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Dakota County

Tribune

Farmington | Rosemount and the surrounding areas www.dakotacountytribune.com

January 1, 2015 • Volume 129 • Number 44

OPINION

Year in Review 2014

The jobs of the future Columnist Joe Nathan says parents and students should take some time to review the comments made by the state’s chamber of commerce leader. Page 4A

THISWEEKEND

Rosemount Middle School band students warm up for a class session. The school’s three bands premiered a new work by Australian composer Jodie Blackshaw on May 19 at Rosemount High School. (Photo by Tad Johnson)

Bluegrass brothers The Rosemount Area Arts Council’s annual bluegrass series kicks off Jan. 8 with a performance by the Sawtooth Brothers. Page 15A

SPORTS

Abby Steinke, a first-grade student at Farmington Elementary School, worked on homework packets sent home during the Feb. 21 week and logged on to the Internet to use apps and completed reading assignments during the first flexible-learning day. (Photo by Jennifer Chick)

Flexibility flows in District 192 New school opens its doors in 2014 by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

It’s not every year a district opens a new school, especially one like Gateway Academy. The Farmington School District added the new elementary school in fall 2014 with a focus on customizing its projectbased learning strategies — a trend the district has

Irish, Tigers ďŹ nd success

been on for a few years but on a smaller scale. Located at the District Instructional Services Center, more than 70 elementary students spend part of the day working on independent projects. They also take language arts, math, history and science courses in a mixedage setting where the See DISTRICT, 10A

Anniversary, accolades highlight school year Rosemount High School building turned 50, students continued to excel in many ways by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Look into the crowd at a Rosemount High School football game, theater performance or marching band festival and you’ll probably see community members without a son, daughter, or grandchild on the field or stage. The main part of the school building that turned 50 years old this year and the institution that has a nearly 100-year history in Rosemount has a penchant for forging lifelong connections that keep alumni, alumnae and local residents coming back to its events. Those connections were on display Nov. 16 when the school held its 50-year Anniversary Open House and attracted current students and their parents along

with graduates from long ago and local residents. “Rosemount is a special place because of the people who are intertwined with the history of the school and community,� said the school’s former principal, Greg Clausen, who now represents the area as a state senator and attended the open house. “Education has always been highly valued by the Rosemount community, making RHS a focal point and symbol of community pride. Whenever there was a need, the school and community banded together to provide support and hope for one another.� Clausen knows the meaning of that support as the school community rallied around him after his leukemia diagnosis See SCHOOLS, 7A

RHS 50-year Anniversary

New lunchroom at Farmington Elementary

Rosemount and Farmington high schools teams had much to celebrate as the end of 2014 approached. Page 9A RHS Band at Tournament of Roses Parade

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INDEX Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9A Classifieds . . . . . . . . . 11A

Judge Daly first to set up court in Burnsville Late judge served 31 years on the bench was there for his family.� Born on a farm in Rosemount to John Daly Sr. and Marie Daly, Daly Judge John Daly Jr. opened Burns- graduated from Rosemount High ville’s first courtroom in the old Village School in 1947 and from the College of Hall building on County Road 5, St. Thomas in 1951. He was the where office employees competfourth of seven children. ed for space with heavy equip“He didn’t want to get drafted ment. into the Korean War, so he ap“He would hold court on plied to law school,� Betsy said. Wednesday nights at 6:30, after “And to his surprise, he got acthe city employees went home cepted to the U of M. He was and they turned the road graders ROTC at St. Thomas College.� off,� said Betsy Daly, one of his John After earning his University Daly Jr. three children. of Minnesota law degree Daly John Daly Jr., who was apbecame an Air Force second pointed as Burnsville’s first municipal lieutenant on a reserve commission. He judge in 1965 and spent 31 years on the wanted to pilot airplanes and was sent bench, died Dec. 25, 2014. He was 84. to Sampson Air Force Base in New The longtime Burnsville resident was York, where he was turned down for a humble man who never used his po- flight school because of poor hearing in sition for personal gain or influence or his left ear, Betsy said. even talked much about it, said Betsy Notified by mail that he’d passed the Daly, of Eagan. See DALY, 6A “He was a family man,� she said. “He by John Gessner

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Treakle reflects on four years on School Board Outgoing member wishes he could continue reforms he supported that it could be the end for him. “It was because of the Outgoing Farmington gymnastics coach thing,� School Board member he said. “There was a Brian Treakle admovement out mits we was a little there against me.� sad when he lost The board vothis seat during the ed to terminate November electhe contract of tion. longtime varsity Although his gymnastics coach last meeting was in Lynn Bauman in early December, he Brin September. Bausaid it was some- Treakle man was also the thing he wished he director of the could continue. He was Community Education proud of what the board program, but left in the accomplished during his summer to start her own tenure. gym. She said that the Treakle said he had an See TREAKLE, 6A idea going into the night by Andy Rogers

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