholar-ships are available. To register, call Tracy at 952-215-7052.

Think Speaker Series Easter, Augustana and Prince of Peace Lutheran churches will present the first of the Think Speak-er Series from 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at Eas-ter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Lois Malcolm, associ-ate professor of system-atic theology at Luther Seminary, will present “The Holy Spirit’s Cre-

ative Power,” in the kick-off event for the series. She will address ques-tions such as “Who is the Holy Spirit?” and “How is the Holy Spirit present and active in our lives, in the church and in the world?” Think Speaker Se-ries had its genesis when the pastors of the three churches, together with the president of Luther Seminary, sat down to-gether to ask “How can we be the church togeth-er? How can we learn together, grow together, witness together?” Think Speaker Series is free and child care will be available.

Life after retirement Prince of Peace Lu-theran Church will pres-ent Life After Retire-ment—What Do I Do Now? This three-session workshop will be 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays, April 28, May 5 and 12, and will feature guest speaker Dee Bailey. Bailey is a human de-velopment consultant and certified life coach who has worked with adults in transition for

over 30 years. The workshop is free and will be in Room 200 of the Christian Life Center at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 13901 Fairview Drive, Burns-ville. Contact Kari Sny-der at [email protected] or 952-898-9357 to register by April 21. This program is sup-ported by a grant from the Lyngblomsten Foun-dation and Parish Nurse Resource Group.

Growing through Loss Marian Eisenmann, retired pastor and for-mer nurse, will pres-ent “What is this thing called Grief ?” at the first session in a five-week Growing Through Loss series Tuesday, April 7, at Church of St. Joseph, 13900 Biscayne Ave., Rosemount. Registration is at 6:30 p.m.; speaker at 7 p.m.; support groups facilitat-ed by trained leaders at 8 p.m. A freewill offering will be accepted. The series is sponsored by the Interdenomina-tional Coalition of South Suburban Churches. It is

offered to any adult ex-periencing a loss or ma-jor crisis and to pastoral ministers. For additional infor-mation, call 952-890-0045 or email [email protected].

Free parenting workshop Chad Hayenga from Connected Families will lead a free Christian par-enting workshop from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Satur-day, April 11, at Messiah Lutheran Church, 16725 Highview Ave., Lakeville. “Raising Kids With Respect, Responsibil-ity, and Real Faith” will teach parents how to: • Build resilient, au-thentic faith as the foun-dation of their family. • Recognize powerful opportunities for build-ing respect, responsibil-ity and faith in everyday situations. • Discipline with wis-dom and confidence. Hayenga is a licensed marriage and family ther-apist, certified life coach, dad and husband. For more information, visit www.messiahonline.org.

About 100 children enjoyed an Easter egg hunt at Farmington Lutheran Church on Sunday, March 22. After hearing the resurrection story, they hunted for Easter eggs and enjoyed face painting, cookie decorating, an egg toss, and coloring. The Easter bunny even made an appearance. Treat bags were shared with families at the Lewis House in Eagan and Hastings. Extra candy went to Trinity Care Center in Farmington. Holy Week worship services at FLC are Maundy Thursday at 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Good Friday at 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday, April 5, at 6:30, 8, 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. Farmington Lutheran Church’s youth will serve Easter breakfast from 7-10:30 a.m. The nursery will be available during the 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. worship services. Call 651-463-4100 for information. (Photo submitted)

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Lakeville seniors All events are held at Lakeville Heritage Cen-ter, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for in-formation. Monday, April 6 – Computer Lessons, 9 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fit-ness 2, noon; Cribbage, 12:30 p.m.; Cards, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 – Dominoes and Cards, 9 a.m.; Happy Feet, 9 a.m.; Tappercize, 9:30 a.m.; Craft Group, 9:30 a.m.; Book Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Active Adults Ad-visory Committee Meet-ing, noon; Party Bridge, noon; Jewelry Class – Flame Copper, 1 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Pilates Mat Class, 5 p.m.; deadline, Diner’s Club. Wednesday, April 8 – Cards, 9 a.m.; Men’s Golf League Meeting, 9 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Health-ways Flex Fitness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon; Dime Bingo, 1 p.m.; Chess, 1 p.m.; Health Angels Bik-ing Meeting, 1 p.m. Thursday, April 9 – “Classic Voices” Cho-rus, 9-10 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.; Red Hat Chorus at Trinity Terrace, 1:30 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Diner’s Club – Ras-cal’s, 5 p.m.; Billiards, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; “Close Encounters of the Third Age – Reinventing at Re-tirement” at Heritage Li-brary, 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 10 – 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 Fit-ness 2, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Tat-ting, 1 p.m.; Oil & Acryl-ic Painting Class, 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11 – Driver Safety Class, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Senior driver improvement The Minnesota High-way Safety Center will offer 55-plus driver-im-provement courses on the following days: • 5:30-9:30 p.m. April 7 (four-hour refresher), Burnsville Senior Center – ISD 191, 200 W. Burns-ville Parkway, Burnsville. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. April 7 (four-hour refresher),

Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farming-ton. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. April 22 and 23 (eight-hour first-time course), Burns-ville Senior Center – ISD 191, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. • 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. April 24 (eight-hour first-time course), Apple Valley Senior Center, 146001 Hayes Road, Ap-ple Valley. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. April 27 (four-hour refresher), Lakeville Senior Center – Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Drive, Lake-ville. • 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 27 (eight-hour first-time course), Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. The courses are open to the public; however, preregistration is re-quested. The eight-hour course is $24; the four-hour refresher is $20. For more information or to register, visit www.mn-safetycenter.org or call 888-234-1294.

Apple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the fol-lowing activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Se-niors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation.

The facility is open Mon-day through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For in-formation, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityo-fapplevalley.org. Monday, April 6 – Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Tap Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; General Meet-ing, 10 a.m.; SR Meeting, 11 a.m.; Zumba Gold Toning, 11:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m.; Finance Committee, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Bicycle Group Meeting, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Fun Folks on Spokes Meeting, 1 p.m.; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mah-jong, 1 p.m. Thursday, April 9 – Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Discover Group, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Tap Dancing, 12:30 p.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Har-danger, 1 p.m.; Social Se-niors, 4 p.m. Friday, April 10 – Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11

a.m.; Watercolor Class, 1 p.m.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Educa-tion Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, April 6 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Taxes, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, April 7 – Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Line Dancing; De-

fensive Driving Refresh-er, 5:30 p.m.; Evening Taxes, 5:30 p.m., Pres-byterian Church of the Apostles. Wednesday, April 8 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Taxes, 9 a.m. to noon; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Chair Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Hearing Clinic, 1 p.m.; SS Flex. Thursday, April 9 – Massage, 9 a.m.; Fun & Friendship (program, en-tertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, April 10 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Knit-ters, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; SS Flex.

Wellness, aging expo Burnsville and neigh-boring residents are in-vited to the 2015 Spring Aging and Wellness Expo from 2-5 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Cen-ter Parkway. The free event is spon-sored by Elder Resource Association South of the River and will fea-ture information on area services for older adults and caregivers. Exhibits will include free health screenings, information on caregiver resources, giveaways, door prizes and more. A yogurt bar will be provided by The Com-mons of Marice and the Epilepsy Foundation – and the first 100 guests will receive a $10 gift card. Other sponsors for the event include BrightStar Care, Gentle Transitions, Ebenezer, Pluto Legal, and the city of Burns-ville. For more information, contact Amber Jacobson at 952-895-4575.

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‘Reinventing at Retirement’ “Close Encounters of the Third Age: Reinventing at Retirement” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Thurs-day, April 9, at Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. Minnesota artist and author Lucy Rose Fischer will offer her wit and whimsy as she captures the essence of what it feels like to be “new at being old.’’ Joining her will be a panel of local residents who have reinvented themselves in mid or later life. Whether through a career change, a volunteer position, or a pas-sion for the arts, the panelists will share their inspiring stories. Panelists will include Michael Falk, Dean John-son, Donna Sholta and Mari Strong. The free event is sponsored by the Lakeville Senior Resource Coalition.

Lucy Rose Fischer

Seniors

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Burnsville summer programs for seniors The city of Burnsville offers a variety of recre-ational and educational programs for seniors 62-plus. Composting 101, Thurs-day, April 9, 10-11 a.m., Burnsville City Hall, free. Spring Aging & Well-ness Expo, Thursday, April 30, 2-5 p.m., Burnsville City Hall, free. Fowl Weather Friends Bird Watching Excursion, Wednesday, May 20, 8-10 a.m., Terrace Oaks Park West, free. Senior Health & Fitness Day, Thursday, May 28, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nicollet Commons Park, $5. Beginner Pickleball Les-sons, Wednesdays, June 10 to July 1, 9-10:30 a.m., North River Hills Park, $20. Nature Walk, Thursday, July 23, 9-10:30 a.m., Sun-set Pond Park, free. Golden Summer Games, Wednesdays, July 15 to Aug. 19, 9-11 a.m., North River Hills Park, free. To register, or for a full list of spring/summer pro-grams visit www.burnsville.org/recreation. For more information, call 952-895-4575 or email [email protected].

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more informa-tion on trips, programs and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, April 6 – Cof-fee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Dul-cimer Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Re-cycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; 500 Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Line Dancing, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 – AARP Taxes, 9 a.m.; Cof-fee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fit-ness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Chair Exercise, 10 a.m.; Tap Dance, 11:30 a.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30 p.m.; Yoga, 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Happy Feet, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; School Box Tops, 10 a.m.; EZ Play, 11 a.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m.

Thursday, April 9 – Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Sit-n-Stitch, 9:30 a.m.; Pi-nochle, 12:30 p.m.; Sled Dog Program, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; Model Train Meeting, 7 p.m. Friday, April 10 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 9:30 a.m.; Recycled Bingo, 1 p.m. Happy Harry’s Furni-ture Fundraiser – Stop by Happy Harry’s Furniture in Farmington and mention the Rambling River Center when ordering/purchasing your new furniture. Happy Harry’s Furniture will give 10 percent of the purchase to the Rambling River Cen-ter. May Day Tea Luncheon at Dakota County Techni-cal College, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, May 6. “Ladies’ Hat Day” – wear your favorite hat. Cost in-cludes raffle, favors, meal and entertainment. A craft sale will be held in the west commons area. Cost: $23 members, $33 nonmem-bers. Registration deadline: April 22. Lefsa Lovers Trip, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 12. Breakfast at the Norske Nook, then stop at Coun-tryside Lefsa in Blair, Wis. Visit the AMPI Dairy in Blair and stop at Schultz’s Country Barn and The Country Store. Cost: $65 members, $75 nonmem-bers. Registration deadline: April 23. Diamond Jo’s Ca-sino Trip, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 20. In-cluded in the cost of the trip is a luxury motor coach bus ride to and from the casino, a coupon for a free lunch at “The Kitchen Buffet” ($10 value) and $10 in Diamond Dollars. Cost: $27 mem-bers, $37 nonmembers. Registration deadline: May 13. “Late Nite Catechism” at Plymouth Playhouse, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11. Have a buffet lunch before the per-formance. Cost: $48 mem-bers, $58 nonmembers. Registration deadline: May 21. Minneapolis River Queen Trip, 10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 30. Take a ride on the river aboard the Minneapolis Queen paddle-wheeler. In-cludes lunch buffet and a narration by the captain. Cost: $65 members, $75 nonmembers. Registration deadline: May 28.

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SportsAthena Awards honor outstanding female athletes

Ceremonies scheduled April 15 and May 1 Athena Award win-ners from metro-area high schools will be honored at two upcoming luncheons. The Athena Award pro-gram, in its 21st year in St. Paul and its 43rd year in Minneapolis, honors high school senior female ath-letes for their dedication and excellence in sports. The St. Paul awards cer-emony and luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, at the Prom Cen-ter in Oakdale. Master of ceremonies is KARE-TV news anchor Randy Shav-er and featured speaker is Lynnette Sjoquist, long-time University of Min-nesota women’s basketball radio analyst. For tickets, call Kathy McIntyre of the St. Paul Area Athena Awards Committee at 651-645-1858, or for more information go to www.stpaulathena.com. The Minneapolis cer-emony and luncheon will be 11:15 a.m. Friday, May 1, at the Doubletree Ho-tel in Bloomington. Allie Cronk, Minnesota State High School League girls athletics announcer, will be the awards presenter. For tickets, contact Pam Lindberg at [email protected]. Athletes from eight high schools in the Sun Thisweek Newspapers and Dakota County Tri-bune coverage area will be honored. Ashley Vander-Woude of Burnsville High School will be part of the Minneapolis Athena Awards ceremony. Ath-letes from the other seven schools will be in the St. Paul ceremony. Following is some biographical in-formation about the local winners.

Colleen Moore

Apple Valley Moore has been a leader on two different Apple Val-ley High S c h o o l teams. In volleyball, she lettered four years, was all-conference twice and honorable

mention all-conference once. She was the Eagles’ captain last fall and twice was the team’s Most Valu-able Player. She also will serve as captain of the softball team this spring. In that sport, she has four varsity letters, has been named all-conference once and was honorable mention all-conference once. She was the Eagles’ Most Valuable Player last season. Moore’s community projects include serving as a volunteer youth coach, reading in school youth programs and participat-ing in Feed My Starving Children and the Wish-bone Day for OI Aware-ness.

Ashley

VanderWoude

Burnsville VanderWoude earned seven letters in three differ-ent sports at Burns-ville High School. S h e was the B l a z e ’ s v o l l e y -ball Most Valuable Player the last two years and was the team’s Defensive Player of the Year last season. VanderWoude served as captain one year and was named all-conference once. In club volleyball, she played on Northern Lights teams that won the AAU national champi-onship in 2012 and were AAU national runners-up in 2014. This spring she is cap-tain of the Blaze’s bad-minton team and will earn her third varsity letter. VanderWoude also let-tered two years in track and field. She has served on the BHS Student Council and has been on the A honor roll. VanderWoude plans to attend North Dakota State University and ma-jor in nursing.

Rachel Wall

Eagan Wall was a captain of

the 2014 Eagan girls soc-cer team that went un-beaten, won the school’s first state championship in the sport and was ranked eighth nationally. She was a four-time letter-win-ner, two-time all-conference player, one-time all-conference honorable m e n t i o n player and served as a captain in her junior and senior years. Wall was the team’s Rookie of the Year in 2011 and was named to the all-state tournament team last fall. Wall earned five letters in hockey and played for Eagan teams that reached the state tournament in 2012 and 2013. She was all-conference honorable mention in 2015. She is a captain of the track and field team this spring. Wall is a four-time letter-winner in the sport and ran in the 4x200-me-ter relay at the 2014 state Class AA meet. A member of the Na-tional Honor Society and Link Crew, Wall has a 3.7 grade-point average. She also serves as a Sunday school teacher and ele-mentary school tutor.

Madison Guebert

Eastview Guebert is a four-time letter-winner for Eastview girls basketball. In those seasons, the Lightning fin-ished fourth, third, first and second at the state Class 4A tournament. E a s t v i e w also was 115-13 and won three conference champion-ships in the four s e a s o n s G u e b e r t played. She is the leading scorer in Eastview basket-ball history as well as the first player to reach 2,000 career points. In her se-nior season, Guebert was the Gatorade Minnesota Player of the Year and As-

sociated Press Minnesota Player of the Year. She is a finalist for the Miss Basketball Award, whose winner will be announced April 11. Guebert will attend South Dakota State Uni-versity on a basketball scholarship and has plans to eventually become a teacher and coach. She is a three-time aca-demic letter winner and has been academic All-State. Away from basket-ball, Guebert participates in projects such as Feed My Starving Children, making blankets for hos-pices and reading for kin-dergarten students.

Kirsten Kracke

Farmington Kracke earned six let-ters in swimming at Farm-ington High School and competed in five state meets. As a junior, she helped the Tigers to 12th place in the state Class AA meet and swam on a 4x200-yard relay that placed seventh. She earned All-State r e c o g n i -tion twice as well as n u m e r -ous team a w a r d s , i n c l u d -ing Most Va l u ab l e ( t w i c e ) , Hardest Worker, Rookie of the Year and Most Im-proved. Kracke also has served as the Tigers’ team captain. She also has had lead-ership roles apart from swimming, including the Captains Council and Ti-ger Leadership Club. Her classroom performance helped her earn academic letters as well as an aca-demic All-America award. Kracke will attend the University of Nebraska-Omaha and compete in women’s swimming.

Logan Dobratz

Lakeville North Dobratz has mapped out her future years in ad-vance, saying she wants to be a high school Spanish teacher and a coach. To-

ward that end, she will at-tend Marquette Universi-ty, where she will major in secondary education and Spanish while playing Di-vision I women’s lacrosse. She is a five-time letter-winner in l a c r o s s e and three-time all-conference player. As a junior, she was named a U.S. La-crosse high s c h o o l honorable mention All-American and also was U.S. Lacrosse high school All-Academic. She is a two-time captain for the Panthers and was the team’s Most Valuable Player last spring. Dobratz also earned three letters in basketball and was a team captain in the 2014-15 season. She helped North reach the state tournament in 2014. She has had numer-ous academic awards and participated in a number or school and community projects, including serv-ing on the student council for four years. As a ninth-grader, Dobratz marched with the Lakeville North band in the Fiesta Bowl parade.

Caraline Slattery

Lakeville South One of the state’s top returning high school track and field athletes, Slattery will continue her career in that sport next at the University of Kansas. She has placed in the top six in the high jump three times at the state Class AA meet, including a state cham-pionship in 2013 and runner-up finish in 2014. Slattery also has medaled at state twice in the 300 hurdles and once in the triple jump. She has run on three Lakeville South relays that finished in the top four at the state meet the last three years. Slattery has

received nine All-State honors in track and has helped Lakeville South to three state True Team championships. She also ran cross country for the Cougars, competing in the state meet twice. Slattery com-peted in Nordic skiing for three years, was named all-conference twice and skied in one state meet. Slattery, who has a 3.82 grade-point average, has earned eight academic All-State honors. She is unde-cided on a college major but said she is looking at something in the medical field.

Ellie Vraa

Rosemount Being a three-sport ath-lete did nothing to harm Vraa’s academic perfor-mance. She is ranked first a c a d e m i -cally in the Rosemount High se-nior class. Vraa plans to study biology in college. In vol-leyball she was a two-year varsity starter and a cap-tain her senior year. She was Rosemount’s Most Improved player in 2013 and won the Coaches Award in 2014. Vraa was a four-year varsity starter in basket-ball and a captain as a se-nior. She helped lead the Irish to the Class 4A, Sec-tion 3 championship game in 2015. She also was the Irish’s Defensive Most Valuable Player three times. In 2013-14, she was honorable mention all-conference. Vraa returns to the Rosemount track and field team this year after miss-ing last season because of an injury. She was all-conference in 2013 and reached the conference and section finals in 2012 and 2013. She is in Rose-mount’s top-10 all-time list in four events, two hur-dles races and two relays. She also participates in choir as well as a number of community projects.

Colleen Moore

AshleyVanderWoude

Rachel Wall

Madison Guebert

Kirsten Kracke

Logan Dobratz

CaralineSlattery

Ellie Vraa

Even without hockey, Weber’s schedule will be fullLakeville South boys coach steps down after 10 seasonsby Mike Shaughnessy


Shortly after Kurt Weber stepped down as Lakeville South boys hockey coach, somebody asked him what he would do with his Saturdays next winter, when there would be no games he’d have to attend. Weber got a good laugh out of that because staying busy is likely to be the least of his wor-ries. He will continue to teach at Lakeville South, where he is in-volved with the school’s STEM program for engineering. On the side, he runs a construction and landscaping business. Another side business is Vision Custom Design, where he does custom woodworking for clients includ-ing the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Timberwolves. Leaving coaching after 27 years – the last 10 as Lakeville South’s first varsity boys coach – will allow him to spend more time with his family, especially his two grandchildren. “To be a coach, you almost have to be a little selfish,” Weber said. “It’s almost a full-time job in and of itself. My wife has al-ways been great about that, but I knew the time would come when I needed to devote more time to my family.” For about the last month, Weber stayed behind in Lakev-ille teaching and coaching while his wife, daughter and grand-children were in Fort Myers, Fla., where his son-in-law, Min-nesota Twins pitcher Glen Per-kins, was in spring training.

Now, there’s a little more flexibility to be with his family. In 2014-15, while Lakeville North completed its undefeated run to the state Class AA cham-pionship, Lakeville South qui-etly had a solid season, going 15-11-1 and tying for third place in the South Suburban Confer-ence. What’s more, South might be a program on the rise, which would seem to make it an odd time for a coach to leave. But

Weber has his reasons. “We do have three or four un-derclassmen who I believe will play Division I (college) hockey someday,” Weber said. “But if I’m going to leave, this is a good time because it should be an at-tractive program to a new coach. The district should be able to get good candidates.” Weber was an assistant coach at Rosemount and Lakeville high schools. He had ambitions of becoming a head coach, but

didn’t necessarily count on tak-ing over a brand-new program. He was named to establish the boys hockey program at Lakev-ille South, whose inaugural sea-son was 2005-06. Weber still has vivid memories of that first sea-son. “We were 2-24,” he said. “We had no seniors, no one who had ever played varsity hockey be-fore, and we were playing in the Lake Conference. “But starting a program from scratch also has its advantages. You get to establish a culture, an identity. You can set your own standards.” The Cougars’ fortunes im-proved quickly. In their third season they reached the state tournament for the first time. In 2012, they were third in the state Class AA tourney with a team that included the state’s Mr. Hockey Award winner, forward Justin Kloos. Several of Weber’s players have gone on to college hockey. Last Friday, he watched two for-mer Cougars, Kyle Osterberg of Minnesota-Duluth and Kloos of Minnesota, face each other in the first round of the NCAA Di-vision I tournament. Next week, former Cougar Justin Parizek will play for Nebraska-Omaha in the NCAA Frozen Four in Boston. Weber also got to coach his two sons, both of whom played in the state high school tourna-ment – one at Lakeville High while his father was an assistant and one at Lakeville South. As meaningful as the state tournament appearances were, Weber said his biggest satisfac-tion in coaching always was “the people. I had an opportunity to work with young people and help them grow. That’s why I

still enjoy teaching. I tell people, I teach because I get to.” In recent years, it’s possible Weber has become better known for his non-hockey pursuits than for his success as a hockey coach. His custom woodwork-ing projects range from creating an indoor shuffleboard game for Perkins to building a com-memorative guitar for musician James Taylor when he played at the Xcel Energy Center last fall. Several of the pieces he created for the Twins and Timberwolves were sold by the teams in charity auctions. He almost didn’t get to pres-ent one of his most memorable pieces of woodworking. The Twins commissioned Weber to build a humidor for then-man-ager Ron Gardenhire in honor of his 1,000th victory, which was expected to come late in the 2013 season. But that Twins team limped to the finish and left Gardenhire two victories short of 1,000. Speculation swirled around whether the Twins would bring Gardenhire back in 2014. The humidor was locked away at Target Field for the winter. “I told them, ‘If you don’t hire him back, somebody’s go-ing to have a hell of a paper-weight,’” Weber said. The Twins brought back Gar-denhire in 2014. He reached the milestone in the first week of the season and soon after received the humidor – and enough ci-gars to fill it. “Getting to know Ron and his wife Carol was a treat,” We-ber said. “I’m so appreciative of the opportunities I’ve had.”

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Kurt Weber recently stepped down as Lakeville South boys hockey coach to devote more time to his family and businesses. He does custom woodworking and last year built a guitar for musician James Taylor when Taylor played in the Twin Cities. (Photo courtesy of Kurt Weber)


operation and second-hand smoke seeping into next-door businesses shar-ing the same building. Burnsville police re-cords show numerous calls to the former Taha Hoo-kah and Hookah Lounge in 2013-2014, both then located near County Road 11, that included fights, theft, possession of stolen property, disturbances, drunkenness and mari-juana possession. Morey said to the best of his knowledge, Lake-ville is home to one hoo-kah lounge located in a strip mall at Cedar Ave-nue and County Road 46. Lakeville Police Chief Jeff Long said there have been 18 calls for service at the business between 2012 and March 23, 2015, and eight of them were responding to a burglar alarm. Police records also show four police visits were to provide extra pa-trols. The business also had one robbery and one suspicious person report

during that same time pe-riod, according to Lake-ville police. Lakeville City Council Member Doug Anderson said Burnsville’s experi-ences indicate these might be issues that could be im-portant for city officials to consider. “I think trying to be proactive is good,” Ander-son said. “In that context it makes sense to look at something.” Mayor Matt Little said some regulations should be established for public safety, to make sure the business is licensed and monitored. He said he was not sure the city needed to limit the size of the space a hookah business could occupy. Council members will discuss the issue again in a future work session and asked for additional infor-mation other cities have taken to regulate this type of business.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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Alexis David, of Lake-ville, was recently select-ed for the Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Eric Johnson, of Lakeville, had his origi-nal films – “The Writer” and “Seawinds” – select-ed for screening in the drama and music video categories at the annual University of North-western – St. Paul Five16 Film Festival. The fes-tival is 7 p.m. Monday, April 13, in Maranatha Hall on Northwestern’s campus.

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Capt. Nathan Greiner was presented a Ph.D. from the Air Force In-stitute of Technology on Thursday, March 26, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. His dissertation was “Convective Heat Trans-fer with and without Film Coating in High-Temperature, Fuel-Rich and Lean Environ-ments.” Greiner graduated from Lakeville North High School in 2005 and received an Air Force ROTC Scholarship to the University of St. Thom-as, where he graduated with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. From there he was sent to Hill Air Force Base in Utah and while working as a project manager for GPS/laser guided bombs, he earned his master’s degree in mechanical en-gineering. Greiner was then ac-cepted into the Wright-Patterson Ph.D. pro-gram, spending three years on his dissertation.

physical education for 34 years, said the bill would be the first time since 2010 that Minnesota has updated its physical edu-cation standards for K-12 schools. In 2003, the Leg-islature required that all school districts adopt lo-cal standards for health and physical education.

The value of

exercise McCarthy, a board member of the Minneso-ta for Healthy Kids Coali-tion, said recent research has proven that exercis-ing regularly throughout the school day stimulates student brain activity and has a positive impact on their academic perfor-mance. This conclusion bore

fruit at Meadowview El-ementary last year where McCarthy took under his wing 30 students who scored lowest among their peers in reading on the fall Minnesota Com-prehensive Assessment exam. Each morning, for 12 weeks, McCarthy would engage the stu-dents in exercise-based cognitive learning games for 15 minutes. At the end of 12 weeks, the students saw significant increases in their spring reading MCA exams. “That is the impact that movement and phys-ical education has on our students’ ability to learn,” he said.

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STANDARDS, from 3A In-school reading tutor program aims to increase its impactWills carries bill that would slate

$9.18 million to Minnesota

Reading Corpsby Hank Long

SESSION DAILY

A statewide tutoring program that helps thou-sands of elementary stu-dents get on track with their reading is vying for a noticeable boost in state funding that sup-porters say would help the organization service many more struggling readers. Rep. Anna Wills, R-Apple Valley, and Rep. Connie Bernardy, DFL-Fridley, sponsor nearly identical legisla-tion – House File 568 and House File 674, re-spectively – that would appropriate more than $9 million in each of the next two years to the Minnesota Reading Corps program. The bills were held over in February by the House Education Fi-nance Committee for possible omnibus bill in-clusion. Sen. Susan Kent, DFL-Woodbury, spon-sors Senate File 607, the companion to Wills’ bill. It awaits action by the Senate Finance Committee. Bernardy’s bill has no Senate com-panion. Minnesota Reading Corps, which organiz-es, trains and partners about 1,000 tutors with 700 schools to work with children who have demonstrated reading deficits, received $4.38 million per year for the 2014-15 biennium. The programs are planted in each of the school districts in the Sun Thisweek and Da-kota County Tribune coverage area. Wills’ bill would ap-

propriate $9.18 million in each of the next two fiscal years. Bernardy’s bill would appropriate $9.08 million in fiscal year 2016 and $10.9 mil-lion in fiscal year 2017.

Reaching

15,000 students Minnesota Reading Corps is a subsidiary of ServeMinnesota, the state version of Ameri-Corps. Tutors receive modest stipends at the end of the school year that generally amount to $5,500 and can be ap-plied to college loans. State funding for Minnesota Reading Corps is paired with matching federal dollars that allows the program to partner with schools in reaching out to more than 15,000 students per year who struggle to reach reading profi-ciency baselines. That makes it the largest AmeriCorps-affiliated tutoring program in the nation. The program targets children struggling with reading who have not yet been identified as requiring special educa-tion support, but is often used as an intervention program, said Hannah Davis, a tutor for the program and graduate student at the University of Minnesota. “This program reach-es kids who are leaning on that support early on that can keep them from having to be in special education later on down the line,” said Davis, who plans to obtain her teaching license in elementary special edu-cation. She spends five days a week at High-wood Hills Elementary in St. Paul tutoring a caseload of 15 students per semester. “The consistency of the program is the key,

because it really helps the kids develop a sense of self as they are im-proving their reading skills.”

Dramatic

improvement In schools like High-land Elementary in Columbia Heights, students working with reading corps tutors are not just surviving, but thriving, said Principal Michele DeWitt. “Reading Corps re-ally benefits our stu-dents who use it,” said DeWitt, who added that two locally-based tutors come to the school and work with students in one-on-one settings. Those students end up with reading skills proficiency (measured by state comprehen-sive assessment exams) at a rate of 75 percent, compared to their non-Reading Corps peers, who average 60 percent proficiency, she added. Although some who testified about the suc-cess of the program of-ten relied on anecdotal tales of success, others added some quantifiable context. According to a series of studies commissioned by education data ana-lyst David Heistad, the Minnesota Reading Corps program saves about $9 million annu-ally in special education costs. Heistad said data sug-gests that students par-ticipating in the program are nearly three times less likely to be referred to special education because of the strides the program has helped them make in developing their reading skills.

More Session Daily sto-ries are at www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sdaily.aspx.


2 Years In A Row!

All Saints Catholic School seventh-grader Sa-vannah Allen of Lakeville won two awards at the 78th annual Minnesota Academy of Science State Science & Engineering Fair held March 20-22 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Minneapolis. Allen’s project tested the theory of whether a dog’s saliva can kill or re-duce bacteria. Allen won the Science Museum of Minnesota’s

Best Exhibit Award in the Specialty Awards cat-egory. She also received a Bronze Award from the judges, which means her project ranked in the top 30 percent of entries. The Minnesota State Science & Engineering Fair is an annual com-petition that showcases Minnesota’s best and brightest students in the fields of science, technol-ogy, engineering and math (STEM). MSSEF is the

culmination of Regional Science Fairs that oc-cur throughout the state. From approximately 2,500 Regional participants, 500 students in grades 6-12 are selected to advance and present their research at MSSEF. Students com-pete for awards totaling $25,000 sponsored by 40 government agencies, cor-porations, and profession-al scientific societies.

Lakeville student wins science awards

Savannah Allen at the Minnesota Academy of Science State Science and Engineering Fair on March 20-22. (Photo submitted)

District 194 community budget review meeting Lakeville Area Public Schools will host a com-munity budget review meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the auditorium at Kenwood Trail Middle School, 19455 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville. “I believe strongly in sharing finance and school district business with our community. This is a great opportunity to share and listen. I am hoping for a good turnout,” said Mi-chael Baumann, executive director of Business Ser-vices for the district. In preparation for the meeting, community mem-bers can submit prelimi-nary questions regarding budgeting plans at http://goo.gl/forms/kl9PvRu-jKG. Survey feedback will be consolidated to address frequently asked ques-tions. For more information, visit: http://www.isd194.k12.mn.us/pages/Lakev-i l le_SD/Departments/Business_Services /Fi-nance.

The Lakeville Early Childhood Family Edu-cation Advisory Coun-cil’s 12th annual Kids’ Stuff Sale is April 10-11 at Kenwood Trail Middle School. The sale features maternity and children’s clothing (infant through size 14), toys, books and baby equipment. Cash, check or credit card is ac-cepted. The sale runs 7:30-9:30

p.m. Friday, April 10, and admission is $5. The sale re-opens at 8 a.m. Satur-day, April 11, for $1 ad-mission. From 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m., merchandise will be sold for half price, and there will be a $5 bag sale from 2:30-3 p.m. Visit www.lakevilleecfesale.com for details. The Kids’ Stuff Sale is sponsored by the Lake-ville Area ECFE Advisory

Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that donates 100 percent of sale proceeds to the Lake-ville Area ECFE program. Last year, the sale raised $4,800 for Early Child-hood Family Education programs in Lakeville, which provided equip-ment, learning games and other permanent supplies for early childhood class-rooms.

DCTC offers brewing program Dakota County Tech-nical College, Rosemount, will launch in August its new Brewing and Beer Steward program for stu-dents interested in learn-ing brewing and business skills needed to succeed in the brewing industry. The five-course pro-gram will provide students with a solid understanding of brewing science, engi-neering, management and service. Applicants must be age 21 or older by the program enrollment start date. For more information, or to register for the pro-gram, visit www.dctc.edu/brewing.

Lakeville Area Com-munity Education offers the following classes: Middle School Night Out, Friday, April 10. For students in grades 6-8. Ac-tivities begin right after school. Head to Bruns-wick Zone XL for bowl-ing, arcade games, laser tag and more. Then see “Home” at Mueller Fam-ily Theater. Includes trans-portation and supervision along with movie, bowl-ing shoes, laser tag and $5 game card. Parent pick up at approximately 9 p.m. at movie theater. Cost: $36. Register by April 8. Nia Fitness combines the dance arts, martial arts and healing arts to cre-ate a fun, energy-raising

workout. Free session, 6-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, Lakeville South High School dance studio. Class session, 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays, April 14 to May 12. Cost: $52. Adults. Stand Tall: Posture & Strengthening, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays, April 6 to May 18. Learn safe and effective exercises that will improve alignment and balance while reducing stress. Adults. Pilates in Elko New Market, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays, April 6 to May 18. All levels welcome. Adults. Call 952-232-2150 or visit www.LakevilleArea-CommunityEd.net to regis-ter or for more information.

Community Education

Lakeville ECFE Kids’ Stuff Sale

Lakeview Bank Alyssa Ettl Legacy AwardThe Lakeview Bank Alyssa Ettl Legacy Award will be presented to Caleb Bussler and Rachel Miller at the Legacy Awards reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thurs-day, April 16. Lakeview Bank presents the Legacy Awards to an outstanding business owner or manager, a citizen or vol-unteer and two high school seniors. One of these high school recipients is present-ed with the Alyssa Ettl Leg-acy Award, an award Lake-view Bank added to honor Alyssa, a Lakeville North High School student who passed away in 2013. This year, in honor of it being Alyssa’s graduation class, two Alyssa Ettl recipients were chosen – Bussler and Miller. “As Alyssa Ettl’s peers graduate this spring, Lakev-iew Bank is proud to honor her memory by giving two of her classmates, Rachel Miller and Caleb Bussler, the Alyssa Ettl Award. Alyssa embodied the values of our bank and her pres-ence touched so many in the Lakeville community. Caleb and Rachel were selected to

receive this award because they have carried on what Alyssa would have liked to achieve during her senior year,” said Tom Mork, pres-ident of Lakeview Bank. The Lakeview Bank Legacy Award is given to individuals in the Lakeville community whose charac-ter exhibits the core values of Lakeview Bank – integri-ty, honesty, professionalism, service, respect and attitude. This year’s Lakeview Bank Legacy Award win-ners are Ben and Mary Zweber and Ken Barnhart. Community members submitted nominations for the Alyssa Ettl Award and Lakeview Bank Legacy Award and members of Lakeview Bank selected finalists. Each award re-cipient will receive a $1,000 cash gift, which can be used to further their education or to contribute to a charitable organization of their choice. The award recipients will be recognized at a special reception in their honor at Lakeview Bank. Commu-nity members are invited to attend the April 16 recep-tion.

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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: March 15, 2011MORTGAGOR: Fred C. Bock, single man.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc..DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded March 17, 2011 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2791783.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, N.A.. Dated September 27, 2012 Recorded October 4, 2012, as Document No. 2899089.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100187500000349078LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: PHH Home Loans, LLC, a limited liability com-pany

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

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 17685 Hyde Park Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 22.88504.02.030LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 3, Block 2, Zweber Farm Fifth

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $302,141.00

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

$292,079.09That 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: May 28, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

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

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

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

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: March 25, 2015Bank of America, N.A.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688818 - 15-002478 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

REGULAR BOARD MINUTESMARCH 10, 2015

This is a summary of the Inde-pendent School District No. 194 Regular Board of Education Meet-ing on Tuesday, March 10, 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 8:01 p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators were present.

Consent agenda items ap-proved: Minutes of the meeting on February 24; employment recom-mendations, leave requests and resignations; payment of bills & claims; donations; and field trips.

Reports presented: Innovation Zone; Strategic Planning; Policies 518-DNR-DNI and 610-FieldTrips; Preliminary budget.

Adjournment at 10:04 p.m. Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganApril 3, 2015

368677

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE

Date: February 5, 2015YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:1. Default has occurred in the

terms and conditions of the Decla-ration for

Century Ridge Townhomes As-

sociation (hereinafter the “Associa-tion”) which was recorded as Doc. No. 1787608 on June 29, 2001, as amended by the First Amendment, filed September 27, 2002, as Doc. No. 1941019, both filed in the Of-fice of the Dakota County Recorder and also, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116, covering the follow-ing property:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 8, Block 3, Century Ridge Town-homes, CIC No. 296, Dakota Coun-ty, Minnesota

STREET ADDRESS: 18962 Inlet Road, Lakeville, MN 55044

TAX PARCEL ID NUMBER: 22-16950-03-0802. Pursuant to said Declara-

tion, there is claimed to be due and owing as of February 5, 2015, from Kari L. Bowen, title holder, to the Association, a Minnesota non¬profit corporation, the amount of $5,095.00 for unpaid association assessments, late fees, attorney’s fees and costs, plus any other such amounts that will accrue after Feb-ruary 5, 2015 including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of collec-tion and foreclosure which will be added to the amount claimed due and owing at the time of the sale herein.

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

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

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

6. The Declaration, referenced above, and Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116 provide for a continuing lien against the property. A Notice of Lien evidencing the amount due was recorded on November 6, 2014 as Document No. 3037821 in the Dakota County Recorder’s Office.

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

8. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owner, her personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale. The date and time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on No-vember 9, 2015, if the account is not reinstated or the owner does not redeem from the foreclosure sale.

9. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.Attorneys for Century Ridge Town-homes Association Chestnut Cambronne PACENTURY RIDGE TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATIONBy: /s/ Gretchen SchellhasGretchen S. Schellhas, Esq. (#195595)17 Washington Avenue North, Suite 300Minneapolis, MN 55401-2048(612)339-7300(Bowen 2014 1011.002)


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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 192REGULAR BOARD

PROCEEDINGSJANUARY 26, 2015

This is a summary of the ISD 192 Regular School Board Meeting on January 26, 2015 with full text available for public inspection on the District website at www.farm-ington.k12.mn.us or District Office at 20655 Flagstaff Ave., Farming-ton, MN 55024.

Chair Lee called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Members Corraro, Lee, Singewald, Cordes, Beem, Sauser, Superintendent Haugen, and Student Board Mem-ber Edwards were present as well as other staff and community mem-bers.

Reorganization of the Board: Board Member Singewald was nominated as Board Chair, Board Member Lee was nominated as Vice Chair, Board Member Cordes was elected Clerk, and Board Member Beem was elected Trea-surer. Chair Singewald assigned board members to the 2015 stand-ing committees.

Superintendent Haugen shared the good news and recognized the district’s paraprofessionals for Paraprofessional Recognition Week. Student Member Edwards gave a shout out to the FHS Fam-ily, Career and Community Lead-ers of America who have joined up with Operation Supply Drop to raise money and games for troops and veterans of America in NATO Allies.

The following Consent Agenda items were approved: December and January Claims and Accounts, Certified Employments, Certi-fied Leave of Absences, Certified Change of Status, Non-Certified Employments, Extra-Curricular Em-ployment, 01/12/15 Board Meeting Minutes, and gifts and donations.

Administrative Actions Ap-proved: Resolution awarding the sale of aid anticipation certificates, series 2015B, set school capaci-ties, memorandum of understand-ing with Dakota County, Mead-owview Elementary parking lot project, and budget amendment.

Reports and Communications: Vermillion Creek remeandering project, Gateway Academy update, MSBA Leadership Conference re-cap.

Board members shared their re-marks and adjourned at 8:31 p.m.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

default has occurred in conditions of the following described mort-gage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 13, 2005MORTGAGOR: Dereck W Laun-

drie and Nicole E. Laundrie, hus-band and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded June 30, 2005 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2336007.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Certificateholders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Se-curities I LLC, Asset-backed Cer-tificates, Series 2005-HE9. Dated February 7, 2012 Recorded Feb-ruary 28, 2012, as Document No. 2852123.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Maribella Mortgage, LLCRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.MORTGAGED PROPERTY

ADDRESS: 17078 Forfar Court, Lakeville, MN 55024


PROPERTY: Lot 16, Block 5, Dodd Park, Dakota County, Minnesota.










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 November 2, 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.


“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: February 24, 2015U.S. Bank National Association, as TrusteeMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688838 - 15-001474 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2015

358043

CITY OF LAKEVILLE NOTICE TO BIDDERS

KENSINGTON BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT

PROJECT, C.P. 15-04 The City of Lakeville, Minnesota,

hereby gives notice that sealed bids will be received in the office of the City Clerk, 20195 Holyoke Ave-nue, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 for the construction of the Kensington Boulevard Improvement Project, C.P. 15-04, until 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on Friday, April 24, 2015. The project involves reclamation of the roadway, spot curb and gutter replacement and the installation of cathodic protection along the exist-ing watermain.

A full notice can by viewed by going to http://www.lakevillemn.gov and clicking on the “Requests for Bids” button or at the City’s Central Maintenance Facility locat-ed at 7570 179th Street, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044.


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DATE OF MORTGAGE: August 29, 2006MORTGAGOR: Sunny L. Nord-

vik, an unmarried woman.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded September 18, 2006 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2461953.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMC Spe-cialty Mortgage, LLC f/k/a WM Specialty Mortgage, LLC. Dated December 2, 2010 Recorded De-cember 30, 2010, as Document No. 2775730 and by Assignment Dated June 22, 2012, Recorded July 9, 2012 as Document No. 2878922.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mort-gage Electronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc.

TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: New Century Mortgage Corporation

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 20064 Italy Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044


PROPERTY: All of Lot 29, Block 8 and South 9 feet of Lot 30, Block 8, Lenihan’s Lots, Antlers Park, Da-kota County, Minnesota.










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 November 2, 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.


“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: February 24, 2015JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLCMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 15-001167 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 17, 2015

358027

CITY OF LAKEVILLE NOTICE TO BIDDERS

2015 MISCELLANEOUS ROADWAY REPAIRS

AND OVERLAYS PROJECT, C.P. 15-01

The City of Lakeville, Minnesota, hereby gives notice that sealed bids will be received in the office of the City Clerk, 20195 Holyoke Ave-nue, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 for the construction of the 2015 Mis-cellaneous Roadway Repairs and Overlays Project, C.P. 15-01, until 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on Friday, April 17, 2015. The project involves roadway repair, storm sewer repair, parking lot and trail reconstruction.



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DATE OF MORTGAGE:

December 11, 2006MORTGAGOR: Bruno M

Pelagalli, a single person.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc..DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded January 4, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2485853.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2007-AC3, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2007-AC3. Dated Septem-ber 20, 2010 Recorded Septem-ber 27, 2010, as Document No. 2754967; and by Document Dated February 22, 2013 Recorded March 1, 2013 as Document No. 2933980.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mort-gage Electronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc.

TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:


MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 16371 Impatiens Court, Lakeville, MN 55044


PROPERTY: Lot 9, Block 4, Crystal Lake Golf Estates 5th Addition, Da-kota County, Minnesota.










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 November 2, 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: February 19, 2015Wells Fargo Bank, National Asso-ciation as TrusteeMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688838 - 14-008465 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2015

358033

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY BAS UPGRADE

225 Garden View DriveApple Valley, Minnesota

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the Westview Elementary BAS Upgrade by Independent School District 196, at the Facilities and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:00 p.m. May 5, 2015, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 28, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at Main Entrance. Attendance at this meeting is highly recommended.

This project includes: Demoli-tion of existing pneumatic and DDC controls and replacement with new DDC controls.

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.Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196 Published in

Apple Valley, Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganApril 3, 10, 2015

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EUREKA TOWNSHIPDAKOTA COUNTY,

MINNESOTASUMMARY OF ORDINANCE

NO. 2015-01AN ORDINANCE AMENDING

ORDINANCE 6 OF TOWN

ORDINANCES.

THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF EUREKA ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Town Ordinance 6 is hereby

amended as follows: Chapter 3 Ordinance 6 Accessory Uses. Uses of a mineral extraction facility that are incidental to mining and are not included as an authorized principal use. Accessory uses might include the manufacture, storage and sale of products made from minerals on the premises, and storage and sale of minerals and top soils not extracted on the premises. In the case of level 3 permits, ready mix concrete plants are an allowable accessory use. Section 1 Chapter 6 shall be amended by adding the following language: Any change involving structural alteration, en-largement, intensification of use, or similar changes not specifically permitted by the interim use permit issued, shall require an amended interim use permit and all proce-dures shall apply as if a new, permit were being issued.

If an amendment does not in-clude any change involving struc-tural alterations, enlargement. intensification of use, or similar changes of primary use(s). the ap-plicant may amend the originally filed supporting documentation including a registered engineer’s findings stating whether an amend-ed EAW/EIS is required.

Upon approval of an amended interim use permit, the Develop-ment Agreement shall also be amended to reflect the amended permit.

The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a record of all interim use permits issued including informa-tion on the use, location, and con-ditions imposed by the Planning Commission and Town Board, time limits, review dates, and such other information as may be appropriate.

Paragraph 2 of subsection B, Section 1, Chapter 7 of the Ordi-nance shall be amended to read as follows: The Operator may import off-site minerals onto the subject property for the purpose of miss-ing with minerals from the subject property provided the imported minerals on an annual basis do not exceed 25% of the minerals ex-tracted from the subject property on an annual basis. Accessory uses may not exceed 25% off-site mate-rials used in conjunction with each specified accessory use: therefore off-site minerals may not be ag-gregated to a single accessory use, allowing a specific accessory use to exceed 25% of off-site minerals used in conjunction with the spe-cific accessory use.

Subsection K of Section 1, Chapter 7 of the ordinance shall be amended to read as follows: Accessory Uses must be identi-fied in the permit. Accessory uses not identified in the permit are not allowed. The accessory uses of a concrete block production plant or ready-mix concrete production plant (Level 3 permits allow dry ready-mix concrete production plants) or asphalt production plant, shall be strictly prohibited. A con-crete recycling plant and an asphalt recycling plant are also prohibited, except as stated in Chapter 7, Sec-tion 1(B). The storage, stockpiling, sale and mixing of materials that have been excavated off-site are strictly prohibited, except for the mixing of materials as provided in chapter 7, Section 1(B). Accessory uses will terminate when the prin-cipal use terminates. Accessory uses may not collectively account for more than 50% of total mine op-erations based upon the volume of minerals extracted from the subject property, so that primary uses ac-count for greater than 50 % of the total mine operation as measured by volume.

The following shall be added as Subsection X to Section 1, Chapter 7 of the Ordinance: Dry Ready-Mix Production Plants. Off-site mate-rial (excluding aggregates) used in the production of ready-mix must be contained in an enclosed con-tainment except during loading, unloading or conveying, to prevent the spread of off-site ready-mix materials via wind or other convey-ance.

SECTION 2 SEVERABILITY.Should any section, subdivision

clause or any other revision of this Ordinance be held to be invalid in any Court of competent jurisdic-tion, such decisions shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or of any part hereof, other than the part held to be invalid.

SECTION 3. INSPECTION. A printed copy of the whole Or-

dinance is available for inspection by any person during the clerk’s regular office hours.SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced from and after its pas-sage and publication. By: /s/ Cory Behrendt Town Board Vice ChairBy: /s/ Mira BroylesTown Clerk


April 3, 2015369859

CITY OF LAKEVILLE NOTICE TO BIDDERS HAMBURG AVENUE

IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, C.P. 15-05

The City of Lakeville, Minnesota, hereby gives notice that sealed bids will be received in the office of the City Clerk, 20195 Holyoke Ave-nue, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 for the construction of the Hamburg Avenue Improvement Project, C.P. 15-05, until 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on Friday, April 24, 2015. The proj-ect involves mill and overlay work, routing and sealing pavement cracks and culvert replacement.



April 3, 2015370817


LEGAL NOTICES

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: Premier As-sociation Management

PRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 8373 208th Street WestP.O. Box 490Lakeville, MN 55044NAMEHOLDER(S): C.G.T. Limited8373 208th Street WestP.O. Box 490Lakeville, MN 55044I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.DATE FILED: March 11, 2015SIGNED BY: Connie J. Hockspeung


April 3, 10, 2015371817

CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIPBOARD MEETING

MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2015, 6PM

AGENDA DRAFTA more complete agenda will be

posted on the Township Website at www.creditriver-mn.gov approxi-mately 6 days before the meeting. You can also sign up to have the agenda emailed to you monthly by visiting the website and entering your email address in the desig-nated space.

PLEASE NOTE that the Town Board Meetings are held at the Credit River Town Hall, 18985 Meadow View Blvd., Prior Lake, MN 55372.

6PM: Call April Board Meeting to Order, Pledge of Allegiance

1) Approve or Amend Agenda2) Consent Agenda3) 2014 CSTS Operations Report4) Scott County Elections

Update5) Open Forum6) Old Business 7) New Business 8) Road Report 9) Engineer’s Report 10) Treasurer’s Report11) Clerk’s Report12) Town Hall 13) Review and Pay Bills14) Adjourn


April 3, 2015370651

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 192REGULAR BOARD

PROCEEDINGSDECEMBER 8, 2015

This is a summary of the ISD 192 Regular School Board Meeting on December 8, 2014 with full text available for public inspection on the District website at www.farm-ington.k12.mn.us or District Office at 20655 Flagstaff Ave., Farming-ton, MN 55024.

Chair Lee called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Members Treak-le, Cordes, Lee, Sauser, Singewald, Beem Superintendent Haugen, stu-dent member Pellin and Edwards were present as well as other staff and community members.

Superintendent Haugen shared the district good news, welcomed our newest student school board member Ms. Kaitlin Edwards and thanked Board Member Treakle for his years of service as a school board member.

The following Consent Agenda items were approved: Certified Employments, Certified Leave of Absences, Non-Certified Employ-ments, Extra-Curricular Resigna-tions, 11/24/14 Board Meeting Minutes, American Indian Educa-tion Parent Committee Resolution, Extended Field Trip Request and gifts and donations.

Reports and Communications: Legislative priorities, Board Re-treat, and the Payable 2015 School Tax Levy Hearing.

Administrative Action Approved: Resolution providing for the sale of general obligation school building refunding bonds 2015A, Authoriza-tion of school district levy for 2014, payable 2015, approval of high school course changes, resolution in support of legislative action re-quiring the governor to appoint the school trust lands director.

Board members shared their re-marks and adjourned at 8:07 p.m.


April 3, 2015370639

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 192 REGULAR BOARD

PROCEEDINGSJANUARY 12, 2015

This is a summary of the ISD 192 Regular School Board Meeting on January 12, 2015 with full text available for public inspection on the District website at www.farm-ington.k12.mn.us or District Office at 20655 Flagstaff Ave., Farming-ton, MN 55024.

Chair Lee called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Members Corraro, Sauser, Cordes, Sauser, Singewald, Lee, Superintendent Haugen, and student member Ed-wards were present as well as other staff and community members.

Reorganization of the Board: Superintendent Haugen swore in Board Member Lee, Sauser, Cor-raro and student School Board Member Kaitlin Edwards. Board nominations and committee as-signments were postponed until the January 24, 2015 Board Meet-ing.

2015 Board Salaries: 2015 sala-ries for the Board of Education members as follows: $4,800 per year for the Board Chair, $4000 for all other members.

Mr. Jerry Rich, district resident, thanked the school district for hav-ing clear guidelines for school clos-ings and following them..

The following Consent Agenda items were approved: Certified Em-ployments, Certified Resignations, Certified Leave of Absences, Cer-tified Change of Status, Non-Cer-tified Employments, Non-Certified Resignations, Non-Certified Leave of Absence, Non-Certified Change of Status, Extra-Curricular Employ-ment, 12/8/14 Board Meeting Min-utes, extended field trip request, and gifts and donations.

Administrative Actions Ap-proved: Award the sale of general obligation school building refund-ing bonds Series 2015A, resolution providing for the sale of general ob-ligation aid anticipation certificates, series 2015B.

Work Session Discussion Top-ics: 2014 Audit Report, budget amendment, Meadowview parking lot project and Akin Road Elemen-tary parking lot/195th Street ease-ment.

Adjournment at 8:10 p.m.Published in

LakevilleApril 3, 2015

370641

ACCU-RITE ACQUISITIONS, LLC – LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS OF AND CLAIMANTS AGAINST ACCU-RITE ACQUISITIONS, LLC (DBA Accu-Rite Roller)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by ACCU-RITE ACQUISITIONS, LLC (the Company) that:

1. The Company is in the pro-cess of voluntary dissolution pur-suant to Section 322B.806, Minne-sota Statutes.

2. The dissolution of the Compa-ny was approved by a unanimous consent of all of the members of the Company taken in a Consent in Writing in Lieu of a Meeting of the Members of the Company effective the 4th day of March, 2015, a valid action without a meeting.

3. On March 5, 2015, Accu-Rite Acquisitions, LLC filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State a no-tice of dissolution.

4. All claims by creditors or claimants must be in writing and must be filed with Timothy E. Ward, Ward Law, PLLC, 19950 Dodd Blvd, Suite 102, Lakeville, MN 55044.

5. All claims by creditors or claimants must be received by June 26, 2015. Any creditor or claimant who fails to file a claim on or before June 26, 2015, and all those claiming through or under the creditor or claimant are forever barred from suing on that claim or otherwise realizing upon or enforc-ing it.


March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 2015367545

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #194

SECTION 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

DISTRICT OFFICE

GROUNDS SHOP

DEFERRED MAINTENANCE

EXTERIOR REPAIRS

8670 210th STREET WEST

LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA 55044 Independent School District

#194 will receive single prime sealed bids for District Office Grounds Shop Deferred Mainte-nance Exterior Repairs until 2:00 p.m. local time on April 16, 2015 at the Independent School District #194 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 Architects and Engineers, 305 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102. (651) 227-7773; at the Min-nesota Builders Exchange; Mc-Graw Hill Construction/Dodge Plan Center; Reed Construction; iSqFt Plan Room (St. Paul, MN); and from PlanWell at www.e-arc.com/MN/Plymouth Albert Lea Build-ers Exchange; Mankato Builders

Exchange; Builders Exchange of Rochester.

This project includes: Exterior building repairs, including but not limited to, removal and replace-ment of the existing membrane roof system, modifications to the exist-ing masonry parapet wall, removal and replacement of the exterior windows and a new exterior metal wall panel cladding system. Also included in the scope of work are modifications to existing mechani-cal system components, including boiler stack modifications, roof drain replacement, and mechanical equipment curbs for existing me-chanical system components.

American Reprographics Com-pany, 4730 Park Glen Road, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 (952) 697-8800, facsimile (952) 697-8803 will provide complete download-able sets of the Bidding Docu-ments to prospective bidders and subcontractors. The downloads will be available on or about March 24, 2015. A deposit check in the amount of $25 made out to ARC for each set downloaded via the internet at http://www.e-arc.com/mn/saintlouispark and clicking on the PlanWell icon, then the Public Plan Room icon, select District Of-fice Grounds Shop Deferred Main-tenance Exterior Repairs.

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 inLakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

April 3, 10, 2015370183

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

WOODLAND ELEMENTARY BAS UPGRADE945 Wescott RoadEagan, Minnesota

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the Woodland Elementary BAS Upgrade by Independent School District 196, at the Facilities and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:00 p.m., April 21, 2015, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 14, 2015 at 9:00 at Main Entrance. Attendance at this meet-ing is highly recommended.

This project includes: Demoli-tion of existing Pneumatic and DDC Controls and replacement with new DDC Controls.

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.Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196 Published in

Apple Valley, Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganApril 3, 10, 2015

371929

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Manyfield was the sus-pect. According to the com-plaint, one of the Lake-ville officers yelled for Jones Curtis, who was 13 weeks pregnant, to get down and she responded, “I can’t!” The officer allegedly “grabbed” Jones Curtis, put her on the ground and pointed a stun gun at her, according to the complaint. It states officers also drew weapons on Curtis, who was still in the apart-ment, and one officer in-structed him to get on the floor. Curtis reportedly an-swered, “I live here!” Officers allegedly handcuffed Curtis and placed him face down on the floor and a second of-ficer stomped on his back. Curtis and one of the guests were eventually put in separate squad cars but not arrested, the com-plaint said.

The guest Manyfield injured reportedly re-quired medical treat-ment, and police reported Manyfield’s blood alco-hol content tested at 0.24 percent, triple the state limit of 0.8 percent. A Lakeville police report states officers deemed Manyfield “too intoxicated to be jailed,” and that he would be “de-toxed and charged via a formal complaint for his criminal actions.” Manyfield pled guilty in October 2014 to third-degree assault and fifth-degree assault and was sentenced in December. According to the complaint, the city and Dakota County alleg-edly initially “refused” to prosecute Manyfield, but only did so six months later after Curtis and Jones Curtis reported the officers’ conduct in this incident to the Minnesota Board of Peace Officers Standards and Training Board. The complaint states

the couple are also ac-cusing Lakeville police of refusing to fulfill their re-quest for public informa-tion related to the case. Jon Iverson, the attor-ney representing Lake-ville, said the city has no role in the prosecution. “All prosecutorial de-cisions were made by the county,” he stated in an email to the newspaper. Iverson also said the city complied with all Data Practices Act re-quirements. Lakeville Police Chief Jeff Long confirmed the city was served with the lawsuit March 30. “With pending litiga-tion we do not make pub-lic statements regarding assumptions, accusations or our response tactics,” Long said in an email to the newspaper. He added that there are “always two sides to a story.”


LAWSUIT, from 1A

Coaches met together before the high kick finals and at first planned to boycott the competition’s final round. Lakeville South coach-es opposed that plan be-cause they wanted their team to have its first chance to dance at the high kick finals. The report stated the Lakeville South coaches were put in a “difficult position” by the other coaches, including some who have “significant in-fluence in the Minnesota dance community” and were “passionate in their belief that the MSHSL did not appropriately handle the plagiarism al-legations against Farib-ault.” Adler suggested the teams hold hands instead of a boycott and others agreed. She called Strader

and told him about por-tions of the plan. Strader said he thought the teams holding hands during the awards would be the best option be-cause it is a compromise and would allow her to “save face” and support the other four Class AAA finalists involved in the coaches’ room meeting. Coaches also asked Lakeville South parents to cheer for all of the Class AAA finalists, ex-cept Faribault. Massaros wrote that most disturbing portion of the plan was that “stu-dent athletes were used by adults to express dis-agreement with a decision made by other adults.” He stated students should never be put in that kind of situation. “One purpose of co-curricular activities is to teach our students about the importance of

sportsmanship and how to conduct ourselves with integrity in the face of ad-versity,” Massaros wrote. “The demonstration dur-ing the awards ceremony did neither.” District 194 Commu-nications Director Sarah Osland said in a state-ment that the Lakeville South dance team coach-ing staff and athletic di-rector have apologized to the Faribault team and athletic director. “This action clearly demonstrates the integ-rity of these individuals and recognition that a mistake was made,” she said. “It is now, however, time to move forward in the interests of the pro-gram and student ath-letes.”


REPRIMANDS, from 1A

He said X-rays were done and no metal objects were found inside the pet. Lakeville police said on Facebook they are con-tinuing to investigate that death as a dog poisoning. Polinski said another neighborhood dog died March 10 after had been it had been vomiting for days. A veterinarian said the pet may have died of a heart attack. He said there was no evidence the dog ingested any metal objects. Polinski said while many dogs are getting sick in the neighborhood where the tainted bait has been found, only Lindsey Perez’s dogs Pablo and Yogi have suffered illness-es that can absolutely be connected to the hazard-ous hot dogs. Pablo, a 7-year-old schnauzer-poodle mix, in-gested 11 screws that had to be surgically removed, and Yogi, a 5-year-old Maltese-Pomeranian mix, had three open safety pins removed in an endoscopic procedure. Polinski said the case is challenging because it is uncertain when the ma-terials were planted in pet owners’ yards. He said some of the

tainted meat was moldy and may have been placed in the yards before being covered in snow. Two people of interest have been interviewed in this case, but no arrests have been made. Polinski urged people to take their dog to a veterinarian if it gets sick. If a poison or metal object is found inside the dog, owners should report it to police. “If your dog is hurt, we need to tie it into these objects and the only way we can do that is through a vet.” Polinski said. “Call us and take your dog to the vet, because if we do get somebody, every dog that was sick adds to the criminal charge.” Corlett said anyone in-terested in contributing to the reward may donate on-line or send a check with “reward fund” written on the memo section to Lake-ville Public Safety Foun-dation, P.O. Box 1526, Lakeville, MN 55044. Those giving online at lpsfmn.org by clicking the “donate now” button should use the site’s con-tact section to send an email to the foundation that specifies the amount of the donation and di-recting that it be added to the reward fund. Lakeville police on

Facebook strongly en-couraged residents in the area south of Lake Mari-on, near Jacquard Avenue and Upper 205th Street West to monitor their ani-mals closely and report any suspicious items to the police department. Police advise that pets be leashed to prevent them from finding one of these food products while out of a handler’s control and ad-vised those with a fenced yard or electric pet fence to monitor it for “items that don’t belong.” Lakeville resident Tony Gram said dog owners in his neighborhood where the hazardous bait was found have are on the lookout for suspicious people. “I think it’s actually brought the neighbor-hood together a little bit,” Gram said. “And you re-alize how many dogs are actually in the neighbor-hood and how important people treat their pets; it’s like a family member. Anyone with informa-tion is asked to contact Det. Mike Lamm at (952) 985-4822. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

cellence in professional practice; advocacy for the profession; community engagement; leadership in professional development and attention to diversity. “I feel immensely proud not only to be representing speech pathologists, but all my colleagues in Lake-ville,” she said. “And, it’s an overwhelming honor to be representing 70,000 teachers from the state of Minnesota. That makes me really, really proud.” While she does not teach in a traditional classroom, Jirik visits spe-cial-needs or developmen-tally delayed children from ages birth to 3 in homes or child cares and works with families to develop plans

for success before they start school. “What my job is to teach and empower the parents and the caregivers with the child to help that child rather than directly intervening or teaching a child specifically,” Jirik said. She said her top prior-ity is nurturing strong re-lationships with families, which is key to helping children progress toward their goals. Her position sometimes resembles the role of so-cial worker, and she often leads families to resources including food shelves or furniture and mental health referrals. Jirik also serves on the executive council of Education Minnesota-

Lakeville, chairs the Gov-ernment Relations Com-mittee and is an active lobbyist for early child-hood and school readiness legislation. “To feel the state of Minnesota has chosen me to represent such a tre-mendous group of high caliber educators across the state is really an hon-or,” Jirik said. Jirik won the Educa-tor of Excellence Award through Education Min-nesota-Lakeville in 2013 and was one of the top 10 finalists for Minnesota Teacher of the Year in 2014.


REWARD, from 1A

JIRK, from 1A

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Greeting Cards & Gift ItemsLimited time, don’t miss out!Tues, April 14 10am – 8pmWed, April 15 10am – 8pm

Thurs, April 16 10am – 8pmFri, April 17 10am – 6pm

3792 Williston RoadFor info call 952-945-9495

RICFLD, ESTATE-3 BRHouse/garage/yard4/10 10-7; 4/11 8-46421 Washburn Ave SSee Craig List Ad

Three Sisters EstateCompany helps seniors downsize, and/or prepares any estate for liquidation. LET’S MEET! 763-443-0519

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

[email protected]

Having aGarage Sale?

Advertise your sale with us

952-846-2003

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

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

Farmington1 BR Apartment

$660/mo., Avl. May 1 Heat included

Garage available612-722-4887

4570 StorageFor Rent

Apple Valley: Outside storage. Great location & affordable rates. Boats &campers! Also offer Mini Storage ! 612-889-8768

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

5000 SERVICES

5020 ComputerServices

Are you in need of computer repairs??

Overclocked ITSolutions 651-295-9171overclockeditsolutions.net

5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & SealcoatQuality Work W/Warranty

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

Mbr: Better Business Bureau

Visit us atSunThisweek.com

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5120 Cabinetry &Countertops

DREXLER CABINETSCustom Cabinet Making, Laminate Countertops,

Refacing. 952-881-5331

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

Escobar Hardwood Floors, LLC

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

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

Professional w/15 yrs exp.

952-292-2349SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5150 Chimney &Fireplace Services

SWEEP - INSP. - REPAIRFull Time - Professional Ser.Certified/Registered/Insured30 Yrs Exp. Phil 651-699-3373

londonairechimneyservice.com

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

Not enough time in the day? Let Rosie do the cleaning! 651-238-4576

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

THE CLEAN TEAM Making homes shine since 1994. Honest, Reliable, De-tailed. Rena: 612-267-0874


A+ BBB Member

Owners on job site952-985-5516• Stamped Concrete

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


Christian Brothers Construction

Minn Lic. BC679768

Drain Tile, Concrete, brick, Stone, chimneys. Custom New or Repair.

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CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm.

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

Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

38 yrs exp. Free ests. Ins’d. Colored &

Stamped, Driveway Specialist, Steps, Side-walks, Patios, Blocks,

& Floors. New or replacement. Tear out

& removal. Will meet or beat almost any quote! • 952-469-2754 •

Driveway and Apron Special MINN-CRETEFlatwork • Tex-

tured & Colored Concrete • Deco-

rative Coatings• Concrete Repair

612-239-4168

Lowell Russell Concrete

BBB A+ Rating - Angies List Honor Roll

From the Unique to the Ordinary

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

acid stained floors and counter tops.

www.staincrete.com952-461-3710

[email protected]

Rick Concrete & Masonry All Types of Concrete Work! Additions, drive-ways, patios, stamped & colored. Tear out & replace

612-382-5953

5210 Drywall

Ken Hensley Drywall Remodels, knockdown

texture, repairs, Free est.30 yrs. exp. 612-716-0590

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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

5220 Electrical

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded Insured Free Ests

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

TEAM ELECTRICteamelectricmn.com

Lic/ins/bonded Res/Com All Jobs...All Sizes

Free Ests. 10% Off W/AdCall 952-758-7585

5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

5280 Handyperson

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

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

Painting & Flooring#BC679426 MDH Lead SupervisorDale 952-941-8896 office

612-554-2112 cellWe Accept Credit Cards

“Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

Statuscontractinginc.comFind Us On Facebook

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Dumpster Service�Carpentry

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

952-484-3337 Call RayR & J

Construction* Decks * Basements*Kitchen/Bath Remod*Roofing & Siding*All Types of Tile

Free Quotes & Ideas

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

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Roofing & Roof Repair

Ray 612-281-7077

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

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

5280 Handyperson

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480

5340 Landscaping

CAYERING LAWN SERVICES LLC

•Patios •Sod•Paver Driveways•Paver Sidewalks •Firepits •Fire Rocks•Retaining Walls•Boulder Walls•Rainwater Recycling

Call Casey 952-292-5636

LANDSCAPES BY LORAlandscapesbylora.com

Quality work @ competitiveprices. 15+ yrs exp.!

612-644-3580

Modern Landscapes • Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • “Committed to

Excellence” •Spring Pricing 612-205-9953

modernlandscapes.biz

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

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

apluslandscapecreations.com

5350 Lawn &Garden Services

$40 Lawn AerationsMulti Neighbor DiscountWkly Mowing/Dethatching

Mark 651-245-7876

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

All Your GREEN Needs:Mowing Lawn Care

Landscaping20+ Yrs Exp Free Ests

Call 651-695-1230SorensenLawnCare.com

CAYERING LAWN SERVICE

• Spring Clean-ups • Weekly Mowing

• Landscape lighting • Dethatching/Aeration

• Res. & CommercialCall Tim 952-212-6390

Green & Black LLC Lawn Maintenance

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

Schmidt & Son Lawn CareDethatching/Power Raking

Aerating, MowingFertilize/Weed Control

Remulching, Overseeding& Trim Bushes.

Insured 952-496-1365

Swede Outdoor ServicesServing Eagan - Com/Res

Lawn Service 612-810-9374

5370 Painting &Decorating

3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR

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


5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters


5510 Full-time

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal



5510 Full-time




5510 Full-time

5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

Direct Service ProfessionalAssist adults with intellectual disabilities and sensory impairments in center based settings located in the twin cities metro area. Provide supervision, imple-ment programs, assist with personal care needs and teach job skills for individuals with intellectual dis-abilities and physical challenges. Position requires the ability to lift & transfer adults to/from wheelchairs and to drive a company vehicle. Degree in human service field and one year experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities preferred. A valid driver’s license and compliance with MVR & rule 11 background checks required. Ability to obtain a CDL license within 6 months of hire and drug/alcohol test-ing required. $11.50-$12.50 HR/DOQ with a generous training & benefit package. Submit cover letter and resume:Bloomington: Melinda at [email protected]: Maureen at [email protected]

www.rise.orgEqual Opportunity Employer

5520 Part-time 5520 Part-time



5310 HomeImprovement

5310 HomeImprovement


*A and K PAINTING*Schedule Winter Painting!

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

Major Credit Card Accepted

Ben’s PaintingInt/Ext, Drywall Repair

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

benspaintinginc.com

952-432-2605 DAVE’S PAINTING

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

Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

5380 Plumbing

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

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

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

Ins. 952-891-8586

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

Theyson Construction952-894-6226


Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

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

Call 952-925-6156

��Residential Roofing ""CV Contracting, LLC MN Roofing Services

visit us online at:www.cvcontracting.com

for a Free Estimate within 48 hours

651-797-8621 MN Lic# CR681753 Ins.

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB


$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

Trees & Stumps CHEAP!!

◆ 651-338-5881 ◆Exp’d. Prof., Lic., Ins’d.

Reasonable Rates. absolutetreeservicemn.com

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

••• 952-469-2634 •••


ArborBarberMN.com612-703-0175 Mbr: BBB

Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

Call Jeff forStump Removal

Narrow Access Backyards Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

Easy Tree Service LLCTree Trim/Removal

Lic/ins. Eugene 651-855-8189

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/RemovalFully Licensed & Insured

BBB AccreditedRegistered W/Dept of

Ag. Loc. Bloomington Family Owned & Operated

Free Estimates952-883-0671 612-715-2105

STUMP GRINDINGFree Ests. Best $$ Ins’d

Brett 612-290-1213

Tall Oaks Tree ServiceTree Removal & Trimming

Free Ests ◆ Fully InsuredAerial Lift 763 302 9047

Thomas Tree Service25 yrs exp./ Expert Climb.

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

Free Ests 952-440-6104

TREE TRUST LANDSCAPE SERVICESYour Tree Care Experts!

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

TreeTrustLS.com Lic/Ins

5440 Window Cleaning

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

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Burnsville Trailer Hitch hiring someone with me-chanical ability to install trailer hitches & wiring & related projects. Will train! Apply in person,see Frank

3550 W. Hwy 13

CARPENTERS LABORERS

& FOREMENLrg variety of carpentry-decks, remodeling, etc. Local Co. now hiring2+ yrs exp.preferred Please contact Office Mgr. Sarah 651-423-7248

Castle Rock Bank is currently accepting applications for both a Teller and someone to work in Bookkeeping/Operations. Both posi-tions are Full time & will require previous bank-ing experience. Contact either Jane or Dave Nicolai at 651-463-4014

Complete Lawn Care located in Burnsville is now hiring FT yr round position. Hrs 6:30AM to 4:30/5PM Must be reli-able, dependable & ac-countable. Must have Valid Driver’s Lic. Contact Tim 612-220-7584

CPAP TECHNICIANMultiple locationWe are a DME/Home Care Company. Seeking outgo-ing & professional candi-dates for a long term op-portunity as a CPAP Tech. Medical training/educa-tion preferred especially with respiratory therapy. Full time, benefits avail-able Please email resume to:

[email protected]

Customer Service Representative

Multiple locationWe are a DME (Durable Medical Equipment) Com-pany. Seeking outgoing & professional candidates for a long term opportu-nity. This position is to as-sist customers in store and over phone. FT, benefits available, DME experience preferred. Please email resume to:

[email protected]

5510 Full-time

Current OpeningsMcLane Division 1111 W 5th Street

Northfield, MN

Full Case Grocery Selectors7:30am Monday to

Friday. $13.95/hr

Maintenance2:00 pm Monday

to Friday. $16.45/hr + shift

D & R Processor10:30 pm Monday

to Friday. $11.75/hr + shift

SanitationDay positions open

$11.00/hr

EMAIL resume: [email protected] or Online application at:

www. mclaneco.com

Fleet TempDakota County is seek-ing a motivated individ-ual to fill a Temporary Fleet position. This is an entry-level position to perform a variety of semi-skilled to skilled tasks in the repair of au-tos, trucks, and equip-ment. Visit our website for a full job description and to apply on-line: www.dakotacounty.us

FT/PT Openings NOWMotorsports Store

•Sales Associates •Parts & Acc Sales •Service Techs •Service Advisor

www.motoprimo.com Apply on site: Motoprimo 16640 Kenrick Av, Lakeville

FULL-TIME CUSTODIAN

The Church of the Risen Savior is in need of a FT custodian, Sat. thru Wed. Hours will include day & evening hrs. Full benefits are included. Duties include general cleaning, emergency maintenance, shoveling and security. Exp. pre-ferred. Candidate will be required to successfully complete a background check & a pre-employ-ment physical. Contact Terry Trondson,

Maintenance Supervi-sor at 651-431-0181 or

email [email protected]

GROWING COMPANY, NEW OPENINGS!

WSC is looking to fill (3) FT Drivers & (1) evening Material Handler at our Lakeville location. Driver must have CDL Class A license & a clean driving history. Both must have ability to lift up to 80 lbs. frequently.

Candidates must be reli-able w/teamwork men-tality & history of de-pendable attendance.

WSC is an equal oppor-tunity employer offering a competitive salary & benefit package includ-ing: Health, Dental, Holi-day/Vacation, STD/LTD/Life, 401K & ESOP pro-gram.

Resumes may be emailed to: [email protected]

WSCAttn: HRPO Box 296Wausau WI 54402

I can help you... place your Help Wanted Classified Ad ... it’s easy!

Call 952-846-2003 or Email: judy.johnson

@ecm-inc.com

Irrigation TechnicianExperience Required. Pay DOQ. Call 952-233-1905

Lawn Care TechLawn Treatments for resid lawns, Irrigation srvc work, Aeration. Quality Green, LLC. Call 612-221-0533

5510 Full-time

IMMEDIATE NEED!Burnsville Branch

Inside/ Outside SalesBase + Comm.

ALL exp. Levels encouraged to apply!

Benefits: Great base pay +Commission, Paid weeklyPaid training & excellent health & dental benefits! Required to pass:Drug screen, background& motor vehicle record checks.

APPLY TODAY!Call Vielka to schedule

an interview at:612-490-5849 or Nate at

612-839-3002AA/EOE/M/F/V/D

Minnesota Energy Resources, a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, a natural gas distribution company with non-regu-lated HVAC/appliance repair services, is currently recruiting for a

Field Technician IV position for our

Rosemount, MN location.To view the requirements for these positions and to apply, please visit our web-site at www.integrysgroup.com/career/apply.aspx by April 7th 2015.

Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer

All qualified candidates, including minorities, women, veterans and

people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Nuss Truck & Equipment in Burnsville is accepting

applications for the following position:

2ND SHIFT LEAD Must have Diesel truck vo-tech certification or related experience. Experience planning, organizing and leading shop workflow preferred. Sign on bonus of up to $4,000 available and we will match your current vacation / PTO! About Us Nuss Truck & Equipment, Inc. (NTE) is a respected, growing re-gional dealer of commer-cial trucks & equipment. We pride ourselves on both our family heritage -& our ability to improve our cus-tomers’ experience with the equipment they rely on to keep their businesses running every day. We of-fer a competitive benefits package. We offer medical insurance, health savings account, dental insurance, vision discounts, matching 401k, voluntary life insur-ance, educational assis-tance, employee assistance program, flexible spend-ing accounts, long-term & short-term disability insur-ance, paid holidays, paid time off & direct deposit. To learn more about these exciting opportunities, please complete our online application at nussgrp.applicantpro.com Or you may visit our website at

nussgrp.com

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Paving Inc.is a paving company located in

Rogers, MN. Hiring for EXPERIENCED people must have

(2) years minimum experience

Please call Julie 763-428-4121 or Email

[email protected]

Paving, Prep, BaseCrackfilling Personal

Paving Inc.Paving Company located in Rogers Mn. looking for EXPERIENCED CDL-A Dump Truck Drivers Must have (2) years of experience. We offer Competitive Wages and Ben-efits Please call Julie at:763-428-4121 or Email: [email protected]

South Metro insurance agency looking for full time customer service representative, license preferred but not re-quired Send resumes to: [email protected]


5530 Full-time orPart-time

5520 Part-time


5520 Part-time

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5510 Full-time

SALES CAREER FAIR:

Would you like to be part of a multi-billion dollar industry? Consider a sales career in the automotive industry. Please join us on Thursday, April 2nd to learn more!

You’ll have opportunity to meet with managers from across the Luther Auto group, and learn more about our exciting career opportunities, high earn-ing potential, and excellent benefits.

Thursday, April 2nd6pm to 8pm

Motors Management3701 Alabama Ave SouthSt Louis Park, MN 55416

Walk-ins welcome, but to reserve your spot call 952-258-8852 or email:

[email protected]

Parking is available in the front or back of the build-ing.

Questions? Please e-mail:[email protected]

5510 Full-time

SUPPORT SPECIALIST (FT & PT)

MRCI WorkSource in Rose-mount, an innovative & leading non-profit organi-zation serving individuals with disabilities, is hiring a FT & PT Support Specialist. Day hours M-F. Excellent communication skills, H.S. diploma/GED, valid MN Driver’s License required. Experience working with people who have develop-mental & mental disabili-ties preferred. To Apply:

visit www.mrciworksource.org

LOOKfor a new pet

in Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

5510 Full-time

TRUCK DRIVERS-OTR/CLASS A CDL

Ashley Distribution Ser-vices in Blaine, MN seeks: •TRUCKLOAD DRIVERS (No Touch) Earning poten-tial avg. $68,000 year •Home Weekly •Paid Vacation •Full Benefit Package Paid HolidaysClass A CDL & at least 1 yr. current OTR exp. Clean MVR/PSP Reports. Call1-800-837-2241 for info & app or email or www.ashleydistributionservices.com to apply under jobs.

5520 Part-time

Need Seasonal Driver for fertilizer deliveries and daily plant operations. CDL Lic. preferred, but not necess. Must pass Drug Test. Call or apply at Farm-ers Mill & Elevator, Castle Rock, MN. Ask for Ken 651-463-1316 or 651-775-0879.

Now Hiring: Book Processors

& ShelversPT and On Call

Attention to detail req. Friendly, casual

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

to apply go to www.mackin.

com–Employment Or apply in person at: Mackin Educational

Resources 3505 Co. Rd. 42 W.

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

Part-Time Accountant - FLEXIBLE HOURS! Dynamic work environ-ment.Responsibilities include: invoicing, AP, GL, and general office duties. Lo-cated in West Blooming-ton. www.wizmo.com

Send cover letter and re-sume to: [email protected]

5520 Part-time

PT Servers, Bartend-ers, Cooks, Dishwash-ers + Hostess! Webster, MN. 952-652-2700


Community Living Options,

Seeking motivated people to implement

programs &community integration.

Starting pay $11.05

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

or www.clo-mn.com

Customer Service Rep-resentative -Burnsville-Excellent communication, organizational & computer skills needed. Able to multi -task, and focus on details.Apply in person: 3451 W.

Burnsville Parkway #120 or apply online: www.burnsvilleheating.com

HIRING LINE COOK/COCINERO

PT/FT WeekendsOLEPIPER.COMPA-

NYCAREERSITE.COMOLE PIPER

952-432-711116604 CEDAR AVE S

Nursery Worker I Outside Work

Bachman’s Inc. Farmington

$10.00 per hour Starting March 30th

Contact Tom R. 651-463-3288

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Retail Sales-FT/PTSell state-of-the-art sewing & embroidery machines.

Retail Sales & Sewing exp preferred Open

7 dys a wk. Hourly wage,commission, bonuses!

Creative Sewing Centers Minnetonka, Roseville,

Apple Valley, Spring Lake Park

Diane: 952-593-3866

Tropical Plants: Care for indoor plants in busi-nesses. FT/PT. Must have own vehicle. Mile-age paid. Training, uni-forms provided. Call 612-396-4856.


Successful Business ex-panding in this area. Flex-ible 10-20 hrs/wk to FT. Must be entrepreneur minded, coachable, self motivated, enjoy people. Marketing/Sales experi-ence helpful, but not re-quired. Self employment w/no investment. Full Training. Generous com-mission based income/bonuses, car allowance available. Now scheduling informational mtgs. 651-214-4970

Warehouse: Pull orders of pop/snack off iPad, load onto trucks, stock, general cleaning. Email [email protected] or fax resume to 952-707-1994

5540 Healthcare

Regency Home HealthCare is seeking part time and full time overnight, day, eve-ning & weekend RN/LPNs to provide services to ventilator dependant and complex clients in private homes in the Hastings, Farmington, New Brigh-ton, Maplewood, Big Lake, White Bear Lake, and St. Paul areas. Must have great attention to detail, strong problem solving skills, ex-cellent communication skills, and strong clinical skills. Current MN nursing license and CPR required. If interested please submit online application at www.regencyhhc.com or fax resume attn: Brittni

@ 651-488-4656. EOE

Child Care Providers

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notorious pirate, One-Eyed Willie. Tickets are $5 online at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us or by phone at 952-985-4640.

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ The Chameleon The-atre Circle presents Tim

Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Je-sus Christ Superstar” April 10-26 at Ames Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets are $22 for adults, $19 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the box office and through Ticketmaster

at Ticketmaster.com or 800-982-2787.

Music of ‘Three Worlds’ Tres Mundos or “Three Worlds” will take listen-ers on a world music tour from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at Rob-ert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. During the free event, guests can hear the music of Carnival, sing a Cuban rumba and dance to Latin jazz beats. Call 651-480-1200 for information.

Third weekend at LeDuc The Third Weekend Series continues at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at the LeDuc Historic Estate, 1629 Vermillion St., Hast-ings. Ken Martens, vice pres-ident of the Afton Histori-cal Museum and historian will discuss his book, “The Perilous St. Croix River Valley Frontier.” Folk and contemporary music will be provided by Larry Carpenter and Laura Moe of Minneapolis. Refresh-ments will be served. Reservations are re-quested by phone at 651-437-7055. Admission is $15. Visit www.dakotahis-tory.org for more informa-tion.

Poetry contest in April Dakota County Li-brary is accepting submis-sions to its annual poetry contest during the month of April. First-, second- and third-place winners will be awarded in five different age groups: ages 6-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-18 and adults. Participants may sub-mit one poem/rap of no more than two pages. No offensive or deroga-tory language is accepted. Awards and prizes will be given to the top three en-tries in each of the five age groups, and winning po-ems will be published on the library website. Entries can be sub-mitted online or at any Dakota County Library location from April 1-30. For contest guidelines and submission information, call 651-450-2918 or visit www.dakotacounty.us/li-brary and search “poetry.”

Month of Moo! at library Dakota County will host a month of programs highlighting the book “Moo!” by Minnesota Book Award-winning au-thor David LaRochelle and illustrator Mike Wohnoutka. Moo! is the hilarious and exciting story of a cow who takes the farmer’s car for a ride. Moo! Storytime for ages 2 to 6 will be offered: • 10:30-11:15 a.m. Fri-day, April 3, at Wescott Li-brary, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • 10:15-10:45 a.m. Tues-day, April 7, at Galaxie Li-brary, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. • 11-11:30 a.m. Tues-day, April 7, at Galaxie Li-brary, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. • 6:30-7 p.m. Wednes-day, April 8, at Galaxie Li-brary, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. • 10:30-11:15 a.m. Thursday, April 30, at Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

LaRochelle and Wohnout-ka interview Cow about her travels and share a puppet show retelling of her story and more at the Moo! Traveling Trunk Show, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Burn-haven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burns-ville. For ages 2 to 8. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and search “Moo.”

Author talk in Rosemount Farmington writer Ron Runeborg is the featured speaker at the Rosemount Area Arts Council’s next “Meet the Author” event on Tuesday, April 7, at the Robert Trail Library. A poet and short-story writer, Runeborg will dis-cuss his latest book, “Old Shorts and Poetree,” a col-lection of mostly autobio-graphical tales. Admission is free to the 6:30-8 p.m. event; more in-formation is at www.rose-mountarts.com.

Watercolor honors Lakeville artist Clau-dia Trepanier’s “Float-ing Market, Thai” won honorable mention at the Minnesota Watercolor Society’s 2015 Spring Ex-hibition. The exhibit runs through April 9 at Min-netonka Center for the Arts, 2240 North Shore Drive, Wayzata.

Classic movie night in Lakeville The Lakeville Area Arts Center will host two classic movie nights in April. “The Wizard of Oz,” 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11. Rated G. The classic mov-ie starring Judy Garland. “The Goonies,” 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23. Rat-ed PG. A group of seven young friends find them-selves on a thrilling un-derground adventure filled with humor and peril as they seek the secrets be-hind the treasure of the

Ilana Kapra (pictured) is cast as eccentric aspiring ballerina Essie Sycamore Carmichael in the Eagan Theater Company’s production of the classic stage comedy “You Can’t Take It With You,” which runs April 17-18 at Brianno’s Royal Cliff Center, 2280 Cliff Road, Eagan. “You Can’t Take It With You” debuted on Broadway in 1936 and a revival of the show completed a successful run on Broadway in February. The event, which is being presented in partnership with the Eagan 55 Plus/Seniors Group, includes a buffet dinner catered by Brianno’s Deli Italia and a cash bar. Tickets are $42 and are available online at www.etc-mn.org and in person at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, until April 15. (Photo by Mick Richards)

Broadway comes to Eagan

The next concert in the Rosemount Area Arts Council’s bluegrass series features the Purdy River Band on Thursday, April 9, at the Rosemount Community Center. The four-piece band from Manchester, Iowa, was formed in 2013 and performs original music in the traditional and contemporary style of bluegrass, along with classic standards, instrumentals and gospel. The concert series concludes May 21 with a performance by the Roe Family Singers. Tickets for all the shows, which start at 7 p.m., are $7 and can be purchased at the arts council’s website, www.rosemountarts.com, and at the door. (Photo submitted)

Bluegrass in Rosemount

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Art Children’s artist Julie Prai-rie, 6-7 p.m. Monday, April 13, in the children’s area at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Ea-gan. Stop by to see her murals highlighting Minnesota trees, wildlife and transportation and chat with the artist. Features children’s activities and refresh-ments. Information: 651-450-2900 or www.dakotacounty.us/library and search “murals.”

Books Moo! Traveling Trunk Show with author David LaRochelle, illustrator Mike Wohnoutka and Cow – the star of their book “Moo!” – from 10:30-11:15 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. LaRochelle and Wohnoutka will interview Cow about her travels, share a puppet show retelling of the book, and more. For ages 2-8. Information: 952-891-0300. Ron Runeborg, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Poet and short es-sayist Runeborg will discuss his latest book, “Old Shorts and Po-etree.” He will sell and sign his book. Presented by the Rose-mount Area Arts Council. Central America in Con-text with Yansi Perez, assistant professor of Latin American Literature at Carleton College and native of El Salvador, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. He will discuss Central America’s history, current events and culture, especially as they relate to the story of “Enrique’s Journey,” this year’s One Book, One Lakeville selection. Informa-tion: 952-891-0360. One Book Bingo, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 11, Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. A One Book, One Lakeville event. SouthSide Writers, Satur-day workgroup for aspiring writ-ers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation in-

formation, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. In-formation: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Joel McHale, 8 p.m. Satur-day, April 11, Mystic Showroom, Prior Lake. Mature audiences only. Tickets: $49-$59. Informa-tion: 952-445-9000 or mysti-clake.com. Matthew Broussard and Troy Walker, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, Mystic Comedy Club, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Mature audiences only. Tickets: $19. Information: 952-445-9000 or mysticlake.com.

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

Music Willie Nelson and Family, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 16, Mystic Lake. Tickets: $49-$59. Informa-tion: 952-496-6563, mysticlake.com.

Theater “Jesus Christ Superstar,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, April 10-26, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Cost: $22 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-982-2787. “You Can’t Take It With You,” dinner theater perfor-mance by the Eagan Theater Company, 6 p.m. Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, at Brian-no’s Royal Cliff Center, 2280 Cliff Road, Eagan. Tickets: $42 until April 15 at www.etc-mn.org or in person at Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Information: 651-454-6755.

Workshops/classes/other Paint Stronger and Simpler Watercolors, taught by Andy Evansen, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-day and Sunday, April 18 and 19,

Oasis Room, Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Cost: $140. An Eagan Art House workshop. Registration required. Information: www.eaganart-house.org, 651-675-5521. Painting Flowers in Water-color with Holly Landauer, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 25, Eagan Art House. Beginning painters welcome. Cost: $45. All supplies included. Registration required. Information: www.eaganart-house.org, 651-675-5521. Artist Study: Vincent van Gogh with Robert Najlis, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, May 2, 9 and 16, Eagan Art House. Bring your own supplies. Painting experi-ence required. Cost: $98. Reg-istration required. Information: www.eaganarthouse.org, 651-675-5521. International Festival of Burnsville Planning Commit-tee: Get involved with the July 2015 festival; choose from en-tertainment, marketing, publicity, sponsorships, and general event planning. Visit www.intlfest-burnsville.org or contact [email protected]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Dan Petrov Art Studio, Burnsville, offers oil painting classes for beginners, interme-diate and advanced oil paint-ing students. Information: Dan Petrov, www.danpetrovart.com, 763-843-2734. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Arts Building, Burns-ville. Information: www.christine-tierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art educa-tion through drawing and paint-ing. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and

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Ben Cline, left, and Max Mayleben, along with fellow cast member Emma Hovde, received the Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award for their performances in “Wagon Wheels a-Rollin” last month at the MACT Festival, the annual state one-act festival for community theater groups. “Wagon Wheels a-Rollin” was presented by Lakeville-based The Play’s The Thing Productions and Farmington Community Education, and the production garnered seven awards at the festival, including Outstanding Achievement trophies for costume design, ensemble acting and scenic design. The cast of “Wagon Wheels A-Rollin” ranged in age from 9-17, with the show vying against adult community theater groups from across the state. Cline, Hovde and Mayleben were cast as “The Outlaws” in the show. (Photo submitted)

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Friday, April 3 Fish fry, 5-9 p.m., Rose-mount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave., Rose-mount. All-you-can-eat fish ($11.95 adults, $10.95 seniors, $7.95 kids). Information: 651-423-3380. Forever Wild Family Fri-day: Na Mele Wai-Hawaiian Freshwater Songs, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. All ages. Join the Lau Hawaiian collective for interactive songs and hulas on the theme of freshwater, or wai. Free. Regis-tration requested. Information: www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks. Course number 5408.

Saturday, April 4 Pancake breakfast fund-raiser, 8-11 a.m., Rosemount American Legion Post 65, 14590 Burma Ave., Rose-mount. Pancakes, eggs and sausage. Cost: $7. Informa-tion: 651-423-3380. Feed My Starving Chil-dren Fully Invested Pack, 9-11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 990 Lone Oak Road, Suite 136, Eagan, 763-746-2952. Each volunteer is required to bring a $50 dona-tion per person or $150 per household to this special Lent-en packing session. $50 funds one box of FMSC meals which provides nutrition to a child for seven months. Register at http://www.fmsc.org/fullyin-vested. Citizens’ Climate Lobby meeting, 10 a.m., Jo Jo’s Rise and Wine Cafe, 12501 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. Informa-tion: 952-250-3320. Easter Egg Hunt, 1-3 p.m., Lost Spur Golf and Event Cen-ter, 2750 Sibley Memorial High-way, Eagan. Limited to the first 250 children, ages 1-9, three eggs each. Sponsored by Os-man Shrine and Lost Spur Golf and Event Center. Information: 651-452-5660.

Tuesday, April 7 Nature Play Date, 10-11 a.m., Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. Explore the park and meet other families interested in getting their chil-dren outdoors. Wear appropri-ate clothes and shoes. Free for all ages. Children 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Wednesday, April 8 Lakeville Job Fair, 2:45-5 p.m., Lakeville South High School commons/cafeteria, 21135 Jacquard Ave. Job fair for high school students in the south metro. Eagan Garden Club meet-ing, 7-9 p.m., Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road,

Apple Valley High School senior’s debut album set for release this

monthby Andrew Miller


Scarlett Koenig prob-ably never suspected her part-time job at Sub-way would be a factor in breaking into the enter-tainment business. Koenig, a 12th-grader at Apple Valley High School, has worked at the Subway restau-rant at County Road 42 and County Road 11 in Burnsville for about two years. Last fall, a chance encounter in the sandwich shop with Disraeli Davis, a music producer who op-erates a studio from his Burnsville home, resulted in a recording opportu-nity for the young singer. “I’d been looking for singers to work with and had just met with a singer at Caribou (near Sub-way), but it didn’t work out,” explained Davis. “I went into the Subway to get a sandwich and said to the employee, ‘You don’t know anyone who can sing, do you?’ The em-ployee mentioned Scar-lett.” Koenig wasn’t working in the shop when Davis first stopped in, but he returned when she was on

duty and the pair got to talking about recording and the music business. It wasn’t long before Koenig was laying down vocal tracks in Davis’s home re-cording studio. “Lucid,” her first al-bum, was recorded be-tween October and Janu-ary and is set for release this month through on-line music vendors iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. Koenig is releasing the album under the nom de plume “Scarlett Taylor.” Koenig also has lined up a debut concert in sup-port of “Lucid.” She’ll be headlining the The Fine Line Music Cafe in Min-

neapolis on June 19 on a double bill with Lisa Lonewolf. Davis, who also serves as Koenig’s manager, has high hopes for the singer. “She’s got that voice — it’s got that turn-your-head kind of appeal,” he said. “I think she’s gonna get far whatever she does. The thing that struck me was seeing someone who was so focused and disci-plined.” In addition to her con-cert at The Fine Line, Koenig plans to hone her performance chops over the summer at open mic events throughout the Twin Cities, before enroll-

ing at Concordia Univer-sity in St. Paul in the fall. “There’s always been this place in my heart for performing,” said Koe-nig of Burnsville, who’s involved in the music and theater departments at Apple Valley High School, appearing in stage musicals such as “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Samples from “Lucid” are available online at https://soundcloud.com/scarlett-taylor-4.

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Future looks bright for young singer

Burnsville resident Scarlett Koenig, who performs under the nom de plume Scarlett Taylor, will see release of her debut album “Lucid” this month. The singer also is set to perform at The Fine Line Music Cafe on June 19. (Photo by Lisa Ophoven)

times. $10 per person. Present-ed by Making Scents in Minne-sota. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; In-termediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Line dance classes for in-termediates, 1:30-4 p.m., week-

ly schedule to be determined at American Legion, 14521 Grana-da Drive, Apple Valley, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833 for details. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Informa-tion: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

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Eagan. Speaker: Douglas Ow-ens-Pike on “Native Plants and Attracting Pollinators to our Landscape.”

Friday, April 10 Lakeville Area ECFE Kids’ Stuff Sale, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Kenwood Trail Middle School, 19455 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville. Features maternity and children’s clothing (infant through size 14), toys, books and baby equipment. Admis-sion: $5. Information: www.lakevilleecfesale.com.

Saturday, April 11 Lakeville Area ECFE Kids’ Stuff Sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kenwood Trail Middle School, 19455 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville. Features maternity and children’s clothing (infant through size 14), toys, books and baby equipment. Admis-sion: $1. Information: www.lakevilleecfesale.com. Pancake breakfast by Boy Scout Troop 455, 8 a.m. to noon, Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave. W., Rosemount. All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee. Tickets: $5 at the door. Children 5 and under are free. Bake sale available, too. Metro Republican Women meeting, 8:30 a.m., Mendako-ta Country Club, 2075 Menda-kota Drive, Mendota Heights.

Speaker: Peter Vodenka. Cost: $18 members, $20 non-members and $10 students. Walk-ins welcome. For reser-vations, contact Kaki Frost at [email protected]. RSVP by April 7. Apple Valley Chamber’s Home and Garden Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Free. Family Fun Fest, 5-9 p.m., Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Free activities from 5-7 p.m. Concessions and rental skates available. “Dis-ney’s Big Hero 6” plays on the turf at 7 p.m. Bring a chair or blanket for seating.

Sunday, April 12 Kids ’n Kinship Bowlathon fundraiser, 5:30-7 p.m., Ce-darvale Lanes, 883 Cedar Grove Parkway, Eagan. Regis-ter at http://kinshipbowlfund-raiser2015.eventbrite.com.

Ongoing Emotions Anonymous meetings, 7:30-9 p.m. Tues-days at SouthCross Commu-nity Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Summit Oak Drive), Apple Valley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. All are wel-come. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/.

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