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Mature LifestylesSpecial SectionIncluded in this issue

partners For Success worksPartners For Success shows that getting parents and families involved in a childs learning leads to gains in the classroom .

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Middle Ages come to lifeCaponi Art Park in Eagan is offering guests a break from life in the 21st century when it hosts the Medieval Fair on Sept . 30 .

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Wildcats lead the packThe Eagan girls cross country team is showing why its top ranking is deserved .

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SpecIAL SecTIOn

ThISWeekend

SpOrTS

by John GessnerSuN ThISwEEk

School District 191 Superin-tendent Randy Clegg announced Sept . 17 hell serve out the school year and retire, saying he thinks the

School Board is looking for a different style of lead-ership . Clegg, 56, said hell leave the Burnsville-Eagan-Sav-age district and probably education next June 30, when his three-year contract expires . his announcement comes after a turbulent period in which the dis-trict faced public outrage over the $255,000 buyout of former district administrator Tania Chance, and

the board subsequently downgraded Cleggs per-formance in his latest job review . Yet board officials and Clegg say theyre pleased with reforms hes made over four years in a district whose rapidly changing de-

mographics have added urgency to narrowing race- and income-based achievement gaps . he brought a laser-like focus to these four questions: what do you

want students to learn, how are you going to teach it, how are you go-ing to know if they learned it, and if they didnt, what are you going to do about it? board Chair Ron hill said . That was critical to the kids that we have in this school district . Board Vice Chair Sandy Sweep praised Cleggs educational exper-tise and his work on aligning dis-trict curriculum . I am confident in the direction

by Jessica HarperSuN ThISwEEk

A 47-unit affordable housing complex is set to open in Eagan next year . The Dakota County Community Development Agency plans to open Northwood Townhomes along the Northwood Circle in the summer of 2013 . The goal of workforce housing developments like this is to provide safe, af-fordable housing for fami-

lies, said kari Gill, deputy executive director of the Dakota County Commu-nity Development Agency . The $5 .6 million project is part of the CDAs Family Townhome Project, which is designed for moderate-in-come families with children under age 18 . Northwood will be the largest development under the program, which includes

by Jessica HarperSuN ThISwEEk

with only four months of experience, 17-year-old Daniel Busquets of Eagan never imagined he would place in the Minnesota Best Bagger contest . Not only did he earn the Bal-ance Award, he took first place last month in the

annual Minnesota Grocer Association contest . I was surprised and very excited to go to Ve-gas, said Busquets, who works at kowalskis in Eagan . In February, the teen will travel to Las Vegas to vie in the national compe-tition .

Both the state and na-tional contests judge bag-gers on their speed, tech-nique, style, attitude, and how evenly they distribute weight among three bags . The high school senior began working at kowal-skis in May to earn a little

by John GessnerSuN ThISwEEk

The Blaze Burger takes some work to finish and even to fathom, depend-ing on your appetites . Its spicy, said Sam Dimmen, a DECA member and senior at Burnsville high School, for which the burger is named . Its got jalapenos

and pepper jack cheese . Its got a fried egg on it . The Blaze Burger will be available during Oc-tober at the Burger Jones restaurant in the Au-rora Village Mall south of County Road 42 and east of County Road 5 in Burnsville . BhS DECA members have more than a meal-

time interest in the bold burger . For every one sold during October, Burger Jones will donate $1 to BhS DECA . The fund-raiser is part of a partnership between Burger Jones and its par-ent company, Parasole, and DECA, a co-curricu-

Hell leaveDistrict 191, education

next June 30

CDA development will provide affordable housing for moderate-income families, officials say

Kowalskis employee took home firstplace with only four months experience

clegg announces retirement

Affordable housing project set to open in 2013

eagan is again hometo Minnesotas best bagger

Blaze Burger just a warm-up for BhS decA students

Photo submitted

A 47-unit affordable townhome development called Northwood is set to open in the summer of 2013 in Eagan. The development will be operated by the Dakota County Community Development Agency under its Family Townhome Project, which is aimed at providing affordable housing for moderate-income families with children under age 18. Northwoods design will look similar to Carbury Hills in Rosemount (pictured above).Photo submitted

Daniel Busquets of Eagan will travel to Las Vegas in February to compete in the National Grocers Associations Best Bagger Contest after taking first place in the statewide competition. The 17-year-old had worked at Kowalskis in Eagan for only four months at the time.

Photo by John Gessner

DECA members and seniors in Meggan Malones advanced marketing class at Burnsville High School include, from left, Joe McGraw, Shelby Hamblin, Talon DeWitz, Riley Robertson, Sam Dimmen, Justin Clark, Adam Saba, Mayowa Lekuti, Andrew Suel and Taylor Smith.

Randy Clegg

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See BAgger, 3A See hOuSIng, 11A

by T.W. BudigSuN ThISwEEk

Democratic leaders look to the suburbs for critical seats they need to take back the Republican-controlled Legislature . Currently, Republicans grip the Senate by holding 37 seats against the Demo-crats 29 . One seat that is vacant held by former Sen . John harrington, DFL-St . Paul, who is resigning to assume law enforcement duties with the Met Council is a safe seat for Democrats . Democrats would need to pick up four seats to recap-ture the Senate . Republicans wrested control of the Senate from Democrats two years ago, breaking a Democratic lock going back almost 40 years . I feel pretty good about it yeah, Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, said of winning back

the Senate . Though speaking of the economy and education as key issues, voters can feel an aura of mismanagement radiating from the Repub-lican Senate Caucus, Bakk argued . he spoke of a cascade of missteps, pointing to a recent administrative law judge panel finding that 11 Republican senators and former house Speaker Steve Sviggum broke state cam-paign law by distributing taxpayer-paid literature con-taining a political fundrais-ing link . The senators, including former Sen . Chris Gerlach of Apple Valley, and Sviggum, who has insisted hes the one to blame, were given small fines . The public may not know or understand the details about the ruling or the extra-

Lawmakers look to the suburbsto determine control of Legislature

dakota county could be bellwether

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A Special Section Highlighting Senior Li

festyles

This months focus: Volunteering

Volunteers concentrate their

efforts at home cooperative

BY EMILY HEDGES

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Shirl Amundson and

Diane

Rutschke believe volunteer w

ork can

begin at home. Like so man

y of the

residents of Gramercy

Park

Cooperative in Eagan, the tw

o donate

their time and effort to im

proving

their surroundings and bu

ilding a

community to be proud of.

Were a cooperative, s

aid

Amundson. We try to cooper

ate, and

we all do things to make liv

ing here

at the Gramercy enjoyable. T

hats my

main volunteer job, she said

.

Amundson works with the

com-

munity rummage sale and s

erves on

the social committee to find

enter-

tainment and speakers for t

he build-

ing. I arrange fir

st-Friday speakers

on topics of health, commun

ity, and

self-care. I also work to boo

k enter-

tainment when we have cat

ered din-

ners, she said. I dont r

emember

volunteering for it. It was a

bout five

years ago. Someone said, Can

you do

this? That is how it happene

d.

Amundson believes that whe

n you

make yourself available to h

elp, vol-

unteer opportunities find you

.

Being available to do things

is a

way of volunteering. Its im

portant

for myself. It gives me a reas

on to get

up, get dressed and do som

ething,

said Amundson. Its impor

tant for

those who are aging to get

involved

with other people. I like be

ing with

others, and it inspires me.

In addition to her efforts at

home,

Amundson spends many ho

urs help-

ing out at the Eagan Com

munity

Center. She most often serv

es as a

room host responsible for

greeting

and serving people attendin

g events

at the center.I stay busy

and keep involved.

Thats one important way o

f taking

care of yourself, said Am

undson,

who lost her husband two ye

ars ago.

People volunteer in differe

nt ways.

Maybe they arent as vis

ible and

vocal, but they are still volun

teering

time or goods.

Neighbor Diane Rutschke

shares

Amundsons philosophy o

n volun-

teerism. The 66-year-old ma

kes her-

self available for what need

s to get

done, and is known with

in the

Gramercy Park communit

y as a

woman of constant energy.

Using my gifts and talents

to bet-

ter my community is impo

rtant to

me, said Rutschke.

Rutschke, a retired nurse, w

orked

in home health care before

joining

the Red Cross. She spent

10 years

traveling around the five-st

ate area

with the blood mobile. Since

retiring,

she has thrown that same ene

rgy into

volunteerism. She works tir

elessly at

her church and, like Amun

dson, is

active in her cooperative.

It gets me out of the house.

I love

dealing with people, caring

for oth-

ers, and making sure theyr

e safe. I

just need to be out there an

d doing

things, she said.

She works on several comm

ittees,

including the marketing,

building

and social committees. She

is also

part of Gramercy Gals, a gr

oup that

raises money for a wide-r

ange of

causes, including the local Fo

od Shelf.

At a coop, we all work toget

her. I

came from a farming comm

unity, so

cooperatives have always bee

n part of

my life. Everybody here is

vibrant,

eager to get stuff done and gov

ern our-

selves, she said.

Amundson agrees. For this s

enior

citizen, its all about feelin

g needed

and spending your retireme

nt years

connecting with and helping o

thers.

Theres always a need for m

ore

people to volunteer. Some peo

ple want

to be left alone. I feel like thei

r missing

out. I think volunteering is w

hat God

made us for, said Amundson

.

Shirl Amundson (right) and Diane Ru

tschke stand in front of Gramercy Pa

rk Cooperative landscaping,

just one of the many improvement p

rojects funded by the volunteer effor

ts of residents.

2A September 21, 2012 Sun ThiSweek - Burnsville - eagan

by Tad JohnsonSun ThiSweek

Burnsville and eagan voters in Senate District 51 will have a chance to hear candidates talk about a range of topics during a forum at 7 p.m. wednesday, Sept. 26. Candidates for Senate and house in the district have all indicated their in-tent to participate in the fo-rum at Rasmussen College in eagan. The candidates are in-cumbent Republicans Sen. Ted Daley and Reps. Diane Anderson (51A) and Doug wardlow (51B). The chal-lenging DFLers are Jim Carlson, Sandra Masin (51A) and Laurie halver-son (51B). Phil Stalboerger, senior government relations advi-

sor with the law firm Fae-gre Baker Daniels LLP, will moderate the forum. The forum is being or-ganized by the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Rasmus-sen College with assistance from Sun Thisweek. People who attend the forum will be allowed to submit questions that will be considered for inclusion. The forum will be filmed by eagan Cable Access Television and be aired on Channel 16 several times af-ter the forum. Among the topics that will be addressed during the forum are education, jobs and health care.

Tad Johnson can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

All candidates have indicatedtheir intent to participate

Senate District 51 candidate forum slated

by Jessica HarperSun ThiSweek

A Lakeville woman was killed last week in a three-vehicle crash in eagan. The crash occurred at approximately 1:50 p.m. Sept. 12 at the intersection of highway 55 and high-way 149, killing 68-year-old Sandra Brodin who was riding a car that turned into the path of a minivan. According to the State Patrol, Brodins husband, Dale, 69, turned left in his Mini Cooper from east-bound highway 55 to northbound highway 149 and was struck by a mini-

van heading westbound through the intersection. The Mini Cooper was pushed into another car at the red light on southbound highway 149. Dale Brodin sustained non-life threatening injuries in the crash. The drivers of the other two vehicles were uninjured. everyone involved in the crash were wearing seat belts, and no alcohol was involved, according to the State Patrol.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Lakeville woman killed in Eagan crash

The eagan Community Center will host a fitness center open house Oct. 1-7. This event provides people the opportunity to try the fitness center the entire week for free, including

group fitness classes. For more information, visit www.eagancommuni-tycenter.com or (651) 675-5550. The eagan Commu-nity Center is located at 1501 Central Parkway.

Fitness center open house

Sun ThiSweek - Burnsville - eagan September 21, 2012 3A

extra cash. Within a few months he heard about the competition and decided to enter. Busquets trained for about three weeks to im-prove his speed, technique and balance among the bags. He was very dedicat-ed, said Eagan Kowalskis human resources coordi-nator Brittany Wellvang, who trained Busquets for the competition. I havent seen anyone work quite that hard in a long time. Though he wont be old enough to gamble in Las

Vegas the legal age is 21 Busquets said he is excited to visit the city for the first time, and hopes to drive a dune buggy while out there. Busquetss recent award is far from his only signifi-cant accomplishment. At only 17 years old, Busquets has started his first year of college at North Central University in Minneapolis through a high school Post Secondary Education Op-tion program. Busquets said he is still researching colleges to attend after high school graduation this spring but is most interested in Whea-

ton College in Illinois where he expects to study international relations. Although Busquets is the first Kowalskis em-ployee in Eagan to take home first place at the con-test, he is the second Eagan resident to do so in recent years. Blake Westling, of Byer-lys in Eagan won the Min-nesota Best Bagger contest last year and took home second place in the nation-al competition.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or face-book.com/sunthisweek.

lar club whose mission is helping prepare students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. DECA, an internation-al association formerly known in the United States as Distributive Educa-tion Clubs of America, was absent from BHS for more than 20 years before business education teacher Meggan Malone revived it last year. Now seniors in her ad-vanced marketing class, who are also DECA mem-bers, are putting their skills to the test in a pair of proj-ects with Burger Jones and Parasole. The first is promoting the $10 Blaze Burger. The second is designing an ad campaign for Burger Jones that the students will be able to submit for the state DECA competition. Thats really going to be the big project, Malone said. The students are go-ing to have to be really cre-ative and think on a differ-ent level. Thats why were getting our feet wet with this (Blaze Burger) promo-tion. Their goal is sales of 15

Blaze Burgers a day. (Cus-tomers will be able to pick and choose from among the exotic toppings, DECA member Joe McGraw not-ed.) Were going to use this homecoming week (Sept. 17 to 22) as a big way to advertise it, Dimmen said. Social media, banners and possibly lawn signs and homecoming-game car flyers were being planned. We want to especially get to the parents, DECA member Taylor Smith said. Theyre the ones taking their kids out to dinner and wanting to support their schools. The seniors were re-cently visited in class by a Parasole team that in-cluded Amber Helman, a manager at the Burnsville Burger Jones; Kip Clayton, Parasoles vice president of marketing; Donna Fahs, a senior operations executive who oversees Burger Jones and other Parasole restau-rant brands; and Sarah Nerison, marketing man-ager and social-media guru for Parasole Restaurant Holdings. Getting DECA kids closer to the reality of what its like to have to sell something is, to me, pretty

exciting, Clayton said. Once the Blaze Burger campaign is finished, Im going to work with them to kind of write a busi-ness plan for the next year, which takes much more of a broad-based view of what the restaurant is and what the challenges and opportunities are. Burger Jones is a little edgy, not a button-down brand, Clayton said. I think Burger Jones is such an engaging brand for the kids, he said. It kind of fits into their sense of humor. The students marketing plan for the restaurant will run the gamut from identi-fying the target market to selecting advertising me-dia and writing a budget. It will include setting sales goals and writing and de-livering an executive sum-mary. The students dont even realize theyre learn-ing a ton as they put all this together, Malone said. People do this for a job. If some of the ideas are good, they (Parasole) are going to use them.

John Gessner can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Bagger, from 1A

DeCa, from 1A


Vote Kautz for dynamic communityTo the editor: Mayor Elizabeth Kautz has served Burnsville well. Much of what makes Burns-ville the dynamic commu-nity it is today is a result of many key actions initiated by Kautz: i.e., business ac-tivity, the Medical Alliance (now ST(H)EM), the Heart of the City, the Performing Arts Center, expanded parks and recreation, clean water in our lakes, citizen partici-pation and so much more. She managed to pull to-gether a coalition of com-munity leaders, volunteers and existing and new orga-nizations, all working to-gether to meet short- and long-term goals addressing improvements in our com-munity. If Kautz is willing to con-tinue to serve this communi-ty, the citizens of Burnsville are very fortunate to have a person with her energy, fore-sight and experience as its mayor. Change for the sake of change makes no sense, especially when, under her leadership, Burnsville has seen continuous change for the better: financial stabil-ity, growth and expansion in the private sector, improved quality of life, and citizen in-volvement in ongoing plan-ning and development for the future. We proudly support Kautz for the coming term as she continues to make Burnsville a superb city for us and our family.

RICHARD andMARGUERITE DALYBurnsville

Peterson poor choice for schoolsTo the editor: As my son begins school this year I am reminded of the importance of electing a

representative who will put students first. On paper House District 56B Roz Peterson looks like she could be the person to fit that role, having served on the Lakeville School Board. But upon closer inspection of her record, nothing could be further from the truth. Not only did she lead the charge in closing Crystal Lake Elementary when it wasnt absolutely necessary, uprooting students from a stable learning environment; but she laid off nearly 100 teachers then turned around and bought thousands of iPads. I recognize that technol-ogy is becoming increas-ingly more present in our everyday lives, but we need to have the right priorities. How many teachers could have been hired back? How much lower could class sizes be? An iPad is no replace-ment for a teacher when class sizes are soaring over 40 students. When you combine these poor choices with her record of supporting an excessive retirement buyout for a re-tiring superintendent, it be-comes clear that Peterson has the wrong priorities. Shes certainly not the person I would like repre-senting our community and students at the Capitol. Im voting no on Petersons mis-placed priorities in Novem-ber.

JENNI WOODLakeville

Wardlow is the best candidate To the editor: State Rep. Doug Ward-low is the best candidate to represent Eagan in the Minnesota House of Rep-resentatives. As a lifelong Eagan resident, Wardlow understands the issues fac-ing citizens of his commu-nity. Wardlow has put get-ting Eagan residents back to work and getting the econo-

my moving atop his priori-ties. In his first term as state representative, Wardlow helped pass many reforms that make Minnesota a more business friendly state. Wardlow, like Ronald Rea-gan, understands govern-ment does not create jobs, people do. He was awarded the Guardian of Small Busi-ness Award by the National Federation of Independent Businesses for his commit-ment to small business own-ers. Wardlow supported com-mon sense reforms, like the photo ID constitutional amendment, which will close the door to fraud in our election system. He has supported Eagan schools by voting to increase funding by $100 per student over the course of the next two years. He was awarded the 2012 Best Friends of the Taxpay-er Award by the Taxpayers League of Minnesota be-cause of his effort to ensure every penny of taxpayer money is used wisely. Eagan needs genuine leadership and a represen-tative who is not afraid to make tough decisions for our community in St. Paul. Wardlow is that person. I hope you will join me in sup-porting Wardlow for House.

KATHI WEINzETLEagan

Re-elect Workman To the editor: Liz Workman has done an excellent job of repre-senting her constituents in her first term on the Dakota County Board of Commis-sioners. For many years Dakota County has been a leader, providing citizens with a high level of services at the lowest tax rate in the state of Minnesota. Workman has done a great job of pre-serving that legacy. Her ex-perience on the Burnsville

City Council has been very beneficial in her first term, enabling her to make sig-nificant contributions to the board. We urge to join us in supporting Workman for re-election to the Dakota County Board.

MIKE and JOYCE TURNERBurnsville

Editors note: Mike Turner preceded Workman as the Dakota County commission-er in District 5.

State still owes schools To the editor: Two CPAs walked into a bar with $3 billion which had been stolen from the local schools. They bought rounds of drinks until $1.2 billion was left and then the police came. The sec-ond CPA declared that the thief was actually a hero for having the $1.2 billion still available and should get a reward. That is what Peggy Ben-son basically told us in her Aug. 10 letter while support-ing Sen. Ted Daleys claim of credit for a budget surplus. Minnesota schools are owed many times the amount in pocket at the state. CPA does not stand for Certifies Practically Anything (yet). Bensons and Daleys fis-cal fairy tales of a surplus reflect poorly on CPAs and themselves. Some accoun-tants at ENRON went to jail for this kind of lying. As a small business per-son, I support Jim Carlson who supports quality educa-tion which results in quality jobs and the supporting in-frastructure. BETTY FEDDEEagan

Those who look to the future deserve votes To the editor: As I near the end of my eight years serving the citi-zens of Burnsville as a City Council member, I look back on all the progress we have made, and the chal-lenges we have faced over the years, and how these re-late to the future. While we all did not al-ways agree on the issues we worked through, over time, we learned to approach each matter with thoughtfulness and respect for one another and for the citizens we rep-resent. This was not always the case. Prior to 2005, some council members would bluster and pound their fists in disagreement and make decisions based on emo-tions. Or, as a last course of action, resort to name-call-ing over issues they did not agree with. This years election, as all elections, is very important to us all, and the direction that Burnsville will take go-ing forward. Our policy makers must

continue to deliberate in a re-spectful and informed man-ner. This is what is working for Burnsville today and will continue to keep us moving in a positive direction. The citizens of Burnsville cannot and should not allow any fu-ture council member to con-tinue to live in the past and try to resurrect issues that the market is already resolv-ing. We need people with vi-sion, consideration for oth-ers, and a desire to serve all of Burnsville. With that said, I ask you to please join me and my family, in looking to the future and cast your vote with us to elect for the first time, Suzanne Nguyen, who will bring new energy, a col-laborative spirit and strong leadership to our City Council. With equal energy, I ask you to re-elect both Eliza-beth Kautz and Mary Sher-ry to another four years of leading our city on a path that, thanks to their leader-ship, is working. I look forward to the future of our vibrant city with a feeling of excitement, and promise for continuing growth and a renewed pros-perity.

DAN GUSTAFSONBurnsville City Council

Fire Muster was a success To the editor: The 33rd version of the Burnsville Fire Muster and Community Celebration this year from Sept. 5-9 was an unqualified success due to the hard work of several committees and many vol-unteers. We are grateful to all our volunteers. As gate-staffing coordi-nator, I am very thankful for the work of the following organizations and people: Burnsville City Council members Mary Sherry, Bill Coughlin, Dan Gustafson and Mayor Elizabeth Kautz; Liz Workman; School Dis-trict 191 Board of Educa-tion members Ron Hill, DeeDee Currier and Bob Vandenboom; Lions Club members Dave Moen, Ter-rie Moen, Christian Moen, Deb Mehr, Mickey Stanc-zak, Andy Stanczak, Mark Moen, Anita Johnson, Steve Knudsen, Peg Knudsen and Sandy Richter; Anchor Bank personnel Jim Lou-wagie, Maggie Kase, Emily Nichols and Erik Hegg; 360 Communities members Sal Mondelli, Jeff Mortensen, Scott Reindl and Tony Compton; volunteers Steve Schofield, Andrea Erickson and Sheila Schilling, Ruth Vander Laan, Rich Vander Laan, Terry Crichton, and Sue Kirk; Foundation 191 members Steve Fiebig-ger, John Christiansen, Pat Christiansen, Will Williams and Samoa Ali; Beyond the Yellow Ribbon members Tom Hansen, Jill Hansen, Joy Adams and BK Jung-ian; DARTS members Steve Haschig and MJ Haschig; and Clearwater Chiroprac-tic Dr. Kristin Hammer and

Jennifer Hoffman. If I missed anyone, I apologize. I am grateful for your help. Thank you all. CHUCK ERICKSONMemberBoard of DirectorsBurnsville Fire Muster

Pothini for School Board To the editor: I believe Seema Pothini has the skills, experience and values to be a very effec-tive member of the School District 191 School Board. She has served on district-wide committees including the diversity committee, is a former classroom teacher, is currently the president of two other nonprofit boards, and is very involved in her childrens school through classroom volunteering, the Parent-Teacher Organiza-tion, and the advisory coun-cil. As a former member of the ISD 191 School Board, I had the chance to work with many board members over the years. The most effective board members had a per-sonal commitment to ensur-ing that all students succeed and excel, a willingness to cultivate family and commu-nity involvement through-out the district, an under-standing of the complexities of education finance, an ability to clearly describe the districts strengths and opportunities, and most importantly, a commitment to creating and supporting a shared vision for the dis-trict with the superintendent and fellow board members. Pothini is such a candidate. I encourage you to vote for Pothini for the School Board.

GAIL MORRISONSavage

Voting for Anderson againTo the editor: The most important thing for a state legislator to do is to make sure that limited taxpayer funds are spent wisely. Thats why Im supporting state Rep. Diane Anderson, R-Eagan, for re-election to the Minnesota House. Previously, the Legisla-ture and the governor agreed to meet budget shortfalls by, in part, delaying payments promised to school districts the school shift. It wasnt an ideal choice, but it was defensible under the cir-cumstances. When the idea came around this last legis-lative session to make good on the states promise by repaying the shift, Ander-son voted yes. Gov. Mark Dayton chose to veto that bill, saddling school districts with extra borrowing costs. Getting the priorities right is a measure of a leg-islator. By that standard, I plan to vote again for An-derson.

JOHN LaPLANTEEagan

Opinion360 Communities partners with Families for School Success

by Lisa Lusk SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEK

Reading proficiency is widely accepted as a major predictor of future school suc-cess. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, students who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave high school without a diploma than proficient readers. And that leads to a whole host of challenges for not only the student, but for the community as a whole. This is why 360 Communities Partners For Success promotes literacy and paren-tal involvement in students education from kindergarten through high school gradua-tion. Partners For Success has family sup-port workers in 27 schools in seven school districts in Dakota County working to re-move barriers to school success for at-risk youth. A large portion of the work involves engaging families in their home and work-ing with parents to provide tools to better equip them as a partner in their childs edu-cation. In the 2011-2012 school year Partners For Success family support workers sat

down with families and teachers to create 384 family learning plans to help engage parents and keep students on track to reach their potential. Structure and expectations at home can make all the difference between a student who struggles and one who succeeds. After all, according to the Michigan Department of Education, children spend 70 percent of their waking hours at home during the school year, including weekends and holi-days. Helping students to learn and achieve their academic potential cannot be the sole responsibility of schools; parental involve-ment and engagement with their childs academics at home is a critical part of a childs success in school. According to Dr. Jeremy D. Finn of the

University at Buffalos Graduate School of Education, there are three kinds of parental involvement at home that are consistently associated with higher student achieve-ment: Actively organizing and monitoring a childs time. Helping with homework. Discussing school matters. Partners For Success family support workers understand the important role of family life in a students success. They also understand the other needs a family may have and can tap a wide network of 360 Communities resources to surround a family with support. If a child is coming to school hungry, the family support worker can refer the family to one of five 360 Com-munities food shelves in Dakota County. If there is a safety issue at home, 360 Commu-nities has two Lewis House domestic vio-lence shelters. Family support workers are also very knowledgeable of other resources within the community and can assist fami-lies with accessing what they need by the relationships 360 Communities has with other organizations.

This partnership between school, homes and family support worker has demonstrat-ed success. A 2011 study of the Partners For Success program conducted by the Uni-versity of Minnesota Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement found that 88 percent of students in the evaluation met, exceeded or made progress toward their reading goals, some by more than 200 percent. The study also found par-ents appreciated the greater sense of con-nection they developed with their schools through the family support workers. A bright future for all students is achiev-able with programs like Partners For Suc-cess, with dedicated educators and engaged families and communities. Discover more about 360 Communities Partners For Suc-cess by visiting 360Communities.org.

Lisa Lusk is 360 Communities Partners For Success supervisor. 360 Communities mis-sion is to provide hope and support to people by engaging communities to prevent violence, ensure school success and promote long-term self-sufficiency. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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marital affair with a Senate staffer that drove Sen. Amy Koch, R-Buffalo, to resign as Senate majority leader, but they sense things have gone awry, Bakk argued. I am confident were go-ing to pick up seats in the suburbs, said House Mi-nority Leader Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis. House Republicans cur-rently hold 72 seats, House Democrats 61 seats, with one open-seat. Democrats would need to win six seats to regain con-trol. Thissen argues that look-ing at the current head count is misleading. With lawmaker retire-ments and redistricting both House caucuses are essen-tially starting in the mid-50s and the battle is really over the remaining 24 seats, he explained. Fifteen seats are open. Thissen is cautiously optimistic House Demo-crats will regain control. He points to House races in Dakota County as ground zero in the suburban po-litical fray, adding House Democrats look for success in Edina and in Eden Prai-rie, too. This election will not be a wave style election as seen in 2006, 2008 and 2010, Thissen argues. Thissen views the pro-posed same-sex marriage ban constitutional amend-ment as one factor that could bring young voters to the polls, which could help Democrats, he said. A youth surge could play a role in suburban House races where Republican law-makers, in supporting the marriage amendment, voted against the grain of the dis-trict, he argued. Thissen views the politi-cal repercussions from a sex scandal involving Duluth DFL lawmaker Rep. Kerry Gauthier as limited to that district.

DFL State Party Chair-man Ken Martin of Eagan is upbeat about a Demo-cratic legislative revival and looks to the suburbs helping bridge the gap. We have a number of legislative targets in the sub-urbs, Martin said. Martin cites Senate Dis-trict 49 in Edina as a district in which Democrats can win all three seats. If he had to bet on a race, hed bet on former Repub-lican Rep. Ron Erhardt of Edina, now running as a Democrat, to win House District 49A. Yes, I am that certain about that race, Martin said. Bakk looks to DFL Sen-ate candidate Greg Clausen in Senate District 57 in Da-kota County as a possible Senate Democratic win. We have an awfully good candidate down there, he said. Bellwether races are found in Dakota County, Martin explained, with for-mer DFL state senator Jim Carlson, state representa-tives Sandra Masin and Will Morgan, all seeking to re-gain seats lost last election. I think we have a good chance at all three, Martin said. Martin views the pro-posed amendments on the ballot, Photo ID and the marriage ban, less about bringing out more voters than fired-up voters more likely to vote Democratic down the ticket. Republicans see things differently. Senate Majority Leader David Senjem, R-Rochester, indicated Senate Republi-cans are holding strong. Were getting frankly very good vibes (from vot-ers), he said. Senjem expressed confi-dence Senate Republicans would not only keep the ma-jority but even pick up seats. I dont know who were going to lose, Senjem said. Im confident well be OK.

Polling has shown that jobs and the economy are the leading concerns of vot-ers, Senjem explained. He said the state econo-my is improving, and Sen-ate Republicans are going to take some credit for the im-provements seen and those yet to come. Senjem views the presi-dential race as absolutely impacting legislative races. Its critical that Republi-can presidential candidate Mitt Romney articulate his plans for improving the na-tions economy, Senjem ex-plained. As for the Koch scandal, Senate Republican candi-dates say theyre not hearing about that at the front door, Senjem said. House Speaker Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, said its too early to have a strong sense of how House Repub-licans will fare this election. I feel confident we will hold the majority at the current number of seats, Zellers said. Theres a good chance of House Republicans pick-ing up seats, he explained. House Republican candi-dates include an impressive group of women candidates, Zellers said. Voters are most con-cerned about jobs and the economy, he said. Theres nothing else that touches it, Zellers said. The No. 2 issue for vot-ers is one state lawmakers have no control over, he ex-plained. Thats the national debt, he said. Like Bakk, Senjem, and Thissen, Zellers does not ex-pect a wave style election in November. It will be a one-on-one candidate year, he said. Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Pat Shortridge did not respond to an interview request.

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District 194School BoardProceedingsThis is a summary of the Independent

School District No. 194 Special Board ofEducation Meeting on Tuesday, August 28,2012 w ith fu l l text ava i lab le for pub l icinspec t ion on the distr ic t webs i te a twww.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210thStreet W., Lakeville, MN 55044The meeting was called to order at 6:02

p.m. All board members and administra-tors were present.Discussion held: Integration & equity/EL

staffing and programming.Meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.

__________________________________This is a summary of the Independent

School D istr ict No.194 Regu lar SchoolBoard Meeting on Tues, August 28, 2012with full text available for public inspectiono n t h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a twww.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044The meeting was called to order at 7:10

p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. Allboard members and administrators werepresent.Consent agenda items approved: min-

utes of the meetings on August 14 and 21;employment recommendat ions , leaverequests and resignations; wire transfersand investments as presented and dona-tions.Consent agenda approved following dis-

cussion : payment of bills and claims sub-ject to annual audit.Repo r ts p resen ted: CLEC upda te ;

2012-13 student enrollment update.Adjournment at 7:39 p.m.

3151843 9/21/12

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF SALE

The following goods will be sold at pub-lic auction to cover storage liens. Sale to beconducted at North Star Mini Storage, 1900West 143rd St., Burnsville, MN 55306 at11:00 a.m. on Wednesday October 10,2012. North Star Mini Storage L.P. reservesthe right to accept or decline any or all bids.

UNIT #2000 Michael Doss574 Wheelock Pkwy West

St. Paul, MN 55130Furniture

UNIT #2222 Chad J. Duda1401 W. 143rd St. #235Burnsville, MN 55306

Furniture

UNIT #2238 Amy C. Anderson14652 Greenridge LaneBurnsville, MN 55306

Misc. Household, Electronics, Furniture

UNIT #2115 Michael C. Hunter1004 Knob Hill RoadBurnsville, MN 55337

Furniture, Tools, Hockey Equipment

UNIT #1114 Steve ShirleyDCO 3-13 INF RegimentFt. Jackson, SC 29207

Furniture, Bed, Electronics

UNIT #1063 Barry Mackey1401 W. Burnsville Pkwy #315

Burnsville, MN 55337Misc. Household, Tools, Sporting Equip.

UNIT #1148 TimWolfe9300 Collegeview Road #221Bloomington, MN 55437

Clothing, Ladder, Misc Household

UNIT #4004Warren BinionP.O. Box 1215

Burnsville, MN 55337Misc. Items

UNIT #3008 David R. Youngman13645 Glendale TrailSavage, MN 55378

Tools, Bike, Shelving, Misc.

UNIT #4055 Sandra K. Pickus1721 Burnsville Pkwy. #305

Burnsville, MN 55337Tools, Electronics, Collectibles

UNIT #4014 Scott A. Leinum1721 W. Burnsville Pkwy.Burnsville, MN 55337

Musical Instruments, Tools, Displays,Shelving, Misc.

THE SALE WILL TAKE PLACE AT:North Star Mini Storage1900 West 143rd StreetBurnsville, MN 55306

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PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING

A Pub l ic Hear ing w i l l be held onSeptember 24, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. or assoon thereafter as poss ib le by theBurnsville Planning Commission, 100Civic Center Parkway, in the CouncilChambers on the application of M.G.Astleford Company for an Interim UsePermit Amendment to cont inue soilprocessing and storage located west ofLadybird Lane, east of Dupont Avenue(commonly known as 900 Ladyb irdLane).The application will be scheduled for

the next appropr ia te C i ty Counc i lmeeting following the Planning Com-mission meeting.All persons desiring to speak on this

application are encouraged to attend.For more information concerning thisrequest, please contact Planner ChrisSlania (952) 895-4451 at the City ofBurnsville.

Chris SlaniaOn Behalf of the Chair of theBurnsville Planning Commission

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A Pub l ic Hear ing w i l l be held onSeptember 24, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. or assoon thereafter as poss ib le by theBurnsville Planning Commission, 100Civic Center Parkway, in the CouncilChambers on the application of MenardInc. for a Planned Unit DevelopmentAmendment for outdoor display andstorage at the existing building locatedat 3100 Highway 13.The application will be scheduled for




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A Pub l ic Hear ing w i l l be held onSeptember 24, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. or assoon thereafter as poss ib le by theBurnsville Planning Commission, 100Civic Center Parkway, in the CouncilChambers on the application of the Cityof Burnsville for an Ordinance Amend-ment to Title 10, Zoning Ordinance, ofthe Burnsville City Code addressingdynamic display billboards.The application will be scheduled for




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PUBLIC NOTICENotice of Public Sale:

SS MNRI, LLC doing business as SimplySelf Storage intends to enforce its lien oncertain personal property belonging to thefollowing, at the facility. The sale will takeplace (unless otherw ise w ithdrawn) onWednesday October 10, 2012 on or after9:30am at the Simply Self Storage locationat 4025 O ld S ib ley Memor ia l H ighway,Eagan, MN 55122 Phone 651-894-5550.This public sale will result in the goodsbeing sold to the highest bidder. Certainterms and conditions apply.

J. Lynch #118AFurniture, Plastic Tote, Bags

V. Sandelin #148Luggage, Boxes, Childrens Toys

J. Velazquez #402BFurniture, Luggage, Baby Items

R. Palme #518DBlack Plastic Bags

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PUBLIC NOTICEORDINANCE NO. 1275

CITY OF BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE10 OF THE BURNSVILLE CITY CODE,BEING THE ZONING TITLE OF THE

CITY OF BURNSVILLESOCCER BLAST PROPERTIES MN

INC.

CASE FILE NO. DEV12-0021

Section 1. Title 10 of the BurnsvilleCity Code is hereby amended to allowan In te r im Use fo r a fab r ic domelocated at 3601 West 145th Street inaccordance with the Amended PlannedUnit Development Agreement on file inthe City clerk's office dated September4, 2012, for the following describedproperty located w ithin the C ity ofBurnsville, Minnesota:

Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 1Burnscott Industrial Park, Dakota

County, Minnesota.

Section 2. The zoning map of the Cityof Burnsville referred to and describedin sa id T it le 10, sha l l not be repub-lished to show the aforesaid rezoning,but the Communi ty Developmen tD irec tor or his/her des ignee sha l lappropriately mark the zoning map onfile in the city clerk's office for the pur-pose of indicating the rezoning pro-vided for in this ordinance and all of thenotations, references and other infor-ma t ion shown thereon are herebyincorporated by reference and made apart of this ordinance.Section 3. This ordinance sha l l be

effective immediately upon its passageand publication according to law.PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED THIS

4th day of September, 2012, by the citycouncil of the City of Burnsville. _______________________

Elizabeth B. Kautz, Mayor

ATTEST:________________________Macheal Brooks, City Clerk3151921 9/21/12

PUBLIC NOTICEORDINANCE NO. 1274

CITY OF BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE10 OF THE BURNSVILLE CITY CODE,BEING THE ZONING TITLE OF THE

CITY OF BURNSVILLEAURORA INVESTMENT LLC

CASE FILE NO. DEV12-0024

The City Council of the City of Burns-ville ordains as follows:Section 1. Title 10 of the Burnsville

City Code is hereby amended to allowfor exterior sign deviations for a BestBuy Mobile Store in accordance withthe Amended Planned Unit Develop-ment Agreement on file in the C ityClerk's office dated September 4, 2012,for the following described propertylocated within the City of Burnsville,Minnesota:

Lot 1, Block 1, Aurora Village Addition

Section 2. The zoning map of the Cityof Burnsville referred to and describedin sa id T it le 10, sha l l not be repub-lished to show the aforesaid rezoning,but the Communi ty Developmen tD irec tor or his/her des ignee sha l lappropriately mark the zoning map onfile in the city clerk's office for the pur-pose of indicating the rezoning pro-vided for in this ordinance and all of thenotations, references and other infor-ma t ion shown thereon are herebyincorporated by reference and made apart of this ordinance.Section 3. This ordinance sha l l be

effective immediately upon its passageand publication according to law.PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED THIS

4th day of September, 2012, by the citycouncil of the City of Burnsville.

_______________________Elizabeth B. Kautz, Mayor

ATTEST:________________________Macheal Brooks, City Clerk3151873 9/21/12

PUBLIC NOTICEISD 194 ONLINE AUCTION

Lakeville Area Public Schools is postingsurplus items for purchase online with Pub-lic Surplus, a governmental auction site.The web address ishttp://www.publicsurplus.com/ SelectB rowse Auc t ions w i thin A rea , thenSelect Region (Minnesota), then SelectAgency, (ISD 194 Lakeville Area PublicSchools). The auction begins on Friday,9-21-12 and ends on Friday, 10-12-12, at5:00 PM. Bidding, payment, and inquirieswill be handled through the auction site.Independent School District #1948670 210th Street WestLakeville, Minnesota 55044Kathy Lewis, ClerkPublish: September 21

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Happy BirthdayMarcy Rotty!Please join our familyas we celebrate these80 years of our Mom -

Marcy RottySaturday, September 29

2-5 pmCelts of Farmington

200 3rd St., FarmingtonAnd in the end, its not the

years in your life that count. Itsthe life in your years.

- Abraham LincolnNo gifts please.

Cari J. Bykerk(Nyland)Age 49 , o f G rand I s land ,

Nebraska, died Thursday, Sep-tember 13, 2012, at her home withher family by her side, after acourageous two year battle withPancreatic Cancer. Cari's wisheswere to be cremated. CurranFuneral Chapel is assisting thefamily.Cari was born October 3, 1962,

in Golden Valley, MN. She wasthe daughter of C l i fford andDorothy (Giese) Nyland.Surv ivors of the immediate

family include her three sons,Ky le Ny land of Savage, MN ;Kley McColl of Lonsdale, MN;and Tanner Werre of GrandIsland, NE. One daughter, Jes-sica Bykerk of Grand Island, NE.Her mother, Dorothy Nyland ofLakeville, MN; Three sisters,Colleen & Jim Elliott of Savage,MN; C a r o l D o n n e l l y o fLakeville,MN; and Cathy Jenseno f Lakev i l l e , MN ; and oneGranddaughter Hazel Ingold(Werre) of Grand Island, NE.O the r s l e f t to che r i sh he r

memo ry inc lude he r spec ia lf r i end , Ted Robb of G randIsland, NE.Eight nieces and nephews and

eight grand nieces and nephews,and her cherished Jack RussellTerrier, Biscuit.Cari grew up in Lakeville, MN

and gradua ted in 1980 fromLakev i l le H igh. She lived inSouth Dakota and Nebraska forthe past 30 years. She loved lifeand lived it to the fullest.She was preceded in death by

her father. Celebration for Cariwill be held on Saturday, Sep-tember 29th at the home of CathyJensen 8990 211 th S t . West ,Lakeville,MN from 1-4pm.M emo r ia l s f o r the fami ly

accepted at the above address.On line condolences may be

given atwww.curranfuneralchapel.com

under Cari's obituary.

AnthonyJ. KrejceBeloved Father, Grandfather &

Great Grandfather.Age 76. Lifelong Lakeville resi-

dent. Passed away unexpectedlySept 13, 2012. Preceded in deathby wife Gerri and son Dan. Sur-vived by children Ken, JoAnn(Harold) Puri, Pam (Jim) Hob-son, and Toni (Mike) Zitek; 11grandchildren and many greatgrandchildren. FuneralMass Fri-day, Sept. 21, 11:30AM at AllSaints Catholic Church, 19795H o l y o k e A v e , L a k e v i l l e .Reviewal one hour prior to ser-vice at church. Memorials pre-ferred to the church. Arr w/ TwinCities Cremation 651-645-1233

Gardner L. MillerAge 88 of Eagan passed away

September 11, 2012. Preceded indeath by his siblings: Earl Jr.,Inez, and Florence. Survived byhis w i fe , Karen ; sons : Mark(Tami) , Pau l (Ju l i e ) , Lo ren(VaNita), and Chris (Shannon);grandchildren: Luke, Cory, Lee,Seth, Dale, Erin, Anna, Saman-tha, and Shane; also survived byother loving family and friends.Funeral Service, 10:30am Satur-day, September 15, 2012 at RiverHills United Methodist Church(11100 River Hills Dr) Burnsville.Visitation from 5-8pm Friday,Sept 14, at White Funeral Home(12804 Nicollet Ave) Burnsvilleand one hour prior to the serviceat church. Gardner was born andraised in East Chain, MN. Hegraduated from East Chain HighSchool and the Univers ity ofMinnesota. Gardner served hiscountry inWWII. He worked forNorthwest Airlines where he methis of 52 years, Karen. Alongwith two other employees, he wasthe original IT department atNorthwest converting their pay-roll to the computer. He alsoworked for Control Data andDonovan Companies in St. Paul.After retiring, he purchased afarm near Lonsdale and raisedsheep for many years and enjoyedvegetable gardening Gradner wasactive in 4-H as a youth in Mar-tin County, raising sheep and asan adult leader in Dakota county.He initiated and orienteeringproject in the county. He alsoserved on the State 4-H AdvisoryCommittee. He was a member ofthe RichfieldMens Garden Cluba t one t ime and won manyawards with his flowers. His otherinterest was woodworking. Hebuilt many pieces of furniture forthe family, mainly using blackwalnut. He was the soccer com-missioner for the Eagan AthleticAssoc. for several years. Gardnerwas also active in church servingon various committees and as agreeter on Sunday mornings. Histrip to Israel with his sonMarkschurch group and his grandsonLuke was a highlight of his manytravels. Gardners family meant agreat deal to him. He always tookan interest in their activities,careers and achievements. Hechose the songs in 2008 for hisgrandchi ldren to s ing a t hisfuneral. White Funera l HomeBurnsville 952 894 5080

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Aweekendfiredestroyedoneof thehauntedhousesat the annual Frightmaresattraction atBuckHill inBurnsville. The fire destroyed theBellharm-LovejoyAsylum,one of four houses andmany other attractions atFrightmares at Buck Hill.Noonewas injured in thefire,saidastatementfromski, snowboarding andsnow-tubing venue, whichfeatures a variety of otherseasonalattractions. According to FOX 9News,BurnsvilleFireChiefB.J.Jungmannsaidthefirebroke out at about 1 a.m.Sunday inside a large tentwith temporary walls. Noonewasinsideatthetime. Crews from Lakev-ille helped extinguish theflames, and investigatorsspentseveralhourslookingforacause,FOX9report-ed. BuckHillGeneralMan-agerDonMcClure said inthe statement that Fright-maresatBuckHillremainsonscheduletoopenits13-day runonOct. 5. Its theattractionsfourthseason. Frightmares at BuckHillsotherprimaryattrac-tions Orchard ManorDead and Breakfast, TheFright Factory, and the

Haunted Hallow aswellastheregularfeaturessuch as livemusical enter-tainment andKevinHallsMagicShow,willopenandentertain guests as sched-

uled, the statement said.As soon as the scene ofthe fire is cleared, a newattractionwillbeputinitsplace.

Fire destroys haunted house, but show will go on

PhotobyRickOrndorf

Only rubble was left after a haunted house at Buck Hills Frightmares attraction burned down last weekend. Despite the fire, Frightmares will open as planned on Oct. 5.


An Apple Valley manwas sentenced Sept. 13 to90daysinjailand10yearsprobationforfatallyshoot-ing a friendwith a gun hethought was un-loaded. DerrickWallaceDahl, 23, acciden-tally shot 22-year-old Benjamin Al-len Hanson in thehead on July 23,2011,atahomeonEast Crystal LakeRoadinBurnsville. Wallace, Dahl and athirdmanwho lives at thehome were handling fire-armskepttherewhenDahlpointeda .45-caliberhand-gun at Hanson and fired.He admitted to police hedpulled the trigger but said

hedidntknowthegunhadbeen reloaded after beingemptied. Dahl told police it wasthe first time hed handled

agun,thecriminalcomplaintsaid. He saidthat all three ofthem had earlierbeen pointing theemptygunsateachother, just playingaround,thecrimi-nalcomplaintsaid.

Dahl, who pleadedguilty to second-degreemanslaughter in May, wasoriginally charged withsecond-degree manslaugh-ter, reckless discharge of afirearm in a municipality,intentionallypointingagunat another and recklessly

handlingagun. It was expected Dahlwouldavoidprisontimeun-derhispleaagreementwiththe Dakota County attor-neysoffice. Sentencing guidelinescalledfor48monthsprison,but the prosecution agreedto stay the prison term,County Attorney JamesBackstrom saidat the timeofthepleaagreement. I agreed to the down-warddeparturebecausethiswas an unintentional actof negligence, Backstromsaid.Itthinkitsreflectiveofthesignificantdangeras-sociated with mishandlingfirearms. But it was notan intentional act on Mr.Dahlspart.

Andrew Miller

Apple Valley man sentenced for fatally shooting friend

Derrick Dahl

Workshop to focus on investmentin early childhood education

Teach them now, or pay later

by Tad JohnsonSunTHISWEEk

The co-author of theoften-cited report from theFederal Reserve Bank ofMinneapolis that foundinvestments in early child-hoodeducationhaveahighpublic dollar rate of returnwill share his researchwithDakotaCounty profession-alswhoworkwithchildren. RobGrunewald, theRe-serveBanksassociateecon-omistwhohasmadesimilarpresentations throughoutthe country, is the keynotespeakerof thenewAmeri-can Services Collaborativesession Early ChildhoodEducation:ThekeytoSuc-cess for new Americansfrom 8:45 to 11:45 a.m.Friday,Sept. 28, atDakotaCountyTechnicalCollege. About 50 people havesigneduptoattendtheses-sion,whichisfreeandopento educators, faith leaders,social services and earlychildhoodproviders.

Grunewald,a Minne-apolis resi-dent, willtalk abouttheresultsofthe 2003 re-port that heco-authored

with former research direc-tor at the Reserve Bank,ArtRolnick,thatcomparedinvestmentswithearlychild-hoodeducationtoconstruc-tionofa sports stadiumastwo different kinds of eco-nomicdevelopmenttools. Early childhood educa-tion returns $16 for everydollarinvested,RolnickandGrunewaldfound. Children who arriveprepared to succeed inschool are more likely tograduate from high schoolandbeaproductivememberofsociety,Grunewaldsaid. Those who are unpre-pared tend to stay behindtheir peers and earn less

moneyintheircareers.Theyarealsomorelikelytocom-mit crimes and need socialassistance. Grunewaldsaidtheearlyinvestment means schoolsspend less as the childagesand in other parts of gov-ernment, particularly thecriminaljusticesystem. We were surprised tosee the results,Grunewaldsaid.Sowereothers. Rolnick and Grunewaldcaptured the attention ofbusiness leaders across thenation and in Minnesota.SomuchsothatagroupofMinnesotaCEOsdecidedtocreate theMinnesota EarlyLearning Foundation afterGrunewald and Rolnickwrote a follow-up reportoutlining how to invest inearlylearning. The foundation, com-prisedofCEOsofsomeofthestateslargestcompanies(Cargill, Best Buy, General

Rob Grunewald

See workshop, 20A


19 townhome complexes operated by the CDA. The CDAs most recently completed projects include Meadowlark in Lakeville and Quarry View in Apple Valley, which opened in 2010 and 2011, respective-ly. Once complete, North-wood Townhomes, which is funded by the federal low-income housing tax credit, will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom townhomes with a picnic area, basket-ball hoop and tot lot out-side. Residents will able to pay a fixed rent of $570 for a one-bedroom home, up to $650 for a two-bedroom and up to $705 for a three-

bedroom. Although the North-wood and similar CDA de-velopments offer affordable fixed rent, it will not accept state subsidized rent. This development will be for people in modest pay-ing jobs who need afford-able housing, Gill said. Applicants must meet income guidelines, provide good landlord and credit references and pass a crimi-nal background check to become a resident. For a three-bedroom home, for instance, the min-imum income required is $19,032. The program also sets a maximum income, which includes $50,400 for a family of four. More than 1,800 appli-cants are on a waiting list

for the program, including 1,000 who are interested in the new Eagan develop-ment. The Northwood will be the programs third devel-opment to open in Eagan in the past 16 years. Erin Place opened in 1996 on Erin Drive off Cliff Road and Oak Ridge opened in 2004 near Diffley Road.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or face-book.com/sunthisweek.

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the district is headed and the changes that have been made under his leadership, she said. Its just time for us to start a new year and keep all of that going. Earlier this month the board said Clegg didnt meet three of seven standards on his job review. Hed met all standards in three previ-ous annual reviews. Board members havent elaborat-ed, saying job evaluations are protected by state data privacy law. Its the life of the su-perintendency, Clegg said in an interview Monday, adding that board members have voiced approval of his revamped curriculum-management and budget-ing systems and the magnet schools that opened under his guidance. I think theyre look-ing for a different style of leadership, he said. Specifi-cally, I think theyd like a warmer style of leadership, maybe not so direct. Di-rect with whom? Clegg was asked. Theyd probably say everybody. After 35 years in public education and five superin-tendencies four of them in Iowa, the last in Clinton Clegg said he hasnt asked the board to consider a new contract past next June 30. I came here with the idea thinking that I was going to see these projects through, he said, adding that another contract pe-riod would have been help-ful, but things change. Clegg said he has no doubt at all that the outcry from taxpayers and teach-ers over the Tania Chance buyout soured the boards relationship with him. Not uniformly, Clegg added. Each board mem-ber shared their thoughts and feelings, and some would share that feeling. He defended the board-approved buyout with the districts controversial for-mer executive director of human resources, whom the

board hired under Cleggs watch. A separation agree-ment allowed Chance to resign on Feb. 1 with a pay-ment of $255,000 and 18 months left on her two-year contract. The agreement revealed that Chance agreed to drop charges against the district she had pending with the state Department of Hu-man Rights, and to drop a complaint about Clegg she made to the Minnesota Board of School Adminis-trators. No other details are public. A separation agree-ment is a pretty common practice in public educa-tion and one District 191 has used in the past, said Clegg, whose annual salary is $180,000. There are sometimes employees that arent work-ing out well, they need to move on, and this is a way to facilitate that process as opposed to going through a formal termination process, which can get very messy and oftentimes can be very expensive, he said. Furor over the buyout surfaced in the spring and is resurfacing this election season. Some 200 residents and teachers packed a board listening session on March 1, objecting to the payout and the lack of detail the district offered. The district had blacked out lines in the agreement referring to the charges and complaint. In April, the state Department of Administration said the district had erred in redact-ing the information. The district then released it. Recent Star Tribune in-terviews with some of the challengers in the Novem-ber School Board race indi-cate that at least two Tom McCasey and Mark Trai-koff want Clegg out, and at least two others Steve Dove and Seema Pothini are unhappy with the districts handling of the Chance episode. Incumbents Hill, Sweep and DeeDee Currier are

seeking re-election to four-year terms in the 10-way race for four seats. Appoin-tee Robert VandenBoom is seeking election to a two-year term. Only Hill and Dan Luth remain from the 2008 board that hired Clegg. Superintendents always hope the board that hired them is going to be there throughout the long haul, Hill said. Rarely does it work out that way.

Cleggs legacy Under Clegg, the district has opened magnet schools, reinstated free, all-day kin-dergarten (this school year) and updated 17 school buildings, among other projects. The district now has a budget broken down by program area and more transparent than the old line-item budgets, Clegg said. Under Clegg, the district designed a system of man-aging curriculum that he said is crucial to improving learning and a vast improve-ment over the old system. There really was not a district-defined curriculum when I came here, he said. What they were defining as curriculum was textbook adoptions. Thats not the same. A textbook is a re-source. Its not the curricu-lum. Hill credits Clegg with insisting that the district move toward equity and uniformity in classroom content across grade levels and schools. The district has now de-veloped K-12 content se-quences in language arts, math and science, Clegg said. Were starting to work on social studies, he added. The goal is to eventually have it for every single area of instruction in the district, including the arts, physical education and music. A clear, viable curricu-lum is absolutely essential to closing the achievement gap, he said.

He pointed to Edward Neill Elementary, now la-beled by the state as a Cel-ebration School for mak-ing progress toward closing the achievement gap. Last year, the school didnt make Adequate Yearly Progress under the No Child Left Behind system thats been waived in Minnesota. Well get there, Clegg said, noting that about 47 percent of district students qualify for free or subsi-dized school meals. It doesnt happen overnight. Its a slow, slow process. Hes expanded the tra-ditional superintendents executive cabinet from six members to 12, now calling it a leadership team charged

with charting the districts strategic road map devel-oped on his watch. One of the members is Bob Nystrom, president of the teachers union, the Burnsville Education Asso-ciation. I would say weve seen an improvement in labor relations over the last six months, Nystrom said. That period included settle-ment of a teachers con-tract which was wrapped up without Chance, the districts former lead ne-gotiator, at the table and reinstatement of an incen-tive-pay plan teachers had suspended last year. I think were heading in the right direction, Nys-

trom said. Clegg said its unlikely hell work again in educa-tion after leaving 191. Im absolutely commit-ted to the idea of public education, said Clegg, who lives in Savage with his wife, Linda. There does reach a point when you just get ex-hausted. How much longer can I keep working 80-hour weeks? My wife is really looking forward to having a normal relationship. I mean, shes the superinten-dent widow. John Gessner can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Armored combat in which members of the Society for Creative Anachronism don armor, take up swords and engage in mock combat returns in all its glory to this years Medieval Fair.

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An armorers demonstration is one of the many hands-on activities planned at the Medieval Fair.

by Andrew MillerSun ThiSweek

Those who need a break from the 21st century will find much to enjoy at Caponi Art Park next weekend. The art park in eagan is partnering with the So-ciety for Creative Anach-ronism, an historical re-creation group, to host the Medieval Fair on Sunday, Sept. 30. The family-friendly liv-ing history event, now in its fifth year in eagan, will see the park transformed into a medieval village with authentic pavilions, period clothing and dem-onstrations. The Barony of nor-dskogen, the local SCA chapter staging the event, will be leading activities such as cooking, glass bead making, fiber arts

and more throughout the afternoon. Coin making and pew-ter casting demos have been added this year, and one Barony of nordsko-gen member is bringing an array of animals goats and rabbits mostly to give the park the ambience of an authentic medieval village. Past Medieval Fair fa-vorites such as period games, storytelling, music and dance, and an armorer demo are back. Armored combat in which Barony members don armor, take up swords and engage in mock com-bat returns in all its glory this year as well. Similar in appearance to the Renaissance Festival held annually in Shakopee, the Medieval Fair places an emphasis on education

and historical accuracy, according to Medieval Fair coordinator Liz Pear-son. Food concessions will be available from local Boy Scout Troop 293, with proceeds going toward the troops canoe trip in the Boundary waters. The Medieval Fair runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 30 in the park at 1220 Diffley Road, eagan. Admission is free with a $5 per person suggested do-nation. More about the event is at www.caponiartpark.org. The Barony of nordsk-ogen is on the web at www.nordskogen.northshield.org.

Andrew Miller can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Caponi Art Park hosts

Medieval Fair Sept. 30

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

[email protected].

Books MinneapolisauthorMonique Hammond will sign copies ofher book, What Did You Say?AnUnexpectedJourney into theWorld of Hearing Loss, from1 to 3 p.m. Saturday,Oct. 6, attheAppleValleyBarnes&Noble,14880FlorenceTrail.Hammondwillspeakabout importanthear-

inglosstopics,answerquestionsand provide prevention tips andresourcesoncopingwithhearingloss.

Comedy Chad Thornsberry withspe-cial guest Nola J at 8:30 p.m.Friday, Sept. 14, and Saturday,Sept. 15, at MinneHAHA Com-edy Club, 1583 E. First Ave.,Shakopee (lower level of Dan-gerfields),(612)860-9388,www.minnehahacomedyclub.com.

Tickets:$13. Chad Danielsat7p.m.Oct.11, 7 and9:30 p.m.Oct. 12-13,and 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at LaughLinesComedy,GrandStayHotel,7083153rdSt.W.,AppleValley.Tickets are $12 (Thursday/Sun-day) and $15 (Friday/Saturday).Tickets are available online atwww.hahatickets.comorby call-ing(651)528-8454.

Concerts The Rosemount Commu-nity Band and the River ValleyCommunityBandwillperformatthe inaugural Spring Lake ParkReserve Musical Festival from3to5p.m.Sunday,Sept.23,atSpringLakeParkReserve,8395127thSt.E.,Hastings.Free. New Life Band fromTanza-niawillperformat7p.m.Satur-day, Oct. 6, at Prince of PeaceLutheranChurch,13801FairviewDrive, Burnsville. Information:Susanat [email protected](952)898-9404. Colleen Raye will performhermusicaltributetoPatsyCline

at2p.m.Sunday,Oct.7,at theBurnsville Performing Arts Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Ticketsare$19andcanbepurchasedattheboxoffice,viaTicketmasterat(800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com.

Exhibits/art shows Harvest of Art Community Art Exhibit runs through Nov.2at theEaganArtHouse,3981Lexington Ave. S., and otherEagan locations. Information:(651) 675-5521 or www.eagan-arthouse.org.

Festivals/special events Holz Farm Lone Oak Days runs11a.m.to4p.m.Saturday,Sept.22,andSunday,Sept.23,atHolzFarm,4665ManorDrive,Eagan. Information: (651) 675-5500orwww.cityofeagan.com. Musical Heart Notes Treasuring Children, a mu-sical fundraiser for ChildrensLighthouse of Minnesota, willbeheldfrom2to5:30p.m.Sat-urday, Sept. 29, at the Steeple

Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail,Rosemount. Tickets are $25 inadvance, $30 at the door. In-formation: www.childrenslight-housemn.org.

Workshops/classes Adult painting open studiofrom9a.m.tonoonthefirstandthirdFridaysofthemonthattheEaganArt House, 3981 Lexing-tonAve.S.Feeis$5persession.Information:(651)675-5521. Music Together in the Val-leyoffersclassesforparentsandtheirinfant,toddlerandpreschoolchildreninRosemount,Farming-ton, Lakeville and Apple Valley.Information:www.musictogether-classes.comor(651)439-4219. The Eagan Art House offersclassesforages4throughadult.Registernowforfallclasses.Fora complete listing go to www.eaganarthouse.org or call (651)675-5521. Dan Petrov Art Studio inBurnsville offers oil paintingclasses for beginners, interme-diate and advanced skill level

painters,www.danpetrovart.com,(763)843-2734. Teens Express Yourself with Paint,5to7p.m.Mondaysat Brushworks School of Art inBurnsville, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com,(651)214-4732. Drama/theater classes forages 4 and up at River RidgeArts Building, Burnsville, (952)736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with specialneeds (ASD/DCD programs),In the Company of Kids 13710Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, (952)736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all agesandabilities, In theCompanyofKids,13710NicolletAve.,Burns-ville(ColonialShoppingCenter),(952)736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults atthe Eagan Art House to createbeaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Fridayof eachmonth from1 to 3 p.m.Information:(651)675-5500. Savage Art Studios, 4735W. 123rd St., Suite 200, Sav-age, offers classes/workshopsfor all ages. Information: www.savageartstudios.com or (952)895-0375. Soy candle making classesheld weekly in Eagan near 55andYankee Doodle. Call Jamieat (651)315-4849 fordatesandtimes.$10perperson.PresentedbyMakingScentsinMinnesota. Country line dance classesheld for intermediates Mondays1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at RamblingRiverCenter,325OakSt.,Farm-ington, $5/class. Call Marilyn(651)463-7833. Country line dance classesonWednesdaysat theLakevilleSenior Center, 20732 Holt Ave.Beginners,9-10a.m.; Intermedi-ate,10a.m.-noon.$5/class.CallMarilyn(651)463-7833. The Lakeville Area ArtsCenter offers arts classes forall ages, www.lakevillemn.gov,(952)985-4640.

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Auditions for The ReGifters AuditionsforTheRe-GifterswillbeheldattheLakeville Area Arts Cen-ter on Tuesday, Sept. 25,from6:30to8p.m. Expressions Commu-nity Theater will be pre-senting this stage com-edyinNovember.Whenacouple regifts a not-so-great Christmas present,thenfindsoutitsworthafortune, they will stop atnothingtogetitback. Auditionswillbe read-ings from the script. Pro-ducers of the show arecurrently casting for thefollowing two roles: onemale age 40s to 50s (keyrole), and one male late30s to mid 40s (smallerrole). Show dates are Nov.9-11and16-18. For more information,contact the director, PegeMiller, at (612) 670-8663.The arts center is locatedat 20965 Holyoke Ave.,Lakeville.

Book signing is Oct. 3 at BPAC Author Mark Forgywill sign copies and dis-cusshisbookTheForg-ers Apprentice fromnoon to 2 p.m. Wednes-day, Oct. 3, in the artgallery at the BurnsvillePerforming Arts Center,12600NicolletAve. TheForgersAppren-tice is a memoir andcoming-of-agejourneyofForgysyearsaspersonalassistanttoartforgerEl-myr. The event is free andopentothepublic.Bookswill be available for saleandsigning.

Art crawl set Oct. 6 TheSavageArtsCoun-cil will present the thirdannual Scott County ArtCrawl from 9 a.m. to 5p.m.Saturday,Oct.6.Thejuried art crawl weavesthrough urban and ruralareas in northern ScottCounty, with more than30 stops at artist studiosandartisthostsponsors. The event includes a

variety of media includ-ing oil paintings, pho-tography, sculpture, jew-elry, glass art and more.Artwork is available forpurchase during the artcrawl. A pre-show exhibit ison display through Oct.13atthePriorLake,Sav-age and Shakopee librar-iesduringnormallibraryhours. Formore information,visitwww.scottcountyart-crawl.org.

Lone Oak Days at Holz Farm Lone Oak Days FallFestivalwillbe11a.m.to4p.m.Saturday,Sept.22,and Sunday, Sept. 23, atHolz Farm, 4665 ManorDrive,Eagan. Activities at the 1940sfarm include a hayride,rope making, farm ani-mals and pony rides. Ablacksmithwillshowhowmetal tools were made.Admission is free butsome childrens activitiesrequire tickets which canbepurchasedfor50centseach. For more informa-tion, call (651) 675-5500

orvisitwww.cityofeagan.com.

To submit items for the Fam-ily Calendar, email: darcy.

[email protected].

Friday, Sept. 21 Girl Scout recruitment night for girls in the Rose-mount area, 7to8:30p.m.atFalcon Ridge Middle Schoolcafeteria, 12900 JohnnyCakeRidge Road, Apple Valley.Membership dues: $12. Fi-nancial assistance available.Information: Keri Chumbley [email protected].

Saturday, Sept. 22 Fourth annual Pedal the Parks, 9 a.m. to noon, Pio-neer Plaza, 20801 HolyokeAve., Lakeville. Registrationandbikesafetycheck,9a.m.;bikerodeo,9to10a.m.Bike6,10and20miles.Preregisteratwww.lakeville-rapconnect.com,program No. 4902. Informa-tion: (952) 250-3320 or www.lakevillefriends.org.

Monday, Sept. 24 Flapjack breakfast, 7:30to 10 a.m., Ebenezer RidgesCampus, 13820 CommunityDrive, Burnsville. All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, juiceandmilk.Cost:$5.Information:(952)898-8400.

Tuesday, Sept. 25 Open house for Operation Christmas Child, 4 to 6 p.m.at Prince of Peace Church,13901FairviewDrive (Door i),Burnsville. Short presentationfrom5:30to6p.m.Freegreenand redshoeboxes (GObox-es)availablefornewchurches,groups, andother promotionalopportunities. Call Dawn,(612)231-6031,toreserveGOboxesororderonlineatwww.

samaritanspurse.org/occ. Formore information, call (612)359-7025.

Wednesday, Sept. 26 Eagan Market Fest,4to8p.m.,EaganFestivalGrounds.Lastdayofthefarmersmarketfor the 2012 season. Informa-tion: www.cityofeagan.com/marketfestor(651)675-5500.

Thursday, Sept. 27 Guatemala and Volunteer Vacations, 7 p.m. atHeritageLibrary, 20085HeritageDrive,Lakeville.PartofatravelserieshostedbyFriendsof theHeri-tageLibrary.Information:(952)891-0360.

Saturday, Sept. 29 G.A.P. Seminar (God Answers Prayer), 8 a.m. to3:30 p.m. at Messiah Luther-an Church, 16725 HighviewAve., Lakeville. Registrationandcontinentalbreakfast,8to8:30 a.m. Cost: $10 (includesbreakfast, box lunch and in-structionalmaterials).TimelessBiblical truths are presentedandreinforcedinarelaxedat-mosphere.Emailquestionsto:[email protected](952)484-0386. Kids Used Clothing & Equipment Sale by the Min-nesotaValleyMothers ofMul-tiples from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.at Eagan Community Center,1501CentralParkway,Eagan.Entrance fee: $2. Tickets onsaleat10a.m.Cashorchecksonly. Information: www.mv-mom.org.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the followingblood drives. Call 1-800-RED

CROSS (1-800-733-2767) orvisitredcrossblood.orgtomakeanappointmentorformorein-formation. Sept.22,9a.m.to2p.m.,Beautiful Savior LutheranChurch,4150PilotKnobRoad,Eagan. Sept.28,2to7p.m.,Kow-alskis Market, 1646 DiffleyRoad,Eagan. Oct. 1, 2 to 7 p.m.,Walmart,2200Highway13W.,Burnsville.

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Photo contest winnersWinners in the first Burnsville Fire Muster Photo Contest were Joy Adams of Burnsville for her photo of the Police K-9 Demonstration with Burnsville Police Officer Ben Archambault and his K-9 partner Echo. Adams won first place. Second place went to Brian Esmay of Bloomington for his photo of the Burnsville Fire Departments ladder truck. Both won a prize package from the Burnsville Fire Muster Committee.


Sports

by Andy RogersSun ThiSweek

The eagan girls cross country team etched in cement the thought of a no. 1 ranking in Class AA af-ter winning the Lakeville Apple-jack invitational on Sept. 14. The wildcats beat several other ranked programs, including Lakeville South, edina and Forest Lake. After winning the Dakota Classic on Aug. 31 and the St. Croix invitational on Sept. 6, the wildcats havent let anyone get ahead of them this season. Theyre proud of whats go-ing on and they want to push that much harder, head coach Lisa Langenhahn said. were keeping a level head. we know everybody is out to get us, but that makes

us a better team. Theyre such a loving group of kids and thats a main thing. Leading the pack is Danielle Anderson, who placed second at the Applejack. Anderson was about 27 seconds behind Shako-pees Maria hauger, a three-time state champion, with a run of 14 minutes, 4.3 seconds. She cut 17 seconds off her time at the Apple-jack in 2011. i feel Ok about it, she said. i wasnt feeling great. it was nice to run with Maria and see where im at. its very mental running against her. Shes really good. it makes me nervous. She definitely pushes me. She said she got an idea of what she needs to do to close the gap between her and hauger and stay ahead of rivals such as Taylor Perkins of Lakeville north, who finished in third place. i trained a lot more than pre-vious summers, Anderson said.

i ran with the 400 (mile) club. i just really wanted to do better this year, my last year. eagan finished second last year at the Applejack behind Lakev-ille South, which had most of its runners returning this season. But eagans young runners made great strides over the offseason. its been so nice to be around these girls, Anderson said. They all love the sport so much. we didnt really think about (our ranking coming into the season). we had (Lakeville South) in the back of our minds, but we felt re-ally prepared. Junior Raissa hansen finished in fourth place, about 40 seconds behind Anderson. Sophomores kelli Praska (eighth), karina Johnson (11th), Anna Van wyk (13th), and freshman Olivia Mitchell (24th) along with senior elizabeth Frick (29th) have helped the wildcats become the team to beat in Minnesota.

Praska cut 34 seconds and Johnson 37 seconds off their times at last years Applejack, and hansen cut more than 1:10 off the time she ran at the state meet last season. Raissa is really coming on strong, Langenhahn said. The younger girls have been trying to keep up with Anderson in practice, which has only made them better. i think its a chase mentality, Langenhahn said. in practice theyre friendly competitors. They all want to make each other bet-ter. The wildcats will see several more elite programs at the eagle invitational at Apple Valley on Saturday before running at the Roy Griak invitational at the uni-versity of Minnesota on Sept. 29.

Andy Rogers can be reached at [email protected] or face-book.com/sunthisweek.

by Andy RogersSun ThiSweek

The Burnsville girls swimming team narrowly lost to Prior Lake, one of the top teams in the South Suburban Conference, af-ter winning most of the events by a score of 92-91 on Tuesday. Considering Burnsville doesnt have divers, auto-matically giving the oppo-sition 13 points in duals, coach kim harrod was elated by the results. Burns-ville hasnt had diving facil-ities since the early 1990s. They murdered us last year, harrod said. weve come a long way. we know how fast (Prior Lake) can be. (The Burnsville swim-mers) were a little scared, but im beyond impressed with what they did today. Anna elling, Angela Le, Sidney Christopherson, and Alexis Dobrzynski won their events against Prior Lake. elling and Le are both undefeated in dual meets this season. when youre armed with swimmers of Le and ellings caliber, harrod uses them strategi-cally. Le has won the individ-ual medley, butterfly, back-stroke and 50-yard free-style in various duals this season. elling has won the 100 freestyle, backstroke, individual medley, 500 free-style, 200 freestyle and but-terfly. i like switching up my events, Le said. i dont mind doing things out of my comfort zone. Burnsville coaches will place them where they feel they can get the most points. i can put them in just about anything and expect them to win, harrod said. elling is willing to do just about anything to help the team. Shes consistently giv-ing words of encourage-ment, harrod said. She really understands the sport of swimming. its

great to have her around with a young team. Shes so supportive. She loves to race and shes super-duper competitive. elling swam in the but-terfly at state in 2011, fin-ishing 13th and 15th in the individual medley. Shes been swimming within a second of her state times already, but this year shes focusing on the sprint and distance freestyle events. The events ive had the past couple years havent worked out as well as ive hoped, elling said. i used to do iM and butterfly, but last summer i got into dis-tance freestyle. it just start-ed to click for me. Last season, Le finished seventh in the state in the 100 butterfly and 17th in the 100 backstroke. She has already surpassed her times set in 2011. The Blaze also rely on Dobrzynski, who won the 50 and 100 freestyle against Prior Lake. She was out last season with a broken ankle, but shes back and thrilled to be racing, harrod said. it was the biggest disap-pointment possible to have to watch all the races last year. Shes really coming around. Christopherson has pro-vided several solid points in the breaststroke and freestyle events, as well as a confident leg in the relays. Although, with 15 of the 30 girls in eighth grade,

the girls dont have a deep lineup. Teams receive points for three partici-pants in each event, so even if a swimmer wins, its not a guarantee they get the most points overall. we started the sea-son getting first, fifth and sixth, harrod said. But the girls are stepping it up. were moving up to one, four and five; one, three, five. The girls have lost to Prior Lake and Lakev-il

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