General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000 Announcements/5A Public Notices/5A Opinion/6A Puzzle Page/8A Sports/11A Classifieds/13A A NEWS OPINION SPORTS Thisweek www.thisweeklive.com www.thisweeklive.com Farmington-Lakeville Farmington-Lakeville NOVEMBER 19, 2010 VOLUME 31, NO. 38 THE HOLIDAYS Special Section inside this issue Dakota City’s ‘Christmas in the Village’ offers nostalgic holiday fun See Thisweekend Page 7A Holberg gets Ways and Means; Garofalo, Gerlach also new chairs by T.W. Budig THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS More than a dozen area lawmakers will chair House and Senate committees when the Minnesota Legis- lature convenes in January. Republican House and Senate leaders on Wednes- day, Nov. 17, announced the committee chair lineup for the 2011-12 legislative session. “And we’re pleased with the list,” said Senate Ma- jority Leader-elect Amy Koch, R-Buffalo. Holberg gains chair In the House, Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, and Rep. Greg Davids, R-Preston, will chair the House Ways and Means and Taxes Committee, re- spectively. “We are committed to making sure we have a transparent, efficient pro- cess,” said Holberg at a Capitol press conference. “I think we did in two weeks what didn’t happen in 40 years,” she said of crafting budget bill symme- try between the House and Senate. Holberg said she was “completely convinced” the deficit-plagued state budget could be balanced without raising taxes. “There’s compromise in certain areas,” said Hol- berg, speaking after the press conference. “I think the taxes issues is one where I don’t see it happen- ing,” she said. Garofalo, Erickson named chairs In other House commit- tee assignments, Rep. Lin- da Runbeck of Circle Pines will chair the Property and Local Tax Division, Rep. Pat Garofalo of Farming- ton will chair the Educa- tion Finance Committee, and Rep. Sondra Erickson Republicans announce committe chairs for upcoming session Photo by T.W. Budig Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, will chair the Ways and Means Committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Panthers are state champs Photo by Rick Orndorf Taylr McNeil goes in for the kill during the state tournament last weekend. Lakeville North won the Class AAA state title on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, beating Wayzata 25-13, 25-18, 25-13 in the finals. The girls finished their season with a 31-1 record. The Panthers were runner-up at the state tournament five times in the past 30 years, but this is their first state title. Taylr McNeil, Kellie McNeil and Alyssa Goehner were named to the Class AAA All-Tournament Team. Read more about the Panthers’ state title in the sports section. Coach Milan Mader, lower left wearing a white hat, watches on. Wilson loses confidence in administration Franchise fee vote delayed amid continued questioning by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS After months of hear- ing citizens question city staff about how Farming- ton funds are managed, one council member is go- ing public with concerns about how the city oper- ates. “Frankly, I’ve lost 100 percent confidence in the administration to provide objective information to council,” said Farmington Council Member Steve Wilson, whose term ends this year. City Administrator Peter Herlofsky refused to comment on Wilson’s statement, because he said he didn’t want to get into an argument with a coun- cil member in the newspa- per. “I don’t need to re- spond,” Herlofsky said. Wilson’s comment came the day after a Nov. 15 three-hour meeting, much of which was spent review- ing a franchise fee pro- posal to tax citizens’ utility bills to raise $400,000 an- nually. The money is needed, say city officials, to fund seal coating projects. But Wilson is opposed to the proposal, noting there is no requirement that money be spent only on project costs. “Residents should be aware that by setting up this fund, we got confirma- tion from the city attorney that the money can be used for any other purpose. So, setting up the fund is in- herently dangerous when there’s no trust the city is going to be accountable for it,” Wilson said. Historically, seal coat- ing has been funded through a 50 percent as- sessment to citizens, with the other half paid through the city’s road and bridge fund. But now, the fund has been depleted, and fran- chise fees (additional taxes on utility bills) is the new method staff is promot- ing to pay for seal coating projects. Questions about what happened to money in the road and bridge fund have yet to be fully answered. In October, former Mayor Jerry Ristow said at one time millions were in the fund and questioned where the money went. Other citizens have echoed those questions and asked about other city finances as well. One of the most vo- cal citizens questioning budget practices and op- posing franchise fees has been Farmington cement contractor Colin Garvey, who has publicly accused the city of attempting to set up a slush fund with the franchise fee money. In an interview Tuesday, Garvey said he absolutely agrees with Wilson in his questioning of the city ad- ministration’s information. “When I ask my ques- tions, I’ve never gotten the by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS You may have read her books or know her from the OneBook OneLakev- ille Committee. Or perhaps she was your teacher at one point. Regardless, as it stands, Loretta Ellsworth is a subtle iconoclast. The modest, profound- ly polite Lakeville-based author has figured out a way to earn an income do- ing what she loves: writing novels aimed at the young adult crowd. “Last year I made as much as I did as a teacher,” Ellsworth said. Those royalties and advances may not be of J.K. Rowling propor- tions, but they are enough to support a middle-class lifestyle. With a new book, “Un- forgettable,” coming out in 2011 (in Asia as well as the United States), this pattern looks to persist. But forget the idea of slow days pep- pered with sporadic writing that yield major returns. Pro- fessional authors are in essence inde- pendent contrac- tors and thus have no income guaran- tees unless they are produc- ing. Her writing has led her into speaking engagements in classrooms and for busi- ness organizations and to the hometown of the au- thor of her favorite book, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” So in addition to writ- ing, Ellsworth spends much of her time making revi- sions to her manuscripts and traveling the country speaking to organizations and classrooms about her books (and topics related to them). “Any way you can con- nect with readers is a good thing,” Ellsworth said. “School visits are one way. I talk about the writing process and let them know it is a career option.” Ellsworth was a middle school Spanish teacher at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Savage until 2007, when she left to focus on writing novels and to pursue a masters in children’s writing from Hamline University in St. Paul. But a sizeable income from writing is a new thing for Ellsworth. She pub- lished her first book, “The Shrouding Woman,” in 2002. Her first advance was $6,500. That first book nearly came together despite it- self. Ellsworth was raising four children and teaching part-time. On top of that, she was researching and writing. She would often find her writing time limited to 15-minute spurts, she said. Lakeville author draws on experience with youth to achieve publishing success by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Making your way in this world is wrought with challenges, and sometimes those challenges com- pound to test the limits of the human condition, as one Lakeville family knows. Sisters Sara Taylor, 33, and Natalie Curwick, 43, were diagnosed with can- cer within seven months of each other. Curwick’s hus- band, like so many others across the nation, has been out of work for several months. Curwick’s diagnosis was first: Doctors found in February that she had Stage 3 malignant mela- noma. In September, Taylor, a nurse at Fairview Ridges in Burnsville, learned she had “triple negative” breast cancer, what Taylor said doctors told her was “an aggressive, faster growing kind of breast cancer.” The pair’s mother, Shir- ley, is spearheading a ben- efit and silent auction to help her offspring cover medical expenses. She said it was bad enough to dis- cover one daughter was facing an aggressive form of cancer, but to hear that both were stricken was just too much. “I couldn’t breathe,” Shirley Taylor said. “I started hyperventilating.” The benefit and silent auction runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Apple Place Bowl- ing Center, 14917 Garrett Ave., in Apple Valley. The cover charge is $5, which gets you access to some fun entertainment and silent auction opportuni- ties. There will be Texas Hold’em Poker, in addi- tion to a DJ and bowling. Apple Place is donat- ing the space and the DJ is donating his time, Shirley Taylor said. The Taylor family has managed to garner some prized merchandise for the silent auction. Attendees will be able to bid on a baseball signed by Twins catcher Joe Mau- er. Wells Fargo donated a jersey signed by Minnesota Wild forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard. There will be plenty of Mary Kay prod- ucts donated by a sales lady friend of Shirley Tay- lor. The Vikings have do- nated pink cleats worn by Benefit Sunday for cancer-stricken Lakeville family Silent auction features paraphernalia signed by Joe Mauer Loretta Ellsworth See Chairs, 17A See Wilson, 17A See Benefit, 17A See Author, 10A �
Dakota City’s ‘Christmas in the Village’ offers nostalgic holiday fun
See Thisweekend Page 7A
Holberg gets Ways and Means; Garofalo, Gerlach also new chairs
by T.W. BudigTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
More than a dozen area lawmakers will chair House and Senate committees when the Minnesota Legis-lature convenes in January. Republican House and Senate leaders on Wednes-day, Nov. 17, announced the committee chair lineup for the 2011-12 legislative session. “And we’re pleased with the list,” said Senate Ma-jority Leader-elect Amy Koch, R-Buffalo.
Holberg gains chair In the House, Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville,
and Rep. Greg Davids, R-Preston, will chair the House Ways and Means and Taxes Committee, re-spectively. “We are committed to making sure we have a transparent, efficient pro-cess,” said Holberg at a Capitol press conference. “I think we did in two weeks what didn’t happen in 40 years,” she said of crafting budget bill symme-try between the House and Senate. Holberg said she was “completely convinced” the deficit-plagued state budget could be balanced without raising taxes.
“There’s compromise in certain areas,” said Hol-berg, speaking after the press conference. “I think the taxes issues is one where I don’t see it happen-ing,” she said.
Garofalo, Erickson named chairs In other House commit-tee assignments, Rep. Lin-da Runbeck of Circle Pines will chair the Property and Local Tax Division, Rep. Pat Garofalo of Farming-ton will chair the Educa-tion Finance Committee, and Rep. Sondra Erickson
Republicans announce committe chairs for upcoming session
Photo by T.W. Budig
Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, will chair the Ways and Means Committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Panthers are state champs
Photo by Rick Orndorf
Taylr McNeil goes in for the kill during the state tournament last weekend. Lakeville North won the Class AAA state title on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, beating Wayzata 25-13, 25-18, 25-13 in the finals. The girls finished their season with a 31-1 record. The Panthers were runner-up at the state tournament five times in the past 30 years, but this is their first state title. Taylr McNeil, Kellie McNeil and Alyssa Goehner were named to the Class AAA All-Tournament Team. Read more about the Panthers’ state title in the sports section. Coach Milan Mader, lower left wearing a white hat, watches on.
Wilson loses confidence in administrationFranchise fee vote delayed amid continued questioning
by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
After months of hear-ing citizens question city staff about how Farming-ton funds are managed, one council member is go-ing public with concerns about how the city oper-ates. “Frankly, I’ve lost 100 percent confidence in the administration to provide objective information to council,” said Farmington Council Member Steve Wilson, whose term ends this year. City Administrator Peter Herlofsky refused to comment on Wilson’s statement, because he said he didn’t want to get into an argument with a coun-cil member in the newspa-
per. “I don’t need to re-spond,” Herlofsky said. Wilson’s comment came the day after a Nov. 15 three-hour meeting, much of which was spent review-ing a franchise fee pro-posal to tax citizens’ utility bills to raise $400,000 an-nually. The money is needed, say city officials, to fund seal coating projects. But Wilson is opposed to the proposal, noting there is no requirement that money be spent only on project costs. “Residents should be aware that by setting up this fund, we got confirma-tion from the city attorney that the money can be used for any other purpose. So,
setting up the fund is in-herently dangerous when there’s no trust the city is going to be accountable for it,” Wilson said. Historically, seal coat-ing has been funded through a 50 percent as-sessment to citizens, with the other half paid through the city’s road and bridge fund. But now, the fund has been depleted, and fran-chise fees (additional taxes on utility bills) is the new method staff is promot-ing to pay for seal coating projects. Questions about what happened to money in the road and bridge fund have yet to be fully answered. In October, former Mayor Jerry Ristow said
at one time millions were in the fund and questioned where the money went. Other citizens have echoed those questions and asked about other city finances as well. One of the most vo-cal citizens questioning budget practices and op-posing franchise fees has been Farmington cement contractor Colin Garvey, who has publicly accused the city of attempting to set up a slush fund with the franchise fee money. In an interview Tuesday, Garvey said he absolutely agrees with Wilson in his questioning of the city ad-ministration’s information. “When I ask my ques-tions, I’ve never gotten the
by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
You may have read her books or know her from the OneBook OneLakev-ille Committee. Or perhaps she was your teacher at one point. Regardless, as it stands, Loretta Ellsworth is a subtle iconoclast. The modest, profound-ly polite Lakeville-based author has figured out a way to earn an income do-ing what she loves: writing novels aimed at the young
adult crowd. “Last year I made as much as I did as a teacher,” Ellsworth said. Those royalties and advances may not be of J.K. Rowling propor-tions, but they are enough to support a middle-class lifestyle. With a new book, “Un-forgettable,” coming out in 2011 (in Asia as well as the United States), this pattern
looks to persist. But forget the idea of slow days pep-pered with sporadic writing that yield major returns. Pro-fessional authors are in essence inde-pendent contrac-tors and thus have no income guaran-
tees unless they are produc-ing. Her writing has led her into speaking engagements in classrooms and for busi-
ness organizations and to the hometown of the au-thor of her favorite book, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” So in addition to writ-ing, Ellsworth spends much of her time making revi-sions to her manuscripts and traveling the country speaking to organizations and classrooms about her books (and topics related to them). “Any way you can con-nect with readers is a good thing,” Ellsworth said.
“School visits are one way. I talk about the writing process and let them know it is a career option.” Ellsworth was a middle school Spanish teacher at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Savage until 2007, when she left to focus on writing novels and to pursue a masters in children’s writing from Hamline University in St. Paul. But a sizeable income from writing is a new thing
for Ellsworth. She pub-lished her first book, “The Shrouding Woman,” in 2002. Her first advance was $6,500. That first book nearly came together despite it-self. Ellsworth was raising four children and teaching part-time. On top of that, she was researching and writing. She would often find her writing time limited to 15-minute spurts, she said.
Lakeville author draws on experience with youth to achieve publishing success
by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
Making your way in this world is wrought with challenges, and sometimes those challenges com-pound to test the limits of the human condition, as one Lakeville family knows. Sisters Sara Taylor, 33, and Natalie Curwick, 43, were diagnosed with can-cer within seven months of each other. Curwick’s hus-band, like so many others across the nation, has been out of work for several months. Curwick’s diagnosis
was first: Doctors found in February that she had Stage 3 malignant mela-noma. In September, Taylor, a nurse at Fairview Ridges in Burnsville, learned she had “triple negative” breast cancer, what Taylor said doctors told her was “an aggressive, faster growing kind of breast cancer.” The pair’s mother, Shir-ley, is spearheading a ben-efit and silent auction to help her offspring cover medical expenses. She said it was bad enough to dis-cover one daughter was facing an aggressive form
of cancer, but to hear that both were stricken was just too much. “I couldn’t breathe,” Shirley Taylor said. “I started hyperventilating.” The benefit and silent auction runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Apple Place Bowl-ing Center, 14917 Garrett Ave., in Apple Valley. The cover charge is $5, which gets you access to some fun entertainment and silent auction opportuni-ties. There will be Texas Hold’em Poker, in addi-tion to a DJ and bowling. Apple Place is donat-
ing the space and the DJ is donating his time, Shirley Taylor said. The Taylor family has managed to garner some prized merchandise for the silent auction. Attendees will be able to bid on a baseball signed by Twins catcher Joe Mau-er. Wells Fargo donated a jersey signed by Minnesota Wild forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard. There will be plenty of Mary Kay prod-ucts donated by a sales lady friend of Shirley Tay-lor. The Vikings have do-nated pink cleats worn by
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by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
Planning pay increases for Farmington police three years in advance in an un-certain economy stopped City Council members from forwarding a staff-negotiat-ed contract with police ser-geants on Nov. 15. Farmington council members tabled action on a renegotiated salary contract with police sergeants, citing long-term budget concerns. The council action will also affect the city’s con-tract negotiations with
Farmington patrol officers, who were within two weeks of reaching the same settle-ment terms. Under the sergeant union’s proposed resettle-ment, the contract is ex-tended two years, and a scheduled 3.5 percent sal-ary increase for 2011 would instead be split in half and paid over two years. Then in 2013, the ser-geants would receive anoth-er 1.75 percent raise. Farmington staff first presented the proposal to the council as part of the consent agenda, where typi-cally routine items or issues discussed in workshops are passed in one motion.
But Council Member Julie May pulled the item from consent for discussion and stated her concerns. “Spreading the increase out over two years is one thing, but we’re talking about a third year,” she said, urging caution in planning for a 2013 raise, consider-ing the city’s looming bond payments. In addition, May said approving pay raises for one group of Farmington employees could poten-tially negatively affect other union negotiations. “All departments should be evaluating cuts and ex-penses. I’m not sure on the surface this really consti-
tutes a cut. I don’t think it does,” May said. In an interview, Farm-ington police Sgt. Bob Sauter said the department has worked with the city to make concessions because of budget concerns. Last year, police gave up some of their uniform allowance, he said, adding that past raises have cov-ered annual health insur-ance premium increases. For this proposal, nego-tiations were primarily con-ducted through e-mail. “Nobody voted against it. … We thought it was a reasonable compromise with the city,” Sauter said. “We just felt it was the right
thing to do. With the private sector struggling and the city’s not doing well either … if it saves somebody’s job, we were more than happy to do it.” At the meeting, Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty said the contract changes appeared to be fair. “I understand your con-cerns, that the council wants long-term cuts to make fu-ture budgeting easier, but at the same time, I think these are pretty fair increases,” Fogarty said to May, add-ing, “I’m inclined to ap-prove it.” But Mayor Todd Larson agreed with May, noting that the contract guarantees
police sergeants will have re-ceived years of consecutive pay increases. Council Member Steve Wilson seconded the mo-tion to table the issue. Council Member Terry Donnelly was absent from the meeting. Farmington Human Re-sources Director Brenda Wendlandt said if the city does not reach agreement with the police, the issue will be decided in binding arbitration, because police are not allowed to strike. “That does not change my decision,” May said.
A Lakeville man was sentenced Nov. 15 to 90 days in jail for attempting to lure a 16-year-old girl into a “modeling” photo shoot last year. Sunil Jaigobin Ramlall, 38, pleaded guilty to use of a minor in a sexual perfor-mance, which is a felony. He attempted to get the girl to pose at the Dakota County Western Service Center in Apple Valley on Nov. 23, 2009, according to the county Attorney’s Office. The criminal complaint gives the following ac-count: On Nov. 9, 2009, Ram-lall, who was a Hamline University associate pro-fessor at the time, ap-proached the 16-year-old girl in a coffee shop in Lakeville. He told the girl she would be a “good model.” He then told her he had a friend named “Jason Gar-cia,” who sought models for tourism media cam-paigns. When she seemed in-terested, Ramlall handed her his official Hamline business card and told her “Garcia” would contact her. From a free e-mail ac-count he accessed via his iPhone and his work lap-
top, Ramlall c o m m u n i -cated with the girl un-der the guise of “Garcia.” He pur-c h a s e d clothes for her, but told
her via e-mail exchanges that the clothes were pro-vided by the advertising agency. He asked her about her comfort level with pos-ing in certain attire and in-dicated that some of it did not require a bra. On Nov. 17, 2009, Ram-lall sent the girl an e-mail (continuing the Garcia front) asking if she was comfortable with her moth-er accompanying her to the shoot or if her mother would “interfere with her freedom?” In response, the girl asked Ramlall what his role was with the company. Under his pseudonym, he wrote that he worked with “different resorts, etc. in the Caribbean to do their magazines, brochures and TV commercials.” On Nov. 23, 2009, the teen and her mother met Ramlall at the Western Service Center for a pho-to shoot. Ramlall did not have any photographic equipment in the confer-ence room other than a disposable Kodak film camera and his iPhone.
The girl’s mother was present initially while the girl changed into the pro-vided clothing, but re-mained in the hallway through most of the ses-sion. Ramlall directed the girl to take on several dif-ferent poses, during which he snapped photos with the disposable camera. Once the teen changed into clothes that revealed her body explicitly, Ramlall used his iPhone to capture shots that focused on the girl’s pelvic and chest ar-eas. During this time, he was reportedly inclined toward lifting her skirt and exam-ining her. Following the shoot, Ramlall indicated via e-mail exchanges with the girl that he wanted to see her socially. He made sev-eral attempts to get her to go out with him. The girl started to sense that something was awry and on Dec. 10, 2009, con-fronted Ramlall about his unprofessional requests. The e-mail exchanges ended and the girl went to the police. A couple weeks later, an officer from the Apple Val-ley Police Department took a statement from Ramlall, who at the time denied any lascivious intentions. He said he did know
someone involved in adver-tising, but set up the fake e-mail account to assuage the girls fears that the whole proposal was predi-cated on a fabrication. Ramlall also admit-ted that it was he who purchased clothes for the girl and that none of the clothes was provided by an agency. He told police that he deleted the photos of the girl from his work laptop because he felt “disgusted” with his behavior. When police conducted a forensic evaluation of Ramlall’s computers on June 24, 2010, they found multiple images of the teen wearing a variety of outfits. There were some traditional runway-style photos, but there were also ones that honed in on inap-propriate areas. In addition to a jail sen-tence, Judge Mary Theisen ordered Ramlall to pay a fine of $300 and restitu-tion. On top of that, Ram-lall must register as a pred-atory offender, serve five years probation, undergo a psychological evaluation and enter and complete sex offender treatment. All other charges were dis-missed.
Lakeville man sentenced for taking lewd photosMan to serve 90 days in jail for scheme to lure teen
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Airplane that left Lakeville crashes in northern IowaPilot was a Texas businessman
by Derrick WilliamsTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
An airplane that left Lakeville’s Airlake Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 10, crashed in northern Iowa, killing the pilot. Geary D. Gearn, 67, of
Toy drive set Dec. 2 at Brunswick Zone Bring a doll, truck, game or plane to Brunswick Zone XL Lakeville for a special Toys for Tots toy drive from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. Donations of toys for all ages are welcome. The special event in-cludes complimentary ap-petizers, cash bar, hourly prize drawings and a grand prize drawing. Brunswick Zone XL Lakeville is located at 11129 162nd St. W., Lakeville. For more information, call (952) 435-2695.
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Hereford, Texas, died in the crash near Milford, Iowa, a town just south of the Minnesota border. He had left his plane, a single-engine Swearingen SX300, in the Twin Cities over the summer for maintenance, according to media re-ports. Gearn, who operated Gearn Industries Inc., a cattle feed mill business, was the only person on board, according to re-
ports. The weather was over-cast with light rain and light wind at the time of the crash, according to re-ports. The investigation into the crash is being inves-tigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Gordon G. VanKleek, age 79,of Rosemount, passed away onNovember 9, 2010, after a coura-geous battle, from complicationsof Multiple Sclerosis. Preceded indeath by infant daughter SharonLouise, parents Will iam andClara, and brothers William andRonald. He is survived by wife of56 years, Mari, and daughtersYvonne (Greg) Polanski, Kara(Steve Muñoz) and grandsonsJacob and Adam Polanski, sis-ters Lucille Gaisbauer, Audrey(Curt) Johnson, Valerie (Gene)Bartyzal and many nieces andnephews.
Gordon worked at Flint HillsRefinery for 35 years. He enjoyedhunt ing and f i sh ing unt i l i tbecame too difficult. Gordon wastruly a “Handyman” having builthis first home and a lake home.He had a very soft heart and didnot want to be a burden to others.He will be missed by all.
A memorial service was held onSaturday, November 13, at 11:00a.m., at the Rosemount UnitedMethodist Church. The familywould like to thank everyone thatattended the visitation and/ormemorial service and for theirdonations that will be donated tothe Multiple Sclerosis Society ofMinnesota.
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Jack James Kahnert was bornon Oct. 31, 2010 to Brett andEmily Kahnert of St. Paul, MN.He weighed 8lbs. 7 oz. and was 213/4 in. long. Proud grandparentsare Vonnie and Bob Kahnert ofBurnsvil le and Barb and JimReck of Iowa. Great grandpar-ent s are Ar l i s Froys land ofBurnsv i l l e , Tom and Mar ieCrusinberry of Florida, and VeraReck of Michigan.
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Dick and Kathi Pietsch, ofFarmington are celebrating their50th wedding anniversary. Theirchi ldren are having an openhouse at the Rambling RiverCenter in Farmington, SundayNovember 28th from 3 to 7 p.m.Family and friends are invited toattend. The couple requests nogifts please.
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Melissa is a 2003 graduate ofApple Valley High School and a2007 graduate of the Universityof St. Thomas. Joey is a 2002graduate of Prior Lake HighSchool and a 2006 graduate of theUniversity of St. Thomas. Mel-issa is currently working on hermaster’s degree through SaintMary’s University and she isteaching at Prior Lake HighSchool. Joey is currently work-ing for The Outdoor GreatRoomCompany and is a sales managerfor the eastern United States.
Joey and Melissa will be gettingmarried on December 4, 2010, atthe Chapel of St. Thomas Aqui-nas.
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This is a summary of the IntermediateSchool District 917 Regular School BoardMeeting on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, withfull text available for public inspection ont h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a twww.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Officeat 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN55068.
The meeting was called to order at 5:00PM. Board Members Present: Dan Cater,Deb Clark, Jill Lewis, Kathy Lewis, TomRyerson, Vicki Roy, Vanda Pressnal l ,Veronica Walter. Board Members Absent:None. Administrators Present: John Chris-tiansen, Nicolle Roush, Melissa Schaller,Dan Hurley. Good news reports were pre-sented. The following Consent Agendaitems were approved: minutes, personnel,bills to be paid, investment report, pettycash report, and wire transfers. Recom-mended actions approved: Lease withApple Valley Business Center; Assurance ofCompliance Report; Clerical Contract for2010-2012; Program Assistants' Contractfor 2010-2012; Temporary EmploymentAgreement; Resolution Approving St. CloudState University Student Teachers; Termsand Conditions of Employment for MentalHea l th Pro fess iona l fo r 2010-2011 .Adjournment at 6:05 PM.2420911 11/19/10
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District 194School BoardProceedings
This is a summary of the IndependentSchool District No. 194 Regular Board ofEducation Meeting on Tues., October 26,2010 with full text available for publicinspect ion on the dist r ict websi te atwww.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044
The meeting was called to order at 7:01p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. Allboard members and administrators werepresent.
Public Comment: Randel Pronschinske,9885 Upper 173rd Ct., commented abouthis experience as a Board of Educationcandidate.
The following Consent Agenda itemswere approved: minutes of the meeting onOctober 12; resignations, leave of absencerequests, employment recommendations;payment of bills and claims subject toannual audit; investments and wire trans-fers; Resolution of School Board Support-ing District Application to MSHSL Founda-tion.
Reports presented: November levy elec-tion update; MDE professional develop-ment report for 09-10 school year; MAPupdate.
Recommended act ions approved :Revised policy A-80 Use of School Facili-ties and Equipment, revision of the facilityuse fee schedule and addition of the sta-dium scheduling and use procedures.
Give Where You Live campaign begins Give Where You Live, the CAP Agency annual fundraising campaign, continues through Jan. 31. The agency helps people in Scott, Carver, and Dakota counties meet their basic needs and plan for a better future. Checks can be mailed to the CAP Agency, 712 Canterbury Road S., Shakopee, MN 55379. Credit card donations can be made online at www.ca-pagency.org or by calling (952) 496-2125 (ask for the fiscal department). Donations to the CAP Agency are tax-deductible. Campaign donations ben-efit local families through services such as the agency’s Transitional Housing, Food Shelf, Meals on Wheels, Se-nior Dining and Emergency Services programs.
Hunger Awareness Day: Skip a meal Help the Nonprofit Net-work of Dakota County (NNDC) make Nov. 24 Hunger Awareness Day. Skip a meal on this day be-fore Thanksgiving and re-flect on the problem of hun-ger in Dakota County, then donate what you would have spent to benefit local food shelves in Dakota County. To make a donation, visit www.nndcmn.org and click on the donation link.
Apply for homestead status by Dec. 15 All new property owners (or qualified relatives) who changed residences during the past year – and use the residence for homestead purposes – must apply for homestead status with their county assessor by Dec. 15. Property owners or qual-ified relatives who want to classify property as home-stead that was not classified as homestead in the past must apply with the Dakota County Assessor’s Office to receive homestead status for property taxes payable in 2011. For an application form, contact Dakota County As-sessing Services, (651) 438-4200, print a form at www.dakotacounty.us or visit the service desk in the atrium area of the Western Ser-vice Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley; or the Northern Service Center, One Mendota Drive, West St. Paul; or the Assessing Services Department in the Administration Center, 1590 Highway 55, Hastings.
Dakota County
6A November 19, 2010 THISWEEK
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Community news?To the editor: The Nov. 12 edition of the Thisweek Farmington-Lakeville newspaper was the edition/straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back. The newspaper delivered to our home clearly states “Farmington-Lakeville” on the front page, but as usual upon reading the paper I found significant local com-munity news missing but news about Apple Valley, Burnsville and Rosemount filling space. Specifically missing this particular week was an ar-ticle/picture of the Lakev-ille South Cougar football team’s victory over Roches-
ter Century to win the Min-nesota State High School League Section 1 Champi-onship on Nov. 5. Winning this game meant the Cougars would be play-ing for the fourth time in six years in the state football tournament. To half (at minimum) of the Lakeville community, this was a really big deal and deserved recog-nition in the “local commu-nity” newspaper. Instead we found we had to read the Rochester Post-Bulletin newspaper for an article and pictures of the Cougars game against Rochester Century. Even though their home team lost they understood this was newsworthy to their
local community (which has three high schools). Note my “Farmington-Lakeville” community newspaper did have space to promote the Burnsville Blazettes’ dance invitational, inform us of the Apple Valley Eagles football coach’s decision to resign, inform us of several Apple Valley wres-tlers’ college choices and share Eastview/Rosemount/Burnsville student-athletes’ college plans. Congratula-tions to these students and good luck. Perfect articles for a community newspaper in Apple Valley, Rosemount or Burnsville, but better use of this one-third page in the “Farmington/Lakev-ille” newspaper would have
been about the achievement of 100-plus students and coaches in Lakeville – local community news. This has become a week-ly occurrence at our home. I run out to get the news-paper only to get frustrated when the news is less about local community news and more about other stuff. I want to read about my com-munity – local people, local businesses, local events, and local school activities. While I am speaking for myself and sharing my opinion only, I can assure you this discussion has tak-en place throughout Lakev-ille and Farmington for the past several years. The per-ception is Thisweek News-paper is out of touch with what the community looks forward to reading about in their local paper.
LINDA THIERRYLakeville
A promise to serveTo the editor: On Nov. 2, I was elected to replace retiring Senator Pat Pariseau in the Minne-sota State Senate. I am honored and hum-bled by your support, and look forward to starting my service to you on Jan. 4. Campaigning for office is a demanding and re-warding experience. I attended numerous so-
cial and business functions on the campaign trail. I knocked on thousands of doors starting in early May, and continued right through the last Saturday in October. These experiences once again reminded me that we live in an area made up of kind, hard-working and gracious people. I appreciate every bottle of water that was given to me while going door-to- door on those hot July days. It will be an honor to represent you. There will sometimes be disagreement with posi-tions taken and votes cast; that is the nature of politi-cal decision-making. But I will always vote my conscience, provide the rationale for my decisions and remain aware that I serve at your pleasure. Thank you. DAVE THOMPSONSenator-elect, District 36 as-sistant majority leader
Farmington food shelf needed now more than everTo the editor: The Farmington Food Shelf is used more, needed more and supported more now than ever in the histo-ry of Farmington. In these tough times it can be hard
to make ends meet for many of Farmington’s families. To assist these families to help themselves, the Farming-ton Food Shelf is a great place to actively support. One of the things I want to tell you about is how much time and donations we need at the food shelf. We need more people to help out and support. All the people who use the Farmington Food Shelf need food and support. We can’t support them with-out people to help us bring the food out to the car and pick up food from stores. We need donations to refill the shelves so that we can keep food and toiletries for the people who use the food shelf. As you may know, we have had a recent move from the former loft in a church to the older kinder-garten center. We complet-ed the upgrade in size and capacity early this summer. I would like to say thank you to all the people who supported us, and now that we have more space and capacity, we have helped more families than ever. If you can help or en-courage people to help out with their time or dona-tions at the Farmington food shelf I would be very thankful.
There are shared situations in people’s lives that bind those involved. Sometimes it is a church group on a mission trip or a high school basketball team. For others, it is the camaraderie developed during con-certed efforts in the wild world of far off battlefields. Community members gathered at Trin-ity Evangelical Free Church in Lakeville last Friday night to honor American ser-vicemen and women who have devoted themselves to the defense of the United States. About 80 veterans, from men who bat-tled the Nazis in Normandy to those who have just returned from Iraq or Afghani-stan, dined and socialized at the event that was organized by Lakeville Yellow Ribbon. One man dining with his family was Marine Corps veteran Mike Lindberg, who spent nearly two years with the Third Bat-talion Fourth Marines in Vietnam. He said he enjoyed the event because of the “fellowship.” “It’s a very interesting event,” said Lind-berg, a Lakeville resident. He looked forward to meeting and talk-ing with vets from various departments of military.
Vietnam “There were some tough times,” Lindberg said. “I lost some good friends. It affects people in different ways. I didn’t really notice any dif-ference from when I went to when I came back.” His original tour of duty was 13 months, but he extended it almost another year. “Experiencing war prepared me for oth-er things in life as time went on,” Lindberg said. “You do what you have to do to defeat the problem you’re confronted with. You take (problems) head on.” These lessons of war were forged amid the muddy, sloppy mess of treacherous jungles. “We walked in 10-foot-tall elephant grass,” Lindberg said. “It was hot and mug-gy. We sweat so much.” It was not enough that the Viet Cong could jump out of the thicket and attack. Lindberg said there were also various man-ifestations of dangerous insects, snakes, ti-gers and elephants. But those diminutive mosquitoes could prove the utmost in dan-ger. “There was still the problem with malar-ia, even though we took our malaria tabs
(tablets) religiously,” Lindberg said. About 12 years ago, Lindberg and his battalion buddies began meeting at a new spot each year across the United States. “I took my wife to the first one in 1999,” he said. “She thought there would be a lot of crying and it was nothing like that. We went, had fun and enjoyed seeing old friends and acquaintances.”
An American in Paris Richard Fay, 86, of Lakeville, was 19 years old when he stormed the beaches of Normandy in France along with more than 300,000 other Allied troops. Trained in chemical warfare, Fay fought at the Battle of the Bulge and even encoun-tered the cigar-chomping Gen. George S. Patton, whose truck had run out of gas. But nothing prepared him for a letter he received while in France. Fay had not seen his father in six years, since his parents’ di-vorce. He learned his father, a member of the Army’s Signal Corps, was fighting in North Africa. They exchanged letters until one day Fay learned his father was in France, only 40 miles away. “This was before the Battle of the Bulge,” said Fay, who was a military police officer at the time. “Then one day I had him on the
phone. I was really surprised and shocked.” Fay was able to meet up with his father soon after. After the Battle of the Bulge, the troops moved across France, obliterating the Nazi strongholds. Then, finally, Fay got to see The City of Light herself: Paris. “I saw the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe,” he said. Thinking back over the past 67 years, Fay muses that the “service has been good to me.” He said he appreciates dinners like the one at Trinity because they bring peo-ple together. But he said he has never felt as if he was owed anything. “I went into the service, but didn’t ex-pect anything,” Fay said. “(Going to war) was one of those things you do and then forget about it.”
Aaron Vehling is the new editor of Thisweek Lakeville. He covers the city and school dis-trict in Lakeville, in addition to the Farm-ington school district. His previous work with Thisweek was most recently as educa-tion editor and in 2006 as Farmington City Editor/Copy Editor. Feel free to contact him at [email protected], at 952-846-2056 or find him out and about around town.
Community gathers to honor area veterans
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by Greg KonatEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, 360
COMMUNITIES
The first Thanksgiving was about people from dif-ferent cultures and back-grounds coming together to share, care about each other and create community. I imagine they learned from each other and thought about ways they could help one another thrive in this bountiful country. The backdrop for Thanksgiving 2010 provides us with a similar oppor-tunity as the Pilgrims and Native Americans had nearly 300 years ago. How do we live together and help one another achieve our dreams and thrive? Today, many people face an uncertain future. I have heard it called the “new reality” – we are experiencing layoffs, partial or no health care, home foreclosures, hungry families, business closings, children ill-prepared for learning and government service reduc-tions. For example, did you know Da-kota County has seen a 90 percent increase in people whose income is below poverty since 2008? Fe-male-head-of-household families that live below poverty levels have
increased by 166 percent. Here at 360 Communities, we’ve seen an increase of 17 percent in total people who utilize our emergency resources. Yet, funding from organizations we’ve relied on in the past has
decreased. If you are not careful, one could feel overwhelmed and powerless with the current state of affairs. The antidote for feeling pow-erless and overwhelmed is com-munity involvement. As commu-nity members, we cannot afford to draw back into private life and leave the community’s destiny in the hands of others – look where that has gotten us. Your life learn-ing and talents need to be shared to help rethink and redesign the way organizations respond to so-cial and economic conditions. We cannot afford to do things the same old way, nor can we afford to do nothing. 360 Communities is committed to building stronger communities. Our board of directors continues to look at the statistics and trends, and is concerned about our com-munity’s future if the negative trends continue. Board members insist on proactive measures to
ensure strong communities and healthy families, with each com-munity member having a sense of belonging, opportunity, hope and contributing to the well-being of others. Other entities are also realizing we need an innovative solution to address the challenges in our com-munities. For example, The Com-mission on Service Innovation was created by the 2010 Legisla-ture to “look at new ways to deliv-er all government services” (Non-profit News, fall 2010 edition). The commission is partnering with nonprofits and others to re-align service delivery by region and proximity, “advocating that services need to be reflective of community needs.” 360 Communities believes the answer lies within one resource we have an abundance of: hu-mans who care for one another. A strong community is made up of individuals who are committed to one another and join forces to influence the future of our com-munities. We have created a model that brings individuals together to speak about their convictions and desired outcomes; analyze data on current conditions, best prac-
tices and current research; and evaluate return on investment and probability of success that leads to the establishment of one to three clear and measurable goals. At this point, more community members are engaged and form planning groups to develop strat-egies and action plans that align existing resources and efforts with the stated goals. We are confident that shared leadership that mobilizes com-munity members is how we will strengthen communities. It’s not about creating more programs; it’s about leveraging community strengths and aligning the abun-dance of resources that already exist on the priorities the com-munity selects. 360 Communities delivers increased levels of lead-ership capacity and commitment, and creates new habits where community members own and ad-dress issues that impact their daily lives. We know that people want to be engaged in their community, but they either don’t know how or they have not been asked to get in-volved. By working on a problem you’re passionate about solving, you can directly impact the com-munity. Paul Rogat Loeb, author
of “Soul of a Citizen,” wrote of the personal value of community involvement: “It gives a sense of purpose, pride, and service; teaches new skills; shows how to confront daunting obstacles; and experience new worlds. It offers a sense of camaraderie and builds powerful friendships, partner-ships and even romance.” Now is the time to engage. If not now, then when? If not you, then who? Working together is powerful. We must connect and work collec-tively to impact the future of our communities. If you would like to participate in this community-building effort, we welcome you. Call us at (952) 985-4005.
Since 2008 Greg Konat has been executive vice president of 360 Communities, a nonprofit human services agency that, in its words, “uses community engagement to positively shape the future of our communities.” Konat has been rec-ognized as a community builder and neighborhood organizer over his more than 30 years in public administration. He has worked as community development director and city manager in Burnsville and as Physical Development Division director for Dakota County.
Dakota City Heritage Village is getting into the holiday spirit next month with “Christmas in the Vil-lage.” Visitors to the 1900s-era living-history site on the county fairgrounds in Farmington can take horse-drawn trolley rides, visit with Santa and partake of a host of nostalgic holiday activities and crafts projects at the annual family-orient-ed event, which runs from 1 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4-5 and 11-12. The village’s general store will play host to a German-themed holiday display, featuring tradi-tional food, dress and tree decoration, while Christmas sing-a-longs will be held in the village church. Crafts projects will be offered in
the schoolhouse, print shop and library. As at past “Christmas in the Village” events, families can visit with Santa in the Town Hall, and Mrs. Claus will be in the village’s post office to offer assistance as children write letters to San-ta. Those looking to do a little Christmas shopping will find gifts such as old-fashioned candy and “Little House on the Prairie” books in the gift shop; Lakeville author Gordon Fredrickson will be selling his Christmas books in the village’s depot; and the blacksmith shop, in addition to metal-working demos, will have small gift items for sale. Refreshments such as hot chocolate, ice cream and pie will be available in the drug store. New to the event this
year is a soapmaking demo in the millinery shop. The village, as at other Dakota City events, will be staffed by volunteer cos-tumed interpreters. More about “Christmas in the Village” is at www.da-kotacity.org.
As at past “Christmas in the Village” events, youngsters will have a chance to spend some face-time with Santa, and, in the living-history village’s post office, they can write letters to Santa with the assistance of Mrs. Claus.
Dakota City hosts two weekends of holiday events
“Christmas in the Village” runs from 1 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4-5 and 11-12 at Dakota City Heri-tage Village, located at the county fairgrounds in Farmington. General admission is $3; $2 for children ages 4-12, with a maximum charge of $10 per carload.
IN BRIEF
music calendarTo submit items for Thisweek-end’s Music Calendar, e-mail:
gart’s Nightclub, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515.
No Name Jazz, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burns-ville, (952) 736-3001. Rock It Science (front), Lady Luck & Black Rainbow (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Sav-age, (952) 846-4513. Sweet Siren, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakev-ille, (952) 469-5200. Retrophonic, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. High-way 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197.
Mr. Peabody (front) and Jaded (back), 9:30 p.m., Neis-en’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513.
Thursday, Nov. 25Undefined Purpose, Babe’s
Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200.
Friday, Nov. 26Jacklaugh & Third Supply,
9:30 p.m., Bogart’s Nightclub, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515.
Two Guys Duo, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burns-ville, (952) 736-3001. Rockfist (front) and Space Monkeys (back), 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Rock It Science, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Wasted Talent, 9 p.m., McK-racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Larry Johnson on key-boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.
thisweekend briefsChameleon presents ‘The 1940s Radio Hour’ Chameleon Theatre Cir-cle’s “The 1940s Radio Hour” will be performed Dec. 3-19 at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sun-days, at the Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. The musical tells the story of the final broadcast of “The Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade” on the New York radio station WOV in 1942. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for students/seniors. Tick-ets can be purchased at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmas-ter.com.
DanceWorks shares the season DanceWorks Repertory Ensemble will present its an-nual holiday program, “Shar-
ing the Season,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at Lakeville North High School. The program includes a medley of holiday songs, fes-tive seasonal dances including those featured in the tradi-tional “Nutcracker” ballet, a bell choir, and a bit of drama to top it off. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. A $2 per ticket discount will be given on the day of the show in ex-change for a food donation for the food bank. Tickets can be purchased at DanceWorks/Health-Works, 17470 Glacier Way, (952) 432-7123.
‘70 Girls, 70’ musical in Lakeville “70 Girls, 70,” a musical production by Kander and Ebb (composers of “Cabaret” and “Chicago”) will be per-formed at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 and 18, and 2 p.m. Dec. 12 and 19, at the Lakev-
ille Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. The production is present-ed by ISD 191 Community Education and The Play’s the Thing Productions. Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for seniors and stu-dents. To reserve tickets, call (952) 469-3099; to buy tickets, call (952) 985-4640.
Harry Potter celebration In celebration of the open-ing of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” at the Great Clips IMAX The-atre at the Minnesota Zoo, the theater is hosting a free event from 8 to 9 a.m. Satur-day, Nov. 20. The event will include free breakfast from Sam’s Club of Apple Valley, Big Apple Bagels of Apple Valley and Kowalski’s Market of Eagan, face painting, wild wizard hair coloring, a magic show by Woody the Magician and
Zoomobile animal demon-strations. The film, which opens Nov. 19, will be shown Satur-day at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults and $12 for children and se-niors. Information: www.imax.com/minnesota.
Eagan Art House pottery sale The annual Eagan Art House Pottery Sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20. The sale features pottery and artwork of Eagan Art House instruc-tors and students. Admission is free. Guests also can donate bowls to the Empty Bowls project to benefit families in need. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexington Ave. S. in Patrick Eagan Park. Call (651) 686-9134 for more information.
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preliminary stage27. ___ Farrow, actress28. Yuppie status car31. To have32. Pairs with Mamas34. What we breathe35. Pre-2002 Austrian money
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frosting40. Military school student42. Barbie’s boyfriend43. Port in SW Scotland44. Egyptian goddess45. A fencing sword 47. Fitted instrument container48. River sediment
49. Lunacy53. ___ Dhabi, Arabian capital55. The size of a surface 56. Sacred Muslim shrine60. Walking aid62. Striker’s replacement63. Sedate64. Klu Klux __
65. Language of the deaf66. Consequently67. Kill a dragon (var. spel.)
CLUES DOWN 1. County in China 2. Ancient name for Syria 3. Restaurant clean up person
4. Unequivocally detestable 5. Senior offi cer 6. Adult male swan 7. A lyric poem 8. Broadcasted on TV 9. Finger millet10. Roman satyr11. The least desirable portion14. Princess of Colchis15. Emerald month21. Medical moniker23. Possessed24. Mongolian capital __ Bator25. Issue forth26. Tobacco 28. Court game29. One who hoards money30. Small brown songbirds31. First Chinese dynasty33. Intersect to form a cross37. Scottish tax41. A citizen of Bangkok44. Face coverings46. Sir James Whyte and Shirley
Temple47. Atomic # 5849. Chadic50. Segments of a circle51. The distribution of playing
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54. Two-toed sloth
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New Year’s Eve with Louie Anderson Comedian Louie Ander-son will present “Laugh Out Loud New Year’s Eve” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Anderson’s material re-lates stories about growing up in Minnesota, being one of 11 children and dealing with an alcoholic father. Tickets range from $29.95 to $99.95 and can be purchased in person at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticket-master.com.
Louie Anderson will ring in the new year with laughter at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center on Dec. 31.
theater and arts calendarTo submit items for the Arts
Comedy Laura Park with special guest Hugh Moore will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, and at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Satur-day, Nov. 20, at the MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 251 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville (lower level of Carbone’s), (612) 860-9388, www.minnehahacomedyclub.com. Tickets are $12.50 (early show) and $9 (late show). On deck for Nov. 24, 26-27: Michael Thorne with special guest Jodi Maruska. Theater “Thoroughly Modern Mil-lie,” presented by Lakeville North High School, performs at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20. Tickets are assigned seating with prices of $9/adult, $7/senior citizen (55+), and $5/student or child. Purchase
tickets at [email protected]. Classes/workshops Brushworks School of Art offers fine arts classes for teens and adults. Register online at www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Class fee is $3 per person and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For more information, call (651) 686-9134. The Eagan Art House offers classes for ages 4 through adult. For class and registration infor-mation, visit www.cityofeagan.com/eaganarthouse or call at (651) 686-9134. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55
and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farm-ington. Cost is $5 per class. Call Marilyn at (651) 463-7833. Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville VFW, 8790 Upper 208th St. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermedi-ate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/class Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages. For class and registration infor-mation, visit www.lakevillemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640.
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Burnhaven Library1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300 Burnhaven Library is closed for remodeling through late April 2011.
Farmington Library508 Third St., Farmington(651) 438-0250 Waggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Satur-day, Nov. 20. Read aloud to a therapy dog. Holiday Ornament Craft for all ages from 1 to 3 p.m. Satur-day, Nov. 20. Paint wooden orna-ments for display on the holiday tree in downtown Farmington. Program provided by the Dakota Valley Arts Council.
Galaxie Library14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val-ley, (952) 891-7045 Waggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Satur-day, Nov. 20. Read aloud to a therapy dog. Wii Games for ages 12-18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their caregivers
from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. or 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays, Nov. 22 and 29. Storytime for ages 4-6 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23. Anime Club for ages 12-18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23. Movies for Kids from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30. Heritage Library20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville(952) 891-0360 Waggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Satur-day, Nov. 20. Read aloud to a therapy dog. C is for Cookie Storytime for all ages from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Tues-day, Nov. 23. Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24. Make a Book Craft Program for ages 5-12 from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30.
Robert Trail Library14395 S. Robert TrailRosemount, (651) 480-1210 Waggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Satur-
day, Nov. 20. Read aloud to a therapy dog.
Savage Library13090 Alabama Ave. S.E., Sav-age, (952) 707-1770 The Picturing Minnesota Nature Photography Exhibition is on display through Nov. 28.
Wescott Library1340 Wescott Road, Eagan (651) 450-2900 Movies for Kids for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22. Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Nov. 23 and 30.
Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine12501 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville(952) 736-3001 Book signing by Martin Bracewell of Savage, who writes under the pen name M. R. Tain, from 10 a.m. to noon Satur-day, Dec. 4. He will be signing his time-travel novel, “This Isn’t Normal,” in which a teenage girl awakens in the year 1965 and meets her late grandmother, who is the same age as she is.
To submit an item for the Groups Calendar, send it by e-mail to
Miscellaneous An ESL conversation class for those who have at least an intermediate level English profi-ciency is held every Monday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 501 Highway 13 across from Burnsville High School. We spend time discuss-ing confusing American sayings, customs, and language. We also offer time in conversation one on one with a personal tutor. All are welcome. For more informa-tion, contact Martha at (952) 891-2782.
Support Spirited Grace cancer sup-port group meets the third Tues-day of each month from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. at Church of the Risen
Savior, 1501 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. Information: (952) 431-5222. TOPS Chapter #388 Burns-ville, a weight loss support group, meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at St. James Lutheran Church, 3650 Williams Drive, Burnsville. For in-formation, call Lois at (952) 894-2929 or Gina at (952) 431-4690. TOPS Chapter #658 Burns-ville meets from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Fridays at Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 1801 E. Cliff Road, Burnsville. Call (651) 292-8625 for more information. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets on Mondays from 5:45 to 7 p.m. at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 3930 Rahn Road, Eagan. Information: Cathy at (651) 452-5253. First Place Weight Manage-ment meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays at
Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. For more information, contact Carol Olinger at (952) 894-1469. Overeaters Anonymous 12-step program meets at 9 a.m. Saturdays at Spirit of Life Pres-byterian Church, 14401 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. Con-tact Becky at (952) 423-1527 or for more information visit www.oa.org. Overeaters Anonymous 12-step program meets at Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. Contact (952) 890-3110, ext. 13. Men’s Alcoholics Anony-mous 12-step program meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. Contact (952) 890-3110, ext. 13.
Saturday, Nov. 20 Pancake breakfast with Rainbow the Clown by the Eagan Knights of Columbus and Auxiliary from 8 to 10 a.m. at Applebee’s, 1335 Town Centre Drive. Cost is $5, children under 4 eat free. Applebee’s is handi-cap accessible. Holiday bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rosemount United Methodist Church, 14770 Can-ada Ave., Rosemount, (651) 423-2475. Bake shop, children’s store (9 a.m. to noon), coffee shop, variety of vendors and more. Holiday classic boutique from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Faithful Shepherd Catholic School, 3355 Columbia Drive, Eagan. More than 60 vendors and a children’s book fair. Complimentary cof-fee and cider. Information: www.fscsmn.org or Jeanette Wells at (651) 503-3750. Photos with Mrs. Claus for families and their pets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Windmill Ani-mal Rescue, 350 Main St., Elko New Market, (952) 461-2765. No appointment needed. The $25 donation includes a CD of all photos and four 4x6 prints. Pro-ceeds will go to the care of the animals. Cats live at the shelter so take that into consideration when bringing your pets. Bazaar and bistro from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Heri-tage Lutheran Church, 13401 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, (952) 322-2102. Treats, crafts, cards, jewelry and more. Turkey bingo from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Church of St. Michael, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farming-ton. Sloppy joe dinner, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 21 Holiday Shopping Extrava-ganza especially for women from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at LaGrand at GrandStay Hotel & Conference, 7083 153rd St. W., Apple Valley. VIP treatment from more than 30 companies, unique gifts. Food and beverages while you shop. Special discounts and prizes. In-formation: http://premierevents.weebly.com.
Tuesday, Nov. 23 Holiday lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. at Pioneer Plaza in Lakeville sponsored by the Downtown Lakeville Business Association. Entertainment by the Lakeville North High School Now and Then Singers. Compli-mentary refreshments.
Ongoing The American Red Cross will sponsor the following blood drives. For more informa-tion, call 1 (800) 448-3543 or 1 (800) GIVE-LIFE or visit www.redcrossblood.org. • Nov. 26, 1 to 6 p.m., Bruns-wick Zone XL, 11129 162nd St. W., Lakeville. • Nov. 26, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 14638 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • Nov. 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Martha & Mary Episcopal Church, 4180 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. • Nov. 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Thisweek Newspapers ac-cepts submissions for cal-endar events in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farming-ton, Lakeville and Rosemount by fax at (952) 846-2010, by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (952) 846-2034. Deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Monday.
A community celebra-tion at the Farmington Li-brary will link art, history and generations as seniors share their memories in a unique way. Residents of Trinity Care Center in Farming-ton, most over age 85, re-cently spent three days cre-ating books and memory art, shaping and glazing tiles that reflect the im-portant people, places and moments in their lives. Their efforts were guid-ed by Anne Krocak, an award-winning artist, who held the in-house art camp as part of the Art of Aging project, a series of residen-cies that have been held at senior housing sites since June and will continue un-til this May. The Farmington se-nior’s creations will be on display at the library, and a special recognition for them will take place there during the Dakota Val-ley Arts Council’s holiday show from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Dec. 4. The event will feature the seniors’ art work, in-clude music and refresh-ments, and from 11:00 until noon, a program will
recognize the seniors’ ac-complishments and allow them to discuss the sig-nificance and meaning of their projects. Farmington Library Manager Mary Scheid told the Farmington City Council during its Nov. 15 meeting that it was an amazing process to watch the seniors creating their art work. Almost none of the resi-dents had ever worked with clay before, and many had to overcome doubts about their artistic abilities. The free program is scheduled to coincide with Farmington’s annual Daz-zle Days, which will feature a snow sculpture competi-tion, horse-drawn trolley rides, hot cocoa, bonfires and Christmas caroling. At Farmington’s Ram-bling River Center, chil-dren will be able to get their secret holiday shop-ping done, with volunteers on hand to guide them in their selections and wrap the presents. Gifts are priced from $1 to $6.50; children should work with parents to cre-ate and bring a list of names and how much to spend on each person. There will be specials at
Cookie walk Dec. 5 will benefit Warrior to Citizen programs The second annual holi-day cookie-walk open house will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at Trinity Care Center, 3410 213th St. W., Farmington. The event will raise money and support local military families and Farm-ington Warrior to Citizen programs. Participants can bring two non-returnable plates of holiday cookies. One plate will be shared at the party, the other will fill bas-kets to be delivered to local military families. Each par-ticipant can bring home an assortment of cookies. For more information or to donate cookies before the event, call event chair, Kara, at (651) 463-2148.
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all stores, and Santa Claus will be on hand; a Christ-mas tree lighting will take place at 5 p.m. A family holiday movie matinee will also be shown at the library before the tree lighting ceremony. The art residencies are paid for by the Metro-politan Library Service Agency, and through taxes
collected by Minnesota’s Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, a tax increase Minnesota voters passed in 2008 that includ-ed a provision for the arts and cultural heritage pres-ervation.
Once she completed the book, she set forth on a mission to get it published. In addition to its 2002 hardcover print run, “Shrouding” received a paperback treatment in 2007 and was published in hardcover in Japan in this year.
A young voice When Ellsworth sat down to write “Shroud-ing,” she had not yet de-cided to write for the young adult crowd, “but the voice that came out was an 11-year-old girl,” she said. To make her teenage and early 20s main charac-ters believable, Ellsworth said she draws on her ex-perience as a teacher and as a mother. She looks within as well. “I still rely on my own youth,” she said. But to write for young adults with a youthful voice is not an act of mim-icry. “You don’t write down to teens,” Ellsworth said. “But you do include a bit more focus on plot and character.” This maxim allows for authors of young adult novels to witness their work becoming popular with older crowds. “A lot of my fans are in their 20s,” she said.
Author/from 1A Writing business A publishing company will calculate that figure based on “the percent of profits that they think they will make” off the book, Ellsworth said. This “payment for po-tential” functions as a quasi-loan. Any royalties earned on the sale of books goes toward paying off the advance, she said. So if Ellsworth were to receive a $100,000 advance from her publisher, she would have to earn that much in royalties before she saw any income above that number. A literary agent gets 15 percent of a writer’s earnings as a fee for the successful sale of a manu-script. It sounds like a bit much — how hard is it to sell a book to an editor at a publishing house, any-way? — but they are an es-sential component of the process, Ellsworth said. “Big publishing houses won’t accept un-agented materials,” she said. In 2002, Ellsworth found an agent in Chicago who had connections with publishing center New York City. She encoun-tered her agent’s listing in the Writers’ Market guide. The agent has an idea of what various editors and publishing houses want in a manuscript. “They send the manu-script to the editors,” Ells-worth said. “(My agent) happened to know an edi-tor at Henry Holt (a pub-lishing house) who would like ‘Shrouding Woman.’ ” At that point, the neces-sary powers liked the book and bought it. “I had to do many more revisions before it was finally published,” Ells-worth said. To stay connected with her audience when she is not traveling to attend speaking engagements, Ellsworth maintains a website and Facebook and Twitter pages.
Public speaking Three years ago, Ells-worth’s “In Search of Mockingbird” was re-leased. It was not long be-fore teens and adults alike embraced it. The story, about a young “To Kill a Mock-ingbird” fan who travels to Alabama in search of that book’s author (Harper Lee) was a labor of love for Ellsworth. Lee’s cul-tural contribution is Ells-worth’s favorite book. Some English teach-ers around the country have included Ellsworth’s book in their curriculum as a companion piece to “Mockingbird.” As an added bonus, Ellsworth will travel around the country to these schools to speak to students about both “Mockingbird” books. To research this book, Ellsworth actually put her-self in her lead character’s footsteps and traveled to Monroeville. The southern Alabama town is the home of Lee and the inspiration for the fictional town of Maycomb, in which Lee’s story takes place. In that town sits a mu-seum dedicated to the seminal work of American literature and the author herself. “There is a replica of the courthouse from the movie,” Ellsworth said. After Ellsworth’s “Mockingbird” was re-leased, the Monroeville Rotary invited her back to speak to its members. She has spoken at events across the South —and the entire country — as a de facto stand-in for Lee, who is notoriously reclu-sive. Ellsworth said her fam-ily has been supportive of her forays into publish-ing. Her children are older now, so they often are her “first reads.” Her hus-band’s steady job has pro-vided her with some secu-rity to pursue her dream. “There’s no formula to this,” Ellsworth said about writing success. “Learn your craft and concentrate on writing the story you want to tell.”
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by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
It was one of the most overdue state titles in Min-nesota prep sports history. Almost 30 years in the making, the Lakeville North volleyball team fi-nally won a state title. After 15 trips and five silver medals, the Pan-thers are now proud own-ers of the gold. “It was the first time I had tears of happiness – not tears of defeat, which I’ve seen many, many times,” longtime Panther head coach Milan Mader said. Mader said he’s been told this could be the best team Minnesota has every seen. “One of the long-time volleyball coaches in Min-nesota who was watching told my son that this was the best team to ever play in Minnesota,” Mader said. “Whether he’s right or not, it’s a big accom-plishment to even hear that.” North was ranked the No. 3 volleyball team in the country by the Max-Preps National and State Freeman Ranking behind two teams from Califor-nia, thanks to the team’s 31-1 record. That ranking probably
has something to do with how dominating North was in the Class AAA state tournament last weekend. “They must be the best team in Lakeville his-tory,” Mader said. “We had some great teams, no question. Some great players. Many others who were great through their high school careers were part of this team. “In a certain way it was a was a tribute to them to win this title – to those who had the chance and couldn’t.” The Panthers won the state title in convincing fashion at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Nov. 14. “Our coach always told us we couldn’t peak dur-ing our season,” senior setter Kellie McNeil said. “We definitely peaked over the weekend.” The Panthers kept their outside hitters moving and kept the opponents guessing, leading to three straight 3-0 matches at state. “It’s an unreal feeling,” Kellie McNeil said. “I’ve never wanted something so bad in my life. It’s defi-nitely the top moment in my volleyball career.” The Panthers defeat-
ed Wayzata in the finals 25-13, 25-18, 25-13 after about an hour of play. Mader felt sympathy for the senior-heavy Way-zata team, knowing how it feels to take the silver medal. “There was obviously a lot of emotion,” Mader said. “They were hoping for better outcome. Any-body has a chance to win it. This time it went our way.” Playing Wayzata three times during the regular season gave the Panthers plenty to work with. Way-zata started triple block-ing the outside hitters leaving the middle wide open and the triple blocks weren’t always closed. Freshmen Taylr McNeil and Alyssa Goehner took advantage. Taylr McNeil was rack-ing up the kills with a .568 attack percentage and 27 total. Her classmate Goehner had 11. Kellie McNeil had 36 set assists and two kills. Jessica Wolff led with nine digs and Paige Leclerc had four blocks. “We had great team chemistry,” Kellie McNeil said. “All of us got a long pretty well. Everyone on the bench helped. If we’re stuck in the game and we have to make a sub, any one of those girls can come out on the court and start off where the last person started.” The Panthers beat Cen-tennial 25-14 in all three games in the semifinals and they crashed East Ridge’s party in the quar-terfinals 25-20, 25-21, 25-13. Mader praised his as-sistant coach, Doug Berg-man, who played a major role in the success. “He guided this team,” Mader said. “He’s a great coach. He was with (Bloomington) Jefferson for 14 years and never
won it. It’s a great tribute to him that we were able to win it together.” This could be just the start of a string of win-ning seasons because three of their best players are freshmen.The Panthers will miss Kellie McNeil, but freshmen Taylr Mc-Neil, Goahner and Abby Monson have a lot of var-sity volleyball in them. “We’ll have to find a re-placement for a good set-ter,” Mader said. “(Kellie) will be missed. We have a couple of gals who could
fill her shoes. We’re look-ing forward to two, three more fruitful years.” Mader doesn’t expect to put down the clipboard any time soon. His career victory total sits at 806. “I don’t expect to hit 900,” Mader said. “But I’m not done yet.” Taylr McNeil, Goehner and Kellie McNeil were all named to the Class AAA All Tournament team.
FootballThursday, November 11 • Rosemount 24, Lakeville South 14Friday, November 19 • Rosemount vs. Brainerd, 8:15 p.m., Metrodome, MinneapolisFriday, November 26 • Rosemount/Brainerd winner vs. Mounds View/Wayzata winner, 7 p.m., Metrodome, Minneapolis
VolleyballThursday, November 11 • Lakeville North def. East Ridge, 25- 20, 25-21, 25-13Friday, November 12 • Lakeville North def. Centennial 25-14, 25-14, 25-14 Saturday, November 13 • Lakeville North def. Wayzata 25-13, 25-18, 25-13
Girls SwimmingFriday, November 19 • Class AA state meet, University of
MinnesotaSaturday, November 20 • Class AA state meet, University of
Minnesota
Girls HockeyTeam W L T W L TRosemount 0 0 0 1 0 0 B Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lakeville South 0 0 0 0 0 0Lakeville North 0 0 0 0 0 0Eastview 0 0 0 0 0 0Prior Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0B Jefferson 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eagan 0 0 0 0 1 0Burnsville 0 0 0 0 1 0Apple Valley 0 0 0 0 1 0
Saturday, November 20 • Burnsville at Hastings, 2 p.m. • Prior Lake at Warroad, 2 p.m. • Minneapolis Novas at Bloomington
Kennedy, 2:15 p.m. • Tartan at Apple Valley, 2:15p.m. • Lakeville South at Farmington, 3
p.m. • Chaska at Bloomington Jefferson,
7:15 p.m.Ice Garden • Park at Eagan Ice, 7:15p.m.Tuesday, Nov 23• Prior Lake at Lakeville South, 5:30 p.m.• Burnsville at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Bloomington Ken-nedy, 7:15 p.m. • Eagan at Eastview, 7:15 p.m.Friday, Nov 26• North St. Paul at Bloomington Jeffer-son, 3 p.m.• Eastview at Maple Grove,. 5:30 p.m. • Northfield at Bloomington Kennedy, 7:15 p.m.• Park at Eagan Ice, 7:15p.m.
Farmington Girls Swimming
Friday, November 19 • Class AA state meet, University of
MinnesotaSaturday, November 20 • Class AA state meet, University of
Minnesota
Girls HockeySaturday, Nov 20• Lakeville South at Farmington, 3 p.m.Tuesday, Nov 23• Farmington at Chanhassen/Chaska, 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov 27• Farmington at Lakeville North, 3 p.m.
Panther volleyball could be the best ever
Photo by Rick Orndorf
Lakeville North’s Kellie McNeil, No. 8, sets up for Paige Leclerc, No. 1, at the state tournament last weekend.
Lakeville North wins first state volleyball title
Photo by Rick Orndorf
Lakeville North players celebrate during the state tourna-ment last weekend.
Cougars finish as one of the top eight in stateby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
The Lakeville South football team grew into one of the best teams in the state this year. Despite having few start-ers back in the lineup at the beginning of the year, the Cougars ran their way to the Class 5A quarterfinals where they lost a close game to Rosemount. “Three of our losses were to Rosemount and Wayzata,” head coach Lar-ry Thompson said. “Both teams could easily play for the state title. We definitely belonged in the top eight.” The Cougars qualified for the state tourney by beating previously unbeaten Rochester Century 49-17 in the Section 1-5A final on Nov. 5. At state, Lakeville South found out the hard way that there’s more than one way
to win a football game. The Cougars out-gained Rosemount 349 yards to 247, and they had 10 more first downs in the Class 5A quarterfinals on Nov. 11, but still lost 24-14. The Cougars allowed a kick return for a touch-down, an untimely intercep-tion in Rosemount territory, and a passing touchdown in the final 20 seconds of the first half. “Those three sequenc-es made the difference,” Thompson said. Lakeville South lost ear-lier in the season to Rose-mount by a score of 35-3. The Cougars were limited to just 17 yards running while giving up 334. Things certainly evolved in a month. “We changed a lot of things and the kids bought into it,” Thompson said. “We were a really good of-
fensive and defensive team by the end of the year.” The defense picked up its game considerably, holding Rosemount to 146 rushing yards, by far its lowest of the season. They also held a Century team, which av-eraged more than 40 points per game, to 17 points. The Cougars played a different offensive game against Rosemount this time around. “They’ve got guys all over the place,” Rosemount coach Jeff Erdmann said. “It’s tough to slow them down.” South took the lead in the first quarter thanks to a DJ Hiller 3-yard run, but Rosemount countered with a 96-yard kickoff return by Tony Prostrollo and took the lead with a 15-yard Andrew Hausmann touch-down run. With 54 seconds left in
the first half, Trent Berta-mus found a seam and ran 5 yards to tie the game up at 14. But the Irish broke their mold in the final seconds of the first half, passing their way to a quick score. The Cougars were stifled from there with Rosemount scoring its first field goal of the season in the final two minutes to ice the game. Hillier ran for 64 yards and Trent Bertamus ran for 23 yards in the loss. Quar-terback Mitchell Leidner was 17-for-28 for 195 yards and three interceptions. Matt Heller was the leading receiver with 93 yards. The Cougars finish the season with an 8-4 record, their best since 2008 when the team also made it to the state quarterfinals. It was the last game for players like Hillier (887), Casey Troop (429) and Adam Ruhl (148),
who combined for more than 1,400 yards rushing this season. The offensive linemen Sam Damico, Ma-son Williams, Corey Myers and Ben Kuhr who made it all possible are seniors as well. Longtime defensive play-ers Ethan Miller and Zane Peterson also played their last snap. “I can’t say enough,” Thompson said. “They’ve been great.” Alex Continenza, Jordan Kunkel, Sam Pocker, Matt Zellmer and Donny Mat-tia suited up for their last game. “The seniors competed hard,” Thompson said. “From ninth grade to 12th grade they didn’t lose too many football games.” But the team should be strong again next season, particularly on offense with many juniors playing signif-
icant roles this year. “All those skill kids should be back,” Thomp-son said. “That bodes well for what we want to do next year.” Leidner, who threw for more than 2,000 yards and 17 touchdowns, and his fa-vorite targets Matt Heller, Devon Bzoskie and Ber-tamus are all juniors. The speedy Bertamus emerged as a rusher late in the sea-son, putting up 131 yards in the Section 1-5A final against Rochester Century. On defense Brandon Meeks leads the junior class with 5.5 sacks this season along with Nick Sanborn, Eric Heintze, Nevin An-dreas and Matt Mehlhorn.
Lakeville South’s Trent Bertamus, No. 1, plunges ahead for a tying touchdown near the end of the first half of the Class 5A state quarterfinals on Nov. 18. Lakeville South ended up losing 24-14.
Photo by Andy Rogers
Lakeville South’s DJ Hillier, No. 22, finds a big hole to run through in the state quarterfi-nals. The Cougars outran Rosemount 154 to 146 in the loss.
Lakeville packs a busload for state swimmingSeveral girls from North and South qualify for the Class AA state meet
by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
The announcers at the Class AA state girls swim-ming and diving meet this weekend at the University of Minnesota will be saying Lakeville many times. Lakeville North will be one of the more prominent teams after finishing second in Section 2AA, 17 points behind Prior Lake. “It would have been nice to win, but we swam great and pushed Prior Lake hard to the end,” Panther coach Dan Schneider said. The Panthers will have plenty of chances to finish ahead of the Lakers at state. Elizabeth Kleiner is al-ready making waves by breaking two section and school records in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle. She was also part of the winning and qualifying 200 and 400 freestyle relays. “She was the only swim-mer in the meet to win four gold medals,” Schneider said. “I think she will have a great chance at state to do well.” Kleiner is seeded sixth in the 200 and fourth in the 500 and Schneider feels both relays have a chance to swim in the top eight. Christen Young and Ale-na Bodnaruk will join Eliza-beth in the 200 and 500 free-style. Erin Kleiner qualified 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly and Julie Bodnaruk qualified in the 100 freestyle “All five of the girls competing have a chance to come back in finals and score points for the team,”
Schneider said. Young is seeded eighth in the 500 with some room to swim. “Overall I think it has been a great season and I hope we can finish it off on a great note this weekend,” Schneider said. “I’d like to think we have a chance to finish in the top 10 and have all of the girls make the all-state team.”
Cougar girls remain competitive Lakeville South finished fourth in the Section 2AA meet ahead of Eastview and Apple Valley. Haley Chatelaine will swim the 200 freestyle and Carrie Schrock will test the waters in the 50 and 100 freestyle events. Brianna Al-exander will try her strokes in the 200 individual medley as well as the breaststroke. All three will join Alli McKennell in the 200 free-style relay and Kelly Moore will join them in the 400 freestyle relay at state. It’s all thanks to a solid performance during the Section 2AA meet where the girls improved from their sixth-place seeding. The team improved two places by cutting more than 180 seconds off its collective time. “I was thrilled that the Cougars were able to qualify five girls in five in-dividual events and two relays,” South coach Rick Ringeisen said. “We all knew that we had three girls with state meet experience going into the season. The
question was could we find one more athlete who could step up and be fast enough to allow the relays to make the state cuts. “Brianna Alexander proved to be just the person to take on the responsibil-ity.” The girls know the com-petition at state will be un-like anything they’ve seen so far this year. Ringeisen says they need to be even faster in the prelims to make it to the finals. “This year the team’s state meet goal is to make it back to the finals and score points,” Ringeisen said. “In the not too distant future this young team will mature and set higher goals.” It was a bit of a rebuild-ing year for South. It almost had to be after losing Hai-ley Campbell and Melissa McMahon, two girls who hold the state record in the 200 freestyle relay, to gradu-ation. “It was time for a new generation of Cougar swimmers to step from the shadows and into the pool lights,” Ringeisen said. “I thought if the team won three dual meets we would be off to a good rebuilding start. Good thing, I kept my modest goals to myself. “ The girls won the first three meets and never looked back winning seven total. The state meet runs from November 18-20 at the Aquatic Center at the Uni-versity of Minnesota.
The Farmington girls swimming and diving team jumped out of the water feeling pretty good on Nov. 13 in Rochester. The team surpassed its expectations at the Section 1AA meet. Based on previous times, the team was set to finish about fourth in Sec-tion 1AA. Thanks to some faster strokes and quicker flip turns the Tigers found themselves standing in sec-ond. “The girls had outstand-ing performances in Thurs-day’s prelims and came back stronger in Saturday’s finals to move up to second
place,” Tiger head coach Jen Marshall said. “This ties our highest finish in the section” The girls were second in 2006 when they took 29th at state. “Having five entries in the state meet is just ic-ing on the cake,” Marshall said. The 200-yard freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay both qualified for state based on their time in sections. Kaitlyn O’Reilly will test her strength in the 100 indi-vidual medley and the 100 backstroke. Her teammate Elizabeth Wolfe qualified in the 100 breaststroke. “The girls are very fo-
cused on their swims right now,” Marshall said. “We’ve got some good ex-perience heading into the meet and the goal is to qualify for finals in all five events.” The Tigers have never had an all-state relay team, so the goal for both is to finish in the top eight. Both Wolfe and O’Reilly have a chance to get up there as well. “We’ve had a very suc-cessful season in and out of the water,” Marshall said. “Now the focus is finishing off the year on a positive note at the state meet.”
Tigers to paddle with the best at state tournament
Farmington girls swimming takes second in Section 1AA
This stage in state football is anyone’s gameby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
There’s a rule I like to follow when writing about high school sports: Never assume anything. I break that rule from time to time and it always causes problems. After the winning state quarterfinal game against Lakeville South, I asked Rosemount football head coach Jeff Erdmann how he felt going into the semifinal. At the time Rosemount’s opponent was unknown. Eden Prairie and Blaine weren’t going to play for an-other 21 hours. But conventional wis-
dom was that Eden Prairie was going to win. Lakeville South players and coaches were asking Ro s e m o u n t players to beat Eden Prairie during the postgame hand-shake. Irish players were talking redemption. They remembered losing to Eden Prairie 13-10 in 2009, in a game they felt they should have won. My question to Erd-mann was, despite the fact that Eden Prairie is a peren-
nial powerhouse, they have one loss and Rosemount doesn’t. So do you necessar-ily feel like the underdog? I’ve asked stupid ques-tions before and I’ll do it again. Erdmann laughed and said Rosemount is on the weak side of the brack-et. He praised Eden Prairie’s coaching staff and players. I’m sure he didn’t want to give out any bulletin board material for Eden Prairie. I’m also sure Rosemount would never go into a foot-ball game thinking it was going to lose. The trouble is, Eden Prairie lost to Brainerd the next day.
Now conventional wis-dom is that Rosemount is the favorite to win on Friday night. Brainerd is an out-state team that didn’t have to beat Eastview, Burnsville and Lakeville South twice. Never underestimate the power of an outstate team that feels like it’s been disre-spected. Never assume any-thing.
Volleyball exposure Lakeville North’s Milan Mader knows a thing or two about volleyball. Af-ter winning the state title last weekend with Lakev-ille North, an ounce of la-ment came out of the coach
about the history of volley-ball in Minnesota. One thing that always disappointed him is the fact that there isn’t varsity male volleyball. He felt that girls volleyball would only receive more exposure if it had a male counterpart. “(Volleyball) generates no interest in television cov-erage,” Mader said. “Vol-leyball is a great game to watch. Volleyball doesn’t have that luxury and neither does gymnastics.” It’s a difficult proposition in today’s high school ath-letic market where schools are looking to cut back, not expand.
All things being fair, the counterpart to volleyball is football, and the state foot-ball finals are shown on television. And he’s right, volleyball is a great game to watch. I had a newfound respect for high school volleyball once I started covering teams in the area. They’re barking out plays, diving for balls and smashing them over the net. It’s intense. It has become one of my top four favorite sports to watch.
North’s Schermann signs with Gophers Lakeville North senior Kylie Schermann signed a national letter of intent to compete with the Univer-sity of Minnesota gym-nastics team next year. During her high school competitive career with
TAGS South, Schermann became a two-time Junior Olympic Level 10 Nation-al Championship qualifier and finished in seventh place on beam and ninth on floor at the 2010 J.O. national meet. Schermann also com-peted for Lakeville North’s track and field team as a high jumper and
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Storm swimming session begins Nov. 29 The Storm swim club will be starting its 14-week winter swimming and diving session begin-ning Nov. 29. Registration is available online at www.mnstorm.org or at the first week of practice.
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same answer twice. If you’re giving an accurate answer, it should never change, right?” Garvey said. Herlofsky said there has always been an effort by staff and council to reach common financial objectives for the city, and he blamed the economy for causing the city’s fiscal challenges. “Some of the best laid financial plans have not worked out as anticipated … everyone is trying to make up for that,” Herlofsky said. Finding the right way to fund city services has not been easy. Herlofsky said seal coat-ing can be funded through franchise fees, the general levy or assessments. While Wilson has said he opposes franchise fees and would vote against them, the council has continued to explore the option so streets can be maintained and to avoid more costly repairs.
At the meeting, a new version of a flat fee struc-ture, revised just hours prior, was presented. But, after multiple ques-tions about the franchise fee were raised, the issue was again tabled until the Dec. 6 meeting. Wilson voted against bringing the issue back, and Council Member Terry Donnelly was absent. Part of the reason given to revisit the issue was be-cause of the numerous con-cerns about franchise fees raised by Jeff Thielen, a Farmington cabinet shop owner who has followed the issue closely. He again questioned how the fee would be fairly as-sessed across all properties. The flat fee proposal would cost residences $336 and businesses $1,344 on average over seven years, according to City Engineer Kevin Schorzman, who has said the fees would likely rise in the future.
Thielen also raised con-cern about government handing the power to tax to an unelected and unac-countable utility company. Council Member Julie May also raised concerns about how the money would be spent. She said she didn’t know franchise fees would be used to pay staff salaries, and said all salaries should come from the general fund, so city spending is open and transparent. As a result of the ques-tions, the percentage of seal coating funds historically used for administrative fees will be presented at the Nov. 22 workshop. Wilson and May empha-sized that they don’t blame City Finance Director Te-resa Walters, a newer em-ployee, for the city’s budget and finance situation. Wilson said Walters has been working hard to deci-pher the city’s past budget practices amidst the 2011
budget process. “Teresa’s doing a good job of digging into the entire financial pictures, and she is trying to do a really excellent job of … laying out the fi-nancial situation that coun-cil has to address,” he said. Recently during meet-ings, Walters has said she is working on a detailed report and history of the road and bridge funds and how they were used in an effort to an-swer citizens’ questions. Wilson said there are many questions about the city process that need to be answered before the council should make any decision on franchise fees. “Like any other proposal that involves taxing residents, I think it’s only reasonable for the council to understand if the way we’re actually do-ing seal coat administratively is the most effective way to do it,” Wilson said. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].
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wide receiver Sidney Rice. Babe’s in downtown Lakeville donated $100 in gift certificates and Apple-bee’s followed suit with $80 worth of gift cards. That two of her relatively young children would both get such merciless forms of cancer not only hits Shirley Taylor emotionally, but it violates an established order within her family. “There is no cancer in my family of any kind,” she said. “My great aunt lived to 105.”
It persists Sara Taylor wrote a short story about hers and Cur-wick’s experience discovering their afflictions. The follow-ing is based on her reflec-tions: Curwick first felt a lump in her armpit in Decem-ber 2009. Initially, doctors thought it was a cyst and treated it with antibiotics, but it did not go away. In February 2010, after doctors discovered it was
melanoma, Curwick went under the knife so surgeons could remove 21 lymph nodes. She had to sustain a daily IV drip and six months worth of stomach shots every other day. “I’ve never been so close to someone with cancer,” Taylor said. “Her diagnosis hit our family hard.” As the Curwicks struggled to make ends meet while rais-ing two teenage daughters, Curwick went on disability. Cancer treatments can be ex-tremely debilitating, Taylor said. Today, Curwick is in re-mission, but on the heels of a treatment that cost her finan-cially, physically and emo-tionally. “My sister was so strong through it all,” Taylor said, “and we knew she could win her battle with the support of family, friends and cowork-ers.” Curwick, who used to work at HealthPartners, is still unable to work full time because of the intense toll the cancer treatment took on her
body. To add to the anxiety is the possibility of a recurrence. Melanoma of this variety is notorious for its return rate. “We live with the constant worry her cancer will come back even more aggressively,” Taylor said.
Common conditions Seven months to the day of her sister’s diagnosis, Taylor herself learned she had breast cancer. Taylor noticed a lump on her chest and decided to have it checked out. She was focused on helping her sis-ter, so she was unprepared for a certain phone call. “I was stunned,” Taylor said. “I was not ready for what the doctor had to say.” Thoughts of her parents shot through her mind. “How could this be hap-pening? I knew this would hit my parents hard,” Taylor said. A 33-year-old single mother, Taylor commanded the vivaciousness of youth. She had just finished up a
registered nurse (RN) cer-tification and was ready to hop into a new career. “What was I going to tell my 8-year-old daugh-ter? She already knew more about cancer than she should,” Taylor said. Since September, Taylor has undergone chemothera-py. This is followed by sur-gery to remove the tumor. A month of radiation follows this. “Losing my hair was hard and painful,” Taylor said. “My daughter was afraid to see me without hair and is struggling to deal with all this.” As the family endures pervasive challenges, it is trying to remain positive about the future. “I know with our strong faith in God and the pow-er of prayer, we will get through this,” Taylor said. “With everyone’s help and support, we will win. We will be survivors.”
of Princeton will chair the Education Reform Committee. Erickson, re-elected after losing election two years ago, indicated her committee would be guided by basic princi-ples such as empowering parents rather than gov-ernment. “Oh, absolutely,” she said of being able to work with the teachers union, Education Min-nesota. “That is my profes-sion. I look forward to working with them. And, I hope they’ll put our students No. 1,” she said.
Abeler to chair health, human services Rep. Jim Abeler of Anoka, a chiropractor by profession with a legisla-tive focus on health care, will chair the Health and Human Services Finance Committee. “I’m very excited — it’s going to be very tough,” he said of craft-ing a budget with a lower budget target than cur-rently projected. But the growth in health and human servic-es spending is unsustain-able, explained Abeler. What they want to do is get spending under control, and then work on ensuring the vulner-able have good health care into the future. “I comfort myself with that idea,” said Abeler.
Hackbarth to chair energy, natural resources Other area lawmak-ers who will be chairing committees include Rep. Tom Hackbarth of Ce-dar who will lead the En-vironment, Energy and
Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee. Rep. Bruce Anderson of Buffalo will chair the Veterans Service Divi-sion, with Rep. Joyce Peppin of Rogers chair-ing the Government Op-erations and Elections Committee. House Majority Lead-er-elect Matt Dean of Dellwood will chair the Rules and Legislative Administration Commit-tee. In the Senate, Sen. Claire Robling of Jordan will chair the Finance Committee. Sen. Chris Gerlach of Apple Valley will chair the Commerce and Con-sumer Protection Budget and Policy Committee.
Vandeveer to lead government, elections Sen. Ray Vandeveer of Forest Lake will lead the Local Government and Elections Commit-tee. Sen. Warren Limmer of Maple Grove will chair the Judiciary and Public Safety, Budget and Policy Committee. Koch explained the chairperson process as focusing on the mission — seniority was not the ultimate factor, Senate leaders indicated. “You don’t need a gavel to be a leader,” said House Speaker-designate Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, of opportunities for leadership outside of chairing a committee. Zellers reported that many members of the House Republican cau-cus took the attitude that they would serve where deemed best. Indeed, Holberg said that was her approach.
The home of Jay Teichroew is poised to lose a maple tree following the record snowfall over the weekend. Pictured is the house at 175th Street West and Isleton Avenue in Lakeville on Monday, Nov. 15. Teichroew said he plans to have the tree cut this week.
More than 10,000 Da-kota Electric Association members were out of pow-er last weekend due to the heavy, wet snow that blan-keted the Twin Cities area from Friday night into Sat-urday. Dakota Electric dis-patched all available crews as the outages began rolling in Saturday morning. The restoration process involved clearing trees that had col-lapsed and fallen on power lines due to snow. Only after trees were removed
could crews restring line and restore power. In some instances, new poles had to be set as well. By Saturday night, fewer than 2,000 members were without power. Work con-tinued through the night and into Sunday, with pow-er restored to the last mem-bers by 5 p.m. Sunday. The hardest-hit areas were Ap-ple Valley, Eagan, Lakeville, Inver Grove Heights and Burnsville, although out-ages were reported in many other cities and townships
as well. “Restoring power from a storm of this nature is a very labor-intensive job,” Dakota Electric spokesman Joe Miller said. “We cannot just flip a switch and restore everyone’s power. Our crews are down numerous side streets, in backyards and around the service terri-tory, manually reconnecting wires to restore everyone’s power. Our members were very patient during this out-age, and we are thankful for their understanding.”
Dakota Electric restores lost service after weekend storm
