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Dakota County’s multi-lane roundabout project at county roads 50 and 60 is over budget by more than $1.89 million, and the county says Lakeville is re-sponsible for $1.15 million of the additional costs. Lakeville’s contribution to the project would rise from $3.4 million to $4.6 million, according to Da-kota County. City Administrator Justin Miller said the city is reviewing the charges because officials do not believe they are all Lakev-ille’s responsibility. He said the City Coun-cil will discuss the issue at its July 27 work session when the capital improve-

ment plan is reviewed. County officials origi-nally estimated total proj-ect costs for the multilane roundabout at $9.45 mil-lion, but now estimate it will cost $11.35 million. One of the biggest rea-sons for the price increase is that the cost of acquir-ing property differed sig-nificantly from estimates. The county said right of way is needed from 43 parcels for which $1.33 million was included in the budget, but settlements have averaged 40 percent more than the appraised values. County Engineer Mark Krebsbach said six prop-erties are left to settle, and the county is now estimat-ing acquisition costs will top $2 million, an increase

of almost $740,000 from the original budget. Costs also increased be-cause the original estimate did not include railroad signal relocation and util-ity relocation charges. The county said con-tracts with Progressive Railroad, CenterPoint En-ergy and AT&T for mov-ing utilities increased proj-ect costs by $785,300. County Commissioner Liz Workman questioned the Progressive Railroad signal costs at a June 16 board of commissioners meeting. She noted that the rail-road is part of the Dan Patch line, which is not used, and questioned why the county should have to

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Brothers Gavin Maidment, 9, and Levi Maidment, 5, scramble to get out of a bounce house where they were playing while waiting for fireworks to begin at Lakeville North High School on July 4. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

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50/60 roundabout almost $2 million over budgetLakeville assessed $1.15 million more for project

Koznick looks toward next legislative session

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With his first legisla-tive session completed, state Rep. Jon Koznick is gearing up for the next session with a focus on transportation. Koznick, the only freshman to be appoint-ed to the coveted House tax committee, said he plans to bring back his bill that made it into the Republican transporta-tion proposal but not the omnibus bill. The Lakeville Repub-lican’s legislation would have moved $32 million in leased vehicle sales taxes from the state’s general fund to greater Minnesota transit and the state’s county state aid highway fund for metro road projects. He said if the bill had passed, it would have re-turned about $12 million per biennium of the ve-hicle lease taxes back to Dakota County without raising taxes. “I think it’s only fair that the people that were going to benefit from that revenue actually re-ceive the benefits of it,

and so far it hasn’t trans-pired that way,” said Koznick, who represents House District 58A. He also plans to bring back a bill he chief-authored that would reduce all income tax brackets by a half per-cent. Its companion bill was carried by Sen. Dave Thompson, also of Lakeville. “I thought it was a good plan that benefits any taxpayer across the board,” Koznick said. “It doesn’t matter whether you live in St. Paul, Lakeville or the Iron Range or southern Minnesota — if you’re

paying taxes, you’re go-ing to get tax relief.” One of the biggest achievements of the 2015 session, Koznick said, was the Legisla-ture’s 2 percent annual per-pupil education funding increase for 2016 and 2017. He said it, along with facilities funding and other changes, will bring another $678 per pupil to Lakeville Area School District funding over the biennium and amount to a total increase of 6.5 percent. “Lakeville fared very

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State Rep. Jon Koznick is back at home in Lakeville after his first legislative session. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

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Community band may be coming to LakevillePassionate music teacher forwards

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The arts may soon ex-pand in Lakeville. Music teacher Janice Differding is advocating creation of a community band that she would lead and hopes to inaugurate next summer. The idea sparked in Differding when she saw a perfect spot at Lake Mar-ion where a community band could play concerts. “I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, this could be like a little mini Lake Harriet,’ ” Dif-ferding said. “ ‘We need a band shell. Oh my gosh, we need a band!’ ” Differding has already garnered support for the idea from new Lakeville Area Arts Center director Joe Masiarchin, who said they are still discussing phases of the process. Masiarchin said they are exploring cost esti-mates, gauging commu-nity interest and consider-ing the program’s overall structure. “There are no official plans yet to start a com-munity band,” Masiarchin said in an email to Sun

Thisweek. “But if things continue to move forward and all of the components fall into place, we would be looking at starting a band in the summer of 2016.” Differding said she sug-gested the band could per-form concerts in June, July and August and include any interested community members, including col-lege students who played in high school or are still playing instruments. “I’ve heard many of my former students who come back from college say, ‘I miss playing in the band,’ ” said Differding, who teaches elementary school music in the Lakeville Area School District and gives private lessons. “This would be a great opportu-nity for them to just play for the summertime.” Differding is already dreaming up themes for next year’s concerts. In June, she would like to present “A Night at the Pops.” The July concert would be a tribute to the armed forces, and Au-gust’s would be “A Night at the Movies,” with a cin-ematic tribute. Differding said the band could have about 30 to 40 members. If it grows too large, side bands could

An itemized list of the $1.8 million project cost increases for the county roads 50 and 60 roundabout project include $785,300 for relocating utilities and the railroad crossing and $738,540 for right of way costs. (Source: Dakota County) See 50/60, 17A

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Farmington pool given new lifeResidents make the case to keep it open at council

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The Farmington Munici-pal Pool was scheduled for demolition after this sum-mer, but now it appears the city will keep it open. After hearing from sev-eral members of the com-munity during Monday’s Farmington City Council meeting, Mayor Todd Lar-son said maybe the city should just let the pool ride its life out and let it die natu-rally with the understanding that there’s no money to re-place it or fix it. “We may as well keep it as long as it’s willing to stay alive,” Larson said. Council Member Tim Pitcher compared it to own-ing an old car, one that he

wouldn’t put any major money into for repairs, but he would continue to drive. “It might surprise you and you get three years out of it,” Council Member Ja-son Bartholomay said. “You don’t know, but it doesn’t hurt to try. If we get two years out of it, it’s better than none.” Nothing was made offi-cial during Monday’s meet-ing. Seven members of the community spoke at the meeting in support of keep-ing the pool open and sever-al more were in attendance. The speakers highlighted the benefit of giving the youth something inexpen-sive to do during the sum-mer, which keeps them out of trouble, something Pitch-er agreed with. “We need kids to keep busy and healthy and off video screens as much as possible and get them out-doors,” Pitcher said. “Per-sonally I’m in favor of keep-

ing the pool open as long as possible without some major disruption until it’s deemed inoperable.” In its current condition, the pool’s life span is un-known. The council was told that it needed signifi-cant repairs due to mechani-cal and structural issues, and attendance has also slowly declined over the years from more than 14,000 in 2006 to a low of 8,032 last year. “When we talked about the pool year ago, it sound-ed like we’re going to spend a lot of money in a short amount of time to keep it in operation,” Bartholomay said. “I’m hearing now that it’s not the case. We could go with the $70,000 to subsi-dize it and keep it open next year.” The budget to demol-ish the pool is $45,000. The city spends between $50,000 to $80,000 annually to sub-sidize pool operations. The

Lakeville Mayor Matt Little winces as he dons a Chanhassen Storm baseball cap after losing a friendly wager with Chanhassen Mayor Denny Laufenburger, pictured beaming next to him. Little wore the cap through the July 6 City Council meeting to honor the wager the two city leaders made based on the outcome of the Class 3A championship high school baseball game on June 15 at Target Field where Lakeville North lost Chanhassen 2-0. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

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The Farmington Municipal Pool located at 626 Heritage Way was given new life during Monday’s Farmington City Council meeting. Three members said their opinion was to keep it open as long as it’s usable with the understanding that there’s no money to replace it instead of closing it for good at the end of the season. The City Council initially planned to replace it with a splash pad in 2016, but it was deemed too expensive. (Photo by Andy Rogers) See POOL, 21A

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Jon Erickson and Josh Hebzunski were granted license to open Lakeville’s first taproom, Angry Inch Brewing, at the July 6 City Council meeting. Neighboring business owner Marty Richie was also granted a full liquor license for his new restaurant, Heavy Metal Grill. Both businesses are opening in the former Ace Hardware building on Holyoke Avenue. Richie said he is working to open soon after experiencing construction delays; he had hoped to open by Pan-O-Prog this week. Erickson and Hebzunski said they plan to open their brewery in August. The duo also announced plans to implement a sober driver program with free drink rewards for those who use it. Both businesses are part of Lakeville’s efforts on downtown revitalization. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

One dead in crash on Highway 52A Fountain, Minn., man died July 5 after he was struck by a vehicle while standing in the median on Highway 52 in Da-kota County. John E. Ostrom, 46, had pulled over to the left shoulder at about 2:30 p.m. on southbound Highway 52, just north of County Road 42, af-ter his Ford pickup truck struck a topper that blew off a vehicle traveling ahead of him, according

to the Minnesota State Patrol. Ostrom was stand-ing in the grassy me-dian ditch in the center of Highway 52 when he was struck by a Buick Park Avenue — driven by Sheena L. Harris, 30, of Mazeppa — that swerved to avoid stopped traffic. Ostrom died at the scene, the State Patrol said. Harris, who was wearing a seatbelt, suf-

fered no apparent inju-ries in the crash. Damage to the Buick Park Avenue was listed in the accident report as “moderate” and it was towed from the scene. Alcohol was not a fac-tor in the crash, accord-ing to the State Patrol. Road conditions were dry on the divided black-top highway when the in-cident occurred.

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Farmington man sentenced to 12 years in prison for coin fraud scheme Dennis Charles Helmer, 54, of Farmington, was sentenced to 150 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.3 million in resti-tution on Tuesday for or-chestrating an elaborate coin fraud scheme that de-frauded dozens of elderly victims, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. According to court documents, Helmer, who was also known as Den-nis Diamond, Mr. Dia-mond and Jeff Jones to hide previous convictions, operated Wholesale As-sets Worldwide and Best Price International, which would appraise, buy, sell and trade coins and pre-cious metals. From 2009 to 2014, Helmer contacted doz-

ens of individuals, mostly in their 80s and 90s, and persuaded them to entrust him with $1.3 million in money, coins and precious metals based on false promises. He told the victims he had 75 employees, $500 million in annual revenue and provided false docu-ments pertaining to the credibility of his business. Instead of filling the orders, he sold the coins and used the money to fulfill other orders, make payments, pay personal expenses and attempted to fund start-up costs for an-other company. According to court documents, Helmer wrote in his guilty plea that he targeted elderly victims because it was easier to

steal from them. He pur-posely targeted individuals who were suffering from dementia, in hospice care, legally blind and victims of a stroke. After discovering his operation was under in-vestigation in 2013, Hel-mer moved his operation to Florida. He was indicted Aug. 5, 2014, and pleaded guilty on Sept. 25, 2014. This case is the result of an investigation conduct-ed by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Minnesota De-partment of Commerce. Helmer was convicted four counts of theft by swindle in 2002 and again in 2006 and 2008.

— Andy Rogers

Stolen vehicle recovered in Lakeville A vehicle reported sto-len from Mystic Lake Ca-sino in Prior Lake on July 3 was recovered by police the same day in Lakeville and a suspect was taken into custody. Lakeville police were called to a residential area just before 2 p.m. on a re-port of a suspicious vehi-cle. Upon arrival, officers found a heavily damaged vehicle parked on the side of the road, according to a

criminal complaint. Police located the driv-er — Gregory A. Ritter, 26, of Dawson, Minn. — walking through the neighborhood, the com-plaint said. Ritter told police he fell asleep driving and struck a street sign, then pan-icked and left the vehicle because he did not have a valid license, according to the complaint. He further told police

he had borrowed the vehi-cle from a woman he met at Mystic Lake Casino the night before, though police later learned the vehicle had been reported stolen from Mystic Lake earlier in the day. Ritter has been charged with motor vehicle theft, a felony. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of $10,000.

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Eagan police investigate July 4th stabbing Police are investigating a stabbing in Eagan on In-dependence Day. Eagan police arrived at the 3700 block of Knoll Ridge Drive at 12:15 p.m. July 4 after a resident re-ported witnessing three people acting suspiciously and talking about stabbing someone. Officers checked the area and discovered an 18-year-old woman in the

back of an SUV with stab wounds in her back, ac-cording to a news release. The woman was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with non-life threat-ening injuries. Officers lo-cated three men and two juvenile females in connec-tion with the case. A 17-year-old girl was taken to Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville with non-life threatening

injuries. Police are invest-ing the cause of her inju-ries. Police say it appears the fight started after two young women began argu-ing over their relationship with the same man. Police say they believe they have located all suspects in the case and that there is no threat to the public.

— Jessica Harper

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Obamatrade 2015 To the editor: Congress has approved giving President Obama fast-track authority to ne-gotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) treaties. They trea-ties are being rushed and are very secretive. Mem-bers of Congress have to go to a secure room in the Capitol and are allowed to see only a section at a time. No copying is allowed, all notes must be surrendered and members of Congress are being threatened with legal action if they discuss what they read. Why would congressio-nal leaders and President Obama keep these texts of the treaties from the American people? Sen. Ted Cruz realizes Obam-atrade is enmeshed in cor-rupt back-room dealings. Why did Congressman John Kline support this corrupt deal? According to Tyler Darden of Zero Hedge, one independent eco-nomic analysis has been done on TPP and TTIP. It shows huge U.S. job losses under both and a consid-erable boost in profits of

U.S.-based international corporations. Why would Congress-man Kline have a job fair and yet support these trea-ties? We would also give up our sovereignty over workers rights, product safety and many other ar-eas to panels of interna-tional lawyers. Donations from big business got many Demo-crats to vote for fast track. Zero Hedge said it took a paltry $1.15 million in bribes to get everyone on the same page. An average of $17,676 was donated for yes votes. Democratic senators Ron Wyden, Patty Murray, Diane Fein-stein and others cashed in for TPP. Republican Sen. Rob Portman got $119,700 from 14 donors. Republican congressmen Tom Emmer, Erik Paulsen and Kline voted for some part, maybe all, of the treaties. Did Kline and company receive money from big business, and if so, how much? Why would Kline vote yes and give so much power to the most corrupt man ever to oc-cupy the White House? KEVIN MCCARNEY Lakeville

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art festival To the editor: On behalf of the Da-kota Center for the Arts board, I would like to thank our Eagan com-munity for supporting the 21st annual Eagan Art Festival celebrating “Ea-gan Our Home” and held on June 27 and 28 at Ea-gan Central Park. We had over 100 jur-ied artists exhibiting their art for purchase and great food and entertainment, serving over 8,500 area residents. I would like to thank our many sponsors for their support of this event, as well as the news media for their work in making our community viewers aware of the festival. We congratulate our artists who received awards for their amazing work and thank Theresa Cox, who worked with over 400 teens and adults to paint a mural that will be displayed at the Eagan Community Center. I would also like to thank the many volunteers who cheerfully greeted our patrons and supported our artists, and those artists

who provided wonderful demonstrations of their art and music. Thanks again, and we hope to see all of you again next year at the 22nd annual Eagan Art Festi-val, with even more artists and fun-filled activities for all ages.

MARGIE DANIELSEagan Art Festival Board

Bikes and pedestrians don’t mix To the editor: The Metropolitan Council will be weighing in on the Lebanon Hills Regional Park Master Plan this month. The plan currently includes a 6-mile multi-use thoroughfare through the park. It will meet ADA standards (width and slope) to pro-vide access for families with small children and those with disabilities. However, they will be

competing with two-way bike traffic. Think about it. There is a reason bicyclists are not allowed to use neighbor-hood sidewalks. Walkers and riders are not a good mix. In Minneapolis it took a pedestrian death to convince the Park and Recreation Board it should provide separate paths for cyclists and walkers. Bikes are not allowed on most beach boardwalks or the unpaved trails (including those at Lebanon Hills) because it is a dangerous mix. I think that our park-land should serve the entire community. But, if we want to provide a navigable, safe path for all, including people push-ing strollers and/or walk-ing with small children or those with mobility chal-lenges we should create an accessible loop trail leading from the Visitor Center to a scenic lake setting. Portage Lake is a perfect location for such

a path since it is already accessible by an aggregate road. This would require the plan to be sent back to Dakota County. If you agree please let the Metropolitan Council know. You can email them at [email protected] or call 651-602-1000. The park fauna and flora will thank you.

NIKA DAVIESApple Valley

Support the summer meals program To the editor: For Minnesotans ac-customed to long winters and brutal temperatures, summer is a time to rejoice. We replace our snow blow-ers with lawnmowers, four-wheel drives with bicycles, and early bedtimes with late sunsets. Although most kids

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This week I’m commenting on three concerns from readers about recent col-umns. Each involves how to deal with colleges and university costs. Ted Nelson, of Andover, dislikes the new Minnesota legislation I praised that will allow students from families with in-comes of up to $90,000 to receive up to two free years of tuition at Minnesota’s two-year public technical colleges. He wrote: “I was shocked when I read your article in the Union Herald. Families with adjusted gross incomes of $90,000 per year should not receive wel-fare that has nothing to do with merit or need. Our legislators should be ashamed for stealing the $90,000 per year criteria from the pages of Obamacare.” I think this law represents a great in-vestment in Minnesota’s families and our future. First, Minnesota employers are ex-pressing urgent needs for more people trained in a number of career and tech-nical fields. In some cases, technical jobs are not being filled and employers are not expanding because they can’t find enough well-trained people. Second, legislators recognize that col-

lege costs are a growing challenge for many middle-class Minnesotans. There is a fair amount of scholarship money for students from low-income families. Leg-islators wanted to expand opportunities for students from middle-income (up to $90,000 per year) families. I think the legislators were right. Elaine Zimmer, of Brooklyn Park, wrote: “As a mother of two and grandma of five, in the Twin Cities area, I loved your informative recent article on dual credits for high school. I have since found out that there is a fee involved at comple-tion of these courses, and the score (1-5) may make a difference in whether the college you choose recognizes them as such. I think it would be helpful if you could expand on this.” Zimmer is correct. While Minne-sota offers many opportunities for high school students to earn college credit, families should understand important

details when helping students decide which to take: • College in the Schools, offered by high schools in cooperation with the University of Minnesota, and concur-rent enrollment offered by high schools with Minnesota State College and Uni-versity System members, are completely free to students. College credit is not based only on how well students do on the final examination. • Postsecondary Enrollment Options courses offered either via the Internet or on a college campus also offer free tu-ition, books and lab fees. The only poten-tial cost is transportation to the campus. Families eligible for free or reduced-price lunches can apply to the Minnesota De-partment of Education for transporta-tion reimbursement. • Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Project Lead the Way feature exams at the end of the class. These exams are not free. In some cases, districts pay the cost of these tests. I’m checking with districts on their policies and will report in the fall. Zimmer also is correct that the amount of credit colleges give also de-pends on how well students do on the final exam. There also are differences among colleges and universities in terms

of how much credit is given for each of these programs. More information com-ing this fall. Finally, several people familiar with former Carleton College president John Nason pointed out that my column about him did not include one of his ma-jor accomplishments. Nason was president of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania during World War II. He was deeply disturbed by the government’s forcing Japanese Ameri-cans to live in camps with barbed wire around them. Nason arranged Swarth-more scholarships for 30 Japanese-American students in these camps. He also urged other college presidents to do something similar. Ultimately more than 3,000 Japanese-American students received such scholarships. Nason was a compassionate, courageous leader. Readers mentioned above are only a few of the many people who write each week. You help make this a more in-formed, and I hope, more useful column.

Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions are welcome at [email protected].

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You can help make recycling at home and special events easier with signs. Re-cycling, organics recycling and trash signs or labels help family members or guests know your expectations, and help ensure waste ends up where it belongs. “Excuse me, do you recycle?” We have all been there before. You are at a party. You finish your soda and snacks and you scan the room for where to drop your paper plate and plastic cup. You see a trash can and make your move. When you get there you realize that there are several bins to choose from. Which one is the recycling? You try to decipher by what is already in the bins, but you just cannot crack the code. Something as simple as putting a re-cycling and trash label on your collection bins can be a huge step in preventing re-

cyclables from ending up in the landfill. Avoid confusion by using free, down-loadable signs from the Recycling As-sociation of Minnesota. Labeling your bins lets guests know that you are seri-ous about recycling and allows them to participate with ease without you having to worry about policing your guests. For some guests who don’t care where bottles go, signs or labels can help them see just how effortless it is to set up a recycling system in their own home. Reflect your recycling values with col-orful signs and simple sorting. Just tak-ing a few minutes to set up a waste sta-tion is an important part of keeping your recycling efforts going. A “waste station” is a fancy term for a simple concept: bins clearly labeled for

trash, recyclables, and organics arranged side by side. Recycling bins should look different than trash cans, and labels should be large, clear and specific. Place your waste station where recycling and trash are generated, such as where the mail is opened, where the kids are clean-ing out school folders and where cans, bottles and jugs are tossed. When you are planning a get togeth-er at home, it’s important to help guide your guests to recycle without thinking too much. When you plan for where to put the snacks and beverages, you can also plan to create a clearly marked waste station. Do you have an event coming up? The same waste station planning and labelling applies. RethinkRecycling.com has resources for any size event, from birthdays, to bridal showers, to outdoor events to help you keep your event green. Have a larger event planned? Local gov-

ernments have rules, guidelines and re-sources. For example, many counties pro-vide recycling bins for larger events for free. They can also help with items that you may have collected that are unable to be picked up at curbside. Minnesotans recycle over 2.3 million tons of paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste and more each year, which creates new products such as cans, cardboard, newspaper, carpet, clothing, furniture and much more. RethinkRecycling.com, provided by the Solid Waste Manage-ment Coordinating Board, is your go-to guide for waste and recycling in the Twin Cities.

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Eric Guo has worked in the restaurant indus-try for nearly three de-cades and it’s become more than a career. It’s become an extension of his family. Guo was first intro-duced to the industry in 1989 when he immigrat-ed to the United States from Hong Kong at age 17. He began working as a cook at his brother’s Asian restaurant in New Jersey. “I loved cooking at my brother’s restaurant,” the St. Paul resident said. “I learned this is what I wanted to do. It’s what I love to do.” Five years later, Guo moved to Minnesota to

help run a friend’s restau-rant. The following year, he opened a restaurant in Mankato and New King Buffet in Brook-lyn Center. He no longer owns the restaurant in Mankato but continues to own and operate New King Buffet with his wife and two children. After two decades of success in Brooklyn Cen-ter, Guo, 46, decided to bring Asian fusion to Eagan by opening Hiko Sushi last month at 1466 Yankee Doodle Road. The menu includes a variety of sushi as well as Japanese, Chinese and Thai dishes. Hiko offers several unusual sushi rolls such as the Spicy Pop Rock, a daily special that has spicy crab meat, jalap-

eno, avocado and Pop Rocks inside the roll, which is garnished with Pop Rocks on top. The combination gives a spicy, fruity flavor that has become a favorite among regulars, Guo said. Many of Hiko’s spe-cial rolls are named after car models to create a unique twist on popular rolls. “It adds some fun and relates to customers,” said Guo’s son, Ben, who works at the Eagan restaurant. Hiko means prince or boy in Japanese, but it also means skilled fisher-man. Many of the sushi platters are served on a small wooden boat with a small wasabi fisher-man at the back of the

boat. Guo serves Hiko’s pineapple fried rice in a pineapple half to add to aesthetics and flavor. It was Hiko’s creative menu that first attracted Patti Kehr to the res-taurant when it opened. Since then the Lilydale resident has become a weekly regular. “The food is so fresh and affordable and the staff is terrific,” Kehr said. “And their home-made sauces are amaz-ing.” Whether it’s sushi, stir-fry or Thai lettuce wraps, all of Hiko’s sauc-es are made on site. But it’s much more than good food, Kehr said. Guo and his em-ployees treat everyone like family, she said. Kehr and Guo often

chat about Guo’s son and daughter, Yang-Yang, who are attend-ing Loyola University in Chicago and the Univer-sity of California, Los Angeles, respectively. The restaurant has two sushi chefs, but Guo, his wife, Angie, and their children do all the rest of the cooking, serving, cleaning and other daily operations. Both children return home in the summer to work at their parents’ restaurants. “They are such smart and talented kids,” Kehr said. Both Ben and Yang-Yang started working at New King Buffet when they were in middle school. “I loved growing up

in the family business,” Ben, 19, said. “It was great being around cus-tomers and making new friends.” Ben, who is study-ing accounting, said he hasn’t decided if he will continue to be involved in the family business af-ter college but enjoys re-turning on his breaks to help out. Hiko Sushi is open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and for dinner from 3 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 3 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Jessica Harper is at jes-s ica [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

New Asian fusion restaurant is family affair Owner of New King Buffet opens Hiko Sushi in Eagan

Local restaurateur Eric Guo (right) recently opened Hiko Sushi, an Asian fusion restaurant at 1466 Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan. His son, Ben (left), daughter, Yang-Yang, and wife, Angie, help with the family business. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, spring dean’s list, McKenzie Parizek, of Lakeville. John Stout, a 2011 Lakeville North gradu-ate, graduated May 28 from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a B.S. in business man-agement. He was com-missioned a second lieu-tenant in the U.S. Air Force upon graduation and will be going to pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas. University of Mis-souri-Columbia, spring dean’s list, Kyrie Bussler, of Lakeville. University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza Col-lege of Business, Notre Dame, Indiana, spring dean’s list, Jacob Ander-son, of Lakeville.

University of Min-nesota, Morris, spring graduates, from Lakev-ille – Allison Christian-sen, B.A., chemistry: biochemistry; Madeline Gressman, B.A., Eng-lish; Molly Olson, B.A., statistics. University of Min-nesota, Morris, spring dean’s list, Kellie Zie-barth, of Lakeville. Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Da-kota, spring dean’s list, from Lakeville – Nevin Andreas, Rachel John-ston. Dakota State Uni-versity, Madison, South Dakota, spring dean’s list, Jackson Ryan, of Lakeville. Bronson Bruneau, of Lakeville, is the recipi-ent of a $2,000 schol-arship from Minnesota Masonic Charities. He

is a sophomore at Duke University. Colby College, Wa-terville, Maine, spring dean’s list, Michael Web-ber, of Lakeville. South Dakota State University, Brook-ings, spring dean’s list, from Lakeville – Megan Geary, Jennie Scislow, Margaret Stiles, Cole Sullivan, Matthew Wie-mann. Missouri State Uni-versity, Springfield, Mis-souri, spring dean’s list, from Lakeville – Emily Couture, Kasia Gorelc-zenko. Benedictine College, Atchinson, Kansas, spring dean’s list, Molly Blaeser, of Lakeville. Clemson University, Clemson, South Caro-lina, spring president’s list, Nicholas Degrood, of Lakeville.

Rachel Miller, of Lakeville, is the re-cipient of the Marjorie McKinley Memorial Scholarship from the Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospital-ity Management in the Iowa State University College of Human Sci-ences, Ames, Iowa. Concordia Universi-ty, St. Paul, spring dean’s list, from Elko New Market – Madison Neu-mann; from Lakeville – John Hayes, Michele Hogan, Adam Petter-son, Michael Richard-son, Bree Schindele. Minnesota State Uni-versity, Mankato, spring dean’s list, from Elko New Market – Melissa VanderMeeden; from Lakeville – Chelsey Bal-lis, Laura Berg, Dylan Bethke, Kelsey Burshek, Ryan Cochran, Alexan-

dra Creighton, Hailey Gorman, Jennifer Gunn, Scott Haffley, McKenzie Hoelmenn, Alexa Hoke-ness, Amanda Howe, Ty-ler Larson, Haylee Lun-dquist, Kayla MacRae, Tyler Maxa, Trevor Mc-Cauley, Meghan Mel-ing, Rachel Menz, Brady Metz, Meghan Nasby, Samuel Nelson, Michael Oberg, Colton Pasvogel, Madicyn Pletsch, Emily Prusha, Sarah Quigley, Emily Rosenbery, Emily Scinto, Jeremy Serreyn, Jarin Simpson, Holly Steffl, Collin Stroth, Henry Wehlage, Andrew Wellan. University of Wiscon-sin-River Falls, spring dean’s list, from Elko New Market – Brittany Buro, Jonathan Chris-tensen; from Lakeville – Emma Beasley, Megan Beasley, Alicia Butler,

Leanne Goeppner, Mad-eline Halvorson, Mathea Olson, Richard Thomas, Alyssa Weber. University of Wiscon-sin-Stevens Point, spring graduates, from Lakev-ille – Tyler Nelson, B.S., history; Amanda Weber, M.S., communicative disorders. Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, spring graduates, from Lakeville – Lucian Mos-er, B.A.; Erin Vick, B.A., elementary education. University of Mary, Bismarck, North Da-kota, spring dean’s list, from Lakeville – Ethan Bakken, Amy Jazwinski.

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Thriving seniorco-op to mark

anniversary year by John Gessner

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The trail remains cold in an unsolved arson fire that destroyed a senior housing co-op under con-struction in Burnsville 10 and a half years ago. The Gramercy II build-ing at 150th Street and Burnhaven Drive was still months from completion when the fire was reported shortly after midnight on Dec. 16, 2004, by a patrol officer who smelled smoke. The burning structure, located above Interstate 35W north of Buck Hill Ski Area, lit the night sky with flames that authori-ties said reached 200 to 300 feet. Damage was pegged at $5 million, and the co-op’s opening was delayed by six months. Today, Gramercy Club at Burnhaven Drive is full and thriving. The resident owners are celebrating the co-op’s 10th-anniversary year with an invitation-only open house on Thurs-day, July 16, from 2-4 p.m. Speakers will include Mayor Elizabeth Kautz. “We invited the police and fire departments as a way of showing our ap-preciation for everything they’ve done for us, espe-cially through the fire,” said Julie Bestul, the co-op’s housing manager. Some original residents of the 76-unit co-op for buyers 55 and older still

live there, Bestul said. When the fire delayed their transition plans, some were put up in apartments, others lived with fam-ily members and some de-layed selling their homes, she said. Bestul has a history with the project, the sec-ond phase of a co-op de-velopment that started with the 2003 completion of the adjacent Gramercy Club at Greenhaven on Greenhaven Drive. Her husband, Stuart, was the project manager on the Burnhaven building when it went up in flames. He worked for builder Frana Cos., which was hired by the first develop-er, Gramercy Corp. “I’ll never forget that day,” Bestul said. “It was, like, 4 in the morning when Stu got the call. It was, like, ‘Turn your TV on!’ Oh, my gosh.” The entire frame of the building was finished and about a third of it had been drywalled, Bestul said. After the fire, “They pretty much had to bring it all back down to the basement and start over,” she said. It was one of the cost-liest fires in memory in Burnsville. It accounted for most of the nearly $6 million in citywide fire damages in 2004 — a total that dwarfed those of the several years before and after. “That’s probably the worst one I can think of,” the late Burnsville fire in-spector Dave Crosbie told the St. Paul Pioneer Press

in 2005. “It’s an extreme act.” Crosbie and the Fire Department were un-equivocal in their arson ruling. “It still is unsolved,” Bestul said. “They’re thinking it was arson be-cause there were some oth-er fires in the area during that period.”

Rebuilding Gramercy exited the project and dissolved after the death of owner Mike Conlan, Bestul said. A new developer, Coopera-tive Communities, took it over, said Bestul, who worked for that company at the time. “I was an interior fin-isher,” she said. “When people purchased a home, I sat with them to pick out their interior finishes.” She returned as hous-ing manager two and a half years ago, working for management company Ebenezer. The project has been fully sold for nearly two years, with 25 potential buyers on a waiting list, Bestul said. Amenities include a swimming pool, which few co-ops have, she said, a clubhouse and vir-tual golf. The many social activities are planned by some of the co-op’s 16 ac-tive committees, she said. “Everybody knows their neighbors here,” Bestul said.

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

10 years after the fire

The photo shows Gramercy Club at Burnhaven being rebuilt after a $5 million fire destroyed the senior housing co-op while it was still under construction. (Submitted photo)

Lakeville seniors All events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for informa-tion. Monday, July 13 – Health Insurance Coun-seling, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Knitting Class, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Hearing Screening, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Health-ways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Cribbage, 12:30 p.m.; Cards, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 14 – Dominoes & Poker, 9 a.m.; Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; Tappercize, 9:30 a.m.; Craft Group, 9:30 a.m.; Creative Writing, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 10:30 a.m.; Grandkids in the Kitchen (Lunch), 11:30 a.m.; Party Bridge, noon; Billiards, 1 p.m.; Pilates Mat Class, 5 p.m.; deadline, Diner’s Club and “Mary Poppins” Trip. Wednesday, July 15 – Men’s Golf at Gopher Hills, 8 a.m.; Health An-gels Biking, 8:30 a.m.; Line Dance Practice – Be-ginners, 8:30 a.m.; Poker & Hearts, 9 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 and 10 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon; Dime Bin-go, 1 p.m. Thursday, July 16 – Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 1, 11 a.m.; Healthways Flex Fitness 2, noon; Eu-chre, Hand & Foot, noon; Quilting Group, 1 p.m.; Red Hat Chorus at Ecu-men Seasons, 1:30 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Diner’s Club, Wiederholt’s (meet at H.C. at 4:15 p.m. to carpool), 5 p.m. Friday, July 17 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Pickleball at Bunker Hill Park, 9 a.m.; Poker & 500, 9 a.m.; Digi-tal Photography Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; dead-line, Summer BBQ. Saturday, July 18 – Mo-torcycle Club Breakfast Ride, 9 a.m.

Apple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes

Road, is home to the fol-lowing activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofapplevalley.org. Monday, July 13 – Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Tap Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Membership Committee, 11:15 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 14 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Bi-cycle Group, 9 a.m.; Tues-day Painters, 9:30 a.m.; IMAX Coffee and Show, 9:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Pi-nochle, 12:30 p.m.; Crib-bage, 1 p.m.; Table Ten-nis, 1 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Spanish – Intermediate, 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; Morn-ing Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Thursday, July 16 – De-fensive Driving, 9 a.m.; Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Dinosaurs!, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Insur-ance Counseling, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Tap Dancing, 12:30 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Har-danger, 1 p.m.; Recreated Cards, 1 p.m. Friday, July 17 – Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Women’s Breakfast, 9 a.m.; F.F. on Spokes, 9 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Members Bingo, 12:30 p.m.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burns-ville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, July 13 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Card Recycle, 12:30 p.m.; Pi-nochle, 12:45 p.m.; SS Flex. Tuesday, July 14 – Trea-sure Island, 8:30 a.m.; Quilters, 9:30 a.m.; Scrab-ble, 10:30 a.m.; Defensive Driving Refresher, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Troubadours, 1 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, July 15 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 11 a.m.; Tai Chi MS, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Belle Luncheon Pool Party, Gayle Dahl’s, Bloomington, 1 p.m.; SS Flex; Wednesday in the Park, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 16 – Health Insurance Council, 9 a.m.; Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Belle Scrappers, 9:30 a.m.; Crafters, 10 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m.

Friday, July 17 – Sun-rise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; SS Flex.

Eagan seniors The following senior activities are offered by the Eagan Parks and Rec-reation Department in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Cen-ter, 1501 Central Park-way. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, July 13 – De-fensive Driving, 8 a.m. to noon; Zumba (Oasis), 9 a.m.; Book Club No. 2, 10 a.m.; F&Fab (Oasis), 10 a.m.; FFL (Oasis), 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 14 – New Ulm Day Trip, 8 a.m.; Book Club No. 3, 10 a.m.; Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 – Coffee & Conversations, 9 a.m.; Brain Fitness, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, July 16 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Book Club No. 4 (Library), 7 p.m. Friday, July 17 – Zum-ba (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Yoga (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. Upcoming events: Basic iPad Use, Mon-day, July 20, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $3. Register by July 13. Ages: 55-plus. Pig Roast at Central Park Pavilion, Wednesday, July 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Includes lunch, entertain-ment and games. Cost: $20. Register by July 22. Ages: 55-plus. Duluth Tour, includes Glensheen Mansion, Thursday, Aug. 6, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost: $52. Lunch on your own. Register by July 27. Ice Cream Social and Market Fest in Central Park, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 4-7 p.m. Free sundaes for members, or purchase for $1. Grandparents/grand-children outing at Holz Farm in Eagan, Friday, Aug. 21, 1-3:30 p.m. Cost: $7. Register by Aug. 10. Eco Tour at Lebanon Hills, Thursday, Sept. 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: $6, in-cludes lunch. Transporta-tion on your own. Register by Aug. 24. Ages: 62-plus. Alma Wisconsin Tour of Wineries and Museums, Shopping, Friday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost: $39. Register by Sept. 21. South Metro Senior Expo at Eagan Commu-nity Center, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1-4 p.m. Free. For the Monday Mov-ie Matinees schedule for coming months, check out the Front Porch newslet-ter. For full information on senior events and details, read the Front Porch on the city of Eagan website. Become a senior center member for a $10 annual fee and receive the Front Porch quarterly by mail. For questions or to reg-ister for events and pay by credit card, call Eagan Parks and Recreation De-partment.

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by Hannah GullicksonSUN THISWEEK


It was a somber and honoring day when Rev. Paul Jarvis, the former pastor of the Church of St. Joseph, conse-crated several graves buried outside the main grounds of Highland Cemetery in Lakeville on Memorial Day. Prior to Jarvis’ service, the graves were consid-ered unconsecrated since they were located out-side the main grounds.. The graves contained six unbaptized infants and a man who died by suicide from the late 1800s. “Since we cannot bring these brothers and sisters into the already consecrated grounds, we’ll bring the conse-crated grounds to them,” said Jarvis, who recently was reassigned to anoth-er church due to health concerns. The main intentions for consecrating these graves were to honor those buried and to bring new understand-ing to the topic of men-tal health and suicide. Jarvis explained that in earlier times, Chris-tians would bury those who died by suicide and “those considered to be morally problematic” in burial sites outside the church’s consecrated grounds. He said many Christians didn’t fully understand mental ill-nesses such as depres-sion and addiction. “Today, we under-

stand that undiagnosed, untreated, mistreated or undertreated depression is at the root of the vast majority of suicides,” Jarvis said. “And since we now better understand psy-chology, we no longer judge a victim of suicide as fully morally culpable. This is why victims of suicide are buried now in consecrated ground,” he said. Bill Bradley, the di-rector of worship at St. Joseph, described the consecration service as meaningful to all those who attended or were unable to attend. “We have a new un-derstanding not only about the condition of things like depression but also the understand-ing of the soul and how we can’t judge that,” he said. “And so instead of be-ing the judgers we sim-ply accept. … That very service was about ... rec-ognizing (the individu-als) as being part of the faith.” Bradley said, “It was very touching because it was Memorial Day.” The service was at-tended by many St. Jo-seph parishioners and members of the commu-nity following a ceremo-ny in the main grounds by Rosemount VFW and American Legion mem-bers to honor military veterans. . Bradley said that while the main service honored veterans, the

second service focused on consecrating the ground. The congrega-tion gathered together and prayed before Jarvis consecrated the graves. “That word (conse-cration) is important in our sense of Christian teaching because the difference between con-secration (and blessing) is (that consecration is) to set apart as holy and so it’s different than any other ground,” Bradley said. “Blessing is simply beautiful. “And so this is the way to bridge the old with the new, what I would call the timeless,” Bradley said. “To recognize that God’s idea of saving us is eternal and not defined in our time.” Highland Cemetery sits between Pilot Knob and Dodd Road in Lakeville, owned by the Church of St. Joseph in Rosemount. Much work has been done in recent years to discover the graves by local archaeologist and Rosemount Historical Society member Jerry Mattson along with the Friends of Highland Cemetery. “So now at Highland Cemetery we recognize it as not any ground but holy ground,” Bradley said.

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Changing a perspective on suicide Jarvis consecrates graves from the 19th century

The Rev. Paul Jarvis, formerly of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount, and several of the church’s members entered the woods behind Highland Cemetery to consecrate the ground surrounding the graves of unbaptized children and those who died of suicide and were buried in the late 1800s and early 1900s. (Photo by Tad Johnson)



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When The GARAGE held one last concert before closing its doors last Dec. 20, some local scenesters worried that the Twin Cities’ premier all-ages music club was history. Their worries are over. The Burnsville venue will reopen Saturday, July 11, at 4:30 p.m. for a multi-band show headlined by local rockers Time Atlas. The city-owned GA-RAGE is now leased and managed by the non-profit Twin Cities Cata-lyst Music, which has shows booked through August. No longer will the venue double as a city-run youth center during the week with concerts on the weekends. The after-school activities moved this past school year to nearby Nicollet Junior High and were run by the Burnsville Youth Collaborative, a partnership between the city, School District 191 and the Burnsville YMCA. Youth activities are continuing this sum-mer. The GARAGE, meanwhile, is undergo-ing a $250,000 renova-tion whose centerpiece is a recording studio that will be available to Dis-trict 191 music students and the public — includ-ing hungry young bands that have been The GA-RAGE’s mainstay. Equipment for the studio, whose three rooms are being built in a former sport court space, should be in this fall, said Jack Kolb-Williams, who runs Twin Cities Catalyst Music with partner Logan Ad-ams and a 13-member board of directors. “We’re doing busi-ness as The GARAGE,” said Kolb-Williams, who drew a city paycheck

while working for the venue from August 2012 to December 2014 but now works pro bono for his nonprofit. “Every-thing from that perspec-tive is not changing. The GARAGE is our vehicle to make all this stuff happen and to see the vision of the nonprofit through.” Opened in 1999 as a teen center, The GA-RAGE — located in a maintenance building near City Hall — was supported by various grants and annual con-tributions from the city’s general fund. In recent years, city of-ficials sought to expand youth programming by bringing in other agen-cies. A proposal to bring a Boys and Girls Club to Burnsville fell through. In its place came the Burnsville Youth Collab-orative, which establish-es a clean break between the city and its former role of running a teen center, which officials feared wasn’t financially sustainable. “City Council felt that was the case,” said Julie Dorshak, the city’s rec-reation and community services manager. “And some of the grant funds were drying up at that point in time.” Burnsville Youth Col-laborative programs served nearly 100 stu-dents this past school year. Activities included schoolwork help and enrichment, sports, art, music, college visits, Youth in Government and engineering enrich-ment. This summer’s activity roster, which began June 22, includes outdoor ac-tivities at YMCA Camp Streefland, activities at Nicollet and Friday par-ticipation in District 191 Community Education’s Edge program. The Youth Collabora-tive’s estimated budget

of $274,000 for 2014-15 includes $120,000 in school district funds, $58,000 from the city and $153,000 from grants, according to Dorshak. Twin Cities Catalyst Music is carrying on the music end of The GARAGE, which has been a training ground for local bands and kids who helped run the club. Readers of City Pages five times voted The GARAGE, with its main stage and coffehouse-style stage, as the Twin Cities’ best all-ages mu-sic venue. City officials are “thrilled” the tradition will continue under Twin Cities Catalyst Music, Dorshak said. “It’s just a great part-nership,” she said. “It re-ally has fallen together extraordinarily well.”

The new

GARAGE The renovation in-cludes an expanded cafe area and upgraded rest-rooms. The biggest proj-ect is the studio, which includes an “isolation booth” that will double as a classroom, a control booth and a “live room.” “You could fit a full orchestra in here, a de-cent-sized one,” Kolb-Williams said, showing the high-ceilinged live room. “The occupancy is about 50 people.” Grants from the Otto Bremer Founda-tion and the Burnsville Lions Club, along with city-controlled federal block grant funds and some leftover GARAGE funds, helped the city fund the renovation, Dorshak said. District 191, which was eager to see the stu-dio built, will be its fis-cal agent and control the rental calendar, she said. Come fall, district music teachers will be able to poke around the

new space and decide how they might use it for their students, Kolb-Wil-liams said. “A very loose goal would be 2016 to po-tentially have some of this stuff in place,” said the 30-year-old music industry pro, who has a bachelor’s degree in music education, taught music lessons at Cyprus Classical Academy in Burnsville and is now production manager for the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. “Building curriculum and courses and that stuff is a little ways off.” Many details remain to be worked out, includ-ing public rental fees. Even today, when mu-sic can be recorded on a laptop, working in a pro-fessional studio is elevat-ing, Kolb-Williams said. “You can do it in a basement and you might get some of the things you want, but to actually have the professional set-ting where you’re ex-tracted from your house or whatever, it’s like go-ing to work every day. Your mindset changes,” he said. “It just elevates everything to a whole other level.” The studio needs to be financially accessible to young local bands that have counted on The GARAGE, Kolb-Wil-liams said. “We can’t overcharge for it,” he said. “That is No. 1 on our list — it has to maintain that consis-tent vision of how The GARAGE has always kind of operated. We can’t gouge high school kids of the money they make working at Chipo-tle.”

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

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First show is Saturday; recording studio

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Jack Kolb-Williams of Twin Cities Catalyst Music stood in the new recording studio of The GARAGE in Burnsville. The studio is still under construction. (Photo by John Gessner)

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Celebrating the Fourth at the Apple Valley Freedom Days Parade

Above: Clowns from the Zurrah Funsters added some levity to Apple Valley’s Fourth of July Freedom Days parade, which began at Pennock Avenue and Fireside Drive and headed north to its finishing point at Apple Valley High School. The event featured a colorful mix of area marching bands, cheerleading squads, civic organizations and other groups.

At left: The Eastview High School marching band was among the event’s many participants. More photos from the parade can be found on Page XXA and at SunThisweek.com.

(Photos by Andrew Miller)

The dexterity of Apple Valley High School dance team members was on display at the Freedom Days parade July 4 in Apple Valley

Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland was joined on her horse-drawn wagon by Tyus Jones, the 2014 Apple Valley High School graduate who recently signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves. (Photos by Andrew Miller)


District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, special meeting of the District 194 School Board at the District Of-fice.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call 2. Closed Session a. In accordance with MN Statute 13D.05, subd. 3(a) for Superintendent Evaluation3. Adjournment

District 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, regular meeting of the District 194 School Board at Lakeville City Hall.

1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Roll Call and Board Intro-ductions d. Spotlight on Innovation e. Good News f. Public Comment g. Board Communications h. Agenda Additions i. Approval of Agenda

2. Consider Approval of Consent Agenda a. Board Minutes b. Employment Recommen-dations, Leave Requests and Res-ignations c. Other Personnel Matters d. Payment of Bills & Claims e. Authorization to Release Checks f. Other Business Matters g. Resolution Regarding Ac-ceptance of Gift Donations h. Field Trips i. Annual Memberships 2015-16 1) Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) 2) Lakeville Chamber of Commerce 3) Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) 4) Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD) 3. Consent Agenda Discussion Items 4. Reports a. iLearn 2.0 Evaluation – Mr. Molesky b. Technology and Future Ready Plan – Mr. Molesky 5. Recommended Actions a. Quality Compensation (Q Comp) Plan Adoption – Dr. Sny-der b. Resolution Relating to In-creasing the General Education Revenue – Dr. Snyder6. Additions to Agenda 7. Information a. Superintendent’s Report b. Board Members Reports 8. Adjournment

Four School Board seats up for election in District 196; filing opens July 28 Four of the seven at-large positions on the School Board of Inde-pendent School District 196 are up for election in the Nov. 3 General School Board Election. The terms of Joel Al-bright, Rob Duchscher, Jackie Magnuson and Bob Schutte expire Jan. 4, 2016. The term of each open position is four years, from January 2016 to January 2020. The two-week filing period for School Board candidates will open Tuesday, July 28, at 7:30 a.m. and run through Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 5 p.m. All candidates must file during this two-week period in order to be placed on the ballot. The School Board is responsible for devel-oping policy to ensure the proper care, man-agement and control of district affairs, and supporting the district’s mission of educating our students to reach their full potential. Any person may be a candidate who is eligi-ble to vote; would be at least 21 years old upon assuming office (Jan. 4, 2016); is a resident of the school district for at least 30 days before the election; has not filed as a candidate for any other office at the up-coming general election; and is not a sex offender who has been convicted of an offense for which registration is required under Minnesota Statute 243.166. Affidavits of candi-dacy are available during office hours (7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday) in the Superin-tendent’s Office of Inde-pendent School District 196, 3455 153rd St. W., Rosemount. Completed affidavits of candidacy must be filed at the Su-perintendent’s Office by 5 p.m. Aug. 11, along with a $2 filing fee or a petition with at least 500 signatures of eligible voters in place of the fil-ing fee. Five or more voters may also draft a candi-date by filing an appli-cation on behalf of the candidate. The candidate must indicate his or her willingness to serve by signing the application. The same filing fee re-quirements and timeline apply. Persons considering running for one of the four open positions may also call the Superinten-dent’s Office at 651-423-7736 for more informa-tion or to schedule an informational meeting.

District 196 classes District 196 Community Education will offer the following classes. To register, or for more information, call 651-423-7920 or visit www.district196.org/ce. Middle School Show Choir Camp (grades six to eight), 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday, July 20-24, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $95. Fab Lab Makers (grades six to 12), 12-3 p.m. Mon-day-Thursday, July 20-23, Apple Valley High School, $119. How to Draw Cartoons (ages 5-12), 9 a.m. to noon Monday-Thursday, July 27-30, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $119. Fishing Fanatics (ages 8-12), 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday-Thursday, July 27-30, Pinewood Community School, $109.

Dave Bellows, former sheriff of Dakota County, has been appointed in-terim director of emer-gency services at Inver Hills Community Col-lege. Bellows will oversee the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Criminal Justice and Law Enforce-ment programs for the next academic year. Recently retired as Da-kota County sheriff, Bel-lows served in law enforce-ment for 35 years. Before his election as sheriff, he held the ranks of chief deputy and commander with the Sheriff ’s Office. His professional experi-ence in law enforcement

began in 1980 as a patrol officer with the Lakeville Police Department. Dur-ing his time with Lakeville department, he held the ranks of detective, ser-geant and lieutenant. Before becoming a patrol officer, Bellows worked for three years as a paramedic for Divine Redeemer Hospital in South St. Paul. He holds a master’s degree in pub-lic administration from Hamline University and a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State Uni-versity. He is a graduate of the Paramedic program at the 916 Area Vocational Technical Institute.

Bellows is an Inver Hills Law Enforcement alum-nus and a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He serves on the Inver Hills Foundation Board as well as the Law Enforcement Advisory Committee. In 2008, he was named an Inver Hills Outstanding Alumni. His term as interim di-rector of emergency ser-vices officially began July 1. Brad Wright, EMS fac-ulty at the college, served as interim director for fall semester 2014 and as coor-dinator in spring semester 2015.

Dave Bellows appointed interim director of emergency services at Inver Hills

Dave Bellows

College: CSI, a college ministry fair, will be held 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at Lakeville South High School, 21135 Jacquard Ave., Lakeville. The open house event is designed to introduce graduates and their par-ents to campus ministries before students attend col-lege this fall as freshmen.

Ministries from various colleges and universities from across the state as well as neighboring states will be represented in-cluding Cru, InterVarsity, FCA, Young Life, Navi-gators, Saint Paul’s Out-reach and more. A student forum will be held at the event to answer common questions sur-

rounding transition to col-lege in a faith community. The event is free, open to public and refreshments will be served. Questions may be directed to Mark Meier at Campus Faith Clubs at 612-804-4011 or [email protected].

Lakeville Area classes Lakeville Area Community Education offers the fol-lowing classes: Youth classes starting on July 13: Cats! Big & Wild Art Studio, LEGO X: Indy Car Series, Camp Entrepre-neur, Kid’s Zoomba, and Typing/Keyboarding. Additional sections added due to high demand: Project Runway ’15, EV3! Robotic Evolution, Watch Me Draw – Sea Quest Art Camp. Call 952-232-2150 or visit www.LakevilleAreaCom-munityEd.net to register or for more information on these and all classes offered.

Parent info session for online school MTS Minnesota Connections Academy is hosting a free Parent-to-Parent Info Session from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at Panera Bread, 1260 Promenade Place, Eagan. The academy is a tuition-free, K-12 online public school program that students across the state attend from home. The event is hosted by an MTS Minnesota Con-nections Academy parents. Attendees can explore the school’s individualized learning approach, curriculum, technology-enhanced learning environment, and learn about the enrollment process. Other topics covered include: how teachers interact with students in the virtual environment, personalized learning opportunities including options for acceler-ated learning and gifted programs, college preparation, socialization, the role of the parent or other learning coach and the use of technology.

Education

Community Education

Agendas

Representatives from engineering firm KLJ, based in Dickinson, North Dakota, with recently expanded services to St. Paul, presented a check for $4,500 to Gail Morrison, Inver Hills Foundation executive director, to support student scholarships for the Inver Hills Community College STEM program. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. KLJ strongly supports the communities it serves through corporate sponsorships and charitable giving, as well as employee volunteer efforts. “This grant will allow us to assist deserving STEM students, allowing them to graduate with minimal debt,” said Morrison. “We value, and appreciate, the partnership we have with KLJ and their support of our STEM students.” (Photo submitted)

Inver Hills receives STEM scholarships

College ministry fair in Lakeville


Ethan Perelstein, 11 months, of Lakeville smoked the competition in his first race, with all other babies in his race trailing far behind him. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Excited moms entice their little ones toward them with welcome smiles and props. Many also record the race on their cellphones. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Ten-month-old Thane Lewis of Lakeville accepts the championship trophy in the baby crawl race with some help from his mom, Jacki Lewis. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Pan-O-Prog Baby Race


The Git Backs perform before Pan-O-Prog fireworks started at Lakeville North High School on July 4. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Lakeville’s junior ambassadors were crowned July 6. Little Miss Lakeville is Danielle Carlson and Little Master Lakeville is Henry Strand. (Photo submitted)

Dane Kubista, 4, of Lakeville worked hard to gain ground in the Pan-O-Prog Pedal Tractor Pull event at the Southfork Shopping Center on July 7. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Kristin Birkes, Lakeville, enjoys a Konia Ice treat before Fourth of July fireworks at Lakeville North High School. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Pan-O-Prog Highlights


Lakeville building report

shows growth Lakeville issued build-ing permits with a total valuation of $97.57 million through June 2015. This compares to a total valua-tion of $63.64 million June 2014. The city issued commer-cial and industrial permits with a total valuation of $26.31 million through June 2015 compared to a total

Fund-raiser set for Mike Jacobs Friends are sponsoring a fund-raiser for Mike Ja-cobs, who is battling brain cancer. The event, which will include bean bag toss and soccer tournaments, will begin at noon Satur-day, Aug. 15, at Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave. In addition to the tour-naments, there will be a silent auction, food and children’s activities. Those interested in vol-unteering for the event or who have a silent auction item to donate can email [email protected].

valuation of $3.64 million during the same period in 2014. Lakeville issued permits for 171 single-family homes through June 2015 with a total valuation of $54.52 million. This compares to 157 single-family home per-mits through June 2014 with a total valuation of $53.88 million. The city issued 48 new single-family home permits in June. This was the high-est in the Twin Cities for the month, according to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities. The 171 single-family home permits issued year to date is also the high-est year-to-date number in the Twin Cities.

Augustana Care’s

golf tourney Augustana Care’s 25th annual golf tournament will be Monday, July 20, at the Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville. Augustana Care is a nonprofit organization that provides housing, health care and community-based services to older generations and others in need. Event proceeds this year

Area Briefswill help sustain Augustana Care’s ability to support residents and families with spiritual care that speaks to who they are. Augustana Care’s new spiritual care initiative will strengthen its ability to provide spiritual care to veterans, those who are facing the end of life, caregivers and others fac-ing difficult transitions and losses. To register for the tour-nament or find out about golf and sponsorship op-portunities, email [email protected], call 612-238-5251 or visit www.augustanacare.org/golf.

Job Transitions Group to meet The July 14 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group will be a break-out bonanza on “Culture Clash.” The meeting will be 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lu-theran Church – On The Hill, 4500 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small group sessions are offered following the meeting at 9:30 a.m. each week on many different topics. Call 651-452-3680 for information.


SportsNation’s biggest Legion baseball tourney starts FridayPool-play games at LNHS, Elko

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Nine teams from the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area will play in the Go-pher Classic, which bills it-self as the country’s largest American Legion baseball tournament. Ninety-six teams will begin pool play Friday at 16 sites across the metro area, including Legion Field in Apple Valley, Ali-magnet Park in Burnsville, Lakeville North High

School, and Frederickson Field in Elko. They’ll play down to a championship game at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at Veterans Field on the Minnetonka High School campus. Local teams in the Go-pher Classic include Apple Valley, Eastview, Farm-ington, Burnsville and Rosemount. Eagan and Lakeville North each are sending two teams to the tournament. Each site has six teams in its pool. Pool play runs through Sunday night, and the winner of each pool goes to single-elimi-nation playoffs that start Monday.

Apple Valley opens Gopher Classic pool play at 5 p.m. Friday at Legion Field against the Green Bay (Wis.) Shockers. The 76ers also play at 7:30 p.m. against Giant Valley, a Minnesota team with players mostly from Min-nehaha Academy. On Saturday, Apple Valley plays Fridley Gold Eagle (Totino-Grace) at 5 p.m. and Omaha (Neb.) Concordia at 7:30. Apple Valley’s final pool-play game is 7:30 p.m. Sunday against the Rochester Red-hawks. At Alimagnet Park, the Burnsville Cobras take on Brandon Valley of South

Dakota in pool play at 4:30 p.m. Friday, followed by Dickinson, N.D., at 7. On Saturday, Burnsville plays Coon Rapids at 4:30 p.m. and Wayzata at 7. The Cobras’ final pool-play game is 7 p.m. Sun-day against Alexandria. Lakeville North Red, the defending Minneso-ta state Legion baseball champion, takes on De-troit Lakes in its Gopher Classic opener at 7 p.m. Friday at Frederickson Field. On Saturday, North takes on Gopher Post Of-fice of Minneapolis at 2 p.m. at Lakeville North High School and Bloom-ington Blue at 7 p.m. in

Elko. Both of North’s Sunday pool-play games are in Elko, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. against Gil-lette, Wyo., and 4:30 p.m. against the Rochester A’s. Elsewhere in the metro, Eastview and Farmington will go to Gopher Classic pool play at Benilde-St. Margaret’s in St. Louis Park. The Eagan Patri-ots go to pool play at Chanhassen High School, with the Patriots’ second team playing at Veter-ans Field in Minnetonka. Rosemount goes to pool play at Braemar Park in Edina. Lakeville North’s second team will be in the North St. Paul pool at

McKnight Legion Field. In the 2014 Gopher Classic, Apple Valley, Eastview and Lakeville North won their pools and advanced to the single-elimination playoffs. East-view defeated Lakeville North 7-6 in the round of 16 but lost to Excelsior in the quarterfinals. Apple Valley lost to Coon Rap-ids in the round of 16. Excelsior went on to beat Tri-City Red 11-3 in the championship game.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Notebook: Lakeville players are AAU volleyball champs



Four players from Dako-ta County helped a Mizuno Northern Lights Juniors Vol-leyball Club team win its di-vision at the AAU National Championships in June. Arianna Barrett and Ken-nedy Brady, both of Lakeville North High School, Madeline Mackinac of Rosemount High and Emily Tran of Eagan High played for the Northern Lights 15-2 team, which won the 15 Premier division at the AAU nationals in Orlando, Fla. Barrett was named MVP of the 15 Premier tournament, and Barrett and Brady were named All-Americans. Barrett, an outside hitter, will be a sopho-more at Lakev-ille North in the fall. She played on the Pan-thers’ junior varsity team in the 2014 high school season. Brady, a middle and left-side hitter, also will be a sopho-more at North and played var-sity volleyball last season. Mackinac, a setter and right-side hitter, was the Rosemount junior varsity MVP last sea-son and lettered for the varsity team. Tran, a setter and right-wide hitter, will be a sopho-more at Eagan. Other members of the 15-2 team are Mary Campbell of Bethlehem Academy, Danielle Pioske of Waconia, Isabella Ratzloff of East Ridge, Cam-den Schank of Howard Lake-Waverly/Winsted, Elizabeth Stark of Minneapolis Wash-burn and Ella Trotter of St. Louis Park. The team’s head coach is Damien Fox, varsity volley-ball coach at Faribault High School. The team also competed in the U.S. Junior National Championships that conclud-ed July 1 in New Orleans and finished fifth overall in the 15 USA division. The Northern Lights 15-2 team had an 81-14 record during the club season. Fourteen teams from Northern Lights placed in the top five in their divisions at the AAU nationals. The club sent seven teams to the U.S. Junior Nationals, with the fifth place by the 15-2 team being the highest finish. Several players from last year’s Northern Lights 15-1 team, which won open divi-sion championships at the AAU and junior national tournaments, competed for the club’s 16-1 team this sea-son. That team placed 54th in the 17 Open division at the AAU tourney and 19th in the 16 Open division at the U.S. junior nationals.

State Amateur golf A number of local play-ers, one of whom is a former champion, have qualified for the Minnesota Golf Associa-tion Amateur Championship that begins Monday, July 20, at Northland Country Club in Duluth. The field includes Eagan native Trent Peterson, who won the tournament in 2008. He then gave professional golf

a try before regaining his ama-teur status. Peterson, the 2014 MGA men’s player of the year, received an exemption into the tournament. Others receiving exemp-tions include Farming-ton native and Valleywood Golf Course player Sammy Schmitz, who finished third in last year’s state amateur; former Lakeville North High School player Freddy Thomas, the 2014 MGA junior player of the year; and J.T. Johnson of Valleywood. The MGA also held quali-fying tournaments for the state amateur at 12 loca-tions throughout Minnesota. Among the qualifiers are Nick Asta of Valleywood, A.J. Mi-chaelson of Boulder Pointe, Jon Holmes of Valleywood, Max Redetzke of Brackett’s Crossing, Justin Doeden of Legends Club, Bobby Thomas of Brackett’s Crossing, Justin Burleson of Valleywood, Alex Uloth of Crystal Lake, Austin C. Eaton III of Valleywood, Trey Sheehan of Heritage Links and Mike Fiedler of Valleywood. Doeden, a former Lakeville South High School player, was medalist in an 82-player quali-fier at Southern Hills Golf Club in Farmington, shooting a 7-under-par 64. He will join the University of Minnesota men’s golf team this fall after playing for Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee. Michaelson, a former Ap-ple Valley High School hock-ey and golf star, played in 34 games for the University of Minnesota hockey team last season. Bobby Thomas, like his twin brother Freddy, is a Lakeville North graduate. The Thomas brothers play golf at DePaul University.

Heck wins

junior golf tourney Eagan resident Anni Heck won the Minnesota Junior Girls State Championship on Tuesday, shooting 77 at Burl Oaks Golf Club. The tournament was short-ened to 18 holes after rain can-celed the first round Monday. Heck, who plays out of Southview Country Club, had two birdies, nine pars and seven bogeys in her round. Despite bogeying three of her final four holes, she held on for a one-stroke victory over Alayna Eldred of Osakis Country Club. Heck finished fourth in the junior girls state tourney last year. A junior-to-be at Visita-tion, she finished sixth in the state high school Class 2A tournament in June. Two Lakeville players fin-ished in the top 20 at the state junior girls tourney. Brianna Vetter shot 84 to tie for 11th and Megan Welch shot 87 to tie for 17th. Both are Lakeville North students and play out of Brackett’s Crossing. Nick Asta of Valleywood Golf Course and Eagan High School tied for eighth in the Minnesota State Junior Boys Championship held Monday and Tuesday at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Willmar. He shot two rounds of 73 for a 146 total, five strokes out of first place. Asta tied for 14th in the state high school Class 3A tourney.


Arianna Barrett

Kennedy Brady

Freedom Days run crowns winnersLakeville’s Serreyn 2nd in men’s 5-mile



Calvin Lehn of Rosemount won the men’s 5-mile race at the Apple Valley Freedom Days Fun Run on Saturday, while Marina Paul took the women’s champi-onship. Erik Rosvold of Apple Val-ley and Lauren Peterson of Farmington were winners in the 2-mile race. Both races started and ended at the Apple Valley Community Center. More than 400 runners participated. Lehn, 21, a former Rose-mount High School athlete and now on the cross country and track teams at St. Olaf Col-lege, had a winning time of 26 minutes, 23.57 seconds in the men’s 5-mile. Kyle Serreyn, 24, of Lakeville was second in 28:11.21. The rest of the top 10: Marco Santos, 25, 28:20.31; Al-exander Berhe, 18, Rosemount, 28:53.65; Benjamin Noriega, 19, Rio Rico, Ariz., 29:00.14; Jason Mansur, 28, St. Paul, 29:31.71; Nathaniel Blichfeldt, 16, Sav-age, 29:36.03; Mike Farley, 24, West St. Paul, 31:01.77; Jan Ry-bar, 53, Apple Valley, 31:22.10; Robinson Ewald, 20, Burnsville, 31:48.87. Paul, 22, won the women’s 5-mile in 31:53.63. Alicia Man-sur, 26, of St. Paul was 33:25.73 and Camille Sjoquist, 18, a June 2015 graduate of Apple Val-ley High School, took third in 34:24.67. Also finishing in the top 10: Abigail Fouts, 19, Ea-gan, 35:56.04; Kate Tavakley, 40, Burnsville, 36:36.60; Abbey Sin-gleton, 21, Lakeville, 36:50.56; Jude Reinertson, 50, Apple Val-

ley, 37:14.95; Lauren Stach, 16, Savage, 37:54.17; Ellie Sullivan, 17, Prior Lake, 37:54.47; Syd-ney Regalado, 14, Rosemount, 38:00.97. Rosvold, 22, of Apple Val-ley ran to a 35-second victory in the men’s 2-mile, finishing in 10:20.43. Rosvold ran cross country and track at Eastview High School and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Jonathan Meaden, 16, of Rosemount was second in 10:55.75 and 50-year-old Kevin Zanker of Burnsville placed third in 10:56.41. Also in the top 10: Ben Goessling, 32, Min-neapolis, 11:12.67; Nate Wil-liams, 17, Lakeville, 11:15.70; Jason Schultz, 46, Lakeville, 11:30.97; Andy Wentzel, 24, Rogers, 11:32.78; Kyle Steinberg, 17, Burnsville, 11:37.39; Brian Janaszak, 38, Apple Valley, 11:42.11; B.J. Knight, 44, Apple Valley, 12:00.73. Peterson, 14, won the wom-en’s 2-mile in 11:25.22. Peter-son, who will be a ninth-grader at Farmington High School this fall, competed in the state high school cross country and track meets in 2014-15. Four runners younger than Peterson finished in the top 10 in the women’s 2-mile. The rest of the top 10: Hannah Olson, 21, Richfield, 11:39.82; Teresa Stan-ley, 32, Northfield, 12:31.67; Jes-sica Okey 37, Richfield, 13:36.90; Jenna Nyblom, 12, Lakeville, 13:39.35; Margaret Dalseth, 12, 13:47.25; Dana Piper, 36, Apple Valley, 13:57.69; Daisy Islas, 9, 14:06.04; Jenna Leech, 30, Apple Valley, 14:09.13; Emma Meyer, 12, 14:49.98. Runners ages 5 to 71 finished the women’s 2-mile race. Age range for finishers in the men’s 2-mile was 8 to 77. In the men’s

5-mile, the youngest finisher was 9 and the oldest was 86. In the women’s 5-mile, age range for finishers was 14 to 73. Following are age-group win-ners in the 5-mile and 2-mile rac-es: Men’s 5-mile: Sean Rooney, West Palm Beach, Fla. (9 and under, 42:21.44); Elliot Ewald, Burnsville (10-14, 35:36.19); Berhe (15-19); Lehn (20-29); Na-than Lanser, Wauwatosa, Wis. (30-39, 32:43.13); Claver Hoehn, Apple Valley (40-49, 33:23.52); Rybar (50-59); Rick Schuldt, Farmington (60-69, 39:25.85); Leland Bigger, Apple Valley (70-79, 51:53.07); Rogers Anderson (80 and over, 1:06:35.55). Women’s 5-mile: Regalado (10-14); Sjoquist (15-19): Paul (20-29); Kerri Nelson, Apple Valley (30-39, 41:30.56); Tavak-ley (40-49); Reinertson (50-59); Jan Daker, Apple Valley (60-69, 44:28.38); Judy Cronen, Lakev-ille (70-79, 54:37.44). Men’s 2-mile: Calan Schuldt, Lakeville (9 and under, 14:48.96); Brennen Peterson, Farmington (10-14, 12:16.70); Meaden (15-19); Rosvold (20-29); Goess-ling (30-39); Schultz (40-49); Zanker (50-59); Brooke Taney, Burnsville (60-69, 16:06.97); Don Domfeld, St. Paul (70-79, 17:37.43). Women’s 2-mile: Islas (9 and under); Peterson (10-14); Kate-lyn Toner, Apple Valley (15-19, 15:18.42); Olson (20-29); Stan-ley (30-39); Jenny Leroux, Apple Valley (40-49, 15:30.32); Linda Kaye, Eagan (50-59, 15:48.34); Patty Buckley (60-69, 18:07.26); Barbara Schuldt, Farmington (70 and over, 28:48.43).


Tre Jones likes his role as ‘facilitator’Much like his famous brother, AVHS player

has had eventful summer



Tre Jones’ older brother seem-ingly has been everywhere in local media the last couple of weeks after the Minnesota Tim-berwolves worked a deal to bring him home. And no one has been hap-pier to see what has happened to Tyus Jones than his younger brother. “He’s been working his whole life to get drafted,” Tre said hours before the June 26 NBA draft. “He’s taking it really well. Being humble, like always, down to earth.” But the story of Jones fam-ily basketball success doesn’t end there because Tre, a sopho-more-to-be at Apple Valley High School, also has had an eventful summer. He and Eagles team-mate Gary Trent Jr. played for the USA Basketball men’s Un-der-16 national team that won the FIBA Americas Champion-ship last month in Argentina. Trent was named the tourna-ment’s Most Valuable Player; Jones had 19 steals in the event, a competition record for the U.S. U16 team. The day after his brother be-came one of the newest Timber-wolves, Tre Jones and his AVHS teammates competed in a team camp at the University of Min-nesota. It was there that Gophers coach Richard Pitino offered Tre Jones a scholarship. Jones is likely to have a lot of scholarship offers to sift through between now and November

2017, when the 6-foot-2 point guard could sign a National Letter of Intent. His profile, al-ready rising, went up even fur-ther when Team USA routed its first four opponents in the FIBA Americas Championship, then came from behind to beat Can-ada 77-60 in the title game. Jones said his role with Team USA “wasn’t much different” than what he’s asked to do at

AVHS or with his AAU team, the Howard Pulley Panthers. “My job is to be a facilita-tor, run the team, try to lead the team on the defensive end, too,” he said. First, he and Trent had to go through tryouts in Colorado Springs, Colorado, before being named to the 12-player roster for the FIBA Americas Champion-

Tre Jones, pictured at an Apple Valley youth basketball camp last month, has received a scholarship offer from the University of Min-nesota even though he has three high school seasons remaining. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

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ship. “Tyus has been out there and he said, be yourself, be confident, communicate a lot, bring intensity. I did that, and I think they liked it,” Tre Jones said. Tyus Jones won three gold medals in interna-tional tournaments with USA, including the FIBA Under-17 World Cham-pionship in 2012. “The (international) game has changed a lit-tle since he played. The teams are different,” Tre said. “He let me expe-rience that for myself. Some teams, more athlet-ic, some are less athletic but have a lot of shooters. “It’s a different game, more like Europe. It’s somewhat slower, and a lot different than it’s played in America.” The U.S. averaged about 115 points in its first four games in the FIBA Americas tourney and won each game by at least 40. A 24-second shot clock made it almost im-possible for opponents to slow down the game and keep the margin closer. Canada, which Tre Jones said was the best team the U.S. faced in the tourney, took a 20-point lead in the first quarter of the championship game. “We had a really slow start. We were selfish on the offensive end and had no intensity on the de-fensive end,” Jones said. “We had no energy at all. But by halftime, we were down just 10 and knew we could come back.” Jones averaged 20.6 minutes, 4.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.8 steals

during the FIBA Ameri-cas tournament. Trent, who will be an AVHS sophomore this fall, was the team’s leading scorer, averaging 16.8 points. Shortly after the tourna-ment, Trent received a scholarship offer from Duke, where Tyus Jones played for one year – and helped the Blue Devils win the national champi-onship – before turning pro. “(Trent) performed on the big stage,” Tre Jones said. “In the Canada game, we were up by four and he hit three consecu-tive threes and got the lead back up to double digits. He helped us finish the game.” Jones attempted only 22 shots in five games at the tournament, sticking to his role as a guard who created scoring opportu-nities for teammates. He doesn’t anticipate that changing much by November, when Apple Valley sets out to defend its Class 4A champion-ship. The Eagles return their entire starting line-up. Last season, Jones averaged 8.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists. Asked if he would shoot more next season, Jones said, “we have one of the best scorers in the country, if not the best, in Gary Trent Jr. Brock Bertram is a 6-11 center. Cam Kirksey is a tal-ented, athletic player and Jordan Bolton is another good scorer. I like to fa-cilitate, try to set them up for easy shots.” Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

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Panther Hall of Fame banquet The Lakeville Panther Hall of Fame will induct five new members at its annual banquet July 12 at Crystal Lake Golf Course. New hall of fame members are Jon Ackerman, Mark Donnelly, Kelsey Hans, Julie Newman Johnson and Doug Ringeisen. Fifty-three individuals and two teams have been in-ducted since the Lakeville Panther Hall of Fame’s in-ception in 2005. Social hour for the July 12 banquet is 4:30 p.m., with dinner at 5:30. Tickets are $25. For ticket information, contact the activities office at Lakeville North High School (952-232-3620) or go online to www.lnhspan-thers.com and click the hall of fame tab at the top of the page.

Lakeville North football camp The Lakeville North High School football camp for players entering grades 3-8 will be July 20-23 at Lakev-ille North High School, with sessions from 1-4 p.m. each day.

Camp for players in grades 3-6 will be without pads. Players should wear shorts and football shoes. A camp T-shirt will be issued the first day and should be worn the rest of the week. Camp for players in grades 7-8 will be in full pads. Equipment pickup dates are 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, and 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18, at McGuire Middle School. For more information or to register visit www.lakev-illefootball.org.

Lakeville South football camp The Lakeville South Cougar football camp for play-ers entering grades 3-8 will be July 27-30 at Lakeville South High School. Sessions are 1-4 p.m. each day. Players in grades 3-6 will not need pads but should bring football shoes and a water bottle. The seventh- and eighth-grade camp will be in full pads. Lakeville South coaches, current varsity players, and college players will conduct the camp. All participants will re-ceive a camp T-shirt. For more information or to register, go to www.lakevillefootball.org and click the registration tab.

Sports Briefs

Q and A: future Gophers goalie Emma MayEagan native will try to help hockey team defend national title

Eagan native Emma May is one of nine new players joining the Univer-sity of Minnesota wom-en’s hockey team for the 2015-16 season as the Go-phers try to defend their national championship. A left-handed goal-tender, May led her high school team, Cretin-Der-ham Hall, to a 19-3-3 re-cord as a senior. She had a save percentage of .916 with a 1.63 goals against average during her senior year and was a finalist for Minnesota’s top senior goalie award. She played for Eagan High School in eighth and ninth grade be-fore transferring to Cretin-Derham Hall. May recently was inter-viewed by University of Minnesota athletic com-munications student in-tern Hannah Barnes, and a portion of that interview is published here with the university’s permission. Gopher Sports: How did you first start playing hockey? Emma May: I started playing hockey when I saw my brother put on a pair of skates. I realized that I

wanted to wear the same skates. I thought that I could do anything he could, even though he was three years older than me, and probably a lot better. I think he pushed me into playing hockey; I started out as a defenseman like he was, and continued at that position for the lon-gest time, until I decided I couldn’t be a defenseman anymore because I was too slow. Then I decided to become a goalie. GS: When did you start playing goalie? EM: I started playing goalie my seventh grade year. GS: Did you play any other sports growing up? EM: I was a ‘try every sport possible’ kind of per-son growing up. I stayed with dance for a while, which is a little weird for a hockey player. I played soccer, and recently tried track & field, just to see how I would do. I love try-ing new things. GS: What made you choose the University of Minnesota? EM: I liked how close it is to my family. I also liked

the academics in general because there are so many programs that give you a lot opportunities to excel in life. There are definitely many ways to make con-nections. The hockey team is just great and feels like a family. I knew a lot of the girls before I came here. Megan Wolfe was even my next door neighbor. GS: Do you have a ma-jor or career field in mind? EM: I want to do something related to busi-ness and sports market-ing. I would like to be on the broadcasting side of sports, or behind the scenes. GS: Other than hockey, what do you like to do in your free time? EM: I definitely like to spend time with fam-ily and friends. I think it’s important to have those relationships, especially when a lot of your time is dedicated to a sport that you love. GS: What are you most looking forward to about playing for the Gophers? EM: I’m just excited to be a part of the team in general. When I visited, I

loved that the team felt so close-knit. They were basi-cally a family, and I love that atmosphere. That’s one of the reasons I went to Cretin-Derham Hall in high school; you know ev-eryone and are very close. When I came here and saw how close they are, it made me realize that this is the team I wanted to be part of. GS: Do you have any pre-game rituals or super-stitions? EM: I have a lot, I’m a goalie, and we’re kind of weird. I’m a dancer, so I dance a lot. It doesn’t mat-ter the song, I just have to dance. I do the typi-cal bouncing tennis balls off the wall and catch-ing them. I talk to myself sometimes, but we don’t have to get into that. GS: What is your fa-vorite part about playing hockey? EM: I am definitely a person who likes the ten-sion and anticipation lead-ing into the game. I love the feeling of teamwork, too.



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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

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

DATE OF MORTGAGE: May 2, 2008MORTGAGOR: Bao Lee Thao,

an unmarried woman.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Filed March 16, 2009, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. T640665 on Certifi-cate of Title No. 146380.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: CitiMort-gage Inc. Dated July 7, 2014 Filed July 16, 2014 , as Document No. T733657. And thereafter as-signed to: Green Tree Servicing LLC. Dated January 9, 2015 Filed January 22, 2015, as Document No. T740891.

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100011520052797174LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: CitiMortgage, Inc

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

Green Tree Servicing LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 17040 Jonquil Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 22.64603.01.030LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY:Lot 3, Block 1, in Rolling Oaks

South Plat FourCOUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY

IS LOCATED: DakotaORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF MORTGAGE: $247,500.00AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED

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

$239,834.16That prior to the commence-

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

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

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: August 27, 2015 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

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

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including at-torneys’ fees allowed by law sub-ject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless

reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed un-der section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on February 29,2016 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next week-day, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: June 23, 2015Green Tree Servicing LLCMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-68886 - 15-004110 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Published in Lakeville

July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 2015

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 192 SPECIAL BOARD PROCEEDINGS

MARCH 25, 2015This is a summary of the ISD 192

Special School Board Meeting on March 25, 2015 with full text avail-able for public inspection on the District website at www.farming-ton.k12.mn.us or District Office at 20655 Flagstaff Ave., Farmington, MN 55024.

Chair Singewald called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Mem-bers Corraro, Cordes, Singewald, Beem, Sauser, Lee, and Superin-tendent Haugen were present as well as other staff and community members.

Mr. Nathan Gordon spoke re-garding the importance of the dis-trict band program and Ms. Heath-er Bergstrom spoke regarding class size concerns.

Administrative Actions Ap-proved: Budget adjustment recom-mendations.

Adjournment at 6:27 p.m.Published in

LakevilleJuly 10, 2015

418673

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

PUBLIC SCHOOLSSTATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF FILING DATES FOR SCHOOL

BOARD ELECTIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of School Board member of Independent School District 196 shall begin at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 28, 2015, and shall close at 5 p.m., Tuesday, August 11, 2015.

The School Board election shall be held from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. Four members will be elected to the School Board for terms of four years each.

Affidavits of candidacy are avail-able during office hours (7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, July 28 - August 10, and until 5 p.m., on Tuesday, August 11, 2015) from the Office of the School Board, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount (651-423-7736). Candidates must pay a non-refundable $2 filing fee or submit a petition of at least 500 signatures. A candidate must be an eligible voter, 21 years of age or more on assuming office (January 4, 2016), must have been a resident of District 196 for 30 days before the school district general election and may not be registered as a convicted sex offender.

A person who meets the can-didacy qualifications may also be-come a candidate if five or more voters draft the candidate by filing an application on behalf of the can-didate with the school district clerk. Proof of service of the application on the candidate must be endorsed on the application. The same filing fee requirements and timeline are applicable.

Both the affidavits of candi-dacy and candidacy by application forms must be filed in the Office of the School Board and the filing fee paid prior to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Au-gust 11, 2015.

Dated: June 23, 2015BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL

BOARD/s/ Gary L. HuuskoSchool Board Clerk

Published inApple Valley, Lakeville,

Burnsville/EaganJuly 10, 2015

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NOTICE OF SALEPUBLIC NOTICE

You are hereby notified that Manders Diesel Repair, Inc, will en-force its lien rights and conduct a sale at 11250 W 215 Street, Lakev-ille, Mn. 55044.

Subject to withdrawal for satis-faction of indebtedness, on Thurs-day, July 23, 2015, at 9:00 am.

Selling is a 1994 Peterbilt, VIN: 1XP5DB9X1RD357911, held on be-half of Sterling Wheeler.

The vehicle will be sold for cash at the auction to the highest bidder.


June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2015411089

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE

THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has been made in the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Jefferson Commons Association, (hereinafter the ADeclaration@) re-corded in the office of the County Recorder of Dakota County, Min-nesota on September 11, 1997, as Document No. 1443836, which covers the following property:

Legal Description: Lot 9, Block 2, Heritage Square Addition, Com-mon Interest Community No. 228

Property Address: 20116 Homefire Way, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044PID: 22-32100-02-090THAT pursuant to said Decla-

ration, there is claimed to be due and owing during the period June 1, 2014 through June 3, 2015, from Julie Woodis, title holder, to Jef-ferson Commons Association, a Minnesota non-profit corporation, the amount of $6,496.88, for as-sessments, late fees and collection costs, plus additional assessments and other amounts that may have accrued since the date of this no-tice, including the costs of collec-tion and foreclosure;

THAT prior to the commence-ment of this foreclosure proceed-ing, Lienor complied with all notice requirements as required by stat-ute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said lien, or any part thereof;

THAT the owner has not been re-leased from her financial obligation to pay said amount;

THAT pursuant to Minn. Stat. ‘515B.3-116, said debt creates a lien upon said premises in favor of Jefferson Commons Association, as evidenced by a lien statement dated April 7, 2015, recorded on April 24, 2015, in the office of the Dakota County Recorder as Docu-ment No. 3063595;

THAT pursuant to the power of sale granted by the owners in tak-ing title to the premises subject to said Declaration, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said prop-erty by the sheriff of said County at the Dakota County Sheriffs Office, 1580 Highway 55, in the City of Hastings, County of Dakota, Min-nesota on July 29, 2015, at 10 a.m., at public auction to the highest bid-der, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the costs of foreclo-sure, including attorneys fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owners, their personal representa-tives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of said sale.

DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: The date on or before which the owner must vacate the property if the account is not brought current or the property redeemed under Minn. Stat. ‘580.23 is January 29, 2016. If the foregoing date is a Sat-urday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next busi-ness day at 11:59 p.m.

REDEMPTION NOTICETHE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW

FOR REDEMPTION BY THE OWN-ER, THE OWNERS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE PREMISES

ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESI-DENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

Dated: June 3, 2015JEFFERSON COMMONS ASSO-CIATION, LienorBy /s/ Thomas P. CarlsonThomas P. Carlson (024871X)Carlson & Associates, Ltd.1052 Centerville CircleVadnais Heights, MN 55127(651) 287-8640ATTORNEY FOR JEFFERSON COMMONS ASSOCIATION


June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2015

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MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE

OF ASSUMED NAMEMinnesota Statutes, 333

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

ASSUMED NAME: The File Depot-Twin Cities SouthPRINCIPAL PLACEOF BUSINESS: 16763 Jaguar PlaceLakeville, MN 55044NAMEHOLDER(S): JLP Enterprises Inc.16763 Jaguar PlaceLakeville, MN 55044I, the undersigned, certify that

I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.DATE FILED: June 18, 2015SIGNED BY: Gerald Frank Pittman Jr.

Published inLakeville

July 10, 17, 2015418588

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 192REGULAR BOARD

PROCEEDINGSAPRIL 13, 2015

This is a summary of the ISD 192 Regular School Board Meeting on April 13, 2015 with full text avail-able for public inspection on the District website at www.farming-ton.k12.mn.us or District Office at 20655 Flagstaff Ave., Farmington, MN 55024.

Chair Singewald called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Mem-bers Cordes, Beem, Corraro, Lee, Singewald, Sauser, Superintendent Haugen, and Student Member Ed-wards were present as well as other staff and community members.

The following Consent Agenda items were approved: Certified Employments, Resignations, Re-tirements, Leave of Absences;

Non-Certified Employments, Res-ignations, Leaves of Absence, Change of Status; Extra-Curricular Employment and Resignations, 3/23/15 and 3/25/15 Board Meet-ing Minutes, Approval of Health and Hospitalization Insurance Cov-erage, and Extended Field Trip Re-quests.

Work Session Discussion Top-ics: Gateway Academy Update and Apple lease for iPads update.

Policy Discussion: Policy 1012 – Memorial Policy, Policy 1013 – Establishment and Adoption of School District Budget, Policy 1014 – Modification of School District Budget.

Adjournment at 9:15 p.m.Published in the


CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY

SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 944

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLES 3 AND 4 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE

CONCERNING TOBACCO AND E-CIGARETTES

This ordinance amends Titles 3 and 4 of the City Code concerning tobacco and e-cigarettes. The or-dinance prohibits smoking lounges and vapor lounges as those terms are defined in the ordinance and extends the Clean Indoor Air Act to the use of e-cigarettes. The or-dinance eliminates the Best Prac-tices Program for the sale of to-bacco and amends the application requirements, the basis for denying a license, and the penalties for or-dinance violations.

A printed copy of the entire ordi-nance is available for inspection by any person during the City Clerk’s regular office hours.

Approved for publication by the City Council of the City of Lakev-ille, Minnesota, this 6th day of July, 2015CITY OF LAKEVILLEBY: Matt Little, MayorATTEST:Charlene Friedges, City Clerk

Published inLakeville

July 10, 2015418135

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 192RETREAT BOARD PROCEEDINGSAPRIL 14, 2015

This is a summary of the ISD 192 School Board Retreat on April 14, 2015 with full text available for pub-lic inspection on the District web-site at www.farmington.k12.mn.us or District Office at 20655 Flagstaff Ave., Farmington, MN 55024.

Chair Singewald called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Members Corraro, Singewald, Lee, Cordes, Beem, Sauser, and Super-intendent Haugen were present as well as other staff members.

Ms. Kristin Wallevand, resident, parent and district teacher, spoke regarding the elimination of 5th grade band.

Retreat Discussion Topics: Board meeting structure, Roberts Rules of Order, revisited District Strategic Plan, Board committees and communication protocols.

Adjournment at 8:05 p.m.Published in


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pay for not merely replac-ing what is there but up-grading it. “I think it’s kind of silly that we have to pay for lights and gates and all these bells and whistles on a line that’s not used,” Workman said. “We’re a little bit at the mercy of the railroad,” responded Brian Soren-son, the county’s assistant transportation engineer. “Ultimately it is their right of way, and we have to work with them on what they see for the need for improvements. There’s not a whole lot of choice that we get here, unfortu-nately.” Project cost increases charged to Lakeville also include county staff time for conducting a traffic di-version study and design work for traffic signals.

Communication

issues In addition to concerns about the significant proj-ect cost increases, Lakev-ille officials are citing con-cerns that they were not aware of the increases un-til after the County Board voted to approve them. Both city and county officials agree the city was emailed a spreadsheet de-tailing the cost increases June 3 and that the city never responded or ac-knowledged the email. “After we sent the spreadsheet, we didn’t re-ally hear from Lakeville,” Krebsbach said. County commissioners were mistakenly informed before taking the vote at their meeting that Lakev-ille officials were not only aware of the cost increas-es but supported them. That issue was posed

at the meeting by board Chairman Tom Egan, who first noted that Lakeville has disproportionately re-ceived more cost overruns than other communities in the county because of the amount of growth oc-curring in Lakeville. “Is Lakeville support-ive of their portion of these cost overruns we’re assessing to them?” Egan asked. “We’ve been sharing the spreadsheet,” Soren-son said. “It’s been a good tool for us to use to kind of communicate on where we sit, but yes, they are supportive of where we are with the project.” Miller said city staff did not have time to talk to county staff about the increases before the bud-get adjustments were ap-proved by the County Board nine weekdays af-ter the email was sent. Krebsbach called Sorenson’s response to Egan’s question an “over-statement.” “When we gave them the costs, I’m not sure we were specific on what day we were going to the board or anything,” Krebsbach said. “But I’m not even sure that city staff knew.” He added that a city-county joint powers agree-ment does not require the city to approve additional project costs. “When we enter into an agreement, a lot of the costs aren’t known until we’re well into con-struction or a lot of times even after construction,” Krebsbach said. He said in hindsight it might have been good for the county to be more spe-cific and inform the city it was taking the increases to the board to amend the

budget. “Certainly commu-nication is key, and we want to keep everyone in the loop, but there isn’t a city action required,” Krebsbach said. Since the miscommu-nication was realized, the county has taken steps to improve communications on important project de-velopments. County Administrator Brandt Richardson said his expectation is that all county departments will keep all partners informed of those developments. “I view this first and foremost as a responsi-bility of the department undertaking the initia-tive,” Richardson said in an email to Sun Thisweek. “With hundreds of lo-cal projects or programs, there is no other way. Ob-viously it is my job, and the division director’s, to ensure that this hap-pens. None of us like sur-prises of this nature.” County Physical De-velopment Director Steve Mielke, formerly Lakev-ille’s city administrator, did not respond to re-quests for comment. Commissioner Mary Liz Holberg said it is im-portant people are fairly compensated for their property, but also that estimates more closely match project costs. Since planning for capital projects typically spans years, predicting those costs can be chal-lenging due to unfore-seen circumstances and changes of project scope, according to the county. Holberg said the coun-ty will try to engage with affected property own-ers earlier in the process to learn more about the property and the owner’s

expectations. The county attorney’s office will also be working closer with the highway department at the begin-ning of the process, she said. Holberg said she was also concerned that part of the problem could be that the county might have initially been “low balling” its offers. “In my world, I believe property owners should be fairly compensated,” she said. “That’s not an area where I want to cut corners. I want people to get what their property is worth.” Richardson said lately there has been more vola-tility in construction proj-ects due to a number of factors including the bid-ding climate and right of way settlements. Lakeville Realtor Bryce Bolstad said the market is heating up. He said prop-erty values are “absolutely up” from what they were just a few years ago. “Things are on the rise,” Bolstad said. “Peo-ple that didn’t think they could sell a few years ago are now thinking about it because they all the sud-den have some equity in their home.” City Council members expressed concern about the lack of communica-tion and a funding in-crease that Mayor Matt Little described as “very significant.” He called the county’s lack of notice that the County Board was go-ing to vote on the budget amendment “concern-ing.” “I think before you’d put it up for a vote, you’d let us know so we could be there,” Little said. Little also questioned

whether the city is respon-sible for the entire $1.1 million as the county has asserted. “There are some off-sets, so I don’t think we’re on the hose for an addi-tional $1.1 million,” he said. Miller said the city has been working with the county for the last several weeks regarding the city’s cost share. “I don’t think we have necessarily agreed to that yet,” Miller said. “There’s some discussion about ex-actly what’s included in that overage and what’s the city’s responsibility and what’s the county’s and what might be some other party’s responsibil-ity.” He said other parties could include private con-tractors or the railroad. “It’s mainly a discus-sion about who’s respon-sible for what parts of the costs,” Miller said. “We just haven’t agreed to those terms yet.” Miller said the city is working to prepare op-tions for funding an in-crease at the upcoming work session. Little expressed grati-tude for Egan’s inquiry at the County Board meet-ing, and asked that in the future the county keep the city informed about when the board will take action on items that are so sig-nificant to the city. “It’s not OK to just go ahead and approve this without talking to us,” Little said. “This will cer-tainly be an opportunity to improve communica-tions between the city and the county.” Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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well,” Koznick said. He said the additions to the funding formula will allow districts to use the revenue in a way that best meets their individu-al needs. The Legislature also passed legislation requir-ing an outside audit of people receiving some of the more generous health care subsidies to ensure eligibility. “We’re having an audit to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse,” Koznick said, noting that some states have realized significant savings from instituting similar measures. Koznick said it is esti-mated Minnesota could save $24 million to as much as $300 million through the audit. Koznick described his first session as a success and is looking forward to meeting with constit-uents this summer. He plans to hold open of-fice hours so anyone who wants to chat with him can set an appointment. The dates and times are yet to be announced. “One of the neat things that we did that I got to experience was having people come to St. Paul and meet with us,” Koznick said. “I might not always agree with them, but a lot of them I did, and just having them come to the Capitol and sharing with me how certain bills are affect-ing them, their family or their business was great. That they care enough to make the 25-mile trip up there, I loved it.“

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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2003 Mercury Marquis GS, Mint cond! 68M, Remote start, new Michelin tires. $6500/BO. 952-948-1518


$225+ for most Vehicles Free Towing

651-769-0857

$$$ UP TO $7,500 $$$Junkers & Repairables

More if Saleable. MN Licensed

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

Wanted All Vehicles Cash Paid, Open 7 days/wkCaveman’s 612-267-9906

1030 Motorcycles

2001 Honda Shadow Aero 1100, Fully Dressed, 12,000 miles, $3800. 952-913-5937

2003 Harley Softtail Duce, 8,600 miles. $1k front rim, $1,200 of work (tune-up, oil changed, battery, new tires & grips/levers): $11,000. 651-423-5311

1500 SPORTING

1530 Watercraft

1990 Cobalt, Condura, 21 ft. Plus, 4-wheel trailer, 350 engine. $5700. Tonka Bay Eve. 612-210-8237

2500 PETS

2510 Pets

Free Kittens - 8 wks old! Gold! Male & Female

952-469-5155

3000 ANNOUNCEMENTS

3020 Events

MN STAMP EXPOJuly 17, 18 & 19

Fri 10-6; Sat 10-5; Sun 10-4

Crystal Community Ctr.4800 Douglas Dr. North

952-431-3273or go to: www.

stampsminnesota.com

3070 OrganizationalNotices

EG/BV & Savage AA MeetingsSun 6:30pm AA,

Mon 10am Alanon, & 6:30pm AA,

Tues 6:30pm & 8pm AA, Wed 12noon AA,

Thur 6:30pm Alanon& 8pm AA,

Fri 6:30pm AA,Sat 10am ACA,

Sat 8pm AA (Speaker) 3600 Kenebec Dr. 2nd floor, Eagan

(Off Hwy 13)

3500 MERCHANDISE

3520 Cemetery Lots

DAWN VALLEY (Peaceful Morning), 2 lots $2,300/ea. or best offer. 612-267-1483

Garden of the Cross,Dawn Valley Bloomington2 side-by-side lots, asking $999 each. Save + 60%! Valued at $2,600 each. Text or call 805-258-6307

3580 Household/Furnishings

18 cu ft refrig, excel cond, Fridgidair, $200 obo. You haul. 763-503-0348

Contour Adjustable Bed, 2010, Twin, $500.

952-922-3103

3610 MiscellaneousWanted

Senior: wants silver plated dinnerware sets. Cash +

bonus gift 763-533-1147

* WANTED * US Coins, Collections, Proof & Mint Sets. Also Currency

& Tokens & Gold Coins Will Travel. 30 yrs exp

Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

◆ ◆ WANTED ◆ ◆Old Stereo / Hifi equip.

Andy 651-329-0515

3620 MusicInstruments

1960’s Lester Console Piano w/bench, $200/BO. Call Joan 763-544-0657

4000 SALES

4030 Garage& Estate Sales

3 Sisters EstateCompany helps seniors downsize, and/or prepares any estate for liquidation. LET’S MEET! 763-443-0519

Apple Valley, 7/10, 8:30-5. MOVING SALE, Every-thing Must Go! Some FREE Items! 15290 Florist Cir.

Apple Valley, 7/9-11, 12-5. girl clothes, electronic, houseware, crys. jewelry, sprint phones, sport goods, bsmt furn. 112 Pony LN W.

Apple Valley, July 9, 10, 11, 8:00-5:00. MOVING SALE- furniture, light-ing, shelves, framed LE prints, country folk art, collectibles, Williraye Studio, Longaberger, quilts, salt glaze pottery, quality items, M&W clothing, tools. 13108 Gemstone Court

Moving Sale, July 11-12, 9am-3pm. PICS: www.oldisknew.com/ upcoming-Sales 11232 Xavier Court, Bloomington 55437

Bloomington, 7/23-24, 8-4 & 7/25 8-1, toys, baby, girls & adult clothes, HH & Misc. 9501 Xylon Ave S

Brooklyn Center: Moving Sale! 7/16-18,

(8-5). Antqs, furn, tools, shelving, plus much more!

2313 Brookview Dr


Bloomington, July 18 & 19, Book sale new & used all genres. Sunday $5 a bag.927 E. Old Shakopee Rd

Burnsville Muti Fam 7/16 & 17, 8-6pm; 7/18 8-3pm. Electronics, HH, cloz, furn, tools, hockey Prec Moments & Dept 56. New items add-ed daily. 2003 115th St East

Burnsville, Fri/Sat 7/17-18, 9-4, YARD SALE: patio furn, yard tools, lg bird cag-es, lamps, furniture, kitch-en goods, luggage, wall art, & HH goods. No Early Birds! 13105 Thomas Ave S

Burnsville, Moving Sale! July 16th - 18th, 9-5. Furn, artwork, cloz, tools, HH & collectibles 605 E. 136th St

Burnsville, Multi Fam: 7/17-18, 8-4. Furn, Tools, Collect., Kitch. Ware, Vint. Dishes, Sports Wear, Lots HH. 1001 Hilloway Circle

Crystal, Sat 7/11, 9-2, Mult Family Garage/Bake Sale. Proceeds:Feed My Starving Children 6525 46TH PL N

You need it?We have it!

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theadspider.comEagan, 7/16-18, 8-4. Fur-niture, clothes, HH items, sport items, misc. 4339 Hamilton/908 Jefferson

Eagan: Multi-Family Sale! 7/16-18, HH, decor, kids stuff & more! 531 Majestic Oaks Crt

EDEN PRAIRIE, July 17, 18, 24, 25, 8-4 pm. Home goods cabin chic, cloz. Cash only. 15487 Junegrass Ln

Farmington, July 11, 8am - 2pm. Moving Sale: Furniture, HH goods, misc. 19020 Embers Ave.

Fridley, July 9-11, 7am - 5pm Thurs/Fri; 7am - Noon Sat. Numerous household items, misc furniture, stove & fridge, men’s & women’s clothing, knick-knacks, and yard tools. 5228 Capitol St. NE

Lakeville, 7/11 & 12, 8-2. MULTI-FAMILY SALE! Baby & Teen clothes, housewares & decor. MUST SELL! 20563 Jasmine Path

Lakeville, July 10 & 11, 9-5. Antiq, collectibles, furn HH farm, shop, lawn & garden items. 22702 Hamburg Ave

Minnetonka, 7/9-11, (9-4). Fine art, men’s cloz & jewelry, home decor, antq armoire, crystal & some tools. 5087 Norman Dr

Minnetonka- 7/9 & 7/10 8am-5pm. Tools, throw pillows, HH items, furn,

clothes. 5733 Cedar Lane

Richfield, Moving Sale After 40 Years! 7/9 & 7/10; 8-4pm; 7/11, 8-12pm. Furn HH, misc. 7201 Oliver Ave S

Rosemount, 7/16-18, 8-5. Kitchen, HH, Adult & Kids Cloz, and Misc. Items.

6772 162ND ST. W.


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4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

Apple Valley: 1 BR Condo, W/D, firepl., No pets. Avail now! $785 952-942-5328

4570 StorageFor Rent

Lonsdale Mini-Storage7 sizes available. 5’x10’ to 10’x40’. Call 507-744-4947 leave message.

5000 SERVICES

5090 Asphalt/Black-topping/Seal Coating

30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & SealcoatQuality Work W/Warranty

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

Mbr: Better Business Bureau

H & H Blacktopping612-861-6009

5110 Building &Remodeling

Value Home Exteriors LLC- Roofing- Siding- Decks

Lic & Ins952-820-5989

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation-Sanding-Finishing

“We Now InstallCarpet, Tile & Vinyl.”

952-440-WOOD (9663)

5140 Carpet, Floor& Tile

Escobar Hardwood Floors, LLC

We offer professional services for your wood floors!

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

Professional w/15 yrs exp.

952-292-2349

SANDING-REFINISHINGRoy’s Sanding Service

Since 1951 952-888-9070

Visit us atSunThisweek.com

5160 Commercial &Residential Cleaning

THE CLEAN TEAM Making homes shine since 1994. Honest, Reliable, De-tailed. Rena: 612-267-0874


A+ BBB Member

Owners on job site952-985-5516• Stamped Concrete

• Standard Concrete • Driveways • Fire Pits & Patios • Athletic Courts • Steps & Walks • Floors & Aprons www.mdconcrete.net

CONCRETE & MASONRYSteps, Walks, Drives,

Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm.

Lic/Bond/Ins John 952-882-0775 612-875-1277

Concrete, Drain Tile Brick, Stone, Chimneys.Custom, New or Repair. Christian Brothers

ConstructionMinn Lic. BC679768

612-716-0388

DAN’S CONCRETEDriveways, Patios, Sidewalks, Blocks,

Footings, Etc.25 Years of Experience

612-244-8942


Dave’s Concrete & Masonry

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

Stamped, Driveway Specialist, Steps, Side-walks, Patios, Blocks,

& Floors. New or replacement. Tear out

& removal. Will meet or beat almost any quote!

• 952-469-2754 •

Kelly O’Malley “As owner,

I’m always on site!”Driveways SidewalksPatios StepsFloors Stamped

612-756-3060 - 30 yr [email protected]

Lowell Russell Concrete

BBB A+ Rating - Angies List Honor Roll

From the Unique to the Ordinary

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

acid stained floors and counter tops.

www.staincrete.com952-461-3710

[email protected]

Muenchow Concrete Driveways, Patio, Floors,Steps, Walks, Blocks, ftgs,

Addition, Light excavating952-469-1211 since 1975

Rick Concrete & Masonry

All Types of Concrete Work! Additions, drive-ways, patios, stamped & colored. Tear out & replace

612-382-5953

5190 Decks

DECK CLEANING

& STAINING Professional and Prompt

Guaranteed Results.

◆651-699-3504◆952-352-9986 www.rooftodeck.com

Code #78

5210 Drywall

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture

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

:( Popcorn Texture? :( Texture removed,

Ceilings skimcoated Knockdown applied or sanded for smooth/

flat ceiling. Painting. References & insured.

New Beginnings Remodel & Design

612-940-3458

5220 Electrical

DAGGETT ELECTRICGen. Help & Lic. Elec.

Low By-The-Hour Rates651-815-2316Lic# EA006385

JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded Insured Free Ests

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

TEAM ELECTRICteamelectricmn.com

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

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

5240 Fencing

Troy’s Decks & FenceFree Est./Lic BC581059

New/repairs 651-210-1387

5260 Garage Doors

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair/Replace/Reasonable

Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes

www.expertdoor.com 651-457-7776

5280 Handyperson

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

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

Painting & Flooring#BC679426 MDH Lead Supervisor

Dale 952-941-8896 office 612-554-2112 cell

We Accept Credit Cards“Soon To Be Your

Favorite Contractor!”Statuscontractinginc.com

Find Us On Facebook

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTIONAny & All Home Repairs

�Dumpster Service

�Carpentry

� Baths & Tile �Windows

�Water/Fire Damage �Doors

Lic-Bond-Ins Visa Accepted

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

Quality Work @ Competitive Prices! Roofing & Roof Repair

Ray 612-281-7077

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

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

Home Tune-up • Fix It • Replace It

• Upgrade It Over 40 Yrs Exp.

Ins’d Ron 612-221-9480

Ron’s Handyman ServiceWe do it for you!

952-457-1352

5340 Landscaping

CAYERING LAWN SERVICES LLC

•Patios •Sod•Paver Driveways•Paver Sidewalks •Firepits •Retaining Walls•Boulder Walls

Call Casey 952-292-5636

E-Z LandscapeRetaining/Boulder Walls,

Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Mulch & Rock, & Fences.Call 952-334-9840

LANDSCAPES BY LORAlandscapesbylora.com

Quality work @ competitiveprices. 15+ yrs exp.!

612-644-3580


5390 Roofing, Siding& Gutters

5420 Tree Care &Stump Removal



5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

5510 Full-time

Software Engineer (OS150701) with Master’s degree in Engg (any), Comp Science, Tech or related to design, develop, impl, maintain, test buss functions & web apps using variety of langs, tools, methodologies & tech. Develop, create, modify general comp apps s/w or specialized utility prog, analyze user needs, develop soft sol & design s/w or customize for client use with of optimizing efficiency.

Software Engineer/Java (OS150702)with Master’s degree in Engg (any),Comp Science, Tech or related and 1 yr of exp. to develop, create & modify general comp apps s/w specialized utility prog. Analyze user needs & dev soft sol. Design s/w or customize s/w for client use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency using Java, J2EE, spring, Hibernate & other relevant tech.

Software Engineer/ETL (OS150703)with Master’s degree in Engg(any),Comp Science, Tech or related & 6 months of exp to develop, create & modify ETL for loading data from source sys to target sys, stored procedures, web intelligence report using Teradata utilities & SQL/PLSQL Queries. Document the entire staging process in ETL team. Analyze user needs & develop s/w sol. Design s/w or customize s/w for client use with the aim of optimizing operation efficiency.

BI Analyst (OS150704)with Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Economics, Engg (any),any Analytical Science, Buss Admins or related and 6 months of exp. to gather ,analyze, document & validate functional, technical & security req. Develop, maintain & enhance Buss Intelligence report sol to meet the needs of buss users. Use SQL to create customized queries. Elicit, analyze, document & comm buss req for implementation & deployment using Agile-Scrum methodology. Act as liaison b/w the buss team & tech team.

Work location is Eagan, MN with required travel to client locations throughout the USA. Please mail resumes to 2121 Cliff Dr, Suite 210,

Eagan, MN 55122 or Fax: 651-234-0099 or e-mail: [email protected]

Service Mechanic – Growing petroleum company is looking for a full time service mechanic to help main-tain fleet of trucks in Elk River. Experience required and must have own hand tools. Hours will be Mon-day – Friday from 3:30 pm to midnight, but training will be daytime hours. We offer competitive wages & benefits. No phone calls please!

Email resume to: [email protected] resume to: 763-441-1688 – indicate Service Mechanic

Send resume to: Beaudry Oil & Propane Service Mechanic 630 Proctor Avenue Elk River, MN 55330

5370 Painting &Decorating

Handy Man?need a


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5340 Landscaping

� MN Nice �Gardens & Landscapes

952-288-7693

Modern Landscapes • Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • “Committed to Excellence” • Summer

Pricing 612-205-9953 modernlandscapes.biz

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

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Offering Complete Landscape Services

apluslandscapecreations.com

5370 Painting &Decorating

Having aGarage Sale?

Advertise your sale with us

952-846-20033 Interior Rooms/$250

Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repair. Cabi-

net Enameling and Staining. 30 yrs exp. Steve 763-545-0506

612•390•6845Quality ResidentialPainting & Drywall

Ceiling & Wall TexturesH20 Damage-Plaster Repair

Wallpaper RemovalINTERIOR � EXTERIOR

*A and K PAINTING*Schedule Winter Painting!

Painting/Staining. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond

Major Credit Card Accepted

Ben’s PaintingInt/Ext, Drywall Repair

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

benspaintinginc.com

952-432-2605 DAVE’S PAINTING

and WALLPAPERINGInt/Ext • Free Est. • 23 Yrs.

Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins

Visa/MC 952-469-6800

Int/Ext Painting 26 years, Insured, Ref’s.

Mike 763-434-0001

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

5380 Plumbing

SAVE MONEY - Competent Master Plumb-er needs work. Lic# M3869.

Jason 952-891-2490


A Family Operated Business

No Subcontractors Used

Tear-offs, Insurance Claims BBB A+, Free Est. A+ Angies List Lic # BC170064 Certified GAF Installer - 50 yr warranty.

Ins. 952-891-8586

Budget Roofs, Siding, Windows, Storm Damage. 32yrs, Exp. Lic# 20011251.

Theyson Construction952-894-6226

HAIL DAMAGE? NEED A ROOF?

Dun-Rite Roofing Co. Locally owned & operated!952-461-5155 Lic# BC177881

www.DunRiteMN.com

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs - 30 Yrs Exp

Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC.

Call 952-925-6156

◆ Roofing ◆ Siding Gutters ◆ Soffit/Fascia

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177

Lic CR005276 ◆ Bonded ◆ Insured

35 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB


$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape.

Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree

Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large

Trees & Stumps CHEAP!!

◆ 651-338-5881 ◆Exp’d. Prof., Lic., Ins’d.

Reasonable Rates. absolutetreeservicemn.com

Al & Rich’s Low CostStump Removal, Portable Mach. Prof. tree trimming

••• 952-469-2634 •••

ArborBarberMN.com612-703-0175 Mbr: BBB

Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

BretMann Stump GrindingFree Ests. Best$$ Ins’d

Bck Yrd Acc 612-290-1213

Easy Tree Service, LLCTree Trim / Removal

Lic / Ins. Eugene 651-855-8189


Call Jeff forStump Removal

Narrow Access Backyards Fully Insured

Jeff 612-578-5299

NOVAK STUMP REMOVALFree Ests. Lic’d & Ins’d

952-888-5123

Silver Fox ServicesTree Trimming/RemovalFully Licensed & Insured

BBB AccreditedRegistered W/Dept of Ag.

Located in Bloomington Family Owned & OperatedFree Est. Open 8am-7pm

952-883-0671 612-715-2105

Tall Oaks Tree ServiceTree Removal & Trimming

Free Ests ◆ Fully InsuredAerial Lift 651 707 5074

Thomas Tree Service25 yrs exp./ Expert Climb.

Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/TrimmingLot Clearing/Stump Removal

Free Ests 952-440-6104

TREE TRUST LANDSCAPE SERVICESYour Tree Care Experts!

Removal & Pruning Emerald Ash Borer Trtmt952-767-3880 Free Est

TreeTrustLS.com Lic/Ins

5440 Window Cleaning

Rich’s Window Cleaning Quality Service. Afford-able rates. 952-435-7871

Sparkling Clean Window Washing Free ests. Ins’d. 952-451-1294

5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

Class A CDL Drivers. Local plants haul. year round work. Call after 3:30 612-554-8141

ENGINEER-Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. is seeking a Field Service Engineer in Minneapolis, MN, to pro-vide technical onsite sup-port, installation, set up, and repair for company’s x-ray, check weigher, and metal detector product lines. Must be willing to travel nationally up to 75% of the time. BS + 2yrs of exp or Associate degree + 3yrs of exp. See full req’s & ap-ply online: http://career-sat.thermofisher.com. Req # 22919BR EOE.

5510 Full-time

Cabinets/Countertops

BWS designs, fabricates and installs custom coun-tertops and cabinetry for the residential and com-mercial markets. We have openings in the follow-ing depts. Countertop Installation for granite, laminate and solid surface, cabinet maker. Related experience helpful. BWS offers competitive com-pensation in accordance with experience. Benefits available.

Interested individuals can send resume or apply at:Bob’s Wood Specialties, Inc.

14200 Ewing Ave SBurnsville, MN 55306Phone: 952-890-4700

Fax: 952-890-6448EOE

Drive for a Winning Team!

DaRan Inc., a familyowned OTR/Regional trucking company in

Zimmerman,MN is looking for a few good, depend-able drivers. Must have

valid CDL. DaRan offers a competitive benefit pkg

w/medical, dental, life & IRA.Apply at

Daraninc.comor call John at612-710-9155

Finish CarpentersSchwieters Co. is hiring.

$1000 hiring bonus for Exp. Finish Carpenter

Great Benefits! Year round work throughout the metro

area. 612-328-3140 to schedule an interview.

Finishcarpenters.comEOE

Retail Sales Associates:Located throughout the MSP Airport, World Duty Free Group (WDFG) has 31 stores ranging from Book-stores to newsstands to specialty retail and brand-ed stores. We are looking for people with experience in retail. Our bookstore positions require previous bookstore or library expe-rience. All positions are full-time and have a full benefits package. Union environment. Apply on line at: http://jobs.usa.wdfgcareers.com/Minnesota/jobs.aspx

5510 Full-time

DRIVERYARDSPOTTER

- Wage to start in yard $15.70/hr. + shift

VISIT OUR HIRING EVENT

Thursday July 16th and Friday, July 17th

7am to 6pm Location:

McLane Company 1111 W 5th Street

Northfield, MN

This position will be a training position for those with a CDLA license, but with little or no miles or those with a strong desire to become a full time CDLA McLane driver. DOE, could be 2-7 months as yard spotter, then F/T driver! New driver avg. $65,000 + in first year McLane is a wholly owned unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK) and employs

20,000 teammates.

Please Email or Call Now! m n h r @ m c l a n e c o. c o m

507-664-3038

NOW HIRINGFT &PT

Security OfficersNorthfield, MN

Must be available 2nd & 3rd shifts

$10.50/hr.

Must be at least 18, HS diploma or GED,

Clean criminal record!

Please apply online at:www.securitasjobs.com

Questions: Call Amy (763) 287-6606

EOE

5510 Full-time

NOW HIRINGPT SECURITY SUPERVISOR

In Shakopee, MN$16.39/hr.

Mon-Wed 2nd shiftMust be at least 21, have HS diploma or GED, &

clean criminal record.Must have previous

Supervisor exp.

Security Officers position available in

the South Metro $10.50-$12.50/hr

Please apply online at:www.securitasjobs.com

& be sure to select theRoseville, MN branch

office.

Questions: Call Amy at (763) 287-6606

Securitas Security Services

EOE

5510 Full-time

TRUCK DRIVERS-OTR/CLASS A CDL

Ashley Distribution Ser-vices in Blaine, MN seeks:

•TRUCKLOAD DRIVERS (No Touch) Earning po-tential avg. $68,000 year

•Home Weekly •Paid Vacation •Full Benefit

Package• Paid Holidays Class A CDL & at least 1 year current OTR exp. Clean MVR/PSP Reports.

Call 1-800-837-2241 email: jobs@

ashleydistributionservices.com or www.

ashleydistributionservices.com to apply under jobs.

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5510 Full-time 5510 Full-time

5520 Part-time 5520 Part-time

5530 Full-time orPart-time



5520 Part-time

Fantasy GiftsSales Clerk-PTEvenings and weekends,

set schedule.Burnsville Location2125 Highway 13 W

Applications at store orSend resume to:Helpwanted@

fantasygifts.com

5520 Part-time

Now Hiring/TrainingSchool Bus DriversPT, benefits, paid holidays$750 Hiring bonus

Call Denise952-736-8004

Durham School Services

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PT - Housecleaning So. of the river. 2 to 3 days a week. 952-892-6102

5520 Part-time

LaboratoryDelivery Drivers

& CouriersScriptfleet is seeking professional & quality driven independent con-tractor’s delivery driv-ers/couriers in the Twin cities area. An industry leader with 20+ years of experience in logistics planning. Weekly settle-ment paid by direct de-posit at no charge! MUST own a reliable small car. Contractors subject to background checks, drug screen, and MVR checks.

Call 877-476-4555www.fleetgistics.com

NEWSPAPER DELIVERY

Do you have some spare time on Thurs/Friday?Earn some extra cash! ECM DISTRIBUTION is looking for you! We currently have motor routes in Burnsville, Eagan, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Farming-ton, Lakeville. A typical route takes 1 to 2 hours. Motor routes require a reliable vehicle. Delivery time frames are long enough to allow flexibility for your schedule. Give us a call for more details.

ECM DISTRIBUTION

952-846-2070


Community Assisted Living in Apple Valley & Farmington is looking for dedicated employees to work as Certified Nursing Assistants/Home Health Aides taking care of six seniors in our assisted living homes. We are cur-rently looking to fill PT & FT positions on Evenings,

Nights and W/E Days. All shifts include E/O weekend. CNA/HHA po-sitions start at $12.25/hr. Call: 952-440-3955 for

application address.

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Community Living

Options

NEW LOCATION INSTILLWATER

OPENING SOONNOW HIRING FOR

ALL POSITIONSSeeking motivated

people to implement programs &community integration.

651-237-1087or

www.clo-mn.com


Community Living Options,

Seeking motivated people to implement

programs &community integration.

Starting pay $11.05

FT/PT & Relief avail. 651-237-1087

or www.clo-mn.com

Pharmaceutical/Nutraceutical Independent

Marketing Field Rep.Flexible schedule. 10-20 hrs/week. Self Employment w/no investment. Must be depend-able, coachable, self-motivated, enjoy working w/people. Mar-keting/Sales experience helpful but not required. Full Training. Generous compensation based income/bonuses. Car allowance available. 651-214-4970

5540 Healthcare

Exciting opportunities for PACU Registered Nurses. Ambulatory Surgery Center in Burns-ville continues to posi-tion for growth. Several FTE and casual positions open. Mon-Fri, flexible hours. Send resume to [email protected]. If you are a nurse looking for a positive, team focused environ-ment, explore this op-portunity!

Sun•Thisweek Classifieds952-846-2003

TURN YOUR CAR INTO

CASH!

5560 Seasonal Hiring

School PhotographerNo Experience Necessary

Become a Professional School Photographer while

making kids smile! Are you: energetic,

reliable, sociable and team oriented?

If you have reliable transportation, able to work early mornings and can lift photography equip-

ment, then contact us!

Call (763) 416-8636

Lifetouch is hiring now to start training and

photography in August. Learn from the BEST and

get paid to have fun.

$250.00 Hiring Bonus Weekends OFF Competitive Wage Seasonal Position August

to November Holidays and Summers

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city is still working on a bud-get for 2016. Pitcher, Bartholomay and Larson agreed that the city should perhaps just let the pool stay open until it’s unusable. Council Member Doug Bonar said he didn’t want to rush to judgement and said he wanted time to reflect before making a decision. Council Member Tim Don-nelly was absent. The change was perhaps because there will be noth-ing to replace it now. The plan set forth by the Farmington City Council in 2014 was to build a splash pad in its place. That’s not the case anymore. Replacing the pool with a splash pad would cost about $600,000 to $700,000, a fea-ture the council initially con-sidered to build in 2016. But once the 2016 tax levy increase projections came in at about 9.4 per-cent, which was higher than the council was comfortable

with, the council told city staff not to include a splash pad in next year’s budget. “There’s no money for it,” Larson said during a work session last month. The council’s focus fi-nancially is to reduce the city’s debt incurred over the years during the city’s rapid growth. The council and Larson recommended dif-ferent numbers, ranging be-tween 3.99 and 5 percent in a tax levy increase for 2016 instead. The council has been discussing pool options for years. A feasibility study by USAquatics showed that repairing the pool (about $600,000) or renovating and expanding it ($1.1 million to $1.2 million) would extend its life expectancy three to five years. A new $7.2 million to $9.4 million aquatic facil-ity was considered, but it proved unpopular with the council. About 47 percent of resi-dents surveyed earlier this

year by the Morris Leather-man Company said they’d be willing to increase their property tax by about $24 per year with a park bond referendum to see an in-crease in parks and recre-ation facilities. But the city also cut funding for a larger recreational facility referen-dum question on the 2016 general election ballot. It’s still on the minds of City Council members. “The pool has been sta-ple community for a long, long time,” Bartholomay said. “My hope’s that look-ing down road here, we start looking at putting (a refer-endum) out to the public and have a pool built in Jim Bell (Park Reserve).” Pitcher suggested the city inquire about finding a pri-vate company to build a wa-ter park in Farmington to release the tax burden from the city. Email Andy Rogers at [email protected].

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be formed, such as a jazz band or youth jazz ensem-ble, she said. Masiarchin said peo-ple who want to be in the community band would be able to register for it next year like they do for any of the arts center’s summer programs. There would likely be a small fee. Masiarchin said donations may also be sought.

Money would be used for items like percussion instruments, music and building a band shell, ac-cording to Differding. “I have a feeling there are going to be quite a few people who are inter-ested,” Differding said. “Because we have a lot of talent right here in Lakev-ille.” Masiarchin said a com-munity band is an impor-tant addition to the arts in Lakeville.

“A community band adds to the cultural offer-ings of the arts center,” he said. “It helps to diver-sify the programs being offered and allows a new opportunity for residents who are passionate about band.“ Anyone interested can contact Differding at [email protected].

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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look forward to summer va-cation all school year, it can be an incredibly stressful time for families struggling to keep food on the table. Approximately 21 million children from low income households eat school lunches every day. Once school lets out, however, 85 percent of these same boys and girls go without feder-ally supplemented meals. This adds a significant bur-den to family food budgets. Recent polls suggest gro-cery bills grow by as much as $300 during the summer months. The national Summer Food Service Program was designed to bridge the nutrition gap during the summer months for low income families. While cer-tainly well-intentioned and effective in some commu-nities, the one-size-fits-all approach of the SFSP pre-vents it from reaching kids most in need of its services. As a result six out of seven children who may need

meals are not getting them. No kid should ever go hungry, and Minnesotans have an opportunity to help those who struggle with hunger. Every five years, Congress reauthorizes child nutrition programs, includ-ing those dealing with sum-mer meals. The current law expires Sept. 30. Now is the time to act. It is impera-tive Minnesota lawmakers advocate for changes to current legislation to make national nutrition programs more flexible. One in six kids suffers from hunger in Min-nesota, yet only 15 percent of those who qualify for free/reduced school lunches are receiving summer meals. This is unacceptable, and I call upon state policymak-ers to do the right thing for Minnesota families.

SAMANTHA HURDApple Valley

Shriners thanks To the editor: The Zuhrah Shriners Funster clowns had the

honor of participating in the Freedom Days Parade on the Fourth of July on a beautiful day in Apple Valley. A high-light for us was when, along the parade route, a mother and her daughter stepped out of the crowd along the parade route and extended apprecia-tion for the care that her daughter had received on her leg which was provided free of charge at the Shriners Hospi-tal. All proceeds received from the Shrine Cir-cus in the fall and from the Funsters participa-tion at various parades throughout the summer go to help fund the hos-pital and the care that is provided there. Thank you, Apple Valley, for giving us the opportunity to be part of your parade. See you at the circus in the fall.

“FRITZ” DON McNEILShakopee

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by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


The Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce is bidding farewell to its business manager Kristy Barse, who has been named president of the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce. Barse, who has served with the Apple Valley chamber for three years, will replace Michelle Ja-cobs, president of the Hastings chamber for more than two decades. Ed Kearney, Apple Valley chamber presi-dent, said Barse has had a “huge impact” in her three years as business manager, overseeing the chamber’s weekly and annual events, finances, office manage-ment, fundraising and

membership. During her time at the Apple Valley cham-ber, Barse helped lead the chamber’s Next Leaders Group of Young Profes-sionals, as well as oversee-ing the ambassador pro-gram. “Our members know

her as one of the nicest people around and every-one loves her,” Kearney said. “We will really miss her. We were privileged to have had Kristy’s tal-ent for three years and are proud that Hastings will soon recognize they have hired one of the top up-and-coming community leaders south of the river.” Barse, who attended Apple Valley High School and St. Catherine Univer-sity, started her career with Lifetouch before spending six years in Alexandria, Minn., working in event planning and fundraising. The married mother of one is now expecting her second child.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

AV chamber manager named president in Hastings

Kristy Barse

Mayor, boxing club host fund-raiser for 360 Communities TITLE Boxing Club Lakeville and Lakeville Mayor Matt Little will host a “Penny Per Punch” fund-raiser for 360 Communities at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 15. 360 Communities is a Dakota County nonprofit that aims to provide hope and support to people by engaging communities to

prevent violence, ensure school success, and pro-mote long-term self-suffi-ciency. Participants are asked to pledge a penny for ev-ery punch Little throws in the club’s Power Hour Boxing Class. Both mem-bers and visitors are in-vited to participate in the fund-raiser and class. The

class is free of charge for all visitors and partici-pants. TITLE Boxing Club is at 7630 160th St., Lakev-ille. To attend the event or to make a pledge, call 952-300-6800 or email [email protected].


Obituaries

Engagements

Sheady/HoppsMike and Jan Sheady of

Lakeville, MN, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelsey Anne Sheady, to Adam Joseph Hopps, son of Mark Hopps and Susan Renee of Coon Rapids, MN.

Kelsey is a graduate from St. Cloud State Uni-versity and received her Juris Doctorate from Wil-liam Mitchell College of Law. Adam is a graduate of University of Wiscon-sin-Stout.

An August 20, 2016 wedding is planned in their new hometown of Nisswa, MN.

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‘Barefoot in the Park’ in Lakeville The Lakeville Area Arts Center is present-ing Neil Simon’s stage comedy “Barefoot in the Park” by Expressions Community Theater at 7:30 p.m. July 31, Aug. 1, 6-8, and 2 p.m. Aug. 2 and 9. Tickets are $13 and are available online at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCen-ter.com, or at the Lakev-ille Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. For more information, call 952-985-4640.

Video gaming demonstration In conjunction with the July 24 release of “Pixels,” Paragon The-aters in Burnsville is of-fering a video gaming demonstration from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 25. Paragon also is offering a guess who and a gaming character con-test. Information on the contests can be found at http://www.paragonthe-aters.com/promotions.

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

[email protected].

Auditions Eagan Theater Company will hold auditions for a female version of “The Odd Couple” 4:30-7:45 p.m. Monday, July 27, and Tuesday, July 28, at Rasmussen College, 3500 Fed-eral Drive, Eagan. Cast includes six women and two men age 30-plus. Interested individuals should prepare a 1- to 2-minute contemporary, comedic mono-logue or read from the script. Headshot photos and resumes welcomed but not required. Email Jennifer Kudelka, direc-tor, at [email protected] with questions and/or to indi-cate preferred date and times. Callbacks, if needed, will be Saturday, Aug. 1, at Rasmus-sen College. Performances will be the first two weekends in October.

Books “To Kill a Mockingbird,” 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, Burn-haven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. The 1962 film starring Gregory Peck won three Oscars. Free. SouthSide Writers, Sat-urday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, sub-mission and manuscript prep-aration information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Comedy Zainab Johnson and Jim-my Shubert, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Mature audiences only. Tickets: $19. Information: 952-445-9000 or www.mysticlake.com.

Events/Festivals Lakeville Pan-O-Prog, July 4-12. Information: www.pano-prog.org. International Festival of Burnsville, 3-9 p.m. Saturday, July 11, Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. Free. Information:

www.intlfestburnsville.org. Rosemount Leprechaun Days, July 17-26. Information: www.rosemountevents.com/leprechaun.html. Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 18, 980 Discovery Road, Eagan. Infor-mation: mnscottishfair.org. Great Midwest Rib Fest, July 24-26, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Information: http://mid-westribfest.com/.

Exhibits A watercolor exhibit by Rita Ryan runs 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays through July 31 at Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Informa-tion: 952-985-4640. “Cultural Perspectives: Worldly Treasures” runs July 9 to Aug. 9 at the art gallery at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Information: 952-895-4685.

Music Music in Kelley Park fea-turing Patty Peterson, Friends and Family, 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 10, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and beverages avail-able for purchase. Information: http://avartsfoundation.org/. Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra and Chorale, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 12, part of Caponi Art Park’s Sum-mer Performance Series in the park’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Opening act: Storyteller Beverly Cott-man. A $5 per person dona-tion is suggested. Information: 651-454-9412 or http://www.caponiartpark.org. Northern Winds Band (symphonic band), 7 p.m., Sun-day, July 12, as part of Sun-day Night Music in the Park at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free. Patty Griffin, Mavis Sta-ples and Amy Helm, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 12, in the amphi-theater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $52, $64.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/.

Music in Kelley Park fea-turing Michael Monroe, 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 17, at Kelley Park, 6855 Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. Food and bever-ages available for purchase. Information: http://avartsfoun-dation.org/. Xibaba (Brazilian, jazz and world music), 7 p.m. Sunday, July 19, as part of Sunday Night Music in the Park at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free. Ry Cooder, Sharon White and Ricky Skaggs, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, in the amphi-theater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $55, $67.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Indigo Girls, 7:30 p.m. Fri-day, July 17, in the amphithe-ater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $54, $66.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. Dave Koz with Rick Braun and Kenny Lattimore, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18, in the amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $48, $60.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/. John Butler Trio, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 19, in the amphi-theater at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tickets: $45, $57.50 VIP box seat. Information: http://suemclean.com/.

Theater “Beauty and the Beast,” presented by Eagan Commu-nity Theater, 7 p.m. July 17-18, 22-25, 29-31, Aug. 1; 2 p.m. July 19, 26 and Aug. 1, Eagan High School. Senior citizen pre-view 7 p.m. July 16. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors and children under 12. Information: http://www.eaganhs.portal.rschooltoday.com/.

Workshops/classes/other Pretty Princess Party for girls ages 3 to 6, 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, July 22 through Aug. 19, at Footsteps Dance Studio in Burnsville. Singing, dancing, acting, tumbling and

games taught by dance teacher and educator Karin Wilde-Ber-ry. The Pretty Princess Party allows little girls to celebrate being a princess in God’s king-dom. Cost is $25 per class ses-sion. A 10 percent discount is available for the first eight stu-dents who enroll in all five ses-sions. For more information, email [email protected]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, 952-953-2385. Ages 12-18. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Soy candle making class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Ja-mie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance class-es on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Line dance classes for intermediates, 1:30-4 p.m., weekly schedule to be deter-mined at American Legion, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833 for details. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Infor-mation: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

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

[email protected].

Friday, July 10 Relay For Life of Eagan begins at 6 p.m., Eagan High School, 4185 Braddock Trail, Ea-gan. Information: www.relayfor-life.org/eaganmn. Outdoor movie, “Bears,” rated G, 7:30 p.m. seating, dusk showtime, part of Burnsville’s “Flicks on the Bricks” series at Nicollet Commons Park in the Heart of the City.

Sunday, July 12 Third annual Aviation Day pancake breakfast hosted by the Lakeville Lions, 8 a.m. to noon, Airlake Airport, 22100 Hamburg Ave., Lakeville, 952-469-4414. Meal includes pan-cakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and orange juice. Cost: $8 adults, $5 kids 12 and under. Hot dogs and brats served at 11:30 a.m. by the

Boy Scouts.

Tuesday, July 14 Family Fun Tuesday – Bare-Bones Productions: Outdoor Puppetry and Performance Art, 10-11 a.m. in the Sculpture Gar-den at Caponi Art Park, Eagan. $4 per person donation suggest-ed. Information: 651-454-9412 or www.caponiartpark.org. Free civil legal advice clinic, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Room 110A, Dakota County Northern Service Center, 1 Mendota Road, West St. Paul. No appointment neces-sary. Information: Dakota County Law Library, 651-438-8080. Tuesday Evenings in the Garden – Save the Harvest with Cathy Johnson, 6:30-8 p.m. in front of the red barn at the Da-kota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. Learn canning and freezing techniques and enjoy summer produce all year round. Class includes a pickling demonstration. Class

size is limited; register by call-ing 651-480-7700. Information: www.dakotamastergardeners.org.

Wednesday, July 15 Storytime in the Park with children’s librarian Cathy Mc-Guire, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Farm-ington Preserve, 19975 Embers Ave., Farmington. She will read a few stories and Farmington Rec-reation staff will play parachute games and offer an art activity based on the theme of the day, All About Beaches. Free. Eagan Market Fest – Clas-sic Car Show & Oldies Music Night, 4-8 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. Farmers mar-ket, entertainment by Elvis tribute artists Steve and Tommy Marcio, 4-5:30 p.m., and The Rockin’ Hollywoods, 6-8 p.m. Informa-tion: www.cityofeagan.com/mar-ketfest or 651-675-5500. Tricia & the Toonies (mu-

sic, skits, puppets and audi-ence participation), 7 p.m., as part of the Wednesday in the Park Concert Series at Civic Center Park, 75 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville. Free. Rain location: Diamondhead Educa-tion Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway.

Thursday, July 16 Ms. Catherine, 10 a.m. at Central Park Amphitheater, 2893 145th St., Rosemount. Part of the Summer Music in the Park series. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Free. Call 651-322-6020 and select option 6 to check for cancelation due to inclement weather. Thursday Rockin’ Readers, 11:15 a.m. at Nicollet Commons Park, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burns-ville. Harriet Bishop Elementary Principal Erika Nesvig will read books to children. Books are geared toward elementary and preschool children.

Fun Day at Dakota City Dakota City Heritage Village will offer Family and Friends Fun Day on Friday, July 17. Costumed guides will lead tours starting at 10 a.m. and running every half hour until the last tour at noon. Tours last 90 minutes. Visitors can view horse-drawn buggies, farm ma-chinery and displays in the museum. Guests are welcome to pack a pic-nic lunch to eat on the grounds. Cost is $5 per person, age 3 and up. Tickets can be purchased at the en-trance gate on the day of the tour. A ticket is needed to be in the village. Dakota City Heritage Village is located at 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. For more information, vis-it www.dakotacity.org or call 651-460-8050.

Lakeville author’s trilogy Lakeville author Ken-neth Kappelmann has re-leased hardback editions of his Hidden Magic tril-ogy. In the first book of the fantasy trilogy, “The Hid-den Magic: The Return of the Dragons,” a group of companions face chal-lenges, death, love and fate. The choices they make could save the world or lead it into dragon rule and tyranny forever. In the next two books, “The Dragon Unknown Part I and Part II,” these companions seek to mas-ter the powers put before them and learn The Hid-den Magic will either save them or end their trek for

peace. Published by Tate Pub-lishing and Enterprises, the books are available through bookstores na-tionwide, from the pub-lisher at www.tatepublish-ing.com/bookstore, or by visiting barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com.

Riverwalk Market Fair Music by Bonnie and the Clydes, Instant Mu-

sic for kids by Vintage Band Festival, fresh lo-cal produce, and arts and crafts will be featured at Riverwalk Market Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat-urday, July 11, in down-town Northfield’s Bridge Square. For more informa-tion, visit www.Riverwalk-MarketFair.org.

‘Art and Ale’ fundraiser Tickets are on sale

for the Northfield Arts Guild’s “Art and Ale” fundraiser to be held 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Northfield Arts Guild Center for the Arts, 304 Division St. S., Northfield. “Art and Ale” is a night filled with art in all kinds of forms – a live musical hootenanny, samplings of local home brew and craft beer, the final night of the North-field Teachers gallery show, and grown-up make-and-take art proj-ects. Tickets are $40 for a single ticket, $35 each for two or more. Tickets can be purchased online at northfieldartsguild.org/event/art-ale/.

Songwriting judges Judges for the Inter-national Songwriting Competition include Lorde, American Au-thors, Tom Waits, Pat Metheny, Bill Withers, Sara Evans, Bastille, Avi-cii, Hardwell, Casting Crowns, Boyz II Men, Moby, Daddy Yankee and more. Open to both ama-teur and professional songwriters, ISC offers 22 genres of music for people to enter their songs. ISC gives away more than $150,000 in cash and prizes shared among the 68 winners – including an overall Grand Prize consist-ing of $25,000 cash and more in merchandise and services. To enter a song, or for more information, go to www.songwritingcompe-tition.

Lakeville native Lauren Davis performed at the Shell Lake Arts Center’s final jazz improvisation and combo concert on Friday, July 3, in Shell Lake, Wisconsin. The concert was a culmination of a weeklong Jazz Improvisation and Combo camp, where participants received instruction from professional jazz musicians from across the nation on improvisation, instrument master classes, jazz history and more. (Photo submitted)

Davis performs at Shell Lake


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The Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra will present “Their Last Full Measure: A Commemoration of the End of the Civil War” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at Eagan’s Caponi Art Park. The concert, part of the art park’s Summer Performance Series, will include works by composers Aaron Copland and Robert Maderich II. Storyteller Beverly Cottman is the opening act. Admission is free with a $5 per person suggested donation, and guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to spread on the outdoor amphitheater’s grassy slopes. More information is at www.caponiartpark.org. (Submitted photo by Russ Borud)

Symphony in the woods

The Rosemount Area Arts Council is looking to form a theater group for se-nior citizens this year, with a debut production planned for spring 2016. According to organizers, the group will take part in classes led by professional instructors in all aspects of theater, including acting, theatrical makeup, stage de-sign and construction, stage management and costum-ing. There will also be script readings, with no memoriza-tion required. No theater experience is necessary to join the group, which is geared to adults 50 and older, organizers said. Classes are scheduled

to begin when the Steeple Center, currently under con-struction, is completed and the Rosemount Area Arts Council can establish its headquarters in the building, which is scheduled for some-time between September and November of this year. And next spring, the new theater group will produce and perform a play for a public audience, organizers said. The arts council is seek-ing input from the com-munity to shape the theater group’s programming, and to that end a community meeting has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Robert Trail Li-

brary, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Adults 50 and older, or residents who know adults 50 and older, are invited to attend the meeting. The mission of the the-ater group, organizers said, is to make theater accessible to older adults locally, use theater to stimulate positive attitudes toward aging and improve the health of par-ticipants. For more information, contact Jeanne Schwartz at 612-272-0997 or [email protected]. More about the Rose-mount Area Arts Council is at www.rosemountarts.com.

—Andrew Miller

Senior theater group forming in Rosemount Community meeting set Aug. 13Fur-Ever Wild, a working

agricultural farm in Lakeville, is offering up-close encounters with a wolf puppy through its Pet-n-Play program. The farm, 10132 235th St. W., is open every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. and offers visitors a chance to interact with farm animals and wildlife in a safe environment. General admission is $7.50 for adults, $5 for kids, or a family of four for $20. The wolf puppy Pet-n-Play is $20 per person for 20 minutes. More information is at www.fureverwi ld .org. (Photo submitted)

Wolf pup playtime

The John Butler Trio, an Australian roots and jam band, are set to perform at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley on July 19 as part of the summerlong Music in the Zoo concert series. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased by phone at 800-514-3849 and online at www.etix.com. Other concerts at the zoo this month include Blackberry Smoke, Mason Jennings, and the Okee Dokee Brothers. (Submitted photo by Kane Hibberd)

Roots rock at the zoo


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