� � � � �� General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000 A NEWS OPINION SPORTS Opinion/4A Public Notices/6A Announcements/7A Classifieds/8A Sports/11A Thisweekend/14A Thisweek www.thisweeklive.com www.thisweeklive.com SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 VOLUME 32, NO. 28 Apple Valley-Rosemount Apple Valley-Rosemount by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS After the second plane exploded into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, then-Dakota County Commissioner Mike Turn- er grimaced and said it was the start of World War III. County commission- ers, staff and others had gathered around a televi- sion outside an Apple Val- ley conference room where they were meeting, staring somberly in disbelief as America was attacked on her own soil. National news anchors changed initial reports that a plane may have acciden- tally crashed into the North Trade Center Tower, the first struck, and began re- porting America was under attack. Shattering glass, explo- sions, flames, screams, panic, sirens, bodies, horror and collapse all played out for the world to witness. “My blood ran cold,” said Dakota County Sher- iff Dave Bellows, who at the time was chief deputy and driving to work, listening to radio news reports. “I was thinking about the number of people in the World Trade Cen- ter and the thousands of people who would be killed,” Bellows said. “You can’t print what I was thinking,” said Dave Gisch, Dakota County emergency preparedness coordinator and a Viet- nam War veteran, who described his feelings of anger, frustration and revenge. “I know it doesn’t sound right, but if you hit me, I’m going to hit you back,” Gisch said. Later that day, then- President George W. Bush said: “Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward. And free- dom will be defended.” Like so many Ameri- cans, several Dakota County leaders said they wound up watching their television sets for most of the day, looking on in hor- ror as eventually two more crashes would happen that day, one at the Pentagon and another in a barren Pennsylvania field after brave passengers stormed the cockpit and foiled hi- jackers’ plans to fly the plane into the White House or the Capitol. Apple Valley Fire Chief Nealon Thompson was a sergeant in Kuwait on that day, Sept. 11, 2001. He and fellow soldiers watched the destruction on a big-screen television in the mess hall. “We went from routine daily business on an air base to a heightened level of security… into high- threat level with high se- curity,” Thompson said. “Post-attacks, the U.S. mili- tary around the world took proactive measures to pro- tect themselves.” He was able to send a quick email to his family telling them he was safe, but communication would be limited or nonexistent, and he worried about citizens at home. “It’s hard to be half- g ut ut n in n- n ds ds be at I e y s - o hit ou File photos People throughout Dakota County responded to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in a variety of ways – (clockwise) a sign outside Eagan Fire Station No. 4, Burnsville firefighters wore black bands on their badges, a person paused to watch news coverage at Best Buy in Burnsville and a blood drive in Rosemount. Mary Hamann- Roland Nealon Thompson A decade later, memories of 9/11 remain fresh for local officials Some Dakota County clergy, firefighters provided relief at Ground Zero Uponor sued for alleged toxic pipes by Jessica Harper THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS A class action lawsuit was filed this week against Uponor Inc. in Apple Valley for allegedly selling plastic drinking water pipes that contained high levels of toxins. The suit filed by Larson King alleges that Uponor and Weil-McLain – another heating and cooling manufacturer – sold plumbing equipment under the trade names Multicor and AlumiPex for drink- ing water systems despite knowing they contained “high levels of toxins.” “These systems should never have been sold,” said Shawn Raiter of Larson King. Larson King is seeking punitive dam- ages on behalf of several homeowners who purchased the pipes. The suit alleges that Uponor obtained approval to use the pipes in drinking sys- tems through a “bait and switch” scheme. According to court documents, the company allegedly sent “specifically produced” pipe samples to the National Sanitation Foundation – a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that de- velops safety and public health standards for various industries. The company then allegedly manufac- tured pipes that did not meet the NSF’s standards. The NSF made an unannounced visit to one of Uponor’s manufacturing facili- ties in Germany and tested a pipe from the production line. The suit alleges that the pipe failed NSF’s toxicity testing because it emitted unacceptable levels of chemicals the orga- nization deems toxic and potentially dan- gerous to humans. NSF subsequently removed its ap- proval for the pipes to be used in drinking water systems. “Uponor Inc. – which is here in the United States – denies involvement in the sale and distribution of the subject MLC pipe,” said Ingrid Mattson, spokesperson for Uponor in Apple Valley. “Uponor Inc. will move to dismiss all the claims in the complaint.” Jessica Harper can be reached at [email protected]. Back to school Photos by Rick Orndorf Students at Westview Elementary in Apple Valley (above) are all smiles as they arrive at school for the first day of classes on Sept. 6. At right, kindergartners wait to start classes on the first day of classes Sept. 7 at Parkview Elementary in School District 196. For more photos, log on to ThisweekLive.com. by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS At an outdoor service in the bone-chilling winter cold last February, just days after the gymnasium roof collapse that temporarily rendered the en- tire Heritage Lutheran Church building unusable, Rev. Karl Anderson called on the con- gregation to hope, pray, get to work and watch as the building rises from the grave. Now, seven months later, it’s time to celebrate. The Apple Valley church at 13401 Johnny Cake Ridge Road is marking completion of its new gymnasium with a dedication service this Sunday, Sept. 11. While workers were still put- ting the finishing touches on the gym this week, major work is complete and the church had occupancy of the gym last Thursday, according to church staff. It’s a world of difference from the disaster zone that was the church gymnasium last February. The collapse occurred around 12:30 a.m. Feb. 4 when the building was unoccupied, and no one was injured. The gymnasium, built in 2009 as an addition to the church, had been showing structural de- fects, including cracks in the gym and ceiling, and church staff had closed the gym a day before the collapse as a safety precaution. The church weathered chal- After disaster, Heritage Lutheran rebuilds Dedication service for new gymnasium is Sept. 11 File photo The gymnasium roof collapse at Apple Valley’s Heritage Lutheran Church in February temporarily rendered the entire church building unusable. Seven months later, the church is marking the completion of its new gymnasium with a dedication service this Sunday. See Remembering, 12A See Church, 5A ‘I live in a haunted house.’ See Thisweekend Page 14A
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Apple Valley-RosemountApple Valley-Rosemount
by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
After the second plane exploded into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, then-Dakota County Commissioner Mike Turn-er grimaced and said it was the start of World War III. County commission-ers, staff and others had gathered around a televi-sion outside an Apple Val-ley conference room where they were meeting, staring somberly in disbelief as America was attacked on her own soil. National news anchors changed initial reports that a plane may have acciden-tally crashed into the North Trade Center Tower, the first struck, and began re-porting America was under attack. Shattering glass, explo-sions, flames, screams, panic, sirens, bodies, horror and collapse all played out for the world to witness. “My blood ran cold,” said Dakota County Sher-iff Dave Bellows, who at the time was chief deputy and
driving to work, listening to radio news reports. “I was thinking about the number of people in the World Trade Cen-ter and the thousands of people who would be killed,” Bellows said. “You can’t print what I was thinking,” said Dave Gisch, Dakota County emergency preparedness coordinator and a Viet-nam War veteran, who described his feelings of anger, frustration and revenge. “I know it doesn’t sound right, but if you hit me, I’m going to hit you back,” Gisch said. Later that day, then-President George W. Bush said: “Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward. And free-dom will be defended.” Like so many Ameri-cans, several Dakota County leaders said they wound up watching their television sets for most of the day, looking on in hor-ror as eventually two more crashes would happen that
day, one at the Pentagon and another in a barren Pennsylvania field after brave passengers stormed the cockpit and foiled hi-
jackers’ plans to fly the plane into the White House or the Capitol. Apple Valley Fire Chief Nealon Thompson was a sergeant in Kuwait on that day, Sept. 11, 2001. He and fellow soldiers watched the destruction on a big-screen television in
the mess hall. “We went from routine daily business on an air base to a heightened level of security… into high-threat level with high se-curity,” Thompson said. “Post-attacks, the U.S. mili-tary around the world took proactive measures to pro-
tect themselves.” He was able to send a quick email to his family telling them he was safe, but communication would be limited or nonexistent, and he worried about citizens at home. “It’s hard to be half-
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People throughout Dakota County responded to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in a variety of ways – (clockwise) a sign outside Eagan Fire Station No. 4, Burnsville firefighters wore black bands on their badges, a person paused to watch news coverage at Best Buy in Burnsville and a blood drive in Rosemount.
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Uponor sued for alleged toxic pipes
by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
A class action lawsuit was filed this week against Uponor Inc. in Apple Valley for allegedly selling plastic drinking water pipes that contained high levels of toxins. The suit filed by Larson King alleges that Uponor and Weil-McLain – another heating and cooling manufacturer – sold plumbing equipment under the trade names Multicor and AlumiPex for drink-ing water systems despite knowing they contained “high levels of toxins.” “These systems should never have been sold,” said Shawn Raiter of Larson King. Larson King is seeking punitive dam-ages on behalf of several homeowners who purchased the pipes. The suit alleges that Uponor obtained approval to use the pipes in drinking sys-tems through a “bait and switch” scheme. According to court documents, the company allegedly sent “specifically produced” pipe samples to the National Sanitation Foundation – a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that de-velops safety and public health standards for various industries. The company then allegedly manufac-tured pipes that did not meet the NSF’s standards. The NSF made an unannounced visit to one of Uponor’s manufacturing facili-ties in Germany and tested a pipe from the production line. The suit alleges that the pipe failed NSF’s toxicity testing because it emitted unacceptable levels of chemicals the orga-nization deems toxic and potentially dan-gerous to humans. NSF subsequently removed its ap-proval for the pipes to be used in drinking water systems. “Uponor Inc. – which is here in the United States – denies involvement in the sale and distribution of the subject MLC pipe,” said Ingrid Mattson, spokesperson for Uponor in Apple Valley. “Uponor Inc. will move to dismiss all the claims in the complaint.”
Students at Westview Elementary in Apple Valley (above) are all smiles as they arrive at school for the first day of classes on Sept. 6. At right, kindergartners wait to start classes on the first day of classes Sept. 7 at Parkview Elementary in School District 196. For more photos, log on to ThisweekLive.com.
by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
At an outdoor service in the bone-chilling winter cold last February, just days after the gymnasium roof collapse that temporarily rendered the en-tire Heritage Lutheran Church building unusable, Rev. Karl Anderson called on the con-gregation to hope, pray, get to work and watch as the building rises from the grave. Now, seven months later, it’s time to celebrate. The Apple Valley church at 13401 Johnny Cake Ridge Road is marking completion of its new gymnasium with a dedication service this Sunday,
Sept. 11. While workers were still put-ting the finishing touches on the gym this week, major work is complete and the church had occupancy of the gym last Thursday, according to church staff. It’s a world of difference from the disaster zone that was the church gymnasium last February. The collapse occurred around 12:30 a.m. Feb. 4 when the building was unoccupied, and no one was injured. The gymnasium, built in 2009 as an addition to the church, had been showing structural de-fects, including cracks in the
gym and ceiling, and church staff had closed the gym a day before the collapse as a safety
precaution. The church weathered chal-
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The gymnasium roof collapse at Apple Valley’s Heritage Lutheran Church in February temporarily rendered the entire church building unusable. Seven months later, the church is marking the completion of its new gymnasium with a dedication service this Sunday.
As expected, the Rose-mount City Council on Sept. 6 adopted its prelimi-nary 2012 budget and levy, which should result in a tax decrease in the city portion of property taxes for the av-erage value home.
The city estimates a $38 decrease from payable 2011 to 2012 for the average value home ($201,600) for its por-tion of the tax pie – School District 196 and Dakota County are the other major slices. “This is certainly good for local taxpayers,” City
Administrator Dwight Johnson said during Tues-day’s regular meeting. “It’s good news that we are cutting taxes for the average home,” said Mayor Bill Droste, who credited the work of city staff since the budget process started in March.
Average property nets tax decrease for 2012 City portion of property taxes projected to decline by about $38 for average home
A 22-year-old Apple Val-ley man was listed in critical condition after he suffered serious injury in a one-ve-hicle rollover crash at about 9:30 p.m. Sept. 1. Ivan P. Vezikov was driv-ing a 2005 BMW M3 at a high rate of speed, according to the State Patrol, south-bound on Highway 169 near 13th Avenue in Plymouth when he lost control of the vehicle, hit a guardrail to the right and was ejected from the vehicle into the center wall. News reports say witness-es reported the vehicle was traveling at about 100 mph at the time of the crash. Road conditions on the two-lane divided highway at the time of the crash were dry, according to the State Patrol. Responding to the crash were the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and the po-lice departments from New Hope and Plymouth.
Apple Valley man suffers serious injury in crash
While this year’s average value reduction amounts to about a dinner for two, Johnson pointed out that the reduction on the ex-ample home since 2008 is $204 – enough for about five nights out. In this economy, it’s like-ly families aren’t spending all that savings on dining, but rather looking to pay off some of their debt. That’s what the city of Rosemount did with a $225,842 surplus from 2010. The buy-down of the debt contributed to its abil-ity to reduce its operating levy by about 6 percent next year. The operating levy, which has a direct affect on property taxes, was reduced in large part by an account-ing change after the Market Value Homestead Credit program was repealed this year. Keeping a city funding needs increase to a mere
.26 percent from last year’s $16.6 million amount hasn’t been easy. The increased cost of fuel has driven up that line item for departments that lean on vehicles for opera-tions (especially police and public works). The city hasn’t filled two vacated positions and has found savings in everything from printing costs and en-ergy spending by installing new boilers in the Steeple Center. Between now and the December adoption of the final budget, the council can only reduce the levy amount. For more information about the budget, go to the city’s website at www.ci.rosemount.mn.us and read a previous story about it online at ThisweekLive.com.
As construction con-tinues in Apple Valley and Lakeville toward a fall 2012 opening of the $112 million Cedar Avenue bus rapid transit line, it appears there may be trouble getting bus-es. Metropolitan Council Regional Administrator Pat Born, citing $52 million in that organization’s recent budget reductions, wrote to Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority Chair Will Branning that “the (Met) Council will be mak-ing some permanent service adjustments to balance the budget.” “This means that the Council does not have fund-ing available to expand ser-vices” in the 2012-2013 bi-ennium, Born wrote. After more than a de-cade of work, and the con-struction finally coming to fruition this year, it comes down to $1 million, which is the Met Council’s share of the Cedar Avenue line’s $2 million subsidy. The Counties Transit Im-provement Board (CTIB), which governs how a quar-ter-cent sales tax is spent on transit, would cover the rest. Met Council spokesper-son Meredith Salsbery said the Council is “not yet as-suming a delay of service” on Cedar.
The Council was “just being prudent” about the unresolved funding gap,” Salsbery said. There were plans to pur-chase buses now for the new station-to-station service along Cedar, which will open in 2012. It can take more than a year to receive the special light rail-style buses once they are ordered. The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) will operate the service, which the Met Council and Dakota County are work-ing on jointly to fund and construct. Robin Selvig, MVTA spokesperson, said meet-ings are ongoing to address the funding. Selvig said the MVTA is still working on the station-to-station environmental assessment. The organiza-tion is also working on a finding of no significant im-pact (FONSI) . “Nothing could happen in terms of ordering buses until all this stuff got im-proved and finalized,” she said. Salsbery emphasized that the meetings to discuss the funding gap will occur in the coming weeks and not months. The Met Council and Dakota County will meet in late September to look at funding options, said coun-ty engineer/transportation director Mark Krebsbach,
who is leading the BRT project. Current construction on the bus shoulder along Ce-dar Avenue will continue, he said. “Those will be utilized by express buses,” Krebsbach said. So even without BRT-style buses, those shoulders will still get plenty of use, he added. Construction geared toward station-to-station BRT service is slated to start early next year, Krebsbach said. But while isolating funding by then may be fea-sible, there still is a need to solve this sooner than later. “We need to get out in front of the vehicles be-cause of the delivery time (for newly ordered buses),” he said. As for those funding op-tions, Krebsbach said at this point “anything is on the ta-ble. There are no preferred or identified solutions yet. We’re looking at any poten-tial source.” In his letter to Branning, Born wrote that for the Met Council to come up with the $1 million right now, the organization would have to cut existing services by $1 million per year: “Such ac-tion would be inconsistent with our priority of preserv-ing existing transit services.”
Aaron Vehling is at [email protected] and www.facebook.com/thisweeklive.
Met Council says it lacks funds for Cedar Avenue BRT buses
Recent budget adjustments cited as cause
The Eagan YMCA will host an open house event from 9 a.m. to noon Satur-day, Sept. 10. Guests will be invited to sample a variety of group fitness classes, games in the pool, inflated fun jumps, face painting, and other events. Guests will also have an opportunity to use the
new cardio equipment in the fitness center. A short ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place in the fitness center at 10:30 a.m. The YMCA is located at 550 Opperman Drive. Call (651) 456-9622 or visit www.TwinCitiesYMCA.org for more information.
Eagan YMCA hosts Sept. 10 community open house
Ben Glenn will share his story of living with ADHD at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 at Rosemount United Meth-odist Church. This is a free event for people for all ages. An ice cream social will follow. Rosemount UMC is locat-ed at 14770 Canada Ave. W.
Scores are cause for concernTo the editor: I read with interest the article in Thisweek about science scores in District 196 exceeding the state aver-age. I was excited. And then I read the details. Fifty-six percent of fifth-graders and 64 percent of high school students meet-ing or exceeding state stan-dards in science. Hmmm – not exactly ex-
emplary scores to celebrate. Congratulations to Gla-cier Hills elementary for bringing their scores up from 52 to 73 percent of fifth-grade students. If they can do it, why not the rest of the district? Could we proliferate Glacier’s “recipe for suc-cess” throughout the dis-trict? We want to keep good paying, high tech jobs in our state and have Minnesota graduates capable of filling
those jobs. Let’s set a three-year goal of having 75 per-cent of fifth-grade students in our district meeting or exceeding state standards. If not now, when? We want to see all of our students reach their fullest potential. ADINA LEBOWITZEagan
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Autumn is my favor-ite time of year. It feels so good when summer’s heat and humidity give way to the kind of sunny, dry days we’ve been enjoying this past week. I recall Sept. 11, 2001, as one of those beautiful fall days that I began in my condo just north of downtown Lakeville. By the time I left home that day, the weather seemed like a cruel joke that con-trasted with the horrible reality I had watched on television and re-visited in replays of the terrorist attacks. Having heard a radio report about the first terrorist-flown plane hitting the World Trade Center, I turned on the TV in time to watch, along with millions of other view-ers, the second tower struck, and the rest of my day was haunted by that image and the fears that pre-occupied us all. On today’s front page, Laura Adelmann, one of our veteran
reporters, writes about what local leaders remem-ber about that day and the days that followed 9/11. She writes about the fear and the anger, but also about the good works of Dakota County people who, like
most of us, will always remember where we were and will never be quite the same because of that day. I remember leaving my home to check in at a golf shop my wife and I owned on Lakeville’s main street, Holyoke Avenue. Our store man-ager hadn’t heard about the at-tacks. While telling him the shock-ing news, my daughter called from her workplace in St. Louis Park. Thinking I was at my office in downtown Minneapolis, she ex-pressed concern that planes might be crashing into buildings there. After assuring her I was safe, I went to a meeting of the Down-town Lakeville Business Associa-tion in the Wells Fargo bank build-ing. There, Christine Mondus, the DLBA’s executive director, told us
she had just heard from her hus-band, a Northwest Airlines pilot, that the rumor among pilots was that terrorists had hijacked many more planes than the four that had crashed, and those planes were go-ing to be hitting other targets. Later in the day, I stopped in at Heritage Links Golf Club, the family business built on the farm near Lakeville where my wife and her siblings had grown up. Our golf pro told me that the son of a regular customer was on the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. That customer was Tom Burnett Sr., whose son, Tom Jr., fought the terrorists who apparently had hoped to crash that plane into the Capitol or the White House. And then there was that eve-ning at home with Ann and our son, Zack, who was 10 at the time. We dealt with the conflict so many of us remember of not being able to turn off the television and not wanting to see, or let our children see, another rerun of the planes crashing and people running through the streets of New York.
I must confess that during the days that followed, I had great diffi-culty feeling anything but anger to-ward those who had done this to us. That anger overwhelmed the fear and definitely crowded out feelings of tolerance and empathy for those who hated America so much they had killed thousands of us. While attending college in the 1960s, I was influenced by the anti-war and civil rights movements and the activists and songwriters who argued peace and love were the answer. In my dorm room, I played the records of the ’60s troubadours, including Peter Paul and Mary. But those peaceful thoughts were replaced on that fall day in 2001 by a desire for revenge against an enemy we still hadn’t identified. By that Sunday, my emotions were a mess. In our church, which has a strong social-justice mission, the music director led us in a Peter Paul and Mary song I had never heard until that day. Over the last 10 years, we have sung it many times in church, and
every time I hear it, I’m reminded of that week 10 years ago. And I’m reminded that while there is no way the attacks of 9/11 should go unpunished, we share this planet with people who see the world dif-ferently from the way we do. Through tears that Sunday, I felt my anger ebbing as the congre-gation sang “The Song of Peace,” which concludes with these lyrics: My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean And sunlight beams on clover leaf and pine But other lands have sunlight too and clover And skies are everywhere as blue as mine O hear my prayer, O God of all the nations A song of peace for their lands and for mine. Larry Werner is editor and general manager of the Dakota County Tribune and Thisweek Newspa-pers. He can be reached at [email protected]. Columns re-flect the opinion of the author.
An awful day that scared and changed us all
by Joe RepyaSPECIAL TO THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, started as most days do. I had just left a Rotary breakfast and stopped for gas for my car. The gas station had a television on showing the fire in the first Trade Center tower in New York City. As I was paying I watched the second plane hit the second tower. I realized this was no acci-dent and that America was under attack. My wife was about to take off from the Minneapolis airport on a business trip to Memphis, Tenn. I called her cell phone nu-merous times but received no answer. Once I was home my wife called and said all airplanes were grounded. I told her, for her safety, that she needed to quickly get away from the airport, that the nation was under attack and to come home imme-diately. By the time she arrived home she was in tears, and our lives and the lives of many were about to change forever.We watched the rest of 9/11 unfold to-gether on television. That evening as we listened to President George W. Bush ad-dress the nation from the White House, I told Deb that I would be calling the U.S. Army the next day to volunteer to return to active duty. I had originally retired from the U.S. Army after 28 years of service in 1998 and had served in combat in Vietnam and Desert Storm. Voluntary retiree recall had occurred in every war since World War I. Within the first month after 9/11, over 12,000 retired U.S. Army veterans would volunteer to return. I was one of only 350 retirees recalled to service. Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., in October 2004, I served as the senior liaison officer to the Multi National Corps Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2005. I returned to Min-nesota and entered retired status in Sep-tember 2006. The entire experience was worth it. We learned that Americans are willing to step forward and fight for their nation in its hour of need. As a nation we learned that our shores were no longer safe from attack by violent people dedicated to bringing death and de-
struction because they opposed our freedoms and our way of life. I’m grateful for our young people who serve in our all-volunteer military. They come from the entire spec-trum of society, are well educated and are totally committed to defeat-ing the threat against America and
Western civilization that al-Qaida and radi-cal jihadists pose. The real heroes of this War on Terror are those who sacrificed their lives and the families who remained at home and worried every minute for the safety of their loved ones. As soldiers, we know our jobs and the risks that accom-pany serving in combat. We know not all soldiers will return home, yet we are willing to take on the mission to spread freedom throughout the world and protect our way of life here at home. All this begs the question: Are we safer today than before Sept. 11, 2001? Yes, we are. We are fighting a war with an enemy who hides in the shadows, attacks unarmed civilians and will use any weapon they get their hands on to destroy America. We have taken the fight to al-Qaida since 9/11, Navy Seals have killed Osama bin Laden, and we have killed or captured numerous members of al-Qaida’s top lead-ership. Although it has taken 10 years, we continue to hunt down and bring to justice some of these fanatics who would destroy Western civilization. Yes, our nation has made some mistakes along the way in how it conducted the war. Unfortunately, war never goes exactly as planned. This is especially true when we fight it in a “politically correct manner” while our enemy fights by no rules at all. Still, our record isn’t bad when you consid-er that it took 18 years to find Ted Kaczyn-ski, the “Unabomber,” here in America. The fight must continue until fanatic or-ganizations like al-Qaida are defeated, and terrorist nations who support and protect them like Iran and Pakistan are forced to stop. Based on our enemy’s zeal, we have no choice but to continue the fight and win! Joe Repya is a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and a resident of Eagan. Col-umns reflect the opinion of the author.
Ten years after 9/11 we are safer, yet must win the fight
lenges in the wake of the di-saster – services were forced outside the Sunday after the collapse, and the church’s preschool and kindergar-ten programs were moved up the street to South Sub-urban Evangelical Free Church. Addressing the more than 100 members of Heri-tage Lutheran who braved cold temperatures for that outdoor service the Sunday after the collapse, pastor Anderson emphasized faith, saying we live in a world where bad things happen. “That is how God tests our faith,” he said. The dedication service this Sunday starts at 9 a.m. outside the church, includes a formal dedication in the new gym and a service in the sanctuary, and con-cludes with an open house and brunch. The dedication service is open to the public, though the church is asking non-members to call ahead and let staff know they’re com-ing. Arrangements can be made by calling (952) 431-6225.
More than 100 members of Heritage Lutheran Church braved cold temperatures for Sunday services the morning of Feb. 6.
by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
Celeste Ask, a 33-year-old Farmington mother of two, didn’t feel well when she ar-rived late to work June 6. Unable to get a doctor ap-pointment, her symptoms, which included facial numb-ness and a headache, rapidly increased. After about a half-hour at work, she fumbled with her phone, unable to dial, then suddenly collapsed out of a chair and became very sick. Doctors at the Burnsville Ridges Hospital discovered her brain was bleeding and rushed her by ambulance to the University of Minnesota Hospital where she under-went surgery to remove por-tions of her skull after doc-tors attempted to drain fluid on her brain.
Doctors feared Celeste wouldn’t make it through the night, and she was in a coma for about a week. She awakened from the coma but was unable to move or talk. After weeks of slow recov-ery, Celeste is going through grueling physical therapy, and in July endured another ma-jor surgery to replace pieces of her skull. Since August, Celeste has returned home and is continu-ing in outpatient rehabilita-tion, said friends Jess Hauser, Alyssa Olsen and Amy Lock. “Celeste is progressing ev-ery day. She is working very hard to re-learn as much as she can and is a fighter. She is determined to be as ‘nor-mal’ as possible. She is left with many challenges, which include learning to walk, talk, read and write. She needs her walker to walk short distances and needs to use a wheelchair to go longer distance. She
does not have feeling on her entire right side,” the women stated in an email. Celeste, who was described as fun, energetic and spirited, is retaining her optimism and determined to continue work-ing to overcome her physical challenges and those faced by her family. Her husband, Andy Ask, has taken primary responsi-bility for their sons, Jonah, 5, and Isaac, 8. Once a coach for her son’s sports teams, Celeste can no longer cook for her family as she once did and must rely on others for help with providing food and transportation. “Celeste is already ex-tremely grateful for all every-one has done for her and her family. Due to the fact she will not be able to work for some time, there are everyday ex-penses that this will help with
in addition to medical bills,” her friends wrote. A fundraising benefit will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Rosemount VFW, 2625 120th St. W. The event will feature music by Black Water Alley, Minnesota Vikings cheerlead-ers, food, a silent auction and raffle drawing.
To donate a silent auction item, call (651) 470-0825 or (612) 270-9948. Donations are also being taken at any Wells Fargo filed under a business ac-count labeled the “Celeste A. Ask Benefit Trust.”
Benefit set for mom who suffered sudden strokeAt 33, Celeste Ask is fighting to walk, talk
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Farmington mom Celeste Ask suffered a stroke in June. The 33-year-old is struggling to regain strength and learn basic skills. From left are Isaac, Andy, Jonah and Celeste.
6A September 9, 2011 THISWEEK
PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF HEARING
ON PROCEEDINGS FOR VACATION OF PUBLIC GROUNDS INTHE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Municipal Center of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota
County, Minnesota, will meet at the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West, at 8:00 p.m., or assoon thereafter as possible, on Thursday, September 22, 2011, to consider the matter ofvacation of the following described public grounds in the City of Apple Valley, pursuant toMinnesota Statutes 412.851:
Attached hereto as DESCRIPTION OF EASEMENT TO BE VACATED.Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposal will be heard at this
meeting.DATED this 25th day of August, 2011.
/s/ Pamela J. GackstetterCity Clerk
DESCRIPTION OF EASEMENTS TO BE VACATEDDocument #467219
The East 20 feet of the West 40 feet of the following described property:That part of the Northwest quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota
County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of saidNorthwest quarter; thence South (assumed bearing) along the West line thereof a distanceof 1619.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 40 seconds,parallel with the North line of said Northwest quarter, a distance of 515.00 feet: thenceSouth a distance of 119.89 feet to a point of tangential curve to the left, radius 282.51 feet;thence Southeasterly along said curve, central angle of 32 degrees 00 minutes, an arclength of 157.78 feet; thence South 63 degrees 10 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of625.19 feet to the West line of said Northwest quarter; thence North along said West line adistance of 550.00 feet to the point of beginning.
Document #479602
The strip of land 20 feet in width and a temporary construction easement 200 feet inwidth over, under and across the West Half of the Northwest Quarter (W 1/2 of NW 1/4) ofSection 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota, except the two followingparcels of land.
1. The North 1584 feet of the West 550 feet of said Northwest Quarter.2. That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota
County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of saidNorthwest Quarter; thence South (assumed bearing) along the West line thereof a distanceof 1619.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 48’ 40” East, parallelwith the North line of said Northwest Quarter, a distance of 515.00 feet; thence South adistance of 119.89 feet to a point of tangential curve to the left, radius 282.51 feet, thenceSoutheasterly along said curve, central angle of 32 degrees, an arc length of 157.78 feet;thence South 63 degrees 10’ 40” West a distance of 625.19 feet to the West line of saidNorthwest Quarter; thence North along said West line a distance of 550.00 feet to the pointof beginning.
The common centerline of said easements being described as commencing at a pointon the West line of said Northwest Quarter distant 1584 feet South from the Northwestcorner of said Northwest Quarter, thence Easterly and parallel with the North line of saidNorthwest Quarter 30 feet to the actual point of beginning of the centerline to bedescribed; thence Southerly and parallel with the West line of said Northwest Quarter505.70 feet; thence Southerly along a tangential curve to the right having a radius of1040.52 feet an arc distance of 250.45 feet more or less to a point on the West line of saidNorthwest Quarter distant 338.77 feet North from the Southwest corner of said NorthwestQuarter and there terminating. The side lines of said easements are to be lengthened orshortened to terminate at the West line of said Northwest Quarter.Said temporary construction easements to Expire July 1st, 1977.
Document #499600
The West 30 feet of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20,Dakota County, Minnesota, except the two following described parcels of land:
1. The North 1584 feet of the West 550 feet of said Northwest Quarter.2. That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota
County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of saidNorthwest Quarter; thence South (assumed bearing) along the West line thereof a distanceof 1619.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 48’ 40” East, parallelwith the North line of said Northwest Quarter, a distance of 515.00 feet; thence South adistance of 119.89 feet to a point of tangential curve to the left, radius 282.51 feet, thenceSoutheasterly along said curve, central angle of 32 degrees, an arc length of 157.78 feet;thence South 63 degrees 10’ 40” West a distance of 625.19 feet to the West line of saidNorthwest Quarter; thence North along said West line a distance of 550.00 feet to the pointof beginning. AND ALSO, The East 35 feet of the West 65 feet of the South 112 feet of theNorthwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota.
Document #501840
The West 30 feet of the following described property: That part of the Northwest Quarterof Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota, described as follows:Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Northwest Quarter; thence South (assumedbearing) along the West line thereof a distance of 1619.00 feet to the point of beginning;thence North 89 degrees 48’ 40” East, parallel with the North line of said NorthwestQuarter a distance of 515.00 feet; thence South a distance of 119.89 feet to a point oftangential curve to the left, radius 282.51 feet; thence Southeasterly along said curve,central angle of 32 degrees 00’, an arc length of 157.78 feet; thence South 63 degrees 10”40” West a distance of 625.19 feet to the West line of said Northwest Quarter; thenceNorth along said West line a distance of 550.00 feet to the point of beginning.
Document #862834
A strip of land 20 feet in width over and across the West half of the Northwest quarter ofSection 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota. The centerline of saidstrip of land is described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the North1584.00 feet of the West 550.00 feet of said West half of Northwest quarter; thence South89 degrees 47 minutes 54 seconds West along the south line of said North 1584.0 feet ofWest 550.00 feet a distance of 10.36 feet to the actual point of beginning of the centerlineto be described; thence South 1 degree 09 minutes 07 seconds West 328.38 feet; thenceSouth 3 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds West 320.00 feet and there terminating.2736260 9/2-9/9/11
PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF HEARING
ON PROCEEDINGS FOR VACATION OFPUBLIC GROUNDS IN
THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEYTO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CityCouncil of the City of Apple Valley, DakotaCounty, Minnesota, will meet at the CityHall, 7100 147th Street W., at 8:00 p.m., oras soon thereafter as possible, on Thurs-day, September 22, 2011, to consider themat te r o f vaca t ion o f the fo l l ow in gdescribed public grounds in the City ofApple Valley, pursuant to Minnesota Stat-utes 412.851:
That part of Lot 1, Block 16, CEDARKNOLLS, according to the recorded platthereof, Dakota County, Minnesota,described as follows:Commencing at the southeast corner ofsaid Lot 1, Block 16; thence North 22degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds East,assumed bearing along the southeast lineof said Lot 1, Block 16, a distance of198.15 feet; thence North 62 degrees 52minutes 07 seconds West, 41.86 feet;thence North 22 degrees 45 minutes 20seconds East, 9.79 feet to the point ofbeginning; thence North 66 degrees 34minutes 18 seconds West, 177.12 feet;thence North 29 degrees 14 minutes 56seconds East, 9.91 feet; thence North 66degrees 07 minutes 14 seconds West,65.87 feet; thence South 23 degrees 22minutes 57 seconds West 4.51 feet;thence North 62 degrees 52 minutes 07seconds West, 62.48 feet; thence North67 degrees 20 minutes 41 seconds West,59.20 feet; thence South 22 degrees 39minutes 19 seconds West, 20.00 feet;thence 67 degrees 20 minutes 41 sec-onds East, 363.36 feet; thence North 22degrees 45 minutes 20 seconds East,5.98 feet to the the point of beginning.Such persons as desire to be heard with
reference to the proposal will be heard atthis meeting.
DATED this 25th day of August, 2011./s/ Pamela J. GackstetterCity Clerk
Apple Valley firefighters will be dishing up the savory soup that is booya on Satur-day, Sept. 17 at the fire sta-tion at 15000 Hayes Road. The 33rd annual booya event hosted by the Apple Valley Firefighter’s Relief Association begins at 11 a.m. and continues until the booya pots are empty. The day will also include family-oriented games and a raffle. More information about the event is at www.cityo-fapplevalley.org.
Boy Scout project to retire flags People can bring their old, faded or torn Ameri-can flags that need to be retired to drop-off boxes in Apple Valley and Burnsville which have been organized through Collin Bergevin’s Eagle Scout project. Troop 205 will properly retire the flags that have been dropped off at Ameri-can Legion Post 1776-Ap-ple Valley, the Scout Shop in Burnsville, Apple Valley Bruegger’s Bagels, the Ap-ple Valley Municipal Center lobby, Apple Valley Hirsh-field’s Paint Store and the Apple Valley senior center on Hayes Road. Bergevin has already col-lected and retired more than 70 flags.
Church organizes garage sale Rosemount United Methodist Church is hold-ing its Semi-Annual Garage Sale, which features cloth-ing, toys, household items, books, furniture and other items. The sale dates and hours are Thursday, Sept. 15, from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m.-noon. The Rosemount UMC is located at 14770 Canada Ave. W. in Rosemount. Call the church office for directions at (651) 423-2475 or go online at www.rose-mountumc.org.
were married on June 26, 2011.Surrounded by family &
friends,Ceremony performed by
Reverend Tomkin Coleman,music by Reuben Correa.Two Friends, Two Hearts,One Promise, One Love.
Stockman-Wagner
Lindsey Stockman and AlexWagner were married September3rd, 2011 in St. Paul, at the Clar-ence W. Wigington Pavilion onHarriet Island.
The bride is a Senior ResearchManager at Lieberman ResearchWorldwide. She graduated fromthe University of Minnesota witha degree in economics. Lindsey isthe daughter of Mark Stockmanand Becky Bowen from Bis-marck, ND.
The groom is a Ph.D. candi-date in organic chemistry at theUniversity of California, Irvine.He graduated from EastviewHigh School in 2005, and theUniversity of Minnesota in 2009with degrees in chemistry andbiochemistry. Alex is the son ofJohn and Lisa Wagner fromApple Valley, MN.
The couple currently lives inCalifornia and will be honey-mooning in the Caribbean!
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Terrence J.Zweber
Zweber, Terrence J., age 53 ofLakeville passed away peacefullyJuly 29, 2011. Preceded in deathby his father, Clinton. Survivedb y H i s w i f e , J i l l ; h i s b o y s :Nathan, Kyle, and Reed; mother,Kathleen; siblings: Julian, Judy(Vic ) Di l la r , Karen Harre l lBrowne, Monica (Dave) Ritten-house, and Peggy (Dave) Del-m o n i c o ; m o t h e r a n dfather-in-law, LeRoy and NancyM a r t i n s o n ; b r o t h e r a n dsister-in-laws: Lynn (Randy)Ellingboe, Kim (Jeff) Larson,Rory (Ruth) Martinson, andDayna (Mike) Nordean; also bynieces, nephews, and many otherloving relatives and friends. Terrywas a gentle, kind, sensitive,faith-filled man with a quick wit,who enjoyed the simplest thingsin life. A life-long resident ofL a k e v i l l e , m a r r i e d t o h i shigh-school sweetheart for 30years, together they raised 3 won-derful sons who were the light ofhis life. Terry was a natural ath-lete and his greatest joy camefrom watching his boys succeed intheir numerous sports. He will bemissed by al l whose l ives hetouched and live forever in ourhearts. Memorial service wasWednesday, August 3, 2011 atHosanna! Lutheran Church(160th & Ipava) Lakeville.
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Faye A.Pennington
Age 88, passed away Sept. 3,2011. Faye is survived by Duane,her loving husband of 69 years;children Judy (Robert) Bruns,Gary (Barbara) Pennington, Ann( R o g e r ) L a n e , a n d E d w a r d( M a r n e e ) P e n n i n g t o n , n i n egrandchildren, 22 great grand-children and one great-greatgrandchild, brothers Merwin andDwight Waterman, and sisterLaura (Marvin) Green. She willbe greatly missed by her familyand friends. Memorial ServiceTuesday, 4:30pm at Cedar ValleyChurch 8600 Bloomington Ave.S. Bloomington MN. Gatheringof family and friends starting at4:00pm. Private interment, FortSnell ing National Cemetery.Memorials preferred to CerenityBethesda Care Center, S. St. Paul,MN.
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by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
A new community group seeks to lend a helping hand to military veterans and families with loved ones serving overseas. The city’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program is holding a kickoff meeting Sept. 19 at the Apple Valley American Legion for people interested in volunteering with the group. Beyond the Yellow Rib-bon is a nationwide pro-gram that establishes com-munity-based committees to assist military families while a family member is deployed, and to help vet-erans returning from service reintegrate into civilian life. “It’s really to act as the hub of a wheel,” said Bruce Folken, chairman of the Apple Valley Yellow Rib-bon committee and a vet-eran. “You’ve got so many groups doing things for mil-itary members, but a lot of times they’re not able to get the word out. The Yellow Ribbon (group) will kind of act as the directory.” A core group of about a half-dozen local residents formed this spring to lay the groundwork for the Apple Valley Yellow Ribbon pro-gram, and people interested in serving on the steering committee are now being sought. The Apple Valley organi-zation is seeking volunteers representing different sec-tors of the community – in-cluding civic groups, the le-gal and medical professions, education, local govern-ment – as it begins the 16-step process to earn official Yellow Ribbon designation for Apple Valley through the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. The group’s goal is to re-ceive Yellow Ribbon status by early 2012, Folken said. The kickoff event will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19, at the Legion, 14521 Granada Drive. The event will in-clude a welcome by Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland and an overview of the state’s Yellow Ribbon Recogni-tion Program by Annette Kuyper. For more information about Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, visit www.beyon-dtheyellowribbon.org.
Instead of handing out grades, Dakota County Technical College instruc-tors and staff recently found themselves on the other side of a report card. The result was the equiv-alent of an A-plus from the Higher Learning Commis-sion – the regional accred-iting group that evaluates colleges’ fulfillment of their missions. “We worked really, really hard for this,” said Kelly Murtaugh, vice president of academic and student
affairs and co-chair of the DCTC Self-Study Com-mittee. “We feel very good about what we were able to assemble about what we have done.” The college was re-ac-credited without conditions, which means the commis-sion’s four evaluators did not have any significant rec-ommendations for improve-ments that require a follow-up visit or report. “Congratulations to ev-eryone at DCTC involved in composing the self-study and preparing for the HLC consultant-evaluators team
visit,” said President Ron Thomas, who was informed of HLC’s Institutional Ac-tions Council’s positive vote for accreditation by letter. “This is the news we have been waiting to receive.” Prospective students of the college and employers considering hiring gradu-ates can have confidence that the college has fulfilled five criteria with regard to: • mission and integrity, • planning for the future, • student learning and ef-fective teaching, • acquisition, discovery and application of knowl-
edge, and • engagement and service. “It’s a good thing to do for a number of reasons other than it is required,” Murtaugh said. “It is a way to validate to the external world that there are some quality checks in place.” Another important as-pect of accreditation is that the college remains eligible for a wide range of grant funding and its students can access financial aid. Murtaugh said the evalu-ators noted in their conver-sations with students, staff, faculty and community
members that there was a strong sense of pride and ownership in student suc-cess. They also praised the col-lege’s Customized Training Division’s ability to obtain grants to assist local busi-ness and industry in con-ducting training for current and prospective employees. Evaluators gave positive comments to the college’s demonstrated evidence of students’ increased profi-ciency and knowledge in their areas of study after completing coursework. Murtaugh said areas in
which the college will seek improvement are the way it assesses its programs and how it connects with its alumni. The college’s Statement of Affiliations Status and the Organizational Profile were posted on the HLC website on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The commission’s posi-tive evaluation means the college won’t have to un-dergo the required two-year self-study and external eval-uation until 2020-21. For more information on the commission, go online to www.ncahlc.org.
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This Friday night’s foot-ball games feature several long time rivals, although the games have been one-sided in recent years. Burnsville hasn’t beaten Rosemount since 2006, which is the same year Apple Valley last defeated Lakeville North. Eastview has had more success against Lakeville South lately with a 3-2 overall advantage. Eastview’s last win against Lakeville South was in 2008. The teams didn’t play last year. Here’s a glance at Friday night’s games:
Burnsville at Rosemount Last week, Burnsville couldn’t quite hold on against Bloomington Jefferson in a 20-18 loss. The Blaze took a 12-0 lead into the third quarter, but a few mistakes doomed the Blaze. They will have their hands full on Friday against last year’s state runner-up – Rose-mount. The Irish kicked off the season with a 28-6 win against Bloomington Kenne-dy. Quarterback Nate LeM-oine was the leading rusher with 15 carries for 57 yards and was 9-for-14 passing for 107 yards with two touch-downs and two interceptions. The Irish looked to the air more than usual. Last season, the Irish had just two games
where they had more than 100 yards passing.
Lakeville South at Eastview Eastview is coming off one of its more disappointing games in recent memory. The Lightning have lost games before, but they haven’t given up more than 40 points since losing to Wayzata at the state tournament in 2005. Lakeville South may not be the cure for what ails the Lightning defense. The Cou-gars put up nearly 400 yards and 35 points against Eagan in the season opener.
Lakeville North at Apple Valley After netting three wins in the past two seasons, the Eagles were hoping to change course this fall. The Eagles lost to Hopkins 47-9 in the season opener on Sept. 1. It was the team’s larg-est margin of defeat since October 2009 when they lost 47-0 to Lakeville South. The team will be tested when the Panthers come to town Friday. The Eagles will have a little extra motiva-tion with members of the 1986 state football champion alumni being honored prior to the game.
Eastview’s Kenyon Phillips, No. 16, catches a touchdown against Lakeville North on Sept. 1.
Photo by Rick Orndorf
Rosemount’s Nate LeMoine, No. 11, eludes a tackle against Bloomington Kennedy on Sept. 1.
Photo by Rick Orndorf
Eastview’s LeAndre Kennedy, No. 9, tries to break a tackle from Lakeville North.
Photo by Rick Orndorf
Rosemount’s Logan Lindberg, No. 24, receives the ball on Sept. 1 against Bloomington Kennedy.
by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
Burnsville is one of sev-eral teams in the south met-ro that has been in the Min-nesota volleyball spotlight in the past decade. But as the past year has proven, it’s tough to stay there. A lot has changed in the 22 months since the Burnsville volleyball team finished third at the Class AAA state tournament. The team’s star player from 2009, Tori Dixon, is currently the second-lead-ing kill leader for the Min-nesota Gophers. Last season the girls took a hit going 14-15 over-all, losing in the second round of the Section 3AAA tournament to Eastview. It seems like just yester-day for defensive specialist Camille Benson, one of the only two remaining play-ers (Alli Butler is the other) from the state qualifier. “I’ll never forget it,” Ben-son said. “I’d like to say it was like yesterday, but it was a really long time ago now. I’d like to get there again.” Just getting to the state tournament is like winning the lottery. Section 3AAA is traditionally loaded with top teams such as Apple Valley, Eagan, Lakeville North, and Eastview – all have played in the state final in the past 15 years. “I think if we work hard enough we have the talent to beat one of those really tough opponents,” Benson said. “All the best teams are trying to get a spot. If we find our desire for it, we have a shot.” Several younger players have blossomed in the past year including sophomores Lauren Randall, Kaycie Hagen and Alyssa Muelken. “They’ve improved a lot,” Benson said. “Their confidence is getting much
better. It’s really exciting.” Butler, a five-tool player, adds to the team’s optimism for 2011. The girls lost their first game of the season to Chaska on Tuesday 25-22, 25-22, 25-19. The Blaze held the lead a few times and they were never far be-hind, but the Hawks always got to 25 first. Chaska isn’t an average nonconference team. The Hawks have won six state ti-tles, including back-to-back in 2005 and 2006. The Blaze already de-feated Totino-Grace 3-2 and Visitation 3-0 to open the season. The Blaze will play at the Southwest Minnesota Challenge this weekend in Marshall. The tournament
is the largest early-season volleyball tournament in Minnesota featuring several of the top 10 ranked teams from Class AA and AAA.
Rosemount The Irish are off to a promising 3-0 start after de-feating New Prague 3-2 on Tuesday. One reason for the strong start is the Irish have several years of combined varsity experience. Mikaela Sullivan is back as the starting setter, a posi-tion she played in 2009 and 2010. She was out for most of last season with an in-jury. Middle blocker Natalie Busher and left outside hit-ter Jaclyn D’Amico both return after playing three years on varsity. Right out-
side hitter Megan Jacobs and Katie Duff have made a big jumps from last year. “(We have) strong talent with a mix of returning se-niors and promising under-classmen,” coach Smokey Vitek said. Their goal is to break into the top half of the South Suburban Confer-ence. That may not seem like a lofty goal, but with four teams ranked in the top 10, the Irish will need to pull off some upsets.
Eastview The Lightning got their first victory of the season on Tuesday beating East Ridge 17-25, 25-10, 25-23, 19-25, 15-10 breaking a two-match losing streak. The team opened the season losing to No. 4 Shakopee and No. 3 Way-zata. “I am always looking to start our season with tough opponents to see what we have to work with on our side and what we have to work on to improve,” coach Becky Egan said. “If we play ‘gimme’ opponents we wouldn’t be able to get a feel for our needs moving into our conference season.” During those three tough matches, Egan discovered her team is athletic and can make adjustments. “We need to simply learn more about the game and be able to create on the fly with-out it being dictated by the coaching staff,” Egan said. Lindsey Ryan, Miquel Green and Kara Cousins lead a young team. Eastview will join Burns-ville in Marshall this week-end for the Southwest Min-nesota Challenge. “As long as we go into a match fighting like heck, we’ll be successful this sea-son,” Egan said.
Burnsville’s Nikki Brolin, No. 15, goes up for the kill while Greta Geist, No. 3, watches out for the block in Tuesday’s game against Chaska.
State semifinal rematch ends in a tie
Lakeville North, Apple Valley boys soccer games ends at an unsatisfactory
0-0 mark by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
It’s impossible to be completely happy after a tie game, but that’s soccer. In a rematch of last year’s Class AA state semifinal game, Lakeville North and Apple Valley came to a 0-0 tie after 90 minutes of play. While it was disap-pointing for both teams, they both could pull off positives from the experi-ence. In the 2010 Class AA state tournament, Apple Valley won the semifinal game against Lakeville North 2-1 last November and went on to win the state title. The game was as close a match as any team had given the Eagles during their two-season undefeated streak. “We hoped we could come out with a victory after what happened last year,” Lakeville North coach Pete Tyma said. “But (Apple Valley) al-ways reloads. We knew that. They’re always going to be tough. “We had opportunities to win and they had their chances. It would have been fun to win, but at the same time this is Apple Valley.” Lakeville North is the last South Suburban Con-ference team to defeat Apple Valley, which hap-pened back in 2007. “This was a big game for us,” Lakeville North defensemen Col-ten Enderson said. “We weren’t completely ready. We’re dissapointed, but we could see them again.” Last year’s Eagles team was dominated by seniors, meaning almost no one is back. Connor Flanagan and Derek Smith, who watched from the side-lines, have now taken on the leadership roles. The team’s 48-game winning streak came to an end on Aug. 29 in a 2-1 loss to Holy Family Cath-olic. “It was going to hap-pen some day,” Apple Valley head coach Chuck Scanlon said. “We didn’t have the refinement we needed. It takes a while to develop. It doesn’t happen overnight. “There was going to be a time where we had to start over and this is it.” They still plan on win-ning as many games as possible and going back to state. What the Eagles lack in varsity experience, they make up for in pride and determination. “We’re getting better every day,” Scanlon said. “We’re finding the right combinations and getting a feel for the attack. We’re excited. We just have to have a little more confi-dence and work together a little more.” Lakeville North hasn’t lost a game yet, but the players know there’s a long way to go before they can confidently feel they can return to state. “I think the guys have the mentality we need,” Tyma said. “We have plenty of time to get this straightened out. We’re just trying to stay healthy and get into a groove. We learned the section tour-nament is a whole differ-ent beast. You use the reg-ular season to get better.”
at Marshall tournament, 9 a.m. • Eagan at Shakopee tournament,
9 a.m.
Tuesday, September 13 • Apple Valley at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Eastview,
7 p.m. • Eagan at Bloomington Kennedy,
7 p.m. • Burnsville at Lakeville South, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. Thursday, September 15 • Eastview at Eagan • Rosemount vBloomington Jefferson,
7 p.m. • Prior Lake at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Lakeville North,
7 p.m. • Bloomington at Kennedy Burnsville,
7 p.m.
Friday, September 16 • Moorhead at Burnsville, 7 p.m.
Boys SoccerTeam Conferece Overall W L T W L TEastview 1 0 0 4 0 0 Burnsville 1 0 0 3 0 1 Prior Lake 1 0 0 3 1 0 B Jefferson 1 0 0 3 1 1 Lakeville North 0 0 1 3 0 2 Apple Valley 0 0 1 3 1 1 Lakeville South 0 1 0 3 1 1 Eagan 0 1 0 2 1 1 B Kennedy 0 1 0 3 2 0 Rosemount 0 1 0 1 4 0
Saturday, September 10 • Owatonna at Eagan, 1 p.m. • Rosemount at Hastings, 1 p.m. • Chaska at Lakeville South, 3 p.m. • Eastview at Northfield, 3 p.m. • Wayzata at Prior Lake, 3 p.m. • Apple Valley at Challenge Cup in
Blaine
Monday, September 12 • Farmington at Bloomington
Kennedy, 5 p.m. • Saint Michael-Albertville at
Burnsville, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 13 • Apple Valley at Rosemount, 5 p.m. • Burnsville at Lakeville South, 5 p.m. • Lakeville North at Prior Lake, 5 p.m. • Eagan at Bloomington Kennedy,
5:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Eastview,
7 p.m.
Thursday, September 15 • Prior Lake at Apple Valley, 5 p.m. • Eastview at Eagan, 7 p.m. • Rosemount at Bloomington
Jefferson, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Lakeville North,
7 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Burnsville,
7 p.m.
Girls SoccerTeam Conferece Overall W L T W L TEagan 1 0 0 5 0 0 Lakeville North 1 0 0 5 0 0 Eastview 1 0 0 4 0 0 Rosemount 1 0 0 4 1 0 B Jefferson 1 0 0 3 2 0 Lakeville South 0 1 0 4 1 1 Burnsville 0 1 0 4 2 0 Prior Lake 0 1 0 2 2 0 B Kennedy 0 1 0 2 2 1 Apple Valley 0 1 0 2 3 0
Saturday, September 10 • Prior Lake at Chanhassen, 1 p.m. • Henry Sibley at Rosemount, 1 p.m. • Lakeville North at Blake School,
2 p.m. • Chaska at Lakeville South, 5 p.m. • Duluth East at Eastview, 5 p.m. • Hastings at Apple Valley, 7 p.m.
Monday, September 12 • Buffalo at Eagan, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 13 • Bloomington Jefferson at Eastview,
5 p.m. • Apple Valley at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Burnsville at Lakeville South, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. • Eagan at Bloomington Kennedy,
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 15 • Rosemount at Bloomington
Jefferson, 4:45 p.m. • Eastview at Eagan, 5 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Burnsville,
way around the world and see what’s happening back home,” Thompson said. Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland said she bowed out of a meeting with a service organization after witnessing on televi-sion the orange fireball that was United Flight 175 enve-lope and eventually collapse the South Tower. She contacted her fam-ily, then spent the day at the city’s emergency headquar-ters, the Apple Valley Police Department, working with other officials on plans to protect local schools and other high priority areas in the community. “This was probably the most powerful experience of my lifetime that I can re-member,” Hamann-Roland said. In the days that followed, the Apple Valley Fire De-partment sold T-shirts, raising $60,000 that was presented to firefighters in
Remembering/from 1A New York. Rev. Don Voll and his wife, Cory, both ministered to rescuers locally and in New York as part of the American Red Cross’ Spiri-tual Care Aviation Incident Response Team. On the day of the at-tacks, the Burnsville couple was called to provide spiri-tual ministry for respond-ers from the 30 different agencies that had set up a command center for the state of Minnesota. “They had big TV screens up, and were com-municating with other state agencies. They were track-ing to see if anything would be residual in the Minneap-olis area,” Don said. Similar command posts were set up across the country, said Steve Warf-ield, media coordinator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Minnesota office. “We didn’t know what we were dealing with,” Warfield said. Eagan police Patrol Sgt. Linda Myhre, then a ser-geant with the department, also remembers being shocked by the unprovoked attacks. It wasn’t until later that she realized her report to the FBI of suspicious activ-ities involving a student at the Pan-Am International Flight Academy in Eagan had something to do with the 9/11 massacre. A relative had told her his concerns about a sus-picious e-mail the school had received from a Middle Eastern man seeking infor-mation about how to get students into the school. “There was a specific one that said he wanted them to learn how to take off, but they didn’t care to learn how to land it,” Myhre said, adding they wanted to pay cash for the training. Acting on that tip and other information, the FBI eventually arrested al-Qaida member Zacarias
Moussaoui, who is now serving a life sentence after being convicted of conspir-ing to murder citizens as part of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Local response Several Dakota County first responders had direct contact with the devasta-tion those attacks caused innocent Americans. On Sept. 23, the Volls were transferred to New York to counsel workers and volunteers; Don was stationed at Ground Zero and Cory ministered in the city’s morgue. Don said watching the work on TV was nothing like being there in person, and described his first reac-tion to the massive destruc-tion as “utter shock.” His most vivid memo-ries include the temporary morgue that was estab-lished at Ground Zero. “Any time they had body parts to transfer to the permanent morgue, they would have a police motorcycle escort. They would go several blocks. … It was almost a funeral pro-cession,” he said. In October, two Ap-ple Valley firemen, Stew Shepard and Michael Hammerstad, went to Ground Zero to assist New York rescuers who were constantly working in the smoldering carnage. “Those guys were so exhausted. Every day, they would go to all these funer-als, then work at Ground Zero, then they would work their shift … regular duty,” Shepard said. He and Hammerstad at-tended many funerals, took fire station shifts so oth-ers could rest, and assisted many of the firefighters with projects that included building an access ramp for an injured firefighter’s home. They presented the de-partment the money they and the community had raised and hung a banner signed by Diamond Path
Elementary students in their fire station. In apparent gratitude, the New York firefighters later sent the Apple Valley Fire Department a piece of a girder from the towers; it is framed and is on display at City Hall. Memories of that day are still vivid for Voll, who listened to rescuers and victims’ families, many of whom were still in shock that their spouses went to work in the morning and never came home. Many grappled with how to ex-plain it to their children. Voll described his work as a sounding board, al-lowing them to vent and supporting them in their despair. Families across America grappled with similar is-sues. Farmington Mayor Todd Larson remembers his then 6-year-old daugh-ter expressing fear that terrorists would fly planes into more buildings. “We told her the truth: We didn’t know,” Larson said, adding that their chil-dren weren’t allowed to watch TV as news coverage of the attack was constant. Minnesota Sen. Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville, remembers a surge of emo-tions as he watched the news reports of the attack. “I stayed up until 3 a.m. watching until I could force myself to go to bed,” Thompson said. Of all the images during the news coverage, which went on for weeks, he was most affected by witnessing the victims’ families grief and despair. “The people wailing around the site of the de-struction with pictures of relatives, saying, ‘Have you seen this person? Did you recognize this person?’ And, of course, realizing in most cases their search would be fruitless. I found that to be the most horrify-ing scene that took place
for me,” he said. Many of the officials interviewed said they are grateful America has not ex-perienced another massive attack since 9/11, crediting increased communications and stronger emergency networks. Bellows said much of the infrastructure for the state-of-the-art countywide emer-gency dispatch center was made possible by federal funds released to improve security communications. The county has also re-ceived funds for training and equipment after 9/11, including large armored vehicles for the Mutual Aid
Assistance Group, a team of Dakota County police officers trained to respond to all high-risk situations. “The federal govern-ment wants to make sure local government is able to respond in the event of an-other attack on the U.S.,” he said, adding that he believes America is better prepared for disasters because of the training and focused plan-ing that has increased since 9/11. But, many local officials said they think Americans are less united than they were during the months af-ter the attack. Many flew American flags from their homes and cars; there was more pa-
tience with others, and peo-ple seemed to have a new reverence for first respond-ers. “Now it seems like a lot of people have forgotten about the sacrifices made that day. Many of the pub-lic safety people responding that day gave their lives,” said Eagan Fire Depart-ment Chief Mike Scott, who was then a deputy at the Dakota County Jail. “It’s so important not to forget the lives that were lost that day,” he said. “Both the innocent people and all the heroic people that respond-ed by coming in when we see everyone else running away.”
Remembering/from 12A
by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
The 22nd annual Rose-mount Marching Band Fes-tival and Silent Auction will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at Irish Stadium. The competition will fea-ture 11 bands vying in three classes, along with an exhi-bition performance by the home squad. Competing in the top class (AAA) from 3:30 to
4:30 p.m. will be (in order of performance) Marshall, Eden Prairie, Eastview and Irondale. Rosemount’s marching band will take to the field at 4:30 p.m. and play in a non-judged performance since it is the host team. The band also will play the National Anthem at 12:50 p.m. Class AA will feature Rochester Lourdes, Grand Rapids and River Falls from 2:15 to 3 p.m. Class A
includes Hastings, Anoka, Andover and Winona Cot-ter from 1 to 2 p.m. Volunteer help is needed in the following areas: con-cession stand shift from 3:30-6 p.m. and silent auc-tion shifts from 10-11:30 a.m. (setup), 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 3:30-5 p.m. (clean-up). Those who are interested in volunteering can contact Kim Gorman at [email protected].
Rosemount band festival gears up for 22nd annual event
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Members of the Eastview High School cheer team encourage walkers Saturday, Aug. 20, at the team’s cheering station during the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure in the Twin Cities. This was the second year that the Eastview cheer team has selected the event for a community service project.
Calendars can be found online atcalendars.thisweeklive.com
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by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
Drum roll, please. Lakeville drummer JP Bouvet took first place – and claimed a rock star’s bounty of music gear as his prize – at the V-drums na-tional champion-ships in Las Vegas last month. It was the sec-ond time Bouvet has competed in the electronic drum competition sponsored by drum-maker Roland. This time around, though, he had a leg up on the com-petition – he had access to the type of drum kit used in the event and was able to practice beforehand. “That’s the biggest ob-stacle – no one owns the big, $7,000 drum kit,” said the 2009 Lakeville South High School graduate who now attends Berklee College of Music in Bos-ton. “I flew home to pre-pare and logged about 30 hours at Groth Music in Bloomington. They’ve been super supportive – they let me sit in the store and practice there for hours.” Bouvet bested seven other regional champions in the finals before an au-dience of about 1,500 at the Las Vegas Sam Ash music store on Aug. 25. Because they’re us-ing electronic drums that can be programmed with melodies, competitors are expected to do more than just wail away on the tom-toms for five minutes. Bouvet offered up a med-ley of techno, jazz and metal during his slot in the finals. “It really turns into a big orchestration,” he said. He qualified for the na-tional event by first sub-mitting an audition video on YouTube, and then ad-vancing through local and regional competitions. By winning, he earned a berth in the world cham-pionships in Anaheim, Calif., this January. He also claimed some big prizes, including a complete V-Pro drum kit,
a hardware package, mon-itor, and dozens of drum sticks custom-imprinted with Bouvet’s own signa-ture. The victory in Vegas
capped off a sum-mer that saw Bou-vet touring with his band the Su-per Pilots, a jazz-funk-rock quartet that also features Bouvet’s Berklee classmate and 2008 Apple Valley High
School graduate Mike Linden. Part of the fun of the Las Vegas competition, Bouvet said, was the red-carpet treatment given all the finalists. “They flew us out and put us up at the Hard Rock Hotel,” he said. “They made us feel like rock stars.”
Nutcracker Ballet auditions Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota invites students from all area schools ages 7 and older to audition for its production of Denise Vogt’s Nutcracker Ballet. Audition class for ages 7-12 will be from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Ballet Royale Minnesota, 16233 Kenyon Ave., Suite 100, Lakeville. Dancer ages 13 and older with previous ballet experi-ence are invited to audition during the week of Sept. 12-17 during regular classes at Ballet Royale Minnesota. This year’s shows will be Dec. 9-11 at Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center. For more information, visit www.TwinCitiesBallet.org or www.BalletRoyal-eMN.org.
‘My Brave Little Man’ book signing Author T. A. Degner, a retired writer/producer/di-rector from Eden Prairie, will sign copies of his mem-oir, “My Brave Little Man,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Barnes & Noble, 14880 Florence Trail, Apple Val-ley. The book details Degn-er’s trauma-filled years be-fore his adoption by a Wen-dell, Minn., farm couple.
Medieval Fair in Eagan Discover what it was like to live in the Middle Ages during Caponi Art Park’s Medieval Fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. The Society for Creative Anachronism will trans-form the park’s woods into a medieval village with au-thentic pavilions, costumes, music, art, cooking, weap-onry and interactive dem-onstrations. New this year is a glass bead making dem-onstration at one of the pa-
by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
Annie Wilder says she could tell the house was haunted the very first time she stepped inside. “You felt like some-body was watching you, sort of a prickly feeling in the back of the neck,” she said. “There was this very heavy, very gloomy energy and it felt like there was somebody right behind you.” The bad vibes didn’t deter Wilder, an historic-preservation enthusiast, from buying the Victorian-style home built in the late 1800s, and she moved in with her two teenage chil-dren in 1994. Wilder’s book, “House of Spirits and Whispers,” published in 2005, is her account of the family’s experiences with para-normal phenomena in the
Hastings home. “The first really dramat-ic proof to me there was a spirit here was, just a week or so after we moved in, I woke up and could hear a woman’s voice,” Wilder re-counted. “There was this distortion to it – it wasn’t as bad as the Charlie Brown teacher voice, but it didn’t sound human.” The discarnate voice was followed by thunder-ous, apocalyptic crash-ing and pounding in the walls – sounds which her children said they hadn’t heard when questioned the
next morning. Since that first clamor-ous late-night encounter, others in the house have reported hearing whispers, smelling phantom odors such as tobacco and per-fume, and having run-ins with spirit entities, includ-ing an ominous humanoid being with oily skin and a long black coat Wilder has dubbed Dark Man. “It’s a pretty interesting place to live,” she said. Wilder says she’s never seriously considered selling the home because of the spirit activity.
“People are responsible for the energy they proj-ect, and I’m pretty good at projecting a lot of posi-tive energy,” said Wilder. “I feel like my job now is to be a good caretaker for the house.” In fact, Wilder is so at ease with the eldritch ele-ments at the residence that she regularly hosts Haunt-ed Tea Parties there, and has discussed her experi-ences in several TV and newspaper stories. After publishing her second book in 2009 – “Spirits Out of Time,” a collection of family ghost stories she culled from ge-nealogy books and rela-tives’ old letters – Wilder is now looking forward to publication of her third book, “Trucker Ghost Sto-ries,” slated for release next year. She’s set to speak at the
Robert Trail Library in Rosemount on Sept. 13 as part of the Meet the Au-thor series; she said she’ll be discussing her writing, her research and, of course,
her ghostly encounters. More about Wilder is at www.anniewilder.com.
Something strange in the neighborhoodAuthor of haunted-house memoir featured at Rosemount library
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Annie Wilder and others have reported paranormal phenomena at her Victorian-style home – odd sounds, whispers, phantom odors and run-ins with spirits, including an ominous humanoid being with oily skin and a long black coat Wilder has dubbed Dark Man. “It’s a pretty interesting place to live,” she said.
Annie Wilder will speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount as part of the “Meet the Author” series sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council and the library. The event is free and open to the public.
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vilions. Admission is free, with a $4 per person suggested do-nation. Information is avail-able at www.caponiartpark.org/programs/medievalfair.
For detailed descripti on of topics and presenters call Marianne at(952)698-1714, or click on www.risensavior.org and follow the SALT Link.
Att end our Fall 2011 Sessions of Senior Adults Learning Together on Monday mornings September 19 and 26, October 3 and 10, at the Church of the Risen Savior, 1501 E. County Road 42, in Burnsville. Topics are varied and include American and World History, Law Enforcement, Religion, Football, Astronomy, Human and Civil Rights, Life Experiences, and more.
Att end one or all Mondays for only $5.00 per Monday. An opti onal full meal lunch with entertainment is also available for only $9.00.
