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Dakota County

Tribune

Farmington | Rosemount and the surrounding areas

www.dakotacountytribune.com

NEWS Give Where You Live Gala CAP of Scott and Dakota Counties will host its inaugural Give Where You Live Gala on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 15. Page 2A

OPINION Recycling, saving money People should think about these simple steps they can take to help them save money and reduce waste. Page 4A

Nov. 2, 2017 • Volume 132 • Number 35

School Board seats to be decided Voters will choose from among eight candidates to fill three seats by Amy Mihelich SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

On Nov. 7, District 196 residents will vote to fill three Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board seats. On the ballot, voters will select a combination of up to three candidates and write-ins. Eight candidates are vying for three seats, including incumbents Art Coulson of Apple Valley, Gary Huusko of Eagan and Mike Roseen of Apple Valley,

and challengers Craig Angrimson of Apple Valley, Brian Buechele of Lakeville, Rebecca Gierok of Apple Valley, Daniel O’Neil of Eagan and Bianca Ward Virnig of Eagan. The newly elected candidates will each serve a four-year term, lasting from January 2018 to January 2022. For more information about each candidate, people can read two candidate questionnaires and a recap of the candidate forum at tinyurl.com/yc8mwpr9.

When and where? Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Early in-person voting continues through Monday, Nov. 6, each business day at the District Office in Rosemount (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with extended hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 6), as well as at the Dakota County Administration Center in Hastings, 1590 Highway 55 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with extended hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 6).

The city precinct and polling location for each of the 14 combined school district precincts are listed below: ROSEMOUNT/COATES/ VERMILLION TOWNSHIP Precinct 8 – Our Saviors Church, 14980 Diamond Path, Rosemount; includes Rosemount precincts 1, 3 and 5. Precinct 9 – Community of Hope Church, 14401 Biscayne Ave. W., Rosemount; includes

Haunted night delights

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Sheriff’s office stops collecting DNA

THISWEEKEND

Settlement stops the practice, but county still wants the law defended by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Deck the Halls in style The Eastview Community Foundation is organizing the Deck the Halls Holiday Home Tour again this year. Page 15A

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SPORTS

Approximately 2,253 people attended the Rosemount Haunted Woods Trail in Central Park on Saturday, Oct. 28, when an estimated 1,121 children clad in costumes of all kinds received candy and other treats at stations staffed by volunteers, businesses and members of the Rosemount Halloween Committee. An estimated 680 pounds of food was collected for 360 Communities Food Shelf during the event. More is at RosemountEvents.com.

The Dakota County Sheriff’s Department will no longer be collecting DNA samples from individuals arrested and charged with violent crimes based on a 2005 state law after the county and the American Civil Liberties Union-Minnesota reached a settlement in their dispute over the law’s application. Through the settlement the sheriff’s department agreed to stop taking DNA samples from these suspects, but the county’s See DNA, 16A

Rosemount band ends successful season First at state competition, ninth at super regional

Rosemount rules the meet The Rosemount High School boys and girls cross country teams won their respective section meets last week. Page 9A

PUBLIC NOTICE The Dakota County Tribune is an official newspaper of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. Page 12A

INDEX Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A

by Brent Honcharenko competition. At the conSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEK clusion of preliminaries, DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE only the top 14 scoring The Rosemount High bands, regardless of class, School marching band earned a spot in finals completed its competitive competition. Rosemount field show season with a earned one of those covtop 10 finish at the Bands eted spots and finished of America Super Region- ninth overall. al in Indianapolis on Oct. “Our 2017 show was 20-21. entitled ‘The Pack,’ which At the event, there were was an adaptation of the 68 high school marching classic children’s story: bands, representing In- ‘Peter and the Wolf,’ ” diana, Kentucky, Okla- said band director Bohoma, South Dakota, jan Hoover. “Every year Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, our students amaze our Tennessee and Minne- audiences at BOA by not sota, participating in four only performing at an exclasses (A, AA, AAA and tremely high level, but also AAAA). Photo submitted by engaging with them The Irish competed in through the art of story- Rosemount High School marching band drum majors (from left) Caleb Maeda, CoClass AAA and finished lette Edgar, Preston Strop, Emily Huntley received Bands of America Super Regional See BAND, 16A second in preliminary awards during the Oct. 20-21 competition.

Getting a new roof over their heads

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . 11A

Heikkila Studios building earns block grant funds

Announcements . . . . 14A

by Tad Johnson

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9A Public Notices . . . . . . 10A

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The oldest commercial building in the city of Farmington will have some extensive rehabilitation work done to it in the coming year after the project earned a Commu-

nity Development Block Grant. Heikkila Studios earned an up to $25,000 grant for a new roof, brick work and painting to eliminate conditions detrimental to public health and safety at the 100-year-old building at the corner of Third and Oak streets in downtown. “We think it is a beauSee CDBG, 8A

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The oldest commercial building in downtown Farmington is currently occupied by Heikkila Studios.

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