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Feb. 15, 2019 • Volume 133 • Number 50

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Fatal crash in Farmington

by Jody Peters SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Minnesota State Patrol reported a fatal crash off Highway 3 in Farmington occurred around 7:20 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9.

The driver, 28-year-old Frances Mays, of Farmington, was traveling northbound on Highway 3

at 209th Street West when he struck a pedestrian, 38-year-old April Sterling, also of Farmington.

According to the State Patrol’s incident report, Sterling was crossing the highway from the east to the west when she was hit

by Mays’ 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. Sterling was pronounced deceased at the

scene.

The report said alcohol was not involved in the crash but noted the snowy or icy condition of the road at the time of the crash.

Safety along Highway 3 has repeatedly been cited as a concern.

When the city invited residents to share their opinions for its Highway

3 corridor plan in November, several commented on speeding traffic and unsafe conditions along the route.

Three months ago, a commenter on the city’s Social Pinpoint website said: “It’s impossible to cross Highway 3 safely as a pedestrian or on a bike. ...

Speeding and passing on the shoulder is such a dangerous problem for all.”

Currently there is no crosswalk at the intersection.

The city has plans to put in a left-turn lane on Highway 3 southbound at 209th Street West in 2020, but no pedestrian controls have been discussed.

Jody Peters can be reached at jody.peters@ecm-inc. com.

Rosemount police chief to retire Mitchell Scott’s last day Feb. 28

Photo courtesy of Dakota County Sheriff’s Office

A car that was stuck in the snow on railroad tracks east of Hastings was struck by a train on Tuesday.

Car-train crash may have been worse without helping hands Bystanders credited for pushing vehicle enough to avoid more severe collision

by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Some bystanders are being credited with possibly averting something worse than minor injuries for the driver of a vehicle after it was struck by a train east of Hastings near the intersection of Ravenna Trail and Polk Avenue, according to the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office.

At about 4:41 a.m., deputies received a call about a vehicle stuck in the snow and on the railroad track. As deputies informed 911 dispatch to call CP Rail to stop all trains on the

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vehicle was stuck in the same spot the day before and needed to be pushed out.

The Sheriff’s Office said it would review the location to see if there are safety issues that need to be addressed.

Another commentor said often there is a phone number posted on a sign at railroad crossings to call in an emergency. It is unknown if such a sign was posted at this location, as the crossing was an access to a private residence, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Tad Johnson can be reached at tad. johnson@ecm-inc.com.

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track, three bystanders were trying to push the vehicle with the driver inside off the tracks.

They were unsuccessful in their attempts to move it off the tracks, but the Sheriff’s Office reported that there could have been a different outcome from the driver without their help.

The Sheriff’s Office says it was able to speak with one of bystanders, but it would like to talk to the other two so it can “recognize them for their heroic act.”

One commentor on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook post about the crash said another

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Mitchell Scott

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Being a police officer never defined Mitchell Scott.

The Rosemount police chief said he’s a father and husband first.

He preached family every day for four and a half years with the Rosemount Police Department. Now he feels like he’s leaving a department that has grown close as a family over the years.

After 32 years in law enforcement, Scott is leaving the line of work.

In a letter announcing his decision, Scott said he has accepted a position in the private sector. His last day is Feb. 28.

“He will be missed,” Mayor Bill Droste said. “It’s a key position in any See Scott, 15A

Newspaper expands its coverage area Next week, the Dakota County Tribune will expand its coverage area.

Since 2013, the Tribune has put Farmington and Rosemount at the center of its coverage when it was re-established as community newspaper serving two of the county’s main cities.

In the Feb. 22 edition, the newspaper will get a bigger footprint as the Apple Valley coverage area moves under the banner of the 132-yearold Dakota County Tribune.

Readers will notice the addition of Apple Valley to the front page banner along with a greater geographic mix of stories, but we plan to offer all of the current Farmington and Rosemount coverage in the new newspaper.

For many years, Apple Valley and Rosemount were paired in one newspaper because they are both part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District and Senate District 57. They also share a border that many people cross each day to go to work, shop or recreate.

The goal of combining the three communities is to provide a larger edition that gives readers more a comprehensive look at the region and advertisers greater reach at a reduced cost.

Readers don’t have to make any changes to their subscription, as they will continue to get the paper as they have in the past.

If you’d like to offer feedback or have suggestions on stories, contact us at 952-846-2033 or tad.johnson@ecm-inc. com.

We look forward to sharing your stories.

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FHS band director chosen for state music board Bradley Mariska selected as band vice president for MMEA

by Jody Peters

are many teachers who “are doing really cool things and nobody knows about it,” Mariska said.

His goal is to educate music teachers that the more information they share, the stronger everyone becomes, because they can collaborate and share ideas.

“Our programs crosspollinate themselves, and I get inspired by other band directors who are doing really great things in other schools and in other communities. And I think that we could all afford to share more of the good things that are happening in our programs,” Mariska said.

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Bradley Mariska already has a lot on his plate.

Farmington High School’s associate director of bands, who came to FHS in 2016, directs the school’s Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz II and Jazz III. He’s also the assistant director of the Farmington Tiger Marching Band and has been serving as state membership chair of the Minnesota Band Directors Association for the past four years.

But when he heard that he would be taking on an additional role — band vice president for the Minnesota Music Educators Association — he was nothing short of thrilled.

“To be charged with the responsibility of basically representing every band director in the state of Minnesota — that’s a huge responsibility that I also see as a huge opportunity,” Mariska said.

Mariska was one of two candidates running for band vice president, a two-year position. He said that typically, an outgoing MMEA board member or professional colleague canvasses the state and finds two people to run for each open position.

It’s voted upon by all MMEA members, consisting of music teachers from across Minnesota. Mariska said being selected by his peers is “a humbling honor.”

But the honor is particularly special because he’ll be working closely with another FHS teacher: Farmington’s director of bands, Erin Holmes.

Holmes was selected as MMEA’s jazz education chair in 2018 and is the first woman in the history of the organization to be chosen for that position.

She has taught at Farmington for 19 years and conducts the Wind Ensemble, Varsity Band, Jazz I and Birdland Jazz, and is the head director of the Farmington Tiger Marching Band.

The two music teachers have collaborated since Mariska was hired in 2016, so working together at the state level will be “a really natural extension of what we already do,” Mariska said.

Holmes added, “The fun thing about this is he’s going to be doing the band side of things for MMEA,

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Farmington High School’s associate director of bands, Bradley Mariska, has been named band vice president for the Minnesota Music Educators Association. Mariska’s two-year term with MMEA starts in May. and I already do the jazz side of things, so basically he and I are running all of the band programs for the state.”

Mariska’s two biggest responsibilities will be planning and implementing MMEA’s midwinter clinic that takes place every February and its allstate band camp that takes place every August.

His official duties won’t start until May, but at this year’s midwinter clinic from Feb. 14-16, he was to shadow the outgoing vice president, Jennifer Greupner of Harding Senior High in St. Paul.

Background Holmes said that she was excited but not necessarily surprised when Mariska was announced as the new band vice president.

“I knew that that was going to be the case because of what Brad has done for music education in this state,” Holmes said.

“People know who he is and he is a tireless worker.

His energy is so catching and driving and encouraging, and so it was one of those things where I knew people would know him and be like, ‘Yes, that’s who should represent us doing this job.’ ” Mariska has received substantial recognition during his career. He previously taught music at Austin High School, Pine City Public Schools, and Ventura Community Schools (Iowa).

According to the Farmington band website, Pine City was on the list of “Best Communities

for Music Education in America,” three times during Mariska’s tenure there, and in 2012, School Band and Orchestra Magazine named Mariska one of the nation’s “50 Directors Who Make a Difference.”

While in Austin, he was named Educator of the Year by Austin Rotary in 2013 and was named an Excellent Educator

by KAAL TV in 2014.

He’s also taught at the MacPhail Center for Music at the center’s Apple Valley and Austin locations.

Vision

there’s so many teachers out there who want to get better at teaching jazz that don’t know where to begin,” Mariska said.

He and Holmes’ plan is to start offering a couple of weekend clinics during the school year or over the summer where teachers can learn the rhythm section of jazz: drums, bass, guitar and piano.

The plan is to bring in expert players and educators to make it “a really fun, hands-on experience,” Mariska said.

“Anybody can go to a session at a conference and have somebody talk to them about it, but to sit down on that chair and actually do it — it’s a big difference.

“We want teachers to at least be able to have a rudimentary knowledge … to help middle school and

high school students to get better at the rhythm section. Because the reality is that most band directors don’t play electric bass or guitar. So we’re going to help them learn the basics,” he said.

Another vision Mariska has for MMEA is helping educators promote their students’ accomplishments. He noted that music events typically don’t get as much coverage as a football game or hockey tournament, but teachers can help change that.

“That’s something that I have always been very much a strong advocate for, is advocacy itself,” he said.

Mariska gave a presentation at this year’s MMEA midwinter clinic called “Social Media and Your Music Program.”

The idea behind it is there

Having two music teachers representing the state of Minnesota says a lot about Farmington’s music program, Holmes and Mariska said.

Mariska said that when he applied for the Farmington job three years ago, it was the only job he applied for, because the district already had a reputation of being “an innovative school district and one that supported the arts.”

Now he and Holmes get to take that passion and apply it at the state level.

“That’s something that makes me really proud of what we’re doing here in Farmington: that we have ambitions not just for our students, but for every student in the state of Minnesota.

“We really care about our colleagues and making sure that they feel that they are well-tooled to give the best educational experience possible to their students,” Mariska said.

Holmes said it’s been fun to build and grow Farmington’s music program with Mariska. Over the past three years, the two have started a middle school band festival and are in the process of starting an intermediate band festival.

She said working with Mariska the past three years “has been life-changing” and added that they both challenge each other in positive ways.

Simply put, she said, “(Mariska) is awesome, and I’m really excited to take everything that we’re doing to another level.”

One of Mariska’s goals as MMEA band vice president is to attract more band directors to the organization.

Mariska said he sees membership as a professional development opportunity and wants other music educators to feel the same.

However, he said some colleagues don’t feel the MMEA programming directly applies to them or their students, so he also wants MMEA to consider offering other opportunities besides its midwinter clinic and all-state band camp.

He and Holmes have already started discussing ideas for new MMEA programming. One that they are already working on is a jazz-based project.

Most middle and high schools in Minnesota have jazz band, but Mariska said many of the jazz band Jody Peters can be reached directors don’t play a jazz at jody.peters@ecm-inc. instrument or were never Photo submitted com. in jazz band themselves.

Bradley Mariska has been Farmington High School’s “We’re finding that associate director of bands since 2016.

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Opinion Big challenges ahead for Metropolitan Council

by Nora Slawik SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Gov. Tim Walz was clear when he asked me to be the chair of the Metropolitan Council – he wanted a mayor for the job. A mayor has a good perspective on the work of the Met Council. Whether planning for economic development opportunities and growth, ensuring diverse and adequate housing options, or maintaining infrastructure such as roads, transit and wastewater, the council’s work touches every community in the seven-county metro area.

During my time as mayor of Maplewood, I found that my job was really a mix of policy-making, budgeting strategies, and inspiring residents and staff with a vision for the future. No matter the mix of any given day, being a mayor requires the most important skill of problem-solving.

Of course, there are very few problems that any one agency or community can solve on its own. It’s the reason the Legislature created the council more than 50 years ago – to address issues too big for any individual city or county to do on its

Guest Columnist Nora Slawik own. We do that through regional partnerships.

As chair of the Met Council, one of my top priorities is to ensure our region remains economically competitive in a global marketplace. This means attracting employment and opportunities for the people of our region compared to peer regions like Denver, Seattle, Atlanta and Boston.

But it’s about more than just attracting and retaining business. We need to not just be a region where people can live, work, and raise a family, but a place where people want to live, work, and raise a family. It’s about mobility, and being able to get to work or school, have housing that’s affordable, great parks, strategic infrastructure, and smart plans for the future. That is something the council plays a critical role in.

Today, our region faces a housing crisis. As our population grows, diversifies, and ages, we simply don’t have enough housing options for people in all life stages or of all economic means. Housing stability impacts nearly all aspects of life, including outcomes for health, education, and income.

We also aren’t keeping up with the growing demand for mobility. Our region is projected to add 700,000 people over the next 20 years. We need to be investing in maintaining and expanding our transportation system, which includes roads, bridges, transit, bike, pedestrian and more. Whether they’re trying to get to their workplace each day in a car or fully reliant on public transit, or simply stretching their dollar trying to get by as a one-vehicle household, the council is planning regionally to help make it work.

My second top priority is to ensure our region is a place where all people – not just some – can be prosperous. In too many areas to count, our region has chronic disparities that are holding us back. True economic competitiveness means everyone needs to be benefitting, and we have a lot of work to do to real-

ize that we can close our gaps in employment, home ownership, and health for our residents.

And finally, I want to embrace the Walz-Flanagan vision of One Minnesota. This means practicing collaboration each and every day, in everything we do.

It means focusing on how to move our entire state forward; our region forward; and our communities forward. Our future depends on all of us coming together to tackle our shared challenges.

As a mayor and as a seven-term state legislator I learned that together we can achieve One Minnesota. I’m inspired by the commitment from Walz and Flanagan and know it’s the most successful path forward.

We have big challenges ahead, but I truly believe that none of these problems are insurmountable. So long as we work together, listen to our partners, and develop lasting, long-term solutions, we can move our region forward and be a place where everyone can thrive.

Nora Slawik is the new Metropolitan Council chairwoman. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Marijuana, another road to destruction To the editor: We need to do a better job in educating and discerning what’s right and wrong about the use of marijuana.

Speculation about marijuana dangers has turned to science over the last 30 years from psychiatrists and epidemi-

ologists. Yet over the same time period, shrewd and expensive lobbying campaigns and entertainers have pushed public attitudes the other way as almost to be the norm, OK and fun.

Yes, medical marijuana has its place with its active ingredient THC. It’s been shown to work only in a few narrow conditions.

This is where it should stay

to be regulated for those uses.

Over the past decade, as legalizing marijuana for recreational use has spread, patterns of its use and the drug itself has changed in dangerous ways. In 2006, 3 million Americans used cannabis at least 300 times a year, the standard for daily use. By 2017, that number nearly tripled to 8 million.

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Cannabis users today are also consuming a drug that is far more potent of THC, the chemical in cannabis responsible for its psychoactive effects. In 1970 most marijuana contained less than 2 percent of THC. Today, it contains 20-25 percent. It has both short- and long-term effects on the brain. This is the prognosis of self destruction.

The social destruction is the marijuana-psychosis-violence connection.

A Swiss study of 265 psychotic patients found over a three-year period, men with psychosis who used cannabis had 50 percent chance of becoming violent. Other researchers have produced similar findings. Hard data between marijuana and madness dates back 150 years to British asylum registers in India. Yet 20 years ago the United States moved to encourage wider use of cannabis.

We think we can outsmart

the drugs – wanting the benefits without counting the costs. The costs are not only personal but social.

It’s foolish to create problems, then to pay more again to fix the problem.

Legalizing marijuana can become not only addictive but is a gateway drug to the harder stuff.

Let us be wise to the truth and with God. DENNIS HORAK Farmington

Town hall symbolism

are merely symbolism with very little substance. The 300 Craig friendly people who showed up are not really representative of the district. I’d believe the same if they were a more diverse crowd. Candidate Craig already did a good job letting people know where she stood on issues.

She also already knows what her base expects of her. It was more of a feel good victory lap than anything else. Representative Craig would do well to remember that she represents all of us, not just those who show up for a town hall meeting.

Taking the time to send her a message on a grocery sack written with a crayon would be a more effective way to communicate.

To the editor: It was refreshing to read about that our youth were involved with U.S. Rep. Angie Craig’s first town hall meeting. It’s apparent that their efforts helped ensure that every- JIM INGRAM one who wanted to got a Burnsville chance to speak. One has to give credit where credit is due. However, as I said in an earlier letter I believe that town hall meetings

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Letters Support bills to remove gun sales loophole To the editor: Thanks to Everytown for Gun Safety, we now have a glimpse into the world of online gun sales and one way people who might not be allowed to own a gun could acquire one. A new investigation of Armslist.com, published this month by Everytown, revealed that nearly 1.2 million of their ads had no legal requirement for a background check. A total of 28,818 of those ads were in Minnesota! As part of the investigation, ads were placed

in Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Tennessee. Everytown found that nearly 1 in 9 buyers who responded was legally prohibited from buying or possessing a gun and would have failed a background check at a licensed gun dealer.

However, in states where background checks were required by state law, Armslist.com sellers overwhelmingly complied with the law by indicating a background check would be required on the sale.

Under current Minnesota (and federal) law, background checks are only required for sales by licensed dealers. Unlicensed individuals are legally allowed

to sell guns to strangers without knowing if the buyer is a criminal or otherwise prohibited from having a gun. We need Minnesota House File 8 and Senate File 434 to pass this year, requiring background checks on all gun sales. Armslist.com is only one possible way for people who are not legally allowed to own guns to obtain them. Any individual may sell a gun to another individual. It only makes sense to close this loophole to keep guns out of the hands of those who should not have them.

JO HAUGEN Eagan

Business Buzz Indulge Boutique to have grand re-opening Feb. 23 Indulge Boutique, an upscale clothing store for women in Eagan on Diffley Road, will have its grand re-opening Feb. 23 under new ownership and expanded hours.

New owner Sue Korkowski said the shop aims to fill the void for innovative fashion that stays true to the modern, classic style of today’s women.

“Indulge Boutique offers all of the lines I love that are harder to find in the Minneapolis-St Paul area,” said Korkowski, a local client of Indulge over the past 12 years.

“The looks are fresh and on trend. This is a perfect shopping destination for the fashion-forward yet sophisticated shopper.”

Korkowski said dur-

ing the 12 years she has shopped at Indulge, she saw its great potential and wanted to fill the need for a true contemporary yet modern style.

She says her direction for Indulge Boutique is to have an eclectic mix of fashion brands for the progressive shopper yet meet the need of the more mature crowd who are tired of the run-of-the-mill mall

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Farmington City Council sets annual goals Long-term planning, community outreach, public works projects discussed

by Jody Peters SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

At its annual goalsetting session Feb. 8, the Farmington City Council and department heads discussed everything from trash collection to bike rodeos.

Much was discussed at the three-hour meeting, but one of the major themes was long-term planning.

Recently the city has begun replacing vehicles that are well past their expected lifespan, such as a 24-yearold bucket truck that was replaced in 2017 and a 24-year-old plow truck that was replaced in 2018.

To avoid similar problems down the line, the council suggested looking at what needs to be done in five to 10 years and start saving for those projects now.

Council Member Joshua Hoyt said he keeps hearing about projects that have been put off and would like to see those projects identified so a financial plan can be put in place.

Mayor Todd Larson agreed, saying, “We put Band-Aids on a lot of stuff for a lot of years, and it’s catching up to us now.”

The council also noted that there should be a better financial plan to address building maintenance.

In 2017, the city contracted with Wold Architects to complete a building maintenance study.

Results of the study were presented at the June 19, 2017, City Council meeting.

After examining nine city buildings, the study showed that repairs and maintenance would cost $9.98 million.

With the cost of the municipal pool taken out, the total at the time was $8.83 million. Over $5 million of that work was recommended to be done within the next five years.

“We’ve got to start figuring that out and attack that,” Council Member Robyn Craig said.

Other long-term ideas, like the city’s Highway 3 corridor plan and its 2016 downtown redevelopment plan, were discussed.

Community Development Director Adam

Kienberger noted that studies are valuable only if something is actually done with them and said a goal of his department is to identify and implement one to two elements of those plans in the next year or so.

“If we don’t implement these things, then they just stay on the shelf, and then why did we do that work for that study?” Kienberger said.

Kienberger added that an additional staff member will be hired in the planning department by summer. That staff member will be able to help with code enforcement, which he said currently takes up a lot of planning manager Tony Wippler’s time.

“It’ll free up Tony’s time to do more of the bigpicture planning. Right now he’s more engaged with the day-to-day chasing things down outside of City Hall: complaints, counter service and that type of thing,” Kienberger said.

Another position that will be added this summer is a full-time deputy chief for the Fire Department.

Currently the chief is the department’s only fulltime position.

Police New Police Chief Gary Rutherford said he will continue focusing on communication and public outreach.

In addition to sending weekly updates to the council and increasing the Police Department’s social media presence, Rutherford also suggested hosting public events.

He said he’s talked with the city’s recreation supervisor, Ryan Hayes, about partnering with Parks and Recreation and the school district to put on a bike rodeo for Farmington’s Earth and Arbor Day celebration this April.

At the rodeo, children will learn how to ride their bicycles safely by navigating an obstacle course.

He’s also considering bringing back the police week open house from years ago, and said Officer Cassie Redmond has volunteered to start a teen citizens academy. “(If implemented), that will run basically on oppo-

site years from our regular look for other waste discitizens academy,” Ruther- posal options as they beford said. come available.

“We have to make a Public works point to react to those Farmington is the only changes as they happen, so city in the Sun Thisweek continuing to stay abreast and Dakota County Tri- of that in ’19 (is a goal),” bune coverage area that Gehler said. provides city-owned and The council also plans organized garbage collec- to discuss whether Farmtion. ington should continue to Public Works Director provide municipal trash Katy Gehler said the city services, or whether it will continue to consider would be a better option different landfill and waste to contract with a private processing options. company.

At the City Council’s That discussion is exJan. 22 meeting, the coun- pected to start at a council cil approved a disposal work session in April or agreement with Republic May of this year.

Services. Previously, waste Later this year, the muwas hauled to Great River nicipal campus water towEnergy in Elk River, but er will be reconditioned. the company stopped ac- The outside will be paintcepting waste in January. ed with a new city logo Gehler noted that a and its internal catwalks state statute from the Min- will be updated to meet nesota Pollution Control OSHA standards.

Agency identifies recycling Other parts of the city’s and reuse as preferred over water system will get uplandfill disposal, but met- graded, too. By March, ro area facilities like the the city expects to award a Hennepin Energy Recov- contract to construct Well ery Center and the City 9 and will update Well of Red Wing facility are at House 8 by late spring. capacity.

Gehler said once the “With GRE closing Well 8 project is complete, down, there’s a gap now the city will seek grant — or what appears to be funding through the Dea gap — in processing partment of Health to seal (waste),” Gehler said. wells 1 and 2, both near She said the Public the Rambling River CenWorks Department will ter. Both wells are no lon-

ger in service, so sealing tunity … to answer questhem would help prevent tions but also let people contamination. know about things that are going on.”

Partnerships The council also disThe council expressed cussed working with youth interest in having its mem- organizations, like the bers attend Farmington Farmington Youth HockPolice Department’s “Cof- ey Association, so resifee with a Cop” gatherings dents are aware of what on a rotating basis. programs are offered in The monthly gather- the city. ings take place at the LegThere hasn’t been a acy of Farmington, and Farmington Youth Athletthe council felt it would be ic Association for several a good way to build rela- years. Instead, individual tionships with residents. programs like hockey and “I think it’s a great baseball have their own asidea,” Council Member sociations.

Katie Bernhjelm said.

Bernhjelm said she The council also ex- talked to a resident who pressed interest in attend- was interested in signing other informal gather- ing up her child for youth ings, like the Farmington sports, but couldn’t find Business Association’s information for Farmingmonthly meetings. ton and found that neighBernhjelm noted that boring cities’ programs while the city is active on were more organized and social media and sends easier to join. out publications like its Council members disCity News and Recreation cussed gathering the conGuide, one of the council’s tact information for the goals could be attending various Farmington youth more events. programs and listing that “I think experiential information on the city stuff is where we’re lacking website. from the city side of being “Our goal is just to get present and at things for (youth programs’) mesthose people who want to sage out to more residents just have that face-to-face and help build the prointeraction,” Bernhjelm grams,” Bernhjelm said. said.

Craig added, “That Jody Peters can be reached at would be a great oppor- jody.peters@ecm-inc.com.

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District approves $7M in budget adjustments

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million for 2019-20.

The district will eliminate 31.55 full-time equivalents for teaching and nursing positions. This includes classroom staffing, teachers on special assignment at the district office and restructuring program nursing support.

School Board Member Bob Schutte said increasing the staffing ratio will be felt and it bothers him that the board had to take the action.

“I just hope we can continue to keep offering the programs that have made us so well known nationally and the successes we’ve had,” he said.

Clerical and administrative positions will see 14.86 FTE positions being cut through actions such as not filling a district office administrator position, eliminating the district allocation for high school and middle school assistant administrators and reducing allocations for elementary assistant administrators, 10-month clerks and 10-month secretaries.

Examples of other non-staff reductions would be reducing future employee contract costs ($576,589), a 4 percent decrease in instructional supply allocation to schools ($213,000), reducing professional development that requires substitute teachers to be used ($200,000), and a 5 percent decrease in costs for travel, mileage and conference registration ($40,200).

The revenue enhancements outlined in the proposed recommendation would access $2.3 million from a trust fund for retiree benefits as a one-time revenue source and increase student co-curricular participation fees by 10 percent, which would total $152,200.

The Rosemount-Apple Valley Eagan School Board approved $7 million of budget adjustments for the 2019-20 school year on Feb. 11.

There were no differences between the recommendations reviewed by the School Board in early January and what was approved on Monday.

“It really pains me to come forward with the recommendations that we have to make tonight. We’re still going to support quality education and all the great things that are being done in this district,” said Mark Stotts, director of finance and operations.

The final total budget revenues for 2017-18 were $442.17 million and expenses were $512 million. The total anticipated 2018-19 budget revenues are $452.06 million and expenses are $495.59 million.

The district has projected a $45 million shortfall for 2019 through 2022, and officials have said that’s because of inadequate funding from the state.

Board Chair Jackie Magnuson thanked the administrators and community members who were involved with the process and gave advice. She later added as the district starts going down this path, the adjustments won’t fix the problem.

“This is the first addressing of this problem, and we’ll have to do it again and we’ll have to do it again unless we come up with a different solution,” she said. “It’s not our finest moment sitting here tonight.”

Under the approved adjustments, district officials plan to make staffing reductions totaling $3.4 million; other Patty Dexter can be reached at patty.dexreductions totaling $1.2 million and ter@ecm-inc.com. “revenue enhancements” totaling $2.5

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Religion Lutheran choir and hymn festival in Lakeville Several area Lutheran choral singers and musicians will perform at the Lutheran Choir and Hymn Festival 7-8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lakeville.

Guest conductor is Mark Potvin, choir director and instructor of music at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.

Besides St. John’s Lutheran, par-

ticipating churches include Christiania Lutheran in Lakeville, Christus Victor Lutheran in Apple Valley, Farmington Lutheran in Farmington, and Lord of Life Lutheran in Lakeville.

The choirs will lead hymn singing and perform choral pieces under Potvin’s direction.

The event is free and open to the public. St. John’s Lutheran Church is at 20165 Heath Ave. in Lakeville. Call 952469-4916 for more information.

Men’s community breakfast in Apple Valley Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will hold a men’s community breakfast 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, featuring stories of emergency preparedness.

The speaker will be Brian Olson, who has inside knowledge on the chaos of responding to federally declared emergencies: hurricanes, earthquakes and ter-

rorism. Olson sees God at work through his experience working with national and international agencies for emergency preparedness.

The community breakfast costs $5 and is open to all area men. For more information and to register, visit sotv.org/ events or call 952-432-6351. The church is located at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley.

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Discovering The Mature Lifestyle

We hear what we want Column in this issue

Financial future

Feb. 14, 2019

February Issue

Planning should begin long before retirement Market volatility strikes a nerve

quite well. Your withdrawal amounts are tied to your age, he said, and it makes a difference how many years you are looking at in retirement. A 4 percent withdrawal should take you 40 years. If you are 70, you can probably take 5 percent.

Middendorf offered her viewpoint. “I generally tell people the safe withdrawal rate is 3 to 4 percent. I also encourage people to look at investments that will give them income or dividends or interest that is higher than that. Some retirees do need to cut back on spending, if they retire and take a lot of money out right away.” More spending can mean more in taxes, and less flexibility if there is a market pull back or correction.

By PEGGY BAKKEN Contributing Writer

Planning for retirement should begin long before a person’s retirement years begin, financial experts agree. Planning, setting goals and working toward them will help ensure a financially solid and rewarding retirement when that day arrives.

That solid plan will also help you weather stock market volatility and uncertainty in federal government policies and politics.

“It is really important to stay calm and develop a distribution strategy if you don’t have one,” according to Scot Kretzschmar, financial consultant with Thrivent Financial in Burnsville. He recommends the bucket list approach, first covering fixed expenses with stable income sources such as pensions or Social Security. Second, keep enough funds in cash to cover two to five years of expenses. “You can pull money from there when the market is low and replenish it when the market goes up,” he said.

Finally, the third bucket is money you don’t need to touch immediately and it can grow over time.

Paul Bennett, senior financial planner at The Wealth Group in Eden Prairie, offers similar advice when market volatility strikes a nerve. “Go back to your goals and objectives, go back to basics. What is your main objective? Do you have time to deal with the volatility?”

Most financial advisers share a similar message when it comes to retirement basics: Have a plan. Develop a distribution plan that will last throughout your lifetime. And get professional help and advice.

“Have a wealth adviser. Have someone that you can talk to that will help manage your emotions and separate them from your finances. It’s also having a plan. If you have a plan you can make needed adjustments to it but it will keep you on track. Have your money that you are going to use soon liquid and safe and available,” says Nicole Middendorf, CEO of Prosperwell Financial in Minnetonka.

She agrees that money you need in the next couple of years should be kept in very stable investments or cash. “Have an allocation that makes sense for your age and your risk tolerance. There are investments out there that you can use to help you sleep at

Rules of thumb night. It’s also about having balance. That the money you will need in the next three Almost every retiree has heard about the years has no risk to it,” she said.

“4 percent rule,” which says that if you take 4 percent a year out of your portfolio and Create that plan increase it each year by the rate of inflaCreating a solid plan is key to a success- tion, your money should last your lifetime. ful and happy retirement, the experts agree. William Bengen, a financial adviser in CaliIdeally, that planning process begins years fornia, is credited with first articulating this before your retirement date. rule of thumb.

Some individuals and couples may harThe rule continues to make sense today, bor misconceptions about what that retire- the experts agree, but individual needs and ment income might look like. market changes need to be considered, and Meeting with a financial professional plans need to be adapted to each person or early is important, Kretzschmar said. “We family. want to help them focus on their distribu“We are seeing more evidence that we tion strategy and raise should be pulling out awareness for them, less than 4 percent. It is what will their retireimportant to work with ment look like? What the client to be sure are their expenses going we have a distribution go be?” strategy that will work People in their 50s in retirement. One of can do a lot to set the the thing we look at, stage for a successful people who are spendretirement, such as paying more, important to ing down debt and savrevisit their strategy, can ing as much as you can, we make some changes Bennett said. “Build or adjustments. We up cash for flexibility monitor those accounts and cash flow in retireand expenses on an onment.” going basis to be sure we don’t get off guard,” Kretzschmar said.

Bennett said the 4 Scot Kretzschmar, financial consultant with Thrivent Financial in Burnsville. percent rule holds up

Emergency funds An emergency fund – cash that is in a secured account and easily accessible – is essential for everyone, the experts agree.

The long-time benchmark for savings has been 3-6 months of expenses safely stored in a savings account or similar. That emergency fund is equally important for retirees and some experts recommend a larger balance.

“You should have three to six months in savings, no matter what your life stage,” Bennett said. “You should have a good cushion for many reasons.”

Middendorf said many financial advisers are now saying 6-12 months of liquid money, “then you have a solid cushion. You can put that in a CD maybe, but you want to have those emergency funds set aside. You don’t want to have it in a stock, they can go up and down.”

Ups and downs Financial advisers seem unified when it comes to the key piece of advice: Have a plan.

Estimate your expenses, plan your income, dream a little and set your goals.

Bennett reminds everyone that the current volatility in the market is not totally unusual and perception is key.

“People need to remember that markets are always volatile, and move up and down more than they realize, and they have rode out those times. Also the pains of losses are greater than the fun of the upside gains. Our instinct is to feel good about a 10 percent gain but then we feel twice as bad about a 10 percent loss,” he said.

Bennett adds, “Don’t make snap decisions that are emotional ones. Stick with your goals and long range plans.”

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Financial future February Issue

Discovering The Mature Lifestyle Feb. 14, 2019

Finding the right financial help Listen for the crickets

By PEGGY BAKKEN Contributing Writer

Some individuals and couples approaching retirement are blessed with solid finances and income streams, such as pensions, Social Security and hefty portfolios that will fund decades of travel, exquisite dining and entertaining and luxuries.

For some the outlook is dreary.

The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors cites these statistics: Some 34 percent of U.S. adults have zero non-retirement savings, and 29 percent of adults save none of their annual income for retirement.

There’s another batch of people – Baby Boomers recently retired or entering retirement – who fall somewhere in the middle. They have a good understanding of financial basics, have been saving into a 401K or IRA for many years, and can start taking Social Security or pension income.

Despite their seemingly solid financial base, many of these people find themselves unnerved by stock markets that can sink by hundreds of points one day, only to bounce back up in a few weeks.

For anyone who has been going it alone in planning his or her financial future, it’s never too late to find professional help.

“It is never too late to get help,” Nicole Middendorf, CEO of Prosperwell Financial in Minnetonka, said. “When it comes to your money and planning, there is always some-

thing you want to do.” It is not easy to process all of the issues that face retirees, including health insurance, tax planning, estate planning, a will and trust. “How are you going to process these things? Get someone to help you be sure you have a good plan,” she said.

Where to look The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors offers a five-point checklist to use in finding the right financial adviser for you: -Have the conversation with your loved ones to define what you want to accomplish.

-Select several advisers to consider. Talk to family and friends; check professional websites such as NAPFA. -Do your homework. Learn about the potential advisers through their websites. Try to narrow to three contenders and develop a list of questions for him or her.

-Meet them in person. Ask them questions, get to know them and gauge your comfort level.

-Review. Take time to evaluate the person, the firm he or she works with, financial tools available and so on.

What to ask While it sometimes seems awkward, it is recommended that you ask how the financial adviser gets compensated.

NAPFA offers a list of questions on its website – nafpa.org – for reference, such as: How are you compen-

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Middendorf added a few other questions to direct toward a potential financial adviser: “How are you licensed? What does it cost? How do you get paid? What is your typical client? When/how do we communicate?”

If the planner is fee-based, ask what is the percent paid to the advisers. “Things are changing where more are paying a percent of assets.

In general no matter where your money is you generally are paying one to three percent,” she said.

Some planners may charge by the hour or the project. According to the financial advice website SmartAsset.com, financial advisers typically charge a flat fee of $1,500 to $2,500 to create a one-time financial plan, or 1 to 2 percent of assets under management. Hourly fees can range from about $100-$400.

In some cases, consumers may also pay brokerage charges on stock or mutual fund purchases. It is important to ask a potential adviser about any extra fees that may be incurred.

Paul Bennett, senior financial planner at The Wealth Group in Eden Prairie, agreed that it is never too late to seek professional guidance. “It is never too late, not at all. Think of it as having a financial coach, someone you can check in with. If you feel uncomfortable, now is a good time to hire a professional and get his opinion, review your destruction plan, get help with taxes,” he said.

Recently, I was reminded of an anecdote I heard several years ago about a BOB man sitting on a bench at a RAMSEY popular bus stop in downGuest town Minneapolis durcolumnist ing rush hour. The street scene was busy, noisy St. Louis Park resident Bob Ramsey and crowded with traffic is a lifelong educator, freelance writer and and pedestrians. After a advocate for vital aging. He can be reached while, something caught at 952-922-9558 or by email at joyrammini@comcast.net. the man’s ear in the midst of all the din and commotion. It was a familiar sound. Then, he realized it was coming from a little cricket nestled at the base of the bench chirping its heart out. But no one paid any attention. No one noticed. No one was listening.

When his bus pulled into the stop, the man got up to board. As he fished in his pocket for his fare, a coin slipped out of his hand and clinked on the pavement.

You guessed it. At least a dozen people paused and looked in the direction of the sound.

The moral of this little tale is clear. We hear what we want to hear. We pay attention to what we think is most important to us; and we ignore, overlook or don’t notice all those things of lesser priority. Unfortunately, we miss out on a lot in the process.

In our culture, we’re often criticized for listening too much to the ca-ching of the cash register and not enough to the song of the cricket.

That’s why it would probably benefit all of us to occasionally step back and listen to what we’re listening to, to review our priorities, what we spend our time and our money on and what receives most of our attention. The good news is that if we decide some of our priorities are out of whack, See Listen, Next Page

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we can change or realign them simply by changing where we focus our time, money, attention and energy.

For example, if we want more beauty in our life, we just need to spend more time noticing the natural beauty and magnificence all around us. And if we want more kindness in our life, we can start noticing other’s everyday acts of kindness and paying more attention to others’ needs and less to our own. Or if we want more excellence in our life, we need to become more aware of the peak performance of other people and figure out how they do it.

If we’re not satisfied with how our life is

Senio wi ar oss ig antly more likely to velop dementia over time than those who retain their hearing, a study by Johns Hopkins and National Institute on Aging researchers suggests.

The ďŹ ndings, the researchers say, could lead to new ways to combat dementia, a condition that affects millions of people world-wide and carries heavy societal burdens.

Although the reason for the link between the two conditions is unknown, the investigators suggest that a common pathology may underlie th or that the strain of decoding sounds over the years may overwhelm the brains of

going, it’s possible to turn things around by refocusing and reprioritizing. There’s even research to support this vision.

Noted psychologist Barbara Fredrickson and her team have found that people can move their lives from “languishing to flourishing� just by intentionally adding more “positivity� to their day.

Seniors are in a favored position to shift around their time, attention and emphases.

Older adults often have more discretional time and money and fewer restrictions on how they spend them. They also have more control over how they choose to live their values every day. It’s an advantage we should all use to assure we’re keeping the main things the main things in our life. It’s never too late to start listening to the crickets.

with ar g l s, pe ing t ore vuln to dementia. They also spe late that hearing loss could lead to dementia by making individuals more socially isolated, a known risk factor for dementia and other cognitive disorders.

Whatever the cause, the scientists report, their ďŹ nding may offer a starting point for interventions — even as simple as hearing aids — that could delay or prevent dementia by improving patients’ hearing. “Researchers have looked at what affects hearing loss, but few have looked at how hearing loss affects cognitive brain

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,� st eader func Franklin, ., Ph.D., assistant professor in the Division of Otology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “There hasn’t been much crosstalk between otologists and geriatricians, so it’s been unclear whether hearing loss and dementia are related.�

To make the connection, Lin and his colleagues used data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging (BLSA).

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639 ople rology, fo whose hearing an tive abilities were ste s part of the BLSA between 1990 and 1994. While about a quarter of the volunteers had some hearing loss at the start of the study, none had dementia.

These volunteers were then closely followed with repeat examinations every one to two years, and by 2008, 58 of them had developed dementia.

The researchers found that study participants with hearing loss at the beginning of the study were signiďŹ cantly more likely to develop dementia by the end. Compared with volunteers with normal hearing, those with mild, moder-

e, an ever eari s had t fold, th efold, and ďŹ vefold, respect ly, t risk of developing dementi ver time. The more hearin oss they had, the highe heir the likelihood of developi memory-robbing disease.

Even after the researchers took into account other factors that are associated with risk of dementia, including diabetes, high blood pressure, age, sex and race, Lin explains, hearing loss and dementia were still strongly connected. “A lot of people ignore hearing loss because it’s such as low and insidious process as we age,� Lin says. “Even if people feel as if they are not affected,

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College News Rochester Community and Technical College, fall dean’s list, Madeline Wilson, of Rosemount.

Rochester Community and Technical College, fall high academic achievement list, from Farmington – Abby Barankiewicz, Suzanna Evans.

University of Minnesota Crookston, fall chancellor’s list, Katie Lienemann, of Rosemount.

Iowa State University, Ames, fall dean’s list, from Farmington – Samson Baker, Logan Blom, Luke Blood, Ana Halverson, Gabriella Hudson, Angela Schauer, Kaitlyn Whitehill; from Rosemount – Jacob Campen, Matthew Dwyer, Maxim Hjelmstad, Michael Lindemann, Kaitlyn Marquardt, Kurtis McKenzie, Tanner Rons, Miranda Schuelke, Jenna

Vickery, Carlyn Ward, Anna Zmich.

Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, fall dean’s list, Shannon Lunn, of Farmington.

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, fall dean’s list, Jake Boecker, of Rosemount.

University of Minnesota Crookston, fall graduate, Ali Al-Khatib, of Rosemount, B.S., exercise

science and wellness.

University of Minnesota Crookston, fall dean’s list, from Farmington – Brianna Rogers; from Rosemount – Connor Humble, Molly Riley.

University of Wisconsin-Stout, fall chancellor’s award, from Farmington – Ian Alexander, Jared Gulseth, Korin Hall, Andrew Larson, Bridget Lensing, Jared Perrault, Douglas

Svoboda, Cynthia Wetterlind; from Rosemount – Natalie Deeg, Geethika Gutta, Mick Havrilla, Peyton Maki.

University of Wisconsin-Stout, fall graduates, from Farmington – Kelli Elmer, B.F.A., graphic design & interact media; Anna Korbein, B.S., special education; Cynthia Wetterlind, B.F.A., entertainment design; from

Rosemount – Molly Holper, B.S., prof commun & emerging media; Karlie Schmidt, B.S., business administration; Alexander Tauer, B.S., business administration.

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Dream ride stolen The Dakota County Sheriff ’s Office is seeking the public’s help in the recovery and apprehension of the suspects who stole an enclosed trailer and classic car Feb. 4 in the Hampton area. The trailer is a white 24foot Haulmark with dual axles and the vehicle is a 1951 Chevrolet Classic. The vehicle was inside the trailer when stolen. Those with information regarding the theft should contact Detective Qualy at 651-438-4727 or go to https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/LawJustice/Tips and reference case number 19000187. One commentor on the Sheriff ’s Office Facebook post about the theft says he also had a trailer stolen in Farmington recently. He encouraged others with trailers like this to have them chained or secured in some other manner.

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Farmington Farmington Library events The Farmington Library, 508 Third St., will offer the following programs. Call 651-438-0250 or visit www.dakotacounty.us/library for more information.

AARP Tax-Aide, 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. Tax preparation help for lowincome seniors, adults and families. First-come, first-

served. Space is limited.

Books & Brew Book Group, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. The group will discuss “The Feather Thief ” by Kirk W. Johnson.

Work of Art: Copyright Essentials, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20.

An attorney specializing in the arts will discuss the basics of copyright law from three different perspectives: music, publish-

ing and literary, and visual art law. Presented by Springboard for the Arts.

Registration required.

Storytime for Babies, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. Stories, songs, bounces and playtime for children newborn to 24 months and their caregivers. Ages: 0-2.

Connecting through Stories, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 22. Hear storyteller Danielle Daniel,

accompanied by a musician, share stories with positive messages that highlight African-American history and culture. A Black History Month program.

Open Studio, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Work on a current art or craft project while visiting with other makers. Get help with individual projects.

New textile techniques demonstrated as request-

ed. Geared for adults and youth ages 10 and older.

Starting Your Seeds Indoors, 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 23. Explore different ways to start seeds indoors in this interactive workshop. Bring your favorite seeds to share at a seed swap. Presented by Dakota County Master Gardeners.

Library hours are noon to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Farmington American Legion February meeting The Farmington American Legion will meet 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Farmington VFW, 421 Third St. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month at the VFW.

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Seniors Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more information on trips, programs and other activities, call 651-280-6970.

Monday, Feb. 18 – Closed.

Tuesday, Feb. 19 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; New Member Orientation, 10:15 a.m.; Bunko, 1 p.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; LSGC at RRC Craft, 1:30 p.m.; Pickleball, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Fold Newsletter, 10:30 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Coloring Group, 1 p.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m.; Yoga, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 21 – Zumba Gold, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Dulcimer Practice, 1 p.m.; Pickleball, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22 – Coffee Cafe, 8:30 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Chocolate at the Sock Hop, 1 p.m.

Farmington Journey activities Farmington Journey’s partners are offering coffee get-togethers to build relationships for local residents over the age of 50.

The Rambling River

Center’s Coffee Cafe is open 8:30-10:30 a.m. Fridays at the Rambling River Center, 430 Third St. There is no charge, just come as you are. Coffee Cafe will run through March 15.

Farmington Community Education offers a Coffee Chat once a month on Wednesdays at 10 a.m.

A “Ted Talk” is usually viewed and then discussed afterwards.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, the topic will be “Artificial Intelligence.”

Future dates scheduled are March 20 and April 24 at Farmington Community Education, 6100 195th St. W. Chats usually last just over an hour and there is no charge.

For more information about Farmington Journey activities and events, check out the city of Farmington’s Rambling River website or Farmington Community Education’s website at FarmingtonMN.gov or FarmingtonCE.com, or call 651-460-3211.

Rosemount seniors The following activities are sponsored by the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department and the Rosemount Area Seniors.

For more information, call the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department at 651-322-6000.

Monday, Feb. 18 – Bridge, 9 a.m.; Woodcarving, 9 a.m.; Bone Builders, 9:30 a.m.; 500, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 19 – Coffee at Cub, 8 a.m.; Bid Euchre, 9 a.m.; Craft Club, 1 p.m.; Restorative Yoga, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Sunrise Partners, 8 a.m.; Tax Assistance, 8:30 a.m.; Canasta, 10 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 1 p.m.; Quilting Club, 1 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 21 – Cribbage, 9 a.m.; Bone Builders, 9:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 1 p.m.; Yoga, 1 p.m.; PHD/UFO, 1 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22 – Euchre, 9 a.m.; Woodcarving, 9 a.m.; Lunch Out, 11:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 1 p.m.; Chocolate at the Sock Hop, 1 p.m.; Tribute Band Concert, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 23 – 500 Tourney, 12:30 p.m.

The Rosemount Area Seniors are located in the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail. Check monitors and room schedules at the facility for activity locations.

Driver improvement classes for seniors The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer 55-plus driver-discount courses on the following days.

Four-hour refresher courses:

• Noon to 4 p.m. March 5 (Course No. 43771), Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley.

• 5:30-9:30 p.m. March 12 (Course No. 43236), Burnsville Senior Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville.

• 5-9 p.m. March 12 (Course No. 43393), Lakeville Senior Center – Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville.

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 26 (Course No. 43758), Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley.

Eight-hour first-time course: • 5-9 p.m. March 19 and 20 (Course No. 43412), Lakeville Senior Center – Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville.

Completion of an eight-hour course qualifies participants for a savings of up to 10 percent on auto insurance. To maintain the discount, participants must complete a four-hour refresher every three years.

The courses are open to the public; however, preregistration is required.

The fee for the four-hour refresher is $22; the eighthour course is $26. Courses are also available online at www.mnsafetycenter. org. For more information or to register, visit www. mnsafetycenter.org or call 1-888-234-1294.

Rosemount has a champ at Cougar Invite

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Rosemount High School speech team member Alexis Johnson won the drama category at the recent Lakeville South speech tournament. She also placed fifth in program oral interpretation. Other students winning awards are (back row): Cierra Phillips, fifth in novice extemporaneous speaking; Johnson; Hannah Beumer, second in prose; Ava Beumer, seventh in informative; Charley Eatchel and Olivia Betters, sixth in duo; (front row) Michelle Quan, sixth in extemporaneous speaking; Tanvi Adige, second in creative expression; Sonya Ramesh, second in novice prose and Callie Sisel, fifth in novice humorous.

Bank donates nearly $16,000 for community support New Market Bank has contributed $15,790 to nonprofit organizations, schools and public safety programs during 2018.

The total includes bank donations, donations by employees and customers, which the bank matched, and sponsorships of fundraisers benefiting nonprofit organizations such as the Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women, mentoring programs and veterans organizations.

“The heart of community banking is the community,” said Anita Drentlaw, bank president.

“We pride ourselves on supporting nonprofits in the south metro, many of which fly under the radar of corporate giving programs, because it improves the quality of life for the people we serve and the communities in which we live and work.”

Each month, New Market Bank chooses a nonprofit to support through its Give Back to the Community program. Donations made by employees and customers at any of the three branch locations through that month are matched dollar-fordollar by the bank, up to a specified limit. In 2018, the nonprofits supported through the Give Back to the Community program included Think Great Foundation, Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs (PawPADs), the FISH Network, Chase’s Warriors Foundation, the Prior Lake-Savage Optimists Foundation and the Toy Corner. The monthly nonprofits are chosen based on recommendations from employees and customers, with an internal committee making the final selections.

The bank also frequently supports fundraising events as a sponsor.

In 2018, these sponsorships benefited organizations such as: BestPrep, the Lakeville Public Safety Foundation, St. Michael’s Catholic School in Prior Lake and the Elko New Market Fire Relief Association.

Visit NewMarketBank. com for more information.

chief financial officer for the Dart Network, an Eagan-based transportation service provider.

Crawford will oversee the organization’s accounting and treasury functions while maintaining banking relationships, negotiating financing and working closely with shareholders and Dart’s executive team.

He has extensive experience in supply chain management and has recently served as vice president of finance and strategic initiatives within the trucking industry.

Crawford holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and finance from Brigham Young University, and an M.B.A. in finance and international business from the University of North Texas.

Chamber hosts March 1 Public Affairs Breakfast The Dakota Country Regional Chamber of Commerce will host its March Public Affairs Breakfast Friday, March 1, at Lost Spur Golf and Event Center, 2750 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan. The topic will be “The Future of Health Care for the State of Minnesota and How it Will Impact Your Business.”

Speakers include Stefan Gildemeister, state health economist and director of the Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health; Scott Keefer, vice president of public affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota; and Troy Simonson, CEO of Twin Cities Orthopedics.

Registration and breakfast buffet run 7:30-8 a.m. followed by the program from 8-9 a.m.

Registration is required.

Cost is $25 for members and $45 for nonmembers.

Prices include breakfast.

For more information, contact Diane Mavis at dmavis@dcrchamber.com.

Open house at The Bonus Room

The Bonus Room, an event rental space in downtown Lakeville, is hosting an open house 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. The space is for business meetings, networking events, showers, parties, classes, pop-up boutiques Dart hires chief and other gatherings. For more information, visit: financial officer Lakeville native Ken w w w. T h e B o nu s Ro o m Crawford has been named Lakeville.com.

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Scott also said the new chief will be dealing with a space issue at the current police department.

“The facility needs of the agency is a major issue,” Scott said.

The police department and City Hall share a building at 2875 145th St. W. “There’s a decision that’s going to have to be made there,” Scott said.

“The police department is greatly undersized.”

Scott feels he’s leaving the city in good hands.

He thanked the City Council as well as the previous City Administrator Dwight Johnson and current City Administrator Logan Martin.

“They took a chance on me, and hopefully I didn’t let them down,” Scott said.

“Leading the men and women of the department has been an honor.”

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SCOTT, from 1A community.”

Scott said he wasn’t looking to retire, but an opportunity came along that was too good to pass up, he said.

Enforcing the law has been his life’s work so far.

Scott was a security police officer for six years with the Air Force and served in the Gulf War from 1990-91.

He spent time working in customs, immigration and narcotics with the Air Force. He served as a deputy in the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office before working at the Apple Valley Police Department. He was hired as Rosemount’s police chief in 2014.

The profession has evolved greatly during his tenure.

“In the Air Force, the car just had two switches, one for a siren and one for the lights,” Scott said. “No radio.”

Police now have laptop computers in their cars along with squad cameras, body cameras and tasers.

“Technology has been

helpful, but it has been a hindrance, too,” Scott said.

Scott has watched the internet bring criminals from all over the world to prey on local residents.

“The internet has allowed criminals to have long arms now from financial fraud to child pornography,” Scott said.

He said social media hasn’t always helped police work either.

“You spend a lot of time correcting the misinformation that’s out there,” Scott said. “And it spreads fast. The smaller departments don’t always have (public information officers). I have to type up those press releases.”

During his four and a half years in Rosemount, Scott said the department has made more connections with the community, whether it was Kicks for Kids, Shop with a Cop or the Pink Patch program.

“I won’t say I was the driving force, but I wasn’t saying no,” Scott said. “I can’t take credit for any of those things other than I would allow it. We had

officers pitch their project. I look at it as an opportunity to engage with the public. I would think the culture has changed for the better. We’re more family oriented.”

The city has noticed.

“He has strong communication skills and the outreach was greatly appreciated,” Droste said. “I’m sure they’ll continue many of the programs there.”

But if there’s one aspect of the job that feels unresolved, it’s the case of the railroad “switch shack” death from 2014.

“That one really sticks with me,” Scott said. “I was only a chief for a couple months. We found a dead body in one of those switch shacks by the train tracks.

Unfortunately, there was no ID.” The body was found in a railroad shed near the intersection of 146th Street and Burnley Avenue just east of the tracks.

He said the department sent the DNA through every identification system, but nothing came up.

“I don’t know if he was a homeless man who rode

in on a train from Canada or what,” Scott said. “It’s always been a flag for me.

He was someone’s son. He could be someone’s brother or father who doesn’t realize they passed. We’re still working with the medical examiner’s office to try to identify him.”

The switch shacks have since been torn down to prevent a similar situation.

One thing Scott may not miss is the long list of meetings.

He was often busy in meetings with the Dakota County Chief Association, Electronic Crimes Task Force, South Metro Swat Team, City Council, city staff, Dakota County Drug Task Force and his own officers.

“Day to day I looked over calls,” Scott said. “I look through the budget to make sure we’re spending the dollars wisely. This job requires a lot of organizational savvy. We wear a lot of hats.”

Who will wear the hat next is up to the Rosemount City Council, but if it were up to Scott, he would promote Cmdr. Mi-

kael Dahlstrom.

Dahlstrom will serve as the interim chief of the department once Scott retires.

Dahlstrom was promoted to commander Jan. 2, which is essentially a new position within the department. He’s served as second in command.

“He’s the right person,” Scott said. “I think he’d do a great job. He knows the community well.”

Scott’s goal in creating the commander position was to groom a potential replacement.

“He’s already dealt with the budget and understands the discipline process,” Scott said. “He’s served as a mentor. He’s very organizationally savvy.”

Droste said he feels the department is quite stable at this point.

“We’ll discuss it a future council meeting,” Droste said.

The new chief will oversee the hiring of two new officers in June. If “interim” is removed from Dahlstrom’s title, he would need to install a new com-

Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

Intergenerational teaching, learning

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Members of Scott Highlands Middle School’s Tech Titans, a student technology club, spent time volunteering with seniors at Orchard Path in Apple Valley on Jan. 15. They helped residents with smartphones, Uber, video chatting, email accounts and setting up printers, said Tracy Hansen, Spanish teacher and technology coordinator. The group plans to volunteer at Orchard Path again on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Rosemount Community Conversations set Feb. 21 in Rosemount The first in a series of Community Conversations will be held 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21.

Community Conversations are free events discussing topics that will inform, inspire and educate people in key issues facing the community and world.

Each event will have two or three speakers whose lives and work intersect with the topic being discussed. The floor will be opened for people to have their questions answered and engage with the speakers and the evening’s topic.

The first series is Race Matters. Race shows up in all areas of life and the community. Yet many people do not know how to

talk about it. The hope is that participants will leave the events feeling more informed, connected, aware and energized to keep the conversation going.

The topic for Feb. 21 is Race Matters: Creating Inclusive & Welcoming Communities.

Upcoming topics include: March 21, 7-8:30 p.m. – Race Matters: Leveraging Our Diversity for Organi-

zational Excellence.

April 25, 7-8:30 p.m.

– Race Matters: Making Individuals & Families Successful in Navigating Privilege & Bias.

Community Conversations, hosted by The Well, a United Methodist Church, are free and open to all. They take place in the Banquet Hall of the Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

Become connected: The entry fee is $10 and C C fo r u m . C C fo r u m @ includes tasting. Bowls of gmail.com or www.Face- chili will be $5. book.com/CommunityJudging will be at 1:30 ConversationsMN. p.m. The first-place chili winner will receive $100; place, $50; third Rosemount VFW second place, $25. hosts chili cookSee a bartender or a member of the Friends of off and bake sale Veterans for entry slip and Rosemount VFW Post fee. Proceeds will go to the 9433 will host the 2019 Friends of Veterans.

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Sports Farmington, Lakeville North to play for state berth Eagan reaches Section 3AA final

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A knee injury kept Jenna Gerold off the soccer field last fall, but she wasn’t about to let it ruin her final season of high school hockey.

Gerold returned in time for the Farmington girls’ playoff run as the Tigers try to reach the state tournament for the second time in three years. After crushing their first two Section 1AA tournament opponents by a combined 19-0, they play Lakeville North for the section championship at 7 p.m.

Thursday at Steele County Four Seasons Centre in Owatonna.

“I was pretty dedicated to get back,” said Gerold, who tore a knee ligament last June while playing club soccer. “I was going to get back sometime during the hockey season. I was going to make sure of that.”

Gerold returned to the Tigers’ top line when she rejoined the lineup for their final regular-season game Feb. 2. She has six points in two playoff games, including a hat trick in Farmington’s 11-0 opening-round victory over Rochester John Marshall.

Saturday, the topseeded Tigers defeated Lakeville South 8-0 in a section semifinal game at Schmitz-Maki Arena.

Gerold had two assists and Bailey Kelley, a senior forward who was out until midseason because of an injury, scored two goals.

“We’re finally healthy.

We haven’t had a game the entire regular season where we didn’t have

Photo by Mike Shaughnessy

Farmington players celebrate after scoring in the second period of the Tigers’ 8-0 victory over Lakeville South in the Section 1AA girls hockey semifinals Saturday night at Schmitz-Maki Arena. at least two people out,” Farmington coach Jon Holmes said. “Jenna Gerold just came back, Bailey Kelley just came back. We had one tune-up game before the playoffs after both of them came back, and we’re a different team.”

Gerold is skating with ninth-graders Claire Enright and Samantha Moehle. The injured players returning give the Tigers forward depth they haven’t had all season.

The players who skated on the third line in the regular season now make up the fourth line. “We’re solid on the forward side,” Holmes said.

“We have a lot of flow now that we have our seniors back who have played together since they were little mini-Mites,”

said Gerold, one of three seniors on a Farmington roster that includes seven eighth- and ninth-graders.

Junior forward Izzy Zwart had two goals against Lakeville South, and Bailey Zimmer, Carly Lancaster and Claire Enright scored once each.

Sophomore Ryleigh Furlong wasn’t that busy in goal but stopped all 11 shots she faced.

Farmington (14-11-2) didn’t have the best record in Section 1AA going into the playoffs but got the No. 1 seed after going undefeated in the regular season against section opponents, including four victories over Lakeville North and Lakeville South in South Suburban Conference play.

The Tigers went 2-5-1

in their final eight regularseason games, but that stretch included a 1-0 loss

to SSC champion Eagan and close non-conference games against Class AA powers such as Blake and Hill-Murray. With his lineup about to return to full-strength, Holmes said he wasn’t concerned about the losses.

“The biggest thing is we were playing the way we wanted to play,” he said. “We lost a couple of games because we had a bad shift or two bad shifts.

You don’t want to go into the playoffs with a 2-51 record, but we weren’t worried because the games we were losing we thought would make us better.”

Farmington defeated Lakeville North 4-2 and 3-0 in conference play.

Making it three in the row will require “making sure we take care of the defensive and neutral zones, and really understanding that if we play our roles defensively we have a lot of talent offensively,” Holmes said.

Gerold said she’s ready

to contribute. “The first game was kind of an adjustment,” she said. “Even if you practice contact, it’s not the same as contact during a game. The first couple of hits the first game were pretty wobbly, but after that it was pretty quick to get back on my feet.”

She also likes what she’s seen from her younger teammates. “This season has given us a lot of experience,” Gerold said.

“We’re just now figuring out when we play a threeperiod game we’re pretty unstoppable.”

Lakeville South finished 8-18-1. The Cougars advanced to the section semifinals after defeating Northfield 3-1 in the quarterfinals as Taylor Otremba, Jenna Hayes and Iona Welsch scored. Becca Macklin made 25 saves.

Mike Shaughnessy can be reached at mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com.

Photo by Mike Shaughnessy

Claire Enright (21) of Farmington scored on this third-period shot in a Section 1AA girls hockey semifinal game against Lakeville South.

Lakeville South sends two teams to state Alpine meet

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Lakeville South sends two teams to the state Alpine skiing meet, including a girls squad that won the Section 6 championship Feb. 5 at Buck Hill.

The South girls had four of the top 16 finishers at the section meet and finished seven points ahead of second-place Mankato West. Both teams advanced to the

state meet Wednesday at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.

The state meet was in progress when this edition went to press.

Edina skiers took three of the top four places in the Section 6 boys race, which was enough for a five-point edge over runner-up Lakeville South, which placed five skiers in the top 11.

Defending state champion Becca Devine of Eden Prairie won the sec-

tion girls individual title with a two-run time of 48.19 seconds. Second was Peyton Servais of Lakeville North in 48.79. Servais finished third at the 2018 state meet.

Leading Lakeville South’s charge was senior Lauren Geary, who placed third in 49.23. Lauren Nida, also a senior, was fifth in 49.60.

South junior Hannah Rost was 12th in 54.48 and junior Ashlynn Baumgart-

ner was 16th in 55.57.

Afton Vandenheuvel was 48th and Erin Otteson 68th.

The top 10 individuals who aren’t on one of the two qualifying teams also advance to the state meet.

In addition to Lakeville North’s Servais, this group includes Abby Hahs of Lakeville North (13th, 55.13) and Hannah Burns of Eagan (14th, 55.16).

Lakeville North’s Isabelle Urban was 18th and

missed qualifying for state by one place and twotenths of a second.

Lakeville North was third in the Section 6 girls team competition, 10 points behind Mankato West. Burns led Eagan to seventh place, and Megan Young finished 31st individually for 10th-place Eastview.

Paige Peterson of Burnsville was 29th individually and led her team to 11th place. Apple Valley

was 17th, with Abby Friedel the Eagles’ top finisher in 43rd. Grace Linnett finished 35th for the 18thplace Rosemount girls team.

Kyle Wentworth, a top20 finisher at the 2018 state meet, was Lakeville South’s top skier at the Section 6 boys championships, finishing third in 48.51. Edina brothers Adam (46.73) and Carl Berghult (48.12) earned See Alpine, 17A

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R.J. Ryan Constructon wins Pond Hockey title

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Maybe it wasn’t now or never, but the R.J. Ryan Construction players sensed the clock was ticking at last month’s U.S. Pond Hockey Championships.

For years, the team had been knocking on the door of the Open Division championship but kept coming up short, frequently to Wright HomesFour Star Hockey, which had won the tournament eight times since 2006.

“We’re not getting any younger,” R.J. Ryan defenseman Tim Hartung said.

“We’re all in our mid-30s.

There are a lot of 25-yearolds out there, and they’re fast. It takes a lot of experience to play against teams with that much speed.”

R.J. Ryan countered that with talent and a plan. The plan was to defend well, then count on the forwards to convert their opportunities. “We had good players, a lot of experience, and we figured out what you need to do to win in this tournament,” team captain Nate Ryan said. “You have to play defense first, and we had a good system.”

They used it to go 8-0 in the tournament Jan. 25-27 at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, winning the Open Division – and the coveted Golden Shovel – for the first time. The closest R.J. Ryan came to the championship previously was second place in 2016.

Four of R.J. Ryan’s eight players – Hartung, Ryan, Andrew Panchenko and Brant Marple – played at Eastview High School in the early 2000s, including the Lightning’s 2001 Class AA boys state tournament team. Jordan Fulton, Dustin Fulton, Todd Alexander and Nick Pernula completed the roster.

R.J. Ryan defeated LuluLemon, a team that included former Apple Valley High School player Luke Flicek, 5-2 in the championship game. LuALPINE, from 16A the top two places.

The Cougars’ John Olson was sixth in 49.67 and William Nida finished eighth in 50.47. Joe Olson was 10th in 50.99.

A team’s top four skiers count toward the team total. Such was Lakeville South’s balance that the Cougars didn’t have to

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Members of the R.J. Ryan Construction team that won the Open Division at the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships, from left: Tim Hartung, Brant Marple, Nate Ryan, Todd Alexander, Andrew Panchenko, team sponsor Tom Ryan, Dustin Fulton, Nick Pernula and Jordan Fulton. luLemon upset Wright “We’ve gone in every to watch us,” Nate Ryan Homes earlier in the play- year trying to win, but I said. “Whether it was 50 offs. did feel good about our degrees and we were playTeams play 4-on-4 with chances this year,” Ryan ing in slush, or 15 below, no goalies in the U.S. tour- said. “In the champion- it didn’t matter. He was nament. The goal is a box ship game I think we start- always there watching us, with two openings. Slap ed to frustrate the other supporting us, when we shots and body checks team because they weren’t were playing hockey as aren’t allowed. finding many lanes to take kids, and I think this takes The Open Division in shots.” him back to that.” particular drew a lot of R.J. Ryan won one The players now have experienced players. pool-play game 32-2 but families and careers. Some “There were 40 teams also had four one-goal vic- weren’t sure they would in the open division and tories, including a 5-4 play- play in the tourney next I’d say 20 of them were off round game against year, but this year’s chamvery good, good enough Lago Taco that ended up pionship changed things. to maybe win the tourna- being decided by a puck “I think we’re going to ment,” Hartung said. “I’d flip when the team were want to come back and desay probably 90 percent of still tied after overtime. fend the title,” Ryan said. the players on those teams Given the opportunity They proved they played high school hockey to call the flip, Ryan blurt- weren’t too old, especially at least, and most of them ed out “heads,” and R.J. the final day of the tourplayed in college and be- Ryan’s stay in the tourney nament when they played yond.” was extended when the and won four games in Hartung, the leading puck came to rest heads about five hours. If it scorer in Eastview boys up. “It’s like (Hartung) seems like that schedule history, eventually tran- said, pond hockey gods left little time for the pond sitioned to defense and are real,” Ryan said. hockey tradition of conplayed at Northern MichiThe Fulton brothers suming adult beverages, gan University. He went and Pernula are skilled well, you’d be wrong. on to play in the U.S. mi- forwards, Ryan said, with “Were we knocking nor leagues and in Europe Jordan Fulton, a former them back between games? for several years before University of Minnesota No, but usually had time retiring. He and Jordan Duluth player, having the for one,” Ryan said. “Hey, Fulton were teammates on size to shield opponents it gives you energy.” a pro team in Scotland. from the puck. Ryan also Ryan, Panchenko, Al- is a forward and described exander and Pernula were Marple as “a tenacious teammates at the Univer- player. If he wants the sity of St. Thomas. Marple puck he’s going to take it played at Northern Michi- from you.” gan before transferring Hartung, Alexander to Wisconsin-Eau Claire. and Panchenko played Dustin Fulton was an All- defense. “I’m not sure Minnesota Intercollegiate Andrew has been able to Athletic Conference play- walk the two weeks since er at Hamline University. the tournament ended beAll stay involved in cause of all the shots he hockey to some degree, blocked,” Ryan said. with several playing in Proudest of all might men’s leagues. Hartung have been Tom Ryan, and Marple also are as- Nate’s father and the sistant coaches with East- team sponsor. “My dad view’s Bantam AA team. has always been there

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count Oliver Grasdal’s 11th-place finish in 51.02 toward their team score of 417 points, even though Grasdal easily would have qualified for state as an individual competitor if he wasn’t already going with his team. Espen Grasdal finished 20th in 54.51.

The top 19 finishers in the boys meet advanced to state either as members

of qualifying teams or as individuals.

Individual qualifiers include Eagan senior Izak Hofstad, who finished fifth in 49.12; Eastview sophomore Ryan Whalen, ninth in 50.94; Burnsville ninth-grader Forrest Bowman, 17th in 54.34; and Rosemount senior Charlie Johnson, 18th in 54.45.

This is a summary of the January 28, 2019 special School Board meeting.

The full text is available for public inspection at www.district196. org, at the District Office, or by standard or electronic mail.

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. at the District Office. Present: Albright, Angrimson, Coulson, Isaacs, Magnuson, Roseen, Schutte and Superintendent Kreger.

Motion by Coulson, seconded

by Schutte and carried with a 7-0 vote, to approve the agenda.

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Motion by Coulson, seconded

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 This is a summary of the January 7, 2019 regular School Board meeting.

The full text is available for public inspection at www.district196. org, at the District Office, or by standard or electronic mail.

The meeting was called to order

at 6 p.m. at Dakota Ridge School, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Albright, Angrimson, Coulson, Isaacs, Magnuson, Roseen, Schutte and Superintendent Kreger.

Motion by Coulson, seconded

by Isaacs and carried with a 7-0 vote, to approve the agenda.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Albright and carried with a 7-0 vote, to elect Magnuson as chairperson, Albright as vice chairperson, Coulson as treasurer and Isaacs as clerk.

Motion by Albright, seconded

by Isaacs and carried with a 7-0 vote, to approve the School Board committee assignments and appointments for January through December 2019.

Board members and the superintendent recognized students and staff.

Motion by Schutte, seconded by Coulson and carried with a 7-0 vote, to approve the following consent items: board meeting minutes; correction to superintendent’s contract; gifts; grant; treasurer’s report; schedule of investments; summary of claims; personnel; student teacher agreements, and bus purchases.

Motion by Roseen, seconded

by Albright and carried with a 7-0 vote, to approve the 2018-19 final budget.

Motion by Coulson, seconded by Isaacs and carried with a 7-0 vote, to approve the 2017-18 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

Recommended budget adjustments for the 2019-20 school year were presented and will be acted on at the February 11 regular board meeting.

Board members and the superintendent gave updates.

Motion by Roseen, seconded by Schutte and carried with a 7-0 vote, to adjourn at 6:48 p.m.

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Mechanic Wanted Schmitty & Sons, a local, employee-owned company is seeking mechanics for our locations in: Eagan, Burnsville and Lakeville.

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Schmitty & Sons is an equal opportunity employer.

In the spirit of the upcoming

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Thisweekend Theater and Arts Briefs

Uptown Brass in Lakeville

Graebner performance rescheduled A performance by guitarist Mike Graebner, originally set Feb. 8, has been rescheduled to 7-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at The Guitar Shop, 14555 S. Robert Trail, Suite 205, Rosemount. The event is free. Call 651-344-8177 or visit guitarshopmn. com for more information.

Eagan High presents â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Comedy of Errorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Eagan High School presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Comedy of Errorsâ&#x20AC;? by William Shakespeare 7 p.m. Feb. 22-23 and March 1-2 in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s auditorium.

A senior citizen preview is 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20.

Two sets of identical twins are separated from one another in a shipwreck. One set of twins are actually the servants to the other set of twins.

Both sets of twins end up on the same island where their father (from whom they were also separated) is about to be executed, but they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it. Mistaken identities, times two. Just one nun, though.

The play is directed by Jason Ballweber.

Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors online at district196.org/ehs or by phone at 651-683-6964 beginning Feb. 19. The ticket booth is open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning Feb. 19 on school days and one hour before each performance.

Front Porch Players stage â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;On Golden Pondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Front Porch Players of Rosemount present â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Golden Pondâ&#x20AC;? 7 p.m.

Fridays, March 1 and 8, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays, March 2 and 9, at Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

The play is written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Keith Reed.

Tickets for the family-

Mike Graebner friendly show are $15 general admission and $12 for RAAC members. Tickets can be purchased at rosemountarts.com or at the box office 10 a.m. to noon Mondays and 2-4 p.m.

Fridays.

For more information, call Keith Reed at 651261-1954.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Movie Magicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cabaret in Lakeville South Metro Chorale presents its annual Cabaret, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Movie Magic,â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville.

The cabaret includes small and large group numbers featuring music from the big screen. A silent auction and food are also available.

Order tickets by calling 612-386-4636 or sending an email to tickets@ southmetrochorale.org.

The Church Basement Ladies in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rise Up, O Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fans of the Church Basement Ladies musical comedy series will finally get to know more about the men of East Cornucopia Lutheran Church, in the production â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rise Up, O Men.â&#x20AC;?

Performances are 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, and Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville.

The musical features familiar faces: Mrs. Mavis Gilmerson, Mrs. Vivian Snustad and Mrs. Karin Engleson, who would never leave the

basement kitchen unattended, of course. (Who would make bars for the youth group meeting?)

But as they busy themselves with preparations for their churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s participation in the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1964 Centennial Celebration, we get to see their comings and goings from the eyes of the menfolk, who have their own problems to solve. Karinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband Elroy, farmer Carl and Great War vet Arlo are joined in brotherhood by series staple Pastor E.L. Gunderson. Their camaraderie unites them as they deal with furnace salesmen, looming retirement, rival Protestant denominations, the pastorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad jokes, and Arleneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even-worse cooking.

Tickets are $32 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hee Hawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; star to perform Lulu Roman, a star of the longtime variety television series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hee Haw,â&#x20AC;? will perform during the Lakeville-based Minnesota Gospel Opryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert event 5 p.m., Saturday, March 30, at Oak Grove Middle School, 1300 W. 106th St., Bloomington.

Roman, who has battled drug addiction and an unhealthy lifestyle, has turned her life around, which she has documented her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is My Story; This is My Song.â&#x20AC;? She will have a book signing at 4 p.m. prior to the concert.

Tickets are $20 and $25 in advance. They cost $5 more on the day of the

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Uptown Brass performs 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, in Coffee Concert No. 2 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Minnesota Orchestra brass players (from left) Michael Gast, horn; Douglas C. Carlsen, trumpet; R. Douglas Wright, trombone; Charles Lazarus, trumpet; and Steve Campbell, tuba, are Uptown Brass.

The name â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uptown Brassâ&#x20AC;? came from their rehearsal space in Gastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Uptown garage.

They perform music from Bach to jazz to now in a variety of styles. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or 952-985-4640. concert at the door.

To purchase tickets, go online to www.iTickets. com or call 1-800-9659324.

More is at MinnesotaGospelOpry.com.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Peter Pan & Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Lakeville

Obituaries

Suzanne and Wilson Riedesel

Suzanne Marie (Derks-Jarvis) Riedesel and Wilson Ambrose Riedesel of Plymouth, MN, wife and husband, have passed away.

Expressions Youth Suzanne, at the age of 79, died on Community Theater pres- November 17, 2018 and Wilson, ents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peter Pan & Wendyâ&#x20AC;? at the age of 91, died on January Feb. 15-23 at the Lakeville 14, 2019.

Area Arts Center, 20965 They are survived by children Holyoke Ave. Julianne (and Tom) Youngren Performances are 7 of St. Paul, MN, Joel (and Tam) p.m. Feb. 15-16 and 22-23 -DUYLV RI 0LQQHDSROLV 01 ÂżYH with a 2 p.m. matinee on grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; Sueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister Feb. 17.

Shari (and Paul) Poellinger; Wilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister Joan Riedesel, Tickets are $13 at brother Keith (and Margie) Riedesel; nieces and nephews.

LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 20, com. Call 952-985-4640 2019 from 3-5 p.m. at the Cremation Society of Minnesota, for more information.

7110 France Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota 55435.

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Family Calendar

Theater and Arts Calendar To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com.

Books Meet the Author: Melissa Meyers, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Meyers is the author of “Beneath the Ancient Dust: Inspirational Stories from Nine Years in Afghanistan.” Free.

Information: Keith Reed at 651261-1954.

Thrive Therapy Book Club, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 23, Thrive Therapy, 11990 Portland Ave., Burnsville. “Girl, Wash Your Face” by Rachel Hollis will be discussed.

Coffee provided. Cost: $15.

Registration required at thrivetherapymn.com/workshops.

Events Tropical Beach Party, Feb. 16-March 10, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley.

Information: http://mnzoo.org/ TBP. Exhibits Black and white photographs by Bill Rodman and acrylic paintings by Greta Sandquist are on display January-March at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Free.

“Art of Spring Colors: Visions Emerge,” an exhibit by the Burnsville Visual Arts Society, runs through May 30 at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway. Information: http://bvasmn.org/.

“Mirrored Mosaics: Artists’ Reflections on Being Muslim in Minnesota,” runs to March 29 at Art Works Eagan, 3795 Pilot Knob Road. Information: artworkseagan.org.

Music Tribute to the Music of John Denver, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, Steeple Center, 13475 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

Tickets: $22 at rosemountarts. com or the box office.

Free and Easy, 6-9 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 16, Bogart’s Entertainment Center, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Part of the Frozen Apple Music Series. Free. Information: avartsfoundation.org. A 21-plus ticketed event follows. Information: www.bogartsentertainmentcenter.com/events.

“Broadway 2019: Elements,” presented by Apple Valley High School, 3 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 21, senior citi-

zen preview; 7 p.m. Feb. 2223 and March 1-2; and 2 p.m.

Feb. 24 and March 3. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 senior citizens, $5 students at seatyourself.biz/ avhs. The box office is open one hour prior to each performance. Information: 952-4318200.

Generation, country/rock band, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets: $20. Information: rosemountarts.com.

“Brassy! Uptown Brass,” Coffee Concert No. 2, 2 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 24, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $18, $15 ages 60 and older and 18 and younger at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

Theater “My Beautiful Infinity,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14-16, and 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road. Tickets: $25 adults, $22 students and seniors. Information: www.chameleontheatre. org.

“The Scarlett Letter,” adapted by Kelli Tatum, presented by (lumin)theater lab, 7 p.m. Feb. 15-17 and 22-23, Hastings City Hall, 101 Fourth St. E., Hastings. Tickets: $11$49 at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3606048.

“Peter Pan & Wendy,” presented by Expressions Youth Community Theater, 7 p.m.

Feb. 15-16 and 2 p.m. Feb. 17, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $13 at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

The Church Basement Ladies in “Rise Up, O Men,” 1 p.m. Feb. 19-20, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville.

Tickets: $32 at the box office, 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster. com.

“The Comedy of Errors,” presented by Eagan High School, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, senior preview; 7 p.m.

Feb. 22-23, March 1-2. Tickets: $7 adults, $5 students and seniors. Information: district196. org/ehs or 651-683-6964.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” presented by Eastview High School, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, senior preview; 7 p.m. Feb. 21-23.

Tickets: $7 adults, $5 senior citizens and students. Information: 952-431-8900.

“Annie Jr.,” presented by

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St. Thomas Academy and Visitation Middle School, 7 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, Feb. 21-22, and 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, DeSales Auditorium, 2455 Visitation Drive, Mendota Heights. Information: 651-4544570.

Workshops/classes/other Intro to Square Dancing, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the gym at Good Shepherd Church, 151 County Road 42 E., Burnsville. No previous experience required. Solos, couples and families welcome. Partners provided. Free.

Ages: 8-98. Casual attire. Information: 612-759-9235 or ComeSquareDance.com.

Tinkergarten, a playbased, outdoor learning experience for children ages 18 months to 8 years and their parents, offers classes in Lakeville and Eagan. Information: https://tinkergarten.com.

Creative dance classes, ages toddler to 7, Ballet Royale Minnesota in Lakeville. Information: balletroyalemn.org or 952-898-3163.

Yoga wind down class is the first Thursday of the month at Precision and Flow Pilates, 13708 County Road 11, Burnsville. Information: www.precisionandflowpilates.com.

Oil painting workshop with Dan Petrov Art Studio for six consecutive Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Preregister by phone at 763-843-2734.

Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with artist Christine Tierney, classes 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Studios, 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Information: www. christinetierney.com, 612-2103377.

The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640.

Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-2558545 or jjloch@charter.net.

SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651688-0365.

To submit items for the Family Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com.

Saturday, Feb. 16 Civil Rights and Voting in Minnesota, 1:30-3 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville.

Augsburg College professor and Minnesota Book Awardwinning author William Green discusses civil rights and voting in 19th-century Minnesota.

Free. Information: https://www. co.dakota.mn.us/libraries.

Monday, Feb. 18 Winter seed sowing workshop, 1-3 p.m., Mt. Calvary Church, 3910 Rahn Road, Eagan. Sow seeds for The Open Door pantry’s Garden to Table program. Bring clean empty milk jugs, and box cutter, duct tape and drill, if available. RSVP to alpag@theopendoorpantry. org.

Tuesday, Feb. 19 Consumer law clinic, 1-4 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley.

Get help with consumer law matters such as debt collection, garnishment, credit issues, foreclosures, contracts and conciliation court with a free 30-minute consultation from a volunteer attorney. Call 952-431-3200 to schedule an appointment. Sponsored by Legal Assistance of Dakota County, Dakota County Family Court and Dakota County Law Library.

Wednesday, Feb. 20 Dakota Gardeners Garden Club, 7 p.m., South St. Paul High School, 700 Second St. N., South St. Paul. Speaker: David Zlesak, professor of horticulture at University of Wisconsin-River Falls, “Tried and True Methods of Seed Starting Indoors.” All are welcome.

Information: dakotagardeners. com.

Friday, Feb. 22 Family Fun Festival, 6-8 p.m., Rosemount Community Center gymnasium and arena, 13885 S. Robert Trail. Music, inflatable jumpies and slides, carnival games, ice skating and more. Free. Hosted by Rosemount Parks and Recreation.

tion: 952-431-2242. Presented in partnership with the St. Paul Farmers Market.

Eagan Indoor Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oasis Room, Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Information: https://www. cityofeagan.com/visit-the-indoor-market.

Sunday, Feb. 24 Bridging the Political Divide: Listening and Understanding, 5-7:30 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Presented by the Better Angels Alliance of Eagan.

Registration required at https:// www.co.dakota.mn.us/libraries.

Ongoing Eagan parkrun, a free weekly timed 5K run, 9 a.m.

Saturdays at Thomas Lake Park, 4350 Thomas Lake Road, Eagan. Rain or shine. To get a time recorded and stored online, register at www.parkrun.us/register and bring your barcode with you. Information: www.parkrun.us/eagan.

Emotions Anonymous, 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays at SouthCross Community Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Summit Oak Drive), Apple Valley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. All are welcome. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/out-of-thedarkness-walks.

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p.m. Tuesdays at Mary, Mother of the Church (Room 9), 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Park in lower lot. Self-help group for depression, anxiety, fears, panic attacks, anger and more.

Information: Rita at 952-8907623 or www.recoveryinternational.org.

Al-Anon Finding Hope Beginners Group, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Troubled by someone’s drinking? Al-Anon can help. More information: alanon-alateen-msp.org.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red crossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information.

• Feb. 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville.

• Feb. 18, 1-7 p.m., Church of St. Joseph, 13900 Biscayne Ave. W., Rosemount.

• Feb. 20, 12-6 p.m., Culver’s, 15225 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley.

• Feb. 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Culver’s, 17800 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville.

• Feb. 23, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 3868 150th St., Rosemount.

• Feb. 23, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan.

Valentine’s Day GIFT GUIDE Your guide to Valentine’s Day dining, giving & celebrating.

Saturday, Feb. 23 Winter Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Apple Valley Bachman’s, 7955 150th St. W., in the greenhouse. Informa-

Reach for the beach The Tropical Beach Party will be held at the Minnesota Zoo Feb. 16 to March 10 when children can bring pails or sand toys to play in two of the biggest indoor sandboxes in Minnesota. The party is free to participate in with a paid admission, and members can bring a friend for half price on weekdays except for Monday, Feb. 18. The event’s sandboxes on the Tropics Trail and in Discovery Bay use 34 tons of sand. In addition to the sand fun there will be special activities, a Sea Turtle Storytime, Incredible Creatures show, Tropical Reef Dive Show, the Hawaiian Monk Seal Demo and sea turtle tote bags while supplies last. More is at http://mnzoo.org/TBP. Photos submitted

Clothing • Jewelry • Candles • Gifts • Music Hours: 9-9 M-F, 9-8 Sat, 11-6 Sun

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Business Calendar To submit items for the ry Visits. Registration required.

Business Calendar, email: Information: Shanen Corlett darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. at 952-469-2020 or shanen@ lakevillechambercvb.org.

Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: Dakota County Regional • Wednesday, Feb. 20, 8-9 Chamber of Commerce a.m., Morning Brew, 360 Com- events: munities, 501 State Highway • Thursday, Feb. 26, 8-9 13, Suite 102, Burnsville. Multi- a.m., Coffee Break, MRCI, chamber event. Registration 15191 Boulder Ave., Roserequired. Information: Shanen mount. Registration required.

Corlett at 952-469-2020 or Open to all members. Free. Inshanen@lakevillechambercvb. formation: Nicole McCarthy at org. nmccarthy@dcrchamber.com.

• Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2-3 • Wednesday, Feb. 27, 9-10 p.m., Ambassador – Anniversa- a.m., Meet the Chamber, Spire

Credit Union, 1251 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. For new and prospective members. RSVP required. Free. Information: Nicole McCarthy at nmccarthy@ dcrchamber.com.

• Wednesday, Feb. 27, 4-6 p.m., ground breaking, West St. Paul DARTS Senior Affordable Apartments, 1645 Marthaler Lane, West St. Paul. Program at 4:30 p.m. RSVP by Feb. 21.

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