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Apocalyptic war zone? No, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pond project Flood mitigation work under way in Apple Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Galaxie Park by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Nate Kaiser of Apple Valley (top) wowed his friend Isaiah Ewald of Burnsville with a flip off the diving board at Redwood Community Pool in Apple Valley on July 19. With the heat index near 110, area pools proved popular places to cool off. For more photos, go online at www.ThisweekLive.com.

City Council Member Tom Goodwin says thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no truth to the rumor that a couple of crazy guys got their hands on a case of beer and a couple of bulldozers and went berserk in Apple Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Galaxie Park. It just sort of looks that way. The park on Galaxie Avenue may resemble an apocalyptic war zone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; strewn with piles of gravel and rubble, stripped of its flora and suffused with the rumble of heavy machinery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all part of a city project to expand Galaxie Pond and stop flooding in adjoining neighborhoods after major storms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been flooded more than once and enough is enough,â&#x20AC;? said Goodwin. The idea, basically, is to make the pond bigger and increase its water storage capacity, according to city engineer Colin Manson. Work began in late June with removal of much of the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

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Construction workers dug up a portion of Galaxie Avenue between Upper 136th and Upper 139th streets on Tuesday to lay storm sewer pipe for the Galaxie Pond flood-mitigation project. The city project begun in late June seeks to increase the storage capacity of the pond and thus reduce the risk of flooding in adjoining neighborhoods after major storms. the ice rink, ball field, basketball court, and parking lot â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and has progressed to grading of the north and south sides of the pond. Galaxie Avenue between Upper 136th and Upper 139th streets was closed July 6 as workers laid storm sewer pipe beneath the roadway. No other road

closures are anticipated during the project, which is slated for completion at the end of August. The endgame phase of the project will see workers re-establishing the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s green space and amenities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; seeding the fields, planting trees, and rebuilding the ice rink and other ath-

letic areas. The ice rink will be usable in the winter, Manson said, but because the trees and grass need time to grow, the park isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expected to be fully open until next spring. Andrew Miller is at andrew. miller@ecm-inc.com.

Parade grand marshals linked to cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past, future Barb Toombs is vice president of century-old bank

Committee volunteer is an example to other teenagers

by Tad Johnson

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When the Rosemount Leprechaun Days Grand Parade turns toward its final stretch, Barb Toombs will have a good look at the thing that ties it all together. Toombs, vice president of First National Bank of Rosemount, was named one of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parade grand marshals for her years of service at the institution that is inextricably linked to the community. From her seat on the back of a decked-out car in the parade, Toombs can peer down 145th Street toward the bank that has been a part of Rosemount for more than 100 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not involved in the community, then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason for them to come in,â&#x20AC;? Toombs said after being named one of the Dakota County Tribuneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Exceptional Businesswomen in 2011. It is a philosophy that runs throughout the bank. The First State Bank of Rosemount is a longtime financial supporter of the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two biggest events â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Leprechaun Days and the Haunted Woods Trail. The bank also supports local youth sports teams and provides scholarship funds to graduates of Rosemount High School. Toombs puts her words

This year, the Afternoon in the Park with Cub and Friends during Rosemount Leprechaun Days will have a decidedly youthful flair. The recently created Rosemount Youth Commission will be among the fun and games with a serious mission â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to have young people become community volunteers. There is no greater example of the ways in which youths can pitch in than one of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parade grand marshals â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Justin Bottem. Four years ago, Bottem started volunteering with the Rosemount Leprechaun Days Committee because he says he was always participating in the events anyway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I decided that I had free time, and it would be worthwhile spending it helping out,â&#x20AC;? Bottem said. He is by far the youngest member of the committee (which has its share of grey hairs) and its only high school student â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an anomaly that he and the Youth Commission hope to change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(I was surprised by) the lack of teens or young adults in the organization,â&#x20AC;? Bottem said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am the youngest and have been since I started.â&#x20AC;? Despite the age gap among his committee col-

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Barb Toombs, vice president of the First State Bank of Rosemount, was named one of the grand marshals of the Rosemount Leprechaun Days Grand Parade. in action as she has served on the Dakota County Library Foundation, Community Education Advisory Board and the board of DARTS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a nonprofit that provides transportation and other services to seniors. Toombs says she likes to be involved in the community, which is a natural fit for her work at the bank. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you have basic val-

ues, you try to bring that through into your business. I think a lot of customers appreciate that,â&#x20AC;? Toombs said. As vice president, Toombs oversees human resources and public relations. Her husband of 50 years, David, is president of the bank and the son of Ralph Toombs, who purchased it See Toombs, 11A

First clue in medallion hunt released Search for the prize can go 10 days this year by Tad Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Sometime in the wee hours of this morning the prize in the Hunt for the Leprechaunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lost Medallion was hidden on the first day of Rosemount Leprechaun Days.

on the front door of Sterling State Bank, 4520 150th St. W., corner of County Road 42 and Diamond Path. By clicking on the 2011 Leprechaun Days button logo at ThisweekLive.com people can also read the official rules and a host of

stories and a schedule for Leprechaun Days. The hunt has enough limerick-format clues to have it run all 10 days of the festival. Clues will be released daily at 9 a.m. at ThisweekLive.com and at the bank.

leagues, that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a hurdle to overcome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was surprised how close everyone was,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is the reason I still participate in this. The people who help out are enjoyable to be around.â&#x20AC;? Bottem has helped out with nearly every aspect of planning Leprechaun Days over the years. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been in-

There was a leprechaun from Rosemount who frolicked by the fancy fount, He slipped on a scallion 304&.06/5 and lost his medallion. -&13&$)"6/ Now needs friends upon which he can count. %":4 Hunters should note the medallion. Happy hunting. that they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to move, damage or destroy city of Rosemount park Tad Johnson is at editor. property in order to find thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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volved in committee discussions about what events to include, financial decisions and how to incite more volunteers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most challenging aspect of volunteering for this is attending all the meetings,â&#x20AC;? he said of the monthly meetings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a busy life with school and See Bottem, 11A

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This year, the lucky finder of the medallion will win a $500 cash prize, compliments of Sterling State Bank. Today marks the publishing of the first clue and a picture of the prize at 9 a.m. at ThisweekLive.com and

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Justin Bottem, a 2011 Rosemount High School graduate, was named one of the grand marshals of the Rosemount Leprechaun Days Grand Parade for his service to the festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s committee.

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City seeks development partner for senior housing Night to Unite Man accused of threatening to The city of Rosemount purchased from the St. fers working with an entity has begun the search for a Joseph parish to provide that pays property taxes. A slit Apple Valley womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throat is Aug. 2 partner to develop senior land for construction of primary goal is for the crea branch of the Dakota County Library System. The library opened in 2009, and the adjoining church building has been converted into a community meeting space called the Steeple Center. Nearly three acres remain available for development on the site of the former parish school, at the southwest corner of South Robert Trail (Highway 3) and 143rd Street West. The Request for Qualification indicates that not-for-profit applicants will be considered for the project, but the city pre-

ation of assisted senior living and memory care units. Applications to work with the city on the project are due Aug. 18. The Rosemount City Council is expected to select a partner for the project later this year. The downtown area is already home to a few senior housing options, including Dakota County Community Development Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cameo Place. More information is available from the Rosemount Community Development Department at (651) 322-2051.

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Officers located Warfield outside near a garage. A man allegedly threat- He fled on foot into a Apple Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third an- ened to slit a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wooded area, but after benual Night to Unite on throat because he suspect- ing ordered to come out he Tuesday, Aug. 2, will in- ed she had phoned police was placed under arrest. Police said he apclude a Business Watch Pic- during a domestic peared â&#x20AC;&#x153;very intoxinic and neighborhood gath- dispute at her Apple cated.â&#x20AC;? apartment erings throughout the city. Valley The victim, who Today (Friday, July 22) last week. told police sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d The victim told is the final day to register a been in a relationneighborhood block party. police an argument ship with Warfield Registration can be done at started after she lost for about two years, www.cityofapplevalley.org. a bet to 55-year-old reported that after Registered block parties, Leonard Warfield Warfield losing a bet to him which run from 5 to 10 p.m., during a game of receive a visit from a mem- dice July 14 at her apart- during a dice game they ber of the Apple Valley City ment on the 7400 block of began arguing about Warfield cleaning up after himCouncil, police department 123rd Street West. The dispute, the woman self when he visited, and or fire department. About 80 block par- reported, soon turned vio- that he grabbed her around ties had been registered as lent, with Warfield grab- the neck while she was sitof last week, according to bing her around the neck ting in a chair in the living Night to Unite coordinator and throwing a bottle at room. She dialed 911 and slid her head. Pam Walter. Warfield, of Minneapo- the cell phone under a The Business Watch Picnic is open to the public and lis, has been charged with chair, the complaint said. will be held from 11:30 a.m. felony terroristic threats Warfield told her he would to 1:30 p.m. at Fire Station as well as two counts of slit her throat if police No. 1, located at County misdemeanor domestic as- showed up. Police observed several Road 42 and Hayes Road. sault. The criminal complaint bruise marks on the womThe hot dog/brat lunch is $4, and raffle tickets will gives the following account: anâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arm. She said Warfield Apple Valley officers grabbed her and attempted be available for a chance to win a grill and other prizes. were called to the apart- to drag her back into the AAA of Minnesota/Iowa ment complex at about 11 apartment when she tried will be handing out 50 free p.m. on a report of a man to leave. She eventually bike helmets, and the first and a woman fighting in broke free and fled to an apartment upstairs. 100 in attendance will get a the hallway. Warfield was booked When police arrived, a free goody bag. For more information neighbor reported seeing into the Dakota County about Night to Unite, con- the man grab the woman Jail, where he remained in tact Pam Walter at (952) and attempt to pull her custody as of Tuesday af953-2706 or visit the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s into the residence. Officers ternoon. Bail has been set noted blood on the wall at $70,000. website. If convicted of the terâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Andrew Miller outside the apartment. roristic threats charge, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Each count of domestic assault is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. Warfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next court ap

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Lawmakers slam out legislation during special session Not everyone happy as bills win approval by Tim Budig ECM CAPITOL REPORTER

The Republican-led Legislature late Tuesday and early Wednesday passed a series of budget bills during a short special session, sending funding across the state. One of the biggest bills is the $11 billion health and human services finance bill. House Health and Human Services Finance Committee Chairman Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, praised the legislation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better than any of the three,â&#x20AC;? Abeler said of the bill when compared to what the House, the Senate, and Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton originally offered. One provision in the bill repeals the 2 percent health care provider tax, or socalled â&#x20AC;&#x153;sick tax,â&#x20AC;? in 2019. Republicans have long found the tax nettlesome. Additionally, the state health insurance plan for people of modest means, MinnesotaCare, will blink out along with the sick tax in 2019. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will become less and less necessary,â&#x20AC;? Abeler said of the health insurance program. The bill includes a 15 percent rate increase to rural nursing homes and 4 percent increase to rural pharmacies.

All not happy Not everyone was happy. Rep. Thomas Huntley, DFL-Duluth, former House HHS committee chairman, complained that House Democrats had been locked out of HHS budget negotiations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the process basically stinks,â&#x20AC;? he said. In the higher education bill, reworked funding means about $50 million more to the University of Minnesota over the next

two years than offered by the Republican higher education bill. Both the university and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are funded at about $1 billion each for the biennium, about a 9 percent cut from current funding levels. Tuition at MnSCU community technical colleges cannot increase by more than 4 percent during the 2012-13 academic year under the bill. Language restricting the use of state funding for human cloning was removed from the higher education bill. Part of the budget agreement between Dayton and Republican leaders involved striking controversial social provisions from the bills. Some Senate Republican lawmakers lamented the removal, but the higher ed bill passed the Senate on a 3530 vote. Transportation funding will see about a $63 million increase over the funding proposed in the Republican bill. An additional $57 million was slated to the Metropolitan Council for its transit operations. Some Democrats argued it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough. Public safety/judiciary funding is seeing about a $37 million hike in funding in the new budget bill. Total general fund funding is about $1.8 billion in the two areas. The Human Rights Department will see a 5 percent funding decrease instead of a 65 percent cut proposed by Republicans. Lawmakers also passed a $498 million bonding bill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a bill that was one the condition to the governor accepting the budget deal.

Area projects A number of area projects or agencies will see bonding dollars. Some $5 million is slated toward the Anoka-Ramsey Community College fine arts building. St. Cloud

State University receives $42 million for its science and engineering lab. Efforts to make the Coon Rapids Dam Asian-carp proof are bolstered by $16 million in bonding, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no cost share to the funding. The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley receives $4 million for work on its exhibits, with Camp Ripley granted $1.8 million for design of an addition to an existing education complex. The bonding was lauded as containing 75 percent â&#x20AC;&#x153;shovel-readyâ&#x20AC;? projects. The Metropolitan Council receives $20 million in transit capital funding â&#x20AC;&#x201C; bonding dollars that could go to transit authorities in Anoka, Dakota and Washington counties.

between federal delisting of the wolf and establishment of a hunting season is repealed. Another provision in the $253 million bill gives preference to a driver of a motor vehicle who strikes and kills a deer to possess the animal, if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s not illegally taken.

K-12 bill One of the last bills passed by lawmakers was the $14.5 billion K-12 finance bill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This bill contains signif-

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m worried we may never pay this back,â&#x20AC;? she said. Some of the reforms in the education bill include an integration funding sunset in 2013. A commission will be tasked to explore ways of better using the funding. While the bill contains no mandates for teacher salary freezes, it repeals the Jan. 15 negotiation penalty on school districts with open teacher contracts. It includes teacher and principal evaluation provisions. See Legislation, 7A

Other provisions In the $2.9 billion tax bill, local government aid is restored to the cities of St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. The bill holds overall LGA at current funding levels. A sales tax exemption is extended for Minnesota State High School League events. The political campaign contribution refund program is not scraped, but suspended for two years. The tax bill contains $30 million in property tax relief. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just trust me if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really good one (bill),â&#x20AC;? said House Tax Committee Chairman Greg Davids, R-Preston. Not everyone agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support the bill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it raises our debt,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Paul Marquart, DFLDilworth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We sent a bill to our kids. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we did.â&#x20AC;? In the game and fish policy section of the environment, energy and natural resources finance bill is a redefinition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;game birdâ&#x20AC;? to include sandhill cranes. The gray wolf is added to the list of small game animals, and a waiting period

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Gov. Mark Dayton (center) and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie (left) signed spending bills into law Wednesday, July 20. Among those bills was a compromise with the Legislature to reduce cuts to transit funding that would have affected Lakevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transit system. credited Dayton for â&#x20AC;&#x153;hanging in thereâ&#x20AC;? in pursuing his budget goals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But how weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re paying for it is totally irresponsible,â&#x20AC;? Bakk said of the K-12 funding shift and tobacco bonding that helped cement the budget deal. Rep. Rick Hansen, DFLSouth St. Paul, wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to vote for any of the budget bills. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d vote just for the

bonding bill, he said. The funding amount isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the issue, he explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the source,â&#x20AC;? Hansen said, referring to the $1.4 billion in one-time borrowed money. Democrats chided Republicans for borrowing money to pay for state dayto-day operations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; never done before, said one longSee Session, 7A

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Some 22,000 laid-off state employees will be going back to work soon. The Republican Legislature on Tuesday night and early Wednesday passed a series of budget bills refunding Minnesota state government. The funding infusion began on the 19th day of the historic state government shutdown. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton signed the budget bills into law Wednesday morning. Now state government agencies can begin recalling their employees. State employees are asked to return to work at the normal time on the date of their recall. But state government will not be springing back to life evenly. Some agencies and programs will take longer to get up and running than others, according to the Minnesota Management and Budget Office. A Dayton administration spokesman said the first wave of state employees would probably be going back to work on Thursday. Dayton called the special legislative session Tuesday morning after reaching a final agreement with Republican leaders on spending and policy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had to reconcile those,â&#x20AC;? Dayton said of sorting out the competing points of view of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for Minnesota. The grimness that marked the framework of the budget deal falling into place on Thursday, July 14, resurfaced at times during the short special session. Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook,

icant mandate relief,â&#x20AC;? said House K-12 Finance Committee Chairman Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Voting for this bill, the winners are children of Minnesota. The losers are the defenders of the status quo.â&#x20AC;? But Rep. Mindy Greiling, DFL-Roseville, called the bill a â&#x20AC;&#x153;house of cards.â&#x20AC;? Greiling, former K-12 finance committee chairwoman, spoke against funding shifts, saying the state now owes the school districts billions of dollars in delayed payments.

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July 22, 2011 THISWEEK

Opinion ECM Editorial Discretion advised on constitutional amendments One of the few things resolved by the 2011 Minnesota Legislature is to propose a constitutional amendment to the voters that would limit valid marriages to only those between a man and a woman. While this was the only proposed amendment approved so far by the current Legislature, it has under consideration another 20 or so proposed constitutional amendments for the 2012 general election ballot. The Legislature was able to finalize the decision to place the marriage amendment on the general election ballot in large part because our state constitution affords the governor no role in amending the constitution. Amendments require a simple majority of each house of the Legislature, and then an affirmative vote of a majority of Minnesota voters voting at the general election in which the proposed amendment is on the ballot.

Amending Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constitution is relatively easy compared with amending the U.S. Constitution, which requires approval of two-thirds of each house of Congress and then approval of threefourths of the state legislatures. The U.S. Constitution has been amended only 27 times since it was adopted in 1789, 222 years ago. The first 10 of those 27 amendments comprise the Bill of Rights and were all ratified in 1789. In the last 220 years the U.S. Constitution has been amended only 17 times. Of the thousands of proposed amendments considered by Congress over the past 222 years, only 33 have received the required two-thirds support of each house of Congress, and but 27 of those were ratified by the requisite three-fourths of state legislatures. On the other hand, in the 153 years that Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constitution has existed, it has been amended 121 times. Over that period the Legislature has proposed 213 amendments, and the voters

have rejected 92 of them, an approval rate of 56.8 percent. The rates of approval and acceptance of proposed Minnesota constitutional amendments have varied over the years, in part due to a subtle but significant change, made many years ago, in the standard for votes necessary to approve a proposed amendment. In the first 40 years of statehood, Minnesota voters approved 48 of the 66 proposed amendments, an approval rate of 73 percent. The original state constitution merely required an affirmative vote of those voting on the proposal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? votes than â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? votes. In 1898, desiring to make it more challenging to pass constitutional amendments, the Legislature proposed a constitutional amendment to change the standard for adoption of a proposed constitutional amendment from an affirmative vote of a majority of those voting on the question to an affirmative vote of those vot-

ing in that election. With 70,000 voting â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? and 33,000 voting â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? on this proposed amendment, the Minnesota Constitution was amended. Ironically, with 253,000 people voting in that election, and 150,000 not voting on the proposed amendment, it would have been well short of the votes necessary had it been held to its own standard. Since 1898 the approval rate for constitutional amendments has dropped to about 50 percent, and the standard adopted in 1898 is still a part of our constitution. In more recent years the approval rate for proposed amendments has been very high. Since 1980, 18 proposed constitutional amendments have been on the ballot, and the voters have adopted 17 of them. Politicians, academicians and editorial writers will debate what is appropriate to include in our constitution, and whether and for what it should be amended. But it

is clear that the plebiscite afforded citizens in the amendment process for our Minnesota Constitution is one that provides that all voices can have a say and all voters will have an impact, whether they intend to or not. While the Minnesota Constitution allows voters to override the executive branchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision, history suggests legislators should be cautious about overusing the amendment process. Voters should study the issues carefully, and use discretion in amending the state constitution. Future legislators might consider changing the Minnesota Constitution so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at least as difficult to amend as the U.S. Constitution. This is an editorial from the ECM Editorial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM Publishers Inc.

Thisweek Columnist Thanks for more than a decade of memories by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

When I first began covering Eagan nearly 11 years ago, I found a note left by my predecessor titled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the new Eagan reporter.â&#x20AC;? In it, he advised his replacement that Eagan was a pretty conservative town, and not to drive around with a Clinton/Gore bumper sticker on the car. Considering that more Eaganites voted for Obama than McCain in 2008 (be-

fore sweeping Democrats out of the state legislature two years later), Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say things have changed a bit. In fact, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen many changes in the nearly 11 years that I covered Eagan for Thisweek Newspapers. I started the spring after the July 2000 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Super Floodâ&#x20AC;? that prompted the city to make significant improvements to its storm drainage

system. I have since covered three mayors, two police chiefs, several legislators, and Eaganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first full-time fire chief. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve reported on fires, floods, car crashes, crime, politics, businesses, award winners, good samaritans and many, many controversies. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen Carriage Hills go from a much-contested golf course to a much fought-against housing development, and Cedar Grove go from a failing mall

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My Starving Children, the STRIVE program to mentor high school students, Camp Enterprise and many others. The club remained active around the world with support of International Village Medical Clinic in northern India and earthquake victims in Haiti with Shelter Box relief. Two club members made personal international travel for humanitarian purposes. David Kingsbury traveled to India and Scott Ramsdale to Haiti. The Apple Valley Rotary Club continues to be an important and vital service club in the community and around the world. Congratulations to the club on a fantastic year.

Erin Johnson is Eagan editor of Thisweek Newspapers. She can be reached at eagan.thisweek@ecm-inc. com.

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Really, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only one way to deal with a zombie attack, says John Olson, and odds are itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to get messy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to get its brain somehow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whether you decapitate it or shoot it, whatever,â&#x20AC;? said Olson, co-author with Bud Hanzel of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse.â&#x20AC;? The satirical self-help guide covers just about everything youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d need to know should flesh-eating hordes of the undead start roaming the Earth â&#x20AC;&#x201C; tips on planning and preparation, travel, weapons and combat, even cooking recipes. All of it conveyed with tongue firmly in cheek. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It had to be funny,â&#x20AC;? said Olson of Farmington. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to deal with this material with a straight face. â&#x20AC;Ś Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re basically making fun of anything and everything we can, while also giving sound logical advice.â&#x20AC;? Olson and Hanzel will be sharing their macabre expertise at two library

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upcoming events â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at Rosemountâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robert Trail Library on July 28, and at Lakevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heritage Library on Aug. 4. The authors, longtime comic book writers who switched to prose for their zombie guide, say they got the idea for the book after a night spent watching classic zombie movies such as George Romero â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night of the Living Dead,â&#x20AC;? and then brainstorming what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d do if the dead were to actually rise from the grave. Fittingly, they published â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Do-It-Yourself Guideâ&#x20AC;? on Friday the 13th of August 2010. The book, available on Amazon, was released at an auspicious time, coinciding with a resurgence in the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fascination with zombies thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen

Zombie Apocalypse Survival Training will be offered at the following times and locations: â&#x20AC;˘ Robert Trail Library, Rosemount, from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 28 â&#x20AC;˘ Heritage Library, Lakeville, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 Zombie experts Bud Hanzel and John Olson will discuss their book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse,â&#x20AC;? and answer questions, followed by the screening of a zombie-themed film. The program is geared to teenagers but is open to the public. Admission is free and no registration is required. a slew of zombie-related books, films and video games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had the Harry Potter stuff that got everybody thinking about magic and the supernatural, then we had â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Twilight,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; which was vampires,â&#x20AC;? said Olson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this trend toward the supernatural and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s logical that zombies got woven back into that.â&#x20AC;? The popular appeal of zombies isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about the monsters themselves but the human response to them, said Hanzel of Red Wing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So-called zombie sto-

ries arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really about the zombies at all, but rather theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about the survivors who find themselves facing a zombie horde,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the interest lies in the audience speculating about how they would handle themselves if faced with such a situation. â&#x20AC;Ś They wonder if they have what it takes to survive in a high-stress, life-and-death situation.â&#x20AC;? Hanzel and Olson are now planning to publish â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bud and Johnnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zombified Song Book,â&#x20AC;? which will feature lyrics to pop songs such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ameri-

The grants are for any type of arts program, and are intended to cover expenses, not payment to the artist. Those interested can obtain an application form from any RAAC board member; the forms will be available soon at www.rosemountraac.org. For more Burnsvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Music in the information, contact the arts Park series is held at 7 p.m. council at (651) 600-8693 or Sundays through Aug. 14 in inforaac@yahoo.com. Nicollet Commons Park in the Heart of the City. Food and beverage sales will be provided by Milioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. A touring exhibit titled Schedule: July 24, Lingua Luna; July 31, Q The â&#x20AC;&#x153;They Played for the Love Clique; Aug. 7, Crack in the of the Gameâ&#x20AC;? will be on Dam; Aug. 14, Alison Lund display at the Burnhaven Library in July and August. and the Queen of France. The exhibit traces the More information is online at www.burnsville.org. history of the Negro Baseball League and many outstanding African-American players who contributed to the game in Minnesota. The Rosemount Area It was curated by Frank Arts Council has started a M. White, whose father grant program that offers played in the Negro League, $100 to people or groups and was developed by the that would like to bring an Ramsey County Historical arts program to Rosemount. Society. White will visit the liUp to five of the grants will be awarded each year. brary at 7 p.m. on July 26

to talk about Negro League Baseball and AfricanAmerican baseball players in Minnesota. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/ library or call (952) 8910300. The Burnhaven Library is at 1101 W. County Road 42 in Burnsville.

can Pieâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bohemian Rhapsodyâ&#x20AC;? rewritten with zombie themes. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also begun work on two more â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do It Yourself â&#x20AC;? books, including a humorous how-to manual about surviving an alien

invasion. More about Hanzel and Olsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projects is at hansonpress.com.

its sixth annual Harvest of Art community art exhibit that will run Aug. 28 through Oct. 26. The exhibit is open to all south-of-the-river artists. There are two age categories: ages 8 to 18 and ages 19-plus. All media are accepted. The exhibit opening will be Aug. 28 at the Eagan Art House. The exhibit will then be divided to go The Eagan Art House on display at various comis calling for artists for munity locations.

The registration fee is $15 per person for up to two pieces of artwork for ages 8 to 18 and $20 per person for up to two pieces of artwork for ages 19 and older. Register by Aug. 8. Complete exhibit guidelines are available at www. eaganarthouse.org. For more information, call (651) 675-5521.

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

theater and arts briefs Tickets are available for the Eagan Community Theatre production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatâ&#x20AC;? at Eagan High School. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 22; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 23; 2 p.m. Sunday, July 24; and Wednesday, July 27, through Saturday, July 30. All seating is reserved. Call (651) 683-6964 or stop by school between 1 and 4 p.m. each week day or one hour before curtain.

Family Fun Tuesdays at Caponi Art Park Caponi Art Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Fun Tuesdays program is geared toward children ages 3-12 with a parent or guardian; child care and school groups should call for space availability and fees. Events take place Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden and a $2 per person donation is suggested. The schedule includes: â&#x20AC;˘ July 26, Animal Jamboree with Christopher Lutter-Gardella. â&#x20AC;˘ Aug. 2, West African drum and dance with Voice of Culture Drum and Dance. â&#x20AC;˘ Aug. 9, Tracks of New Thinking: African Ameri-

can Poetry and Music with Anita Ruth and T. Mychael Rambo. Caponi Art Park is at 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. For more information, call (651) 454-9412 or visit www. caponiartpark.org.

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Becky Wirz and Austin Akervik will be married on Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Lakeville, MN. They are both 2007 graduates of Lakeville North High School and 2011 graduates of Minnesota State University Mankato. The bride has degrees in Finance and Accounting. She is the daughter of Chris Wirz of St. Francis, MN, and Carrie Strauch of Lakeville. The groom has a degree in Law Enforcement. He is the son of Steve and Sandy Akervik of Lakeville. May God bless their wedding and life together.

William and Deena Mahowald of Farmington, MN are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Cassandra to Patrick Sommervold, son of Gary and Patricia Sommervold of Tracy, MN. Cassie is a 2008 graduate of MN State University Mankato. She is presently employed at Elmore Academy in Elmore MN as a Case Manager. Patrick is a 2004 graduate of Southwest Minnesota State University. He is presently employed at Cloverleaf Cold Storage in Fairmont, MN as a Warehouse Supervisor. They are presently residing in Blue Earth, MN. A September 17th, 2011 wedding is planned at First United Presbyterian Church in Farmington, MN.

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JohnsonCorrigan Valerie Johnson, daughter of Rob and Sue Johnson, or Eagan, and Michael Corrigan, son of Dennis and Rita Corrigan, of St. Paul, are pleased to announce their engagement. Michael and Valerie first met in high school at Cretin-Derham Hall, graduating in 1997 and 1999 respectively. Valerie attended college at the University of St. Thomas and went on to medical school at the U of MN. She completed her Emergency Medicine Residency at HCMC and is now an Emergency Physician at Ridgeveiw Medical Center in Waconia. Michael graduated from he U of M with a degree in Communications and is currently a Certified Financial Planner with The Advocate Group in Minnetonka. They are looking forward to a September wedding at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in St. Paul.

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Tom and Karen Colbert of Eagan, MN announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Kelly Colbert to Ross Hoeffner, son of Jim and Sue Hoeffner of Vancouver, WA. Kelly is a 2004 graduate of Eagan High School and a 2008 graduate from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a degree in Applied Economics and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. She is currently a Product Marketer of FindLaw, a Thomson-Reuters business in Eagan. Ross is a 2004 graduate of Appleton West High School in Appleton, WI and a 2009 graduate from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a degree in Construction Management and was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He is currently a Project Engineer with a construction firm in Portland, OR. Kelly and Ross are excited to celebrate their wedding with friends and family on August 13, 2011 at St. John Neumann Church in Eagan.

Age 93 of Farmington passed away on July 13, 2011. Rex was a proud WWII Veteran in the Navy Submarine Service. Preceded in death by 1 sister and 7 brothers. Survived by loving wife of 67 years Dorothy; children, Ken (Charlene), Dale (Leslie), John (Debby Poncelet) & Allen Pettis. 7 Grandchildren, 10 Great Grandchildren. Also by many other loving relatives and friends. Funeral Service was Monday, July 18, 2011 at Farmington Lutheran Church, 20600 Akin Road., Farmington. Interment was at Farmington Lutheran Cemetery. White Funeral Home Farmington 651-463-7374 www.whitefuneralhomes.com

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Melvin Joseph Simon Sr. A g e 7 7 , o f Lakeville was called home July 17, 2011. Mel was a member of the Knights of Columbus, former Lions District Governor of 5M2, past Commander of the Lakeville VFW and founding member of the Lakeville Legion. He is preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Arlene Simon; granddaughter, Anya Goblirsch; siblings, Lois Ries, Marlene Hanson and infant sister, Nancy Simon. Melvin is survived by loving children: Kim (Joe) Skluzacek, Penny, Bruce (Jill), Sandy, John (Julie), Mel Jr. (Kelly), Sherry (Jim) Goblirsch and Russ (Sarah); 15 Grandchildren and 2 Great granddaughters; brothers, Jerry (Nancy), Jim (Mary Lou), Joe (Sandee); sisters, Sis (Duane) Bergstrom, Betty Kleindl and Sister Mary Zita. Mass of Christian Burial, was held at 11AM Thursday July 21, 2011 at All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville with visitation was 2-8 Wednesday (7-19) at White Funeral Home, 20134 Kenwood Tr., Lakeville and 1 hour prior to Mass at church. Interment All Saints Cemetery, Lakeville. White Funeral Home Lakeville 952-469-2723 www.whitefuneralhomes.com

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Sports American Legion Baseball State American Legion coaches and media baseball poll, July 17, 2011 1. Burnsville 127 (4) 2. Eden Prairie 125 (5) 3. Coon Rapids 105 (4) 4. Eastview 88 (1) 5. Maple Grove 73 (1) 6. Tri-City Red 65 7. Maplewood Green 48 8. Wayzata 35 9. Grand Rapids 32 10. Stillwater 23 11. Bemidji 19 12. Robbinsdale Cooper 10 13. Fergus Falls 9 14. Rochester Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8 15. Bloomington Gold 7 Excelsior 7 17. Mankato National 6 18. St. Cloud Chutes 5 Winona 5 20. Centennial 4 Mpls. Southwest 4 Osseo 4 Lakeville South 4 Rochester Patriots 4 Others receiving votes: Eagan 3, Forest Lake 2, Owatonna 2, Delano 1.

Racing Results from the Summer Dirt Nationals at Elko Speedway Saturday July 16, Elko Modifieds Heat 1 8 laps 1. Joey Miller Lakeville 2. Dagan Heim Rosemount 3. Curt Barfkneckt Elko Heat 2 8 laps 1. Kylie Kath Owatonna 2. Dan Wheeler Columbia Heights 3. Ryan Schleusner Hector Feature 20 laps 1. Wheeler 2. Tucker Breitung Prior Lake 3. Schleusner 4. Kath 5. Johnny Magnum Lakeville 6. Dave Swearingen Little Canada 7. Ryan Johnson Eagan 8. Mathew Gray New Market 9. Miles Ward Miltona 10. Elizabeth Toepper Lino Lakes Legends Heat 1 n/a Heat 2 8 laps 1. Cameron Soggle Minot, ND 2. Chad Sogge Barnesville 3. Shon Jacobsen East Bethel Heat 3 8 laps 1. Tim Brockhouse Webster 2. Robert Schatz Ipswich, SD 3. Matt Hendreckson Albany Feature 15 laps 1. Brockhouse 2. Hendreckson 3. Donovan Wiest Wishek, ND 4. Jon Lewerer Coon Rapids 5. Soggle 6. Schatz 7. Kyle Hansen LeSeuer 8. Andrew Sommerfeld Bismark, ND 9. Bryan Syer-Keske Lakeville 10. John Sommerfeld Bismark, ND IRA 410 Sprints Heat 1 10 laps 1. Russel Borland 2. John Haeni 3. Travis Whitney 4. Bill Wirth 5. Mike Reinke Heat 2 10 laps 1. Brian Brown 2. Matt VanderVere 3. Austin Johnson 4. Phillip Mock 5. Scott Uttech Heat 3 10 laps 1. Scott Biertzer 2. Greg Bakker 3.Wayne Modjeski 4. Scotty Neitzel 5. Bill Warren Feature 25 laps 1. Biertzer 2. Bakker 3. Reinke 4. Neitzel 5. Whitney 6. Borland 7. Brown 8. Billy Balog 9. Mock 10. Brooke Tatnell UMSS 360 Sprints Heat 1 10 laps 1. Jerry Richert, Jr. 2. Tony Norem 3. Andy Jones 4. Ronny Erickson 5. Brad Barickman Heat 2 10 laps 1. Scott Broty 2. Jared Goerges 3. Cody Hahn 4. Greg Gunderson 5. Chris Graf Feature 20 laps 1. Graf 2. Richert 3. Jones 4. Norem 5. Broty 6. Gunderson 7. Johnson 8. Mike Luks 9. Goerges 10. Brandon Allen

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Twins make interesting case studies for social scientists. It helps answer the great questions of nature versus nurture such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;What paths do they choose if they grow apart?â&#x20AC;? Twins Dalen and Devin Dirth, 2008 graduates of Apple Valley High School, have shown they can try to be different, often succeeding, but sometimes being the same is inevitable. Both played football, basketball and participated in track and field in high school. Both wanted to pursue football and track in college. Dalen and Devin were both slotted at wide receiver. Devin liked field events while Dalen preferred to run. They wanted to attend separate colleges, so Dalen went south to Luther Col-

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lege in Iowa while Devin stayed close to home at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. In May they found themselves competing in the same event at the NCAA Division III Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Track and Field Championships in Delaware, Ohio. The juniors have become two of the top decathletes in Division III, both winning conference titles last spring. The decathlon features just about everything: the 100-meter hurdles, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 run, 110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500 meters. While competitive in nature, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never really directly competed against one another until the championship in May. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was cool to compete in the same event,â&#x20AC;? Dalen

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it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look at the fact that I spent almost 30 hours per week between game time and practice and weighed it against what I could do for track,â&#x20AC;? Devin said. Dalen has become one of the leaders for Luther. He led the conference in receiving yards and earned all conference honorable mention as a junior. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a short summer for Dalen, with football starting up again in less than a month. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studying student health education to become a teacher and share his athletic knowledge with the next generation. Dalenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to return to nationals and achieve All American status. For football heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to lead the league again. Devin is studying computer science, and during the summer he is working as an intern with World Bank of Canada. Both would like to see each other again in the Division III championships in 2012. Andy Rogers is at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

The District 3 American Legion baseball playoffs began this week for teams across the south metro. Eastview came in with the No. 2 seed after going 22-6 during the regular season. Things were looking a little better a few weeks ago, but the Thunder lost four of its last five games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just got tired,â&#x20AC;? head coach Bob Klefsaas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a stretch of 21 games in 14 days there. We just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the pitching or legs.â&#x20AC;? The stretch started with the team winning the New Ulm Tournament, one of the premier American Legion baseball tournaments in the Midwest, in early July. The team defeated a mix

15 percent state workforce reduction and zero-based budgeting, also did not make it into the final bill. The bill includes a 5 percent funding decrease for state constitutional officers and the Legislature, along with a handful of state agencies. Funding is cut 10 percent to the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society and the State Arts Board. Other bills passed by lawmakers include the jobs, pension and legacy bills.

of Upper Midwest teams including crosstown rival Apple Valley 14-4 in the championship. The Thunder also swept doubleheaders against Rosemount, Lakeville North and Lakeville South during the regular season. Probably the most exciting five-day stretch of the season was the Gopher Classic, which is the largest Legion baseball tournament in the United States, in early July. Eastview defeated teams from Wyoming, Indiana and Canada along with Minnesota teams from Eden Prairie, Fridley, Bloomington and Sartell all the way to the finals. There Eastview lost to Coon Rapids 7-5, but the team can look back at the

experience with positivity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gets you ready for playoff season,â&#x20AC;? Klefsaas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It forces our guys to focus and test ourselves mentally.â&#x20AC;? It took a few days to shake off the loss. Burnsville swept Eastview in a doubleheader the day after the Gopher Classic finals. Burnsville has maintained the No. 1 or 2 spot in the Minnesota American Legion Poll throughout the entire season and the team has the No. 1 seed in the district tournament, but Eastview has been hot on its tail. The Lightning closed out the regular season by splitting against Eagan on Saturday and welcomed four days of rest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The arms and legs are

ready,â&#x20AC;? Klefsaas said. Cody Groskreutz leads the team in batting average. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been with his Northwestern College team for the past month playing in Europe, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back for district playoffs. Matt Larson, Stu Daley and brothers Evan and Matt Decovich all have a batting average north of .390. On the mound, Joey Voss and Austin Lindquist have led the way, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a deep lineup with eight pitchers seeing significant time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lineup ready for playoffs,â&#x20AC;? Klefsaas said. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all been in preparation for the District 3 tournament, which began on Wednesday. Three teams will come out of District 3 to play at the Minnesota

American Legion Division I State Tournament July 28Aug. 1 in Eden Prairie. The District 3 finals are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Alimagnet Field in Burnsville and 4:30 p.m. for the play-in game for the final spot at state. The top two teams in the state advance to regional legion tournaments in August. District 3 has traditionally sent a strong team to state. Last year Eagan was the runner-up at state. Apple Valley finished second in 2009, 2007 and 2004. Eastview won the state tournament in 2008 and represented Minnesota in the Central Plains Regional tournament in Minot, N.D.

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cycle will be about $35.7 billion. The Legislature took up its first budget bill at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, often moving briskly. The Legacy bill took less than five minutes to pass the Senate, for instance. The first bill was sent to the governor at 7 p.m. The House passed its final bill at about 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, voting to adjourn at 3:38 a.m. The Sen-

ate followed suit six minutes later. Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch, R-Buffalo, expressed pride for what the Republican Legislature had accomplished. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to run on this budget,â&#x20AC;? she said. Republicans had closed a $5 billion budget deficit without raising taxes, she said. The repeal of the health provider tax is a major ac-

complishment, Koch argued. House Speaker Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, said House Republicansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; No. 1 goal was to speedily complete the special session. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad and satisfied,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (the budget) done. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s balanced. The state will be back to work tomorrow.â&#x20AC;?

serving Democrat. Lawmakers will spend in excess of $34 billion in general fund revenue over the new two-year budget cycle. But that $34 billion amount does not include the borrowing from schools and the bonding tied to the tobacco settlement revenue in the future. All told, total spending for the upcoming budget

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Eastview Thunder tournament-tested at New Ulm, Gopher Classic

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

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

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DONATE YOUR VEHICLE to St. Martin's Way

Farmington AA

SMW provides assistance to empower people to improve their life situation through education counseling and donated cars. â&#x20AC;˘ Tax deductible if you itemize â&#x20AC;˘ Free pick-up .6 +"I +

St. Martin's Way 14450 So Robert Trail #203, Rosemount 651-423-9606 www.stmartinsway.org

Burnsville Lakeville

Closed Mixed Meetings Mon, Wed, Thurs at 8 PM Open Meeting 2nd Sat.

Alanon Mtgs Thurs at 8pm

All meetings at: Rambling River Center 325 Oak Street

Questions? Call Mike W. at 952-240-1262 www.aa.org

Organizational Notices South Suburban Alanon & Alateen Tuesdays 7:15-8:30 pm

All Saints Catholic Church 19795 Holyoke Ave Lakeville, MN "2 *$ / +($ ' & 1 $ 0 Concurrent Alateen Meeting Ages 12-17 Contact (Alanon) Kathy: 952-956-4198 (Alateen) Kevin: 651-325-6708

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Rock band Cedar Avenue comes to Kelley Park

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Minneapolis-based pop-rock band Cedar Avenue is set to perform tonight (Friday, July 22) at Music in Kelley Park, the summer-long concert series hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. The band, whose music was featured on the TV series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rookie Blue,â&#x20AC;? has roots in Apple Valley â&#x20AC;&#x201C; bassist Kyle Wachter, guitarist/vocalist Jesse Mathews and drummer Shawn Burtis attended Eastview High School together. The free concert in the park at Founders Lane and West 153rd Street runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and admission is free. Music in Kelley Park continues July 29 with a performance by Michael Monroe. More about the music series is at www.facebook.com/MusicInKelleyPark. small tasks, such as running errands or making copies. Over the years, she grew into her w o r k , saying she learned as she went. One of the aspects of business that Toombs has learned is that a commitment to the community

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Mariette Schmidt and Glenda Ballis, president of the Apple Valley Seniors, are seen here looking over the new cookbook, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apple Valley Seniors, Recipes from Their Hearts.â&#x20AC;? The cookbook is available for $10 at the Hayes Community and Senior Center or by e-mailing gkartist@frontier.com.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids will be received by the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, in the Apple Valley Municipal Center, 7100 147th Street West, until 10 A.M., CST, Thursday, August 18, 2011, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor, materials, and all else necessary for the following: Project 2011-104, 2011 Utility Improvements 2225 SY 495 SF

Remove Bituminous Pavement Remove Concrete Walk or Driveway 705 CY Common Excavation 240 LF RCP Storm Sewer 5 EA Water Main or Water Service Valves 2500 SF Concrete Walk 430 LF Concrete Curb and Gutter 480 TN Bituminous Mixture 325 SY Patch Bituminous Street 1200 TN Class 5 Aggregate Base 1900 SY Sod/Seeding With Related Items Bidders desiring Bidding Documents may purchase them by check for a non-refundable fee of $45 from the City of Apple Valley, 7100 147th Street West, Apple Valley, MN 55124. Contact Penny Stewart at (952) 953-2586 to place an order. The Bidding Documents may be seen at the office of the City Engineer, 7100 147th Street West, Apple Valley, MN. Direct inquiries to Engineerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Project Manager Colin Manson at (952) 953-2425. Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the amount of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to retain the deposits of the 3 lowest Bidders for a period not to exceed 60 days after the date and time set for the Opening of Bids. No Bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the date and time set for the Opening of Bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein, and further reserves the right to award the Contract to the best interests of the Owner. Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk City of Apple Valley, Minnesota 2685536 7/22-7/29/11

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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 921 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING THE ZONING MAP BY REZONING CERTAIN LAND IN THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA The City Council of Apple Valley ordains: Section 1. The boundaries of the zoning districts established by City Code Section 155.006 are hereby amended by rezoning the following described property located in the northeast corner of Elm Creek Lane and 160th Street West from Planned Development No. 703/zone 8 to Planned Development No. 703/zone 2. Outlot K, COBBLESTONE LAKE COMMERCIAL 3RD ADDITION, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota. Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon its passage and publication. PASSED by the City Council this 14th day of July, 2011. /s/ Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk 2684442 7/22/11

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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY ORDINANCE NO. 920 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING TITLE XV, CHAPTER 155, OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED â&#x20AC;&#x153;ZONINGâ&#x20AC;? BY AMENDING SECTION 155.397 REGARDING VARIANCES. The City Council of Apple Valley ordains: Section 1. Chapter 155 of the Apple Valley City Code is hereby amended by revising Section 155.397(B) to read as follows: (B) Variances. (1) Purpose and scope of application. The City Council may grant variances from the strict application of the provisions of this chapter and impose conditions and safeguards in the variances so granted where practical difficulties result from carrying out the strict letter of the regulations of this chapter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Practical difficulties,â&#x20AC;? as used in connection with the granting of a variance, means that the applicant proposes to use the property in a reasonable manner not permitted by the zoning provisions of this Code; the plight of the applicant is due to circumstances unique to the property not created by the applicant; and the variance, if granted, will not alter the essential character of the locality. Economic considerations alone do not constitute practical difficulties. (2) Petition. A petition for a variance shall be filed with the city and shall state the exceptional conditions and the peculiar and practical difficulties claimed as a basis for a variance. The petition shall also include the name and address of each affected property owner of directly abutting property along the side of the property under consideration. (3) Referral to the Board. Before authorization of any variance, the request shall be referred to the Board of Appeals and Adjustments for study concerning the effect of the proposed variance upon the comprehensive guide plan and on the character and development of the neighborhood and for its recommendation to the Council in connection with the request. The Board shall make its recommendation within 30 days after the request is referred to it and after that time, the City Council may act without the recommendation. The Board may recommend the conditions related to the variance regarding the location, character and other features of the proposed building, structure or use as it may deem advisable. Any condition recommended must be directly related to and must bear a rough proportionality to the impact created by the variance. (4) Action on request. The Board of Appeals and Adjustments may hold a public hearing on the variance request if it deems necessary or advisable. The procedures for the notice and public hearing shall be the same as that described in Â§ 155.400, except that the public hearing shall be held by the Board. The Board may recommend to the City Council and the City Council may grant approval or approval with conditions, or denial of the request. In considering a request for a variance and whether the applicant established that there are practical difficulties in complying with provision(s) of this Chapter, the Board and City Council shall consider the following factors: (a) special conditions apply to the structures or the land in question that are particular to the property and do not apply generally to other land or structures in the district or vicinity in which the land is located; (b) the granting of the proposed variance will not be contrary to the intent of this chapter; (c) the special conditions or circumstances do not result from the actions of the owner/applicant; (d) the granting of the variance will not merely serve as a convenience to the applicant, but is necessary to alleviate practical difficulties in complying with the zoning provisions of this Code; and (e) the variance requested is the minimum variance necessary to alleviate the practical difficulty. The Council may grant the variance and impose certain conditions and safeguards therein which are directly related to and bear a rough proportionality to the impact created by the variance. The variance, however, may not be granted for a use that is otherwise not allowed in a particular zoning district, that is inconsistent with the comprehensive guide plan, or that is not in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the zoning provisions of this Chapter. (5) Referral back to the Board. The City Council may refer any variance petition back to the Board of Appeals and Adjustments for further review and recommendation. (6) Denial. Variances may be denied by the City Council and the denial shall constitute a finding and determination that the conditions required for approval did not exist. (7) Lapse of variance. A variance shall become void one year after it was granted unless made use of within the year or a longer period as the Council may provide. Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication. PASSED this 23rd day of June, 2011. /s/ Mary Hamann-Roland, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Pamela J Gackstetter Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk 2669284 7/22/11

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED PRELIMINARY PLAT IN THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Municipal Center, 7100 - 147th Street West, on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a public hearing for a comprehensive plan amendment from â&#x20AC;&#x153;LDâ&#x20AC;? (Low Density Residential 3-6 units/acre) to â&#x20AC;&#x153;INDâ&#x20AC;? (Industrial), a rezoning from â&#x20AC;&#x153;SGâ&#x20AC;? (Sand and Gravel) to â&#x20AC;&#x153;I-1â&#x20AC;? (Limited Industrial) and subdivision by preliminary plat of two parcels. Said hearing relates to two properties generally located south of the City of Apple Valley Central Maintenance Facility southeast of the terminus of Flagstaff Avenue south of 140th Street West, and legally described as: That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Northwest Quarter; thence South, assumed bearing, along the west line thereof a distance of 1619.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 40 seconds East, parallel with the north line of said Northwest Quarter, a distance of 515.00 feet; thence South a distance of 119.89 feet to a point of tangential curve to the left, radius 282.51 feet; thence southeasterly along said curve, central angle of 32 degrees, an arc length of 157.78 feet; thence South 63 degrees 10 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 625.19 feet to the west line of said Northwest Quarter; thence North along said west line a distance of 550.00 feet to the point of beginning. That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying southerly of the north 1584.00 feet of said Northwest Quarter and lying westerly of the following described line: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Northwest Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 53 minutes 15 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the south line of said Northwest Quarter a distance of 2515.00 feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 28 degrees 00 minutes 57 seconds East a distance of 709.53 feet; thence northerly a distance of 482.98 feet along a tangential curve concave to the west having a radius of 1000.00 feet and a central angle of 27 degrees 40 minutes 21 seconds; thence North 00 degrees 20 minutes 36 seconds East a distance of 0.14 feet to the south line of said north 1584.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter and said line there terminating; excepting therefrom the following described parcel: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Northwest Quarter; thence South, assumed bearing, along the west line of said Northwest Quarter a distance of 1619.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 40 seconds East, parallel with the north line of said Northwest Quarter, a distance of 515.00 feet; thence South a distance of 119.89 feet to a point of tangential curve to the left, radius 282.51 feet; thence southeasterly along said curve, central angle of 32 degrees, an arc length of 157.78 feet; thence South 63 degrees 10 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 625.19 feet to the west line of said Northwest Quarter; thence North along said west line a distance of 550.00 feet to the point of beginning. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these proceedings are instituted upon the petition of the property owner, McNamara Contracting Properties, LLC, and the City of Apply Valley. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place. DATED this 8th day of July, 2011. /s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter City Clerk 2679157 7/22/11

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED PRELIMINARY PLAT IN THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Municipal Center, 7100 West 147th Street, on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a public hearing to consider the preliminary plat of Eagle Ridge Business Park and a conditional use permit to allow outdoor overnight storage of vehicles. Said hearing relates to property generally located northeast of the intersection of Upper 147th Street West and Johnny Cake Ridge Road, and legally described as: Outlot A, Wirsbo Second Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota, according to the recorded plat thereof, on file and of record in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these proceedings are instituted upon the petition of the property owner, Patina Apple Valley Lane, LLC. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place. DATED this 8th day of July, 2011. /s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter City Clerk 2678669 7/22/11

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