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A political food fi ghtThose on both sides of the school lunch debate should offer specifics on goals, expectations and alternatives.

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Campaign carnivalUnderdog Productions takes a look at the carnivalization of political campaigns with its musical “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.”

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Let the fall games beginArea sports squads started the fall season this week with a full slate of games throughout Lakeville.

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Lakeville man honored for seven decades of service

Lt. Col. Tom O’Connor still involved after 73 years in Civil Air Patrol

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Under legislation signed this year, a Lakev-ille man is one of three Minnesotans to be award-ed the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s high-est civilian award, for their service in the Civil Air Pa-trol during World War II. In honor of his service

that spans seven decades, Lt. Col. Tom O’Connor was recognized by state and local officials at an Aug. 26 Civil Air Patrol ceremony at Lakeville’s Airlake Airport. U.S. Rep. John Kline presented O’Connor with a framed copy of the leg-islation signed in May or-dering the award; he said the Congressional Gold

Medal takes a year to be minted. CAP spokeswoman Re-nee Belina said O’Connor is the longest-serving CAP member in Minnesota, fourth to join the first squadron started in the state. O’Connor, 86, said he signed up with the CAP

U.S. Rep. John Kline presents Lt. Col. Tom O’Connor with a framed copy of the legislation ordering that World War II Civil Air Patrol members be awarded with the Congressional Medal of Honor. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Vandals damage Lakeville South football fields

Lakeville police investigating by Laura Adelmann

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Three of Lakeville South High School’s five prac-tice football fields sustained significant damage last weekend after vandals drove a vehicle or vehicles over the fields swerving and spinning donuts that created ruts in the groomed turf. The damage occurred sometime between when the last game concluded on one of the fields at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, and 6:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26,

Lakeville South High School football practice fields were vandalized by some kind of motorized vehicle, causing enough damage to close the fields to games for the season. (Photo submitted)



Property taxes are go-ing up in Lakeville next year, but the amount of increase remains an un-known after City Council members discussed and debated the city’s 2015 levy for hours at an Aug. 25 workshop. Lakeville Finance Di-rector Dennis Feller pro-

posed a levy of $25.4 mil-lion, an increase of $1.7 million or 7.5 percent from 2014. Feller said 2.7 percent of that proposed increase would be absorbed by growth and 0.8 percent of it would come from tax increment financing dis-tricts that retire next year, returning those subsidies to the tax base. One of the biggest cost-

drivers is a $1.2 million proposal to add staff in several departments next year, including a patrol officer, building inspector, senior accountant, assis-tant fire chief and duty crews. To mitigate the expense, Feller proposed hiring new staff in staggered intervals for the next two years.

Lakeville senator returns to the radio airwaves

The Dave Thompson show to be on AM 1130



Minnesota state Sen. Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville, is back on the air weekdays in a prime drive-time slot, from 5-7 p.m. on Clear Channel’s KTLK AM 1130. The second-term Republican senator and ranking minority member said listeners can expect an insider’s perspective of politics, election coverage, national news and sports. “I’m going to try to talk about the things that regular folks are talking about,” said Thompson,

Dave Thompson

Lakeville property taxes to rise in 2015

Council still debating maximum, vote set for Sept. 15

See O’CONNOR, 11A

Menasha Packaging representatives, Lakeville Mayor Matt Little, City Council Member Colleen LaBeau and Katie Clark Sieben, commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, celebrated the Aug. 27 groundbreaking of the company’s 126,000-square-foot expansion of its facility in Airlake Industrial Park. Mayor Matt Little said Menasha’s expansion means more jobs and a stronger commercial industrial park. He said it also demonstrates that “the Business Competition Package is working to help strengthen business in Lakeville.” The City Council approved providing tax increment financing of up to $626,018 for Menasha beginning in 2016. The assistance requires the company to complete its expansion and create at least 15 jobs within two years and maintain operations in Lakeville for at least five years. Menasha is adding to its manufacturing plant and office space, which includes its existing retail and customer collaboration center. The corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturer’s products include retail merchandising display, plastic reusable containers and protective packaging interiors. Established in 1849, Menasha employs about 4,400 people in more than 75 facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Menasha expansion begins

See THOMPSON, 14A

Local man extradited for 1983 murder

Robert Otteson jailed in Denton County, charged with stabbing

death of businessman



A Dakota County married father of two has been extradited to Texas, charged with the 1983 stabbing death of San Antonio businessman Francisco “Frank” Nar-vaez. Lakeville police as-sisted Texas authorities in arresting Robert Archie Otteson at his home Aug. 12 after a Texas grand jury issued an indictment against him Aug. 7. Otteson was booked into the Denton County

Jail in Texas on Fri-day, Aug. 22 on a mur-der charge and issued $300,000 bail, according to jail records. Authorities say they matched DNA found on Otteson’s shirt to that of evidence left at the scene, according to a Dakota County criminal com-plaint. Otteson has lived in Lakeville’s Kilkenny Pond housing addition area since 1997, according to Dakota County prop-erty records. The home is in the city of Lakeville but has a Farmington address and is located in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Dis-trict. Narvaez, 42, was found stabbed 35 times in his chest, hands, face,

See OTTESON, 14A

See TAXES, 14A

See FIELDS, 14A

INDEX

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A

Announcements . . . . . 7A

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A

Classifieds . . . . . 15A-17A

Public Notices . . . . . . 14A

District issues warningThe Lakeville Area School District issued warning to parents about man who pleaded guilty to having a dangerous weapon on school property.

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Lakeville grad shoots for a better worldPerry Smith aims

to eventually raise millions for

humanitarian causes



A 2013 Lakeville North High School graduate has launched a nonprofit that invites photographers to take a shot at helping oth-ers. Perry Smith, 19, recent-ly founded One Month to Give, a nonprofit organi-zation that enlists profes-sional photographers to donate profits from cer-tain family photo shoots conducted in October to designated charities. Photographers deter-mine how many days they will contribute and post their session availability online at www.onemon-thtogive.org. Prospective customers can sign up for the sessions on the site, donated by Restore Col-laborative of Minneapolis, starting Sept. 1. Smith’s efforts have yielded a team of 50 pho-tographers from across the country this year who hope to raise $100,000 for two selected nonprofits: Wishes and More and Ea-gan-based Feed My Starv-ing Children. Next year, he hopes the effort will raise $200,000, but his long-term goal is to attract photographers worldwide to raise mil-lions for good causes. The idea was born when he was 16 and a River Val-ley Church youth pastor challenged the teens to de-velop fundraising ideas for charity. Smith was just starting his photography business, and decided instead of a

car wash or bake sale, he would donate profits from some photography ses-sions, which amounted to $3,000. His business, Perry James Photography, was thriving by his senior year and he raised $10,000 to donate. His passion for help-ing others stems from his Christian faith and grew in 2010 when he was di-agnosed with lymphoma; since having surgery he has continued to test can-

cer-free. “It changed my per-spective on how I’m living life,” Smith said. “If I’m not going to do anything that’s purposeful with my life, then I’m only hurting myself. Those who have been given a lot, a lot is ex-pected.” Photographs are ex-pected to be delivered in November.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Lakeville North High School graudate Perry Smith is putting his photography talent to use giving back. (Photo by Bethany Platter)

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Lakeville officer injured in arrest of Shakopee manTests reveal alco-hol not involved by Laura Adelmann


A 22-year-old Shako-pee man is charged with felony fourth-degree as-sault against a Lakeville police officer after the man was allegedly found passed out in Lakeville on Monday, Aug. 18. Police say Yaroslav Konstantin Andreyevs-kiy was found slouched over behind the wheel of a vehicle with the front windows and moon roof open in the rain at around 7:15 a.m. Andreyevskiy did not respond when officers at-tempted to verbally wake him, and acted “dazed, slow and confused,” when they opened the door to rouse him, ac-cording to a Dakota County criminal com-plaint. He allegedly became “very nervous and agi-tated” as he more fully awoke, then looked around as if seeking an escape route when police asked him to step out of the car, the complaint said. Lakeville police Of-ficer Chris Gartzke re-portedly tried to pull An-dreyevskiy out by his left arm, and Andreyevskiy pushed back, tightened

his body and tried to pull away. Gartzke reportedly took Andreyevskiy to the ground and Andreyevs-kiy “violently thrust” the officer off of him to the side, causing him to roll a few feet. The complaint said Gartzke was slow to get up, and when he did he was hunched over, visibly shaking and “showing obvious signs of back distress.” A doctor later deter-mined Gartzke suffered a back sprain, and he has been temporarily re-stricted from working. Police claim An-dreyevskiy took a fight-ing demeanor with po-lice, ignored their orders to stop resisting, while clenching his arms and fists. The complaint said police then tased and arrested Andreyevskiy,

who allegedly slurred his speech and urinated in his pants. He was also described as being “highly agitat-ed” and his eyes “were all over the place.” Police allege An-dreyevskiy struggled to stay awake as they spoke to him and he denied drinking any alcohol. They reported a breath test found no trace of alcohol, and Andreyevskiy allegedly told police he may have taken Xanax the previ-ous night but said he “doesn’t take real drugs anymore.” When told on the way to jail that he the would be evaluated by a Drug Recognition Expert, An-dreyevskiy allegedly said he would shut his eyes and not comply. At the jail, police say Andreyevskiy refused a blood and urine test. Andreyevskiy is also charged with obstructing the legal process and sec-ond-degree driving while impaired for refusing to submit to chemical test-ing. Court records state Andreyevskiy was con-victed in Hennepin County 2012 of driving while intoxicated.


Yaroslav Andreyevskiy

Lakeville School District issues warning to parents about man Michael Adrian pleaded guilty to weapon charge after May 22

incident by Laura Adelmann


Lakeville Area School District officials are warn-ing parents to immedi-ately call 911 if they spot an Apple Valley man the court has banned from entering Lakeville school property after he was re-leased from jail Aug. 20. Michael Oliver Adrian, 26, pleaded guilty to hav-ing a dangerous weapon on school property af-ter he was arrested near Lakeville North High School on May 22. Adrian had been skate-boarding in the school’s parking lot wearing a headband, military gear, sunglasses and another bandana over his face

with an arrow over his right shoulder and se-cured to his right arm with a band. He skated past a school employee, circled back and asked her and another employee if they worked at the school. When they answered affirmatively, he said he was glad because he had been skating around the parking lot for 10 minutes waiting for someone to

stop him. Adrian said his next step would be to try to en-ter the school. When the employees told him police had been called, he said he was glad because he was a public servant going around to see if people would stop him, adding that anyone with military experience would be able to enter the school in no time. According to court records, Adrian, a 2006 Eastview High School graduate, has a history of convictions for drunk driving and marijuana charges dating back to 2007 in Minnesota; they also state he pleaded guilty to possession of a switchblade in 2007. He is on probation un-til Oct. 9 stemming from multiple drug and alcohol charges from July 2013, state court records.


Michael Oliver Adrian

Historical society presents farm program Lakeville resident Gordon W. Fredrickson will speak about his farm heritage at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, at the Lakeville Heritage Center. His presentation will comple-ment the Lakeville Area Histori-cal Society’s fall harvest themed window display. Fredrickson was raised on

a 120-acre dairy farm in Scott County where he milked cows and picked rocks. After serving in the U.S. Army, attending college, teaching high school English, and operating his own farm, Fred-rickson started writing books that would preserve his agricul-tural heritage. His farm heritage program

will bring to life those pictures and stories in his latest volume, “A Farm Country Harvest.” The program is appropriate for all ages. Refreshments will be served and Fredrickson’s books will be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.gordon-fredrickson.com.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Min-nesota is offering a free educational course that helps families gain a great-er understanding of men-tal illness, discuss resourc-es, build communication skills, reduce stress and find support. More than

3,000 Minnesota fami-lies have benefited from this course. This series is taught by family mem-bers who have experienced mental illness. The Family-to-Family course will meet weekly for 12 weeks. The course starts Tuesday, Sept. 9,

from 6:30-9:00 p.m., at Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 10658 210th St. W. in Lakeville. Regis-trants must commit to at-tending the entire course and registration is re-quired. Contact Joan at 612-205-7080 to register.

Free family course on mental illnesses offered in Lakeville

The Dakota County Ge-nealogical Society will offer the following programs: “How I Found My Nor-wegian Ancestors,” presented by Vicki Young-Albu, one of the founders of the DCGS, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11. “The Art of Genealogical Research Trips,” presented by

Paula Stuart Warren, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16. Programs will be held at the Dakota County Histori-cal Society, 130 Third Ave. N., South St. Paul. They are free and open to the public. Contact Dick Thill at 651-452-5926 for more informa-tion.

Genealogy programs offered by county


Mental health resources need a guide To the editor: People struggling with mental health issues — especially those who feel they’re unable to manage and cope on their own — are encouraged to seek pro-fessional help. Talking with family and friends about their struggles can be ben-eficial, but if that proves insufficient then other steps need to be taken. But what if a person (I’ll use the term “consumer” for the remainder of this let-ter) is unable or unwilling to seek professional help? What options remain after consumers have obtained professional help in the past and it’s yielded few, zero, or negative results? Profes-sional help is no guarantee. Doctors are not gods, and doctors do not claim to be gods. When we tell consum-ers that help and treatment is available, that they simply have to ask, it implies that they are likely to receive effective treatment from professionals. This is some-

times not the case, and their feelings of disillusionment may prevent them from seeking help in the future. I am a consumer. In the last 20 years, I have seen seven psychiatrists and sev-en trained therapists (seven, to the best of my recollec-tion). The opinions in this letter and the following sug-gestions are based on that experience. I will also draw on what I’ve learned from talking to other consumers, and reading Internet blogs and message forums where they’ve written about their treatment experiences. In order to improve the mental health system, en-couraging consumers to share their experience is necessary. We should help those who believe they have received ineffective treatment to feel comfort-able enough to share their thoughts about it — they are a demographic who are less likely to publicly provide feedback than the many consumers who have had “positive” outcomes. What we learn from lis-tening to consumers is al-ways beneficial to improv-

ing current “merchandise.” Without analyzing differ-ing points of view and by omitting factors from the discussion we are doing a disservice to those we’d like to help, people who have placed their trust in us (non-consumers) and believe we have their best interests at heart. I under-stand that no one wants to speak of things that may potentially “discourage” a consumer from getting help — I’m aware that talking about the “S” word often creates controversy; how-ever, little progress can be obtained by silence, and ig-noring relevant and crucial information isn’t conducive to opening doors or form-ing solutions. In the short term, a list of resources should be compiled and made widely accessible and easy to find, e.g., a website, a blog, and a “flyer” published peri-odically by the newspaper. Consumers should be pre-sented with many options to choose from. Options provide hope, and hope — in many cases — is the only force that has the ability to

sustain someone struggling with mental health issues. Presently, most resource directories and lists are incomplete, and some re-sources exist of which con-sumers aren’t aware. If an individual or a group wishes to consult with me on this issue, contact the newspaper to have your contact information relayed to me. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number is 1-800-273-TALK (8255). I’m not affiliated with that nor any other mental health organization, and I’m not professionally trained to give mental health advice.

ANDY ALTLakeville

Emulate John Kline To the editor: Please stop with the mendacity and the soph-istry. My Eagan state rep-resentative is inundating me with fliers telling me how she froze school tuition. This act merely transfers the costs to the overbur-dened taxpayers. For an individual to claim such a monumental fete is the quintessence of audacity since it took the majority of the legislators to vote on this farcical slight of hand. This handiwork, being claimed by our democratic majority, would be enough to cause our founders to blanch. This generation of lawmakers believes nothing is so delicious as spending other peoples’ money. Did the author of our Declaration of Indepen-dence have this all wrong? Thomas Jefferson wrote that only the educated and landed gentry should be allowed to vote lest those who had less would vote for themselves the products of

other peoples’ labors. And Madison, primary author of our Constitution, in-sisted that the government shall not burden its citizens with debt beyond the imme-diate generation must have also erred in his proscrip-tion. Today we find it exqui-sitely fashionable to violate these prescient maxims. And debts and the transfer of wealth from the laborers to those who enjoy spend-ing is gaining momentum at breakneck speed. There is little resolve or concern for the financial or moral well-being of future generations from this present genera-tion. We had much of the wisdom of all recorded his-tory in our founding docu-ments. Yet, my representa-tive chooses to ignore them for the transitory gains and so she sets the stage so that future generations will face assured peril. My U.S. representative, John Kline, has done much to actually cut waste in the U.S. Department of Educa-tion and my state represen-tatives would all have done well to emulate him.

RICHARD IFFERTEagan

Where is Kline when it matters? To the editor: I went looking for my congressman at the State Fair last week. It was 2nd Congressional District Day at the fair for the Re-publicans. Mr. Kline didn’t make it. Apparently he was in South Carolina raising money for his congressio-nal allies. He prefers that to talking to his constituents. So I thought I would look for his literature to see

if I could learn anything about his positions on the issues. There wasn’t any. The kind GOP volunteer staffing the booth looked through all the drawers and cabinets but could not find any. I wandered around the booth to make sure I was in the right place, and indeed there was a Kline sign all the way in the back. So I looked at the re-cord. Kline takes credit for the road repair at U.S. 52 and Goodhue County 9. There was no federal money in that project, so Mr. Kline did nothing to advance it. He takes credit for the Workforce Devel-opment Act. Of course, it was the Senate version of the bill that passed. And the picture of the president signing the bill featured Sen. Al Franken, not Mr. Kline. Kline takes credit for improving charter schools. All he did was reauthorize the same money the fed-eral government previously spent. Kline takes credit for the student loan inter-est rate bill. All that did was double student loan interest rates as of 2018. And what didn’t he do? How about fixing public schools? How about help-ing small businesses with the labor force by passing immigration reform? How about equalizing pay for women? All these are with-in the job description of the Education and Workforce Committee, which Mr. Kline chairs. Mr. Kline has been ab-sent for the voters of our district when it matters. His fundraising trip to South Carolina is just one more example of where his priorities really lie. Not with us.

SUE ROGERSEagan

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Opinion

Letters

Questions to ask in federal lunch standards debate

How to support seniors in your community

Can you believe it? School lunch is controversial. In this time of political extremes even the hot dog is at risk. The federal government, in an at-tempt to ensure healthy eating for our children, requires schools to serve meals with new and very specific requirements for reduced salt, required whole grains, required quantities of fruits and veg-etables, specified calorie levels for each age grouping, and low fat milk. Federal funding of the free and reduced lunches for school districts is dependent on com-pliance. Child nutrition staffs at some schools say the requirement is resulting in chil-dren throwing the fruit or vegetable in the garbage and reducing the number of students participating in the lunch pro-gram. They argue that the new require-ments are wasteful, difficult to imple-ment and should be delayed. Some schools argue that the calo-rie levels for older students are too low and that the high school athletes leave hungry. (Athletic power Wayzata High School, for one, has opted out of the fed-eral lunch program, but elementary and middle schools in the district will remain under the new federal standards.) U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, is one legislator who has championed the call for a delay.

Supporters of the requirements argue that large producers of school lunch products are behind the call for a delay. The school lunch program is a major market for food producers and the new requirements may take them out of the market, force a change in products and detract from the product’s student desir-ability. Do school lunches need to be health-ier? Can we affect the eating habits of children? Is the current law effective; and finally what do those who call for a delay offer as the alternate solution? Criticism is easier than problem solving and delay-ing a solution without specific steps and timelines is not to the betterment of our children’s long-term health. Critics argue that if the healthy food is being served but not consumed the pro-gram is failing. Changing our eating hab-its is really the problem and that is tough. We like our sugar, salt and fat. Our chil-dren like the unhealthy food we like and that’s what we want to change. We are considered an obese nation with related health problems that chal-lenge our quality of life and the costs of health care. These are major problems that we can’t afford to pass on to our

children. The federal school lunch require-ments are an attempt to address that need. A successful effort toward healthi-er eating in the school lunch room has to also come from the home and the general environment in which our children live. We need a strong partnership between parents, the school lunch room, the gov-ernment and the industries that produce food for our children. If a delay is needed, the proponents of delay should spell out alternative solu-tions and a timeline for implementation. The next time we hold a hearing in Wash-ington, D.C., our elected officials should ask the food producers what they will do during a delay to make their product healthier in compliance with the stan-dards. Ask industry what they will do to make a healthier product more desirable to students and ask for a timeline. Ask the leaders of the School Nutrition As-sociation what they will do during the time of the delay to meet the standards. Ask what the association will do during the delay to overcome the challenges and meet the requirements. Ask the associa-tion what they will do to enhance the in-clusion of the home when moving chil-dren toward better nutrition. Members of Congress also have some questions to answer. Ask them what they

will do to further ensure healthy eating habits of children. If additional funding is needed, will they provide it? If corporate incentives are needed to improve com-mercial school lunch products, will they support those incentives? If individual components of the law need be improved, will they delineate those expected im-provements as they call for the delays in implementation to assure a delay isn’t an attempt at elimination of the effort? Parents and grandparents of students have an extremely important, if not the most important role, in improving the lifelong health of our children. Their ex-pectations will greatly determine if the fruits and vegetables go into the stomach or into the garbage. Perhaps it’s time to engage in the lunch program just as it’s time to en-gage in the reading program. Let your children know what you expect and set an example (that may be the really hard part). Let your school know what you ex-pect. As a final note, families need to think about the new requirements and the re-quested delay and let elected officials know what they want for their children.

This is an opinion from the ECM Publish-ers Editorial Board. Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are part of the ECM.

by Don HeinzmanSUN THISWEEK


More people in our communities are living longer. What are we going to do about them? This will be a central issue for commu-nity leaders as the baby boomers retire. We’re told they want to volunteer and get involved in the community where they’ve lived for many years. You can segregate them, put them in as-sisted living and nursing homes, build or remodel senior centers and hope they find something to do. Or, you can integrate them; involve them meaningfully in all aspects of com-munity life. You can take advantage of their years of experience as they continue to live “on the back nine” of life. Bob Ramsey, 80, has written a manu-al, “Creating Vital Aging Communities,” which is a must-read for all community leaders. He also writes a monthly column for ECM Publishers’ Hometown Source website. Ramsey says communities must address the boomers who are retiring. “They will demand support for an active living style,

expanded recreational opportunities, and user-friendly work and volunteer options.” He writes: “The more that older adults are included in community leadership and action groups, strategic planning teams, commissions, committees and task forces, the more they can continue to grow and thrive and the more the community can benefit from their gifts.” Ramsey, a former assistant superinten-dent with the St. Louis Park school system, has lived this topic and his thoughts aim to inspire. Already, he has planted seeds in St. Louis Park, where the mayor sponsored a Seniors Summit that’s sent ripples of ideas to help the aging throughout the commu-nity. First step, Ramsey says, is for the com-munity to change its attitude about aging

people. He stresses the need for community leaders to build their new approach on the three major pillars to help the aging: health, transportation and affordable housing. “Health is the trump card in successful aging,” Ramsey writes. He quotes a study for the Park Nicollet Foundation that says a healthy community offers access to health care services that focus on treatment and prevention for all ages. It also should be safe, have a healthy environment and have an infrastructure that meets the needs of all ages. A second pillar is affordable housing. Most aging people want to remain in their family homes as long as possible. It is a fer-vent passion for many. “Aging in place not only works for many seniors, it can work to the benefit of the en-tire community by keeping older residents more actively engaged and by preserving healthy, intergenerational neighborhoods,” Ramsey says. Community leaders can subsidize low-income housing and provide low-cost loans for seniors to remodel their homes, among other possibilities.

A third pillar is transportation, particu-larly for older residents who can no longer drive. Aging communities need walking and biking paths to be well-lit for seniors. There is life after driving, provided communities provide alternative transit systems, such as a dial-a-ride program. Volunteer driver programs, van service operated by churches and senior housing complexes are helpful. Poor transit in com-munities with many seniors is unaccept-able. This is the trifecta for a winning vital aging community. With optimum health care, housing and transportation, your community possesses the basics for em-powering and igniting its older citizens. The printing of Ramsey’s book is spon-sored by the Park Nicollet Foundation and the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis, and he has some books available. His address is 3663 Park Cen-ter Blvd., Apt. 1202, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416. Email Ramsey at [email protected].

Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers Inc. Columns reflect the opin-ion of the author.

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ColumnistDon Heinzman

ECM Editorial


Veterans memorial ready for public debut in FarmingtonTribute to be

paid to Farmington area military members

by Jennifer ChickSUN THISWEEK


After more than seven years of dedication and perseverance, the Farm-ington Veterans Memo-rial is ready for its public debut. The final pieces of the memorial were set in place this week and the dedication ceremony will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at Rambling River Park in Farmington. “Everything has just fit together very nicely,” said Leon Orr, chairper-son of the Farmington Area Veterans Memo-rial committee. “People like what they see when they visit, and I think the more people look at it, the more they will appre-ciate it.”

Howard Miller, an area World War II veter-an, first started the effort to build the memorial. A groundbreaking cer-emony was held in July 2012. The focal point of the memorial, a massive blue pearl granite slab in the shape of a folded flag, representing the flag which is given to families at military funerals, was added in early August. With its main focus on those service men and women who died in com-bat, the memorial will serve as a reflective place to remember those who have fallen. They will be memori-alized with names etched into a stone wall. The granite tablet is etched with the names of 15 Farmington service per-sonnel who died during war time. Those names will be read during the dedication ceremony. A simple phrase at the cen-ter of the memorial says, “All gave some. Some

gave all ...” Approximately 255 pavers have been in-stalled around the me-morial, engraved with the name, service branch and dates of service or conflict/war for veterans of any military branch of service. They are being sold for $350 each, and the memorial will have a special installation every year to install new pav-ers. Maj. Gen. David Elic-erio, former assistant adjutant general for the Army, Minnesota Na-tional Guard, will be speaking at the dedica-tion ceremony. The Na-tional Anthem will be sung by professional vo-calist Carol Mathieson from Canton, Mo. Peo-ple will have a chance to view the memorial with music and other activi-ties starting at 1:15 p.m. prior to the formal dedi-cation ceremony at 2 p.m. The Nelson family of Farmington had five

sibling, four boys and one girl, who served in World War II. Orr is ex-cited that the last living sibling, who now lives in California, will be at-tending the ceremony, along with nine other Nelson family members from across the coun-try. When World War II ended, the five siblings had their photo taken in their uniforms and that photo has been etched into black granite and installed at the memo-rial. There is little park-ing near the memorial to handle the crowd or-ganizers are expecting so plan to make use of a shuttle bus. The park-ing lot near the memo-rial will be designated as handicapped parking on the day of the dedica-tion. The shuttle bus will be travelling along Division Street to Spruce Street to Denmark Avenue and back to pick up people

who have parked at vari-ous streets and park-ing lots along the way, including the ice arena, Farmington Middle School, and Feely Fields. Highway 50 will be closed from Akin Road to Denmark and Divi-sion streets from 1:15-3:30 p.m. There will be a few bleachers and chairs but people should plan to bring their own chairs. Following the dedica-tion ceremony, there will

be an informal reception from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Farmington Lutheran Church, which will in-clude light food and bev-erages. Donations from all over have come in and the memorial has been completely paid for up to this point, Orr said. “It’s really reached out a long way,” Orr said. “The most pleasant sur-prise has been the level of support from sur-rounding communities.” Once the memorial has been dedicated, the memorial committee will start fundraising for the last piece of the memo-rial, a life-size bronze soldier in modern day dress saluting the tablet of those who died in past wars. Orr said the expect-ed cost of that will be $35,000 to $40,000. The hope is that will be in-stalled by Memorial Day 2015.

Ret. Maj. Gen. David Elicerio

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Educa-tion Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for infor-mation about the follow-ing senior events. Monday, Sept. 1 – Closed for Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 2 – Cedar Lanes Bowling, 10 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Line Danc-ing. Wednesday, Sept. 3 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; MOBB, 11 a.m.; Tai Chi Services, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; BABS, 1 p.m.; SS Flex. Thursday, Sept. 4

– Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Health Insurance Coun-cil, 9 a.m.; Crafters, 10 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex; deadline, Chanhassen.

Lakeville seniors All events are held at Lakeville Heritage Cen-ter, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for in-formation. Monday, Sept. 1– Closed for Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 2 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Happy Feet, 9 a.m.; Scrapbook-

ing, Recycled Cards, 9:30 a.m.; Book Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Exercise Equipment Demo, 11:30 a.m.; Active Adults Ad-visory Committee Meet-ing, noon; Party Bridge, 12:15 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 – Men’s Golf at Gopher Hills, 8 a.m.; Learn to Line Dance, 8:30 a.m.; Health Angels Biking, 9 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:30 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fit-ness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinoch-le, noon; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Chess, 1 p.m.; Cancer Group, 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 – “Classic Voices” Cho-

rus, 9-10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; Euchre, Hand & Foot, noon; Machine Sew-ing Group, 1 p.m.; Ping Pong, 1-3 p.m.; Red Hat Chorus at Trinity Care Center, 1:30 p.m.; Zum-ba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Bil-liards, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Cards, 9 a.m.; Pickleball at Bunker Hill Park, 9 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fit-ness 2, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m. August Schell Brew-ery and Morgan Creek Vineyards, Thursday, Oct. 2. The August Schell Brewing Com-pany in New Ulm was founded in 1860. Tour the museum and view

a short video about the brewing process, then finish with a beer and 1919 Root Beer sampling in the Rathskellar Tap Room. Lunch at Veigel’s Kaiserhoff Restaurant, followed by a tour and wine tasting at the Mor-gan Creek Vineyards. Leave Heritage Center at 7:45 a.m. and return at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $75 members, $85 nonmem-bers; sign up with pay-ment by Sept. 8.

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more in-formation on trips, pro-grams and other activi-ties, call 651-280-6970. Monday, Sept. 1 –

Closed for Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 2 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orienta-tion, 9:30 a.m.; Chair Exercise, 10 a.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Cof-fee Guys/Gals, 9:30 a.m.; Seniors on the Move Fit-ness, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 – Zumba Gold, 9:15 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; EZ Play, 10 a.m.; Pi-nochle, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 – Wii Games, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 9:30 a.m.; The Rail House Grill, 10 a.m.

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Heritage Library children’s programs The Heritage Library in Lakeville will host the following children’s pro-grams: Storytime for All Ages, 10:30-11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24. Sto-ries, songs and activities that build preschool liter-acy skills will be included each week. For children of all ages and their caregiv-ers. Library Picnic and Storytime, noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5. Families with children of all ages can bring a picnic lunch to

eat in the library’s meeting room followed by a story-time program. Happy Birthday Smokey Bear, 10:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. Families with children of all ages can learn about forest fire prevention and celebrate the 70th birthday of Smokey Bear in a spe-cial storytime event. Make and Take Mouse Puppets, 10:30-11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19. Children ages 2-6 can make a mouse paper bag puppet. Baby Storytime, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept.

26. Stories, songs, bounces and playtime for children newborn to 24 months and their caregivers. Waggin’ Tales, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Children ages 5-12 can read to a therapy dog. Kindermusik, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 29. Children ages 0-6 are invited to register for a free, interactive music class presented by Kindermusik of the Valley. Registration begins Sept. 15. These library programs are free. For more infor-mation, call 952-891-0360.

Lakeville Area Community Education is offering the Spirit Wear Cougar & Panther Pants Party on Saturdays, Sept. 6 and 13, for children in grades three to eight. Classes are held at Ben Franklin. Cost is $29. Registration is required at www.LakevilleAreaCommunityEd.net or by phone at 952-232-2150. (Photo submitted)

Pants party in LakevilleFarmington man indicted for $1.2 M coin scheme A 53-year-old Farm-ington man was indicted in U.S. District Court on Aug. 6 with 16 counts of mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud for allegedly devising an elaborate coin fraud scheme and defraud-ing victims of more than $1 million. Dennis Charles Hel-mer, aka Jeff Jones, Mr. Diamond and Dennis Dia-mond, allegedly conducted the scheme from Novem-ber 2009 to December 2013 when he operated Whole-sale Assets Worldwide LLC, which engaged in appraising, buying, selling, and trading of coins and precious metals. According to the indict-ment, Helmer contacted individuals and persuaded them to send him money, coins and precious metals based on his false promises to provide money or coins in return. Helmer allegedly inten-tionally misled customers about the size and stability of his business, including providing them with copies of a false “Dun and Brad-street Credibility Report,” and stating that WAW had 75 employees and $500 mil-lion in annual revenue. Court documents say that Helmer’s business re-ceived more than $1.2 mil-lion in coins, precious met-als and cash from victims. Instead of fulfilling their or-

ders, Helmer sold many of the coins and used custom-ers’ money and proceeds from those sales to fulfill other orders, make pay-ments to other customers, pay his own personal ex-penses, and attempt to fund start-up costs for another company, Smoke Shack Inc., which claimed to need $9.2 million to launch on a start-up company website. Helmer allegedly at dif-ferent times used various aliases, including Jeff Jones, in an attempt to hide his prior criminal charges for similar conduct in both Da-kota and Hennepin coun-ties. In November 2013, when Helmer learned that WAW was under investi-gation, he moved his coin fraud operation to Florida. In January 2014, Helmer formed Best Price Interna-tional LLC and continued to operate his scheme to de-fraud customers, this time under the aliases of Mr. Di-amond and Dennis Dimon. Helmer was found guilty of a theft by swindle charge brought in October 2001 by Dakota County pros-ecutors. He paid a total of $16,000 in charges related to the case. He was found guilty of felony theft by swindle over $35,000 in Hennepin Coun-ty court related to May

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Bogart’s Event Center and Apple Place Bowl raised $7,787 during its 20th annual Bad Apple Golf Tournament on Aug. 11 at Fountain Valley Golf Course in Farmington. One hundred golfers participated in the 18-hole tournament. Rich and Jan Berry, own-ers of Bogart’s organized the event with 45 business sponsors to benefit Beyond the Yel-low Ribbon Networks of Apple Valley and Rosemount. Karl Xavier III, of Rosemount, president of Rosemount Beyond the Yellow Ribbon and special events coordinator for Bogart’s, helped organize the event. Also serving on the event committee were Bogart’s manager Rick Waggoner and business manager Shonda Sauter, along with Rosemount Mayor Bill Droste, state Rep. Anna Wills, Apple Valley Beyond the Yellow Ribbon past-president Bruce Folken, Debra Folken, treasurer Ryan Lynch, director William Tschohl and William Swanstrom. For more information contact Xavier at 651-322-2079 or [email protected] or Paul Chellsen at [email protected]. (Photo submitted)

Bad Apple benefits veterans groups

Job Transitions Group set Catherine Byers Breet will present “No Choking! Five Keys to Igniting Your Interview Success” at the Sept. 2 meeting of the Eas-ter Job Transitions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small group sessions are offered following the meeting at 9:30 a.m. each week on many different topics. Call 651-452-3680 for information.

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ObituariesRescued from the brink of death Heart attack survivor Michelle Olson returns to Apple Valley

to thank emergency responders by Andrew Miller


When Michelle Olson counts her blessings these days, chief among them is the fact her heart attack occurred in the Twin Cit-ies and not on her family’s farm in rural Alexandria. On March 1, Olson, her husband and grand-daughter stopped at the Arby’s restaurant in Apple Valley for a bite to eat be-fore heading to the airport for a flight to Arizona. During the meal, Olson became unresponsive and fell to the ground, going into sudden cardiac ar-rest. “We live two and a half hours away on a small farm out in the middle of nowhere,” said Olson. “If it had happened there, I probably wouldn’t be here.” As the frightening in-cident unfolded, Kathy Bruhn, general manager at Arby’s, called 911 as Olson’s husband began performing CPR and a restaurant patron helped

render care. Apple Valley police of-ficer Tara Becker was the first officer on the scene, and administered an auto-mated external defibrilla-tor. She was soon joined by Allina paramedics and members of the Apple Valley Fire Department,

who worked to stabi-lize Olson and ready her for transport to Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Things were looking up as the ambulance brought Olson to the hospital. “She was conscious and she had decent vi-tals,” recounted Lt. Steve

Schendel of the Apple Valley Fire Department, who held Olson’s hand on the ambulance ride to Ab-bott Northwestern. Olson has since recov-ered from the heart attack. A sixth-grade teacher, she said she plans to return to teaching this fall. She was back in Apple Valley last week to thank the people who came to her aid that terrifying day back in March. Among those receiving certificates of appreciation from Olson last week were Bruhn; Apple Valley police officers Becker and Brian Plantz; Lt. Schendel, fire-fighter Dave Shepard and Chief Nealon Thompson of the Apple Valley Fire Department; and Allina paramedics Brian Fischer and Marc Le Voir. Olson credited them with nothing less than sav-ing her life. Thanks to them, “I probably have many more years to go,” she said.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Apple Valley police officer Tara Becker, left, receives thanks on Aug. 21 from Michelle Olson, who suffered a heart attack at the Apple Valley Arby’s restaurant in March. Becker, who was the first officer to arrive on the scene and administered a defibrillator, was one of several people credited with helping to save Olson’s life. (Photo by Andrew Miller)

2006 and March 2008 charg-es, for which he was ordered to pay $83,000 in restitution to be taken from prison earnings. He was sentenced to 45 months at the St. Cloud Correctional Fa-cility. Court records show he was living in Farmington at the time of both the 2006 and 2008 charges.

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Farmington Library open at remodeled location The Farmington Li-brary is now open in its newly remodeled location at 508 Third St. The library will offer the following programs in Sep-tember. • Farmington Library Afternoon Book Group,

12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Dunn Bros Cof-fee, 20700 Chippendale Ave. W., Farmington. The group will discuss “North-west Angle” by William Kent Krueger. • Baby Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Thursday,

Sept. 4. Stories, songs and bounces for children new-born to 24 months and their caregivers. Ages: 0-2. • Storytime for All Ages, 10:30-11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5. Stories and activities for mixed-ages such as child-care groups and families.

Ages 0-6. Winter hours are now in effect: Noon to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Sat-urday. Call 651-438-0250 for more information.

Farm tour scheduled at farm in Elko Organic Valley farmers, including Zweber Farms in Elko, will host in-teractive farm tours that are free and open to the public on Saturday, Sept. 20. Guests can meet the local, multi-generation family farmers who bring fresh, organic dairy to the table. At-tendees will engage with their food source through hands-on activities, butter making and hayrides, enjoy

food samples, and experience cows, calves, hens and other farm animals at pasture. Zweber Farms, 25420 Natchez Ave., will host tour activities from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. To reserve space, find driving direc-tions and “meet” the farmer hosts by video, visit http://www.organicvalley.coop/who-is-your-farmer/farm-dis-covery/midwest/.


Taylor Albeck also received a

party from Make-A-Wish by Andy Rogers

SUN THISWEEK


The efforts of Make-A-Wish and members of the Farmington commu-nity have made the Albeck family’s life a little more pleasant in recent years. This year Taylor Al-beck, 13, received en-hancements to her room to improve her indepen-dence and entertainment options, along with a par-ty in the spring. This is the second time the foundation has blessed the Albeck family. Taylor’s brother, Jake, received a wish in 2012 in the form of a parade and tickets to a Minnesota Vikings game. They both have the metabolic condition non-ketotic hyperglycinemia, which limits their cogni-tive abilities, behavior and communication skills. The family didn’t want the siblings to receive their wishes at the same time, nor did they want some-thing similar. Earlier this year, Taylor’s mother, Mi-chelle Albeck, discussed options with Taylor’s ther-apist and came up with the idea of enhancing her room with sensory equip-ment that will stimulate Taylor’s mind. Taylor is nonverbal and walks with assistance, so “some typical things can still be challenging for us based on her disability and travel ability,” Michelle said.

Taylor’s wish came true when her room was outfit-ted with thousands of dol-lars worth of lights, noise machines and a music sta-tion. The room is filled with motion- and light-activated equipment that includes a machine that emits a starry night scene on the ceiling as well as a fabric sensory wall mount and a motion-activated vi-brating wall mount. “She’s very into white noise stuff,” Michelle said. “It’s very calming to her.” She can also turn on Taylor Swift’s music when-ever she likes thanks to an iPad docking station out-fitted with larger switches. “She’s a huge Taylor Swift fan,” Michelle said. “We can tell just from her response to the music and when it’s turned off.” Taylor also sleeps under a canopy like a princess, as part of the remodeling.

Dance party As a fan of music and lights, part of Taylor’s wish also included a dance party last spring. “We had been to a wed-ding,” Michelle said. “I could tell she enjoyed the experience with the music and the dance, but it’s so late at night and she’s an early sleeper.” A mid-afternoon dance at the Rambling River Center was a huge hit. Taylor attends main-stream school for part of the day, and Michelle invited all of her fellow seventh-graders. “We had a really great turnout,” Michelle said. “It seemed like all the kids came. A bunch of staff

and a few other people from the neighborhood came. It was pretty full. “I felt so positive about the dance. This was an inclusive dance. Some of her special needs friends came. People danced. It wasn’t us versus them; it was very inclusive. A lot of unexpected people came together.”

Make-A-Wish grants wishes of a child diag-nosed with a life-threaten-ing medical condition in the United States on aver-age of every 38 minutes. For more information visit www.mn.wish.org.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

Girl granted gifts of peace, independence

Taylor Albeck sits in her room in front of her sign “Live, Love, Laugh, Rock.” It’s often a challenge to photogra-pher her. Her mother said “she smiles all the time and is in constant motion so the picture represents her well.” Her room was enhanced by gifts from the Make-A-Wish foundation. (Photo submitted)

Historical milestone to be celebrated in Eagan The Eagan Histori-cal Society will celebrate 100 years of Eagan’s 1914 Town Hall from 4-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8. The Town Hall is located at Pilot Knob and Wescott roads in Eagan. Festivities include free root beer floats, old fash-ioned games and music,

history displays, food for purchase and more. To memorialize the milestone, artist Larry Landis has created a painting of the Town Hall as it might have looked 100 years ago – including the local milk route truck. The Historical Society will formally accept the

donation of his painting at 6:30 p.m. Prints in vari-ous formats will be avail-able for sale or to order (depending on print type chosen). One year ago, the Town Hall was set fire by an ar-sonist. Visitors will now be able to view plans for the reconstruction to preserve

the building for future generations. Copies of the book “The Lone Oak Years: A History of Eagan, Min-nesota” and “History on Deck” playing cards will also be available to pur-chase. Visit www.cityofea-gan.com/history for more information.


KIDSPO event to return to Eagan Community Center Second annual event aims to

connect families with resources,

fun by Tad Johnson


In an effort to provide families with a day of fun, food and making connec-tions, the second annual KIDSPO Kids & Family Expo will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Eagan Commu-nity Center. KIDSPO, which is or-ganized by Sun Thisweek, the Dakota County Tri-bune and Sun Current, aims to give families a chance to take part in a wide range of activities, watch live entertainment and learn about the orga-nizations and businesses that can help them get the most out of their busy lives. “Last year’s event was such a great forum for kids to run around and play and for parents to learn about some great programs and resources in their area,” said Kris-

ta Jech, ECM Publish-ers marketing and events manager. “I talked to sev-eral parents who said they had already been there for hours, with no end time in sight.” With more than 50 lo-cal exhibitors filling the space, parents can learn about organizations that focus on education, health and after-school activities. This year’s presenting sponsor, Justin Kukowski Center, will have represen-tatives talking about inte-grative therapies for mind and body. The center’s ap-proach to wellness focuses on counseling techniques, which are combined with alternative and comple-mentary medicine. Its goal is to connect one’s mind, body and spirit, for total wellness. Gold sponsors Prim-rose Schools and Christian Heritage Academy will of-fer information about chil-dren’s care and education from birth to eighth grade. Silver sponsors Val-ley Natural Foods, Ballet Royale and Twin Cities Ballet, US Federal Credit Union, Fairview Pediat-rics and Minnesota Ortho-dontics will cover a range

of family topics such as healthy eating, activity and living and financial advice. Exhibitor booths and sponsorships are being sold through Aug. 29. For more information, contact Krista Jech at 952-392-6835 or krista.jech@

ecm-inc.com. Singing up to be an exhibitor or sponsor in-cludes pre-event market-ing on the kidspomn.com website and full color ad-vertising space in a special section that will be distrib-uted to 80,000 homes and business in Dakota Coun-ty and southern Bloom-ington.

Activities Filling the Community Center’s 80,000-square-foot gym will be carnival games, inflatables, a DJ, face painting, temporary tattoos and The Works Museum of Blooming-ton’s engineering and art activities. The more than 50 ex-hibitors will have games, drawings and demon-strations in their booths throughout the day. The Blast, the commu-nity center’s indoor play-

ground, will be open for free during the five-hour event. There will be lunch and snack options at the Green Mill booth and Eagan Community Center con-cession area.

KidsID The Cataract Lodge of Bloomington will be host-ing the KidsID and Take 25 Program. KidsID aims to help law enforcement officials track a lost child through digital fingerprints, voice record-ing and photo; height and weight information; cheek swab (for DNA); comput-er disc and laminated ID cards. This is free for families, but there are a limited num-ber of slots available. People can sign up chil-dren at kidpsomn.com by clicking on the Activities tab and KidsID Program link.

On Stage The KIDSPO stage has some acts return-ing from 2013, as well as some new performances. Watch for this year’s lineup, including perfor-mance times, in the com-ing weeks. The first 400 chil-dren through the door will each receive a free ticket to the Science Mu-seum of Minnesota. Kid-spomn.com has rules and details about the give-away. Admission to KID-SPO is free, but some carnival activities will require tickets (50 cents each on the day of the event) or unlimited play wristbands. The Activities page at kidspomn.com has a complete list of games. Wristbands can be pur-chased in advance for $7 starting Sept. 1 by going online to kidspomn.com or $10 at the door. The Eagan Commu-nity Center, 1501 Cen-tral Parkway, is located off Pilot Knob Road be-tween I-494 and I-35E.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

KIDSPO Kids & Family Expo 2013 offered a wide range of educational activities for children and adults, including a chance to learn about health care and other aspects of leading a active life. (File photo)

KIDSPO Kids & Family Expo 2013 offered a wide range of educational activities for children and adults, including a chance to learn about health care and other aspects of leading a active life. (File photo)


AWANA Clubs begin Apple Valley Baptist Church, 964 Garden View Drive, invites community children to partici-pate in its AWANA Club pro-gram beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. AWANA, which is non-de-nominational, stands for Ap-proved Workmen Are Not Ashamed (2 Timothy 2:15). A typical club night includes games, a Bible story and the memoriza-tion of Bible verses. The goal of AWANA is to teach boys and girls the gospel and train them to serve Christ in all areas of their lives. Clubs for ages 3 through sixth grade meet weekly on Sundays from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information, to reg-ister, or for transportation, call the church office at 952-432-3151.

Community meals at Grace Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will serve free com-munity meals on Mondays, Sept. 8, 15 and 22. Dining hall doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6-6:30 p.m. The meals are for senior citi-zens, single-parent families, fam-ilies in transition and all others in the surrounding community seeking a healthy meal in a re-laxed and fun environment. Al-though the meals are free, dona-tions are accepted. Grace Lutheran Church is lo-cated at the intersection of Pen-nock Avenue and County Road 42. For more information, call the church at 952-432-7273.

Lily of the Valley celebration Lily of the Valley AME Church is celebrating seven years of service in Apple Valley pro-viding multi-cultural worship services to the Dakota County area.

The church will kick off its celebration Sunday, Sept. 7, with a two-day revival at Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 7510 Palomino Drive, Apple Valley. The revival starts at 5 p.m. Sept. 7 and concludes with a second night on Monday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. This revival is a celebration of service with a focus on evange-lism and stewardship. The theme is “My Heart, God’s Treasure.” The finale will be a seventh anniversary celebration worship service at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the same location. The events are open to all.

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, Sept. 16 to Oct. 28. The 45- to 60-minute classes will be followed by an optional time for tea and conversation. Past participants in this pro-gram have reported improved balance, decreased joint pain and increased range of motion. Cost is $35. Scholarships are available. To register or for more information, call Tracy at 952-215-7052 or sign up online at www.apparentplan.org.

Hope concert set Sept. 7 in Lakeville Roy Hope, gospel concert and recording artist, will share a program of sa-cred song and tes-timony at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at Minnesota Val-ley Church, 16075 Hawthorn Drive, Lakeville. The concert is free and open to the public. An offering will be received for Hope Ministries.

Roy Hope

Tyler Ofstad poured a bucket of ice water over the head of the Rev. Jim Perkl during an Ice Bucket Challenge at Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville. Perkl and two other staff members, Deacon Jim Pufahl and Youth Minister Lori Taormina, took the challenge after Mass on the Grass Sunday, Aug. 24. Perkl is the new pastor at Mary, Mother. The Ice Bucket Challenge is a popular fundraiser for the ALS Association. (Photo by James Rice, Mary, Mother of the Church)

An August chill

Religion

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


What’s new at this year’s Burnsville Fire Muster? Plenty, though tradition still rules, organizers say. Burnsville’s 50th anniver-sary as a city will be celebrat-ed, a new parade schedule will debut and a Saturday-night fireworks extravaganza will be the Fire Muster’s big-gest yet. The 35th annual Fire Muster, a late-summer tradi-tion in Burnsville, runs from Wednesday, Sept. 3, through Sunday, Sept. 7. Events will include Fire Muster staples such as the Fire Truck Parade and Com-munity Parade (both on Sat-urday), carnival rides Friday through Sunday, live music, displays of old fire engines, firefighting and police dem-onstrations and many chil-dren’s activities. Most events are at Civic Center Park, Nicollet Av-enue and 130th Street. A complete schedule is inside this section and at www.burnsvillefiremuster.com. Burnsville adopted the Fire Muster as its annual community festival in 1980. It evolved from late 1970s sum-mer events led by Burnsville resident and fire-equipment collector Roger Jackson. A display of fire equipment at the former Diamondhead Mall was followed by short parades up Nicollet Avenue. Fire musters — celebratory gatherings of fire and rescue services — have been popu-lar in New England and else-where.

Parades and

tradition The Fire Muster board of directors hopes to strengthen the event’s traditional roots by revamping the parade schedule. The annual Fire Truck Parade will be held Satur-day, as usual, beginning at 11 a.m. at 134th Street and Civic Center Parkway. The annual Community Parade, held on Sunday in past years, will now imme-diately follow the Fire Truck Parade. It will commence from 130th Street and Park-wood Drive once the last fire truck passes through at about 11:20 a.m., said Tom Taylor, who chairs the Fire Muster board. The same-day draw of the Community Parade, which is better attended and has more participants than the Fire Truck Parade, should bolster that parade’s atten-dance as well, Taylor said. “This is a long-term plan as we continue to celebrate the roots of our festival, which is fire trucks,” he said. Moving the Community Parade from Sunday also eliminates conflicts with worship services and Vi-kings games, Taylor said.

And organizers expect more follow-on attendance at post-parade events in the af-ternoon and evening. “The crowds for Satur-days are going to be larger than they’ve ever been,” said Taylor, who’s in his fifth year as Fire Muster chair. “We’ve increased the number of events specifically geared to-ward children and families, including a greater concen-tration on safety-oriented events. We’re having search-and-rescue dogs this year.”

Burnsville’s 50th The Fire Muster will fea-ture two commemoration’s of Burnsville’s incorporation as a city, each featuring a popular musical act playing songs of yesteryear. The Town Board voted for incorporation in 1964 after the two-and-a-half-year “Battle for Black Dog,” a legal fight that followed Bloomington’s attempt to annex Burnsville’s tax-rich Black Dog Power Plant. A state Supreme Court ruling for Burnsville paved the way for incorporation. A 50th-anniversary block party featuring the White Sidewalls will be held Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Nicollet Commons Park in the Heart of the City. Food and beverages will be avail-able. Free birthday cake will be served. The City Council will lead the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday.” The White Sidewalls will play “era-appropriate mu-sic,” Taylor said. “They’re going to bring us back to 1964. And it’s completely free.” On Saturday, a 50th-an-niversary ceremony and re-ception are being held from about 1:15 to 3 p.m. The cer-emony will be on the main stage in Civic Center Park, led by Mayor Elizabeth Kautz and the Burnsville Historical Society, Taylor said. Representatives from up to a dozen original Burns-ville families — those around in 1964 — are being invited to appear, Taylor said. After the ceremony the Rockin’ Hollywoods will perform an afternoon con-

cert featuring more era-ap-propriate music. “They’re going to take us through what I will call the ‘Burnsville years.’ They’re going to start in 1964 and work their way into newer music. I hope they won’t get too new. I can live with the ’80s,” said Taylor, who is in his 50s. A 50th-anniversary his-torical display will be avail-able for viewing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Nighttime fun Saturday night’s fireworks show is sponsored by Total Wine & More, the national superstore chain that’s open-ing a Burnsville store in late September near Target in the Burnhaven Shopping Center. Total Wine donated “well into the five figures” for the pyrotechnics, Taylor said. “This is their way of making a huge splash in the area,” Taylor said. The show will cost nearly three times as much as past Fire Muster fireworks shows, he said. “They’re going to be big-ger, it’s going to last longer,” Taylor said. “It’s being put on by the same people who do Twins games.” Country band Hitchville will play the main stage on Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday’s main-stage band is Arch Allies, playing songs from Journey, Styx and REO Speedwagon. The band made its Fire Muster debut last year. “They drew incredible crowds,” Taylor said. “They are a top festival band.” Other evening events in-clude the annual car show Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the parking deck next to the Ames Center in the Heart of the City and the annual free beer sampling from 6 to 8 p.m. at the nearby Red Lion Liquors. Friday’s Burnsville Youth Sports Night will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the two beer tents on the main grounds. It’s a chance for past athletes and coaches to reunite.

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

Plenty is new, but tradition rules

Fire Muster events will include nods to city’s 50th anniversary

Burnsville Fire Muster’s busy day will be Saturday, Sept. 6, when a variety of events, including firefighting demonstrations will be held in Civic Center Park. (File photo)


State Rep. Mary Liz Holberg and Lakeville City Council Member Doug Anderson greet Lt. Col. Tom O’Connell following an Aug. 26 ceremony in his honor. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Lakeville Mayor Matt Little congratulates Lt. Col. Tom O’Connell at a ceremony honoring the Lakeville veteran for his decades of service in the Civil Air Patrol that began during World War II. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

on Oct. 28, 1942, when the country was in the midst of World War II. The organization said he was 14 when he joined, but O’Connor said he had just turned 15 years old when he went with a friend to join the CAP. He was the 38th ca-det nationally to register for the CAP, which had been established on Dec. 1, 1941, a week before the surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The organization was established because civil airmen desired to mo-bilize using their own equipment to assist in the nation’s defense against Operation Drumbeat, the German Navy’s sub-marine attack against American ships carrying oil and critical supplies to support the war effort. Germany had tor-pedoed and sunk many American ships, often within sight of civilians on shore, including 52 tankers between January and March 1942. Military leaders re-sisted using civilian pi-lots, but finally relented to CAP leaders’ pleas as

submarine attacks in-creased. The CAP Coast-al Patrol began serving in the effort in March 1942. After joining the CAP, O’Connor quickly rose in rank, becoming a cadet commander in 1944 and then, when he returned from military service in 1947, became a unit com-mander. While stationed in Cal-ifornia in 1951, he began the Merced Squadron, having his wife Loretta sign the charter because he needed more senior members for its start. O’Connor said she re-mained active for 50 years until her death in 2002. During his years of service, O’Connor has held many leadership roles with titles that in-clude emergency services director, assistant opera-tions officer, director of administration and per-sonnel, cadet program director and director of operations. He has been involved in CAP encampments in five states, earned master ratings in four speciality tracks and is a recipient of the coveted Gill Robb Wilson certificate, the highest professional de-

velopment award a senior CAP member can receive. Kline described O’Connor as a “real

hero” for his service, and noted his appreciation to the work of the CAP. “The freedoms and

liberties we and so many around the world cherish are owed to the sacrifice of countless Americans like Lt. Col. O’Connor and the members of the Civil Air Patrol who an-swered our nation’s call in pursuit of freedom and a safer world,” Kline said. Kline recounted the organization’s tireless ef-forts in 2012 to search for his close friend Mike Bratlie, a Lakeville veter-an and experienced pilot whose plane disappeared near Lake Superior and has never been found. “CAP stepped up, mounted up and flew hour after hour after hour doing everything they could, pushing every way they could, to try to find my friend Mike Brat-lie,” Kline said. He called their efforts heroic, tireless and relent-less. “I’m forever grateful, as is Mike’s widow Diana Bratlie,” Kline said. Elected officials, in-cluding State Rep. Maryl-iz Holberg, City Council Members Bart Davis and Doug Anderson, joined Mayor Matt Little and a large audience in giv-ing O’Connor a standing

ovation. Little said he and O’Connor worked to-gether at a retail store a decade ago; O’Connor was in the electronics de-partment. “I knew he was a vet-eran, but I never knew he started that early,” Little said. “The guy was a work horse. … We all loved him.” He called O’Connor’s amount of time in service to America “incredible.” “It’s a number I per-sonally cannot fathom,” Little said. Belina said it is exciting to recognize O’Connor for his service. She said O’Connor remains active in the or-ganization that meets monthly at Lakeville’s Airlake Airport. O’Connor, who is slated to be recognized by Gov. Mark Dayton on his Oct. 28 anniver-sary with the CAP, called being chosen to receive the Congressional Gold Medal “mind boggling.” “I never expected any-thing like this,” he said. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

O’CONNOR, from 1A

Lt. Col. Tom O’Connor as he looked when he first wore a Civil Air Patrol uniform. (Photo submitted)


SportsCougars volleyball: ready to pounce?

Lakeville South experienced, talented

by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


The buzz surrounding the Lakeville South vol-leyball team is as loud as it’s been in years. The Cougars are re-turning six seniors and two sophomores who started last year, giving the team plenty of experience to play around with. “We play in a tough conference, but if they go our way I think we can have a really good season,” head coach Stephen Will-ingham said. Jade Tingelhoff, who has been on varsity since eighth grade, is back for her final year as a server and outside hitter. She’s joined by middle hitter Taylor Unke, who has been a three-year starter, defensive special-ist Megan Barta, outside hitter Ciara Nervick, set-ter Claire Ritchie and left-handed outside hitter Darla Drenckhahn. Sophomores Jenny Mosser and Halle John-ston, both outside hitters, are expected to start again after seeing significant time in 2013. “They all play on differ-ent club teams — like six or seven different teams — so getting them all on the same page is a challenge,”

Willingham said. “If we can make it happen, I think we can be success-ful.” This is Willingham’s third year with Lakeville South, so his coaching philosophy is well known. He said the best defense is a tough serve keeping other teams out of their offense. With several solid attackers, the Cougars can smash from many direc-tions. Willingham plans to take advantage of their depth by playing deep into the bench, and play both Ritchie and Tingelhoff, two setters, at the same time. “We’ve had a lot of kids in the mix for the past three years and they un-derstand the system now,” Willingham said. “Play-ing in the South Suburban Conference, which will be tough again this year, they’re really excited to show what they can do.” Willingham isn’t the only one who feels Lakev-ille South has promise for 2014. The Cougars are tied for No. 7 in the Class AAA Minnesota Volley-ball Coaches Association preseason poll with Ros-eville. Fellow South Suburban Conference rival Eagan,

Dawn of a new season

Lakeville North senior midfielder Chloe Wikstrom (right) and Minneapolis Washburn’s Morgan Cottew race for the ball during a non-conference girls soccer game Tuesday at Lakeville North High School. Washburn won 1-0. Lakeville North, last year’s state Class AA runner-up, is 0-1-1 this year under new head coach Jeremiah Johnson. North tied state Class AA power Wayzata 2-2 on Aug. 21. The Panthers’ next game is their South Suburban Conference opener at Farmington at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Returnees fuel optimism for North cross countryPanther girls

eager to take on top competitionby Mike Shaughnessy


Lakeville North girls cross country coach Rich Heilman thinks his team is capable of big things this season, so he put his team in the Roy Griak Invita-tional, scheduled for Sept. 27. Why is that significant, since it’s one of many cross country meets that will take place this fall? Basically, you don’t go to the Griak Invitational unless you expect to be a strong team. That meet, run by the University of Minnesota cross country program, attracts most of Minnesota’s best running talent as well as top teams from other states. The Panther girls last ran at the Griak meet in

2011. Heilman didn’t send them there the last two years because North was in a building phase. Now, coming off a state meet appearance and returning their top six runners from last season, the Panthers believe they’re ready to compete against the state’s best teams. “We have the six girls who ran at state for us last year, and there’s a lot of competition for the seven through 12 spots,” Heil-man said. “So we’ll be pretty deep. We have some good young runners, in-cluding a seventh-grader who could turn some heads. She finished third in our time trial.” Lakeville North was 12th at the 2013 state Class AA meet, which Wayzata dominated by placing all seven of its runners among the top 20 individuals. Lakeville South finished third in the state meet (and won the

South Suburban Confer-ence championship), and Heilman readily acknowl-edges that the Cougars are a benchmark for North’s program. The Panthers, who open the season at No. 9 in the state Class AA poll, upped their commitment to strength training, put in a lot of mileage during the summer and went on a training trip to Hayward, Wis., to build camarade-rie. Plus, Heilman said, they seem to genuinely like cross country. “At some schools, the distance runners do cross country to stay in shape for track,” the coach said. “At other schools they run track to stay in shape for cross country. I think we’re probably a little more cross country-heavy.” Ninth-grader Danielle Bellino was a standout for North last year, finishing 25th in the Class AA meet and earning All-State rec-

ognition. She was injured during track season last spring but is full strength now, Heilman said. Senior Courtney Earle, eighth-grader Maken-zie Teague, junior Taylor Loth, ninth-grader Emma Drangstveit and senior Elle Severson also ran at the 2013 state meet. Earle, Severson and Dani Mad-son – the only three se-niors on the roster – are North’s captains. Seventh-grader Ella Larson, eighth-grader Maddie Wiltrout and ninth-grader Christina Harrison are among those who will push for spots in the varsity lineup. The Panthers get to run 10 in the varsity lineup at the Irish Invitational on Friday at Rosemount High School. It’s a good oppor-tunity for the Panthers to see how they stand against some quality competition;

See RUNNERS, 13A

See VOLLEY, 13A


last year they finished sev-enth in that meet. Wayzata, which also went on to win the Nike national team champi-onship in 2013, put on an unprecedented show at last year’s state meet. They won the Class AA championship by almost 100 points. There was a difference of just 6.6 sec-onds between the Trojans’ first and seventh runners;

by contrast, the difference between North’s first and seventh runners was more than 2 minutes. Heilman said the Pan-thers can run in a tighter pack, and doing so should improve their team results. He would like North to have a spread of 30 sec-onds or less between its first and fifth runners. “If we do that, and we can get our fifth runner in at 14:50, that’s getting it done. That’s big-time,” he

said. In addition to the Gri-ak Invitational, one of the other big meets on North’s regular-season schedule is the Apple Jack Invitation-al on Sept. 12 at Aronson Park. The meet, which will be in its 49th year, attracts a strong field, including several of the Panthers’ South Suburban Confer-ence rivals – Lakeville South, Eagan, Prior Lake and Rosemount.

North boys New head coach Zach Haskins takes over a team that was No. 8 in the state Class AA preseason rank-ings. The Panthers fin-ished second at last year’s Section 1AA meet by one point and placed 10th at state with a lineup that in-cluded six underclassmen in the top seven. Junior Luke Anderson was the Panthers’ No. 2 finisher at state last season and also was named All-

South Suburban Confer-ence. Seniors Kyle Binder, Benjamin Rauzi and Noah Omdal, along with sopho-more Duncan Ince, all ran at state for North. The Panthers’ depth took a hit when their top runner at state last year moved out of Minnesota. Binder, Rauzi and Om-dal were honorable men-tion all-conference last season. So was junior Ja-cob Beckstrom, who fin-ished fourth in the Section

1AA junior varsity meet in 2013. Bryce Bouman, a senior, is another Panthers returnee. First meet for North’s boys is the Irish Invita-tional on Friday at Rose-mount High School. The boys varsity meet is 11:15 a.m., 25 minutes following the girls varsity race.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

RUNNERS, from 12A

last year’s state champion, is the only other confer-ence team ranked, coming in at No. 2. It’s as high as the team has been ranked since 2011, when the Cou-gars went 29-2. When asked if this team has the potential to be as good as the 2011 team, Willingham didn’t want to get too far ahead of himself. “That was a very good team,” he said. “You might talk to me in a cou-ple months to see how I feel about it, but we had a very good team that year ... It’s been a rewarding preseason.” In 2011, Lakeville South’s only two losses were by two points against the eventual state champi-ons Lakeville North. The neighboring Pan-thers have been on the Cougars’ radar for years. “It’s a good rivalry,” Willingham said. “I wouldn’t say it’s personal. I wouldn’t say it’s competi-tive either. It’s been a one-sided rivalry.” Lakeville South has beaten North only once — in the 2008 section play-offs. The two teams are quite familiar with each other. Willingham used to be the head coach at Lakev-ille North and the teams essentially switched as-sistant coaches this year. Julie Marvets is now with South while Nate Erdal went to North. The teams will meet at Lakeville South on Sept. 11.

VOLLEY, from 12ADedicated Cougar swimmers aim for state podium Brianna Alexander

back after taking sil-ver in 200 IM by Andy Rogers

SUN THISWEEK


Closing the gap between the top swimmers in the state re-quires a unique level of commit-ment. Brianna Alexander from Lakeville South is ready to make another run at the award podium at the Class AA state meet in No-vember. Last season she finished second in the 200-yard individual medley, an event that features many of the more talented swim-mers in the state because it incor-porates all four strokes. She also finished fourth in the 500 freestyle, and she was part of the 10th-place medley and 18th-place 400 freestyle relays. Alexander has been in the pool training all year, along with teammate Shea Bougie, who was also part of the medley and 400 freestyle relays. She also has sev-eral personal records she would like to trump this year after plac-

ing 11th in the 200 IM and 12th in the 100 backstroke last year at state. “To be a great swimmer it is pretty much the same as for any other sport,” Lakeville South head coach Rick Ringeisen said. “The athlete has to have talent, drive, and a supporting cast. In swimming it takes an extra ele-ment. That extra that is necessary is to enjoy training.” The Cougars seem to love swimming. “While the typical athlete who is a player may practice for two to three hours a day, five to six days a week to be considered super dedicated, a swimmer will train three to five hours a day, six days a week with only a few seconds between each swim at practice,” Ringeisen said. “Swimmers do not play swimming, they per-form, and must extract satisfac-tion from improvement.” Lakeville South’s top swim-mers have a blend of devotion and love for the sport that they hope cuts a few seconds off their personal best. “Because of this intense dedi-cation, and the fact that there is

no bench on a swim team, ath-letes build great respect for the members of their teams and the athletes they compete against,” Ringeisen said. “I like to say all improvement is self-improvement and swimmers don’t compete against people, they compete with others to improve.” Alexander and Bougie aren’t the only girls who are swimming strong in practice so far. “I do have a nice group of strong swimmers up front,” Ringeisen said. “The key to the season will be how fast the younger swimmers can develop to close the gap in our sprinter core.” Last year the girls finished 7-3 overall in dual meets and 13th at the Class AA state meet. Also returning will be Bailee Jackson, who was part of the state medley relay and finished 22nd in the 100 breaststroke at state, and Ryenne Hathaway, who was 11th in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the section meet. For divers, Brittany Alexan-der, who trained with the Univer-sity of Minnesota Diving Club during the summer, is ready to

score some key points for the Cougars. Ashley Torborg, Rachael St-reit, Maria Herrera, Mikaela De-Pauw, Josephine Summers and Winter Craig should help shore up a competitive lineup for the Cougars as well. As a team, though, Ringeisen feels it may be a rebuilding year. “I expect it may take a few meets for the team to discover their identity and fill in holes left in the lineup from graduations,” Ringeisen said. Spring graduation cleaned out the sprinters and an ever-chal-lenging South Suburban Confer-ence could keep the team from competing with the likes of fa-vored programs from Prior Lake and Lakeville North. But, Ringeisen sees the Cou-gars closing the gap by the Sec-tion 1AA meet on Nov. 5. The state meet is Nov. 12-14 at its tra-ditional location, the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected]

South girls tennis dealing with much adversity Injuries, illness, graduation limit-ing team’s lineup

by Andy RogersSUN THISWEEK


Graduation, injuries, illness and transfer rules have depleted the Lakev-ille South girls tennis team this season, leaving the Cougars with an inexperi-

enced lineup. “Some of these girls would be high-level junior varsity players,” coach John Pieri said. “The skills just aren’t there yet, but it will be a good learn-ing experience.” The girls lost their top players to graduation last spring, moving everyone up about three spots in the lineup, if it was full strength.

Graduation wasn’t the only thing that has chal-lenged the roster. Captain Kaila Larson is out with a back injury and Abby Bloomquist is out for the year forcing even more lineup shifts. Pieri also said a potential No. 1-sin-gles caliber player also has to sit out a year because of transfer rules. To top it off, last week three players went down

with a stomach virus, de-pleting the roster for a tournament on Aug. 16. Pieri tried a few differ-ent lineups, but the team lost to Pequot Lakes 5-2, Osakis 4-3 and Hutchin-son 5-2. There were 10 tie-breakers, but the Cougars only managed to win two. At a home tournament on Aug. 20, the girls lost to Robbinsdale Armstrong 4-3 and Hastings 7-0.

Jenna Sergent is slotted in at No. 1 singles, Katie Sourbeck has moved up to No. 2 and Amanda Bloomquist is playing No. 3 singles. “They’re finding them-selves in some rough spots, but they’re playing well,” Pieri said.

Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].


LEGAL NOTICES

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 17, 2005MORTGAGOR: Jean-Marie Baudhuin, divorced.MORTGAGEE: Chase Bank USA, N.A.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Filed December 19, 2005, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. 581273 on Certificate of Title No. 123150.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated February 25, 2014 Filed March 7, 2014, as Document No. T729227.

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONETRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE

LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Chase Bank USA, N.A.RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 18625 Kanabec Trail, Lakeville, MN 55044

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 22.30900.01.070LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 7, Block 1, in Great Oak

Shores, Dakota County, Minnesota.COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $225,600.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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

$251,566.09That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: October 17, 2014 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attor-neys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal rep-resentatives or assigns unless re-duced 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 April 17, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, 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: August 14, 2014JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688830 - 14-003799 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014, 6PM

AGENDA DRAFT A more complete agenda will be

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

6 PM: Call September Board Meeting to Order, Pledge of Alle-giance

1) Approve or Amend Agenda2) Consent Agenda3) Open Forum4) 165th Street Interim Use Per-

mit 5) Old Business 6) New Business 7) Road Report 8) Engineer’s Report9) Treasurer Report10) Clerk’s Report11) Review and Pay Bills12) Adjourn

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN

THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: June 30, 2005MORTGAGOR: Juan Jose Her-

nandez Hernandez, a single per-son.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded July 18, 2005 Dakota County Recorder, Docu-ment No. 2341060.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Indenture Trustee of the FBR Securitization Trust 2005-4, Mort-gage-Backed Notes, Series 2005-4. Dated May 2, 2012 Recorded May 21, 2012, as Document No. 2869307.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100241010008074771LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Resmae Mortgage CorporationRESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 16803 Embers Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 22.47050.05.703LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Unit 703, Mallard Shores Con-

dominiums, C.I.C No. 362COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $152,800.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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

$162,811.20 That 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: October 7, 2014 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attor-neys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal rep-resentatives or assigns unless re-duced 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 April 7, 2015 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, 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: August 11, 2014HSBC Bank USA, National Asso-ciation, as Indenture Trustee 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) 925-688830 - 14-002269 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26, 2014

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALESheriff’s sale for abandon stor-

age yard items, Tuesday, Septem-ber 9th at 10:00 AM located at Dunham Rental Properties, 21716 Kenrick Avenue, Lakeville, MN.

(2) 1993 Ford box vans1990 GMC truck1978 trailer30’ storage container1987 Flatbed trailerIngersoll-Rand Compressor1989 Storage container 40X8X82008 landscape trailer with seal-

coating equipment.Lots of miscellaneous house-

hold items and tools.Published in

LakevilleAugust 15, 22, 29, 2014

264346

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: GLEXSPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 2520 Horizon DriveBurnsville, MN 55337NAMEHOLDER(S): Global Express Services16039 Kennard Court

Lakeville, MN 55044I, the undersigned, certify that

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

DATE FILED: August 22, 2014SIGNED BY: Edsel Faunillan


August 29, September 5, 2014271186

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLS DESCRIPTION OF

PROPOSED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools is proposing a 14,000 square foot classroom ad-dition and minor site improvements at the Parkview Elementary School to accommodate all-day-every-day kindergarten and anticipated en-rollment growth. The total project cost, including issuance costs, is $4,190,000.

The district intends to finance $3,690,000 of the project with a 15-year lease purchase agreement un-der Minn. Stat. §126C40, Subd. 1 and $500,000 with existing school district funds. The district will annu-ally levy an estimated $327,000 to fund the lease purchase payments beginning with the Pay 2015 levy cycle.

School board approval is re-quired to proceed with the projects. The school board believes that the proposed projects are in the best interest of the district.

REVIEW AND COMMENT STATEMENT

Based upon the department’s analysis of the school district’s re-quired documentation and other pertinent information from sources of the Minnesota Department of Education, the Commissioner of Education provides a positive re-view and comment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE

Persons desiring additional in-formation regarding this proposal should contact the school district superintendent’s office.

April 18, 2014By: /s/ Dr.Brenda Cassellius Commissioner

Published inApple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganAugust 29, 2014

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MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE MINNESOTA

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY/ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

Minnesota Statutes 322BThe individual(s) listed below

who is (are each) 18 years of age or older, hereby adopt(s) the following Articles of Organization.

ARTICLE 1- LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME:

Global Express Services LLCArticle 2- REGISTERED OFFICE

AND AGENT: 16039 Kennard CourtLakeville, MN 55044ARTICLE 3- DURATION: PerpetualARTICLE 4- ORGANIZERS:Eusebio Mangaliman Jr.16039 Kennard CourtLakeville, MN 55044Edsel Faunillan2952 18th Avenue EastShakopee, MN 55379I, the undersigned, certify that

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

DATE FILED: August 14, 2014SIGNED BY: Edsel Faunillan

Published in Lakeville

August 29, September 5, 2014277178

LAKEVILLE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT #194CALL FOR PROPOSALSFACILITIES CLEANING

ASSESSMENT SERVICESProposals due by 2:00 p.m. Lo-

cal Time (LT) on Thursday, Septem-ber 18, 2014.

By order of the School Board of Independent School District #194,sealed proposal for Facilities Clean-ing Assessment Services will be received in accordance with the specifications prepared by the Inde-pendent School District# 194 until2:00 p.m. LT, on Thursday, Sep-tember, 2014 at the District Office, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville, MN 55044. Hand delivered propos-als must be checked in at the frontreception desk.

The following project dates havebeen established: RFP Issued Mon-day, August 18, 2014, Closing datefor vendor questions is Thursday,August 28, 2014 by 2:00 p.m. LT, re-sponses to vendor questions issued by September 9, 2014 by 2:00 p.m. LT, proposal opening is Thursday,September 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. LT.

Specifications may be examined or obtained at the Lakeville Area Public Schools lSD #194, Purchas-ing Department, 8670 210th StreetWest, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and4:00 p.m. LT or by emailing the Pur-chasing Department at [email protected].

No vendor may withdraw their proposal within sixty (60) days afterthe scheduled closing time for thereceipt of proposal.

The School Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposal orparts of proposal and to waive infor-malities in the proposal.

Published in Lakeville, Burnsville/Eagan

August 22, 29, 2014267460

when the damage was dis-covered by school ground-skeepers. Lakeville Area School District spokeswoman Linda Swanson said Lakeville police have opened an investigation into the matter, and the district will seek damages from those responsible. “It really makes me sick,” Swanson said. “It makes me really sad be-cause it was so intentional. It makes me sad for the whole community and es-pecially for the football program.” Larry Thompson, Lakeville South head foot-ball coach, called the situ-ation “frustrating.” “I’ve never seen anyone come and damage a field like that,” he said. Lakeville South Activi-ties Director Neil Strader

said teams with players in grades seventh grade through varsity level use the fields, and officials are scrambling to relocate team practices and games on the two remaining fields. “I’m beyond frustrated because our grounds crew has worked really hard to get these fields to where they were on Sunday,” Strader said. “The fields were in the best shape since we opened the build-ing in 2005.” He said the damage has rendered the fields unsafe for games, but they can conduct controlled prac-tices on them not using the full length of the field. He predicted they will not be ready for games again until next spring. Strader said they have to remove sod, fill in ruts and determine if they will seed or sod.

He said they are consid-ering opening a practice field that is rarely used be-cause it is so far from the school building. Tracks on the field in-dicate the vandals drove a small truck or all-terrain vehicle. Strader said he hopes whoever did the damage is caught and will help re-store the fields. “I feel very violated,” Strader said. “I’ve never had my home broken into, but this is our home here. So much is invested in what we do here, it rips your stomach out.” Anyone with informa-tion about the crime is asked to contact Officer Thor Howe at 952-232-3336 or Strader at 952-232-3321. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

FIELDS, from 1A

an attorney whose Senate district includes Lakeville and Farmington. His first show aired Aug. 25, and is slated to run through November’s election, but may stay on longer if it gains a strong following, according to Andrew Lee, executive producer for AM 1130, Lee said Thompson was “the first person who popped into mind” when the station began seeking a host to fill the spot va-cated by radio host Jason Lewis who quit his show July 31 to run his Libertar-ian website, Galt.io. Thompson was pur-sued for the position, said Lee, because he possesses “a good common sense, conservative approach” to issues. “His perspective just really resonates with our

core audience,” Lee said. “Dave has a history in talk radio. He has a following and he’s always been very popular. We’re excited to have Dave on the air.” Thompson said he was happy to be invited to re-turn to radio. He spent almost eight years on the air at KSTP Radio before being fired without expla-nation in 2009. “I was never given a specific reason,” Thomp-son said. “But it wasn’t too long after that they transitioned into a sports station.” On his new show, Thompson’s first guest was former Minnesota Vi-kings linebacker Pete Ber-cich, now an analyst with Minnesota Vikings’ Radio Network. Guests since were to include major state can-didates U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville; Re-

publican U.S. Senate can-didate Mike McFadden and Republican guberna-torial candidate Jeff John-son. Thompson was among several Republican can-didates seeking the gu-bernatorial endorsement that eventually went to Johnson to challenge Gov. Mark Dayton this fall. Thompson said he intends to have Dayton on the show as well, and welcomes people of all po-litical stripes to engage in conversation. “I don’t view this po-sition as pontificater, but a conversationalist,” Thompson said. “The greatest compliment I could get is for someone to say I listen to Dave and he sounds like a regular guy.”


THOMPSON, from 1A

Street reconstruction would add $480,165 to next year’s budget while infrastructure improve-ments were proposed to increase the levy by $92,726, according to Feller. The city’s maximum levy must be set by Sept. 15, but can still be re-duced before a final deci-sion is made in December. Four of five members agreed to a preliminary levy increase of 5.5 per-cent, with the caveat of expecting it would be fur-ther reduced as they hash through the levy in the coming months. Mayor Matt Little dis-agreed, and advocated for 6 percent levy increase, citing concerns a lesser amount would foreclose further budget negotia-tions and options.

He noted the budget includes some expenses that cannot be changed, including mandates and contractual obliga-tions, and said the larger amount provides the council “wiggle room” to reduce the amount of in-crease before final adop-tion. “We are foreclosing discussions when we go down too far,” Little said, later adding the budget makes up for losses in-curred in 2007 and 2009. All other council mem-bers opposed that level of increase, with the stron-gest arguments against it from Council Member Doug Anderson, chief financial officer of Ham-line University. He said the univer-sity has maintained a flat budget since 2009 by pri-oritizing, finding efficien-cies, making changes and

cutting some programs, and encouraged Lakeville to do likewise. Anderson first pro-posed no levy increase next year, citing concerns about how the tax bill would affect constituents struggling in the economy where many have salaries that are not keeping up with inflation. “I really struggle with 6 (percent increase) at the start of this thing,” An-derson said. “I just think our constituents are go-ing to look and say what are you guys thinking? That 6 percent, mayor, is a lot. As long as I’m sit-ting here, I’m going to be pushing to come down from there.”


TAXES, from 1A

back and neck at a Den-ton, Texas, Holiday Inn on Sept. 30, 1983, the complaint stated. Police say the victim’s 1983 Oldsmobile Cut-lass was later discovered abandoned in Oklahoma City, but blood samples and other DNA evidence was preserved.

The case went un-solved until November 2010 when it was as-signed to Lt. Keith Smith of Denton County and blood and fingerprint evi-dence led them to suspect Otteson, the complaint said. Otteson made his first court appearance in Da-kota County, where he was held in the jail on

second-degree murder charges and suspicion of being a fugitive. Otteson’s wife, Judy, reached at home on Aug. 23 said the family has asked for privacy at this time.


OTTESON, from 1A

Farm tour is Sept. 20 at Zweber Farms in Elko Organic Valley farm-ers, including Zweber Farms in Elko, will host interactive farm tours that are free and open to the public on Saturday, Sept. 20. Guests can meet the local, multi-generation family farmers who bring fresh, organic

dairy to the table. At-tendees will engage with their food source through hands-on ac-tivities, butter making and hayrides, enjoy food samples, and experience cows, calves, hens and other farm animals at pasture. Zweber Farms, 25420

Natchez Ave., will host tour activities from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. To reserve space, find driving directions and “meet” the farmer hosts by video, visit http://www.organicval-ley.coop/who-is-your-farmer/farm-discovery/midwest/.


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Gala benefits nonprofit Mentoring nonprofit Kids ’n Kinship will hold its annual gala from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at Brackett’s Crossing Country Club, 17976 Judicial Road, Lakeville. The event, featuring Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom as master of ceremonies, will include comedy by Scott Kadrlik, a sit-down dinner prepared by an award-winning chef, a si-lent auction, a wine cork pull and a craft beer pull. The program also will include a testimonial by an adult who was mentored through Kids ’n Kinship, and will honor volunteers and support-ers. Attendees will be able to capture the memories of the evening with a formal or fun portrait, complete with props. Tickets are available for $45 each, or $315 for a table of eight, at www.kid-snkinshipgala2014.event-brite.com. Sponsorships are available at www.razoo.com/story/Kids-N-Kinship-Fall-Gala.

Artist opportunities The Eagan Art House is offering Artist Connect, opportunities for artists to

connect through coffee talks and workshops. The coffee talks are a chance to interact with other artists in a casual en-vironment. These are free of charge, but preregistration is required. Springboard for the Arts is presenting two workshops from their Business of Art series. One focuses on mar-keting and promotion and the other will give informa-tion about social media. Preregistration is required. Find more about the of-ferings at www.eaganart-house.org or by calling 651-675-5500.

Mystic holiday show “Borealis – A Holiday Cirque” will debut at Mys-tic Lake in Prior Lake with matinee and evening per-formances Nov. 28 through Dec. 14. The show follows the sto-ry of a girl who seeks shelter from a Christmas storm in an abandoned warehouse. Sad and lonely on Christ-mas, she rediscovers the wonder of the imagination and the joy of the holidays as magical events begin to unfold. Tickets are $29 and $38. Contact the box office at 952-445-9000 or visit mysti-clake.com for details.

Magicians at Mystic Lake The mind-bending ma-gicians of the Masters of Illusion tour will take the Mystic Showroom stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Masters of Illusion is a live stage show based on the award-winning televi-sion series “Masters of Il-lusion.” Tickets are $35 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Aug. 30. Contact the box office at 952-445-9000 or visit mysticlake.com for details.

Brass band, bees and more Alexander’s Ragtime Brass, featuring two trum-pets, a French horn, a valve trombone and a tuba, will play music ranging from the Baroque period to modern jazz during the Aug. 30 Riv-erwalk Market Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown Northfield’s Bridge Square. Kids (and adults) can learn about bees from River-walk’s Schoolhouse Apiary. Fresh produce, artisan foods, art and fine crafts will be for sale at the event, including JavaCycle totes made from recycled coffee bags. For more information, visit riverwalkmarketfair.org.

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Auditions Expressions Community Theater will hold auditions for its fall production of “Moon Over Buffalo” at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15-16 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Those auditioning will read from the script. Roles include George Hay (50-60), a formerly dash-ing leading man; Ethel (70-80), the mostly deaf curmudgeon; Rosalind (20-30), the Hays’ daughter who’s given up acting or is trying to; Howard (20-30), Rosalind’s fiancé, a timid weath-erman; Eileen (20-30), a starlet with a secret; Paul (20-30), a company member and Rosa-lind’s old flame; Richard (50-60), one of the best known agents in New York. Show dates are Nov. 14-16, 21-23. For information, contact Andy Wilkins at [email protected], Pege Miller at [email protected], or the

arts center at 952-985-4640. The South Metro Chorale is holding auditions for all voice parts for its 2014-15 season. Visit www.SouthMetroChorale.org or contact [email protected] for more infor-mation. Partners in Praise Girls Choir is holding auditions for girls in grades 3-12 for its 21st season. Information: www.part-nersinpraise.org.

Books Five local authors will read from and sign copies of their books from 2-4 p.m. Satur-day, Sept. 6, at Jo Jo’s Rise and Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville: Paul Klegler, “Song of Destiny”; Greg Sisk, “Marital Privilege”; Midge Bubany, “The Equalizer”; Judy McConnell, “A Penny a Kiss”; Jeanette Lu-kowski, “Tarnished Dreams.” James Norton and Becca Dilley, founders of food website Heavy Table, will discuss their book, “Lake Superior Flavors:

A Field Guide to Food and Drink along the Circle Tour,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville.

Events/festivals Burnsville Fire Muster, Sept. 3-7. Information: www.burnsvillefiremuster.com. Eagan Food on 4 Wheels Festival, 3-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Eagan Festival Grounds in Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/food-truck. Bob Brown Memorial Wacipi (Pow Wow), 1 p.m. Sat-urday, Sept. 13, and Sunday, Sept. 14, St. Peter’s Church grounds, 1405 Sibley Memo-rial Highway, Mendota. Tradi-tional Wacipi sponsored by the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community. Information: http://mendotadakota.com/mn or 651-452-4141.

The Roe Family Singers, a self-styled “old-time hillbilly band” led by husband and wife Quillan and Kim Roe, will be among the featured acts at the Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival on Sept. 14. A fundraiser for the Eagan art park, the noon-6 p.m. event also includes performances by the Okee Dokee Brothers, Lost Jim Trio, and Monroe Crossing, as well as a bluegrass jam session open to musicians of all experience levels. Tickets are $20 with kids 12 and under admitted free; ticket information is at www.caponiartpark.org. (Photo submitted)

Family bluegrass

Fall colors on display at ‘Harvest of Art’

Eagan Art House event is Sept. 7 The Eagan Art House is welcoming the arrival of autumn next month with its annual Harvest of Art celebration on Sunday, Sept. 7. The event from 1-5 p.m. includes the opening re-ception for the Harvest of Art exhibit, which features work by more than 50 south-of-the-river artists, as well as art demos, a pot-tery sale, entertainment and refreshments. Staff from the art house will be demonstrating raku pottery firing and other

techniques, and guests can fire a piece of pottery to take home for a small fee. Local band Wind-Wood, with vocalist Paula Lammers, is set to per-form, and Eagan’s Ring Mountain Creamery will be on hand scooping up refreshments throughout the event. During the festivities, guests who register for any of this fall’s Eagan Art House classes will receive a 15 percent discount. Following the Sept. 7 event, the artwork at Har-

vest of Art will be divided to go on display at venues throughout Eagan includ-ing Byerly’s, Dunn Bros Coffee, the Eagan Com-munity Center, Easter Lutheran Church, Ring Mountain Creamery and the Wescott Library Cafe. The multi-site exhibit runs through Nov. 3. More about Harvest of Art can be found at www.cityofeagan.com. The city-run Eagan Art House is located in Patrick Eagan Park, 3981 Lexington Ave.

—Andrew Miller

Eagan Art House teaching artist Terry Dinella demonstrates pottery technique for young guests at last year’s Harvest of Art celebration. (Photo submitted)

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Local artist exhibits at Robert Trail Library Rosemount resident and artist Rita Beyer Cor-rigan will have her pas-tel work on exhibit at the Robert Trail Library in September and October. The exhibit, organized by the Rosemount Area Arts Council, will fea-ture many of Corrigan’s current works that fea-ture landscape images of northern Minnesota, espe-cially along Lake Superior. A public artist recep-tion will be held at the library 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. Refreshments will be served. Corrigan’s art-making reflects local as well as in-ternational influences. After receiving an un-dergraduate degree in art, English, and education from the College of St. Benedict, Corrigan was awarded a Tozer Foun-dation Scholarship. This enabled her to attend the

Iowa State University, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in creative photography and oil paint-ing. She continued her art-making with week-long summer classes through the University of Minne-sota Split Rock Art Pro-gram and then through the Grand Marais Art Colony. Sally Brown, Joyce Lyon, Lou Saffer, Hazel Belvo, Bela Petheo and espe-cially Elizabeth Erickson are among the artists who have influenced her work. She was introduced to pastels in 1988 and was fascinated by the bril-liant color soft pastels could render. Her work became dominated by color-charged landscapes and seascapes. She was particularly drawn to northern Minnesota where Lake Superior and the sur-rounding landscape was

a major inspiration. She is fascinated by the layer-ing of colors in the depths of the forest and grassy meadows and the contrast of and reflective nature of water against land forms of rocks and trees. Many travel experiences to the American South-west, Europe, Croatia, and Ireland have also been a major influence in her work. She has exhibited wide-ly in the Upper Midwest, and has work in collec-tions through the U.S. and Europe. While raising a family of five children she con-tinued to substitute teach within the community, eventually teaching full-time for 25 years at St. Joseph’s School in Rose-mount.

Rosemount resident and artist Rita Beyer Corrigan will have her pastel work on exhibit at the Robert Trail Library in September and October.

Political machinery, set to music

Historical comedy ‘Tippecanoe and Tyler Too’ runs Sept. 12-14 in Lakeville

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Each election season seems to bring with it a never-ending slew of po-litical ads on TV and ra-dio. So when did the me-dia carnival surrounding political campaigns get its start? “Tippecanoe and Ty-ler Too,” a new musical from Northfield-based Underdog Productions, attempts to answer that question in comedic fashion. The play takes a fic-tional look at the real in-cidents surrounding the 1840 U.S. presidential campaign and revolves around important his-torical characters such as Daniel Webster, Wil-liam Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson. “The 1840 campaign for William Henry Har-rison has been called the first great political mar-keting campaign,” said director Rachel Haider. “Campaigns based on emotion and propa-ganda are now a regular part of our world. Our show uses Americana style music and dancing to enhance the story and make it fun for all ages.” The playwright and composer, W. Watts Big-gers, was a novelist and advertising man best known as co-creator of the TV cartoons “Un-derdog” and “Tennessee Tuxedo.” Following his death in 2013, Biggers’ longtime partner Nancy Purbeck and her friend, Penny Shanks, recovered the libretto for the musical, had the music orches-trated and readied it for production. Shanks, who has a daughter living in North-field, had seen Haider’s directorial work and last winter contacted Haider to see if she’d be inter-ested in directing the premiere of “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.” “After seeing the script, I was delighted,” said Haider. “It’s witty, fasci-nating and just plain fun.” Purbeck and Shanks are serving as executive producers on the produc-tion. Purbeck also is in

the cast, playing the role of Mother in the show. “Tippecanoe and Ty-ler Too” will play one weekend in Northfield, Sept. 4-6, followed by one weekend in Lakeville, Sept. 12-14. Show times

and ticket information can be found at www.ci.lakeville.mn.us.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Jerry Fox, left, and Bob Haider are among the cast of “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.” (Photo submitted)

Ramble Jam, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Dakota County Fair-grounds, 4008 W. 220th St., Farmington, 651-463-8818. Features Lost Highway, Sam Hunt, Chris Hawkey and others. Tickets: $39-$129. Information: www.ramblejamcountry.com. Caponi Art Park Bluegrass Festival, noon, Sunday, Sept. 14, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Tickets: $20. Information: www.caponiartpark.org/programs/bluegrassfestival. Lakeville Art Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Informa-tion: www.lakevilleartfestival.org. Party It Forward Birthday Bash to benefit DARTS, 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 4, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 11 E. Kel-logg Blvd., St. Paul. Music by Mick Sterling. Raffle and live/silent auctions. Admission is free, along with free appetizers and desserts. For $20, guests receive a “bottomless” glass for

unlimited beer or soda. (Bottled water is provided.) Sign up to attend by Sept. 15 and be en-tered to win $100 Target gift card. Information: www.partyit-forward.net or Sarah Jacobson at DARTS, 651-234-2225.

Exhibits East Asian painting exhib-it, June 1-Aug. 31, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Harvest of Art celebration by the Eagan Art House, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. Informa-tion: 651-675-5521.

Workshops/classes/other The Eagan Art House offers art classes for all ages, www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreation/eagan-art-house, 651-675-5500. 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 Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Building,

Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Present-ed by Making Scents in Minne-sota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farming-ton, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. 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. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640.

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