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Lakeville shows its character The recent death of Eddie Wallin reminds us of the important role people can play in creating community. Page 4A

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Apple Valley sprints to top The Eagles track and field teams will try to recapture the form that led them to sprint success last year. Page 14A

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‘True Love’ at Burnsville PAC Greek tragedy gets a dose of Jerry Springer in “True Love,” the latest production from Burnsville-based Chameleon Theatre Circle. Page 12A

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Chris Gerlach says his decision to not seek reelection after serving at the State Capitol for 14 years probably won’t set in until he is watching the Apple Valley Freedom Days Parade with his family. Gerlach has been an annual participant in the parade since he was elected to the House in 1998 and won five more elections after that – three to the House and three Chris Gerlach to the Senate. He said after he announced his retirement in March that he had to make his family and his business his priority. “Every election we all make a decision,” Gerlach said. “You work so hard to get here, but you have to ask how long do you stay continue to stay?” With his children at ages 10 and 8, he said he is just getting into the intensive stage of parental involvement. “I don’t want to be an absent father,” said Gerlach who has served Apple Valley and Rosemount as senator for the past eight years. His seat is up for grabs this year after new district maps were created as Senate District 37 was altered slightly and given a new number – 57. When asked if the timing was right to leave the Capitol with a sense of finished business, Gerlach said the work is never done. “There are plenty of things to work on,” he

The winter of 2010-11 might have been the most trying period of Neil Strader’s career. As activities director at Lakeville South High School, it’s his responsibility to find ways to encourage students to participate in co-curricular events. But with the Lakeville School District staring at a $15.8 million budget deficit, he was faced with the possibility of telling students some of those opportunities would be taken away. Strader and his counterpart, Lakeville North High School activities director Bob Ertl, helped create a plan that would eliminate several activities, including both high schools’ gymnastics, golf and lacrosse programs. The School Board was reluctant to cut activities,

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Families are paying more money to participate in high school sports despite the efforts of booster clubs and school districts in trying to keep costs down.

Schools battling to come to grips with athletic funding issues by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

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Not only are sports participation fees at high schools rising, but the cost of equipment can be a black hole for families’ dollars.

Families are getting tapped out Boosters, fees, equipment, volunteering drain on parents by Andy Rogers Sun Thisweek

The ever-increasing cost of high-school sports participation has put a strain on many families in the south metro. “I think that cost does come into play, a lot,” said Patrick Lavelle, an active parent in the Burnsville lacrosse community who has a daughter on the girls team. “But, I feel that a lot of parents will do whatever they can to see that their child can have the

Scout’s Eagle project honors the brother he lost Andrew Erickson plans Fun Run/Walk to benefit Chromosome 18 nonprofit by Andrew Miller Sun Thisweek

Andrew Erickson is a Boy Scout with a big heart. Though the 13-year-old Apple Valley resident barely got to know his baby brother, Jack, who died in December 2005 seven days shy of his third birthday, Erickson is looking to keep Jack’s memory alive. For the service project required to earn his Eagle Scout award, Erickson is organizing the Fun Run/Walk for Chromosome 18. Proceeds from the event at Eastview High School on April 29 will be donated to the Chromosome 18 Registry and Research Society, a nonprofit that offers advocacy and See scout, 2A Photo by Rick Orndorf

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For his Eagle Scout service project, Andrew Erickson is organizing the Fun Run/Walk for Chromosome 18, which will be held April 29 on the track at Eastview High School. More about the event is at www.funrunfor18.eventbrite.com.

experience to try a new sport or a sport they find interesting. Who knows? They may come to love the sport.” School districts, such as 194 in Lakeville, have increased sports-participation fees dramatically over the past two years in order to cover budget shortfalls while booster clubs have increased their activity with hopes of making sure no child goes See cost, 22A

Obermueller enters race for congressional DFL nomination Candidate is former Eagan state representative Kathleen Gaylord, a Dakota County commissioner, After a year-long break in the endorsement race. from the political realm, “I think I match up well against both those Mike Obermother individuals ueller will once from a DFL peragain throw his spective,” Obermhat into the ring. ueller said. The former He said Minnesota rephis experience resentative said serving as replast Friday he resentative in an intends to seek electorally tough the DFL nomidistrict (a swing nation in the 2nd makes Congressional Mike Obermueller district) him a better District. “I think Washington choice than Gaylord of has become too partisan, South St. Paul, who comes and it’s time for someone from a traditionally DFL to represent the voters,” the area. Obermueller noted 39-year-old Eagan resident that Gaylord wouldn’t even be running if the district said. Obermueller joins Pat- hadn’t been redrawn to inrick Ganey, a city council member in Northfield, and See Obermueller, 8A by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

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More than 600 students filled the auditorium at Eastview High School on Wednesday to watch the Minnesota Supreme Court hear oral arguments. The visit was part of a Minnesota Judicial Branch program that aims to teach students about the work of the state’s highest court. The justices heard arguments of an actual case, State of Minnesota vs. Christian Chi Ndikum, and afterwards the justices answered students’ questions and visited classrooms.

Arrests follow front-yard hammer fight Five men were arrested April 1 after they used their fists – and a hammer – to attack an 18-year-old Apple Valley man in the front yard of his home, according to police. Police say the five 18and 19-year-olds were at a late-night bonfire in Apple Valley when one of them got into a dispute with the victim during a phone con-

versation, and they decided to drive to his home on the 12600 block of Fairgreen Avenue to confront him. There, they allegedly punched the victim and hit him with a hammer. Six officers arrived on the scene at about 12:30 a.m. on a report of a fight. Though four of the suspects fled on foot when police arrived, officers were

able to identify and eventually track down those who fled because they’d left their billfolds in their vehicle. The victim was not hospitalized and did not appear to be seriously injured, according to police. Police say criminal charges are pending for all five men for second-degree assault and riot. —Andrew Miller

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evening at the Chromosome 18 Registry’s annual conference later this year in San Antonio, so that families dealing with disabilities can have easy access to the rides. “A lot of times you can’t just get on a ride if you’re in a wheelchair,” Erickson said. Erickson is receiving help from about 30 volunteers, mostly other scouts, as he organizes the Fun Run/Walk. The event will raise money through registration fees, concessions and donations, but it’s also about raising awareness about chromo-

some disorders and handicap accessibility issues, he said. Erickson’s mom, Karen, will be hosting an education booth at the event. The event, he added, is also a way to honor Jack. “He changed my life,” Erickson said. “I learned a lot from him and am still learning.” More information about the Fun Run/Walk is at www.funrunfor18.eventbrite.com.

support to people with chromosome abnormalities. Erickson, a member of Apple Valley-based Boy Scout Troop 205 and an eighth-grader at Falcon Ridge Middle School, said he wanted to help the Chromosome 18 Registry because the nonprofit helped his family – through its online support groups – as Jack battled a rare chromosome disorder and spina bifida. Erickson’s donation will be used to rent out an amusement park for one

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Dakota County renovation may expand court screening Construction may start by 2013 by Laura Adelmann Sun Thisweek

Millions may soon be spent upgrading Dakota County’s Judicial Center in Hastings, in part to address security concerns. Sheriff Dave Bellows said his priorities are to add security entrance checks for visitors to the in-custody courtroom, located near the jail entrance, and to the courtrooms in West St. Paul. A plan being considered for the renovation work would address both issues without the ongoing expense of additional staffing, Bellows said. At the jail now, visitors observe proceedings from behind a glass wall, but do not go through the metal detector and X-ray process. Renovation plans may move the in-custody courtroom so visitors would go through the regular courtroom screening area and prisoners would enter through a secure hallway through the jail. “As sheriff, I’d like to see that nobody goes into a courtroom without pointof-entry screening,” Bellows said. At the Hastings screening point, the only one in any of the three Dakota County courthouses, officers daily confiscate objects that could be used as weapons. Among items the screen-

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Security workers at the Dakota County Courthouse use scanners to check bags brought into the building. ing has kept from Dakota County courtrooms in Hastings: crochet needles, box cutters, screw drivers, knives and scissors. “Some people call them self-defense items.” Deputy Arturo Herrera said. “We call them contraband.” Courtroom security is of particular concern in family court, said First District Chief Judge Edward Lynch. Many of those cases, which include orders for protection and child custody, are heard in West St. Paul. Renovation of the incustody courtroom would free up a deputy to staff front-entry screening in West St. Paul without adding personnel expense, Bellows said. Adding screening to the courtrooms is a change Lynch said he supports. “Any family law area has the potential for emotions

to run high,” Lynch said. “When you read through enough petitions of orders for protection, you understand how volatile those proceedings can be.” Herrera said entry screening requires visitors to pass through a metal detector and empty pockets and remove shoes and belts for X-ray. Anything found that could be considered a weapon can either be returned to the person’s vehicle or confiscated. People can become agitated going through screening and also in the courtroom, Herrera said. The last time he was in a courtroom proceeding, a man became upset after the judge ordered him into custody for nonpayment of child support. “He started taking off his shirt and had both fists clenched like he was going to fight us,” Herrera said. Despite warnings to cooperate, the man continued to resist and wound up being subdued with a Taser so deputies could handcuff him and take him into custody. “Sometimes people do get hurt, but we do as much as we can to control the situation,” Herrera said. Lynch said another aspect of the renovation project being considered is to address other issues in the court system.

Golf cart joyride ends with arrest A joyride on a stolen golf cart ended with the arrest of a 21-year-old man at the Kingston Green Apartments in Apple Valley. Kingston Green management contacted police the afternoon of March 28 to report the theft of a golf cart that employees use as a maintenance vehicle at the apartment complex at 15601 Foliage Ave. As Apple Valley officers

were en route, Kingston Green employees located the cart being driven around the grounds by three males. Employees detained the troublemakers – two men from Apple Valley, ages 19 and 21, and a 17-year-old Burnsville male – and when police arrived on the scene the 21-year-old was arrested and jailed on outstanding warrants. Though a police spokes-

man described the trio’s reckless run on the golf cart as “idiotic,” the vehicle suffered no damage in the incident. Police say a report has been forwarded to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office and vehicle theft charges are pending for all three involved. —Andrew Miller

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In the juvenile court area, officials are considering renovations to add conference rooms and a separate hallway for juveniles to enter court hearings. “Juveniles are not supposed to have their cases known to the public,” Lynch said. “But when they are marched through public hallways with handcuffs on, it’s pretty obvious there’s an issue.” Dakota County’s renovation process is in its early stages, with officials meeting to determine needs, but Bellows said construction could start by early next year. The county has budgeted $3 million for the renova-

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You can judge a community’s heart by the way it treats its Eddies by Larry Werner Sun Thisweek

The Easter ham and kolatchky were going down easily at my brother-in-law’s holiday gathering. Before Auntie Jan served up the strawberry-rhubarb pie, I mentioned the death of Eddie Wallin, and the stories started. I’m told the same thing happened at Babe’s sports bar in downtown Lakeville after Eddie’s funeral last month. Jeff Reisinger and his buddies exchanged Eddie stories over beer at Babe’s, laughing and recalling the times they shared with a guy you’d remember seeing if you spent any time in downtown Lakeville. Reisinger’s sister found Eddie’s body when she checked on his apartment after he missed two straight bingo nights at the VFW. Jeff asked his sister to check on Eddie because he hadn’t received a call from this gentle man we’d refer to these days as “developmentally disabled.” Reisinger, who runs a Lakeville lawn service, said he might have been more inclined than others to watch over Eddie because he had an older sister who was “mentally retarded” – the way we used to describe people with intellectual handicaps. But while his family might have been sensitized to Eddie’s special needs by their own experience, Reisinger said he and others simply enjoyed banter with the big guy who rode through town on his three-wheel bike loaded up with cans he collected and sold for spending money. “He called a lot of people in town,” Reisinger said. “Actually, if I was having a horrible day, I’d call him. But you couldn’t get him off the phone.” At Babe’s, or the VFW, or at the ball fields in Lakeville, Eddie would spot one of the guys he knew since high school, and he’d

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shout out a nickname he had devised. “He’d say, ‘Where’s Squirrel Brain?’” Reisinger said. “I was Oscar.” Sure, the Lakeville gang would make some fun of Eddie, who was 54. But he gave as much guff as he got, and the locals would regularly pass the hat at Babe’s to collect funds they’d dole out to Eddie. They grew up with him and assumed responsibility for someone who was as much a part of downtown as the bars or the Ben Franklin or the park. When I moved to Lakeville, I was corrected more than once when I referred to the city as a “suburb.” Technically, a city on the outskirts of a big city is a suburb. But some ‘burbs have elements others don’t. Among those elements are historic downtowns and, as someone said at our Easter dinner, history. Lakeville, which was founded as a village to serve the surrounding farms, has history in a way Apple Valley and Eagan, for example, don’t. And one of the people who will always be part of that history is Eddie Wallin. After moving to Lakeville in 1999, I encountered Eddie many times while he was collecting his cans, chatting with customers at Moen’s Barber Shop, lining up for food at the Wednesday on Main events in the downtown park. My wife, Ann, had grown up on a farm near Lakeville, and her father, LeRoy Zweber, worked for many years as director of buildings and grounds for the schools. Ann

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Eddie Wallin and the three-wheel bike he received from an anonymous donor after his old one was stolen in 2008.

said her father used to let Eddie help him when he worked on the school buildings. One day, LeRoy couldn’t find Eddie – until Eddie fell through the ceiling of a room where LeRoy was working. Exploring the spaces above ceilings can be great fun. Then there’s the story about the time Eddie’s car died on the way to a softball game in Mankato. The lesson to be drawn from that incident is if the engine starts when your buddies are towing you, don’t keep going.

Reisinger likes to tell about the time Rich Wensmann tossed a $10 bill on the floor at Babe’s to see if Eddie would pick it up. When he did, Rich said the money was his, Reisinger recalls. “I don’t see your name on it,” Eddie said, stuffing the bill into his pocket. Oscar, Squirrel Brain and the others who grew up with Eddie made sure he had money, especially at holiday time. They dropped their cans off for him and passed the hat at Babe’s or the VFW. When Eddie’s three-wheeler was stolen in 2008, it was replaced by an anonymous donor after Lakeville police officers asked the media to write a story about the stolen bike. As the father of a son with special needs, I salute those who understand, as Reisinger and many others in Lakeville did, that Eddie might have biked to a different drummer, but he did so with a smile on his face and a song in his heart. One of the many messages left on the White Funeral Home online guest book was this one from Loren McCaghy of East Hampton, Conn.: “Eddie will be forever inseparable from the memories of Lakeville for those who grew up there. Whether it was at the store, beach, pool or just around town, Eddie had a special way of making every day just a little bit brighter. Thanks, Eddie, for being Lakeville’s eternal sunshine.” OK. I promise I’ll try to avoid calling Lakeville a suburb. 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.

Expunge? It all depends (and does it really matter?) by Kevin F. Mark Special to Sun Thisweek

Your son, on a dare from his new college friends, slips a candy bar from the store rack into his pocket and walks out without paying. The next time the game escalates. It’s a video game at Wal-Mart, except Wal-Mart has security people watching, and your son is caught and arrested. A simple charge of theft results in a conviction, a fine and, hopefully, a valuable lesson. Your child sincerely tells you it was a stupid mistake and will never happen again. A few years pass, and your son, graduated from college, has applied for the job he’s really wanted, a position in a high-tech security firm. The interview goes well, and the job should be his, except there’s a glitch. Through its electronic search of records, the firm discovers a criminal record showing a theft conviction. Your son is disqualified unless the theft conviction can disappear. You talk to your lawyer to see if something can be done. After all, this is the only blemish on his application, on his life. He’s a great kid. He’s hardly a criminal. We all make mistakes. Your lawyer tells you that you can ask a judge to have the conviction expunged. To expunge something is to erase it, as if it didn’t happen. The process to expunge a criminal conviction is set out in our state statutes. A petition is made to the court with notice being sent to various parties, typically the prosecuting attorney’s office and law enforcement agencies. The petition is then

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heard in open court allowing for those parties to object if they deem the expungement to be unwarranted or unlawful. These types of requests come before the district court regularly. To explain all the standards and exceptions pertaining to court-ordered expungement of records would exceed the limitations of this article. Our state statutes authorize the expungement of certain records as a matter of course and allow expungement under the court’s inherent authority under other limited circumstances. The district court has more authority to expunge its own records than the records held by outside agencies, such as a police department or the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). As to the latter, the court, among other criteria, is limited in its expungement authority over non-court records where it is necessary to prevent serious infringement of an individual’s constitutional rights, and those benefits to the individual outweigh the disadvantage to the public from the elimination of the public record. Let’s go back to our original scenario, ex-

cept now you are the prospective employer. You’ve worked hard to create a company in a highly competitive field. To succeed you assure your clientele that everyone who works in your company has been extensively screened to ensure that those employees handling sensitive and secretive material are beyond reproach. You vouch for each and every one of them. They can be trusted. Don’t you as the employer deserve to know the entirety of an applicant’s former criminal record? Weighing these competing and conflicting interests is core to a district court judge’s function. As to this hypothetical, the court could decide to expunge the court’s own records (they aren’t shredded or destroyed, but sealed from public access) on the grounds of its inherent authority. However, an order to expunge outside records held by police or the BCA would probably not stand. Under current precedent (appellate decisions reviewing lower court rulings) the inability or difficulty in gaining employment is not a sufficient basis to obtain the expungement of all records held by public agencies. Another point is essential to understand here. I have discussed the potential erasure of only public records. Not that long ago, a criminal background check was conducted almost exclusively within court and law enforcement records. That is no longer the case. Information regarding criminal records can now be obtained via the Internet from many sources, most compiled by commercial services, and some are more accurate than oth-

ers. None of these private sources is within the jurisdiction of the court system. The records kept by Wal-Mart are private as are the agencies with whom they want to share that information. So then, what is the value of an expungement of a public record in today’s world? Record-keeping is, and always has been, a vital concern of the court system. With the advent of electronic records and scanning of paper documents, records can now be kept forever in large quantities and yet be instantly and accurately accessed. In our daily lives we gain information from a number of sources be it television, radio, newspaper, the Internet or our regular personal contacts. Younger generations rely on sources different and foreign to their senior counterparts. Regardless, each of us develops our own habits and practices in determining what information is sound and reliable. This process of gathering and filtering information will continue to evolve in both our personal and professional lives. As we decide where to look, the records held by public entities will continue to be a trusted source, and for that reason, expungement of any of these records will remain an important process. Is the disappearance of any of these records from the public view a good idea? That may depend on how it affects you or those near to you. Kevin F. Mark is 1st Judicial District judge. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Find way to fix broken school state aid formula by Don Heinzman Sun Thisweek

A survey of area school superintendents revealed that all educational opportunities for each Minnesota student are not equal. Joe Nathan, director of the Center for School Change at Macalester College and an education columnist for ECM Publishers, contacted superintendents to see what their priorities were for this legislative session. While top school officials don’t hold out much hope for positive changes this session, they agree the school aid formula is broken. The biggest complaint is that while the basic state aid per pupil is the same for each student, the formula and the state laws enable some districts to provide more aid per student. The range of revenue per

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student in Minnesota can be anywhere from $7,000 to $11,000. For example, those districts that can pass levy referendums where the tax base is substantial, have more money than districts like North Branch that cannot pass such a levy referendum. So the formula for state aid allots North Branch students less money than students receive in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Superintendent Vern Koepp of Rush City says that: “The inequality of the

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current funding formula has created an educational system in which some schools struggle to provide basic educational opportunities for students while other schools provide extras.” In the Lakeville Area School District iPad technology is being introduced and is being strongly considered in the Farmington School District. Many other students don’t have that opportunity. As Nathan points out: “Nations around the world with the highest average achievement don’t make funding dependent on which community a youngster lives in.” Another major problem for school districts is the Legislature held back over $2 billion in state aid, 40 percent, to be paid this year. This means many districts borrowed money and paid the interest costs in order to operate until the state pays them the held-up money. Superintendent Bruce Novak of Cambridge-Isanti notes: “It is very difficult for school districts to operate on 60 percent of the revenues during the current fiscal year without borrowing money to meet the everyday operational expenses.” The Legislature this year at least should fix the law so that charter schools have the same access to borrowing money for the holdback as the regular schools have. Lisa Hendricks, director of Partnership Academy in Richfield, said: “Our school

will have to spend nearly $30,000 in fees to cover the holdback.” (Legislators provided $50 more per pupil to pay for the borrowing costs, but that’s not enough for some districts.) Legislators at least should pay more for special education, because school districts are taking millions out of their general funds to subsidize the cost of this mandated education. Legislators complain that not even they can understand the complex formula to aid students. They don’t have the will to tackle a formula that gives more money to districts losing students and poverty aid to urban schools. Meanwhile, students in schools like North Branch attend school for four days each week and hope for better days. Their superintendent, Deb Henton, says the formula has created winners and losers in public education. “As a state we need to make sure all students receive the same opportunity to grow and succeed,” she said. Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Editorial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM. He is at don. heinzman@ecm-inc.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Gerlach/from 1A said. “You close up some things then 10 more open up. … There are always things left over that you don’t get done.” Gerlach said he ran for the House originally because he saw local, state and federal governments taking too much from the private sector and government getting too big. He said his major accomplishments focused on limiting government in this regard, including his current work on an occupational licensing bill that would remove some barriers to businesses operating in various ways because of licensing requirements. “I really feel good about everything I have done over the 14 years to that end,” Gerlach said. As for other successes, the Apple Valley senator also cited his work as chair of the Senate Commerce Committee. “It was a real honor and

an opportunity to be able to do that,” he said. “It is a big job.” Gerlach has served in both the majority and minority party and was majority whip and assistant majority leader. He said you don’t need a title or a position to be influential at the Capitol, citing his work on campaign reform as a minority member. The election reforms included new administration procedures, absentee ballot reforms, an earlier primary election and changes to campaign finance and reporting rules in the wake of the Coleman-Franken U.S. Senate race recount of 2008. As for the future, he said he plans to focus more energy on his direct-mail business, Eagan-based Capitol Direct. Gerlach, who is a University of St. Thomas graduate and earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of South Dakota,

Girl Scout cookies heading to troops in Afghanistan

bought the company in the mid 2000s. Gerlach said he will continue to be involved in politics in some way. For the past several years he has trained prospective Republican candidates in campaign pools. He said during the sessions he has imparted what he has learned in his years serving the area where he grew up and went to school. One of the aspects of politics he talks about is that experts can tell you about the technical nature of bills, but it comes down to how it affects people and their lives. “Politics above all else is about people,” Gerlach said. “You are surrounded by issues and offices and votes and positions and elections and campaigns but when you get to the core, it Photo submitted is about people. You need to Seven Girl Scout Brownies from Troop 53739 partnered with the Apple Valley Seniors understand people.” military support group at Hayes Community and Senior Center on March 28 to package Tad Johnson is at tad.john- and send 86 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to U.S. service women and men serving in Afghanistan. The troop asked their cookie customers to purchase additional boxes to son@ecm-inc.com. donate throughout the 2012 cookie season as part of River Valley Girl Scouts’ Cookies for Community program. The Westview Elementary third-graders also wrote personal letters to include with the cookie care packages.

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Briefs Finance and fashion

Both the membership fee and the paid admittance fee are $10. Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21, the sale will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hard cover books will sell for $1 each. Paperbacks will be priced at 50 cents each. CDs and DVDs will be $2. VHS tapes will be $1 each. A “bag sale” will be held the last two hours of the sale on Saturday. The cost for a bag of books will be $3.

Edward Jones financial advisor Stacey Bartelson will host an information seminar on finance and fashion at noon and 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at 3420 150th St. W., Suite 103, Rosemount. Rory Cowling of MFS Investment Management will speak on “How Men and Women Differ About Money.” Mary Viereck, owner of Home Accents, Etc., will share spring fashion ideas. Space is limited. RSVP for a session by May 1 at (651) 322-2905. The Rosemount Family Resource Center and a Rosemount neighborhood are seeking donations of bicycles for their bike drive. The second annual To donate a bike, email Friends of Robert Trail Li- Ro s e m o u n t . B i ke D o n a brary book sale will be held tion@gmail by April 21 with April 19-21 at the library. bike size and color (gender) Preview Day will be 4 to 8 so donations can be matched p.m. Thursday, April 19. to needs. Drop off bikes from Admission will be limited to 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April paid members of FORT, or 28, at Rosemount Family with a paid admittance fee. Resource Center, 14521 Ci-

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marron Ave. W. Call (952) 686-1161 to make other drop-off arrangements. Bike helmets, locks and wagons are also needed. Monetary donations appreciated.

Library programs Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, has planned the following programs: • Baby Story Time, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 25. Stories, bounces, songs and playtime for children newborn to 24 months. • Young Poet’s Workshop, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Read, write and share funny poetry, concrete poetry and poetry rhythms, word games and more. For ages 9-12. Register at (651) 480-1202. • Rainy Days Story Time, 7 p.m. Monday, April 30. Enjoy a story time and craft about everything wet and muddy. For ages 0-6.

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Beverly P. Smyser Age 86, of Burnsville, passed away April 4, 2012. Preceded in death by husband, Frank and brother, Gail Wein. Survived by her loving children, Frank (Ann) Smyser, Patrice (Jeff) Tormoen and Stefanie (Jeff) McDonald; brother, Keith (Pat) Wein; sister, Gloria Swanson; grandchildren, Alexa, Michaela, Lucas, Garrett, Kyle, Tony, Erika and one great grandson, Colten; also other loving relatives and friends. Funeral Service was held 10:30 AM Tuesday April 10, 2012 at Grace United Methodist Church 15309 Maple Island Rd. Burnsville, visitation was Monday from 5-8 PM, (4/9) at the White Funeral Home, 20134 Kenwood Tr. Lakeville (Hwy 50) and one hour prior to service at church. Interment, Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Online condolences at www.whitefuneralhomes.com

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Screeden Meverden Julia Screeden, daughter of John and Carla Screeden, Eagan and Ryan Meverden, son of Shelley & Larry Meverden, Butternut, WI announce their engagement. Julia is a 2004 graduate of Eagan High School. She earned her B.S. in 2008 from UW- Eau Claire and is a 2010 graduate with her M.S. from St. Cloud. Julia is employed as a speech language pathologist for Mayo Health System. Ryan is a 1997 graduate from Butternut WI High School. He earned his B.S. in 2001 from UW-Stevens Point and his M.S. at UW-LaCrosse in 2009. Ryan is a Physicians Assistant-certified for the Mayo Clinic Health system. An October 20, 2012 wedding is planned.

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Gambell, John A. John Allen Gambell, 67, of McKinney, TX, formerly of Lakeville, passed away on April 6, 2012. Longtime businessman in Lakeville, MN. Former owner of Imperial Plastics Inc. Preceded in death by his parents, Doland and Berneta Gambell. Survived by his wife, Janet; son, Anthony Gambell; daughter, Susan (Nathan) Frazier; grandsons, Jonathan and Elliott Frazier; sisters, Judith (Wayne) Buckley and Kay (Paul) Sorensen; and brother, Charles (Sally) Gambell. In lieu of flowers, we would be honored if you bless either of these organizations with your gift of remembrance: Mayo Clinic Cancer Research or the Lodge Hospice Facility. Celebration of life service was held at St. John’s Luthe ran C hur ch in L a k ev i l l e o n Tuesday, April 10th, 2012. www.Washburn-McReavy.com Werness Brothers, 952-884-8145

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Holden Masterson Jennifer Marie Holden and Daniel Boyd Masterson were married August 6, 2011 in Issequah, WA. Jennifer, daughter of Clark and Lynn Holden, graduated Lakeville HS in 2003 and Furman University in 2007. She is an Environmental Scientist. Daniel, son of John and Christie Masterson, graduated Olympia, WA HS in 1999, California Polytechnic University in 2004, and the Evans School of Public Policy-University of WA in 2012. The couple, who met while serving as Peace Corp volunteers, live in Seattle, WA. Jennifer’s grandparents are the late Donald and Lorraine Holden of Minneapolis and Shirley and the late Joseph Marek of Lakeville.

Steve and Diane Blesener of Apple Valley announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer to Brian De Clark the son of Richard and Janet De Clark of Edwards, Colorado. The bride to be is a 2002 Graduate of Eastview High School and has a degree in Mass Communications from Winona State University. The future groom is a 2004 graduate from Battle Mountain High School. Also a graduate from Polytechnic State University in California and the University of MN. With a degree in Food Science and a Master of Science degree in Flavor Chemistry, Brian is currently employed by Frutarom in California, as a Jr. Flavor Chemist. The couple is planning a September 2012 wedding in Minnesota.

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Wyman - Krogfus Samantha Wyman and Andrew Krogfus announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Kevin and Lori Wyman of Burnsville. Meg and Steve May and the late Mike Krogfus of Prior Lake. Andrew graduated from Prior Lake High School in 2007. Samantha graduated from Burnsville High School in 2007. Both will graduate from Saint Cloud State University in May. The Wedding will be held on June 23,2012 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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Undiagnosed medical condition contributed to March crash, police say by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

Eagan resident Ahsim Ahmed may have been driving erratically at speeds exceeding 100 mph when his car struck another head-on on Diffley Road last month, police say. Expert analysis and eyewitness accounts determined that Ahmed’s dangerous driving on March 17 may have been caused by an undiagnosed medical condition. Both drivers were killed in the crash. It was later learned that Ahmed had previously met

Obermueller/from 1A clude South St. Paul; it also now includes West St. Paul. “She’s a really good person,” he said. “I just think I have a better chance of beating John Kline and a better sense of what it’s going to take to win in a really competitive district like this.” Obermueller, who grew up in rural Wisconsin, said he has an advantage in that he understands the needs of both rural and urban constituents in the district. Though Kine has held the seat for the past decade, Obermueller said he is confident he can defeat the Republican congressman. Obermueller said he believes his prior experience and notoriety give him a competitive edge that previous challengers lacked. Though the last few elections have included large swings to the left or right, Obermueller said he believes the waves have calmed. Pointing to Kline’s support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal and cuts to Medicare, Obermueller claims Kline’s decisions have contradicted voter opinion. Medicare is among the most important issues to voters, Obermueller said. “Folks who have worked a lifetime deserve that,” he said. Obermueller pointed to education and jobs as other key issues that Kline has fallen short on. Kline has vowed to repeal Bush’s No Child Left

with a doctor for a fainting condition, but no diagnosis was made. Witnesses reported seeing Ahmed swerve off the road on the north side of Diffley and hit a road sign as he veered back into the eastbound lanes. He appeared to be unconscious as drivers swerved to miss his car. The crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Ahmed’s vehicle crashed head-on with a vehicle driven by 42-year-old Kelly Kristensen of Eagan. The crash left Ahmed’s

car engulfed in flames. An autopsy determined that drugs and alcohol weren’t factors in the crash, nor were mechanical failures. A police investigation determined Ahmed ended a cell phone call moments before the crash, but officers say they don’t believe either driver was distracted by electronic devices. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Behind, but has failed to do this, Obermueller said. “We gotta have a workforce that is ready to do the job of the 21st century,” he said. This can happen, Obermueller said, by repealing NCLB and supporting local school districts. Though Kline considers himself a fiscal conservative, Obermueller criticizes Congress’ management of the federal budget. “We need to be more respectful with federal funds,” he said. A Twin Cities attorney, Obermueller noted that he has prior business experience and understands how to work within a budget. After graduating from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, with a bachelor’s degree in communication and political science, Obermueller went to work as the director of Campus Dining Services for ARAMARK Corporation at Mount Marty College in Yankton, S.D. While there, Obermueller managed more than 30 employees, ran a full-service catering operation, and learned the ropes of operating a small business. By 1999, he decided to shift careers and enrolled at the University of Iowa where he graduated with a law degree. If elected, Obermueller said he will advocate for small businesses. Obermueller also claims Kline is not doing enough to assist returning veterans.

“I think there’s a focus from Kline on helping troops on the battlefield, but not on helping them once they get home,” he said. “We need a second GI bill … and need to figure out how to get troops home.” Obermueller said he believes the United States must quit being the world police. But the greatest difference between Obermueller and Kline, Obermueller said, is that he wants to help everyone achieve their dreams, not just the very wealthy. “The American dream isn’t just about one person getting success, it’s all of us becoming successful,” he said. “I want to get back in the American dream business.” After moving around the Midwest for about a decade, Obermueller and his wife, Sara, settled in Eagan about six years ago. When he and his wife were first married they had a talk about what they wanted to “be” when they grew up. “I really wanted to be in Congress. It must be about 19 years ago we had that talk,” he said. The Obermuellers have two boys – one a sophomore and the other a senior at Eagan High School. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek. John Gessner contributed to this report.

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Lakeview Bank honors community builders Legacy Awards earned by Rosemount High School student, volunteer and businesswoman by Aaron Vehling Sun Thisweek

Lakeview Bank honored Boden Silberg, Ed Delmoro and Linda Peterson in this year’s Legacy Awards. The sixth annual event on Thursday, April 12, recognized a high school student, community volunteer and businessperson who give of themselves to better their community. “We felt it was important to find and recognize people in our community who go above and beyond in virtually everything they do,” said Tom Mork, CEO and president of Lakeview Bank. Winners are selected after an in-depth process, Mork said. After people are nominated through a form on Lakeview’s website, the

bank notifies suitable nominees, who are asked to write an essay. A committee consisting of Lakeview bank employees and customers selects a semifinal round of nominees who excel at the bank’s core beliefs: integrity, honesty, professionalism, service, attitude and respect. Mork said all of those are written into the bank’s charter. “We’ve had these from the day we started,” he said. After that process is completed, a group of past Legacy winners chooses the finalists for each category. This year’s panel consisted of Lakeville Mayor Mark Bellows, Rotary president and Dakota County Tribune Exceptional Businesswoman Sheila Longie

Boden Silberg

Ed Delmoro

Linda Peterson

and Kelsey Weisensell, who won the award as a senior in high school and is now a nurse at Mayo Clinic.

ball player of the year. He earned those accolades through hard work, determination, and focus – and by creating gaping holes for his football team’s backfield, according to the bank. But it is the whole man who defines Silberg. “Yet, even as he intends

to pursue playing football at a collegiate level, Bo possesses a passion for helping others rarely seen in a young man his age. “In addition to holding down a part-time job, he regularly volunteers at the Lewis House for abused women and children, where

Bo Silberg Bo Silberg is a senior at Rosemount High School, where his teammates voted him best lineman and foot-

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through simple acts of kindness he finds joy in turning frowns into smiles and replacing fear with trust,” his award bio says. Inspired by caring for his double-amputee stepfather for 15 years, Silberg will start his pursuit toward a nursing degree next fall at Jamestown College in North Dakota. According to his award bio, Silberg has contributed to his community in a number of ways: National Honor Society, volunteering with football and basketball camps and running to raise money for breast cancer research. He has achieved this while taking college prep classes and maintaining a high GPA. See Legacy, 19A

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April 13, 2012 Sun Thisweek Dakota County Commissioner District Comparison (Current and Proposal)

Current LILYDALE WEST ST PAUL MENDOTA MENDOTA HEIGHTS

2 - Kathleen A. Gaylord 3 - Thomas A. Egan 4 - Nancy Schouweiler

EAGAN

2 4

6 - Paul J. Krause

APPLE VALLEY

FARMINGTON

EMPIRE TWP

MARSHAN TWP

VERMILLION

8 9

11 10

3 1

11 13

W2P2 W2P1 W3P1 W1P2 W4P1 HASTINGS W3P2 2

COATES

NININGER TWP

ROSEMOUNT 2

W4P2 W1P3

EMPIRE TWP

FARMINGTON

LAKEVILLE 5 3

VERMILLION TWP

2 12

7 6

APPLE

8 15

4 VALLEY 12 6

RAVENNA TWP

5B 5A

COATES

LAKEVILLE

HASTINGS

NININGER TWP

ROSEMOUNT

6 4

BURNSVILLE 9

10 11

9A 10

District Current Proposal 1 64,231 61,135 2 51,044 53,172 3 52,611 56,574 4 49,021 56,163 5 49,872 60,306 6 65,759 55,954 7 66,014 55,248

INVER 4 GROVE HEIGHTS

EAGAN

5B 1 5

7 - Willis E. Branning

BURNSVILLE

5 - Liz Workman INVER GROVE HEIGHTS

County Total Population: 398,552 Target: 56,936 (min) 51,242 (max) 62,630

W2P1 W1P1 LILYDALE 1 W3P1 WEST W1P1 ST PAUL W1P2 W2P2 W2P4 2 3 SOUTH W2P3 W3P2 W1P2 MENDOTA 10 ST PAUL MENDOTA SUNFISH 4 W3P5 9 HEIGHTS 5 LAKE

1 - Joseph A. Harris SOUTH ST PAUL

SUNFISH LAKE

Population Change Summary

Proposal

RAVENNA TWP

MARSHAN TWP

VERMILLION

VERMILLION TWP

2 2

2 4

HAMPTON EUREKA TWP

CASTLE ROCK TWP

HAMPTON

NEW TRIER

MIESVILLE

HAMPTON TWP

EUREKA TWP

CASTLE ROCK TWP 1

DOUGLAS TWP

WATERFORD TWP

MIESVILLE

DOUGLAS TWP

RANDOLPH TWP RANDOLPH

RANDOLPH TWP RANDOLPH GREENVALE TWP

NEW TRIER

HAMPTON TWP

GREENVALE TWP

SCIOTA TWP

WATERFORD TWP

SCIOTA TWP

W3P2 NORTHFIELD

NORTHFIELD

W3P2

Prepared by Dakota County Office of GIS - 4/6/2012

Graphic submitted by Dakota County

All but one Dakota County commissioner seat will be up for re-election this year, based on redrawn county district maps, which give Lakeville and Burnsville their own commissioner districts.

Lakeville, Burnsville to be independent county commissioner districts Elections this year for six of the seven districts by Laura Adelmann Sun Thisweek

All but one Dakota County commissioner seat will be up for re-election this year, based on redrawn county district maps. Under the changes that go into effect next year, Lakeville and Burnsville will become their own commissioner districts, now represented by Commissioners Paul Krause and Liz Workman, respectively. Apple Valley will no longer be divided among three commissioner districts, but along with parts of Rosemount will be included in District 7, currently represented by Commissioner Will Branning. District 3 will continue to primarily include Eagan and will add precincts that include City Hall and the Wescott Library. Areas of Inver Grove Heights will no longer be included in the district. Commissioner Tom Egan said he is pleased with the changes. “I regret losing any part of Eagan, but it’s nice to be picking up other areas,” the former Eagan mayor and City Council member said.

District 4, held by Commissioner Nancy Shouweiler, will see the most change of any district. That district, will include Eagan precincts 8, 15 and 17 and Rosemount precincts 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7. District 1, the county’s largest and most rural, was changed to eliminate Lakeville precincts 13 and 14, giving those instead to District 6. District 2, represented by Commissioner Kathleen Gaylord, does not change more than 5 percent, so no election is required. Gaylord is seeking the DFL endorsement to challenge U.S. Rep. John Kline for Congress in November. To ensure staggered elections, Dakota County commissioners agreed the seats in Districts 1, 2 and 6 would be two-year terms this election cycle, and up for reelection in 2014, when they will again become four-year terms. County commissioners determined which districts would have the shorter terms at an April 10 meeting. The District 2 seat is in mid-term, Harris is not running for re-election, and

Krause volunteered to serve the third two-year term. In an interview, Krause, 70, said he decided to take the shortened term “because someone had to.” He said he plans seek re-election to the County Board this year, and if elected, he would evaluate whether to seek another term. Schouweiler, Workman and Egan have all said they are seeking another term, but Branning said in an interview he is waiting until May to announce whether he will run again. The filing period for county commissioner seats opens May 22. State statute requires county commissioner districts to be redrawn following a federal census and are to be as equal in population as possible. The county district boundaries are the last to be determined, because they are drawn to avoid splitting city and township precincts. Laura Adelmann is at laura. adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Sun Thisweek April 13, 2012

Rebuilding from the ashes

Residents invited to wind turbine open house Visitors can learn more about jobs in the wind energy industry Mesabi Range Community and Technical College and the University of Minnesota will have an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Eolos Wind Energy Research Field Station at UMore Park in Rosemount to showcase wind energy technologies and careers in the field. The event will provide opportunities for informal discussion about wind power with faculty and students from Mesabi Range College. Those interested in a career in the wind industry or high school teachers, guidance counselors and students interested in learning more about this growing industry in renewable energy are encouraged to attend. The Research Field Station is a facility of the University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory in the College of Science and Engineering. The field station is a key outcome of a U.S. Department of Energy wind energy research grant in 2009. The university’s $7.9 million award, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, supports an academy-industry consor-

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tium focused on wind energy research and education activities. The field station features a U.S.-made, 2.5 megawatt Clipper Liberty wind turbine and a 426-foot meteorological research tower. Commissioned in October 2011, the facility is equipped with state-of-theart instruments and sensors to measure weather conditions, wind speed and turbulence. Mesabi Range College Wind Energy Technology Program is one of two wind energy technician programs in the state. Last month, MRCTC completed installation of a Vestas V27 turbine that will be instrumented with nearly identical sensors as the Eolos turbine. This will allow technician and engineering students to compare and contrast operation and performance of turbines. More information about the Eolos Wind Energy Research Consortium can be found at www.eolos.umn. edu and information about the Mesabi Range Wind Energy Technology Program can be found at http:// mesabi.windenergy.project. mnscu.edu/.

Casper’s Cherokee Sirloin Room to reopen in May by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

Seven months after a fire destroyed much of the Cherokee Sirloin Room, the Eagan restaurant will reopen with a slightly new name and look. The steakhouse will open May 7 under the name Casper’s Cherokee Sirloin Room and feature a new patio and larger, more open bar area. “So many people already called it Casper’s that we decided to add it to the name,” said co-owner Rick Casper. Casper said the restaurant will have a single-level concrete patio instead of a two-story wooden deck like before, because concrete is more flame-retardant. The new patio will feature an outdoor bar, seating for 24 people and four bocce ball courts. Fire caused by an improperly discarded cigarette destroyed the restaurant’s original two-story wooden deck on Oct. 9, 2011. It was reported that Cherokee bar employees said they used two pitchers of water to extinguish a fire that had started in a wood barrel flower pot on the second-floor deck before the end of their shift. But it is believed the fire continued to smolder after the staff left early that Sunday morning, started the wood barrel on fire and spread to the deck. Flint Hills, Science Museum encourage By the time crews from Eagan and Burnsville fire engineering, science learning stations arrived, the deck was engulfed in flames. Fire Fourth- and fifth-grade museum, students from fighters were able to contain students from Shannon more than 30 elementary Park, Parkview and Rose- schools in the Twin Cities mount elementary schools will learn how to combine are learning how to think math, science, creativity and like engineers and scientists curiosity to effectively think The Rosemount Lions as they take field trips to the like engineers. Club will celebrate its 50th Science Museum of Minne- While the typical muanniversary at the Roseseum visitor focuses on the sota. mount Community Center Students are visiting the exhibit and its significance, on Friday, April 20. museum in April and May students will be challenged Special guests will infor Engineering Explora- to consider how the exhibclude keynote speaker and tions, a new interactive pro- its were made, what materipast director of Lions Clubs gram sponsored by Flint als were used to build them, International, Debra WasHills Resources that is de- and what problems were serman of Faribault, memsigned to enhance student likely solved along the way. bers of the Farmington Liinterest in engineering and For example, students ons Club, which sponsored fulfill new academic stan- will observe dinosaur skelthe Rosemount Lions Club, dards. The program is an etons, learn what holds the and the two surviving Roseexample of business and bones together, and determount Lions Club charter education working together mine what keeps them from members, Paul Vorwerk and to meet requirements set by falling down. Students will Ray Barton. the Minnesota Department view live theater programs On March 27, 1962, the that explain why all people of Education. Rosemount Lions Club was Minnesota schools are are engineers to some exchartered with 30 members required to incorporate spe- tent. who were dedicated to the cific engineering material Engineering Field Days Lions motto: “We serve.” into curricula in an effort are designed to help spark Today, the Rosemount to prepare students for jobs kids’ imaginations in sciLions support Leader Dogs of the future. The standards ence and engineering,” for the Blind, the Minneare new this school year said Jake Reint, director of sota Lions Vision Foundaand reflect the state’s aim public affairs at Flint Hills tion, the Minnesota Lions to educate students about Resources. “As a high-tech Eye Bank (a joint effort the modern scientific world. manufacturer that employs with the University of MinEngineering Field Days hundreds of engineers and nesota), Can Do Canines help schools fulfill the stan- skilled workers, we know and by providing eye glasses dards in a way that organiz- how important it is to enfor those who can’t afford ers say is fun and engaging courage young people to them. take an interest in science.” for students. The Rosemount Lions During their trips to the are the sponsor of the an-

Program helps students meet curriculum standards

the blaze to the exterior of the building. No one was injured since the business wasn’t occupied at the time. “We are very grateful to the fire departments,” Casper said. “Their quick action saved the barn.” A replica of an 1880s barn that houses the bar area was severely damaged Photo by Jessica Harper by the fire. Casper’s Cherokee Sirloin Room managed to restore its signature barn Casper in- after a fire destroyed a two-story deck and severely damaged much of tends to thank the building. firefighters with an invitationwith new ones. Several doors four decades. only benefit May 6. Pro- and stained-glass windows, Its roots are in West St. ceeds will be donated to the which were salvaged after Paul, where the first CheroEagan and Burnsville fire the fire, are incorporated kee Sirloin Room stands. departments. into the restaurant’s tradi- The establishment — Though the fire was lim- tional design. called Cherokee Tavern at ited to the exterior of the The building isn’t the the time — was purchased building, much of the es- only thing to undergo in 1970 by Rick’s parents, tablishment’s interior was changes at Casper’s. Its Bob and Dorothy Casper. severely damaged by smoke menu was changed slightly The couple renamed it and water. to include breakfast from 7 Casper’s Cherokee Sirloin Casper saw this as an a.m. to 2 p.m. New specials, Room and turned it into opportunity to improve the such as the Eagan FD No. 5 a small neighborhood bar look and feel of the bar and the Blazing Barn Burg- and grill. area. er, were added to reflect the They sold the restaurant The renovated space fea- restaurant’s resilience after in 1987 to Rick and his tures an urban historic de- such devastation. brother, Jim. sign with exposed beams, Though Casper can now In 1991, a second restauan open floor plan and a take it all in with a smile, re- rant was opened in Eagan. second-floor loft area for a building hasn’t been easy. When building the estabD.J. The bar itself is larger “It’s been a long haul,” lishment, the brothers deand contains a more expan- he said. “For months before cided to create a replica of sive drink selection that in- insurance money came, it an old barn as a nod to the cludes 16 craft beers, many was a hard time with lots of land’s farming roots. of which are brewed locally. uncertainty.” The restaurant under- The Cherokee Sirloin Jessica Harper is at jessica. went renovations that in- Room has been a part of the harper@ecm-inc.com or facetegrated original elements community for more than book.com/sunthisweek.

Rosemount Lions to celebrate 50 years of service

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nual Spring Egg Hunt, participate in Rosemount’s Haunted Woods Trail and Leprechaun Days. The Lions provide dictionaries for all the thirdgraders in Rosemount schools, scholarships for high school seniors, support for Meals on Wheels, the Rosemount food shelf, the CAP Agency and 360 Communities. Rosemount Lions clean 2 miles of County Road 42 between Dakota County Technical College and Highway 52 twice per year. The group is always looking for ways to make Rosemount a better place to live and to help those in need, such as helping to purchase a van for Rosemount parents with a severely disabled daughter.

For information about better place to live, visit the joining the Rosemount Li- website http://e-clubhouse. ons Club and its rich histo- org/sites/rosemountmn. ry of making Rosemount a

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April 13, 2012 Sun Thisweek

Thisweekend Tale of ancient tragedy gets trailer park makeover Chameleon Theatre Circle’s ‘True Love’ opens April 13

by Andrew Miller Sun Thisweek

Greek tragedy meets Jerry Springer in “True Love,” the latest production from Burnsville-based Chameleon Theatre Circle. The script by playwright Charles L. Mee puts a novel twist on an ancient tale – the tragic, bloodsoaked story of Phaedra and Hippolytus, set against the backdrop of a mythical Minnesota trailer park. The driving force behind the show, said director Barbe Marshall, is the array of quirky characters, including a cross-dressing hairdresser (played by Scott Gilbert) and a transgender auto mechanic (Corinna Knepper Troth). It’s also what makes the show appealing to theater aficionados already familiar with the Hippolytus story. “Spoiler alert: Everybody dies,” said Marshall.

“You know how it’s going to end, but the fun is in how you get there.” A trash-art aesthetic informed the costume and set design. Beer cans are used as hair curlers. Duct tape holds together a kiddie pool. A rolled-up pizza box serves as a microphone. “The set sort of looks like the stuff you see on ‘American Pickers.’ We’ve got a lot of what they call rusty gold,” Marshall said. If you go, expect some mind-bending postmodern weirdness. The playwright described his script as a “collage piece” that incorporates chunks of text from various sources: the writings of Wilhelm Reich, Andy Warhol and Simone de Beauvoir, among others, as well as the transcript of the Menendez brothers murder trial. Chameleon’s press release for the show notes

that “True Love” is suggested for mature audiences. “Although it’s entertaining and fast-paced, it’s really not for children,” Marshall said. “It’s an exploration of love and lust. There’s nudity and strong language. Parental discretion is advised.” The show runs April 13-29 in the Burnsville Performing Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors and students, and are available in person at the PAC box office and through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. More about “True Love” is at www.chameleontheatre.org. Andrew Miller can be reached at andrew.miller@ecm-inc. Photo by Rick Orndorf com or facebook.com/sunA cross-dressing hairdresser, played by Scott Gilbert, is among the eccentric array of thisweek. characters in “True Love.”

theater and arts briefs Local actor brings Mark Twain to life Mark Twain will come to life on the St. Croix Lutheran High School auditorium stage at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 5, when Burnsville actor and writer Michael Bateson performs “An Evening with Mark Twain.” As a Twain scholar, Bateson incorporates stories and information about Twain’s life on the Mississippi, as a writer, a husband, and father. At the end of the performance, Bateson invites the audience to ask questions of Twain about his life, opinions, books and family. In the past year he has performed at both the Lakeville Area Arts Center and Dakota County Fair in Farmington. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and are available by calling (651) 455-1521. All proceeds from the performance will support

the school’s China trip. St. Croix Lutheran High School is located at 1200 Oakdale Ave., West St. Paul.

Info meeting on ADA grants An informational meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 16, at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan, to discuss ways of making the arts more accessible to children and adults with disabilities that can be made possible through grants of up to $15,000 for nonprofit arts organizations. ADA Access Improvement Grants are funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund approved by voters in 2008. They support program or facility-related activities that have potential for significant or long-term impact in involving more people with disabilities as

participants or patrons in arts programs. Grant deadline is May 11. For more information, email access@vsamn.org; download grant guidelines and application form at www.vsamn.org/forms. html#adagrant.

Local musicians at Silver Tea A wide variety of musical programs – all free and specially created for adults 55 and older – will be offered at Silver Tea programs at Dakota County libraries in May. In addition to the musical events, staff will be on hand to describe library services and programs designed specifically for older adults. Refreshments will be provided. • Tropics Steel Drum Band, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan, (651) 4502900.

• Accordionist Dan Newton, 1:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville, (952) 8910360. • Impersonator Loren Wolfe, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 891-7045. • Charlie Maguire, 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 10, Farmington Library, 508 Third St., Farmington, (651) 438-0250. • Blue Wolf, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 10, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, (651) 480-1200. • Dragonfly, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10, Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300. Dakota County Library’s Silver Tea programs are presented with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. For more information, call (651) 450-2918 or visit www.dakotacounty.us/library.

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Teen poetry programming In celebration of National Poetry Month, Caponi Art Park and Learning Center, Eagan, will host a poetry workshop and spoken word slam for aspiring teen poets in collaboration with the School of Environmental Studies and Dakota County Library. The poetry performance workshop will be 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 30, at the Wescott Library in Eagan. The workshop is free, with a $5 requested donation. Call (651) 4549412 to register. This year, Caponi Art Park and the Dakota County Library will combine their teen poetry slams into one event on Sunday, May 13, in Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater. All are welcome to watch the slam from 2 to 4 p.m. Teens ages 12-19 are invited to perform and can register from 1:30 to 2 p.m.

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Call for artists in Rosemount The Rosemount Area Arts Council is seeking crafters and artists to participate in the July 21 craft fair during Leprechaun Days. The fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. outdoors at Central Park and will be a juried craft show of handmade products. Those interested should contact Heide Peterson at (952) 239-8870 or email heide_peterson@yahoo. com for additional information.

Youth in art at Eagan festival Eagan Art Festival invites youth ages 13 to 17 to exhibit their work in “Youth in Art!” June 2324. Free mentoring sessions will be included. Check it out at www.eaganartfestival.org or email artfest@ weston.borman.com.

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theater and arts calendar To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy. odden@ecm-inc.com. Comedy Marc Yaffee with special guest Ron Lamprecht at 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14, at MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 E. First Ave., Shakopee (lower level of Dangerfield’s), (612) 860-9388, www.minnehahacomedyclub. com. Tickets: $13. Concerts Glen Campbell’s “Goodbye Tour” at 8 p.m. Friday, April 13, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake. Prices are $32 and $39. Information: (952) 4459000 or mysticlake.com. The Minnesota Valley Men’s and Women’s Chorales will “Sing into Spring” with their concerts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount, and Saturday, April 21, at Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley. Tickets are available at the door or from any chorale member for $5. Three local handbell ensembles will present “Bell Fantasia” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Bells of the Lakes, the St. Olaf Handbell Choir and the Northern Lights Ringers will perform. Tickets range from $15 to $25 and can be purchased at the box office, at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 982-2787. South Metro Chorale will present “All Creation Sings” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 W. 125th St., Savage, and at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20165 Heath Ave., Lakeville. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. Purchase tickets by phone at (612) 386-4636 or email tickets@southmetrochorale.org. Information: www. southmetrochorale.org. Violin concert by Chad Hoopes, Minnesota Public Radio’s Artist in Residence, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets range from $24 to $29 and are available at the arts center and online at www.lakevillemn.gov. Lorie Line’s “Live In The Sunshine” performance, 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) 9854640. 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) 985-4640. Poetry In celebration of National Poetry Month, Caponi Art Park and Learning Center is hosting a poetry performance workshop, “Frankenstein: Bring Your Words to Life,” on Monday, April 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Call (651) 454-9412 to register. Theater The Chameleon Theatre Circle will present “True Love” at 7:30 p.m. April 13-14, 20-21, 23, 27-28 and at 2 p.m. April 29 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. General admission tickets are $20 ($17 for seniors, students, audio description and ASL patrons) in person at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or www.ticketmaster. com. Expressions Community Theater will present “Mama Won’t Fly” at 7:30 p.m. April 13-14 and 20-21 and at 2 p.m. April 15 and 22 at the Lakeville Area Arts Centers, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased by calling (952) 985-4640. Burnsville High School Theatre Guild will present “Willy Wonka” at 7:30 p.m. April 1921 and 26-28 and at 2 p.m. April 22 at Mraz Center, Burnsville High School, 600 E. Highway 13, Burnsville. Tickets are 8 for students, $9 for seniors, and $10 for adults. Tickets can be reserved online at www. MrazCenterTickets.com or purchased at the door. Easter Community Theatre will present “Godspell” at 7:30 p.m. April 19-21 and at 1 p.m. April 22 at Easter Lutheran Church - On the Hill, 4200 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors and are available at easter.org/godspell or by calling (651) 452-3680. Lakeville South High School will present “The Wizard of Oz” at 7 p.m. April 20-21, 26-28 and at 2 p.m. April 28 in the school auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students/seniors. Ticket sales begin April 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the LSHS Commons, 21135 Jacquard Ave. Information: (952) 232-3322. “Ole & Lena’s 50th Wedding Anniversary and Vow Renewal” performances will be

at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $15. Call (952) 985-4640 for information. Workshops/classes Music Together in the Valley offers classes for parents and their infant, toddler and preschool children in Rosemount, Farmington, 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) 2144732. Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Special needs theater program (autism-DCD), ages 5 and older, Burnsville, (952) 7363644. 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) 6755500. 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. 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) 4637833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, (952) 985-4640.

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Saturday, April 14 2012 Home Remodeling Show, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Burnsville High School, 600 E. Highway 13. Free to attend. Family Fun Fest by the Lakeville Parks and Recreation Department from 5 to 9 p.m. at Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave. Concessions and rental skates available. “The Lion King” will be shown on the turf at 7 p.m. Bring a chair or blanket for sitting.

Thursday, April 19 Eleventh annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction by the Eagan Foundation from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Tickets are $40 at www. eaganfoundation.com until April 12, when ticket prices rise to $50.

Sunday, April 15 Pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Mary, Mother of the Church, Mary Center, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Menu: pancakes, sausage, juice, milk and coffee. Freewill offering. All are welcome. Information: (952) 890-0045. Monday, April 16 Family Night at the Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley. Guests who purchase one adult admission to the 6:30 p.m. showing of “Lewis & Clark” will receive one free child’s admission to the movie as well as a complimentary sandwich and drink (while supplies last), starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 Aging Parent Care program by the Lakeville Senior Resource Coalition from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Lakeville South High School Lecture Hall, 21135 Jacquard Ave. Learn how to help your senior with decisions about care and lifestyle

Friday, April 20 Kids consignment sale by From Yours To Mine from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Admission: $2 (free admission with donation of nonperishable food item). Saturday, April 21 Seventh annual pancake breakfast by Boy Scout Troop 455 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave. W. Menu: all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee. Tickets are $5 at the door. Children age 5 and younger eat free. There will also be a bake sale and prize raffle. Patrick Eagan Park cleanup by the Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet in the main parking lot behind the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. Children are welcome. Bring gloves. Garbage bags provided. Refreshments will be served afterward. Information: (651) 686-7006, www.eagancoregreenway.org. Kids consignment sale by From Yours To Mine from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave., Lakeville.

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Many items half off. April Extravaganza Fundraiser by Sobriety High School of Burnsville from 2 to 5 p.m., 12156 Nicollet Ave S., Burnsville. Silent auction ends at 4:30 p.m., live auction from 4:30 to 5 p.m. Includes games and food as well as student performance and involvement. Free admission. Information: Judi Hanson at (612) 328-3973. Steak and shrimp feed by the Rosemount Knights of Columbus at 6 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church Social Hall, 13900 Biscayne Ave. W. Freewill offering accepted. Ongoing Bike donations are being accepted for a program sponsored by the Rosemount Family Resource Center and a Rosemount neighborhood. Email Rosemount.BikeDonation@ gmail.com by April 21 with bike size and color (gender) so donations can be matched to needs. Drop off bikes from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at Rosemount Family Resource Center, 14521 Cimarron Ave. W., Rosemount. Call (952) 6861161 to make other drop-off arrangements. Bike helmets, locks, and wagons are also needed. Monetary donations appreciated. Y Summer Blast Off at all metro YMCA locations April 1315. Register now for summer programs and camps. Information: (612) 822-2267 or ymcatwincities.org.

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Apple Valley sprinters could be hard to catch Eagles have several returnees from state championship 4x100 relays by Mike Shaughnessy 100 dash final. Sun Thisweek Hooks, Wilson and se Sprinters compet- nior captain Mitch Heching against Apple Valley sel ran on a 4x200 relay might spend a lot of time that finished eighth at noting the brown and state last year. gold colors on the backs Junior Dom McDewStauffer, one of the Eaof the Eagles’ uniforms. Apple Valley swept gles’ best all-around aththe boys and girls 4x100- letes, could help out in meter relay races at last sprints. year’s state Class AA “He’s running a lot track and field meet, and better this year,” Dirth several runners from each said. “He’s also our No. 1 of the winning teams are discus thrower and one of our top shot putters.” back this season. Juniors Quinn Hooks M c D e w - S t a u f f e r and Steven Wilson and threw the discus 153 feet, senior Jalen Stewart re- 4 inches in the Eagles’ turn from the state cham- first outdoor meet last pionship boys relay, while week. juniors Megan Maki and Several athletes in the Jaryn Pipkins are back sprint group likely will from the group that won help in jumping events. Hooks finished 10th at the girls relay. The winning 4x100 re- state in the high jump lay helped the Apple Val- last season and already ley girls earn a team tro- has cleared 6-6 this year. phy for third place at last Stewart and Hechsel also year’s state meet. Apple can do the high jump, Valley’s boys believe they and “we have a group are capable of moving up of young kids who were this year after finishing jumping 5-6, 5-8 right away,” Dirth said. 13th at state. Senior captain Grant Boys Apple Valley com- Christian is one of the peted against Burnsville Eagles’ top hurdlers and and Prior Lake in a co-ed can run a leg of the 4x400 triangular April 5. It was relay. Zach Martens (shot the first outdoor compe- put and discus) and Alex tition for the Eagles, and Brandel (middle distance scores weren’t as impor- and distance) also are setant as seeing where ath- nior captains. letes could fit into the pic- Dirth said one of the Eagles’ goals is to be ture in May and June. “We have two or three strong in all four relays. weeks before the big invi- “We’re looking at kids tationals and the (South and trying to decide if Suburban) conference we can have a respectable relays,” Apple Valley boys (4x800), the coach said. head coach Rod Dirth Improving on last said. “So for now we have year’s 13th-place finish at the luxury of using guys state appears to be a defiin different events. We nite possibility. also have 106 kids out, “We hope so,” Dirth which is the most we’ve said. “Our goal is to imever had, and we’d like prove on what we did last a chance to see them all year. We’ve got some guys who are very talented. At compete.” Stewart had to replace the same time, anything the since-graduated Her- can happen if you don’t schel Brazell on the 4x100 prepare the right way.” relay at state at the last Girls minute after Brazell was In addition to being injured while running the one of the Eagles girls’

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Apple Valley’s Quinn Hooks (right) hands off to teammate Herschel Brazell during the 4x200 relay at the 2011 state Class AA boys track and field preliminaries. Brazell has graduated, but Hooks is back to help the Eagles in sprints, relays and jumps. top sprinters, Pipkins also should score points in the triple jump. Maki, meanwhile, is the top returning hurdler. Apple Valley also should be tough to beat in the pole vault, with state qualifiers Hannah Linder, Emily Bonewell and Kelsey Harms all back. Linder was seventh, Harms 11th and Bonewell 17th at the 2011 state meet. Senior Marissa Akinseye reached state last season in the shot put, finishing 11th. Sprinter Hallie Schliesing and distance runners Alexa Nelson and Maddie Ihrke, all seniors, are among the Eagles’ top runners. Nelson, Ihrke, Harms, Schliesing and Erin Callahan are

team captains. Girls head coach Geri Dirth said Eagan, Eastview, Lakeville North, Lakeville South and Prior Lake all should have strong teams the South Suburban Conference. Apple Valley will hold its annual True Team Invitational on Friday, April 20. Chanhassen, Mankato West, Roseville, Stillwater and TotinoGrace are scheduled to compete. The meet will use the True Team scoring format in which all athletes entered in an event score points for their teams. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike.shaughnessy@ecmPhoto by Mike Shaughnessy inc.com or facebook.com/ Apple Valley’s Mikayla Twiss throws the shot put at an outdoor meet sunthisweek. last week.

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Rosemount’s Sarah Jacobs takes the throw as Eastview runner Paige Palkovich tries to score during a South Suburban Conference softball game Monday at Rosemount High School. Palkovich was out on the play but Eastview went on to win 12-5.

Irish reloading after successful 2011 Defending SSC boys track champs lost many of their biggest pointscorers by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

If Rosemount is to repeat as state boys True Team track and field champion, it will be with some new athletes scoring big points. Many of the Irish’s go-

to athletes last year were seniors. But Rosemount’s program had a Minnesota State High School League Class AA champion in 2008 and a state True Team runner-up in 2010, which indicates it’s capable of reloading. Returning athletes for Rosemount include senior Chandler Dye, who finished fifth in the 800-meter run at last year’s MSHSL Class AA meet, and senior Phong Dovu, who was 17th in the long jump. Dye also ran

on Rosemount 4x800 relay team at state a year ago. The Irish have 24 seniors, but the roster is heavy on ninth-graders, sophomores and juniors. Senior Nathan Rock was third in the 3,200 and fifth in the 1,600 at the Section 1AA meet last season. Calvin Lehn, also a senior, was fifth in the 3,200. Pole vaulter Ryan Vick and hurdler Conor Manning also could be key pieces of the puzzle for the Irish, who also are defend-

ing South Suburban Conference champions. The Irish will run in an invitational meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at Farmington High School.

Rosemount girls Rosemount could make another run at a state championship in the 4x400 relay – provided the Irish can replace anchor leg runner Shade Pratt, who’s now playing soccer at the University of Maryland. The other three run-

ners from the relay – senior Thana Hussein, sophomore Hannah Grim and ninthgrader Rachel Schow – are back this season. Seniors Laura Dennis (Rosemount’s Athena Award winner for 2012) and Tori Grund placed in the 800 at last year’s Section 1AA meet. They, along with Grund, ran on a 4x800 relay that finished second in the section in 2011. Senior Natalie Busher (jumps) and junior Katie Duff (throws) will be

among Rosemount’s top athletes in field events. Rosemount competed at an invitational meet at Prior Lake on Thursday and will be host of an invitational at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 17. South Suburban Conference teams Eagan, Eastview and Prior Lake are among those scheduled to compete next week at Rosemount. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Team draws RAVE reviews from coach Local hockey team wins state Junior Gold B title by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

RAVE came at opponents in waves, and the result was a state Junior Gold B hockey championship. The ability to skate three solid lines was one factor in RAVE (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan) winning the state tournament March 16-18 in Plymouth. Defense was important, too. “We allowed, I think, nine goals in six (district and state tournament) games,” coach Nick Leach said. “Four of those were in one game against Edina White (in the state semifi-

nals).” RAVE shut out Wayzata Gold 6-0 in the state championship game March 18. Junior Gold is for high school-age players who were cut from varsity programs or decided not to try out for their high school teams. With the exception of two players from Eastview, all of this year’s RAVE players attend Apple Valley High School. “The majority of the guys we get were going to play on (junior varsity) as seniors or were going to have very limited roles on the varsity,” Leach said. “The payoff wasn’t going to be there for them, and (Junior Gold) is a way for them to keep playing without the commitment that high school hockey requires.”

RAVE also defeated Elk River Black 3-1 and Edina White 6-4 in the state tournament at Plymouth Ice Center. The Elk River team got into the tournament after defeating the top two teams in the state rankings in its district tournament. RAVE also went 13-1-2 in District 8 regular-season play. “We were one of the best skating teams in our league, if not the best,” Leach said. “We had the speed to put a lot of pressure on the back end against other teams, and at this level you don’t see a lot of high-end, puckmoving defensemen.” The team also displayed good scoring balance. Matthew Gilbertson, Hunter Hanlon and Gregory Alexson were considered the top

line, but Jacob Robole led the team in scoring with more than 40 points, skating on a line with Jeremy Nelson and Alex Hein. Zeke Nelson was RAVE’s only goalie for much of the season. The team picked up a goalie from Eagan before the state tournament, but Nelson played all the minutes and closed the season by shutting out Wayzata Gold in the state championship game. Players at the Junior Gold level don’t get nearly as much practice time as their high school varsity counterparts. Leach said coaches typically try not to let the players get bogged down with technical concepts, preferring instead to allow the players to skate and use their instincts.

Lots of unknowns for Eastview girls track Lightning returns state qualifiers Bestul, Ware by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

Several of the most decorated athletes in Eastview girls track and field history graduated last spring. So this season the Lightning’s points will have to come from other sources. “We’ve got some returning kids who have learned a lot in the last year,” Lightning head coach Jorjean Fischer said, “and we have some new people we don’t know a lot about yet. We’re hopeful.” Two athletes the Eastview coaches already know well are juniors Erica Bestul and Melita Ware, both of whom qualified for the 2011 state Class AA meet. Bestul finished ninth in the 800- and 1,600-meter races, while Ware was 14th in the triple jump. Ware also was close to qualifying for state in the 300 hurdles. Eastview’s captains are thrower/jumper Hannah Shie, hurdler Lauren Selby, distance runner Courtney Conroy and high jumper

Erica Anders. All are seniors. Anders, who finished third in Section 3AA in the high jump last year, leads a strong group of jumpers that includes juniors Lauren Franchino and Lindsay Koplitz, along with sophomores Megan Boehm and Bri Lindstrom. Conroy leads the distance group. Sophomore Jena Moody and ninthgrader Hana Metoxen were Eastview’s top two runners at the Classic Suburban Conference cross country meet last fall. Shie, Jen Salter and Natalie Manders have thrown the shot and discus well this spring, Fischer said, and pole vaulter Allie Funk was clearing 11 feet in off-season workouts. The Lightning is largely unproven in sprints, but Fischer said the team is looking for good things from sophomore Kellie McGahn, who came on strong last season after coming back from a leg in-

jury. “Our 4x4 (relay) is looking good,” Fischer said. “We’ll see what happens with that. We’re pleased with the kids, and the numbers.” With a large number of ninth- and 10th-graders on the roster, the first few weeks of the season will be about assessing individual athletes’ strengths and figure out where they fit in the lineup. “You never totally have it sorted out,” Fischer said. “Things change as the season goes along. But by the time we go to the Watoma Relays (April 20 in Watertown, S.D.) we hope to have some ideas.” Eastview boys Thirty of Eastview’s 41 points at the 2011 Class AA boys meet came from senior Frank Veldman, who finished second in three field events. Veldman is now playing football at North Dakota State University, but the Lightning has another high-potential

jumper in junior Ryan Lockard, who finished fourth in the high jump at state last year and has cleared 6 feet, 9 inches. All of Eastview’s state meet points came in field events last year, so scoring some points on the track figures to be a priority this season. Kenneth Hoffman, a senior, reached state in the 1,600-meter run last season, and Nick Oelke, a junior, was All-State after finishing 15th at the state cross country meet last fall. Other top returning athletes for the Lightning include senior sprinter Leandre Kennedy, who missed qualifying for state in the 100 by two hundredths of a second, senior high jumper Nathan McKenzie and senior pole vaulter Brendan Cole. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

“We’re on the ice twice a week for one or 1 1/2 hours,” said Leach, who also led RAVE to the 2011 state tourney in his first year as head coach. “The guys always wanted to work on the power play, but we never did until the week before the playoffs, and we were still in the upper 20s or low 30s (conversion rate) for the season.” Also playing for the state championship team were Tim Belrose, Brandon Bolden, Blake Broberg, Ryan Conito, Steven Connelly, Anders Ekblad, Michael Ferrera, James McRae, Jeremy Nelson, Cody Schumann, Avery Veldhouse and Devon Veldhouse. The Veldhouses, who are twin brothers, attend

Eastview High School and will be eligible to play for RAVE next season. So, too, is Schumann, one of the team’s top defensemen. Even though it’s not a varsity team, RAVE had a loyal following of high school students. “They got the word out on Facebook about our games and times,” Leach said. “For our league games, we’d have 50 high school kids in the bleachers. “The only times we didn’t were when the Apple Valley and Eastview boys basketball teams were playing each other.” Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Sports Briefs Merrick named to coach Eagan boys soccer Alan Merrick, former Minnesota Kicks player and longtime soccer coach in the Twin Cities area, has been named head coach of the Eagan High School boys team. Merrick has been head coach of the University of Minnesota men’s club team the past 14 years, where he worked with a number of players from the south metro area. He has been director of soccer development at the National Sports Center in Blaine and has worked with several local youth soccer clubs, most recently the Lakeville Soccer Association. He twice was a member of the Minnesota Kicks professional team, first from 1976 to 1979 and again in 1981. Merrick also coached the Minnesota Strikers in indoor and outdoor leagues from 1984 to 1988. Merrick replaces Kurt Virgin, who had been Eagan

boys soccer coach since the program’s inception in 1990. Virgin abruptly retired from coaching and teaching in January. He had been placed on administrative leave in November 2011 while an investigation was conducted into his handling of finances of youth sports camps that he ran.

Five Blaze athletes sign letters of intent

Five Burnsville High School students signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday to compete in college athletics. Signing were Jessica Buck, basketball at Jamestown (N.D.) College; Lateeka Thompson, basketball at North Iowa Area Community College; Cole O’Brien, cross country/track at the University of Minnesota: Tyler Hill, baseball at Truman State in Kirksville, Mo.; and Bo Hellquist, baseball at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

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Matt 952-985-5516 • Stamped Concrete • Standard Concrete • Fire Pits • Patios • Driveways • Athletic Courts • Steps & Walks • Floors/Aprons www.mdconcrete.net

* Driveways * Patios * Sidewalks * Steps *Aprons * Pool Decks * Floating Slabs * * Floors *

American Concrete Design, LLC Call For Free Estimates We Take Pride In Our Work 651-235-1546

Full Time • Professional Ser. Certified Registered / Insured 29 Yrs Exp. Mike 651-699-3373

2130

Decks

ALL-WAYS DECKS Decks, Porches - Free Est. SPRING IS HERE! Enjoy the outdoors! allwaysdecksinc.com Jeff 651-636-6051 Mike 763786-5475 Lic # 20003805

Bormann Construction

DECK REJUVENATION Pressure Wash & Stain: Decks & Fences Interior/Exterior Painting 952-447-3587

CONCRETE & MASONARY

2170

Decorative/Stamped/Drives

Steps/Walks & Additions 612-310-3283

Steps, Walks, Drives, Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm. Lic/Bond/Ins

John 952-882-0775

Drywall

3-D Drywall Services 36 yrs-Hang • Tape • Spray • Painting 651-324-4725

Dave's Concrete & Masonry 35 yrs exp. Free ests. Insd. Colored & Stamped, Driveways & Steps, Sidewlks, Patios, Blocks, & Flrs. New or replacemnt. Tear out & removal. Will meet or beat almost any quote! 952-469-2754

PearsonDrywall.com 35 yrs taping, ceiling repair, remodel 952-200-6303

Daymar Construction Concrete: • Driveways • Sidewalks • Steps • Patios • Exposed Aggregate

DAGGETT ELECTRIC

PINNACLE DRYWALL *Hang *Tape *Texture*Sand Quality Guar. Ins. 612-644-1879

2180

Electric Repairs

• Gen. Help & Lic. Elec. • Low By-The-Hour Rates 651-815-2316 Lic EA006385 JNH Electric 612-743-7922

New and Replacement Free Estimates www.daymarconst.com 952-985-5477

Bonded Insured Free Ests Resid, Comm & Service. Old/New Const, Remodels Serv Upgrades. Lic#CA06197

Lowell Russell Concrete From the Unique to the Ordinary Specializing in drives, patios & imprinted colored & stained concrete. Int acid stained floors & counter tops. www.staincrete.com 952-461-3710 info@staincrete.com

Lew Electric: Resid & Comm. Service, Service Upgrades, Remodels. Old or New Constr. Free Ests. Bonded/Insured Lic#CA05011 612-801-5364

Free Estimates

• •

(MN# 20215366) •

BONDED • INSURED

Family Owned 612-824-2769 952-929-3224

TEAM ELECTRIC

www.teamelectricmn.com Lic/ins/bonded Res/Com All Jobs...All Sizes Free Est 952-758-7585 10% Off w/ad

2230

Flooring & Tile

Above All Hardwood Floors Installation•Sanding•Finishing “We Now Install Carpet, Tile & Vinyl.” Call 952-440-WOOD (9663)

Escobar Hardwood Floors & Ceramic Tile Work, llc We offer professional services for your wood floors! Installs/Repair Sand/Refinish Free Ests Ins'd Mbr: BBB Professional w/10 yrs exp.

952-292-2349

Handyperson

0 Stress! 110% Satisfaction!

Schultz'e Contracting Inc

Lower Level Remodels

Wall/Ceiling Repair/Texture Tile, Carpentry, Carpet, Paint. #BC538329

MDH Lead Supervisor

Dale 952-941-8896 office 612-554-2112 cell “Soon To Be Your Favorite Contractor!”

schultzecontracting.com 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

952-451-3792

R.A.M. CONSTRUCTION Any & All Home Repairs

�Concrete �Dumpster Service �Carpentry �Baths & Tile �Fencing �Windows �Gutters �Water/Fire Damage �Doors Lic•Bond•Ins Visa Accepted

Excell Remodeling, LLC Complete Remodeling Interior & Exterior One Call Does it All! Bob 612-7028237 Dave 612-481-7258 Gary's Trim Carpentry Home Repair, LLC Free Estimates, Insured. All Jobs Welcome 612-644-1153

Jack of All Trades Handyman is now

available to perform, painting, flooring, door & window work plus other handyman projects in your home or business! 651-815-4147 Lic#20639540 Locally owned & operated

R&J Construction

• Decks • Basements • Kitchen/Bath Remod • Roofing & Siding • All Types of Tile

STEVE'S HANDYMAN Carpentry, Drywall, Painting Doors, Windows, Tile Misc Repairs 30 Yrs. Exp. 651-452-4007

2310

Housecleaning

*10% off 1 st Cleaning* BEST CLEANING WE CLEAN YOU GLEAM

Prof House & Office Cleaner High Quality, Comm/Res Ref/Ins/Bond. Call Lola 612-644-8432 or 763-416-4611

www.bestcleaningservices.com

Housecleaning, Wkly, biwkly. Prof., Exp., Dependable. Lisa 952-484-7317 Pam's Prof. Cleaning Exceptional References 952-649-2627 Professional Cleaning w/o paying the high price Honest, dep, reas. Exc. refs Therese 952-898-4616 THE CLEAN TEAM

Making homes shine since 1994. Honest, Reliable, Detailed. Rena: 763-545-8035

2350

Landscaping

LLC Retaining Walls, Pavers, Edging, Mulch, Rock, Plantings

Garage Door

RICHTER Landscaping,

Call 952-250-5865

GARAGE DOORS & OPENERS

Repair /Replace /Reasonable Lifetime Warranty on All Spring Changes www.expertdoor.com

651-457-7776

2270

Gutters

952-270-3385

Never cheap.. always GREAT! Designs/ Installs/Gardens Firepits/ Patios/Drives/Walks Walls/Boulders 10 Years Service

naturalelementsinc.net

Jim@JimPane.com

AB LANDSCAPING Spring clean-ups, Landscape design, shrub & hedge trimming Call Al 952-432-7908

LOW PRICES

• Roofing • Siding • Windows

• Pulverized Dirt - $12.75 yd • Black Dirt - $11.25 yd • Decorative Rock Since 1986 • Colored Mulch - $27.00 yd 6 miles S. of • Bagged Mulch - $3.00/bag Shakopee on 169 • Mulches Mon-Fri 7:30am - 5:00pm • Boulders Saturday 8:00am - 2:00pm • Retaining Wall Block • Pavers (starting @ $2.10/sq ft) • Edging • Poly • Fabrics

952-882-8888

Call today for your FREE Inspection!

952-492-2783

Family Owned & Operated

(952) 431- 9970

2360

Landscaping

Lawn & Garden

GARDEN TILLING

Clean Cut Tree Service Free Estimate: tree trim/removal, stump grind, debris removal, landscape, storm damage & more. Call Eugene (651) 855-8189

BILL WILL TILL $40/hr., 1 hr min. 651-454-4270

Green & Black LLC

Full Lawn Maintenance Svc

•Irrigation Install• Repairs • Patios • Walls • Driveways Licensed Insured Nate 651-356-9193

E-Z Landscape

Retaining/Boulder Walls, Paver Patios, Bobcat Work, Sod, Mulch & Rock. Decks & Fences

Call 952-334-9840

Hampton's Lawn Care Dethatching, Wkly Lawn Mowing/Trimming Reasonable Rates Residential/Commercial 651-423-3042

Modern Landscapes •Retaining Walls •Paver Patios •Design & Installation 'Committed to Excellence' 612-205-9953 modernlandscapes.biz J 4 Outdoor Services Lawn Care Residential/Commercial Lawn Care, Landscaping, Tree Trimming 612-998-9093

New Customer Special 1st Mowing is FREE!! Full Service Lawn Care • Weekly Mowing • Spring Dethatching Visit our website at www.gmlawnsnow.com Gary at 612-490-7712 GM Lawn & Snow Care Paver's Plus Landscaping 10% Off Special! Paver Driveways, Patios & Walkways Retaining Walls Decks & Fences (612) 644-4836

RETAINING WALLS Water Features & Pavers.

REILAND'S GROUND MAINTENANCE, LLC Comm. & Res. Lawn Mowing & Trimming, Spring/Fall Clean-Up, Dethatching, Aerating & Shrub Pruning. Insured. “Offering over 20 years of professional experience in the field.” Contact Len at 952-237-9132 or len@reilandsgroundmain tenance.com Swede Outdoor Services

30+ Yrs Exp /Owner Operator

763-420-3036 952-240-5533 Offering Complete Landscape Services

Comm & Resid Lawn & Snow Call Peter 612-810-9374

TOM'S LAWN SERVICE

Spring Clean-ups & Aeration New Customers Free Fert.

alandsapecreations.com

Call 952-882-9029

Weekly Lawn Mowing spring cleanup & dethatching. call Kevin 952292-4874

Landscape Concrete Hardscapes

2385

premiereonelandscapes.com

Stair Lift for 14 steps works good. $200 obo 952-469-2794

Landscapes By Lora

2420

952-292-2261

• Patios • Rock • Mulch • Plantings • Skid Work • Draintile • Boulder Walls

612-644-3580

landscapesbylora.com

2360

Miscellaneous

Painting

*A and K PAINTING*

Int./Ext Painting/Staining & texturing. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond Major Credit Cards Accepted

3 Interior Rooms/$250 Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repair. Cabinet Enameling and Staining. 30 yrs exp. Steve 763-545-0506

Lawn & Garden

$40 Lawn Aerations

Multi Neighbor Discount

Mark 651-768-9345

16 Yrs Exp. Wkly Mowing Serving South Metro SORENSEN LAWN CARE Free Ests 651-454-6100 16yrs Exp Owner/Operator Weekly Mowing, Fertilizing, Pruning, Power Rake, Aeration Landscaping. Call 952-406-1229

www.greenvalleymn.com

Affordable Local Lawn Care Fertilizing & Weed Control Programs, Weekly Mowing, Full Service Maint. Insured & Licensed. Call 952 440 6900

Quality Residential

Painting & Drywall Ceiling & Wall Textures

H20 Damage – Plaster Repair

Wall Paper Removal INTERIOR EXTERIOR

•Ben's Painting• Will meet or beat prices! Int/Ext, Drywall Repair Paint/Stain/Ceilings We accept Visa/MC/Discvr

952-432-2605

Aggressive Outdoor Services

Call NOW For

Weekly Mowing & Spring Clean-Ups Any Other Outdoor Needs. Call 952-278-0126 aggressiveoutdoorservices.net

Dependable

Great Service

JOE'S LAWN SERVICE

Commercial & Residential �Dethatch �Clean-up �Mow �Aerate �Fertilize Reas Rates/Free Ests/Insured

DAVE'S PAINTING and WALLPAPERING Int/Ext • Free Est • 23 Yrs Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins Visa/MC BBB 952-469-6800 Int./Ext. Painting & Remodeling, 25 yrs, Ins., Ref's. Mike 763-434-0001

2360

952-894-9221

Lawn & Garden

FREE Estimates

952.278.0126

Residential & Commercial

CALL NOW FOR ALL YOUR LANDSCAPING NEEDS!

Design, Retaining Walls, Boulders, Rock, Mulch & More.

� GUTTER-WINDOW �

Landscaping

2350

Free Quotes & Ideas

Call Ray 952-484-3337

3900-3990 4000-4600 9000-9450 5000-6500 7000-8499 9500-9900

SERVICES & POLICIES

HANDYMAN

Carpentry, Remodeling, Repair & Painting Services. I love to do it all! 612-220-1565

1000-1090 1500-1590 2000-2700 2700-2760 3700-3840

Sun Thisweek reserves the right to edit, refuse, reject or cancel any ad at any time. Errors must be reported on the first day of the publication, and Sun Thisweek will be responsible for no more than the cost of the space occupied by the error and only the first insertion. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the publication or omission of an advertisement.

HANDY MAN Skilled, Christian, Honest, Affordable 612-590-7555

2260

2350

CONTRACTING, INC

swisstoneconstruction services.com

100% Satisfaction Guar!

Free Estimates

CAPSTONE BROS.

All HOME REPAIR

SANDING – REFINISHING Roy's Sanding Service Since 1951 CALL 952-888-9070

Cleaning Since 1990 Cover's & Screening

Lic. #BC609967

2290

Steve 612-532-3978 Ins'd

Chimney & FP Cleaning

763-546-PANE (7263)

www.capstonebros.com

Rubbish Removal/Clean-Up Containers for Rent 5-18cu/yds Since 1979 952-894-7470

londonairechimney service.com

*Affordable Concrete Work

• LICENSED Driveways • Buckling Walls (MN • Garage Slabs • Foundation Repair • Walks • Aprons • Retaining Walls • Steps • Patios • Drain Tile

Family Owned & Operated

6-10-15 Yard Dumpsters Bobcat Work & Black Dirt Don't Want It - We Haul It! Call Scott 952-890-9461

Brick, Concrete, Glass Block, Tile & Misc. Home Remedy. 30yrs. Exp “No Job Too Small”

We Specialize In:

LICENSED

Hauling

SWEEP • INSP. • REPAIR

QUALITY SERVICE • Since • 1949

Since 1949

2280

Patios- Drives -Gar. FloorsAprons- Bsmnts- Caulking

apietigconcrete.com

The The Original Original

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

2110

952.835.0393

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

2100

Don't Replace it Raise it!

Building & Remodeling

FREE ESTIMATES Insured, Bonded & Licensed No. 20011251

Specializing In:

Cement, Masonry, Waterproofing

Muenchow Concrete LLC Driveways, Patios, Garage Floors, Steps, Walks, Block Foundations. New & Replace Light Excavating. Family bus. Since 1975. 952-469-1211

• DRIVEWAYS • PARKING LOTS

952-894-6226 / 612-239-3181

Trusted Home Builder / Remodeler

0%Hassles 100%Satisfaction All Carpet & Vinyl Services �Restretch �Repair �Replace www.allcarpetmn.com

ANY CONCRETE

30+ Years Experience Asphalt Paving & Sealcoat Quality Work W/Warranty

H & H Blacktopping

2130

651-308-3599

100% Guaranteed

Asphalt/Sealcoating/Concrete Driveways. Call 952-451-3792

Present coupon after you receive your bid. Not valid with any other offer or discount.

952-496-3977 • 952-445-5215 www.jbtblacktopping.com

2090

Carpet & Vinyl

Call 651-246-7662

Blacktop & Sealcoating

louie@eaganblacktop.com

Any job over $1000

Custom Remodels, Repairs, Makeovers

Exp'd Pro 612-616-2482

Ins/Bond 952-898-2987

100 OFF

UNIQUE DESIGNS

Save $$$ Walks- Steps-

Family Owned & Operated for Over 40 Years All Work Guaranteed*

TheysonConstruction.com

www.staubercpa.com 952-238-9500

2040

1080

Most contractors who offer to perform home improvement work are required to have a state license. For information on state licensing and to check a contractor's license status, contact the MN Dept. of Labor and Industry at 651-284-5069 or www.dli.mn.gov

2100

•Thursdays 6:30pm

Questions? 651-253-9163

Building & Remodeling

� 952-898-4444

Accountants & Tax Svcs

•Wednesdays Noon

Speaker Meeting

Last Hope Inc.

Free Estimates

* WANTED *

10811 215th St. W. Lakeville. We buy batteries, copper and aluminum! Best prices South of the river! 952-469-6739

•Saturdays 8pm (Open)

Adopt or donate to your animal rescue:

Selling or Buying Gold & Silver

Stauber & Associates PA

& 8pm (Mixed)

Cats, Kittens, Dogs & Pups!

Decks

1505

3600 Kennebec Drive (2 nd Floor) Eagan, MN (Off of Hwy 13)

•Friday 6:30 (Mixed)

Every Saturday!

Classes

Pilates! Precision and Flow Pilates Studio. Currently taking new students. Private Sessions and small group classes available. www.precisionandflow pilates.com 320-420-5394

Alanon & 8pm (Mixed)

11-3pm

2130

1501

2050

Mark J Haglund CPA LLC 2438 117th St E. Suite 201 Burnsville 952-646-2444

(Mixed) & 8pm (Mixed)

Apple Valley Petco

Professional Services

EAGAN/BURNSVILLE /SAVAGE AA

& 8pm (Mixed)

Last Hope Pet Adoption

1500

1510

•Tuesdays 6:30pm

• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones • Additional lines: $7.00 • Merchandise $151.00 or more

price must be in ad, you must call every fourth week to renew. Private party ads only. • Includes mnsun.com website • Maximum of 13 weeks

We gladly accept VISA, American Express, Mastercard, Discover, personal checks, and cash.

East Frontage Road of I 35 across from Buck Hill - Burnsville

& 8pm (Mixed)

www.aastpaul.org www.aaminneapolis.org

$44

Friday, Monday, and Call-ins: $7.00 per ad, 1 week, 1 zone

US Coins, Currency Proofs, Mint Sets, Collections, Gold, Estates & Jewelry Will Travel. 27 yrs exp Cash! Dick 612-986-2566

•Mondays 6:30pm

Find a meeting:

MERCHANDISE MOVER

One ad per customer per week. Additional zones are $7.00. Three line maximum. Price must be in ad.

Thursdays 7:30 PM A closed, mixed meeting at Grace United Methodist Church

Meeting Schedule •Sundays 6:30pm (Men's) & 8pm (Mixed)

St. Paul: 651-227-5502

2040

Notices & Information

$50

• 3 lines, Runs for 13 weeks, choose 2 zones • Additional lines: $7.00 • For one item priced under $2500,

• 3 lines, 4 weeks, All zones • Additional lines: $7.00 • Private party only

FREE CLASSIFIEDS: One Item for Sale, $100 or Less. Mail or FAX in only Tues. - Thurs. HOW TO PAY

INDEX • Announcements • Professional Services • Business Services • Education • Merchandise & Leisure Time • Animals • Family Care • Employment • Rentals • Real Estate • Automotive

13 WEEK RUN!

$44

Additional Lines $10.00 Ads will also appear on sunthisweek & minnlocal.com each Wednesday by 9:00 a.m.

sunthisweek.com or minnlocal.com

Abraham Low Self-Help Systems

BUSINESS SERVICES

TRANSPORTATION

• 3 line ad • 2 week run • FREE Garage Sale Kit* • Metro Wide Coverage – 318,554 homes • Rain Insurance – we will re-run your ad up to two weeks FREE if your sale is rained out.

Apple Valley, MN 55124

1000 Announcements

•

952-846-2000 or 952-392-6888

TO PLACE YOUR AD

WEBSITE: EMAIL:

classifieds

- We Deliver -

www.hermanslandscape.com

CONCRETE: Driveway, Walks, Steps, Patios

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1978

Mowing • Fertilizing Spring & Fall Cleanup Landscaping Snowplowing

READERS’ CHOICE

Awards

Voted #1 Lawn Care Company by Sun Readers

www.MinnLocal.com

www.fertilawnmn.com Bloomington, MN • 952-884-7331 • Professional Applications • Kill those nasty weeds • Guard against disease and insects

• Control Crabgrass • Lawn Aerating • Hydroseeding • Sprinkler Installation • Mole Control Serving the area for over 24 years!

952-492-3005

2nd Generation Company… 3rd Generation Customers

Sun Thisweek April 13, 2012

2510

Jerry's Painting Interior Exterior & Texture 952-607-1009/612-636-9501 St. Christoper Decorating Old World Craftsmanship/24 Yrs

Int Painting/faux/Rlph Lauren Expert Cabinet Refinishing Wallpaper Installation

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

$0 For Estimate Timberline Tree & Landscape. Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large Trees & Stumps CHEAP

A Family Operated Business

952-451-7151 Ins/Bonded

Re-roofs Tear-offs BBB Free Est. MC/Visa No Subcontractors Used.

•FREE ESTIMATES •INSURED

Lic/Ins. 952-891-8586

Full Interior & Exterior www.ktpainting.com

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs 30 Yrs Exp Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC. Call 952-925-6156

952-500-1088

Roofing * Siding Gutters * Soffit/Fascia

LLC

TOPSIDE, INC. 612-869-1177 Licensed * Bonded * Insured 32 Yrs Exp. A+ Rating BBB

l Interior / Exterior Painting l Texturing l Drywall l Deck Staining l Epoxy Resin Garage Floors l Wood Floors m Sanding m Refinishing Fully Insured / Free Estimates BOOK NOW FOR THE 2012 SEASON!

Spring Discounts Avl! Regal Enterprises Inc

Roofing, Siding, Windows Gutters. Insurance Work. Since 1980. Lic. BC 51571.

952-201-4817

Regalenterprisesinc.net

Plumbing

Tear-offs & New Construction Siding & Gutters Over 17 yrs exp. Free est. Rodney Oldenburg

SAVE MONEY - Competent master plumber needs work. Lic#M3869 Jason 952-891-2490

We Take Care of Insurance Claims Offering the Best Extended Manufacturers Warranty

DECK CLEANING & STAINING

2600

Professional and Prompt Guaranteed Results.

�651-699-3504

www.rooftodeck.com Code #78

2510

Stump Removal

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Call Jeff for STUMP REMOVAL

Re-roofs Tear-offs BBB Free Est. MC/Visa No Subcontractors Used. Lic/Ins. 952-891-8586

Narrow Access or Backyards. Insured Jeff 612-578-5299

Sell It, Buy It, Search For It In Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

www.sunthisweek.com

2420

Painting

A Fresh Look, Inc. Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros Bonded & Insured Free Est. • Senior Discounts

Lic. #BC626700

Credit Cards Accepted

612-825-7316/952-934-4128 www.afreshlookinc.com

2510

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Trimming & Removal Free Estimates & Insured

952-334-9840

Tree Removal & Trimming. Landscaping. Ins'd/Lic'd

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

15 yrs exp.

Thomas Tree Service

FREE ESTIMAT

ROEN ROOFING Inc.

• All types of Roofing • Seamless Gutters • Siding • Masonry • Insurance Claims Fully Insured • References • Lic #BC626353

952-442-1002 • 612-875-7747 (cell) www.RoenRoofing.com

NORTHWAY TREE SERV. Trim/Removal, brush chipping, stump grinding. Ins'd. Terry 952-461-3618 TREE REMOVAL/TRIMMING Shrub Pruning Free Ests Lic'd / Ins'd / 20 Yrs Exp. 651-455-7704

Window Cleaning

Rich's Window Cleaning Quality Service. Affordable rates. 952-435-7871

2620

Tree Service

Ideal Tree Service Tree Removal, Tree Trimming High Risk Climbing, Stump Grinding and Storm Clean Up

Quality Work and Low Rates

ng 20% Sopurint Disc

Free Ests

www.idealtreemn.com

Lic’d & Ins’d

DAN WIMMER

(952) 881-2122 • (612) 599-6385

Window Cleaning 651-646-4000 Merchandise

3010

Antiques

Vintage Occasional Sales

12 Vintage Shops within minutes - 8 in Carver & 4 in Chaska 3 Days Every Month!

April 19, 20, 21

Thurs (10-5); Fri-Sat (10-4) Antiqs, Vintage & Seasonal Facebook: The Occasional Shops of Carver & Chaska

3050

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

• Seasonal Gift Items • Home Décor • Jewelry & Accessories • Edibles

River Valley Boutique Spring 2012 Show

April 18- April 29 NEW LOCATION FOR SPRING! Buck Hill Ski Chalet 15400 Buck Hill Rd. Burnsville Hrs: 10am- 7:30pm Mon-Fri 10am – 6pm Sat., 10am-4pm Sun. Credit cards accepted, no strollers please. Farmington, Sat, Apr 14, 9-2, Boutique, 15+ vendors, 18400 Pilot Knob Rd. by Akin Hills Pet Hosp.

Cemetery Lots

2 burial plots at Dawn Valley Memorial Pk in Bloomington. $850 for both. Call 612-554-5272. Glen Haven: 2 plots, 2 vaults w/companion headstone. Value $8,990. Asking $4,300/BO. 218-828-3608 Glenhaven Masonic Gardens, 2 plots, $3,000. 763-545-5867a Grandview Park Cemetery, Hopkins, MN. 2 side by side plots, $950 ea. 602-861-8082

3130

Estate Sales

10584 Boss Circle

4/13-14 (9-4) 4/15 (10-3) Quality furn. and access in a beautiful home!

#'s 8am 4/13

Dorothy Burns

EDINA

6105 Habitat Court

Sat., April 14 (8:30-4:30) #'s Saturday at 8am

Sun., April 15 (8:30-3:30)

Traditional 70's Edina Estate Sale! Vintage 70's furn., quality collectibles, fine HH goods

Great Service Affordable Prices 2490

Powerwashing

2490

Powerwashing

952-933-0200

Musical Instuments

Piano player: mahog. Upright. $849 612-377-4715

3500

3503

Garage Sales this week Apple Valley

6 Families – One Street Durham Way 4/12-14th 8-6p Pilot Knob/D Path

Bloomington

Btwn Normandale & France

Huge Sale 4/12 – 4/13, 9-5. 60 yrs of treasures, furn, hh, gardn,vintage, Tonka toys, mangle. 9312 12th Ave S.

Brooklyn Center

3567

3700

Leisure

Glasstop tbl, furn, tools, HH, more! 4/12-13 (9-5); 4/14 (9-

3720

Boats, New & Used

3568

Pelican Boat for Sale! 8'X4' Includes motor & battery. $400 952-412-4898

Richfield

12) 7333 Russell Ave. So.

Robbinsdale

3730

3583

Don't Be Left Aground

St. Louis Park

Moving Sale: 4/12-14 (9-5) Qn sz bed W/HB, kids toys & cloz, HH, Kitchen, Yard tools. 2611 Xylon Ave S.

Garage Sales next week

3600

3606

Bloomington

Camping & Collectibles Baby/Toys, HH & Variety 4/19-21 (9-6) 9 Mile Crk Pky

3609

Burnsville

LKVL 4/19-20 Misc., Gardn, Hshld, Hand tied Quilts! 10065 205 Ct W MOVING SALE Furniture/Household goods/ tools/lawn equip & lots more 4/19 - 4/21 8:00 - 5:30 13513 Pleasant Lane, Burnsvillle

3619

3509

4/19-21 (9-5) Quilting, crafts, fabric, notions, bks, HH, garden. 5125 52nd Av N

Eagan

3626

Burnsville

1205 Rushmore Dr. 4/184/21 8-5pm. Multi Family Something 4 everyone! Big Redecorating Sale! Tue.- Sat. Apr. 10-14, 9-5pm 15506 Fremont Ave. Lots furn, couches! Rugs, HH Legos! Lots lots more! Garage Sale: 4/12-13 (8-6) 4/14 (8-12) Interior Designer is cleaning out. Accessories, Furn, tables, outside bar set, bikes, kids cloz & toys! 2145 South Skyline Dr LKVL 4/19-20 Misc., Gardn, Hshld, Hand tied Quilts! 10065 205 Ct W

3523

Eagan

April 12-14, Thurs 3-7, Fri/Sat 8-4 1624/1635 Oakbrooke Dr Multi-family

3553

Minneapolis

Excelsior

Big Rummage Sale

Presale: Friday, April 20 5:30-7:30pm – For best deals! $3 Admission Sale: Sat, April 21 9am-1pm

Cong. Church Excelsior 471 Third St. 952-474-5919

3631

3643

Lakeville

Lakeville ECFE Kids' Stuff Sale, Sat, 4/21, 8am2pm Kenwood Trail MS, 19455 Kenwood Trail; $1 adm until 10; 50% off at 11:15-1 pm; $5 Bag sale 1:30-2pm www.lakevilleecfe

sale.com

New Hope

1st Sale in 28 yrs! 4/19-20 (8-6); 4/21 (8-12) Cash only. 5921 Virginia Ave. No.

3667

3810

Sporting Goods & Misc

Personal Gun Collection for Sale. High quality! Call for pricing. 612-408-0222

Agriculture/ Animals/Pets

3900

3970

Pets

Puppies Lab / Retriever / mix ready 4/6. 3 black female, 3 blk male, 3 white male. $150. 651-463-2185

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

5600

Rooms For Rent

Lkvl by 35E & 160 th, Wlkout bsmt to pond Avail. Imdly. Rick 612-366-4580

PIT BULL / GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES Born on Jan. 31. Females & males. $100 ea. Cute & playful!

651-246-5776

4000

Family Care

4100

EG:Reasonable Prices 2.5+ & summer care, 10 yrs Exp. FT/PT 651-330-8167 Farmington M,W,F Daycare 2yrs+. Drop in avl. Kathy (651) 463-3765

5000

Rentals

5200

Townhouse For Rent

Roommates Wanted

Lkvl-Wanted Resp. Adult to share nicely furnished quiet home on cul de sac. All Util. Incl. $525/mo+ $200 deposit 952-898-2777

AV–Palomino East Apt.

Blowout special,

2BR, 2BA , Avail immed. W/D in unit. Free cbl $99 dep Call David 952-686-0800

Farmington 1BR. On site Laundry. No pets. $595 612-670-4777 Lakeville, 2BR, 1BA, Quiet 4-plx, Heat/ water/ gar included, No pets, Avl 5/1, 1 month free w/ 12 month lease, $675, (952) 495-4095 Rosemount: 2 BD Off St. pkg. Includes heat & water. NO PETS. Available NOW. $600. 952-944-7983

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Senior Rentals

You are invited to tour our Model Apartment Home

3160

3970

www.sunthisweek.com Pets

DUKE IS FAMILY-FRIENDLY! Duke is a big Hound mix that is stocky but all love! He enjoys daily walks and loves to sniff in backyards. Duke is housebroken, mellow, and is 3 years old. He is good with kids age 10 and older! Adoption fee is $175. See Duke by calling the foster Steve at 651-322-2911 or see him and all our dogs and cats at the Apple Valley Petco on Saturday from 11am-3pm.

Market Village for 55+ Opened March 1, 2012 Please call Cindy at 952-461-1644 or 612-865-6625 to arrange for a personal tour of the model. Market Village 100 J Roberts Way Elko New Market, MN 55054

3050

Couch, loveseat, chair Tan, microfiber, Solid Exc cond $499. 952-843-8138

CANDLEBERRY ON THE LAKES

Moving, must sell! Beaut. Maple Table 6' length x 3.5' width, w/6 chairs. Heavy, solid const. Perfect cond! $699/BO. 612-578-4555

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

April 11 - April 22

LOOK for a new pet

Commercial and residential pressure washing Decks strip & seal, roof washing, house washing, concrete cleaning and staining. Full exterior washing.

Our job is to make you look good!

763-225-6200

www.sparklewashcmn.com

Duplexes/Dbl Bungalows For Sale

Burnsville 1 BR in Nice Qb322uiet 4 Plex. A/C, laund fac. Patio, gar, sm pet OK. $775 612-4190664

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Employment

9020

Business Opps & Info

Advertising Disclaimer Because we are unable to check all ads that are placed in our media, we encourage you to be safe and be careful before giving out any important information such as credit card numbers or social security numbers, when responding to any ad. doTERRA essential oils, Workshop held at Sculpt U in Lakeville. 10621 165th St. West, Wed. April 18, 6:30pm Sue 651-245-3176

9050

Health Care

Full-time Administrator

(Must be an RN and have 2 yrs exp with Hospice, Mgmt, and Medicare) At Hospice Advantage, we believe our employees are our Greatest Asset! We offer: 401k program w/match - All employees eligible! Competitive Salary w/bonus program! Mileage reimbursed at $0.51 per mile! Full Benefits Package! Paid weekly! If interested, please visit our website at www. hospiceadvantage.net & click on the "Careers" tab at the top to search & apply for Lakeville, MN openings.

PT RN

Burnsville/Eagan/Bloomington areas -Weekend On Call 1-2 Wkends per month. Friday 4pm Sunday midnite $230 + $25/hrly as needed. Call for details. Linda 612-889-5009

Edina Derm clinic. Staff/ triage nurse. Flexibility and clinic experience mandatory. Mon - Fri. E-mail resume: Ritababco@gmail.com or fax to 952-915-6100

Thomas Allen Inc. LPN (Burnsville)

PT: Sun 3pm-7pm, Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 1:30pm-7pm, 26hrs/wk Must have LPN license, able to lift 25-50 lbs, Valid driver's lic. clean record, insur, No experience necessary WILL TRAIN right candidate! Contact Sheree 651-789-1230 Ext 335 For more info & openings visit www.thomasalleninc.com

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

Adults-Prepare for the GED Test! Learn

9050

Health Care

9050

Health Care

Enhancing the quality of human life through the provision of exceptional healthcare services

RN House Supervisor (Ref. #556) (.3 FTE)

(Located on the lower level, between Chuck E. Cheese & Q.Cumbers)

.3 FTE (24hrs/2wks). Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN), current MN RN license, current BLS/CPR. Current or obtain within the first 6 months - ACLS, PALS, NRP/ STABLE and Basic Electronic Fetal Monitoring. Preferred skills/experience: 5 years current experience in hospital clinical practice and management and/or leadership experience, ability to relate to physicians and other healthcare professionals and the ability to perform multiple concurrent tasks.

Over 80 artists! HOME DECOR•GIFTS•ANTIQUES

SPRING & SUMMER SCHEDULE

Cancer Care & Infusion Center Care Navigator (Ref. #554) (Cancer Care & Infusion Center) (.5 FTE)

Wednesday, March 14 thru Sunday, April 15, 2012

Hours: Wed thru Fri 10am-8pm • Sat 10am-6pm • Sun12pm-5pm

CLOSED MONDAYS, TUESDAYS & EASTER SUNDAY No strollers allowed. Handicap accessible.

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in Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

Powerwashing

BOB’s

For Sale: 2 BR Condo, Northfield, Age 55+, 4 season porch/patio. Cory 952-892-5661

Construction Company looking for PROFESSIONAL Sales Reps! Job is salary based w/ commission & very attainable wkly & monthly bonuses. Only respond if you desire to make $75,000.00+ a yr! Call Bryan at 763.244.6679

CENTENNIAL LAKES HUGHES PAVILLION 7499 France Ave. South, Edina

Hunter green, fabric. Exc. cond! $250/BO 952-423-1303

2490

3050

Weekdays 9 - 8:30 Weekends 9 - 5

Simmons Loveseat

Farmington 1BR Apt. Avl 5/1. $595/mo. $500 Security Month to month lease. 651-274-2837 Fairview Apartments Farmington

from home online, 24-7. Like District 196 ABE on Facebook. Email ABE@district196.org or call 952-431-8316.

Last Hope, Inc. (651) 463-8747

Couch & Loveseat Exc. Condition. $75 obo 952-469-2794

Custom Loveseats green floral $100/pr 952-4358021

Set back in a secluded area of Eagan. Beaut. landscaping, 55+ co-op unit, 2BR, 2BA. Reduced! Easy access to trails & Eagan Comm Ctr. 651-994-6778

Social Services

Check out our website at www.last-hope.org

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

Eagan

RN / LPN

Emerson Church

Sell It, Buy It, Search For It In Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

BR Set: Qn. size, light wood, bkcase hdbrd, triple drssr, 2 nite stands. Good cond! $200. 952-831-2998

Apartments & Condos For Sale

ANNUAL HUGE SALE

Sat, April 21 (8am - 2pm) $1 / Bag Sale from 2-3pm 7601 Girard Ave So., Richfield

Furnishings

7400

Hospice Advantage is currently looking for:

Richfield

Textile Center Garage Sale! Apr 14th Fundraiser (8-4) New Event Location U of MN Reuse Ctr, 883 29th Ave SE, MPLS 612-436-0464 Pets

Real Estate

Apartments & Condos For Rent

Prior Lake 2BR, attached garage, pets OK. $950/mo. Includes Sewer & Water Avl 4/1! 952-440-4112

Senior Rentals

7000

17A

LV: Rm Shr kit, bath, laundry, fam rm. Inclds utils & cable $450 plus Dep. 952-892-6102

6400

Child Care

Farmington: Lic'd 10 yrs exp! Opngs. Inf-Schl. Age. MVES. 651-463-4918

Golden Valley

2000 Wisconsin Ave. N. Mega Multi-Fam 4/26-28 (8-6) Furn., HH, antqs, collectbls, tools, power miter box, applc. dolly, guy stuff, garden, Adult trike. Hwy 55 & N. on Winnetka, W on Duluth, right on Wisc. Ave

3661

Call JP at 651-695-3783

Rental Information

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women; and people securing custody of children under 18.

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75+ Families 4/20 (8-5); $3 per person Pre Sale: 4/21 (8-3) 3810 Lexington 4/13 (5-9pm) Sale: 4/14 (9- Ave S. (Lexington & Wescott) 2pm) 4/15 (9-2pm) $2 per bag

Huge estate sale – everything must go! 3801 Brookdale Circ N. 4/11-14, 9a-6p. Furn, tools, cooking stuff+

Come Boat the Mississippi www.watergatemarina.net Slips available for all sizes Plenty of water!

Crystal

7031 Halifax Ave N.

Estate/Garage Sale: 4/13 (9-5) 4/14 (9-3), Game Tbl, Gun Case, Tools, Holiday décor, Ping pong Tbl, Furn items 7824 Tessman Drive

Boat Services, Storage & Slips

Houses For Rent

Farmington, 3BR, 2BA, 1500sq. ft. Nice yard. Pets possible for additional charge. $1300/month. 651398-5473

5500

ESTATE/GARAGE SALE: Apr 20 & 21 (8-5), Cash only! 3823 Quail Ave N

3623

Brooklyn Park

5400

ESTATE SALE: 4/19-21 (9-?), Furn, HH, lots of misc, 6209 13th Ave S

St. Alphonsus Parish All Saints Lutheran Church

3508

3667

Richfield

Moving: 4/14 (8-2) Kid & adult cloz, toys, yard tools, furn., snowblower, HH items. 3010 Kimberly Ln N

Credit Cards Accepted

4/13-14, 9-4. 14146 Ensley Ct. Kids cloz NB-5T strollers, carseats toys, HH

3507

Plymouth

www.willmatthill.com

Moving, must sell! Beaut. Maple Wall Unit, 3 pcs, 90” ht x 7' w. Drwrs, cabinets, & w/adj. shelves. Perfect cond! $500/BO 612-578-4555

Senior Discounts

STEVE'S TRAIN CITY

4402 W. 98th St. Circle Huge sale! 4/12, 13, 14 (8-6)

EDEN PRAIRIE

3500 Vicksburg Lane Suite 400-351 P l y m o u t h , M N 5 5 4 4 7 Lic # 6793

Misc. Wanted

� � WANTED � � Hifi/stereo equip., HAM, & misc. old electronics. Andy 651-329-0515

3506

2950 Pilot Knob Rd. Sat, 4/14 (10-5)

(763) 550-0043 (952) 476-7601 (651) 221-2600

3270

absolutetreeservicemn.com

Antiqs, tools, furn., HH items

Storm Damage Restoration Roofing ■ siding ■ windows Established 1984

Elec. Wheel Chr, Walkers, Bedside commodes, Hospital bed, 6” toilet seat w/side loc. Price to Sell. 612-269-2977

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EAGAN

General Contractors

COURT RESOURCESSAVE! Bkrptcy Debt Relief $860* Divorce/Custody $570* Civil/Criminal DUI start $165* *court fees additional 763-792-4940, 218-828-4483

Absolute Tree Service Exper. prof., lic., Ins. Reas. rates. 651-338-5881

3090 MN License # BC 639318 | Lakeville, MN 55044

3565

Buying Old Trains & Toys

Multi Vendor Sample Sale: Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Lia Sophia, Miche, 31, + 4/13-15 (8-6) 9700 Penn Av N, Brklyn Prk For info 612-201-2382

Family Owned/Operated — 30 Years Experience 952-469-5221 | www.allsonsexteriors.com

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Misc. For Sale

Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/Trimming Lot Clearing & Stump Removal Free Estimates 952-440-6104

3000

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

A Family Operated Bus.

2420

612-210-5267 952-443-9957 Lic #20156835 • Insured

Powerwashing

AJ's Tree Service

Why Wait 2660 Roofing LLC

A RENEW PLUMBING •Drain Cleaning •Repairs •Remodeling •Lic# 060881-PM Bond/Ins 952-884-9495

2490

612-275-2574

A Good Job!!

651-452-4802

2470

2620

Tree Service

www.HomeEssentialsBoutique.com

Clinical CMA/LPN (Ref. #566/548) (FamilyHealth Medical Clinic-Lakeville & Farmington) (.5 FTE & .9 FTE)

Dietary Aide 1 (Ref. #555/550) (Nutrition Services) (.4 FTE & Casual/On-Call)

.4 FTE (32hrs/2wks) (#555). Casual Call (#550). Must be at least 16 years of age, high school graduate preferred. Must be willing to work weekends and holidays.

9242 HUDSON BLVD NORTH • LAKE ELMO, MN

651.730.8006

.5 FTE (40hrs/2wks). BSN required, Current MN RN licensure, preferred experience in outpatient care coordination in oncology and one to two years experience in care navigation.

.5 FTE (40hrs/2wks) (#566). .9 FTE (72hrs/2wks) (#548). Current CMA/LPN certification required (may obtain within 6 months of hire). Current BLS/CPR required.

Furniture • Garden Ware • Florals • Home Accents Primitives • Antiques • One of A Kind Glassware • Treasures & So Much More • • Inventory Restocked Daily • • RT030812

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Painting

Please visit www.northfieldhospital.org for further details and to complete an online application! Northfield Hospital & Clinics is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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April 13, 2012 Sun Thisweek

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

Company Drivers and Owner Operators Wanted, Farmington, Must have Class A CDL, current health card, clean driving record, must pass a drug test, local, 5-6 days a week 651-423-5388 Dry Cleaning Plant Manager, Farmington, Must have strong attention for details, honest, hardworking, neat, quick learner, able to work as a team player. Apply at: Total Care Cleaners 949 - 8th Street Farmington, MN 55024 651460-3340 Customer Service Position in a Business Professional Environment, Full Time, All Shift, $12+. Please Call Ted or Sabrina at 952-924-9000 for more info. Help Wanted Full Time Diesel Truck Mechanic Opportunity for a career in Northern Minnesota. Roseau, MN was rated #20 in Outdoor Life's 2009 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Places to Liveâ&#x20AC;? and is also the birthplace of 'Polaris' Snowmobiles & ATV's! We are seeking a quality reliable individual for our Diesel Service Center located in the heart of Roseau, MN to make repairs on heavy-duty tractors and trailers, including but not limited to normal pm's, tires, brakes, electrical and lighting repairs. Position is for our day shift. Experience and/or CDL a plus. We are a Family owned Company that offers competitive wages and benefits, medical, dental, 401(K) savings plan, paid vacation, holidays and more. Contact Gene at 651-457-9796 or

Parts & Operations Manager, Eagan, MN, Multi-state distribution company serving the agricultural industry seeks to employ an individual with excellent organizational and communication skills. Must have strong ag fertilizer equipment background, supervisor experience, and be detail orientated. Jfunkhouser@ davisequip.com

Rosemount â&#x20AC;˘ Burnsville Mendota Heights Seasonal Outdoor Work April to July

$13/hr.

Employee Discount Flexible Hours

Apply Online:

Join Our Team Crew Leads/Crew Members Needed

Prescription Landscape is looking for energetic and motivated persons to join our production teams. We have openings at both locations, Crystal and St. Paul. Job duties include operating mowing equipment, physical labor; up to and including bending, kneeling and lifting up to 45 lbs, and other duties as assigned. Seasonal and year-round positions available. Year-round positions include snow and ice management; plowing, shoveling, etc. Experience helpful but not required, on the job training available. Some positions require a valid and clean driver's license. Pre-employment drug/alcohol testing required. Compensation: $10.00-$18.00 pending experience. For more information visit our web site at: www.rxlandscape.com or email sueleatherman@ rxlandscape.com or phone Sue at 651-379-4713

5 Summer Students to do various tasks in a manufacturing atmosphere to include anything from painting to gardening to piece work. Pay is $10.00 per hour with an end of summer bonus. Qualifications are: minimum 18 years old and currently attending school. Hire date is May to Sept. Apply at:

Telvent DTN

Metro Area Landcape/Design Build Firm seeking General Landscape Installers for the 2012 Season. Pay based on exp. Please call 612-366-6065

Flower Marts NOW HIRING

Apply today, work tonite! Call 763-712-9210

in Burnsville, Minnesota seeks a

To learn more about these opportunities, and how to apply, visit our website at www.plymold.com and click on our News and Events tab.

Lawn Sprinkler Install/Repair Techs Exp. Pref. 651-460-3369

952-469-5112 www.expressHRcenter.com

Janitorial

careers@ anchor-plastics.com

Foldcraft Co., a 100% employee-owned, foodservice furnishings manufacturer is seeking energetic, qualified candidates for the following positions at our Bloomington, MN location: 1st Shift ProductionSewing 1st Shift Production-general (cabinetry, warehouse, upholstery) Staff/Job Cost Accountant Account Manager

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Pay range is $9-$12 per hour. Two convenient locations in Lakeville and Savage. Please call or visit our website for more information.

for consideration.

Manufacturing

Now Hiring

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GENERAL LABORERS

$11-$12 Hourly (DOQ) + XÂ˝ O.T. Benefits: Paid Training & benefits you would expect from the United States Industry Leader Required to Pass: Drug Screen, Background & Motor Vehicle Record Check

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Web Developer - Java

To utilize web technologies in the Java environment to develop and maintain company's software products. Participate in the specification and design phases. Prototype, code and test application components and communicate with QA throughout testing phase. Develop and improve web applications user interface and experience using JavaServer Pages (JSP) and Standard Tag Library (JSTL), Struts and Tiles. Prepare detailed design documentation. Requires at least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems, plus at least two years of experience as developer developing software solutions using Java and/or JavaScript. The experience must include Ajax technologies, working with Oracle databases and SQL. To apply, please send resumes to pasha.ostby@ telventdtn.com

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

NOW HIRINGCompanies desperately need employees to assemble products from your location. No selling, any hours. $500 weekly potential. 1-985-646-1700 Dept. MN-1077 Pet Care Assistant, Eagan, Four Paws is looking to add to its staff. We are currently looking for 1 F.T. and 1 P.T. position. Apply in person! (651)882-2211

RN FT Home Care Case Manger

Visit elderly clients in their homes flexible schedule, day hours M-F. Work in South Metro Dakota/Scott Cty area. Must enjoy geriatric population. 952-440-3955 Scale Operator Lakeville, Operate truck scale at aggregate mine pit. FT Seasonal. Will train. EOE/AA. Submit resume. FAX: 952-937-6910 or E-mail: cnelson@ midwestasphalt.net

Would You Like to Change the World? If you have a passion for work that can make a meaningful, long-term impact around the world, join us as:

SAVE THE CHILDREN AMBASSADORS F/T & P/T Selected candidates will promote the Save the Children Sponsorship Program in MALL OF AMERICA. Complete training & flex schedules. Ideal for students, business-minded individuals & mothers w/ kids in school. Must be articulate & outgoing, w/strong resilience & commitment to the cause. $13.50/hour to start w/ rapid promotion oppty's; benefits after 3 mo's; & regular incentives. Apply at: donorworx.com EOE

9200

Help Wanted/ Part Time

City of Elko New Market

Summer Seasonal

Public Works Position

The City of Elko New Market is accepting applications for a summer seasonal maintenance worker in the Public Works Department. The position will be responsible for assisting in the maintenance of the City streets and storm sewers, water and sanitary sewer systems, parks, buildings and other City property. Minimum qualifications include a valid Minnesota Class D Drivers License and must be a minimum of 18 years of age. Preferred qualifications include Experience in the operation of lawn maintenance equipment, medium and light equipment, and general property maintenance and groundskeeping. The position will be scheduled 30-40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, daytime hours. Starting salary is $10.00 to $12.00 per hour, depending upon qualifications. City application required. For a copy of the application materials, contact the City of Elko New Market at (952) 461-2777 or visit the city web site at www.ci.enm.mn.us Submit completed application to the City of Elko New Market, 601 Main Street, P.O. Box 99, Elko New Market, MN 55020. Completed application packet must be received by 4:00 p.m., April 20, 2012.

9200

Help Wanted/ Part Time

Admin Assistant

PT M-F in Burnsville for admin/clerical duties. Call or email Chad @ 952-894-2520 ext. 12 or chad@tsbldist.com Exp. Res. Cleaner, must have car, $11+ start PT night hrs. LV loc. 612-987-1917

Mystery Shoppers

Earn up to $100/day. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail & dinning establishments. No exp req. Call 855-219-4443

NEWSPAPER DELIVERY

Do you have some spare time on Thurs/Friday? Earn some extra cash! ECM DISTRIBUTION is looking for you! We currently have motor routes in Burnsville, Eagan, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Farmington, Lakeville. A typical route takes 2 to 4 hours. Motor routes require a reliable vehicle. Delivery time frames are long enough to allow flexibility for your schedule. Give us a call for more details.

ECM DISTRIBUTION 952-846-2070 PT Dog Handler Required hours are 6am1pm &/or 1pm-8pm. Weekends & holidays a must. Looking for motivated, dependable individuals. Dog exp. pref. Required to manage & care for a large group of dogs. Excellence in customer svc necessary. Apply online at: www.dogdaygetaway.com Retail Sales: Watch and Jewelry Repair JRC Inc., a leader in Watch and Jewelry Repair, has one management and 2 part-time sales openings at our Southdale and Mall of America locations. Applicants need to be professional, sales driven, and detail oriented. We provide a fun, team oriented work environment with benefits. Training is provided. Email resume to: JRC.Humanresources@ gmail.com

Auto

Part-Time Service Scheduler

High volume Dodge dealership seeks an energetic, motivated person to answer phones for service scheduling and other administrative duties. Must have an effective phone presence and computer skills.

12101 Hwy. 35W South Burnsville, MN 55337 Apply in person

9400

Seasonal Hiring Seasonal

Shipping Helper & Production Helper Lakeville

Bachman's has FT Seasonal Openings for Shipping Helpers & Production Helpers at our Lakeville growing range. Rate of pay $9.00/hr. Work 7:30-4, M-F & Sat during peak times. Must be at least 18 & HS grad/GED. Ability to frequently lift up to 50lbs, work on your feet all day, good math & communication skills and understand work direction in English. Apply in person at the Lakeville Greenhouse, 23000 Cedar Ave S., Farmington, MN 55024, between 9-3, or contact Greenhouse at 952-469-2102 with any questions. EOE BACHMAN'S

9500

Automotive

9810

Godfather's Pizza has immediate openings for

Part-Time, Delivery

Evening Drivers.

Drivers receive: competitive pay, tips, per delivery fee, flexible hours and a great environment: Must 18 years of age, a good driver and have access to an insured vehicle. Apply in person at: 850 W County Rd 42 or online at www.godfathers.com (specify Burnsville location) EOE

Junkers & Repairable Wanted

Runners & Non Runners 612-810-7606 Licensed/Bonded/Insured www.cash4clunkers.com Turn your unneeded items in to

$$$$$$$$ Sell your items in Sunâ&#x20AC;˘Thisweek Classifieds

952-846-2000

9200

Help Wanted/ Part Time

Regency Home HealthCare is seeking part-time day, evening and night PCAs to care for clients at our Mendota Heights Assisted Living Home, as well as in private homecare settings in the Burnsville/Apple Valley and Lakeville areas. Responsible for all client cares. Must be compassionate, have great attention to detail, excellent problem-solving and communication skills. ABM.com

If interested, please submit online application at www.regencyhhc.com or fax resume, Attn: Julie @ 651-488-4656. EOE

CITY OF EAGAN

Finance Intern - Summer 2012

JOB FAIR

Thursday, April 19th 9am-1pm & 2-6pm Savers Choice is becoming Family Fresh Market in Farmington!

Now Hiring for ALL Positions Including: Â&#x2021; Bakery & Deli Manager Â&#x2021; Floral Manager Â&#x2021; FT/PT Bakery/Deli Clerks Â&#x2021; Meat Cutter

Apply in person at our Job Fair on Thursday, April 19th at: Farmington American Legion 10 North 8th Street (Hwy 3) Farmington, MN 55024 EOE

Assist Chief Financial Officer and Budget Team members with various tasks, primarily review, assimilation, and preparation of the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual budget. Min qual: must be currently enrolled in college program in accounting, finance, or related. 30-40 hrs/wk, up to 4 months. Rate of pay: $12.48/hr. App deadline: 4/27 @ 4:30pm. Application & job description avail at 3830 Pilot Knob Rd. 55122 or www.cityofeagan.com/ jobs. EOE.

9810

Junkers & Repairable Wanted

$$$$ $200 - $10,000 $$$$ Junkers & Repairables More if Saleable. MN Licensed www.crosstownauto.net

612-861-3020 651-645-7715

$225+ for most Vehicles Free Towing 952-818-2585 CASH! For Your Junked Wrecks or Unwanted Vehicles. Free Tow-Aways

612-805-2692

9820

Motorcycle, Moped, Motor Bike

Motorcycles Wanted! Cash for used & Damaged 651-285-1532

9850

RVs, Nonmotorized Campers

26' Shasta pull behind. Real nice shape. Must see. Loaded! $4500 952-435-5684

9900

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Ed Delmoro Ed Delmoro of Burnsville has been as active in retirement as he was when he worked in sales for the Soo Line Railroad for 42 years. Since 1995, according to his award bio, Delmoro’s retirement saw him starting up a career in public service, creating Burnsville’s popular lighting event and he has raised more than $30,000 annually to keep it going for the past 13 years. Around that time, Delmoro brought the Saturday morning farmers market to the city. For his dedication to Burnsville, he has received three Community Builders Awards. To add to his service, Delmoro was involved in the Heart of the City design-review committee and has been involved with the Burnsville Community Foundation, American Legion Youth Baseball Association-191 and Fairview Ridges Ambassadors. Delmoro’s wife, Linda, to whom he was married to

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a salon. In its initial incarnation, Beau Monde was five people in a 1,300-squarefoot space. Peterson has raised money for a number of causes, including Special Olympics, Whole Learning School, Down Syndrome Association, American Cancer Society, St. Joseph’s Children’s Home, St. Thomas Academy and Toys for Tots. She has indicated that she will donate her $1,000 Legacy Award to Mary Jo Copeland’s Caring and Sharing Hands and Feed My Starving Children. Twenty years later, Peterson’s husband is healthy. They have raised two children: Sam, a senior at Eastview High School, and Austin, a junior at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights. Regarding her coworkers, Peterson wrote that “We are one big family that supports each other.”

Linda Peterson owns and operates the 6,300-squarefoot Beau Monde Salon in Burnsville, employing nearly 100 independent contractors. To get here, Peterson and her family had to overcome some severe hurdles. According to her award bio, her husband, Mike, faced a stage-four melanoma diagnosis in 1992, but the family had no life or Aaron Vehling can be reached health insurance. Despite this, the fam- at aaron.vehling@ecm-inc.com ily pooled their remaining or facebook.com/sunthisweek. money together and opened

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so the plan was tweaked and re-tweaked. The activities portion of the budgetcutting package was comparatively small but still had a profound impact. High school activities targeted for elimination were saved, although some sports lost lower-level teams. Steep cuts also were made to middle-school sports programs. And Lakeville came out of it with some of the highest activities fees in the state. A new reality emerged: If you want to play, you’ll have to pay more. “Back when I started (as an athletic administrator), which was 12 years ago, the district funded activities,” Strader said. “It paid for umpires, softballs, trips to the Iron Range to play hockey.” Now, schools – not just Lakeville’s – are transferring more and more of those costs to outside sources. Parents and booster clubs are being asked to take on increased responsibility for funding school activities, and that’s unlikely to change. Lakeville’s teams have remained competitive. Lakeville North varsity teams were second in the state in volleyball and boys basketball, and Lakeville South had a third-place boys hockey team. Still, things are different in a community with a reputation for enthusiastically

supporting school activities. “There was a lot of conflict last year,” Strader said. “I’m a people person, and I used to take too many things too personally. But I think most people understood that what we were doing was a business decision.”

Cost of playing

Activity fees skyrocketed in Lakeville. Lakeville North’s and Lakeville South’s athletic fees are by far the highest in the 10-school South Suburban Conference. Strader said Lakeville athletic fees are at least among the 10 highest in Minnesota, and possibly in the top five. But it will fill close to $600,000 of the budget gap in the 2011-13 biennium. Lakeville hockey players who used to pay $280 now are charged $600. Volleyball and basketball players paid $440. Fees for other sports are $275 or $300. Fees for non-sports activities also were raised, but not by more than $25. By contrast, School District 196 – which includes Apple Valley, Eagan, Eastview and Rosemount high schools – charges a top fee of $185 for football and hockey. Athletic fees went up $10 this year; it has not yet been announced whether they will increase in 201213. Even though District 196 fees are much lower than Lakeville’s, Eastview assis-

tant principal and athletic director Matt Percival said he is concerned that some students are being priced out of playing sports. Several programs are available to help students with athletic costs, but “we know kids in some socioeconomic groups are underrepresented,” Percival said. “And that’s sad. Even if it’s one kid. Yes, we can still field teams, but we know there are kids who want to play who don’t have the opportunity.” Burnsville High School’s athletic fees are similar to the District 196 schools. Farmington High School, which belongs to the Missota Conference, charges a one-time athletic fee of $300 per year regardless of whether a student plays one sport or multiple sports. Many districts offer discounts for families with more than one child participating in activities. So, what can districts pay for with that money? Primarily, coaching stipends and transportation. “That’s really about it,” said Rosemount High School assistant principal and athletic director Mike Manning. “There’s some money for teams that have to pay entry fees for tournaments. For hockey, ice time is paid for through the lease-levy law. We also pay for memberships at the (public) courses our golf teams use.” In Rosemount, teams

have had the responsibility of paying for new supplies such as uniforms, officials and equipment for years, Manning said. Teams do have stipends available for transportation, but some forego District 196 transportation and arrange their own rides, choosing to use the money instead for supplies. In Lakeville, the district pays for transportation to away events, but not for the ride home, figuring that athletes can ride home with their parents, who are likely to be attending the events. Strader and Manning said it’s difficult to calculate how much has been saved in transportation costs by joining the South Suburban Conference, a compact league consisting of schools in the south metro suburbs. Both said they believe the savings are considerable, however. The SSC was born after the Minnesota State High School League proposed adding several former Classic Lake Conference schools to the Lake Conference, which would have created a league that stretched from Rosemount to Plymouth. “I can tell you I feel a lot better and sleep better knowing our kids aren’t crossing (Interstate) 494 all the time,” Manning said. “It’s a lot safer driving to Prior Lake than Eden Prairie.”

dinners, car washes and grocery bagging. Some are slightly zany; several years ago Lakeville held a professional wrestling show to raise money for 9B-level sports. It turned out to be a temporary reprieve as 9B sports later were eliminated. Activities directors also have to be on the lookout for fundraising opportunities while at the same time being careful not to pump the well dry. And if it’s something that requires minimal oversight by school staff, so much the better. Last year a local automobile dealer brought new cars to Lakeville South High School, charged $20 for test drives and donated proceeds to the school. “In six hours, we made $6,000. It’s the easiest fundraiser we’ve ever done here,” said Strader, who is making arrangements for another test-drive event. Several local high schools also have affiliated with School Space Media, a Roseville-based company that supplies digital message boards for use at athletic events and sells advertising for them. Students typically are hired to run the boards. According to the company’s website, it splits the net revenue with the schools. “Our troubles are other people’s opportunity,” Strader said.

Strader recently attended a seminar for high school athletic administrators. One of the most talked-about subjects was fundraising, something many of the administrators present never dreamed they would have to do. But it’s a necessity now. From time to time, announcements appear in this newspaper about upcoming fundraising events for local teams. Typically, the money raised pays for new uniforms, equipment, transportation or road trips to out-of-town events. “When I started coaching at Rosemount High School, we raised money for things that were nice to have,” Percival said. “Now we’re raising money for things we need to have. “In softball, it was understood that the district would supply bats, bat bags and other athletic gear. Now every kid in baseball and softball has their own helmet and bat. For hockey, I couldn’t tell you the last time the district paid for a piece of hockey equipment.” Fundraising events can be conventional, such as

Once a family’s children have gone through a school system, the parents’ participation in the schools tends to wane. The Lakeville Stray Cats are trying to buck that trend. The Stray Cats were started by a group of parents whose children already have graduated from Lakeville schools. They have made it their goal to assist families that are struggling to afford the increased activity fees. Stray Cats president Tom Vanasek said the club was in its formative stages before the Lakeville schools’ budget drama took place, but the process picked up speed when it became clear that activity fees at the two high schools were going to rise substantially. In addition to assisting families who need help paying for the cost of athletics, the Stray Cats are trying to bring back fans who might have drifted away from Lakeville athletics. One condition of Stray Cats membership is that the individual does not currently Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. have children in Lakeville shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or Public Schools. facebook.com/sunthisweek. Annual dues are $100, with members receiving

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passes for Lakeville North and Lakeville South home sports events. Vanasek said the club looked at several ways to assist Lakeville athletics before settling on helping subsidize athletic fees. “We wanted to make sure that kids who wanted to play sports got a chance to participate,” he said. The club, in its first year, has 70-75 members and has raised about $7,500. In the 2011-12 fall and winter seasons, the Stray Cats assisted 50 students in 14 different sports on 22 different teams. Vanasek said the club expects to assist some more students this spring, although funding requests for the spring season haven’t yet been submitted. Vanasek said the club would be willing to consider other ways to assist Lakeville sports but doesn’t want to become so large that it requires a lot of time or money to run. The club’s total expenses for the fall and winter seasons were less than $400, he said. “We have an unwritten bylaw: Keep it simple,” Vanasek said. “We don’t want to be overwhelmed with administrative costs. Right now, we know all the money is going directly to studentathletes.”

One year later

The storm clouds hovering over Lakeville sports seem to have dissipated. Strader said activity participation at his school has dropped, but not drastically. He wonders, though, if the district is approaching a breaking point. Some families have had trouble paying all their activity fees up front, so Strader has agreed to put them on payment schedules. He’s also concerned that escalating fees could hurt sports such as track and field, which has attracted athletes from fall and winter sports for the cross-training benefits. “It’s going to be harder for track and field coaches to pull kids out of the hallway and say, ‘Hey, why don’t you try track?’ ” Strader said. “If the fee is $90, or even $150, it’s not that much of a problem. But when it’s $300, it’s tough.” He quickly adds that it’s his responsibility to find solutions, not complain about obstacles. “All of us are here for kids,” he said. “We need to make sure they don’t miss out on opportunities.”

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Matthew D. Ames reached $1 million in sales last year with MN Pro Paintball, the Burnsville-based company he founded and owns. That’s a sum dismissed as “not cool” in the Hollywood screen version of the rise of Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. But $1 million was cool enough for the U.S. Small Business Administration, which this month announced Ames as its Minnesota Young Entrepreneur of the Year. And it was a milestone for Ames, who cobbled together his business with bank loans and had to virtually start over after a robbery wiped him out in July 2004. But $1 million isn’t where he wants to stay. The 28-yearold exudes a Zuckerberg-like vibe as he discusses the prospects for MN Pro Paintball, which he runs from a small Burnsville office with an energy-drink cooler next to his desk. “Seriously, we’re just getting started,” said the 2002 graduate of Lakeville High School. “There’s a ton of potential there. Competition is getting fierce in this market, which is good. ... That’s what they tell you in entrepreneurial school — If you’re the only person trying to do something, it’s probably not that awesome.” Ames spent several of his formative years in the business — a 188-acre paintball park in Lakeville and retail stores in Burnsville and Minnetonka — also attending Minnesota State University, Mankato, and later finishing his degree at the University of St. Thomas’ Schulze School of Entrepreneurship. MN Pro Paintball’s key demographic is males ages 14 to 32, said Ames, who was right in that wheelhouse when he fell in love with the game — a fantasy sur-

vival contest in which the vanquished are marked by splotches of water-soluble dye fired from enemy guns. “I was born with all these heart defects,” explained Ames, who owns a home in Bloomington. “I essentially am missing a chamber. There’s one major artery that takes blood away from your heart, and there’s one that brings blood back to it. Mine are flipped around. And the heart has four chambers. I’m missing one.” Ames played hockey as a kid, but by the time he’d reached bantams, his doctor would no longer sign off on his physicals. He tried motocross, which led to a couple of concussions that scared his mom, and paintball. “So paintball stuck it out,” said Ames, who was fitted with a pacemaker at 18 after suffering a heart flutter in math class. “For a couple of years there I really got into it. I started a team, started doing tournaments and traveling. Paintball was my life.” Ames comes from an entrepreneurial family. His grandfather, Richard Ames of Jordan, founded Ames Construction in Burnsville in 1960. It’s now one of the leading civil and industrial contractors in America, with offices in several Western and Midwestern States. Matthew’s father, Al, also had the entrepreneurial itch. Instead of continuing to work for his father, Al started Eureka Construction in Lakeville 15 years ago. The progression was similar for the next generation, as Matthew left his father’s employ and decided to make his way in paintball. In 2001, while still in high school, he set his sights on six vacant acres along Cedar Avenue owned by a family near his family’s home in Lakeville. Ames and an adult partner, Randy Roggee, who owned a retail paintball website called Jammin’ Trade

Zone, rented the land for $500 and opened Jammin’ Trade Zone Field, where paintballers would pay to play. The partnership lasted only long enough to repay a small business loan to Roggee’s uncle. However, “I saw potential that this could work,” Ames said. He renewed the six-acre lease for another season, took $2,000 he’d made working for his dad and joined a Lakeville friend, Jeff Moench, in launching MN Pro Paintball. The partners brought $4,000 to the table. “With that money, we essentially bought 10 paintball guns and some paintballs,” Ames said. “The business model was we were running a paintball field.” With no money for advertising, the pair turned to “guerilla marketing,” posting flyers at beaches and other hangouts. Ames claims to have been permanently banned from the Fleet Farm in Lakeville after he was caught stuffing MN Pro Paintball flyers into boxes of paintballs on store shelves. Ames bought out his partner and reopened the following season, a year after taking in gross revenue of nearly $50,000. He came home from college on the weekends to run the park, aided by a group of friends whose compensation was free play time. “We had ‘board meetings,’ ” Ames recalled. “It was hilarious, a bunch of 18-yearolds at a board meeting.” Business was taking off. By 2004, the warm-weather business had already notched revenue of $120,000 just through July, Ames said. But MN Pro Paintball, which had expanded its gun inventory from 10 to 60, proved robbery-prone. It was hit three times, the worst in July 2004. “We got cleaned out,” Ames said. “They took all 60 of our guns.”

He shut down the park for the remainder of the season, and it remained shuttered for most of 2005 while Ames went back to working for his father. He saved some money and returned to Castle Rock Bank, a previous source of seed money, for a $15,000 loan to relaunch the business. It reopened in August — not on six acres but on 188 leased acres at 22554 Texas Ave. in Lakeville, near Heritage Links Golf Club. “It was pretty brutal,” Ames said of the robbery and its aftermath. “But honestly, I wasn’t deterred at all.” Ames began his studies in entrepreneurship at St. Thomas in 2005. Before graduating in 2007, he’d already written a business plan for expanding his paintball business into retail. The plan, written for a school competition, didn’t win the $10,000 first prize. Submitted photo But when Ames took it to Matthew Ames, Castle Rock Bank, it won in full paintball him a $75,000 loan to open gear, was the first of two retail pictured on stores, at 14001 Grand a the cover Ave. in Burnsville. of a book Ames used part about the of the loan to build game. a permanent buildPhoto by John Gessner ing at his paintball park. He hired his first Armed and ambitious: Matthew Ames is pictured park manager, Austin in his Burnsville office. Mihm, so he could able tenacity for his willingsaid. concentrate on building the 2,000-square-foot Ames’ paintball empire ness to meet people and do store. He gave customers free has grown from a one-man the market development that passes for the park, which operation to a business with is necessary for this busihelped boost business there. eight full-time employees ness,” Rexelsen said. The store struggled at first and a work force of up to 60 And Ames did it without financial backstopping from to stock all the products cus- during peak season. tomers wanted, but it could Business teachers at his family. The only conalways get them in a few Ames’ alma mater are im- tribution from his tycoon pressed. Michael Ryan, di- grandfather, Ames said, was days, Ames said. “ ’09 was really kind of a rector of the Twin Cities the hiring of a private inturning point there,” he said. Small Development Center vestigator to help finger the “We ramped up. We were do- at the university, nominated perpetrators of the July 2004 Ames for the Small Business robbery. Ames said he won ing awesome.” a small civil settlement from Paintball isn’t an inexpen- Administration award. Marketing professor Rich the crooks. sive pursuit, Ames noted. “Every person that comes Rexelsen, Ames’ academic “It’s definitely been on my through that door, essential- advisor, praised the 15 per- own,” he said. “I wouldn’t ly we’re either giving them a cent growth in sales MN Pro want it any other way.” reason to do business with us Paintball has averaged over John Gessner is at burnsville. or we’re giving them them a the last three years. reason to go elsewhere,” he “Matt has shown remark- thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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Cost/from 1A without. “I don’t know any one was ever turned away for lack of funds,” said Jeff Zellmer, longtime leader in the Lakeville football and baseball booster clubs. “One way or the other the kids get to play. Unfortunately the rising costs are putting that burden on others.” The sports and activity numbers in Lakeville haven’t declined noticeably at the varsity level, but in a few years that could change. “What I’ve noticed is the junior varsity level, or students who just want to try, is maybe thinking second about it,” said Jim Skelly, a Lakeville School Board member and father of three who participated in baseball, football, hockey and lacrosse. “Numbers seem like they’re remaining strong. But if their role won’t be to see as much playing time, they might make the decision to not participate. “With a $600 fee to play hockey, $300 booster club fee, now you’re going to go to the game and buy tickets. It doesn’t mean people aren’t going to play, but the junior varsity player might say I’m not going to do it.”

Stretched dollar Fundraisers from bake sales, car washes, all-youcan-eat dinners, raffles and golf tournaments have been part of the experience for decades. There comes a saturation point. “Businesses are tapped out,” Zellmer said. “Every sport has at least three, sometimes seven scrambling to make that shortfall. It all falls back on the family. When you’re asked to sell 20 discount cards at $20 a pop, mom and dad are usually buying 10. It gets old. You can only knock on so many doors.” Still, parents find a way to make it happen. “I know people are working second jobs to pay for their kids’ sports,” Zellmer said. Someone has to pay for the cost of insurance, coaches, officials and facilities along with team apparel, hotels, meals, and unforeseen equipment breakdowns or upgrades. “The biggest impact is the fundraising activity that has an impact in the enjoyment level,” Skelly said. “It’s starting to take a toll as far as their willingness to support booster club fees. Things like fertilizer for the football field. The parents need to provide the service. That used to be covered by the district.”

Part of growing up Parents and boosters don’t want to live in a world where sports at the youth and high school level are just for superstars. Young people gain a variety of benefits – mental, physical and social – from participating in extra curricular activities. “We used to encourage people to try new things,” Zellmer said. “Before, if they wanted to try track, it would be like $100. Now it’s almost $300. A lot of families say, hey, let’s take the spring off if you’re not serious about it. “That’s a problem. There’s study after study that points out clearly that kids involved in extracurricular have better attendance, do better, are more well rounded, whether it’s chess team or football, they do better. In some ways our priorities aren’t in the right place.” Lavelle has had two children involved with various activities throughout their lives. “They have taught them various life lessons like how to be humble, thankful, how to win, how to lose, how to work as a team, how to be a good sport, and most importantly how to have fun and not to take any game too seriously,” he said. “I also feel that they perform better in the classroom and it has had a positive effect on their grades.”

Sports survive Several Lakeville school sports were on the chopping block in early 2011. As a

compromise, fees were more then doubled and several services cut. Skelly, who said he attends up to 100 Lakeville sporting events in a year, doesn’t want Lakeville to price itself out of the market. “Everybody involved with this now lived through a failed levy,” Skelly said. “They realized the option was either five or six sports cut. They didn’t want to see that. The parents five years down the road, they won’t understand the context of why these decisions were

made. I don’t see a willingness to turn back the clock and change things. Unless something dramatic happens, I don’t see it going away.” Of the teams up for elimination, gymnastics qualified for state, and the ski and golf programs are all high-achieving teams with several state participants. “It would have been a shame if those students wouldn’t have had that opportunity,” Skelly said.

park ready to play has a price. With $300 baseball bats, $75 cleats and $200 gloves, birthday lists fill up fast. Add that to several hundred dollars for high school and summer baseball fees, and you’d better be sure you like baseball. That’s just baseball. For an experienced lacrosse player, the full gear might cost $500 or more, and for hockey, it’s as much as people want to spend. But there are options. More than a fee That $300 glove might have Just showing up to the several owners before its life

is over. “Most players slowly upgrade their equipment and tend to sell their old gear to younger players as they outgrow the old equipment at swap meets, or to places like Play-It-Again (Sports), or through the Internet,” Lavelle said. “So, you can recoup some of your equipment cost as you outgrow or upgrade your equipment.” Still, it’s a world where a one-hour personal training session at the gym goes for $50. Face time with a professional costs money. “From a parental ap-

proach, my student, they get to do something they enjoy and they get to do it with others that are highly motivated,” Skelly said. “They learn an unbelievable amount of leadership and how to be an ambassador for their city. It’s hard to put a price tag on that. “For the investment that’s made, I feel there’s a great return.” Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.