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Dakota County

Tribune

Farmington | Rosemount and the surrounding areas

www.dakotacountytribune.com

NEWS

June 15, 2017 • Volume 132 • Number 16

Relay for Life continues to evolve

Letters lead to new book A 1987 Apple Valley High School graduate has released a book recounting the story of the man behind some letters she discovered. Page 2A

OPINION Capitalizing on talent Educational achievement gaps need to be reduced in order to ensure that the job talent pool remains attractive for business. Page 4A

THISWEEKEND

‘Superheroes and Popsicles’ scheduled for June 25 at Cascade Bay by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Relay For Life event June 25 at Cascade Bay in Eagan continues to evolve as it works to raise money for research and comfort those affected by cancer. Organizers and participants will gather in the bus turnaround area outside of the water park for the combined Eagan, Apple

Valley and Rosemount Relay for Life fundraiser from 4:30-6:30 p.m. June 25. The event includes a survivor dinner, games, activities and a silent auction. The two speakers include Paige Shaffer, a graduate of Rosemount High School who will talk about her cancer journey, along with Lyn Kienholz, a caregiver and patient navigator, who will talk

about her role and her journey through her husband’s cancer. Listening to the speakers and visiting with other attendees has been perhaps the most rewarding and therapeutic part of the event. “The fellowship that comes with celebrating survivors is one of the most amazing things we do,” said Melissa Wind, community manager.

“Each cancer journey is unique, but to sit with a group of people in your community who share some of the common experiences, fears, and who know the lingo is cathartic.” It’s what motivates the staff and volunteers to run the Relay for Life, which has been going on for 25 years. “We are here for the survivors and to keep rais-

Reason to celebrate

Chameleon Theatre Circle, the longtime Burnsville-based company, has selected Megan West as its new executive producer. Page 17A

SPORTS Photo by Laura Adelmann

Graduating seniors at Farmington High School threw their caps into the air at the conclusion of commencement on Friday, June 9. More photos are inside this edition and online at SunThisweek.com.

A crowning achievement Burning up the track at state Farmington and Rosemount high school athletes took their time in the spotlight at the state meet. Page 10A

PUBLIC NOTICE

INDEX Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A Classifieds . . . . . . . . . 13A

Photo by Mike Shaughnessy

Farmington won the first state softball champion in school history, defeating Anoka 1-0 in 10 innings in the Class 4A championship game Friday. More on the Tigers’ historic run, see today’s Sports pages starting on 10A.

Erdmann for Congress campaign launch is at high school by Tad Johnson

Announcements . . . . 16A

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It took about two hours for law enforcement to make an arrest related to a Tuesday late afternoon robbery at Merchants Bank in Rosemount. Michael Thomas Olin, 37, of Hibbing, was arrested at 6:58 p.m. by the St. Peter Police Department and booked into the Nicollet County Jail pending charges, according to a release issued Wednesday morning by Rosemount police. Law enforcement was able to obtain high quality surveillance camera images of the person who robbed the bank and released them along with a physical description to the other agencies and the media in an effort to enlist the public’s help in finding the suspect. In the robbery, the lone white male suspect left Merchants Bank, 15055 Chippendale Ave., with an undisclosed amount of cash at approximately 4:49 p.m. The suspect presented a demand note to a teller asking for cash but did not brandish a weapon. No injuries were reported. The suspect fled the scene after obtaining cash. The Apple Valley Police Department and the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Rosemount Police Department with the initial response to the scene. St. Peter police officers were assisted by the Minnesota State Patrol, Blue Earth and Nicollet county sheriff’s departments, and North Mankato, Tri-City and Lake Crystal police departments. Hibbing is located about 200 miles north of Rosemount, and St. Peter is located about 70 miles southwest of Rosemount.

Rosemount coach to have kickoff event

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See RELAY, 12A

Suspect arrested after bank robbery in Rosemount

Chameleon’s new direction

The Dakota County Tribune is an official newspaper of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District.

ing money to fund the research that will mean more people survive a cancer diagnosis,” Wind said. “Our survivors wear the purple survivor Relay shirts as a badge of honor, and it is humbling to be able to be a little part of their celebration.” Participants will head into Cascade Bay at 6:30 p.m. for a new event, Su-

Jeff Erdmann, a longtime Rosemount High School civics teacher and football coach, will have a kickoff event for his 2nd District campaign on Monday at the high school. Erdmann is seeking the DFL endorsement in the 2018 campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat is currently held by Republican U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis, who defeated DFLendorsed candidate Angie Craig of Eagan in the 2016 election. Lewis held the seat for Republicans after seven-term U.S. Rep. John Kline of Burnsville decided not to seek re-election. “The reason I am running for Congress is because I believe a culture of success is built on respect,” Erdmann said in a letter announcing his candidacy.

“America will only succeed when respect and value are placed on citizens who work hard and sacrifice every day for what they have. This needs to be brought back to the American political forefront.” Erdmann’s kickoff will be from 7:15-8 p.m. He has been teaching American government classes for the past 27 years, the last 17 of which he has spent in Rosemount. He’s coached the football team for the past 11 years, taking the team to the state tournament seven times. Erdmann was awarded the high school football coach of the year by the Minnesota Vikings in 2010, and Semper Fi Coach of the Year for Minnesota by the Marines in 2015. He was raised in Lewiston, Minnesota, where he worked summers away from college at Bay State Milling where his father

also worked. ning for re-election Erdmann earned several times when his undergraduate referencing issues degree from Gustahe’s currently advus Adolphus Coldressing in Conlege in St. Peter, gress. Minnesota. He and The most visible his wife, Ruth, have vote Lewis has taken three children. since being elected Craig said on the was voting in favor CrowdPAC website of the American that she’s “strongly Health Care Act, considering another which passed the run for Congress House and is now because this district being considered by needs a representa- Jeff Erdmann the Senate. tive willing to lisOne of Lewis’s ten to and work for campaign promises them. Jason Lewis has to go.” was to repeal and replace the AfShe has raised a few thousand fordable Care Act. dollars as of Wednesday toward a goal of $50,000 through the web- Contact Tad Johnson at tad.johnsite, which people are directed to son@ecm-inc.com or at twitter.com/ from angiecraig.com — her cam- editorTJ. paign website address from 2016. Lewis has talked about run-


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