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Dakota County

Tribune

Farmington | Rosemount www.dakotacountytribune.com

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and the surrounding areas October 12, 2017 • Volume 132 • Number 33

Dulcimers ring out in school Farmington Elementary students learn the art of instrumentmaking by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Community guide inside The Apple ValleyRosemount-Farmington Community Guide is inside most editions of the newspaper. See inside

OPINION Super Bowl’s area impact The Super Bowl game lasts only about four hours, but the economic impact of the event will be far reaching in the Twin Cities. Page 4A

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Badlands and the good earth Painting, drawings and photographs will be on display at the Rosemount Steeple Center through December. Page 15A

SPORTS Fall playoffs heating up Crunch time for prep football teams. Page 9A

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A portion of Farmington Elementary School was turned into a woodworking shop on Friday when fourth-graders made dulcimers during a special project aided by the Farmington Dulcimer Club. The sounds of sandpaper smoothing out a future dulcimer’s neck, staplers forming the frets and drills securing the tuning dial were heard in the classrooms and in the gymnasium where crews of parent volunteers and Dulcimer Club members assisted in the assembly line production of more than 100 dulcimers. While the colorful bodies the students painted for their instruments may have indicated these were more for play, Anders and Maria Larsson, professional musicians visiting from Sweden, said past Farmington Elementaryproduced dulcimers are true sounding instruments that are as good as those professionally made. With experienced leaders Ross Sutter of the Dulcimer Club and the school’s music teacher Doris McNamara, the dulcimer project follows the ideal of the woodworker’s mantra “measure twice, cut once� in supplying the students with precast fret boards, bodies and other materials. The students supply the rest of the work to meticulously mark fret placement, paint the bodies and secure the strings. Anders and Maria, who play professionally and in volunteer settings in their home country, said they have never seen a project such as this that produces an authentic dulcimer. Maria said it is wonderful that the students are learning the science behind the instrument. She said she once made her own

Photos by Tad Johnson

Farmington Elementary School fourth-graders built dulcimers on Friday. violin. Maria said she was proud she had made the instrument, and she hopes that these students will feel the same sense of satisfaction. Anders said he has played some of the dulcimers that have been made in past Farmington Elementary classes, and they sound true and hold their tune like any other instrument. In addition to dulcimer-making, the students were treated to a concert of songs from the local Dulcimer Club and their Swedish visitors as they explained the history behind the songs and their instruments. Contact Tad Johnson at tad.johnson@ecm-inc.com or at twitter.com/ editorTJ.

Security cameras to be placed in school buildings Last piece of project to be complete by the start of 2018 academic year by Kayla Culver SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Farmington Area School District is set to finish upgrading its video surveillance after District 192 School Board members approved the last piece needed to complete the project, which began earlier this year. Board members selected the Chaska-based technology company Pro-Tech Interconnect Solutions to begin installing security cameras throughout every school in the district. According to Director of Finance Jane Houska, the budget of $506,000 for the purpose of providing security updates was approved earlier this year and upgrades in

preparation for installation have already taken place. “We have been putting different things in our schools already,� she said. “We’ve done some cabling, we’re working on some servers — we’ve brought that stuff to the board. One of the last pieces to this project is the physical cameras to install in our buildings.� According to Elert and Associates Senior Technology and Security Consultant Brandon Frazier, a request for proposal provides information about the company to know if they meet the minimum requirements in order to complete the project within the time See SECURITY, 10A

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A screenshot from a school bus video released by the Minnesota State Patrol shows a driver nearly hit a child.

State Patrol releases video of truck nearly hitting Rosemount student Officials remind drivers to be alert near school buses by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Minnesota State Patrol shared a video earlier this week showing a sixthgrader from Rosemount nearly get hit by a passing truck after getting off the bus last December. The bus driver honked its horn, alerting Miana Rhoades to the passing vehicle and helping the student avoid the

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truck. Rhoades was crossing in front of the bus moments before a truck passed the bus on the left. The video was released following the conclusion of the court case. “The school bus driver’s action most likely saved Miana from serious injury, most likely death,� her mother Joyce Rhoades said during a press conference earlier this week. She nearly cried several times while talking about her daughter. See BUS,10A

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Maria Larsson from Sweden performs during a mini-concert at Farmington Elementary School on Friday.


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