Thisweek Newspapers Apple Valley and Rosemount by Sun Thisweek

Insidess e Busin is issue

in th Included

Holocaust survivor shares his ‘journey through hell.’ See Thisweekend Page 6A

Thisweek Apple Valley-Rosemount march 23, 2012

VOLUME 33, NO. 4

A NEWS OPINION SPORTS

www.thisweeklive.com

Opinion/4A

Public Notices/5A

Sports/12A

Classifieds/9-11A

Announcements/8A

Flier flap did not factor in Gerlach’s decision

DFL gives nod to three, Republicans to wait on two of their choices

by Tad Johnson Thisweek Newspapers

There has been much speculation that Sen. Chris Gerlach’s decision to retire from the Senate when his term expires at the end of the year was influenced by the recent flap involving his company, Chris Eagan-based Gerlach Capitol Direct. It mailed fliers on behalf of a client in support of a measure that would put a socalled Right to Work constitutional amendment on the ballot. “I can assure you that that did not factor in any decision,” Gerlach said last week during a phone interview. He said he spoke with those lawmakers who were upset with the mailing, which reportedly went to residents in neighborhoods represented by Republicans who have indicated reluctance to support the measure. “We are all good,” Gerlach said. “There is nothing else to that.” The nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen’s lobby Common Cause Minnesota asked him to disclose the client list of Capitol Direct. When asked if he would do that, Gerlach responded, “No.” The conservative political action committee Freedom Club paid for the Right to Work fliers. The amendment, carried in the Senate by Sen. Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville, cleared a Senate committee amid protests by union supporters. If approved by voters, the measure would make it illegal to force someone to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of employment. Tad Johnson is at editor. thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

Greg Clausen

Roberta Gibbons

Jeff Wilfahrt

Tara Mack

Former Rosemount principal is DFL’s choice Greg Clausen to seek vacant Senate District 57 seat by Tad Johnson Thisweek Newspapers

In a surprise move, DFL delegates endorsed at their March 17 convention former Rosemount High School Principal and Apple Valley resident Greg Clausen to run for state Senate in the newly drawn District 57. Clausen, who announced his candidacy on the convention floor at Rosemount Middle School, was only three votes short of the 60 percent needed to garner the endorsement on the first ballot after he gave a short speech and stood for questions. He won the second ballot over Mike Germain, who twice had run against Sen. Chris Gerlach, R-Apple Valley. Gerlach, who defeated Germain by 8 percentage points in 2006 and 19 in 2010, announced last Monday that he would not seek reelection.

“The situation seemed to be the right time and the right moment,” Clausen said of seeking the endorsement in a phone interview Tuesday. He said Gerlach’s choice to not seek re-election factored into his decision. “It presented an opportunity with the field open and not having an incumbent on the ballot,” Clausen said. Clausen said he was not surprised by the convention results despite his being a newcomer to the process. “I had to convince people that I was a viable candidate,” he said. “The next step is organizing a campaign and selling myself to the public that I am a candidate they can trust.” Clausen said he hopes his 30-plus years working in Apple Valley and Rosemount schools are a plus to his campaign.

“My whole life has been about wanting to make a difference in people’s lives,” Clausen said. In his current part-time job with the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, Clausen is charged with writing state and federal grants that have secured the district funding for such programs as technical education, physical fitness and nutrition. He served as Rosemount High School principal from 1995 to 2008. Prior to that he was assistant principal of the school for seven years and held the same post at Apple Valley (1984-87) and in Eau Claire, Wis., for three years. In 1976, Clausen began teaching at Apple Valley High School and became the school’s administrative assistant in 1981. See Endorsement, 8A

Senate District 57 conventions held March 17 by Tad Johnson Thisweek Newspapers

DFLers emerged with three endorsed candidates, while Republicans chose to select only one during March 17 endorsing conventions for the new state Senate District 57. The DFL convention in Rosemount endorsed former Rosemount High School Principal Greg Clausen for Senate (see related story). As expected, delegates endorsed former DFL Senate District 37 chair Roberta Gibbons in House District 57A and former 3M software engineer Jeff Wilfahrt, the father of a U.S. Army soldier who was killed in action, in 57B. In Apple Valley, district Republicans enSee Conventions, 8A

BRT construction forces buses off Cedar Avenue Lane closures likely to last through fall by Laura Adelmann Thisweek Newspapers

Construction of Minnesota’s first Bus Rapid Transit project is forcing buses off Cedar Avenue in Apple Valley until the corridor opens in November. Minnesota Valley Transit Authority buses will be re-routed off the Cedar Avenue corridor starting Monday, as construction of the bus-only shoulders force lane closures, detours and traffic snarls through the heart of Apple Valley. As long planned, BRT

construction has migrated north, and the road’s northbound lanes will close from County Road 42 to south of Upper 136th Street starting March 26. Southbound lane closures are expected to begin in April. Some lanes will remain open and signs will alert drivers of lane closures that are expected to change as work progresses, said Ross Beckwith, lead engineer for Cedar Avenue BRT. The project’s vast construction activities will

shut down northbound and southbound bus stops on Cedar by Monday, and it is undetermined when they will reopen. “We’re starting to get into full bore construction on Cedar Avenue for Bus Rapid Transit,” said MVTA customer service manager Robin Selvig. “The delays are expected to be very, very significant.” The Apple Valley Transit Station at 155th and Cedar Avenue is closed while work is done to expand the platform and canopy area to

accommodate the BRT vehicles, according to Selvig. Despite the detours, MVTA bus service in the area will still be available to riders. Riders can board buses at the “old” Apple Valley Transit Station on Gaslight Drive. “We anticipate the new AVTS opening in June,” Selvig wrote in an email to Thisweek, “but (Dakota County) has some roadway work to do in front of the station before we can complete our work.” Alternate MVTA bus routes include the 420, a

flex bus route that can go off-route within the service area to drop off and pick up passengers, and the 440 that operates along Galaxie Avenue and stops for riders who signal the driver. Riders can arrange flex route pick ups by calling (952) 882-6000 to schedule a reservation. It is recommended riders call at least two hours before their desired pick-up time; callers can also arrange a standing reservation. Route information and trip planners are available on www.mvta.com. See Cedar, 14A

Mayor: Apple Valley has become ‘model, smart city for the 21st century’ State of the City address includes announcement that Stream Global Services moving to Apple Valley by Andrew Miller Thisweek Newspapers

Mayor Mary HamannRoland capped off her annual State of the City address, which touted Apple Valley’s status as “a model, smart city for the 21st century,” with the announcement that Stream Global Services intends to move its world headquarters to Apple Valley. The Boston-based outsourcing provider’s move to the city “has the potential for millions of dollars in economic ripple effects across our community,” said the four-term mayor, who gave her address at the Hayes Community and Senior Center. The news from Stream Global Services is just one of many signs from the commercial sector that the city is headed in the right direction, Hamann-Roland told Photo by Rick Orndorf Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland said in her State of the City address that Stream Global an audience that included Services’ newly announced plan to move its headquarters to Apple Valley “has the potential other elected officials and members of the Apple Valfor millions of dollars in economic ripple effects across our community.” ley Chamber of Commerce, General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000

which sponsored the event. Hamann-Roland pointed to the Cedar Avenue corridor, which saw major construction in 2011 and is set to begin bus rapid transit service by the end of the year, as a place of “job creation and economic development.” “The Cedar corridor is the life force of our community … and it is our collective responsibility to keep it economically vibrant,” she said. “I know that it is not easy to have ongoing construction over two years in the downtown. … Attracting and retaining businesses on the corridor while under construction is our goal.” Others signs Apple Valley has become a “smart city” noted in Hamann-Roland’s address included: • Businesses, such as Think Bank and Kwik Kopy, opened their doors in Apple Valley last year despite the weak economy. • A host of other businesses expanded or reinvest-

ed, including Sam’s Club, Jim Paul’s Valley Buick and Buffalo Wild Wings, which undertook a $500,000 expansion of its restaurant on Cedar Avenue. • The city’s seen an uptick in housing, with family housing being added at Cobblestone Lake and along Embry Way, and residential remodeling projects up 43 percent over last year. • City government has focused on “online connectedness,” using Twitter and Facebook to connect with residents, and offering a website (www.cityofapplevalley.org) that allows bills to be paid online. The city will continue to focus on attracting jobs and economic development, Hamann-Roland said in her closing remarks. “We move forward with confidence and optimism for our future,” she said. Andrew Miller is at andrew. miller@ecm-inc.com.

March 23, 2012 THISWEEK

Senators tight-lipped over Brodkorb accusations Eagan resident, former staffer threatens to sue Senate majority by T.W. Budig & Jessica Harper Thisweek Newspapers

Senate Republican leaders were tight lipped on Friday, March 16, about the flareup this week between attorneys for former Senate Republican communications director Michael Brodkorb and Senate officials concerning Brodkorb’s allegation that he was wrongfully fired from the Senate. Brodkorb, through his attorneys, revealed that he had an intimate relationship with former senate majority leader Amy Koch, R-Buffalo, while working as a Senate staffer. In a notice of claims

filed March 13, the Eagan resident says he intends to prove he was treated differently from other staffers due to his gender. Brodkorb claims several female staffers had affairs with male legislators but nothing happened. His attorney, Phil Villaume, wrote in the notice he is prepared to dig into the romantic lives of state legislators and staff, while protecting the identities of those involved. Brodkorb was Koch’s executive assistant and communications director when he was let go in December. Koch, who is married, resigned that month after admitting to having an affair with a male staffer, whom she declined to name. Earlier this week, Brodkorb, who is also married, admitted he was the staffer in question. “This has interfered with his ability to get a job and

Photo by T.W. Budig

Michael Brodkorb glances at Sen. Amy Koch, who often appeared unhappy with the progress of the budget talks, as Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton addresses the media. Brodkorb is seeking a settlement regarding his dismissal from the Senate last December. his reputation has been irrefutably damaged,” Villaume said in a phone interview. For her part, Koch, who resigned her leadership post

last December, admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a staffer but never named the individual. Brodkorb is demand-

ing damages in excess of $500,000 for the alleged illegal dismissal. Even if he settles, Brodkorb still retains the right to sue senators Chris Gerlach (Apple Valley), Geoff Michel, and David Hann, chief of staff Callen Sheehan and committee administrator Aaron Cocking, all of whom knew of the affair or the events surrounding the firing. Brodkorb claims senators Gerlach, Michel, Hann and Claire Robling met with Koch to tell her to resign and for Brodkorb to be terminated due to the affair. No performance issues have ever been cited. Secretary of the Senate Cal Ludeman issued a statement charging that Brodkorb’s claims were without merit. Ludeman accused Brodkorb of attempting to disrupt the work of the Senate and “extort” a payment.

Brodkorb’s attorneys answered the next day, charging Ludeman had issued a “false and defamatory statement.” Villaume used words like “smear” and “lie” in describing the content of Ludeman’s statement. He further suggested the statement had come as a shock — Villaume said Minnesota Attorney General’s Office and Senate attorney Dayle Nolan had been receptive to the idea of mediation. But Nolan, in response, said her investigation and the claims made by Brodkorb and his attorney led her to conclude there had been no wrongdoing. Villaume said that Brodkorb, who did not appear with his attorneys at a March 15 press conference in St. Paul and is not expected to give interviews to the media, from the start See Brodkorb, 13A

��

��• •��

��

�

��

�

��

�

��

�

��

�

��

�

��

�

��

�

��

�

��

THISWEEK March 23, 2012

2012 Precinct And Polling Locations Eagan changes precinct boundaries by Jessica Harper Thisweek Newspapers

Polling Location Pilot Knob Elementary School Eagan Community Center Fire Safety Center Cedar Elementary School Oak Hills Church Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Eagan Civic Arena Deerwood Elementary School Woodland School Northview Elementary School Metcalf Junior High School Rahn Elementary School Christ Lutheran Church Thomas Lake Elementary Oak Ridge Elementary School Easter Lutheran Church Chapel Hill Baptist Church Pinewood Elementary School Red Pine Elementary School St. Thomas Becket Church

Polling Address 1436 Lone Oak Road 1501 Central Parkway 1001 Station Trail 2140 Diffley Road 1570 Yankee Doodle Road 3930 Rahn Road 3830 Pilot Knob Road 1480 Deerwood Drive 945 Wescott Road 965 Diffley Road 2250 Diffley Road 4424 Sandstone Drive 1930 Diffley Road 4350 Thomas Lake Road 4350 Johnny Cake Ridge Road 4200 Pilot Knob Road 4888 Pilot Knob Road 4300 Dodd Road 530 Red Pine Lane 4455 South Robert Trail

Graphic by Bill Feahr

The above map shows Eagan’s newly created precincts, which went into effect March 20. Numbered boxes indicate new polling locations. For more information, visit www. ci.eagan.mn.us.

P1 1

P5A

P6A

P7 7

P5B 6B

P6B

P8 P18

4 11

P11

P12 13

P14

P16

P10 P13

P15

P17

��

Most Eagan voters will find themselves in new precincts when going to the polls this November. The City Council voted unanimously March 20 to change the city’s precincts in response to legislative redistricting. The majority of Eagan’s precincts were moved and renamed. The number of precincts was reduced from 21 to 18. The changes are in effect as of Tuesday. For detailed information on precinct boundaries, visit www.ci.eagan.mn.us. Jessica Harper is at jessica.harper@ ecm-inc.com.

Precinct 1 2 3 4 5A 5B 6A 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

��

� ��

��

Opinion 4A

March 23, 2012 THISWEEK

Thisweek Columnist Thisweek adapts again to changes in the newspaper business By Larry Werner Thisweek Newspapers

You are reading the last issue of Thisweek. Next Friday, March 30, you’ll be getting a paper called Sun Thisweek. The change represents more than a new name for your weekly newspaper and its website – which will be rechristened SunThisweek.com from ThisweekLive.com. The change is the newest chapter in the history of Dakota County’s second-oldest news organization, which was started in 1884 as the Dakota County Tribune. And it represents another example of the disruptive evolution going on in the business in which I’ve spent my career. As we announced a few months back, ECM Publishers, the Coon Rapids company that owns Thisweek and the Tribune, acquired the Minnesota Sun Newspaper Group, which had been owned by a Dallas company called American Community Newspapers. A few weeks ago, we told you that we would be merging Thisweek and the two Sun Current papers that have been distributed to homes in Dakota County. Next Friday, we will be delivering a Sun

Thisweek that will be larger than either Thisweek or the Sun Current has been, with more news and more advertising than either paper offered before. That’s the future. What about the history of Thisweek and the Sun? In a sense, Thisweek owes its existence to the Sun, the former competitor that is now part of the ECM newspaper family. As I mentioned, Thisweek is a descendent of the Dakota County Tribune, which was started in the county’s frontier days and for a hundred years was the dominant and very successful paper covering government and people in the county. Until the mid1970s, the Tribune operated under a business model that called for readers to buy subscriptions to the paper with advertisers promoting their products and services to those readers through ads. In 1975, a Burnsville resident named Mary Ziegenhagen started a “free weekly” called the Burnsville Current. She distributed her paper, which she later expanded to other communities, to virtually all homes free of charge. The only revenue came from advertisers, who could suddenly reach more

people than they could reach through the smaller-circulation subscription paper. Another paper called Life & Times, started by a man named Dick Sherman, also pursued the free-weekly strategy. The Clay family, of Farmington, decided in 1979 to launch a free newspaper of its own to compete with the Burnsville Current. The Tribune continues to this day as a subscription paper and focuses on business and public-policy news. The Current was purchased in 1983 by a California company and, over the years, added the “Sun” name as metro weeklies were consolidated through mergers with other papers carrying that name. As the competition for local advertising intensified among papers and the Internet, news organizations dependent upon ad revenue have struggled. Several newspaper companies, including the owners of the Star Tribune, the Pioneer Press and the Sun Current, had to file for bankruptcy. ECM has remained profitable and made the decision in December to acquire the Minnesota Sun papers, which included those serving Dakota County. I started reading Thisweek and the Sun

papers when I moved to Lakeville in 1999. When I lived in Edina, the Edina Sun Current was the paper that kept me informed of what was going on in local government and in the schools my children attended. When I worked at the Star Tribune, Thisweek and the Sun Current were the Dakota County papers we saw as our competitors. Since I joined ECM as general manager in Dakota County, my staff has competed against the Sun papers for the news and the advertising. I am delighted that we have merged two former competitors into one news and advertising operation dedicated to serving Lakeville, Farmington, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Burnsville and Eagan. And while we’ve been planning our new paper and website, we’ve also been moving our offices from our longtime home in Burnsville to new offices in Apple Valley. In our business, it seems, there is only one constant. And that constant is change. Larry Werner is editor and general manager of Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune. He can be reached at larry. werner@ecm-inc.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters We want Jim Carlson back To the editor: I’m supporting Jim Carlson for DFL endorsement to the Minnesota Senate this year. Jim has been a leader in the south metro area for decades, had an outstanding career as a engineer at 3M, and did great work in Eagan and Burnsville that led to his election as a state senator in a tough partisan race in 2006. Experts say he can do this again. • Jim’s sensitivity to lack

of basic health care has prompted his leadership on innovative legislation to ensure that all Minnesotans be covered. He realizes that the major cause of housing foreclosures is unpaid medical bills and that 45,000 people die each year in America due to lack of coverage. • During his turn in the Minnesota Senate he helped to build bipartisan support for funding our bridges and highways after the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge. He realized that the administration

in St. Paul needed a clear signal that Minnesotans wanted funding to repair dangerous infrastructure. • The Sierra Club recently endorsed him because of his commitment to the environment. Jim spearheaded legislation to regulate pollution from sulfide mining too close to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. • He was recently endorsed by Education Minnesota for his work for students. Jim says Minnesota’s education budget has been neglected over the last decade. Class sizes and

tise, and integrity to help our association cost-effectively meet the increasingly demanding regulations being established by the Legislature right now. He will be the only director with an electrical Christie Soderling engineering degree. His Eagan engineering expertise, master’s degree in business and over 25 years of technical management experience is surely the representation we need. To the editor: I am convinced he is eas Please vote for David ily the best-qualified candiJones to the Dakota Elec- date. tric Board of Directors in the upcoming election. Bill Benning He is running in District Lakeville 1 but members vote “at large” so each of the over 100,000 members can vote for him. David is a good friend of mine so I know he has the experience, exper- To the editor: property taxes have mushroomed over that decade. In the new Senate District 51 we can take responsibility for restoring these important values by endorsing Jim Carlson.

Vote for Jones in board election

David Jones is best choice for board

I am a Burnsville resident and a customer of Dakota Electric utility. I am writing on behalf of David Jones, candidate for election to the Dakota Electric Board of Directors. I have known Jones for over a year. He is honest, hard-working and highly intelligent. He wants to keep the utility’s rates down and make it accountable to its customers. He will make an excellent member of the board. The ballots will be mailed March 27 so customers should receive them March 28 and 29. Please vote for David Jones and mail the ballot back promptly. RALPH GILBERTSEN Burnsville

Letters to the editor policy

Thisweek Newspapers welcomes letters to the editor. Submitted letters must be no more than 350 words. All letters must have the author’s phone number and address for verification purposes. Anonymous letters will not be accepted. Letters reflect the opinion of the author only. Thisweek Newspapers reserves the right to edit all letters. Submission of a letter does not guarantee publication.

Thisweek Newspapers Contact us at: APPLE VALLEY NEWS: andrew.miller@ecm-inc.com BURNSVILLE NEWS: john.gessner@ecm-inc.com EAGAN NEWS: jessica.harper@ecm-inc.com ROSEMOUNT NEWS: tad.johnson@ecm-inc.com SPORTS: andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com AD SALES: ads.thisweek@ecm-inc.com PRODUCTION: graphics.thisweek@ecm-inc.com

Managing Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tad Johnson / John Gessner Publisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julian Andersen President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marge Winkelman General Manager/Editor . . . . . . . . . . Larry Werner Apple Valley/Thisweekend Editor. . Andrew Miller Burnsville/District 191 Editor . . . . . . . John Gessner Eagan/District 196 Editor. . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Harper

Rosemount Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tad Johnson Photo Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Orndorf Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Rogers Sales Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Jetchick Office Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellen Reierson

BURNSVILLE OFFICE 12190 County Road 11 Burnsville, MN 55337 952-894-1111 fax: 952-846-2010 www.thisweeklive.com Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friday

THISWEEK March 23, 2012

Wrong turn lands motorcyclist in hospital

�� PUBLIC NOTICE

Man sustains concussion in Apple Valley crash A 38-year-old Burnsville man was hospitalized Monday after crashing his motorcycle at McAndrews Road and Cedar Avenue in Apple Valley. A witness called 911 around 4 p.m. to report that a man was on the ground and “not getting up,” with a motorcycle lying on its side next to him, in the grassy median between the on and off ramps for northbound Cedar Avenue. Police say the man was intending to turn from McAndrews Road onto the northbound Cedar on ramp, but mistakenly turned onto the exit ramp. Heading into oncoming traffic, the man attempted to correct his course but lost control, left the roadway and was ejected from the bike. The man sustained a concussion and “road rash,” police said. He was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center by ambulance. —Andrew Miller

Photo submitted

Among the more than 45 booths at the Seniors Showcase will be the Quilting Bees, the Apple Valley Seniors group that produces quilts for charities, schools and hospitals.

Seniors Showcase is March 30 in Apple Valley by Andrew Miller Thisweek Newspapers

There’s more on offer than just pinochle at Apple Valley’s senior center. The Apple Valley Seniors will be highlighting their many programs and activity groups at their Seniors Showcase, which runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Hayes Community and Senior Center. “A lot of people think of senior centers as a place you can play cards – and of course you can do that here – but we have something like 45 programs,” said Bonnie Blaser, an Apple Valley Seniors member for over 20 years and a co-chair of the Seniors Showcase. “We have a lot of pro-

grams we think seniors don’t know about, like a biking club and our creative writing group, and we want to show them off,” she said. Guests at the Seniors Showcase can visit more than 45 booths spotlighting Apple Valley Seniors’ programs such as the Write Your Life Story group, the Quilting Bees club that donates mittens and scarves to local charities, and a volunteer group that prepares meals for Feed My Starving Children. There will also be games and demonstrations throughout the day including line dancing and tap dancing, along with a performance by the seniors’ Gather Around Music jam

band. The Apple Valley Seniors, which currently boast about 800 members, will be offering a membership special at the Seniors Showcase, a 15-month membership for $10. (Normal membership is $10 for 12 months.) The event is free and open to the public, and seniors as well as family members of seniors are encouraged to attend, Blaser said. There will be refreshments and drawings for door prizes throughout the day. The Hayes Community and Senior Center is located at 14601 Hayes Road. Andrew Miller is at andrew. miller@ecm-inc.com.

Voter ID causes local concern County attorney investigating alleged voter fraud by Laura Adelmann Thisweek Newspapers

Some local election officials cite concerns about the requirements a voter ID law would place on them if implemented in Minnesota. A proposed constitutional amendment would require voters to produce a government-issued photo identification card to cast a ballot. Republicans say the requirement will address voter fraud, while Democrats worry it will disenfranchise some voters, including the elderly and disabled. The issue has drawn heated partisan debate and concerns by local officials who would be charged with carrying out the law. In a Feb. 27 letter to Sen. Chris Gerlach, R-Apple Valley, and copied to five state legislators, Burnsville City Manager Craig Ebeling called the legislation an “unfunded mandate” from the state, and asked that provisional balloting be removed from the legislation. Provisional balloting allows a voter to fill out a ballot when questions arise regarding the voter’s eligibility, but is secured separately from other ballots. After the election, officials must determine if the voter was eligible based on records and information on the ballot. If the voter is verified eligible, their vote is counted. Ebeling said provisional balloting would require election offices to be open for 10 days after the election, require two additional election judges, new forms, envelopes, storage and a separate ballot box in all city precincts. He estimated it would cost Burnsville $15,000 to $20,000. Dakota County Property Records and Taxation Director Joel Beckman also cited concerns about provisional balloting. He said one election judge in charge of provisional voting would be needed at all polling locations in the county. “You have to handle (provisional ballots) completely apart from all others who have checked in and have their ID,” Beckman said. Training would be required to ensure a secure chain-of-custody process,

Beckman said. Eagan City Administrator Tom Hedges cited concerns about the length of time cities would have to train election judges and city staff if an amendment were passed. “There’s not a great deal of turnaround time before an election,” he said. His concerns were echoed by Ann Higgins, intergovernmental relations representative with the League of Minnesota Cities, who noted many schools and cities have off-year elections that could leave them navigating the new requirements alone in 2013. “This isn’t just a simple law change,” she said. “This is a completely different way of doing voting.” She said they are asking that the legislation’s effective date be put off until 2014. In an email interview with Thisweek, Minnesota Majority Executive Director Dan McGrath, a leading spokesman for voter ID, challenged arguments against provisional ballots. He said 44 states use provisional balloting, and questioned whether additional election judges would be needed to handle the few provisional ballots that would be expected based on other state’s experiences. In Louisiana, which according to the U.S. Census Bureau has a similar population to Minnesota, the Secretary of State Office reported there were 686 provisional voters in the 2010 election. Of those, 296 ballots were counted and 390 rejected, according to the Louisiana secretary of state. McGrath said provisional balloting provides voters who would otherwise be turned away a second chance to cast a ballot. “The amendment doesn’t require any offices to remain open,” McGrath said. “The mechanism for verifying provisional ballots will still need to be determined by the Legislature. It might require county offices to be open, but they generally are anyway.” He added delays in election results would only occur in very close races. “In those cases, (delays) already (occur) because of automatic recounts and occasionally contested results,” McGrath said.

“Nothing new to Minnesota, except that after such delays, we’ll have more confidence in the outcome.”

Voter fraud

ing any acceptable form of identification. Voter ID advocates also claim ineligible felons are voting in Minnesota, a charge that Beckman does not dispute. “I’d be virtually certain felons have voted in Dakota County,” Beckman said. “Have they done it intentionally? I don’t know.” Under state law, charges are filed if there is proof the person knew they were ineligible to vote when they cast their ballot. No matter the outcome of the voter ID amendment, city and county officials indicated they will comply, but would like their concerns to be addressed. Burnsville City Clerk Machael Brooks said only Gerlach responded to the letter Ebeling sent, saying he would meet with them after the session. She questioned whether the city’s concerns were being addressed as the Legislature debates the amendment. Other legislators who were sent the letter almost two months ago are Sens. Ted Daley and Dan Hall, Reps. Pam Myhra, Tara Mack and Diane Anderson. Brooks emphasized the city is nonpartisan and said its primary concern about the proposal is the increased administrative burden and costs. “If someone has to show an ID to vote, it makes no difference to us as a city,” Brooks said. “But what makes a difference to us as a city is this increased administrative work that goes with provisional balloting.”

McGrath and other voter ID proponents say requiring voters to produce a government-issued photo identification will reduce voter fraud. Although there are criminal consequences for anyone who commits voter fraud, proving intent is challenging and does not change the election results. Minnesota Majority, a proponent of the constitutional amendment, states it found “after the 2008 election, out of 500,000 election-day registrants, 23,000 of them were flagged for challenge in 2010, because their address was invalid.” Most recent voter fraud investigations in Dakota County are closed without charges for lack of evidence, according to an Oct. 28, 2011, letter to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom wrote his office investigated two allegations of voter fraud in the 2008 election that it dropped for lack of evidence. His office also investigated two men who were alleged to have double-voted in that election, but also dropped the cases because the allegation of intentional double-voting could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. When Minnesota Majority referred to Backstrom a list of 202 names for investigation, his office charged 49 people with violations of Laura Adelmann is at laura. adelmann@ecm-inc.com. voter registration laws. The remaining 153 people named did not yield sufficient evidence to support criminal charges, Backstrom said. He said the cases are still under investigation, as are approximately 29 other allegations of voter registration violations from the 2010 elections. Minnesota is one of a handful of states that allow election-day voting registration, and one of only two states that allow registration and voter vouching. This process allows a registered voter to vouch for the identity and eligibility of up to 15 other voters seeking to vote, but lack-

PUBLIC NOTICE

SECTION 00 11 13

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids will be received by the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, in the Apple Valley Municipal Center 7100 147th Street West, until 10:00 a.m., CST, Thursday, April 19, 2012, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor, materials, and all else necessary for the following:

City Project 2011-141, Eagle Ridge Business Park

City Project 2011-105, Flagstaff Avenue Extension

450 LF PVC Sanitary Sewer 1,300 LF RCP Storm Sewer 120 LF Jack RCP Storm Sewer 525 LF DIP Water Main 22,000 CY Common Excavation 1,500 TN Select Granular Borrow 500 TN Cl 5 Aggregate Base 350 TN Bituminous Mixture 800 LF Concrete Curb and Gutter 3,000 SF 4" Concrete Walk 4,000 SY Seeding With related items Bidders desiring Bidding Documents may purchase them by check for a non-refundable fee of $45 from the City of Apple Valley, 7100 147th Street West, Apple Valley, MN 55124. Contact Penny Stewart at (952) 953-2586 to place an order. The Bidding Documents may be seen at the office of the City Engineer, 7100 147th Street West, Apple Valley, MN. Direct inquiries to Engineer's Project Manager Colin Manson at (952) 953-2425. Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the amount of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to retain the deposits of the 3 lowest Bidders for a period not to exceed 60 days after the date and time set for the Opening of Bids. No Bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the date and time set for the Opening of Bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein, and further reserves the right to award the Contract to the best interests of the Owner. Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk City of Apple Valley, Minnesota 2945864 3/23/12

PUBLIC NOTICE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools Educating our students to reach their full potential

2,000 LF

Remove Concrete Curb and Gutter 17,000 SY Remove Bit Pavement 600 LF Remove RCP 550 LF PVC Sanitary Sewer 4,200 LF RCP Storm Sewer 330 LF Jack RCP Storm Sewer 4,200 LF PVC Raw Water Main 30,000 CY Common Excavation 18,000 TN Select Granular Borrow 19,000 TN Cl 5 Aggregate Base 11,500 TN Bituminous Mixture 7,000 LF Concrete Curb and Gutter 400 SF Construct Retaining Wall 13 EA Lighting Unit 9,500 LF Underground Wire 24 EA NMC Loop Detector 6'x6' 40,000 SY Seeding 9,500 LF Pavement Markings With related items Bidders desiring Bidding Documents may purchase them by check for a non-refundable fee of $45 from the City of Apple Valley, 7100 147th Street West, Apple Valley, MN 55124. Contact Penny Stewart at (952) 953-2586 to place an order. The Bidding Documents may be seen at the office of the City Engineer, 7100 147th Street West, Apple Valley, MN. Direct inquiries to Engineer's Project Manager Colin Manson at (952) 953-2425. Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the amount of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to retain the deposits of the 3 lowest Bidders for a period not to exceed 60 days after the date and time set for the Opening of Bids. No Bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the date and time set for the Opening of Bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein, and further reserves the right to award the Contract to the best interests of the Owner. Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk City of Apple Valley, Minnesota 2945404 3/23/12

2012 Waterproofing Rehabilitation Rosemount High School

PUBLIC NOTICE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2012 Waterproofing Rehabilitation by Independent School District 196, hereinafter called the Owner, at the Facilities and Grounds Office located in the District Service Center Annex at 14445 Diamond Path, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2 p.m. local time on April 3, 2012, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. In general, the work consists of waterproofing rehabilitation at Rosemount Senior High School. Complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/ index.cfm. If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Facilities Department at (651) 423-7706. Art Coulson, Board Clerk Independent School District 196 2936912 3/16-3/23/12

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools Educating our students to reach their full potential 2012 Hardscape Rehabilitation Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2012 Hardscape Rehabilitation by Independent School District 196, hereinafter called the Owner, at the Facilities and Grounds Office located at 14445 Diamond Path, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10 a.m. local time on April 3, 2012, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. In general, the work consists of crackseal, sealcoat, reconstruction and re-striping to parking lots, drives, pathways and playgrounds at multiple sites throughout the District. Complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents can be found at: http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/ index.cfm. If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Facilities Department at (651) 423-7706. Art Coulson, Board Clerk Independent School District 196 2936903 3/16-3/23/12

��

March 23, 2012 THISWEEK

Thisweekend Holocaust survivor endured ‘journey through hell’

‘Glee’ takes the ice

Yefim Milshteyn will share his story at ‘Meet the Author’ event

by Andrew Miller Thisweek Newspapers

During the Nazi occupation of his native Ukraine in World War II, Yefim Milshteyn’s life was full of nightmares – and miracles. Ethnically Jewish, he was 13 when the grim Nazi agenda started to unfold. His first glimpse into the horrors ahead occurred when he saw a German officer accost and then fatally shoot an elderly orthodox Jew for walking on the sidePhoto by Andrew Miller walk and not in the street as Yefim Milshteyn recounts his experiences as a Jew in Nazithe Nazis had ordered. “The elderly person occupied Ukraine in his book “Journey Through Hell.” He’s didn’t understand the of- set to speak April 3 at the Robert Trail Library. ficer – either because he didn’t understand the lan- vince a German officer train stopped we would guage or was mentally in- there that he wasn’t Jew- have to bury these people,” competent, I don’t know ish, owing to his blond hair, he recounted. “When I – and the officer took out blue eyes and light skin, went to bury my friend, I his pistol, shot him and and the fact he wasn’t cir- covered myself with snow – it wasn’t a premeditated walked on,” the 84-year-old cumcised. St. Paul resident said in an “My father was a Com- act of any kind, I had just interview Tuesday, speak- munist and he didn’t ac- wanted to bury my friend – ing in Russian through an knowledge religion, so my but I laid in the snow until brother and I weren’t cir- the train left.” interpreter. “That was my first les- cumcised,” he said. “I said The end of the war no respite. to the officer ‘I’m not a Jew’ brought son,” he said. Milshteyn’s memoir, and he told me to drop my Milshteyn was exiled into “Journey Through Hell,” pants. He officer saw that I a Soviet labor camp beis aptly titled. He witnessed wasn’t circumcised and said cause he was considered a massacre, endured the ‘Run fast.’ So I ran and I traitor for being captured by the Germans. He was death of friends and fam- ran and I ran.” ily, survived concentration Another time, after cap- eventually conscripted into camps, and was sold into ture and time in a concen- the Soviet army – “Again, tration camp, Milshteyn under the gun,” he said – slavery. And he narrowly es- pulled off another escape where he trained as a radio caped death on more than while on a fetid, overcrowd- technician, a profession ed train car headed toward he worked in following his one occasion. military service. During a massacre of Germany. Jews at a military airfield, “A lot of people were Despite everything he’s Milshteyn was able to con- dying, and every time the endured, Milshteyn says he still maintains a positive outlook on life. “The horror will always

damage a person, but if a person keeps that in the forefront of his mind, it will continue to harm him,” he said. “I have a very positive attitude to everything that’s happening around me. I don’t look for enemies, I don’t look for arguments. I look for kindness and that saves me. “I look at my sons, my grandchildren, my wife – for all of this life is worth living.” As for why he decided to put words to paper and publish his memoir, Milshteyn said it stemmed from a promise he made to his father before they were separated during the Nazi occupation. “My father said you must survive and you must tell everything that happened,” he recalled, tears coming to his eyes. Milshteyn will share his story at Rosemount’s Robert Trail Library on Tuesday, April 3, as part of the “Meet the Author” series presented by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. The 6:30 p.m. event is free and open to the public. He’ll be joined at the library event by Susi Yermishkin, a literacy support teacher at Diamond Path Elementary in Apple Valley who volunteers as Milshteyn’s interpreter. “Journey Through Hell” is available as an eBook on Amazon.com.

Photo by Wijadi Jodi

Eight-year-old Davanika Langseth of the Heritage Figure Skating Club rehearses Monday for the upcoming “Legacy on Ice: Glee Takes the Ice” show at Hasse Arena in Lakeville. Featuring about 50 skaters from the Heritage Figure Skating Club and the Farmington and Lakeville Learn to Skate programs, the show will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, March 23, and Saturday, March 24, at the ice arena at 8525 W. 215th St. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors; more information is at www. heritagesfc.org.

theater and arts briefs Call for artists in Eagan

The 18th annual Eagan Art Festival is now accepting artist applications for Andrew Miller is at andrew. World Art Celebration to miller@ecm-inc.com. be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 23, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 24. �� Applications can be com�� pleted online or on paper �� and must be postmarked by April 2. For more information, go online to www.ea�� ganartfestival.org or email artfest@weston.borman. �� com with questions.

��

Victorian tea in Lakeville Dakota City’s annual Lady Jane’s Victorian Tea, scheduled for noon Saturday, May 5, will feature a “Music, Music, Music” theme. The event will be held at Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville. Guests are encouraged to wear hats and gloves with their spring attire. Tea and lunch will be served. Tickets are $30 and can be ordered by sending a

check along with the names and addresses of the guests to Dakota City Heritage Village, P.O. Box 73, Farmington, MN 55024. Tickets will be mailed to guests before the end of April. For more information, call (651) 460-8050. Proceeds will support the programs of Dakota City Heritage Village, located at the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington.

A grand night for singing The Minnesota Valley Men’s and Women’s Chorales will “Sing into Spring” with their concerts, Friday, April 20, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount, and Saturday, April 21, at Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley. The concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday’s concert will also feature a select high school men’s ensemble. Tickets are available at the door or from any chorale member for $5.

��

� ��

��

THISWEEK March 23, 2012

Lorie Line tickets on sale

��

Photo submitted

Tickets are on sale for Lorie Line’s “Live In The Sunshine” performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $39 and are available at the arts center or by calling (952) 985-4640.

��

theater and arts calendar To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: reporter. thisweek@ecm-inc.com. Call for Artists The 18th annual Eagan Art Festival is now accepting artist applications for World Art Celebration to be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 23, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 24. Applications can be completed online or on paper and must be postmarked by April 2. Find it all at www.eaganartfestival.org or email artfest@weston.borman. com with questions. Comedy Dave Johnson with special guest “Airline Captain” Tom Grayson at 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 23, and Saturday, March 24, at MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 E. First Ave., Shakopee (lower level of Dangerfield’s), (612) 860-9388, www.minnehahacomedyclub.com. Tickets: $13. Dennis Carney and his AllStar Comedy Troupe, with special guest PizPor the Magician, 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 23, at Casa Nostra Ristorante Italiano & Bar, 20198 Heritage Drive, Lakeville. This free show is rated PG-13. Lisa Lampanelli, “The Lovable Comedy Queen of Mean,” 8 p.m. Friday, March 30, at Mystic Showroom, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake. Tickets: $59, (952) 445-9000, mysticlake.com. Concerts Celtic Crossroads will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $29.50 and $32.50 and can be purchased in person at the box office, by calling (800) 982-2787 or at Ticketmaster.com. Glen Campbell’s “Goodbye Tour” at 8 p.m. Friday, April 13, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake. Tickets go on sale at noon March 3. Prices are $32 and $39.

Information: (952) 445-9000 or mysticlake.com. Exhibits The Burnsville Visual Arts Society will hold its 30th annual member art show, Art Fete, March 8 through April 14 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. The exhibit is free and open to the public during gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. An exhibit of oil paintings by artist Holly Stone is on display through April 17 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Information: (952) 9854640. Games Play! Pokémon State Championships will be held Saturday, March 24, at Legion Games, 3128 W. Highway 13, Burnsville. Information: www.legiongames. com. Theater The Prior Lake Players will present “Fiddler on the Roof” March 23-24 and 30-31 at 7 p.m. and March 25 at 2 p.m. at Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road S.E., Prior Lake. Ticket prices are $14 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, and $8 for children age 12 and under. Information: www.plplayers.org. The Play’s the Thing Productions will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays March 23-April 1. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 seniors/ students, and can be purchased online (http://www.ci.lakeville. mn.us) or at the door. Workshops/classes Music Together in the Valley offers classes for parents and their infant, toddler and preschool children in Rosemount, Farming-

ton, Lakeville and Apple Valley. Information: www.musictogetherclasses.com or (651) 439-4219. The Eagan Art House offers classes for all ages. For a complete listing go to www.eaganarthouse.org or call (651) 675-5521. Dan Petrov Art Studio in Burnsville offers oil painting classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced skill level painters, www.danpetrovart.com, (763) 843-2734. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, (651) 214-4732. Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 7363644. Special needs theater program (autism-DCD), ages 5 and older, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Fee is $3 and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. 3981 Lexington Ave. S., (651) 675-5500. Savage Art Studios, 4735 W. 123rd St., Suite 200, Savage, offers classes/workshops for all ages. Information: www. savageartstudios.com or (952) 895-0375. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville VFW, 8790 Upper 208th St. $5/ class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-

7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, (952) 9854640.

��

�

� ��

�

��

�

��

March 23, 2012 THISWEEK

News Briefs Home & Garden Expo is March 31

Children’s sale seeks consignors

The Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its 12th annual Home & Garden Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave. This year’s theme is “It Starts With Ideas!” Admission is free. Home & Garden television host Bobby Jensen will host two seminars at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Pahl’s Market will offer a seminar at noon. More than 100 businesses and organizations will participate. Activities will include a children’s slide, facepainting, woodcraft projects and noodle-making jewelry. City fire engines will be on site. Grilled food will be served by Boy Scouts. Call (952) 432-8422 or visit www.AppleValleyChamber.com for more information.

From Yours To Mine LLC is currently accepting consignors for its spring sale of children’s clothing, furniture and toys scheduled for April 20 and 21 at the Ames Hockey Arena in Lakeville. To consign items or for more information, visit www.FromYoursToMine. com or call (952) 564-7566.

‘Blue Thumb’ workshop offered “Blue Thumb: Planting for Clean Water,” a workshop hosted by the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District, will be held at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at the Apple Valley Municipal Center, 7100 W. 147th St. Participants will see examples of native plant gardens, raingardens and native plant shoreline stabilizations, and learn about grants available to residents. Admission is free but registration is required; call (651) 480-7777 or email swcd@co.dakota.mn.us. More information is at Bluethumb.org.

Conventions/from 1A dorsed their only current incumbent candidate – state Rep. Tara Mack in 57A. The convention did not endorse a Senate candidate or a House candidate for 57B, positions that were recently vacated by Sen. Chris Gerlach’s decision to retire when his term expires at the end of the year and Rep. Kurt Bills’ pursuit of the Republican U.S. Senate endorsement. Instead, convention delEndorsement/from 1A Clausen started his education career in 1969 by following in his father’s footsteps as a social studies teacher at John F. Kennedy High School in Bloomington. As principal at Rosemount, Clausen was very visible in the community at various school activities, but he was thrust even more into the public spotlight as he battled leukemia late in his tenure. Clausen was diagnosed with leukemia in April 2005 when doctors gave him a

City Council seeks nominations The Rosemount City Council is asking city residents to nominate community volunteers who add to the city’s quality of life. For the ninth year, the city is collecting names of those individuals and groups that deserve recognition for service as volunteers. The council will recognize honorees during the city’s observance of National Volunteer Week. The city is asking for nominations of people and groups who serve a public purpose without pay. The City Council plans to recognize as many volunteers as possible during its regular meeting April 17. A total of 119 individuals and groups were honored during last year’s observance. Nominations should be sent by April 6 to Alan Cox, communications coordinator, at (651) 322-2078 or alan.cox@ci.rosemount. mn.us. Include the names and a way to contact both the volunteer to be honored and the person making the nomination.

Robert Trail Library

Religion Briefs programs Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, has planned the following programs: • Family Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29. Stories and activities for a mixed-age group. • Rock On with the Minnesota Children’s Museum, 2 to 3 p.m. Monday, March 26. Discover how rocks are formed and how they can be identified. For ages 6-10. Register at (651) 480-1200. • Bookmaking, 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 27. With the Eagan Art House, use a variety of techniques and paper to design and create hand-made books. Supplies provided. For ages 9 and up. Register at (651) 480-1200. • Magic Treehouse with Steppingstone Theater, 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 31. Travel through time and around the world to create a play based on the popular Magic Treehouse series. For ages 6-8. Register at (651) 4801200.

Job fair set March 29 in Eagan Job seekers can meet potential employers, learn jobsearch strategies and attend workshops and seminars during the annual Get Jobs Job Fair in Eagan on Thursday, March 29. The job fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eagan Civic Arena, 3870 Pilot Knob Road. Free shuttle buses will be available to and from the job fair and WorkForce Centers in Burnsville, Shakopee and

egates passed a motion directing the district’s executive committee to organize an endorsing convention within 45 days. “From the speeches given on the motions, it appeared most delegates wanted time to get to know the declared candidates better and/or give other potential candidates a chance to step forward,” district secretary Kevin Ecker wrote in an email to Thisweek. Pat Hall and former Rosemount-Apple Valley-

Eagan School Board member Judy Lindsay have indicated interest in the Senate endorsement, along with several others, according to Ecker. Anna Wills, a legislative assistant to Sen. Michelle Benson, R-Ham Lake, is among those who have expressed interest in seeking the 57B endorsement, according to Ecker.

50-50 chance to live. After undergoing chemotherapy treatments that carried him through November 2005, his prognosis improved, and he returned to his job during the second half of the academic year. “After the first few hours of a meeting with principals, I realized how much I missed this,” he said at the time. Clausen, who served as the honorary chairman of the Rosemount Relay For Life in 2006, has had his cancer checkup schedule reduced to only once a year,

and he says his health is good. In addition to his work with the district, Clausen has served on community volunteer boards to address homelessness, affordable housing and domestic violence prevention. Clausen and his wife, Bobbie, have four children and three grandchildren. To contact Clausen’s campaign, email clausenforsenate@gmail.com.

Tad Johnson is at editor. thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

West St. Paul. Sign language, Hmong, Somali and Spanish interpreters will be available. More details are available at www.positivelyminnesota.com/getjobs or by contacting Mike Lang at (952) 895-7641, mike.lang@ state.mn.us.

District 196 Budget Advisory Council members needed District 196 residents are invited to apply for membership on the District 196 Budget Advisory Council (BAC). The district is accepting applications through April 30 for four resident/parent positions. The terms of all four positions are for three years beginning July 1. The BAC includes nine resident/parent members, three district employees and District Office staff. The BAC meets four to six times during the school year at the District Office in Rosemount, usually from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The application is available at www.District196. org or by calling (651) 4237715.

Community meals

‘Crosswalk’ is April 6

Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will serve free community meals on Mondays, April 2, 16 and 23. Dining hall doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6 to 6:30 p.m. The meals are for senior citizens, single-parent families, families in transition and all others in the surrounding community seeking a healthy meal in a relaxed and fun environment. Although the meals are free, donations are accepted. Grace Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42. For more information, call the church at (952) 432-7273.

Several communities of faith in Eagan will sponsor a Good Friday “Crosswalk” on April 6. The event will begin at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of Easter Lutheran Church, 4200 Pilot Knob Road (at Diffley) in Eagan, and end at Crossroads Church, 4100 Lexington Way, Eagan. A large cross will be carried on the 3-mile route. The community is invited to participate for the entire route or just a portion. Vans will be available along the way to return people to their starting point or another place on the route. The Crosswalk contains elements of worship common to many Christians throughout hundreds of years of Good Friday worship. During the walk, all participants, young and old alike, will be given a chance to share in carrying the cross. At different points along the way, participants will stop for a short time of prayer, reading and singing. Call Easter Church, (651) 452-3680, with questions.

Resurrection Reading Mount Olivet Assembly of God, 14201 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley, will offer live Resurrection Bible reading from Genesis to Revelation in 74 hours starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, April 5, through 10 a.m. Easter Sunday. The community is invited to listen or to sign up to read for an hour. Call (952) 432-4332 for further details.

��

Leodore D. “Bud” Bernadine H. Ellingson Miller

Age 82 of Farmington, passed away March 16, 2012. Bud is preceded in death by his infant son, Kenneth; parents, Idor and S t e l la ( J a co b s o n ) E lling son; brother, Arnold (Joyce) Ellingson; sister, Clarine (August) Swenson; brother-in-law, Harold Rice. Survived by loving children, Kathleen Krech, Kristine (Raymond) Angerman, Kraig Ellingson, Kari (Charlie Stivers) Conner; and his extended family, Debra (Arnold) Hubers and William (David Shoemaker) Henrickson; 13 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; siblings, Margorie Rice, Sheryl (Allen) Danley, also by other loving relatives and friends. Funeral Service was held 10:30 AM Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Farmington Lutheran Church, 20600 Akin Rd., Farmington, visitation was from 4-8 PM Monday, (3/19) at the White Funeral Home and one hour prior to service at church. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery White Funeral Home Farmington 651-463-7374 www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Tad Johnson is at editor. thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

Of Lakeville, passed away on March 13, 2012. Born in Winthrop, MN and graduated from Winthrop High School in 1956. She is preceded in death by infant son, Ted Scott Miller; parents, Waldemar and Hilda Bussler and brother, Delfert Bussler. Survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Donald; children, Monica (Doug) Hoeppner, Mark, Beth (Ed) Trifiletti, Keith, Kevin (Sue), David (Ann), Karla (Paul) Landry, Leah (Doug) Sticha, Amy (Matt) Welter and Wade Miller; 22, grandchildren; sister, Judy (Bob) Hahn, sister-in-law, Ilene Bussler; aunt, Janice Jensen and special care giver, Chimwemwe Msiska; also other loving relatives and friends. Funeral service was held 10 AM Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Apostolic Christian Church, 1390 Hwy 13 N, Mendota with visitation was from 4-8 PM at the White Funeral Home, 20134 Kenwood Tr. Lakeville, MN (952 469 2723) and also 1 hr. prior to service at church. Interment, Acacia Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights. In lieu of flowers memorials will be donated to MS Society or Fairview Ridges Hospital. On line condolences at www.whitefuneralhomes.com White Funeral Home Lakeville 952-463-2723

To submit an announcement Forms for birth, engagement, wedding, anniversary and obituaries announcements are available at our office and online at www.thisweeklive.com (click on “Announcements” and then “Send Announcement”). Completed forms may be e-mailed to class.thisweek@ ecm-inc.com or mailed to Thisweek Newspapers, 12190 County Road 11, Burnsville, MN 55337. If you are submitting a photograph along with your announcement, please only submit photographs for which you have the right to permit Thisweek Newspapers to use and publish. Deadline for announcements is 4 p.m. Tuesday. A fee of $50 will be charged for the first 5 inches and $10 per inch thereafter. They will run in all editions of Thisweek Newspapers. Photos may be picked up at the office within 60 days or returned by mail if a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided.

Prevent Suicide

��

Treat Depression

www.save.org

��

Gilbert W. Wentzel “Gil” Age 61 of Lakeville passed away suddenly on March 13, 2012. Preceded in death by his parents Edwin and Marie, step-mother Doris Wentzel, brother-in-law Emery Volk, and father-in-law David Fisher. Survived by his beloved wife, Carol; son, Jason; step-daughter, Danielle (Andy) Faust; grandson, Carson Faust; brother, Earl (Judy), sisters, Karen Volk and Eileen (Paul) Hagen, mother-in-law Gertrude Fisher, brother-in-laws Steve and Rich (Mary), and nieces, nephews, and many loving and caring friends. Gil served in the Army and was a Vietnam War Veteran. Gil worked for McNamara Construction for 19 years and took great pride in his job. Gil was a car enthusiast and enjoyed restoring and driving his beloved ’55 Chevy. Gil was a former member of the Apple Valley American Legion and a past president of the Farmington Eagles. Funeral Service was held Monday, March 19, 2012 at 10:30 AM at the White Funeral Home Chapel, 901 3rd St. Farmington, (651 463 7374) visitation was on Sunday (3/18) from 4-7 PM also at the funeral home. Interment, Fort Snelling National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the family. On line condolences at www.whitefuneralhomes.com

��

Rudiger Laudenbach Mike and Jean Rudiger of Lakeville, MN, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Lynn Rudiger, to Damian Don Laudenbach, son of Gary and Marlene Laudenbach of St. Augusta, MN. Megan graduated from Lakeville High School and St. Cloud State University and is employed as an electrical engineer. Damian graduated from St. Cloud Tech, served in the US Marine Corps, and is employed as a sheet metal worker. An April 2012 wedding is planned.

THISWEEK March �� 23, �� 2012 ��

Education BHS students earn trophies in state DECA competition Fourteen Burnsville High School students participated in the state DECA competition. Taylor Smith, a junior, placed third in her category and has qualified for na-

tional competition in Salt Lake City. George Accad, a senior, was also a top competitor, placing sixth in his category. DECA is a leadership network that prepares students for careers in finance, hospitality, marketing and management.

Open house set for EDGE supervised summer care Students in grades six through nine can participate in The EDGE, a supervised summer program, offered by Community Education in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191.

Three top executives leave Blue Cross

Learn more about the program at an open house from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, at Harriet Bishop Elementary School, 14400 O’Connell Road, in Savage. For more information, call (952) 707-3289 or visit www.isd191.org and click on Community Education and The EDGE.

Burnsville will begin flushing all city-owned fire hydrants on April 2. The anticipated completion date is May 7. Crews will be flushing hydrants from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. During hydrant flushing, it is not unusual for residents to periodically experience discolored water, pressure changes and/or an increased chlorine odor. Visible iron coloration in water is not a health issue, but may impact its aesthetic quality. If residents notice discolored water, they can correct the problem by opening all cold water faucets in their home and allowing them to run simultaneously until the water clears. Rust remover is available from the Burnsville Maintenance Facility, 13713 Frontier Court, for residents whose laundry has become discolored as a result of hy-

drant flushing. Private hydrant flushing and maintenance for commercial buildings, townhouse associations and apartment complexes is the responsibility of the property owner, but must be coordinated with the city. To schedule private hydrant flushing, contact Linda Mullen at (952) 895-4550. For more information, call (952) 895-4550 or visit www.burnsville.org/hy drants.

Applicants sought for advisory commissions The Burnsville City Council is looking for residents interested in serving on city advisory commissions and committees. These positions are appointed by City Council and are responsible for researching, reviewing and making recommendations on related issues. All terms begin July 1, 2012, and are open to

�

Burnsville residents ages 18 and older. Youth commission appointments are open to any Burnsville resident that will be a high school junior or senior in the fall of 2012. Membership on certain commissions is open to non-residents who own a business or property in Burnsville. The application deadline is Monday, April 30, at 4:30 p.m. The City Council will conduct interviews for appointments in May. Opportunities are available on the following advisory commissions: Economic Development Commission, Burnsville Performing Arts Center Advisory Commission, Planning Commission, Design Review Committee (Heart of the City), Parks and Natural Resources Commission. For more information or to get an application, visit www.burnsville.org/commissions or contact the city clerk at macheal.brooks@ ci.burnsville.mn.us or (952) 895-4490.

��

Thisweek Newspapers

Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota appears to be in the midst of a management shake-up as three top executives have left the state’s largest insurer. Chief financial officer Pamela Sedmak is among the three no longer with Blue Cross, spokesman Jim McManus confirmed in an email March 21. McManus confirmed that chief medical officer Greg Gilmet is no Jessica Harper is at jessica. longer with the health in- harper@ecm-inc.com.

Birnamwood Golf Course is open The Birnamwood Golf Course in Burnsville opened on March 14. Junior leagues will be offered on Mondays or Wednesdays. Each league runs for nine weeks and is open to youth entering grades three through 10 in the fall of 2012. A free golf clinic is being offered for all junior golf participants before the first week of play. Cost for the league is $145 or $32.50 with the purchase of an annual pass. Adult and senior leagues will run for 14 weeks. Leagues are $220 for adults and $202 for seniors 62 and over. Leagues are discounted to $45 each with the purchase of an annual pass. The registration deadline for all 2012 golf leagues is Monday, April 23. For more information or to register for league play, visit www.birnamwoodgolfcourse.com. To schedule a tee time call (952) 641-1370.

Eagan Foundation holds wine tasting, silent auction The Eagan Foundation will hold its 11th annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. In addition to scholarships, this event helps fund projects for several area

��

� ��

��

Stop Smoking

��

nonprofit organizations through the Eagan Foundation Community Grant Awards program. Tickets are available for $40 at www.eaganfoundation.com until April 12, when ticket prices rise to $50. The Eagan Foundation has a fundraising goal of $28,000 for the event.

Today’s The Day

��

� ��

surer along with Kathleen Mock, Blue Cross senior vice president of marketing and public and health affairs. In February, Kenneth Burdick became the new CEO at the company, which has about 3,500 employees. Blue Cross’ parent company reported in 2010 an operating income of $127.8 million based on just over $9 billion in revenue.

by Jessica Harper

Burnsville Briefs Hydrant flushing begins April 2

9A ��

��

Organizational Notices

Trucks & Pickups

Abraham Low Self-Help Systems (Recovery, Int'l)

��

Dona: 612-824-5773 www. LowSelfHelp Systems.org

��

Burnsville Lakeville

A Vision for You-AA Thursdays 7:30 PM A closed, mixed meeting at

Grace United Methodist Church East Frontage Road of 35W across from Buck Hill - Burnsville

Organizational Notices If you want to drink that’s your business...

If you want to STOP that’s ours. Call

Alcoholics Anonymous Minneapolis: 952-922-0880 St. Paul: 651-227-5502

Find a meeting:

www.aastpaul.org www.aaminneapolis.org

South Suburban Alanon ��

Ebenezer Ridges Care Center

�� Contact Scott

612-759-5407 or Marty

612-701-5345

��

EAGAN/BURNSVILLE/SAVAGE AA 3600 Kennebec Drive (2nd Floor) Eagan, MN (Off of Hwy 13)

Meeting Schedule

• Sundays 6:30pm (Men’s) & 8pm (Mixed) • Mondays 6:30pm & 8pm (Mixed) • Tuesdays 6:30pm & 8pm (Mixed) •Wednesdays Noon (Mixed) & 8pm (Mixed) • Thursdays 6:30pm Alanon & 8pm (Mixed) • Friday 6:30 (Mixed) & 8pm (Mixed) • Saturdays 8pm (Open) Speaker Meeting

Questions? 651-253-9163

2000 Ford Ranger �� 612-385-2465

��

Parts & Services $$ $200 - $7500 $$

Junkers & Repairables

More if Saleable ��

www.crosstownauto.net

612-861-3020 651-645-7715

Landscaping Lawn/Tree Care �� “Committed to Excellence” 612-205-9953 modernlandscapes.biz

Misc. For Sale �� COURT RESOURCES- SAVE! �� start ��

��

Craft Shows & Boutiques �� Saturday, March 24 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

50+ Vendors Hand-Made Crafts Favorite Gift Companies

Mount Olivet Church 14201 Cedar Ave. Apple Valley 952-432-4332

��

Garage & Estate Sales

Craft Shows & Boutiques �� 20651 Kenrick Ave. (Cty Rd 70 & 35W.) �� Fri., Mar. 23 - Sunday, Mar. 25, 11am -10 pm Sun. 25th 11 am - 5pm

��

A Gathering of Friends Antiques Market Mar. 29, 30 & 31st & Apr 1st Free Adm! Thur-Fri 9-8pm; Sat 9-6pm; Sun 10-3pm. Bachman’s Minneapolis 6010 Lyndale Ave. So. 651-247-9935 www.agatheringoffriends.net Start making money! Place your Business Service ad in our classifieds today!

952-846-2000

�� Last Hope Pet Adoption Apple Valley Petco 11-3pm Every Saturday! Cats, Kittens, Dogs & Pups! Adopt or donate to your animal rescue:

Last Hope Inc.

Box 114 Farmington, MN 55024 Beverly 651-463-8739

��

Looking For Good Homes For Puppies You Are Selling?

Place An Ad Here! Only $49 For 5 Lines + Picture Runs for 6 weeks! 952-894-1111

�� www.last-hope.org ��

Last Hope, Inc. (651) 463-8747

��

Full-Time or Part-Time

��

�� 612-366-4580 Window Cleaners Wanted �� 952-431-5521

��

�� Please apply at:

TRINITY CARE CENTER 3410 213th Street West Farmington, MN 55024

Or send resumes to: mpomroy@sfhs.org

Full-Time or Part-Time

Seeking outgoing indiv. Business/Sales experience helpful. Earn $25-$50K/year Comission + Bonuses Flexible hours. Office at home!

Full-Time or Part-Time

Part-Time

��

952-898-4911 or email

��

kris@

Eureka Township �� Deputy Clerk/ Treasurer. �� 952-469-3736

��

�� Temporary Seasonal Clerk

Dakota Electric Association (DEA) �� This is a temporary position available 4/16/12 through 10/10/12. Application/resumes are being accepted for the clerk position through March 30, 2012.

Powerline Specialist Interns

DEA �� Application/resumes are being accepted for the powerline specialist position through April 6, 2012. If you are interested in joining our team, application/resumes are being accepted at www.dakotaelectric.com/about_us/careers . Dakota Electric Association EOE/AA Employer

Full-Time

��

Bruce@empiredoorandglass.com or fax to: 612-729-4216

Thomas Allen Inc.

Program Manager/(West St. Paul)

��

Send Resume to: Stephaniem@thomasalleninc.com or Fax: 651-450-7923 ��

www.thomasalleninc.com REACH NEARLY 1 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS! ��

��

Full-Time ��

Home Instead Senior Care �� Please email resume, salary requirements and references to:

vitaly.salo@ homeinstead.com

��

MISCELLANEOUS: Ever Consider a Reverse Mortgage? �� MANTIS Deluxe Tiller. NEW! ��

TO INVESTIGATE OTHER ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES �� DISH Network. Starting at $19.99/month � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� HEALTH: Canada Drug Center is your choice for SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENsafe and affordable medications. �� EFITS. �� ATTENTION SLEEP APNEA SUFFERERS ATTENTION DIABETICS with Medicare. with Medicare. �� AUTO: DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT GENERAL HELP WANTED: Help Wanted!!! �� TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. ��

�� CASH FOR CARS: ��

��

Full-Time

PART TIME LIQUOR SALES CLERK

superiorhomecare.org

��

Part-Time

The City of Farmington �� Liquor Clerk �� at City Hall, 430 Third Street, Farmington, MN 55024. Forms may be downloaded from www.ci.farmington.mn.us. Deadline is Apr. 16, 2012 EOE

Work with children and adults in the South Metro area.

952-210-5684

Part-Time

Full-Time

��

�� www.newmarketbank.com or call (952) 469-1600 ��

��

PT RN

Burnsville/Eagan areas Weekend On Call

1-2 Wkends per month. Friday 4pm �� - Sunday midnite 952-469-3972

��

I am looking to contract dependable and responsible adults to deliver the Star Tribune newspaper in the Burnsville/Savage areas in the early morning hours. There is a $100 incentive available after 4 wks of route delivery. Profit potential is from $400 to $800 per month. For more information contact John @ 952-895-1910.

Thomas Allen Inc.

Program Counselor Burnsville

E/O weekend Sat. and Sun. 8am-2pm �� Contact: Jodyv@ thomasalleninc.com www.thomasalleninc.com AA/EOE

$230 + $25/hrly as needed. Call for details.

Linda

612-889-5009

Work From Home Advertising Disclaimer �� Email resume and cover letter to: QEApps@BestMark.com

Full-Time

��

Castle Rock Bank �� Please contact either Eric or Dave Nicolai at 651-463-4014

�� Administrative Assistant ��

��

612-963-4955

�� wyate@comcast.net

��

�� Bruce@empiredoorandglass.com or fax to: 612-729-4216

��

Roommates/ Apts & Rooms For Rent Condos

Apts & Condos

Farmington

�� Don 952-898-2777

1 BR Apt. Avl 4/21

$595/mo. $500 Security

��

651-274-2837

fairviewapartments farmingtonmn@hotmail.com

Apts & Condos

�� NO PETS. �� 952-944-7983 ��

Houses For Rent

�� 952-469-2994 ��

��

Houses For Rent

��

TH, Dbls Duplexes 7 Days 7 Nights You Can Place Your Ad Online Anytime. www.marketplace minnesota.com

��

TH, Dbls Duplexes

Commercial For Rent

Storage For Rent

�� 651-328-1624.

Burnsville/Cliff Road

STORAGE & GREAT LOCATION

��

Warehouse Space 2000 sf w/office. 10’ overhead door

612-889-9162

��

612-889-8768 ��

��

�� Child & Adult Care

Electrical & Plumbing

Miscellaneous

�� 952-492-2440 �� 651-905-0356 �� EG: Reasonable Prices �� 651-330-8167 952-758-7585 �� www.teamelectricmn.com �� 10% off w/this ad �� • Gen. Help + Lic. Elec. �� Kelly 651-460-4226 • Low By-the-hour Rates �� 651-815-2316 �� 651-357-0220

�� 4 - 30 Yd Dumpsters ��

Burnsville� �� 952-894-3474

��

Blacktopping & Driveways ��

��

Cleaning

��

�� 651-329-5783 •Cleaning • Painting � �� 952-890-7983

�� 612-270-4900

Dave’s Painting & Wallpapering LLC

Will meet or beat prices! Int/Ext, Drywall Repair Paint/Stain/Ceilings ��

952-432-2605

��

www.engelkingcoatings.com

Mark 612-481-4848

��

Business Professionals

PearsonDrywall.com ��

�� 952-200-6303

��

�� 952-607-1009/ 612-636-9501 ��

Drywall

��

� ��

Painting ��

��

�� 952-447-3587

��

Michael DeWitt Remodeling

u �� u �� u �� u �� u ��

651-261-7621

��

� ��

��

Daymar Construction Concrete:

• Driveways • Sidewalks • Steps • Patios • Exposed Aggregate New and Replacement Free Estimates www.daymarconst.com 952-985-5477

�� 612-644-1153 ��

Benson Residential Services

�� Small job specialist �� 952-457-9419 �� www.bensonresidential.com

�� Dakota Home Improvement �� Basements, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Tile, Flooring, Decks �� & Repairs. 952-270-1895 �� Above Quality Masonry 952-200-3013 Classifieds

Muenchow Concrete LLC

Driveways, Patios, Garage Floors, Steps, Walks, Block Foundations. New & Replace Light Excavating. Family bus. since 1975.952-469-1211

��

952-846-2000

�� (651) 284-5069 or www.dli.mn.gov

We will help you! Classifieds 952-846-2000

�� Al & Rich’s Low Cost Stump Removal, Portable Mach. Prof tree trimming & removal. 952-469-2634

Absolute Tree Service

�� 651-338-5881

Roofing & Siding

NORTHWAY TREE SERV. �� Terry 952 461-3618 L a w n A e r a t i o n s �� Mark 651-768-9345

��

Hampton’s Lawn Care

Dethatching, Wkly Lawn Mowing/Trimming Reasonable Rates Residential/Commercial

��

� ��

��

Landscapes By Lora • Patios • Rock • Mulch • Plantings • Skid Work • Draintile • Boulder Walls 612-644-3580 landscapesbylora.com

absolutetreeservicemn.com

651-423-3042

�� Len @ 952-237-9132 or len@reilandsground maintenance.com

Lawn Care

�� New Customer Special

1st Mowing is FREE!!

Full Service Lawn Care F Weekly Mowing F Spring Dethatching �� www.gmlawnsnow.com �� Gary at 612-490-7712

GM Lawn & Snow Care

�� 651-248-1932

�� Call Al at 952-432-7908

ADOPTION ��

MISCELLANEOUS ��

AUTOS WANTED ��

REAL ESTATE ��

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ��

��

� ��

Handyman

Advertise!

Engelking Coatings, LLC ��

Rich’s Window Cleaning �� 952-435-7871

��

• Ben’s Painting •

Int/Ext, Res/Comm. Free est, 29 yrs exp. Will meet or beat any price. Refs/Ins. 952-469-6800 BBB Member

�� Tracey 952-239-4397

Concrete & Masonry

EDUCATION �� EMPLOYMENT �� FINANCIAL �� HEALTH & FITNESS �� MISCELLANEOUS ��

�� WANTED TO BUY �� Reader Advisory: The National Trade Association we belong to has purchased the above classifieds. Determining the value of their service or product is advised by this publication. In order to avoid misunderstandings, some advertisers do not offer employment but rather supply the readers with manuals, directories and other materials designed to help their clients establish mail order selling and other businesses at home. Under NO circumstance should you send any money in advance or give the client your checking, license ID, or credit card numbers. Also beware of ads that claim to guarantee loans regardless of credit and note that if a credit repair company does business only over the phone it is illegal to request any money before delivering its service. All funds are based in US dollars. Toll free numbers may or may not reach Canada.

��

12A

March 23, 2012 THISWEEK

Sports Lightning upset in state quarterfinal overtime loss Eastview boys basketball team falls to Eden Prairie at state by Andy Rogers Thisweek Newspapers

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Eastview’s Emily Young, No. 33, plays in the Class 4A state tournament last weekend at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Eastview lost to Edina 52-43 in the third-place game on March 17 at Concordia University in St. Paul after leading through much of the first half. Eventually, Edina’s inside game took over, with the Hornets outscoring Eastview 20-10 in the paint. Madison Guebert led the Lightning with 13 points. The girls defeated Saint Michael-Albertville 54-41 in the quarterfinals, but lost to the eventual state champion Hopkins 55-31 in the semifinal. Geubert was named to the Class AAAA Minnesota State Girls’ Basketball All-Tournament team.

still doubled up on Eden Prairie taking a 19-7 lead thanks to the hot hands of Jordan Bolger and Darin Haugh. By halftime, Eden Prairie muscled its way back into the game to make it 21-20. Eastview was limited to just two points in the final 7 minutes, 32 seconds in the first half. The Lightning pulled ahead with a three-point shot by King with 11:08 remaining. The teams exchanged leads and ties for the next six minutes until Haugh’s layup put Eden Prairie two possessions behind with less than two minutes remaining. That’s when Schaeffer starting nailing threes. King led Eastview with 27 points. Haugh added 16 and Bolger put up 14. King and Ben Olberfeld each had seven rebounds. The loss ends Eastview’s season with a 28-2 record.

Don’t mention Eden Prairie’s Jordan Schaeffer around any Eastview boys basketball fan this weekend. He was the main factor in Eastview’s 75-68 overtime loss to Eden Prairie in the Class 4A quarterfinal game Wednesday afternoon at Target Center in Minneapolis. Eastview held a twopossession lead in the final minutes of regulation, but a furious rain of three three-point shots by Schaeffer, including a buzzer beater, sent the game into overtime. He wasn’t done there. Schaeffer scored 12 points in overtime, making 10 free throws, to give him a total of 40 points and ensure an Eden Prairie upset over the No. 3 seed in the tournament. It was a game of several highs and lows for Eastview. With Eastview’s leading scorer King watching Photo by Rick Orndorf from the bench early in Andy Rogers is at andy. Eastview’s Chris Narum drives the lane against Eden Prairie the game because of foul rogers@ecm-inc.com. during a state tournament quarterfinal game Wednesday. trouble, the Lightning

Eastview seniors Blazing Cat consolation champs pass the torch Next generation of young players will try to send Lightning girls back to state next year by Mike Shaughnessy Thisweek Newspapers

Eastview concluded its girls basketball season by finishing fourth in the state Class 4A tournament. The question is, was it the end of an era or the beginning of an era? Then again, why can’t it be both? The Lightning’s 52-43 loss to Edina in the state tournament third-place game March 17 ended a 25-7 season. But a group of previously unheralded seniors – Paige Palkovich, Meghan Ryan, Hannah Shie, Emily Young, Taylor Kuhn and Amber Mehr – closed their careers knowing they helped get their school back to state for the first time in three years. The state tourney also provided a glimpse of the Lightning’s future. Firstyear varsity head coach Melissa Guebert previously was a traveling team coach in the Eastview girls youth program. She has worked with many of the players who are in the high school program’s pipeline. She also likely has her point guard for the next three seasons – her daughter, Madison, a ninth-grader who averaged 18 points a game for the varsity this year. Hopkins romped to the Class 4A championship, defeating all three of its opponents in the state tournament by at least 22 points. Eastview wasn’t able to stop the Hopkins juggernaut, losing 55-31 in the state semifinals March 15 at Target Center. The Lightning scored only 13 points in the first 24 minutes. But once the game was out of reach, the Lightning was able to put younger players on the floor with an eye to next season and beyond. Getting the younger players into a state tournament game “is going to help us,” Melissa Guebert said. “When they step on the court for us next year, they’ll have more confidence.” Hopkins forced Eastview

into 27 turnovers. Madison Guebert was the Lightning’s leading scorer with seven points. The Royals’ depth allows them to keep up the defensive pressure for as long as it takes for opponents to crack. It “makes it so tough for you to get into your offense,” Melissa Guebert said. Madison Guebert had 13 points and Mehr 10 in the third-place game against Edina. Madison Guebert and Palkovich had 15 points each in the Lightning’s 5441 victory over St. MichaelAlbertville in the Class 4A quarterfinals March 14. Mehr had 10 points and 12 rebounds. The state tournament appearance was Eastview’s fifth since 2000. Paul Goetz was head coach for the previous four state trips, including runner-up finishes in 2000 and 2003. Goetz stepped down as head coach after the 2010-11 season but remains with the program as an assistant coach.

Tournament note • Eagan resident LeeAnn Wise coached Richfield to second place in the state Class 3A tournament. The Spartans were the tournament’s No. 1 seed but lost to DeLaSalle 65-45 in the championship game Saturday night. Wise’s daughter, Hannah, is a senior guard for the Spartans. Hannah Wise played youth basketball in Eagan but transferred to Richfield before her ninthgrade year. The opportunity to play varsity basketball for her mother was a big reason for the transfer, Hannah Wise told Richfield Sun-Current sports editor Greg Kleven in a story published last month. Hannah Wise has signed to play basketball at Jamestown College in North Dakota. Mike Shaughnessy is Dakota County sports editor for Sun Newspapers.

Cats CI adapted hockey team won the consolation title last weekend at the state tournament at Bloomington Jefferson. Coming in with an 8-4 record, the Blazing Cats lost to the eventual state champion, Anoka-Henneby Andy Rogers Thisweek Newspapers pin, 15-4 in the quarterfi The Burnsville/Farm- nals sending the team to ington/Lakeville Blazing the consolation bracket.

Burnsville/ Farmington/ Lakeville CI adapted hockey goes 2-1 at state

The outcome was much more positive as the Blazing Cats defeated Owatonna 12-3 and New Prague 15-10 to win the consolation title. Stephan Friday had seven goals and two assists against Owatonna. Cody Bali had 24 saves in goal. Michael Burns led the Blazing Cats against New Prague in the conso-

lation semifinal with four goals and an assist. Michael Dedeker, Terry Kalm and Brendan Wong also got into the scoring mood in the 9-4 victory. Friday was named to the CI Division All-Tournament Team.

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

Dakota United decorated in silver, bronze at state Adapted soccer teams earn high marks by Andy Rogers Thisweek Newspapers

The Dakota United Hawks PI adapted hockey team finished in second place last weekend at the state tournament after falling to Robbinsdale/Hopkins/Mound West in the championship game by a score of 7-2 at Bloomington Jefferson. To get to the finals, Dakota United defeated Maple Grove 7-5 thanks to the efforts of Grayson

Nicolay’s four goals in the state quarterfinal. In the semifinal, the Hawks came from behind with five unanswered thirdperiod goals over AnokaHennepin, 8-4. Grayson Nicolay scored four goals and helped out with an assist. Anthony Vervais added three goals and goalie Cullen McConnell had 17 saves in the win. Grayson Nicolay, Jaayson Meyer and Shannon Drymalski were named to the PI Division All-Tournament Team. The Dakota United CI adapted hockey team was awarded the bronze

at state after defeating the North Suburban team 10-4 in the third-place game on Saturday. The Hawks broke away from North Suburban after a 3-3 tie in the first period with hat tricks by Anthony Teitelbaum, Quintin Nicolay and Ricky Arends. Jos Fagre had 13 saves in the win. Dakota United started out with an 11-5 victory against Mounds View/ Irondale/Roseville after fighting through a 3-2 deficit following the first period. Teitelbaum had five goals and Quintin Nicolay had four goals

and two assists. In the state semifinals, St. Cloud upset previously undefeated Dakota United 8-5. Quintin Nicolay had two goals in the loss. Joe Sandey and Quintin Nicolay were named to the CI Division All-Tournament Team. Dakota United is a collaborative effort among Apple Valley, Eastview, Eagan, Hastings, Henry Sibley, Rosemount, Simley and South Saint Paul. Andy Rogers is at andy. rogers@ecm-inc.com.

All Conference List Boys Hockey All Conference

Eagan: Michael Zajac, Will Merchant, Eli May, Nick Kuchera, Sam Wolfe, Apple Valley: Derek Smith, Anthony Leong, Sean Lang Burnsville: Corey Champman, Hunter Anderson, Mason Wyman Lakeville North: Blake Winieki, Evan Peterson Eastview: Scott Nelson Rosemount: Ryan Anderson Lakeville South: Justin Kloos, Alex Harvey, Joe Freemark Honorable Mention Eagan: Christian Butler, Kerick Kuchera, Zach Glienke Apple Valley: Tate Erickson, Jordan Ocel, Matt Koziy Burnsville: Tyler Sheehy, Teemu Kivihalme, Jake Senta, Chris Mallon Lakeville North: Charlie Hayes, Alex Wood, Eric Rutt Eastview: Ryan McNamara, Ryan Reger, Nick Cerrato Rosemount: Trevor Kolden, Ted Schultz, Anthony Winters Lakeville South: Charlie Heller, Johnny Wiitala, Cameron Jackson,

Nordic

All Conference Girls 196: Sonja Hedblom, Laura Bailly, Roxy Holt, Kaley Hedberg Lakeville South: Maggie Singer, Caraline Slattery Lakeville North: Amy Ferguson, Cassie Nickisch Burnsville: Vivian Hett, Krista Bain, Jane Koch, Tori Felton Honorable Mention Lakeville North: Brianna Vetter, Hannah Evers, Sara Nelson

Lakeville South: Megan Kilbride, Libbey Endersbe, Carley Endersbe Boys 196: Nick Couillard, Nick Acton, Josh Podpeskar, David Bomgarner, Rhett Carlson, Jacob Edmond Lakeville North: Ben Saxton, Lewis Kunik Burnsville: Mikey Johnson, Matthew Hett, Jordan Horner Honorable Mention 196: Ryan Larson Lakeville North: Greg Augustine Lakeville South: Michael Picken, Matthew Schiroo

Wrestling

All Conference Apple Valley: Gannon Volk, Brandon Kingsley, Daniel Woiwor, Cory Rathman, Zach Martens, Paul Cheny Burnsville: Andy Underhill, Billy Underhill Rosemount: Steve Levine, Adam Jackson, Stefan Sauer, Adam Hedin, Sam Moeller Lakeville North: Collin DeGrammont, Aaron Almedina, Colton Pasvogel, Aaron Baker, Anton Kalista, Lucas Westrich, Eastview: Mitch Rechtzigel, BJ Groskreutz Eagan: Michael Rahman, Colin Fisher, Luke Keller, Mitch Johnson Lakeville South: Tommy Petersen Honorable Mention Burnsville: Lucas Grossoehme, Jack O’Brien Eagan: Eric Clay, Colin Sullivan, Kevin Martinez Lakeville North: Tristyn Hanson Eastview: Jacob Rukavina, Anthony Munos, Matt Henning, Edgar Garcia Rosemount: Dan Rosa, Kwame Owu-

su, Jake Baker Apple Valley: Koffi Tchalla, JJ Ginther Lakeivlle South: Austin Britnell, Alonte Alexander

Alpine

All Conference Girls Eagan: Sally Anderson, Courtney Kammopp, Gina Serantoni Lakeville South: Amanda Larson, Amy Sullivan, Lakeville North: Courtney Kavanaugh, Briar Smith, Abby Noonan, Alex Knutson Apple Valley: Claire Hefko Burnsville: Erica Lindsay, Lizzy Drusch Boys Lakeville North” Connor Croasdale, Matt Xi Rosemount: Andrew Ahlberg, Nick Lampert Burnsville: Jordan Huss, Tom Flickinger, Jon Garbe Eagan: Tommy Anderson, Andrew Cumming Lakeville South: Jonathan Schwegman, Bryce Kossack, Travis O’Brien Honorable Metnion Girls Apple Valley: Marta Iserte, Karleigh Crepin, Sydney Barnidge, Burnsville: Laura Garbe, Toni Carlstrom, Michelle Korthauer Eagan: Lauren Olsen, Ali Hofstad, Erin Burns Eastview: Cassie Torbenson, Sidney Anderson, Melansi Onderwater Lakeville North: Micela Lewis, Lakeville South: Theresa Morris, Olivia Horsager Rosemount: Kali Ahlberg, Ali Schmitz

Boys Apple Valley: David Heckman, Chad Serba Burnsville: James Coyne, Mike Furney, Shane O’Connor Eagan: Michael Hlas, Ross Dembsky, Jesse Anderson Eastview: Parker Zeilon, Karl Nordmeyer, Chaz Lindber, Lakeville North: Joe Lieser, Christian Olson, Riley Reuvers Lakeville South: Luke Horsager, Erik Lindberg, Nick Benz Rosemount: Ryan Condon, Jordan Lampert, Aaron Ahlberg

Gymnastics

All Conference Lakeville North: Ashley Myers, Bree Flug, Megan Lemley, Ashley Nowicki, Maddie Shinn Lakeville South: Kalia Seurer, Kylie Prouty, Caylee Alves Eagan: Kat Torres, Allison Kruchten, Piper Lincoln Eastview: Erica Anders Apple Valley: Sidney Bethke, Rosemount: Rachel Schnow, Meghan Creese, Abby Nelson, Jenna Schlukebier, Kailey Askew, Honorable Mention Apple Valley: Synthia McBrayer, Karley Almgren, Grace Roepke, Eastview: Hailee Tsumsaki, Maddie Jentink, Kaitlyn McCann, Lakeville North: Rachel Okins, Emma Johnson Lakeville South: Bella Iversen, Rose Cozad, Chelsi Berry Eagan: Zoe Lamb, Rachel Schornak Rosemount: Kiera Drymalski, Hannah James

THISWEEK March 23, 2012

Eagan library embraces virtual age

Brodkorb/from 2A made plain his willingness to file suit if efforts at mediation failed. Since the potential lawsuit would be based on the premise that Brodkorb had been treated differently than other staffers and legislators engaged in adulterous affairs, explained Villaume, it would be necessary to take dispositions from these individuals. “We as attorneys don’t threaten,” Villaume said. The next step in the process, Villaume said, will be a filing with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging gender discrimination. Republican leaders had

New reader bar assists patrons with e-book technology by Jessica Harper Thisweek Newspapers

Eagan residents can now look to their local library for the latest in ereaders. In response to swelling demand for e-books and tech support, a reader bar debuted this month at Eagan Wescott Library. There were 11,051 ebooks checked out from Dakota County libraries in February, which is up from 3,546 in February 2011. “We had been answering lots of questions on e-books and e-readers recently, and thought it would be easier to show it in person,” said Mary Wussow, manager of Wescott Library. Modeled after Apple’s Genius Bar, Wescott’s reader bar features five popular e-readers, which are tethered to the bar and cannot be checked out. “Although it’s a similar concept to the one at Apple stores, we don’t profess to be geniuses,” Wussow said with a laugh. Handouts with step-bystep instructions are placed

Photo by Jessica Harper

A reader bar debuted this month at the Eagan Wescott Library to help patrons learn about different e-readers. Dakota County libraries carry about 3,000 e-books for patrons to choose from. near the readers to help patrons navigate the devices. Librarians are available to answer questions, and offer e-book classes. Though library staff cannot offer recommendations, they can provide national reviews. “Our goal is to provide a noncommercial opportunity for people to become comfortable with the devices before they buy,” Wussow said. Wescott is the only li-

brary within the Dakota County system to have a reader bar. Wussow said she is unsure how long the reader bar will be a feature in the library. There are 3,000 e-books available in the Dakota County library system. The e-books can be checked out using an e-reader, computer or smartphone. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com.

little to say about developments. “It is what it is,” Senate Majority Leader David Senjem, R-Rochester, said. “If you’re standing in our shoes, you focus on the session.” Senjem downplayed the importance of the matter. He described possible legal actions as a “sidebar potential lawsuit.” Sen. Julianne Ortman, R-Chanhassen, said the Senate was a employer. And as with businesses facing similar employment disputes, the Senate would continue its work. “So that’s what we’ll do — continue with our business,” she said. Senate Minority Leader

��

� ��

�

��

�

��

�

��

�

��

�

��

�

��

� ��

��

�

��

�

��

� ��

��

�

��

�

��

Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com. T.W. Budig is at tim.budig@ecminc.com.

��

Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, spoke of a bad week in the Senate — legislators doing “nothing but damage” to the institution they have a duty to respect. He said the Brodkorb developments were not a distraction. Bakk suggested that Ludeman’s assertion that all Senate employees are “at will,” or subject to termination at any time, was correct. “I think the Senate will prevail if Michael Brodkorb files a suit against the Senate,” he said.

��

13A

� ��

��

14A

March 23, 2012 THISWEEK

Reward for safe driving

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Eastview High School’s Jasmine Sanders hands out vouchers for Wendy’s Frosties to student-drivers who have their seatbelts buckled as they leave the school parking lot March 15. The event, designed to promote safe driving and encourage students to wear their seatbelts, was organized by Eastview’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) group and the school’s police liaison officer Doug Baird.

Photo by Tad Johnson

Police: Charges pending for teen who bit cop

Pete Terry, owner of Terry’s Hardware in Rosemount and Hastings, says the move to split Police say criminal performing a sternum rub. blood-alcohol concentrawith the Ace Hardware franchise was fueled by a need to forge the store’s own identity. charges are pending for an The officer reported that, tion of .226 and was too 18-year-old Apple Valley once conscious, the woman drunk to be taken to detox, woman who attacked offi- began swearing and slap- police said, so she was taken cers called to her home on ping at him, and that she to Fairview Ridges Hospital a report that she was passed smelled of alcohol, her in Burnsville. out from alcohol and need- speech was slurred and she The officer allegedly bited medical attention. had urinated in her pants. ten by the woman was treat Police arrived at the After shoving a medic at- ed by a medic at the scene. home on the 15700 block of tempting to escort her to the The bite drew no blood as Hayes Trail at about 3 p.m. bathroom, the woman was her teeth didn’t puncture March 11 after one of the handcuffed. At that point, the skin. Downtown Rosemount anchor sets sail on a new course woman’s relatives reported police said, she began kick- Charges are pending for a medical emergency. ing the two officers present, fourth-degree assault and An officer went to the and bit one of them. consumption of alcohol by by Tad Johnson Pete’s agenda was publish- woman’s room and roused The woman, who re- a minor, according to poThisweek Newspapers in brief ing a catalog of many of the her from a drunken stupor ported she had been drink- lice. What item can’t you Terry’s Hardware has top products Terry’s carries. by calling her name and ing straight vodka, had a —Andrew Miller find at Terry’s Hardware in two locations – 14635 He feels that if he can get Rosemount? S. Robert Trail, Rose- that “shotgun method” cat a) Copper pipe, being open to accommo- Valley and Lakeville area. mount, (651) 423-3455, alog in people’s hands they Cedar/from 1A b) Circular-shaped light and 375 W. 33rd St., can see all the items Terry’s date morning and evening “I think (the buses) give bulbs, rush hour times, and the us a look people can idenHastings, (651) 437-3653. can provide. Project plans c) Mr. Clean, For more information or One of the biggest chal- Beckwith said construc- area closing to one lane the tify with,” Krause said. “I d) A kitchen sink. to shop the stores online, lenges for the business that tion of Minnesota’s first rest of the time. think they are as futuristic started 30 years ago as a While practically every- go to The next buses to run the as we could get them, and BRT project will take workCoast-to-Coast is a highly thing but the kitchen sink Cedar Avenue corridor will www.terryshardware. ers more than 7 feet below be BRT buses, boasting a it’s a bus we can be proud competitive market. Bigcan be found at the downcom. box home improvement the street this summer as design that Dakota County of.” town Rosemount anchor stores drive down price, but they install water and sewer Commissioner Paul Krause for the past 30 years, the store carries everything else local residents that a trip Pete says that Terry’s, which lines. of Lakeville said is sleek Laura Adelmann is at laura. to make it work – faucets, out of town to a big-box moved into its current loca- He anticipated two lanes and well-suited to the Apple adelmann@ecm-inc.com. washers, nuts, screws, Tef- might not be necessary as tion 20 years ago, remains lon tape, supply tubes, drain Terry’s offers loads of items, competitive. convenience and friendly, Where Terry’s differentistops and so much more. ates itself is service. Many That’s the message owner knowledgeable service. Pete Terry, the son of the Pete said he started to of the employees have been business’ first-generation think about ending his rela- with the business for several founders, Chuck and Dar- tionship with Ace about two years, and they are glad to lene Terry, wants to send years ago as his business provide advice and knowlmodel started to separate edge. the Rosemount area. �� It’s something that he says itself from the Ace “cookie One of those employees �� is Pete, who had worked in cutter” approach. has been a challenge over the years due to its ties to “We didn’t want to con- the business while growing �� tinue down that path,” he up. After graduating from Ace Hardware. �� college with a degree in ac By splitting with Ace re- said. �� cently, Pete is out to forge The most difficult part counting his job prospects �� a new identity with a new was an ability to promote were tied to working in a logo, sign and message to and price his own products, large accounting firm. which number more than Instead of clocking in at a big office building, 40,000. “We are whatever the Pete managed his parents’ customer wants to be,” Pete Hastings store when it first said of the business’ policy opened as a favor to them. of filling out a yellow card “I swore I would never every time a customer can’t do this,” Pete said. find what he or she is look- That was 22 years ago. Even the first few years ing for. The cards are reviewed to when he often logged 15determine if this doohickey hour days couldn’t scare or that thingamajig should him away. be stocked, items such as Pete still manages that custom-made furnace filters operation, which is about that were made available by double the size of the Rosemount store. local demand. “It is part guess and part The fuel that keeps him science,” Pete said of go- going is the chance to be his ing independent. “I have a own boss, along with inter�� business model … and it’s acting with customers and �� just 30 years of doing this. helping them solve prob�� … We are constantly chang- lems. ing to meet the demands for And he hopes the new some things while others changes will allow the busi�� ness to keep doing that for Photo of image by Tad Johnson fade away.” �� The exterior of Terry’s Splitting with Ace also many more years to come. �� Hardware in Rosemount frees up marketing money �� will sport a new look after so Terry’s can spend it in Tad Johnson is at editor. thisweek@ecm-inc.com. the sign and facade are ways it sees fit. One of the first items on �� completed.

Terry’s hammers out hardware haven

��

� ��

��