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Eastview wins state high kick title City acquires part of Umore land for parks, recreation Rosemount officials hope to build ball fields, parks, concession stands, other facilities by 2013 by Jessica Harper THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
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No team had a better high kick routine than Eastview High School at the Class AAA state dance meet at Target Center on Feb. 19. Eastview won the high kick state title and finished third in the jazz competition. For more information and photos, turn to Sports and go online at www.ThisweekLive.com.
The city of Rosemount recently acquired a portion of the Umore Park land for a parks and recreation facility. The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved on Feb. 12 dedicating 27.5 acres alongside Dakota County Technical College to the city, which plans to develop it into ball fields, parks, concession stands and other recreation facilities. “We have been working on it with (the U of M) for quite a while,� said Dan Schultz, director of Rosemount Parks and Recreation. City officials are working on design concepts and do not have a
construction date set, Schultz said. “We’re at a point where we are looking at some sustainable opportunities on the site,� he said. “Once that is finished we will have a better time line.� The hope is to compete the project by 2013, Schultz said. The total cost is estimated to be $4 million, which city officials hope to fund with grants. The parkland is a small part of the U of M’s 5,000-acre property, which the university plans to develop into a sustainable community within the next two to three decades. This is expected to add between 20,000 and 30,000 residents. E-mail Jessica Harper jessica.harper@ecm-inc.com
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Senior housing set to open in Central Village by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
The newest addition to Apple Valley’s Central Village is set to open next week after a year of construction. Residents will begin moving in March 1 at Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley, a 134-unit apartment complex for adults 62 and older at 15359 Founders Lane. Ecumen, the Shoreviewbased senior-housing nonprofit behind the project, reports that 40 of the complex’s 134 apartments have already been reserved. “That’s pretty good – in a community like this, it takes about two years to fill it,� said Dena Meyer, marketing director for the senior living com-
munity situated in the city’s 60-acre Central Village retail and residential district abutting Galaxie Avenue south of County Road 42. While the apartments will be ready for occupancy in early March, some work on the building’s exterior and grounds still needs to be done. Landscaping and painting are slated for completion in the spring, once the weather improves. “Winter kind of got to us, and it’s still getting to us, obviously,� Meyer said in an interview Monday during the afternoon snowstorm. Ecumen, which also operates the Centennial House assisted-living community at 14625 Pennock Ave. in Apple
Valley, selected the Founders Lane site because of the shopping and dining options it will offer residents, according to Ecumen. Enjoy! restaurant, Dunn Bros coffee house and the Shops on Galaxie commercial complex are all within walking distance. Of the 134 one- and twobedroom apartments at the four-level Seasons complex, 14 are designated memorycare suites and 14 “enhanced care� suites, which are billed as an alternative to nursing home care. Marketed as offering both independent and assisted living, Ecumen allows residents to select support services on an “a la carte� basis. Amenities at the four-level complex include a movie the-
Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley, a four-level, 134-apartment senior living complex set to open March 1 in the city’s Central Village retail and residential district, will host a public open house March 19 that will include tours and a vendor fair featuring local businesses. ater, pub, cafe, arts studio, fitness center and salon that offers massage therapy. A public open house is set for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 19, and will include tours of the apartments and
community spaces, along with a vendor fair featuring local businesses. A grand opening event is planned for May. More about Seasons at Apple Valley is on the Web
at www.seasonsapplevalley. org. To arrange a tour of the apartment complex, call (952) 698-5300. Andrew Miller is at andrew. miller@ecm-inc.com.
man sentenced Pastor preaches with paint Rosemount for injuring pedestrian Lutheran pastor who creates biblical murals during church services will be at Shepherd of the Valley on March 5
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Rev. Paul Oman practices a form of ministry that’s less about the pulpit and more about the paint brush. A watercolor artist by trade, the Lutheran pastor conRev. Paul veys Bible Oman teachings by painting murals to musical accompaniment in front of church congregations. “People are impacted by the Word when there’s a visual to go with it,� said Oman, who describes his mural ministry as “a calling.� Oman will be at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Apple Valley on March 5 to create a mural on the theme of “Drawn to the Light,� tying together images of light in the Old and New Testaments – all over the course of about 90 minutes. It will be the second painting Oman has made for Shepherd of the Valley; last year he created a threepanel mural with the theme “Drawn to the Shepherd.� “It was a pretty moving experience,� said Greg Buck, a member of Shepherd of the Valley’s ImGeneral 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000
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IN BRIEF Rev. Paul Oman will be featured at the “Drawn to the Light� event from 8:30 to noon Saturday, March 5, at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Apple Valley. The event opens with breakfast and a presentation on “The Science of Light� with a panel of local experts; Oman will create a mural on the theme of light in the Old and New Testaments. Cost is $20. Register at www. sotv.org, or at the door. Shepherd of the Valley is at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road. mersed in the Word educational committee, which coordinated the event. “It was such a success we decided to do it again this year.� Oman first painted in front of a congregation in 2006 at his own church, Trinity Lutheran Church in Birchwood, Wis. The event was planned in conjunction with the church’s Good Friday service, which in past years had drawn about 40 people on average. “We figured if it didn’t work, not many people would see it,� Oman said. +&//: 800%4 $,&3." / 45"$&: " "/%3&8 .*--&3
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