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Nov. 16, 2018 • Volume 39 • Number 37

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‘We cannot thank you enough’ Apple Valley honors veterans and their families at high school assembly by Patty Dexter SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Apple Valley High School ninth-grader Joanna Santiago said Veterans Day is personally important to her. Her older sister served in the U.S. Navy from 2008 to 2016. When her sister came home, Santiago asked her why she had joined the Navy. Her sister’s reply was that not only was it a good job opportunity, but it was also because she loved her country and family within it. Santiago was one of two student speakers during Apple Valley High School’s annual Veterans Day Assembly on Nov. 9. She thanked veterans for their service and said she can understand what it felt like to have a family member leave home but she could not “fathom the pain that many families feel when that empty spot becomes permanent.” “Remember that Veterans Day is also a day to celebrate and recognize families who have supported a loved one during their service,” she said. “We cannot thank you enough, veterans, for what you have done for this country. You are many things in the eyes of the people – inspirations, role models, heroes. You are

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Voter turnout key for DFL Craig, local candidates ride wave of volunteer support by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

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Students in Apple Valley High School’s unified physical education class hold and display a flag that was flown aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, at the AVHS Veterans Day Assembly on Nov. 9. the people many can only dream of becoming.” Students and community members heard other remarks from AVHS freshman Cirine Benahsaine and the keynote speaker, Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Greg Haase. The event also included the posting and retiring of the colors by Apple Valley American Legion Post 1776 members; performances from the AVHS Valley Select Chorale and

the AVHS Wind Ensemble, the playing of “Taps” and a moment of silence. Benahsaine described how one of AVHS’ educators was drawn to military service. She said social studies teacher Dennis Draughn’s grandmother was below ground in a subway train on Sept. 11, 2001, when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. He decided to join the Minnesota National Guard because of this.

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“Our veterans are drawn into service for different reasons,” she said. “It’s so honorable to know that the brave veterans didn’t just fight for their families, but also fought for people they would never meet,” she said. Haase’s military career began in the 1980s and he has been involved with major military events from the Cold War to the Iraq War. He’s also participated in relief efforts such as

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helping after Hurricane Katrina. Haase is a decorated command pilot with over 5,300 flight hours, and most recently served as special assistant to the director of the Air National Guard in Washington, D.C., AVHS Principal Michael Bolsoni said. Haase noted that this year marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I in 1918. He said those who See Veterans,19A

Dakota County voters cast almost as many ballots in the 2018 midterm election as they did in the presidential election of 2016. That turnout is one of the reasons that 2nd District Democratic candidate Angie Craig won in her race and that three local DFLers won to oust three incumbent Republican Minnesota House members. A total of 205,892 Dakota County voters cast ballots in the 2nd District race, 18,854 shy of the total that voted in the 2nd District in the 2016 presidential election. Only 151,314 Dakota County voters cast ballots in the last midterm 2nd District race when former U.S. Rep. John Kline soundly defeated former state Rep. Mike Obermueller 56.04 to 38.87 percent. Third-party candidate Paula Overby had 5.01 percent. Dakota County voters gave Craig a 22,146 vote and 10.76 percent margin over incumbent U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis, R-Woodbury, which helped her win by 18,598 votes or 5.5 percent. Craig earned 7,228 more See Voters, 7A


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