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Lakeville North is runner-upThe Lakeville North High School baseball team advance to the state finals, but lost 2-0 to Chanhassen.

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Eagan Art FestivalThe 21st annual Eagan Art Festival offers a juried art show, family activities and entertainment June 27-28 at Central Park.

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Transportation pushed asideThe Minnesota Legislature failed in its obligation to pass a funding package to address the state’s transportation needs.

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Zoo director leaves his postMinnesota Zoo Director Lee Ehmke has resigned from his position to take over the leadership role at the Houston Zoo.

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A Lakeville City Council public hearing is expected July 6 for an application of Angry Inch Brewing LLC fora license to operate a taproom at 20841 Holyoke Ave.

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CHECK US FIRSTOR CHECK US LAST!

Lakeville Area School District Superintendent Lisa Snyder lists School Board members’ comments of the pros and cons to levy options during a June 16 retreat. The board did not consider an option of not holding a levy referendum this year. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Lakeville Area School Board wants pub-lic feedback on a tentative plan to ask voters for both a capital and operating levy this fall that, com-bined, would annually in-crease taxes on the average $257,000-valued property by $126. A report on the levy

proposal will be presented the board’s June 23 meet-ing to solicit public input. The board plans to reach consensus at a spe-cial July 1 meeting regard-ing whether or not to hold a levy referendum this fall, and if forwarded, will vote to approve it at its July 14 meeting, Superintendent Lisa Snyder said.

Three sports will have

reduced costs by Laura Adelmann

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Activities fees in Lakeville Area Public Schools are the highest in the metro, accord-ing to Business Services Executive Director Mi-chael Baumann. He said parents and businesses are constant-ly being asked to con-tribute through endless fundraisers by most if

not every sport or activ-ity so teams and groups can cover expenses that include paying coaches or club advisors. At the School Board’s June 16 retreat, Baumann proposed the district contribute more money to reduce that burden. Board members ex-pressed support for the plan at its June 16 re-treat, and it will be in-cluded in the fiscal year 2016 budget. Baumann proposed the district contribute an additional $440,252

for a total of $1.5 mil-lion, which includes $15,500 for free student admission to all sports except hockey and foot-ball. Under Baumann’s proposal, the change would reduce fees in the highest costs activities of volleyball and boys and girls basketball and hockey by 30 percent and relieve financial stress on booster clubs. Fees for volleyball and basketball would be cut from $440 to $300,

School Board seeks activities fees reduction

Lakeville Schools Business Services Executive Director Michael Baumann’s research confirms what many have long believed, that activities costs at ISD 194 are the highest in the metro. He presented this chart detailing his research to the Lakeville Area School Board at its June 16 retreat. (Photo submitted)

New principal hired for JFK Elementary Beth Anderson to start on job July 1



Lakeville Area School Board members approved hiring a new principal at JFK Elementary School at a board retreat June 16. The board approved hiring Beth Anderson, currently assistant princi-pal at Lincoln Center El-ementary, an Internation-al Baccalaureate World School in South St. Paul, which serves 1,100 K-6 students. She starts in the position July 1 and will earn $118,690. Anderson worked for Bloomington Public Schools as director of el-ementary teaching and learning from 2008-2014, and in the Burnsville-Ea-gan-Savage School Dis-trict as director of profes-sional development and district curriculum from

2006-2008. She also served in that district as assess-ment coordinator from 2004-2006. Lakeville Schools Su-perintendent Lisa Snyder said Anderson was select-ed for the position from a pool of 60 candidates. “She stood out because of her experiencev,” Sny-der said. “She has a vari-ety of experience at both the building and district level.” The board also ap-proved the resignation of Jeremy Willey, who re-signed last month after one year in the position. Willey has been hired with the Osseo Area School District as curriculum di-rector. His last day work-ing in Lakeville is June 30.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Lakeville, get ready for Pan-O-ProgAnnual

celebration set for July 2-12



Parades, contests, games and fireworks are all back for Lakeville’s 49th Pan-O-Prog celebra-tion, July 2-12. Opening night on Thursday, July 2, kicks off the official activities with two Pan-O-Prog button

events at Lakeville Family Bowl: the adult and junior no-tap 1 bowling tourna-ment starting at 6 p.m. and the first preliminary round of cribbage that begins at 7 p.m. Eight preliminary rounds are played, and the top two qualify for the fi-nal on Thursday. The Lakeville Family Bowl will also host horse-shoe pitching on Saturday, July 4, at 10:30 a.m., and families will gather that

Lakeville City Council delays mayoral term decision

Expects to pass ordinance banning vapor

lounges by Laura Adelmann


The Lakeville City Council delayed ac-tion on two issues that generated much public comment at its June 15 council meeting. While members agreed to change the city ordinance to ban electronic cigarettes in public places where to-bacco use is prohibited, they delayed taking ac-tion on the proposed or-dinance to allow minor modifications to ordi-

nance language. Revisions will allow product sampling in e-cigarette businesses, but disallow vapor lounges. Language changes would also be made to better align with nuanc-es of the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act. The decision to delay action was generated after council members heard from multiple representatives of both advocacy and opposi-tion groups regarding e-cigarettes. The council also de-layed action on chang-ing the city’s mayor term from two to four years in length. Mayor Matt Little announced he would abstain from voting

on the issue since he is in the position being discussed, but reiter-ated his opposition to lengthening the mayoral term. Little cited concern that a longer term would result in a reduced op-portunity for the public to vote out an ineffec-tive mayor. During public com-ment, Little’s view-points were echoed by several prominent Lakeville City Council alumni: former mayors Duane Zaun and Ed Mako and former City Council Member Pat-rick Harvey. Zaun noted Lakeville was recently ranked one

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Winners in the Pet Show contests during Pan-O-Prog can ride in the Grand Parade during the annual Lakeville summer festival. (File photo by Tad Johnson)

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District 194 board floats both operational, capital levy referendumsBoard to decide on levy referendum

in special July 1 meeting

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Lakeville resident Molly Werdin competed in the Minnesota High School Rodeo State Championship in Hugo, Minn., June 12-14. (Photo by Jason DeMoe)

Local resident competes in rodeo

National search will identify

next Minnesota Zoo leader

Minnesota Zoo Di-rector and President Lee Ehmke has been named president and chief executive at the Houston Zoo, accord-ing to release from the Minnesota Zoo on Fri-day. Ehmke’s last day with the Minnesota Zoo will be Aug. 11. He will assume his new responsibilities in Texas in early September. “Lee has built an in-ternational reputation as a visionary leader in animal conservation and exhibit development,” said Peter Maritz, chair-man of the Minnesota Zoo Board of Directors. Kevin Willis, the zoo’s vice president for biological programs, has been asked to serve in the role of interim direc-tor. With board approval in late June, Willis would serve as interim director beginning Aug. 11 until a new zoo director and president is identified. A national search for Ehmke’s successor will begin in July and will be conducted by a search firm. Ehmke joined the Minnesota Zoo in Au-gust 2000. He has led the orga-nization as it developed new exhibits, increased service to the commu-nity, and refocused its mission that places con-servation at the core of the zoo’s work, accord-ing to the release. Among the new ex-hibits opened during his tenure were the renewed Medtronic Minnesota Trail (2007), Russia’s

Grizzly Coast and Cen-tral Plaza (2008), and Heart of the Zoo (Phase 1) featuring the Target Learning Center, Car-gill Environmental Edu-cation Center and 3M Penguins of the African Coast (2011). This summer, the zoo opened a renovated Dis-covery Bay, featuring a Hawaiian monk seal ex-hibit. Ehmke led the zoo’s most recent strategic planning process, which has conservation as the core of the zoo’s work. Ehmke joined the zoo at a time when at-tendance was hovering around one million an-nual visitors. Zoo officials said he spearheaded efforts that reestablished it as a world-leading zoo, at-tracted private philan-thropy to complement the state’s investment, and reimagined the 485-acre campus to improve the guest experience. The zoo had an all-time peak attendance in 2012 of more than 1.36 million. While recent declines in attendance and rev-enue necessitated addi-tional investment from the state of Minnesota though a supplemental appropriation earlier

this year, attendance and revenue have rebounded and the zoo is on track to finish its current fis-cal year (June 30, 2015) with a balanced budget and total annual atten-dance of 1.25 million guests. Established by statute in 1969 and opened to the public in 1978, the Minnesota Zoo is a state agency and receives significant support through appropriations from the Legislature. Unlike other state agen-cies, for which commis-sioners are appointed by the governor, the Min-nesota Zoo board is au-thorized to appoint the organization’s leader. The director of the zoo also has oversight of the Minnesota Zoo Foundation, which is a separate 501(c)(3) non-profit that raises funds from individuals, corpo-rations and foundations to support the zoo’s op-erations, conservation and capital investment efforts. Under Ehmke’s lead-ership, the foundation completed a $78 million campaign that attracted support from the public and private sectors. Zoo officials said the foundation is a critical partner in the develop-ment of new zoo exhib-its like Heart of the Zoo (Phase 2), the next ma-jor exhibit renewal that will include a refreshed snow monkey habitat and a new, permanent meerkat exhibit. Ehmke is currently serving a two-year term as president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which concludes in Oc-tober 2015 and will not be affected by his move to the Houston Zoo.

Minnesota Zoo Director Lee Ehmke to lead Houston Zoo

Lee Ehmke

Reward offered for safe return of Rucki girls

Girls missing since April 2013 by Laura Adelmann


The Lakeville Public Safety Foundation is offer-ing a $2,500 reward for the safe return of two teenage sisters missing since April 2013. Samantha and Gianna Rucki, now 15 and 16 years old, fled their Lakev-ille home without jackets or shoes into a waiting vehicle and have not been seen since. The girls’ disappear-ance occurred during a bitter divorce, and police call their mother, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, a person of interest in the case. A Dakota County court has awarded custody

of the teens to their father, David Rucki. Police believe there are many people who have in-formation, but are refus-ing to come forward. The foundation’s re-ward money may also be distributed for informa-tion leading to the appre-hension, arrest and con-viction of the person or persons criminally respon-sible for their disappear-ance, including the failure to report maltreatment of minors by mandated re-porters under Minnesota law. “Our board was unani-mous,” Lakeville Public Safety Foundation Presi-dent Shanen Corlett said. “If this reward would in-

spire someone to come forward with information, it is well worth us paying that out. It’s been a long time since this case has been going on.” Anyone with informa-tion regarding the where-abouts of Samantha and Gianna Rucki or persons involved in their disap-pearance or kidnapping, obstruction of justice or maltreatment of minors is asked to contact Detective Jim Dronen at 952-985-2800. Police say the identity of anyone reporting infor-mation may remain confi-dential.


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Advocacy training on behalf of those with disabilities Individuals with dis-abilities and parents of young children with devel-opmental disabilities can apply for the Partners in Policymaking program. During the eight-month program, participants will receive advocacy and lead-ership training at no cost in monthly sessions, start-ing this fall. Participants will learn how to become knowledgeable, confident and effective advocates for themselves, their children, and others with disabili-ties. The sessions cover the history of the disability and self-advocacy move-ments, inclusive educa-tion, supported living, and avenues to influence county, state and federal legislative processes. The

two-day meetings are all held on Fridays and Sat-urdays, from September to May (with no session in December). The program is funded by a federal grant and is free for the individuals se-lected. Child care and re-spite allowances are given, and overnight accommo-dations are also provided for those who have to trav-el from outside the metro area to attend. Mileage and meals are also covered by the grant. All eight ses-sions will be held at the Minneapolis Airport Mar-riott in Bloomington. Limited to 40 partici-pants, all of whom must be Minnesota residents, the class members are select-ed by a panel of Partners graduates and represen-

tatives of the Governor’s Council. The first session for the 2015-16 program year is scheduled Sept. 25-26. Presenters include local experts and nation-ally recognized leaders in school inclusion, commu-nity organizing, govern-mental processes, and dis-ability issues. Applications are due by July 10. Those selected to par-ticipate in the program must attend all meetings and complete homework assignments between the sessions. For more informa-tion or to receive an ap-plication form, visit www.mngts.org/partnersinpoli-cymaking or email Dolly Parker of GTS Educa-tional Events at [email protected].

BBB: Summer brings slew of shady postcard scams Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) warns area consumers to watch out for a scam involving post-cards purportedly alerting recipients to “a reward of up to $100 in Gas Sav-ings.” These “savings’” are allegedly redeemable at Exxon/Mobil, Shell or Sunoco. However, BBB advises people to pass on this offer, as it is designed by unknown parties solely to gather personal and credit card information – or both. The postcards have no return address but urge people to call an 844 number, which is toll-free. “These bogus postcards know no season, but sum-mer seems to lead to a spike in this kind of activ-ity,” said Dana Badgerow, president and CEO of Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Da-kota. “In every case like

this that we’re aware of, involving nebulous post-cards, the legitimate com-panies cited are not aware of or affiliated with these so-called offers.” Variations of this post-card scam have popped up sporadically nationwide over the last few years, of-ten claiming nonexistent affiliations with Walmart or Target in conjunction with supposed $100 sav-ings or gift cards. Some notifications have been delivered via text message and through email. People may also receive phone calls claiming they’re the recipient of such prizes. Based on previous of-fers of this nature, those who call the toll-free phone numbers on these post-cards are told they must provide a credit or debit card and will be charged a small fee – usually just over $3 – for processing.

BBB advises the public to either shred these mailings or report them to the FTC (www.ftc.gov), your local post office or both. Better Business Bureau also reminds consumers to: – Never give out per-sonal or financial informa-tion to unknown parties over the phone, through the mail or via the Inter-net. – Always research of-fers before making any decisions. Visit bbb.org or call 1-800-646-6222. – Be wary of any deals that sound too good to be true. If you’ve already pro-vided your credit card number to the individuals behind this offer, contact your card issuer or finan-cial institution immediate-ly – as well as your local authorities – and monitor your statements closely.

Northbound Highway 77 closes in Eagan June 19

Motorists traveling northbound on Highway 77 through Apple Valley and Eagan will encoun-ter a detour at Interstate 35E beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, June 19. Northbound High-way 77 closes between Highway 13 in Eagan and Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington. Motor-ists can detour to north-bound I-35E and west-bound I-494 to bypass the closure.

In addition, the High-way 13 ramps to north-bound Highway 77 close at 7 p.m. June 19. All northbound lanes and ramps are sched-uled to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, June 29. Highway 77 will re-main open to south-bound traffic. This work is the final part of a project that will replaces the Highway 77 bridge joints and re-paints the bridge span-

ning the Minnesota Riv-er. Similar work on the southbound lanes closed Highway 77 for several days earlier this month. For more information about this project or to sign up for email updates visit mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy77mnriver/. For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit www.511mn.org.

Local BBB Military Line plots path forward Better Business Bu-reau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) launched its local Mili-tary Line program in May 2012. In the three years since, it has reached 15,000 service members, veterans and their fami-lies at military events, ex-pos and outreach efforts across Minnesota and North Dakota. “There are many great organizations that pro-vide support to our ser-vice members and we are proud to stand among them,” said Lisa Jem-trud, director of BBB’s educational foundation, the Institute for Mar-ketplace Ethics. “What’s most gratifying to see is that more people are turning to us now when they have questions or need guidance. They’ve been introduced to our services and know we’re here for them.” From air bases and National Guard armor-ies to veteran job fairs to VA medical centers, as well as state and county fairs, Minnesota Assis-tance Council for Veter-ans StandDown events, and area schools and colleges, BBB’s Military Line program has trav-

eled to where veterans and service members are in an effort to assist them in easing back to civilian life, navigating bureaucratic challenges and helping them be-come wiser consumers and avoid fraud. Too often, fraudsters and their schemes tar-get this demographic specifically. Payday loan schemes are among the biggest problem service members face today as outstanding debts can directly affect their mili-tary career. Military supervisors and com-manders are notified by creditors, which can lead to security clearances being put on hold or re-view. As a result, store-front lending agencies pop up near military in-stallations touting loans in minutes with pay-back connected to the next payday. However, the contract’s fine print reveals interest rates from 36 percent to over 500 percent, depending on the state’s legisla-tion governing payday loans. BBB works along-side other community resources and military financial counselors to direct debtors to other fi-

nancial options that can assist them rather than drive them deeper into debt. Other scams that com-monly target veterans and service members are identity theft, high inter-est car loans, unneces-sary or overpriced burial packages and pension cash-out schemes that often hit veterans with fees and commissions that pay them far less than the total value of their pension payment. BBB’s local Military Line program offers an expanding selection of practical, free educa-tional courses and train-ings for service members and their families to help them steer clear of these schemes. Onsite train-ings include: Avoiding Educational and Em-ployment Scams; Smart Consumer; How to Buy a Used Car (for adults and teens) and Credit Matters – among others. To learn more about BBB Military Line or schedule a training, con-tact Vicki Lokken-Pav-erud at 651-695-2428 or [email protected].


Event at Spring Lake Park Reserve to honor Earth To the editor: Visiting a park reserve does not usually fill me with anger. Dakota County is spending about $2 million of Legacy Act funds, $8.9 million total, on a 4.3 mile “trail” through Spring Lake Park Reserve. Reserves are required to be 80 percent “preserved.” Unfortunately, putting

grass seed and Roundup counts as “preserving” land and these non-motorized trails within the Twin Cities Metropolitan Regional Park System are exempt from en-vironmental review under Minnesota law. I worked on the mas-ter plan for Spring Lake Park Reserve, which called for a seven-mile trail at the edge of park for less than $1 million. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recommended to avoid this Dry Creek Bluff Prairie, which is on the verge

of expiration. Instead, Da-kota County went through the heart of the park. This route will offer people an incredible view of the river but it means blasting an-cient bluffs, clear cutting up to 200 feet of forest in an area important for rare birds and spending more dollars as this route requires two bridges. As I was feeling anger, I learned about World Peace and Pray Day. Native Amer-icans have held this day for 20 years encouraging people

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LAKEVILLE/DISTRICT 194 EDITOR . . Laura Adelmann

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Post-session job for legislators: Find workable transportation plan

Finding out what it means to be tucked in at night

New outreach role at Lewis House supports long-term success

Both sides of the aisle were in agree-ment when this year’s legislative session began that funding for transportation needs in Minnesota was a priority. As the session wore on it was obvi-ous that there were two widely-varying philosophies for funding upgrades to the state’s roads and bridges. But no one mentioned, especially with a projected budget surplus of $1.9 bil-lion, that absolutely nothing would be done about transportation funding. As the session wound down and Gov. Mark Dayton triggered a need for a special session by vetoing a biparti-san agreement on education funding, Minnesotans learned nothing would be done about budget needs for transporta-tion until the 2016 session that begins in about nine months. The proposal put forth by Dayton and the DFL-controlled Senate after the session began featured a wholesale gas tax that would have increased the cost of a gallon of gas by about 16 cents at current prices. The 6.5 percent increase would be more than 16 cents a gallon if the price of gas rose more than the small increases that have taken place the past few months. The proposal from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives was for about $7 billion and featured bor-rowing by the state and the use of some general fund money. In their original proposals the Republicans wanted to use some of the projected state surplus, while

the DFL leadership rejected the idea of using such money. It’s estimated that about $1 billion of the projected $1.9 billion surplus remains left over. It’s also estimated state government will spend about $41.65 billion during the two-year budget cycle that begins July 1, an increase of about 4.85 percent over the $39.72 billion spent in the bien-nium that ends June 30. Unlike some of the bills passed in the special session, a transportation funding bill is not necessary to keep government running. But it’s every bit as urgent as other state spending bills. How urgent? A 2014 report from the Minnesota Department of Transportation indi-cated that more than half of the state’s roads are more than 50 years old, and that 40 percent of the state’s bridges are more than 40 years old. In the next three years, the report said, 20 percent of Minnesota’s roads will “pass their useful life.” If that report is accurate it was wrong for legislators to end the 2015 session without addressing long-term transpor-tation needs. Sure, legislators will do something next year. And maybe they will be wise enough to use part of the projected sur-

plus – if it is still there – to help fund transportation needs that nearly every-one agrees are there. Meanwhile, deterioration of the state’s roads and bridges will continue over the next nine months and both sides will likely blame the other, as they have already done, for the do-nothing attitude toward transportation funding in the past session. That’s not fair to Minnesotans who pay the taxes that produced the projected budget surplus of $1.9 billion, 73 percent of the state general fund revenue coming from sales tax and income tax. The lower price of gasoline has given Minnesotans more money to spend and thus has improved the economy. That makes us wonder if the gas tax is the right way to go for funding transporta-tion needs. Tom Bakk, a DFLer from Cook who is majority leader of the Senate, and Richard Cohen, a DFLer from St. Paul who is chair of the Senate Finance Com-mittee, say that Senate Democrats “make responsible, strategic investments in pri-orities – like transportation – that are shared by all Minnesotans. We invest in a comprehensive transportation plan with dedicated and reliable funding to finally fix our roads and bridges and provide transit options in communities through-out Minnesota.” Kurt Daudt, a Republican from Crown who is speaker of the House, looks at the situation differently.

“At a time when we have almost a $2 billion surplus,” he wrote in early May, “the governor and Senate Democrats are proposing the largest gas tax increase in state history to pay for a core function of state government: our roads and bridges. It’s just not logical. . .The gas tax is one of the most regressive taxes, hurting low-income families the most.” The statements by leaders of the two parties show how differently they per-ceive transportation funding. It should be noted that in the bond-ing bill passed in the special session there was an increase from $20.4 million for roads and bridges to $172 million for state highways, local roads and bridges and railroad crossings. Our challenge to the two parties is to start right now on reaching an agreement to fund the state’s transportation needs. Let’s not wait until next March and then put it off again until the end of the 2016 session. The taxpayers in Minnesota deserve a much better performance on transpor-tation funding than they got this time around. Get to work, legislators, and give us a workable plan that is ready when the next session begins. We were short-changed this time.

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by Rev. Paul JarvisSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

I think I know how moms and dads feel as they tuck a kid into bed. Heavenly! Lately, I’ve been trying to take as many opportunities to visit my mom in this the final leg of her journey with Al-zheimer’s disease. I especially like the rit-ual of tucking my mom into bed at night. A ritual I know she enjoyed when I was kid – a good-night ritual I drew out as long as humanly possible. As lights were turned off. As sheets and blankets were drawn up under my chin. As my footy-pajama’ed feet and legs shook in pure joy: Mom: “Good night” Me: “Sleep tight.” Mom: “Don’t let the bedbugs bite.” Me: “Don’t accept any wooden nick-els.” Then after a kiss, she leaves … only to sneak back later to watch me sleep. I know this because I watched her watch me through my barely opened eyelids. Heavenly! Although my mom has Alzheimer’s, she still knows who her husband and kids are. And so when we Jarvis kids visit our mom, we don’t really expect there to be

much of a dialogue. We mostly just sit, perhaps watch some TV as we patiently answer the same question again and again, and let our mom softly scratch our arms – as she did when we were kids, nestled into her hug in our living room. Then it’s bed time. Now it is I who lean over her and tuck her in. Me: “Good night.” Mom: “Sleep tight.” Me: “Don’t let the bedbugs bite.” Mom: “Don’t accept any wooden nickels.” Then – and this is the best part, some-thing every parent has experienced and treasures – this childless bachelor sits nearby in the dark, beside his sleep-ing loved one. Just watching over her. Watching her breathe. Watching her en-ter dreamland. A little over two years ago I had a close call with a heart event called an aortic dissection; I made it into the op-

erating room just in the nick of time. I was one of the 10 percent who survive, and one of the rarer few who survive in a non-handicapped state. A lot of people tucked me in at night. Throughout the day, really, as I lay for a long, long time in intensive care unit and then rehab. And a great many more sent me tuck-ing-in-bed messages from people who knew me and people who only heard of me through the grapevine. It all meant the world to me as I lay in the hospital bed, covered in a blanket of cards. Congregations prayed a blanket of prayers over me as well, surrounding me with their concern and care. I still get healing prayer messages from members from Lighthouse Church, Rosemount United Methodist, Commu-nity of Hope Lutheran, Church of Our Savior Lutheran, St. John’s Lutheran communities in Rosemount. From Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran com-munity in Apple Valley. And from Cath-olic communities: All Saints in Lakev-ille, St. John Neumann in Eagan, St. Thomas Beckett in Eagan, Risen Savior and Mary Mother in Burnsville, St. Pe-ter’s in Mendota Heights, St. Elizabeth Seaton in Hastings, and St. Michael’s in Farmington. These comforting messages are tes-

timony to the sort of people who make a home in Rosemount, Apple Valley, Lakeville, Farmington, Eagan, Hastings and Burnsville. Again, many of had nev-er met me, but had been encouraged to surround me with their prayers. As I near the end of my time here in central Dakota County, and for health reasons prepare for a smaller assignment with fewer responsibilities in Minneapo-lis, I am incredibly grateful for the care shown me by so many good people. For however many years I have left, I will forever remember you and your sup-port. You: “Good bye.” Me: “Hang tight.” You: “Don’t let the mosquitoes bight.” Me: “Do come and let me thank you personally at any of St. Joe’s liturgies on the last weekend of June: 5 p.m. Satur-day, and 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday. Just make sure you also attend the liturgy of your faith community that weekend.” The Rev. Paul Jarvis will conduct his final Masses at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount the weekend of June 27 and 28. He will be replaced by the Rev. Paul Kammen starting July 1. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Doreen L’AllierSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Sandy had been on the run from her abuser for years, including a period of homelessness when she lived in a tent with her three children. Mary also be-came homeless after experiencing do-mestic violence. Both women found safe haven and support at 360 Communities Lewis House and discovered a pathway to a new life, free of abuse. As is often the case with survivors of domestic abuse, initially Sandy was unable and unwilling to ask for help because she was too proud and accus-tomed to taking care of everything on her own. She and her children were also running from a very dangerous abuser, their husband and father. Mary and her two young children suffered violence in their home, struggled with the English language, had no legal status as new im-migrants, and were ineligible for many benefits that are an economic necessity in order to live violence free. While at the shelter, Sandy, Mary, and their children learned about safety plan-ning, attended support groups, received legal advocacy with police departments and courts, attended family law clinics, and received help accessing community resources.

In 2014, 360 Communities Violence Pre-vention and Intervention Services began offering outreach support to targeted families who are living in Dakota Coun-ty after staying at Lewis House. These families were subjected to domestic and/or sexual violence and are now on a path of healing and safety. In my new role as a community resource worker, I provide home-based support that focuses on the family as a whole. Visiting families in their homes offers a different level of post-shelter engagement. I am able to continue to build on the trusting rela-tionships with survivors that were devel-oped at Lewis House. At the same time, in person I am better able to assess cur-rent living situations and ask the ques-tions that help me understand if families are receiving the resources they need to continue toward independence and suc-cess. To date, I have worked with 12 fami-

lies in this new way of ending violence, breaking isolation, and connecting families to a wide array of community resources. Another seven families are waiting for new apartments and for their services to begin. The services are vol-untary and can last 75 days or more, de-pending on their needs. Sandy recently moved from Lewis House into her new apartment. In the same apartment complex, I also visited Mary who left Lewis House more than six months ago. These families, with con-tinued outreach support, are both thriv-ing and living in safe places today. They have worked through significant barriers to success. Sandy is busy getting their apartment furnished and decorated, while her three children are all enrolled in school and are participating in baseball and swimming. Sandy is initiating a di-vorce process and looking for a weekend food service job. Her abuser is in jail in another county. Mary is sending off her two young preschoolers on the school bus and has a car. She also has one hour to herself three days per week while the kids are in school to work on her language home-work. Her next steps will be continuing her English classes, getting a volunteer job, and then finding a retail job as soon as her youngest is in school full-time.

While there are still challenges for these two families, the community re-source worker position is making a dif-ference by connecting people to resourc-es and supporting them where they are: in the middle of the night through our telephone crisis line, in shelter, or in their new home. This work is another way we can break the isolation that is a part of domestic and sexual violence. It is life-saving work that leads to sustainable suc-cess. For more information on how to get involved with 360 Communities visit us online at 360Communities.org. To sup-port 360 Communities Violence Preven-tion and Intervention work directly, you can participate in the 22nd Annual Lewis House Charity Golf Tournament, Aug. 24 at Brackett’s Crossing Country Club in Lakeville. For more details and to register, go to 360Communities.org. Consider support-ing this work. When we partner together to support our families, we make our communities stronger and safer.

Doreen L’Allier is community resource worker for 360 Communities, a Dakota County nonprofit that works to prevent violence, ensure school success and pro-mote long-term self-sufficiency. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

GuestColumnistDoreen L’Allier

GuesColumnistRev. Paul Jarvis

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Working for our Community

THE ROTARY CLUB OF LAKEVILLEis proud to announce this year’s Rotary“Service above Self”, STRIVE, andRon Oliphant Scholarship winners.This year, fourteen scholarships totaling$19,000 were awarded.

The Rotary “Service above Self”scholarships were awarded to studentsfrom both Lakeville High Schools.Lakeville South High School seniorsBrady Wohlers and Andrea Brekkenand Lakeville North High School seniorsVeronika Horton and Caleb Busslereach received $2,000 scholarships.The criteria for these awards areleadership skills, achievement in thecommunity, volunteerism, helping others,entrepreneurial spirit and attitude, andthe ability to overcome obstacles.

Rotary STRIVE, (Students TakingRenewed Interest in the Value ofEducation) scholarships were presentedto selected participants in the 2014-2015 STRIVE program. STRIVE isa mentoring program for seniors atLakeville North and South High Schoolswith an emphasis on preparing studentsfor post-graduation opportunities and

responsibilities while working to improvetheir grade point average. LakevilleRotarians mentor and encourage studentsby sharing their experiences, knowledge,and advice to motivate and inspirestudents to make the most of their senioryear. The Rotary STRIVE scholarshiprewards a STRIVE student for behavioraland scholastic improvement duringthe course of the program. This year’s$1,000 scholarships recipients wereLakeville North High School seniorsHannah Hultman, Sam Redmond, AveryScarsella and Emily Sharbo. LakevilleSouth High School $1,000 scholarshiprecipients were Joshua Ballyntine,Jazmin Jacobson, Noel Jacobson, andLogan Payne.

Two STRIVE scholarships of $1,500are named for long time Rotarian andeducator Ron Oliphant. This year, thosescholarships were awarded to LakevilleSouth senior Edward Ayesu and LakevilleNorth senior Chrysta Michon.

The funds for these scholarships are madepossible by the fundraising efforts of theRotary Club of Lakeville and Communityparticipation in the Taste of Lakeville

event held in May of each year. This eventis the Rotary Club’s major fundraiser.Through the generous support of oursponsors and attendees, The Taste ofLakeville raised over $120,000 this year,almost all of which will be invested backinto the local community.

The Rotary Club of Lakeville is acommunity based service organizationthat supports both local and internationalcauses. For more information aboutThe Rotary Club and its programs,scholarships, grants, or membership, visitus on the web atwww.LakevilleRotary.org

of all faiths and beliefs to share a prayer in honor of and with respect toward the sacred world. Sunday, June 21, we will hold a World Peace and Pray Day cer-emony at Spring Lake Park Reserve from noon to 4 p.m. People are invited to this free event. We have rented the beautiful indoor building – The Gathering Center – so the event is on rain or shine. Bring a picnic lunch or food to share. Bringing atten-tion to what is happening at Spring Lake Park Reserve may help protect Lebanon Hills Regional Park. This is about much more than Lebanon Hills or Spring Lake Park Reserve. Pope Francis calls exploita-tion of nature the sin of our time. Whole, intact land of-fers humans things we are only beginning to under-stand. The medical com-munity is confirming indig-enous wisdom. We need to respect our remaining intact lands and preserve this eco-logical reality for future gen-eration. Legacy Funds can be used for ecological resto-ration.

LAURA HEDLUNDEagan

Kline should push energy plan To the editor: U.S. Rep. John Kline does deserve a big “thank you” for his stand on the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act (“Applause for Congressman John Kline,” letter, June 6). He followed a time-honored principle of: “Doing the greatest good for the greatest number in the long run.” A similar situation exists where he has the opportu-nity to “double down” on his good deed, not only for the “greatest number” but for all people. It is to “put his shoulder to the wheel” to push forward a plan built on the legacy of two Repub-lican presidents and pro-moted by George Schultz, secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan. It is the George Schultz Carbon Free and Dividend plan, a free-market plan with a fee on dirty energy that recycles 100 percent of the revenue back to Ameri-can households in the form of checks. None of it is kept

by the government. Since the 1950s, carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has increased by 40 percent. The frequency and sever-ity of major precipitation “events” have increased sig-nificantly from Minnesota to Maine, up to 50 percent in areas of northern Minne-sota in 2014 alone. This plan would reduce dirty energy pollution by 90 percent, saving hundreds of thousands of lives over a 20-year period plus adding 2.8 million jobs to our economy. It is a win-win opportunity. I urge local residents to ask Kline to use the energy of his office to push it forward. Note: Some of the above data is from an article by Tim Reckmeyer, Prior Lake, in the April 22 Star Tribune.

CARL WM. “BILL” IRELANDApple Valley

Spend transportation funds elsewhere To the editor: In March 2015, Dakota County commissioners ap-proved the 2015 Lebanon Hills Master Plan, includ-ing the controversial 6-mile, year-round asphalt trail, re-quiring significant hill cuts and large scale tree removal throughout the park. Of the 690 (“unique, in-dividual, non-formulated, hand written letters and emails” – per Commission-ers Tom Egan and Nancy Schouweiler) public com-ments submitted to the board – only 22 supported this idea. The other 97 per-cent were ignored and the plan was moved on. There is no public outcry asking for this new pavement in the woods, rather – the outcry is to stop it. But this is not over. The Metropolitan Coun-cil is reviewing the plan, and will decide whether to adopt this $28 million unpopular plan and thereby make it eligible for funding, or send it back to Dakota County for re-do with meaningful public engagement. Our roads, bridges, and sewers are crumbling. There are other transportation needs of this money that are more urgent than paving the hik-ing and biking trails in the hills and creating a needless multi-million dollar bridge street overpass and trail into the Minnesota Zoo that du-plicates five other nearby

paved trails with existing lighted crosswalks just a block away in all directions. It is time once again to let decision makers hear from residents. Residents who do not want Lebanon Hills de-veloped like so many parks we already have should tell the Metropolitan Council that Dakota County needs to be accountable to pub-lic input. Tell them not to adopt a plan opposed by 97 percent of the public. Submit comments now to [email protected]. SCOTT D. JOHNSONEagan

Comment on Lebanon Hills trail plan To the editor: Dakota County residents who haven’t been to Spring Lake Park Reserve recently may not know that a road-like trail is under construc-tion there. With approval from Da-kota County commission-ers, implementation of this project is significantly differ-ent than what was stated in the park’s master plan. Instead of traversing the southern edge, as stated in the master plan, to mini-mize disruption in the park’s valuable ecological area named the Preserve Zone, the commissioners approved a realignment with minimal public awareness. The “trail” now traverses the northern edge of the park, through the Preserve Zone, requiring explosives and rock excavation through previously undisturbed river bluffs, up to 200-foot-wide tree clearance through a mature forest, and eminent domain proceedings to take land for this $8.9 million trail development. Lebanon Hills Regional Park is next. If the County Board’s recently approved plan is adopted by the Met-ropolitan Council, these elected officials will have complete discretion over de-velopment in the park. It’s time to take back our parks. Those who do not want to see Lebanon Hills devel-oped with road-like trails through a flat corridor should submit comments now. Tell the Metropolitan Council to send the 2015 Lebanon Hills Master Plan back to the drawing board. Submit comments to

LETTERS, from 4A [email protected] and include one’s name and city. PATRICIA LUETHEagan

Jobs fair aims to help local residents To the editor: I hope those who are searching for a new job, con-sidering a career change, or exploring the job market to see what is currently avail-able plan to attend U.S. Rep. John Kline’s Career & Jobs Fair on Monday, June 22, at the Eagan Community Cen-ter. More than 80 private-sector employers who are currently hiring will be in attendance from a wide va-riety of fields including the health care, technology, and retail industries. In addi-tion to the employer expo, Kline’s jobs fair will include breakout sessions. The Da-kota County Workforce Center is hosting workshops on developing a resume, and the Minnesota Depart-ment of Employment and Economic Development is offering breakout sessions highlighting new job search strategies for experienced job seekers. Last year, more than 700 job seekers attend-ed Kline’s jobs fair. Kline’s Career & Jobs Fair runs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Eagan Community Center located at 1501 Cen-tral Parkway in Eagan. For more information, including a list of participating em-ployers, please visit Kline’s virtual “jobs search toolkit” at http://kline.house.gov/jobs. JOYCE ZERKACareer & Jobs Fair coordi-natorU.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville


District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, special meeting of the District 194 School Board at the District Of-fice.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call 2. Closed Session a. In accordance with MN Statute 13D.05, subd. 3(a) for Superintendent Evaluation3. Adjournment

District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, regular meeting of the District 194 School Board at Lakeville City

Hall.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Roll Call and Board Intro-ductions d. Spotlight on Innovation e. Good News f. Public Comment g. Board Communications h. Agenda Additions i. Approval of Agenda 2. Consider Approval of Consent Agenda a. Board Minutes b. Employment Recommen-dations, Leave Requests and Res-ignations c. Other Personnel Matters d. Payment of Bills & Claims e. Wire Transfers/Investments f. Other Business Matters g. Resolution Regarding Ac-ceptance of Gift Donations h. Field Trips i. Health & Safety FY16/17 Budget j. Intermediate District 917 Health & Safety Resolution k. Additional Non-Public School Transportation Contracts

l. Alt Facil Bid Awards/Change Orders3. Consent Agenda Discussion Items 4. Reports a. Ready, Set, Achieve Event Update – Ms. Ouillette b. Q Comp Report – Dr. Sny-der c. Potential Capital/Opera-tional Referendum – Dr. Snyder5. Recommended Actions a. Adoption of 2015-18 Strategic Plan – Dr. Snyder/Mr. Molesky b. Approval of Innovation Zone Pilot Plan – Dr. Snyder/Ms. Knudsen c. Policies 427-Workload Limits for Certain Spec Ed Teachers and 616-School District System Accountability – Ms. Ouillette d. Review of Additions & Ap-proval of 2015-16 Budget – Mr. Baumann6. Additions to Agenda 7. Information a. Superintendent’s Report b. Board Members Reports 8. Adjournment

Dakota County Tech-nical College recently received a donation of a Tier 4 Final Volvo diesel engine from Volvo Con-struction Equipment, North America Inc. and Nuss Truck and Equip-ment to enhance and support the school’s heavy construction and heavy duty truck trans-portation programs. The 1,500-pound en-gine, which was built at Volvo’s corporate head-quarters in Eskiltuma, Sweden, was delivered in a partnership with Nuss Truck and Equip-ment, based in Burns-ville and Roseville. The engine’s retail value is over $50,000. As part of the dona-tion, Volvo/Nuss also will offer training soft-ware and support. “This is a great op-portunity for our stu-dents to train on an-other product line,” said Roger Gartner, heavy equipment construction equipment technology instructor. “The Volvo market is strong in the Twin Cities. This opens up employment options for students.” Steve Shorma, cus-tomer support manager for Volvo/Mack, said he met Ken Klassen, DCTC heavy duty truck

technology instructor, at a Minnesota Truck-ing Association vendor night. Klassen asked him if Volvo would consider donating to a technical college. The answer was “yes.” Phil Watkins, vice president of customer service at Nuss Truck and Equipment said the company has donated to technical colleges across the United States for the last 18 years. “This donation will require some additional training on both sides,” Klassen noted. Instruc-tors will participate in train-the-trainers ses-sions at Nuss as well as at the Volvo facility. “Partnerships with industry is what our programs here at DCTC are all about,” said Klassen. “Our budgets do not always support our needs with the rapid changes in the industry. Having this new engine is a great hands-on ex-perience. We look for-ward to building a good working relationship with Nuss/Volvo.” For more informa-tion on DCTC’s trans-portation programs, vis-it http://www.dctc.edu/academics/programs-majors/transportation.

DCTC’s Railroad Conductor Technology Program Dakota County Technical College’s Railroad Conductor Technology Program is the only one of its kind in Minnesota and one of only four in the nation. Graduates of the program earn a certificate in 15 weeks that includes classroom training and outdoor hands-on lab training on the railroad tracks located behind the DCTC campus. With approximately 22 percent of the in-dustry’s workforce eli-gible for retirement in the next five years, rail-roads are dedicated to recruiting skilled em-ployees who are com-mitted to a career in railroading. The program has its own advisory commit-tee composed of indus-try professionals who are instrumental in en-suring graduates obtain the skills necessary for entry-level conductor positions. Potential job titles include train con-ductor, locomotive en-gineer, train dispatcher and trainmaster. The average wage is about $26 an hour. DCTC’s Railroad Conductor Technology program also supports the railroad industries’ longstanding commit-ment to veterans and military service mem-bers by assisting them in transitioning from military service to pri-vate sector employ-ment. For more informa-tion about the program, contact: Don Spano, Railroad Conductor Technology instructor, at [email protected] or 651-423-8352.

Area students receive collegescholarships from Flint Hills Resources Area students were recognized by Flint Hills Resources with $2,500 col-lege scholarships. Recipi-ents include: Apple Valley High School: Laura Schulz, Luke Peterson. Eagan High School: Melanie Quick, Noah Kuehn. Eastview High School: Muskaan Goyal, Ribhav Gupta. Lakeville North High School: Taylor Boileau, Polly Sjoberg.

Lakeville South High School: Liliann Mueller, Sam Ewert. Rosemount High School: Anjali Revanur, Rachel Schow. School of Environmen-tal Studies: Hannah Hoff, Kelli Praska. The Discovery Schol-arship recipients were chosen for high academic performance and demon-strating leadership and entrepreneurial skills. The students were honored at an awards banquet on

June 3 at the Science Mu-seum of Minnesota. Since the Discovery Scholarship program started in 1991, Flint Hills has helped advance the academic careers of more than 400 Minnesota students with more than $700,000 in total scholar-ships. These scholarships have helped college-bound students pursuing careers in math, science, technol-ogy, engineering, and agri-culture.

Education

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DCTC programs receive engine


Creighton Univer-sity, Omaha, Nebraska, spring graduate, Meghan Barry, of Lakeville, B.S., College of Arts and Sci-ences, summa cum laude. Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, spring graduate, Joel Ul-rich, of Lakeville, B.A., exercise science, cum laude, and spring dean’s list. Breanna J. Cook, of Lakeville, graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wis-consin, Eau Claire with a B.B.A. in management

and received the Distin-guished Management Student Award. Daniel J. Schauer, of Lakeville, graduated in May from Hamline University with a B.A. in English and creative writing. Russell Pluhm, a 2010 Lakeville North gradu-ate, has been accepted into the physician’s pro-gram at A.T. Still Uni-versity of Health Scienc-es, Mesa, Arizona. He will begin his training in July. University of Notre

Dame’s Mendoza Col-lege of Business, Notre Dame, Indiana, spring dean’s list, Jacob Ander-son, of Lakeville. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, spring president’s honor roll, from Lakeville – Benjamin Alman, Pres-ton Campbell, Jacob Christopherson, Mason Crowley, Coty Helmin-ski, Elisabeth Melde, Allison Moore, Kelly Nizzari, Michael Piche, Michael Picken, Em-ily Roberts, Kelly Sather, Amanda Thompson.

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, spring dean’s list, from Elko – Chelsey Williams; from Lakeville – Ben-jamin Alman, Preston Campbell, Jacob Chris-topherson, Mason Crow-ley, Ryan Gorman, Coty Helminski, Brita Ingval-son, Elisabeth Melde, Robert Metcalf, Alli-son Moore, Kelly Niz-zari, Patrick Olownia, Michael Piche, Michael Picken, Emily Roberts, Erika Sorenson, Aman-da Thompson. Augustana College,

Sioux Falls, South Da-kota, spring graduates, from Lakeville – Dajon Newell, Benjamin Skelly. University of Minne-sota Crookston, spring chancellor’s list, Daniel Worm, of Lakeville. Minnesota State University Moorhead, spring dean’s list, from Lakeville – Andrew Block, Madeline John-ston, Matthew Miller. Southwest Minnesota State University, Mar-shall, spring dean’s list, from Elko New Market – Abigail Reichmuth; from

Lakeville – Loryn Char-bonneau. Carleton College, Northfield, spring grad-uate, Sam Keyes, of Lakeville, B.A., chemis-try. University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, spring graduate, Daniel LeRoy Johnson, of Lakeville, B.A., accounting and leadership management, magna cum laude.

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College News

Super Sale at St. John’s St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage will hold its annual Super Sale June 24-27. The school building and Parish Center will be filled with items donat-ed by parishioners and the community. Visit St. John’s website at stjohns-sav-age.org to learn more about drop-off days and times, and what items are ac-cepted. Early Bird Night is 5-8 p.m. Wednes-day, June 24. There is a $3 charge. Thursday and Friday, June 25 and 26, the sale runs from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. A bag sale is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, for $5 a bag or five bags for $20. The church is at 4625 W. 125th St., Savage. For more information, email [email protected].

Community meals at Grace Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will serve free community meals on Mondays, July 6 and 27. Dining hall doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Din-ner will be served from 6-6:30 p.m. The meals are for senior citizens, single-parent families, families in tran-sition and all others in the surround-ing community seeking a healthy meal in a relaxed and fun environment. Al-though the meals are free, donations are accepted. Grace Lutheran Church is located

at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42. For more infor-mation, call the church at 952-432-7273.

St. Nicholas garden tour St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Elko New Market, will hold its Garden Tour from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, June 28. Gardens on the tour include St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Dave and Nancy Pinke, Joyce and Richard Han-ke, Gary and Karen Grundy, Tom and Annie Wahl, and Curt and Lola Bu-tala. Cost is $10. Tickets are available at the parish office, 952-461-2403, and at New Market Bank in New Market. Tickets can be purchased at the first three gardens the day of the tour. For a map of tour stops and more information, visit http://stncc.net/event-flyers.

Program on being called a ‘Christian’ Cross of Christ Community Church will offer a free series on what it means to be called “Christian.” This series was written by Andy Stanley. Par-ticipants will listen and discuss this topic. All are welcome. Sessions start Wednesday, June 17, 6:30-8 p.m., and run weekly for eight weeks. The church is at 8748 210th St. W. in downtown Lakeville. Visit crossof-christchurch.org for information.

Vacation Bible School The Church of Christ will have a free Vacation Bible School at Camp Sacajawea at Lebanon Hills Regional Park, 5120 McAndrews Drive, from July 13-16. The school for ages 4 years old through sixth grade will have the theme of “Team Possible - “With God all things are possible” Mark 10:27. Registration will be at 6:45 p.m. with activities from 7-8:30 p.m. Mon-day through Wednesday. There will be a program for parents Thursday, July 16, from 7-8 p.m. The sessions will include Bible study, puppets, skits, re-freshments and more. An adult class is available. Pre-register by phone at 651-452-1102 by leaving a voice mail with the participant’s name and contact phone number.

Lutheran Church of our Savior celebrates 50 years Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Rosemount is celebrating its 50th an-niversary with a special service at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 26, followed by a catered dinner. All current and former members are invited. To purchase the $15 dinner tickets, stop by the church office or call 651-423-2580 for more information. The church is at 14980 Diamond Path W., Rosemount.

Father’s Day cookout St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 51 Church St., Elko New Market, will host its 46th annual Chicken Cookout from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Fa-ther’s Day, Sunday, June 21. Masses are at 8 and 10 a.m. Tick-ets are $12 adults, $6 children under 12. Take-outs are available. Shuttles to the church are available around town – watch for signs. The event includes children’s games, The Big Ticket Drawing at 3 p.m., bin-go, crafts, baked goods, cake walk, re-freshments and more. St. Nicholas Church is 2.5 miles west of I-35 on County Road 2, exit 76.

Tai chi and chai tea at Grace Grace United Methodist Church, 15309 Maple Island Drive, Burnsville, will offer the Arthritis Foundation’s Tai Chi Program. Classes will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, June 23 to Aug. 4. Each class will be followed by a time for tea and conversation. Past participants in this program have reported decreased joint pain and stress, increased range of motion and improved balance. Cost is $35. Scholarships are avail-able. To register, call Tracy at 952-215-7052 or visit www.apparentplan.org.

Religion


Area BriefsLakeville Lions host pancake breakfast fly-in The Lakeville Lions will host the third annual Avia-tion Day Pancake Break-fast Fly-in from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 14, at Airlake Airport, 22100 Hamburg Ave., Lakeville. The menu includes pan-cakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and orange juice. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. The Boy Scouts will serve hot dogs and brats at 11:30 a.m. until they run out. Weather permitting, Aviation Day will feature warbirds, experimental aircraft and conventional aircraft. The event is part of Lakeville’s Pan-O-Prog festival. For more infor-mation, call 952-469-4414.

Volunteers head to Washington to advocate for pollution reduction Five volunteers from the Lakeville chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby will meet in Washington, D.C., with their represen-tative and senators to press for legislation that places a fee on carbon and returns revenue to households. The Lakeville CCL members, who are travel-ing to the nation’s capital to attend the sixth Inter-national Citizens’ Climate Lobby Conference, will spend a day, June 23, vis-iting the offices of Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, as well as Rep. John Kline. They said in a press release that their message is: “We need to reduce the risk of climate change by reducing the carbon pol-lution we currently emit. We can achieve that with

a market-based solution that places a steadily-rising fee on carbon and gives the revenue back to consumers, thereby shield-ing families from the eco-nomic impact of higher energy costs.” As Lakeville advocates prepare to go to Washing-ton, Pope Francis is releas-ing his encyclical – a papal letter sent to all bishops in the Catholic Church – calling for action to ad-dress climate change, the press release said. Titled “Laudato Si” (Praised Be), the encycli-cal speaks about the need to care for God’s creation and to protect the most vulnerable from the rav-ages of global warming, the release said. “It’s very exciting that the Pope’s encyclical is be-ing released just before we go to lobby our members of Congress,” said Veda Kanitz, group co-leader for the Lakeville CCL chapter. “With one-third of Congress being Catho-lic, Francis’ message is bound to have a big im-pact.” In their meetings with members of Congress, CCL volunteers hope to assuage fears that placing a price on carbon will be detrimental to the econo-my. A study from Region-al Economic Models Inc. found that CCL’s propos-al, known as Carbon Fee and Dividend, would add 2.8 million jobs over 20 years while cutting carbon emissions in half. “If it’s done the right way, pricing carbon can actually be good for our economy,” Kanitz said. “That can happen if we give all the money back to households. It will act as an economic stimulus.” The CCL International Conference in Washing-ton is being held June 21-23, and features keynote speaker Katharine Hay-hoe, who was named one of Time Magazine’s most

influential people and who also appeared in Show-time’s award-winning se-ries about climate change, “Years of Living Danger-ously.”

Pan-O-Prog volunteers needed Local residents who have a couple hours to spare and want to be a part of a great community event can visit panoprog.org and click on the vol-unteer link to see what op-portunities are available. Most shifts are two hours and are on July 10 and 11. Some options include: selling buttons, lining up cars for Cruise Night, assisting with the Family Fun Fair and be-ing a parade marshal. Interested volunteers may also contact Pan-O-Prog volunteer coordina-tor Krista Jech at [email protected] or 612-269-6068. Volunteers receive a free T-shirt, button and thank you picnic lunch July 12.

Retro 5K Run and Walk The Burnsville Women of Today’s third annual Retro 5K Run and Walk to benefit its Youth of Today Scholarship will be 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Crystal Lake Beach Park, 15322 Lac Lavon Drive, Burnsville. The event is open to all ages. All registered par-ticipants receive a retro buff and other gifts. Those dressed in fun retro attire will be eligible to win a prize. Burnsville Mayor Eliza-beth Kautz will emcee the event. Burnsville Women of Today is a service organi-zation. Its Youth of Today Scholarship benefits lo-cal high school students

in their pursuit of higher education. For race information and to register for this event, visit www.burns-villewomenoftoday.com or www.active.com.

Family Fun Day Fundraiser at Lebanon Hills Family Fun Day Fund-raiser will be noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 21, at Jensen Lake Trailhead shelter at Lebanon Hills Park. The event will include raffles for Packer tickets, BC photo shoot as well as a silent auction featuring a hot air balloon ride, hand-made afghans, Usborne Books, spa and massage, Garrison Keillor tickets, Fourth of July in a cooler, ice cream party, zoo tick-ets and more. Rascal’s restaurant will provide brats and hot dogs for purchase. Kid-friend-ly face painting, photo booth, and DJ Johnnie D’Shea activities will be free. Seven local women are hiking for a cause – find-ing a cure for childhood cancer. Each hiker is com-mitted to hiking 25.5 miles of the rugged Superior Hiking Trail on Aug. 22. This team is deter-mined to raise awareness and fund Curesearch, an organization dedicated to finding innovative cures for pediatric cancers and dedicated to helping fami-lies navigate the path to treatment and cures. For more information, visit www.curesearchateam.com.

Free civil legal advice clinic A free civil legal ad-vice clinic will be offered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the Dakota County Northern Service Center, 1 Men-dota Road, West St. Paul, MN 55118, Room 110A. No appointment is neces-sary. Information: Dakota County Law Library, 651-438-8080.

Criminal expungement clinic The Dakota County Law Library will host a free legal information clin-ic on criminal expunge-ment at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, in Room L139 at the Dakota County West-ern Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley. Christopher Hanrahan from Volunteer Lawyers Network will present the program. Expungement is the process of going to court to ask a judge to seal a court record. Usually, people ask for an expunge-ment when they have been denied a job, housing, or a professional license be-cause of their criminal background. This clinic will be held the fourth Tuesday of each month in 2015. All sessions will be scheduled in Apple Valley. For more information, call the Da-kota County Law Library at 651-438-8080.

Divorce planning event Divorce Financial Di-rections is sponsoring a free small-group event on divorce planning from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at Summit Execu-tive Suites, 1500 McAn-drews Road W., Burnsville. The event is for those considering divorce or just beginning the divorce pro-cess. It offers an oppor-tunity for participants to get answers to questions about the divorce process and how to get started. Seating is limited. Call Terryl Johnson at 952-431-0805 to reserve a spot.

Duck race at Cascade Bay The Eagan YMCA will

host a duck race and sum-mer activities from 6-9 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Cascade Bay, 1360 Civic Center Drive, Eagan. The Y event, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, benefits youth program-ming at the Y in Eagan. Participants will receive access to Cascade Bay for $2 per person and can en-joy waterpark, mini golf and other fun activities organized by the YMCA Community Board and employees. The evening’s featured event will be a duck race using 1,000-1,200 plastic ducks that will race along Cascade Bay’s mighty Lazy River. Duck race competitors, who pay $10 per duck raffle ticket, will have the chance to win one of 10 prizes including the first-place prize of $500 cash, courtesy of the Eagan Rotary Club. Winners do not need to be present to collect a prize. Raffle tick-ets are on sale and can be purchased at the YMCA in Eagan. “Eagan YMCA Day is an exciting event for the community to come together and have fun at one of the best family wa-terparks in the state while helping support Y youth programs,” said Mike Lavin, executive director of the YMCA Eagan. For more information, visit eaganymca.org or the Eagan YMCA Facebook page.

Job Transitions Group to meet Jen Radke will present “Using Social Media to Search Out New Oppor-tunities” at the June 23 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small group sessions are offered following the meeting at 9:30 a.m. each week on many different topics. Call 651-452-3680 for information.

Job search workshop “Successful Job Search Over 40, 50 and 60,” a workshop designed for experienced job seekers, will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. Monday, June 29, at the Burnsville WorkForce Center, 2800 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Participants will learn how to use age to their advantage, discover tech-niques for marketing their expertise to employers and explore new job search strategies and resources. The workshop is free and open to the public. Registration is required. For more informa-tion, call 952-703-3100 or visit www.mn.gov/deed and search “metro work-shops.” The Minnesota Work-Force Centers of Dakota and Scott counties work in collaboration with key partners to make sure that area job seekers find em-ployment and training and area employers find the skilled workers they need.

Hot dog stand to raise money for Leprechaun Days The Rosemount Lep-rechaun Days Committee will be selling hot dogs 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-day, June 27, outside Cub Foods in Rosemount as a fundraiser for the 10-day summer community festi-val. People can support the work of the committee by purchasing a hot dog or donating additional funds. Proceeds from the event will help support the committee, whose costs include those to provide a fireworks show, musical entertainment, carnival, parade and other events during Leprechaun Days. Leprechaun Days will

run July 17-26 this year. Volunteers are welcome to attend a special meeting 7 p.m. Monday, July 13, at the Central Park Shelter, 2893 145th St. W. Volunteers are needed on the busy event days, es-pecially for clean up. To find out about vol-unteer opportunities, email [email protected], call Vanessa DeMuth at 651-423-3959 or go online at www.Rose-mountEvents.com and click on the “Volunteer” tab. If your group or or-ganization would like to become a monetary or in-kind sponsor, contact Michelle Selig at 651-792-5915 and [email protected]. As incentive for spon-sorships, local businesses, individuals, or groups contributing will have their names displayed in various promotional items – fliers, a special newspa-per “thank you” advertise-ment and the Leprechaun Days website. There are three contri-bution levels: • Gold level is for those giving over $2,500. • Sapphire is for $501 up to $2,499. • Emerald is for up to $500. More about Lepre-chaun Days is at www.RosemountEvents.com.

Progression course for teens in Burnsville The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Min-nesota will hold a free, six-session course designed to empower young people to take charge of their lives and deal with the is-sues they are facing in a healthy and effective way. The course helps teens un-derstand how to maintain good mental health; how to recognize signs of stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder; how to help friends, siblings and parents understand what they are going through and different types of treatment options. The course will be held 7-9 p.m. Mondays, July 6 to Aug. 10, in Room B103 at Diamondhead Educa-tion Center, 200 Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. Reg-istration is required. For information, or to register for this class, contact An-drea Lee at 651-645-2948, ext. 106.

VFW fundraiser at Von Hanson’s The Ladies Auxiliary of Rosemount VFW Post 9433 will hold a fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat-urday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, at Von Hanson’s Meats at Cliff and Nicols roads in Eagan.

WorkForce Center offers veterans workshop A five-day job skills training series, facilitated by U.S. military veterans and content experts, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 22-26 at the Burnsville WorkForce Center, 2800 West County Road 42. It is designed to help prepare U.S. military veterans to be “job-search ready.” Topics covered will in-clude reintegration, skills identification, network-ing, resume preparation and review, social media, job searches, interview preparation, practice and follow-up, money manage-ment, and goal planning and attainment. Participants must have served in any branch of the U.S. military during any era and must attend the series in its entirety. Registration is required. For more information, call 952-703-3100 or visit www.mn.gov/deed and search metro workshops.


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Uponor North America president Bill Gray spoke during a gathering of nearly 500 Uponor employees May 26 to mark the company’s 25th anniversary. The employee-only event featured gifts, a champagne toast, and recognition of seven employees who have been with Uponor North America since it opened in Apple Valley a quarter century ago. Additional employee events marking the 25th anniversary have been scheduled throughout the year. (Photo submitted)

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Hsiao receives honor Hoyt Hsiao, president and CEO of Eagan-based Shaw-Lundquist Associ-ates Inc., was honored by the Metropolitan Eco-nomic Development As-sociation (MEDA) with the Charles W. Poe Jr. Entrepreneur of the Year Award. MEDA is a nonprofit organization that serves Minnesota businesses owned and managed by entrepreneurs of color. The Entrepreneur of the Year exhibits best busi-ness practices, business growth, leadership and philanthropy. The award was presented during ME-DA’s annual Recognition Luncheon on June 3 at the Minneapolis Hilton.

Eagan business moves Prosign Branding will be moving from its cur-rent office location to 860 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 200, Eagan. The compa-ny’s email, phone and fax

information remain the same.

Eagan garage recognized Lehman’s Garage in Eagan has received cer-tification from Assured Performance, a nonprofit consumer advocacy orga-nization, for maintaining the right tools, equipment, training, and facility nec-essary to repair the par-ticipating automaker brand vehicles back to the manu-facturer’s specifications. In achieving its certification, Lehman’s Garage is now of-ficially certified as a mem-ber of the Ford National Body Shop Program. Lehman’s Garage is now part of a group of Certified Collision Care providers that includes only collision repair busi-nesses which have passed a rigorous certification process essential to help ensure a proper and safe repair of the new genera-tion of advanced vehicles. Less than 5 percent of body shops across the na-tion are able to meet these

stringent requirements.

SuperAmerica in Lakeville A new SuperAmerica was recently approved by the Lakeville City Council to be located in the Tim-bercrest Development, northeast of 185th Street (County Road 60) and Or-chard Trail. The proposed 2,800-square-foot building will include fuel sales, con-venience store and a car wash. Construction is ex-pected to begin this sum-mer.

3-D dental imaging Smiles of Distinction, Savage, makes use of the i-CAT Cone Beam 3D Dental Imaging System, which makes the imaging process quicker, easier, and more cost-effective. It also exposes patients to less radiation than the usual CT scans. The system as-sesses tooth relationships and relative connection for orthodontic treatment.

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Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, June 23, 8-9 a.m., West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Coffee Break, Paychex Inc., 1210 Northland Drive, Suite 100, Mendota Heights. Open to all DCRC members. Registration/information: Chelsea Johnson at [email protected] or 651-288-9202. • Wednesday, June 24, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., SMYPros Professional Development Event, Thomson Reuters, 610 Op-perman Drive, Eagan. Registration/information: Kate Bowen at [email protected]. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Wednesday, June 24, 11 a.m., Twins vs. White Sox game at Target Field. Cost: $60. Registration/information: Shelley Jans at [email protected]. • Thursday, June 25, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Membership to the Max (Chamber 101), Chamber office, 19950 Dodd Blvd., Suite 101, Lakeville. Information: Penny Zurn at [email protected].

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by Gretchen SchlosserSUN THISWEEK


At age 94, Don Rosen continues to offer wise advice, with the recom-mendation to always plan for the future and keep expanding and increasing one’s interests. “Always find something new that will keep you ex-cited,” Rosen said. While he’s handed down the business to his daughter, the founder of Pilgrim Dry Cleaners has plenty to keep him ex-cited, including the three-generation-old business that continues to expand and support community programs. This year marks 75 years for the Brooklyn Park-based company that Rosen founded in 1940. What began as Johnny on the Spot cleaners grew and later refined to become Pilgrim Dry Cleaners. The business has 24 lo-cations across the metro, including those in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan and Lakeville. Pilgrim Cleaners con-tinues to be known for community involvement, including the Coats for Kids, Scouting for Uni-forms and Costumes for Kids programs. The company is cel-ebrating with promotions and giveaways at each lo-cation, according to Don’s daughter and Pilgrim President Bonnie Engler. Customers can sign up at the company website, on Facebook or in person to win prizes, such as a trip to Las Vegas, profession-al sports tickets and, of course, free dry cleaning. All those years ago, Rosen was working for a company setting up dry cleaning plants when his work inspired him to won-der why he wasn’t starting his own business. “Pretty soon, I thought, ‘What was the

matter with me? I should get into business for my-self,’ ” he said. After a time working as a registered nurse in adult mental health, En-gler joined Pilgrim and helped her father expand the company. Engler attributes their success to offering the best customer service, attention to detail and building relationships with customers. Grandson Derek En-gler continues to innovate and push the company to new and greater levels of service for customers. While his grandfather and mother added drive-through pickup windows at selected Pilgrim shops, Derek Engler brought the idea of home and office pickup and delivery of dry cleaning and laundry. The company has 10 driv-ers with routes covering all parts of the Twin Cit-ies area. The pickup and deliv-ery is the fastest-growing area of the company, and Bonnie Engler credits her son with bringing re-newed energy and ideas to Pilgrim.

“It is very exciting to have Derek in the busi-ness and try new things,” she said. Derek sees more ad-vances in both conve-nience and technology in the company’s future. Pilgrim recently installed automated systems that sort and identify custom-er clothing and notify the customer as soon as their order is finished. Pilgrim is also looking at mobile apps, seeking to keep cus-tomer service at the high-est level. “We want to be on the cutting edge of technol-ogy,” Derek Engler said. “Both on the inside of our plants and in conve-nience to our customers.” One of the family les-sons in business that has been passed on through three generations is com-munity service. Coats for Kids began nearly 30 years ago when a woman came into a Pilgrim shop and asked Rosen for a coat for her child because she couldn’t afford to buy one. Rosen rummaged around in the unclaimed clothing at the shop and

found a coat, helping that mother provide for her child. He then used his community and media connections to organize the drive that collected 12,000 coats for needy children in the first year. Since then, Pilgrim’s goal has been to collect 10,000 coats each fall, Bonnie Engler said. The coats are cleaned and repaired, if necessary, by Pilgrim before being passed along to the seven charitable organizations that deliver the coats to chil-dren and adults in need. “It’s been a wonderful drive,” she said. “We feel each child needs a clean, warm coat.” More recent additions are the Costumes for Kids drive each fall for Hal-loween costumes and the Scouting for Uniforms collection each July, for Boy Scout uniforms col-lected and passed on to the North Star Council of the BSA for Scouts whose parents cannot afford the uniforms.

Contact Gretchen Schloss-er at [email protected].

Pilgrim Cleaners celebrating 75 years, three generationsCelebration lasts all year for community-minded company

Pilgrim Dry Cleaners began as Johnny on the Spot, a cleaning company that was located across the Midwest and later refined into the current company, which as 24 locations across the Twin Cities area. (Submitted photo)

Pilgrim Dry Cleaners is in its third generation of family ownership and is celebrating 75 years in business this year. From left are Derek Engler, grandson to founder Don Rosen, and son to Bonnie Engler, Rosen’s daughter and president of the company. (Photo by Gretchen Schlosser)


and a national act, so we’re pretty excited,” said Freedom Days chair Pat Schesso. “And because it’s in a tent, the event is rain or shine.” The Klondike Kates, popular performers at the St. Paul Winter Car-nival, are pulling double duty at Freedom Days this year. They’ll be per-forming a free concert in the Johnny Cake Ridge Park soccer stadium at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 28, along with appearing in the Fourth of July pa-rade. In the week leading up to July 4, there’s a con-cert at the Apple Valley Senior Center on June 29 featuring violinist Jim Plattes, along with a ju-nior golf tournament at Valleywood Golf Course and Kids Fishing Derby

at Lac Lavon Park on June 30. Minnesota-based J&K Carnival returns to Free-dom Days this year, of-fering rides and games at Johnny Cake Ridge Park East July 2-4. July 3 is Cub Foods Family Fun Night at

Johnny Cake Ridge Park. The free-admission event includes a petting zoo, pony rides and games for a minimal cost, along with a 6 p.m. Kids Pa-rade. Kids are encour-aged to dress in costume and decorate their bikes and wagons for the pa-

rade, which will be led by the Zuhrah Funsters. Registration starts at 5:30 p.m. The festivities on July 4 kick off early in the day with a Fun Run at Hayes Park, 14603 Hayes Road. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m. with the run at

8 a.m. The Freedom Days parade starts at 1 p.m. at Pennock and Fireside Drive, heads west onto 145th Street and then north onto Hayes Road, concluding at Apple Val-ley High School. Parade spectators are reminded that, under city ordinance, they are not allowed to place their belongings on sidewalks, streets, adjacent proper-ties and boulevards until 24 hours before the start of the parade to “reserve a spot.” A pre-fireworks party sponsored by Family Lei-sure is set for 5-11 p.m. in Johnny Cake Ridge Park and will feature DJ mu-sic, food vendors and a wine and beer tent, with fireworks scheduled for 10 p.m. Registration for the classic car show, ven-dor fair and Fourth of July parade can still be done. Information is at the Freedom Days web-site, www.avfreedomdays.com. Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


There’s an entertain-ment-packed lineup on offer at Apple Valley’s Freedom Days festival this year. Uncle Kracker, GB Leighton and others are set to perform as part of the city’s weeklong celebration, which con-cludes July 4 with the ever-popular Fourth of July parade down Pen-nock Avenue followed by a spectacular fireworks display in Johnny Cake Ridge Park. The festival kicks off Friday, June 26, with a tent party at Wild Bill’s Sports Saloon, 15020 Glazier Ave. The event, which has a $10 cover, features music from Arch Allies, an 80s-rock trib-ute band specializing in the music of Styx, Jour-ney and REO Speedwag-on. Then, on June 27, the Dancin’ & Cruisin’ classic car show comes to John-ny Cake Ridge Park with music from DJ Sounds, a vendor fair, and beer and wine tent. The 4-8 p.m. event concludes with a car cruise to Wild Bill’s, which is hosting live en-tertainment from 8 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $15 to the Wild Bill’s tent on June 27, and the evening features performances by GB Leighton and head-liner Uncle Kracker. Uncle Kracker, who rose to fame in the late 1990s as the DJ for Kid Rock and later found solo success with the hit singles “Follow Me” and “Drift Away,” is perhaps the most commercially well-known performer Freedom Days organizers have booked in the festi-val’s 49-year history. “He’s a huge name

Plenty of fun at Freedom DaysApple Valley’s summer celebration runs June 26-July 4

The Klondike Kates, popular performers at the St. Paul Winter Carnival, are pulling double duty at Freedom Days this year. They’ll be performing a free concert in the Johnny Cake Ridge Park soccer stadium at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 28, along with appearing in the Fourth of July parade. (File photo)

Uncle Kracker, who rose to fame in the late 1990s as the DJ for Kid Rock and later found solo success with the hit singles “Follow Me” and “Drift Away,” is set to headline the tent party at Wild Bill’s Sports Saloon the evening of Saturday, June 27. (Photo by Paul Joyner)

There is plenty of community participation in the Apple Valley Freedom Days Parade and local groups organize floats to cruise down the town’s city streets. (File photo)


SportsPanthers bats go quiet in state baseball finalNorth takes 2nd after 2-0 loss to

Chanhassen by Mike Shaughnessy


Lakeville North couldn’t explain the unex-plainable. Reporters asked the Panthers how they could go through the entire Class 3A baseball cham-pionship game without a batter striking out, and how they could put at least one runner on base in ev-ery inning but never score. But they couldn’t answer. They were baffled, too. “That’s baseball. Any-thing can happen,” North shortstop Angelo Altavilla said following the Pan-thers’ 2-0 loss to Chanhas-sen in the Class 3A final Monday at Target Field. The Storm needed one clutch hit – a two-run single by Ty Denzer in the top of the third inning – to take the lead. Pitcher Jack Schnettler took it from there. Although Schnettler had no strikeouts, he held North to four hits. No Panthers runner advanced past second base; a couple were thrown out at third in the late innings. “It’s just baseball. It’s a big stage. We’re talking about young people hav-ing to clutch up and get it done,” North coach Tony Market said. “It wasn’t because of a lack of ap-proach or lack of effort in any way. We just needed one more big hit.” Market also credited Schnettler, who the North coach said “moved the

ball around the zone well, changed speeds well – as a pitcher should in a game like this.” Chanhassen (26-4) won the Class 3A title in its first appearance in the state tournament. Schnettler’s shutout in a state championship overshadowed a strong effort by Lakeville North pitcher Brett Herber, who allowed four hits and two earned runs in six innings. Two days earlier, Herber pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief as the Pan-thers beat Northfield 5-3 in the Class 3A semifinals. “To come in, hold them to four hits and two runs, I would say I like our chances to at least tie, right?” Market said. “He competed. He battled, like we knew he would.” The Panthers (19-8) got three of their hits in

the first two innings but couldn’t turn them into runs. Designated hitter Ty-ler Fietek had two hits for North, with Altavilla and Nick Juaire getting one each. Billy Riach pitched six innings and Grant Gunderson the seventh as North won its state tourney opener 3-0 over Anoka last Friday at CHS Field in St. Paul. Right fielder Kyle Rhodus had two hits, scored two runs and threw out a runner at the plate. Juaire, Mitch Frederick and Drew Stewart had two hits each in Saturday’s vic-tory over Northfield. Win-ning pitcher Wesley Ahlers went 4 2/3 innings before being relieved by Herber, who retired all seven bat-ters he faced. This was the third straight year Lakeville

North reached the state tournament after finishing fifth in 2013 and third in 2014. Although the Pan-thers started this season ranked first in Class 3A, there were those who won-dered if they could over-come the loss to gradua-tion of three of their top pitchers from 2014. “A lot of people didn’t think we had the pitch-ing, but we were pretty confident in them,” said Altavilla, who will play baseball at the University of Nebraska. “I think we proved a lot of people wrong. Everybody was just all together. I couldn’t have asked for anything more from this team.” Mark Zeise, currently a Lakeville North assistant coach and head coach of Lakeville High School’s 2005 state championship team, said he noticed some

similarities between that squad and this year’s Pan-thers. “Guttiness and grit-tiness. It’s that same at-titude,” Zeise said. “The other thing both teams had is they cared for each other. They picked up each other and hung out together. From the top guy to the kids who don’t play all the time, everybody’s well respected.” At the end of last sea-son, Zeise said even the North coaches weren’t certain the Panthers had enough to make a run at the state champion-ship in 2015. But they soon changed their minds when they saw the play-ers’ success in the summer (Lakeville North won the 2014 Minnesota American Legion championship) and their dedication in the off-season.

North teams also have a reputation for being successful, and that never hurts in a big game. “Some teams see Lakeville North coming and start shaking in their pants a little bit,” Zeise said with a grin. “Tradi-tion helps. We saw that with Rosemount back in the day, and Burnsville later. Good things always seemed to happen to those teams in the late innings.” And the same generally has been true for Lakeville North – just not Monday night. “We came up short, but we had a lot of fun. That’s all you can ask for,” Alta-villa said.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

(Left) Brett Herber of Lakeville North pitches against Chanhassen in the state Class 3A championship game at Target Field. (Right) Panthers supporters try to help their team rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. (Photos by Mike Shaughnessy)

Maddy Canney of Lakeville South takes a shot at the Eden Prairie goal during the state girls lacrosse championship game. (Photo by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com)

Cougars narrowly miss becoming state champsEden Prairie wins girls lacrosse title

game in OT by Mike Shaughnessy


Lakeville South’s play-ers went to the state girls lacrosse tournament look-ing to win a championship and prove a point. They had to settle for one out of two. The Cougars’ attempt to complete an unde-feated season ended with a 14-13 double-overtime loss to Eden Prairie in the state championship game Saturday at Minnetonka High School. During the 2015 schedule, however, they demonstrated they could play with the state’s best teams – and in the process became one of them. Eden Prairie and Blake have been the dominant teams in girls lacrosse for years. The Eagles’ victory Saturday means that Eden Prairie and Blake still are the only two schools to win the state champion-ship since the Minnesota State High School League started sponsoring a girls tournament in 2007. But the gap between the top two teams and ev-erybody else appears to be narrowing. Eden Prairie went to overtime to de-feat Stillwater and Lakev-ille South in its final two state tournament games. Lakeville South ended Blake’s five-year reign as state champion with an 11-9 victory in the semifi-nals. “We came in as the sec-ond seed to Blake’s third, so that gave us confidence we could play with them,” said Lakeville South se-nior forward Maddy Can-ney, who scored four goals in the championship game.

“When were down 5-1 to Eden Prairie early in the game we were a little ner-vous, but we still believed in ourselves. We knew we could come back.” The Cougars (18-1) never led against Eden Prairie but fought back to tie the game four times, in-cluding on Logan Halvor-son’s goal with 1 minute, nine seconds remaining, making it 13-13. An Eden Prairie foul committed while Halvorson scored al-lowed the Cougars to take possession after the tying goal. Emma Schaefer’s at-tempt for the game-winner just missed the net with four seconds left. Neither team scored in the first six minutes of overtime, although the Cougars’ Abby Schaefer came close, bouncing a shot off the goalpost. In the second overtime, which was sudden-death, Lakeville South won the draw but lost possession shortly thereafter. Eden Prairie put a shot into the South goal, but officials waved it off because of a Lakeville South foul that preceded the goal. The Eagles’ Kelly Wolfe then scored from the 8-yard arc to end the game. “If we play that game over again, and we play the same way, I think it’s a different outcome,”

Lakeville South coach Patrick Crandall said. “If we’d gotten a lead at any point in the game, maybe that would have changed things. I really thought we played well. Eden Prairie’s a very explosive team and we wanted to take away their space, not let them get set up offensively. For the most part, I think we did that.” Junior forward Chloe Crosby had four goals and one assist for the Cougars, and junior forward Tea Baker scored twice. Senior midfielder Mad-die Brown scored three goals and Halvorson and Canney had two each as Lakeville South defeated Blake 11-9 in the state semifinals June 11. It was the first time in MSHSL tournament history that Blake failed to advance to the championship game. The Cougars got goals from the players expected to score them, but Cran-dall said the biggest factor in the game was junior de-fender Janna Haeg’s play against Blake’s top scorer. Haeg also had three assists in the semifinal game. Lakeville South, with many of the same players that made up this year’s team, finished fifth in the 2014 state tournament. “The biggest improvement was their belief in them-

selves,” Crandall said. “They’d always heard that they had the talent to do great things, and this year they believed it.”

Halvorson is

Ms. Lacrosse Lakeville South senior midfielder Logan Halvor-son won the Ms. Lacrosse award at a banquet Sun-day at the Crown Plaza Riverfront Hotel in St. Paul. Halvorson scored a team-high 78 goals in lead-ing Lakeville South to the state girls championship game for the first time. She will play at Central Michi-gan University, which will have its first season of women’s lacrosse in 2016. Other state tournament notes: • Halvorson, senior forward Maddy Canney and junior defender Janna Haeg were named to the all-tournament team. • Only two teams other than Eden Prairie and Blake have reached the girls championship game since the Minnesota State High School League began sponsoring a state lacrosse tournament in 2007. Both are from Lakeville. In ad-dition to Lakeville South’s runner-up finish this year, Lakeville North reached the final in 2013, losing to Blake 14-12.

Cougars move up on Day 2 of state golfLakeville South

takes 3rd in Class 3A boys

tourney by Mike Shaughnessy


Lakeville South moved up to third place in the state Class 3A boys golf tournament by shooting the best team score of the final round. Although it wasn’t enough for the Cougars to chase down Wayzata and Edina, it was enough for them to take home a trophy in their first ap-pearance at state as a team. Lakeville South was in fourth place after the first day of the state tourney June 9-10 at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids. The Cougars were seven strokes be-hind Wayzata, Edina and White Bear Lake, who shared the team lead. South had a 303 team score the second day, al-lowing the Cougars to pass White Bear Lake. The Cougars’ team total of 612 was five strokes behind Class 3A cham-pion Wayzata and two behind Edina.

Trey Sheehan, a junior, had an individual top-10 finish for South, tying for fifth with rounds of 76 and 73 for a 149 total. Dane Sethre-Hofstad of Moorhead shot 69 in the second round – the lowest round of the tournament – and won with a 143 to-tal, 1 under par. Cougars junior Noah Rasinski shot 77-75–152 to tie for 14th place. Max Redetzke, the only senior in the South state lineup, tied for 23rd with 79-76–155. Sophomore Tanner Sperling shot 77-80–157 to tie for 33rd. William Moore, also a sopho-more, tied for 36th with 79-79–158. Matt Mills, a junior, shot 85-89–174.

Individuals Two Lakeville North boys competed at state. Eric Oberg, a senior, shot 76-84–150 to tie for 45th. Sophomore Max Mc-Glade tied for 74th after shooting 83-86–169. Lakeville North junior Brianna Vetter secured a top-10 finish in the Class 3A girls tournament, tying for 10th place af-ter shooting 75-84–159. North ninth-grader Me-gan Welch shot 80-82–162 to finish 16th.

North lacrosse takes fourth at state tourney by Mike Shaughnessy


The first round of the state boys lacrosse tour-nament couldn’t have been better from Lakev-ille North’s perspective. After that, everything that could have gone wrong for the Panthers did go wrong. Back-to-back losses to Blooming-ton Jefferson and Eden Prairie ended North’s season at 13-6. The Pan-thers did earn the fourth-place trophy at state for the second consecutive year. After beating Blake 11-8 in the first round June 9, Lakeville North played No. 1-seeded Bloomington Jefferson

even for the first quarter of their June 11 semifinal game at Hopkins High School. Things fell apart for the Panthers after that as they went about 26 minutes without scoring while Jefferson pumped in 11 goals on its way to a 15-4 victory. Eden Prairie defeated Lakeville North 12-10 in the third-place game at Hopkins on Saturday af-ternoon. Later Saturday, No. 3 seed White Bear Lake upset Bloomington Jefferson 12-8 to win its first state championship. Senior attackman Ro-man Rohrbach, who had four goals and two assists against Eden Prairie, was named to the all-tourna-ment team.


night at Lakeville North High School’s football practice fields for one of Pan-O-Prog’s highlights, the annual fireworks dis-play. Grounds open at 6:30 p.m. with entertainment and concessions includ-ing live music by The Git Backs. New activities this year include the Lakeville Li-ons hosting outdoor dance bands under a tent on Fri-day and Saturday night on the south side of the Art Center. For a $5 cover charge and admittance with a Pan-O-Prog button, peo-ple can partake of food and beverages while mu-sic by Twin Cities rockers Trailer Trash on Friday and Neptune Cocktail on Saturday starts as 8 p.m. each night. The annual junior royalty pageant is Mon-day, July 6, at Lakeville South High School at 6:30 p.m. to name Little Miss Lakeville and Little Mas-ter Lakeville. Boys and girls who are ages 5-8 by July 6 and live or attend school in Lakev-ille can enter the contest. The entrance fee of $25 and preregistration is re-quired by Thursday, July

2. Registration forms may be downloaded at the Pan-O-Prog website, panoprog.org. Miss Lakeville will be named at the annual pag-eant slated for Wednesday, July 8, at Lakeville South High School. The winner receives a $2,000 scholarship, par-ticipates in Pan-O-Prog events and earns spots in the St. Paul Winter Car-nival Visiting Royalty pro-gram and the 2015 Minne-apolis Queen of the Lakes competition. More information and downloadable registration forms are online at pano-prog.org. The annual pet show for contestants ages 12 and under is from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 9, at

Antler’s Park. Pets should be leashed or caged, and the child’s knowledge of care, handling and feed-ing of pet, and the pet’s overall appearance will be included in judging. Pets are judged in sev-eral categories: most un-usual, most colorful, best dressed, best behaved dog (large or small), neatest reptile or rodent, softest, best animal trick, pet that looks most like its owner, largest cat and largest dog. A Lakeville police K-9 demonstration will be held in the park following the pet show, at approximately 11 a.m. Bring your POP but-tons for the popular Beer, Brats & Bingo event. Hosted by the Lakeville Lions, it starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Lakeville Arts Cen-ter and raises thousands of dollars that fund the organization’s charitable work in the community. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. and final blackout games start at 11:15 p.m. Cruise Night is Friday, July 10, and, due to road construction, has a new route for 2015. More than 500 classic cars and special interest vehicles will travel from Lakeville South High School on 210th to Holy-oke, go north on Holyoke

to Dodd Boulevard, east to Cedar Avenue, and south back to LSHS. After the cruise, 150 of the cars will line up on Holyoke Avenue for peo-ple to see close up and en-joy the many other activi-ties going on downtown, including music, food and vendors, while the road re-mains closed to traffic un-til 11 p.m. Registration begins at 3 p.m. at LSHS and the cost is $10 per car, which includes a Pan-O-Prog but-ton and dash plaque. The public is welcome to view the cars at the school prior to the cruise, where a disc jockey will entertain and local Scouts will be selling food and ice cream. Food shelf donations will also be collected during the event. Pan-O-Prog’s Grand Parade starts at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, and is limited to two hours and 120 units to allow for a better managed, higher quality parade. It begins at the corner of Holyoke Avenue and 210th Street and travels down Holyoke Avenue. The city’s new ordi-nance that restricts spot-saving is in effect for the second year. Those wanting to save spots for parade-watching

can start putting down items like chairs and blan-kets to save spots begin-ning at 9 a.m. the day of the parade and the items must be removed by mid-night so city crews can clean the streets. Lakeville Police Lt. Tim Knutson said any chairs or other items left will be stored behind City Hall for people to retrieve. The ordinance was passed last year to keep people from putting place-saving items on city side-walks and in residential yards days before the pa-rade, which created safety hazards and caused ten-sion between patrons and property and business owners. Many activities will be going on downtown, in-cluding the Fun Fair in the Lakeville Arts Center parking lot from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 9-11. The fair features an exotic petting zoo and pony rides, turtle races, in-flatables, a rock climbing wall, Eurobungy trampo-line and mechanical surf board. Turtle races are $2 and start at 1 p.m. with prizes for round winners and free entry into the next race. Pan-O-Prog includes numerous other activities

for all ages, including the baby crawl-a-thon July 7 at 10 a.m. (registration at 9:30 a.m.) at the Lakeville Heritage Center and the teen tractor pull, new this year. The competition is for teens 12-17 and will be held following the Kid-Powered Tractor Pull for children ages 4-11 at the Southfork Shopping Cen-ter parking lot. All trac-tors are provided. A complete listing of events is at panoprog.org. The festival is made pos-sible and funded because of efforts of many local businesses, organizations and numerous volunteers, said Pan-O-Prog President Diana Neameyer. She said many people look forward to it as a way to reconnect and keep in regular contact with peo-ple every year. “Having this annual festival brings people of the community together in one celebration,” she said. “And many people who have moved from the area or who have graduated from high school here use this event as a reunion to reconnect with family and old friends.”


POP, from 1APan-O-Prog volunteers needed Volunteers are needed in many areas to help at Pan-O-Prog, including Cruise Night. Anyone interested in helping is asked to sign up on the festival’s website, panoprog.org or email organizers at [email protected].

Asking for input about both an operational and a capital levy was a deci-sion reached after extend-ed conversation during a June 16 School Board retreat that lasted over six hours and covered mul-tiple budgetary issues. While the board agreed the district really needs a capital levy to fund items that include security and technology, Board Mem-ber Bob Erickson argued for also holding an op-erating levy to address high-priority issues to the public, including reducing high school class sizes. In its report to the pub-lic, the district will review the various levy referen-dum scenarios explored during the retreat and the

pros and cons of each. Options explored were whether to hold one, the other or both types of lev-ies. Board members Mi-chelle Volk, Judy Keliher and Kathy Lewis said they changed their minds from supporting a capital levy only to holding both a capital and operational levy after the board dis-cussions. One of the biggest drawbacks to holding a capital levy only, board members determined, is that its funds are limited to be used for items like technology. If it passed, the levy dollars would free up gen-eral fund dollars to use elsewhere, but the board determined that strategy would be confusing to ex-

plain to the public in a levy campaign. Erickson noted district surveys found the public’s lowest priority is funding technology. He said asking for capi-tal dollars to spend gen-eral fund money on items the public supports might be viewed as a “smoke and mirrors” approach to holding a levy. Board members also expressed concern that voters would question the need for the additional funding since the Minne-sota Legislature passed a 2 percent general education funding formula increase for the next two years. Business Services Ex-ecutive Director Michael Baumann said the increase will bring in another $1.3 million annually for Dis-

trict 194, and Erickson said the amount would be spent on salary increases. Snyder said in an in-terview the district is just starting negotiations with Education Minnesota-Lakeville, the district’s teachers union. She said the closed session scheduled before the board holds the open meeting to come to con-sensus about the levy is to give the district param-eters for union negotia-tions. At the retreat, the board reviewed items to fund for the fiscal year 2016 budget. Items supported to include in the FY16 bud-get include $224,000 to hire four custodians for elementary buildings, $128,000 to add an inter-vention specialist for Ken-

wood Trail Middle School and $100,000 to purchase of more non-fiction read-ing materials. The board also for-warded spending $70,000 for one year to establish an Innovation Zone with the Prior Lake School District. The money will go to hiring a coordina-tor (teacher on special as-signment) to manage the program that works with businesses and matches students with job training opportunities. Rejected were options that would have directed district spending toward remodeling a space for board meetings and up-graded audio and visual equipment. The board instead opt-ed to keep its meetings at Lakeville City Hall and

workshops and retreats at Crystal Lake Education Center. Closed sessions will be held downstairs at the District Office build-ing. Under the plan, the District Office building will be remodeled to ac-commodate special edu-cation staff for a cost of around $60,000 plus fur-niture, some of it repur-posed from existing sup-plies. Board Member Jim Skelly was absent from the retreat due to work com-mitments.


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LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTAAnnual Disclosure of Tax Increment Districts for the Year Ended December 31, 2014

Tax IncrementFinancing

DistrictNo. 3within

RedevelopmentProject No. 1


DistrictNo. 10

within the I-35Redevelopment

Project No. 1


DistrictNo. 8


Project No. 2


DistrictNo. 9


Project No. 2


DistrictNo. 17

within AirlakeRedevelopment

Project No. 1


DistrictNo. 18

within AirlakeRedevelopment

Project No. 1

Current net tax capacity $ 158,515 $ 376,591 $ 209,971 $ 31,356 $ 96,368 $ 88,640

Original net tax capacity $ 5,152 $ 10,590 $ 1,401 $ 14,412 $ 7,944 $ 88,640

Captured net tax capacity $ 153,363 $ 366,001 $ 208,570 $ 16,944 $ 88,424 $ -

Principal and interest payments due in 2015 $ - $ 282,561 $ - $ - $ - $ -

Tax increment received $ 171,611 $ 339,753 $ 251,532 $ 19,820 $ 76,748 $ (17)

Tax increment expended $ 9,734 $ 291,662 $ 261,965 $ 2,141 $ 206,151 $ 8,725

Month and year of first tax increment receipt 7/1989 7/1997 7/1989 7/1989 7/1999 7/2016

Date of required decertification 12/31/2014 12/31/2022 12/31/2014 12/31/2014 12/31/2014 12/31/2024

Increased property tax imposed on other properties as a result of fiscal disparities contribution $ 11,584

$ 99,302

$ - $ 4,608

$ 24,037 $ -

The fiscal disparity property tax law provides that the growth in commercial-industrial property tax values is shared throughout the metropolitan area. In a tax increment financing district, this value sharing can either result in a tax increase for other properties in the municipality or result in a decrease in tax increment financing district revenue depending on how the tax increment district is established. Tax increment financing districts 3, 9, 10, and 17 located in the City of Lakeville do not share their growth in commercial-industrial property tax values. This results in an increase in property taxes for other properties located in the City of Lakeville. For taxes payable in 2014, this increase in taxes on other properties amounted to $ 139,531 Additional information regarding each district may be obtained from Jerilyn Erickson, Finance Director. 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044, (952) 985-4481.

Published in Lakeville June 19, 2015 409022

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: November 20, 2009MORTGAGOR: Robert J. Peek, a single person.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Marketplace Home Mortgage LLC.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded December 16, 2009 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2702554.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: CitiMort-gage, Inc. Dated May 20, 2013 Recorded May 31, 2013, as Docu-ment No. 2953431.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

1002491-2000027258-8LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STAT-ED ON MORTGAGE: Marketplace Home Mortgage LLC

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: CitiMortgage, Inc.

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 6575 169th Street West, Lakeville, MN 55024

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 22-21174-04-080LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 8, Block 4, Don-nay’s Valley Park 5th Addition, Da-kota County, Minnesota

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $175,601.00

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

$172,953.34That 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: July 10, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hast-ings, MN to pay the debt then se-cured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, includ-ing attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on January 11, 2016, 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: May 1, 2015CitiMortgage, Inc.Mortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688810-15-003414 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in Lakeville

May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2015

392423

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE

THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Jefferson Commons Association, (hereinafter the ADeclaration@) re-corded in the office of the County Recorder of Dakota County, Min-nesota on September 11, 1997, as Document No. 1443836, which covers the following property:

Legal Description: Lot 9, Block 2, Heritage Square Addition, Com-mon Interest Community No. 228

Property Address: 20116 Homefire Way, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044PID: 22-32100-02-090THAT pursuant to said Decla-

ration, there is claimed to be due and owing during the period June 1, 2014 through June 3, 2015, from Julie Woodis, title holder, to Jef-ferson Commons Association, a Minnesota non-profit corporation, the amount of $6,496.88, for as-sessments, late fees and collection costs, plus additional assessments and other amounts that may have accrued since the date of this no-tice, including the costs of collec-tion and foreclosure;

THAT prior to the commence-ment of this foreclosure proceed-ing, Lienor 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 lien, or any part thereof;

THAT the owner has not been re-leased from her financial obligation to pay said amount;

THAT pursuant to Minn. Stat. ‘515B.3-116, said debt creates a lien upon said premises in favor of Jefferson Commons Association, as evidenced by a lien statement dated April 7, 2015, recorded on April 24, 2015, in the office of the Dakota County Recorder as Docu-ment No. 3063595;

THAT pursuant to the power of sale granted by the owners in tak-ing title to the premises subject to said Declaration, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said prop-erty by the sheriff of said County at the Dakota County Sheriffs Office, 1580 Highway 55, in the City of Hastings, County of Dakota, Min-nesota on July 29, 2015, at 10 a.m., at public auction to the highest bid-der, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the costs of foreclo-sure, including attorneys fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owners, their personal representa-tives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: The date on or before which the owner must vacate the property if the account is not brought current or the property redeemed under Minn. Stat. ‘580.23 is January 29, 2016. If the foregoing date is a Sat-urday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next busi-ness day at 11:59 p.m.

REDEMPTION NOTICETHE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW

FOR REDEMPTION BY THE OWN-ER, THE OWNERS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

Dated: June 3, 2015JEFFERSON COMMONS ASSO-CIATION, LienorBy /s/ Thomas P. CarlsonThomas P. Carlson (024871X)Carlson & Associates, Ltd.1052 Centerville CircleVadnais Heights, MN 55127(651) 287-8640ATTORNEY FOR JEFFERSON COMMONS ASSOCIATION


June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2015

405799

CITY OF LAKEVILLENOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

a public hearing will be held be-fore the City Council of the City of Lakeville in the Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, on the 6th day of July, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the parties may be heard to consider the applica-tion of Heavy Metal Grill LLC for an on-sale and Sunday liquor license for a bar/restaurant with outdoor patio at 20851 Holyoke Avenue.

DATED this 15th day of June, 2015 Charlene Friedges, City Clerk


June 19, 2015409069

CITY OF LAKEVILLEDAKOTA COUNTY,

MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 942

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TI-TLE 3, CHAPTER 1 OF THE LAKEV-ILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 3-1-4 (D), (I), (J) and (K) of the Lakeville City Code are amended to provide as follows: D. “On-Sale Sunday Li-quor Sale License”: On-sale Sun-day liquor sale licenses may be issued to establishments holding an on-sale liquor license hereunder. Such license shall permit the sale of liquor to be consumed on the premises in conjunction with the serving of food. A separate applica-tion for such license shall be made to the city in the same manner as applications for other licenses to sell intoxicating liquor are made hereunder.

I. “Cocktail Room License”: Cocktail room licenses shall be is-sued only in accordance with Min-nesota Statues 340A.

J. “Brewpub License”: Brewpub licenses shall be issued only in ac-cordance with Minnesota Statues 340A. 301

K. “Taproom License” Taproom Licenses shall be issued only in ac-cordance with Minnesota Statues 340A

SECTION 2. Section 3-1-8-5 of the Lakeville City Code is amended to provide as follows:

3-1-8-5: HOURS OF OPERA-TION:

The provisions of Minnesota Statutes § 340A.504 with reference to the hours of sale are hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter as if fully set out herein. Malt liquor in growlers may also be sold at off-sale on Sunday after 8:00 A.M. Persons other than em-ployees of the licensee may not be in the premises from thirty (30) min-utes after the sale of malt liquor or intoxicating liquor is prohibited until thirty (30) minutes before the sale is permitted.

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.

ADOPTED this 15th day of June, 2015 by the City Council of the City of Lakeville, MinnesotaCITY OF LAKEVILLEBY: Matt Little, MayorATTEST:Charlene Friedges, City Clerk

Published inLakeville

June 19, 2015409400

CITY OF LAKEVILLEDAKOTA COUNTY,

MINNESOTAORDINANCE NO. 943

AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY FROM RA TO RS-3 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHOKECHERRY HILL 4TH ADDI-TION PLAT

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE ORDAINS:

Section 1. Legal Description. The following described property located within the City of Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota is here-by rezoned from RA, Rural Agricul-tural District to RS-3, Single Family Residential District:

That portion of PID 22.01700.80.011 located west of Highview Avenue as shown on Ex-hibit A (attached).

Section 2. Zoning Map. The zoning map of the City of Lakeville, adopted by Section 11-45-5 of the City Code, shall not be republished to show the aforesaid rezoning, but the Zoning Administrator shall ap-propriately mark the zoning map on file in the Zoning Administrator’s office for the purpose of indicating the rezoning hereinabove provided for in this Ordinance, and all of the notations, references and other in-formation shown thereon are here-by incorporated by reference and made part of this Ordinance.

Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage by the City Council, Metropolitan Council authorization of the Chokecherry Hill 4th Addition Comprehensive Plan amendment, and the recording of the Choke-cherry Hill 4th Addition final plat with Dakota County.

Adopted by the Lakeville City Council this 15th day of June 2015.CITY OF LAKEVILLEBY: Matt Little, MayorATTEST: Charlene FriedgesCity Clerk


June 19, 2015409387

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MAY 26, 2015This is a summary of the Inde-

pendent School District No. 194 Regular Board of Education Meet-ing on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 with full text available for public inspec-tion on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

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

Consent agenda items ap-

proved: Minutes of the meetings on May 12 & 19; payment of bills & claims; wire transfers and invest-ments; donations; regular Board of Ed meeting dates for 2016; 2,4 & 10 yr alt facil/capital budget plans; alt facil bid award; resolution regard-ing estimated district population.

Reports presented: Lakeville arenas board budget; student ser-vices restructuring proposal for mental health services; curriculum report and additional staff propos-al; potential budget and unfunded items update.

Approved actions: Graduates for class of 2015 for LNHS and LSHS.

Adjournment at 9:25 p.m. Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganJune 19, 2015

406713

CITY OF LAKEVILLEPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

REQUEST: The vacation of pub-lic drainage and utility easements

APPLICANT: City of LakevilleLOCATION AND LEGAL DE-

SCRIPTION: The public drainage and utility easements to be vacated are located west of Cedar Avenue (CSAH 23) and south of 179th Street in the City of Lakeville, Da-kota County, Minnesota and are described as follows:

DRAINAGE & UTILITY EASE-MENTS 3, as shown on DAKOTA COUNTY ROAD

RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP NO. 233, according to the map on file and of record in the Dakota County Re-corder’s Office.

WHEN: Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the parties may be heard.

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

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

DATED this 16th day of June, 2015CITY OF LAKEVILLECharlene Friedges, City Clerk


June 19, 2015409431

EUREKA TOWNSHIPPUBLIC HEARING

Notice is Hereby Given: The Planning Commission of

Eureka Township will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 2, 2015, in the Eureka Town Hall located at 25043 Cedar Ave., beginning at 7:00 pm. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider an applica-tion for an accessory use, “dry batch ready mix plant” by Kelly Ag-gregates, Inc.

Such persons desiring to be heard with reference to this matter will be heard at this hearing.Mira Broyles, Clerk Eureka Township


June 19, 2015409378

CITY OF LAKEVILLENOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

a public hearing will be held be-fore the City Council of the City of Lakeville in the Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, on the 6th day of July, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the parties may be heard to consider the applica-tion of Angry Inch Brewing LLC for a license to operate a taproom at 20841 Holyoke Avenue.

DATED this 15th day of June, 2015Charlene Friedges, City Clerk


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of the best Minneapolis suburbs to live in, and urged no changes be-cause the way the city is organized is working. Harvey said two-year terms ensure a sitting or potential mayor is out on the campaign trail, keep-ing in touch with people and their concerns, con-tributing to good, re-sponsive and astute gov-ernment. Mako cited concerns about influence from developers “with deep pockets,” union influ-ence in local elections and competition to mu-nicipal liquor stores by private business. He predicted a four-year mayor term would result in sale of munici-pal liquor stores to pri-vate liquor stores, the city giving in to develop-ers regarding what con-ditions they need to meet for park land and open space contributions, and that party politics would become the “modus ope-randi” in local elections. Several City Council members said they could see both sides of the is-sue, and they agreed to delay action on the change to allow more

time to ponder it. Council Member Doug Anderson said he is drifting toward sup-port for the four-year term while Council Member Kerrin Swecker said she supports keep-ing the mayor term two years. She said it is impor-tant to change the ma-jority vote frequently. “As a resident, I like having the option to change every two years if I feel that it’s necessary,” Swecker said. Council Member Col-leen LaBeau said con-stituents have indicated support for changing to a longer term, while peo-ple who hold office have opposed it. Council Member Bart Davis said the two-year term holds elected of-ficials accountable since campaigns occur more frequently, but said many people have said it is working and does not need to be changed. He said he is not ready to vote on it. Little said council members can raise the is-sue at a later date.


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and hockey fees would drop from $600 to $420. Under the plan, fees for other sports will remain between $275-$300. The plan also provides almost $8,000 to pay for return buses, restores the Link Crew (student ori-entation team) and re-stores SAAD (Students Against Destructive De-cisions). Not all sports would have access to return buses, according to Lakeville North High School Activities Direc-tor Russ Reetz. He said the athletic directors would priori-tize which sports get the return buses, citing track as the “perfect example” of a sport that “really needs” a return bus. Baumann also rec-ommended capping the amount families pay for activities to $3,000 per school year. School Board Chair Michelle Volk cited con-cerns about the budget and being able to sustain the reductions. “We’re already run-ning out of money again in a couple years,” Volk said. “I don’t know that we’re running out of money,” Baumann said. “The fund balance would not indicate that. Do we have to look at this in de-tail in an ongoing basis? Yes we do.” He said the district would plan to sustain the fee reduction “into perpetuity.” For years, activities fees have increased as the district reduced spend-ing as part of its budget cuts. Board Member Bob Erickson suggested the district phase in the re-ductions, but Baumann questioned whether that would have as much of

an impact for families. “If we look at what’s gone in our activities, I think there is a very high stress on the system as it is currently designed,” Baumann said. Erickson said busi-nesses are concerned about the amount of fundraising they see from local teams. He said a business person recently cited concerns about another levy that as “profound impacts” on the busi-nesses’ bottom line at the same time when people are “constantly” com-ing asking for money. Board Member Terry Lind expressed concern that the cuts are only for three sports. Reetz said other sports may not have a re-duction in fees but some are getting some stipends reinstated to help pay coaching fees. Baumann said cur-rently the district is pay-ing 36 percent and other sources, including boost-er clubs, fundraisers and parents, are funding the remaining 64 percent. “That right away was to me a red flag about okay, so what would we want to redesign to,” Baumann said. He said the district’s financial picture has im-proved because an oper-ating levy passed in 2013, the state has increased its funding and the district has tightened its spend-ing. “The relief aspect is really all we can feasi-bly achieve,” Baumann said. “This plan, I think could have really strong impact. It’s not ideal, it’s not the best, but it’s the best given where we’re at right now and I think it remains responsible.”


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classifieds• Wheels 1010-1070• Sporting 1510-1580• Farm 2010-2080• Pets 2510-2520• Announcements 3010-3090• Merchandise 3510-3630• Sales 4010-4030• Rentals/Real Estate 4510-4650• Services 5010-5440• Employment 5510-2280• Network Ads 6010

1020 Junkers& Repairables


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5040 Health &Wellness

4540 Senior Rentals

5040 Health &Wellness

4540 Senior Rentals

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

5170 Concrete/Mason-ry/Waterproofing



Rent?looking to


1000 WHEELS

1010 Vehicles

2003 Mercury Marquis GS, Mint cond! 68M, Remote start, new Michelin tires. $6500/BO. 952-948-1518

2011 Chevrolet HHR, Air, Power Windows, AM/FM Radio, Great Cond., 41,000 miles $9,750. 952-334-1434


$225+ for most Vehicles Free Towing

651-769-0857

$$$ UP TO $7,500 $$$Junkers & Repairables

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www.crosstownauto.net 612-861-3020 651-645-7715

Wanted All Vehicles Cash Paid, Open 7 days/wkCaveman’s 612-267-9906

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1030 Motorcycles

2001 Honda Shadow Aero 1100, Fully Dressed, 12,000 miles, $3800. 952-913-5937

1500 SPORTING

1530 Watercraft

16’ Lund, Spartan Trail, 35 hp, Johnson Mtr, w/elec- start+extras, 763-533-8061

2500 PETS

2510 Pets

Standard Poodle & Poodle/Newfy X Pups

2 litters, ready now! Call for details. 218-251-2356

3500 MERCHANDISE

3510 Antiques &Collectibles

Budweiser Clydesdale Pool Table Light w/dual Clocks $350. Call 952-544-1094

Large China Cabinet made in 1950. Good condition! Asking $175. 763-390-1500

3510 Antiques &Collectibles

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆Vintage & Antique SalesHistoric Downtown Carver

7 Vintage ShopsOpen 3 Days Every Month!Thurs (10-5); Fri-Sat (10-4)

June 18, 19, 20Facebook:

The Occasional Shops of Carver

◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

3520 Cemetery Lots

DAWN VALLEY (Peaceful Morning), 2 lots $2,300/ea. or best offer. 612-267-1483

3550 Give Away

Free! Many moving boxes, wardrobe boxes, & clean pack. paper 952-500-9785

3580 Household/Furnishings

Contour Adjustable Bed, 2010, Twin, $500.

952-922-3103

Dining Rm Table & Chairs, China Hutch, Double Bed w/new mattress & box springs, Queen Bed set with mattress & box. 612-206-0145

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

2012 Luxury Walk-In Bath System, no jets, geriatric/handicap accessible, like new! $1,995. 612-889-2867

Amana Portable Air Con-ditioner, 18,000 BTU, Re-mote, $350. 612-408-5997

KILL BOX ELDER BUGS/BEETLES! Harris Asian Beetle/Box Elder Spray. Effective results begin af-ter spray dries. Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com

Oak DR Set w/4 chrs $200; Qn. size bed set $100; 2 BR chest of drwrs $25 each; End tables $25-$50; TV media console $50; small TV stand w/TV $30; (2) tall garage shelving units $15 each. 763-550-9664

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

* WANTED * US Coins, Collections, Proof & Mint Sets. Also Currency

& Tokens & Gold Coins Will Travel. 30 yrs exp

Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

◆ ◆ WANTED ◆ ◆Old Stereo / Hifi equip.

Andy 651-329-0515

WANT ADS GET RESULTS

4000 SALES

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

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

Albertville- 6/18- 10a-3p 6/19 & 20 - 10a-4p. #’s 9:30 Fri. GO TO: gentlykept.com 10780 57th St NE

Apple Valley

SHEPHERD’S SALEbenefiting children in need

June 24-25-26 Wed. (3-7) - No strollers or

price scanners on Wed.; Thurs. (9-7); Fri. (8-12)

* Friday Bag Sale *Funds supplemented by

Thrivent Financial.

Shepherd of the ValleyLutheran Church

12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd(East of MN Zoo)

Arden Hills, 6/20-21, 9am-3pm. MUST SEE www.oldisknew.com / upcoming-Sales 4534 Keithson Dr


Bloomington

Church Rummage Sale6/25-26-27, Thurs & Fri (9-

5); Sat (9-12) MN Valley UU

Fellowship 10715 Zenith Av S

BloomingtonHeritage Townhomes

Garage Sales. Friday, June 19, 8:30 am - 5pm and Saturday, June

20, 8:30 am - 4pm. Located 1/2 mile south of

Old Shakopee Road & Normandale Blvd.

Bloomington, 6/20 Sat Only, 8-4

KIDS STUFF Multi Fam 10333 Yukon Ave

Bloomington, Fri & Sat, June 26 & 27, 8-4. Furniture, toys, golf, tools, dishes, misc. 3517 Canterbury Drive

Bloomington, June 18-20, 8-5. MOVING SALE: Lawn & Patio items, Furn, Tools, HH items. 3609 W. 99th St.

Bloomington, June 20 Sat ONLY, 8-4. Kids Cloz, Furn, Small Appliance, Misc. Items. 9837 Cavell Circle

Bloomington: Multi-Fam Sale! Sat. Only! 6/20, (8-4) Corner of Old Shakopee Rd & Normandale Blvd.

Brooklyn Park Estate Sale! 6/18-20, 8am. Lots of furni-ture, tools, gun safe, chair covers/patio umbrella, & more! 7940 June Ave N.

Burnsville Multi-Family Sale, June 17-20, W 4-6, T-F 7-6, S 7-Noon. Couch & Love Seat, Microwave/TV Stand, Antiques, Clothes, jewelry, and much more 2406 Terrace Dr.

EAGAN

Alden Pond TownhomesCommunity Garage Sale

Sat, June 27 (9am-5pm)3300 Alden Pond Lane

Eagan Craft / Boutique 6/25-26-27 (9-3) Cards, baby, kitchen, accessories, doll cloz 1770 Gabbro Trail

Eagan, June 25-26, 8-5. MULTI FAMILY SALE

Kids Toys, Lots of HH, Furn 1139 Tiffany Circle N.

Eagan, MOVING SALE: 6/26-27, 9-4. Leaving It All Behind! Priced To Sell!

1322 Saint Andrew Blvd

Eagan-6/25, 6/26 & 6/27, 9a- 5p-furn, seasonal,HH ,sporting,antiques,electrics

4681 Nicols Pointe.

Eagan: 90 Unit Townhome Community Sale!

6/19-20, 8-4pm. On Cliff Lake Rd, Btwn Rahn & Blackhawk (across from Cub) HH, furniture, glass-ware, clothing, art & more!

Eden Prairie Downsizing!June 18-19-20 Toys, tools, Furn, HH items, & more!8629 Coachmans Lane

Eden Prairie: Four Family Sale! 6/25-27, (8-4:30). Toys, kids cloz, furn. 16173 Westgate Dr

Edina

The Colony at Edina Community Garage SaleBarrie Rd & Colony Way

Thurs-Sat, 6/18-20 (8-5)For map see:

www.colonyedina.com

Farmington Moving Sale6/11-13; 6/18-20 (9-4) DR set, TV stand, leathers, sea-sonal decor, wedding items, collectbls. 1012 Spruce St.

Farmington Moving Sale 6/19-6/20, 8-5. Antiques, tools, BR set, car trailer. Set of 16” tires, misc. 812 4th St

Farmington Multi-Family6/18, 19, 20 Tools, lots of everything! Prefer cash only. 5th & Spruce Street

Fridley 6/18-19-20 (8-5) Lots of kids cloz (sz 2-4) and misc. items Cash only.6230 6th Street NE

Fridley Sale 6/26-27 (9-5)Prom. toys, antiqs, HH, furn., tools, elec. saw & drill press. 460 67th Ave NE

GARAGE/ESTATE SALE, 6/19-6/21, FRI Noon-7pm; Sa 10-6; Su 10-4pm. . . . 2296 HILLVIEW RD. . . . . MOUNDS VIEW, MN . .

Lakeville, June 18-20, 8-3. PS3, Guitar Hero, Kids BR Set, furn, drum set, cloz, VHS, HH. 7915 166th St. W


Golden Valley, June 19, 20, 9-3. Multi-Family Sale! Kids, infant, & adults clothes, household goods, electronics, furniture, and more! 2500 Ensign Ave N

Lakeville, Th & Fr, 6/18 & 19, 8-6. Multi-Fam. Games, kids clothes, H’Hold items, patio umbrellas, bedding. 11353 178th St W

MedinaANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE

Holy Name of Jesus155 County Road 24

June 25 - 26 - 27; Th 9-8,Fri 9-6, Sat 8-12 (Bag Day).HH, decor, clothing, books,

baby supplies, kids’ stuff, sporting goods, furn., more!

New Hope Estate/Moving6/25-26 (9-5); 6/27 (9-3)Antiqs, furn., HH, tools, more! 3932 Virginia Ave. N.

Richfield, 6/25 & 6/26 Books, Garden & HH Goods, Rugs, Cloths Wo. 14-18 7201 KNOX AVE S

Rosemount, 6/19 & 6/20, 8-6. Garage sale for charity! Hhold items, clothing, and more. 4225 157th St. W.

Sat., 6/20, 8-5& Sun., 6/21, 10-4

Antiques, Collectibles, Jewelry,

Household Goods, Furniture, Clothes

19620 Vine StreetDeephaven

Savage

St John’s ChurchSuper Sale

12508 Lynn Ave.Early Bird 6/24 (5-8pm)

$3 Admission;Sale 6/25-26 (9am-8pm);Bag sale 6/27 (9am-2pm)$5/bag or 5 bags for $20

For info: 952-890-9465

Having aGarage Sale?

Advertise your sale with us

952-846-2003

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

[email protected]

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

Apple Valley: 1 BR Condo, W/D, firepl., No pets. Avail now! $785 952-942-5328

Elko New Market- 1Br suite approx 450 sqft- private en-try includs kitch, dining,W/D, all utils. $950 mo Call Tatyana 952-461-2197

4550 Roommates &Rooms For Rent

Farmington-M. N/smoker, Furn. room, $400 incl utils appls. W/D. 651-463-783

4570 StorageFor Rent

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

Mini Storage: 8 X 20’ and 8 X 40’ Great location! 612-889-8768

5000 SERVICES

5060 ProfessionalServices

Sewing Machine RepairTune Up $19.00

651-600-8291

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

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

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.

952-292-2349

SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

Wkly/bi-wkly/monthly 10+ years exp., refs. Amber 612-245-3852


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

B & D CONCRETE26 Years Experience

Tear outs, Driveways, Floating Slabs, Footings & Block Work, Mini Back

Hole digging. We except Credit Cards.Call 612-290-2516

CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm.

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

Concrete, Drain Tile Brick, Stone, Chimneys.Custom, New or Repair. Christian Brothers

ConstructionMinn Lic. BC679768

612-716-0388

DAN’S CONCRETEDriveways, Patios, Sidewalks, Blocks,

Footings, Etc.25 Years of Experience

612-244-8942

Rick Concrete & Masonry

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

612-382-5953


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 •

Kelly O’Malley “As owner,

I’m always on site!”Driveways SidewalksPatios StepsFloors Stamped

612-756-3060 - 30 yr [email protected]

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]

5190 Decks

DECK CLEANING

& STAINING Professional and Prompt

Guaranteed Results.

◆651-699-3504◆952-352-9986 www.rooftodeck.com

Code #78

Deck Staining & Repair612-590-1887

Exp’d/Ins/MN Lic.#639793

5210 Drywall

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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

5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

Low By-The-Hour Rates651-815-2316Lic# EA006385

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


5370 Painting &Decorating

5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

5510 Full-time

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal



5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

Handy Man?need a



5240 Fencing

Troy’s Decks & FenceFree Est./Lic BC581059

New/repairs 651-210-1387

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 Supervisor

Dale 952-941-8896 office 612-554-2112 cell

We Accept Credit Cards“Soon To Be Your

Favorite Contractor!”Statuscontractinginc.com

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100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Dumpster Service

�Carpentry

� Baths & Tile �Windows

�Water/Fire Damage �Doors

Lic-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

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480

Ron’s Handyman ServiceWe do it for you!

952-457-1352

5340 Landscaping

E-Z LandscapeRetaining/Boulder Walls,

Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Sod, Mulch & Rock.

Call 952-334-9840

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


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

*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

Int/Ext Painting 26 years, Insured, Ref’s.

Mike 763-434-0001

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

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

Classifieds…The Little Ads with

BIG results!

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB


STORM DAMAGE? Dun-Rite Roofing/Siding Locally owned & operated!952-461-5155 Lic# BC177881

www.DunRiteMN.com


$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

Trees & Stumps CHEAP!!

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

••• 952-469-2634 •••

ArborBarberMN.com612-703-0175 Mbr: BBB

Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

for special deals.

BretMann Stump GrindingFree Ests. Best$$ Ins’d

Bck Yrd Acc 612-290-1213

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

NOVAK STUMP REMOVALFree Ests. Lic’d & Ins’d

952-888-5123

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/RemovalFully Licensed & Insured

BBB AccreditedRegistered W/Dept of Ag.

Located in Bloomington Family Owned & OperatedFree Est. Open 8am-7pm

952-883-0671 612-715-2105

Tall Oaks Tree ServiceTree Removal & Trimming

Free Ests ◆ Fully InsuredAerial Lift 651 707 5074

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

Rich’s Window Cleaning Quality Service. Afford-able rates. 952-435-7871

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

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Accounting Clerk A/R & A/P person needed. Busy Bloomington office. Benefits include health, life, 401K and profit shar-ing. Email resume to:

[email protected]

Anchor Block Companyhas a FT opening for a Gen-eral Laborer at our Shako-pee Plant. Must maintain clear communication with coworkers for efficient op-eration. Apply via email:[email protected] call Human Resources

at 952-933-8855

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


5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

Service Mechanic – Growing petroleum company is looking for a full time service mechanic to help main-tain fleet of trucks in Elk River. Experience required and must have own hand tools. Hours will be Mon-day – Friday from 3:30 pm to midnight, but training will be daytime hours. We offer competitive wages & benefits. No phone calls please!

Email resume to: [email protected] resume to: 763-441-1688 – indicate Service Mechanic

Send resume to: Beaudry Oil & Propane Service Mechanic 630 Proctor Avenue Elk River, MN 55330

Software Developer/.Net (OS150601) with Master’s degree in Comp Science, Comp Apps, Engg(any),Tech or related and 1 yr of exp. to develop, create and modify general comp apps s/w or specialized utility programs. Gather customer s/w req and develop related s/w apps and programs. Involve in req. gathering, preparing tech design document and dev using .Net Framework, ASP. Net and C #.Net , VB.Net. Include in SDLC, design, coding, testing, deployment and maint of s/w apps. Ensure compliance with the documented s/w processes and procedures throughout the life cycle of s/w products.

Work location is Eagan, MN with required travel to client locations throughout USA. Please mail resumes to 2121 Cliff Drive, Suite210, Eagan, MN 55122 or email it to [email protected]

Positions AvailableECM Publishers, Inc. is a publishing, printing, digital media and distribution company that operates in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Started in 1976 as the vision of founder Elmer L. Andersen, the Company has grown from one paid circulation weekly newspaper and shopper to its current operations which include 49 publications. Most of these newspapers are printed at the company’s Princeton web printing plant in addition to a number of other publications.

ECM Printing, a division of ECM Publishers, Inc., in Princeton, MN is looking for several new employees to meet the demands of our growing business.

ECM Publishers, Inc. offers a competitive salary, benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan. Uniforms are provided. We are a drug free workplace and EOE employer. Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment, post-offer drug screen.

Press OperatorsECM Publishers is looking for dedicated individuals that have experience in assist-ing or operating a web press. Your experience, skills and abilities will determine what position you would be eligible for. This is a safety sensitive position.

Roll Tender/JoggersWe are looking for individuals who are eager to learn. On-the-job training will be provided for this entry level position. Successful individuals will use this position as the first step to becoming a press-operator.

Mail Room Operators (Post Press)ECM Publishers is looking for organized and efficient individuals that have experience in tending and operating a variety of machines used in the final step of publication production. You must be a team player and be able to change tasks to get the job done on time with minimum waste and disruption to the process.

Mail Room Entry Level (part-time)ECM Printing also has entry level part-time openings in our plant mail room. On-the-job training will be provided to run a variety of machines in our post-press manufacturing environment. These positons are vital to the success of our high speed post press department and regular and reliable attendance is required.

Qualified candidates please submit your resume to JoEllen Lawler, Director, Human Resources, at [email protected] or fax to 763-712-2482. To apply in person visit ECM Printing, 1201 14th Ave S, Princeton, MN 55371 or ECM Corporate Office, 4095 Coon Rapids Blvd., Coon Rapids, MN 55433.

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Friendship Village of Bloomington, a premier continuing care retirement community, is seeking a full-time Maintenance Worker- Monday through Friday day shift. Respon-sibilities include perform-ing general maintenance and repair work to main-tain physical structure and security of the build-ing including carpentry, walls, floors, fixture re-pairs, plumbing, electri-cal installation, appliance repair, HVAC, and paint-ing. High school diploma and Special Boilers License required. Three years gen-eral building maintenance required. For consider-ation, please apply online at Friendshipvillagemn.com or call 952-646-9024.

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Now Hiring: Busy private optometric practice look-ing for outgoing, confident, and dependable optician/exam technician. Experi-ence is a plus but we are willing to train this indi-vidual. At McDonald Eye Care Associates you are a part of a team provid-ing care to patients of all ages. We stay up to date on the latest technology and fashion trends. Full time benefits include employer contribution to health in-surance, paid vacation, and a retirement program. Also, enjoy every other weekend as a THREE DAY WEEKEND!

If you have had experience in the medical field or you are interested in gaining experience in the medical field, we’d love to hear from you! If you are interested in becoming an optician or exam technician contact us! Opticians work one-on-one with patients to meet their visual and cosmetic needs. Exam technicians perform pretesting for pa-tients prior to seeing the doctor. You may work with a child on their first pair of glasses, literally changing the way they see the world! You also may work with a first time bifocal wearer giving them their youth and near vision back! If you like to problem solve and have solid math skills, we can train you to help our patients see better!

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Spectrum Landscaping,Inc, a small family owned Landscape Co. in business for over 10 yrs is seeking an energetic exp. Landscape Foreman to work along side the owner-operator. Must be available to work FT- April-Nov. Must have current drivers license with

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Obituaries Obituaries

Birthdays

Happy 80th Birthday

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From the Archives

In the early 1980s, Thisweek News held regular photo contests for readers, with top entries printed in the newspaper. Tom Andrie of Burnsville captured first place in the contest’s pet category with this image of four puppies in an antique baby carriage. The photo was published in the Oct. 20, 1980, edition, and an accompanying editor’s note explained it was Andrie’s wife’s idea to place the litter of pups in the buggy, and it took six or seven tries with his Minolta camera before he obtained the prizewinner. Andrie earned a cash prize for his submission, as did the winners in other categories.

The Sisters of Swing, a Twin Cities-based vocal trio, are set to perform at Caponi Art Park on June 23 as part of the Eagan venue’s summerlong Family Fun Tuesdays series. Backed by a seven-piece band, the Sisters of Swing perform the music of Minnesota’s own Andrews Sisters, embracing the classic Big Band swing-music style. The concert starts at 10 a.m. and admission is free with a $4 per person suggested donation. A second concert by the Sisters of Swing is scheduled for June 28 as the second show in Caponi’s ongoing Summer Performance Series. More information is at www.caponiartpark.org. (Photo submitted)

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theater and arts calendar

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To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy.odden@

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Books SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation informa-tion, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. In-formation: 651-688-0365.

Events/Festivals Farmington Dew Days, June 16-20. Information: www.farm-ingtondewdays.com. Rosemount ArtBlast, June 18-28. Information: http://www.rosemountarts.com. Hampton Community Days, June 19-20. Information: www.facebook.com/thehamptonnews. Eagan Art Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 27, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 28, Central Park, 1501 Central Park-way, Eagan. Information: www.eaganartfestival.org. Apple Valley Freedom Days, June 26-July 4. Information: www.avfreedomdays.com.

Exhibits A watercolor exhibit by Rita Ryan runs 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays through July 31 at Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Information: 952-985-4640.

Music Music in Kelley Park fea-turing J.D. Steele and MacPhail

To submit items for the Family Calendar, email:

[email protected].

Friday, June 19 Outdoor movie, “Ma-leficent,” rated PG, 7:30 p.m. seating, dusk showtime, part of Burnsville’s “Flicks on the Bricks” series at Nicollet Com-mons Park in the Heart of the City.

Saturday, June 20 Bike auction, 8-10 a.m. Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington. Cat claw clipping clinic by Feline Rescue Inc., 2-4 p.m., Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Out-let, 1254 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. All cats must be trans-ported in a carrier for their safety. Free. Information: http://felinerescue.org/. Movies in the Park, “Alex-ander and the Terrible, Horri-ble, No Good, Very Bad Day,” at dusk at the Central Park Amphitheater near City Hall, Rosemount. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Weather-related updates: 651-322-6020, option 6.

Sunday, June 21 Father’s Day Chicken Cookout, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 51 Church St., Elko New Market. Tickets: $12 adults, $6 children under 12. Take-outs available. Shuttles to the church available around town – watch for signs. Infor-mation: 952-461-2403 or www.stncc.net. Family Fun Day Fund-raiser, 12-3 p.m., Jensen Lake Trailhead shelter at Lebanon Hills Park. Raffles, children’s activities. Brats and hot dogs available for purchase. Pro-ceeds benefit Curesearch, an organization dedicated to find-ing innovative cures for pediat-ric cancers. Information: www.curesearchateam.com. Open house, 1-4 p.m., Lutz Railroad Garden, 2960 Egan Ave., Eagan. Visit Conductor Bud and his railroad garden. If raining, trains will not run. Free. Information: 651-454-3534, www.lutzrailroadgarden.net, [email protected].

Tuesday, June 23 Family Fun Tuesday – Sis-ters of Swing: The Andrews Sisters’ Songbook, 10-11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden at Ca-poni Art Park, Eagan. $4 per person donation suggested. Information: 651-454-9412 or www.caponiartpark.org. Criminal expungement information clinic, 1:30 p.m., room L139, Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Free. Information: Dakota County Law Library at 651-438-8080.

Wednesday, June 24

Eagan Market Fest, 4-8 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers market, en-tertainment by Dale Dahmen & The Beats. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/marketfest or 651-675-5500. Stay-out-of-court divorce planning, 6-7:30 p.m. Summit Executive Suites, 1500 McAn-drews Road W., Burnsville. Free small group event for those considering divorce or just be-ginning the process. Limited seating. Call Terryl Johnson at 952-431-0805 to reserve a seat. Sponsored by Divorce Fi-nancial Directions. The Dirt Cup: Mountain Bike Sprint Series, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Savage. Cost: $12 if preregistered, $15 on race day. Register by phone at 763-559-6700, reference activity number 323735-01. Race day registra-tion starts at 5:30 p.m. Races are open to ages 14 and older. Information: http://www.three-riversparks.org. Riverside Swing Band (1930s and ’40s swing), 7 p.m., as part of the Wednes-day in the Park Concert Series at Civic Center Park, 75 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville. Free. Rain location: Diamond-head Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway.

Thursday, June 25 AlphaBits, 10 a.m. at Cen-tral Park Amphitheater, 2893 145th St., Rosemount. Part of the Summer Music in the Park series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Free. Call 651-322-6020 and select op-tion 6 to check for cancelation due to inclement weather. Adopted Friends, 11 a.m., Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Play at the play-ground and splash pad. Picnic at noon; bring your own lunch. Friendship, support and fun for adoptive families. Information: www.adoptedfriends.com or [email protected]. Thursday Rockin’ Read-ers, 11:15 a.m. at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Edward Neill Elementary Principal Elizabeth Vaught will read books to chil-dren. Books are geared toward elementary and preschool chil-dren. Wendy’s Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam will perform at noon for the Thursday Rockin’ Lunch Hour concert at Nicollet Com-mons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free.

Friday, June 26 Nature Play Date, 11 a.m. to noon, Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. Explore the park and meet other families in-terested in getting their children outdoors. Wear appropriate clothes and shoes. Free for all ages. Children 17 and younger

must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday, June 27 Farm Discovery Tour by Organic Valley, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Zweber Farms, 25420 Natchez Ave., Elko. Free. To reserve space, find driving di-rections, and “meet” the farmer hosts by video, visit: http://www.organicvalley.coop/who-is-your-farmer/farm-discovery/midwest/.

Sunday, June 28 St. Nicholas Catholic Church Garden Tour, 1-5 p.m., Elko New Market. Cost: $10. Information: 952-461-2403 or http://stncc.net/event-flyers.

Ongoing The Ladies Auxiliary of Rosemount VFW Post 9433 will hold a fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, at Von Hanson’s Meats at Cliff and Nicols roads in Eagan. 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/.

Reunions Rosemount High School Class of 1995 20-year reunion, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, June 27, Carbone’s, 14550 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. School tour at 10 a.m. Saturday followed by family picnic. Buy tickets at http://rhs1995.brownpaper-tickets.com. Questions? Email the reunion committee at [email protected].

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • June 26, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. • June 26, 12-6 p.m., Qdo-ba, 1298 Promenade Place, Ea-gan. • June 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kowalski’s Market, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. • June 28, 8 a.m. to noon, Savage Fire Department, 13105 Dakota Ave., Savage. • June 29, 12-6 p.m., Car-mike 15 Theatres, 15630 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • June 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ames Construction Inc., 2000 Ames Drive, Burnsville. • June 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Foldcraft Company, 14400 Southcross Drive W., Burns-ville.

Center for Music, 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 19, at Kelley Park, 6855 For-tino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for pur-chase. Information: http://avarts-foundation.org/. Bodeans with GB Leighton, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $37, $49.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Michael McDonald, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $57, $69.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Local Red Bulls military country band, 7-11 p.m. Satur-day, June 20, Rosemount Ameri-can Legion Post 65, 14590 Bur-ma Ave. W., Rosemount. Meet and greet post officers. Taco bar fundraiser, 5-8 p.m., $10. South of the River Commu-nity Band, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at Central Park Amphitheater, 2893 145th St., Rosemount. Part of the Summer Music in the Park series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Free. Call 651-322-6020 and select option 6 to check for cancelation due to in-clement weather. Music in Kelley Park featur-ing Circle of Heat, 6-9 p.m. Fri-day, June 26, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. Information: http://avartsfoundation.org/. Buddy Guy with The Record Company, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 26, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $65, $77.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Lee Engele and Reynold Philipsek (jazz), 7 p.m., Sun-day, June 28, as part of Sunday Night Music in the Park at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free. Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 28, part of Caponi Art Park’s Summer Per-formance Series in the park’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Opening act: Young Dance Company. A $5 per per-son donation is suggested. Infor-mation: 651-454-9412 or http://www.caponiartpark.org.

Theater “Macbeth,” presented by the Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 7:30 p.m. June 19-21 and 25-27 in Central Park, 421 Fourth St. E., Northfield. Tickets: $17 adults, $12 students and seniors at www.northfieldartsguild.org or

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Guests at this year’s Eagan Art Festival are invited to be a part of the art-making process. As this year’s featured artist, Eagan’s Teresa Cox will be leading festival at-tendees in the creation of “River Garden,” a 4 1/2-foot-by-8-foot mural, which will hang at the Ea-gan Community Center following the festival. Guests can get in on the mural’s creation in a number of ways — scoring metal, gluing buttons and helping to paint. “Teresa has developed a multi-media mural for our community art proj-ect that celebrates the landscape of Eagan,” said

Wanda Borman, Eagan Art Festival executive di-rector. “Her painting style is colorful and whimsi-cal and the mural reflects that.” The festival, which runs June 27-28 at Central Park adjoining the Eagan Com-munity Center, features a juried show of 100 artists, art activities for kids and adults, and entertainment throughout the weekend. The theme of this year’s festival, the 21st annual, is “Eagan Our Home.” “This theme is a shout-out to all of the businesses, community members, the city and all our festival supporters,” Borman said. All the art on display from the 100 artists in the juried show is for sale. An award ceremony for Best in Show and other honors is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sat-urday, June 27. In the Children’s Ac-tivities Tent, staff from the Eagan Art House will

be leading kids in creat-ing stamps of their own homes, which will then be put on display. Music will fill the grounds both days, with a roster of performers that includes children’s band the Splatter Sisters, vocal-ist Paula Lammers, jazz band Steve Clarke and the Working Stiffs, the River-side Swing Band, Paul Im-holte, and the Alison Scott Band. There’s also a variety of food on offer this year from local and regional vendors, among them Home Town Creamery, Which Wich Restaurant and Rita’s Italian Ice. Attendance this year is expected to exceed 8,100, organizers said. Admission to the festi-val is free. More informa-tion is at www.eaganart-festival.org.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Twin Cities artist Seth Eberle makes adjustments to the massive mask created at last year’s Eagan Art Festival as part of the Community Art Project. This year’s project will see festival patrons helping to paint and adding textural embellishments to Eagan artist Teresa Cox’s mural “River Garden,” which will hang in the Eagan Community Center following the festival. (Photo submitted)

Tribute band ABBACADABRA is bringing the music of Swedish supergroup ABBA to the stage of the Mystic Lake Showroom this fall. The band has toured for more than 10 years throughout the United States, performing ABBA hits such as “Dancing Queen” and “Voulez Vous.” Tickets for the Sept. 25 concert are $23 and are available through the Mystic Box Office at 952-445-9000 or online at www.mysticlake.com. (Photo submitted)

ABBA tribute at Mystic

Eagan Art Festival is a hands-on experience

Hot dog for dad at Paragon Treat dad to a hot dog June 20 and 21 at Para-gon Odyssey 15 IMAX in Burnsville and receive a free popcorn. Visit www.paragontheaters.com for information.

Library introduces Book Match Dakota County librar-ians can create personal-ized reading recommenda-

tions for individuals with Book Match, the library’s new readers’ advisory ser-vice. Readers can fill out a form indicating what kind of books they like and what they’re in the mood to read next. A few titles will be recommended based on their preferences. All ages and reading levels can use Book Match. Visit www.dakotacoun-ty.us/library and search “Book Match” to fill out a form and get started.

Ragtime at Riverwalk Look for music by Al-exander’s Ragtime Brass, stage combat practice for young people, fresh lo-cal produce, and arts and crafts at Riverwalk Mar-ket Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 20, in downtown Northfield’s Bridge Square. For more information, visit www.RiverwalkMarketFair.org.

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Workshops/classes/other 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.intlfestburns-ville.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. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tierney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Riv-er Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetier-ney.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 times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. 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 Granada Drive, Apple Valley, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833 for details. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter 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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Linda Freeman of Lakeville won $1,000 as part of Planet Fitness’ 1,000th club celebration. “I’ve never been so surprised in my life. I love Planet Fitness and come in every day. This has to be my most memorable check-in by far,” she said. Freeman works out at the Burnsville Planet Fitness. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Lakeville seniors All events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for informa-tion. Monday, June 22 – Com-puter Tutoring, 9 a.m.; Knitting Class, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Le-gal Advice, 11 a.m.; Health-ways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Cribbage, 12:30 p.m.; Cards, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 – In-terval Walking, 8:15 a.m.; Dominoes and Cards, 9 a.m.; Tappercize, 9:30 a.m.; Craft Group, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 10:30 a.m.; Party Bridge, noon; Pilates Mat Class, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 – Men’s Golf at Gopher Hills, 8 a.m.; Health Angels Bik-ing, 9 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fit-ness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Health-ways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon; Dime Bin-go, 1 p.m.; Chess, 1 p.m. Thursday, June 25 – Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Motorcycle Club, 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.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 26 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Pickleball at Bun-ker Hill Park, 9 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Health-ways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27 – Driv-er Safety Class (four hour), 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Apple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the following ac-tivities, which are organized and run by the Apple Val-ley Seniors and Apple Val-

ley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofapplevalley.org. Monday, June 22 – Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 – Quilt-ing Bees, 9 a.m.; Bicycle Group, 9 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Cribbage, 1 p.m.; Table Ten-nis, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Spanish – In-termediate, 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Historians, 10:15 a.m.; Pool, noon; Domi-noes, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Thursday, June 25 – De-fensive Driving, 9 a.m.; Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Try Tap, 1:45 p.m. Friday, June 26 – F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; ES Meet-ing, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, June 22 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Crib-bage, 11 a.m.; Card Recycle, 12:45 p.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, June 23 – Quil-ters, 9 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Troubadours, 1 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, June 24 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Tai Chi MS, 11 a.m.; Cribbage,

11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex; Fare for All Express, 3 p.m.; Wednesday in the Park, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25 – Mo-bile Optical, 9 a.m.; Blood Pressure, 10:15 a.m.; Fun & Friendship (program, en-tertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, June 26 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex.

Eagan seniors The following senior ac-tivities are offered by the Eagan Parks and Recreation Department in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Call 651-675-5500 for more informa-tion. Monday, June 22 – Zum-ba (Oasis), 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 23 – Health Insurance Counsel-ing, appointment only, 8:30 a.m. to noon; Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m.; Lone Oak Se-ries: Bouguereau, 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 – Coffee & Conversations, 9 a.m.; Potluck, 11 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, June 25 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Nimble Fingers, 9:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m. Friday, June 26 – S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. Upcoming events: Minneapolis Pops Or-chestra, Tuesday, June 30, 9 a.m. to noon. Cost: $18. Register by June 22. New Ulm Trip, Tuesday, July 14, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $32. Register by July 3. Basic iPad Use, Monday, July 20, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $3. Register by July 13. Ages: 55-plus. Pig Roast at Central Park Pavilion, Wednesday, July 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. In-cludes lunch, entertainment and games. Cost: $20. Regis-ter by July 22. Ages: 55-plus. Duluth Tour, includes Glensheen Mansion, Thurs-

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Seniorsday, Aug. 6, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost: $52. Lunch on your own. Register by July 27. Ice Cream Social and Market Fest in Central Park, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 4-7 p.m. Free sundaes for members, or purchase for $1. Grandparents/grandchil-dren outing at Holz Farm in Eagan, Friday, Aug. 21, 1-3:30 p.m. Cost: $7. Regis-ter by Aug. 10. Eco Tour at Lebanon Hills, Thursday, Sept. 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: $6, includes lunch. Transporta-tion on your own. Register by Aug. 24. Ages: 62-plus. Alma Wisconsin Tour of Wineries and Museums, Shopping, Friday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost: $39. Register by Sept. 21. South Metro Senior Expo at Eagan Community Center, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1-4 p.m. Free. For the Monday Movie Matinees schedule for com-ing months, check out the

Front Porch newsletter. For full information on senior events and details, read the Front Porch on the city of Eagan website. Become a senior center member for a $10 annual fee and receive the Front Porch quarterly by mail. For ques-tions or to register for events and pay by credit card, call Eagan Parks and Recreation Department.

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more information on trips, programs and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, June 22 – 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.; F.U.D.G.E. Day, 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 – Cof-fee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Chair Exercise, 10

a.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; Yoga, 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Musician-Fest, 10 a.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m.; Lap Robes, 1 p.m. Thursday, June 25 – Cof-fee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Sit-n-Stitch, 9:30 a.m.; Newsletter Fold, 10:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m.; EZ Play, 2 p.m. Friday, June 26 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 9:30 a.m.; MacArthur’s Wood Grill, 10:15 a.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.

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