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Nate Thiesse, co-owner of Win-Tron Racing, poses alongside of one of the racecars his company works on. (Photo by Jeff Barthel • Sun Newspapers)

Lakeville firm readies drivers for NASCAR

BY JEFF BARTHEL • SUN NEWSPAPERS Minnesota may not be known as a hotbed for NASCAR racing, but Win-Tron Racing, a professional racing organization in Lakeville, plays a major role in training and representing pro racers.

“Basically what we do is we help kids come through [here] and get them to NASCAR [level],” said Nate Thiesse, WinTron co-owner and director of operations.

His ownership partner, Kevin Cywinksi, shares Thiesse’s view on Win-Tron’s purpose. He steers driver development while Thiesse handles Win-Tron’s supervising and business duties.

“I’m like a driver-coach,

someone the drivers could lead on, learn about certain [driving] situations that I’ve had already with my own driving experience,” said Cywinski, director of competition for Win-Tron.

Cywinski, 46, raced for 24 years before he and Thiesse established Win-Tron. His experiences and accomplishments include racing in the Daytona 250, widely known as one the country’s top race competitions (Thiesse proclaimed Daytona as “the biggest race of the year”).

Cywinski has also been named National Champion in the American Speed Association three times. These accomplishments, among many others, give

Lakeville street workers Bart Dingler (in yellow) and Dave Downs work to repair potholes on a Lakeville street.

According to the city’s works director, two crews are out five days a week tackling potholes. (Submitted photo)

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BY JOSEPH PALMERSHEIM SUN NEWSPAPERS As he raises his voice to be heard over the noise of a nearby road repair machine, Apple Valley street worker Mike Cordes said he had lost count of how many potholes his crew had filled that day.

“We’ve been out here since 7 a.m.,” Cordes said March 30, pausing to direct traffic at the intersection of Garrett and Glazier Avenues in Apple Valley. “We easily fill about 150 of these holes a day.”

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County Recycle Zone prepares for heavy flood season response Official: Melting snow raises concerns about hazardous waste disposal

BY JENNIE OLSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS As snow begins to melt and riverbanks threaten to overflow, Dakota County Environmental Specialist Laura Villa is preparing for a busy season at Dakota Valley Recycling.

“We had a record year last year and we are on the same track this year, despite having a rather nasty winter,” the manager of the Household Hazardous Waste Program said.

The threat of flooding may be enough to get some residents to clean out their basements and garages early this year.

Dakota County residents can bring the materials to the Recycle Zone, where the items are sent offsite to a recycler.

“It’s just a lot easier to get rid of the

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materials beforehand than to clean it up after the fact,” Villa said. “Once it’s mixed with the water it can create a big mess.”

This is especially hazardous if paint, herbicide-laced fertilizers or other chemicals become dissolved in water that runs back into the rivers or sewers.

Recently published flood guidelines from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency encourage homeowners in areas with a high chance of flooding to move hazardous household materials to a safe area that is likely to remain dry. Any household products that come in contact with floodwater will need to be disposed of properly.

Most items are accepted without charge from Dakota County residents.

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE bulbs) to $2.90 per pound (Mercury devices such as thermostats and thermometers).

Cash, check or credit card payment is due at the time of the drop off.

Also, businesses that produce less than 220 pounds (22 gallons) of hazardous wastes per month can apply for the Very Small Quantity Generator Program so they can schedule an appointment to drop off the waste at The Recycling Zone.

Villa said that it is not just those living by rivers that run the risk of flooded basements.

“You can get overland flooding through runoff,” Villa said. “I personally experienced this last year when my sump pump failed, and I had a huge mess in my basement. Even if you don’t live right next to a body of water, you can still experience spring flooding, so we are trying to remind people of that. Get that stuff out of your home now so you don’t have to worry about it later.”

One option for getting rid of waste is through the Recycle Zone, operated through Dakota County and formerly called the Dakota County Eco-Site. Residents can get rid of items that can’t be thrown in the regular trash, including fluorescent light bulbs, cleaning supplies and electronics. These items can be harmful to public health and the environment if thrown away.

“Electronics contain hazardous materi-

als,” Villa said. “An old monitor or television can contain several pounds of lead. Even smaller devices can contain lead in the circuit boards, have mercury batteries and switches, and cadmium in some of them, so they contain a lot of metals that are considered hazardous or toxic.”

The Recycle Zone also offers business collection for companies that produce small amounts of hazardous waste.

“We’ve already had a couple businesses take advantage of this,” Villa said. “A couple in the flood zone have come in to get their waste out of their facilities before the flood comes. We usually can get them a better price than they could get from hiring a contractor.”

Business hazardous waste is accepted by appointment only. Businesses can take recyclables to the Recycling Zone or call a garbage hauler to request recycling pick-up in addition to garbage collection. For a list of licensed garbage and recycling haulers for Burnsville, Eagan and Apple Valley, visit xr.com/list.

The Recycling Zone is located at 3365 Dodd Road in Eagan. It is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesdays; noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.

Household chemical drop-off is available 3-8 p.m. Wednesdays, noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. A valid driver’s license is required when dropping off items.

For more information, call 651-905-4520 or visit dakotavalleyrecycling.org.

Recycle Zone at a glance The following materials are accepted from Dakota County residents: Answering machines Cell phones, including smart phones Copiers Computer equipment DVD players Electronic games systems Fax machines iPods, MP3 and other portable media players Laptops Monitors/terminals Printers Radios Scanners Stereo equipment Telephones Televisions VCR players Clean aluminum foil Aluminum cans Bicycles Tin and steel food cans Cardboard

Cooking oil Boxes from cake mixes, cereal, toothpaste, pasta and other dry goods Glass bottles and jars with caps removed Holiday lights and cords Home sharps such as needles, syringes and lancets in a container labeled “Do not recycle: household sharps.”

Lawn mowers Magazines and catalogs Mail Newspapers Office and school papers Packing peanuts Plastic shopping bags Plastic bottles and jugs with caps removed Phone books Scrap metal Snow blowers Tires (fees apply)

The following household chemicals and hazardous waste materials are accepted from Dakota County residents: Aerosols Antifreeze Auto batteries Fire extinguishers Fluorescent light bulbs Gasoline Household cleaners Latex/oil paint Lawn and garden products Mercury thermometers Pesticides Pool and spa chemicals Propane tanks/gas cylinders Thermostats Used oil/filters Weed killer Most products labeled dangerous, flammable, poison, combustible or corrosive

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Eagan family gets up-close view of epic disaster in Japan

BY MUNA HASSAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS More than 11,500 were killed in the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan March 11. Another 16,000 are still missing, with millions of others around the world impacted by the disaster.

An Eagan family was in Japan during the quake. Christy Niver and her 10year-old daughter, Lucy, were in their second week of a three-week vacation in

Tokyo. The day of the earthquake, Lucy and Christy were in different parts of the city. Lucy was with friends at the Edo-Tokyo Museum while Christy was on the other side of town.

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“I was screaming a lot,” Lucy said. “It was really scary.”

After the initial quake, Lucy and her friends were walking down the street when an aftershock hit. Cars and buses were stopped in the road, and buildings around them swayed.

Lucy was plenty scared but she recalls seeing two older Japanese men laughing after the ground stopped shaking. Across the city from each other, both mother and daughter remember seeing glass buildings shaking.

Living through the quake apart was also traumatic. It took more than five hours for Christy to discover Lucy had safely made her way back to the hotel. It then took another three hours for the two to reunite.

“I knew it was an earthquake, but I didn’t know how bad it could be,” Lucy said.

“Not being with my mom was really hard.”

Very soon after the earthquake hit, before the phone lines were jammed, Christy sent a text to her husband who

had stayed back in the United States.

She let him know she was unhurt. With the language barrier, Christy did not know how bad the earthquake was or about the approaching tsunami, but her husband did.

“He knew more about the earthquake, because he was seeing more than I could see on the news,” Christy said.

Even with the difficulty of getting information in English, Christy and Lucy say the Japanese were extremely helpful throughout their entire stay.

“Even before the earthquake, they were all very kind,” Christy said.

The Niver family was given the opportunity to stay for the remainder of their reservation or to leave.

“Because of what was going on, I felt it was best to leave,” Christy said.

Lucy hopes to return to Japan.

“I love Japan,” Lucy said. “I used to think New York City was the best city ever, but Tokyo is better.”

Christy agrees.

“I want to go back,” Christy said.

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Lakeville businessman tries to put community first

BY MUNA HASSAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS One local businessman is redefining what it means for a company to be a part of the community.

Lakeville resident Joe Miller has introduced the concept of “360-degree philanthropy� to his latest business, Country Joe Foods. Miller, who was once Minnesota’s largest homebuilder and is now an officer of the board of directors for Minnesota Teen Challenge and Midwest Challenge, started his new business endeavor as a charity.

The idea for the company came about when Miller realized there was a need for creating jobs – especially for people going through drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

When Miller began boarding people from Minnesota Teen Challenge on his farms in Lakeville and Farmington, they, along with Miller, would make pizzas at the farms for the community.

Shortly, Miller realized pizza was not going to be enough.

The concept of 360-degree philanthro-

Sun on Business py stemmed from these initial encounters. Now, the company has more than 50 food products. These include shrimp, lobster tails, crab, fish, steak, lamb loin chops, pizza and more. “Three hundred sixty-degree philanthropy makes a full circle of things,�

Miller said. “We put everything back in the community by making jobs and dong charity work.�

The majority of the staff at Country Joe Foods are graduates from Minnesota Teen Challenge, which to assist teens and adults in gaining freedom from chemical addictions and other life-controlling problems by addressing their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Joel Flug, in the Food Service Department at Teen Challenge, said initially Miller invited Flug to bring the teens and adults from the program to Miller’s farms to have a hearty breakfast of steak, eggs, potatoes and pancakes.

Flug and his groups have been going every month since then and said after visits, people from the program expressed interest in working with Miller at Country Joe Foods after graduating from the program.

Over time, Country Joe Foods has done its fair share of cooking for a wide variety of different organizations, companies, groups and individuals.

Employees cook for fundraisers, charity, girl scouts, boy scouts and youth groups among others.

Miller’s mentality of working together to get things done comes from his life growing up on the farm. He remembers being side-by-side with his family as well as neighbors to get jobs done.

To give the community the best support it can get, Country Joe Foods emphasizes sustainability and only sources food from local companies and surrounding states. In turn, all the proceeds are directed to local organizations.

Now, Miller wants to keep the spirit of the community alive.

Even though he is a businessman, Miller is always there for people when they need him. Whether that is to help find a job or talking about life, Miller stresses everything is about community. “It’s about being there to help people,� Miller said. “Everybody needs a friend.�

While Miller’s life as the head of a food company is different from being a home builder, he said he is still active in all aspects of life as he can be including farming, building, charity work and his food business. “He’s doing something with a purpose,� Flug said. “He could retire, but he refuses to because there’s still work to do and people to save. Everything he’s doing is for other people.�

Looking back, Miller stated he never lived a boring life and is grateful for what he has. “Life is great,� Miller said. “It’s about being with people and helping people, and we need more of that in life and in the community.�

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A wish for friendship, realized a little too late The bushy eyebrows went up in surprise when I handed him the framed picture one day after church this past fall.

“Yup, that’s what ours looked like,” Jim McGinty said, looking over the plasticencased picture of the B-26 Marauder bomber he’d flown in as a U.S. Army Air Corps flight engineer during World War II. “Only in ours, the gun turret was up front.”

I smiled.

“Look closer.”

Jim’s eye’s focused on the yellow lettering on the plane’s front fuselage spelling out “Mister Period Twice.” It was probably the first time he’d seen it since the war ended.

“Why…that’s my plane!” he said, sounding more childlike than I thought possible. “That’s my plane!”

“I know,” I said. “I found the picture on the Internet and wanted to give it to you.”

His eyes misted over as he thrust out his meaty hand to vigorously shake mine. His smile was huge.

“Boy, will my son get a kick out of this!” he exclaimed.

Jim’s appreciation of the photo was genuine.

JOSEPH PALMERSHEIM Sun-Current Managing Editor After his funeral last week, my mother-in-law spoke with his son, who told her that the picture was hanging upstairs with other family photos. I was glad to have been of service.

The Internet can be a great and wonderful thing sometimes.

My connection with Jim started over a cup of weak postchurch coffee after I’d mistaken him for someone else who was a radar operator on a destroyer during the war. In case you haven’t guessed yet, I like talking to people who served in World War II. Their stories and roles in the conflict are interesting, and often provide context that books lack.

I’ve met Charles Lindberg, the only surviving (before his death in 2007) Iwo Jima flag raiser; Robert Cole, Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot from his famous raid; and a regal gentleman, whose name I’ve forgotten, who sailed on the German battleship Bismarck as a

teenager, and was one of 189 out of a crew of 2,200 to survive.

And I met Jim McGinty, who as a younger man had flown with the 452nd Bombardment Squadron of the 322nd Bombardment Group based in Great Sailing, England. The B26 was known as “the Widow Maker” because of a high accident rate, but Jim didn’t have anything bad to say about it and talked about flying pathfinder missions over Normandy. The sharing was open and easy. He seemed to enjoy it.

I haven’t been to church since Jim died, but part of me doesn’t want to look and see the empty space where he always sat, handing out hard candy to little kids on their way to communion with their folks. I’ll miss our brief exchanges over a handshake or coffee, where he’d fawn over my daughters and tell me how big they were getting. I know I won’t be the only one who notices his absence.

Some historians think Tom Brokaw was exaggerating when he called his 1998 book “The Greatest Generation.”

British historian Sir Max

Hastings is one, referring to them instead as “the generation to whom the greatest things happened.” I don’t agree, but I do agree with what Hastings said in a 2004 interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “I personally believe each generation has to face different challenges, but when you see what our parents and grandparents who lived through the Second World War went through, it helps us to understand, for all our problems today, we’re a fantastically privileged and pampered generation.”

The world we live in was vastly shaped by Jim and others of his generation, not just on the war front, but also on the home front, as the rows and rows of post-war houses in the first-ring suburbs will attest.

Unfortunately, time is catching up with those lucky enough to survive the hellishness of that war so long ago, and I am pretty sure that there will be very few of them left when my daughter is old enough to understand their value and contribution.

Goodbye, Jim, until we meet again over cups of weak church coffee.

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School District 196 approves 2011-12 budget adjustments

BY JENNIE OLSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS District 196 Rosemount, Apple Valley and Eagan Schools finally can put the discussion of budget cuts to rest – for now.

The district’s school board unanimously approved the recommended budget adjustments for the 2011-12 school year Thursday, March 28, in response to the district’s $8.5 million deficit. The cuts have been discussed since last summer “We have been talking with residents and staff about the need for more budget cuts for quite some time,” Superintendent Jane Berenz said. “We have given them multiple opportunities to provide input in the process, and the cuts we ended up having to make are not as severe as previously anticipated.”

Since the recommendations were first presented to the board at its March 14 meeting, three revisions have been made. Facilities department staff was reduced from four full-time equivalent positions to three full-time equivalent positions. The district figure skating team will now continue on a self-funding basis and language was added to substitute teacher compensation to clarify the reduction in pay. No dollar amounts changed as a result of these three revisions.

The district will save approximately $2.8 million under the recommendations by cutting 47.7 full-time equivalent positions, which includes 27.3 teaching positions and 20.4 administrative and support staff positions.

Other areas affected include transportation, substitute teacher pay and participation fees for all high school sports and fine arts activities. The Schools for Energy Efficiency program will be discontinued, band pyramid coordinators will no longer have stipends, and professional development for the Teaching and Learning Department will be reduced.

The six middle schools will also now operate on a six-period day instead of an eight-period day.

“I think the middle schools have disproportionate cuts, and I truly believe that … but with that, I also know that we need to make cuts,” Director Mike Roseen said at the March 28 meeting.

“I’ll vote in support of this, not because I agree with what’s being cut, but agreeing that we have to make cuts.”

Director Rob Duchscher said that he

‘The cuts we ended up having to make are not as severe as previously anticipated.’

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disagreed with Roseen’s statement, citing the teacher-student ratios outlined in the recommendation that there will be one teacher per 27.075 students at the middle school and one teacher per 26.25 students at the high school.

“No one likes to see cuts, and I understand it, but the restructuring in the middle school will improve our test scores,” Duchscher said.

“The decision to review and ultimately change the middle school structure was driven by the desire to increase student achievement at the middle school level,” Berenz said. “Budget is a concern with everything we look at, but budget was not the driving force behind the middle school decision.”

Focus groups comprised of randomly selected parents, employees, businesspeople, and community leaders were created for input on the recommendations so the district can prepare for more anticipated cuts in the future.

Berenz said the main feedback from focus groups was support for maintaining classroom staffing ratios, support for reducing transportation service, support for middle school structure change and support for increasing participation fees for cocurricular sports and fine arts activities rather than eliminating them.

This is the third consecutive year of budget reductions in District 196. The $8.5 million adjustment target for next school year is based on the assumption that the state will cut funding to education by 3.5 percent next year. The district is using $5 million in one-time federal education jobs funding, reducing the deficit from $8.5 million to approximately $3.4 million.

The district is now waiting for the legislature to act, since 73 percent of all general fund revenues for the district come from the state. Once that decision has been made, the district will begin looking at budgets for the next two years.

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Gardening organization grows food, community Partnership Garden part of Apple Valley fabric

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A group of community volunteers and students from the School of Environmental Studies began construction on the garden last October. Also in attendance was Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland (center), Partnership Garden Manager Pat Schoenecker and garden designer Dan Halsey. (Photo by Jennie Olson • Sun Newspapers)

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When Apple Valley first began developing in 1963, almost every home had an apple tree in the backyard. Now, with more and more people hungering for gardening, a new organization is committed to growing food and growing community.

Growing Community is a collaboration of citizens and students who have debuted a new community garden at the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley called the Partnership Garden.

“People are already concerned about food,” said Managing Director of The Partnership Garden Pat Schoenecker.

“They know there are problems with health and that food travels a great distance to get to their plate, and they know something needs to change. We’re helping to facilitate that change to show people that it’s simple to grow gardens.”

Growing Community is an umbrella organization formed last June in which volunteers periodically partner with the school to help with labor and fundraising.

Classes, volunteer opportunities and community activities are available throughout the year through Growing Community.

The Rosemount, Apple Valley and Eagan Community Education saw the garden and wanted to encourage gardening, so its offered Growing Community the chance to offer classes to the wider community through the Community Education catalog.

One such activity is an upcoming series called “Nourish to Flourish” beginning Thursday, April 14. The series offers four Thursday evenings of films, “how to” gardening instructions, and question-and-answer segments with community gardeners.

The series is co-sponsored by Valley Natural Foods of Burnsville, the School of Environmental Studies and District 196 Community Education and is open to everyone interested in gardening.

The first event will feature a 2010 PBS film called, “Nourish,” showing ways that food connects to health, environment and communities. Gardeners Pam Farrell and Roxanne Beseman will speak about the first steps of planning a healthy, chemical-free garden. The evening will end with “The Story of the White House Garden,” a short film fea-

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The second event features “DIRT! The Movie,” sharing worldwide stories of gardeners and farmers who have benefited from growing food. A panel of experts will follow the film, discussing how to effectively partner soil and the environment.

The April 28 event features SouthWoods Forest Gardens Owner Dan Halsey as he talks about how to transform a lawn into an edible landscape and how to choose the best crops and plants for the property.

The last event features representatives of community gardens and supportive organizations throughout Dakota County. Mini-documentaries “GROW” and “Homegrown Revolution” will also be shown, followed by a community forum and question-and-answer segment with regional organizers.

The series is free and open to all communities.

Partnership Garden Planning for the Partnership Garden began last spring. Now, the real work is about to begin.

Local residents who live in multi-housing units or homes with yards that are not suitable for agriculture can use the garden as an outlet for their gardening hobbies and as a way to grow their own food.

The garden is intended to be a crosscultural, intergenerational activity.

Twenty percent of the garden’s produce will be donated to local food shelves and individual families in need.

But because Growing Community and the Partnership Garden are still learning the most effective ways to garden communally, all of the plots this year are sponsorleased, meaning that no spots will be available for community members.

Volunteers are still needed for spreading wood chips, weeding, and attending classes, and Schoenecker said the garden’s success would see it opened for all.

“We wanted to experiment to see how it goes with us before we expand to a broader turf,” Schoenecker said, adding that they have a waiting list for community members who wish to be a part of the garden.

The Apple Valley community garden is different from other plots in that it’s formed in a circle rather than a traditional grid. Each gardener will have his or her own circular plot and share the field and vine crops around the garden perimeter.

“We’re finding that the circle garden minimizes the number of paths, which then optimizes the growing space available,” Schoenecker said. “We can also have gardeners face each other, which forms a sense of community in the garden.”

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NOURISH: Plan Your Garden When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 Where: School of Environmental Studies, 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley DIRT! The Movie: Learn About Soil When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 21 Where: Falcon Ridge Middle School, Lower Level Multi-Purpose Room, 12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley EDIBLE LANDSCAPES: Partnering with Nature When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 28 Where: School of Environmental Studies, 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley FLOURISH: GROW, Homegrown Revolution & Gardening Resources When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 5, Where: School of Environmental Studies, 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley

In an effort to keep the garden organic and free of pesticides, the Partnership Garden is using companion planting, where some plants attract certain bugs and other plants repel certain bugs.

“We’re learning methods of making the harvest flourish without compromising the soil and without synthetic chemicals,” Schoenecker said. “We have very experienced gardeners and we have some very inexperienced gardeners, so we’re working together so people who are less familiar are being helped by those who are really familiar. It’s a wonderful combination and I think that’s a big part of the draw for our garden.”

Growing Community and the Partnership Garden received a $2,000 grant from the Statewide Health Improvement Program to grow food this spring and summer. The grant was one of seven awarded to Dakota County community gardens through Dakota County Public Health and nonprofit partner Gardening Matters. The Partnership Garden will use the funds to purchase seeds and tools for this season.

“Food is a connector,” Schoenecker said. “It connects people across cultures and across time. It brings us together in a form of celebration. We’re growing food and growing community.”

The School of Environmental Studies is located at 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd., in Apple Valley. For more information about “Nourish to Flourish,” visit district196.org/CE.

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Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Community Education will host the following upcoming class: • Gymnastics: Beginner to Advanced is for boys and girls ages 5-13 of all abilities. They will develop skills in vaulting, tumbling, mini-tramp, balance beam and floor exercise. The class meets 10-11 a.m., Saturdays, April 9 through May 21, at Rosemount High School. Cost is $69.

• Family Dance: Parents and children ages 1-4 can explore creative dance through movement, music and rhythm.

The class meets 9:30-10:15 a.m., Mondays, April 11 through May 16, at Northwest Martial Arts in Rosemount.

Cost is $42 and $15 for additional child.

• Haidong Gumdo is a non-contact martial art that is suitable for everyone.

The class meets 7:45-8:45 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays April 11 through May 11, at Woodland Elementary. The cost is $99.

• Learn how to groom your pet at Keep Spot Looking Good. The class meets 7-9:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, at Diamondhead Education Center in Burnsville.

• Home Alone (parents and children ages 8-11) prepares your child for being home alone for a few minutes, several hours or all day. The class meets 78:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, at Scott Highlands Middle School. Cost is $19.

Register for these classes online at district196.org/ce or call 651-423-7920.

District 196 hearing on language arts School District 196 of RosemountApple Valley-Eagan is hosting a public hearing 6-7 p.m., Thursday, April 7, at the district office to take comments on the K-12 language arts and K-12 guidance curriculum areas that are currently under review.

District residents and employees unable to attend the hearing may submit comments and ideas in writing. A comment form is available on the district website at District196.org and at the District Office.

For more information or to request a comment form, call the district’s Teaching and Learning Department at 651-423-7617.

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Kettlebells Introductory Session, meets 10-10:55 a.m., Saturday, April 9, at Eagle Ridge Junior High, will help participants learn how to purchase the right Kettlebell for their personal level of strength. Cost is $12. Kettlebells is offered 10-10:55 a.m., Saturdays April 16 through May 21 at Eagan Ridge Junior High. Cost is $69 for six sessions.

• Three morning yoga classes will be offered through Adult Community Education. Morning Yoga, Monday takes place 9:30-10:30 a.m., April 11May 23, at Diamondhead Education Center. Cost is $56 for seven sessions.

Morning Yoga, Wednesdays, takes place 11 a.m. to noon, April 13 through May 25, at Diamondhead Education Center. Cost is $56 for seven sessions.

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April 9 & 10 (Sat./Sun), 1-4pm Burnsville Performing Arts Center.

Cost is $9 for seven sessions.

• Spring Forest Qigong for Beginners and Gentle Spring Forest for Beginners will help build energy, relieve physical pain and reduce stress, anxiety and depression. The beginner’s class meets 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesdays, April 12 through May 3, at Diamondhead Education Center. Gentle Qigong meets 1-2:30 p.m. April 14 through May 19 at Diamondhead Education Center. Cost for each class is $49.

• Real Life Self Defense will teach participants self-defense techniques in a workshop designed for women.

The class is offered 6:30-9:45 p.m., Friday, April 15, at Diamondhead Education Center. Cost is $29 per person or $39 per pair.

• The Weight Loss Challenge will help participants learn about proper nutrition and food choices. The class meets 12:30-1:30 p.m., Tuesdays, April 26 through July 29. Cost is $59.

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Teacher aide charged with molesting Burnsville boy

BY JOSEPH PALMERSHEIM • SUN NEWSPAPERS A Shakopee teacher aide is on paid administrative leave amid allegations that she had sexual relations with a Burnsville minor.

Michelle Rose Chlan, 26, faces three third-degree criminal sexual conduct charges. The charges stem from an investigation conducted by the Burnsville Police Department in which a 17-year-old student alleged that she had performed oral sex on him at least three times between June 2009 and June 2010.

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According to a criminal complaint issued March 30 by the Dakota County Attorney’s Office: The juvenile, who was 16 when his alleged relations with Chlan began, reported that she gave him her phone number during a ride home and told him to call her if he ever needed a ride. Chlan later gave him rides to Michelle Chlan various places, and first performed oral sex on the minor behind the Burnsville K-Mart in summer 2009.

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formed oral sex on him in late fall 2009 and late spring 2010 behind Soccer Blast in Burnsville.

When interviewed by police, Chlan denied the sexual conduct but later admitted she knew it was wrong because she was a teacher-paraprofessional at the child’s school, and he was in one of the classes she supervised, the complaint concluded.

Chlan made her first court appearance March 20. Bail without conditions was set at $100,000, and her next court appearance will be June 6. Each charge she faces carries with it a maximum penalty of 15 years and up to $30,000 in fines.

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COMMUNITY NOTES BPAC seeks members for Cheerful Givers Eagan-based nonprofit Cheerful visual arts committee Givers will host its annual “Great 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. Coordination for exhibits includes: • Curating: Select artists and artwork, approve artwork to be displayed. Plan art gallery calendar of following year in June. Review proposals, communicate acceptance or denial to applicants.

• Installation: Plan layout of artwork dependent on size, color, composition, and content. Hang artwork. Direct lighting of artwork. Create and put artwork labels on display. Create informational brochure to be displayed at entrance of gallery. Each exhibit needs at least two eight-hour days of installation. Handle artwork drop off and pick up details.

Prepare and distribute agreements with artists and organization.

• Opening reception: Coordinate opening reception details including music, food and beverage. Fundraise and secure donations.

• Public Relations and Marketing: Create and distribute press release, email “Gallery News” list invite to opening, promote exhibits and openings through online social networks and post info on online community calendars.

Update and provide content for Art Gallery pages on BPAC website.

• Working with the center’s business manager, manage and encourage art gallery sales and ensure artists receive payment. Manage art gallery budget, consisting of commission sales, and to be used on opening reception costs and maintenance of gallery, supplies (labels, cardstock paper for info brochure), etc.

• Document details of each exhibit, including image and artist list, archive programs and press clippings.

Contact Executive Director, Jon Elbaum, for more information at Jelbaum@burnsvillepac.com.

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MPCA water comments The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking comments on a water quality improvement report for Crystal, Keller, Lee, and Earley Lakes in Dakota County. The report, known as a Total Maximum Daily Load study, focuses on pollution caused by excess phosphorus.

A public comment period began March 14 and continues through April 13.

The lakes were placed on the state’s impaired waters list because of excess levels of phosphorus. The TMDL report is part of a nationwide effort under the federal Clean Water Act to identify and clean up pollution in streams, rivers and lakes. The draft report may be viewed at pca.state.mn.us/enzq966. For more information or to submit comments, contact Barb Peichel, MPCA, 520 Lafayette Rd., St. Paul, MN 55155, e-mail barbara.peichel@state.mn.us or phone 651-757-2646. Comments must be received in writing at the St. Paul MPCA office by the close of business April 13.

Comments must include an explanation of the commenter’s interest in the TMDL report, a clear statement of any recommended changes (including references to specific sections of the report), and specific reasons for any suggested changes.

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the 2011 Pop Tab Challenge, a community service project challenging Girl Scouts to collect tabs that will be collected and then taken to the Ronald McDonald House to be recycled. This recycling program directly benefits the families staying at the Twin Cities Ronald McDonald House.

This is the third year that the troop has sponsored the event. More than 306 pounds of pop tabs were collected in 2009. This year’s goal is 500 pounds.

DCTC donation, news Capital Safety, a manufacturer of fall protection, confined space and rescue equipment, made an in-kind donation of fall safety equipment worth more than $22,000 to the Electrical Lineworker program at Dakota County Technical College.

Also, Kristin Vanevenhoven, Jessica Jackson and John Krause, three students from Dakota County Technical College, brought home gold medals from the 44th Anniversary SkillsUSA Minnesota Leadership & Skills Championships March 25-27. Vanevenhoven, a student in the Graphic Design Technology program, took first in Advertising Design. Jackson, a student in the Early Childhood and Youth Development program, took first in Preschool Teaching Assistant. Krause, a student in the Concrete and Masonry program, took first in Masonry.

Vanevenhoven, Jackson and Krause will go on to compete at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo., June 19-25.

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Volunteers needed An older couple living in the Burnsville area needs assistance with their shopping errands and would like to go along with the shopper volunteer.

Couple is very open to any day and time during the week that fits the volunteer’s schedule. To learn more, contact Barb Tiggemann with DARTS, 651-455-1560 or barb.tiggemann@darts1.org.

Augustana craft fair Readers looking for a unique gift for Easter, Mother’s Day or other special days can find jewelry, purses, totes, scarves, spa gifts, art and more at a crafts and book fair sponsored by Augustana Emerald Crest and Augustana Regent 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 16, at Augustana Regent, 14500 Regent Lane in Burnsville. A portion of all profits will help enhance and expand spiritual care for elders and others living at Augustana Care, and for their families. Info: 952-898-1910.

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EDUCATION BHS Soccer meeting Burnsville High School 2011 Men’ s Soccer Boosters along with Coach Bill Toranza and captains Quinn Franti and Daniel Nimtz are hosting a general pre-season planning meeting for returning and potential athlete families. The meeting will be at Soccer Blast, Room C180 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14. All athletes and parents are welcome.

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Saturday, April 16, at the Hasse Hockey Arena, 8525 215th St. W, County Road 70 in Lakeville.

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charge on Saturday. The entry fee on Friday is waived with the donation of a nonperishable food item. The food, as well as all unsold items marked for donation, will be given to the Kids Closet, a free service from Berean Baptist Church in Burnsville for families in need.

Teaching children respect and discipline National speaker Erin Walsh will be sharing advice on “Parent Survival Guide: Teaching Children Respect and Self-Discipline in the 21st Century” 7-9 p.m., Friday, April 8, at the Eastview High School Auditorium. Cost to attend is $10 per person or $15 per couple in advance, and $15 per person or $20 per couple at the door. Register at ce.district196.org.

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Mothers of multiple children band together in south metro

BY MUNA HASSAN • SUN NEWSPAPERS Having one child can be stressful, but with multiples, those stresses can sometimes be doubled, tripled or even quadrupled.

One local group is reaching out to mothers who are experiencing life with multiple children. Minnesota Valley Mothers of Multiples gives mothers of twins, triplets, quadruplets and even quintuplets the chance to interact with other mothers going through similar experiences.

“It’s a mom’s club and community,” said Carissa Meierdierks-Wall, the former president of MVMOM. “There’s commonality that you share raising multiples, and there’s bonding because there is some similarity between members.”

The organization was established in 1975, but has grown considerably since then. Looking at membership among the group in the past few years alone shows an increase in mothers of multiples. A few years ago, the group had around 300 members. Today, there are more than 550 members, thanks in part to the social networking site Big Tent.

The site allows mothers from throughout Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin to create forums about a variety of different topics. Mothers are encouraged to ask questions about whatever they need help with as well as give advice to others who seek it.

“There are just so many questions and answers on the forum,” said Wendy Kornder, the current president of the group. “There are things on there that I

can’t even ask my sister.”

The online site also has subgroups to connect mothers who share similar interests, and those are going or have gone through similar situations. The organization offers mothers a variety of resources and other outlets about parenting multiple children as well as general hobbies and get-togethers.

MVMOM hosts monthly meetings with educational speakers, special events and social gatherings 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Apple Valley Community Center, 14603 Hayes Road. New members have a special pre-meeting at 6:30 p.m. New members can join the organization online, at one of the regularly scheduled meetings or at one of the club’s events.

Other upcoming events include a “Pamper Me” night, and a regional convention of mothers with multiples in Duluth. Pamper Me night is a ladies night out to give mothers a chance to take a break from the kids while receiving a hair cut, color and make-up.

The convention in Duluth will feature speakers, yoga classes and parenting classes to help mothers of multiples throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

While the organization does its best to help mothers of multiples, board members stress that MVMOM is not only for mothers who have already had their children. It is also for mothers who are expecting multiples.

“If you can do it before you have the kids, that’s great,” Meierdierks-Wall said. “You don’t have to be alone when there are people who can help you.”

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Penguins on the march to the Minnesota Zoo New penguin exhibit one of several changes as part of major renovation

BY JOSEPH PALMERSHEIM • SUN NEWSPAPERS A cool new bird exhibit will be spreading its, err, flippers at the Minnesota Zoo come July.

“Penguins of the African Coast,” a new exhibit opening this summer, is one of the first parts of a five-year, threephase construction project that, according to the zoo’s director, aims to make the Apple Valley facility one of the best in the world. When the “Heart of the Zoo” project is competed in 2014, the zoo will boast new exhibits, improved spaces and programs, and new conservation initiatives.

Zoo director Lee Ehmke says that phase one, which includes the penguin exhibit, is on schedule for its July 2011 opening.

“The biggest issue last year was securing the funding, which we did, through a combination of the bonding bill and private donors,” he said. “We broke ground last June, and we’ll be opening in two phases.”

When it is finished, Penguins of the African Coast will bring the flightless seabirds to the Minnesota Zoo for the first time. The new exhibit will house sixteen African black-footed penguins within an indoor enclosure. Avian supervisor Jimmy Pichner said that the zoo hopes to eventually breed the penguins. Each will require up to two pounds of fish and squid per day, he said.

“The key to keeping these guys in good shape is making sure their air and food quality is good,” Pichner said.

“These guys are a lot like most of the birds we work with. When a bird hatch-

es from the egg, everything is already there in their ‘hard drive.’ The tricky part is making sure that everything in the exhibit is set up correctly to match what the bird’s ‘hard drive’ tells them. If something is missing, they will have problems.”

Recent progress on the Penguins project included a test of the water tank two weeks ago, and Ehmke said penguins could be on site two months before the exhibit opens to the public.

“It’s as much about getting water systems up and running and getting keepers used to the facility – it’s not just the animals that are going to have to adapt,” Ehmke said.

“Believe it or not, Minnesota is actually too cold for these penguins.

The enclosure will be designed like a really nice museum diorama. It will have splitlevel viewing, so you can see below water and above.”

A s i d e from the obvious – that they cannot fly –

Pichner said that penguins differ from other birds in several ways.

Their feathers are stiffer to withstand swimming and extreme cold. The whole body of a penguin, Pichner said, is designed to be streamlined in the water, and not at all agile on land.

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They also have a really good conservation story with them.”

“Everybody recognizes a penguin,” Pichner said. “You recognize them at an early age. There’s not much more enjoyable [to watch at the zoo] than seeing penguins swimming around and interacting.”

Other construction so far has included progress on a new Target Learning Center, an indoor theater and educational event space built where the zoo’s whale tank used to be. The tank previously held Beluga whales and dolphins, and had sat unused for nearly 15 years since the dolphins were moved elsewhere on the property.

“It’s a great adaptive re-use,” Ehmke said. “It’s been completely enclosed, and they are working on the inside details, with the projection systems and the

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Work is also in progress on a new south entrance, and on the Cargill Environmental Education Center, which will remodel and expand the zoo’s education department functions.

Future plans for the Heart of the Zoo project call for a new visitor center, an African Kopje exhibit, and a new snow monkey exhibit (phase two, 2012-2014) and added wildlife like bison and elk to outdoor exhibits in the new entrance (phase three, 2014-2015). Total cost for all of the improvements could reach $70 million, with phase one’s cost estimated at around $20 million.

“This is the biggest thing that we’ve ever done,” Ehmke said. “It’s a significant project that will take many years to complete, and the result will be a fantastic zoo. We want to be one of the top 10 zoos in the country, one of the top zoos in the world, and I think this is the piece that will take us to that next tier.”

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& Two-thirds of those with diabetes suffer without treatment ADA wants 1 million people to test their diabetes risk

Approximately 60-70% of diabetic patients have some form of nerve damage, or neuropathy, according to published medical literature.

Sometimes this neuropathy results in diabetic peripheral neuropathy, which causes them to experience stabbing, burning or shooting pain, or numbness or tingling sensations in their hands or feet.

The American Diabetes Association – Minnesota recently released the results of its latest survey, indicating that nearly half of diabetes patients suffer from nerve pain, yet nearly two-thirds of them are not receiving treatment for the pain.

“Too many diabetes patients are in pain unnecessarily,” said Luke Benedict, MD, endocrinologist at Allina Hospitals and Clinics and president of the Minnesota Area Community Leadership Board at the American Diabetes Association. “They either are not being treated for their pain, or they are not seeing improvement under their current treatment. Their sleep, job performance, and overall quality of life are suffering because of it.”

The American Diabetes Association conducted the survey to identify diabetic patients in Minnesota who have nerve pain. The key findings in Minnesota are: · 47.9% of patients surveyed reported nerve pain (burning, aching and/or tenderness in the hands, arms, legs and/or feet). · 50% of patients reporting nerve pain had pain of moderate to severe intensity. · 74.8% of patients reporting nerve pain had suffered with symptoms for a year or longer and reported nerve pain mainly in their feet (80%) and hands.

This pain was reported as primarily occurring throughout the day (45%) or at night only (24%). · 65.5% of patients reporting nerve pain were not receiving treatment for their pain. · 54.5% of patients reporting nerve pain had received a diagnosis of DPN from a physician. 35.9% had not been diagnosed with DPN, despite experiencing symptoms of nerve pain.

· 48.1% of the patients who were receiving medication for their nerve pain were unsatisfied with their current treatment. · Nerve pain had a negative impact on the health status, quality of life, sleep patterns, activity levels, and job performance of individuals reporting nerve pain. · Nerve pain had a greater negative impact on the health status, quality of life, sleep patterns, activity levels, and job performance for individuals receiving treatment for nerve pain, as compared to individuals not receiving treatment. This may be explained in part by the fact that individuals receiving nerve pain treatment also reported higher pain severities as compared to untreated individuals. · 49.5% of respondents indicated that their most recent HgA1c levels were lower than 7. (For most diabetes patients, the goal is to maintain HgA1c levels below 7. HgA1c levels are used as an indicator of long-term blood glucose control.

A total of 310 Minnesotans with diabetes participated in the survey, which was conducted via e-mail in December 2010. Males and females ages 8-82 were included; more than three-quarters of them have type 2 diabetes.

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“If you are a person with diabetes experiencing nerve pain in your extremities, discuss the problem and identify appropriate treatment options with your physicians and caregivers,” said Dr. Benedict.

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Local residents complete program at Ebenezer Ridges Brittany Peterson (left) and Becky Peitersen, employees of Ebenezer Ridges Campus in Burnsville, graduated from the 2011 Aging Services Leadership Academy.

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Rosemount looking to tie on a Yellow Ribbon for veterans City seeking to develop action plan to help military personnel, families and veterans

BY JOSEPH PALMERSHEIM • SUN NEWSPAPERS Don Sinwell knows what it means to go to war.

“I was fortunate when I went [to Desert Storm as a logistics officer] that my wife is an Army brat, so my family was used to that type of scenario, people being gong in a war zone,” he said.

“Most people in the National Guard aren’t used to that.”

Sinwell, a Rosemount resident, is the citizen coordinator for a handful of community members currently working to refine an action plan for the city of Rosemount to become more military and veteran friendly.

Rosemount is looking to become a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon city. It’s a Department of Defense-wide effort to

Rosemount help National Guard and Reserve Service members and their families connect with local resources before, during and after deployments, especially during the reintegration phase that occurs months after service members return home.

More than 45 communities and counties have been proclaimed Yellow Ribbon cities in Minnesota, including Lakeville and Farmington.

In order to become a Yellow Ribbon community, a city is required to develop an action plan demonstrating its commitment to military service members, veterans, and the families of both.

According to Annette Kuyper, the director of military outreach for the state of Minnesota, the process usually takes 912 months and involves synchronizing with what the city may already be doing.

“One of our goals is to proactively approach communities with an armory or air base, and we have 63 of them across the state and build partnerships with them,” Kuyper said. “This has done

nothing but good for the communities involved. We’ve seen members deployed who know their families are being taken care of. We’ve seen businesses that have become educated on the benefits of hiring vets, and have opened their doors.

We’ve seen miracles happen across the state.”

If Rosemount were approved, it would be the third community within Dakota County to earn the distinction.

Lakeville was proclaimed a Yellow Ribbon community in September 2010.

Sue Palm, a spokesperson for Lakeville, said that the city was now assisting Bloomington with developing an action plan.

“We continue to help soldiers as we get requests,” Palm said. “Sometimes, it is just small repairs at home, sometimes it is a stay-at-home parent who needs help with errands or just needs a break.

It’s simple things that we can to do that will make families lives easier. We help a lot of single soldiers, too. They sometimes need help watching their house while they are away.”

In Rosemount, Sinwell said volunteers are still needed for an April 15 din-

ner at the local VFW for 55 military families.

According to Kuyper, Rosemount has submitted a plan, which was returned with feedback and is awaiting final approval before the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon review board. Once it is approved, it will be set to the governor’s office.

“The idea behind the Yellow Ribbon is to help and assist and be there for the troops are deployed when families need help, and help them reintegrate into community,” Sinwell said. “With the division headquarters in Rosemount, we have troops from all over the state, whereas most National Guard units are very local.”

“I think soldiers, we’ve discovered, are much more able to ask for help for their families than they are to ask for themselves,” Palm said. “They don’t think anyone should have to do anything for them, but appreciate someone there when they can’t. I think this just builds the character of a community – that they take the time to honor soldiers.”

Go to http://bit.ly/e4bcNR for more information on Rosemount’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program.

EDUCATION School Notes • Burnsville High School’s For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Team 3184 competed in the 10,000 Lakes Regional Competition, Logo Motion, March 31 through April 2, at the University of Minnesota.

• Two teachers in Burnsville-EaganSavage School District 191 received grants from the Education Minnesota Foundation for classroom projects designed to boost the academic achievement of their students. William Byrne Elementary English as a Second Language teacher Pamela Strawn received a grant of $2,995 to provide students with engaging, non-fiction social studies literature.

• Edward Neill Elementary School English as a Second Language teacher Julie Daly received a grant of $2,147 for informational texts and supplies that coordinate with the district’s science standards and help students apply concepts through experimentation.

• Cameron Becker, an eighth-grade trombone player at McGuire Middle School in Lakeville, made the Minnesota Band Directors Association 6-8 Grade

Honor Band for the 2010-2011 school year.

• The following District 196 elementary students had their inventions selected for display at this year’s What If ? Young Inventors Fair, which will be hosted Saturday, April 30, at the Mall of America: Tyler Kim of Echo Park Elementary School; Adam Labiosa of Greenleaf Elementary School; Kai Olson of Oak Ridge Elementary School; Sarah Schuller, Rachel Turin and Gracie Bolluyt of Red Pine Elementary School; Michelle Quan of Shannon Park Elementary School, and Marissa Amerongen, Corinn Sievwright and Cassidy Beyer of Woodland Elementary School.

• Apple Valley High School freshman Tyus Jones has been selected to participate on the 2011-12 USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team for players ages 16 and under.

• Katie Amundson of Apple Valley High School was recently named the 2011 Minnesota Dance Coach of the Year for Class AAA schools.

• Rosemount Middle School eighthgrader Utkarsh Koshti won top honors at the 28th annual Mathcounts State competition.

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‘Moms on the Run’ provides fitness, fun for busy moms Professional training

BY JENNIE OLSON • SUN NEWSPAPERS Apple Valley resident Shelli Gerlach is no stranger to working out and going to the gym. But with two children ages seven and nine, she said it can be difficult for moms like her to find time for exercise.

“Sometimes we lose sight about healthcare because we’re spinning so many places for our families – work, jobs and businesses – and sometimes it can be last on the list,” Gerlach said.

It seems she is not the only one with that problem. Last June, Gerlach discovered a Twin Cities metro-wide program called Moms on the Run that has Rosemount and Apple Valley ties.

“The tagline captured my interest,” Gerlach said. “‘Moms on the Run: Fitness, Fun and Friendship.’ That’s an awesome combination and something I wanted to know more about and become a part of. The key thing to me is having a local running club that is geared to moms like me. I wanted to be part of a quality program with certified trainers who are really passionate about moms.”

Rosemount resident Laura Polikowsky, who coaches the south metro group, is a nationally certified personal trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine and a holistic wellness coach through the California-based CHEK Institute. She has been working as a professional trainer for 10 years and was featured in the November issue of Runner’s World magazine.

Besides her professional credibility, Polikowsky also has a three-year-old daughter and a new baby girl.

“Everyone is looking for accountability and a great place to meet moms,” Polikowsky said. “They’re excited to have a mommy-support group and plenty of people around them to keep them motivated.”

A little help from my friends Moms on the Run was founded by Karissa Johnson, a personal trainer and a lifestyle and weight management consultant nationally certified through the American Council on Exercise. She is also a certified nutrition specialist through the American Academy of Sports Dietitians and Nutritionists.

“After I had kids, I found that I was never getting my own workouts in anymore,” said Johnson, who had three babies in four years. “So I started teaching a mom and baby fitness class.”

Moms on the Run offers programs for walkers and beginning and intermediate runners. Beginning runners move from walking to jogging, and intermediate runners work to improve their times and endurance. (Photo

by Jennie Olson • Sun Newspapers) Several of the participants in that class expressed interest in training for a 5K, so Johnson developed an 18-week training program.

“We went from mostly walking to being able to run the whole thing by the end of the season,” Johnson said.

The women trained to run in the Officer Shawn Silvera Memorial Run in New Brighton because one of the participants was Silvera’s widow. Silvera was killed in the line of duty in 2005 while assisting in a high-speed chase on Interstate 35W. “We decided to train for that race, and it became an annual thing,” Johnson said.

The Get in Gear 5K and 10K in Minnehaha Falls at the end of April is the official metro-wide kickoff event for Moms on the Run. Other races will include HeartBeat 5000 in June, Heart of Summer in Minneapolis in July and the Women Run the Cities in Minnehaha Falls in September.

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groups also participate in races like the Apple Valley Fourth of July Race, Rosemount Leprechaun Days and the Minnesota Zoo Tiger Tracks Race.

The group began with 26 participants the first year and grew to 54 the following year. After seeing the rapid growth and realizing that women were coming to the class from all across the metro, Johnson decided to open the program in other cities.

“I hire different instructors for each city,” Johnson said. “I hire certified personal trainers who are runners or moms who love to run and have that running experience, and then I train and certify them.”

Expanding to 10 Twin Cities metro locations was not something that Johnson had originally planned for.

“I was just going to help these women in my class train for a 5K, and women kept telling me how they always wanted to be a runner but didn’t know how to start,” Johnson said. “There was just a huge market there.”

The classes include a warm-up and cool-down as well as 30 minutes of cardiovascular interval work.

Programs are available for walkers, beginning runners and intermediate runners. Beginning runners move from walking to jogging, and intermediate runners work to improve their times and endurance. By the end of the season, everyone who has participated in Moms on the Run should be able to complete a 5K. “We toggle back and forth between walking and jogging,” Polikowsky said.

“The jogging segments get longer and longer and the walking gets shorter and shorter until you’re running for 15 minutes and walking for one and then jogging again.”

“The environment is so accepting of all fitness levels,” Johnson said. “So many women think they already have to be fit to join a fitness program or they feel intimidated by the gym environment. This program is for women who haven’t found a fitness program that’s a good fit for them.”

“Everyone is at a different level, but there was camaraderie amongst each level of participants [last year] and we all ran races together throughout the summer,” Polikowsky said. “We would wait for the last person to come through and cheer just as loudly as we would for anyone else.”

The group is available to all women, not just moms. Johnson said that it’s also a good social outlet because they schedule activities outside the class.

“I think people join because they want to lose weight, but they stay because of the friends they make,” Johnson said. “Moms are so busy and try to do so much, so if they can find a program that meets their social needs and fitness needs, it really pulls them in.”

“I’m really excited for this season,” Polikowsky said. “Right now, we have 24 women, which is incredible. I think it’s going to be fantastic.”

The program has raised approximately $4,000 for charities since it was founded in 2008. This year, a portion of profits will benefit Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit that packages food and sends it overseas to more than 50 countries.

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Win-Tronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s level, ARCA, falls right below the latter of the three.

The roots of Win-Tron stem from Country Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Racing. Thiesse and Cywinski met in 2000, when Thiesse was a team engineer and Cywinski was a driver for Lafavre, the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incarnation before Country Joe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I met Kevin at that point, and just really hit it off with him,â&#x20AC;? Thiesse said.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very intelligent, very analytical, thinks things through, there was no idea that was too crazy as long as we could prove it.â&#x20AC;?

Six years later, when then-owner Joe Miller passed the company over to Thiesse and Cywinksi, the two re-branded the business with its current name by combining parts of Cywinksiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name with Thiesseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winâ&#x20AC;? from Cywinksi and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tronâ&#x20AC;? from Thiesseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nickname, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natronâ&#x20AC;?).

Thiesse said thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot that goes into racing that the average person might not notice or think about. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just a bunch of hillbillies turning left,â&#x20AC;? Thiesse said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] a lot of geometry and setup, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s [also] a lot of technical stuff that goes on.â&#x20AC;?

From the outside, Win-Tronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facility looks like an airplane hangar. On the inside, Win-Tron could be described as a huge car repair garage. There are the clanking and clunking noises commonly heard in body shops. Between 8-10 cars are worked on at any one time. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the similarities end.

The cars at Win-Tron are decked out with racing car stripes, designs, logos and numbers. There are a lot more tools

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and machinery at Win-Tron, many of which wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be found at a local care repair shop. The complex also boasts a gigantic semi used for touring, which, according to Thiesse, weighs 79,900 pounds, just under the United States Department of Transportation weight limit of 80,000 pounds.

Mike Resop assists Thiesse with overseeing operations at Win-Tron. His experience, he said, includes working as a car chief for Kevin Harvick, one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most highly accomplished NASCAR racers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[In] the beginning of 2008 I came here to help Nate and Kevin [Cywinski] run this place and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here ever since,â&#x20AC;? said Resop, who is considered as the shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foreman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Basically] I kind of handle the day-to-day stuff that goes on here.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mike runs the shop,â&#x20AC;? Thiesse added.

Win-Tronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next racing competition meets at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. on Friday, April 15.

The event begins at 4 p.m. and will be broadcasted live on the cable television network, SPEED. For more information on Win-Tron Racing, go to win-tronracing.com.

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Sunday 10:00AM For further information:

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COMMUNITY LINE the teams that qualify from each regional contest compete at the state project bowl competition Saturday, April 16, in Foley.

Burnsville residents Katherine Budin, Caitlin Frear, Marcus Gavino, Jenna Gruenwald, Anna Johnson, Monica Knaack, Marissa Mahoney, Anna McMahon, Claire Girouard, Angela Gruenwald, Samuel Hinh, Ellyn Kuehne, Evan McNeil, Sean McSweeney, Nickolas Murdakes, Sarah Ober, Grace Orstad, Timothy Pelletier, Kayla Roberge, Hunter Sager, Matthew Schmidt, Meghan Shea, Erin Sislo, William Warmka, Meghan Beck, Meg Boerner, Olivia Carlisano, Zachary Cook, Luke Elfering, Margrethe Fisher, Charles Fox, Rachel Haas, Kristin Hinke, Jamie Miller, Amy Scislow, Derek Steele, Robert Sullivan, Kyle Thomas, Jordan Tuff, Allison Warmka, Emily Warner, Matthew

Five local high school students were recently selected to receive an allexpense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Dakota Electric Association. The winners are Lisa Beard and Mary Gao, both of Rosemount High School; Clint Birtzer, Rosemount, is home schooled; Matthew Hardegger, Burnsville High School and Casey Casella, Eagan High School.

Nicole Fairchild, Burnsville High School and Russell Howland, Eagan High School were selected as alternates.

The students will participate in the National Rural Electric Association’s annual Washington, D.C. Youth Tour, scheduled for June 11-16.

Dakota County 4-H had 20 teams participate in the 4-H Regional Project Bowl contest, which met March 12 in Hastings. They competed with 97 teams from 23 counties across the Minnesota 4H program. With four regional project bowl competitions across Minnesota,

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Warner and Shannon Wilson were named to the second trimester honor rolls at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield.

Brittany Peterson and Becky Peitersen, employees of Ebenezer Ridges Campus in Bur nsville, are graduates of the 2011 Aging Services Leadership Academy. Nineteen people in the state completed this program.

The Burnsville Women of Today recently donated $3,000 from its third annual “Spa Ahh” fundraiser to 360 Communities to be used for the organization’s Partners for Success Program.

Faith Covenant Church, at the corner of Nicollet and 130th in Burnsville, will host a one-day pie sale fundraiser 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 22. All pies are frozen and priced at $9.50 each.

Proceeds benefit this summer’s junior and senior high mission trips. For more

information, call the church office at 952-890-3110.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 13901 Fairview Drive in Burnsville, will host a service day 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 30. The service projects are broken into half-day and full-day projects, and the day will close with a church service 5:30 p.m. Go to http://bit.ly/enSugA for more information.

Lakeville area residents can participate in in a Saturday, April 30, Pushups for Charity Challenge pitting three local teams against each other to see who can do the most pushups in 90 seconds. Every pushup raises money for Wounded Warrior Project. Complete information is available at lakevillepushupsforcharity.com for those who want to participate, donate or just come out and watch. The event meets 9:30 a.m. at Puravida Studio, 10551 165th St. W., Lakeville.

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COMMUNITY LINE Cronin, William DuPont, Robert Frerich, Nathaniel Gillen, Joseph Kaus, Kendall Nelson, Benjamin Pelner and Anthony Thomas were named to the second trimester honor rolls at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield.

Air Force Airman Nathaniel N. Martin graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Rick and Catherine Martin of Lakeville, and graduated in 2009 from Lakeville South High School.

Inver Hills Community College student and Burnsville resident Kathy Pelletier was recently recognized as a Coca-Cola scholar through a national program. She was selected to be a member of the Coca-Cola Silver Team and will receive a $1,250 scholarship.

Lakeville residents Claire Brekken, Megan Nicklay, Margaret Schuelke, Nicole Steiner, Nicholas Anderson, Livia DeSylvester, Holly Duren, Megan Holley, Rachel Schmidt, Alexandra Specht, Nicole Brekken, Morgan

Air Force Reserve Airman Ryan T. Prinsen graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Mark Prinsen of Lakeville, and graduated in 2010 from Lakeville North High School.

Apple Valley residents Melanie Falk, Adam Hoffman, Jack Cable, Alexander Falk, John Friendshuh, Megan Hoffman, Seo Won Lee, Riley Stone, Sam VanderAarde, Elizabeth Dubanoski and Zhongxiu Wang were named to the second trimester honor

rolls at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield.

Rosemount residents Huan Nguyen, Haley Weis and Alec Akuloff were named to the second trimester honor rolls at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield.

Air Force Reserve Airman Shauna K. Anderson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. She is the daughter of James and Corette Anderson of Rosemount, and graduated in 2002 from Rosemount High School.

LEGAL NOTICES City of Burnsville (Official Publication) PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on April 11, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of Ackerman Property LLC, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow an open sales and storage lot located at 2501 West Highway 13.

The application will be scheduled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Planning Commission meeting.

All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact Planner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville.

Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission (Mar 31, Apr 7, 2011) C3 Ackerman Property CUP

City of Burnsville (Official Publication) PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on April 11, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of James and Ann Baldwin for a Conditional Use Permit to allow religious assembly within the existing building located at 900 West 128th Street The application will be scheduled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Planning Commission meeting.

All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact Planner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville.

Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission

vs.

Attorney Registration No. 112471 Transportation Division 1800 Bremer Tower 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101-2134 Fax No.: (651) 297-1235 Phone: (651) 757-1363

City of Burnsville, et al.,

CONDEMNATION

Respondents.

STATE OF MINNESOTA

Court File No. 19HA-CV-11-1082

(Mar 31, Apr 7 2011) C3 Baldwin CUP

City of Burnsville (Official Publication) CITY OF BURNSVILLE PUBLIC NOTICE Public Meeting on Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program Notice is hereby given that the City of Burnsville will hold a public meeting on its Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP) at 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 2nd, 2011, at Burnsville City Hall.

The public meeting will be held as part of the Parks and Natural Resources Commission meeting scheduled for that evening.

State of Minnesota, by its Commissioner of Transportation, Petitioner,

IN THE MATTER OF THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN LANDS FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY PURPOSES

IN DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF DAKOTA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NOTICE To the Respondents hereinabove named:

State of Minnesota, by its Commissioner of Transportation,

You, and each of you, are hereby notified that on May 23, 2011, at 9:00 o’clock AM., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, in the Courthouse at Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, the above named petitioner will present to the above named Court a petition now on file herein for the condemnation of certain lands for trunk highway purposes. A copy of said petition is attached hereto and incorporated herein.

Petitioner,

The public meeting will include a presentation of a draft annual report that addresses each of the best management practices that make up the City's SWPPP. Staff will also summarize goals and activities completed during the past year. Residents will be given an opportunity to provide written or oral comments on the City's SWPPP. A copy of the City of Burnsville’s SWPPP will be available for review at Burnsville City Hall – 100 Civic Center Parkway and on the City’s website www.burnsville.org. The City will consider all comments and make reasonable adjustments to the SWPPP as part of the final annual report that will be submitted to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency by June 30, 2011.

For more information concerning this meeting, please contact Jeremy Strehlo at (952) 895-4457.

YOU, AND EACH OF YOU, ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED, that (1) a party wishing to challenge the public use or public purpose, necessity, or authority for a taking must appear at the court hearing and state the objection or must appeal within 60 days of a court order; and (2) a court order approving the public use or public purpose, necessity, and authority for the taking is final unless an appeal is brought within 60 days after service of the order on the party.

The SWPPP is part of the City's permit that was prepared to meet the requirements of a federally mandated storm water permit program that is administered by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The overall goal of the program is to reduce the amount of sediment and pollution that enters surface and ground waters.

(Mar 31, Apr 7, 2011) C3 SWPPP

Public Notice (Official Publication) CONDEMNATION STATE OF MINNESOTA IN DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF DAKOTA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

an order transferring title and possession of the parcels herein described, prior to the filing of an award by the court appointed commissioners, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §117.042.

The petitioner reserves its right to recover costs of clean up and testing and all other damages arising from the presence of pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous materials on the property described herein, from all potential responsible parties, including respondents herein where appropriate, in a separate legal action to the extent permitted by law.

City of Burnsville, Federal Land Company, Vernon R. Colon, Martin F. Colon, also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien in the real estate described in the Petition herein,

III. That the following described lands in these proceedings taken are situated in Dakota County, Minnesota; that the names of all persons appearing of record or known to your petitioner to be the owners of said lands or interested therein, including all whom your petitioner has been able by investigation and inquiry to discover, together with the nature of the ownership of each, as nearly as can be ascertained, are as follows:

Respondents.

FEE ACQUISITION

YOU, AND EACH OF YOU, ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED, That at the above time and place the above-named petitioner will also move the court for an order transferring title and possession to petitioner of the parcels described in the petition in accordance with Minn. Stat. §117.042, as of June 27, 2011.

IN THE MATTER OF THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN LANDS FOR TRUNK HIGHWAY PURPOSES

Parcel 316 C.S. 1981 (35W=394) 902

YOU, AND EACH OF YOU, ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED, that all persons occupying the property described in the petition must VACATE THE PREMISES AND MOVE ALL OF YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM SAID PREMISES ON OR BEFORE JUNE 27, 2011. All advertising signs or devices located on the property being acquired must be removed by June 27, 2011.

I. That Trunk Highway Legislative Route numbered 394, which has been renumbered 35W, and which has been located according to law and designated as a controlled access highway, passes over the lands herein described.

Lori Swanson Attorney General State of Minnesota /s/Richard L. Varco Jr. Assistant Attorney General

vs.

PETITION To the District Court above named the State of Minnesota brings this Petition and respectfully states and alleges:

WHEREFORE, Your petitioner prays that commissioners be appointed to appraise the damages which may be occasioned by such taking, and that such proceedings may be had herein as are provided by law.

Dated at Saint Paul, Minnesota, this 24th day of February, 2011.

LORI SWANSON Attorney General State of Minnesota /s/Richard L. Varco Jr. Assistant Attorney General Attorney Registration No. 112471 Transportation Division 1800 Bremer Tower 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101-2134 Fax No.: (651) 297-1235 Phone: (651) 757-1363

S.P. 1981-120 All of the following:

MINN. STAT. § 549.211

That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 115 North, Range 21 West, shown as Parcel 316 on Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Numbered 19-148 as the same is on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder in and for Dakota County, Minnesota;

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

containing 1.09 acre, more or less; together with other rights as set forth below, forming and being part of said Parcel 316:

II. That the Commissioner of Transportation deems it necessary that the State of Minnesota for trunk highway purposes obtain the lands herein described in fee simple absolute, together with the following rights: to acquire a temporary easement in those cases which are herein particularly mentioned.

Temporary Easement:

Further, it is the intention of the abovenamed petitioner to move the court for

Possible Claimant of an Interest

This instrument was drafted by the State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation, Legal and Property Management Unit, M.S. 632 St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 100396

That it is duly covered by Right of Way Plat Order numbered 91708 and by Establishment Order numbered 33495.

It is the intention of the above-named petitioner to move the court for an order authorizing the Court Administrator to accept and deposit in an interest bearing account payments from the petitioner to the court pursuant to Minnesota statutes.

Vernon R. Colon Martin F. Colon

A temporary easement for highway purposes as shown on said Plat as to said Parcel 316 by the temporary easement symbol, said easement shall cease on December 1, 2016, or on such earlier date upon which the Commissioner of Transportation determines by formal order that it is no longer needed for highway purposes.

Names of parties interested in the above described land and nature of interest: City of Burnsville

Fee

Federal Land Company Claimant of an Interest

The party or parties on whose behalf the attached document is served acknowledge through their undersigned counsel that sanctions may be imposed pursuant to Minn. Stat. §549.211.

Dated: February 24, 2011 /s/Richard L. Varco Jr. Assistant Attorney General Attorney Registration No. 112471 1800 Bremer Tower 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101-2134 (651) 757-1363 (Voice) (651) 282-2525 (TTY) ATTORNEYS FOR THE PETITIONER (April 7, 14, 21, 2011) C3 State vs.

Burnsville, et al. Condemnation

Public Notice (Official Publication) Notice of Public Sale A public auction will be held April 28, 2011 at Valley Car Care And Transmision, 3201 Highway 13 West, Burnsville, MN 55337 for the following item: 2001 Ford Windstar, 3.8L, 176,300 miles. Runs great, Does not Drive. Needs Transmission.

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EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY – APRIL 8 THROUGH APRIL 14 FRIDAY

SATURDAY

8 MS Excel 2007 Where: Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville When: 2 p.m.

Price: Free, registration required Information: Register at http://bit.ly/ih80f3

9 D.E.A.R for Parents and Caregivers (how to get kids reading by kindergarten) Where: Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan When: 10:30 a.m.

Price: Free, registration required Information: http://bit.ly/equaI5

Potholes FROM PAGE 1 around the metro, the general approach to filling potholes, a parting gift from Old Man Winter, is basically the same.

Opinions from local public works directors vary, but most agree that this winter was a bit worse than usual, if not closer to average.

“I don’t think complaints are up, but are the holes bad? Yeah, really bad,” said Lakeville Operations and Maintenance Director Chris Petree. “Winter is extremely rough on the roads. It’s the amount of snow, and the number of times we’ve had to plow can cause additional damage. We’ve got a fair number of potholes, hence the reason we have two crews out every day of the week.”

“The past couple winters have been fairly consistent as far as amount of potholes,” said Rosemount City Engineer Andrew Brotzler. “I wouldn’t say this

SUNDAY

MONDAY

10 Healing and the Arts Where: Presbyterian Church of the Apostles, 701 E. 130th St., Burnsville When: 1-5 p.m.

Price: Free, registration required Information: 952-8907877

11 Digital camera basics Where: Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan When: 6-8 p.m.

Price: Free, registration required Information: Register at http://bit.ly/fjOfqA

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

12 Dakota County Star Quilters Where: Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan When: 7 p.m.

Price: Free Information: dakotacountystarquilters.org

13 Storytime for 2s & 3s Where: Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville When: 10:30 a.m.

Price: Free Information: 952-8910360

AVHS Speech and Debate fundraiser spaghetti dinner and bake sale Where: American Legion Post 1776, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley When: 4-7 p.m.

Price: $6 per person, under five free Information: 612-2025873

was any worse than the past several winters.”

Public works directors in Eagan, Burnsville and Apple Valley expressed opinions similar to Brotzler’s. While cities have to tackle potholes each spring, approaches vary. For example, Lakeville and Burnsville have dedicated crews fixing just potholes, while Eagan and Rosemount sometimes incorporate pothole repair into regular duties.

Weather factors are universal.

Potholes are created by moisture being trapped in the pavement and expanding and contracting as the water freeze and thaws. Making a pothole repair that lasts can’t be done as well when there is moisture present, like rain or melting snow.

“This time of year, when you get some snow and it is melting, it is harder to patch when water is running in,” said Apple Valley Public Works Streets Superintendent Mike Glewwe. “We have a have higher failure rate when [something is patched with] water running in. If we

THURSDAY

14 Fashionista Favorites Charity fashion show Where: GrandStay La Grand Conference Center, 7083 153rd St. W., Apple Valley When: 5-9 p.m.

Price: $15 in advance, $20 at the door Information: chicksforacause.org Eagan Garden Club meeting, featuring Sue Bagge on “Healing Gardens” Where: Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan When: 7 p.m.

Price: Free Information: egc1972@gmail.com

get out on a nice day, when all runoff melts back over the curb line, it only takes minutes to fill each one, and then they are a permanent fix. Sometimes, on a busy road, when water is running, you have to block it off and patch when it is still wet, and it needs to be filled multiple times. If the weather stays with us this year, it’s a one-stop repair.”

Potholes, according to Tim Plath, Eagan’s transportation and operations manager, never really go away. While potholes are particularly bad in spring, they occur in summer, too. With more and more streets aging in cities like Eagan, the only thing that really differs, he said, if the frequency of how often potholes develop. There just aren’t as many of them in summer.

Costs to repair spring potholes vary.

Rosemount spends an average of $30,000 per year for patching materials and $22,000 for labor for street repairs, which includes potholes, said City Administrator Dwight Johnson.

Lakeville, Petree said, budgeted nearly

$115,000 for bituminous patching, with the monies coming from the city’s general fund. Finally, Apple Valley spends nearly $40,000 per year on spring pavement repairs, and the funds come from the Public Works Street Maintenance Division, part of the city’s general fund.

Inquiries with Eagan and Burnsville regarding costs went unanswered before this article’s print deadline.

Answers varied as to when pothole repairs could be wrapped up, with Petree saying that Lakeville patching could be finished by June, and Plath saying that Eagan repairs could continue, on a limited basis, into summer. Dan Tobritzhofer, the streets and storm sewer superintendent with Burnsville, said that patching in Burnsville would continue until milling and preventative street maintenance starts in the summer.

Last year, Tobritzhofer said, Burnsville went through 1,500 tons of blacktop for patching and pothole repair combined.

SPORTS Thursday, April 7, 2011

BURNING UP THE TRACK High school track and field teams are scheduled to venture outside this week. Lakeville North and Lakeville South will be hosts of girls triangular meets at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, April 7.

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O’Brien’s hockey ‘rebirth’ results in national title Lakeville native stars in goal for Division III champion St. Norbert

BY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS Three years ago, B.J. O’Brien sat in an office in St. Cloud, wondering if his hockey career was finished.

A circuitous route took him from Lakeville High School to three junior teams to St. Cloud State and O’Brien’s goal of playing Division I college hockey.

Except he wasn’t playing for the Huskies. In two years at St. Cloud (including one redshirt B.J. O’Brien season) the goaltender saw action in two regular-season games and a couple of exhibitions.

Told his situation at St. Cloud State wasn’t likely to change, O’Brien re-evaluated his goals and before long found himself at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis. O’Brien said St. Norbert, a private college, seemed to be a good academic setting for someone with his IrishCatholic upbringing.

As for his hockey career, “it was a rebirth,” he said. “A lot of times if a player goes from Division I to Division III, people think he’s going backward. I wouldn’t trade these last three years for anything.”

At St. Norbert, O’Brien became the best goalie in Division III. He led the nation in 2010-11 with a 1.63 goalsagainst average and .900 winning percentage. His .931 save percentage was second in Division III. He was 22-2-1 and closed his college career when St. Norbert defeated Adrian (Mich.) College 4-3 in the NCAA Division III Frozen Four on March 26 at Ridder Arena.

O’Brien was named Most Outstanding Player at the Frozen Four for the second consecutive year – he’s the first one to win it twice – and was Player of the Year in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.

And he might not be finished playing.

O’Brien had a chance to join a Central Hockey League team in Missouri for the playoffs but chose to finish his studies (he will graduate this spring with degrees in business administration and economics).

“Any [pro hockey] opportunities that are there now will be there in the fall,” St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin said.

Once he graduates, O’Brien said he will pursue pro hockey.

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Lakeville native B.J. O’Brien closed his college hockey career by helping St. Norbert win the NCAA Division III Frozen Four. He was named Most Outstanding Player at the Frozen Four held March 25-26 at Ridder Arena. (St. Norbert College sports information photo)

Burnsville baseball team knows there’s a tough road ahead

BY MIKE SHAUGHNESSY • SUN NEWSPAPERS If the Burnsville baseball players’ expectations ever get out of control, coach Mick Scholl will be there with a reality check.

The Blaze reached the state tournament in 2010 for the first time in 21 seasons, losing to Eden Prairie 7-5 in an allLake Conference Class 3A final (Burnsville, of course, has since moved to the new South Suburban Conference).

Obviously the Blaze wants to get back to state, but that’s every team’s goal. And there are a lot of teams with talent comparable to Burnsville’s.

Scholl said he sees it as his job to manage expectations. “The kids have talked about [returning to state],” he said. “But this is a totally different team.

We’ll have to work as hard, if not harder, this year. We know there’s not a weak team in our conference and we might be in the toughest section in the state.”

Three seniors on last year’s 21-6 team – Brandon Peterson, Jacob Threlkeld and Tom Sherman – combined for more than 90 runs and 90 RBI. Each hit .400 or better, and Peterson and Threlkeld were two of the Blaze’s top starting pitchers.

Their departures do not leave Burnsville barren of talent, however.

The Blaze still has some offensive pop and pitching depth. What’s more, several returning players will get to move to their natural positions, Scholl said.

One player not changing positions is senior Justin Threlkeld, who returns behind the plate. He batted .409 overall last season and .500 (6-for-12) in the state tournament, where he was named to the all-tourney team.

Derek Johnson, a senior who played third base last season, is expected to move to the outfield. Johnson drove in the game-winning run in Burnsville’s 6BASEBALL: TO PAGE 29

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O’Brien FROM PREVIOUS PAGE “I’d like to wind up somewhere in the East Coast league,” he said. “Anything higher than that, like the AHL, would be an honor.”

The East Coast Hockey League is the equivalent of baseball’s Class AA, while the American Hockey League is the top minor-league level in North America.

After helping Lakeville reach the state Class AA tournament in 2003 and ’04, O’Brien set about getting into Division I hockey. He spent two years in juniors before going to St. Cloud State.

One reason he chose St. Cloud over several other Division I schools that were recruiting him, O’Brien said, was the Huskies were about to lose a senior goalie.

“We actually recruited him before he went to St. Cloud,” said Coghlin, who also coached the Green Knights to the Division III championship in 2008. “But he had an

opportunity for a walk[-on] spot there. He knew he was walking into a tough situation – he was going to be behind their starting goalie – but a player like him always wants to try to play D-I. We understood that.”

After not playing much in his second year at SCSU, O’Brien met with Huskies head coach Bob Motzko and said he was going to transfer.

“He understood and respected my decision 100 percent,” O’Brien said. “He told me, ‘Go find someplace where you’re going to be happy.’”

O’Brien called a player he knew at St. Norbert, and within 10 minutes, Coghlin called O’Brien, saying he would be welcome with the Green Knights.

O’Brien joined St. Norbert for the 2008-09 season. Not everything went smoothly right away. He was 9-2 with a 2.57 goals-against average but had not earned the starting job.

“The first year was a struggle for him,” Coghlin said. “I think we used three different goalies in our final three playoff games.

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“The biggest improvement we saw with B.J. was the off-season between year one and year two with us. He decided he had to work harder in the off-season, and the biggest difference was his mental preparation.”

O’Brien agreed. “The first year was mostly what I would call clearing away the cobwebs,” he said. “I used the off-season to lift weights and get in better shape. I also worked at Rick Heinz’s goaltending school and spent a lot of time thinking about the technical aspects of the game. By the time I started my second year at St. Norbert, I definitely thought I was prepared.”

He won the starting goaltending job in 2009-10 and led the Green Knights to the Division III championship game in Lake Placid, N.Y., where they lost 2-1 to Norwich University despite 70 saves by O’Brien.

O’Brien is used to seeing a lot of shots.

At Lakeville, he made a school-record 78 saves in a five-overtime victory over Rochester Century in a section playoff game. He also played with a junior team in

Texas that O’Brien said allowed more than 50 shots on goal a game.

“It gave me a lot of confidence to know I can face a lot of shots and still keep my team in the game,” he said.

Coghlin, however, said facing a lot of shots wasn’t necessarily a point in O’Brien’s favor.

“Those guys scare us,” the coach said.

“We don’t ask our goalies to make 50 saves. We need them to make five really good ones, and that’s where focus and mental preparation come in.”

O’Brien got some help with that from Justin Johnson, his former goalie coach at St. Cloud State (Johnson now has the same position at the University of Minnesota). Johnson told him to break the game into five-minute segments to stay mentally sharp.

It all seemed to work as O’Brien helped bring another major sports championship to northern Wisconsin in 2011 – to go with a football title earned by a team just up the road in Green Bay.

South Suburban names all-conference teams in several winter sports The South Suburban Conference recently released its all-conference teams for several winter sports. Listed below are all-conference and honorable mention all-conference athletes from the SunCurrent area in wrestling, boys and girls Alpine skiing, gymnastics, boys and girls hockey, and boys and girls basketball. All-conference teams for Nordic skiing and boys swimming and diving were not available when this edition went to press.

Athletes are seniors unless otherwise noted.

Wrestling

All-Conference Apple Valley – Jordan Kingsley, Jacob Waste, Matt Kelliher, Brandon Kingsley (jr.).

Lakeville South – Eric Hensel, Zane Petersen.

Burnsville – D’Narius Lewis.

Lakeville North – Zach Goldberg, Lucas Westrich (8th).

Honorable Mention Apple Valley – Steven Keogh, Matt Hechsel, Corbin Farrell (jr.), Jason Halcomb, Cory Rathman (jr.).

Lakeville South – Tom Petersen (so.), Austin Britnell (so.), Shane Westrich (jr.).

Burnsville – Harry Bramley (jr.), Andy Underhill (jr.).

Lakeville North – Anton Kalista (jr.), Colton Pasvogel (9th), Collin Degrammont (9th).

Boys Alpine skiing

All-Conference Apple Valley/Rosemount – Dane Jensen, Nick Lampert (jr.), Andrew Ahlberg (jr.), Charlie Frahm.

Burnsville – Tom Flickinger (so.), Jordan Huus (jr.).

Lakeville North – Matt Xi (9th), Bryce Kossack (so.), Connor Croasdale (so.), Michael Konietzko.

Lakeville South – Jonathon Schwegman (jr.).

Honorable Mention Apple Valley/Rosemount – Matt Schul, Ryan

Condon (9th), David Heckman (11th), Chad Serba (so.).

Burnsville – David Duschane, Erik Bain, Jimmy Coyne (jr.), Jon Garbe (8th).

Lakeville North – Riley Reuvers (jr.), Tyler Hondl, Joe Lieser (so.).

Lakeville South – Alex Herrild, Travis O’Brien (so.), Luke Horsager (jr.).

Girls Alpine skiing

All-Conference Burnsville – Erica Lindsay (9th), Elizabeth Drusch (9th), Katie Lervoog.

Lakeville North – Abby Noonan (jr.), Briar Smith (so.).

Lakeville South – Hayleigh Adams, Amanda Larson (so.).

Honorable Mention Apple Valley/Rosemount – Kaili Ahlberg (so.), Alison Schmitz (jr.), Claire Hefko (7th), Caroline Loe (9th), Karleigh Crepin (so.).

Burnsville – Laura Garbe (so.), Madeline Norgaard, Megan Warnke.

Lakeville North – Alex Knutson (so.), Courtney Kavanaugh (9th), Sarah Rockholt.

Lakeville South – Amy Sullivan (jr.), Theresa Morris (jr.).

Gymnastics

All-Conference Lakeville North – Ashley Myers (jr.), all-around; Maddy Shinn (jr.), floor exercise; Ashley Nowicki (so.), floor exercise; Kelly Blake, vault; Bree Flug (jr.), vault.

Apple Valley – Kelsie Long, all-around; Taylor Hoeppner, vault.

Lakeville South – Caylee Alves (so.), floor exercise; Kylie Prouty (so.), uneven bars; Alicia Morrison (so.), uneven bars.

Honorable Mention Lakeville North – Rachel Okins (7th).

Apple Valley – Mariah Grant (sr.), Sidney Bethke (7th).

Lakeville South – Chelsi Berry (jr.), Alex Bakken (so.).

Boys hockey

All-Conference Burnsville – Bodhi Engum, Sean Madigan, Eddie Wittchow, Mike Dockry.

Apple Valley – A.J. Michaelson (jr.), Derek Smith (jr.), Hudson Fasching (so.), Aaron Gretz.

Lakeville South – Justin Kloos (jr.), Drew Brevig, Alex Harvey (jr.).

Lakeville North – Blake Winiecki (jr.), Charlie Lindgren (jr.).

Honorable Mention Burnsville – Cory Champan (jr.), Jace Childs, Nick Senta.

Apple Valley – Vince Pedrie (jr.), Michael Berens, Kris Goodman.

Lakeville South – Joe Freemark (jr.), Charlie Heller (jr.), Ethan Quinnell.

Lakeville North – Gordon Kappers, Tory Merz, Charlie Hayes (jr.).

Girls hockey

All-Conference Lakeville South – Chelsea Laden, Sam Moore, Morgan Fritz-Ward, Mara Post, Dani Buehrer (jr.).

Lakeville North – Alexis Joyce (9th), Emily Yetzer, Christi Vetter (9th).

Burnsville – Megan Killmer, Kasey Evans.

Apple Valley – Erica Power (9th).

Honorable Mention Lakeville South – Callen (K.K.) Naasz (so.), Ari Reid (so.).

Lakeville North – Cassie Alexander (so.), Allie Harvey (9th), Dani Sadek (9th).

Burnsville – Jenny Maloney (jr.), Alexa Pearson (so.), Paige Skaja (9th).

Apple Valley – Allison Johnson, Hailey Sampson (so.), Liz Hermes (jr.).

Boys basketball All-Conference Lakeville South – Alex Richter, Jon Christensen, Riley West.

Apple Valley – Tom Schalk, Tyus Jones (9th), Gavin Bronson.

Lakeville North – Adam Petterson, Al Erickson.

Burnsville – Tony DeLanghe, C.J. Smith.

Honorable Mention Lakeville South – Mitchell Leidner (jr.), Matt Heller (jr.).

Apple Valley – Josh Johnson, Jordan Crockett, Dustin Fronk (so.).

Lakeville North – Tyler Flack (jr.), Brett Rasmussen (jr.), Devin Shockley (jr.).

Burnsville – Cam Jones, Chad Dove, Aaron Chandler.

Girls basketball

All-Conference Lakeville North – Rachel Banham, Apiew Ojulu, Jaya Perkins, Hannah Hughes.

Apple Valley – Jordan Sammons, Jaryn Pipkins (so.).

Burnsville – Jermisha Watson.

Honorable Mention Lakeville North – McKenzie Hoelmenn (jr.), Taylor Stewart (so.), Maddie Saarela, Simone Kolander (so.).

Apple Valley – Destiny Scott (jr.), Kati Erb (jr.), Sydney Schalk (jr.).

Lakeville South – Baylee Meier (jr.), Kelsey Thulien, Brianna Meier (so.), Maddie Turbes (jr.).

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Baseball FROM PAGE 27 5 victory over Brainerd in the 2010 state quarterfinals.

Dan Motl, who split time between right field and center field as a sophomore, will be the full-time center fielder.

Matt Stemper, last year’s starter in left, will play infield.

Andy Lieser, a senior, could take over at second base. Quinn Johnson (third base) and Brian Vanderwoude (first) are expected to be at the infield corners.

Senior outfielder Riley Shook and junior infielder Tyler Hill also are expected to see playing time.

Scholl said the Blaze has plenty of pitching depth, although Quinn Johnson is the only one with significant varsity experience. He was the winning pitcher in Burnsville’s victory over Coon Rapids in last year’s state semifinals.

Vanderwoude got a lot of time on the mound during American Legion baseball last summer. Senior Riley McAdaragh, junior Adam Lambrecht and sophomore Tyler Hanson also will pitch.

Last week, Burnsville was in Arizona during spring break to get in some practice away from the inhospitable Minnesota weather.

For the Blaze, it was a working vacation, with emphasis on “working.”

“We spent most of our time on drills and specific defensive situations,” Scholl said. “It’s not a lot of glamour.

The kids get some time off, but it’s mostly baseball.

“We still had a few questions when we came back, but we have a lot of returning players.”

Burnsville’s season opener was to be April 5 at Eagan, but the game was postponed because Eagan’s field was not ready for play. The teams will try to make up the game at Eagan at 4:15 p.m.

Friday, April 8. The Blaze also is scheduled to play at Lakeville North on Thursday, April 7.

Apple Valley Coach: Jeremy Hendrickson.

Last year: 12-10 overall; reached second round of Class 3A, Section 3 playoffs.

Next scheduled game: 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, April 7, at home against Bloomington Jefferson.

Outlook: Hendrickson, a former Eagles assistant, is in his first season as head coach.

The Eagles have two starters who are headed for Big Ten Conference baseball programs in the fall: catcher Aaron Gretz (Ohio State) and shortstop Kris Goodman (Iowa). Goodman’s .425 aver-

age was second best on the team last season.

Outfielder Steve Maxwell batted .325 last season. Infielder Casey Killebrew hit .385 and drove in 12 runs in 39 varsity at-bats.

Six-foot-eight senior Josh Johnson is the only returning pitcher who threw more than 6 1/3 innings on varsity last season. He had a 1.45 earned-run average in 29 innings.

Lakeville North Coach: Tony Market.

Last year: 12-9 overall; lost in first round of Class 3A, Section 3 playoffs.

Next scheduled game: 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, April 7, at home against Burnsville.

Outlook: The Panthers expect to be tough at the top of their pitching rotation. Tyler Brekke was All-Lake Conference in 2010 with a 5-2 record and 2.37 earned-run average. A.J. Moore, whose fastball has been clocked in the high 80s, was 3-0 with 21 strikeouts in 23 innings pitched.

Gordon Kappers, who had a .386 onbase percentage last season, is expected to be at the top of the batting order. He can play multiple positions but probably will see most of his time at third base.

First baseman Travis Evanson had four homer and a team-leading 21 RBI in 2010. Jake Berg will play outfield and

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also is expected to see some innings on the mound as a left-handed reliever.

An up-and-coming player is junior catcher/outfielder Austin Streit, who batted .500 in limited varsity duty in 2010.

Lakeville South Coach: Al Iversen.

Last year: 10-12 overall; reached second round of Class 3A, Section 3 playoffs.

Next scheduled game: 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, April 7, at home against Eastview.

Outlook: Iversen, who teaches in the Lakeville district but previously was varsity baseball coach at Apple Valley, takes over a Lakeville South team that is still looking for its first winning season. Last year’s 10 wins are a program record.

Some of the Cougars’ most experienced players are seniors Alex Continenza, Matt Heilmann, Derek Buermann and Donny Mattia. Heilmann led the team with a .339 batting average last season; he and Continenza were honorable mention all-conference.

Pitcher Will Lundquist made the AllLake Conference team last season as a sophomore. He had six victories, a 2.92 earned-run average, and 41 strikeouts in 48 innings. Nate Gelle is one of several seniors expected to lend depth on the mound.

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The prospective groom is the son of Ronald and Kathleen Vrchota of Jackson, MN. He is a 2001 graduate of Jackson County Central High School and a 2005 graduate of St. John’s University. He is a catastrophic risk analyst at AonBenfield, Inc. in Bloomington.

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651-699-3504

2510

Landscaping

Lawn Care

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A Family Operated Bus.

DAVE'S PAINTING and WALLPAPERING Int/Ext • Free Est • 23 Yrs Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins Visa/MC BBB 952-469-6800

Re-roofs Tear-offs BBB Free Est. MC/Visa No Subcontractors Used.

Lic/Ins. 952-891-8586

Be your own Boss!

BLOMQUIST EXT Siding-

Businesses for sale in Class 9010!

2355

LAWN CARE Dan Wolter Lawn & Garden

Slow release Nitrogen Fertilizer, Crabgrass Control, Weed Control

Shady Ridge Service Center

2360

Lawn & Garden

FREE Estimates Let Us Increase the Value of Your Home • Landscaping Rock & Mulch • Full Landscape Services • Lawn Irrigation

• Brick Patios, Driveways & Sidewalks • Keystone or Boulder Walls

FREE ESTIMATES • Licensed/Insured

952-890-4334 LOW PRICES • Pulverized Dirt - $12.50 yd • Black Dirt - $11.00 yd • Decorative Rock Since 1986 • Colored Mulch - $26.50 yd • Mulches 6 miles S. of • Boulders Shakopee on 169 • Retaining Wall Block Mon-Fri 7:30am - 5:00pm • Pavers (starting @ $2.10/sq ft) Sat - Call for Hours • Edging • Poly • Fabrics

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952.278.0126

RAINBOW ROOFING

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Landscaping, Retaining Walls, Pavers, Shrubs, Mulch, CONCRETE: Driveway, Walks, Steps, Patios Painting

Why Wait Roofing LLC Tear-offs & New Construction Siding & Gutters Over 17 yrs exp. Free est.

Rodney Oldenburg

612-210-5267 952-443-9957 Lic #20156835 • Insured We Take Care of Insurance Claims Offering the Best Extended Manufacturers Warranty

2620

2420

Window Cleaning 651-646-4000

TREE REMOVAL/TRIMMING Shrub Pruning Free Ests Lic'd / Ins'd / 20 Yrs Exp. 651-455-7704

2510

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Tree Service

2510

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Residential Remodeling

Office: 763-476-8412 Jeff Doyle: 763-228-1656 Chad Doyle: 763-228-1873 www.jdasc.com

Licensed • Insured Roofing • Siding Custom Porches/Decks Kitchen and Bath Remodels Finished Basements Room Additions Quality at a Reasonable Price State Lic. ID#20637218

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ROOFING • SIDING • WINDOWS • EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE • Hardiplank® Siding • QUICK RESPONSE TIME • HAIL DAMAGE 763-550-0043 • FREE INSPECTIONS 952-476-7601 • STATE LIC# 6793 • ESTABLISHED IN 1984 651-221-2600 www.GatesGeneralContractors.com

WINDOWS/SIDING Family Owned & Operated Since 1949

Fast Turnaround SERVING THE Reduce Energy Bills ENTIRE METO AREA Free Estimates MN LICENSE Bank Financing #20316811 Available BONDED • INSURED

Limited Offer Triple Glass for the Price of Double Glass

AJ's Tree Service LLC Residential & Commercial

Call Now For Weekly Mowing Spring Clean-ups • Fertilization

2420

Marv 651-493-3110

612-802-8100

Lawn Care

Spring 3-in-1 Application

952-467-2430 2360

B & M Tree Service & Landscaping

Tree Trimming, Removal & Stump Grinding.

15+ Yrs Exp / Ins. / Free Ests

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Shingles /Cedar Shake Reas rates-. 20+ yrs exp. Lic/Ins

Window Cleaning

2660

www.rooftodeck.com Code #78

Allen's Perfect Painting Ceiling & Drywall Repair BBB Member. Call anytime.

Lic/Ins. Free Est. 612-388-2884

Weekly Mowing, Dethatch, Aeration, Spring Cleanup, Tree Service, Landscape & Bobcat Work. Lic/Ins. 651-306-1206

2355

Tree Service

H20 Damage – Plaster Repair

16 Yrs Exp. Wkly Mowing Serving South Metro SORENSEN LAWN CARE Free Ests 651-454-6100 Dependable

2620

Powerwashing

www.blomquistexteriors.com

*10% off 1 st Cleaning* BEST CLEANING WE CLEAN YOU GLEAM

2320

763-420-3036 952-240-5533

Doors & Windows

Warm Front Windows

2170

Concrete Dumpster Service Carpentry Baths & Tile Fencing Windows Gutters Water/Fire Damage Doors Lic•Bond•Ins Visa Accepted

2420

30+ Yrs Exp /Owner Operator

25+ Years Handyman Work REMODELING & REPAIRS Basement Finish Work Free Estimates

www.bestcleaningservices.com

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTION Any & All Home Repairs

Landscaping

MDH Lead Supervisor

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

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

952-451-3792

2350

(651) 644-6900 (952) 920-8888

Trimming & Removal Free Estimates & Insured

612-275-2574

2490

Powerwashing

ACCREDITED BUSINESS

Call For Free Estimate www.WesternConstructionInc.com

2490

Powerwashing

2490

Powerwashing

Painting

A Fresh Look, Inc. Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros Bonded & Insured Free Est. • Senior Discounts

Lic. #20626700

Snow & Ice Dam Removal Down Spouts Cleared Commercial and Residental

www.sparklewashcmn.com

Credit Cards Accepted

612-825-7316/952-934-4128 www.afreshlookinc.com

763-225-6200

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Building Supplies

Pre-finished birch hardwood flooring. 200 sq ft, 3 & 1/4” x 3/4” $500 or b/o.

27 Maple stair treads, 42” x 1-1/16” x 11-1/2” deep. $700 or b/o. 952-303-3809

3090

Cemetery Lots

Bloomington Cemetery 2 plots, $1,000 each.

651-762-3727

Garage Sales this week

3500

Brooklyn Center

3507

St. Alphonsus Parish 7031 Halifax Ave N.

$3 per person Pre Sale: 4/8 (5-9pm) Sale: 4/9 (92pm) 4/10 (9-2pm) $2 per bag

Hopkins

3539

Estate/Moving. 4845 Diane Pleasant View Memorial Dr. Numbers at 8am. 4/8 Gardens, Burnsville, 2 lots. 8:30a – 5p, 4/9 8:30a – 4:30p Asking $1,000 ea. 952-474-6188 www.willmatthill.com

3130

Estate Sales

Eagan: Sat, 4/9 (7-5); Sun

4/10 (11-4). BR sets, applcs., garage items, snowblower & lawnmower, Rainbow play system. 2098 Pin Oak Dr.

RICHFIELD

7300 Aldrich Ave. So. Friday, April 8 (8-4) Saturday, April 9 (8-2) #'s 7am on Friday 50 Years of accumulation!

Dolls, toys, music box collection, bells, records, books, linens, HAM radio items, upright freezer, HH goods, Craftsman 10” table & radial arm saw, lots more!

EbenezerEstateSales.org Ebenezer Hands & Hearts

3260

Misc.

For Sale

2 Adult Schwinn Tricycles w/huge baskets.

Perfect for seniors! Exc cond, pd. $270 each; asking $195 each. Cash only.

Plymouth area 763-745-4977 Washing machine: portable, $200 AC: 5,000 BTU, $50. Both used 1 season. 612-597-1051

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Misc.

Wanted

3050

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

3050

In the Community, With the Community, For the Community Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

Moving Sale: 4/7-9 (10-5).

Shop & office equip, tires, trucks, much misc.

LADIES contents from closed gift shop.

1229 Osborne Road

St. Anthony

3581

Patriots Marching Band Fundraiser Sale 4/9 (9-9); and 4/10 (9-6) - Bag Day St. Anthony Highschool

3303 33rd Ave NE

For info: 612-706-1095

Garage Sales next week

3600

Bloomington

3606

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

Btwn Normandale & France

Eagan

3623

All Saints Lutheran Church

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

Lakeville

ECFE Kids Stuff Sale

CANDLEBERRY ON THE LAKES April 6 - April 17 Weekdays 9 - 8:30 Weekends 9 - 5

PARK CENTRUM BUILDING 7499 France Ave. South, Edina (Located on the lower level, between Chuck E. Cheese & Q.Cumbers) Over 80 artists!

HOME DECOR•GIFTS•ANTIQUES

Spring Lake Park

3579

3643

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

Plymouth

3665

Multi-Family Sale

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

5200

Quantico & Schmidt Lake Rd

Richfield

3667

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

Emerson Church 7601 Girard Ave So., Richfield

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

Move in Special / Furn.

Studio Rooms for Rent

Incl. all utils., phone, cable & Internet from $799/mo.

Call Michael 763-227-1567

6400

Oak Marsh Golf Course

$12 - $15 PSF Gross Rent th

4445 West 77 St.

Tom Fletcher

952-224-5555

526 Inwood Ave. No., Oakdale, MN 651-730-8006 www.Homeessentialsboutique.com

Restocked Daily!

Wed., March 30th thru Sun., April 10th M-F 10-8:30 • Sat 10-6 • Sun 12-5

*** No Strollers Allowed ***

Friday, April 8 11am - 1pm Book signing with Joan Steffand

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.)

Call 651-414-6055 for details/showing.

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9100

Rooms For Rent

5600

FOR SALE • FOR LEASE

140 – 3,000 SF Offices.

Townhouse For Rent

Apple Valley TH 3br, 2ba 2 car gar, FP, WD, pets ok, $1300/mo. 612 850-0281

EDINA • 494 & FRANCE

Home Essentials Boutique

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Apartments & Condos For Rent

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

9100

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CDL Class A Drivers 1 yr exp in last 3 yrs.

Call 763-225-8153 www.prodrivers.com

Customer service and management. Wholsale company needs to fill 20 positions immediately.

No experience necessary.

Will train. Call 763-951-3289

Driver

LAKEVILLE

9000

9100

Employment Help Wanted/ Full Time

**SOUS CHEF** Crystal Lake Golf Club & Catering looking for an experienced, hands on Sous Chef. Full time position requires knowledge in banquet & line cooking, kitchen operation and management. Email resume to: ryan@ crystallakegolfcourse.com or fax to Ryan: 952-953-6462 16725 Innsbrook Dr, Lakeville, MN 55044

Immediate Opening!

Dual Position Concrete Manufacturer & Class B CDL Driver 1st Year

$34,000 - $40,000

*************************** FULL BENEFITS For More Info Contact our HR Dept.

Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

(800) 672-0709 Send Resume to: BROWN-WILBERT, INC. 2280 N. Hamline Avenue St. Paul, MN 55113 FAX: (651) 842-3493 Or Email to: hr@brown-wilbert.com

TEST SCORERS

Take I-94 to Radio/Inwood exit.

Go north on Inwood, 1/4 mile to golf course clubhouse.

Visa & Master Card accepted

Excelsior

3626

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

2620

Tree Service

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

Tree Service

2620

Arbor Tech Tree & Landscape, Inc. • Tree Trimming • Storm Cleanup • Tree Removal • Land Clearing • Stump Removal • And Much More...

FREE ESTIMATES Winter Discounts Senior Discounts Senior Discounts

763-219-7796 Great Service • Affordable Prices Serving the Entire Metro Area LICENSED/INSURED

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Plymouth, MN

2011 SPRING

Holly-Day Boutique Gifts and Crafts

MARCH 31 – APRIL 9 OUR 36TH YEAR! Located at: Family Service Center 400 10th Street N.W. New Brighton, MN 55112

Come Join us at one of our Open Houses

Plymouth 2800 Northwest Blvd.

Wednesday, April 6 at 10:00 & 5:30 Thursday, April 7 at 5:30

Use your college degree to make the grade with Data Recognition Corporation. We are a national leader in educational testing and are preparing for our busy assessment season.

We are now offering temporary FT day and PT evening opportunities scoring tests at our Plymouth Scoring Center.

Earn $11.50/hour plus attendance bonuses that can increase your rate to $12.75/hour! We offer paid training, convenient schedules and an outstanding work environment!

Wednesday, April 13 at 2:00 & 5:30 Thursday, April 14 at 5:30

Please join us at our RECRUITING EVENT

Please arrive promptly at starting time.

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

A 4-year college degree is required. Please bring original proof of your degree to the Recruiting Event. To learn more about our company, visit our web site at: www.datarecognitioncorp.com

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Spring Tree Removal, Tree Trimming High Risk Climbing, Discount Stump Grinding and Storm Clean Up me is the ti

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Weekdays 9:30 am-8:30 pm For More Info call: Saturdays 9:30 am-5:00pm Carrie Staples Sunday 11:00 am-5:00 pm 612-414-6045

Lic’d & Ins’d

www.LNHDBoutiques.com

Quality Work and Low Rates

DAN WIMMER • (952) 881-2122

An Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/AA M/F/D/V

Call 866-258-0375 for information and directions!

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In the Community, With the Community, For the Community

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Full Time Cook

Develop & produce healthy children's meals for early learning center.

Must meet state & city guidelines. M-F 7-3. Must be self-directed with great time mgmt skills. Must have a vehicle to pick up groceries. Email resumes to Barb or call 952-884-7955 bwigstadt@yahoo.com EOE Make $100K+ a year working as a Sales Rep for our Construction Company, and take the winter off! I have been doing it for over 4 years! Call Bryan 763.244.6679

IMMEDIATE NEED! * BURNSVILLE & MINNETONKA BRANCH * Looking for a CAREER, NOT just a pay check?

All experience levels encouraged to apply!

Sales Reps: Comp. Base + comm.

Lawn Care Specialists : Hourly + X ½ + comm.

Benefits: Paid Training & benefits you'd expect from the US Industry Leader.

Required to pass: Drug screen, background and motor vehicle record checks.

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to Work from Home using a computer. Up to $1,500-$7,500 PT/FT www.healthbiz-jcs.com

PAVING FOREMAN/ SUPERVISOR

Must have current class A, CDL. Basic equipment knowledge & knowledge of the installation process of asphalt, sealcoating & crack filling. Competitive wage medical, dental, matching 401K. Email resumes to: Careers@reliakor.com

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Manufacturing Engineer

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

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Classifieds

WORK! 952-392-6888

Seeking self motivated, detailed, high energy Manufacturing Engineer for production assembly.

Supporting Manufacturing new product release, process development, ERP routing and labor, product testing requirements and metric analysis.

Must have high quality standards, focused on continuous improvement and lean concepts. Rqmts. BSEE and 3-5 yrs experience.

Excellent benefits and environment. Send resume to jobs@datakey.com

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9200

Help Wanted/ Part Time

Kennel/Boarding

9500

Automotive

9614

Chevrolet

RADIATION We are offering a position ONCOLOGY RN at our animal hospital in FT / FLOAT NURSE Eagan for an enthusiastic 2004 Chevy Malibu

individual looking for Minneapolis Radiation hands on experience in Oncology has an opening our clinic. for a FT RN to work M - F as a float nurse to provide Hours: May include, fill-in coverage at various mornings, afternoons, MRO clinics. 3 yrs min. every other weekend and exp. req'd, prev. onc. / med some holidays surge pref. Duties include direct pt. care, education Experience in BOARD& support. Benefits inING/KENNEL in VET faclude health and dental, cility preferred tuition and uniform allow., mileage reimb., emIf interested please stop by ployer flex and 401(k) savings and profit sharing the front desk to fill out an application or call: plans. 3 wks / yr vac. to Calleigh start. Submit applications Office Manager at Strategic Account (can be found on MRO 651-456-5665 website) or resumes w/refManager Position erences to the attn: of HR Companion Animal Hospital Foldcraft Co., a 100% em- at 952-915-6091 or email: 1321 Duckwood Dr. rcarpenter@mropa.com ployee-owned, manufacEagan, MN 55123 turer of booths, chairs, Website: www.mropa.com EOE stools, cluster seating, cabinetry and millwork is Quality Assurance currently seeking a Editor Strategic Account ManHelp Wanted/ ager for our Kenyon, MN Local market research Part Time location. Foldcraft Co. offirm is looking for detail fers competitive wages oriented people to edit JANITORIAL, PT and a complete benefit mystery shop reports. Expackage including insur- Evenings. Up to $15/hour. cellent spelling, grammar ance plans, vacation, holi- Lakeville loc. 763-427-9657 & phone skills a must! Reday and sick pay, 401(k) quires minimum of 4 plan, and Employee Stock hrs/day & 1 wknd/mo. We Ownership Plan (ESOP). offer paid training, flexiTo learn more about this ble hours, & the opportuVisit our opportunity, and how to nity to work from home.

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Excellent Condition!!

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9810

Junkers & Repairable Wanted

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612-861-3020 651-645-7715

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

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• 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

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95+ AUCTIONS NOW IN PROGRESS! Closes April 7

Hamel Asphalt Paving and Equipment

1995 Ford 8000, 1977 Chevy C65, 1996 Chevrolet Cheyenne 3500 1994 Ford F250 XLT, 1994 Crystal Welding hydraulic tilt bed trailer, air compressors, lifts, bobcat, blowers, Tailgates, motors, tarps, propane torches, saw horses, battery chargers, fuel containers, crack routers, and Much, Much More!!!

Christenson Auctions presents a Woodbury Moving Sale Closes

Closes April 10

K & C Auctions Minneapolis #51

Lots of new items such as sporting goods, housewares, toys, hunting gear, grilling spices & accessories, IGT slot machine, air conditioner, Halex 4 in 1 multi game table, Great Outside Recreation Items, remote control tower fan, Gadgets, Robo Cop Arcade game, Plymouth mini van, bikes and MORE!! A little bit of something for everyone!!!

Closes April 10

GCS New Athletic Shoes, Gear, Bulk Apparel

Closes April 10

White Feather Trading Harley Davidson

Harley Davidson 2002 Electra Glide Motor Cycle with low miles, Brand new 2008 & 2011 Harley Davidson takeoffs including mufflers from the 2011 VRO, Wildlife prints, vintage fishing decoys, Brand new take-off rims & tires from a 2010 Jeep Wrangler [800 miles] on them and more!!! Log on to www.K-Bid.com to view and bid!!!

Closes April 10

West Metro Auctions April Sportsman #1

Closes April 10

LE Firearms, Gun Safes & Toolbox

.22 Revolver, German Infantry Mauser, Revelation 30-30, Remington Model 11, 20-Gauge Shotgun, .22-Magnum Rifle, Thompson 50-Cal Black Powder, Ammunition & Brass, New Gun Safes, Toolboxes, New Heavy Rubber Door Mats. Many options for the hunter in the family!!!

A Must See!!!

Closes April 11

Paulco Liquidators Springtime Sale

April 10

Patio Table, Fine China, recliner, lamps, Fans, grills, plastic Dresser Drawers, Heater, Pilates Press, Mattress Pad, women's Coats, laundry table, rugs, storage items, Masonry/Bricks, Masonry tools, gardening items, Tile Cutting Machine, Plumbing supplies, Fishing goods, household items, and Much More!!!

Rochester Equipment Adler's Baseball and Softball Equipment

Soccer Gear: shin guards and knee pads, baseball spikes, NFL Jerseys, Handbags and purses, women’s dress boots, lots of Women’s and Men’s clothing to choose from!! Log on to www.K-Bid.com TODAY to check out all the items this auction has to offer!!!

Closes April 11

Premier Services Surplus Auction of Airics Heating

Double Patio Glider, Log Splitters, swivel bar stools, 10 x 20' Instant Garage, 4-Pc. Deep Seating Set, Campfire Cook Set, Feather Bed, Flex System, Electric Train Set, heaters, Outdoor Deep Fryer, Cedar Log Lodge Rocker, Snowshoes, Dutch Oven, Slow Cookers, Massage Chair, If you are a sportsman you must check it out!!!

Closes April 11

NorthStar Onamia April Tongue & Groove

1996 Ford Explorer Sport 4x4, 1998 Honda Accord LX Sedan, 1999 Ford Taurus Wagon SE, 1996 Volkswagon Jetta GLS, 1998 Chevrolet S10 Reg Cab Pickup, Megatouch Master 7000, water softener , Travel Trailers, 1993 Ford F150 4x4 XLT, 1998 Nissan Sentra GXE, Bass Combo Amp. Log on to www.K-Bid.com to place your bid today!!!

Closes April 12

D.A.M. of Royalton April Repo Sale

Closes April 11

Need sporting equipment for all those spring and summer sports? Log on to www.K-Bid.com to see all the great items on this auction TODAY. Bats, balls, cleats, helmets, hats, shin guards, catcher gear, face masks, bags, shirts, gloves, and Much more!!!

Closes April 12

Loretto Equipment #83

1979 Suburban DIESEL, 1970 Ford Ranchero, 1973 Crestliner Crusader, 1957 Aluma-Craft W/ Johnson 15, 1967 Mirro-Craft W/ Evinrude 15, Gravely Pro-36 Commercial Mower, 1979 Kawasaki KZ400, HUGE Selection Of Vintage Outboard Motors, Hand & Power Tools, New Fuel Cans, New Greases-Cleaners-Lubes-Etc, & Much More!!!

Closes April 13

April Firearms & Ammo

Closes April 12

Smokey Hills Appliance Auction #25

Looking to update the outdated kitchen this is the auction for you. This is the large appliance sale you have been waiting for refrigerators, dishwasher, washers, and dryers!

Most are New, some are returns. Too Good to Miss so Log on to www.K-Bid.com for more details and descriptions!!!

Whiteford Contractors Sale, Tools, Moonwalks, Personal Lift

Closes April 17

Handguns: Sturm Ruger Blackhawk, Cal .357 Magnum, Ruger Single Six, Cal .22, 5, Smith & Wesson’s, Beretta AL390 Mallard Shotgun, Colt Government Model, Rifles: Remington Model 597 Magnum, Cal .22 w/scope, Stevens Model 62, Cal .22, Remington Model 870 Express,Armalite AR-50A1, 50 Cal, gun supplies, ammo, and Much Much More!!!

2,384 Auctions Conducted in 2010!

CMYK

This is a great auction for the plumbing professional or remodeling contractor. Items include: oil fired furnace, kerosene heater, commercial VAV's, blades for cutting metal, all sizes of PVC fittings, tools, Boiler pump & motor, sink drain parts, toilet repair supplies, to Much to Miss!!!

This is a great sale with some great items!! Very good quality used tools, some like new! If you’re a contractor, homeowner, or love tools then don't miss out on this one. We also have a couple of commercial size "Moonwalks", great for entertaining or for any youth function!! 31' Personal Lift, Trencher Ditch Witch, Post Auger, Brick/Block saw Commercial Floor Sander, plumbing rough-in test kit and much more!!!

Contractor’s Dream! This auction has numerous pieces of Kiln Dried Tongue & Groove and assorted lumber. Log on to www.K-Bid.com TODAY to view and bid on this great Auction and more!!!! We have what you’re looking for!!!

Closes April 12

KBE Coins of the World #2

Are you a coin or looking to start a new coin collection? If so this is the auction for you! Log on to www.K-Bid.com TODAY to view and bid on our HUGE selection of foreign coins. This is your chance to start or complete any coin collection!!!

Closes April 18

SCL Commercial Building

Commercial Muilti-Use Concrete 18,000 sq ft Building, 140'x129', 16' exterior sidewalls and 12'9" to bottom of roof panels. The majority of the floor pattern is open with the exception of 8 center floor posts that support the roof panels. Perfect for warehouse, machine shops, woodworking, etc., includes all electrical service panels-there are many!!!

2009 Pontiac Vibe GT, 2006 Chrysler 300, 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT, 2006 Hyundai Sonata, 2005 Ford FreeStar SEL, 2004 Pontiac Grand PRIX GT, 2003 Nissan Maxima SE, 2002 Chevrolet Trail Blazer LT, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt LT, 2001 Ford F-150 off road 4x4 XLT, 2004 Honda Accord, 2002 Ford Escape XLT, 2004 Ford Taurus, Much More!!!

Closes April 12

Integra Amazing Scrapbooking & More

Cutting Tools, Heidi Grace Designs, Adhesive Buttons, Cloud 9 Designs, Rubber Stamp Sets, Card Stock, Trimmers, Clipboard Cutouts & Epoxy Stickers, Flocked Swirls, Flowers & Borders, Clear Stamps, Mosaic Stickers, art & jewelry kits, Ink Cartridges, office supplies, painting supplies, household tools, and so Much More!!!

Closes April 26

Worldwide Gaming Slot Machine Auction #2

Original Las Vegas Style Reel Slot Machines! All our slot machines come directly from casinos located in the USA - these are the real thing! This is an excellent slot machine choice to add to your game room or cabin! Enjoy countless hours of fun with your whole family! All slot machines are in good condition and fully functional!!!

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