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Fine art and outdoor family fun are in store at the Eagan Art Festival June 26-27. SEE STORY IN THISWEEKEND ON PAGE 7A
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From farmland to the future
EAGAN’S HISTORY UP CLOSE Want to see parts of Eagan’s history up close? Check out these places to view the city’s past first hand:
In 150 years, Eagan has grown from slow-paced farming community to 8th largest city in Minnesota
• Historic Holz Farm, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, located on Manor Drive near Cliff Road and Highway 13. • Trinity Lone Oak Church, built in 1902, located at Highway 149 and Lone Oak Road. • St. John Cemetery, founded in 1888, located at Diffley and Blackhawk roads. • Stark’s Saloon (originally Alexander Haurd’s Halfway House, a saloon and stage coach stop), which has been in operation since before 1860, located at 3125 Dodd Road. • The former site of Nicols Station, Scott’s General Store and Chief Blackdog’s village, located on Nicols Road (follow Silver Bell Road north of Highway 13 to the railroad tracks).
by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
While many people associate the suburbs with strip malls and new development, it’s a misconception that communities such as Eagan are devoid of history. In fact, Eagan has a rich history that spans back to the Native American tribes who built villages along the Minnesota River, followed by its earliest settlers from France, Germany and Ireland. This year the city is honoring that history by celebrating its 150th anniversary as a township. (For events and more information, see the Special Section included in this week’s paper.) “Eagan, like every other town or city, has very old
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The Historical Society has also erected three historical markers at these locations: • 1914 Town Hall, located on the corner of Pilot Knob and Wescott roads. • Thresher Fields Park, off of Mike Collins Drive and Borchert Lane. • Dodd Road, at Dodd Road and the Highline Trail.
Eagan’s rapid development in the 1980s has caused many to overlook the city’s rich history, which is being celebrated this year during its 150th anniversary as a township. For more information on the celebration, see the Special Section included in this week’s paper.
EAGAN roots,� said Deborah MorseKahn, Upper Midwest regional studies specialist with Regional Research Associates. “Just because the boomers discovered Eagan
and built it up doesn’t mean the old community went away. But because Eagan is so developed, you have to know where to look.� Resident Don Chapdelaine, whose family settled here in 1853, remembers
his grandfather telling stories of Sioux tribes camping on his Eagan farmland. When he was 5 years old, he watched his father earn $8 a day – which he shared with a crew – to help build Highway 55 using horses for
labor. “There is an awful lot of history here,� said Chapdelaine, who used to ride his own horse down the dirt road that is now Yankee Doodle. “Life was very challenging, but it was at a
very slow pace. You worked long hours just to subsist and do the things you had to do.� When Eagan was declared a township in 1860, it had a population of 567, See Eagan, 5A
Russell L. Streefland was civic leader, county commissioner
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Lifelong Burnsville resident, lawyer dies at age 75 by John Gessner
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School Board member Sandra Sweep hands out diplomas during Burnsville High School’s 2010 graduation ceremony, held Friday, June 11. For more graduation photos, see Page 10A and go online at www.ThisweekLive.com.
Christopher. “He seemed to be kind of everywhere at once, yet he would still show up at your track meet and your basketball game.� Streefland, 75, died June 7, 2010, at his Burnsville home. His health had been failing in recent years, said Chris and a daughter, Jennifer. His grandfather, Arie, came from HolSee Streefland, 5A
Eagan girl wins trip to World Cup in South Africa
District 196 may seek levy District officials brace for cuts as state projects $6 billion deficit next year by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District will consider whether to seek a levy this fall to help cover projected state funding shortfalls for the 2011-12 school year. The School Board is expected to discuss the issue at a July 12 retreat. “We’re looking this far ahead because we know things are going to continue to be more difficult for schools, so we need to make decisions about local funding opportunities,� said Finance Director Jeff Solomon. With state budget projections estimating a $6 billion deficit next year, district officials are not optimistic about the amount of funding that will be available for education. General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000
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Emily Moeller and three soccer teammates won national essay contest by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
Soccer may not be as big here as it is overseas, but you’d never know it by peeking into 14-year-old Emily Moeller’s world –
EAGAN she lives and breathes the sport. A bona fide soccer fanatic, the Eagan teenager plays year round with the LeftFoot Coaching Academy and the Minnesota Thunder Academy, and she participates in the Olympic Development Program through the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association.
“I’ve been playing soccer since I was in kindergarten,� she said. Now Moeller is one of only eight students from the United States who will travel to South Africa this month to attend the CocaCola International Soccer Camp and see a live FIFA World Cup soccer match. Moeller, a student at Dakota Hills Middle School, and three of her See World Cup, 2A
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Eagan resident Emily Moeller (front center) and her LeftFoot Academy soccer teammates – Haley Jerabek, Maia Lundstrom, Lily Marcelius and coach Christian Isquierdo – will travel to Coca-Cola’s International Soccer Camp in South Africa this month and watch a live World Cup match.
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level of reductions in all scenarios,� he said. The district currently receives $1,042 per pupil from a levy approved by voters in 2005. A state levy cap dictates the district could only levy an additional $525 per pupil. That would mean an extra $15.5 million per year for the district, which is not enough to overcome even the most optimistic of the three scenarios, Solomon said. District 196 gets the majority of its funding – about 73 percent – from the state. The district’s total budget for the current school year is $298 million. The school board must notify the state by Aug. 20 if it’s planning to put a levy on the November ballot.
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