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A decade later, memories of 9/11 remain fresh for local officials Some Dakota County clergy, firefighters provided relief at Ground Zero by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

After the second plane exploded into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, then-Dakota County Commissioner Mike Turner grimaced and said it was the start of World War III. County commissioners, staff and others had gathered around a television outside an Apple Valley conference room where they were meeting, staring somberly in disbelief as America was attacked on her own soil. National news anchors changed initial reports that a plane may have accidentally crashed into the North Trade Center Tower, the first struck, and began reporting America was under attack. Shattering glass, explosions, flames, screams, panic, sirens, bodies, horror and collapse all played out for the world to witness. “My blood ran cold,” said Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows, who at the time was chief deputy and

driving to work, listeningg to radio news reports. “I was thinking about ut the number of people in n the World Trade Cenn nds ter and the thousands of people who would be killed,” Bellows said. at I “You can’t print what was thinking,” said Davee Gisch, Dakota Countyy emergency preparednesss coordinator and a Viet-nam War veteran, who o described his feelings of anger, frustration and revenge. “I know it doesn’t sound right, but if you hit ou me, I’m going to hit you back,” Gisch said. Later that day, thenPresident George W. Bush said: “Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward. And freedom will be defended.” Mary Like so many Ameri- HamannNealon cans, several Dakota Roland Thompson County leaders said they wound up watching their day, one at the Pentagon television sets for most of and another in a barren the day, looking on in hor- Pennsylvania field after ror as eventually two more brave passengers stormed crashes would happen that the cockpit and foiled hi-

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People throughout Dakota County responded to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in a variety of ways – (clockwise) a sign outside Eagan Fire Station No. 4, Burnsville firefighters wore black bands on their badges, a person paused to watch news coverage at Best Buy in Burnsville and a blood drive in Rosemount. jackers’ plans to fly the plane into the White House or the Capitol. Apple Valley Fire Chief Nealon Thompson was a sergeant in Kuwait on that day, Sept. 11, 2001. He and fellow soldiers watched the destruction on a big-screen television in

the mess hall. “We went from routine daily business on an air base to a heightened level of security… into highthreat level with high security,” Thompson said. “Post-attacks, the U.S. military around the world took proactive measures to pro-

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tect themselves.” He was able to send a quick email to his family telling them he was safe, but communication would be limited or nonexistent, and he worried about citizens at home. “It’s hard to be halfSee Remembering, 12A

Uponor sued for alleged toxic pipes by Jessica Harper THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The gymnasium roof collapse at Apple Valley’s Heritage Lutheran Church in February temporarily rendered the entire church building unusable. Seven months later, the church is marking the completion of its new gymnasium with a dedication service this Sunday.

A class action lawsuit was filed this week against Uponor Inc. in Apple Valley for allegedly selling plastic drinking water pipes that contained high levels of toxins. The suit filed by Larson King alleges that Uponor and Weil-McLain – another heating and cooling manufacturer – sold plumbing equipment under the trade names Multicor and AlumiPex for drinking water systems despite knowing they contained “high levels of toxins.” “These systems should never have been sold,” said Shawn Raiter of Larson King. Larson King is seeking punitive damages on behalf of several homeowners who purchased the pipes. The suit alleges that Uponor obtained approval to use the pipes in drinking systems through a “bait and switch” scheme. According to court documents, the company allegedly sent “specifically produced” pipe samples to the National Sanitation Foundation – a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that develops safety and public health standards for various industries. The company then allegedly manufactured pipes that did not meet the NSF’s standards. The NSF made an unannounced visit to one of Uponor’s manufacturing facilities in Germany and tested a pipe from the production line. The suit alleges that the pipe failed NSF’s toxicity testing because it emitted unacceptable levels of chemicals the organization deems toxic and potentially dangerous to humans. NSF subsequently removed its approval for the pipes to be used in drinking water systems. “Uponor Inc. – which is here in the United States – denies involvement in the sale and distribution of the subject MLC pipe,” said Ingrid Mattson, spokesperson for Uponor in Apple Valley. “Uponor Inc. will move to dismiss all the claims in the complaint.”

gym and ceiling, and church staff had closed the gym a day before the collapse as a safety

Jessica Harper can be reached at jessica.harper@ecm-inc.com.

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Students at Westview Elementary in Apple Valley (above) are all smiles as they arrive at school for the first day of classes on Sept. 6. At right, kindergartners wait to start classes on the first day of classes Sept. 7 at Parkview Elementary in School District 196. For more photos, log on to ThisweekLive.com.

After disaster, Heritage Lutheran rebuilds Dedication service for new gymnasium is Sept. 11 by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

At an outdoor service in the bone-chilling winter cold last February, just days after the gymnasium roof collapse that temporarily rendered the entire Heritage Lutheran Church building unusable, Rev. Karl Anderson called on the congregation to hope, pray, get to work and watch as the building rises from the grave. Now, seven months later, it’s time to celebrate. The Apple Valley church at 13401 Johnny Cake Ridge Road is marking completion of its new gymnasium with a dedication service this Sunday, General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000

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Sept. 11. While workers were still putting the finishing touches on the gym this week, major work is complete and the church had occupancy of the gym last Thursday, according to church staff. It’s a world of difference from the disaster zone that was the church gymnasium last February. The collapse occurred around 12:30 a.m. Feb. 4 when the building was unoccupied, and no one was injured. The gymnasium, built in 2009 as an addition to the church, had been showing structural defects, including cracks in the

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Average property nets tax decrease for 2012 City portion of property taxes projected to decline by about $38 for average home by Tad Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

As expected, the Rosemount City Council on Sept. 6 adopted its preliminary 2012 budget and levy, which should result in a tax decrease in the city portion of property taxes for the average value home.

The city estimates a $38 decrease from payable 2011 to 2012 for the average value home ($201,600) for its portion of the tax pie â&#x20AC;&#x201C; School District 196 and Dakota County are the other major slices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is certainly good for local taxpayers,â&#x20AC;? City

Administrator Dwight Johnson said during Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good news that we are cutting taxes for the average home,â&#x20AC;? said Mayor Bill Droste, who credited the work of city staff since the budget process started in March.

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While this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s average value reduction amounts to about a dinner for two, Johnson pointed out that the reduction on the example home since 2008 is $204 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; enough for about five nights out. In this economy, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely families arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spending all that savings on dining, but rather looking to pay off some of their debt. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the city of Rosemount did with a $225,842 surplus from 2010. The buy-down of the debt contributed to its ability to reduce its operating levy by about 6 percent next year. The operating levy, which has a direct affect on property taxes, was reduced in large part by an accounting change after the Market Value Homestead Credit program was repealed this year. Keeping a city funding needs increase to a mere

Apple Valley man suffers serious injury in crash

A 22-year-old Apple Valley man was listed in critical condition after he suffered serious injury in a one-vehicle rollover crash at about 9:30 p.m. Sept. 1. Ivan P. Vezikov was driving a 2005 BMW M3 at a high rate of speed, according to the State Patrol, southbound on Highway 169 near 13th Avenue in Plymouth when he lost control of the vehicle, hit a guardrail to the right and was ejected from the vehicle into the center wall. News reports say witnesses reported the vehicle was traveling at about 100 mph at the time of the crash. Road conditions on the two-lane divided highway at the time of the crash were dry, according to the State Patrol. Responding to the crash were the Hennepin County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office and the poTad Johnson is at editor. lice departments from New Hope and Plymouth. thisweek@ecm-inc.com. .26 percent from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $16.6 million amount hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been easy. The increased cost of fuel has driven up that line item for departments that lean on vehicles for operations (especially police and public works). The city hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t filled two vacated positions and has found savings in everything from printing costs and energy spending by installing new boilers in the Steeple Center. Between now and the December adoption of the final budget, the council can only reduce the levy amount. For more information about the budget, go to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www. ci.rosemount.mn.us and read a previous story about it online at ThisweekLive. com.

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Met Council says it lacks funds for Cedar Avenue BRT buses Recent budget adjustments cited as cause by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

As construction continues in Apple Valley and Lakeville toward a fall 2012 opening of the $112 million Cedar Avenue bus rapid transit line, it appears there may be trouble getting buses. Metropolitan Council Regional Administrator Pat Born, citing $52 million in that organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent budget reductions, wrote to Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority Chair Will Branning that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the (Met) Council will be making some permanent service adjustments to balance the budget.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This means that the Council does not have funding available to expand servicesâ&#x20AC;? in the 2012-2013 biennium, Born wrote. After more than a decade of work, and the construction finally coming to fruition this year, it comes down to $1 million, which is the Met Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of the Cedar Avenue lineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $2 million subsidy. The Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB), which governs how a quarter-cent sales tax is spent on transit, would cover the rest. Met Council spokesperson Meredith Salsbery said the Council is â&#x20AC;&#x153;not yet assuming a delay of serviceâ&#x20AC;? on Cedar.

The Council was â&#x20AC;&#x153;just being prudentâ&#x20AC;? about the unresolved funding gap,â&#x20AC;? Salsbery said. There were plans to purchase buses now for the new station-to-station service along Cedar, which will open in 2012. It can take more than a year to receive the special light rail-style buses once they are ordered. The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) will operate the service, which the Met Council and Dakota County are working on jointly to fund and construct. Robin Selvig, MVTA spokesperson, said meetings are ongoing to address the funding. Selvig said the MVTA is still working on the stationto-station environmental assessment. The organization is also working on a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) . â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing could happen in terms of ordering buses until all this stuff got improved and finalized,â&#x20AC;? she said. Salsbery emphasized that the meetings to discuss the funding gap will occur in the coming weeks and not months. The Met Council and Dakota County will meet in late September to look at funding options, said county engineer/transportation director Mark Krebsbach,

who is leading the BRT project. Current construction on the bus shoulder along Cedar Avenue will continue, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those will be utilized by express buses,â&#x20AC;? Krebsbach said. So even without BRTstyle buses, those shoulders will still get plenty of use, he added. Construction geared toward station-to-station BRT service is slated to start early next year, Krebsbach said. But while isolating funding by then may be feasible, there still is a need to solve this sooner than later. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to get out in front of the vehicles because of the delivery time (for newly ordered buses),â&#x20AC;? he said. As for those funding options, Krebsbach said at this point â&#x20AC;&#x153;anything is on the table. There are no preferred or identified solutions yet. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at any potential source.â&#x20AC;? In his letter to Branning, Born wrote that for the Met Council to come up with the $1 million right now, the organization would have to cut existing services by $1 million per year: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Such action would be inconsistent with our priority of preserving existing transit services.â&#x20AC;? Aaron Vehling is at aaron.vehling@ecm-inc.com and www. facebook.com/thisweeklive.

Eagan YMCA hosts Sept. 10 community open house

ADHD speaker in Rosemount

The Eagan YMCA will host an open house event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 10. Guests will be invited to sample a variety of group fitness classes, games in the pool, inflated fun jumps, face painting, and other events. Guests will also have an opportunity to use the

Ben Glenn will share his story of living with ADHD at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 at Rosemount United Methodist Church. This is a free event for people for all ages. An ice cream social will follow. Rosemount UMC is located at 14770 Canada Ave. W.

new cardio equipment in the fitness center. A short ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place in the fitness center at 10:30 a.m. The YMCA is located at 550 Opperman Drive. Call (651) 456-9622 or visit www.TwinCitiesYMCA.org for more information.

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An awful day that scared and changed us all Larry Werner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Autumn is my favorite time of year. It feels so good when summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heat and humidity give way to the kind of sunny, dry days weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been enjoying this past week. I recall Sept. 11, 2001, as one of those beautiful fall days that I began in my condo just north of downtown Lakeville. By the time I left home that day, the weather seemed like a cruel joke that contrasted with the horrible reality I had watched on television and revisited in replays of the terrorist attacks. Having heard a radio report about the first terrorist-flown plane hitting the World Trade Center, I turned on the TV in time to watch, along with millions of other viewers, the second tower struck, and the rest of my day was haunted by that image and the fears that preoccupied us all. On todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front page, Laura Adelmann, one of our veteran

reporters, writes about what local leaders remember about that day and the days that followed 9/11. She writes about the fear and the anger, but also about the good works of Dakota County people who, like most of us, will always remember where we were and will never be quite the same because of that day. I remember leaving my home to check in at a golf shop my wife and I owned on Lakevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main street, Holyoke Avenue. Our store manager hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard about the attacks. While telling him the shocking news, my daughter called from her workplace in St. Louis Park. Thinking I was at my office in downtown Minneapolis, she expressed concern that planes might be crashing into buildings there. After assuring her I was safe, I went to a meeting of the Downtown Lakeville Business Association in the Wells Fargo bank building. There, Christine Mondus, the DLBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive director, told us

she had just heard from her husband, a Northwest Airlines pilot, that the rumor among pilots was that terrorists had hijacked many more planes than the four that had crashed, and those planes were going to be hitting other targets. Later in the day, I stopped in at Heritage Links Golf Club, the family business built on the farm near Lakeville where my wife and her siblings had grown up. Our golf pro told me that the son of a regular customer was on the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. That customer was Tom Burnett Sr., whose son, Tom Jr., fought the terrorists who apparently had hoped to crash that plane into the Capitol or the White House. And then there was that evening at home with Ann and our son, Zack, who was 10 at the time. We dealt with the conflict so many of us remember of not being able to turn off the television and not wanting to see, or let our children see, another rerun of the planes crashing and people running through the streets of New York.

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I must confess that during the days that followed, I had great difficulty feeling anything but anger toward those who had done this to us. That anger overwhelmed the fear and definitely crowded out feelings of tolerance and empathy for those who hated America so much they had killed thousands of us. While attending college in the 1960s, I was influenced by the antiwar and civil rights movements and the activists and songwriters who argued peace and love were the answer. In my dorm room, I played the records of the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s troubadours, including Peter Paul and Mary. But those peaceful thoughts were replaced on that fall day in 2001 by a desire for revenge against an enemy we still hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t identified. By that Sunday, my emotions were a mess. In our church, which has a strong social-justice mission, the music director led us in a Peter Paul and Mary song I had never heard until that day. Over the last 10 years, we have sung it many times in church, and

every time I hear it, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m reminded of that week 10 years ago. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m reminded that while there is no way the attacks of 9/11 should go unpunished, we share this planet with people who see the world differently from the way we do. Through tears that Sunday, I felt my anger ebbing as the congregation sang â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Song of Peace,â&#x20AC;? which concludes with these lyrics: My countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skies are bluer than the ocean And sunlight beams on clover leaf and pine But other lands have sunlight too and clover And skies are everywhere as blue as mine O hear my prayer, O God of all the nations A song of peace for their lands and for mine. Larry Werner is editor and general manager of the Dakota County Tribune and Thisweek Newspapers. He can be reached at larry. werner@ecm-inc.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Scores are cause for concern To the editor: I read with interest the article in Thisweek about science scores in District 196 exceeding the state average. I was excited. And then I read the details. Fifty-six percent of fifthgraders and 64 percent of high school students meeting or exceeding state standards in science. Hmmm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not exactly ex-

emplary scores to celebrate. Congratulations to Glacier Hills elementary for bringing their scores up from 52 to 73 percent of fifth-grade students. If they can do it, why not the rest of the district? Could we proliferate Glacierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;recipe for successâ&#x20AC;? throughout the district? We want to keep good paying, high tech jobs in our state and have Minnesota graduates capable of filling

those jobs. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set a threeyear goal of having 75 percent of fifth-grade students in our district meeting or exceeding state standards. If not now, when? We want to see all of our students reach their fullest potential. ADINA LEBOWITZ Eagan

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Ten years after 9/11 we are safer, yet must win the fight by Joe Repya SPECIAL TO THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

struction because they opposed our freedoms and our way of life. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m grateful for our young people who serve in our all-volunteer military. They come from the entire spectrum of society, are well educated and are totally committed to defeating the threat against America and Western civilization that al-Qaida and radical jihadists pose. The real heroes of this War on Terror are those who sacrificed their lives and the families who remained at home and worried every minute for the safety of their loved ones. As soldiers, we know our jobs and the risks that accompany serving in combat. We know not all soldiers will return home, yet we are willing to take on the mission to spread freedom throughout the world and protect our way of life here at home. All this begs the question: Are we safer today than before Sept. 11, 2001? Yes, we are. We are fighting a war with an enemy who hides in the shadows, attacks unarmed civilians and will use any weapon they get their hands on to destroy America. We have taken the fight to al-Qaida since 9/11, Navy Seals have killed Osama bin Laden, and we have killed or captured numerous members of al-Qaidaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top leadership. Although it has taken 10 years, we continue to hunt down and bring to justice some of these fanatics who would destroy Western civilization. Yes, our nation has made some mistakes along the way in how it conducted the war. Unfortunately, war never goes exactly as planned. This is especially true when we fight it in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;politically correct mannerâ&#x20AC;? while our enemy fights by no rules at all. Still, our record isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bad when you consider that it took 18 years to find Ted Kaczynski, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unabomber,â&#x20AC;? here in America. The fight must continue until fanatic organizations like al-Qaida are defeated, and terrorist nations who support and protect them like Iran and Pakistan are forced to stop. Based on our enemyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zeal, we have no choice but to continue the fight and win!

Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, started as most days do. I had just left a Rotary breakfast and stopped for gas for my car. The gas station had a television on showing the fire in the first Trade Center tower in New York City. As I was paying I watched the second plane hit the second tower. I realized this was no accident and that America was under attack. My wife was about to take off from the Minneapolis airport on a business trip to Memphis, Tenn. I called her cell phone numerous times but received no answer. Once I was home my wife called and said all airplanes were grounded. I told her, for her safety, that she needed to quickly get away from the airport, that the nation was under attack and to come home immediately. By the time she arrived home she was in tears, and our lives and the lives of many were about to change forever. We watched the rest of 9/11 unfold together on television. That evening as we listened to President George W. Bush address the nation from the White House, I told Deb that I would be calling the U.S. Army the next day to volunteer to return to active duty. I had originally retired from the U.S. Army after 28 years of service in 1998 and had served in combat in Vietnam and Desert Storm. Voluntary retiree recall had occurred in every war since World War I. Within the first month after 9/11, over 12,000 retired U.S. Army veterans would volunteer to return. I was one of only 350 retirees recalled to service. Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., in October 2004, I served as the senior liaison officer to the Multi National Corps Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2005. I returned to Minnesota and entered retired status in September 2006. The entire experience was worth it. We learned that Americans are willing to step forward and fight for their nation in its hour of need. As a nation we learned that our shores Joe Repya is a retired lieutenant colonel in were no longer safe from attack by violent the U.S. Army and a resident of Eagan. Colpeople dedicated to bringing death and de- umns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Benefit set for mom who suffered sudden stroke At 33, Celeste Ask is fighting to walk, talk

Doctors feared Celeste wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it through the night, and she was in a coma for about a week. She awakened from the coma but was unable to move or talk. After weeks of slow recovery, Celeste is going through grueling physical therapy, and in July endured another major surgery to replace pieces of her skull. Since August, Celeste has returned home and is continuing in outpatient rehabilitation, said friends Jess Hauser, Alyssa Olsen and Amy Lock. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celeste is progressing every day. She is working very hard to re-learn as much as she can and is a fighter. She is determined to be as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;normalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as possible. She is left with many challenges, which include learning to walk, talk, read and write. She needs her walker to walk short distances and needs to use a wheelchair to go longer distance. She

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Farmington mom Celeste Ask suffered a stroke in June. The 33-year-old is struggling to regain strength and learn basic skills. From left are Isaac, Andy, Jonah and Celeste. in addition to medical bills,â&#x20AC;? To donate a silent auction her friends wrote. item, call (651) 470-0825 or A fundraising benefit will (612) 270-9948. Donations are also being be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Rosemount VFW, taken at any Wells Fargo filed under a business ac2625 120th St. W. The event will feature count labeled the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celeste music by Black Water Alley, A. Ask Benefit Trust.â&#x20AC;? Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders, food, a silent auction and Laura Adelmann is at laura. adelmann@ecm-inc.com. raffle drawing.

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More than 100 members of by Laura Adelmann Heritage Lutheran Church THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS braved cold temperatures for Celeste Ask, a 33-year-old Sunday services the morning Farmington mother of two, of Feb. 6. didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel well when she arrived late to work June 6. Church/from 1A Unable to get a doctor appointment, her symptoms, lenges in the wake of the diwhich included facial numbsaster â&#x20AC;&#x201C; services were forced ness and a headache, rapidly outside the Sunday after the increased. collapse, and the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s After about a half-hour at preschool and kindergarwork, she fumbled with her ten programs were moved phone, unable to dial, then up the street to South Subsuddenly collapsed out of a urban Evangelical Free chair and became very sick. Church. Doctors at the Burnsville Addressing the more Ridges Hospital discovered than 100 members of Heriher brain was bleeding and tage Lutheran who braved rushed her by ambulance to cold temperatures for that the University of Minnesota outdoor service the Sunday Hospital where she underafter the collapse, pastor went surgery to remove porAnderson emphasized faith, tions of her skull after docsaying we live in a world tors attempted to drain fluid where bad things happen. on her brain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is how God tests our faith,â&#x20AC;? he said. The dedication service this Sunday starts at 9 a.m. outside the church, includes a formal dedication in the new gym and a service in the sanctuary, and concludes with an open house and brunch. The dedication service is open to the public, though the church is asking non members to call ahead and let staff know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re com ďż˝ ing. Arrangements can be made by calling (952) 431 6225.

does not have feeling on her entire right side,â&#x20AC;? the women stated in an email. Celeste, who was described as fun, energetic and spirited, is retaining her optimism and determined to continue working to overcome her physical challenges and those faced by her family. Her husband, Andy Ask, has taken primary responsibility for their sons, Jonah, 5, and Isaac, 8. Once a coach for her sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports teams, Celeste can no longer cook for her family as she once did and must rely on others for help with providing food and transportation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celeste is already extremely grateful for all everyone has done for her and her family. Due to the fact she will not be able to work for some time, there are everyday expenses that this will help with

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Document #479602 The strip of land 20 feet in width and a temporary construction easement 200 feet in width over, under and across the West Half of the Northwest Quarter (W 1/2 of NW 1/4) of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota, except the two following parcels of land. 1. The North 1584 feet of the West 550 feet of said Northwest Quarter. 2. 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 48â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 40â&#x20AC;? 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 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 40â&#x20AC;? 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. The common centerline of said easements being described as commencing at a point on the West line of said Northwest Quarter distant 1584 feet South from the Northwest corner of said Northwest Quarter, thence Easterly and parallel with the North line of said Northwest Quarter 30 feet to the actual point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence Southerly and parallel with the West line of said Northwest Quarter 505.70 feet; thence Southerly along a tangential curve to the right having a radius of 1040.52 feet an arc distance of 250.45 feet more or less to a point on the West line of said Northwest Quarter distant 338.77 feet North from the Southwest corner of said Northwest Quarter and there terminating. The side lines of said easements are to be lengthened or shortened to terminate at the West line of said Northwest Quarter. Said temporary construction easements to Expire July 1st, 1977. Document #499600 The West 30 feet of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota, except the two following described parcels of land: 1. The North 1584 feet of the West 550 feet of said Northwest Quarter. 2. 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 48â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 40â&#x20AC;? 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 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 40â&#x20AC;? 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. AND ALSO, The East 35 feet of the West 65 feet of the South 112 feet of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota.

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The East 20 feet of the West 40 feet of the following described property: 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, 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 00 minutes, 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.

People can bring their old, faded or torn American flags that need to be retired to drop-off boxes in Apple Valley and Burnsville which have been organized through Collin Bergevinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eagle Scout project. Troop 205 will properly retire the flags that have been dropped off at American Legion Post 1776-Apple Valley, the Scout Shop in Burnsville, Apple Valley Brueggerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bagels, the Apple Valley Municipal Center lobby, Apple Valley Hirshfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paint Store and the Apple Valley senior center on Hayes Road. Bergevin has already collected and retired more than 70 flags.

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NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROCEEDINGS FOR VACATION OF PUBLIC GROUNDS IN THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Municipal Center of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the City Hall, 7100 - 147th Street West, at 8:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Thursday, September 22, 2011, to consider the matter of vacation of the following described public grounds in the City of Apple Valley, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 412.851: Attached hereto as DESCRIPTION OF EASEMENT TO BE VACATED. Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposal will be heard at this meeting. DATED this 25th day of August, 2011. /s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter City Clerk DESCRIPTION OF EASEMENTS TO BE VACATED Document #467219

Rosemount United Methodist Church is holding its Semi-Annual Garage Sale, which features clothing, toys, household items, books, furniture and other items. The sale dates and hours are Thursday, Sept. 15, from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m.-noon. The Rosemount UMC is located at 14770 Canada Ave. W. in Rosemount. Call the church office for directions at (651) 423-2475 or go online at www.rosemountumc.org.

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Document #501840 The West 30 feet of the following described property: 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 48â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 40â&#x20AC;? 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 00â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, an arc length of 157.78 feet; thence South 63 degrees 10â&#x20AC;? 40â&#x20AC;? 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. Document #862834 A strip of land 20 feet in width over and across the West half of the Northwest quarter of Section 26, Township 115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minnesota. The centerline of said strip of land is described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the North 1584.00 feet of the West 550.00 feet of said West half of Northwest quarter; thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes 54 seconds West along the south line of said North 1584.0 feet of West 550.00 feet a distance of 10.36 feet to the actual point of beginning of the centerline to be described; thence South 1 degree 09 minutes 07 seconds West 328.38 feet; thence South 3 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds West 320.00 feet and there terminating. 2736260 9/2-9/9/11

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NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROCEEDINGS FOR VACATION OF PUBLIC GROUNDS IN THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the City Hall, 7100 147th Street W., at 8:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on Thursday, September 22, 2011, to consider the matter of vacation of the following described public grounds in the City of Apple Valley, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 412.851: That part of Lot 1, Block 16, CEDAR KNOLLS, according to the recorded plat thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Lot 1, Block 16; thence North 22 degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds East, assumed bearing along the southeast line of said Lot 1, Block 16, a distance of 198.15 feet; thence North 62 degrees 52 minutes 07 seconds West, 41.86 feet; thence North 22 degrees 45 minutes 20 seconds East, 9.79 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 66 degrees 34 minutes 18 seconds West, 177.12 feet; thence North 29 degrees 14 minutes 56 seconds East, 9.91 feet; thence North 66 degrees 07 minutes 14 seconds West, 65.87 feet; thence South 23 degrees 22 minutes 57 seconds West 4.51 feet; thence North 62 degrees 52 minutes 07 seconds West, 62.48 feet; thence North 67 degrees 20 minutes 41 seconds West, 59.20 feet; thence South 22 degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds West, 20.00 feet; thence 67 degrees 20 minutes 41 seconds East, 363.36 feet; thence North 22 degrees 45 minutes 20 seconds East, 5.98 feet to the the point of beginning. Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposal will be heard at this meeting. DATED this 25th day of August, 2011. /s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter City Clerk 2736615 9/2-9/9/11

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New Apple Valley military-support group seeks volunteers

Faye A. Pennington

Shoultz Comstock High school sweethearts, reunited after 38 years. Nancy Ann Shoultz and Danny Lee Comstock were married on June 26, 2011. Surrounded by family & friends, Ceremony performed by Reverend Tomkin Coleman, music by Reuben Correa. Two Friends, Two Hearts, One Promise, One Love.

StockmanWagner Lindsey Stockman and Alex Wagner were married September 3rd, 2011 in St. Paul, at the Clarence W. Wigington Pavilion on Harriet Island. The bride is a Senior Research Manager at Lieberman Research Worldwide. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in economics. Lindsey is the daughter of Mark Stockman and Becky Bowen from Bismarck, ND. The groom is a Ph.D. candidate in organic chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. He graduated from Eastview High School in 2005, and the University of Minnesota in 2009 with degrees in chemistry and biochemistry. Alex is the son of John and Lisa Wagner from Apple Valley, MN. The couple currently lives in California and will be honeymooning in the Caribbean!

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Terrence J. Zweber Zweber, Terrence J., age 53 of Lakeville passed away peacefully July 29, 2011. Preceded in death by his father, Clinton. Survived by His wife, Jill; his boys: Nathan, Kyle, and Reed; mother, Kathleen; siblings: Julian, Judy (Vic) Dillar, Karen Harrell Browne, Monica (Dave) Rittenhouse, and Peggy (Dave) Delmonico; mother and father-in-law, LeRoy and Nancy Martinson; brother and sister-in-laws: Lynn (Randy) Ellingboe, Kim (Jeff) Larson, Rory (Ruth) Martinson, and Dayna (Mike) Nordean; also by nieces, nephews, and many other loving relatives and friends. Terry was a gentle, kind, sensitive, faith-filled man with a quick wit, who enjoyed the simplest things in life. A life-long resident of Lakeville, married to his high-school sweetheart for 30 years, together they raised 3 wonderful sons who were the light of his life. Terry was a natural athlete and his greatest joy came from watching his boys succeed in their numerous sports. He will be missed by all whose lives he touched and live forever in our hearts. Memorial service was Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at Hosanna! Lutheran Church (160th & Ipava) Lakeville. White Funeral Home Lakeville 952 469 2723 www.whitefuneralhomes.com

by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A new community group seeks to lend a helping hand to military veterans and families with loved ones serving overseas. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program is holding a kickoff meeting Sept. 19 at the Apple Valley American Legion for people interested in volunteering with the group. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is a nationwide program that establishes community-based committees to assist military families while a family member is deployed, and to help veterans returning from service reintegrate into civilian life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really to act as the hub of a wheel,â&#x20AC;? said Bruce Folken, chairman of the Apple Valley Yellow Ribbon committee and a veteran. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got so many groups doing things for military members, but a lot of times theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not able to get the word out. The Yellow Ribbon (group) will kind of act as the directory.â&#x20AC;? A core group of about a half-dozen local residents formed this spring to lay the groundwork for the Apple Valley Yellow Ribbon program, and people interested in serving on the steering committee are now being sought. The Apple Valley organization is seeking volunteers representing different sectors of the community â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including civic groups, the legal and medical professions, education, local government â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as it begins the 16step process to earn official Yellow Ribbon designation for Apple Valley through the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to receive Yellow Ribbon status by early 2012, Folken said. The kickoff event will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19, at the Legion, 14521 Granada Drive. The event will include a welcome by Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland and an overview of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yellow Ribbon Recognition Program by Annette Kuyper. For more information about Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, visit www.beyondtheyellowribbon.org. Andrew Miller is at andrew. miller@ecm-inc.com.

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Age 88, passed away Sept. 3, 2011. Faye is survived by Duane, her loving husband of 69 years; children Judy (Robert) Bruns, Gary (Barbara) Pennington, Ann (Roger) Lane, and Edward (Marnee) Pennington, nine grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild, brothers Merwin and Dwight Waterman, and sister Laura (Marvin) Green. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Memorial Service Tuesday, 4:30pm at Cedar Valley Church 8600 Bloomington Ave. S. Bloomington MN. Gathering of family and friends starting at 4:00pm. Private interment, Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Cerenity Bethesda Care Center, S. St. Paul, MN.

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Local technical college earns top review for re-accreditation by Tad Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Instead of handing out grades, Dakota County Technical College instructors and staff recently found themselves on the other side of a report card. The result was the equivalent of an A-plus from the Higher Learning Commission â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the regional accrediting group that evaluates collegesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fulfillment of their missions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We worked really, really hard for this,â&#x20AC;? said Kelly Murtaugh, vice president of academic and student

affairs and co-chair of the DCTC Self-Study Committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel very good about what we were able to assemble about what we have done.â&#x20AC;? The college was re-accredited without conditions, which means the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four evaluators did not have any significant recommendations for improvements that require a followup visit or report. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Congratulations to everyone at DCTC involved in composing the self-study and preparing for the HLC consultant-evaluators team

visit,â&#x20AC;? said President Ron Thomas, who was informed of HLCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institutional Actions Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s positive vote for accreditation by letter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the news we have been waiting to receive.â&#x20AC;? Prospective students of the college and employers considering hiring graduates can have confidence that the college has fulfilled five criteria with regard to: â&#x20AC;˘ mission and integrity, â&#x20AC;˘ planning for the future, â&#x20AC;˘ student learning and effective teaching, â&#x20AC;˘ acquisition, discovery and application of knowl-

edge, and â&#x20AC;˘ engagement and service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing to do for a number of reasons other than it is required,â&#x20AC;? Murtaugh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a way to validate to the external world that there are some quality checks in place.â&#x20AC;? Another important aspect of accreditation is that the college remains eligible for a wide range of grant funding and its students can access financial aid. Murtaugh said the evaluators noted in their conversations with students, staff, faculty and community

members that there was a strong sense of pride and ownership in student success. They also praised the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Customized Training Divisionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to obtain grants to assist local business and industry in conducting training for current and prospective employees. Evaluators gave positive comments to the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demonstrated evidence of studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; increased proficiency and knowledge in their areas of study after completing coursework. Murtaugh said areas in

which the college will seek improvement are the way it assesses its programs and how it connects with its alumni. The collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Statement of Affiliations Status and the Organizational Profile were posted on the HLC website on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s positive evaluation means the college wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to undergo the required two-year self-study and external evaluation until 2020-21. For more information on the commission, go online to www.ncahlc.org.

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11A

Sports Standings

Rivalries take the stage in week two

Football Team

Conference W Lakeville North 1 Lakeville South 1 Rosemount 1 B Jefferson 1 Apple Valley 0 Prior Lake 0 B Kennedy 0 Burnsville 0 Eastview 0 Eagan 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

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Lakeville North, Apple Valley boys soccer games ends at an unsatisfactory 0-0 mark

Friday, September 9 • Prior Lake at Bloomington Jefferson, 7 p.m. • Burnsville at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Eastview, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Eden Prairie, 7 p.m. • Eagan at Wayzata, 7 p.m. Friday, September 16 • Edina at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Lakeville South, 7 p.m. • Eastview at Eagan, 7 p.m. • Burnsville at Bloomington Kennedy, 7 p.m. • Rosemount at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Minnetonka, 7 p.m.

Volleyball Team

Conference W Lakeville South 0 B Jefferson 0 Rosemount 0 Eagan 0 Lakeville North 0 B Kennedy 0 Burnsville 0 Prior Lake 0 Apple Valley 0 Eastview 0

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Friday, September 9 • Eastview, Lakeville North, Burnsville at Marshall tournament, 5 p.m. • Lakeville South at Apple Valley Aerie Challengetournament, 5 p.m. Saturday, September 10 • Lakeville South at Apple Valley tournament, 9 a.m. • Eastview, Lakeville North, Burnsville at Marshall tournament, 9 a.m. • Eagan at Shakopee tournament, 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 13 • Apple Valley at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Eastview, 7 p.m. • Eagan at Bloomington Kennedy, 7 p.m. • Burnsville at Lakeville South, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. Thursday, September 15 • Eastview at Eagan • Rosemount vBloomington Jefferson, 7 p.m. • Prior Lake at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. • Bloomington at Kennedy Burnsville, 7 p.m. Friday, September 16 • Moorhead at Burnsville, 7 p.m.

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

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Saturday, September 10 • Owatonna at Eagan, 1 p.m. • Rosemount at Hastings, 1 p.m. • Chaska at Lakeville South, 3 p.m. • Eastview at Northfield, 3 p.m. • Wayzata at Prior Lake, 3 p.m. • Apple Valley at Challenge Cup in Blaine Monday, September 12 • Farmington at Bloomington Kennedy, 5 p.m. • Saint Michael-Albertville at Burnsville, 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 13 • Apple Valley at Rosemount, 5 p.m. • Burnsville at Lakeville South, 5 p.m. • Lakeville North at Prior Lake, 5 p.m. • Eagan at Bloomington Kennedy, 5:15 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Eastview, 7 p.m. Thursday, September 15 • Prior Lake at Apple Valley, 5 p.m. • Eastview at Eagan, 7 p.m. • Rosemount at Bloomington Jefferson, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Burnsville, 7 p.m.

Girls Soccer Team

Conferece Overall W L T W L T Eagan 1 0 0 5 0 0 Lakeville North 1 0 0 5 0 0 Eastview 1 0 0 4 0 0 Rosemount 1 0 0 4 1 0 B Jefferson 1 0 0 3 2 0 Lakeville South 0 1 0 4 1 1 Burnsville 0 1 0 4 2 0 Prior Lake 0 1 0 2 2 0 B Kennedy 0 1 0 2 2 1 Apple Valley 0 1 0 2 3 0 Saturday, September 10 • Prior Lake at Chanhassen, 1 p.m. • Henry Sibley at Rosemount, 1 p.m. • Lakeville North at Blake School, 2 p.m. • Chaska at Lakeville South, 5 p.m. • Duluth East at Eastview, 5 p.m. • Hastings at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. Monday, September 12 • Buffalo at Eagan, 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 13 • Bloomington Jefferson at Eastview, 5 p.m. • Apple Valley at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Burnsville at Lakeville South, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. • Eagan at Bloomington Kennedy, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 15 • Rosemount at Bloomington Jefferson, 4:45 p.m. • Eastview at Eagan, 5 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Burnsville, 5 p.m. • Lakeville South at Lakeville North, 5 p.m. • Prior Lake at Apple Valley, 7 p.m.

State semifinal rematch ends in a tie

by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Photo by Rick Orndorf

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Eastview’s Kenyon Phillips, No. 16, catches a touchdown Rosemount’s Nate LeMoine, No. 11, eludes a tackle against against Lakeville North on Sept. 1. Bloomington Kennedy on Sept. 1. by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

This Friday night’s football games feature several long time rivals, although the games have been one-sided in recent years. Burnsville hasn’t beaten Rosemount since 2006, which is the same year Apple Valley last defeated Lakeville North. Eastview has had more success against Lakeville South lately with a 3-2 overall advantage. Eastview’s last win against Lakeville South was in 2008. The teams didn’t play last year. Here’s a glance at Friday night’s games:

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Lakeville South at Eastview Eastview is coming off one of its more disappointing games in recent memory. The Lightning have lost games before, but they haven’t given up more than 40 points since losing to Wayzata at the state tournament in 2005. Lakeville South may not be the cure for what ails the Lightning defense. The Cougars put up nearly 400 yards and 35 points against Eagan in the season opener.

Burnsville at Rosemount Lakeville North at Last week, Burnsville Apple Valley couldn’t quite hold on against Bloomington Jefferson in a 20-18 loss. The Blaze took a 12-0 lead into the third quarter, but a few mistakes doomed the Blaze. They will have their hands full on Friday against last year’s state runner-up – Rosemount. The Irish kicked off the season with a 28-6 win against Bloomington Kennedy. Quarterback Nate LeMoine was the leading rusher with 15 carries for 57 yards and was 9-for-14 passing for 107 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The Irish looked to the air more than usual. Last season, the Irish had just two games

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Eastview’s LeAndre Kennedy, No. 9, tries to break a tackle from Lakeville North.

After netting three wins in the past two seasons, the Eagles were hoping to change course this fall. The Eagles lost to Hopkins 47-9 in the season opener on Sept. 1. It was the team’s largest margin of defeat since October 2009 when they lost 47-0 to Lakeville South. The team will be tested when the Panthers come to town Friday. The Eagles will have a little extra motivation with members of the 1986 state football champion alumni being honored prior to the game. Photo by Rick Orndorf

Andy Rogers is at Rosemount’s Logan Lindberg, No. 24, receives the ball on andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com. Sept. 1 against Bloomington Kennedy.

Blaze volleyball hopes to keep pace with the best by Andy Rogers

side hitter Megan Jacobs and Katie Duff have made a big jumps from last year. “(We have) strong talent with a mix of returning seniors and promising underclassmen,” coach Smokey Vitek said. Their goal is to break into the top half of the South Suburban Conference. That may not seem like a lofty goal, but with four teams ranked in the top 10, the Irish will need to pull off some upsets.

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Burnsville is one of several teams in the south metro that has been in the Minnesota volleyball spotlight in the past decade. But as the past year has proven, it’s tough to stay there. A lot has changed in the 22 months since the Burnsville volleyball team finished third at the Class AAA state tournament. The team’s star player from 2009, Tori Dixon, is currently the second-leading kill leader for the Minnesota Gophers. Last season the girls took a hit going 14-15 overall, losing in the second round of the Section 3AAA tournament to Eastview. It seems like just yesterday for defensive specialist Camille Benson, one of the only two remaining players (Alli Butler is the other) from the state qualifier. “I’ll never forget it,” Benson said. “I’d like to say it was like yesterday, but it was a really long time ago now. I’d like to get there again.” Just getting to the state tournament is like winning the lottery. Section 3AAA is traditionally loaded with top teams such as Apple Valley, Eagan, Lakeville North, and Eastview – all have played in the state final in the past 15 years. “I think if we work hard enough we have the talent to beat one of those really tough opponents,” Benson said. “All the best teams are trying to get a spot. If we find our desire for it, we have a shot.” Several younger players have blossomed in the past year including sophomores Lauren Randall, Kaycie Hagen and Alyssa Muelken. “They’ve improved a lot,” Benson said. “Their confidence is getting much

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It’s impossible to be completely happy after a tie game, but that’s soccer. In a rematch of last year’s Class AA state semifinal game, Lakeville North and Apple Valley came to a 0-0 tie after 90 minutes of play. While it was disappointing for both teams, they both could pull off positives from the experience. In the 2010 Class AA state tournament, Apple Valley won the semifinal game against Lakeville North 2-1 last November and went on to win the state title. The game was as close a match as any team had given the Eagles during their two-season undefeated streak. “We hoped we could come out with a victory after what happened last year,” Lakeville North coach Pete Tyma said. “But (Apple Valley) always reloads. We knew that. They’re always going to be tough. “We had opportunities to win and they had their chances. It would have been fun to win, but at the same time this is Apple Valley.” Lakeville North is the last South Suburban Conference team to defeat Apple Valley, which happened back in 2007. “This was a big game for us,” Lakeville North defensemen Colten Enderson said. “We weren’t completely ready. We’re dissapointed, but we could see them again.” Last year’s Eagles team was dominated by seniors, meaning almost no one is back. Connor Flanagan and Derek Smith, who watched from the sidelines, have now taken on the leadership roles. The team’s 48-game winning streak came to an end on Aug. 29 in a 2-1 loss to Holy Family Catholic. “It was going to happen some day,” Apple Valley head coach Chuck Scanlon said. “We didn’t have the refinement we needed. It takes a while to develop. It doesn’t happen overnight. “There was going to be a time where we had to start over and this is it.” They still plan on winning as many games as possible and going back to state. What the Eagles lack in varsity experience, they make up for in pride and determination. “We’re getting better every day,” Scanlon said. “We’re finding the right combinations and getting a feel for the attack. We’re excited. We just have to have a little more confidence and work together a little more.” Lakeville North hasn’t lost a game yet, but the players know there’s a long way to go before they can confidently feel they can return to state. “I think the guys have the mentality we need,” Tyma said. “We have plenty of time to get this straightened out. We’re just trying to stay healthy and get into a groove. We learned the section tournament is a whole different beast. You use the regular season to get better.”

The Lightning got their first victory of the season on Tuesday beating East Ridge 17-25, 25-10, 25-23, 19-25, 15-10 breaking a two-match losing streak. The team opened the season losing to No. 4 Shakopee and No. 3 Wayzata. “I am always looking to start our season with tough opponents to see what we have to work with on our side and what we have to work on to improve,” coach Becky Egan said. “If we play ‘gimme’ opponents we wouldn’t be able to get a feel for our needs moving into our conference season.” During those three tough matches, Egan discovered her team is athletic and can make adjustments. “We need to simply learn more about the game and be able to create on the fly without it being dictated by the coaching staff,” Egan said. Lindsey Ryan, Miquel Green and Kara Cousins lead a young team. Eastview will join Burnsville in Marshall this weekend for the Southwest Minnesota Challenge. “As long as we go into a match fighting like heck, Rogers is at we’ll be successful this sea- Andy andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com. son,” Egan said.

Burnsville’s Nikki Brolin, No. 15, goes up for the kill while Greta Geist, No. 3, watches out for the block in Tuesday’s game against Chaska. better. It’s really exciting.” is the largest early-season Butler, a five-tool player, volleyball tournament in adds to the team’s optimism Minnesota featuring several of the top 10 ranked teams for 2011. The girls lost their first from Class AA and AAA. game of the season to Chaska on Tuesday 25-22, Rosemount The Irish are off to a 25-22, 25-19. The Blaze held the lead a few times promising 3-0 start after deand they were never far be- feating New Prague 3-2 on hind, but the Hawks always Tuesday. One reason for the strong got to 25 first. start is the Irish have several Chaska isn’t an average nonconference team. The years of combined varsity Hawks have won six state ti- experience. Mikaela Sullivan is back tles, including back-to-back as the starting setter, a posiin 2005 and 2006. The Blaze already de- tion she played in 2009 and feated Totino-Grace 3-2 2010. She was out for most and Visitation 3-0 to open of last season with an injury. the season. Middle blocker Natalie The Blaze will play at Busher and left outside hitthe Southwest Minnesota ter Jaclyn D’Amico both Andy Rogers is at Challenge this weekend in Marshall. The tournament return after playing three andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com. years on varsity. Right out-

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Elementary students in their fire station. In apparent gratitude, the New York firefighters later sent the Apple Valley Fire Department a piece of a girder from the towers; it is framed and is on display at City Hall. Memories of that day are still vivid for Voll, who listened to rescuers and victimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; families, many of whom were still in shock that their spouses went to work in the morning and never came home. Many grappled with how to explain it to their children. Voll described his work as a sounding board, allowing them to vent and supporting them in their despair. Families across America grappled with similar issues. Farmington Mayor Todd Larson remembers his then 6-year-old daughter expressing fear that terrorists would fly planes into more buildings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We told her the truth: We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know,â&#x20AC;? Larson said, adding that their children werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allowed to watch TV as news coverage of the attack was constant. Minnesota Sen. Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville, remembers a surge of emotions as he watched the news reports of the attack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I stayed up until 3 a.m. watching until I could force myself to go to bed,â&#x20AC;? Thompson said. Of all the images during the news coverage, which went on for weeks, he was most affected by witnessing the victimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; families grief and despair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people wailing around the site of the destruction with pictures of relatives, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Have you seen this person? Did you recognize this person?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And, of course, realizing in most cases their search would be fruitless. I found that to be the most horrifying scene that took place See Remembering, 13A

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New York. Rev. Don Voll and his wife, Cory, both ministered to rescuers locally and in New York as part of the American Red Crossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Spiritual Care Aviation Incident Response Team. On the day of the attacks, the Burnsville couple was called to provide spiritual ministry for responders from the 30 different agencies that had set up a command center for the state of Minnesota. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They had big TV screens up, and were communicating with other state agencies. They were tracking to see if anything would be residual in the Minneapolis area,â&#x20AC;? Don said. Similar command posts were set up across the country, said Steve Warfield, media coordinator with the Federal Bureau of Investigationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Minnesota office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what we were dealing with,â&#x20AC;? Warfield said. Eagan police Patrol Sgt. Linda Myhre, then a sergeant with the department, also remembers being shocked by the unprovoked attacks. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until later that she realized her report to the FBI of suspicious activities involving a student at the Pan-Am International Flight Academy in Eagan had something to do with the 9/11 massacre. A relative had told her his concerns about a suspicious e-mail the school had received from a Middle Eastern man seeking information about how to get students into the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a specific one that said he wanted them to learn how to take off, but they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care to learn how to land it,â&#x20AC;? Myhre said, adding they wanted to pay cash for the training. Acting on that tip and other information, the FBI eventually arrested alQaida member Zacarias

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The 22nd annual Rosemount Marching Band Festival and Silent Auction will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at Irish Stadium. The competition will feature 11 bands vying in three classes, along with an exhibition performance by the home squad. Competing in the top class (AAA) from 3:30 to Remembering/from 12A for me,â&#x20AC;? he said. Many of the officials interviewed said they are grateful America has not experienced another massive attack since 9/11, crediting increased communications and stronger emergency networks. Bellows said much of the infrastructure for the stateof-the-art countywide emergency dispatch center was made possible by federal funds released to improve security communications. The county has also received funds for training and equipment after 9/11, including large armored vehicles for the Mutual Aid

4:30 p.m. will be (in order of performance) Marshall, Eden Prairie, Eastview and Irondale. Rosemountâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marching band will take to the field at 4:30 p.m. and play in a nonjudged performance since it is the host team. The band also will play the National Anthem at 12:50 p.m. Class AA will feature Rochester Lourdes, Grand Rapids and River Falls from 2:15 to 3 p.m. Class A

includes Hastings, Anoka, Andover and Winona Cotter from 1 to 2 p.m. Volunteer help is needed in the following areas: concession stand shift from 3:30-6 p.m. and silent auction shifts from 10-11:30 a.m. (setup), 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 3:30-5 p.m. (cleanup). Those who are interested in volunteering can contact Kim Gorman at lastcallaussies@yahoo.com.

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tience with others, and people seemed to have a new reverence for first responders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now it seems like a lot of people have forgotten about the sacrifices made that day. Many of the public safety people responding that day gave their lives,â&#x20AC;? said Eagan Fire Department Chief Mike Scott, who was then a deputy at the Dakota County Jail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so important not to forget the lives that were lost that day,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both the innocent people and all the heroic people that responded by coming in when we see everyone else running away.â&#x20AC;?

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Thisweekend Something strange in the neighborhood Author of haunted-house memoir featured at Rosemount library Annie Wilder says she could tell the house was haunted the very first time she stepped inside. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You felt like somebody was watching you, sort of a prickly feeling in the back of the neck,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was this very heavy, very gloomy energy and it felt like there was somebody right behind you.â&#x20AC;? The bad vibes didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deter Wilder, an historicpreservation enthusiast, from buying the Victorianstyle home built in the late 1800s, and she moved in with her two teenage children in 1994. Wilderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;House of Spirits and Whispers,â&#x20AC;? published in 2005, is her account of the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experiences with paranormal phenomena in the

IN BRIEF Annie Wilder will speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount as part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meet the Authorâ&#x20AC;? series sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council and the library. The event is free and open to the public. Hastings home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first really dramatic proof to me there was a spirit here was, just a week or so after we moved in, I woke up and could hear a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice,â&#x20AC;? Wilder recounted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was this distortion to it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as bad as the Charlie Brown teacher voice, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sound human.â&#x20AC;? The discarnate voice was followed by thunderous, apocalyptic crashing and pounding in the walls â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sounds which her children said they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard when questioned the

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next morning. Since that first clamorous late-night encounter, others in the house have reported hearing whispers, smelling phantom odors such as tobacco and perfume, and having run-ins with spirit entities, including an ominous humanoid being with oily skin and a long black coat Wilder has dubbed Dark Man. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty interesting place to live,â&#x20AC;? she said. Wilder says sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never seriously considered selling the home because of the spirit activity.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are responsible for the energy they project, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty good at projecting a lot of positive energy,â&#x20AC;? said Wilder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like my job now is to be a good caretaker for the house.â&#x20AC;? In fact, Wilder is so at ease with the eldritch elements at the residence that she regularly hosts Haunted Tea Parties there, and has discussed her experiences in several TV and newspaper stories. After publishing her second book in 2009 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spirits Out of Time,â&#x20AC;? a collection of family ghost stories she culled from genealogy books and relativesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; old letters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wilder is now looking forward to publication of her third book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trucker Ghost Stories,â&#x20AC;? slated for release next year. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set to speak at the

Robert Trail Library in Rosemount on Sept. 13 as part of the Meet the Author series; she said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be discussing her writing, her research and, of course,

theater and arts briefs vilions. Admission is free, with a $4 per person suggested doAuthor T. A. Degner, a nation. Information is availretired writer/producer/di- able at www.caponiartpark. rector from Eden Prairie, org/programs/medievalfair. will sign copies of his memoir, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Brave Little Man,â&#x20AC;? at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Barnes & Noble, 14880 Florence Trail, Apple ValTwin Cities Ballet of ley. Minnesota invites students The book details Degn- from all area schools ages 7 erâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trauma-filled years be- and older to audition for its fore his adoption by a Wen- production of Denise Vogtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dell, Minn., farm couple. Nutcracker Ballet. Audition class for ages 7-12 will be from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Ballet Royale Minnesota, Discover what it was like 16233 Kenyon Ave., Suite to live in the Middle Ages 100, Lakeville. during Caponi Art Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dancer ages 13 and older Medieval Fair from 11 a.m. with previous ballet experito 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. ence are invited to audition The Society for Creative during the week of Sept. 12Anachronism will trans- 17 during regular classes at form the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s woods into Ballet Royale Minnesota. a medieval village with auThis yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shows will be thentic pavilions, costumes, Dec. 9-11 at Burnsville Permusic, art, cooking, weap- forming Arts Center. onry and interactive demFor more information, onstrations. New this year visit www.TwinCitiesBallet. is a glass bead making dem- org or www.BalletRoyalonstration at one of the pa- eMN.org.

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