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State orders Norwood Inn and Suites to close in Burnsville by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Norwood Inn and Suites, considered by city officials the problem child among Burnsville’s nine hotel properties, has been ordered to close by the Minnesota Department of Health. The department revoked the Norwood’s hotel license after the property failed a Dec. 18 health and safety inspection, said

Mark Peloquin, enforcement coordinator for the department’s food, pools and lodging services section. Under department scrutiny since a routine inspection in May, the 84-room hotel at 12920 Aldrich Ave. S. had in November been given 20 days to fix violations of the state lodging code or lose its license, Peloquin said. Twelve of 13 violations remained on the scheduled

inspection date of Dec. 18, he said Dec. 21. The hotel, owned by Burnsville Hospitality LLC, must close and be emptied, Peloquin said. Officials will return this week to follow up, he said. A reporter’s phone calls to the business went unanswered Monday, Dec. 24. The parking lot was nearly empty, and a small barrier had been placed in front of the guest parking spaces.

The closing removed some long-term renters who called the Norwood home. Peloquin said he’s not sure how many longterm renters there are, but about half the rooms weren’t in service when inspectors visited on Dec. 18. “We understand the plight, and we do understand the time of year that we’re dealing with here as File photo by John Gessner well,” Peloquin said. The Minnesota Department of Health has revoked the See Norwood, 20A license of the Norwood Inn and Suites in Burnsville.

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Skol Eagan:Vikings arrive Vikings move to Eagan in 2018 by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

It’s year the Minnesota Vikings moved to Eagan. Minnesota’s favorite football team opened operations at its new Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center within the 200-acre Viking Lakes development in northeastern Eagan, east of Dodd Road and South of I-494, in 2018. The Vikings held training camp for the first time in Eagan last July and August where about 5,000 fans came to Eagan each day to watch their the purple-clad players prepare for the season.

Straddling past and future, Burnsville focuses on development by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Straddling its past and future, the city of Burnsville focused on development in 2018 — brainstorming ways to revitalize Burnsville Center, welcoming new apartment proposals after years of rejecting them, adopting new tools to more aggressively court business and eying a landfill-closure plan that could be a winner for both the environment and the tax base. Burnsville also saw File photo by Andy Rogers Fans watched a training-camp session in August at the changes in leadership, including the surprise resVikings’ new headquarters in Eagan. ignation and replacement It took about two years Airlines property. for the Vikings to build its But it wasn’t the only of City Manager Heather new headquarters on the football team to enjoy the Johnston and the flipping of two state House seats See Eagan, 16A former Northwest/Delta

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Burnsville Center got a new indoor play area in 2018, but most of the attention was on the future of the mall and the surrounding County Road 42 retail area. from Republican to Dem- Sun Thisweek. ocrat. Here are some high- Burnsville Center lights of 2018, from the The 41-year-old regionpages of Burnsville-Eagan See Burnsville, 14A

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Indictment in toddler’s death includes first-degree murder A 28-year-old man was indicted by a Dakota County grand jury on Friday, Dec. 21, in connection with the death of a 3-year-old boy who was in foster care in Eagan. Charles Wayne Homich was indicted on four felony counts of first-degree murder and three counts of felony second-degree murder. The charges are in connection with the June 2017 death of Zayden Lawson, a foster child in the care of Homich’s girl-

friend, Zephoria manslaughter. Fortenberry, 31, of Fortenberry was Eagan, according charged in April to a news release with two counts from the Dakota of second-degree County Attorney’s manslaughter alOffice. leging child neglect The indictment and knowingly is an upgrade in Charles W. permitting concharges against Homich tinuing physical Homich brought abuse and endanby the county atgerment. Her case torney’s office. In April, is pending. he was originally charged According to the news with three counts of sec- release, prosecutors beond-degree murder and lieve the following octwo counts of first-degree curred:

Eagan police officers and paramedics were dispatched at 3 p.m. June 7, 2017, to a townhome on a report of a 3-year-old boy not breathing. Found cold to the touch and not breathing, the child was transported to Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy later found that he died due to multiple blunt force injuries. Investigators learned that Fortenberry had been working the night shift on

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Opinion Setbacks aside, Dayton did much in 8 years as governor As the administration of Gov. Tim Walz prepares to lead Minnesota for the next four years, the former congressman from Mankato will certainly face hurdles and challenges. One thing is certain for the new governor: Minnesota is much better off today than it was eight years ago. And much of that credit has to go to DFL Gov. Mark Dayton who was first elected in 2010 and won a second term in 2014. In an hour-long upbeat meeting in mid-December with the Adams Publishing - ECM Editorial Board, Dayton recounted his views, especially emphasizing the state’s vastly improved financial condition and the adoption of a statewide plan for four-year-olds and kindergarteners. It has not been an eight years filled only with positives. There have been setbacks. Minnesota still struggles to secure a stable long-term funding solution for the state’s vital transportation system. The needs continue to grow for new roads and bridges and the maintenance of the existing highway system. Dayton is not shy in expressing disappointment and frustration over the flawed 2013 launch of MNSure, the state’s health insurance marketplace. Improvements have been made, but its rocky start remains a disappointment to Dayton.

ECM Editorial So too is the failed reboot of the state’s 30-year-old information technology system – the Minnesota Licensing and Registration System. The initial cost estimate of $30 million to redesign the system proved inaccurate and so far more than $100 million has been invested by the state. Still, the Department of Motor Vehicle computer system remains bogged down and legislative probes are exploring why. It remains a huge problem for the new governor. He has been stubborn, perhaps sometimes to a fault. His distaste for late-session 900-page bills packed with spending and policy resulted in vetoes and government inefficiency at inopportune times. Some will blame Dayton but the failure, we believe, deserves to be shared by the Legislature. As he reflects on eight years in office, Dayton can happily rattle off a long list of accomplishments that he believes will define his administration. There are many, ranging from education improvements to guiding the state from a huge budget deficit to a budget surplus. When Dayton took office eight years ago, the state faced a $6.2 billion budget deficit and a budget reserve that was nearly empty. Complicating the finan-

cial picture was the need to repay school districts $1.8 billion that had been borrowed during the Pawlenty administration. Under Dayton’s leadership, the state’s financial position turned around thanks to fiscal management and a recovering economy. The budget deficit is now a $1.5 billion surplus and the budget reserve entering 2019 is $2 billion. The debt owed school districts was repaid by 2013. The state’s economy has flourished under Dayton’s time in office. Eight years ago more than 200,000 state residents did not have jobs and the unemployment rate was 6.9 percent. Today, the unemployment rate is at a 19-year low of 2.8 percent and unemployment has been at or below 4 percent for the past 52 months. Since 201, Minnesota added more than 300,000 jobs, meaning the state now has 2.98 million jobs, the most in history. The state’s fiscal health has rebounded with tax reductions and increases. Dayton kept a campaign promise to increase taxes by 2 percent on the wealthiest 2 percent of Minnesotans while not raising income taxes on 98 percent of Minnesotans. Dayton believes education will remain his signature achievement. He worked tirelessly to boost per pupil funding and close the equity gap that shortchanged greater Minnesota schools for years. His goal of achieving all-day kindergar-

ten for all public school students is near complete as 99.6 percent of kids are enrolled in all-day programs at no tuition charge. Early-learning opportunities for kids younger than kindergarten have been launched. Dayton believes the stage is set for more kids to get a better start on school and life. The list of accomplishments is long and impact lives today and in the future. What should not be forgotten is Dayton’s chosen life path of public service. Born to a family of wealth, Dayton’s life could have been far different. He chose service, first as a public school teacher in New York City before returning home for a career in politics. His record is laudable. Dayton’s career has included service as state auditor, U.S. senator and governor. Few Minnesotans have achieved as much. It is regretful that a health setback and an extended stay at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester this fall prevented Dayton from one last state tour. He would have loved the opportunity to see firsthand the positives of the past eight years. As citizen Mark Dayton moves into retirement we wish him improved health, a fulfilling future and offer a tip-of-the-hat for a job well done. This is an opinion of the Adams Publishing – ECM Editorial Board. Reactions welcome. Send to: editorial.board@ecminc.com.

Letters Orange Line BRT good for businesses To the editor: The Federal Transit Authority recently announced that the Orange Line BRT (bus rapid transit) will receive $74 million in federal grant funds, put-

ting the project on track to be completed by 2021. This is exciting news for the cities of Burnsville and Richfield, particularly for our business communities. The Orange Line will cover 17 miles along I35W and link the headquarters of Target Corp.

in downtown Minneapolis, Best Buy in Richfield, the Southtown Shopping Center in Bloomington, and Burnsville’s Heart of the City. This will transform the travel experience for tens of thousands who travel this corridor daily to get to work, school and

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entertainment options. A viable transit option means fewer cars on the road, faster commute times, fewer accidents and greater access to opportunities throughout the region. Dedicated transit lines have been shown to spur economic development, with the Minneapolis-St. Paul region having seen nearly $8 billion in investment along light rail and BRT corridors. The Or-

ange Line will not only connect our residents to more employment opportunities, but will also create many jobs. As mayors of collectively more than 95,000 residents, we support investment in a comprehensive, multimodal transportation system. While the Orange Line is only a piece of a broader transportation network that has been underinvested in, it is a great step toward

creating greater connectivity in our region. In the upcoming legislative session, our legislators must make transit and transportation investment a top priority. ELIZABETH KAUTZ Mayor of Burnsville PAT ELLIOTT Mayor of Richfield MARIA REGAN Mayor-elect of Richfield

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Election sends new representation to office Five local firstterm DFLers elected to U.S. and state House seats by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Midterm elections often bring electoral change that’s counter to the party with power in the White House. In 2018, DFL candidates won the four of Minnesota’s constitutional offices with only one incumbent, tilted control of the state House in their favor, won two U.S. Senate seats and ousted two incumbent Republicans in the U.S. House. President Donald Trump visited Minnesota twice during the campaign with rallies in Duluth and Rochester, the latter of which Trump was invited by 2nd District U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis to stump on his behalf. The president’s presence in Minnesota helped Republicans win two open U.S. House seats, but two GOP Republicans lost, as two state representatives serving the Burnsville area cited a negative impression of Trump as a factor in their Election Day losses. Dakota County gave 2nd District Democratic candidate Angie Craig, of Eagan, a wide margin that helped her defeat Lewis, of Woodbury, 52.6 to 47.1 percent. He was seeking a second term. In the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area, House seat totals went from a 5-3

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advantage for Republicans to 6-2 in favor of DFLers, as three Republican incumbents lost and DFLers won an open seat in 57A. “I believe that Tim Walz’s One Minnesota was an absolute winner in Minnesota,” said DFL 57A candidate Robert Bierman, of Apple Valley. “People wanted to hear more about inclusion and unity. The divisive tone was getting overwhelming. (U.S. Sen.) Amy Klobuchar’s bipartisan approach has always been popular here and she proved it once again at the ballot box. And (U.S. Senate candidate) Tina Smith was a good adjunct to that. Angie Craig changed her approach from the last cycle and found a real connection in the 2nd District. She focused on her own story and left Jason Lewis to his own devices. It was encouraging for me to run with such a strong Democratic ticket.” Prospects for a DFL wave in Minnesota didn’t look so promising a few months before the election. The DFL didn’t settle on a gubernatorial or a

57A candidate until the primary election on Aug. 14. When it did, it chose the un-endorsed ticket of Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan, which won over the endorsed pairing of state Sen. Erin Murphy and state Rep. Erin Maye Quade, of Apple Valley. Quade’s absence from the 57A race, which was announced June 3, meant that Bierman didn’t file until close to the June 5 deadline. With four others filing to run, he didn’t have a full campaign apparatus running until after he won the primary. “Even with the shorter than normal timeline, Robert ended as one of the top door-knockers in the entire state,” said Bierman campaign manager Ted York. “He also had a core group of volunteers who were knocking doors seven days a week. So the success we had came from both volunteer recruitment and a determined dedication from those volunteers.” Other candidates in the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area also cited strong vol-

unteer and door-knocking campaigns in helping them to victory. In addition to Bierman winning the open seat in 57A by a 54.53 to 42.2 advantage over Matt Lundin (Libertarian Party candidate), Matthew Swenson finished with 3.2 percent), three DFL candidates ousted incumbent Republicans. High voter turnout played a role in wins for DFL House candidates John Huot (Apple ValleyRosemunt 57B), Hunter Cantrell (Burnsville-Savage 56A), and Alice Mann ( B u r n s v i l l e - L a ke v i l l e 56B). Huot received 552 more votes in 2018 than he did in his 2016 contest against state Rep. Anna Wills, R-Rosemount, as she received 2,005 fewer votes than she did in 2016. He won 51.90 to 48.06 percent. Mann earned 130 fewer votes than the DFL’s 2016 candidate Lindsey Port, but state Rep. Roz Peterson, R-Lakeville, saw her support slip by 2,201 votes. Mann won 52.64 to 47.28 percent. Cantrell was elected

behind a 3,754 vote swing from 2016 in defeating Rep. Drew Christensen, R-Savage. Cantrell won 52.74 to 47.13 percent. Bierman said disappointment with politics in general and President Donald Trump in particular motivated volunteers and voters that went for DFL candidates. “Although the president does not directly affect our local policies to a large extent, there was a decided disappointment with the divisive nature of his politics and his rhetoric,” Bierman said. “Even some Republicans had had enough by the time this election came about. “People often would just shake their head when his name came up. Oh, to be sure, there are still hard core supporters of the president in our district, but when it comes to independents, he lost ground,” Bierman said. In a story in this newspaper after the election, Christensen blamed the suburban sweep on Trump. “I think the reality is it’s a backlash against President Trump, which I find to be understandable,” Christensen said. “I haven’t been much of a supporter of President Trump. I didn’t vote for him. People were going to walk into the voting booth and vote for Democrats all down the ticket, regardless of really anything, as a sign of frustration with President Trump.” Trump “focuses frequently on what’s best for the president and what will feed the president’s ego more than any real ideology or solutions for the people, for our coun-

try,” Christensen said. Peterson said there must have been a Trump effect in the race, given all the good economic news that’s occurred on his watch. “The issue is President Trump,” she said in the newspaper’s story after the election. “That’s the issue.” Some incumbents were immune to the shifting political wins. State Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, was elected to serve his eighth term over DFLer Marla Vagts, Farmington, 58.72 to 41.18 percent, in House District 58B. State Rep. Jon Koznick, R-Lakeville, will serve his third term after defeating DFLer Maggie Williams, Lakeville, 55.68 to 44.25 percent, in House District 58A. The largest margin of victory during the night locally went to State Rep. Laurie Halverson, DFLEagan, who defeated Republican Douglas Willetts, Eagan, 62.18 to 37.74 percent, in House District 51B. State Rep. Sandra Masin, DFL-Eagan, defeated Republican Jim Kiner, Burnsville, 61.42 to 38.52 percent, in House District 51A. Masin has been in the House for six non-consecutive terms – 2007-2010 (District 38A); House 2013-present (District 51A). Halverson was elected to her fourth term. Tad Johnson can be reached at tad.johnson@ecm-inc.com.

Dakota County honored for innovative tuberculosis treatment The Open Door plans event Dakota County has been recognized for its innovative approach to treating tuberculosis. The county’s Public Health Department recently received the 2019 Local Government Innovation Award from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The award recognizes a new program called Video Directly Observed Therapy, which allows nurses and community health workers to remotely help TB patients treat the bacterial disease.

The program is the first of its kind in Minnesota. TB can be treated if patients take medications for six to 12 months. Without treatment completion, TB can spread and drug-resistant strains can emerge. The standard of care is daily administration of medication by nurses called directly observed therapy. Using telemedicine for TB patient treatment allows nurses to complete the process through video check-ins, instead of traveling daily to meet patients.

Dakota County has found cost savings and high patient and provider satisfaction with videoassisted therapy. A threemonth pilot period saw $1,750 in savings based on the first five clients to utilize video check-ins. A one-year cost analysis is also planned. Dakota County has seen other benefits to the innovative program. Clients surveyed at the end of treatment rated the program highly. One TB patient said: “I could do it anytime in a day. That

made it easier for me to manage my schedule.” Video-assisted therapy allows clients to choose when to take medications, including in the early morning or evening. Nurses and health workers have had a positive response to the program because their schedule is more flexible and they can manage an increased caseload. Dakota County averages 10 active TB cases per year. The disease is still common in other countries around the world.

The Open Door will hold its 2019 March Campaign Kick-off Breakfast 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at its Eagan Pantry, 3904 Cedar Grove Parkway, Eagan. Attendees will have a free breakfast and learn how their team can join the largest food/fund drive effort in Minnesota this March. Guest speaker will be Susan T. Schuster, principal community relations consultant, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. Representatives from

local businesses, community organizations and faith communities are encouraged to attend. The event is free. All are welcome. RSVP to sarah@ theopendoorpantry.org. The annual Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign is a statewide grassroots effort to restock food shelves at a critical time of year. Donations to food shelves drop following the winter holidays yet food insecurity and hunger remain persistent.

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Bringing two worlds together Minnesota director shoots his latest movie in Lakeville by Kayla Culver SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

United Products was once home to a building materials, hardware and lumber store for those looking to improve their homes or build a new one. The building now has a new owner with plans to turn it into a storage facility, but before the renovation it was transformed into the set for the upcoming movie “The Soviet Sleep Experiment.” The movie, directed by Minnesota native Barry Andersson, focuses on the urban legend that exists online about a sleep deprivation study performed in the late 1940s Soviet Union. According to the urban legend, Soviet researchers kept four patients awake for 30 days using an experimental gas-based stimulant. Subjects and the researchers were cut off from the world during the experiment. Andersson said that even though the study cannot be proven, he was drawn to showing how people react if they are cut off from the ability to research or the ability to verify what happens. An interest in psychological thrillers and making movies came at an early age for Andersson. “I knew ever since I was 10 years old that I wanted to make movies. … If you’re from the Midwest it isn’t as common. It’s an abstract art form. … There are a lot of people in town that want to make Minnesota films and build a community. I’m more I want to create projects whether that’s here or somewhere else,” he said. “The Soviet Sleep Experiment” is Andersson’s fifth movie and its focus on becoming a psychological thriller came together with some direction from the writer, Michael Patrick McCaffrey, producer Sara Leeper and producer, production designer and makeup head Crist Ballas as well as other crew members and cast. The entire set was built in the open warehouse in Lakeville. The chamber was designed by Ballas. The movie shows the four subjects encased in

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Director of “The Soviet Sleep Experiment” Barry Andersson working with the actors who play the doctors and the four subjects undergoing an experiment where they are not allowed to sleep. The film is based off of the urban legend of the experiments happening in 1940s Soviet Union. Subjects are kept in the chamber as scientists collect information and reactions.

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the chambers, which resembles a decompression chamber, according to Andersson. “We originally thought the chamber would be bigger, almost like a big room where they would disappear into the lurks like a prison cell. When we started thinking about it, our budget level, trying to make it more visually impactful … and how we can create an environment that almost puts the actors in a position to then kind of feel the way they would have felt in the experiment,” Andersson said. Many of the other props were taken from Ballas’ home due to the fact that his home decor resembles the look and feel of the 1940s Anders-

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was brought in two days before he needed to be in front of the camera, which was an exciting challenge for him. “It’s an exciting adventure digesting the script and character and turning it around quickly. I think Subject 6 is a bit of a mousy character compared to the rest of the bunch,” Cram said. Subject 3 is played by “Saturday Night Live” actor Chris Kattan and Subject 5 is played by Charles Hubbell. Main character Dr. Leo Antonoff is played by Rafal Zawierucha, who just stepped off of Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Dr. Anna Antonoff is played by Argentina native Eva De Dominici and Capt. Yegor Sokolov is played by Russia native Evgeny Krutov. Keeping the actors’ international accents in the film was intentional as well as casting comedic actors to play dramatic roles, according to Andersson. “We thought instead of getting everyone mad that we have bad accents, we gave everyone authentic accents, so when they try to shift every once in awhile, people won’t worry about it,” he said. “I’ve always said comedic actors can perform better in drama than dramatic actors. We were looking for someone like Chris Kattan, who would bring something interesting to the film.” Kattan and all the other cast and crew members made an open warehouse in Lakeville part of their dream to make their project come to the big screen for a few weeks this winter. A release date will be set after a distributor is found, according to Andersson. “We’re taking that building that went out of business and bringing it back to life. They’re going to turn the building into a mini storage space in a couple months, so our existence will be erased, but it will be immortalized with this movie,” he said.

Actors Evgeny Krutov (left) and Rafal Zawierucha working on a scene for “The Soviet Sleep Experiment.” son was going for in the scared him, he decided “He’s amazing. He’s movie. Ballas also gave he wanted to learn every- able to take a small indie each subject their looks thing about the monster. film and make it look like for the film. He has previ- When he learned the mon- a bigger budgeted projously worked on multiple ster was only scary due ect,” actor Michael Villar television shows and mov- to his makeup, he knew said. ies including “Batman & that’s what he wanted to Villar plays Subject 4 Robin,” “Star Trek” and do. in the movie and said the “Collateral Damage.” While working on role is interesting because Ballas decided becom- “The Soviet Sleep Experi- he was able to speak with ing a makeup artist for ment” he approached the people who stayed up for movies and television design and looks of the four days for research. was his path in life after characters by focusing on Subject 6 actor and Minwatching “Frankenstein” how their looks and at- nesota native Paul Cram Kayla Culver can be reached as a child. Even though mosphere drive the story agreed this is an interest- at kayla.culver@ecm-inc. Frankenstein’s monster and their characters. ing role for him. Cram com.

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‘I have the best district’ Maye Quade,Apple Valley, reflects on state House term by Patty Dexter SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

District 57A Rep. Erin Maye Quade recently reflected on her first term as a state lawmaker, saying “I think I have the best district in the state, and I’m just honored to have represented the community that raised me.” Maye Quade, whose term ends at the end of December, will be done with serving in a public office for now. She’ll be starting a new job next month with an organization dedicated to addressing gender inequity. On Dec. 19, St. Paulbased Gender Justice announced on Twitter that Maye Quade had hired as its new advocacy director. Gender Justice is a “is a nonprofit legal and policy advocacy organization devoted to addressing the causes and consequences of gender inequality, both locally and nationally,” according to its website. “Erin is an established leader and outspoken advocate, whose record of fighting for women and LGBTQ Minnesotans dovetails with our mission of gender equity,” the Dec. 19 tweet said. Maye Quade begins working in her new role on Jan. 2. As advocacy director, she’ll be working on engagement and education. “Providing that gender equity lens to the work that is happening in Minnesota is going to be crucial as we talk about the Paid Family Leave Act. That’s a huge priority of Gov. (Tim) Walz, which I love. I love being part of that conversation,” she said. She was not on the ballot for the District 57A House race in the fall after she became state Sen. Erin Murphy’s running mate during the DFL gubernatorial primary. The Murphy ticket lost to 1st District U.S. Rep. Tim Walz and state Rep. Peggy Flanagan, DFLSt. Louis Park, who beat Republican challengers Jeff Johnson, a Hennepin County commissioner, and his running mate Donna Bergstrom, a retired Marine Corps intelligence officer, in November. District 57A includes a portion of southern Apple Valley and a northeast portion of Lakeville.

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District 57A Rep. Erin Maye Quade’s term in the state House ends at the end of the month. In January, she begins a new job as advocacy director at Gender Justice. “I’m not going anywhere. So we’ll continue to do work together,” she said during a recent interview. “I thank (constituents) for their engagement and just being high information folks; that they know what they want to talk to me about and they don’t just bring problems – they bring solutions.” Before getting elected to the state House, Maye Quade worked on campaigns for former President Barack Obama, outgoing Gov. Mark Dayton and Attorney Generalelect Keith Ellison when he was running for congress; as a policy staffer in Ellison’s office and in retail management. Maye Quade, a 2004 Eastview High School graduate, is married and lives in Apple Valley.

senator in my own party first.” A recent survey of Minnesota House employees indicated that nearly 20 percent of House employees and House members witnessed or experienced sexually harassing behavior in the workplace, according to Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services. Maye Quade said the narrative is starting to shift and she’s glad the

survey occurred. However, if it’s addressed as an issue at the Capitol, the larger reason of why it happens will be missed. “There has to be a long look at how we protect people in public spaces,” she said. Maye Quade also gained widespread attention for a 24-hour sit-in she held on the House floor in April out of frustrations for a lack of action by lawmakers on gun legislation. She and others called for expanded background checks and ways people could legally restrict a loved one’s gun access temporarily. When asked about what accomplishments she’s proud of, Maye Quade noted that she was the only DFL firstterm legislator on the Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Committee. She also served on the Energy Innovation Policy and Veterans Affairs Division committees. Maye Quade said child hunger is an important issue to her. She started the Child Hunger Caucus to address the issue that

Reflecting on House term Maye Quade made headlines throughout her term. In early 2017, she came forward with allegations of sexual harassment by former state Sen. Dan Schoen, DFL-St. Paul, and former Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Vernon Center. Schoen and Cornish both eventually resigned. She said the harassment came through text messages, whispers on the House floor and comments at legislator events. “At the start I was nervous that it would become a partisan conversation, that it would only be bad if someone in the other party did it, but then if it was in your own it wasn’t bad,” she recalled. “Which is why I decided to come forward about a

led her to run for office in the first place. “It was a coalition of nonprofits and corporations and school districts and legislators all geared toward ending hunger, looking at the root causes and figuring out what we can do about it,” she said. Maye Quade said she intends to pass on the caucus for the next term, but she’s waiting to get hear from two legislators who are interested. She added she wants to continue working on child hunger by making sure organizations like Hunger Solutions, Second Harvest Heartland, Sheridan Story and Feed My Starving Children continue to have the volunteer work “we’re using right now to Band-Aid the issue.” Maye Quade said she was proud that bills she worked on about the renewable energy standard, making changes to property tax exemptions for veterans and education were able to pass.

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decided to be Murphy’s running mate because what affects one community affects all communities. She was interested in looking at legislative issues on a statewide level. It was an honor to run with Murphy and meet people from all over the state who were concerned about the same things, she said. “I just want to make sure when I have a kid someday and they say, ‘Mom what did you do when our democracy was under threat?’ my answer wasn’t something safe,” she said. “It was, I took our bold vision and I stepped up to lead.” Maye Quade she would consider possibly being a candidate for a public office again in the future, but she doesn’t want to run just to run. “I want to run for a position I’m passionate about, for a set of issues I’m passionate about,” she said. Patty Dexter can be reached at patty.dexter@ ecm-inc.com.

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The application for Eastview Community Foundation Scholarships for the class of 2019 is now available. “The Eastview Community Foundation awards scholarships to graduating seniors of Eastview High School, as well to students who live within

Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, fall dean’s list, Georgia Grovenstein, of Eagan. Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa, fall honors list, Cole Gray, of Burnsville. Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, fall dean’s list, Cassandra Edlund, of Eagan.

the Eastview boundaries completing high school elsewhere, such as the School of Environmental studies and home schooled students,” according to Eastview High School’s Dec. 21 daily announcement. The applications are processed through the EVHS Na-

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New plans submitted for Apple Valley eatery by Patty Dexter SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has once again submitted plans for a new Apple Valley location. The Apple Valley Planning Commission held a public hearing for the item at its Dec. 19 meeting. The plans call for constructing an 8,300-squarefoot restaurant with a drive-thru in the Time Square shopping center, on the northwest corner of Cedar Avenue and County Road 42. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very excited about coming to Apple Valley,â&#x20AC;? said Peggy Hart of Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is an Illinoisbased chain offering Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, salads and chocolate cake. Dick Portillo opened the first restaurant in 1963, then called The Dog House. He later changed the name to Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The chain has grown to have over 50 locations in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to its website. Minnesota has two locations in Maple Grove and Woodbury and the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website says a location in Roseville is â&#x20AC;&#x153;coming soon.â&#x20AC;?

Previous plans In 2017, Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previously sought to move into the Ryan Real Estate Building and began working with the Planning Commission after Ryan Real Estate and Launch Properties co-applied to develop a restaurant concept in the existing building. Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s applied for several permits, including a conditional use permit for a drive-thru, as it planned to construct a 32-car double-lane drive through on the site. It also requested a conditional use permit for land use, as the high volume of food sold at the restaurant would have required Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to have an external refrigerated delivery box on the site. Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s asked for permission to paint the building and incorporate taller structures. However, Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pulled its application in the fall of 2017 after concerns about traffic flow and parking at the site came up.

New plans Interstate Development Corporation, on behalf of Time Square Shopping Center II, LLC, which owns the property, has submitted an application for a final plat, building permit authorization and a conditional use permit to construct the Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, according to a Dec. 19 city report. The proposed restaurant building would be designed and built with a diner style. The two existing Minnesota locations are a â&#x20AC;&#x153;prohibition style,â&#x20AC;? Hart said. The diner style was chosen because Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wanted to â&#x20AC;&#x153;change it up.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The one thing about Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique is we try not to have two buildings look alike. If you go to the markets where we have several, like Chicago, you can go from building to building and very few look the same,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to build for the community.â&#x20AC;? The project plans also include demolishing the eastern part of the south building at Time Square and constructing the new restaurant building in that spot; adding more parking spaces and facade improvements for the north Time Square building. Two tenants in the south building would be displaced by the project, said Alex Sharpe, Apple Valley city planner and economic development specialist. Lonnie Provencher of Interstate Development said the property owner is having conversations with both tenants about possibly relocating from the south to the north building. Two Apple Valley residents spoke about the project during the public hearing. One said he grew up in the Chicago area and ate often at Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. He drives to Woodbury so he can continue to get food from there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be a great addition to Apple Valley. We have a lot of restaurants, but Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in my mind is unique. It has unique foods â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just a another fast food, fast casual, sit-down restaurant. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a family-friendly restaurant,â&#x20AC;? he said. Another resident said she lives near the proposed site and has concerns about traffic coming in and out of the Time Square lot. She said peoSee Portilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 11A

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JoAnne J. Cope JoAnne Jean (Knox) Cope went to celebrate Christmas with Jesus on December 18, 2018. She was born on May 13, 1940, in Mendota, IL. JoAnne graduated from high school in Sandwich, IL; earned a BA in Speech, Theater and English from Knox College and a MEd in Business Education/Training and Development from the University of MN. Teaching in Iowa, Illinois, Hawaii, and Minnesota, she loved working with young people. While in Hawaii, she met Arlyn Cope and they were married in 1966 in Illinois. JoAnne and Arlyn resided in Bloomington, MN, and later in Rosemount, MN, where they raised their two sons and ran Repairs, Inc. JoAnne was employed at Cray Research, Inc. as support staff. At Mathias Die Company, she was an HR Manager. /DWHU VKH ZDV VHOI HPSOR\HG DV DQ 2IÂżFH 0DQDJHPHQW Systems Consultant. Nature, music, drama, reading, camping, and traveling were some of JoAnneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite pastimes. She grew up in the Federated Church in Sandwich and was a long time member of The Well. There she directed the youth choir, Bell Choir and joy chimes, and youth musicals; sang in WKH FKDQFHO FKRLU PHQWRUHG FRQÂżUPDWLRQ \RXWK DQG ZDV a member of the Prayer Shawl Ministry. She was an active member of the Rosemount community, especially the Rosemount Area Arts Council. JoAnne was preceded in death by husband, Arlyn; mother and father, Doris and Virgil Knox; brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Joni Knox; father-in-law, Les Cope and mother-in-law, Bernice (Cope) Fleury. She is survived by sons, Michael (Kristie) and Robert (Kathy) both of Rosemount; grandchildren, Ashley, Parker, Samantha, and Bryce; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Celebration of Life Service will be held at The Well, a United Methodist Church (formerly Rosemount UMC) on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 10:30 a.m. with visitation from 9-10 a.m. A lunch will be served following the service. ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV PHPRULDOV SUHIHUUHG WR EUDLQ cancer research, The Wellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth mission/camping trips, The Wellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Unidos en Cristo community, or Mobility Worldwide.

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Lois Jean (Cruthers) Swedin August 2, 1927-December 10, 2018

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The Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the following activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 952-953-2345 or go to www.cityofapplevalley.org. Monday, Dec. 31 – Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Executive Committee, 10 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1 – Closed. Wednesday, Jan. 2 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; Yoga – Intermediate, 9:45 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Yoga – Beginner, 11 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bowling at Apple Place Bowl, noon; First Edition Book Club, 1 p.m.; Gather Around Music, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Dominoes, 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 – Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Computer 101, 9:30 a.m.; Tai Chi – Advanced, 9:30 a.m.; Tap, 10 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Tai Chi – Beginner, 10:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Defensive Driving, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Recreated Cards, 1 p.m.; Color & Chat, 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 – Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Women’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Men’s Bowling at Apple Place Bowl, noon; Members Bingo, 12:30 p.m.

The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, Dec. 31 – Closed. Tuesday, Jan. 1 – Closed. Wednesday, Jan. 2 – Closed. Thursday, Jan. 3 – Crafters, 9 a.m.; Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Health Insurance Council, 9 a.m.; Fit Fun, 10:15 a.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 – Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Fit Fun, 10:15 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; Open House, 1-3 p.m.

Eagan seniors The Eagan Parks and Recreation Department offers programs for seniors in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, Dec. 31 – Mahjong, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1 – No activities. Wednesday, Jan. 2 – Coffee, Games and Conversation, 9 a.m.; Cribbage, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 – ESB Meeting, 9 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.

651-280-6970. Monday, Dec. 31 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Line Dance, 9:30 a.m.; Dulcimer Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; 500 Cards, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1 – Closed. Wednesday, Jan. 2 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Health Insurance Counseling, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Coloring Group, 1 p.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m.; Yoga, 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 – Table Tennis, 8:30 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Dulcimer Practice, 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 – Coffee Cafe, 8:30 a.m.; Organic Recycling, 9:30 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.

Rosemount seniors

The following activities are sponsored by the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department and the Rosemount Area Seniors. For more information, call the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department at 651-322-6000. Monday, Dec. 31 – Bridge, 9 a.m.; Woodcarving, 9 a.m.; Bone Builders, 9:30 a.m.; 500, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1 – Closed. Wednesday, Jan. 2 – Canasta, 10 a.m.; Quilting Club, 1 p.m. Farmington seniors Thursday, Jan. 3 – Cribbage, 9 a.m.; The Rambling River Center is located Bone Builders, 9:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 1 at 325 Oak St. For more information on p.m.; PHD/UFO, 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 – Euchre, 9 a.m.; Woodtrips, programs and other activities, call carving, 9 a.m.; Free Movie Friday, 1

p.m. The Rosemount Area Seniors are located in the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail. Check monitors and room schedules at the facility for activity locations.

Lakeville seniors All Lakeville Area Active Adults events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952985-4620 for information. Monday, Dec. 31 – Computer Tutoring, 9 a.m.; Knitting Class, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; SS Strength & Balance, 11 a.m.; SS Cardio & Strength, noon; Texas Hold ’em and Mahjong, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1 – Closed. Wednesday, Jan. 2 – Line Dancing, 9 a.m. to noon; Poker and Hearts, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; SS Strength & Balance, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon; Line Dance Social, 12-3 p.m.; Undeck the Halls, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 – Classic Voices Chorus, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; SS Strength & Balance, 11 a.m.; SS Cardio & Strength, noon; Euchre, Hand & Foot, noon; Quilting Group, 1 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m. Deadline: Lakeville Luncheon. Friday, Jan. 4 – Poker, 9 a.m.; 500 Cards, 11 a.m.; Marie Deaven’s Open House, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Social Painting, 1 p.m.

Religion Women’s January luncheon The Minnesota Valley Christian Women’s Connection will hold its January luncheon 12-2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at Valleywood Golf Course, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. Speaker Nancy Brydges will share “The Challenge of New Beginnings” on how to cope with life’s changes. Bonnie Kastelein will present “The Purse-Driven Life,” a fun look at women and their “purse”onality. Luncheon cost is $20. Reservations/ cancellations to Jan at 651-434-5795 or tjmorse2@comcast.net. Sponsored by Stonecroft.

No-regrets retirement Shepherd of the Valley is hosting

This six-week seminar will help participants understand core insights of the Christian faith from a Lutheran perspective. FaithBasics is designed to help answer questions about God, Jesus, the Bible and the church in a setting of caring relationships. This is a helpful course for those rekindling their faith, those new to Christianity, and those interested in Lutheran insights. FaithBasics meets 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 8-Feb. 12. This course is free, but registration is requested at www.sotv. FaithBasics offered at SOTV org/events. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Shepherd of the Valley offers “Faith- Church is located at 12650 Johnny Cake Basics” on Tuesday evenings beginning Ridge Road in Apple Valley. Jan. 8. “No-Regrets Retirement Planning” 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 12. All new retirees or those nearing retirement are invited to learn to navigate the social, physical, emotional and relationship changes that occur. The event will include panel presentations, discussion and refreshments. This event is free, but registration is requested at www.sotv.org/events. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is located at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley.

Shepherd of the Valley hosts Financial Peace University Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, will offer Financial Peace University classes beginning 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. Created by financial expert Dave Ramsey, the nine-lesson digital course provides families and individuals with practical tools to gain control of their finances and set themselves up for longterm financial success. For more information or to register, visit www.fpu.com/1078637.

Immigration community dialogue set Jan. 12 in Eagan A free community dialogue on immigration topics will be held 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. The event will be in the library’s large meeting room on the lower level. Topics to be discussed include: • Are you tired of the hostile environment of the current political debate?

• Should the United States be a melting pot of people from around the world or should the borders be closed for security reasons? • What should be done with the 11 million people who live in the U.S. without documentation and the children born to undocumented parents? • How are we to ensure there are qualified workers

in the industries that rely on immigrants for their workforce? To enable an informed discussion, prior to the meeting participants can download a fact-based issue paper about immigration which describes three different options at http:// bit.ly/2GzOOst. More background on the session is at https://www.nifi.org/ en/issue-guide/coming-

america. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in a civil moderated discussion, using a method developed and promoted by the National Issues Forum. After a short orientation to the issue and the process, the group will sit in a circle and discuss the issues. The discussion will approach the issues from three different perspec-

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Portillo’s, from 9A ple don’t stop at a stop sign coming out of the lot. “I’ve almost been hit by cars. There’s no regard for the pedestrian community. You’d just be adding to that problem,” she said. The project is expected to come back for consideration by the Planning Commission at its Jan. 16 meeting.

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The third annual MVTA Stuff the Bus charity fundraiser reached its finish line Dec. 9, collecting more than 3,300 pounds of donations. Riders and residents demonstrated impressive generosity supporting the two-week charitable endeavor from Nov. 27 through Dec. 9. Patty Dexter can be reached All the contributions at patty.dexter@ecm-inc. com.

collected supported two local nonprofit organizations, 360 Communities and CAP Agency, helping an expansive network of recipients in need. Minnesota Valley Transit Authority and Schmitty & Sons Transit Company organized the fundraiser. Specially marked buses, labeled “Stuff the Bus,” were parked at transit sta-

tions and local grocery stores in Dakota and Scott counties, and a collection barrel was placed inside Burnsville Transit Station. MVTA riders and the public were encouraged to drop off nonperishable food items and cash donations at the locations. “We want to thank the community for making this year’s fundraiser an

unbelievable success. We are beyond grateful for the unprecedented turnout,” said Richard Crawford, MVTA public information manager. “All donations collected will directly benefit the local community. The public, and our riders and staff, went out of their way to be of help to their neighbors and fellow residents this holiday season.”

MVTA plans to increase its charitable giving campaigns. Discussions are ongoing for adding a “Stuff the Bus” event when the school year comes to a close as food shelves are also in critical need of donations that time of year.

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On the morning of Dec. 18, nearly 15 Westview Elementary kindergarten through second-grade students gathered in a room and sat on the floor near Cultural Family Advocate Clara Montbriand. Montbriand, sitting in a chair in front of the students, proceeded to read them a story in Spanish. On this occasion it was a bilingual Spanish/English book called “It’s Not Fair!” by Rebecca Gomez. The book is about a boy who is sad that he can’t accompany his mother and a sibling on a trip to visit family in Mexico. After the story was finished, Title I teacher and interventionist Stephanie Nord handed copies of the book out to students and told them about a note that was included for their parents. One boy remained in the room when his peers had left to confide in Montbriand in Spanish about difficulties he was having. She offered him encouragement and he gave her a hug before he left to return to his classroom.

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District 196 Cultural Family Advocate Clara Montbriand reads a book in Spanish to kindergarten through second-grade students at Westview Elementary, Dec. 18. This was the scene of the Spanish and they don’t see said. new monthly Spanish story many teachers speaking So, Nord got the idea time that’s been started at Spanish,” Nord said. in September of starting a Westview this year. School Nord said part of her job program to begin sending staff hopes the program as a Title I teacher is to in- books home once a month will help improve academic crease family engagement. for parents to be able to skills for the students in- She and school staff mem- read in Spanish with their volved and build a con- bers were looking at some child at home. Students get nection between home and of the school’s test scores to keep books and this helps school. and realized some of their add to their personal librar“When the kids come in, Spanish-speaking students ies, she said. their faces light up. I don’t weren’t performing as well. Nord spoke to Montbrithink they realize how many “We wanted them to be and about her idea, and she of their classmates speak reading more at home,” she began ordering books when

Montbriand said she could participate in story time. The first Spanish story time was in November and the plan is to keep doing it once a month through the school year. There are about 20 students participating so far. Nord hopes it will also continue in future years. The books are purchased from Scholastic through federal Title I funding. The cost is about $220 for the books, so the Spanish story time program can be done at Westview because it’s smaller than some of the other district elementary schools, Nord said. Montbriand interacts with students and families from Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District elementary schools. She said the district’s cultural family advocates are a bridge between school and home. They help families to understand how the school system works. They also work closely with students who need special education services and their parents to help them understand how their children benefit from those services. Montbriand said students hear from their parents about the importance of speaking Spanish, but

not all kids take this advice the same way. “Speaking a different language means they are different and it takes a while for them to mature and understand how different is something good and not something bad,” she said. The students involved with Westview’s Spanish story time react differently when they see Montbriand, but she believes it’s “a wonderful opportunity to empower them on who they are, where they come from and all the things they can achieve when they see someone who is fully bilingual talking about their culture and enjoying time with them,” she said. “At this age the impression they get is something that even if they don’t remember, will change who they are in my point of view,” she said. “I enjoy many things about my job but this is one of the things I enjoy the most, when I get to spend time with the students and it’s something I strongly believe is going to impact their lives.” Patty Dexter can be reached at patty.dexter@ecm-inc. com.

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14A Dec. 28, 2018 SUN THISWEEK BURNSVILLE-EAGAN Burnsville, from 1A al shopping center and retail area it helped spawn along County Road 42 were under the microscope this year. Stung by national retail bankruptcies and changing consumer habits, the 1.1 million-square-foot center faces problems shared by many shopping malls. Mall manager and coowner CBL Properties estimated more than a year ago that 19 of the center’s 150 retail spaces were vacant, resulting in about 300 job losses, according to the grant application. Surrounding strip centers had lost about 16 tenants and 155 jobs, according to information compiled by the city. The entire retail area employs about 7,000 over 600 acres, 96 occupied by Burnsville Center. Unabated vacancies at the mall could force it to close, spinning off closures in the rest of the area, the city said. Declining property values and sales would depress property tax collections and state sales tax collections. Much has happened since last year, when the revitalization push gained force. A city-hired consulting team worked with officials and landowners and came up with a “Center Village” plan with reimagined North and South neighborhoods on both sides of 42. The South neighborhood is characterized by mall renovation and new development, offering shopping, entertainment, housing, public spaces and other uses in a walkable environment. The North neighborhood would include new, smaller blocks of streets accommodating a mix of uses. It would include a “neighborhood-scaled park,” according to the plan. The city will ask the state for special legislation allowing creation of a tax-increment financing district to woo developers and build public infrastructure. The earliest phases of a redevelopment plan that could take up to 20 years to complete would be south of 42, according to the plan. Real estate values and taxes generated south of 42 could skyrocket with full build-out, consultants estimate.

would need new landfill permitting from many layers of government before it could accept the Freeway waste. Any grand solution is at least a few years away.

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Many varities of dancing were on display at the annual International Festival of Burnsville on July 21. aley said after his re-elec- of the City. The company to other city staffers, judg- with Freeway Landfill tion in November the city is building 138 apartments ing her management style garbage, contaminating had five live apartment and 1,500 square feet of based on gender, giving groundwater and threatproposals — three senior ground-floor retail. inordinately low marks ening drinking water. and two market-rate — Another Heart of the on her latest review and The MPCA has proand three more brewing City apartment proposal frequently criticizing her, posed unearthing garbage behind the scenes. remains tied up in court. Schulz and Gustafson at the landfill — which “We have a couple hun- Chase Development has said. operated without a liner dred million dollars in de- council approval for up to Kautz and Kealey re- under old environmental velopment that’s going to 172 units and 8,000 square jected the characteriza- laws and stopped accepthappen,” promising “sig- feet of ground-floor retail tions. ing trash in 1990 — and nificant tax relief in the at the northeast corner of More division followed relocating it on the propform of new property tax Nicollet Avenue and Trav- with the November se- erty atop a liner in a trash revenues,” Kealey said. elers Trail. The owner of lection of Hastings City “pyramid.” The election of council the adjacent Nicollet Pla- Administrator Melanie Kraemer and Waste members Dan Gustafson za retail center sued the Mesko Lee to replace Management, which owns and Cara Schulz in 2016 city and Chase, alleging a Johnston. The council the active Burnsville Sanicemented a pro-apart- parking shortage between split 3-2, with Schulz, tary Landfill west of the ment majority, reversing the two properties. In Au- Gustafson and Bill quarry, have a different years of council refusal gust, Dakota County Dis- Coughlin backing Mesko idea. to consider land-use mea- trict Judge David Knutson Lee, and Kautz and KealThe 5 million cubic sures allowing new proj- ruled in favor of Chase. ey backing internal candi- yards of Freeway Landects even as they sprung Nicollet Plaza LLC is ap- date and interim manager fill waste (and 1 million up in other cities. pealing. Dana Hardie. cubic yards of waste from The biggest proposal Mesko Lee begins work the Freeway Dump east is for a 458-unit hous- City manager Jan. 14. of I-35W) would be reloing project on the southHeather Johnston, cated to the active landeast corner of Interstate who came to Burnsville Landfill grand fill. Kraemer would then 35W/35E and County in 2011 as chief financial solution? mine the rock under the Road 42. The project took officer and administrative A potential grand solu- Freeway Landfill waste, a step forward this month services director and was tion to Burnsville’s nag- removing any contaminatwhen the council accepted hired as city manager in ging landfill conundrum ed limestone and further an environmental review April 2013, announced was unveiled in October. safeguarding groundwaof the plan, proposed by her resignation in May. It It involves the three ter. Healey-Ramme. occurred less than a week major landowners in the The cost: about $100 The developer wants to before the council was set northern portion of the million, Kramer estibuild 412 apartment units to approve her new con- city’s Minnesota River mates, the same as the in two six- to eight-story tract and a 3 percent raise Quadrant, which is domi- MPCA’s estimate for rebuildings and 46 town- following her annual per- nated by two landfills and locating Freeway Landfill homes. formance review. a limestone quarry. waste on site. In June developers RoJohnston said she For years the city and But the Kraemer-Waste ers Cos. gained approval wanted to spend more the Minnesota Pollution Management plan would for a 134-unit senior build- time with her family while Control Agency have been free up more land for deing and 15,000-square- her children are growing on a mission to clean up velopment on the Freeway foot office building on six up. the old Freeway Land- Landfill property, owned acres southeast of Grand But council members fill, a federal Superfund by the McGowan family. Avenue and north of Cara Schulz and Dan site just west of Interstate Representative Michael 145th Street East. Gustafson blamed the 35W and south of the McGowan and the MPCA Roers Burnsville departure on a pattern of Minnesota River. Offi- have fought for years over Apartments LLC bought ill-treatment toward John- cials say when the Krae- the amount of functional Apartments the remaining 1.75 acres ston by Mayor Elizabeth mer Mining and Materials land that would remain Looking to Burnsville’s of city-owned property Kautz and Council Mem- quarry to the south ceases after the MPCA remedianext growth phase, City next to the Ames Center ber Dan Kealey. It includ- mining in many years, the tion. Council Member Dan Ke- parking deck in the Heart ed going around Johnston rising water table will mix Waste Management

Saying Burnsville hasn’t kept pace with development and redevelopment in other mature metro suburbs, the council approved an economic development strategic plan in November. Its top goal is ensuring the sustainability of Burnsville Center, followed by improving the images of BurnsvilleEagan-Savage School District 191 and the city, continuing development in the Heart of the City, developing a strategy to maintain existing homes and businesses, and continuing to position Burnsville as a regional destination in the south metro area. The city also has newly adopted programs for buying and assembling land for sale to developers and helping businesses tear down old buildings. A $1.1 million grant from Dakota County is the first effort to fund them. The council is expected to debate adding a localoption sales tax to fund economic development — an idea floated this year but tabled until 2019.

Norwood Inn In work sessions in January and May, council members blasted the Norwood Inn and Suites on Aldrich Avenue west of Interstate 35W as a complaint- and police callgenerating problem child among Burnsville’s nine hotels. On Dec. 18 the 84room hotel failed a health and safety inspection by the Minnesota Department of Health, which revoked its lodging license. It has since closed. The hotel, which has been under department scrutiny since an initial inspection in May, failed to correct 12 of 13 violations of the state lodging code. Most of the violations related to cleanliness and maintenance.

Elections The November elections brought change to Burnsville’s legislative delegation, with Republican state Reps. Roz Peterson, District 56B, and Drew Christensen, 56A, losing seats both had held for two terms. They were unseated See Burnsville, 15A

15A when swarms of shoppers roam dozens of garage sales in South River Hills, the northeast Burnsville neighborhood bounded by Cliff Road, Highway 13 and the Eagan border. When Bill and Tress Gladhills announced the previous April their pending departure as leaders of the event, a neighborhood institution stepped up to replace them. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Detlefsen Insurance, the State Farm agency owned by longtime civic booster and 1969 Burnsville High School graduate Kirk Detlefsen, who opened his office building at Cliff Road East and River Hills Drive in 1978.

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Burnsville, from 14A by DFL challengers Alice Mann, 56B, and Hunter Cantrell, 56A, who joined a blue wave on Election Day that returned control of the House to the DFL Party. In the City Council election, newcomer Vince Workman defeated Jim Bradrick to gain an open seat. Incumbent Dan Kealey was the raceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top vote-getter. Council Member Bill Coughlin didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seek re-election after two terms. In Burnsville-EaganSavage School District 191, incumbent and current board Chair Jim Schmid was ousted in a five-person race for four seats. Incumbent Abigail Alt was the top votegetter. Newcomers Jen Holweger, Scott Hume and Lesley Chester were elected. Board members Dan Luth and Bob VandenBoom didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seek reelection.

Burnsville resident and building, attached to City former Republican state Hall, was built in 1989. Rep. Pam Myhra gained her partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nomination for Murder charge state auditor but lost in Uriah David Schulz the general election. was charged in September with second-degree Police station murder in the death of In February, police his girlfriend, 41-year-old took occupancy of a new- Burnsville resident Elizaly renovated station that beth Victoria Perrault. includes a 31-stall garage Perrault had gone missâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; a first for Burnsville, ing from her Burnsville which had always kept apartment and her last most of its police fleet known contact with anyoutside. one was on Nov. 1, 2017, The garage is part according to search warof a nearly $10 million rant applications filed by building renovation that police. Her frozen body also expanded work and was found near the Minstorage spaces, modern- nesota River in Burnsville ized the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on April 22. The case was evidence-processing in- â&#x20AC;&#x153;highly suspicious,â&#x20AC;? said a frastructure and enlarged police filing. and improved the main According to the crimientrance. nal complaint, Schulz The renovation brings claimed to friends and deorder and efficiency to the tectives that Perrault had two-level building, which entered a treatment facilhad become a cross-func- ity and he had not seen tional jumble as the de- her since she disappeared partment grew and tech- last November. nology advanced, police During the investigaofficials say. The police tion, officers found her

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blood in an apartment Schulz shared with her on the 14200 block of Irving Avenue and inside his vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trunk. On April 22, a fisherman discovered her body along Black Dog Road under the Interstate 35W bridge in a holding pond south of the Minnesota River. It was identified using dental records.

Ames Center profit City officials learned early this year the cityowned Ames Center turned a profit, the first since it opened in 2009. The 2017 operating profit was tiny â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just $3,600 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but an outsized achievement for the performing arts center in the Heart of the City. Performing arts centers, arenas and convention centers typically operate at a loss, said Brian Luther, the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive director. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re quality-of-life amenities and engines for the local

economy, not profit makers, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Considering that when we built it we said it would always lose money, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to say on that particular point weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been proven wrong,â&#x20AC;? said City Council Member Dan Gustafson, who was on the council that built the $20 million building, whose major funding was $16.5 million in general obligation bonds being repaid over 20 years. In June the council awarded a new five-year contract to the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s management firm, VenuWorks, which was challenged for the contract by the firm that manages U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

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Eagan, from 1A new stadium. The Eagan High School football team also played a game there in the fall. The site will likely be the home of many future activities such as concerts, college football, high school soccer and more. Complete with a museum and pro shop, the Minnesota Vikings made their home in Eagan. The Vikings ownership group also began the first stages of building a 320room hotel with about 18,000 square feet of conference space east of its new headquarters. The proposal calls for a facility with a restaurant, 18,000 square feet of meeting space, spa, indoor pool, fitness center, retail shops, rooftop bar and outdoor terrace. The conference center and hotel will be built near the O’Neill Drive and Ames Crossing intersection. Part of the lot was surfaced with gravel for parking during training camp last summer. Twin Cities Orthopedics itself opened an extensive campus next to the new Viking headquarters last summer. They completed a surgery center and clinic as well as Training HAUS, which is a state-of-the-art sports performance and recovery facility.

Good times There were more things to do in Eagan parks in 2018. The city upgraded its skate park and built new pickleball courts at Quarry Park and a new splash pad at Central Park. The magic of Eagan’s July 4th Funfest was dampened a bit due to weather. A thunderous downpour began minutes before the first float was scheduled to depart for the annual parade. After the skies cleared, the festival opened and the Eagan Ambassadors Royal Brain Freeze went on as planned. Weather also forced the cancellation of a 451st Army Reserve Band performance, and the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Car Show was also cut short. Central Park continued to be a central hub for activity in 2018 between a well-attended Market Fest along with Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games during summer. The Scottish fair and games saw a record number of attendees, accord-

Dirt was dug up all over the city as a new natural gas pipeline was installed about 20 feet underneath Eagan during 2018. A 20-inch pipeline was installed by Northern Natural Gas using existing easements. Much of it was installed using a boring method instead of digging trenches. They made about 22 horizontal drills throughout Eagan, connecting a station in Rosemount to the Xcel Energy Black Dog Power Plant in Burnsville. It’s part of a pipeline that connects Texas to Upper Michigan. Eagan also has seen a few unwelcome neighbors: File photo by Andy Rogers Emerald ash borers have The Eagan Beyond the Yellow Ribbon organization hosted a Memorial Day ceremony continually moved into at the Eagan Tribute Plaza. Gwen and Wayne Olsen, along with the Eagan July 4th ash trees within the comFunfest Ambassadors, presented a wreath in honor of their son, Lance Cpl. Daniel R. munity. Unless something is Olsen during the event. done, all of those trees ing to organizers. will die, according to city This was the first time forester Gregg Hove. in the event’s 15 years that The city is trying to it was at the Central Park’s protect high-value ash Festival Grounds in Eatrees by treating them gan. With free admission and they’re selectively reand ideal weather Saturmoving low quality trees day, attendance was at an in public places such as all-time high. parks and boulevards. The event featured The city doesn’t require Scottish dance compethe removal of infected titions; several musical ash trees, but they recomdemonstrations and commend either removing or petitions; musical perfortreating infected trees. mances in the band shell; and several throwing comPublic service petitions. Leadership at the EaIn years past it was gan Police Department at the Dakota County changed hands for the Fairgrounds and Faithfirst time in years. ful Shepherd Catholic Roger New was named Church in Eagan. the Eagan Police chief in Yikes 2018. The 24-year veteran of In one of the more the police department had scary situations in Eagan risen through the ranks last year, a 12-inch gas before being appointed pipeline owned by Mageldeputy chief in 2016. lan Midstream Partners File photo by Andy Rogers He was the only candireleased an estimated This was the scene after a 12-inch gas pipeline owned 21,000 gallons of gasoline by Magellan Midstream Partners released an estimated date interviewed based on near 1565 Thomas Center 21,000 gallons of gasoline near 1565 Thomas Center the recommendation of the council’s Human ReDrive Jan. 10. Drive Jan. 10. source Committee. There STS Enterprises was drilling in the area at the new residents in the next Cedar Cliff Office Build- was an extensive internal few years. ing at 2121 Cliff Drive to a process to hire New in time. A five-story, 151-unit tenant. A few weeks prior 2016 to replace another Fire Chief Mike Scott admitted he was con- apartment called The Pre- they submitted a plan to deputy chief. Given New’s expericerned about an explo- serve at Cedar Grove was raze the building to build sion given the number of approved near the Twin a four-story, 80-plus-unit ence, they felt there was no multi-family apartment need to hire a search firm vehicles in the area at the Cities Premium Outlets. A four-story, 173- building. for the additional time time. He said it was unbeunit senior care facility Those new residents and expense. lievable it wasn’t ignited. He replaced Jim McMuch of the gas flowed on about 8 acres of land will likely have a new through the busy parking northeast of the intersec- place to shop as well. Donald. The outgoing Eation of Lexington Avenue Costco has plans for a gan police chief was reclot of Life Time Fitness. Most of the flow went and Yankee Doodle Road 1 6 6 , 8 0 0 - s q u a r e - fo o t , ognized for his 30 years of member-based retail store service by the City Couninto existing storm ponds, was also approved. An four-story, 50-unit with a tire center, liquor cil. according to Public Works multifamily affordable store and gas station in McDonald started as Director Russ Matthys. a community service offiStreets were closed housing project called northern Eagan. Raising Cane’s Chick- cer in 1988, and he’s been while the gasoline was be- Lexington Flats was approved on Lexington Av- en Fingers also revealed chief since 2006. ing cleaned up. He started in a time The Minnesota Office enue northwest of its in- plans to build a restaurant of Pipeline Safety is inves- tersection with Lone Oak in Central Park Com- when there were five genmons. eral radios, but no comtigation the incident, but Road. The city almost had anPrime Therapeutics fin- puters or cellphones. The it may take years to comother multi-family project. ished phase one of its new first aid equipment was in plete. Schafer Richard- 400,000-square-foot com- a suitcase. son sold the two-story, plex at 2900 Ames CrossConstruction He’s the fifth person to hold the rank of chief Eagan will have several 23,000-square-foot office ing Road.

in Eagan, and he was the longest tenured chief in the county. Dave Osberg, Eagan city administrator, listed a few of McDonald’s key moments during his career, including consolidation of the dispatch center and overseeing a complete overhaul in leadership by promoting or hiring 15 department supervisors. New will oversee a growing department. Last year the city hired three new full-time police officers and plans to hire two more in 2019. It’s a response to a growing number of calls over the past few years. Eagan Fire Chief Mike Scott was named the 2018 Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association Officer of the Year for a City with a Population over 10,000 by the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association. The department is moving toward a full-time firefighting force. Last year it hired six new fulltime firefighters and plans to hire six more in 2019. The Eagan City Council also recognized retiring communications director Tom Garrison for his 16 years of service in the fall.

Politics Eagan City Council chambers were not at full capacity during the first few months of 2018. After Council Member Meg Tilly was absent from January to May, the City Council went through the effort to declare the seat vacant. Other members cited a desire to get a fulltime member council. Had Tilly not returned, the City Council was prepared to discuss filling her seat in her absence. She came back a week later and told the council said she had some ongoing medical issues and she’s been present ever since. Unlike a few other regional campaigns, the 2018 election didn’t produce many changes at the local level. Mayor Mike Maguire won a fourth term. He was unopposed for the second straight election. Incumbents Paul Bakken and Gary Hansen won an additional term on the City Council as well. At the state level, Sandra Masin and Laurie Halverson will continue to represent Eagan in the Minnesota House. Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc. com.

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Sports 2018 sports in review:Vikings come to town NFL seeks spirit of cooperation in Eagan

Atkinson’s future might be in football, but he’s pretty good at what he does on the side. Atkinson, a defensive tackle for the Blaze football team, finished second in the shot put at the state Class AA meet. Atkinson’s best of 56 feet, 4 inches, led going into the final round of throws at state, but Rosemount’s Maxwell Otterdahl passed it on his final attempt. Atkinson will have another chance this spring. Recently, he closed his high school football career with an appearance in the state all-star game at the Minnesota Football Showcase. Blaze teammate Marcus Shepley played in the same game.

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The pros came to town when the Minnesota Vikings moved their training camp to Eagan, but the team didn’t want to trample on the high school sports culture. Instead, it sought a partnership, opening its doors to prep teams. Eagan was one of the schools that accepted the gesture, which was one of the highlights of 2018 in Burnsville and Eagan sports. Here’s a look at that and some other events you might remember:

Going out Rosemount native and Vikings offensive lineman Tom Compton does a television as a champion Photo by Mike Shaughnessy

Vikings are new neighbors It’s not overstating it to say Eagan was involved in something that changed the Minnesota sports landscape. For decades, Vikings training camp in Mankato was as much a tradition as the fishing and deer hunting openers. In 2018, camp moved to the team’s new training complex in Eagan, where the Vikings conducted public workouts for several weeks in July and August. The Vikings’ effort to be good neighbors extended to supporting high school athletics. Five high school football games were held at Twin Cities Orthopedics Stadium at the Eagan facility. The first was between Eagan and Farmington, which Farmington won 41-28. Eagan High School agreed to move its homecoming game to TCO Stadium, and the event drew an estimated 6,000 spectators as well as a local television audience.

Boeser’s right at home

interview during training camp at the team’s new facility in Eagan. appearance in the state Class 3A volleyball match. The Wildcats tied for the South Suburban Conference championship and rolled to the Section 3 title to return to the state tournament. They won their first two matches at state, earning a place in the Class 3A final for the sixth consecutive year. The No. 1-ranked Wildcats dropped the first two sets to No. 2-ranked Champlin Park before rallying to force a fifth set. Champlin Park, however, Darwitz has her day came out a 25-18, 25-18, Natalie Darwitz was 21-25, 22-25, 15-12 winhaving a tough time see- ner. ing herself as a hall of fame inductee because she didn’t stop playing hockey that long ago. But everybody else who ventured an opinion believed it was time she was honored. Darwitz, whose hockey career started as a youth in Eagan and took her to three Olympics, went into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame during a ceremony earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee. That doesn’t mean she’s done with the sport. Darwitz is back on the ice, trying to help the Hamline University women’s team she coaches back to the NCAA Division III tournament. March 2017, was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month twice during 201718. In January 2018 he was selected to the NHL AllStar Game. Boeser had two goals and one assist in two games and was named the event’s MVP, becoming the first rookie to win that award in 33 years. He had 23 points in 26 games this season, returning to the lineup in late November after missing about three weeks because of an injury.

Senior middle hitter Ellie Husemann, who will play at the University of Minnesota, and sophomore Kennedi Orr, who has committed to 2018 NCAA Division I runner-up Nebraska, helped lead Eagan to another outstanding season. They and other Wildcat veterans “set a standard in the gym and it continues with the new girls who come in. They have found a perfect balance of working hard and having fun,” coach Kathy Gillen said.

Atkinson throws far Burnsville senior Kyle

Natalie Windels strained a hamstring competing in the long jump at the Section 3AA girls track and field meet, adding a degree of uncertainty the defending state 300-meter hurdles champion could have done without. But the Eagan senior pushed ahead and not only successfully defended her 300 title, but added a championship in the 100 hurdles. “It was pulling a little bit when I was warming up, but I’m like, don’t worry about it. It’ll be fine during the race,” Windels said. The leg held up during the hurdles races, where she ran career-best times. It also felt OK for the

4x400 relay, where Windels ran the anchor leg for a team that placed second. Windels now is at the University of Minnesota, where she will continue her track career.

Scoring machine The Burnsville girls soccer team didn’t have the kind of season it wanted with an 8-9-1 record and second-round loss in the section playoffs. But fans who went to see the Blaze learned senior forward Maya Hansen was worth the price of admission. She was one of the metro area’s top scorers with 25 goals and five assists in 18 games. Hansen scored about two-thirds of her team’s goals in 2018. She had a four-goal game against Farmington, two hat tricks and five twogoal games. Only five Burnsville opponents were able to keep her from scoring. Hansen wasn’t a oneseason wonder, either. She had 24 goals as a junior and 12 as a sophomore. Hansen will continue her soccer career at South Dakota State University next fall.

Coming up just short The penalty-kick shootout is fickle, as the Eagan girls soccer team knows only too well. A shootout kept the Wildcats from having a chance for a second consecutive state Class AA championship and fourth in five See Review, 18A

Former Burnsville High School hockey player Brock Boeser became one of the NHL’s top players in his first full season in the league. He had 29 goals and 26 assists for Vancouver in 2017-18, despite missing the final 16 games of the season because of a back injury. Back in title match Boeser, who scored Eagan’s remarkable run NHL.com photo a goal in his NHL de- of volleyball consistency Burnsville native and Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser was named Most Valuable Player in the NHL Allbut against Minnesota in continued with another Star Game.

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Sports Review, from 17A years. After winning the Section 3AA championship, the Wildcats beat St. Michael-Albertville 2-0 in the first round of the state tournament. That sent them to U.S. Bank Stadium for the semifinals against Minnetonka. Eagan outshot the Skippers 15-4 in regulation and overtime, but neither team could score. The shootout went to the seventh round, with Minnetonka’s shooter converting while Eagan’s attempt hit the crossbar. It was the only loss of the season for Eagan, which finished 18-1-3 under coach Bulut Ozturk, who took on the unusual dual role of head coach of Eagan’s girls and boys soccer teams. Wildcats goalie Megan Plaschko, who will play at the University of Minnesota, received the Class AA Ms. Soccer award.

Change at the top Burnsville had a new boys hockey coach for the first time in 13 years when Steve Beaulieu took over the Blaze program. He succeeded Janne Kivihalme, who resigned to take the head coaching job at Lakeville South. Kivihalme’s Burnsville teams were 204-109-19 and played in two state tournaments. He was named section coach of the year three times. Burnsville was 2-5 going into the holiday break, including a 4-0 loss to

Kivihalme’s South team.

Lakeville Anderson’s hat trick. Anderson is playing for the University of MinneOne step away sota Duluth now, but the Eagan athletes Maxim Wildcats returned goalies Zagrebelny and Camden Maddie Nickell and AshPalmquist have just one ley Larson this season. rung to climb on the lad- They also have had domider of high school sports nant play from the top line success. of Emily Cronkhite, Jenna Zagrebelny was runner- Ruiz and Julia Barger durup in the state Class AA ing a 12-game winning boys tennis singles tour- streak that saw them take nament. He will go into control of the South Subthe 2018 season as one of urban Conference. the favorites for the state title following the gradu- Perfection ation of 2018 Class AA One thing was clear champion Sebastian Vile about Eastview’s run to of Rochester Mayo. Za- a second state girls basgrebelny also qualified for ketball championship in state singles in 2017 and five years: The Lightning won his first two matches, didn’t duck anybody. then had to default from Hopkins finished second the tournament when a in the Class 4A tournaback injury worsened. ment and Eastview played Palmquist was second the Royals twice in its 32-0 in the state boys Alpine season. Lakeville North skiing meet as a fresh- finished third at state and man. He was less than one the Lightning beat the second behind the win- Panthers three times. ner, Hermantown senior Megan Walstad, who Austin Danelski, over would go on to win the two runs but was almost Miss Basketball award, two seconds ahead of the had 20 points and seven third-place finisher. rebounds in the Lightning’s 68-63 victory over Hopkins in the Class 4A Third for final. Mariah Alipate and Wildcat skaters Eagan finished third at Cassidy Carson had 15 the state Class AA girls and 11 points as Eastview Photo by Mike Shaughnessy hockey tournament, the overcame a 13-point first- Natalie Windels of Eagan won two hurdles races at the state Class AA girls track and best finish for a Wildcats half deficit. field meet. She won the 300-meter race for the second consecutive year. team since a second place in 1997. The Wildcats upset third-seeded Hill-Murray 2-1 in the state quarterfinals. A loss to Centennial in the semifinals sent Eagan to the third-place game, where it defeated Eden Prairie 3-0 on Taylor

Photo by Mike Shaughnessy Photo by Brian Flanary Kyle Atkinson of Burnsville lets it fly in the Class AA boys shot put competition at the state track and field Eagan’s Kelley Johnson puts up a back set at the state Class 3A volleyball tournament, where the Wildcats reached the championship match for the sixth consecutive year. meet. Atkinson finished second.

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Legals MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME

Minnesota Statutes, 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. ASSUMED NAME: Studio Rojas PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 2026 Zircon Lane Eagan, MN 55122 NAMEHOLDER(S): Jose-Nicolas Rojas-Alford 2026 Zircon Lane Eagan, MN 55122 I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. DATE FILED: November 30, 2018 SIGNED BY: Cheyenne Moseley Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 28, 2018 January 4, 2019 892709

Minnesota Statutes, 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. ASSUMED NAME: WhiteGlove RX PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 20880 West Dixie Hwy, Suite 104 Aventura, FL 33180 NAMEHOLDER(S): WhiteGloveRX 20880 West Dixie Hwy, Suite 104 Aventura, FL 33180 I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. DATE FILED: December 12, 2018 Published in the Burnsville/Eagan Sun Thisweek December 21, 28, 2018 889824

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS KENWOOD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL POOL EQUIPMENT PACKAGE 19455 KENWOOD TRAIL LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA 55044 Independent School District #194 will receive single prime sealed bids for Kenwood Trail Middle School Pool Equipment Package until 2:00 p.m. local time on January 17, 2019 at the ISD #194 Office of Facilities and Plant Planning, 17685 Juniper Path, Suite #307, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidding documents, including the Proposal Form, Drawings and Specifications, will be on file at the Minnesota Builders Exchange; McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge Plan Center; Reed Construction; iSqFt Plan Room (St. Paul, MN); and from PlanWell at https://order.e-arc.com/ arcEOC/Secures/PWELL_PrivateList.aspx?PrjType=pub This project includes: Pool air handlers and delivery of air handlers to the project site to a location determined by the Mechanical Engineer. American Reprographics Company, 4730 Park Glen Road, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 (952) 697-8800, facsimile (952) 697-8803 will provide complete downloadable sets of the Bidding Documents to prospective bidders and subcontractors. The downloads will be available on or about January 3, 2018. A deposit check in the amount of $25 made out to ARC for each set downloaded via the internet at http:// www.e-arc.com/mn/saintlouispark and clicking on the PlanWell icon, then the Public Plan Room icon, select Kenwood Trail Middle School Pool Equipment Package. Make proposals on the bid forms supplied in the Project Manual. No oral, telegraphic or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered. Submit with each bid, a certified check or acceptable bidder’s bond payable to Independent School District #194 in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Performance Bond. Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids, and waive informalities or irregularities in bidding. The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or before July 12, 2019. Board of Education INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #194 Published in the Dakota County Tribune, Sun Thisweek December 28, 2018 January 4, 2019 892542

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 191 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 12, 2018 The workshop of the Board of Education was called to order by Chair Schmid at 6:00 p.m. at the Diamondhead Education Center, 200 West Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, MN, 55337. Members present: Directors Currier, VandenBoom, Alt, Schatz, Luth, Miller, and Chair Schmid. Superintendent Amoroso, administrators, staff, and members of the public were also present. The purpose of the workshop was FY20 Budget Parameters. The workshop adjourned at 7:26 p.m. Date Approved December 13, 2018 /s/ Bob VandenBoom Clerk Published in the Sun Thisweek December 28, 2018 892190

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 191 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 29, 2018 The retreat of the Board of Education was called to order at 6:00 p.m. at the Diamondhead Education Center, 200 West Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, MN, 55337. Members present: Directors Currier, VandenBoom, Alt, Schatz, and Miller. Luth, Schmid and Amoroso were absent. Jen Holweger, Scott Hume and Lesley Chester were also present. The purpose of the retreat was Board Development 101. The retreat adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Date Approved December 13, 2018 /s/ Bob VandenBoom Clerk Published in the Sun Thisweek December 28, 2018 892178

CITY OF BURNSVILLE MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 1472 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10, OF THE BURNSVILLE CITY CODE, BEING THE ZONING TITLE OF THE CITY OF BURNSVILLE UNITED PROPERTIES MEDICAL OFFICE CASE FILE NO. DEV 2018-0035 The City Council of the City of Burnsville, Minnesota ordains as follows: Section 1. Title 10 of the Burnsville City Code is hereby amended to rezone the property to B1/ PUD, Office Business/Planned Unit Development for a Development Stage PUD for a 18,500 square foot medical office building to be located southeast of Grand Avenue and north of 145th Street East in accordance with the Planned Unit Development Agreement on file in the City Clerk’s office dated December 18, 2018 for the following described property located within the City of Burnsville, Minnesota: Lot 2, Block 1 Burnsville Senior Housing Section 2. The zoning map of the City of Burnsville referred to and described in said Title 10, shall not be republished to show the aforesaid rezoning, but the Community Development Director or his/her designee shall appropriately mark the zoning map on file in the City Clerk’s office for the purpose of indicating the rezoning provided for in this ordinance and all of the notations, references and other information shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this ordinance. Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication according to law. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED THIS 18th day of December, 2018

by the City Council of the City of Burnsville. Elizabeth B. Kautz Mayor ATTEST: Macheal Collins City Clerk Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 28, 2018 892134

Dated: December 18, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk Published in the Sun Thisweek December 28, 2018 January 4, 2019 892384

Dated: December 18, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk Published in the Sun Thisweek December 28, 2018 January 4, 2019 892394

CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF EAGAN PROJECT NO. 1315 WOODGATE 3RD / TIBERON / MALLARD PARK 3RD ADDITIONS STREET IMPROVEMENTS

CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF EAGAN PROJECT NO. 1317 GARDENWOOD PONDS 4TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS

CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF EAGAN, PROJECT NO. 1319 MAJESTIC OAKS 1ST – 3RD STREET IMPROVEMENTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the improvements, known as Project No. 1317. The proposed project is in accordance with the preliminary engineering report prepared by the Assistant City Engineer. The estimated cost of the foregoing improvement is as follows: $115,300. The area proposed to be assessed for said improvements is described as follows: The area located within the Northeast ¼ of Section 23, lying South of Wescott Road and East of Lexington Avenue, in Township 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. All persons who desire to be heard with respect to the question of whether or not the above improvements should be made shall be heard at said time and place. Dated: December 18, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk Published in the Sun Thisweek December 28, 2018 January 4, 2019 892388

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the improvements, known as Project No. 1319. The proposed project is in accordance with the preliminary engineering report prepared by the Assistant City Engineer. The estimated cost of the foregoing improvement is as follows: $88,300. The area proposed to be assessed for said improvements is described as follows: The area located within the Southeast ¼ of Section 25, lying North of Cliff Road and West of TH 3, in Township 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. All persons who desire to be heard with respect to the question of whether or not the above improvements should be made shall be heard at said time and place. Dated: December 18, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk Published in the Sun Thisweek December 28, 2018 January 4, 2019 892400

CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF EAGAN PROJECT NO. 1318 OAK POND HILLS 1ST & 2ND STREET IMPROVEMENTS

CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF EAGAN PROJECT NO. 1320 SOUTHERN LAKES WEST STREET IMPROVEMENTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the improvements, known as Project No. 1315. The proposed project is in accordance with the preliminary engineering report prepared by the Assistant City Engineer. The estimated cost of the foregoing improvement is as follows: $265,300. The area proposed to be assessed for said improvements is described as follows: The area located within the East ½ of Section 29 and the West ½ of Section 28, lying South of Diffley Road and West of Johnny Cake Ridge Road, in Township 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. All persons who desire to be heard with respect to the question of whether or not the above improvements should be made shall be heard at said time and place. Dated: December 18, 2018 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk Published in the Sun Thisweek December 28, 2018 January 4, 2019 892379

CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF EAGAN PROJECT NO. 1316 PINETREE PASS 2ND, 4TH & 6TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the improvements, known as Project No. 1316. The proposed project is in accordance with the preliminary engineering report prepared by the Assistant City Engineer. The estimated cost of the foregoing improvement is as follows: $473,300. The area proposed to be assessed for said improvements is described as follows: The area located within the East ½ of Section 33, lying South of Cliff Road and West of Pilot Knob Road, in Township 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. All persons who desire to be heard with respect to the question of whether or not the above improvements should be made shall be heard at said time and place.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the improvements, known as Project No. 1318. The proposed project is in accordance with the preliminary engineering report prepared by the Assistant City Engineer. The estimated cost of the foregoing improvement is as follows: $84,800. The area proposed to be assessed for said improvements is described as follows: The area located within the Southeast ¼ of Section 26, lying North of Cliff Road and West of Dodd Road, in Township 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. All persons who desire to be heard with respect to the question of whether or not the above improvements should be made shall be heard at said time and place.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the improvements, known as Project No. 1320. The proposed project is in accordance with the preliminary engineering report prepared by the Assistant City Engineer. The estimated cost of the foregoing improvement is as follows: $68,800. The area proposed to be assessed for said improvements is described as follows: The area located within the Southeast ¼ of Section 25, lying North of Cliff Road and East of TH 3, in Township 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. All persons who desire to be heard with respect to the question of whether or not the above im-

20A Dec. 28, 2018 SUN THISWEEK BURNSVILLE-EAGAN Norwood, from 1A has considered city licensing of hotels to try to get a He said it’s the health handle on problems. department’s only hotel But that’s too big closure this year. The de- a stick to wield for all partment has jurisdiction Burnsville hotels when over lodging properties just one is dragging down in about half the state’s the city’s lodging reputacounties, with the rest del- tion, council members deegated to counties and cit- cided in May. ies. Half the Norwood’s “It’s not very frequent rooms were out of service that we actually have to on Dec. 18 because work pull a license,” Peloquin was being done — too late said. “We do engage in en- — to try to fix the state forcement actions on oc- code violations, Peloquin casion.” said. Most of the Norwood’s “Christmastime is not violations related to clean- a great time to do this, liness and maintenance, he but that’s kind of the time said. They included dirty frame that was picked by and damaged box springs, them, and not by us,” he mattresses and bedding, said. Peloquin said, calling the Burnsville pressed its problems “fairly wide- own code-enforcement acspread.” tion against the Norwood Other problems includ- this year for violations of ed nonworking smoke de- the city’s exterior buildtectors and damaged caring code. The violations, pet, furniture and fixtures, including trash violations Peloquin said. and some broken winAn outdoor walkway dows, were relatively miconnecting the top floor nor, said Chris Forslund, of the hotel’s pair of two- Burnsville’s licensing and story buildings had been code enforcement coordiunsafe, along with its nator. wooden railings, but the “But compared to the problems were fixed by other hotels around town, Dec. 18, he said. it was a pretty extensive Burnsville’s City Coun- list,” Forslund said. The cil, long frustrated by problems were fixed and Norwood-generated com- the city closed its case plaints and police calls, against the hotel on Nov.

1. But Forslund has also gotten complaints about the hotel’s interior, which is regulated by the state code. “All I could do was act as a conduit to the Department of Health with any complaints that came in,” he said. The state’s initial May inspection was part of the normal two-year inspection cycle for properties such as the Norwood that don’t prepare food or have swimming pools, Peloquin said. Problems identified hadn’t been fixed when inspectors returned for a follow-up. The health department charged the Norwood a $1,000 fine for life-safety violations, such as nonworking smoke detectors and the unsafe railings, and added a $9,000 penalty that would be forgiven if remaining problems were fixed, Peloquin said. Under an agreement, the repairs were due Oct. 31, he said. A subsequent notice of pending license revocation was dated Nov. 20 and gave the hotel 20 days to fix the violations, he said. The hotel may be able to reopen in sections or

in whole if the repairs are made, Peloquin said. “We may be willing to, depending on how they make their corrections, issue a conditional license, which would allow them to open either parts of the building or all of the building if they maintain compliance,” he said. The Norwood led Burnsville hotels in police calls in 2017 with 232 per hundred units, according to the city. Along with the Norwood, three other hotels clustered west of Interstate 35W near Burnsville Parkway had the most police calls among the city’s nine lodging properties. The Prime Rate had 203 calls per hundred units, America’s Best Value Inn had 163 and Livinn Suites had 133. The business is owned and managed by Percy Pooniwala and Dinaz Pooniwala, according to a profile at the Better Business Bureau website. Records with the Minnesota secretary of state’s office identify the manager of Burnsville Hospitality LLC as Eric Kota. John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc. com or 952-846-2031.

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Year in Review

Photo by Jody Peters and John Gessner

Dakota County residents found many ways to get out and enjoy all there was to offer in arts and entertainment. From the Dakota County Fair (above) to the International Festival of Burnsville (at right), events abounded to thrill, educate and create.

Photos by Tad Johnson, Kayla Culver and Jody Peters

Local residents found creative outlets at KIDSPO in Eagan (left), the Lakeville Art Festival (above) and at Dakota City Heritage Village Holidays (right).

Photos by Tad Johnson and Andy Rogers

Children got the chance to make the most of their creativity at events like ArtBlast in Rosemount (above) and the Eagan Art Festival (right).

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Theater and Arts Calendar To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. Auditions The Prior Lake Players will hold auditions for “Seussical the Musical” 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, and Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Twin Oaks Middle School in Prior Lake. First-come, first-served. Callbacks, if needed, will be Thursday, Jan. 17. Information: plplayers.org. Comedy Louie Anderson, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $32.95-$102.95 at the box office, 800-982-2787 and Ticketmaster.com. Dance Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”: A Rock Ballet, presented by Twin Cities Ballet, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11-12 and 2 p.m. Jan. 13, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $24-$39 at the box office, 800-982-2787 and Ticketmaster.com. Exhibits Norman Crouch, photographer, and Jim Keefe, cartoonist, exhibit runs through December at the Steeple Center gallery, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Information: rosemountarts.com. “Navigating Impossible” acrylic painting exhibit by Annie Young runs to Jan. 2 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center gallery, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Information: LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. “The Best of Bonnie and Friends III,” a visual arts show led by Burnsville painter Bonnie Featherstone,

runs through Jan. 30 in the gallery of Burnsville’s Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Information: ames-center.com. Music The Home Fires, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $8 at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter. com. Part of First Thursday Pub Night. EVHS winter band concerts, 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, Eastview High School. Free. Information: 952-4318900. AVHS jazz ensemble concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, Apple Valley High School. Information: 952-4318200. Switched at Birth, bluegrass, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets: $15 general admission, $12 RAAC members. Information: rosemountarts.com. “Songful! Minnesota Opera Singers,” Coffee Concert No. 1, 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $18, $15 ages 60 and older and 18 and younger at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. Yannie - Godbout Jazz Duo, 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets: $15 general admission, $12 RAAC members. Information: rosemountarts.com. Theater “Church Basement Ladies: You Smell Barn,” runs to Feb. 14 at the Black Box Theater at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $32-$42 at the box office, 800982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

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“Breathing Space,” an exhibit by local artist Annie Young, is on display Jan. 2-31 in the Healing Arts Gallery at Fairview Ridges Hospital, 201 E. Nicollet Blvd., Burnsville. The exhibit runs Jan. 2-31. “I purposefully selected works that would offer inspiration and encouragement to hospital visitors, staff, patients and community to enjoy. They are subject-less images provoking the mind to shift from worry to hope, wonder and escape…if only for a minute or two. These recently painted, abstract landscapes invite the viewer to recenter and/or escape from the physical and mental challenges, find a new breath and benefit from an increased sense of well-being,” Young said. VISTA Variety Show, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, and Saturday, Jan. 12, Visitation’s DeSales Auditorium, 2455 Visitation Drive, Mendota Heights. Admission: $10. Information: 651-6831700. Workshops/classes/other Intro to Square Dancing, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, in the gym at Good Shepherd Church, 151 County Road 42 E., Burnsville. No experience required. All are welcome: solos, couples and families. Free. Partners provided. Ages: 8-98. Casual attire. Information:

612-759-9235, ComeSquareDance. com. Loft Literary now offers writing classes in Rosemount. “Personal Writing” with Peter Blau, 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, Rosemount Area Arts Council/Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail. Register: loft.org/classes. Tinkergarten, a play-based, outdoor learning experience for children ages 18 months to 8 years and their parents, offers classes in Lakeville and Eagan. Information: https://tinkergarten.com. Creative dance classes, ages

toddler to 7, Ballet Royale Minnesota in Lakeville. Information: balletroyalemn.org or 952-898-3163. Yoga wind down class is the first Thursday of the month at Precision and Flow Pilates, 13708 County Road 11, Burnsville. Information: www.precisionandflowpilates.com. Oil painting workshop with Dan Petrov Art Studio for six consecutive Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Preregister by phone at 763-843-2734. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with artist Christine Tierney, classes 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Studios, 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Information: www. christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.Brushworks SchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www. lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952255-8545 or jjloch@charter.net. SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365. Dakota Speakers Toastmasters meets 6-7 p.m. Mondays at Apple Valley Ecumen Seasons Learning Center. Information: http://dakota.toast mastersclubs.org/.

Family Calendar To submit items Family Calendar, darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com.

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Friday, Dec. 28 Family Retro Games, 2-4 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Drop in to play classic board games or challenge each other on the library’s retro gaming systems. Geared for ages 8 and older. Free. Information: www.co.dakota.mn.us/libraries. Saturday, Dec. 29 Eagan Indoor Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oasis Room, Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Information: https://www.cityofeagan.com/visit-the-indoor-market. Owl Outing, 5-7 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Delve into the world of owls and take a hike for a chance to hear and see these nocturnal hunters at work. Ages: 5 and older. Cost: $5. Registration required at www.co.dakota. mn.us/parks. Monday, Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Party, 5-8 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Candlelight ice skating, hiking and snowshoeing; conditions permitting. Bonfires, s’mores and hot chocolate provided. Ball drop at 7:59 p.m. Bring your own sled and ice skates. Snowshoe rental available. Hot food available for purchase from food trucks. All ages. Dogs not permitted. Cost: $5 per person; children age 3 and younger free. Information: www.co.dakota.mn.us/ parks. Thursday, Jan. 3 Free divorce clinic, 1-4 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Get help with divorce paperwork. Presented by the Dakota County Law Library, Legal Assistance of Dakota County, the Minnesota Justice Foundation, and volunteer attorneys and law students. Registration required. Call 952-431-3200. Friday, Jan. 4 Forever Wild Family Friday: Fun on the Ice, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Bring skates or try

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Twin Cities Ballet presents Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” an original fulllength rock ballet with live music by the band Run Like Hell, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11-12 and 2 p.m. Jan. 13 at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. one of the park’s kicksleds. All ages. Free. Information: www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks. Saturday, Jan. 5 Build Your Own Snowshoes, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Learn about snowshoes and build your own traditional wood pair for recreation or decoration. Materials provided. Ages: 16 and older. Cost: $160. Registration required at www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks. Sunday, Jan. 6 Free skating event, 12-1:30 p.m., Burnsville Ice Center, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville. All ages. Free admission, discounted skate rental. Information: burnsvilleicecenter.org. St. Thomas Academy admissions showcase, 1 p.m., 949 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, 651-454-4570. For prospective students and their families. Free. RSVP at https://www.cadets.com/admissions/schedule-a-visit. Ongoing Eagan parkrun, a free weekly timed 5K run, 9 a.m. Saturdays at Thomas Lake Park, 4350 Thomas Lake Road, Eagan. Rain or shine. To get a time recorded and stored online, register at www.parkrun.us/register and bring your barcode with you. Information: www.parkrun.us/eagan.

Emotions Anonymous, 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays at SouthCross Community Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Summit Oak Drive), Apple Valley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. All are welcome. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/out-of-the-darknesswalks. Recovery International, 3 p.m. Tuesdays at Mary, Mother of the Church (Room 9), 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Park in lower lot. Self-help group for depression, anxiety, fears, panic attacks, anger and more. Information: Rita at 952-890-7623 or www.recoveryinternational.org. Al-Anon Finding Hope Beginners Group, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Troubled by someone’s drinking? Al-Anon can help. More information: al-anon-alateen-msp.org. Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red crossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • Dec. 28, 12-6 p.m., AMC Apple Valley 15 Theatres, 15630 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • Dec. 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 1975 Rahncliff Court, Eagan. • Dec. 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Dec. 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Caribou Coffee, 3868 150th St., Rosemount. • Dec. 29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. • Jan. 2, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Eagan YMCA, 550 Opperman Drive, Eagan. • Jan. 3, 12-6 p.m., Hope Church, 7477 145th St., Apple Valley. • Jan. 3, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., SunSource, 12800 Highway 13 S., Savage. • Jan. 4, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Jan. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lifetime Fitness, 5995 149th St. W., Apple Valley. • Jan. 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Jan. 7, 1-7 p.m., Culver’s, 3445 O’Leary Lane, Eagan.

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