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Area gardeners looking to save cash, resources Bachman’s and Pahl’s Market dish about latest gardening trends BY JENNIE OLSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS After a long, cruel winter, you’ll be hard pressed to find a Minnesotan who doesn’t long for the smell of spring flowers or the sound of cheerful birds. But as people begin planning their gardens this year there’s one trend that is emerging stronger than ever – saving money and resources. Here are some ways that people are being economically and environmentally friendly this season.

Vertical gardening Vertical gardening means gardening with upright structures such as fences, trellises, tiered-raised beds, and walls, which are especially useful for growing flowering vines. This helps to save space, increase air circulation and add variety. To mix it up, gardeners are also opting for hanging baskets and containers. “We have done vertical gardening, and we’re just starting to get that stuff in,” said Apple Valley’s Pahl’s GARDENERS: TO PAGE 20

Apple Valley resident Penny Kastner walks around Pahl’s Market with her daughters, Quincy and Cleo. (Photo by Jennie Olson • Sun Newspapers)

Rosemount park-and-ride project work slowed by site issues MnDOT archeological survey in the works BY JOSEPH PALMERSHEIM • SUN NEWSPAPERS After a Rosemount tenement house burned down in April 1888, residents using the site as a trash pit probably gave little thought to the idea that anyone would ever find their refuse interesting.

More than 120 years later, that is exactly what has happened. Development of the 100-space, $1.2 million park-and-ride lot is proceeding slowly in light of a pending archeological assessment of the proposed site. The facility, located across from Rosemount City Hall, would serve to relieve the need to run Minnesota Valley Transit Authority routes from the Rosemount Community Center. Currently, two routes make stops at the Community

Center several times a day. Gerald Mattson, the Rosemount Area Historical Society’s president and cofounder, says the city gave the group permission to dig on the city-owned site before it was redeveloped. During the course of the October 2006 dig, shards of 1880s-era crock-pots were found, as were shoes and various glass bottles. “We found mostly broken crock pots,” Mattson said. “There was thousands of shards we got from one hole, and we

spent the entire winter gluing them back together. It was nothing of any historical value. Odds and ends.” More than 100 pots were uncovered during the dig, and none of them were intact, Mattson said. Nearly all of them were butter crocks. “They were made like the pottery in Red Wing,” he said. “We were amazed there were so many of them there. There PARK-AND-RIDE: TO PAGE 20

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Public input sought for Lebanon Hills bike trail improvements New entrance, paved parking among options BY MICHAEL RICCI • SUN NEWSPAPERS Dakota County Parks is pedaling some options for bike trail upgrades at Lebanon Hills, and it needs public input to help steer the course of development.

Along with a new entrance for its new location, upgrades such as a small picnic shelter, changing and restrooms, and a paved parking lot are among the new features mountain bikers and others are being asked to review and comment on during an upcoming public input meeting. Dakota County Parks and Open Space has scheduled the meeting 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road in Eagan.

Those who attend will have a chance to review the upgrade designs and speak with consulting architects, as well as county staff. According to Park Operations Coordinator Katie Pata, the new trailhead will be very similar to the park system’s existing trailheads but with much more to offer than the existing site, which only features a crushed rock parking lot and a portable toilet. The new and enhanced trailhead will be located approximately 50 yards south of the present site. The existing site is located on Johnny Cake Ridge Road about one half mile south of Cliff Road in Eagan. Mountain biking currently accounts for the most use of the trailheads, followed by hiking, cross-country skiing and skate skiing, and it is not uncommon to see people come from such distances as Rochester and St. Cloud, Pata said. “[The] impact will be significant,” she said. “We already have the interest and the users. We want to support it.” Clint Williams, an assistant manager at Penn Cycle in Eagan and frequent user of the trailhead, agrees with Pata in regard to the upgrades.

‘We already have the interest and the users.We want to support it.’ — Park Operations Coordinator Katie Pata

“I think its obviously going to draw in more business,” Williams said about the trailhead, adding that there was a definite need for more space since he sees people come from all over the metropolitan area to use the mountain biking trails at Lebanon Hills. Williams conservatively estimated that about 20 to 30 percent of the store’s customers are specifically mountain bikers at the trailhead, which is about within two miles of his place of business. The existing park accommodates 30 to 40 vehicles. The new location, however, will nearly double that figure and be able to accommodate 60 vehicles on its new surface. TRAIL: TO NEXT PAGE

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE “It will be a bituminous parking lot meeting our design standards for storm water retention,” Pata said, adding that the lot will also have painted parking stripes. Mountain bikers who ride the miles of rolling, single-lane and wooded bike trails especially should be looking forward to the upgrades as construction will also include “an additional 1 mile of beginner mountain bike trail and a skills park,” according to the Dakota County Parks website. Funding for the bike trail additions came from a separate trail grant administered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Construction for the upgrades is expected to begin in August, at which time the focus will be the new paved parking lot and restroom, and construction on the separate trail is expected to begin at the same time. Some volunteer work, beyond the two projects, is expected to continue beyond August and into 2012.

Cities, counties lost most options to grant variances in 2010 court decision BY MARC INGBER • SUN NEWSPAPERS Minnesota cities and counties may soon regain the authority to grant variances in the way they did for years prior to a recent Supreme Court decision. The Minnesota House approved a bill April 4 that will allow local governments greater latitude to grant zoning variances. The League of Minnesota Cities and a group of allies lobbied for the measure to address the fallout from the lawsuit. A decision handed down by the Minnesota Supreme Court in July 2010 Krummenacher v. City of Minnetonka changed the landscape for variances. In that case, the court ruled, “a municipality does not have the authority to grant a variance unless the applicant can show that her property cannot be put to a reasonable use without the variance.” That differed greatly from a 1989 deci-

sion that stated a variance could be granted if property owners “would like to use the property in a ‘reasonable manner’ that is prohibited by the ordinance.” In effect, the 2010 decision made it next to impossible for cities and townships to grant variances, except in rare circumstances. “The Krummenacher case actually took what was in practice here for a number of years in the state of Minnesota and made it illegal,” said Rep. Tim O’Driscoll, R-Sartell. He estimated that $45 million in construction projects in Minnesota were being held up because of the decision. The House bill is designed to clarify the current law so that cities and counties can use the standards that had been in place for decades prior to last year’s decision. The bill was amended in the committee process – over the objection of the League of Minnesota Cities – to leave the language for how and when conditions may be imposed as part of a variance in different forms for counties and cities. Because of the differences, the League opposed the legislation as it appeared on the House floor. However, an agreement

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was reached when the bill came up for discussion to resolve those differences with matching language for cities and counties. That agreement was not drafted into amendment fast enough to make it into the House bill. But legislators made it clear a compromise had been agreed to and would be included in the bill when it came back from the Senate, according to the League. The League expects that a companion bill, sponsored by Sen. Gen Olson, RMinnetrista, will move through the Senate quickly and that Gov. Mark Dayton would sign the final bill. It had not been signed by the time this edition went to press. If approved, the new law would “finally clear statutory variance authority to cities,” according to a statement from the League. Rep. Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley, did not vote for the House version of the bill – due to the language discrepancies between cities and counties – but is optimistic the Legislature will approve an adequate bill. He believes variances became an issue because the Minnesota Supreme Court in recent years has based its decisions less on intent and common sense interpretation of law.

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Society preserving Eagan’s history one story at a time BY JENNIE OLSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS Starks Saloon on Highways 149 and 55 has been around longer than almost any other business in Eagan. In 1865, Eagan resident Alexander Huard opened a dry good store and saloon as the halfway point between St. Paul and Hastings. Travelers would water their horses at this halfway house, which was also a popular spot for soldiers stationed at Fort Snelling. Gangster John Dillinger and members of the Ma Barker gang would also reportedly stop in the saloon on trips to the Twin Cities. But the saloon is not the only place in Eagan with an interesting history, and it’s the mission of the Eagan Historical Society to bring to light more of these stories to help interpret, collect, and preserve the history of Eagan for future generations. “It’s a group that is very enjoyable to work with,” said Eagan Communications Coordinator and Staff Liaison Joanna Foote. “There’s a lot of energy and enthusiasm, and we’re always looking for additional folks to come in and help preserve this history.”

Educating the public The historical society meets the first Tuesday of each month. All meetings are open to the public and are hosted 3:30-5 p.m. in the Eagan Room at City Hall. “We tell a lot of stories, but it’s also a good working group,” Foote said. “Often times we have people who have lived in the community for a very long time or are descendents of families that have been here that will come to a meeting or two and let us know their connection to the community. Often they’ll bring genealogies and photos they’ve been working on and share them with our collection.” Members of the historical society coordinate historical activities and events in the community. The group is preparing to host a booth at Showcase Eagan in June, a city event that brings together community organizations and city operations. The society will also be installing a bench at a newly created plaza next to the 1914 Town Hall this spring. The bench will be dedicated in honor of one of the historical society members who passed away this year. Another role of the historical society is assisting in the creation of displays and historical markers throughout the community, which remind and educate the public about Eagan’s history.

Don Chapdelaine, a third generation of his family to live near Dodd Road, tells his grandsons about his memories of the area at the dedication of the Dodd Road Historical Marker last fall. (Submitted photo) “We’ve been trying to do one every year, but it obviously depends on funding because we are funded through the city of Eagan,” Foote said. Markers are placed at Threshers Field Park, the 1914 Town Hall, the intersection of Dodd Road and the Highline Trail, and a new one is coming to Robber’s Ravine Park this spring. The marker at Threshers Field Park talks about the history of farming and the tradition of threshing, which played an important role when Eagan was a farming community, Foote said. The marker at the 1914 Town Hall describes how the building was used. The building is now the museum for the Eagan Historical Society. “We have lots of displays and artifacts within, but we are only able to open it a couple times each year, so that marker helps us tell that story year-round,” Foote said. The third marker, which was installed last summer, is on Dodd Road at the Highline Trail and talks about the history of the road itself and how it was

built. Foote added that some of the farms and businesses along that route have been there since the 1860s. A fourth marker will be installed this spring once the ground has completely thawed. “That will be at Robbers Ravine Park, which is in south central Eagan,” Foote said. “It talks about the story of Farmer [Patrick] Quigley and his encounter with what he later realized were members of the Jesse James gang on their way to rob the Northfield [National] Bank.” Another historical marker in the works will be at the Lexington-Diffley Athletic field, which was owned by Louis Trapp during World War II. “[Trapp] leased some of that land so that pilots from Wold-Chamberlain Field could practice touch-and-go [landings],” Foote said. “They would do take-offs and landings, so they would touch down and take off immediately and go back up in the sky.” One of the historical society members who was a farmer at the time

recalled counting more than 40 planes land and take off again one afternoon. “We are always in the process of collecting photographs, stories, and memories of Eagan from those who have lived here for many years,” Foote said.

Capturing recent history But history does not mean that it has to be 100 years old either. “One of our more recent realizations is that the era from 1960 to present has been less captured than some of the really old Eagan history,” Foote said, adding that they are now focusing on the late ‘50s and ‘60s when Eagan began to develop. “We have very little of those sorts of photos or recollections from people, so that’s at least another focus we’re working on.” One resident who has a first-person perspective on Eagan’s history is Don Chapdelaine, who has been a resident in Eagan for 80 years, and grew up on a farm that his grandfather owned near HISTORICAL: TO NEXT PAGE

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Highway 149 and Highway 55. Chapdelaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son also has five boys who are all in the area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was very young we just had two paved roads: Jefferson Highway, which is now Highway 149, and Highway 13,â&#x20AC;? Chapdelaine said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Highway 55 came up into Eagan, but it stopped at Jefferson Highway.â&#x20AC;? Chapdelaine added that Yankee Doodle Road was only a narrow cut in between the hills, and it was so narrow that two trucks could hardly be on there at the same time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no draining or water management, so it was usually quite impassable in the spring,â&#x20AC;? Chapdelaine said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember us going over to my auntâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s who lived on Yankee Doodle between Pilot Knob and Highway 13, and we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return home on Yankee Doodle Road, and that was not uncommon.â&#x20AC;? For Chapdelaine, growing up in Eagan 80 years ago was a simpler time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t learn to ride a bicycle until I was 13 or 14 because we just rode horses,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to ride a bike on a poor gravel road.â&#x20AC;? When Eagan was a township in the late 1960s, the town board began plan-

ning for development because they felt that Eagan was going to blossom, Chapdelaine said. The restriction came because the only ways to get to Eagan were by the Mendota Bridge or Highway 110, but once Interstate 35 and Interstate 494 were built in the 1980s, Eagan grew very rapidly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We built here with the idea that we were probably going to move, but when that decision came when we needed more space, we just enlarged the house,â&#x20AC;? Chapdelaine said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more we looked at it, we said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why do we want to move to another community when this one is being very well managed?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I like the idea of having shopping centers and services available throughout the city rather than concentrating in a downtown area. Many people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it, but Eagan is larger geographically in size than St. Paul, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very large community.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are many families who have been here since the 1850s and their lineage has remained,â&#x20AC;? Foote said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a part of one of those families or a high schooler with interest in history and learning more about the place you live, I think this is a great way to do that.â&#x20AC;? For more information about the Eagan Historical Society, visit cityofeagan.com.

The historical marker at the Eagan Historical Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1914 Town Hall Museum talks about the building and how it was used. (Submitted photo)

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A long journey, but reporter home at last BY MICHAEL RICCI • SUN NEWSPAPERS As of Monday, April 4, I began my new position as the Dakota County staff reporter for Sun Newspapers, and I have to say I could not be happier to be in the metro area doing what I enjoy doing – reporting and writing news, along with photography, proofreading, editing and a host of other duties that come with being in print media. My journey in the media field began after earning an associate’s degree in broadcasting from the former Brown Institute (quite a number of years ago) in Minneapolis. This led to covering a wide variety of news stories at radio stations in Devils Lake, N.D., Owatonna, and Hastings. As fun and challenging as broadcast news was for me during that time, it was the process of writing I found to be much more appealing and interesting. This prompted me to earn a bachelor’s degree in communications from Metropolitan State University. After two communications-related internships, as well as an interim managing editor position for a statewide publication, I began working as a newspaper editor in Kenyon, Minn. A great publisher (and mentor) allowed me to learn a great deal more about

CORRECTION Several figures in our recent story about Dakota County census data were incorrect. Apple Valley has grown by less than 4,000 since 2000, Lakeville grew by more than 12,000 since 2000, and Rosemount’s population actually reached 21,874 in 2010. The Sun-Current regrets the errors.

the print media business and the so-called tricks of the trade. After three-and-a-half years, and coinciding with the paper being sold, my career brought me to St. James, Minn., a larger community where I learned even more about the challenges we sometimes face in this business – in short: be accurate and do not get sued (tongue firmly in cheek). This period spanned over 10 years, so to now finally be covering my hometown of Burnsville and its neighboring south-of-the-river communities of Lakeville, Eagan, Apple Valley and Rosemount is a great feeling. Since the trend in this business is to go from smaller to larger markets, I feel fortunate to be home. Covering these communities, and the news that inherently comes with larger towns, is another great opportunity to expand upon my experience under the tutelage of my managing editor and grow with the company for many years to come. My transitions did not always come with ease, however, as my last position (in a completely unrelated field) had me working second and third shifts, as well as 12-hour shifts from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. since September. Truth be told, any job that allows one to support

himself, especially in a down economy, can be called a good one. I am simply thankful to be sleeping at night and waking up with the sun, as opposed to spending the majority of my daylight hours hiding out in what felt like a cave with blankets over windows to block out the sun. I’m sorry, but that is just not normal – at least for this sun worshiper. Now that all is relatively normal, I look forward to not only use my knowledge and experience to continue providing the necessary coverage that Sun Newspapers has been publishing for years but also to embrace the future of print media and the technology that comes with it. I like to think I’m not ill equipped for these upcoming (sooner or later) these technological challenges. Two years working as an audio-visual technician is experience that will pay off, this coupled with my own personal interest in computers and related technology. Modern technology can be your best friend or your worst enemy at times. For example, given my past experience and what I like to think of as an aptitude for electronic technology, I still only know how to make and receive calls on my

cell phone basically. I can save numbers and names, but that is about it. I need to consult my niece and nephew on such matters frequently. But the greatest challenges in this business aren’t necessarily challenges as opposed to opportunities to lear n. After all, it is a reporter’s job to first learn the subject well enough to communicate it in words for the average person (including reporters mostly). This is fundamental to jour nalism and the one aspect that provides what is probably the highest reward. In other words, what does a man who was raised in a suburban/metro area know about competitive horse pulling or long haul trucking? I learned much more than I ever expected to about these subjects. Realizing that covering the communities I will be, I do not expect to run into those stories specifically, but I do anticipate encountering many new subjects to learn and report. And as long as I can inform our readers and from time to time educate and entertain them about members of their communities who may be involved in newsworthy endeavors, that makes it all worth it and enjoyable.

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Cedar Avenue bus rapid transit project construction starts BY JEFF BARTHEL • SUN NEWSPAPERS Looking to improve its transit options, Dakota County is taking a big step forward with its Cedar Avenue Bus rapid transit project. Construction for the project began this month. “The overall project has been a long time coming,” said Dakota County District 7 Commissioner Will Branning. Branning said the construction is the first time people can visibly see evidence of the project for themselves. According to the 2010 Cedar Avenue Transitway Implementation Plan Update Final Report, the project has been in development since the late 1990s. Construction began April 4 in Lakeville, where the outer southbound lane of Cedar was blocked off between 155th St. and Dodd Boulevard. Dakota County Construction Engineer Ross Beckwith said barriers should be up on both the northbound and southbound sides of Cedar by the end of April. From there, construction will gradually move upward into Apple Valley. The entire construction zone for the project will run from Dodd to 138th Street.

‘The overall project has been a long time coming.’ — Dakota County District 7 Commissioner Will Branning

Beckwith said the construction plans are broken up into two sections to be finished this year and next. “By November of this year, we’d like to be up just north of County Road 42.” Beckwith said. “Have it all done, the roadway itself, and the sidewalks, basically [we] hope to have everything done and pack up before it snows.” The goal, he said, is to complete the construction for the remainder of the Cedar bus rapid transit project corridor (from 42 to 138th) in a similar timeframe next year. Beckwith and his staff started construction by putting up the barriers. As the process moves forward, Beckwith’s crew will put up retaining walls. These walls are to be constructed at the edge of

people’s properties to widen the area they are working on so there is plenty of room for the corridor to be extended. Crews also look for any utilities that could be located in the area between the existing lane and the retaining wall. Branning said the bus rapid transit project project is necessary for the future of transportation in Dakota County. Bus rapid transit, he said, is similar to the light rail, only that constructing a light rail or new highway lanes across the Minnesota River is implausible. “We’re not going to build any highways,” Branning said. “With that in mind, we’ve had to establish a new transit system to help our residents get around and get to work efficiently.” Apple Valley City Manager Tom Lawell sees the benefits of the bus rapid transit project as well. “The project will provide greater transportation options for our residents as they travel the Cedar Avenue corridor,” Lawell said. “The corridor improvements will also create opportunities for businesses near the trans’stops to benefit.” With construction for the bus rapid

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Westview Elementary principal Toomey announces retirement BY JENNIE OLSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS Every morning when the students at Westview Elementary School in Apple Valley come through the front door, principal Karen Toomey is there to greet them. In their classrooms throughout the day, Toomey is there interacting with them or listening to them read aloud, and when they leave, Toomey is outside the building giving hugs and saying goodbye. “Every day, she stands at the front door that all the students come in and she calls them by name,” said Apple Valley resident Janine Petros. “There are 650 kids in that school, and every kid she knew by name. That was our first exposure to the school. She welcomes families and she welcomes kids. She does whatever she can to make the learning environment wonderful for the kids.” “Parents will walk into the school and she’ll address them all by name,” said Apple Valley resident Alison Westcot. “It’s not just the kids, but the parents as well, and it makes them feel like she connects with them.” These are just some of the things parents, students, and faculty members will miss when Toomey retires at the end of this

school year. Toomey has had a 20-year career in the Rosemount-Apple ValleyEagan School District 196 and has been the principal at Westview for the past 16 years. Prior to her 16 years as principal at Westview, Toomey spent four years as a special education supervisor in District 196. “She is extremely hard working, dedicated to educating every child, and always strives to put the needs of children first,” said Administrative Assistant Marilyn Halvorson, who has been working in the Westview Elementary office for the past 16 years and has been working directly with Toomey for the past five. Apple Valley resident Becky Luetje has two children who attended Westview and was a building-wide substitute teacher at the school. “The first time I met [Toomey] was at my first PTO meeting when my daughter was in kindergarten, and I introduced myself and we chatted,” Luetje said. “She was welcoming and friendly and said, ‘You might want to think about subbing here.’ It turned out to be several years of pretty regular subbing, and it was a neat way to spend the elementary school years with my kids. I was always grateful for the opportunity that she gave me.”

To help keep memories of Toomey’s time at Westview Elementary alive, Library Clerk Sue Syrstad is compiling a memory scrapbook to give to the principal at the end of the school year. “They asked me if there was anything I wanted as I left school, and I said the most meaningful thing to me is if everyone just did a page of a memory,” Toomey said. Some of Toomey’s favorite memories include playing Turkey Bingo each year on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. She also recalls celebrating reading month by dressing up as Cruella DeVille or having a pizza party on the roof with the students. “When my 20-year-old was in fourth or fifth grade, they did a read-a-thon and she moved her office to the top of the school,” Westcot said. “She conducted school from the roof, and my kids thought it was really funny. The school has done a lot of fun things with her as principal.” “I have such wonderful memories of Westview that I leave with a full heart,” Toomey said. “The school will be in good hands with whoever replaces me. I’m going to be spending time with my friends and family and enjoying that.” Toomey said she is looking forward to favorite pastimes like quilting, crafting,

reading, hiking and biking. When asked what she will miss the most about being the principal, Toomey said it’s watching kids learn and become the best that they can be, adding that she still has families who e-mail her even after their kids have been out of Westview for 10 years. “Hands down, it’s the children,” she said. “She’s always encouraging and supporting them, sending letters, or greeting them and smiling at them,” Petros said. “For me as a parent, it’s a huge plus knowing that my child is safe and being encouraged and supported. It’s not just a job to her; it’s her life, which is neat to see.” “It is the epitome of a true neighborhood school, and as a parent who has been there front and center for many years, it won’t be the same without Karen there,” Luetje said. “She’s just always there and is welcoming, and it meant a lot to me and to a lot of other parents.” Anyone interested in submitting a memory, photo or tribute for the scrapbook should mail them to Westview Elementary School, c/o Sue Syrstad, 225 Garden View Drive, Apple Valley, MN 55124. Please keep submissions no larger than 8.5 x 11” in size. Information 952-431-8380.

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Passion for piano leads Apple Valley man to Paris BY JEFF BARTHEL • SUN NEWSPAPERS

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE satisfied with the overall experience of his trip. Some of his good fortune resulted from his pursuit of a place to practice. Stouder said the practice facility he was set up with consisted of two poorly crafted pianos in a gymnasium. Unhappy with this circumstance, he sought a new venue. Stouder said he called a piano store nearby his hotel. He was referred from there to the Yamaha Artist Studios Europe. He called YASE and was given an email address. As he was corresponding with a man via this e-mail connection he soon realized this man was Löic LaFontaine, last year’s winner of the same competition Stouder was in. “I said [to him], ‘I’ve listened to your video and thought you played fantastic and I just realized who you are,’” Stouder said. “He thanked me for the positive comments and said he’d get me set up to practice for four hours a day at the studios there.” Stouder was stunned and amazed upon his arrival at YASE. “They had four or five rooms that were soundproof and airtight. [Each room] had two gigantic, black Yamaha Concert Grand [Pianos] and they were so much fun,” he said. “Actually, about

the most fun I had [in Paris] was practicing on those grands everyday.” Another benefit Stouder said he reaped from his Paris experiences is how to better understand the music of Maurice Ravel (a famous French composer and one of Stouder’s favorites). He learned more about Ravel and how to play his and other French piano pieces much better. “The [French] language itself gives you some clues as to how the music should sound, because the music sings and it uses the language,” Stouder said. “This was a nice opportunity to immerse [myself] in the culture and to understand everything.” Stouder said he recently has been reading two books about Ravel. One author Stephen knows very well is his father, Dale H. Stouder. Dale has witnessed Stephen’s progression as a pianist and was especially amazed by a DVD Stephen recently sent to him. “He sent us the DVD of what he did to qualify for the Van Cliburn [competition],” Dale said. Van Cliburn is a famous American pianist. The competition is an event Stephen will be in this May. “I hadn’t heard [Stephen] play in a while and I’m telling you, he played as wonderful as anyone I could imagine including Van Cliburn himself.” Steven’s affection for music began in

his elementary school years. He grew up in different states, including Minnesota, before his family settled in Virginia when he was nine. The first time he learned piano was in the fifth grade. Stouder was the first chair cellist and a pianist for his high school orchestra. He continued his musical pursuits in college, and graduated with a bachelor’s in piano performance in 1980. He earned his degree from Johns Hopkins upon the recommendation of the Faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music. At his graduation ceremony, without knowing beforehand, Stouder received his diploma from one of his longtime musical idols. “Leonard Bernstein handed me my diploma,” he said. “That was a surprise. We knew that we were singing some of Bernstein’s songs, then Lenny showed up, gave us a speech and handed us our diplomas.” Bernstein was a famous American musician who conducted the New York Philharmonic and composed West Side Story, among other accomplishments. Stouder further elaborated on his high honor for him. “He was a genius, he could play the piano like nobody’s business, he was a fantastic conductor, he had perfect pitch,” Stouder said. “In the musical

world, Leonard Bernstein was one of the biggest brains there was. He was very charismatic, just an incredible person in many ways.” Stouder has lived in his Apple Valley home for 28 years. Besides his practice at home, he has also been honing his skills at MacPhail Center for Music on Cedar Avenue in Apple Valley. Stouder said he has been going there for nearly a year. He began with a recital class and now takes personal lessons there as well. “My experience with MacPhail has been very good and it enables me to grow,” Stouder said. “You just can’t come out of a vacuum and perform in public. You’ve got to learn how to perform in public and get used to how to do that and MacPhail has provided that opportunity for me.” Stouder’s next major competition is the International Piano Competition for Outstading Amateurs May 23-29 at Texas Christian University in Forth Worth, Texas. Stouder said he has been preparing for three years. Dale has supreme confidence in his son. Steven will have an open recital 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at MacPhail. To see some of Stouder’s piano performances, visit his YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/wildejag. For more info on MacPhail, go to macphail.org.

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE They have entered data into spreadsheets and analyzed about half of the water samples. Next steps for the team include putting data into charts and graphs, finishing the analysis of samples in the laboratory, and consulting with professors and experts to make conclusions. Both students are set to graduate from St. Thomas this year, Lee said. “We are finding some trends ... and we’re finding there is stuff in the water, but we haven’t interpreted what it means, where it’s coming from, why it’s there. ... It’ll be difficult to exactly pinpoint (causes). But our study is really strong because it is really extensive,” Lee said. She said some areas included in their study haven’t been researched before, so their data can act as a baseline record for reference in future years’ studies. Overall, the two said they had no regrets.

If you go What: Summer 2010 Paddling Expeditions – Lindsey Lee and Luke Olson present their Canadian Waters Research Expedition trip, and Lucas Will presents his Superior Dream trip, where he circumnavigated Lake Superior. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentations. When: Refreshments are available at 6:30 p.m. and speakers begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5. Where: University of St. Thomas Campus, Owens Science Building, room 150 (also called 3M Auditorium) Cost: Free and open to the public.

“Maybe bring a little less food so we didn’t have to carry it all,” Olson said. “We had plenty of extra food; we still have leftover food. For some reason we ate about half as much as we thought we would,” Lee said. She said they sent back

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gear deemed unnecessary, because they had overpacked as a safety precaution. “We were able to do this trip because we had the support of a lot of people, so we’re really thankful for that,” Lee said. To learn more about the team, the research or the trip, visit canadianwatersexpedition.weebly.com.

Plotting a path The route Olson and Lee planned allowed them to bring heavier items – such as laptops and other data-recording and safety devices – because they didn’t have to do as much portaging between waterways.

From Rainy River near International Falls, the team paddled through Rainy Lake and eventually to Lake of the Woods. From there, they traveled northwest, into the Winnipeg River System, following the river to Lake Winnipeg. They crossed the lake to land at the historic Norway House, where they were picked up and driven north to the city of Leaf Rapids. The re-entered the waters at the Churchill River System via Southern Indian Lake, then went to Churchill River, which took them the rest of the way to their destination: Churchill, Manitoba, and Hudson Bay.

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EDUCATION Red Pine Health Fair More than 30 local health and wellness vendors will be providing information at Red Pine Elementary’s second annual Family Health and Fitness Fair 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 16, in the school’s gymnasium. The school is located at 530 Red Pine Lane in Eagan. Info: 651-423-7870.

District 196 Special Education events Parents, teachers, and community members are invited to the Wescott Library in Eagan 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, to learn about literacy acceleration for unique learners in RosemountApple Valley-Eagan District 196. Speakers will be middle school teacher Kelly Wien, retired speech language pathologist Barb Wollak, children’s librarian Anne Friederichs, and a parent panel. For more information call 651432-0661 District 196 special education is also hosting a free workshop to help parents

understand evaluations, reports, and information that make up their child’s individualized education plan. The workshop meets 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, at Webster School, 425 5th St. N.E., Minneapolis. Registration: 651-647-1083 ext. 20.

District 196 classes Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Community Education will host the following upcoming class: • Kids ages 3-5 can participate in art projects, read books, sing songs, play instruments and dance at MiniMozarts and Pint-Size Picassos 1011:30 a.m., Thursday, April 14, at the Apple Valley Community Center. Cost is $20 and $15 for additional child. • Writing for Children (Getting Started) will be hosted 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 16, at Falcon Ridge Middle School. Cost is $69. • Microsoft Word 2007: Getting Started teaches the basics of Word for those who are new to the program. The class meets 6:30-8:30 p.m., Monday, April

18, at the District Service Center. Cost is $39. • Accidents and emergencies can happen to animals as well as people. Learn to be prepared at First Aid and CPR for Dogs, hosted 6:30-9 p.m., Monday, April 18, at Black Hawk Middle School. Cost is $50. • Be prepared with lifesaving skills at Lay Rescuer CPR-Adult, Child and Infant, meeting 6:30-9:30 p.m., Mondays, April 18 and 25, at Black Hawk Middle School. Register for these classes online at district196.org/ce or call 651-423-7920.

District 191 classes Bur nsville-Ea g an-Sava g e Community Education will host the following upcoming classes: • Students in kindergarten through third grade can act out their favorite stories, practice miming, learn staging techniques and much more through Broadway Kids, offered by Homeward Bound Theatre Company. The program runs 3:55-5:25 p.m., Fridays, April 29 through May 20, at Harriet Bishop

Elementary in Savage. Register for these classes online by calling 952-707-4150.

Westview Elementary $500 scholarships The Westview Elementary PTO will be awarding two $500 scholarships to graduating seniors who attended Westview Elementary for at least two years. All applicants must be planning to continue their education with some type of posthigh school educational program. Applications are available in the career center at Apple Valley High School, Westview Elementary School or at district196.org/wv. The application deadline is Friday, April 29. Info: 952-431-8380.

Now and Then cabaret Lakeville North High School “Now and Then Singers” will be hosting a cabaret 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 6-7, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Tickets are $10 for a floor seat with dessert or $5 for a balcony seat. Info: 952-435-4036.

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EDUCATION School Notes • The Eagan High School drumline won the Minnesota Percussion Association’s state championship Saturday, April 2, in St. Cloud. This is the drumline’s 14th state title in 18 years of competition. The group will compete at the 2011 world championships in Dayton, Ohio, April 14-16. • Rosemount Middle School eighthgrade student Utkarsh Koshti took second place in the state MathCounts individual competition and earned a spot on the Minnesota team, which will travel to Washington, D.C. for the national MathCounts competition May 5-8. Shre Kapoor of Scott Highlands Middle School also competed at state as one of the top individual scorers in the qualifying competition. Other students representing Black Hawk, Dakota Hills, Falcon Ridge and Scott Highlands middle schools who competed at state MathCounts Saturday, April 2, include: Anthony Deziel, Taylor Leighton, Katie Moon and Saumik Narayanan of Black Hawk Middle; Jacob Dean, Eric Elert, Ridhima Misra and Caleb Ringkob of Dakota Hill Middle, and

Hemu Kumar, David Lu, Justin Lu and Apoorva Malarvanaun of Falcon Ridge Middle. • Senior Matt Kelliher of Apple Valley High School was named Mr. Minnesota of Wrestling and Jim Jackson was named Head Coach of the Year by the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association. • Two Apple Valley High School coaches, Geri Dirth and Chuck Scanlon, have both been selected to the Minnesota High School League Hall of Fame this year. Geri has been a coach and teacher at Apple Valley for the past 31 years and has been the head coach of girls’ cross country, girls’ basketball and girls’ track and field. Chuck has been a coach and teacher at Apple Valley for 33 years and has been head coach of boys’ soccer, girls’ hockey, ringette, boys’ hockey and baseball. • The Valley Middle School sixthgrade Knowledge Master team finished third among Minnesota schools and 19th out of 290 middle school teams nationally that competed in the Knowledge Master Open spring competition. A team from Falcon Ridge finished sixth in Minnesota and 59th nationally.

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Holy Thursday

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Good Friday Stations of the Cross April 22 - 3:00 pm Good Friday Passion Liturgy April 22 - 7:00 pm

Holy Saturday Easter Sunday

April 23 - 7:00 pm April 24 - 9 & 11 am

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HOLY THURSDAY 11:30 am & 7:30 pm Service of Holy Communion

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Holy Week Morning Prayer Services, April 18 to 22

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“Christ in the Passover” by Jews for Jesus, April 20

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COMMUNITY LINE Augustana Apple Valley Villa is offering an on-site care made possible through a partnership between Augustana Care’s Apple Valley Villa apartments, Allina SeniorCare Transitions and Apple Valley Medical Center. The partnership brings Dr. Scott Benson of Apple Valley Medical Center to the Villa once a month to see residents so they don’t have to leave the building to receive medical care. Nursepractitioner Julie Whelan of Allina SeniorCare Transitions is available Monday through Friday by appointment for residents who sign up for the program. Eagan resident Ben Eng is one of 36 Bemidji State University students cast in the college’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” ProAct, Inc., an Eagan-based nonprofit providing employment related services for people with disabilities, recently hired Greg Pechman as sales manager. He will be responsible for attracting and developing production, assembly, and packaging work opportunities and other assignments to be carried out by ProAct participants. Michelle Passe of Eagan, age 10, won first prize in the January 2011 Cricket League writing competition. For this contest, each entrant was asked to

submit an original fantasy story. Michelle’s story “Odd-Scented Candles” appears in the Cricket League page of the April 2011 issue, online at cricketmagkids.com/contests. Eagan High School graduate Victoria Dutcher is serving a 10-month term of AmeriCorps service at the Twin Cities nonprofit Admission Possible. In her role as a junior coach, Dutcher mentors 40 juniors at St. Paul Harding High School. Meredith Reinhardt of Eagan was one of 100 Wartburg College students recognized at the 2011 Student Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony March 27. Rosemount resident Tanner Little is one of 36 Bemidji State University students cast in the college’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Delegates with the Independence Party of Minnesota will meet April 30 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Leadership positions up for election include State Party Chair/Director team, State Party Secretary/Deputy Secretary team, State Party Treasurer/Deputy Treasurer team. Four At-Large members to the Executive Committee will also be elected. Go to http://bit.ly/dWeRSu for more information.

BUSINESS LINE S.G.O Roofing and Construction of Lakeville recently earned a 2011 Firestone Master Contractor Award. The firm is among 262 commercial roofing contractors to receive the award this year. The Lakeville Chamber of Commerce recently added Michelle Shea to its staff. She will be responsible

for administrative projects, accounts payables and receivables, and welcoming visitors to the chamber’s office. Residents of the Timbers at Apple Valley, Home Instead Home Care and the Apple Valley community at large recently collected 628 pounds of Food and $626.00 in monetary donations for 360 Communities.

COMMUNITY NOTES BPAC seeks members for visual arts committee The Burnsville Performing Arts Center is forming a volunteer committee to assist with operation of the Visual Arts Gallery at the Center. Ideal participants may have the following backgrounds: Artists, art instructors, community members with experience in

gallery operations or visual arts, college students pursuing art or art history degrees. Under the general direction of the Burnsville Performing Arts Center Executive Director, the Committee will provide coordination for all aspects of gallery operations. Contact Executive Director, Jon Elbaum, for more information at Jelbaum@burnsvillepac.com.

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started going down, every year we sell more seeds and we sell more vegetables. What we’ve seen is people who have a perennial garden are switching it over to a vegetable garden.” She said that even if people only have a patio garden, they are growing tomatoes, peppers, peas and beans. For customers with a yard, which is necessary for carrots, onions, potatoes, and other root vegetables, Smith said Pahl’s Market helps people set up foot square gardens to help save space. “It’s amazing what can be produced in a small vegetable garden, especially if you take advantage of the early seasoning crops like peas and lettuce and then rotate into the summer crops,” Daniels said.

FROM PAGE 1 Market Manager Patti Smith. “We’ve done a few in our green house, but vertical gardening is quite interesting.” The Minneapolis Macy’s flower show, Gardens by Bachman’s, had the theme “Towers of Flowers” this year to emphasize this trend. According to Chief Executive Officer Dale Bachman, vertical gardening has been especially popular in Europe. He suggested using the new Wally modular living wall system from the Wooly Pocket Garden Company when planting vertical gardens. This structure is also eco-friendly because it’s made of recycled plastic water bottles.

Park-and-ride FROM PAGE 1 was a creamery in Rosemount at one point, but in any case, these weren’t rare or anything like that.” Mattson, who said he spoke with representatives from MnDOT and the Minnesota Historical Society, said he was asked about the digs, and showed them some of the shards they’d found. “That’s the last we heard about it, until City Hall called us, saying that the Historical Society wants to open the pit up because of something historically significant,” Mattson said. “There is nothing down there. There might be an intact crock-pot. All we saw was the bottom of [a possibly intact crock] before [the hole caved in due to the vibration from a passing train]. For this, they want to hold up the whole project? There’s no reason to be digging there.” Funding for the project is composed of federal Congestion Mitigation and

The theme of the Minneapolis Macy’s annual flower show was “Towers of Flowers,” emphasizing the emerging trend of vertical gardening. (Photo by Jennie Olson – Sun Newspapers) it’s grafted onto a dwarfing root stalk, which keeps the tree to a very controllable size. They work well for a smaller garden,” Daniels said. “Honeycrisp is the most popular one out there.” Pahl’s Market has also seen this trend emerging in the suburbs. “We’ve noticed a huge trend in people growing their own vegetables right now,” Smith said. “When the economy

Transit Air Quality funds, Regional Transit Capital funds and a grant to Rosemount from the Dakota County Community Development Agency. As a stipulation of the use of federal highway monies, there needs to be assurance that the project will not be adversely impacting historical resources, said Liz Able, a state programs administrative coordinator with the MnDOT Cultural Resources Unit. “When we talked to [the Rosemount Area Historical Society], it sounded like there was stuff left,” Abel said. “The big issue is that we need a professional to look at it and sort it all out. The locals are not professionals, and that’s why we are hiring a consultant to look at it for us. It could be nothing, it could be something.” Abel said a consultant could start within the month. The consultant’s report will go to the State Historic Preservation Office for comment. The cost of the assessment will be determined by the consultant once the size

Bright colors When it comes to annuals, Daniels said that there’s a movement away from the pastel colors towards more vibrant colors. “Annuals are always hot because they give you quick color,” he said. Another color trend is mixing colors and varieties of plants. “We’re seeing it in annuals and perennials, but there’s a trend towards extra combinations, combining plants either with mixed colors or mixed varieties and different kinds of plants in the same planters,” Daniels said.

Other trends

Smith said that perennials have been very popular the last few years because they come back every year, saving money. Another way that people are saving money is by finding lasting ways of adding variety. “We are going into fairy gardening and pottery displays intermixed with their gardens,” Smith said. “That’s what our master gardeners are all planning. They’re going into pottery because it shows color and interesting landscape where they don’t have to replace it every year.” “People want things that are tough and going to last and are relatively low maintenance,” Daniels said, adding that ornamental grass has been very popular at Bachman’s because it’s hardy and adds vertical variety to the garden.

Other emerging trends are indoor and outdoor succulents that require minimal care and water and add texture and variety, Bachman said. Bachman said that orchids, ferns, and palms help to clean and purify the air, so they are a big trend for indoors, both in offices and homes. New indoor plants by Bachman’s include the blue Phalaenopsis Orchids and the tall flowering Phaius Tankervilliae Flower, Nun’s Orchid. New outdoor plants by Bachman’s are Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea and the Itoh Peony. The Itoh Peony is a hybrid between the traditional herbaceous peony and the tree peony and can produce up to 50 flowers on every plant. Bachman’s also has a new geranium series that’s a cross between traditional zonal geranium and the trailing geranium. One variety is called Caliente and the other is Calliope.

and scope of the work involved is determined, Abel said. Mattson, for one, thinks returning to the site is “craziness.” “We’ve already been there,” he said. “The most they will find is some $40 pots from 1880s.” Lois Spear, an MVTA finance officer, said that the construction timetable depends on the results of the assessment. The Rosemount City Council has planned to review renderings during its April 13 worksession. When the engineering for the site is finished, the project will go through normal planning and zoning reviews, which would include approval by the council. “For now, we don’t want to do too much in terms of planning because the results of the survey might change what we can do,” Spear said. “But is that likely? I doubt it.” The archeological issue isn’t the only issue the site faces. According to Rosemount City Administrator Dwight Johnson, fill dirt on the site showed traces of polynuclear aromatic hydro-

carbons (atmospheric pollutants) connected to bituminous material. Also, levels of selenium, a chemical element, were also high enough to require a report to the Minnesota Pollution Control agency. “I believe that we will need MPCA review and guidance on how to proceed,” Johnson said. “Neither item appears to be something that would prevent the construction of a park and ride facility, but again we will have to await some determination from the MPCA.” Johnson said the facility, in addition to relieving the need to use Community Center space for bus-related activity, could also serve to draw more people downtown. “Rosemount residents are looking forward to more transit options and this facility will be a significant step forward when it is finished,” Johnson said. “It’s important for Rosemount to have a ‘transit identity,’” Spear said. “This is something we’ve been pursuing for a long period of time. It’s a growing area, and this will continue to encourage residents to use public transit.”

Perennials

Edible gardens Bachman said that growing vegetables, herbs, and fruit is very popular right now and has been used as a way to be organic and economically friendly. For those who do not have a big yard, Bachman said that growing plants in containers is a way to still grow edible food, and the containers also provide multi-season color and purpose regardless of outdoor space. John Daniels, Bachman’s vice president of production and wholesale at the growing facility in Lakeville, said that fruit trees have also become popular the past few years, especially apple trees. “Bachman’s sells dwarf apple trees, which is your standard apple tree, but

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COMMUNITY NOTES Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s luncheon

Rotary fundraiser

The MN Valley Christian Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Connection luncheon will meet 12:30-2 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Enjoy! Restaurant at 15434 Founders Lane in Apple Valley. The featured speaker, Dodie Davis, will share her message titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fairy Tales Can Come Trueâ&#x20AC;ŚIt Can Happen To Youâ&#x20AC;ŚOr Not.â&#x20AC;? The luncheon will also feature May Day baskets and a gift bag demonstration. The event costs $16. For more information about reservations and cancellations, contact Grace at 651-452-1234 or Lisa at 952-403-0773.

Bidding on the Burnsville Rotary Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online Bidding for Good online fundraising auction opens April 15. Items up for bid include: lunch for two with Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz; a completely outfitted, four-day canoe package in the Boundary Waters; a fullshift squad car ride with a Burnsville Police officer; and Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Lynx tickets. Bidding time runs until April 29. To place a bid or view items, go to BiddingforGood.com/BurnsvilleRotary.

Burnsville garage sale Burnsville will host its Communitywide Garage Sale Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4. Homeowners may choose to participate on either Friday and/or and Saturday. The city will coordinate publicity in local papers and create a map with all registered garage sales to help inform garage sale shoppers regarding the locations of the sales. All recipients will be given a registration number and coordinating signs to place in their yard. Registration forms are available at burnsville.org or at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway. There is a $20 fee to participate. Credit card payments are accepted online at burnsville.org/garagesale. The entry deadline is set for Friday, May 13. Info: 952-895-4570.

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Minneapolis development company plans to buy Lockheed site in Eagan Sale to close this summer BY JOSEPH PALMERSHEIM â&#x20AC;˘ SUN NEWSPAPERS Looks like a major piece of Eagan real estate is off the market. CSM Equities, an affiliate of the Minneapolis-based CSM Corporation, announced Wednesday, April 6, that it has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement for the 50-acre Lockheed Martin facility in Eagan. The sale is planned to close this summer, with Lockheed Martin continuing to occupy the space until the final transition of its operations by spring 2013. According the CSM, plans are in the works to potentially develop the 623,000 square foot building for mixed-use development, which may include the option of turning the facility into a data center. Other options include restaurant, service, office and other uses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are excited about the opportunity to acquire this facility,â&#x20AC;? said Tom Palmquist, CSMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice-president for commercial development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In partnership with Lockheed Martin, the community, and various end users, CSM will deliver a market driven solution to successfully reposition the asset. This acquisition reinforces CSMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s optimistic outlook for the future of commercial real estate.â&#x20AC;? Lockheed Martin employees were notified about the layoff and phase-out

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LEGAL NOTICES Public Notice (Official Publication) Invitation to Comment on a Proposed Wireless Telecommunications Facility Interested persons are invited to comment on the wireless telecommunications facility proposed to be constructed at 1255 Wilderness Run Road in Eagan, MN, with respect to impacts on historic properties located at or near this facility, if any. The facility will consist of installing cellular antennas on an existing electrical transmission tower and placing the associated equipment cabinet on the ground level near the base of the tower. Comments regarding potential effects to historic properties should be submitted by mail to Regulatory Compliance Manager at 2001 Butterfield Rd, Ste. 1900, Downers Grove, IL 60515, or by calling (630)960-8400. Questions about this facility or this notice may also be directed to that address or phone number. This notice is provided in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, 47 C.F.R. Part 1, Subpart I and Appendices B and C. (Apr 7, 14, 2011) C2 Wireless Telecomm. Facility

Certificate of Assumed Name (Official Publication) MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Printerette Press State the address of the principal place of business. 1880 Yorkshire Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55116 List the name and complete street address of all persons conducting business under the above Assumed Name. Catherine Polacek 1880 Yorkshire Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55116 I certify that I am authorized to sign this certificate and I further certify that I understand that by signing this certificate, I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 609.48 as if I had signed this certificate under oath. FILED: Mar 25, 2011 /s/ Catherine Jayne Polacek, Proprietor

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Foreclosure Notice (Official Publication) NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN 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 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 The Pennock Place Condominium Association, (hereinafter the “Declaration”) recorded in the office of the Registrar of Titles of Dakota County, Minnesota as Document No. 126559, as amended, which covers the following property: Residential Unit No. RB 207 and Garage Unit No. GB 207 in Condominium No. 57, The Pennock Place Condominium, Dakota County, Minnesota, Certificate of Title No. 150047 Address: 14182 Pennock Avenue, Unit 207, Apple Valley, MN 55124 PIN: 01-57001-05-02 THAT pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of March 22, 2011, from Federal National Mortgage Association, title holder, to The Pennock Place Condominium Association, a Minnesota non-profit corporation, the amount of $6,724.00, for assessments, late fees and collection costs, plus additional assessments and other amounts that may have accrued since the date of this notice, including the costs of collection and foreclosure; THAT prior to the commencement of this foreclosure proceeding, Lienor complied with all notice requirements as required by status; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said lien, or any part thereof; THAT the owner has not been released from its financial obligation to pay said amount; THAT pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 515B.3116, said debt creates a lien upon said premises in favor of The Pennock Place Condominium Association, as evidenced by a lien statement recorded on December 14, 2010, in the office of the Dakota County Registrar of Titles as Document No. T672691;

THAT pursuant to the power of sale granted by the owner in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration, said lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the sheriff of said County at the Dakota County Law Enforcement Center, Lobby S-100, 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota on May 26, 2011, at 10 a.m., at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the costs of foreclosure, including attorney’s fees as allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owners, their personal representatives 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 November 26, 2011. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next business day at 11:59 p.m.

will be sold at public auction at Ballard Moving & Storage Co, 2922 W Service Rd, Eagan, MN for charges due for nonpayment on April 30th, 2011

10 a.m.

(Apr 14, 21, 2011) C2 April 30th Auction

School District 191 (Official Publication) School Board Minutes INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 191 March 17, 2011 The meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by Chair Hill at 6:30 p.m. at the Burnsville High School Senior Campus in the Diamondhead Education Center.

- Donations of $12.48 from Scott Galvin, $105 from Brionne Sillman, and $36 from Robin Swanson to support the Literacy Library at Hidden Valley; $3,503 in cash and in-kind donations to the BrainPower in a BackPack program; and $100 from Joe and Deb Rugnetta to the Eagle Ridge Media Center - Approve February payroll checks numbered 715363-715456, and Direct Deposit notices numbered 422094-425444, in the net amount of $3,878,766.19. February and March claims to date represented by checks numbered 405969406636, 1002420-1002596, 100467100470 and wire transfers and adjustments totaling $7,294,887.05. Also, that the Board accepts February receipts of $9,104,602.92 and investments for General Operations and Alt. Facilities and OPEB of $17,575,714.53 as of February 28, 2011.

Members present: Directors Currier, Luth, Morrison, Schmid, Teiken, Sweep and Chair Hill. Others in attendance were Superintendent Clegg, Student Advisor Jaeger, administrators and staff.

- Accept the Budget Analysis for the Month ending February 28, 2011

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE OWNER, THE OWNER’S 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 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

Chair Hill welcomed the audience and asked Director Morrison to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

- Approve an extended field trip for the BHS International Travel Club to Costa Rica, March 25-April 3, 2011

Board members recognized BHS senior Sharmila Ahmed for her many outstanding accomplishments. She was selected to receive this year’s Athena Award (top female athlete at BHS), recently won the Minnesota State High School Nordic Ski individual champion-ship, and is also a Triple “A” award winner for her accomplishments in academics, arts and athletics.

- Approve job description for Communications Coordinator and filling the position of Communications Coordinator

The Pennock Place Condominium Association, Lienor

Burnsville High School Principal Dave Helke provided a brief report on college credit opportunities that are available through the school. Seniors Tevin Jones and Annie Ayres spoke about their experience with these programs and how it has helped them and others to prepare for college while earning college credits in a high school setting.

REDEMPTION NOTICE

Dated: March 22, 2011 By /s/ Thomas P. Carlson Thomas P. Carlson (024871X) Carlson & Associates, Ltd. 1052 Centerville Circle Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 (651) 287-8640

Moved by Director Morrison, seconded by Director Luth, to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously (7,0).

Attorney for The Pennock Place Condominium Association

Moved by Director Currier, seconded by Director Schmid, to approve the consent agenda.

(Apr 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 2011) C2 FNMA #207 Foreclosure

- Minutes of the March 3, 2011 board meeting

Public Notice of Auction (Official Publication) The lot of residential inventory held at Barrett Moving & Storage Co. 2922 W Service Rd, Eagan, MN in the names of: James Martin

- Personnel changes J. Bartholow, D. Erdall, C. Nurmela, K. Aars, C. Gores, A. Niemiec, M. Orlich-Sullivan, T. Bennett, A. Chamberlain, H. Cynor, K. Fey, C. Gutterman, A. Hayes, B. Johnston, T. Meyer, M. Meyerhofer, P. Mogart, S. Orth, M. Theis, K. VanVooren, J. Worshek, C. Kothe, A. Cadwell, K. Campen, L. Collins, M. Dundon, J. Sheil, D. Yates

- Approve an extended field trip for the BHS Winter Drumline to Dayton, OH April 13-17, 2011

Chair Hill made special mention of the generous donation. Motion carried unanimously (7,0). Moved by Director Morrison, seconded by Director Sweep, to approve the resolution authorizing the issuance, awarding the sale, prescribing the form and details and providing for the payment of $16,575,000 General Obligation Alternative Facilities Bonds, Series 2011A. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously (7,0 with Directors Currier, Hill, Luth, Morrison, Schmid, Sweep and Teiken voting in favor, none opposed). Moved by Director Currier, seconded by Director Luth, to approve the bid award for Burnsville High School Phase I Deferred Maintenance to Jorgenson Construction, Inc. with a base bid of $7,848,000 and total contract amount of $8,245,000 including alternates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. Motion carried unanimously (7,0). Preliminary guidelines and assumptions for development of the 2011-12 General Fund Budget were presented by Lisa Rider, Executive Director of Business Services. She indicated that the projected year-end enrollment numbers will be used for planning; a 0% change in the general education formula will be assumed; and, general fund expenditures will be adjusted for inflation. A significant decrease in funding must also be fac-

tored in since ARRA funds will no longer be available. The 2011-12 budget must be adopted by June 30. Moved by Director Morrison seconded by Director Teiken, to award the contract for group medical insurance high deductible plan effective for 7/1/11 to Medica. Motion carried unanimously (7,0). Moved by Director Luth, seconded by Director Teiken, to adjourn to a Board Workshop at 7:42 p.m. Daniel W. Luth, Clerk (Apr 14, 2011) C2C3 March 17 Minutes

Public Notice (Official Publication) MINNESOTA LAND EXCHANGE BOARD NOTICE OF HEARING ON STATE LAND EXCHANGE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to M.S.A. 94.341 to 94.348, a public hearing will be held on behalf of the Minnesota Land Exchange Board by the Commissioner of Natural Resources at 10:00am, in the 4th floor East/West Conference Room of the MN Dept of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155 on a proposal for the exchange of certain Class A land belonging to the State of Minnesota, to be offered in exchange for certain lands owned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. A complete list of the proposed exchange parcels will be posted in the Carver, Dakota, Pine, Scott, and Wright County Auditor’s offices at least two weeks before the date of said hearing. This hearing is also held pursuant to M.S. 97A.135, subd. 2A, which requires that a public hearing be held before lands within a Wildlife Management Area can be disposed of through sale or exchange. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has also prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) pursuant to this land exchange. Copies of the EA will be available at the hearing. Questions regarding this land exchange can be directed to Katherine Giel, Land Exchange Coordinator at (651) 2595377. Dated: April 8, 2011 By: Kathy A. Lewis, Assistant Director, Division Lands and Minerals, and Commissioner’s Delegate (Apr 14, 2011) C2MT Land Exchange

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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – APRIL 15 THROUGH APRIL 21 FRIDAY

15 The From Yours To Mine, LLC Kids Consignment Sale Where: Hasse Hockey Arena, 8525 215th St. W., County Road 70, Lakeville When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 16) Price: $1 (no charge Saturday) Information: FromYoursToMine.com

SATURDAY

16 Free ACT practice test Where: Burnsville Sylvan Learning Center, 170 Cobblestone Lane, Burnsville When: noon to 3:30 p.m. Price: Free, but registration required Information: 952-435-6603 Robert E. Emmick (“How to be Your Own General Contractor: The Easy-toFollow Guide for Completing That Home Project”) book signing Where: Dunn Brothers Coffee, 1603 County Road 42, Burnsville When: 1-3 p.m. Price: Free Information: 888-361-9473 Easter egg scramble and breakfast Where: Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave., Lakeville When: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. Price: $8 per person, registration required Information: 952-985-4600 El Dia de los Niños/El Dia de los Libros Where: Lakeville Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville When: 1-3 p.m. Price: Free Information: 952-891-0360 Spring Bake and Salad Luncheon Where: Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 3930 Rahn Road, Eagan When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Price: $5 adults, $1 children 10 and under Information: 651-454-2631

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Lakeville Lions annual all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet Where: Lakeville VFW Post 210, 8790 Upper 210th St., Lakeville When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Price: $7 for adults, $3 kids 12 and under Information: 952-4357093

Lakeville City Council meeting Where: Lakeville City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville When: 7 p.m. Information: 952-9854400 Dinner and a Movie Family Night “Born to Be Wild” Where: The Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley When: Meal 5:30 p.m., movie 6:30 p.m. Price: $9.50 for adults, kids free with paid adults Information: imax.com/minnesota “The Story of Music, Stories from Home” presented by the Lakeville Area Historical Society Where: Lakeville Area Arts Center Theatre, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville When: 7 p.m. Price: Free Information: 952-9854403

TUESDAY

19 ‘What are Social Services, Child Protection and Respite Care?’ presentation Where: Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan When: 6 p.m. Price: Free, registration required Information: 651-6452948, ext. 102 Dakota County immunization clinic Where: Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley When: 4-6:30 p.m. Price: $14 Information: 952-8917528 What: Burnsville City Council meeting Where: Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville When: 6:30 p.m. Information: 952-8954490 What: Eagan City Council meeting Where: Eagan Municipal Center Building, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan When: 6:30 p.m. Information: 651-6755000

WEDNESDAY

20 Got clutter? Getting organized today! Where: Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan When: 7 p.m. Price: Free Information: 651-4502900

THURSDAY

21 Free auto repair clinic for military veterans and active duty personnel Where: Dakota County Technical College, 1300 145th St. E., Rosemount When: Appointment times 7-11 a.m. Price: Free Information: Make appointments by e-mailing Nicole.Meulemans@dctc.e du

MEGA MEET

SPORTS Thursday, April 14, 2011

One of the first big high school track and field invitationals is the Lakeville North Mega Meet, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 15. Lakeville North and Rosemount will send its boys and girls teams to the meet.

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Changes for Eagan softball start in pitching circle Wildcats fall to defending state champs in season opener BY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS

Ciara Rivera pitches for Eagan in an April 8 South Suburban Conference softball game at Burnsville. The Wildcats lost 7-3 to the defending state champions in their season opener. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy • Sun Newspapers)

For four years, Eagan softball coach Courtney Dully could write Sara Moulton’s name on the lineup sheet and know that the Wildcats had a very good chance to win. With Moulton now at the University of Minnesota, Dully has new candidates for the pitching circle. How they perform will help determine whether Eagan can contend in the South Suburban Conference, which features two of the state’s best teams (Burnsville and Bloomington Jefferson). Eagan made the state tournament twice in the four years Moulton was its varsity pitcher, winning the Class 3A championship in 2008 and taking the consolation title the following year. Junior Ciara Rivera got the first chance at the job, struggling early but settling down later in a 7-3 loss April 8 at defending state champion Burnsville. “None of our pitchers have [varsity] experience, and this was our first game, playing a really tough opponent,” Dully said. “[Rivera] had one bad inning, but other than that she did well.” Burnsville put up five runs in the second

inning, giving pitcher Kelsey Anderson – who pitched two no-hitters in last year’s state tournament – a healthy advantage. But Eagan got 16 runners on base and advanced eight of them into scoring position, leaving Dully optimistic about the Wildcats’ offensive potential. “We have a new team, a young team, but I saw a lot of good things” in the Burnsville game, Dully said. Sophomore outfielder Abby Brinkmeier had two hits and drove in one run. Morgan Haus, a senior outfielder, scored once. Two of Eagan’s returning players are senior shortstop Kyndra Beekman and senior second baseman Jena Holmes, both captains. Holmes’ sister Dana is a senior outfielder. Senior Kristina Soeldner and sophomore Madison Haus also could see time in the pitching circle. The pitchers will be working with a new catcher, sophomore Blair Blanchette. Blanchette “is going to be fun to watch,” Dully said. “She frames the ball well, has a strong arm and seems to work well with our pitchers.” SOFTBALL: TO NEXT PAGE

Eastview pitchers take command in early games Lightning outscores first two baseball opponents 14-1 BY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS Pitchers are thought to be ahead of hitters early in a baseball season, but Eastview might have the pitching to stay ahead of hitters all season long. The numbers from the Lightning’s first two games: 14 innings pitches,

one run allowed, nine hits and 18 strikeouts. “I’m really pleased with how well it went,” coach Tom Strey said after Eastview defeated Lakeville South 7-1 in its season opener April 7. “Our plan was to use three pitchers, and all three of them threw well and had good control.” Several other South Suburban Conference coaches pointed to Eastview as one of the favorites in the league because of the Lightning’s pitching depth. Adam Moorse, Evan Decovich and Tom Jerle combined to hold Lakeville South to five hits in the

opener. Moorse pitched the first four innings, allowing three hits and striking out eight, and earned the victory. Strey intended to use three pitchers the next day against Rosemount, but senior Ty McDevitt scuttled those plans – in a good way, from Eastview’s perspective – by lasting six innings in a 7-0 victory over Rosemount. McDevitt, a recruited walk-on at the University of Minnesota, held the Irish to four hits and one walk while striking out five. Jerle, a hard-throwing left-hander, pitched a scoreless BASEBALL: TO PAGE 26

Eastview senior Matt Larson swings at a pitch during the Lightning’s 7-1 victory at Lakeville South on April 7. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy • Sun Newspapers)

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Football shakeup could have big implications in South Suburban Apple Valley could join second-largest enrollment class under MSHSL change BY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS The Minnesota State High School League’s decision last week to expand the high school football playoffs to seven classes has left a number of people wanting to hear more. That group includes coaches and administrators in the South Suburban Conference, where several schools could be impacted. The MSHSL board of directors approved creating a Class 6A for football, consisting of 32 of the state’s largest high schools. The new class would take effect in 2012. The high school league released a preliminary list of schools that would be placed in Class 6A. All but one were in the Twin Cities area, with Brainerd the lone outstate school. Of the 31 metroarea schools, 29 were in suburbs. In the South Suburban, Burnsville, Eagan, Eastview, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, Rosemount and Prior Lake would tentatively be placed in Class 6A. Apple Valley, Bloomington Jefferson and Bloomington Kennedy would be in 5A. One thing to remember is the 32 schools on the preliminary enrollment list “are the top 32 in April 2011. In April 2012, it’s going to be different,” Apple

Softball FROM PREVIOUS PAGE The Wildcats play Wayzata at home in a non-conference game at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 14. They play at Bloomington Jefferson on Monday, April 18. “The first game is always very nervewracking,” Dully said. “One goal we had for the team was to keep our composure. We had one tough inning in which the composure wasn’t there, but we’ll try to learn from it. “We have some things to work on. And that will be our goal all season, to just keep getting better.”

Apple Valley Coach: Carla Christiansen. Last year: 7-14 overall; lost in first round of Class 3A, Section 3 playoffs. 2011 so far: lost to Bloomington Jefferson 12-0 on April 7.

Valley High School activities director Pete Buesgens said. By this time next year, schools such as St. Michael-Albertville and Andover might have grown enough to move into the top 32 in enrollment, Buesgens said. Apple Valley, which was 33 students short of the preliminary Class 6A cutoff, is expected to see its enrollment either remain stable or decline slightly. Class 6A is expected to consist of four eight-team sections. Among things to be determined are section alignments, the playoff format (a 32-team class would require one fewer playoff game than other classes), and opt-up and opt-down procedures. Cretin-Derham Hall, for example, is not on the preliminary list of the 32 schools eligible for Class 6A, although it’s widely assumed the school would opt up. The Raiders won the 2009 state largeschool championship. Totino-Grace, the 2010 Class 4A champion, already announced its intention to

Next game: 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at home against Edina. Outlook: Junior Loryn Charbonneau takes over in the pitching circle. She has been with the Eagles for a couple of years, but this is her first season as a starter. The Eagles don’t have many players with varsity experience, and even the ones who are returning are in new roles, Christiansen said. Senior captain Lynsi Havens has caught, but played first base in the Eagles’ opener. Infielder Emily Kieser, also a senior captain, starts this season after coming off the bench last year. Junior Julie Gerlach moves from second base to third, and junior Kaiti Erb switches to shortstop. Junior Mallory Michaluk saw limited time behind the plate last season but could be there full-time this year. The Eagles are anxious to atone for their performance in the season opener.

move to Class 5A (currently the largest enrollment class for football) beginning in 2011. However, the new structure would place Totino-Grace in the third-largest enrollment class. Totino-Grace coach Jeff Ferguson told the St. Paul Pioneer Press last week his team would likely opt up one class, but probably not two. “If a school opts up [to Class 6A], does it become a class of 33, or does another school move down?” Buesgens said. “Then my question would be, what if that school doesn’t want to move down?” Buesgens said Apple Valley officials are waiting for more information before deciding if they would opt up in football or play in the second-largest class. “I’ll sit down with Mr. [Steve] Degenaar [AVHS principal] and the coaching staff,” he said. If Apple Valley chose to remain in the new Class 5A, possible section football opponents could include Farmington, Hastings, Owatonna, Henry Sibley, the two Bloomington high schools and the three Rochester public high schools. Class 5A would consist of 48 teams, probably grouped into eight six-team sections. The rationale for creating a seventh football class was to reduce the enrollment disparity between schools within the largest class. Two Minnesota schools, Eden Prairie and Wayzata, have more than 3,000 students in grades 9-12, while schools with enrollments around 1,200 were in the same class for football. The MSHSL’s goal was to reduce the enrollment disparity to less than two to one. Lakeville North and Lakeville South

would be among the smallest schools in the new Class 6A. Even more significant is the Lakeville schools are likely to get a bunch of new playoff opponents in football. In the current Class 5A, Section 1, every school except North and South would be eligible to move down a class. “You think the Rochester schools are celebrating right now?” Lakeville South coach Larry Thompson asked. In recent years, Lakeville South and Lakeville North have taken ownership of Class 5A, Section 1, which includes the three Rochester public high schools, plus Owatonna and Farmington. Lakeville South and Lakeville North have won the section twice each in the last four years, while none of the Rochester schools has been to the state playoffs since 2004. Last November, Lakeville South went on the road and pasted a previously undefeated Rochester Century team 49-17 in the Section 1 championship game. “I think [the additional class] will be good because there are schools out there with 3,000 kids,” Thompson said. “You had schools with 800-900 kids in a grade playing schools with 400 kids in a grade. That’s a big difference. “We’d be one of the smallest schools in the new class, but we can’t worry about that. We just have to go play.” Thompson said he would like to see the MSHSL make it mandatory for private school football teams to opt up an enrollment class. “Hopefully they’ll make the private schools buck up and play where they belong,” Thompson said.

“We weren’t ready to play, and the girls knew it,” Christiansen said. “But they have good chemistry off the field and communicate well on the field. We just need some more reps at this point.”

ing players for the Lightning. Outfielder Alyssa Besch is a returning junior.

Eastview Coach: Mike Haugh. Last year: 14-9 overall; reached third round of Class 3A, Section 3 playoffs. 2011 so far: defeated Lakeville South 2-0 on April 7. Next game: 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Hopkins. Outlook: junior Paige Palkovich returns in the pitching circle. Among her accomplishments last season was a perfect game against Virginia in Eastview’s Great 8 tournament. Palkovich also is one of the Lightning’s top returning hitters. Outfielder Samantha Kane, catcher Kelly Meyer and infielder Sophia Williams, all seniors, are other return-

Rosemount Coach: Tiffany Rose. Last year: 14-7 overall; lost in first round of Class 3A, Section 3 playoffs. Next game: 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at home against Bloomington Jefferson. Outlook: Rose, who was co-head coach at Eastview last season, takes over for Jim Matheson, who led the Irish to the 2006 state Class 3A championship. Senior pitcher Rachel Hoeppner, the Irish’s starter the last two seasons, can help keep the Irish competitive in the pitching-rich South Suburban Conference. Hoeppner, infielder Paige Cero and catcher Alexandra Fromme are team captains. Other seniors on the roster are outfielder Makayla Newberry and infielder Laura Bodurtha.

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Locals help bring Duluth a title Baseball J.T. Brown is Frozen Four’s Most Outstanding Player BY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS For several University of MinnesotaDuluth men’s hockey players, winning the national championship was doubly satisfying. They earned the title in their hometown and got to take it back to their other hometown. Ten players on the UMD roster are from the Twin Cities area. They had plenty of family and friends in the stands when the Bulldogs defeated Michigan 3-2 in overtime in the championship game of the NCAA Frozen Four on April 9 at Xcel Energy Center. They also helped win it for a city aching for a hockey championship. UMD had been in the national championship game once before, losing to Bowling Green 5-4 in four overtimes in the 1984 NCAA final. “UMD hockey is huge in Duluth,” said Bulldogs sophomore forward Jake Hendrickson, a Burnsville High School graduate. “The fan support is incredible.

FROM PAGE 24 Everybody here knows about the 1984 team, and that was one of the reasons we really wanted to win this. We wanted to bring a championship back to Duluth.” Burnsville resident and Rosemount High School graduate J.T. Brown was an impact player at the Frozen Four. The freshman forward had one assist against Michigan and a goal and assist in UMD’s 4-3 victory over Notre Dame in the semifinals. His fearless rushes to the net helped him earn the Frozen Four’s Most Outstanding Player award. Brown had 37 points (16 goals, 21 assists) in 42 games. He was the Bulldogs’ fourth-leading scorer behind the members of UMD’s high-powered top line – Jack Connolly, Mike Connolly and Justin Fontaine. Defenseman Luke McManus, a teammate of Brown’s at Rosemount High, was a freshman redshirt this season.

Larson plays for Irish Apple Valley native Nick Larson played for the Notre Dame team that lost to Minnesota-Duluth in the Frozen Four semifinals April 7. Larson, a sophomore forward, had an assist in the game.

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seventh inning for the second consecutive day. Strey was still able to get several of his pitchers meaningful work in the first week of the season. “That was part of it,” he said. “You also don’t want to overuse pitchers this early in the season. You don’t want kids throwing 120-130 pitches yet.” Several other Lightning players also can pitch, including seniors Alec Knop, Austin Lindstrom and Taylor Beattie. The Lightning had to replace its starting catcher and dipped into its wealth of outfielders. Senior Taylor Branstad started in center field last season, but in the Lakeville South game became one of the rarest of baseball sights – a catcher who throws left-handed. Branstad will still see some playing time in the outfield, Strey said. Ryan Reger, a junior, also is expected to be used behind the plate. The pitching depth might be matched by the Lightning’s assortment of returning players with varsity experience. David Barry (second base), and Knop (third) are returning infielders. Scott Nelson will play shortstop, and Decovich will see time at first. Patrick Strey, a junior, also will get some innings at third base. Matt Larson, Matt Galloway and Stu Daly are returning outfielders. Last year, two of them played outfield and the third was a designated hitter. This year all three figure to be in the outfield when Branstad catches. Decovich was 2-for-3 with three RBI in the Lakeville South game. Larson, the Lightning’s leadoff hitter, had a monster game against Rosemount, going 4-for-4 with a home run, double and three RBI. Branstad was 2-for-4 against Rosemount, and Decovich drove in two more runs, giving him five in Eastview’s first two games. Eastview had a 16-win season last spring, and a number of this year’s varsity players were on a Eastview American Legion team that played in the state tournament last summer. “We have really high goals,” Tom Strey said. “But other teams in our conference and section also have high goals. Our goal is to compete for the conference and section titles, and the teams that do that do the little things right. That’s what we’re working on now.” The next several games will test the Lightning’s ability to execute the finer points of baseball. Eastview plays a nonconference game at Hopkins at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 14, then faces the two

Eastview senior Tom Jerle pitched a scoreless seventh inning as the Lightning defeated Lakeville South 7-1 on April 7. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy • Sun Newspapers) teams that played for the 2010 state Class 3A championship. The Lightning plays at defending state champion Eden Prairie at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, before going to Class 3A runner-up Burnsville at 4:15 p.m. Monday, April 18.

Baseball notes • Burnsville’s offense is in midseason form as the Blaze scored 25 runs in its first two games. Junior shortstop Matt Stemper was 4for-4 with a home run, two doubles, four runs and five RBI in an 11-5 victory over Eagan on April 8. Brian Vanderwoude and Andy Lieser each had three-hit games. Winning pitcher Adam Lambrecht worked the first 3 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs. Burnsville shut out Lakeville North 10-0 in its season opener April 7, scoring eight runs in the final two innings. Lieser, Tyler Hill and Justin Threlkeld had two hits apiece. One of Lieser’s hits was a home run. Vanderwoude pitched the first five innings, allowing no hits and three walks while striking out eight. • Eagan split its first two games, defeating Prior Lake 2-0 before losing to Burnsville 11-5. Charlie Conkel was the winning pitcher in the Prior Lake game. • Apple Valley senior infielder Casey Killebrew caught the ceremonial first pitch from Twins legend Tony Oliva at the Twins’ home opener April 8 at Target Field. Killebrew is the grandson of hall of famer Harmon Killebrew. Harmon Killebrew was to take part in the ceremony but remained in Arizona to continue treatment for esophageal cancer. AVHS, meanwhile, scored in the seventh inning to break a tie and defeat Bloomington Jefferson 3-2 on April 7. • Rosemount defeated Woodbury 8-2 and Bloomington Kennedy 4-3 in its first two games of the season before losing to Eastview 7-0 on April 8. The Irish held Woodbury to two hits in their season opener.

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3160

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Misc. Wanted

Buying Old Trains & Toys

STEVE'S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200 Polaris Snowmobile & ATV's. Non-working only. Will pick-up, will pay cash! Call 612-987-1044

3500

3506

Garage Sales this week Bloomington

Huge Sale! 4/14-15-16 (8-6) 4402 W. 98th St. Circle Btwn Normandale & France

Eagan

All Saints Lutheran Church

75+ Families 4/15 (8-5); 4/16 (8-3) 3810 Lexington Ave S. (Lexington & Wescott)

#'s 7am on Friday Over 60 Years accumulation!

MN Certified Arborist A+ on Angies List

3523

3524

Eden Prairie

Big Garage Sale / Merging hh. Printers, cameras, dog kennels, fun treasures Sat. 4/16. 8:30-4. 10395 Lee Dr

3526

Excelsior

Excelsior Rummage Sale Presale: Friday, April 15 5:30-7:30pm - For choice deals! $3/adult, $1/child. Sale: Sat, April 16 9am-1pm Cong. Church Excelsior 471 Third St. 952-474-5919

3543

Lakeville

ECFE Kids Stuff Sale Saturday, 4/16 (8-2) 50% off 11:15-1pm; $5 Bag sale 1:30-2pm; $1 Admission until 10 am; Kenwood Trail MS

19455 Kenwood Trail MOVING: April 15-17 (8-5) Furn., tools, mower, antiqus, HH. 10355 235th St W.

3565

Plymouth

Multi-Family Sale

4/14 & 15 (9-5); 4/16 (9-12)

3606

Garage Sales next week Bloomington

Estate Sale: Sat, 4/23 (8-4) Everything must go! Cash only 11058 Oregon Curve

3900

3970

Agriculture/ Animals/Pets Pets

Long-Haired Chihuahua puppies $300 – 3 females – 2 males. 715-220-1254 chihuahuamom.com

5000

5600

Rentals Rooms For Rent

Move in Special / Furn. Studio Rooms for Rent Incl. all utils., phone, cable & Internet from $799/mo. Call Michael 763-227-1567

3567

Richfield

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9100

CDL Class A Drivers 1 yr exp in last 3 yrs. Call 763-225-8153 www.prodrivers.com

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9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Customer Service Full-time & Part-time positions in Bloomington. Opportunity for advancement. Full benefits, we train, no experience necessary. Call 647-839-7922

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6400

Apartments & Condos For Rent

EOE For current openings call 507-664-3070

Blmgtn: Lrg LL, Apt, 494 & MOA $660+½ gas/elec Amenities!! 612-386-5026

9000

Employment

Quantico & Schmidt Lake Rd

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Customer service and management. Wholsale company needs to fill 20 positions immediately. No experience necessary. Will train. Call 763-951-3289

Drivers/Operators Good drivers w/ a class A, B, and D to operate our equipment. Must have good driving record. Paid training courses. Competitive wage, with medical, dental and matching 401K. Day and night shifts available. Emails resumes to: Careers@reliakor.com Be your own Boss! Look for businesses for sale in Class 9010!

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MOVING: Sat., 4/16 (9-2) Tools, mower, grill, HH, chairs. 6925 Russell Ave S.

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St. Louis Park

1820 Oregon Ave S. SLP 55426. Estate Sale Electronics, CDs, Albums, Music Eqpt. April 15-16 Friday: 12-5, Sat: 10-5

Approximately 6400 sq ft of warehouse space, with one dock, private warehouse office and one drive in door. South Blmgtn $3500 per month gross rent. (Includes taxes, insurance, utilities, all operating expenses.)

Come Join us at one of our Open Houses

Plymouth 2800 Northwest Blvd. Wednesday, April 13 at 2:00 & 5:30

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Please call if you are unable to attend at these times.

Call 651-414-6055 for details/showing.

DRIVERS Dynamex is looking for customer-service minded Independent Contractors with their own vehicles to complete both local and out of town deliveries for our customers. Carry your own commercial insurance and all necessary operating requirements.

Emerson Church

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7601 Girard Ave So., Richfield

FOR SALE • FOR LEASE

140 – 3,000 SF Offices.

9100

TEST SCORERS

ANNUAL HUGE SALE

Sat, April 16 (8am - 2pm) $1 / Bag Sale from 2-3pm

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To advertise here call Elizabeth Chandra at 952-392-6876

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

Academic Program Director Medical Assistant Currently, one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America has an excellent opportunity available for a Medical Assisting Program Chair.

9100

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9200

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The First Judicial District seeks an Office Assistant III within the District Administration office. Work includes support of various district managers and HR, general office management, drafting and preparing documents, coordinating payroll functions, performance management tracking and receptionist duties. Detailed posting and application instructions available at: http://agency. governmentjobs.com/ mncourts/default.cfm

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Automotive

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$44.00

• 3 lines, 4 weeks, choose 2 zones • Additional lines: $7.00 • Merchandise $151.00 or more • Includes mnsun.com website

GARAGE SALES (CGS) $40

• 3 lines, 2 weeks, All zones • Additional lines: $10.00 • FREE Garage Sale Kit available at one of our three offices - Or we can mail it to you for an additional $4.50 • Rain Insurance $2.00 • Includes mnsun.com website

TRANSPORTATION (CTRAN) $44

• 3 lines, 4 weeks, choose 2 zones • Additional lines: $7.00 • Includes mnsun.com website *Includes www.wikimetro.com website

13 WEEK RUN! (CTIL) $50 Merchandise only

• 3 lines, Runs for 13 weeks, choose 2 zones • Additional lines: $7.00 • For 1 item priced under $2500, price must be in ad, must call every fourth week to renew, private party ads only • Includes mnsun.com website • Maximum of 13 weeks

FREE CLASSIFIEDS

One Item for Sale, $100 or Less • Mail or FAX in only Tuesday - Thursday Friday, Monday, and Call-ins: $7.00 per ad, 1 week, 1 zone One ad per customer per week. Additional zones are $7.00. Three line maximum. Price must be in ad.

Classified Misc./ Network Ads

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Classified Misc./ Network Ads

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TO PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD

BUSINESS SERVICES

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Please call 952-392-6888 for business rates.

MERCHANDISE MOVER (CMM)

Classified Misc./ Network Ads

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PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM COMPLETELY

In the community, With the community, For the community

P R I V A T E P ARTY R ATES

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SUN CLASSIFIEDS AU TO • E M P LOY M E N T • R E A L E S TAT E

Classified Misc./ Network Ads

952-392-6888 952-941-5431 952-392-6890 952-392-6801

Mail order form to: Sun•Classifieds, 10917 Valley View Road • Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Or fax order form to: 952-941-5431 Deadline: Mondays at 3:00 pm - Earlier deadline on Holiday Weeks Note: Newsprint does not fax legibly, you must fax a photocopy of the completed order form below. Please use this order form when placing your Classified ads.

• Use the grid below to write your ad. • Please print completely and legibly to ensure the ad is published correctly.

TO PLACE YOUR AD

Ads may be placed Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. DEADLINE: Mondays at 3:00 pm* *Earlier on Holiday Weeks BY PHONE: BY FAX: BY MAIL:

952-392-6888 952-941-5431 10917 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Attn: Classified IN PERSON: Visit the Eden Prairie Classified Office

HOW TO PAY

We gladly accept VISA, American Express, Mastercard, personal checks, and cash.

LOCATION

EDEN PRAIRIE 10917 Valley View Road

S ERVICES & POLICIES Sun Newspapers reserves the right to edit, refuse, reject or cancel any ad at any time. Errors must be reported on the first day of the publication, and Sun Newspapers will be responsible for no more than the cost of the space occupied by the error and only the first insertion. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the publication or omission of an advertisement.

• Punctuate and space the ad copy properly. • Include area code with phone number. • 3 line minimum

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Choose from the following 5 zones:

Please fill out completely.

■

Sun•Sailor

Incomplete forms may not run.

Chanhassen, Excelsior, Hopkins, Long Lake, Minnetonka, Orono, Plymouth, Shorewood, St. Louis Park, Wayzata

Amount enclosed: $________________________

■ Sun•Focus

Arden Hills, Blaine, Columbia Heights, St. Anthony, Falcon Heights, Fridley, Mounds View, New Brighton, Roseville, Spring Lake Park

■ Sun•Current South

Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Lakeville, Rosemount, Savage

■ Sun•Current Central

Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Edina, Richfield

■ Sun•Post

Classification _____________________________ Date of Publication ________________________ Credit Card Info: ■ VISA ■ MasterCard ■ American Express Card # ____________________________________ Exp. Date __________________CID #__________ Name ____________________________________ Address __________________________________ __________________________________________

Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope, Robbinsdale

City ______________________ Zip ____________

884235 Private Party Form • April 2010

(W) ______________________________________

Phone: (H) ________________________________

Apple Valley, Rosemount & Eagan Sun-Current – Thursday, April 14, 2011 – www.minnlocal.com

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