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Romney, Pawlenty rally in Eagan Presidential hopeful receives support, some protest at event by Matt Hankey THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Fresh off his decisive victory in the Jan. 31 Florida primary, Republican presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney spoke to an enthusiastic audience the following day at a Freightmasters Inc. trucking company warehouse in Eagan. “We just won Florida and we’re going to win the White House,” Romney said. Romney was introduced to the crowd of hundreds of supporters by former Minnesota governor and Eagan resident Tim Pawlenty and former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman. Pawlenty has been campaigning for Romney in several states after having dropped his own presidential bid after the Iowa straw poll in August. As he took the stage, Romney was “glitterbombed” with confetti, which has recently been done to candidates who have anti-gay marriage views by pro-gay marriage activists. After brushing off the glitter protest, Romney said it’s time for new leadership and then led the crowd in singing the first verse of “America the Beautiful.” Before the rally began, a small group of protesters gathered outside the warehouse where Romney would later rally his supporters. One protester decried Romney’s tax rate, which was recently released. “To be honest, it’s class warfare,” said St. Paul resident John Ewaldt of AFSCME. “Middle-class Minnesotans are paying 35 to 38 percent and Romney is paying 15, and that’s just not right.”

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a campaign stop at Freightmasters in Eagan Wednesday, Feb. 1. His speech included mention of issues related to seniors, education, jobs and Obama’s leadership. Former Minnesota Gov. and presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty and former Senator Norm Coleman joined Romney as supporters. Others, like Apple Valley residents Judy Finger and Charlie Curry, said they’re worried about Romney’s promises to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits if elected president. “We don’t support Mitt Romney,” said Finger, who carried a “Keep Your Mitt(s) Off My Medicare and Social Security!” sign. “What more can I say?” Burnsville resident Bernie Rimnac, a conser-

vative, said he’s open-minded regarding all Republican presidential candidates and is currently undecided. “When the time comes to vote, I’ll have my decision made,” Rimnac said. “We can’t have another four years of debt upon debt upon debt. It’s not going to go away unless we do something.” See Rally, 7A

Eastview High School cheerleaders were flying high at the 2012 Minnesota Cheerleading Coaches Association state competition on Jan. 28 at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, earning a second-place finish in the Small NonTumbling division. Also taking home hardware from the event were the Apple Valley High School cheerleaders, who finished second in Medium NonTumbling. For more photos, go online to www.ThisweekLive. com. Photo by Rick Orndorf

Home Free singers performance will help local choir by Tad Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Rosemount High School choir students are hoping Home Free can send them far from home this spring. A concert by the Mankato-based, male a cappella group will be held Thursday, Feb. 16, in conjunction with the school’s choir to help raise money for a European tour in March. The show will be a preview of the songs the choir will sing when it travels to Europe and features Home Free’s upbeat interpretations of songs by the likes of the Beatles, the Beach Boys and Simon & Garfunkel. General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000

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Home Free member Matt Atwood said people should expect an all-around fantastic time. “While we strive to achieve musical excellence within our show, we also put a lot of emphasis on that word ‘show,’ ” he said. “We guarantee that you’ll come away with a smile on your face.” Home Free members, who have extensive theatrical and musical training, are touted as weaving comedy and audience participation into their music, which covers a mix of pop, jazz, classical and country. “We are truly blessed to be able to do our art, and our passion, for a living,” Atwood said. “And every day brings something entirely new, so we never get tired of it.” The group has performed for the Minnesota Vikings, Fortune 500 companies, Celebrity and Norwegian Cruise Lines and many more. As part of the effort in Rosemount, Home Free members conducted a clinic at the school in January. “Having the chance to see professionals in your field, whatever field that may be,

while learning is an integral part of the development process,” Atwood said. “In our case, the kids are able to see that the skills and techniques they are learning in choir today are applicable to the performances of tomorrow.” The group devotes time to educating and encouraging music in public schools through such workshops and concert fundraising. Its programs have raised tens of thousands of dollars for schools in Minnesota. Kelsey Sijan, a sophomore choir member, said she liked learning how to beat box, a way to use one’s voice as an instrument, which is a prominent feature of many Home Free songs. “They were amazing,” Sijan said of the Home Free quintet. She said having the chance to work with Home Free allowed the students to better understand the type of music that they perform, which is much different than other forms of music they know. “Every choir we sang for displayed a remarkable discipline, and love for singing,” Atwood said. “When we were told there’s a choir

It’s a chance to shape the political parties and the fortunes of candidates. Minnesotans will caucus on Tuesday, Feb. 7, gathering in neighborhoods across the state for an exercise in democracy. “It’s always a big deal,” said Minnesota DFL State Party Chairman Ken Martin of Eagan. DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie views the caucuses as a chance for people to arrange the “building blocks” of parties by molding party platforms. Beyond this, Ritchie sees the caucuses as providing candidates willing to spend the time, make the phone calls and wear out the shoe leather with a means of making their political mark without spending a lot of money. Caucuses can be wellsprings of new ideas, Martin said. He cites an idea out of a northern Minnesota caucus in the 1950s that Hubert Humphrey latched onto, an idea about helping that eventually took the shape of the Peace Corps. This year, a presidential year, will have added zest as Republicans and Democrats will feature presidential straw polls. In 2008, in a presidential race matching Sen. Hillary Clinton against Sen. Barack Obama, some 220,000 Democrats caucused in a record-setting display of fervor. “I remember standing in a line a mile long,” Martin said. Republican officials are hoping for a big caucus turnout for their nonbinding presidential straw poll. Some of the parties are getting innovative in their approach to the caucus. The Independence Party of Minnesota this year is hosting a live, online caucus. “I’d love to see a hundred people (participate),” said IP Chairman Mark Jenkins. Jenkins expects a few glitches, but also foresees the use of technology continuing into the future. Details about the live, See Caucus, 6A

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Mankato-based Home Free will perform a concert in conjunction with the Rosemount High School choir at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the school. The concert will raise funds to help pay for the choir’s European tour this spring. class every single hour of the school day, our jaws dropped.” The choir will travel and perform in Geneva, Annecy, Grenoble, Provence and Barcelona. Sijan said she is looking forward to seeing cathedrals and other sites, along with being able to sing for people of different nationalities. She said they hope that

“they see what American music is about and that even though we may speak a different language, singing is universal and a part of all of us.” Tickets are on sale and can be purchased by calling (651) 964-1534 or from a Team Europe choir member. Tad Johnson is at editor. thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

Senate District 37 precinct caucuses will be held Feb. 7. Registration will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the caucus will convene at 7 p.m. Democrats will meet at Apple Valley High School, 14450 Hayes Road. Republicans in District 37A (eastern Burnsville and western Apple Valley) will meet at Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. Republicans in District 37B (Rosemount and eastern Apple Valley) will meet at Rosemount High School, 3335 142nd St. W., Rosemount.

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Middle school students rewarded for forward thinking Black Hawk team heads to Washington, D.C., competition by Jessica Harper THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

One group of Eagan middle school students has been rewarded with a trip to Washington, D.C., for thinking of the future. A team of seventh- and eighth-grade boys from Black Hawk Middle School took first place at the Future City Minnesota regional competition Jan. 14 at the University of Minnesota.

The seven-member team, called Vita Nova, also won the Best Essay award at the competition. Now the team is headed to D.C. on Feb. 21 to compete in the national tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it will be exciting to see all the different teams,â&#x20AC;? said Will Cobbett, a seventh-grader at Black Hawk. The competition, sponsored by the National Engineers Week Foundation, requires students to research, design and create a model of a future city with the aid of a engineering specialist. The model must be built

to scale and include infrastructure such as transportation, water treatment processes, and heating and cooling distribution. All these aspects were required this year to be energy efficient and eco-friendly. Members of Vita Nova decided the best way to achieve this would be to create a fictitious sea-side city near a dormant volcano. The city called Ki Vita Nova, which is 150 years in the future and uses a geothermal system to generate energy and treat water. Energy is also generated using a solar satellite. Green features donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end

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complete. Team members agreed that the hardest part of the project was finding compromise during the design process. Black Hawk has participated in the competition for about 12 years. This is the second time a Black Hawk team has advanced to nationals in that time. Four other teams from the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District competed at the Minnesota regional competition and all four earned awards. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com.

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Thisweek Newspapers wins six newspaper association awards Thisweek Newspapers won six Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest awards, which were handed out during the MNA Convention awards banquet Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington. Larry Werner, general manager and editor, won first place in the Columnist category for weekly newspapers with a circulation over 5,000. Aaron Vehling, Lakeville and online editor, captured second place in this category.

Vehling also won in Category X-Weeklies over 2,500 for his story about Dakota County Muslimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; observance of Ramadan. Category X was for stories that highlighted diversity. Rick Orndorf, staff photographer, won first place in Feature Photo-Weeklies over 5,000 for his photograph of two boys launching themselves on the diving boards at Redwood Community Pool in Apple Valley. He also won second place in News Photo-Week-

lies over 5,000 for his photograph of the mock car crash at Rosemount High School. Laura Adelmann, Farmington editor, received honorable mention in Government/Public Affairs Reporting for her story on issues raised after a Farmington teacher encouraged students to call Mayor Todd Larson to voice their opinion about the City Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consideration of an ordinance restricting raising chickens in the city.

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Eastview High School s t u d e n t A s h e s h Rambachan battled to the end at the state debate Ashesh tournament Rambachan in January and took first place in the LincolnDouglas category. The Eastview junior loves participating in debate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you get into the round, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about the issues, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really interesting,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what the other person is going to say, and you have a limited time to think of what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to say back.â&#x20AC;? The stakes were high and the competition steep at state event, held at the University of Minnesota. The tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debate topic was whether victims should use deadly force as a response to repeated domestic violence. Arguing against the use of deadly force, Rambachan put in many hours researching and forming arguments. Reflecting on winning state title, Rambachan said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I definitely worked really hard for it, and to see the results come was awesome.â&#x20AC;? Rambachan said he plans to continue to participate in debate at Eastview as a senior and is excited about continuing to develop his craft. Hunter Paulson-Smith is an intern who attends the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley.

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Thisweek Columnist Want change in government? It starts on precinct caucus night by Don Heinzman THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

During these unsettled political times, public confidence in state and national lawmakers is declining. The average person who really wants to get involved has one chance to change the country’s direction and its office holders, and that’s by attending their precinct caucus on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Changing the direction and electing someone other than the office holder is not an easy process, but political party leaders maintain it can be done. Political parties sponsor these precinct caucuses so everyone has an opportunity to become a delegate to their political unit and to vote on resolutions that could be-

come part of the party platform. A person can attend their precinct caucus if they live in the precinct, are eligible to vote and agree in principle with the political party sponsoring the caucus. By reading today’s front page story or going to the secretary of state’s website (www.sos.state.mn.us), you can learn where your caucus is meeting in Thisweek Newspapers coverage area. At the caucus of both parties, those attending will be electing delegates and alternates to the district and state conventions where candidates are endorsed. Changing the current cast of office holders who in turn could change the direction of the party would take a wave of disgruntled citizens across the congressional districts and state. There is little evidence that such a wave

of discontent is forming enough to take over election of delegates at the precinct caucuses. While party leaders say everyone is eligible to attend the caucus and influence the future, odds are stacked against it because the party machinery usually controls. In the Republican Party, precinct convenors are appointed by the executive committee of the party’s Basic Political Party Unit. The same committee determines the number of delegates at the caucus by using a formula dividing the selected number into the number who voted in the 2010 election. The DFL Party likewise selects the convenors and determines the number of delegates. The Tea Party, which has gained influence and elected legislators, did not go through a caucus system to gain its power.

It started out as a grassroots organization and through social media quickly spread its gospel across the country. There are, however, stories of prominent office holders who got their start by attending their neighborhood precinct caucus. Attend the caucus on Feb. 7, be eager to become a delegate, and work through the party system, but chances are you’ll have to work long and hard within the party to make a difference in how Minnesota and the United States are governed. Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Editorial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM. He is at don.heinzman@ ecm-inc.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Let’s get real on education To the editor: Let’s stop insulting readers with unfounded claims about private versus public education. A previous letter writer suggested the poorest public schools spend more money than private schools with worse results. Private education can cost in a range from $12,000 to $20,000 in the cities. Private schools are elite, expensive and may perform very well. Basic funding revenue for public education is $5,170 per student. When private schools match public schools in cost, teacher/student ratio, and in working hard to serve students, then we might be able to make a better comparison. Let’s stick to facts and tone down contentious

opinions that are not based in reality. Sometimes reality hurts, but it appears to hurt poor and minority youth the hardest. The previous writer castigated me for defending public education. The letter writer could not even spell my name (five letters) correctly. The public or private schools he attended should not be held accountable for his failure to spell or provide proof for his theories. BETTY FEDDE Eagan

Democrats, jobs and taxes To the editor: It was good to see former state Rep. Will Morgan in the paper again (Jan. 27 letter to the editor). He wrote

that Gov. Mark Dayton had a jobs plan. I would like to know why the state of Minnesota has the money to give every company that hires a new employee a $3,000 tax credit and why I have to pay $444 for a food handlers license (they come out to see me every other year) and $434 for unemployment insurance. (Will someone tell me how to file unemployment on myself ?) Democrats seem to have all the answers — $300 for tabs on my vehicle as well as 7.25 percent sales tax on almost anything I buy in this state. Where is the $3,000 coming from? The already grossly overtaxed citizens who somehow still have jobs, that’s where! While my income has dropped $30,000 over the last three years, my taxes

continue to go up on my house, along with heat and gas. Why? Because the Democrats have more ideas as to how to waste your tax dollars and line the pockets of their friends in the unions and the government. As I recall, I didn’t hear a single word of outrage when Dayton closed down the government and put 20,000-plus people out of work. That is what the Democrats really call a jobs plan, making more people dependent on the Democrats. If you are, you are doomed. STEVE SCHOFIELD Burnsville

About Senator Thompson To the editor: When a capitalist millionaire wants to make 45 additional millions by leaching it out of ordinary folks and evade taxes as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney did, he needs to condition and lull folks and reduce their strength. To that end, the capitalist will bankroll a lawyer like state Sen. Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville, who also has been on the radio, and pay him 70 grand for so-called “communication consulting” and also get him elected to the Senate. This is how to buy a senator! As a radio host Thomp-

son convinces the ordinary folks that it is good for them to make the rich richer and to wait another 30 years for the “trickle down” effects to take hold. If the elections still do not produce the desired results for the millionaires, and politicians like Norm Coleman or Tom Emmer lose, then you go after the election process itself, and claim it is fraudulent. The inevitable investigation wastes tax money we ordinary folks paid (the millionaire capitalist pay very little or no taxes), but also the investigation drags on and on and produces a lot of distrust. Even if no fraud is found, millionaire capitalist-owned senator can now push legislation to restrict who can vote, by requiring a photo ID. Coincidentally, the voters being mostly restricted are likely to vote against the interests of the senator and his godfathers, the 1 percent. The remainder of us, the other 99 percent have been made poorer by the rich fleecing us out of our share. Since the Ronald Reagan era, only the tax-evading rich predatory raiders have become filthy rich. Today, on behalf of these predators, Thompson is attacking us the 99 percent our solidarity - the unions. The union wages and benefits have built our families, our cities, our education, our nation. By contrast, the 1 percent is making itself

richer by tearing the country apart and sending our livelihood offshore. They need the big money to retain this talent, says talk show host Thompson. But Thompson does not want to pay any big money for the talent of teachers because keeping folks dumb makes better suckers for his godfathers. JOE NIEDERMAYR Lakeville

Contract resolution is a relief To the editor: As one of the teachers of the Lakeville Public Schools, I would like to thank the Lakeville School Board and the Education Minnesota-Lakeville negotiations team for their efforts in finding a contract settlement agreement. It is a huge relief to both teachers and students to know that we have a contract. Any such settlement requires long hours and difficult decisions on everyone’s part, and our economy has made these decisions harder than ever. So many thanks to the representatives who spent late nights and early mornings in this process. You can trust that your Lakeville teachers are working late nights and early mornings to show our thanks. BETSY GRAWE Lakeville South School teacher

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Sports Standings Boys Basketball Team

Conference W L Eastview 9 0 Lakeville North 8 1 Apple Valley 7 2 Eagan 6 3 Prior Lake 4 5 B Kennedy 4 5 Lakeville South 3 6 Rosemount 2 7 B Jefferson 2 7 Burnsville 0 9

Overall W L 17 0 16 1 14 3 10 7 8 9 7 10 8 9 8 9 5 11 0 16

Friday, Feb 3 • Rosemount at Bloomington Jefferson, 7:15 p.m. • Burnsville at Bloomington Kennedy, 7:15 p.m. • Eagan at Eastview, 7:15 p.m. • Apple Valley at Prior Lake, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville North at Lakeville South, 7:15 p.m. Monday, Feb 6 • Eastview at Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South at Apple Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Eagan at Bloomington Jefferson, 7:15 p.m. • Prior Lake at Rosemount, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Lakeville North, 7:15 p.m. Friday, Feb 10 • Lakeville North at Eastview, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Apple Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Prior Lake, 7:15 p.m. • Burnsville at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Lakeville South, 7:15 p.m.

Girls Basketball Team

Conference W L Eastview 10 1 B Kennedy 9 2 Lakeville North 8 3 Apple Valley 6 5 Prior Lake 6 5 Lakeville South 4 7 Eagan 4 7 B Jefferson 4 7 Burnsville 2 9 Rosemount 2 9

Overall W L 15 4 14 4 12 7 10 8 9 10 9 10 7 12 6 12 7 12 7 12

Friday, Feb 3 • Lakeville North at Lakeville South, 5:45 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson Rosemount, 7:15 p.m. • Eastview Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Prior Lake Apple Valley, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb 4 • Apple Valley at East Ridge, 2 p.m. Monday, Feb 6 • Apple Valley at Lakeville South, 7:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Rosemount at Prior Lake, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville North at Bloomington Kennedy, 7:15 p.m. • Burnsville at Eastview, 7:15 p.m. Friday, Feb 10 • Apple Valley at Bloomington Kennedy, 7:15 p.m. • Prior Lake at Bloomington Jefferson, 7:15 p.m. • Eagan at Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South at Rosemount, 7:15 p.m. • Eastview at Lakeville North, 7:15 p.m.

Boys Hockey Team Eagan Burnsville Lakeville South Apple Valley Prior Lake Lakeville North B Jefferson Eastview Rosemount B Kennedy

Conference Overall W L T W L T 12 0 0 17 2 0 7 3 1 11 8 1 7 4 0 11 7 0 6 3 2 9 7 2 6 4 0 13 7 0 5 6 0 9 10 0 4 6 1 4 12 2 2 8 0 8 11 0 1 10 0 4 15 0 0 6 0 4 15 0

Saturday, Feb 4 • Lakeville North at Burnsville, 3 p.m. • Lakeville South at Prior Lake, 5:30 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Rosemount at Bloomington Jefferson, 7 p.m. • Eastview at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb 7 • Hill-Murray at Lakeville South, 7:30 p.m. • Eastview at Park, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 9 • Burnsville at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Rosemount at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. • Eastview at Bloomington Jefferson, 7:15 p.m.

Girls Hockey Team Lakeville North Eagan Lakeville South B Jefferson Burnsville Eastview Rosemount Apple Valley Prior Lake B Kennedy

Conference Overall W L T W L T 13 2 1 18 5 1 12 2 2 18 3 3 12 3 1 18 5 1 8 8 0 12 11 1 5 6 5 9 10 5 6 8 1 9 13 1 4 8 3 7 13 3 5 10 1 11 12 1 2 12 2 5 17 2 0 8 0 6 16 2

Saturday, Feb 4 • Bloomington Kennedy at Apple Valley, 2:15 p.m. • Lakeville South P at rior Lake, 3 p.m. • Eastview at Eagan, 3 p.m. • Rosemount at Bloomington Jefferson, 3 p.m. • Lakeville North at Burnsville, 5 p.m.

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Blaze stay positive in winless season Burnsville boys basketball team falls short against South by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Few teams had less varsity experienced basketball players coming into the season than the Burnsville boys. Coach Matthew Eppen knew it would be a work in progress. While a 0-16 record halfway through the season can be a little discouraging, no one is giving up. “Our team has made tremendous improvements throughout the season,” Eppen said. “The kids have come to practice each day with the right attitude and a willingness to get better. Consequently the motivation is still high and we continue to improve.” While the coaches expected a few growing pains, they didn’t expect as many physical pains. Only a handful of players have played in every game. “Our player rotations have changed drastically due to injury,” Eppen said. “We have had four players miss considerable time due to injury.” There hasn’t been a shortage of players who want the chance. More than 15 players have seen time on the court this season. “Both upperclassmen and underclassmen have taken advantage of their opportunity,” Eppen said. Zach Smith has emerged as a go-to scorer with 45 points in the last three games, and AJ Coleman scored a season-high 13 points in the 70-56 loss to Lakeville South on Tuesday. The focus is to earn that first victory. The team has played everyone in the South Suburban Conference with one more shot at each. The closest game was a threepoint loss to Shakopee on Jan. 14. The Blaze also have lost to Eagan by eight points and Bloomington

night on the road.

Jefferson by 10. “The second round of the conference season will hopefully give us a chance to continue to improve on the things we have been working on and also try some new things that will give us an advantage this season but also in the future,” Eppen said.

Apple Valley

Rosemount When the Irish began the South Suburban Conference portion of the schedule in early January, they had a 6-2 record and a Granite City Classic trophy. January wasn’t kind to that positive record. After an 81-58 loss to Apple Valley on Tuesday night the Irish fell below .500 for the first time since Dec. 8. “This obviously is a very tough conference and we have learned a lot about ourselves the first time through,” coach Brian Schnettler said. “You can’t take a night off and you need to play with energy every night.” The Irish have a veteran squad – seven seniors strong who have been through this before. “We will be a better team the second time through the conference,” Schnettler said. “We need to improve the consistency of our shooting a bit to compete with the top teams in our conference. Our goal has always been to be at our best in March and our guys are working hard to achieve that.” One of those seniors, leading scorer Matt Nelson, will continue his basketball experience at Minnesota State University-Moorhead next fall and has been a jackof-all-trades for the Irish. “I am happy to see some of the work he has put in pay off for him,” Schnettler said. “Matt can score both inside and out, but he also leads us in rebounds, blocks, steals, free throws attempted, and

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Burnsville’s Zach Smith, No. 10, goes up for a shot against Lakeville South on Tuesday. minutes played.” Brandon Forcier, Garrett Goetz, Cole Northwick, Tyler Liermann and Charlie Broback have been instrumental in keeping the team competitive. Northwick led the team with 20 points in the loss to Apple Valley.

Eagan Other than Eastview, Lakeville North and Apple Valley, the Wildcats are the only other team in the conference with a winning record. Eagan won four-straight conference games in an 11day stretch beating Rosemount, Lakeville South and Bloomington Kennedy. Eagan has averaged more than 60 points per game by improving its ball security. “I think the biggest key to those wins was eliminating the turnovers,” coach Mike

Sullivan said. “We still need to improve in that area, but our recent success shows the kids what they are capable of doing if they take care of the ball and get good shots with each possession.” Shea Mandli (29 points against Kennedy) and Nick Sabatke (23) are leading the team in scoring, both averaging in the teens. “They have been pretty consistent all season and are playing at the level we expected they would play from the start of the season,” Sullivan said. That’s helped the offense take better shots with contributions from Drew Bauer, Eric Woodcock, Jackson Prestrud, Isaiah Pearson and Mitch Knutson. The Wildcats have a rematch against Eastview – one of the conference teams to defeat Eagan – Friday

After starting the season 12-2, the Eagles were off to their best start since last qualifying for state in 2007. A trip to Lakeville North in late January was a setback. After leading 32-24 at halftime, the Eagles lost by 14. Three days later, the team beat a five-win Bloomington Jefferson team 63-59 and on Tuesday night outscored Rosemount 81-58. The highest scoring team in the conference took a hit when it lost Harry Sonie to injury, but sophomore Tyus Jones has taken an even larger role as the go-to scorer averaging almost 30 points per game. Dustin Fronk, who led the team with 22 points against Rosemount, and Mitch Heschel with 17 points have helped out. With two conference losses, the Eagles have some work to do if they want to improve their standings. First task comes on Friday against Prior Lake, which marks the beginning of the second round of conference play. The Eagles defeated Prior Lake 78-70 on Jan. 3.

Eastview The top-ranked team in Minnesota is showing no signs of letting up with comfortable consecutive victories against Lakeville South, Bloomington Kennedy and Bloomington Jefferson. Joey King has averaged 30 points per game during the stretch. The two teams that gave Eastview the toughest tests will pay a visit soon. Lakeville North comes to town on Feb. 10 and Apple Valley on Feb. 14. Andy Rogers is at andy. rogers@ecm-inc.com.

Wrestling primed Jackson for the Air Force Rosemount senior receives nomination certificate by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Many senior athletes have officially made their decision where to take their talents in college this week. What to do after high school can be a stressful decision. For Rosemount’s Adam Jackson, one of the top wrestlers in the state, he has had the added rigors of serving his country in mind. Jackson won his 100th varsity match Jan. 27, the day after he was given a nomination certificate for the Air Force Academy from U.S. Rep. John Kline. Jackson wants to become an officer in the Air Force, which won’t be easy. Considering the rigorous process to get to this point, anything is possible. The laws governing appointments require a nomination – congressional nominations being the primary source.

Jackson applied attended a summer to Kline and both leadership seminar U.S. senators and at the U.S. Military was interviewed by Academy at West all three political Point, N.Y. leaders. After finishing his “It’s pretty forjunior year as a runmal,” Jackson said. Adam ner-up to five-time “Going into my first Jackson state champion Desinterview I was a tin McCauley from little intimidated with all the Apple Valley, he figured he military personnel and sen- could wrestle in college. ate staff there.” “The Air Force coaches After he earned one of approached me,” Jackson Kline’s limited nominations, said. “It proved to be better Jackson needed the acad- than West Point. The coachemy to accept him, which he es made a good impression. earned in late January. The other wrestlers had a He said the application similar personality to me.” process was definitely a lot The mentality to become harder. He wrote three essays an officer only grew during along with a full personal bi- his time wrestling. ography. “I think everything in my “They have to know ev- wrestling will prepare me erything about you,” Jackson well with basic training,” said. “Every activity. Every Jackson said. “Mentally, community service you’ve wrestling has made me pretty done. Every aspect of you as strong. It don’t think it will a person. And you have to be too big of a shock to me.” have good standardized test If studying at the acadscores and GPA. emy and wrestling in Divi“They don’t want people sion I sounds intense, that’s going there only to find out because it is. they don’t want to be there.” “I’ll have the stresses of a The idea of applying to really tough academic schedthe academy came to Jack- ule as well,” Jackson said. “It son as a sophomore when he will take some getting used

to but you need to have really good time management.” Based on his success at the Minnesota level, Jackson feels he’s ready. “If you can wrestle in Minnesota, you can wrestle pretty much anywhere,” Jackson said. “I read that Minnesota is like the second best state in the country for wrestling. There’s a lot of tough competition here.” There’s one more thing he’d like to accomplish before heading to the academy – win a state tournament title. But, perhaps he’s even more proud of the strides the Irish have made this season. The Rosemount wrestling team is 15-3 after defeating Roseville, Henry Sibley and Hopkins last weekend. Henry Sibley was one of the “Lean and Mean” members ranked by the Guillotine last week. Jackson feels Rosemount has a good chance to be on the list next week. “The program is better than it’s ever been,” Jackson said” The program is growing.”

Andy Rogers is at andy. rogers@ecm-inc.com.

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warm during winter weekends filled with tournaments, quadrangulars and invitationals. Burnsville finished sixth at the South St. Paul tournament last weekend out of 16 other teams, and third at the Henry Sibley Tournament the weekend before with strong performances from Bill and Andy Underhill. Eagan went 1-2 over the weekend at the Robbinsdale Cooper Darrel Sohn Invite defeating Minneapolis Southwest but losing to Goodhue and Wayzata. Eastview defeated East Ridge 48-24 last Friday, but lost to Hastings 56-16. Mitch Rechtzigel and BJ Groskreutz earned two wins in the process. Apple Valley won the Forest Lake Duals beating the host 44-22 in the finals. Gannon Volk, Seth Gross, Hark Hall, Mason Manville, Brandon Kingsley, Benn Sullivan, Dan Woiwor, Paul Cheney and Trom Peterson had victories in the final.

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Alpine Tuesday, Jan. 31 • South Suburban Conference finals, at Buck Hill Girls: 1. Lakeville North, 398; 2. Eastview, 371; 3. Lakeville South, 316; 4. Jefferson, 297; 5. Burnsville, 268; 6. Apple Valley, 266; 7. Prior Lake, 197 1, Anderson, Sally, EEV; 2, Larson, Amanda, LKS; 3, Spong, Erin, JEF; 4, Kavanaugh, Courtney, LKN; 5, Smith, Briar, LKN; 6, Noonan, Abby, LKN; 7, Knutson, Alex, LKN; 8, Hefko, Claire, APV; 9, Lindsay, Erica, Bur; 10, Karnopp, Courtney, EEV Boys: 1. Burnsville, 431; 2. Eastview, 405; 3. Apple Valley, 402; 4. Jefferson, 373; 5. Lakeville North, 316; 6. Lakeville South, 286; 7. Prior Lake, 156 1, Murray, Michael, JEF; 2, Croasdale, Connor, LKN; 3, Ahlberg, Andrew, APV; 4, Huss, Jordan, Bur; 5, Anderson, Tommy, EEV; 6, Cumming, Andrew, EEV 7, Flickinger, Tom, Bur; 8, Garbe, Jon, Bur; 9, Xi, Matt, LKN; 1,0 Bramer, Alec, JEF

Area seniors sign letters of intent by Andy Rogers

and Zach Johnson, football Dakota; Kristen Knutson, at North Dakota State Uni- soccer at the University of Minnesota; Lauren DougSeveral area seniors versity. las, soccer at Southwest signed their National LetState University; AJ Albers, ters of Intent on Wednesday Eagan to continue their athletic caDrew Bauer, foot- soccer at University of New reers at the collegiate level. ball at University of Hampshire; Gustavo AguiM i n n e s o t a - D u l u t h ; lar Castro, soccer at Upper Eastview Eric Woodcock, foot- Iowa University; and JonaBrianna Ismale, women’s ball at University of than Garcia, cheerleading soccer at South Dakota Minnesota-Duluth; Connor at MidAmerica Nazarene State University; Taryn Randall, football at Univer- University. Macmillan, women’s soccer sity of Minnesota-Duluth; at the University of North Mitch Knutson, football at Burnsville Chase Roullier, football Dakota; Leah Nesheim, St. Cloud State University; women’s soccer at Univer- Lindsey Micheletti, soccer at University of Wyoming; sity of Minnesota-Duluth; at the University of North Jalen Dyson, football at THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

North Dakota State College of Science; and Bailly Drayton, soccer at St. Cloud State University.

Apple Valley Lauren Hoeppner, soccer at Minnesota State University-Mankato; Zachary Martens, football at University of Missouri S&T; and Anna Edgren, soccer at Bemidji State University.

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Eagan student athletes Andy Rogers is at andy. signed National Letters rogers@ecm-inc.com. of Intent on Wednesday morning.

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Caucus/from 1A online IP caucus can be found on the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website: www.independenceminnesota.org. The IP will have caucuses at more than 40 locations on Feb. 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Eagan (2nd District, Northview Elementary School, 965 Diffley Road), Edina, Bloomington, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Coon Rapids and Stillwater among others. To find where to cau-

cus, check the Secretary of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Electionsâ&#x20AC;? for a caucus-finder. Caucus locations that were submitted to Thisweek are posted online at www. ThisweekLive.com. Caucusing begins at 7 p.m. In addition to the Republican, Democratic, and Independence parties, the Green and Constitution parties also are caucusing. The Grassroots and Libertarian parties are not. To be eligible to partici-

pate in a caucus, attendees must be eligible to vote in the next general election, live in the precinct and generally agree with the principles of the political party. Delegates to party conventions are often elected at caucuses. One theory about caucuses is that supporters of opposition parties sometimes infiltrate competing caucuses to twist the results. While Martin and Jenkins donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wholly discount that scenario, they down-

play it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be very difficult to accomplish,â&#x20AC;? Martin said. Democrats are eager to bring new blood into their caucuses, he explained. Democratic statewide candidates have struggled, Martin believes, in part because the same people attend the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caucuses. And these activists tend to send similarly patterned candidates into the primaries, election after election. A turnout of 100,000

citizens on caucus night wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be too bad, Ritchie indicated. Martin expects around 30,000 people to attend the DFL caucuses this year. Jenkins said he was unfamiliar with the previous IP caucus turnouts, but, whatever the total, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping for more, he explained. The IP, which has seen some election success in Minnesota, is focusing on getting a half dozen candidates elected to the Legislature, Jenkins said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be lying if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be disappointed at two or three,â&#x20AC;? he said. Attempts to contact Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Pat Shortridge were not successful. The Secretary of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office will post the results of the caucus night presidential straw polls on its website. The results will be provided by the parties. T.W. Budig can be reached at tim.budig@ecm-inc.com.

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Mickey Robert Culbertson Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 with the visitation starting at 2 pm and a service following at 3 pm. Services held at Faith Lutheran Church, Morris, MN. Mickey Robert Culbertson was born on January 23rd, 2012 and went to meet the Lord the same day. He brought joy to his family every day of his short time here on earth. He is survived by his parents, Robert and Whitney Culbertson of Morris, sisters Magdalyne and Gracey; grandparents, Robert and Charlotte Culbertson of Burnsville, and Gary and Kirsten Anderson of Red Wing, aunt Jenifer Culbertson of Burnsville, uncles Ian Anderson and Brennen Anderson of Red Wing and five great-grandparents. Mickey is preceded in death by two great-grandparents.

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Lombardo Dammann Becky Sue Lombardo, daughter of Daren & Amy Belfiori of Oakdale, and Joel Matthew Dammann, son of Dennis & Claudia Dammann of Paynesville,(formerly of Lakeville), announce their engagement. Becky and Joel will be married at Back to the 50's in St. Paul Becky is a 2003 graduate of Tartan High School, Oakdale, and attends The Univ of Wisc, River Falls, pursuing a degree in Animal Science Vet Technician. She is currently employed at Dogs at Play in Newport, Mn. as a dog groomer. Joel is a 1999 Lakeville Senior High graduate, and a 2003 graduate of Dunwoody Institute. Joel is a Journeyman Electrician and a proud union member of IBEW Local 292 Mpls, Mn. He is currently employed with Van Ert at Brookings, SD.

Kleeberg Schlesser Katie Emma Kleeberg, daughter of Paul Kleeberg and Johanna Rian of Apple Valley is to be married to Kyle Steven Schlesser, son of Steve and Patti Schlesser of Burnsville. The two recently returned from Europe together where Kyle proposed in Rome, Italy. They currently attend Bethel University in St. Paul where they are studying Business Marketing and Finance respectively. They look forward to seeing how the Lord will use their lives as a married couple.

Clark - Stickels Julia Clark, daughter of Leo and Mary Anne Clark of Burnsville and Matt Stickels, son of Rodney Stickels and Sandy Efflandt of Princeton, IL, announce their upcoming wedding. Julia is a 2003 graduate of Burnsville High School & 2007 graduate of Marquette University. Julia & Matt met after a Cu b s/ Bre we rs g a m e i n 2 0 0 8 . Their wedding will be February 11, 2012 and they will be living in Elmhurst, IL.

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David Michael Feterl Age 57, died Saturday, January 28 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Funeral mass will be held at 10 am on Saturday, February 4 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Iroquois, SD. There will be a prayer service on Friday, February 3 at 3:30 pm at Kinzley Funeral Home in Salem and then a prayer service at 7 pm at the church in Iroquois. He was born in Mitchell, SD on Nov 9th, 1954. He attended St. Mary's Grade School and Salem High School. He attended The University of South Dakota in Springfield. He was trained as a mechanical draftsman and spent his entire professional career as a mechanical draftsman and designer. He owned his own business designing and building a variety of metal products. One of Dave's passions was volunteering as a Fireman. Dave was a volunteer in Salem, Eagan, MN for 19 years and finally in Iroquois, SD for the last 5 years. Dave always felt a calling to help others in emergency situations. Dave's other passion was metal working. He was a member of the Guild of Metalsmith's in MN. He served as President and taught classes in the arts of traditional Blacksmiths. Dave was very enthusiastic about maintaining and passing along the knowledge of traditional metalworking. He was an active faithful member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Iroquois, SD where he also served as a lector. Dave is survived by his wife Barbara (Kutzke) of 25 years, his mother Marilyn Feterl of Prior Lake, MN, his sister Louie Feterl and brother Doug (Kim) Feterl of Rapid City, SD, his sister Margie (Jeff) Schmitz of Apple Valley, MN, his brother Darryl (Mary) Feterl of Eagan, MN, and sisters Marcy (Jim) Norquist and Molly Feterl of Burnsville, MN. He is also survived by his father and mother-in-law, Lando and Lucille Kutzke of St. Cloud, his two brothers-in-law Dan (Kim) Kutzke of Rochester, MN and Michael (Jennifer) Kutzke of Andover, MN, a sister-in-law Connie (Steve) Dilts of Billings, MT and many nieces and nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his brother, Daniel and father, Leon. www.kinzleyfh.com

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The Apple Valley City Council has decided against a tax levy increase or special assessments to pay for needed reconstruction of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aging street system. Instead, the council on Jan. 26 unanimously voted to use money from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Future Capital Projects fund to initially cover the additional $960,000 needed each year. Future Capital Projects dollars will be used until 2018, at which time the city may levy the needed funding for roads. The council spent Rally/from 1A Another rally attendee, John Ryan of St. Paul, said his attendance was purely happenstance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be honest with you, I was walking my sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog who lives real close and I heard Romney was going to be here so I stopped by,â&#x20AC;? Ryan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to hear what he has to say. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the front-runner, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just interested in anybody who can beat Obama.â&#x20AC;? Ryan said he would â&#x20AC;&#x153;definitely vote for Romneyâ&#x20AC;? because he considers him the best suited to unseat the current president. Also inside the Freightmasters warehouse were Minneapolis resident Kurt Hanna, 26, and Lakeville resident Kathy Rippengrop. They hoped to speak with Romney regarding his stance on medical and recreational marijuana use. Rippengrop said her mother, who had cancer, used marijuana to treat her nausea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They told her she would live one year and she lived four and half,â&#x20AC;? Rippengrop said. Hanna said Romney opposes medical marijuana and marijuana legalization on the whole and cited a recent Gallup poll that shows half of U.S. residents are now in favor of legalizing marijuana. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very out of touch with the voters,â&#x20AC;? Hanna said. Apple Valley resident Thomas Southwell, 6, took a day off from school to catch Romneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our son has been interested in the presidential contest, so this is an opportunity to see him,â&#x20AC;? said Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; father, Wayne Southwell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been watching a lot of the presidential debates.â&#x20AC;? Minneapolis resident Bill McGaughey has a special connection to Romney. McGaugheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Bill McGaughey Sr., worked for Romneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, George Romney, at American Motors in Detroit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a historic event,â&#x20AC;? McGaughey said of the rally in Eagan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has a good chance to be our next president and I think he would do a good job.â&#x20AC;? Minnetonka resident Barry Kelner and his son Marshall Kelner are both conservatives, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see eye-to-eye on who should be the Republican nominee. A self-described â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gingrich guy,â&#x20AC;? Barry Kelner said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Pawlenty tells me to support Romney, I will take a look at him.â&#x20AC;? Marshall Kelner is a Romney supporter, but there havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been any family scuffles because of it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just a friendly discussion,â&#x20AC;? said Barry Kelner.

asphalt street constructed in the 1960s or 1970s is about 50 years, and in the near future the city will have about five miles of streets reaching the end of their 50-year service life each year. The $960,000 annual funding increase is what is required to simply maintain the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s street system at its current condition, Blomstrom said. The city hosted three public meetings in January to provide information and gather input on the funding options. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time and again I heard people saying we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to see the street system in Apple Valley decline over the years,â&#x20AC;? Blomstrom said, adding that the lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of feedback from residents indicated a preference for use of the Future Capital Projects fund. Apple Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business community also â&#x20AC;&#x153;overwhelmingly preferredâ&#x20AC;? use

months debating its funding options â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a tax levy increase that would affect all property owners; special assessments to properties adjoining road reconstruction projects; and money from the Future Capital Projects fund. What was not a matter of debate was the need for the funding. The city currently spends $4.3 million each year to maintain its 175 miles of streets, using preservation practices such as seal coating and crack sealing, in addition to full reconstruction projects. But additional funding is needed in coming years when about 80 miles of Apple Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s streets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; built in the years of rapid development between the late 1960s and early 1970s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; reach the end of their service life. According to city Public Works Director Todd Blomstrom, the service life for an

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Eagan utilities superintendent retires Rentals on the rise in Burnsville by Hunter Paulson-Smith THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

After working in the utilities business for 44 years, Wayne Schwanz retired in December as utilities superintendent for the city of Eagan. His contributions to the city are wideranging. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was very instrumental in looking for and understanding potential problems with new developments based on his experience with past problems,â&#x20AC;? said Tom Colbert, the director of public works in Eagan. Schwanz began working in city utilities in 1966 as a parttime employee for the city of Mendota Heights. Later, he moved to Bloomington and then to Eagan where he has served as utilities superintendent for 27 years. In this position, he oversaw the operation of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s utilities, which includes the water treatment plants, water distribution systems, sanitary sewer collection system and storm sewer systems. The department has grown and improved immensely over the past three decades.

Wayne Schwanz Schwanz has been instrumental in the management of utilities in the city of Eagan for the past few decades. He considers the development of the GIS system, a mapping program used for analyzing and solving problems with Eaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s utilities, to be among his greatest achievements. Schwanz also oversaw the expansion and upgrade of Eaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s north water treatment plant in 2005. Eaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s period of significant growth was among the most exciting points in his career, because of the many utility

expansions and improvements that were needed at the time, Schwanz said. Colbert has worked closely with Schwanz for his entire career in Eagan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wayne grew up with the system, he knew the system like the back of his hand,â&#x20AC;? Colbert said. Schwanz truly loved his job as utilities superintendent. When reflecting on the many years he worked for the city, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honestly, I really enjoyed my job, there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a day I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get up and go to work.â&#x20AC;? Schwanz has some exciting plans for retirement. He is planning to continue to be involved in his church as well as the Patriot Guard. He is also planning a two- to three-week trip to the Canadian Rockies on his Harley motorcycle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty open to anything,â&#x20AC;? Schwanz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have my health and I have my Harley.â&#x20AC;? Hunter Paulson-Smith is an intern who attends the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley.

Mayor Kautz receives national arts honor Burnsville Mayor Conference of MayElizabeth Kautz is one orsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 80th annual winter of three elected offimeeting in Washington, cials in the nation choD.C., on Jan. 19. Kautz sen to receive the 2012 is a past president of Public Leadership in the conference. Arts Award. Kautz received the The award was pre- Elizabeth award for her and the sented by Americans Kautz communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work on for the Arts, a nonprofthe Heart of the City, it organization for advancing the Burnsville Performing Arts the arts and arts education, and Center and the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual the United States Conference Art and All that Jazz Festival. of Mayors. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve presented The other two honorees are Illithe awards annually since 1997. nois Gov. Pat Quinn and Frank The award honors elected of- Ortis, mayor of Pemroke Pines, ficials who have demonstrated Fla. outstanding leadership in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gov. Quinn and mayors advancement of the arts. Kautz Kautz and Ortis have each was presented the award at the demonstrated their dedication

to thoughtfully using the arts to spur economic development while enhancing the quality of life in the communities they serve,â&#x20AC;? said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am thrilled and honored to receive this national award for local arts leadership,â&#x20AC;? Kautz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been blessed to work with so many business and community leaders who make the arts in all forms a priority. I share this award with them. We are very aware that the arts enrich the lives of our citizens, document our history and drive economic vitality.â&#x20AC;?

More single-family homes are being converted by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

license requirement in 2005, the need for inspections of aging rental properties has grown, he said. Many single-family rentals remain unlicensed, even though the city requires a license. Some 1,585 rentals are single-family units or townhouses or condos in buildings where the balance of the units are owner-occupied, according to the city. The city has 600 to 700 single-family rental licenses, Faulkner said. Gustafson called for the city to welcome higher-end apartments in a down housing market, even though that would work against the 70 percent owner-occupied goal. When the city sought to unload 1.75 acres of city-owned land in the Heart of the City last fall, only highend apartment builders responded to a request for proposals, and the city turned them away, Gustafson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People that can afford that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rent out here because we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that the Heart of the City is a perfect place for high-end rentals. His suggestion didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get far. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing is, if you open that door, it flies open. ... We already have a good land-use plan in place,â&#x20AC;? Mayor Elizabeth Kautz said. The 70-30 split between owner-occupied and rental reflects â&#x20AC;&#x153;what our community has told us over and over againâ&#x20AC;? in surveys and citizen comments, Council Member Mary Sherry said. High-end apartments could become lower-end apartments through ownership changes the city canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t control, Coughlin said. Council Member Dan Kealey said the housing market is turning to rentals, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d support high-end apartments in the Heart of the City if it could be guaranteed theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d stay that way. Overall, Burnsville has â&#x20AC;&#x153;way too much budget rental housing thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s causing a lot of problems weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dealing with today,â&#x20AC;? he said, blaming councils of the distant past.

The percentage of rental housing in Burnsville has crept upward, along with the number of single-family homes that have been converted to rentals. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long been an official city goal to reach 70 percent home ownership in Burnsville. The city had pegged home ownership at 68 percent, but recently released 2010 U.S. Census data show itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s down to 66 percent. Data also show that 313 singlefamily homes or townhomes have been converted to rentals since the 2000 Census, according to the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just kind of become a newer industry,â&#x20AC;? Community Development Director Jenni Faulkner said. Officials discussed the owner-rental balance at a Jan. 27 City Council retreat. Burnsville has 25,759 housing units, 1,476 of which are vacant. A total of 1,498 housing units were built from 2000 to 2010, only 374 of which were built as rentals. But the city had 687 more rental units in 2010 than it did in 2000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other communities around us are seeing higher increases in the amount of rental than we have,â&#x20AC;? Faulkner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going up everywhere.â&#x20AC;? And whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worse â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a single-family home sitting vacant in a down market or a home occupied by renters? she asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But with the proliferation of more rentals, there are more problems,â&#x20AC;? Faulkner added. Council Member Bill Coughlin said he noticed the proliferation of singlefamily rentals when he was a candidate door-knocking before last summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special council election. On one block of $200,000 to $300,000 homes, four of eight were rental, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just is what it is,â&#x20AC;? Coughlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no remedy for it. ... Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing we can do to change the trend.â&#x20AC;? Council Member Dan Gustafson suggested charging a fee for rental licenses, both for apartments and sin- John Gessner is at john.gessner@ecmgle-family rentals, to cover inspection inc.com. costs. Since the city launched its rental

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THISWEEK February 3, 2012

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Thisweekend Bluegrass bonanza at Celts

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Lakeville native JP Bouvet, seen here playing a V-drum set (programmable electronic drums), earned top honors at two drum competitions in California last month, including a first-place finish at the Guitar Center Drum Off finals. The win netted him $25,000, a feature article about him in Modern Drummer magazine and a host of other prizes.

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Rosemountâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Sawtooth bluegrass band will be featured Thursday, Feb. 9, at Celts Pub & Grill in downtown Rosemount as part of the monthly Bluegrass Americana Family Night concert series. Co-sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council, the series offers a different bluegrass band the second Thursday of each month and runs through April. The concerts are free and open to all ages; all the shows run from 7 to 9 p.m. More information is at www.bluegrassamericanaweekend.com under the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Nightâ&#x20AC;? link.

JP Bouvet wins national Guitar Center Drum Off by Andrew Miller

Riding high on his victory in Los Angeles, Bouvet The trophies keep headed to Anapiling up for JP Bouheim, Calif., the vet. following weekend The 2007 Lakevto compete in the ille South High Roland V Drum School graduateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s JP Bouvet international comskills on the drum petition. kit earned him a first-place Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d earned a berth in finish in the Guitar Center Drum Off on Jan. 14 in Los the event by winning the V Drum national finals held Angeles. Bouvet bested 4,500 oth- in Las Vegas last fall, and er drummers from across this competition pitted him the country as he battled his against 15 other drummers way through local and re- from around the world. V Drums, or programgional competitions on the way to winning the Drum mable electronic drums, allow drummers to use MP3s Off finals last month. His prize package is a and perform solos that trankingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bounty: $25,000, a scend the typical flailing custom drumset and other snare-and-bass-drum theatgear, three days recording rics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My solo included jungle time at a New York City studio, an article about him animal sounds, metal guitar, in Modern Drummer maga- a choir, and it ended with zine, and a video episode pieces of the Star Spanfeaturing him on Drum- gled Banner interrupted by Channel.com that ends with dubstep breakdowns,â&#x20AC;? said Bouvet jamming with Terry Bouvet, who placed second Bozzio, former drummer at the Anaheim event, finishing behind a drummer for Frank Zappa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most valuable prize from Norway. Bouvet is now looking from the competition is the publicity,â&#x20AC;? said Bouvet, who forward to a tour of Turkey since high school has been this month with his band studying at the Berklee Col- Helicopria, a rock quartet lege of Music in Boston. consisting of fellow Berklee â&#x20AC;&#x153;My name is posted all over music students. His other band, The SuGuitar Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magazines and catalogs and website, per Pilots, a jazz-funk group and the YouTube video that includes Bouvetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Berkwill reach a couple hundred lee classmate and 2008 thousand views before too Apple Valley High School graduate Mike Linden, will long.â&#x20AC;? THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Chameleon to stage â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Almost, Maineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Chameleon Theatre Circleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost, Maineâ&#x20AC;? promises to bring romance, magic and comedy to Burnsvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Performing Arts Center. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2425, March 2, 3, 5, 9, 10 and

at 2 p.m. March 11. Tickets are $20 ($17 for seniors and students) at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center box office, 12600 NicolletÂ Ave., by phone at (800) 982-2787) or online at Ticketmaster.com.

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

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The Rosemount Area Arts Council will present a free performance of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love Lettersâ&#x20AC;? at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Steeple Center, 14375 South Robert Trail, Rosemount. To register, email inforaac@yahoo.com or call (651) 600-8693.

Spencers: Theatre of Illusion will bring magic to the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in a 7:30 p.m. performance on March 8. Tickets range from $15

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Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home camera system snares theft suspect Her former roommate has been charged with a felony by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

a bag and buried it in her closet. She then purchased a camera system and set it up in her bedroom facing the closet. The recording, she reported, shows Wegner-Barthol going into the closet, grabbing the bag of jewelry and then running out of the room. The woman confronted Wegner-Barthol about the theft and kicked her out of the house. Police spoke with Wegner-Barthol, who admitted that she stole a ruby ring, a pearl necklace, a gold ring and about 15 DVDs, the complaint said. Wegner-Barthol told police she pawned several of the items â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and threw several other items in the sewer drain. Police say the value of the stolen items is more than $1,000. If convicted of the one felony count, Wegner-Barthol faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

A Lakeville woman who suspected a roommate of stealing jewelry from her bedroom set up a camera system to catch the culprit in the act. The womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homespun detective work yielded a recording that allegedly shows her then-roommate, Lori J. Wegner-Barthol, purloining a bag full of jewelry hidden in a closet. Wegner-Barthol, 50, of Apple Valley, is now facing a charge of felony theft in Dakota County District Court. According to the criminal complaint, the victim contacted Lakeville police in August to report that Wegner-Barthol, her roommate from November 2010 to July 2011, had stolen property from her. After she began to suspect Wegner-Barthol was responsible for her missing jewelry, the woman placed Andrew Miller is at andrew. her remaining jewelry in miller@ecm-inc.com.

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Will zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new wolf find love? Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Zoo

Minnesota Zoo officials are hoping the newest addition to the wolf exhibit will make a love connection in the near future. The male gray wolf, which recently arrived at the zoo from Quebec, is still a bit shy and getting acclimated to his new home, but zoo officials say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping he will eventually breed with the exhibitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resident female. The wolves can be seen in their exhibit on the Medtronic Minnesota Trail; more information is at http://mnzoo.org.

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A Zamboni driver at Hayes Arena in Apple Valley was arrested Monday night for allegedly driving drunk while resurfacing the ice during a youth hockey practice. Apple Valley police officers responded to the ice arena at about 8 p.m. after receiving calls from people there that the Zamboni driver appeared to be intoxicated. Upon arrival, officers observed the driver, a 34-yearold part-time employee of the city-run arena, struggling to maneuver the Zamboni off the ice, according to police. Police say the man was unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol. He failed field sobriety tests and was arrested for DWI. Charges have not been filed yet. The driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bloodalcohol level was tested Monday night at the Apple Valley Police Station, and the sample has been sent to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehensionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lab for analysis. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Andrew Miller

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