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District 194 staff train for active shooter

Lakeville police offer new response options

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK

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The week before Lakeville Area School District students re-turned to classrooms, their teachers were at Lakeville North High School training for school shooting situa-tions. About 1,400 District 194 staff participated in mandatory active shoot-er training presented by Lakeville police Aug. 29, including realistic scenar-ios of school shootings. Although rare, being prepared for an active shooter in school can save lives, Lakeville po-lice Chief Tom Vonhof said. At Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., 13 died after se-niors Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris in 1999 conducted a methodical massacre at the school, armed with an arsenal of guns, bombs and knives; at Sandy Hook Elemen-tary, last December, Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people, includ-ing 20 children, after fa-tally shooting his mother at home. Those kind of ram-

pages have changed the way police respond to school shootings, Von-hof said. “Our knowledge of re-sponse has changed, our procedures have changed and even since Sandy Hook, we keep evolv-ing,” Vonhof said. “Be-cause of that, our train-ing changes.” “Three echo” training allows a rapid response to school shooting situa-tions, which Vonhof said will save lives. As officers arrive on scene, they immediately enter the school instead of waiting for backup and begin hunting for the shooter. Police also establish and secure safe corri-dors for firefighters and paramedics to enter and evacuate injured people even while the shooter is still active. “This comes a little bit out of military re-sponse,” Vonhof said. “Because they found that most people who are shot or injured die from blood loss. If you can stop that and provide immediate medical aid to them, you can save people.” Claudia Nelson’s Cherry View Elementary second-grade students read the welcome

message on the first day of school. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Council rejects 5.1 percent levy increase proposal

Personnel costs questioned in Lakeville by Laura Adelmann

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Should Lakeville’s re-cent construction boom drive a levy increase in 2014? Lakeville City Council members said no to that question at an Aug. 28 budget workshop. “Just because we have growth doesn’t mean we can go back to the hey-days of 2004-05,” Council Member Bart Davis told City Administrator Steve Mielke and Finance Di-rector Dennis Feller fol-lowing their review of the latest 2014 budget draft. The draft proposed a levy increase of about $1.2 million, much of it for additional staff, raises and benefits. Feller said the prelimi-nary budget is balanced and attempts to be pro-

active regarding looming issues like emerald ash borer by adding a forester on staff and buffers po-tential levy limits by mak-ing funding changes. Mielke said building streets and adding resi-dents increases city staff ’s workload, and proposed the 5.1 percent levy in-crease as necessary for

maintaining or grow-ing service levels such as snow plowing. City Council members rejected that amount of increase, urging city staff toward greater efficien-cies, use of technology, stronger prioritization and spending reductions.

Military hero to lead district’s business services

Lakeville resident Baumann has a highly decorated past

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


A retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and Lakeville resident has been hired as the Lakeville Area School District director of busi-ness services. Michael A. Baumann will begin work Sept. 9, replacing Randy Ander-son who left the district last month to pursue a doctorate after eight months on the job. Baumann, 50, said he plans a long tenure in the position, coming to the district after almost nine years in St. Paul Public Schools where he served in several positions, in-cluding chief financial officer and was ultimate-ly second-in-command as the district’s deputy superintendent. Lakeville Superinten-dent Lisa Snyder and Tony Massaros, execu-tive director of Admin-istrative Services, said Baumann will bring strong leadership skills to the district. “He is a systems think-er, which aligns well with our focus on continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making,” Massaros stated in an email to Sun Thisweek. Leaving the state’s second-largest urban

school district for Lakev-ille’s smaller suburban one will be a change that Baumann said he will welcome. “I’ve been looking for an opportunity to work in the Lakeville or Farm-ington area for a while,” he said. Baumann’s creden-tials and leadership background include sig-nificant achievements. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate of the University of Min-nesota, earned bachelor of arts degree in politi-cal science at the Univer-sity of Minnesota and a master of science degree in education administra-tion at Texas A&M Uni-versity. He is an Operation

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City prepares for next step of Envision Lakeville

Council plans to tweak draft, implement strategies by Laura Adelmann


Economic sustainabil-ity and support of a high quality education are the top strategic priorities for developing Lakeville’s fu-ture, according to Lakev-ille’s draft vision plan. Lakeville City Coun-cil members reviewed the plan compiled by the 14-member Envision

Lakeville Task Force with help from consultant Craig Rapp who gathered responses of more than 800 citizens who partici-pated in surveys and fo-rums, offering ideas and debating issues to help define how the city should look by 2040. Rapp outlined the eight-month process that involved much discussion and debate to define the

document, which set eight community values and listed strategic priorities. City Council mem-bers will use the plan to make decisions and chart Lakeville’s future course. The much-debated vi-sion statement depicts a broad range of goals: “We envision a thriv-ing, multi-generational

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Lakeville City Administrator Steve Mielke reviewed the draft 2014 budget proposal with City Council members at an Aug. 28 budget workshop. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

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Dual credit courses a must To help students reach their full potential, schools deserve state support in providing as many dual credit courses as possible.

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Farmers with an artistic bentAn exhibit at Rosemount’s Steeple Center highlights the artwork of a prominent local farming family.

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Eagan hosts area runnersLakeville South’s girls cross country team placed second at the Dakota Classic meet in Eagan.

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A grazing experimentRosemount’s Flint Hills Resources imports some four-legged mowers in an effort to curb buckthorn in Mississippi River area.

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City Meetings

Messages from the City of Lakeville

Mayor Matt Little has office hours at City Hall on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. To schedule an appointment, please call 952-985-4403.

Work Session, 6:30 p.m.

Finance Comm., 7 p.m.

saves water!

Odd/even and time-of-day watering restrictions in effect May 1-Sept. 30.

The City of Lakeville’s water conservation ordinance was designed to encourage water conservation. Residents can only water every other day, based on the last digit of your house number.

If your house number (not street number) ends in an even number, water on even-numbered calendar days. If your house number ends in an odd number, water on odd-numbered days.

In addition, watering is only allowed before 11 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on any day. For more information go to www.lakevillemn.gov.

Upcoming Parks & Rec events

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Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter TrailAll ages welcome. FREESaturday, Sept. 14Registration 9:30-9:50 a.m., (pre-registration is not necessary)Hike starts at 10 a.m. sharp!

Play Sherlock Holmes by collecting clues, gathering information and solving mysteries, while walking on the beautiful trails at Ritter Farm Park. When the end is near and you think you have it solved, you’ll have a chance to guess “who done it.” For those who guessed correctly, there will be another mystery—who will be a winner in the prize drawing? You’ll have to wait and find out. Pack a picnic for your family to enjoy after the hike!

Sunday, Sept. 15.Steve Michaud Park, 17100 Ipava Ave.The running course will be a 5K and lead you through the trails on Steve Michaud Park and the surrounding

areas. The 5K is open to runners and walkers of all ages and is meant to be fun. Each individual runner will be responsible for timing themselves however a time clock will be present at the finish line. All proceeds go towards the construction cost of the Heritage Center. Help the community pay off the debt! Our mission is to bring the community together for a fun event and raise money for a great cause. Sunday, Sept. 15 8 a.m. On site registration 8:15 a.m. Pre-registration arrival 9 a.m. Start Cost: $8 if pre-registered before Sept. 5 $10 day of registrationWhat does the fee include?A great workout done before 10 a.m., great prizes from Run N Fun, and you are supporting three amazing groups: Lakeville Seniors, Lakeville Historical Society, and Lakeville Yellow Ribbon. Call 952-985-4600 to register. Program #6668

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Item Drop-off Day Saturday, Oct. 5Old Public Works, 7777 214th St.

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Nursing homes depend on Capitol decisions Some say state funding has not

kept up with rising costs

by Howard LestrudSUN THISWEEK


Underfunded nursing home care has been a ma-jor challenge to the state in recent years and will continue to be addressed in the future, many legisla-tors and health care pro-fessionals predict. During the last session of the Minnesota Legisla-ture, nursing home legisla-tion was adopted, creating a 5 percent across-the-board increase. That action by the Leg-islature represented the first increase in funding in the past five years. Nurs-ing home workers have had their wages frozen since 2008 and will now be seeing an increase in wages come Sept. 1, 2013. Rep. Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, said, of the $83 million it will cost for four years, $74 million was re-cycled out of the nursing home industry. “Workers will see a raise, but it will come out of the other nursing home money that was recycled,” Abeler said. “It’s like taking your wallet out of your right pocket and putting it into your left pocket and say-

ing, ‘I’ve got some money now,’” Abeler said. “The system is starving for money, and we can’t give the people a good raise because of the pressures about minimum wage,” Abeler continued. Abeler, last session, served as the ranking Re-publican on the Health and Human Services Fi-nance Committee. He chaired the committee the two previous years with Republicans being in lead-ership control. Gayle Kvenvold, presi-dent and chief executive officer of Aging Services of Minnesota, said needs of nursing homes have not been adequately addressed by the Legislature and by others. The action by the Legislature “was a step in the right direction and we are grateful for it, but our job is not done,” Kvenvold said. On the average, the dif-ference between what it costs to take care of a se-nior is a shortfall of $28 per day, Kvenvold said. She said it will take more than one legislative session

to make up that difference. Aging Services of Min-nesota is the state’s larg-est association of aging services organizations. Its membership encompasses more than 1,000 member organizations including 700-plus provider member sites. In concert with its members, the association works with more than 50,000 caregivers through-out the state and serves more than 100,000 seniors each year in settings across the continuum from their home to congregate hous-ing to assisted living to care centers. Patti Cullen, president and CEO of Care Provid-ers of Minnesota, said the legislative action in 2013 represented a significant increase and is a “good start.” “With years of no in-creases and growing man-dates, we have a ways to go before this profession is on financially sound ground,” Cullen said. Cullen said the wage gap between staff in nurs-ing homes and similar positions in hospitals is dramatic, and with the job market picking up, “we will have a hard time keep-ing our positions filled.” She said the wage gap for registered nurses is more than $35,000 per year. “The Legislature heard our message about the need to give increases to our workers,” Cullen said last session.

Improving care Rep. Patti Fritz, DFL-Faribault, who served on the Health and Human Services Finance Com-mittee with Abeler, said the 2013 Legislature made it a priority “to invest in better care for our seniors who were cut deeply by the previous Legislature.” In many areas, nursing homes don’t pay enough to keep employees around, Fritz said. Fritz worked 30-plus years at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault as an

licensed practical nurse. As a legislator, she is serv-ing her fifth term and has made it her focus to im-prove senior and nursing care statewide. “It’s critically impor-tant that we improve care as we prepare for the im-pending ‘age wave,’ ” she said. Minnesota, like states across the nation, will ex-perience a significant de-mographic shift during the next 20 years as baby boomers enter retirement, Fritz said. She said Min-nesota’s population of adults over age 65 will in-crease from 12 percent to 20 percent by 2030. “The policy implica-tions of this demographic shift are substantial,” Fritz said. “We need to ensure that our nursing homes have adequate funding to provide care for seniors and people with disabili-ties who are no longer able to live independently, and in addition, we need to recognize that many older Minnesotans prefer to re-main in their own home, with adequate in-home care support.” Care for the elderly has changed considerably dur-ing the past decade, Abel-er said. “It’s moving more to-ward assisted living and keeping people in their homes, and so the need for nursing home beds is re-ducing,” he said. “Nursing homes are struggling to stay full,” Abeler said, and he said some are closing where they are needed. Abeler praised the con-struction of a new nurs-ing home and elderly liv-ing complex called The Homestead of Anoka. It features a 120-bed Anoka Rehabilitation and Liv-ing Center, along with 59 apartment units, a mix of independent and assisted living. The move to keep peo-ple in their homes at an older age “is really smart and is a good value,” Abel-er said.

“This represents a bet-ter life for the people and the system has to change to evolve into places like The Homestead where people can age in place,” Abeler said. During his chairman-ship of Health and Hu-man Services in 2011-12, Abeler said he learned about life and death. “I didn’t sleep well for four months” when work-ing on the Health and Human Services budget, Abeler recalled, pointing out that if he did it wrong, someone could die. After months of negotiation, Abeler said he was assured by the budget settlement, which saw more than $1 billion in cuts, that no lives would be jeapordized. “I slept for eight hours that night,” he said. Abeler said a large amount of money was in-vested in health care for poor people and programs for the disabled were starved. That includes nursing homes, he said. Abeler said more could have been done this past session to help nursing homes. He said he would have preferred a funding total closer to $100 mil-lion. “There’s nothing but challenges with costs going up, the demand increasing with Obama Care, and Export Credit Agency in-surance requests have not been addressed,” Abeler said. He said that becomes a big burden on the system and some people think it could be a $100 million impact with the penalty for not having insurance. Abeler pointed out that a third to a half of the population does not have insurance for nursing homes and cannot afford to pay it. “The decade of 2000 has not been friendly to nursing homes in terms of getting large increases,” Abeler said. He said the new, purported 5 percent increase is only about 0.6 of a percent of real money. The rate increase is

“something workers can be happy with, but it doesn’t go anywhere near solving the problems,” Abeler said.

Shifts in care Care for the elderly has shifted downstream, Cul-len said. “Those seniors whose frail conditions required hospitalizations in the past are not being cared for in skilled nursing facilities; most of the former skilled nursing facility residents are receiving services ei-ther in assisted living set-tings or at their family home with services being brought in,” she said. “The seniors currently residing in nursing homes are more frail than in the past and stay for a much shorter period of time. The median length of stay in a nursing home today is under 30 days. “Today nursing homes tend to serve seniors who fall into a few categories: those requiring post-hospital care, such as re-habilitation after surger-ies; those with advanced dementia; those receiving end of life care; and those with multiple clinical con-ditions.” Because the state con-trols nursing home bud-gets, many nursing homes reduced staff benefits or wages to balance the bud-get, according to Cullen. “We believe that paying solid wages and benefits to retain good staff is the big-gest improvement we can make – consistent, quality staff makes all of the dif-ference in our high-touch profession,” Cullen said. Kvenvold said state nursing homes do a re-ally fine job, especially in the light of the economic challenges the country has faced. “We can hold our heads high with any state in the nation,” Kvenvold said. AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired

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Cub Scouting Is Good For You And Your Boy.

Pinewood Derby car building and racing is only one of the fun things boys and parents do together in Cub Scouting. Some others activities include: rockets, archery, boats,

knots, swimming, cooking, camping, plus a lot of leadership development.

Scouting helps parents channel boys’ energy and enthusiasm to fun, and increasingly

challenging adventures. Build character. Train leaders.

Boys have fun…and so do parents. It’s a program that works. A program that teaches

life skills. A proven success track for anyone who takes it.

Packs are generally sponsored by PTOs, churches, and community service groups. They meet at elementary schools or churches. Boys in kindergarten through fifth grade

can join the adventure of Cub Scouting. All of the Lakeville Packs are listed below.

Unit �� Meeting Location�� Recruiting Event�� First & Last�� Phone Pack 111 JFK Elementary 9/05/2013 4:00-6:00 pm KatieDettman 612-396-4473

Pack 121 Lakeview Elementary 9/09/2013 6:00 pm KimShannon 952-223-9638

Pack 235 Valley Christian Church 9/10/2013 6:30 pm Deann Sandford 952-432-1848

Pack 260 All Saints Catholic Church 9/8/2013 8 am -1 pm DonSeiler 952-891-5371

Pack 261 Orchard Lake Elementary 9/12/2013 6:30 pm Geoff Smith 952-836-9171

Pack 262 Christina Huddleston Elem. 9/20/2013 6:30 pm Jason Krell 952-435-8655

Pack 265 Lake Marion Elementary 9/10/2013 6-7:30 pm Thom Flottemesch 612-615-4802

Pack 267 Oak Hills Elementary 9/13/2013 6:30 pm JayAlger 952-432-5196

Pack 268 Cherryview Elementary 9/10/2013 6:30 pm ToddAldrich 612-670-7186

Pack 269 Eastview Elementary 9/05/2013 7:00 pm ToddBourassa 952-469-1069

Pack 263 Hosanna Lutheran Mark Andres 612-207-6673

If you or your daughter or son would like to learn more about Scouting, Girl Scout, Cub Scout, and Boy Scout

leaders will be at Lakeville North High School on September 12 th from 5:30 – 7:30 PM.

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Flint Hills Resources hosts 120 grazing goatsEffort is part

of habitat restoration along Mississippi River in Rosemount

For several years, Flint Hills Resources and Friends of the Mississippi River have used people power in the fight against invasive buckthorn. Now the organizations are bringing in the ringers – 120 hungry goats ready to chomp, crunch and chew the trees that can wipe out native species. Over a two-week period the goats will roam several acres inside a fenced-in section of the company’s property along the Mis-sissippi River in an area known as the Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area. The goats will help control shrubs and reduce overgrowth. Their hooves

will also work native seeds into the ground as they walk. Flint Hills Resources is partnering with Friends of the Mississippi River and Great River Greening on the new goat grazing pro-gram, which is part of the company’s long-standing habitat restoration pro-gram. “This grazing project is a natural way to get rid of unwanted buckthorn before winter without us-ing power equipment and chemicals,” said Wiley Buck, restoration ecologist with Great River Green-ing. “Goats are well-suited for this because they enjoy prickly brush and weeds, and their agility allows them to easily navigate the bluffs.” Flint Hills has worked with Friends of the Mis-sissippi River and Great River Greening on the Pine Bend Bluffs since

2000 to remove invasive species and plants, stack pre-cut buckthorn brush, and assist with other res-toration tasks. One of the goals of the partnership is to reclaim important habitat for the Mississippi River flyway, a migration corridor for millions of songbirds and 40 percent of North America’s waterfowl and shorebirds. The Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area is comprised of natural prairie, savan-na, and oak woodland that provides critical habi-tat for both resident and migratory animals. “It has been incredible to watch the transforma-tion of the Pine Bend Bluffs over the last 13 years,” said Don Kern, engineering and facilities manager at Flint Hills Resources. “Thanks to the hard work of count-less volunteers, including

many of our employees, the natural habitat around the bluffs is well on its way to being restored to con-ditions that precede the modern settlement of our state.” The Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area is an En-vironmental Initiative award winner for natural resource protection and is designated as an area of outstanding biological di-versity by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. In addition to the res-toration work, the Pine Bend Bluffs Natural Area is used to educate area stu-dents about the environ-ment and importance of restoring and preserving natural habitats. To view a video about the restoration project, see a link from this story post-ed at www.sunthisweek.com/tag/rosemount.

Bounty of booya in Apple Valley Firefighters’ annual booya fundraiser is Sept. 14

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


To ensure the booya is ready in the morning, Ap-ple Valley firefighters plan on pulling an all-nighter. This year, the firefight-ers will start cooking 400 gallons of the savory stew at about 2 a.m. on Satur-day, Sept. 14, in prepara-tion for their 35th annual booya fundraiser which opens to the public at 10 a.m. Fans of the meat- and vegetable-filled stew are advised to get there early. Each year, the booya pots tend to run out by mid-afternoon. “The last bowl was

served at about 3 p.m. in 2012,” said Al Olson, fire-fighter and chair of the booya event. “In 2011 it was sold out by 2:15 p.m. We only make the 400 gal-lons and when it is gone, it is gone for 12 months.” This year’s booya event will be held at Fire Station 1, located at County Road 42 and Hayes Road. The booya is sold by the bowl, by the quart and by the gallon – with containers provided – as a fundraiser for the Apple Valley Firefighters’ Relief Association. The event also features bingo, children’s games and inflatables, silent auc-tion, raffle, and photo op-

portunities for kids on the Apple Valley fire trucks. There also will be T-shirts and “booya cook” aprons for sale. Raffle tickets are $1 and the assortment of prizes includes a $300 Von Hanson’s Meats gift card and a jar of money donat-ed by Anchor Bank. In addition to the booya, there will also be a snack bar with hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches and other offerings. More information about the event is at www.cityofapplevalley.org.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

One-hundred and twenty goats were recently released on the Flint Hills Resources property along the Mississippi River in an effort to curb invasive buckthorn. (Photo submitted)

Dakota County Consortium public hearing The Dakota County Consortium (made up of Anoka, Dakota, subur-ban Ramsey, and Wash-ington counties and the cities of Woodbury and Coon Rapids) will hold a public hearing from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Hawthorne Room in Roseville City Hall, 2660 Civic Center Drive, Roseville. The hearing will give the public an opportunity to comment on the con-sortium’s performance in meeting the housing, community and econom-ic development needs as

outlined by the consor-tium in the 2010 Dakota County Consortium Consolidated Plan and the 2012 Dakota County Consortium Action Plan. A public comment pe-riod on the draft version of the Dakota County Consortium Consolidat-ed Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Fiscal Year 2012 is open for citizen comment. The draft CAPER will be available for review at the Dakota County Com-munity Development Agency, on the CDA’s

website at www.dakotac-da.org and on the Dakota County website at www.dakotacounty.us through Sept. 25. Additional draft copies will be available at the Burnhaven Library in Burnsville, Wescott Li-brary in Eagan, Pleasant Hill Library in Hastings, and Heritage Library in Lakeville. Those who wish to tes-tify at the public hearing are requested to contact Leah Petricka at the Da-kota County CDA, 1228 Town Centre Drive, Ea-gan; Telephone: 651-675-4468; MN Relay Service:

1-800-627-3529 or 711; Fax: 651-675-4444; prior to 4:30 p.m. on Wednes-day, Sept. 11. Those who require special accommo-dations should contact the CDA at least a week before the hearing. To submit comments after reviewing the CA-PER, send them in writ-ing to the Dakota County CDA, attention Leah Pet-ricka, 1228 Town Centre Drive, Eagan, MN 55123; or by fax 651-675-4444. Comments will be ac-cepted through Sept. 13.


Going, going gone To the editor: Fiscal conservative policies are responsible for state budget crises for more than a decade, ac-cording to Conrad deFie-bre in the Aug. 30 edition. I doubt this very much as state government spends too much of the taxpayer money on frivolous things

like sports stadiums and boondoggles as light rail. Supporting these items is not fiscal or conserva-tive, neither is an over-bloated state government. How is it that $25 bil-lion, $28 billion, $30 bil-lion, $35 billion is not enough taxpayer money for the state? Former Star Tribune editor deFiebre points out we should have taken

advantage of low inter-est rates by borrowing for State Capitol renovations and infrastructure, etc. He doesn’t point out how the artificially low rates have greatly harmed public pensions. The liberal Democrats and Gov. Mark Dayton raised taxes by $2.1 billion, adding to our state debt or an 8 percent-plus increase in taxes.

They raised taxes on equipment repair, Internet purchases, added a ware-housing tax, a 50 percent increase on car rental taxes and many numerous other taxes. These taxes are paid by hardworking business peo-ple and taxpayers. The additional debt could not have come at a worse time, as we are on the brink of another great Depression. Conrad deFiebre talks of Minnesotans begin-ning to reap the benefits of sound government man-agement under liberal/pro-gressive leadership. I guess liberals/progres-sives must take credit for 50-year liberal Demo-crat rule in Detroit which bankrupted that great city and reduced it to a burnt-out economic shell. Finally, there is no gov-ernment money — only taxpayer money — and wealth is not shared, it is earned.

KEVIN McCARNEYLakeville

Progress for Minnesota’s studentsTo the editor: This week marks the beginning of a new school year that is sure to be full

of opportunities to learn and grow for every stu-dent. As I look forward to returning to my physics classroom for my 23rd year at Burnsville High School, I can think of no better time to reflect on how the 2013 legislative session – dubbed by many as the “Education Session” – will have a positive impact on students of all ages. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle passed a bipartisan K-12 education budget that gives schools new resources to help ev-ery child reach his or her full potential. Here is a quick look at the local impact on schools in our region. Burnsville-Eagan-Sav-age School District: • Over $1.6 million ($173 per student) in ad-ditional funding this year and over $5.2 million ($562 per student) next year. Lakeville School Dis-trict: • Over $1.1 million ($112 per student) in ad-ditional funding this year and over $4.3 million ($418 per student) next year. Rosemount-Apple Val-ley-Eagan School District: • Over $3.2 million ($120 per student) in ad-ditional funding this year and over $12.2 million ($455 per student) next year.

Legislators also made important progress for Minnesota’s youngest learners. For example, we ex-panded scholarships to help 8,000 families send their kids to preschool and made voluntary all-day kindergarten available for every child free of charge starting in 2014. This will provide a savings of $3,000 or more to families and help us begin to close the achievement gap. This year’s legislative session also produced a bi-partisan higher education budget that freezes un-dergraduate tuition at the University of Minnesota and MnSCU system for the next two years and in-creases state financial aid. While much more needs to be done to reduce the cost of a post-secondary degree, it’s certainly a big step in the right direction toward greater college af-fordability. These investments will help build the kind of highly-educated workforce Minnesota needs to stay economically competi-tive. I’m confident that the “Education Session” will bring good jobs to our state and spark economic growth for years to come. WILL MORGANState representative, Dis-trict 56B

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Dual credit choices for students essential “School Choice” and Minnesota schools have been partners for several decades. This is the state that gave birth to charter schools, open enrollment and post-secondary options. The state has promoted and devel-oped high school courses that qualify for college credit, or more inclusively, post-secondary education credit. Many state high schools offer a wide selection of Advanced Placement courses, the In-ternational Baccalaureate program and College in the Schools courses. Our technical colleges, community colleges and four-year institutions pro-vide opportunities for high school stu-dents to take courses at their institutions while remaining enrolled in high school. The ECM Editorial Board supports the expansion of quality shared-credit high school courses for our students and we encourage state officials to develop a systematic plan for expanded dual credit opportunities. Choice of courses and/or school cam-pus comes with added responsibility. Stu-dent interest is one element; planning for post-secondary education and career is the other. Whether students are headed toward a technical-based career, a pro-fessional calling or pursuit of a specific talent or skill, looking out to the years immediately following high school is im-portant. You can both “live for the moment” and “plan for the future,” but anticipat-ing “what comes next” is critical. High school courses or post-secondary op-tions that share a high school/college credit can give a student a lift on the

learning experience and decrease the cost of college. Dual credit courses, however, are more rigorous and require harder work and more preparation (even in the middle school years) and that need for preparation must also be anticipated. Choice can range from “which school should I attend” to “which courses should I take.” Choice can allow the stu-dent to stay on the high school campus or attend the post-secondary campus. There are now many pathways to suc-cessful learning through high school and beyond and there is room for many more. We think the total high school experi-ence is of great value and importance for most students. Students who don’t want a compromised experience but want dual credit should be able to achieve both. High school and college officials have to cooperate if students are to get the most out of both their high school and post-high school experience. As in any movement toward change institutional defenses can come into play. Protecting the home turf is a natural first reaction to change. In Minnesota there is evidence of co-operation among secondary and post-secondary schools. We encourage that movement. The focus should be on stu-dent freedom to choose and opportunity to learn; not on the need to maintain the institution’s current mode of operation. There are issues that school and state officials need to address. Schools are

meant to be uni-versal and acces-sible to all. Choice that leads to socio-economic segrega-tion runs totally contrary to the purpose of edu-cation in a demo-cratic/capitalist society. Education must serve as an equalizer provid-ing opportunity and upper mobil-ity to all. School, program and course selection needs to broaden and not limit that opportunity to all s o c i o e c o n o m i c groups. Choice can come with expense that only some can afford especially the cost of transportation when multiple cam-puses are attended. The state needs to consider subsidies and/or transportation systems that carry these costs for fami-lies. Choice can be limited by geography and the availability of post-secondary in-stitutions. We need to do more to bring the courses to students and not the stu-dents to the course or campus. Technology based learning is a real-ity and its role in creating dual credit opportunities is both evolutionary and revolutionary. Students can currently ac-cess online PSEO courses that are offered

by post-secondary institutions. School districts are creating their own distance learning options such as the new Anoka-Hennepin “StepAhead” High School that is de-signed as a full time, online high school with access to dual credit opportunities and available state-wide. We need to support a state plan for the further de-velopment of tech-nology-supported education that will reach all areas of

the state and help mitigate the disadvan-tages of geography. High school, college and state officials should continue to provide more dual credit choices for students, we strongly believe. We recommend a state coordi-nated plan for further advancing shared courses between high school and post high school institutions and we recom-mend learning paths include industry certification programs that lead to em-ployment.

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The cost of alcohol abuse extends through court system by Michael BaxterSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Alcohol, the most widely used drug in Minnesota, grosses the state an estimated $296 million in tax revenue. But there is also a cost to Minnesota taxpayers: The true cost of the abuse of alcohol, including its impact on the judi-cial system, has consistently resulted in a negative economic effect. This is because alcohol abuse or dependence is not an iso-lated problem. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, nearly 10 percent of Minnesotans meet the criteria for alco-hol dependence or abuse. A quantifiable direct result in the court system, as noted in a recent Hen-nepin County court order, is the more than 40,000 driving-under-the-influence citations in 2012. In Minnesota, it is no surprise that alcohol abuse leads to death, crime and economic costs across the board. The Minnesota Department of Health estimates that the economic cost of alco-hol abuse to the state per year exceeds $5 billion, which is 17 times greater than the estimated revenue generated through the various alcohol taxes. Specifically, alco-hol-related costs directly associated with the criminal justice system are estimated at $117 million for 2010. This does not in-clude an estimated $196 million incurred through the lost earnings of victims and

those incarcerated. The costs do not end with alcohol-related driving crimes. Alcohol also is a factor in many violent crimes, including domestic abuse, child neglect and other child-protection matters. In my job as a district court judge for almost five years, I see alcohol abuse issues each and every week. Minnesota is known for harsh sen-tencing guidelines for DUIs, with second, third or fourth offenses receiving increas-ing levels of mandatory time in jail and higher mandatory fines. With the fourth conviction in 10 years, and all subsequent convictions, the defendant faces a felony conviction and prison sentence. However, the strict sentences do not seem to be a deterrent since one out of every seven current Minnesota drivers has at least one DUI on his or her record. We know that part of the reason for the large number of DUI arrests is that all law en-forcement agencies now strictly enforce the law and work hard to keep impaired drivers off the roads. But, there is still a large segment of the general public that

feels drinking and driving isn’t really that bad. Thus, taxpayers are left to pay the in-creasing costs to the court system. Alcohol’s negative impact is clearly demonstrated by the billions of dollars spent to deal with its abuse. There also is an emotional impact on the victims, fam-ily and the many defendants. This “cost” in many cases stays with me even after sentencing. The price is in the tears and agony of the victims who have lost a son or wife or uncle to an accident caused by a drunk driver. It is the price paid by the spouse and children for the physical and emotional abuse inflicted by drunken par-ents or spouses. I hear the victims’ stories and witness the devastating effect alcohol abuse has on families across the state. The impact of al-cohol is not confined to the criminal cases in the justice system. It also can be found in divorces, custody battles, children in need of protective services and other fam-ily and juvenile matters. Each and every time I sentence a defen-dant in an alcohol-related offense to jail or prison, I question whether they will truly receive the help they need to control their abuse of alcohol. There is a 50 percent chance that people sentenced to prison, when released, will commit a new crime and return to prison. The new crime will likely create more cost and new victims. Efforts to address the problems in-clude drug/DUI “specialty” courts, first implemented in the early ’90s. The goal

of these courts is to focus on the offender and his or her treatment needs. While not every offender is eligible, those who are receive the time and attention required to address their dependency problems. Spe-cialty courts have been successful and have emerged in every state. However, many drug courts only look at the offender and not the entire family, which has sparked efforts to broaden the goals of the court and allow families to be treated, as well. In addition, treatment programs have been implemented within some county jails and prisons to help address some of the depen-dency issues. These specialty courts and expanding opportunities for treatment while in jail are a step in the right direction. The costs of these interventions may be viewed as expensive on the front end. However, they work to potentially eliminate the never-ending cycle of addicted persons in and out of the justice system by treating the problem that brought them into the sys-tem, and this clearly outweighs the front-end costs. Minnesota courts continue to look for additional ways to treat the underlying is-sues of alcohol abuse to reduce cost of in-carcerations, use tax dollars efficiently and make our roads and homes safer.

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Hookah finds a home in Burnsville “At the end of the day, if you want to smoke, no-body’s going to stop you,” he said. “Tobacco keeps going up (in price), but people keep buying it.”

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Lawmakers’ finger-prints might no longer be on their own paychecks. In bipartisan votes in the Democrat-led Legisla-ture last session, lawmak-ers placed a constitutional amendment on the 2016 ballot that, if approved by voters, would have legisla-tive salaries set by an inde-pendent council. Lawmakers no longer would vote on their own pay. Currently, a state com-pensation council makes recommendations to the Legislature concerning pay. The council recom-mended a pay increase for legislators this year, tying the raise to the governor’s salary. It recommended the governor’s pay, $120,000 per year, be given two 3 percent increases, with leg-islative salaries being set at 33 percent of the gover-nor’s. But lawmakers have a history of ignoring the council. Salaries of legis-lators — about $31,000 a year — haven’t been raised since 1999. By compari-

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litical fallout keeps salaries fixed. “It’s very difficult around here to get them (lawmakers) to do that (vote to increase salaries), purely because of election politics,” Bakk said. The Senate, not up for re-election until 2016, vot-ed for a pay increase last session. But the House balked. House Speaker Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapo-lis, called the constitution-al amendment approach “a more appropriate way to go.” Compensation Council Chairman Tom Fraser be-lieves it’s less the amount of the raise than the idea

of lawmakers voting on one that irks the public. “It’s a built-in conflict. But it’s been built in for a long time,” Fraser said. Former Sen. John Doll, DFL-Burnsville, was will-ing to sacrifice to serve in the Legislature. “It was definitely not easy,” Doll said of the fi-nancial side. His business, tile and stone contracting, isn’t one that you can be absent from, he said. And serving in public office is demanding. “I would say it’s defi-nitely more than a part-time job,” Doll said. Fraser, whose father served in the Legislature,

also views legislative ser-vice as demanding. The workload has “in-creased dramatically” over the years, Fraser said. Not that the Compensa-tion Council is getting an earful. “Nobody (lawmakers) came in and complained about the pay,” Fraser said. One concern heard in discussing legislative pay is the perceived drying effect it has on the pool of poten-tial candidates. “I worry that we could end up with a situation when the hardworking up-and-comers can’t afford to serve, the wealthy treat it as a hobby and the schemers get in,” Jacobs said. Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, is also concerned. “We’re having a hard time finding qualified peo-ple who want the job and will run for public office,” Limmer, a long-serving legislator, said. “And so our quality of legislator is beginning to wane.” Not all lawmakers agree with this. “I think that’s insult-ing,” House Tax Com-mittee Chairwoman Ann Lenczewski, DFL-Bloom-ington, said of the idea of the wealthy taking over the Legislature. In general, the Legis-lature is made up of high-caliber people — many, highly educated, Lencze-

wski said. Thissen, for instance, holds a degree from Har-vard University and a law degree from the University of Chicago, she said. For-mer House Tax Committee Chairman Ron Abrams, R-Minnetonka, her former mentor, now a judge, is brilliant, Lenczewski said. Lenczewski voted against the proposed con-stitutional amendment. Legislative pay doesn’t need to be increased, she said. “I think we’ve had a pretty rough decade,” Lenczewski said of the state’s economy. But Fraser views giving the state’s 201 legislators a salary increase as a small expenditure, given the size of the state budget. In addition to salary, legislators get a per diem for living expenses during session and a possible diem for work off-session. Lawmakers living more than 50 miles from the state Capitol receive a lodging allowance. In the House, the allow-ance is up to $1,300 per month; the Senate allow-ance is slightly less. The House per diem is up to $66 per day. The Sen-ate per diem is up to $86 per day.

Tim Budig can be reached at [email protected].

Members of the Minnesota Legislature take the oath of office. Legislative pay differs widely among the United States’ 50 state legislatures. (Photo by T.W. Budig)

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Persons,almost two years ago released a national report card on nursing home and home-based community care showing Minnesota ranked No. 1 in the nation for quality of care providers. The report examined nursing homes on quality of life, quality of care, support for fam-ily caregivers and choices available for seniors. The biggest change in elderly care, according to Kvenvold, relates to se-niors having “a lot more options where they can re-ceive care and support.” Seniors now use nurs-ing home care less with shorter terms of stay and more than 50 percent of the people in for rehabili-tation being discharged. “This is very different than 20 to 30 years ago when a nursing home resi-dent stayed until the end of life,” Kvenvold said. There is more of a trend toward wellness services than ever before, Kvenvold said. Lifestyle practices affect healthy aging, for example an exercise regi-men, no smoking, follow-ing good dietary practices and a trend toward well-ness, she said. A whole new array of services is available for

seniors in nursing homes, assisted living or in their homes. Nursing homes are also now working more closely with hospitals and physicians. Readmission rates are now lower be-cause nursing homes do a good job of discharge planning and sustaining themselves in a communi-ty setting, Kvenvold said. Due to the explosion of the senior popula-tion, “we’re going to be stretched to find caregiv-ers,” Kvenvold said. Those who are making caregiv-ing their career are seeing lower-paid jobs, which tend not to have preferred benefits. The challenge then becomes how to raise benefits for caregivers to attract younger people into the vocation. “We must make care-giving the best career choice possible,” she said. Another challenge, Kvenvold said, is under-funding. Going without an increase in wages over four years is not a good long-term formula for quality care, Kvenvold said. A state initiative, Own Your Future, is currently educating people on the risks of meeting long-term care. “When we are in our 30s, 40s and 50s, we must

plan how we are going to pay for our health care in our 70s and 80s,” Kven-volvd said. It’s a stunning fact, she said, that only 12 percent have long-term insurance and over half of Minneso-tans have no plan at all. “We must help people become aware that Medi-care does not really cover long-term care,” Kvenvold said. The majority of Min-nesotans support invest-ment in senior care, Kven-vold said, emphasizing independence. “Our seniors want to stay home as long as pos-sible, and they tend to view access to quality of senior care as a right, not a privi-lege,” she continued. “As Minnesotans, we have the responsibility to provide dignified, good quality care to seniors as they age,” Kvenvold said. It must be impressed on our legislators, Kvenvold said, that senior care is re-sponsible for 100,000 jobs and $4 billion going to the economy. “The quality of persons delivering care is amazing and really inspiring,” she said. Howard Lestrud can be reached at [email protected].

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it over there?’” Svoboda said. The updated library will include new public computers. Just about every inch will be touched. Every-thing is going to be rear-ranged over new carpet and under a remodeled ceiling. The library is setting up a temporary location across the street in the sec-ond story of Farmington City Hall. Many of the same ser-vices the library offers will still be in effect during the remodeling. The most popular books, DVDs and

CDs will be available to check out. “Whatever we don’t have set out, just ask,” Svoboda said. “We might be able to go back and find it. If people are looking for books we may have in storage, they can go online and request them. They’ll be put on the hold shelf. It’s something people do now. They’re used to it.” The temporary site will still have Wi-Fi Internet access and six computers available. There’s a eleva-tor available as well as an after-hours book drop. During the fall there are fewer large programs because students are in school. There will still

be Friday storytime and a monthly teen advisory group. In May, the library holds an annual Silver Tea for seniors. This year it will be at the Rambling River Center because the library won’t have access to a large on-site gathering space. “We won’t be able to do the same amount we normally do, so some pro-grams will be scaled back,” Svoboda said. But once the dust settles, the experience at the Farmington Library should be upgraded. Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

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SportsPanthers’ defense doesn’t wilt

Captains from Lakeville North and Lakeville South meet at midfield before the 11th varsity football game between the schools. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Despite making seven turnovers, North edges South 7-0 in Lakeville’s football rivalry game

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


The 11th chapter of the Lakeville North-Lakeville South football rivalry might become known as one of the strangest. The game had more turnovers (12) than points in North’s 7-0 home-field victory on Aug. 29. In one stretch, the ball changed hands three times in five plays. Fans might have been tempted to check for a full moon, but there wasn’t one. It was just a typical season opener in which coaches brace for ragged play. “Yeah, it was ugly,” Lakeville North coach Brian Vossen said. “But you know what? That’s what you get when you do a rivalry game in Week 1. I’m hoping in the future our conference (South Suburban) schedules the rivalry games for later in the season.” North’s victory was its fourth in a row over South and gave the Panthers a 6-5 lead in the series. The game’s standout unit was the Lakeville North defense, which held Lakeville South to 91 yards of offense and forced five turnovers. Lakeville South was in Lakeville North’s half of the field on five posses-sions, but three times the Cougars started there af-ter Panther turnovers. North’s plan was to put as much pressure on the South quarterbacks as possible while playing a deep zone to cut off big plays. If South was go-ing to complete a pass, North wanted it to be a short throw with its de-fenders moving forward. It worked; South’s longest completed pass was for 7 yards. “Our guys did a great job up front, and it helps to have people like Greg Menard and Jack Goe-man, who are two very good defensive linemen,”

Vossen said. “One time we blitzed Greg out of the play and he still ended up making the tackle for no gain.” The Cougars, who were shut out despite receiving seven North turnovers, couldn’t be faulted for wondering “What just happened?” as they left North’s stadium. South coach Larry Thompson said a big play early by his team could have changed the complexion of the game. And South almost got one. The Cougars ran a wingback pass on their first play from scrimmage and had receiver Luke Iverson running alone be-hind the North defense. But the ball was over-thrown. “That was one of about five plays we could have made that would have made a difference,” Thompson said. “Our re-ceiver was wide open on that first play. We missed two field goals. We made a great play to get a turn-over and then gave the ball right back. “But our defense played great,” Thompson added. “If they play like

that all year, we’ll win a lot of games.” In the first half, South’s defense recovered fumbles at the North 15 and the North 26-yard line. The Cougars’ Grant Moesser also returned an intercep-tion to the North 22. They resulted in zero points as South couldn’t advance inside the North 10 and had the two missed field goal attempts. In the final minute of the first half, South fum-bled at the end of what would have been a 19-yard gain and the Panthers re-covered. On the next play, North’s sophomore quar-terback Drew Stewart completed a 60-yard pass to Conner Flack for the game’s only touchdown. North was able to con-trol the ball for much of the second half behind the running of senior Jamiah Newell, who gained 155 yards on 33 carries. Stewart had four inter-ceptions in his first varsity start, but Vossen praised his quarterback’s play. “It’s Week 1, his first game, and it’s against the most high-pressure op-ponent we have to play,” Vossen said. “He had the

weight of the world on his shoulders, and he handled it well. Stewart’s counterpart, South junior Brenon Larson-Gulsvig, battled cramps that eventually forced him out of the game in the third quarter. Mitch Wolkow, also a ju-nior, completed the game at quarterback. The Cougars expected some growing pains for an inexperienced offen-sive line, but this week doesn’t offer much relief. The Cougars play host to Wayzata in a non-confer-ence game at 8 p.m. Sept. 6. Wayzata, one of the state’s traditional large-school powers, defeated Rosemount 24-21 in dou-ble overtime last week. Lakeville North will try to clean up its turn-over issues in time for its game against Blooming-ton Kennedy at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Bloomington Stadium. Kennedy lost to Bloomington Jefferson 25-20 in its opener.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Lakeville North’s Jamiah Newell (3) rushed for 155 yards in his team’s 7-0 victory over Lakeville South. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Eagan, AV runners win at Dakota ClassicLakeville South

girls take second by Mike Shaughnessy


Eagan’s girls and Ap-ple Valley’s boys showed strong early-season form at the Dakota Classic cross country meet Friday at Eagan High School. Also on Friday, highly ranked teams from Eden Prairie swept the varsity team championships at the Irish Invitational at Rosemount High School.

Dakota Classic Anna Van Wyk, Kelli Praska and Raissa Hansen swept the top three places as Eagan won the girls team championship. The Wildcats, state Class AA runners-up last year and ranked No. 2 this year, finished 22 points ahead of fifth-ranked Lakeville South. Van Wyk was medalist in the 3,200-meter race in 11 minutes, 44.3 seconds. Praska (11.53.4) and Han-sen (11:54) took the next two places. Olivia Mitchell (11th place) and Kirsten Barrett (19th) also count-ed toward Eagan’s team total. Lakeville South was led by junior Kaytlyn Lar-son, who finished sixth in (12:10.6). Annie Brek-ken (10th), Erin Kilbride (12th), Jenny Machaj (14th) and Bailey Brewster (16th) were the rest of the Cougars’ top five. On the boys side, three Apple Valley runners placed in the top 10 as the Eagles won by 19 points over Lakeville South and Farmington. The Dakota Classic field included the state’s top-ranked Class AA runner, Richfield’s Obsa Ali, who was first in 10:04.1. Zack Benning of Hastings, ranked fourth in the state, finished in 10:06.9. Apple Valley was the only team in the boys competition to place five runners among the top 20 individuals. Junior Grant Udelhofen led the Eagles, placing sixth in 10:36.9. Seniors Liam Tyler (10:40.3) and Luke Tansey (10:49.9) were seventh and ninth. Steven Stotts and Nathan Williams placed 18th and 19th. “We displayed good team depth as our sixth runner beat Lakeville South’s fourth runner and (finished) just behind Farmington’s fourth- and fifth-place runners,” Apple Valley boys coach Rollie Greeno said. Greeno said the Eagles

likely would be tested even more Sept. 6 at the Farib-ault Invitational, which is expected to have a deeper field. Apple Valley scored 59 points. Lakeville South and Farmington both had 77, with South winning the tiebreaker for second place because its sixth runner placed 33rd, as opposed to 47th for his Farmington counterpart. Senior Wali Ibrahim finished fourth in 10:25.7 to lead Lakeville South. Noah Hanson (fifth, 10:32.3) and Mitchell Miller (10th, 10:51.5) also placed in the top 10 for the Cougars. Farmington senior Jus-tin Hyytinen was third in 10:25.3 to lead the Tigers. Sophomores Alex Hart and Devon Webb were 12th and 13th. Dan Podpeskar and Tommy Jaakola were 15th and 17th for Eagan, which finished fifth of nine teams with 113 points. Jaakola cut 31 seconds off his time from last year’s Dakota Classic, Eagan boys coach Rob Graham said.

Irish Invitational The Irish Invitational had a loaded field for an early season meet. Sixth-ranked Rosemount, the host school, finished fourth in Friday’s meet be-hind Eden Prairie, Edina and Mounds View. Those three teams now occupy the third, fourth and fifth spots in the Class AA poll. Rosemount junior Alex Berhe finished fourth overall in the 2-mile race in 10:10.5. Senior Cody Sedbrook (11th, 10:29.9) also was a top-10 finisher for the Irish. Ryan Brumm (26th), Sam Ivanecky (30th) and Ryan Condon (35th) completed Rose-mount’s top five. The Irish scored 106 points, 56 behind Eden Prairie but only seven be-hind second-place Edina. Lakeville North placed sixth in the 20-team boys race, with sophomore Luke Anderson finishing 29th individually. Eden Prairie also was a convincing winner in the girls race, while Rose-mount and Lakeville North placed sixth and seventh. Eighth-grader Sydney Hansen led the Irish girls, placing 13th in 12:07.5. Danielle Bellino of Lakeville North, also an eighth-grader, was 20th in 12:21.6.

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Runners from Farmington (left) and Lakeville South and Eagan begin the girls race at the Dakota Classic. Eagan won the girls team championship, with Lakeville South finishing second. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Narrow escape

Polly Sjoberg of Lakeville North heads the ball during a South Suburban Conference girls soccer game Tuesday against Eagan. North won 1-0 to improve to 3-0 overall. All three victories were by 1-0 scores. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Notebook: St. Thomas Academy AD suffers stroke by Mike Shaughnessy


Jack Zahr, St. Thomas Academy activities direc-tor and an Eagan resident, was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a stroke at his home. Information posted at the school’s website and the Zahr family’s aring-Bridge site (www.caring-bridge.org/visit/jackzahr) described extensive dam-age and a bleak prognosis. “He is resting comfortably

in the hospital but is not expected to recover from the effects of the stroke,” the school posted Tuesday. Zahr, 58, has worked at STA since 1977 as a teach-er, coach and administra-tor. St. Thomas Academy has been a state power in multiple sports during his tenure, notably football, basketball, hockey, swim-ming and Alpine skiing.

Spikers’ weekend The first big weekend of high school volleyball tournaments starts Friday.

Lakeville North will de-fend its championship at the Southwest Minnesota Challenge in Marshall on Friday and Saturday. East-view and Burnsville also will play in that event. The Aerie Challenge, the first of three weekend tournaments at Apple Valley High School, also begins Friday. Two other South Suburban Confer-ence schools, Rosemount and Bloomington Ken-nedy, join Apple Valley in the field.

Farmington will play in a tournament Saturday at Coon Rapids High School before holding its own in-vitational on Sept. 14.

State amateur

baseball Eagan finished third and Savage fourth in the state Class B men’s ama-teur baseball tournament that ended last weekend in Delano. Cold Spring de-feated Shakopee 8-6 in the championship game Mon-day afternoon.


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Police officers also re-acted as if the situation was real, so staff would be familiar with what to expect from them in a shooter situation. Demonstrating their

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The staff ’s training on how to respond to ac-tive shooters has also changed in a way police believe will save lives. “We’re giving more options, depending on the situation,” Vonhof said. “Because we don’t know how these situa-tions are going to play out.” Options offered in-clude negotiate, run, hide, lock and barricade access or fight, replacing previous trainings that primarily taught hiding with students behind locked doors. Lakeville Schools Su-perintendent Lisa Sny-der said the variety of response options was “empowering” for school staff, who were taught to assess the situation, make the best decision for survival and direct students accordingly. She said the response would employ common sense and vary depend-ing on each situation and the age of the students. Adults may lead stu-dents on an escape or take action to try to stop the shooter. In that scenario, the adult may share their plan of action with older students who can decide if they want to partici-pate, Snyder said. She said at Columbine, Klebold’s gun jammed during the assault, and minutes passed as he was trying to fix it. “They had these big burly senior football players cowering under the tables that could have taken him down,” Snyder said. “But the kids were so trained to only hide, and to hide behind things and under things that they didn’t even think about it. They weren’t empowered to think about it.” Snyder said the new

recommendations allow staff to employ common sense, assess the situa-tion and possibly take action. “That was a really key shift in all of our think-ing — and I heard that a lot from our teachers — that, wow, there might be an opportunity for me to intervene and save lives,” Snyder said. “That’s very different than anything we’ve done in schools before.” Lisa Holien, Lakeville Area School District stu-dent support specialist, said school staff were urged to be bold and confident if they were in a real of life-or-death de-cision-making situation. She said Lakeville police Sgt. Jason Polin-ski urged school staff to be bold, and once they make a plan, act deci-sively and “go all in.” “He emulated confi-dence in the decision-makers in the classroom and referred to them as first responders,” Holien said. “He said whatever you decided to do, you’re doing it in the best in-terest of those kids. We know that, you know that, act confidently, act decisively and do what you think is best in that moment.” She said staff also learned about warning signs, and emphasis also centered on the impor-tance of forming rela-tionships with students so there could be early intervention when warn-ing signs arise. “We know the likeli-hood of us having to engage in this type of a situation is very rare,” Holien said. “But the prevention, the early in-tervention happens on a daily basis.” Vonhof said the sce-narios, which involved a lunch room scene, crowded hallway and a pep fest in the gym in-

cluded police use of real guns firing blanks and training smoke provided by the Lakeville Fire De-partment to simulate a bomb situation. He said they were in-tentionally realistic so staff would be better able to overcome the com-mon response of para-lyzing shock in a real-life shooting situation. “People had to move through smoke and there were loud noises going on over the (intercom system),” Vonhof said. “You really saw people moving and on all three scenarios. I think they got better at respond-ing. It builds confidence in people in these situ-ations that they can do something.” One of the scenarios involved two teachers tackling the shooter, kicking away the gun and holding the person until the police arrived. “What really resonat-ed well with people was that you have a choice,”

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Lakeville police proceed down a Lakeville North High School hallway, guns drawn, during an active shooter training with the department and school staff Aug. 29. (Photo submitted)


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“I’d be eating fairly healthy, but I’d still gain weight. I wasn’t sleeping well, I was feeling some irritability and I just thought, this isn’t my nor-mal pattern,” the Eagan resident said.

She visited the Meno-pause Clinic of Minnesota in St. Paul, where bioiden-tical hormones are often prescribed to ease meno-pausal symptoms. The hor-mones are said to match the molecular structure of the ones that women make in their bodies.

Matsuhashi’s symptoms have improved since she began treatment.

“I think when there’s something that I believe is safe and it’s relatively easy to incorporate into your life and it’s going to ease that passageway, I think, ‘Why not?’” said Matsuhashi, 50. “To make the quality of life better, I think it’s a good thing.”

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ovaries stop making eggs and produce less of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Changes in hormone levels can pro-duce hot fl ashes, night sweats, fatigue, moodiness and weight gain. It’s also linked to increased risk of heart disease and osteopo-rosis or bone loss.

Menopause offi cially be-gins when a woman stops having menstrual periods for 12 consecutive months. The average age of meno-pause is 51, but the tran-sition period called peri-menopause can begin in the 30s and 40s.

Hormone replacement therapy or HRT is de-signed to replace hor-mones that are no longer produced by the body. The Food and Drug Adminis-tration has approved sev-eral hormone treatments to treat menopause symp-toms.

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the risk of heart attack, stroke and breast cancer.

Scary headlines con-vinced many women to discontinue HRT or avoid it altogether. Research has continued in the years since the WHI study, with seemingly confl icting and contradictory results.

For example, a 2012 Dan-ish study followed women who began HRT soon after menopause. After 10 years, they had a signifi cantly re-duced risk of heart failure or heart attack without in-creased risk of cancer or stroke.

Current guidelines from the National Institutes of Health support the use of hormone therapy for hot fl ashes. Treatment should be limited to fi ve years, the guidelines say.

No wonder that women are confused.

Women should work with their health-care provid-ers to decide which treat-ment options are safest and most effective, said Amy Weckman, nurse practitioner at Park Nicol-let Clinic in Burnsville.

“The goal of HRT is to use the smallest dose of medi-cation that will effectively manage the symptoms

for the shortest period of time,” she wrote in an email.

Women can take other steps to reduce symptoms by exercising regularly, getting enough sleep and eating a healthy diet, she said. Avoiding caffeine, spicy foods, alcohol and smoking may also help.

Some women try herbal supplements with ingredi-ents like black cohosh, red clover and dong quoi, but supplements can have side effects and may interact with other medications, she said. Quality and re-search on herbal products varies, and they’re not regulated by the FDA.

Women may soon have another option. In June, the FDA approved the an-tidepressant paroxetine as the fi rst non-hormonal treatment for hot fl ashes. Approval was based on two clinical trials, but it’s not known how it reduces symptoms.

Some women are turning to bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, be-lieving that “natural“, plant-derived hormones are safer. The treatment can help women through a critical life transition,

said Sandy Greenquist, certifi ed nurse midwife and founder of Menopause Center of Minnesota.

Many of the bioidentical hormones prescribed by the clinic are made from yam or soy extract and some are custom-mixed by a compounding pharmacy, she said.

Compounded bioidenti-cals are not regulated by the FDA.

The treatment relieves symptoms like hot fl ashes and decreased libido, but can also protect against heart disease, osteoporo-sis and cognitive decline, Greenquist said.

She recommends starting hormone therapy before the last menstrual period or within 10 years of the last period.

Women still need an ef-fective way to manage symptoms that can dis-rupt their lives, Green-quist said. “What doctors and everybody, society has expected is that wom-en will just buck up and carry on,” she said. “It’s a ridiculous expectation.”

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A few lucky women barely notice their tran-sition through meno-pause.

Others suffer through symptoms of night sweats, fatigue and weight gain.

Hormone replacement therapy is one option to relieve symptoms, but some women prefer treatments that promise safer and more natural remedies.

It’s common for female patients in their 40s and 50s to grapple with hot fl ashes, trouble sleeping and slower metabolism, said Dr. Kim Tran, chi-ropractor at Synapse: Center for Health and Healing in Eagan.

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Tran often recom-mends a healthier diet low in sugar, carbohy-drates and processed foods, which can lower infl ammation and stress on the body. Cutting back on caffeine and al-cohol can also help.

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es (ADSIS) Project Update – Ms. Ouillette/Ms. Giorgi b. 2013-14 Student Enroll-ment Update – Mr. Massaros c. First Reading New/Revised Policies – Mr. Massaros d. Levy Communications Up-date – Ms. Swanson 5. Recommended Actions – none6. Additions to Agenda 7. Information a. Superintendent’s Report b. Board Member Reports 8. Adjournment

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Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom veteran. In Baghdad, he com-manded an Army battal-ion task force in the First Calvary Division from 2004-2005. While serving in Iraq, he befriended Fadi M. Fadhil “Freddie,” an Iraqi interpreter, and helped Fadhil gain polit-ical asylum in the United States in 2006. The two have given public presentations about their experiences, and Baumann authored the book, “Adjust Fire: Transforming to Win in Iraq,” in 2008. The book tells the insider story of Army tactics employed in Iraq and the challenges Army leaders faced; it is highly rated and described on Amazon as “an incred-ibly compelling story.” Baumann said he wrote the book because he felt the media “had very badly represented the American effort in Iraq,” by distorting its reporting “for purposes that were more self-serv-ing than factual.” He said many things reported were “tied to political issues and the election,” and he decided to write the book to offer

a counter narrative. Baumann served 20 years in the Army, from 1985-2005, earning nu-merous awards and dec-orations including the Legion of Merit Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Mer-itorious Service Medal (four awards) the Army Commendation Medal (three awards) and Air Assault Badge. His experiences were also varied in St. Paul Schools, where he served in numerous positions including chief business officer from 2010-2012 and chief financial offi-cer from 2009-2010. Baumann said his broad range of experi-ences allow him to bring a strong work ethic and unique perspective to the job. “I can really help the district to look at op-portunities and options available to them regard-ing school finance and business operations,” he said. Baumann and his wife Shelly have lived in Lakeville since 2005 and have one son, a se-nior at Farmington High School.


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community where fami-lies, friends and neighbors connect, live, learn, work and play. Great schools; a diverse local economy; ex-ceptional parks, trails and recreational opportunities; vibrant social and cultural institutions; safe neighbor-hoods and responsive and cost-effective public servic-es together create a place we are proud to call home.” Rapp said people have come to Lakeville because the city either has or was judged to have higher qual-ity schools than other plac-es. Council Member Kerrin Swecker questioned why the vision statement set goals for “great” schools and “exceptional” parks instead of vice versa. “Quite frankly, that re-ally pops out,” she said. Rapp said council could tweak the vision statement, suggesting they may want to change those adjectives. “Because it says ‘draft‘ on here and it is your docu-ment at the end of the day, these are the small tweaks

that you ought to be think-ing about,” he said. He said respondents want quality education op-tions, from early childhood through post-secondary levels, for Lakeville to be an inviting city where peo-ple would raise families, return to and grow old in, with housing options that support all life stages. Strategic priorities for the city included diversified economic development, cost effective, high quality public services, safety, mul-tigenerational housing and a sense of community and belonging. Rapp said many have found that sense of belong-ing in Lakeville’s vibrant neighborhoods, civic or-ganizations, athletic or-ganizations, schools and churches. Council Member Col-leen LaBeau said the Police Department’s chaplaincy program could help build connections between the city and faith community. Key initiatives in the document were divided by strategic priority and a general timeline so future

decision makers can filter ideas, plans and develop-ments through the vision plan. “Is it promoting connec-tion to our neighborhoods, is it working against a sense of belonging?” Rapp said. “How would we evaluate it?” The task force detailed each value, added a clari-fying sentence to better define it then gave a para-graph detailing how to ap-ply it. “This is something they spent a huge amount of time on,” Rapp said, call-ing the community values page the foundation for the document and future bud-get decisions. On the page, is a quote from an Envision Lakev-ille Community Focus Group that calls the city’s strengths its schools, parks and trails and balanced/mixed land uses including commercial and industrial. Task force members were Laura Beem, Jeanne Hutter, Grant Jacobson, Cody Jones, Brian Knapp, Jason Mahlman, Patti Mc-Donald, Ron Mullenbach,

Lynette Mulvihill, Steven Porter, Howard Schneider, Tom Rice and Dean Swen-son. City Administrator Steve Mielke and city staff members also attended meetings and were involved in the process. Rapp suggested the City Council use the informa-tion to create an action plan to help move Lakev-ille toward the described vision. Consultant Marc Hu-gunin said schools, church-es and community organi-zations all participated in the process and would also like to help the city forward the plan. Swecker said the sum-mary document was well done, and the visioning plan will help them make better decisions for the community. “The members of the task force that were chosen were absolutely the right members,” Swecker said. “I really appreciate the work that went into this.”


ENVISION, from 1A

Council agreed to a 1.2 percent ($277,364) levy increase in 2014 to fund legislative mandates, debt management, road improvements and trail maintenance. At issue was adding $904,226 to the levy pri-marily for hiring, benefits, salary increases and other staff-related expenses. Mayor Matt Little said the city has had about one year of growth, and re-quested justification that additional personnel is needed. “Adding personnel with a year-and-a-half of growth, and using the tax levy to do so, is something that would be trouble-some,” Little said. The draft 2014 bud-get proposed spending $229,250 for staff raises and setting aside $436,754 for benefits and cost of liv-ing increases. It also earmarked $15,250 for firefighter compensation and pro-posed the addition of sev-eral new city staff. A city forester’s $45,000 salary would be funded through fees, not the levy. To manage growing con-flicts at Antlers Park, the budget proposed hiring two seasonal community service officers next year for $14,170. After the council’s first 2014 budget workshop in July, the revised draft pro-posed reducing the levy increase by $89,561 by charging fees for replacing

street lights and delaying until mid-2014 hiring a police investigator (sal-ary of $87,561) and a fleet technician supervisor for $45,230. In July, the council had urged reductions in staff’s proposal for a 5.5 percent levy increase, and turned the budget process upside down by asking staff to start with no increase and prioritize spending using council’s guiding princi-ples instead of setting an amount of increase and having the council priori-tize spending to meet it. At this meeting, coun-cil members requested alternative options and expressed concern about an estimated 12 percent health insurance premium increase next year. Council Members Col-leen LaBeau and Dennis Anderson suggested the city employ a stronger wellness program that in-centivizes participation. LaBeau also expressed concerns about increas-ing property taxes when two of the three school districts in Lakeville are holding levy referendums on Nov. 5. Lakeville School Dis-trict is seeking a 10-year $5.6 million operating levy projected to add $169 an-nually to taxes charged on the average $230,000-val-ued home. School District 196, which includes northeast Lakeville, is asking for a $30 million levy, projected to increase property taxes by $180 annually for own-

ers of the average-valued $224,000 home. Little said the city should not consider what other governing units are doing when deciding on the city’s budget. “I really don’t think it’s helpful for us to look at the levies when we’re do-ing this,” Little said. “It’s a levy for a reason. The tax-payer has the opportunity to vote for that or against that.” LaBeau, a Realtor, said people consider the qual-ity of the school district when deciding where to live, and the vote could be affected by the amount of increase the city decides to levy. Other council members agreed with LaBeau. Council Member Ker-rin Swecker said it is im-portant for residents to know the city and school districts are working to-gether. “I know that they have their budget and we have ours and we have our own individual needs,” Sweck-er said, “but I think as a whole and as an individual resident taxpayer, I want to know that we are taking other things into consider-ation.” Little said with that theory, they would also have to look at the county, state and federal levies in setting the city levy. “I’m not going to base what we do here in Lakev-ille on Congress,” Little said. “And, I’m not going to base what we do here by what happens in St. Paul

as much as they’re trying to tell us what to do.” Lakeville officials are expecting the state Leg-islature to impose levy limits, and are struggling to find a balance between keeping tax increases low and not setting the city up for a levy-limit trap. Mielke said if the Leg-islature imposes levy limits and the city levied a low amount in 2014, Lakeville could be trapped because that amount becomes its new base. The state sets levy lim-its to restrict the amount of property tax cities can impose for general fund expenses to ensure state aid payments are used to reduce taxes, not for in-creased spending. Opponents say the lim-its may encourage cities to levy up to the maximum allowed. In the proposed budget, the city is maneuvering its spending to areas that are not “capped-eligible” to help provide some protec-tion against levy limits. Mielke said the city has used its savings to keep the levy down for the past two years. “That’s great, until somebody says you’re capped,” he said. A third budget work-shop, Sept. 9, is to pro-vide spending options and costs before council sets the preliminary levy maxi-mum on Sept. 16.


LEVY, from 1A

All events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Se-nior center inquiries can be directed to Linda Wal-ter, senior coordinator, at 952-985-4622 or [email protected].

Metro Dining

Cards Metro Dining Cards are now for sale at Heri-tage Center. They consist of a box of discount cards that can be used once a month in a variety of res-taurants south of the river – buy one meal and get the second meal of equal val-ue for free. Cost is $22 per set. These will be sold at the Belgian Waffle Break-fast on Oct. 13, as well as at Heritage Center during regular business hours, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Flu shot clinic Flu shot clinic: Sept. 19, 9-11:30 a.m. Anyone over the age of 3 may receive the flu vaccination. Major insur-ance plans are accepted, including Medicare. If not covered by insurance, flu shots are $30, mist is $35 and pneumonia shots are $75. Cash or checks are accepted.

Diabetic Shoe

Source Diabetic Shoe Source will be at Heritage Cen-ter, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20. A certi-fied pedorthist will mea-sure feet and fit shoes. All Medicare paperwork and billing will be taken care of by Diabetic Shoe Source.

Digital

Photography Club This club meets on the first and third Fridays of the month at 10 a.m. The next class will be Sept. 20. Cost is one punch per class.

Healthy Cooking All About Apples, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25. Cost is $3. Learn new ways to incorporate seasonal apples into your cooking in this demonstra-tion-style class taught by Lisa Danielson, nutrition expert from Family Fresh Market. Sign up at Heri-tage Center with payment by Sept. 20.

Driver safety

classes Minnesota Highway Safety and Research Cen-ter offers driver improve-ment courses for mature drivers at Heritage Center every month. Register by calling 1-888-234-1294. Four-hour refresher courses ($20): Sept. 17, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Sept. 28, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Oct. 14, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Oct. 19, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Nov. 4, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Nov. 30, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Dec. 9, 5:30-9:30 p.m. The four-hour refresher course should be taken ev-ery three years, provided the eight-hour class has been completed. Eight-hour courses ($24): Oct. 7 and 8, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Dec. 14, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Note: A $2 discount is given to current AAA members at registration when they present their card.

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Law Enforcement

Eagan man arrested with 72 pounds of pot in home An Eagan man faces felony charges after police discovered more than 70 pounds of marijuana in his home. Jerald Lynn Mixon, 73, was charged by the Da-kota County Attorney on Aug. 28 with second-de-gree controlled substance crime with intent to sell. According to the crimi-

nal complaint, the Dakota County Drug Task Force found drug parapherna-lia and numerous bags of marijuana totaling 72.3 pounds in Mixon’s home during a warranted search. If convicted, Mixon faces up to 25 years in prison.

— Jessica Harper

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Obituaries

LEGAL NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 194 SPECIAL

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGThis is a summary of the Independent

School District No. 194 Special Board ofEducation Meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 6:00p.m. All board members and administra-tors were present.

Discussion: Closed session was held for the purpose of discussing contract negotiations.

Meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.Published in

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganSeptember 6, 2013

TOWN OF CREDIT RIVER SCOTT COUNTY

STATE OF MINNESOTA NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE PROPOSED

FERN/BIRCH PROJECTTO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

THAT the Town Board of Credit River Township, Scott County, Minnesota, will meet at the Credit River Town Hall at 7:00 p.m. on September 16, 2013 to consider to consider the Fern/Birch Project to repair and improve portions of Fern Drive and Birch Lane, all said improvements located within Credit River Township pursuant to Min-nesota Statutes, Sections 420.011 to 429.111. The areas proposed to be assessed are all those proper-ties abutting or having access to said roads, all located in Credit River Township. The estimated cost of the improvements pro-posed by Credit River Township is $526,720. A reasonable estimate of the impact of the assessment will be available at the hearing. Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improve-ments will be heard at this meeting.Dated: August 5, 2013 /s/ Lisa QuinnClerk, Credit River Township

Published in LakevilleSeptember 6, 13, 2013

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGAUGUST 13, 2013

This is a summary of the IndependentSchool District No.194 Regular SchoolBoard Meeting on Tues, August 13, 2013with full text available for public inspec-tion on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at 8670 210thStreet W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at 7:06p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators were present.

Public Comment: Amy Willingham,21266 Inspiration Path, spoke regardingclass sizes for grade 3 at LVE.

Consent agenda items approved:Minutes of the meetings on July 9 & 16; employment recommendations, leave requests and resignations; payment of bills & claims as presented; alt facilities bid award/change orders; additional non-public school transportation contractsand donations.

Reports presented: LinK12-Lakeville update; levy election communication plan; district communication plan and dash-board; student enrollments; first readingof policies 417-Chemical Use and Abuse;418-Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-FreeSchool; 419-Tobacco-Free Environment; 515-Protection and Privacy of Pupil Re-cords; alt facilities update.

Recommended actions approved: Mas-ter lease purchase agreement with Apple,Inc; ISD 917 Health & Safety resolution; open fora declaration; Elko New Market joint powers agreement; AMSD member-ship and resolution designating adminis-tration of absentee voting to the City of Lakeville.

Adjournment at 9:48 p.m. Published in the

Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganSeptember 6, 2013

CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIP CONTINUATION OF ANNUAL MEETING MEETING NOTICE

This is a reminder that the Con-tinuation of the Credit River Town-ship Annual Meeting will be held on September 9, 2013 at 7 PM. The meeting will be held at the Credit River Township Town Hall, located at 18985 Meadow View Blvd., Prior Lake, MN 55372.

Published in LakevilleSeptember 6, 2013


A U T O • E M P L O Y M E N T • R E A L E S T A T E • B U S I N E S S S E R V I C E S

952-846-2000 or 952-392-6888TO PLACE YOUR ADAds may be placed Monday through Friday from9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Apple Valley location and8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Eden Prairie location.

DEADLINE: Display: Tuesday 4 pm*Line Ads: Wednesday 12 pm** Earlier on holiday weeks

BY PHONE: 952-846-2000 or 952-392-6888

BY FAX: 952-846-2010 or 952-941-5431

BY MAIL: 15322 Galaxie Ave., Ste. 219Apple Valley, MN 55124

10917 Valley View RoadEden Prairie, MN 55344

IN PERSON: Visit our Apple Valley or Eden Prairieoffice to place your Classified ad, make a payment, or pick up your Garage Sale Kit.

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INDEX• Announcements 1000-1090• Professional Services 1500-1590• Business Services 2000-2700• Education 2700-2760• Merchandise 3700-3840

& Leisure Time• Animals 3900-3990• Family Care 4000-4600• Employment 9000-9450• Rentals 5000-6500• Real Estate 7000-8499• Automotive 9500-9900

GARAGE SALES TRANSPORTATION

$44• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $7.00• Private party only

MERCHANDISE MOVER

$44• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones• Additional lines: $7.00• Merchandise $151.00 or more

$40 Package• 3 line ad• 2 week run• FREE Garage Sale Kit*• Metro Wide Coverage –

318,554 homes

$42 Package• 3 line ad• 2 week run• FREE Garage Sale Kit*• Metro Wide Coverage –

318,554 homes• Rain Insurance – we will re-run

your ad up to two weeks FREEif your sale is rained out.

Additional Lines $10.00Ads will also appear on sunthisweek & minnlocal.com each Wednesday by 9:00 a.m.

*Garage Sale Kits can be picked up at the

Eden Prairie office.

classifieds

Boat for days & never see the same shoreline! New 1 BR, Kitchen, loft, LR with 11’ cathedral ceiling, large deck ~700 sq. ft., air/heat, boat slip, pool, beach, many species of fi sh. 1 hour from Minneapolis. Sleeps 6-8, furnished, $89,900.

RV Lots To Own (20’x42’) start at $39,900. Save money on gas and never make another reservation. All lots have lake views and boat slip. Mark 651-270-3226

★ OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY ★ 18096 Browns Lake Road, Richmond, MN 56368

2,849 ACRES OF WATER UP TO 90’ DEEP, 876 MILES OF SHORELINE,15 CONNECTING LAKES

651-322-1800 EXT. 2

www.upullrparts.com

WE BUY AND TOWUNWANTED & WRECKED VEHICLES

MN Licensed Dealer ~ Call for Quote

Assistant Teacher FT

Qualifications:Must meet the requirements for Teacher as outlined by MN Licensing Depart-ment; Certification or Vocational degree preferredPrevious experience preferred, ideally 2+ years or more; previous experience or knowledge of Reggio Emilia Philosophy is a plusCertifications in CPR, First Aid, and SIDS/Shaken Baby Syndrome are preferred Team-player, flexible and friendly; dependable, punctual

EEO/AA

Please submit your resume, along with salary requirements to Tricia Hulsether at

[email protected]

Little Trenders20855 Kensington Blvd., Lakeville, MN 55044

Assist in offering a program that meets the emotional, physical intellectual and social needs of all individuals and the group.Interact with the children in a warm, friendly manner and to encourage involvement in activities and supervise children at all times.Use appropriate positive and consistent discipline with all individuals and groups of children and to train staff by modeling and guidance.Establish and maintain good communication with parents and good communication and working relationships with fellow staff members. Report all illness or injuries that children receive in your care to the administrative team as well as the parents through written accident report.Attend in-service meetings and any needed planning sessions and actively pursue and participate in the in-service training hours needed in the program.Assist in planning and providing developmentally appropriate materials and activities for children in the following curriculum areas: Language, Art, Music,Creative Dramatics & Movement, Literature, Sensorial, Practical Life, Writing, Geography, and Math. Other duties as assigned.

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Truth Hardware, North America’s leader in designing and manufacturing of quality operating hardware for windows, patio doors, and skylights is looking to fi ll several entry level

production positions. Qualifi ed applicants must be willing to work 2nd or 3rd shifts, have good reading and math skills, and a good attendance and work history.

Truth off ers a team environment, a competitive salary, and comprehensive benefi ts. For consideration, please apply in person to: Human Resources, Truth Hardware,

700 West Bridge Street, Owatonna, MN 55060, fax your resume to 507-444-5380, or send your resume to [email protected].

Maintenance MechanicNorthfield

If you like to fix things we have a job for you!

Multek Flexible Circuits, Inc., a leading provider of flexible circuits and industrial materials are seeking a self-motivated mechanic to join our maintenance team on 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Job Duties: install, maintain and repair production machines, ability to diagnose, modify, replace and/or repair parts to resolve problem equipment using hand or power tools and electrical test equipment. Must be able to detect faulty equipment or defective material both mechanical and electrical and report to management or engineering for resolution.

Job requirements include a high school diploma, 2 year technical degree or equivalent; knowledgeable and able to trouble shoot and repair equipment with various electrical voltages; maintenance experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment and good communication skills.

Our Multek site in Northfield, Minnesota has specific US Government guidelines which require that all em-ployees must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident. Candidates interested in employment at Flextronics who are not US Citizens or Permanent Resident are encouraged to visit our corporate careers site at www.flextronics.com to view other suitable opportunities

We offer a complete benefit package.

Apply to: Multek Flexible Circuits, Inc.

805 North Highway 3

Northfield, MN 55057

[email protected]

Fax: (507) 663-8535

LOAN PROCESSORCitizens Bank Minnesota is seeking a skilled

and experienced commercial/mortgage Loan Processor in our Lakeville Branch

If you are a high-performing person with attention to detail skills this is the position for you. This position will assist lenders by preparing and processing loan documentation, ordering and obtaining any necessary supporting documents, filing recordable documents, inputting and maintaining loans on the Bank’s core software, maintaining loan files and renewal documen-tation and providing service to loan customers. Citi-zens Bank Minnesota continually receives a 5-Star Su-perior Rating by Bauer Financial, and has been in the banking business for 137 years. This is an outstand-ing opportunity to join a trusted financial institution. If you have the ability to multi-task, are self-motivated and would enjoy working in a fast-paced environ-ment, this is the job for you. This full-time position offers a competitive wage and full benefits package. Experience preferred but will train the right person.

Please send your resume to: Sara Bode, HR Director

Citizens Bank MinnesotaPO Box 547, New Ulm, MN 56073

[email protected] EEO/AA

1000 WHEELS

1010 Vehicles

1988 Olds Cutlass Supreme Starts & runs great! 146K,2 door, 2.6L, red interior, good tires, new license tabs, $925. 612-309-6195

1994 Mercury Cougar, red w/red lthr, 74K, 1 owner. Ex cond! $3000 952-934-9524

Chevrolet 210 1956 4 dr 76K mi New paint exc. inte-rior. $10,500 507-645-6792

Having a Garage Sale?

Advertise your sale with us

952-846-2000

1020 Junkers& Repairables

$$$ $200 - $10,000 $$$Junkers & Repairables

More if Saleable. MN Licensed

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

$225+ for most Vehicles Free Towing

651-769-0857

1030 Motorcycles

2012 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster Denim Blk, 900mi, windshield & hel-met. $7700 952-469-1057

Anniversary Road King Classic. Ltd edition, Looks & runs like new 6,700 mi. $15,500. 612-269-0813

1050 RV’s & Campers

2000 HR Alumalite Travel Trlr, slide-out, awnings, elec. tung lift, & applcs. Clean! $12,000. 952-881-0690

1500 SPORTING

1530 Watercraft

05 Weeres Pontoon 20’ 05 Merc. 40HP EFI Motor 08 Roll-in trailer. All ike new. Slipped at Lk Waconia. $11,000, 651-357-2625

1540 Guns

GUN & KNIFE SHOWSept. 7-8 (Sat 9-5; Sun 9-3) Blmgtn Armory $5 Adm3300 W 98th St 763-754-7140crocodileproductionsinc.com

2500 PETS

2510 Pets

Purebred Beagle Puppies: 7 wks, $300. 218-879-5183

or 218-879-8173

3000 ANNOUNCEMENTS

3010 Announcements

Burnsville Lakeville

A Vision for You-AA

Thursdays 7:30 PMA closed,

mixed meeting atGrace United

Methodist Church

East Frontage Road of I 35 across from

Buck Hill - Burnsville

If you want to drinkthat’s your business...

if you want to STOP that’s ours.

Call

AlcoholicsAnonymous

Minneapolis: 952-922-0880

St. Paul: 651-227-5502

Find a meeting:www.aastpaul.org

www.aaminneapolis.org

Recovery International

Self-help organization offers a proven method to combat depression,

fears, panic attacks anger, perfectionism, worry, sleeplessness,

anxiety, tenseness, etc. Groups meet weekly

in many locations. Voluntary contributions.

Dona:612-824-5773

www.LowSelfHelpSystems.org

3070 OrganizationalNotices

South Suburban Alanon

Mondays 7pm-8:30pmEbenezer Ridges

Care Center 13820 Community Drive

Burnsville, MN 55337 Mixed, Wheelchair

Accessible. For more information:

Contact Scott 612-759-5407

or Marty 612-701-5345

Visit us atSunThisweek.com

3500 MERCHANDISE

3510 Antiques &Collectibles

REDWING CROCKS2 gal, 5 gal, 8 gal, & 12 gal.

All in excellent shape!$300 for all.

Call 612-710-9545

3520 Cemetery Lots

2 spaces, 2 vaults, compan-ion memorial, Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Crys-tal. B/O 612-850-3028

One stacker plot w/two vaults at Morningside Memorial Gardens, Coon Rapids. $2500. Cemetary price $4000. Call Pat 763-574-9837

3580 Household/Furnishings

DR Set $150; Organ $100; Baby Grand Piano $100; Antiq Organ $150; 2 couch-es $50/each. 952-221-7675

LR & DR Furniture. Exc. cond! Great deal! Call Lori for more info 612-619-6996

SteelCase u-shaped desk unit. Like new! Reduced to $600 Plym. 715-571-1920

Used Maytag Dishwasher Almond $300 Used Whirl-pool Electric Stove $300 Almd 952-461-3445

3600 MiscellaneousFor Sale

4 Ford F-150 factory chrome rims & tires. Scor-pion STR, P285/45R 22, 110 H MTS. $800, 651-357-2626

Craftsman 10” Electronic Radial Arm Saw w/6 draw-er cabinet $250. Black-hawk Model MC-9 Heavy Duty Cherry Picker 1500 lbs $100. Cartridge World replacement cartridges HP98 & HP93 $10 ea. Sand Blaster home-made $150 , 612-998-8654

King Sized adjustable bed base. Like new! Works per-fectly! $500 952-895-1892

Sundance Tango Spa 2 pers. Hot tub great shape! Asking $500 612-280-0355

Wood Chipper/Shredder takes up to 3” dia. branch. 8HP Motor 952-423-3255

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

Buying Old Trains & ToysSTEVE’S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

* WANTED * US Coins, Currency Proofs,

Mint Sets, Collections, Gold & 14K Jewelry

Will Travel. 30 yrs exp Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

◆ ◆ WANTED ◆ ◆Old Stereo / Hifi equip.

Andy 651-329-0515

4000 SALES

4020 Crafts, Boutiques& Flea Markets

Craft & GiftMarket

Saturday, Sept. 14 9am-4pm

◆ 50+ Vendors◆ Hand-Made Crafts

◆ Favorite Gift Companies Mount Olivet Church

14201 Cedar Ave.Apple Valley, MN

952-432-4332

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

APPLE VALLEY13390 Gunflint Path 9/19-21ST 10-7PM, 75 Yrs of stuff! Furn! Collectibles!

Apple Valley Estate SaleSept. 13-14 (9am-3pm)Furn, HH, garden, decor, artwork. For more info:www.estatesales.net

SELL IT, BUY ITin Sun Classifieds

952.846-2000 orSunThisweek.com

Apple ValleyRodeo Hills Sept 6-7 8-5pm, Huntington Dr. off Palamino,

APPLE VALLEY Sept 18-21, 8am - 6pm Moving Sale! 932 Duchess Lane

APPLE VALLEY, 7931 Lower Hamlet Ct. 9/6 & 7th 10-4pm, Estate Sale! “Guy stuff”, leath. furn. pa-tio. Estatesales.net Ward-robe Lady 651- 895-6187

BloomingtonMoving Sale - All items priced to sell! 9/6 (3-7); 9/7 (8-5) BR furn, Kitch. & DR tbls & chairs, HH. Cash & carry. 2108 West 108th St

BloomingtonMOVING SALE Furn, tools, HH, much more! 9/12-14 (8-5) 5225 Overlook Dr.

Bloomington, One Day Only! 9212 10th Ave S, 9/7, (8-3) Furn, ga-rage misc., treadmill, & HH

Brooklyn Park Huge Sale!Moving: Tools, yard/gardn, lots of furn. & storage, HH, wmns, misc. 9/6-7 (9-6), 9/8 (9-2) 8324 Morgan Ave No.

BROOKLYN PARK: Multi Generational Garage Sale Fri 9/6 & Sat 9/7; 9-4 pm.

3152 Berwick Knoll

BursvilleEstate Sale 9/5-6 (9-5). Household items, seasonal décor, furniture. 14721 Oak Run Lane. Cash only!

CRYSTALGarage Sale Sept 5-7, 8-5 Chairs, HH, Clothing, more

2733 Idaho Ave N.

EAGAN 4453 B Clover Ln 9/12-9/14, 9-5PM, Downsizing & 3 fam. books, Furn. & tools, HH, XXL Men’s.

Eagan: Sept. 14 (9a-9p) Sept. 15 & 16 (10a-7p)HUGE KIDS SALE

400+ Sellers!!High Performance Academy

2950 Lexington Ave

Eden Prairie, 9/13-14, 8am-3pm, Household 11333 Landing Road

EDINAChurch of St. Patrick

20,000 sf of Furn., HH, Antiqs, Jewelry, Sports

9/18 Preview Night (5:30-9)$5 Admission. 9/19 (8:30-8)

9/20 (8:30-12) Half Price9/20 (12-3) $3 Bag Day

Gleason Rd & Valley View Rd off 62W @ Gleason Rd Exit.

ESTATE SALE1307 92nd St, Bloomington

9/7 (8-5), 9/8 (9-12)Furn, HH, wmns cloz, vintg.

No kids stuff. Cash only.

FridleyHuge Estate/Yard SaleThurs-Sat (9-6) Everything A to Z! 6850 Siverts Ln. (69th & Old Central)

LAKEVILLE 16710 Interlachen Blvd 9/5 & 9/6 8-3pm. Multi Fm HH, misc, kids, cloz, collec.

LAKEVILLE, 9/12 9-5p, 9/13 9-4p, 9/14 9-12p, HUGE DOWNSIZ-ING SALE - GREAT BAR-GAINS! 10187 205th St W follow pink signs.

LAKEVILLE, 9/12, 9/14-15 10-7P, and thru out Sept. Moving Sale! Quality misc. furn, antiques, New items daily! 22251 Penn Ave

Minneapolis

MINNEHAHAACADEMY39th AnnualArena Sale

4200 W. RIVER PARKWAYMINNEAPOLIS

Fri., Sept 13 9am-7pm($3 Adult Admission

on Friday from 9a-2p)Sat., Sept 14 9am-2pm

No Strollers Allowed.15 well organized depts!MinnehahaAcademy.net

Minnetonka/HopkinsMulti-Family 9/5-7 (9-5)

The Oaks TownhousesShady Oak Rd/Hwy 62

Minnetonka: Lrg. & small tools, antiqs, furn, jewelry, misc. 9/5-6-7 (8-5) 12700 West Fairfield Rd. (North of Ridgedale)

PRIOR LAKEBargain Hunters

Black Friday! Wed. 9/11 4-8 pm, Thurs. 9/12 9 am-

7pm Fri. 9/13 Half Price Day! 8 am-noon

Annual Garage SaleShepherd of the Lake Lu-theran Church Prior Lake

www.sollc.org

Richfield35 Years of Everything!Thurs-Sat, 9/12-14 (8-5) Cash only. 6939 4th Ave So.

RichfieldMulti-Family 9/5-6-7 (8-5)Kitch. cabinets, bks, baby, misc. 6901 Russell Ave So

Robbinsdale: 9/5-6 (9-4); 9/7 (9-2). Ice fish equip, HH, tools, Lic. plates, Bose. 4046 Abbott Ave. North

ROBBINSDALE:Wed-Fri Sept 4-5-6 (7a-5p) Tools,fishing eqp, furn & more!

4213 Lilac Dr. N.

ROSEMOUNT9/12-9/14 8-4PM 16570 Galaxie Way Furn, cloz, toys, HH, tons of tapes!

ROSEMOUNTSept 13-15, 9-4pm, Must sell! Vintage tools , collect-ibles, HH 13510 Dodd Blvd

ROSEMOUNT, 9/18-9/20th 9-4pm, Misc HH, craft supplies/wd stamps, 16460 Gladiola Ave W

St Louis ParkHUGE 3 Family Sale!9/5-6 (9-6) & 9/7 (9-12)1828 Jersey Ave. South

St Louis ParkPORCH SALE 9/7 (9-5) Downsizing! HH items and more. 2745 Vernon Ave So

4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

AV: 1 BR Condo, Pool, Ga-rage, Avail now. No pets. $725 952-942-5328

Prior Lake, 2BR, 2BA $835/1200 SF,

DW, 2 ACs, large bal-cony, Garage $50mo

Brookside Apartments 16829 Toronto Ave SE

612-824-7554

Rosemount, 2 BR Off St. prkg. No Pets. Available NOW. $600 952-944-6808

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5000 SERVICES

5050 Music &Dance Lessons

Piano Lessons Ages 6 & up. Mon Thur, my home, AV., 952-431-3245

5080 Child &Adult Care

Farmington Fun Loving! Lic’d. Ages 1+. Pre-school prog. Theme days. $50 Off 1st Week Special! Kelly 651-460-4226

Childcare Opngs, all ages, Echo Pk Elem. Pre-school program 612-396-9153

5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & SealcoatQuality Work W/Warranty

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

Mbr: Better Business Bureau

Mickelson’s Asphalt Driveways & Parking Pads.

Call 612-590-7622

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Escobar Hardwood Floors Carpet & Ceramic Tile

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

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

Professional w/12 yrs exp.952-292-2349

5% Discount With Ad

0% Hassles 100% Satisfaction

All Carpet & Vinyl Services. ◆Restretch ◆Repair ◆Replace

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0% Hassles 100%Satisfaction

All Carpet & Vinyl Services. ◆Restretch◆Repair ◆Replace

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Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

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Ed McDonald 763-464-9959

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SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

5150 Chimney &Fireplace Services

SWEEP - INSP. - REPAIRFull Time - Professional Ser.

Certified/ Registered / Insured29 Yrs Exp. Mike 651-699-3373

londonairechimneyservice.com

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

Housecleaning OpeningsWkly/Biwkly only. Reli-

able. Lori 651-329-5783

Melissa’s HousecleaningReliab. 13 yrs exp. Exc rates S. Metro 612-598-6950

5170 Concrete/Mason-ry/Waterproofing

A+ BBB Member

Owners on job site952-985-5516

• Stamped Concrete • Standard Concrete • Driveways • Fire Pits & Patios • Athletic Courts • Steps & Walks • Floors & Aprons

www.mdconcrete.net

Lowell Russell Concrete

From the Unique to the Ordinary

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

acid stained floors and counter tops.

www.staincrete.com952-461-3710

[email protected]

Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

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

Stamped, Driveways & Steps, Sidewalks, Patios,

Blocks, & Flrs. New or replacement. Tear out

& removal. Will meet or beat almost any quote!

952-469-2754

CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm. Lic/Bond/Ins

John 952-882-0775

**A CONCRETE**PRESSURE LIFTING

“THE MUDJACKERS”Don’t Replace it Raise it!Save $$$ Walks- Steps- Patios- Drives -Gar. Floors- Aprons- Bsmnts- Caulking Ins/Bond

952-898-2987

ANY CONCRETE D e c o r a t i v e / S t a m p e d /

DrivesSteps/Walks & Additions

Bormann Construction 612-310-3283

Rick Concrete & Masonry All Types of Concrete Work! Additions, drive-ways, patios, stamped & colored. Tear out & replace 612-382-5953

5190 Decks

ALL-WAYS DECKS Decks, Porches - Free Est.

SUMMER IS HERE! Enjoy the outdoors!

allwaysdecksinc.com Jeff 651-636-6051

Mike 763-786-5475 Lic# 20003805

DECK CLEANING & STAINING

Professional and Prompt Guaranteed Results. ◆651-699-3504

www.rooftodeckmn.com Code #78

5210 Drywall

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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

PearsonDrywall.com 35 yrs taping, ceiling repair, remodel. 952-200-6303

5220 Electrical

TEAM ELECTRICteamelectricmn.com

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

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

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded?Insured Free Ests

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



Lew Electric: Resid & Comm. Service, Service Upgrades,

Remodels. Old or New Constr. Free Ests. Bonded/Insured

Lic#CA05011 612-801-5364

5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

5270 Gutter Cleaning

GUTTER- CLEANINGWINDOW CLEANING

763-JIM-PANE 763-546-7263

Insured * Since 1990 [email protected]

5280 Handyperson

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

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

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

612-554-2112 cellWe Accept Credit Cards

“Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

Statuscontractinginc.comFind Us On Facebook

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Concrete �Dumpster Service�Carpentry � Baths &Tile �Fencing �Windows�Water/Fire Damage �DoorsLic-Bond-Ins Visa Accepted

952-484-3337 Call RayR & J

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

Free Quotes & Ideas

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

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

George Lutz 35 yrs exp.Specializing in work for the Elderly & persons w/spec. needs. Bathrooms, ceramic tile, grab bars, ext. ramps &

decks.Remodeling. 952-435-5841Lic. #BC004406

Dakota Home Improvement

Kitchens, Baths, Bsmts Drywall, Tile & Decks

CC’s accept’d 952-270-1895

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

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Free Estimates.

Ray 612-281-7077

Ron’s Handyman ServiceWe do it for you!

952-457-1352

5340 Landscaping

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

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

alandscapecreations.com

E-Z LandscapeR e t a i n i n g / B o u l d e r Walls,Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Sod, Mulch & Rock.

Decks & Fences Call 952-334-9840

E-ZLandscape.com

Modern Landscapes Retaining Walls Paver

Patios Design & Installa-tion “Committed to

Excellence” 612-205-9953modernlandscapes.biz

AB LANDSCAPING Perennial gardens, Fall

Maintenance, Shrub trim-ming and lawn aerating. Call Al , 952-432-7908

Anderson Bobcat Srv.Bobcat/Mini-X, Trucking,Retaining walls, grading, holes, etc. 952-292-7600

5350 Lawn &Garden Services

Diers Lawn Care & Ser-vices Lawn Mowing, Weed Control, Tree Trimming & Junk Removal. 612-986-9856 www.dierslawncare.com

4 Seasons LawncareFall Aeration CleanupsComm/Res. Snow removalIns’d . 952-237-8936

$40 Lawn AerationsMulti Neighbor Discount

Mark 651-245-7876

5370 Painting &Decorating

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

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage - Plaster Re-pair Wall Paper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR

Ben’s PaintingWill meet or beat prices!Int/Ext, Drywall Repair

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

952-432-2605

DAVE’S PAINTING and WALLPAPERING

Int/Ext • Free Est. • 23 Yrs.Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

3 Interior Rooms/$250Wallpaper Removal.

Drywall Repair. Cabi-net Enameling and

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

*A and K PAINTING*Int./Ext Painting/Stain-

ing & texturing. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond

Major Credit Cards Accepted.

5380 Plumbing

A RENEW PLUMBINGDrain Cleaning Repairs

Remodeling Lic# 060881-PM

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Auditions in Lakeville Expressions Community Theater will hold auditions for “Trials, Tribulations and Christmas Decorations” from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Auditions will consist of reading from the script. Bring a current head shot or photo. Roles: one male and two females, 50-60s; one male and female, 30-40s; two fe-males, late 20s-30s; one fe-male, 70-80s; and one girl, 8-14. Show dates are Nov. 8-10, 15-17 and 22-24 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Synopsis: Kim’s wid-owed dad, John, is a Grinch, and she’s decided enough is enough. She hatches a plan to break him out of his rut this Christmas and invites several unwanted guests, including John’s first love, Leslie, who he hasn’t seen in 30 years, her elderly mother and her 10-year-old niece, who seems to want to give him nothing but grief. Add Kim’s husband, Dennis, who John has never accept-ed, and her friends, Laney and Julie, a couple of over-the-top Christmas fanatics, and you’ve got a “Christ-mas to end all Christmases!” When they all get iced in together, seasonal madness ensues, and it’s a Christmas John will never forget. For questions, contact

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Hispanic Heritage Month From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Dakota County Library will celebrate Hispanic Heri-tage Month, which honors the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Carib-bean, Central America and South America, with the fol-lowing programs: Latin Dance Styles with Salsabrosa, 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 14, Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Watch Salsa-brosa’s top dance instruc-tors perform Latin dance styles, and learn the fun and easy steps and moves. Reg-istration required. Ages 18 and older. Leo and Kathy Lara, 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 21, Inver Glen Library, 8098 Blaine Ave., Inver Grove Heights. The artists will

bring the diverse sounds of Latin America to life with a variety of songs and instru-ments. All ages. Dia de Los Muertos – Wire and Clay Sculptures, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, Galaxie Library. Work with an artist to create a colorful wire and clay sculpture that bursts with humor and col-or. Presented by ArtStart. Registration required. Ages 18 and older. La Familia Torres-Peña, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Enjoy a lively performance by the Torres-Peña family, who are part of a full-scale mariachi band, as they talk about Mexi-can traditions, sing songs, and play the guitar, violin, vijuela, and accordion. All ages. All Hispanic Heritage Month programs are funded with money from the Min-nesota Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library or call 651-450-2900.

Library hosts local author fair Dakota County Library is looking for local authors, illustrators, publishers and literary agents to be part of the annual Local Author Fair. The fair is an oppor-tunity for authors and book creators to showcase their work, discuss and sell their

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Auditions Auditions for vocalists and musicians for worship team, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, and Monday, Sept. 9, at River Valley Church, 14898 Energy Way, Ap-ple Valley. Registration required via email at [email protected].

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Events/festivals Burnsville Fire Muster, Sept. 4-8. Information: www.burnsville-firemuster.com. Harvest of Art, 1-5 p.m. Sept. 8, Eagan Art House, Pat-rick Eagan Park, 3981 Lexington Ave., Eagan. Information: www.

books, network with one an-other, and learn more about the writing and publishing business. The fair will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Western Service Cen-ter atrium, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Best-selling author Lorna Land-vik will speak, and The Loft will present free writing and publishing workshops. Anyone interested in participating can submit an application to Tami Rich-ardson, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan, before 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4. Space is limited. All sub-missions will be considered, with first preference given to authors from Dakota Coun-ty. Up to 40 people will be chosen, and those selected will be notified by Oct. 18. There is no fee to apply or participate. Applications are avail-able online at www.dako-tacounty.us/library, search local author fair. For more information, visit the library website or call Tami Richardson at 651-450-2918.

One-Act Showcase Winners of Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 2012 An-nual New Play Contest will be presented at the One-Act Showcase Sept. 20-22 in the Black Box Theatre at Burns-ville Performing Arts Cen-ter. In “A Brief History of Mah Jongg,” by Faye Sholi-ton, Winnie, Helen, and Marj gather for one last game of Mah Jongg in their friend Janet’s honor, and find out from Janet’s daugh-ter that much of what they

thought they knew about their own past was wrong. Chameleon’s production is directed by Emily Gill and features performances by Andrea Boe, Marybeth Redmond, Lisbeth Peacock, Nikki Laliberte, and Cindy Schmidt. “Failing Consumption,” by Lauren and Mark Arnest, takes place in a future where consumption is mandatory, surveillance is constant, and a family struggles to live up to expectations and hold on to what’s really important. Chameleon’s production is directed by Alissa Blaeser and features performances by Amy Shomshak, John Adler, Matt Ouren, Ali Close, Megan Dowd, Katie Adducci, and Bill Studer. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. Sept. 22. Tickets are $13 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. They can be purchased at the box office and at ticketmaster.com or 800-982-2787.

Latin sound at BPAC Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, featuring a lineup of 15 musicians from Cuba, will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The group includes four original Buena Vista So-cial Club members: Latin Grammy Award winners Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa, trumpeter Guajiro Mirabal, and laud virtuoso Barbarito Torres. Tickets are $50.50 and $39.50 and can be pur-chased at the box office, at ticketmaster.com or 800-982-2787.

Caponi photo contest Caponi Art Park and Learning Center is accept-ing entries through Oct. 6 for its sixth annual photog-raphy contest. Photographers of all ages can submit up to five images taken at Caponi Art Park during 2013. Select photo-graphs will be displayed at the Caponi Art Park Pho-tography Exhibition at the Eagan Community Center this winter. Youth and adult entries will be judged in separate categories. There is no cost to enter. Top placing pho-tographers in both youth and adult categories will receive an enlarged print of their photograph after the exhibition. More information is at www.caponiartpark.org/programs/photoprogram.

Voices of the Valley Voices of the Valley, a Cannon Valley Trail inter-pretive program, offers the following events: • Sept. 7 – Rod Johnson, archaeologist, will answer questions and show his “flintknapping” techniques. • Sept. 21– Boat House Band from Red Wing will entertain. All events will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permit-ting, at the Welch Access, 9.6 miles on the trail from Cannon Falls and very near to Welch. Everyone is wel-come. Resource persons will be available. Information: 507-263-0508.

cityofeagan.com. Ramble Jam Country Mu-sic Festival, Sept. 20-21, Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. Produced by Rotary Club of Farmington. Infor-mation: www.ramblejamcountry.com. Lone Oak Days, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21-22, Holz Farm, 4665 Manor Drive, Eagan. Infor-mation: Eagan Parks and Recre-ation, 651-675-5000. Chameleon Theatre will present dramatic readings from three comedic plays 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Heritage Li-brary in Lakeville.

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An exhibit at Rose-mount’s Steeple Center this month highlights the artwork of a prominent local farming family. Dutch farmer G.A. Uitdenbogerd immigrated to what was then Rose-mount Township in 1910. When they weren’t tend-ing to their crops, he and his sons were producing paintings, wood carvings and other works of art. The exhibit, “G.A. Uit-denbogerd and Family,” runs Sept. 10-14 and in-cludes art by the family’s patriarch and his sons, as well as family photos and other historical items. “They were a very suc-cessful farming family – Mr. and Mrs. Uitden-bogerd were written up in different farming maga-zines from that era,” said John Loch, a member of both the Rosemount Area Arts Council and the Rosemount Area His-torical Society, which are sponsoring the exhibit. “The family’s been in Rosemount over a hun-dred years, and they’ve been well known in the community all that time. … They were members of Rosemount’s Method-ist church, and a couple of (G.A. Uitdenbogerd’s) paintings hung in the front of the church for years.” The genesis of the ex-hibit occurred a few years

After emigrating from Holland in 1910, the Uitdenbogerd family began farming in what was then Rosemount Township. When they weren’t tending to their crops, family patriarch G.A. Uitdenbogerd and his sons were producing paintings, wood carvings and other works of art. (Photo submitted)

An old family photo shows G.A. Uitdenbogerd at work in the fields. (Photo submitted)

This painting by G.A. Uitdenbogerd – depicting a horse show at the Minnesota State Fair – was discovered by Rosemount Area Historical Society members a few years ago at the home of Glen Uitdenbogerd, a descendant of G.A. Uitdenbogerd. (Photo submitted)

Trash or treasure? Ask the antique expert Could that old ash tray be worth a fortune? Antique appraiser Carole Kralicek will be on hand to put a dol-lar value on old items at the “Antique Show & Tell” event Satur-day, Sept. 14, at Rose-mount’s Steeple Center. Those who wish to have items appraised must pre-register by Sept. 10 at www.rose-mountarts.com. Cost for appraisal is $10 for each item, and it’s lim-ited to two antiques per person. Kralicek has been in the antiques business since the 1970s and has done more than 400 es-tate sales and antique-road-show-style events. She’ll be appraising all manner of antiques at the Rosemount event – pottery, clothing, sheet music, costume jewelry and other vintage items. The event, which is hosted by the Rose-mount Area Arts Council, runs from 1-3 p.m. Admission to the event for those not having an antique ap-praised is $5. Tickets will be available at the door.

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ago when Loch and lo-cal historian Maureen Geraghty Bouchard were hunting for old fam-ily photos at the home of Glen Uitdenbogerd, a de-scendant of G.A. Uitden-bogerd still living in Rose-mount. “When we were at Glen’s house, I noticed a rather large painting in the basement that really struck me as pretty cool,” Loch said. That painting by G.A. Uitdenbogerd – depicting a horse show at the Min-nesota State Fair – was the first of many pieces the historical society and arts council began gathering.

Among the pieces on display at the Steeple Cen-ter exhibit is a three-foot-long wooden fish carved by Fred Uitdenbogerd, one of G.A.’s sons, that may have guests doing a double take. “It looks so realistic people stop and ask where it was caught,” Loch said. Admission to the ex-hibit is free; hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 10-12, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 13, and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 14. More about “G.A. Uitdenbog-erd and Family” is at www.rosemountaac.org.

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Music Ring of Fire – The Music of Johnny Cash, 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Informa-tion: www.burnsvillepac.com. The Broadway Boys, 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center. Information: www.burnsvillepac.com. Midnight Duo – Mary Du-shane and Nick Jordan – will play Appalachian, Southern, Irish and Cajun music performed on fiddle and guitar, 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at Wescott Library in Eagan.

Poetry Poetry Jam and Rap Bat-tle, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Information: 952-953-2385.

Workshops/classes/other 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. Adult painting open studio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Ea-gan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. In-formation: 651-675-5521. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732.

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