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Jan. 18, 2019 • Volume 133 • Number 46
Former Farmington City Council member dies
by Jody Peters
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Douglas Lee Bonar, a former Farmington City Council member and former Planning Commission member, died on Jan. 9 at the age of 61. Bonar was elected to the City Council in 2012. Prior to serving on the council, he served five years on the Planning Commission and was a member of the Economic Development Authority. For 28 years, Bonar also worked as director of buildings and grounds in school districts that included Farmington. He served as a member of the EDA for six years and, according to former Council Member Jason
Douglas Bonar Bartholomay, was “a major part of why Farmington’s fiscal position is much stronger today than it has ever been.” In an email, Bartholomay noted Bonar was “responsible for increased
relationship with the school district, (and) the makeup of the EDA changing from just the council to a much more diverse group of residents and other city leaders.” Bonar served one term on the City Council. He ran for re-election in 2016, but lost his seat to Robyn Craig. Craig, a first-time council member, said that Bonar helped with her transition to the council and offered guidance. “He was so gracious afterwards that we became friends. He said that anytime I needed help or insight into the workings of the City Council to let him know … and I did
talk to him several times,” Craig said. She added: “I just want people to know how thoughtful and kind he was. He was a class act, and he will be missed.” Bonar’s obituary states he was a beloved husband, father and grandpa who “passed away peacefully.” It doesn’t state Bonar’s cause of death, but the Pioneer Press reports that Bonar had lung cancer. Funeral services are being handled by White Funeral Homes, and services will be planned at a later date to celebrate Bonar’s life.
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RHS senior donates blankets as part of Eagle Scout project Blankets donated to Burnsville oncology clinic
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Rosemount High School senior and Eagle Scout candidate Nathan Snyder donated tie blankets to the Minnesota Oncology clinic in Burnsville as part of his service project. by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
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The Rosemount High School Irishettes dance team finished seventh in High Kick and sixth in Jazz on Saturday at the Bloomington Kolleens Invite. Apple Valley placed third in High Kick during the meet, which was won in both categories by Centennial. The Rosemount team is coached by Kirsten Kissell, Nina Boyce and Mackenzie Heck. Team captains this year are Ellie Ackland, Amelia Baehler, Dani Broden and Hannah Stickler.
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Nathan Snyder, 17, is a senior wrestler at Rosemount High School living the busy life of a student months away from graduation. He’s also a Boy Scout who just took a load off his plate. He’s wanted to become an Eagle Scout since he began his Scouting career when he was in first grade. An Eagle Scout rank is something about 4 percent of Boy Scouts achieve. It requires 21 merit badges along with a service project. It’s a tall task for a busy student. Most prospective Eagle Scouts do some kind of
construction project, Snyder said, but he didn’t feel like he’d have time. Snyder said his project was inspired by his mother’s cousin, Sarah Jones, who is an oncology nurse at Minnesota Oncology in Burnsville. She told him its tie blanket donations were running low. “It’s a unique project,” Snyder said. “A bunch of other people were doing construction projects, but it seemed like this was the thing to do for me.” So, he raised funds via social media and through friends and family. He needed both fabric and funds to help complete the project. “People I didn’t even know started donating,” See Eagle Scout, 7A