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Rosemount author LG Bradshaw will speak about his new novel, “Dot to Dot,� on Sept. 14 at the Robert Trail Library. SEE STORY IN THISWEEKEND PAGE 7A

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Thisweek Apple Valley-Rosemount AUGUST 27, 2010

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After a nasty spill at X Games, Paris Rosen on road to recovery Friends are helping the Apple Valley native get back on his bike with a fundraiser on Sunday at Ansari’s Bar and Grill by Andy Rogers

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All Paris Rosen wanted to do was show off his best trick at the X Games. He attempted a tricky front flip during the Moto X “best trick� competition at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on July 30. His goal: Build up speed, jump off a ramp, spin his motocross bike forward, and show up on YouTube. He did wind up on YouTube

– but the crash landing knocked him unconscious, put him in the hospital and sidelined him from competition. Rosen, who grew up in Apple Valley, got his first bike when he was 19 and found a spot behind the Dairy Queen in Lakeville to ride his bike. “I used to crash back there,� he said. “Now I crash on live television.�

For the past 10 years, he’s been pushing himself to try risky tricks and take the sport to new heights. “I’m at that level where you’re innovating things,� Rosen said. “I’m naturally apt to constantly further myself and riding. We’re addicted to what we do. It’s the adrenaline.� He kept doing harder tricks until it became comSee Fundraiser, 16A

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Apple Valley native Paris Rosen suffered extensive injuries after this crash landing July 30 during the X Games at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Rosen spent several days in the hospital after a nasty spill on his bike at the X Games last month.

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Rural Rosemount home heavily damaged in fire

Candidate field swells in City Council election Photo by Aaron Vehling

Woman escapes as flames, smoke fill attic

Ten file for two council seats; Hamann-Roland facing challenger in mayoral election

The Rosemount Research and Outreach Center at UMore Park held its annual open house Aug. 19 to showcase the expansive variety of food- and agriculture-related research the facility hosts on a daily basis.

by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A woman escaped from her burning Rosemount home as flames spread through its attic on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Rosemount police and firefighters were called to the scene at 14380 Blaine Court, a rural area east of Dakota County Technical College, around 7 a.m. Utilities to the home were shut off and firefighters sprayed water where flames were shooting out of the roof, said Rosemount Fire Chief Scott Aker. No flames were in the lower level, and firefighters had to remove parts of the ceiling in several areas to access the fire. “Due to the configuration of the roof and remodeling that was done, access to the attic was difficult,� Aker said. Inver Grove Heights firefighters were called in to help shuttle water supplies as there are no hydrants in the area, and Apple Valley provided mutual aid with two crews. One crew helped fight the fire and the other stood by at the Rosemount Fire Station to take additional calls. During that time, they responded to a medical call, Aker said. Health East provided an ambulance and paramedics who checked firefighters for heat and exhaustion. Paramedics also treated the female homeowner who was having difficulty breathing, a symptom Aker said was probably due to anxiety over the situation. The other homeowner, a man, was out of town at the time of the fire and no pets lived inside the structure. Aker said firefighters worked throughout the day to put out hot spots and flames that sparked in the attic, and were satisfied the flames were completely extinguished around 2 p.m. Fire Marshal John Kendall was meeting with insurance officials at the home Wednesday, and had not yet determined the cause of the fire, Aker said. The home suffered severe water and smoke damage, but a cost estimate was not yet available. Aker said the fire started in the attic and may have been smoldering for a long time before it was noticed.

by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Apple Valley voters will have 10 candidates to choose from in the November election for two City Council seats. One incumbent, John Bergman, and nine challengers have filed as candidates for the two council seats up for election which are currently held by Bergman and Sharon LaComb. The filing period closed Aug. 17. Bergman, who’s served on the council since 2003, will be joined on the ballot by challengers Marian Brown, Dave Brueshoff, Clint Hooppaw, Gary L. Humphrey, Ikram Huq, Merle Lohse, Thomas Sheridan O’Keefe, Nicholas Stepka and Erik Younger. Notably absent from the list of candidates is LaComb. Appointed to the City Council on an interim basis in April 2008 to fill a vacant seat left by Bob Erickson, who died in February of that year, LaComb was later elected by Apple Valley voters to serve out the remaining two years of Erickson’s term. LaComb did not return a call seeking comment about her election plans.

Better living through agriculture Rosemount Research and Outreach Center open house showcases U of M studies, future possibilities for food, fuel by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

While the University of Minnesota is known more for its international medical and scientific research as of late, a walk around its Rosemount Research and Outreach Center at UMore Park reveals that its agricultural experimentation is as pivotal as anything else the university studies. Though many of Minnesota’s biggest companies now are financial services, retailers and medical device firms, professor of animal science Alfredo DiCostanzo says that agriculture is still a huge force in the state, even if it isn’t necessarily just farmers anymore. “Twenty-five percent of business enterprise in this state is involved in agriculture,� said DiCostanzo, a Rosemount resident. “Farmers make up only 1 or 2 percent. That tells you all that happens beyond farming.� UMore held its open house last Thursday (Aug. 19) to showcase its legion of agricultural and horticultural research projects, many of which are intertwined into the web of business and industry to which DiCostanzo was referring. The range was vast: In addition to cow and honey bee exhibits, Master Gardeners served up heirloom tomatoes and salsa culled from on-site gardens and a Chemopreventive Cafe taught attendees the importance of eating foods rich in cancer-preventing elements (such as lycopene in tomatoes and resveratrol in grapes). Also, children could milk goats and their parents could buy cheese made on the St. Paul campus of the U of M. There was even wine made from grapes grown

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ROSEMOUNT at the Landscape Arboretum in Chaska. Mayo Clinic was on hand to discuss the interconnectedness of food and medicine and university staff showcased the unique breeds of flowers and fruits they created in their labs. University Board of Regents member Dallas Bohnsack has been a New Praguearea farmer since 1960. He said the importance of research stations such as Rosemount’s may seem nebulous, but they are far from it. “We really showcase the work that goes on every day at the university,� said Bohnsack, who worked at the Rosemount research center when he was a student at the university. “It’s all cutting-edge.� And most importantly, he added, it is independent research. “It’s an unbiased view on anything that is new in the field of agriculture,� he said. “This is critical not only to agriculture but to environmentalists as well and anyone interested in eating food. The research going on – it’s amazing.� Among the research and progress in his profession he sees is bushel counts. “When I started farming, we thought 100-bushel corn was terrific,� Bohnsack said. “Now it’s 200. It doubled in one generation.�

Mayoral election Apple Valley’s current mayor, Mary Hamann-Roland, will face challenger Ryan Moe in the mayoral election in November. Hamann-Roland, who’s served on the council since 1999, is seeking election to her fourth term as mayor. Moe is making his first bid for elected office. His campaign website is www.moe4mayor.com. Terms on the five-member City Council (which includes the mayoral seat) are for four years. Voter registration and precinct information is available on the city of Apple Valley’s website, www.cityofapplevalley.org.

Agronomics What is the future of food? How can we grow enough crops to feed ourselves and our insatiable hunger for comfortable vehicular mobility? Over the smooth notes of a polka

Andrew Miller is at andrew.miller@ ecm-inc.com.

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Rosemount family of bridge collapse victim: Settlement won’t ease pain Stinging loss remains three years later by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The family of Peter Hausmann of Rosemount, who died in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in 2007, will receive part of a $52.4 million settlement agreement announced Tuesday, Aug. 24. URS Corporation, a San Francisco engineering firm hired by the state, agreed to pay $48.6 million to victims, $2.2 million to reimburse insurance companies and $1.5 million to fund a memorial. General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000

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