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Apple Valley | Rosemount September 28, 2012 | Volume 33 | Number 31

Hotel on the horizon? Plan could result in a new development in Rosemount

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A hotel and a gas station may soon be coming to the northeast corner of County Road 42 and Highway 3 in Rosemount, but not as fast as the landowner might like. KJ Walk Inc.’s plan for a future Super America gas station and Country Inn & Suites was generally well received during Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting, but changes to the gas station lot design and concerns about traffic

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Fall Home Improvement The city of Rosemount will host a solar workshop for residents and business owners to learn more about the green technology.

opinion Voters need to do homework ECM Publishers and Sun Thisweek offer the first of what will be six editorials about the upcoming election. See Page 4A

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Suspense writer is packing heat Eagan police officer Dan McCarty will discuss his debut novel, “A Soldier Reborn,” at Rosemount’s Robert Trail Library on Oct. 2. Page 8A-9A

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Country Inn & Suites has submitted a drawing depicting what a hotel development near the junction of Highway 3 and County Road 42 might look like. The plan is part of the proposed development by KJ Walk Inc., which includes a Super America gas station and car wash on the east end of the property.

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Grace Lutheran adding education/youth building

by Andrew Miller Sun Thisweek

Grace Lutheran Church didn’t have too many neighbors when it opened its doors in 1964 at the corner of County Road 42 and Pennock Avenue. Other than a new housing development down the street and an airport at Cedar Avenue and 42, it was farm fields and vacant lots in every direction. “That’s all that was here – people thought you’re nuts to be moving here,” Rev. John Matthews, senior pastor at the Apple Valley church. Times have changed. As the area grew over the years – first with Apple Valley’s housing boom in the 1960s and 70s, and the subsequent influx of businesses in the 80s and 90s – the Apple Valley church grew as well, building a new sanctuary in 1979, with an-

other addition coming in 1990. Again the church finds itself in need of more space. The 2,000-member church held groundbreaking ceremonies for a twostory addition– dubbed the “west wing addition” – as part of its Sunday worship services Sept. 23. The new building, which will occupy what is now part of the church’s parking lot, will be home to space designated for youth groups and education programs, according to the Rev. Therese Helker, associate pastor who oversees Children, Youth and Families Ministries at the church. “A lot of new members are young couples with children – we have programs for them, we just don’t have the space,” she See grace, 17A

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Eastview High School Principal Randall Peterson joined up with the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team to make a grand entrance from the air to the varsity boys soccer game on Sept. 25. The Golden Knights delivered the game ball and the principal from over 10,000 feet above Lightning Stadium. The eye-popping pregame event was intended to honor active military members and veterans the Eastview community, according to the event’s organizers. More photos are at SunThisweek.com.

Land of 10,000 ghosts Galaxie Library hosts ‘Minnesota Road Guide to Haunted Locations’ author Chad Lewis Sun Thisweek

Apple Valley’s football team is rising fast with an undefeated record and dramatic overtime win. See Page 10A

Late changes to the gas station lot design aimed to address staff concerns about it. Those changes included removing one access, adding additional screening for the neighborhood to the north and accommodating a 25foot Dakota County Road 42 right of way that could be needed for the County Road 42 going to six lanes by 2030. Commission chairman

With new addition, Principal joins Army in the air church looks to future

by Andrew Miller

Eagle football on the rise

counts will mean the review will continue to the Oct. 23 meeting. Company owner Warren Israelson sought preliminary plat approval regarding the gas station portion of the plan so building could ensue as fast as possible for a potential spring opening, but he realized that might not be possible. “If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work,” Israelson said of the potential fiverow pump station and car wash.

Chad Lewis has the inside scoop on things that go bump in the night. The Minneapolis-based paranormal researcher has probed reports of otherworldly goings-on at sites throughout the state, and he’s compiled his findings into the book “The Minnesota Guide to Haunted Locations,” which he coauthored with Terry Fisk. There are the elevator doors that open and close on their own at St. Paul’s Landmark Center. There’s the ghost of a suicide victim that haunts the Washington Street Bridge in Minneapolis. And in Duluth there’s the spirit of a recently deceased bar patron who still inhabits the saloon, looking for one last drink. Lewis will be sharing his scariest findings on Satur-

day, Sept. 29, at the Galaxie Library in Apple Valley. The 11 a.m. presentation, titled “Minnesota’s Most Haunted Locations,” will include ghost lore from Apple Valley and throughout the region. And, yes, Apple Valley has had its share of paranormal reports and rumors, according to Lewis. One of the more prominent local ghost stories, he said, involves the spirit of a small boy who haunts Scott Park at Galaxie Avenue and 140th Street, a park whose amenities include a sledding hill and an archery range. “The details are sketchy,” Lewis said. “The legend is a kid died there – he was sledding and he was shot by an arrow – and he now haunts the park. But there’s no specific date and no specific time given with the story.” “I hope someone from Apple Valley will have some

more details on that,” he added. As to the truth of the ghost tales he presents, Lewis leaves it to his readers, and his audiences, to decide. “I try to sort fact from fiction, and I show people the evidence I’ve collected,” said Lewis, whose investigations also include UFOs, crop circles, Chupacabras and a host of other strange phenomena. “I want people to decide for themselves.” Admission is free to Lewis’ Galaxie Library presentation on Saturday but registration is required. Guests can register www. co.dakota.mn.us/library under “Programs.” More about Lewis is at www.chadlewisresearch. com. Andrew Miller can be reached at andrew.miller@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Chad Lewis is a paranormal researcher whose investigations have taken him across the globe – pursuing ghosts in the castles of Ireland, chasing Chupacabras in Puerto Rico, and searching for the elusive monster of Loch Ness. He’ll be presenting his Minnesota-centered findings at the Galaxie Library on Saturday.

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Sam Anderson, a graduate of Apple Valley High School and CEO of Bay & Bay Transfer in Rosemount, won the AIM Pro Walleye Fishing Tournament on Lake of the Woods in August.

Winning one for his dad CEO of Rosemount company first in fishing tournament Tad Johnson Sun Thisweek

Sam Anderson won this one for his dad. The CEO of Bay & Bay Transportation in Rosemount and son of longtime tournament fisherman David B. Anderson caught nearly 100 pounds of fish during the final leg of the AIM Pro Walleye Series on Lake of the Woods to place first. It was a bittersweet win for Sam Anderson, whose dad died unexpectedly in December 2009. “Fishing tournaments have been a little tough since my dad passed away,” Anderson said. “Both days of the tournament I thought of him a lot. He was in the boat with me and gave me a lot of energy on day two to really work hard and stay focused on winning. Sometimes, you can get distracted or second guess things. He was there like an angel on my shoulder the whole time encouraging me to push forward.” Sam Anderson, an Apple Valley High School graduate, has not only taken over the reins of his

father’s company, which he did in 2005, but also followed in his father’s fishing footsteps. David Anderson, who had lived in Apple Valley from 1982-2007 before moving to Inver Grove Heights, has been described as a walleye fishing tournament legend, having competed since the early 1980s and won many tournaments and awards. For winning the Aug. 16-18 tournament in Baudette, Minn., Sam won a $35,000 fishing boat. Sam, who was fishing in only his second tournament since his father died, won by nearly 16 pounds, registering 14 fish that totaled 98.82 pounds – an average of over 7 pounds per fish. Anderson was the leader entering the final day of the tournament – it was shortened from three days to two due to extreme winds on Thursday, Aug. 16 – leading by nearly 14 pounds after catching seven fish that weighed 57.75 pounds, including a number of fish over 28 inches. He easily See fishing, 12A


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