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NEWS Spreading holiday cheer An Apple Valley woman has been spreading holiday cheer for the past three decades through her Christmas village display. Page 5A
OPINION Looking ahead to the future Twin Cities leaders talk about and try to predict what the workforce and business climate will be in the future. Page 4A
THISWEEKEND
Nov. 30, 2017 • Volume 132 • Number 39
AD honored at US Bank Stadium Bill Tschida was recognized for his work developing character-based athletic programs by Jody Peters SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
Farmington High School’s athletics and activities director, Bill Tschida, believes coaching should prepare students for more than just sports; it should teach them values that are useful on and off the field. On Nov. 25, the Minnesota State High School League recognized Tschida and 36 other athletic
administrators for Tschida, who is their participain his fifth year as tion in the Why athletics and activiWe Play InSideOut ties director, said Team Cohort. The that the Why We program works to Play initiative helps develop charactercoaches and direcbased athletic pro- Bill tors “refocus on grams in communi- Tschida the true educationties. al roots and values Tschida and the other of extracurricular participarticipants were recog- pation in high school.� nized during the Prep “It gets us refocused on Bowl Class 5A Champi- why these programs exist onship game at US Bank and what the lessons are Stadium last Saturday. that we’re trying to pass
along to our students as a result of their participation in our activities, whether it’s the play, mock trial, math league, hockey, football, volleyball or gymnastics. There’s tangible life lessons that come from participating in these things,� Tschida said. He said one of the biggest focuses of Why We Play is the “why� part. He and Farmington High coaches work to create purpose statements to fo-
cus on why they’re coaching and what they want to accomplish. “It gives it some more depth and more meaning as to why each individual coach or advisor is doing what they do when it comes to running their activities,� Tschida said. As for his purpose statement, Tschida said essentially, it’s that his job is to serve. He said the Why See TSCHIDA, 8A
Band shares its gift with the world Rosemount High School marching band’s hard work pays off in NYC by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
Community band to play The Rosemount Community Band is slated to play its annual Christmas concert next week at the Steeple Center. Page 15A Photo by Kevin McCormick/groupphotos.com
The Rosemount High School marching band performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade last Thursday as the 275-member group performed two holiday selections - “Santa Claus is Coming to Town� and “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow� - along with its Herald Square performance of “Pride in the Past, Promise of the Future,� which was an arrangement of traditional Irish music and songs honoring the Statue of Liberty.
SPORTS
Thanksgiving Day is typically not reserved for giving presents, but the Rosemount High School marching band offered up a priceless gift to people numbering in the hundreds, thousands or maybe even more than that last week. After countless hours of practice, performing, fundraising and preparations, band members put everything they had been working toward the past 18 months into marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Hearts back home in Rosemount swelled with pride upon seeing the 1-minute, 15-second performance in Herald Square on NBC-TV, shouts of encouragement and applause rang through the streets of Manhattan as they marched in front of 400-some family and friends along the parade route who traveled to New York City to support the band, but they weren’t the only ones captivated by the band. See PARADE, 7A
Vocal excellence at Farmington High 8 students have been chosen for Minnesota honor choir by Jody Peters
Teams aim for the top The Farmington and Rosemount girls basketball teams aim to ascend to the top of conference. Page 8A
PUBLIC NOTICE The Dakota County Tribune is an official newspaper of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. Page 16A
INDEX Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A
SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
On Nov. 15, Farmington High School announced that eight students have been chosen for the 2017-2018 American Choral Directors Association of MN Honor Choir. Ninth- and 10th-grade students from around the state will spend Thursday, Feb. 22, rehearsing choral music and in the evening will give a performance at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The following Farmington High School students were selected for the 9-10 Honor Choir: ninth-graders Zeldie Anderson, Hailey Curtis, Teresa Kiminski and Josh More; and 10th-graders Photo submitted Jack Baumbach, Alex Kiage, Lucas Hailey Curtis (ninth grade), Halley Weinberger (10th grade), Teresa Kiminski (ninth grade), Zeldie Laden and Halley Weinberger. Anderson (ninth grade), Jack Baumbach (10th grade), Josh More (ninth grade), Alex Kiage (10th grade) and Lucas Laden (10th grade) have been selected for the 2017-2018 American Choral Directors See CHOIR, 8A Association of MN Honor Choir.
Construction and changes underway Trinity Care Center starts the first phase of its remodeling project
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by Jody Peters SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
It may have been Monday morning, but Trinity Care Center was already a flurry of activity. On Nov. 27, construction had already begun at the nursing home facility, which will undergo a two-phase
remodeling project. Ultimately, the project will consist of moving the front entrance, adding 25 additional beds to bring the total occupancy from 65 to 90 beds, adding a new building that will house utilities and therapy services, and tearing down the old hospital.
The first phase of the project will take about eight months and involves bringing all of the utilities that are still located in the hospital over to the care center. During the second phase, the hospital will be torn down and a new area for private rooms will be built.
For the first phase of the project, the new utilities building will be built where the front entrance parking lot is now. Trinity’s campus administrator, Elizabeth Letich, said that it will house Big Stone Therapies as well as utilities. “(Big Stone Therapies)
is a great thing for the community because they can just come right here versus going to Apple Valley or Burnsville. Outpatients will have their own entrance to go right into therapy, too,� Letich said. One of the most apparSee TRINITY, 9A
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