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Freedom Days to ring out Inside this edition is a special section devoted to events during Apple Valley Freedom Days from June 27 to July 4. The section includes a schedule of events and information about new and returning activities. Inside this edition
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June 22, 2017 â&#x20AC;˘ Volume 132 â&#x20AC;˘ Number 17
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With the excitement of Dew Days now passed, some Farmington residents look forward to a new parade taking place in Minneapolis this coming weekend. Sarah Skoda, a recent graduate of Farmington High School, loves music and practicing leadership skills with her fellow peers. She looks forward to celebrating MN Pride with her girlfriend. As one of the leaders for the Gay Straight Alliance, Skoda said that this past year has been one
of the best. She was able to attend prom with her girlfriend among compliments and well-wishers. It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always been that easy in Farmington. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming out in Farmington had its ups and downs,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came out in eighth grade to some people and then more publicly in ninth grade. It definitely took a toll on my mental health; I got really depressed and started self-harming. I just hated feeling so different from everyone else. I wanted to be normal, not even so much for me but for my family, especially my younger brothers, and
my friends. I knew came out it was it would affect still a relatively people around me rare thing at our and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want school,â&#x20AC;? Skoda to hurt anyone.â&#x20AC;? said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There While suicide werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t many gay is the second leadpeople and people ing cause of death still were getting among teens, Jaxon Blake used to them existyouths who iden- Laube ing at all. But this tify as LGBT are year was definitely more than twice as likely the best year all around as their heterosexual peers but especially in terms of to attempt suicide (https:// being an out lesbian with www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/ a girlfriend.â&#x20AC;? youth.htm). The Pride fesWith GSA, Skoda and tival and parade celebrates other seniors hoped to these youths and adults give younger students a who may have experienced safe place to go. teasing, bullying or haShe said the experience rassment. See PRIDE, 6A â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing is, when I
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Counterpoint to editorial A Minnesota legislator says Gov. Mark Dayton did not engage in budget negotiations in good faith during the recent session. Page 4A
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Sarah Skoda attending the Pride festival in 2016 with her friend, Megan Rebnord.
Budget includes projected shortfall General fund gap of $5.3 million expected in District 196 for 2017-18
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Ames Center season to start The Ames Center in Burnsville is offering a sneak peek at two shows for its upcoming season of theater productions. Page 15A
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The Farmington Dew Days Parade welcomed a pleasant early evening as crowds lined downtown streets on Saturday, June 17. Among the many community groups that participated in the parade were the Farmington High School marching band sporting new uniforms and the high schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dance team. Farmington Dew Days completed a successful run of events this year that included old favorites and some new events. More photos are inside this edition and online at SunThisweek.com/tag/ Dew-Days-2017.
SPORTS Historic run ends for Tigers The Farmington High School girls lacrosse team placed fourth at the state tournament this past weekend. Page 9A
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Acts include the Sweet Colleens, Martin Zellar, Tim Sigler and Them Pesky Kids by Tad Johnson The Rosemount Leprechaun Days music lineup for 2017 mixes in some past performers with two new entries. The Sweet Colleens and Tim Sigler are the new acts, which will bring dashes of Celtic and country music, respectively, on different nights during three days of music at the Central Park Amphitheater. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sweet Colleens are a natural fit for Leprechaun Days because they
have some Irish influence in their music,â&#x20AC;? said committee president Steve Ball, who has helped in booking musical talent for the festival for many years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are excited to bring Tim Sigler here, since his concerts are always so full of energy.â&#x20AC;? Returning performers to Central Park are Martin Zellar and the Hardways, and Them Pesky Kids, which includes Rosemount High School graduate Mark Westlund. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our crowds have raved See MUSIC, 10A
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The Sweet Colleens will open for Martin Zellar and the Hardways on Thursday, July 27, at the Central Park Amphitheater during Leprechaun Days.
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After prospects for 2 percent increases in the basic education funding formula seemed dim, the Rosemount-Apple ValleyEagan School District developed its 2017-18 preliminary budget assuming districts would receive 1 percent increases in the next biennium. The state Legislature went overtime in its work in May, but it resulted in formula increases of 2 percent for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years. That means District 196 will have an additional $1.9 million in revenue to incorporate into the budget â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a preliminary version of which will be considered for approval Monday by the School Board. A final version is due after enrollment counts are released in October. The $1.9 million represents less than 1 percent of total revenues expected in 2017-18 ($437.4 million),