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Police experience what it’s like to have dementia Apple Valley Police Department going through Virtual Dementia Tour

by Patty Dexter SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

When Sgt. Jason Weishaar heard he would be going through dementia-related training at the Apple Valley Police Department, he thought there would be some role playing.

What he experienced on Tuesday ended up being drastically different.

Weishaar is one of roughly 60 Apple Valley police personnel who are going through the Virtual Dementia Tour during sessions Feb. 5, 6 and Feb. 13, to give them a taste of what people suffering from dementia experience.

He said going through the tour was not merely role-playing, it was a total deprivation of senses.

“It was difficult because they preyed on all the senses,” he said.

“They didn’t just take your hearing away – it was partial hearing, partial vision.”

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en different tasks to complete in seven-minutes. The process allows them the chance to experience the physical and mental challenges of people facing dementia, according to Second Wind Dreams.

Over 2 million people in 20 countries have gone through the tour. The tour has been used for training in nursing homes, hospitals, businesses, law enforcement and other emergency personnel and the community at large. Anyone who has direct contact with people with dementia benefit by going through it, said Valerie Skarphol, a certified Virtual Dementia Tour trainer in Minnesota.

“It puts you in the shoes of someone living with this disease,” she said.

The tools that Second Wind Dreams uses to alter someone’s senses include patented glasses, headphones, specialized gloves and shoe inserts, Skarphol said.

Skarphol said the tour is important because over 5.7 million Americans are living with dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and is without a cure. According to Second Wind Dreams, someone in the world is diagnosed with dementia every three seconds.

Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia cost the United States $227 billion in 2018 and this is estimated to reach $1.1 trillion by 2050.

The Virtual Dementia Tour is a program aiming to build “a greater understanding of dementia through the use of patented sensory tools and instruction,” according to a news release. The tour was developed in 2001 by P.K. Beville, an award-winning geriatric specialist and founder of the nonprofit Second Wind Dreams, as part of her post-graduate work.

During the tour, certified trainers guide participants Police training Orchard Path Senior Comthrough the process and fit them with components that alter their munity is sponsoring the Virtual senses. The participants are giv- Dementia Tour with the Apple Valley Police Department. Or-

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Valerie Skarphol, a certified Virtual Dementia Tour trainer, leads Apple Valley Police Sgt. Jason Weishaar to the room where he will go through the tour on Feb. 5. chard Path has been working with the department and city officials in an effort to help create a culture in Apple Valley of being dementia friendly and the Virtual Dementia Tour is one piece of this, said Deniz Stanton, regional sales and market-

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The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board recently got a first look at preliminary budgeting assumptions for the next few years.

They indicate more budget adjustments may be necessary in future years even if the Legislature increases education funding for districts.

On Jan. 28, Director of Finance and Operations Mark Stotts outlined an initial proposal for assumptions related to enrollment, the district’s unassigned fund balance, revenue and expenses. He said the preliminary assumptions have already been presented to the budget advisory committee and the superintendent’s cabinet.

Stotts gave financial projections based on four different scenarios for the level of an increase in general education funding from the state for the next biennium. The projections estimated what the district’s finances could be if the district got a 1 percent, 2 percent, 3 percent or a 4 percent increase in general education funding in 2019-20 and 2020-21 and a 1 percent increase in See Budgeting, 5A

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Apple Valley students returning to state One Act Festival School seeks starred rating for third time in five years

by Patty Dexter Sun Thisweek Dakota County Tribune Apple Valley High School is returning to the Minnesota State High School League One Act Festival for the third time in five years.

The high school was named the Section 1AA One Act Play champion Jan. 31 at the section finals held at Lakeville South High School for its production of “The Burn” by Philip Dawkins, the school announced.

“I am so incredibly thrilled to be named section champion with my fellow cast and crew members. I am so lucky to be able to share the stage with them and now we get to share this award and joy together as well,” said Maya Ricard, one of the cast members. “I am beyond honored to be able to represent Apple Valley at the state one act festival as we continue our season.”

AVHS students will bring the play to life again during a performance for the festival at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium in St. Paul. Apple Valley is making its 12th trip to the state festival.

“One-act does not involve direct competition.

Judges rate the plays according to specific criteria, including pace, blocking, costuming and

projection of the play’s meaning. Each production is limited to 10 minutes of stage preparation and 35 minutes of actual performance. The judges consult after each production and then openly critique each in front of the cast, crew and audience,” a district news release said.

“A starred rating is the highest award given to a one-act play. More than one school can receive a starred-performance rating at the state festival.”

More recently, Apple Valley High School received starred performance ratings for “Eurydice” in 2015 and “Silent Sky” in 2018. It’s gotten nine total starred ratings in its previous 11 appearances at the state festival, the district said.

“The Burn” delves into “what happens to a teacher and his students when a classroom conflict becomes an online witchhunt.”

Cast member Taylor Gibson said that to get ready for her role of Tara in the play, she had to revisit the full version of the script multiple times to understand the character.

It took her about a week before the conference festival to understand her character’s motivations and emotions.

“One Act is something that I encourage everyone be involved in who is in-

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Apple Valley High School is returning to the Minnesota State High School League One Act Festival for the third time in five years. Pictured in the back are Maya Ricard, Daniel Koeller, Ashley Koeller, Hermann Edward Kauls, Alexander Turnquist, Jacob Hartman, Brandon Halverson, Alek Thomas, Taylor Gibson, Amanda Jackson; middle: Erin Sole; Cassandra Main, Braden Kowalski, Emma Barnum; front (laying down): Gabriel Peña. terested in theater. I had very little experience in acting and theater before, but I learned so much by being involved and giving it a try,” she said.

Ricard said characterization and creating a character arc in the show has been the most challenging thing. She portrays Shauna in the show.

“I would like to say thank you to my directors, castmates, and crew

members for just being so hardworking and fun while pushing me to be the best that I can be. I would also like to thank my family and friends for supporting me throughout the season and being so kind and wonderful,” she said.

“I’d also like to add that the biggest thing I have learned from this show is that you are always going to be all right

if you stay true to yourself. I think that lesson is one that more people really could benefit from.”

The play is directed

by Josh Campbell and Sophie Peyton. Roger Skophammer and Bryan Kuzma are the technical directors.

Cast members are Gabriel Peña, Taylor Gibson, Maya Ricard, Amanda Jackson and Daniel Koeller. The stage

manager is Emma Barnum and members of the crew are Alexander Turnquist, Braden Kowalski, Sofia Perez, Brandon Halverson, Hermann Edward Kauls, Erin Sole, Jacob Hartman, Cassandra Main, Ashley Koeller, Alek Thomas and Dillon Kuzma.

Patty Dexter can be reached at patty.dexter@ecm-inc. com.

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Students creating designs for Minnesota Zoo exhibit

by Patty Dexter SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The moose exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo is in need of some updates and the zoo is seeking outside help for the best way to redesign it.

Third- through eighthgrade students in Minnesota and Wisconsin schools are being given a chance to assist the zoo with its project through the ZOOMS! STEM Design Challenge presented by Flint Hills Resources.

“We have students solve real engineering problems at the zoo. These are problems we face on a daily basis,” said Kristi Berg, STEM specialist at the zoo.

Berg said the program is in fifth year and is open to elementary age and middle school students. The program is being piloted with two high schools this year and the zoo plans to expand it to 12th grade next year.

Woodland, Westview, Deerwood, Echo Park, Oak Ridge, Cedar Park, Parkview and Glacier Hills elementary schools in the Rosemount-Apple ValleyEagan School District, and Eastview and Lakeview elementary schools from Lakeville Area Schools are among the roughly 30 schools participating this year.

According to Berg, the zoo is focusing on the moose exhibit this year because the exhibit has been minimally updated since the zoo opened in 1978.

The space has now become outdated for the six moose that live there and the zoo wants to make the exhibit more interactive.

“We want it to be one of our top exhibits that draws visitors and highlights the research being done in Minnesota,” Berg said.

The planning for the moose exhibit is still in the brainstorming phase, but

designers hope to divide the exhibit in half to allow for more than one moose to be seen by visitors at a time, the zoo’s website states. Berg said presently, only one moose at a time can be released from the holding area into the overall exhibit space.

Berg said there are two components of the challenge that teachers and their classrooms can participate in – enrichment and exhibit design. The enrichment is something for an animal which encourages their natural behavior in the exhibit.

The process starts in late September during a teacher workshop the zoo hosts for teachers interested in having their students participate in the design challenge. This school year, teachers heard from a moose researcher, met a moose handler and got a behind-the-scenes look at the moose. The zoo also trains teachers to incorporate the challenge into their curriculum.

“Everything we do is standards aligned,” Berg said.

Berg said schools have until mid-February to submit their projects and teachers can implement it any time they want after the workshop.

The projects that are submitted are narrowed down to 40 that are chosen to participate in the ZOOMS! STEM Design Challenge exhibition at the zoo in March. At least one group from every participating school is able to attend.

During the exhibition, two judges who are zoo staff members listen to student presentations. Awards are given out for first, second and third place along with team effort and conservation. The enrichment and exhibit challenge winners get a backstage look with a moose and can pitch

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their ideas to the moose keeper, Berg said.

“We can never promise anything because there’s a high requirement for animal welfare and safety. It has to be very carefully considered money-wise and safety-wise,” she said of choosing when to use students’ ideas.

Molly Andersen, a teacher for the gifted and talented and Young Scholars programs at Westview Elementary School in Apple Valley, is guiding fourth-grade gifted and talented students through the challenge this year. She and past students have participated for a few years, she said. This year they’re doing the enrichment part of the challenge.

“It’s good to get the STEM challenge with them and teach them the engineering, design process.

We’re not a magnet school so it’s a good way to bring that into our classrooms,” she said. “They get to work in groups and teamwork is really good. It’s challenging.”

On Feb. 4, many of her fourth-grade students were in the process of putting the finishing touches on their prototypes and presentation boards and giving their product a name.

Seraphina Garcia said her group came up with a star that would hold moose treats and hang from a tree.

The star would rotate to make it more challenging for the moose to get the food.

Seraphina said one of

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Westview Elementary fourth-graders Annie Rasmussen and Chesney Demars work on their moose enrichment project for the ZOOMS! STEM Design Challenge on Feb. 4. the issues with the zoo’s moose is that they are often bored and spend a lot of time laying down.

“We’re hoping with the star it can help boost their activity so they won’t be laying down the majority of the time,” she said.

Xander Wetzel and his group came up with a design they named the “WFD” (Willow Tree Feeder Drone). Xander said the design involves a drone on a zipline that would carry a bucket with food or water in it. The

bucket would drop the food or water into a feeder which would dispense it through a pipeline into a tree. The moose would walk up a bridge and onto a pressure plate. Once the moose presses the pressure See Zoo, 8A

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Opinion 360 Communities: Help in the moment; hope for the future

by Jeff Mortensen SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The strain of the recent federal government shutdown highlighted a critical truth that faces most Americans: many people are only a paycheck away from financial hardship and instability. This is a reality that 360 Communities sees daily.

We exist to help people in their moment of crisis and provide hope for the future.

360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives. That is our mission. With three effective program areas and community partnerships, we build trusting relationships, break cycles of violence, and produce measurable success. We work holistically to ensure people have a solid foundation on which to build a successful future.

In recent years, 360 Communities made critical investments and careful plans to bolster our ability to serve Dakota County. 2019 promises to be an exciting year of change and progress for the organization, particularly with our family resource centers and food shelves.

In January, we completed the move of our Burnsville Family Resource Center, Food Shelf, and administration offices to a new suite in the same building at 501 E. Highway 13 in Burnsville. Suite 112 is

Guest Columnist Jeff Mortensen a larger space that includes an attached warehouse and a larger food shelf to accommodate our healthy choice approach to serving families. In partnership with our landlord, we accomplished this move without incurring additional rental cost.

In late spring, the city of Rosemount will break ground on an expansion project for the Rosemount Family Resource Center. The project will take seven to nine months to complete. The expansion will increase our capacity to serve people by tripling the size of the resource center, creating a larger food shelf space, and adding needed office space. We are grateful for the local and state leaders, including state Sen. Gregory Clausen, DFL-Apple Valley, for making this project a reality. Thank you to The Well in Rosemount for generously offering to host our resource center and food shelf during construction so that we can continue to serve our neighbors in need.

360 Communities is intentional about

anticipating community needs, garnering appropriate resources, and leveraging volunteer and community strengths. We do all of this in partnership with people like you who share our vision of hope for the future.

We have many opportunities to get involved in the upcoming months.

• Minnesota FoodShare’s March Campaign is the largest annual food drive in the state and the best time to invest in healthy food support for families.

Every donation of money or food made to 360 Communities food shelves during March will qualify us for matching grant money from Minnesota Food Share. Our goal is to raise $100,000 and 100,000 pounds of food during the month. This drive will help us bolster our food shelves in time for the high demand summer months when children are out of school and families do not have access to free or reduced-priced lunches. Run a food or fund drive for 360 Communities. You can find food drive resources on our website 360Communities.org.

• The 34th Annual Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Luncheon is March 8. Safia Khan of the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women will be our guest speaker. Join elected officials, law enforcement, advocates, and concerned

community members as we discuss the state of violence prevention and intervention in Minnesota and how we can all play a part in curbing domestic and sexual violence. For more details and to register for the event, visit 360Communities.org. We are also looking for nominations for the Community Caring Award.

Past honorees have demonstrated a deep commitment to ending domestic and sexual violence and supporting survivors in Dakota County. A nomination form is available on our website.

• Support the Rosemount Family Resource Center Expansion Project. Please consider contributing to our $100,000 fundraising goal that will help us furnish and support the operation of the expanded Rosemount Family Resource Center.

You can donate by visiting 360Communities.org.

With your support, we can provide immediate help to people in need and create greater hope for a bright future.

Jeff Mortensen is president and CEO of 360 Communities, a Dakota County nonprofit that delivers safety and stability that improves lives. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Why marijuana should not be legalized To the editor: Let us learn from Colorado’s mistake. After legalizing marijuana adult use is up 67 percent. Construction teams are significantly short men to fill jobs because they prefer to get high at lunch and are not hired for lack of a commitment to not use during work days. College use up at least 18 percent;

youth use up 5 percent and high school dropouts up. Studies show 17 percent of those who start using in adolescence become addicted leading to increased crime rates and dire for the nation. Traffic deaths increased by 151 percent leading to almost 100 more deaths a year.

There is medical proof of the dangers and need for a Food and Drug Administration label before we take this step of no return. The USA To-

day newspaper published these facts on Jan. 9, 2019. The National Academies of Sciences found significant health risks with using cannabis and cannabinoids. The health effects are especially disturbing for people prone to mental illness and those with mental illness at a time when our nation is seeing significant horrible crimes and homelessness by this group of people.

The report found sub-

stantial evidence of an association between use of cannabis and the development of schizophrenia or other psychoses, increased symptoms of mania in individuals with bipolar disorders, depressive disorders, increased incidence of suicidal ideation, attempts and completions. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorders are two of the most devastating neurobiological disorders and the ones most associated with

homelessness and incarceration. Both are major problems in our big cities today. The risks are not limited to mental impairments alone. The reviewers found substantial evidence of association between cannabis smoking and worse respiratory symptoms of chronic bronchitis, increased motor vehicle accidents and deaths. Social costs rise nearly $5 per $1 tax revenue.

TERRY W. BRANHAM Lakeville

Changing the world To the editor: In December, nine students from the School of Environmental Studies who have a passion for doing something about climate change traveled to Poland to attend an event known as COP 24 or the See Letters, 5A

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5A since there are many unknown variables like how much of an increase the Legislature will approve for general education funding. Stotts said those projections will affect when the School Board may decide to go out for a referendum.

“We’re going to have to make some kind of assumptions when making that decision,” he said.

He added later that while the district isn’t growing as fast as initially projected by demographer Hazel Reinhardt, in a few years the district may be in a position where more space and discussion of a possible bond referendum is needed.

Stotts said administrators will soon begin developing the 2019-20 budget. The budget advisory committee recommended using an assumption that there would be a 2 percent increase in general education funding during the current biennium. The School Board members agreed that Stotts and his staff should use that as an assumption.

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The district believes 1 and 2 percent are conservative estimates, 3 percent is optimistic and 4 percent is “really optimistic,” Stotts said. In December the School Board approved a set of three 2019 legislative priorities, one of which included a request for lawmakers to increase basic education funding by 4 percent per year.

The budget advisory committee decided to take a conservative approach with the assumptions, noting that the economy is stronger now and there may be an increase in the next two years but that may change as the economy goes in cycles, according to Stotts.

Stotts said there are many unknown factors affecting school finance and budgeting, and districts are often trying to hit a moving target with things like enrollment.

“It’s really complicated,” he said.

All of the projections assumed that the goal would be to

maintain the unassigned fund balance at 5 percent of expenses and that enrollment was expected to increase from 28,551 students in 2019-20 to 29,944 students in 2023-24. Other revenue sources are expected to remain constant at the current legislative authority and the referendum authority at the level authorized in the 2013 election would be adjusted for inflation.

Under expenses, all of the projections assumed that to keep class sizes at their current levels instructional staffing would increase by 10.23 fulltime equivalents, 20.65 FTE, 12.82 FTE, 14.38 FTE and 10.89 FTE in between 2019-20 and 2023-24. There will be salary and benefits assumptions set by the School Board as contracts are negotiated.

Non-salary and non-benefits costs are estimated to increase by 2 percent over the five years.

Utility and transportation costs are expected to follow “historical growth rates.” A budget reduction of $7 million is planned for the 2019-20 school year, according to the presentation.

Funding increase scenarios In all of the funding increase scenarios, the district would be able meet its goal of maintaining the fund balance reserve at 5 percent of expenses from 201920 to 2022-23, but not 2023-24.

Stotts said if the district got a 1 percent increase in general education funding, about $28 million in budget reductions would be needed between 201920 and 2022-23. The fund balance reserve would drop from 6.59 percent in 2019-20 to 2.63 percent in 2023-24.

“Keep this in mind, not a number that you are looking for is ever going to come to fruition. We will never hit these numbers exactly,” Stotts said, adding that the numbers show a trend.

A 2 percent increase in general education funding would mean that about $24 million in budget reductions could be necessary between 2019-20 and 2022-23. Under this scenario, the fund balance reserve would decrease from 7.07 percent in

Letters

The story “Variety of housing plans coming to UMore” in the Jan. 10 edition should have stated that Newland Communities is currently under contract with the University of Minnesota to develop a parcel of land in Rosemount. The land has not been purchased.

In June the Board of Regents approved the execution of the purchase agreement. The buyer has up to two years to close. As of this week, Newland has not closed.

School of Environmental Studies student who attended the 24th Conference of Parties in Poland were Lily Trainer, Madi Lavan, Carly Zielinski, Abby Helke, Isabel Gustafson, Kira Buck, Jozie Burns, Mikayla Samlaska and McKenna Krey.

24th Conference of Parties.

This is the second time that Poland has hosted the conference and this year it took place in Katowice, an old city built around a massive coal industry, which was the foundation of Poland’s economy. This location brought on a lot of views surrounding fossil fuels and how they are affecting the warming climate, which is currently expected to increase 4 degrees in the next decade.

The reasons why each student went on this trip varied from curiosity, to headway for a future career, to wanting to take direct action in the solutions being made.

Patty Dexter can be reached at patty.dexter@ecm-inc.com.

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2019-20 to 2.87 percent in 202324.

About $9 million in cuts could be needed in 2021-22 and $13 million in reductions in 2022-23 could be needed if the district received a 3 percent increase in general education funding. This scenario projected the fund balance to decrease from 7.56 percent in 2019-20 to 2.91 percent in 2023-24.

“This is really consistent with the message we’ve been giving people when we’ve made our presentations, that even if we get 3 percent that’s good.

That’s not going to solve the problem. We’re still going to have to make reductions,” he said.

A 4 percent increase in general education funding would mean $17 million in reductions would be needed in 202324. The fund balance would go down from 8.04 percent in 2019-20 to 2.39 percent in 202324, according to Stotts.

Board Member Sachin Isaacs asked how much weight the board should put into projections going out to 2021,

SES had two primary reasons to attend as a group; to bring back what we’ve learned to help and change our community, and to draw attention to the youth aspect of climate negotiations.

So much happened in the two weeks that it was hard to truly absorb.

When you are young, your sight is limited by society, and often leaves you with an incomplete view. However, at COP we were able to expand our views for the first time, and it revealed something we couldn’t expect. At the conference, we saw many issues that are impacted by global climate change including women’s rights, gender equality, habitat endangerment and genetic modification. We

unfortunately saw why we are still facing these issues, with negotiation breaking down and people who are in need not being heard. We also saw positive signs including farmers from all around the world coming together and making a change in local and global communities, indigenous people standing for their beliefs on the main floor, and leaders who were willing to lend an ear to people like us.

We experienced the world trying to solve an issue bigger than all of us.

MIKAYLA SAMLASKA School of Environmental Studies student

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Obituaries

George T. Weierke George T. Weierke, age 92 of Farmington, MN passed away peacefully on January 31, 2019.

George was born in Rosemount, MN on December 3, 1926 to parens Paul and Emily (Kirchner) Weierke. George served his country during the Korean War. He worked for Dakota Electric for over 40 years. George had many KREELHV KXQWLQJ DQG ÂżVKLQJ ZHUH his favorites.

He was preceded in death by siblings Raymond, Paul, Laurence, Frank, Clarence, Oran, Clyde, Florence, Cora and Frances. George is survived by his wife of 68 years Shirley; and siblings Gladys (Chuck) Johnson and Jackie (Bill) Erickson, and many nieces and nephews.

A private Interment will be held at a later date.

Michelle D. Lynch Lynch, Michelle D. (nee: Kenney), age 54 of Lakeville passed away peacefully on February 2, 2019, after a short and courageous battle with cancer.

At the time of her death Michelle was surrounded by family and friends. She was born on June 3, 1964, the daughter of Paulyne Davio and Martin Kenney.

Michelle graduated from John Burroughs High School in Burbank, California. Michelle obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from U.C.L.A., and her Law Degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, CA, where she met her beloved husband Scott Lynch. Michelle and Scott were married on September 12, 1992 at Saint Finbar Catholic Church in Burbank, CA. 0LFKHOOH ZDV D 3DUWQHU DW WKH ODZ ¿UP RI .QXWVRQ )O\nn & Deans, P.A. in Mendota Heights where she specialized in providing legal representation to school districts.

Michelle also served on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Holy Angels. Michelle’s most important role was being a devoted wife to Scott and a loving mother to Collin and Troy.

In her spare time, she enjoyed spending time and entertaining her family and friends at their lake home on Bay Lake. Michelle was a humble and faithful servant and a devoted parishioner at All Saints Catholic Church in Lakeville.

She is survived by her husband Scott Lynch; her sons Collin and Troy; her mother Paulyne Davio and step-father Domenic Vennari; her father Martin Kenney; her brother Kevin Kenney of Edwards, CO, her sister Kendra Kenney of Burbank, CA; her mother-in-law Beverly Lynch of Cedar Rapids, IA; her sister-in-laws Linda Stigers of Allentown, PA, Jeannie (Clark) Cogley of Des Moines, IA, and Lori Kaplan of Sussex, WI; and her nieces and nephews Bret, Julie, Jennifer, Kim, Karie, Steven (Gabby), Clayton, Jason, Kristi, Karla, Stephanie.

She was preceded in death by her father-in-law Willard Lynch, sister-in-law Dixie Baughman and step-father Frank Davio.

The Mass of the Christian Burial will be held on Friday, February 8, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Visitation will begin on Thursday, February 7, 2019 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at White Funeral Home, 20134 Kenwood Tr., Lakeville (952-469-2723), and also one hour prior to Mass at church. Memorials preferred to the family to be used for scholarships for students at All Saints Catholic School and Academy of Holy Angels.

Condolences: www.whitefuneralhomes.com White Funeral Home Lakeville 952-469-2723

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Seniors Apple Valley The Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the following activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

For information, call 952953-2345 or go to www. cityofapplevalley.org.

Monday, Feb. 11 – Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.;

Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m.; Spite & Malice, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 12 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Speaker – World War II Women Code Breakers, Part 2, 10 a.m.; Pool and Cribbage, noon; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 13 –

Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; Yoga – Intermediate, 9:45 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Yoga – Beginner, 11 a.m.; Pool, noon; Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Dominoes, 1 p.m.; ES Committee, 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 14 – Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Tai Chi – Advanced, 9:30 a.m.; Tap, 10 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Tai Chi – Beginner, 10:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Duplicate Bridge,

12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; 500 and Hardanger, 1 p.m.; Color & Chat, 1 p.m.; Social Seniors, 4 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 15 – Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Women’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Discover Group, 10 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Defensive Driving, noon; Men’s Bowling at Apple Place Bowl, noon; Members Bingo, 12:30 p.m.

Richard “Dick� J. Ames Richard “Dick� J. Ames, born May 4, 1929, passed away on January 30, 2019, leaving an enduring impact that will echo for generations through his family, business, and community. As founder of Ames Construction, Dick was a driving force to a multitude of successful construction projects in the commercial, energy, transportation, mining, rail and water and wastewater industry sectors.

Dick was born and raised in Farmington, Minnesota, the eldest of eight children born to Chester and Ruby (Reisinger) Ames. He and his siblings worked the family farm, where they learned the value of hard work, honesty, and a commitment to “family first� that would carry through a lifetime.

Dick loved sports and excelled as a competitive athlete, playing football, basketball and track in high school. With an ambition to become a coach, Dick sought a teaching degree—the prerequisite for coaching—and enrolled at Mankato State Teachers College after his high school graduation. However, Dick left school the following year to farm with his grandfather in Taopi, Minnesota. At the age of 22, Dick was married with two sons and his father encouraged him to find stable work outside of the family farm. Starting as a day laborer for a local highway construction company, Dick dedicated himself to the company and quickly advanced to become the owner’s right-hand man.

In 1962, Dick founded Ames Construction, and he considered his thirteen-year-old son Larry—who lent an extra pair of hands after school and on weekends—to be his first employee. Within months, Dick’s brother, Butch, became a partner in the business, and over the next several years, their brothers John, Tom and Ron, along with their nephew Mark Brennan, joined the company. Together they built Ames Construction into one of the premiere heavy civil and industrial general contracting companies in the nation. A proud and dedicated industry advocate, Dick received many industry honors over the years, including the AGC of Minnesota Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.

Dick married twice and had five children. It was with his second wife, Georgeanne “Lollie� Ames, whom he married in 1968, that he pursued an interest in Arabian horses, founding their Cedar Ridge Farms, in Jordan, Minnesota, in the early 1970s. They have been prolific breeders, principally of Arabian English Pleasure and halter horses, and have shown extensively in most divisions, with Dick excelling at amateur driving. In the late 1970s, he was one of the founders of the Minnesota Medallion Futurity, and later, as he enjoyed competing in reining, he became one of three founders of the Arabian Reining Futurity. A former recipient of the APHA Amateur Showman of the Year, Dick is also a nominee for the 2018 APHA Show Ring Accomplishments. Along with his wife, Lollie, Dick is being recognized as a 2018 leading breeder in the Arabian industry.

In the late 1980s, Dick renewed a relationship with raising and showing championship Percheron draft horses—a tradition deeply rooted in the Ames family history. Today the Ames Percheron Farm is located adjacent to Cedar Ridge Farms. As symbols of strength, a strong work ethic and teamwork, the Ames Percherons have served as official ambassadors of Ames Construction since 1993, appearing at countless community events. The stately 4-, 6-, and 8-horse hitch teams deliver award-winning performances in competitions and exhibitions throughout the United States and Canada.

Perhaps the only thing that overshadowed Dick’s big personality was his big heart. Dick and the company have given monetary support, countless hours of volunteer time, and pro bono construction work to worthwhile causes in the communities in which it works. In addition to “giving back� through the company, Dick’s genuine desire to lend a helping hand led him to invest in local businesses, schools and churches, donating his time and attention to help his community thrive. He brought a world-class draft horse competition to the Scott County Fair in his hometown of Jordan, which rivals some of the best national competitions. He led the revival of the charm and nostalgia of the OK Corral restaurant, which was renamed the Jordan Supper Club. He joined others to bring a locally based business back from the brink of failure, saving countless jobs in the community. Thanks to the loyalty and dedication of its employees who were determined to make it succeed, that company is now a thriving business.

Dick valued loyalty and was dedicated to his faith, family, friends—and football. Perhaps imagining himself as the coach he once aspired to be, he was one of the University of Minnesota’s biggest cheerleaders and faithful supporters of the Golden Gophers football team. Dick became the first Director’s Award recipient, presented by the University’s Athletics Department to honor a lifetime of support for Gopher Athletics.

Dick was as comfortable in the boardroom as he was on his Green Isle crop farm, where he loved working the land, watching things grow, and maintaining a friendly rivalry with his brother, Butch, to see which of them would bring in the bigger crop each year.

Dick stayed physically active until he was hospitalized in early January for a backache and remained sharp as a tack until the day before he passed away from pneumonia. “I’ve lived a fairytale life,� he observed just a few days before. “I’ve surrounded myself with remarkable people and lived a very full life. In fact, I can’t even believe this isn’t a dream.�

For all of his accomplishments, Dick was known for simply being Dick—larger than life, well-meaning, fearless in saying what he believed, and supporting causes he cared about with a legendary reputation for his generosity. Dick had a quick smile, infectious laugh, and always extended a warm handshake to everyone he met. We celebrate Dick Ames—an unforgettable character who lived every day of his life to the fullest.

Preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Ruby, and his son Bruce, Dick is survived by his wife, Lollie; brothers Butch, Tom, John and Ron; sisters Audrey, Peggy and Mary; sons Larry and Alan; daughters Marilyn and Lara; stepsons Dave and Richard Thomas and stepdaughter Toni Walsh; 15 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to: Mayo Clinic Pulmonary Research, Attn: Department of Development, 200 1st St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, specify “in honor of Dick Ames.�

Visitation: Thursday, February 7, 2019, 3-8 p.m., Mount Olivet Church, 5025 Knox Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55419. Service: Friday, February 8, 2019, 10 a.m. Visitation, 11 a.m. Service, Mount Olivet Church, 5025 Knox Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55419.

Celebration of Life following the service, join us at the University of Minnesota Athlete’s Village, Bierman Field Athletic Building, 516 15th Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Interment: Private burial will be at the Farmington Cemetery.

Arizona Celebration of Life: A Celebration of Life to honor Dick will also be held on February 12 at the Midwest Training Centre, 9707 E Cactus Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260, starting at 4 p.m.

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Religion Burnsville church gets new name, logo The Illumination Church Board in Burnsville voted unanimously to rename the church “Mercy Road Church.”

The name change was announced to the congregation on Jan. 27.

“For the past two years, there has been some confusion concerning our church name and we have been mistaken for other factions that are not Bible-based congregations. We wanted our name to truly reflect what we do and to be transparent to both Christians looking for a church home as well as skeptics who may be interested in starting a dialogue,” said the Rev. Mike Lotzer.

“Over the past year, the board, staff and Pastor Mike Lotzer started considering renaming the church to communicate more clearly to those on the outside the kind of church community we are on the inside,” added board president Chuck Wilson. “After thorough discussions, a congregational town hall meeting, distribution of surveys both inside and outside the congregation, and a six-week season of prayer, the board voted to change the name to Mercy Road Church.”

Input on name ideas was sought through the surveys with 100 different names submitted.

The board and staff then focused on overlapping suggestions and narrowed down the list into “leading ideas” with “Mercy Road Church” the victor.

The word “mercy” points people to the forgiving love of God poured out in Christ through the cross. The word “road” reminds us that we are on a journey of faith and nobody fully arrives this side of eternity.

Lotzer, an Apple Valley resident, previously served on active duty in Iraq as an Army chaplain. After military service, he served as a pastor at both Faith Covenant Church and Hosanna Church. Two years ago, Lotzer accepted a call to serve as the lead pastor of this intimate and growing congregation in Burnsville.

The Rev. Bill Bohline, founder of Hosanna

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Church in Lakeville and a close friend and mentor to Lotzer, was the guest preacher at Mercy Road Church when the new name was announced.

“I’ve known Mike since he was a young man.

He knows God’s word well and he teaches with a wisdom beyond his years.

He speaks to you with candor, openness and humor, too,” Bohline said.

“I love this new church name – Mercy Road. This business of being a Christian is not static … it’s dynamic, moving, growing … just like the journey you are all on together with the leader of your flock, Mike. He loves this church family and you are blessed to have him as a leader,” Bohline added.

Mercy Road Church is located at 12156 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. For more information, visit www.mercyroadmn.com or call 952-210-0750.

Lutheran choir and hymn festival in Lakeville Several area Lutheran choral singers and musicians will perform at the Lutheran Choir and Hymn Festival 7-8 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 17, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lakeville.

Guest conductor is Mark Potvin, choir director and instructor of music at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.

Besides St. John’s Lutheran, participating churches include Christiania Lutheran in Lakeville, Christus Victor Lutheran in Apple Valley, Farmington Lutheran in Farmington, and Lord of Life Lutheran in Lakeville.

The choirs will lead hymn singing and perform choral pieces under Potvin’s direction.

The event is free and open to the public. St. John’s Lutheran Church is at 20165 Heath Ave. in Lakeville. Call 952-4694916 for more information.

Grace Lutheran Church will serve free community meals on Mondays, Feb. 11 and 25.

Dining hall doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner is served from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

These meals are for senior citizens, single-parent families, families in transition and all others in the surrounding community seeking a healthy meal in a relaxed atmosphere. Although the meals are free, donations are accepted.

For more information, call the church at 952-432-7273. Grace Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42 in Apple Valley.

Men’s community breakfast in Apple Valley Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will hold a men’s community breakfast 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, featuring stories of emergency preparedness.

The speaker will be Brian Olson, who has inside knowledge on the chaos of responding to federally declared emergencies: hurricanes, earthquakes and terrorism. Olson sees God at work through his experience working with national and international agencies for emergency preparedness.

The community breakfast costs $5 and is open to all area men. For more information and to register, visit sotv.org/events or call 952-432-6351. The church is located at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley.

Luther College Nordic Choir to perform The Luther College Nordic Choir will perform Feb. 9-10 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley.

Performances will take place at the 5 p.m. worship service Saturday, Feb. 9, along with the 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. worship services Sunday, Feb. 10. The choir also will perform a 7:30 p.m. concert on Saturday.

The program includes “Praise the Name of the

Lord” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, “Pater Noster”

by Jacob Handl, Psalm 50 by F. Melius Christiansen, as well as hymn arrangements, spirituals and the traditional Nordic Choir closing piece, “O Lord God” by Pavel Chesnokov.

Performances during worship services are free; tickets for the Feb. 9 concert are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are available online at

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challenge allows teachers to incorporate what they’re doing for STEM training and fits the zoo’s mission of connecting with the broader public.

“We want to support what teachers are doing in their classroom that includes kids getting ready for careers with real STEM skills,” she said.

plate, the contents would be dropped into small pools.

“We combined all of our ideas,” he said of where the group’s inspiration came from.

Andersen said her students have not only learned about the design and engineering process, they have picked up problem solving Patty Dexter can be reached Photo submitted and research skills. at patty.dexter@ecm-inc.

This year’s ZOOMS! STEM Design Challenge is Berg said the design com. focusing on the moose exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo.

Kids ’n Kinship is a nonprofit organization making mentoring matches for over 45 years in Dakota County. Individual, couple and family mentors are needed to provide mentoring friendships to youth ages 5-16 in need of a positive role model.

Scheduling and activities are flexible and training and support are provided.

More than 20 youth are waiting to be matched

with a mentor. Kids ’n Kinship also seeks youth that could benefit from mentoring on an ongoing basis.

The next mentor information session is 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. RSVP to: volunteer@kidsnkinship. org. Visit www.kidsnkinship.org for more information.

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Education Four District 196 elementary magnet schools earn national recognition Four elementary magnet schools in District 196 have been selected for recognition by Magnet Schools of America.

Cedar Park Elementary STEM School, Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies and Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science are three of 106 magnet schools in the nation selected to receive a 2019 School of Excellence Award. In addition, Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology was named a 2019 School of Distinction.

Magnet Schools of America advocates for high-quality instructional programs that promote choice, equity, diversity and academic excellence for all students. The awards recognize magnet schools that show a commitment to high academic

standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation/diversity efforts, specialized teaching staffs, and parent and community involvement.

To be considered for an award, schools must submit an application that is scored by a panel of educators based on their demonstrated ability to raise student academic achievement, promote racial and socioeconomic diversity, provide integrated curriculum and instruction, and create strong family and community partnerships that enhance the school’s magnet theme.

Cedar Park, Diamond Path and Glacier Hills have received these awards in previous years. This is the first time for Echo Park, which converted to a magnet school in 2016 along with Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences.

In addition to the five elementary magnet schools, District 196 offers Valley Middle School of STEM for students in grades six to eight. The district’s K-12 STEM pathway of

schools includes Cedar Park, Echo Park, Valley Middle and Apple Valley High School.

Enrollment at District 196 magnet schools is open to all students in District 196, as well as students who open enroll from another district, through an enrollment application and lottery process held each January. Transportation is provided for district students who are selected for enrollment in a magnet school. For more information, go to www.

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SES to host annual Environmental College and Career Fair The School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley will host its annual Environmental College and Career Fair 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12.

A total of 35 colleges and organizations have confirmed their participation in this year’s fair.

This event is an arena style “fair” in which colleges provide information about their institutions and offer college/career guidance to students.

There is no preregistration and the event is open to the public.

The School of Environmental Studies is located at 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Road. For more information, contact Nathan Nelson at nathan.nelson@district196. org.

Three area thirdgrade classes qualify for first round of Final Four Reading Contest

people throughout Minnesota.

Read to the Final Four is an effort designed to engage youth and leave a lasting, positive impact in the 2019 NCAA Final Four host region. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four will be held in Minneapolis in April.

After several months of feverish reading, these three third-grade classes have qualified for the first round – the “Round of 68.” They are among 68 of 275 participating schools across Minnesota that qualified based on their respective number of minutes read to date.

Each week a new bracket will be announced with the final four schools attending Fan Fest at the Final Four, where the ultimate reading champion will be announced.

For more information, visit http://bit. ly/2DRaKMc.

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University of Wisconsin-River Falls, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Colleen DesLauriersKnop, Kayla Koplitz, Sophia Leong, Jerica Nelson, Corinne Roe, Jake Woodruff.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Katie Bak, Lauren Bernard, Rachel Bernard, Sam Brill, Anne Dillon, Shelby Flesher, Hallie Gallmeier, Nicole Lewandowski, India Smith, Fernando Souza, Rylee Stewart.

The College of St. Scholastica, fall graduates, from Apple Valley – Katie Cook, M.S., teaching; Brianna Talamantes, B.A., social work.

Minnesota State University Moorhead, fall dean’s list, from Apple Valley – Michael Betsinger, Matthew Kotlan, Ethan Pichardo, Kali Shaw, Alexis Taylor.

Three area classes of third-graders – Gideon Pond Elementary (Burnsville), Rahn Elementary (Eagan), and Lake Marion Elementary (Lakeville) – have qualified for the first round of Read College News Bethel University, St. to the Final Four, a yearlong, statewide reading Paul, fall dean’s list, from To submit college news initiative to promote and Apple Valley – Jessica De- items, email: reporter. inspire reading for young Covich, Michael Delich, thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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Education Eagan seeks starred rating at state one-act festival Eagan High School will perform “She Kills Monsters�

11:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at the state One-Act Play Festival at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium in St. Paul. Eagan is making its 21st appearance at the state festival, the most of any school in the state.

Eagan won the Section 3AA competition with its performance of the play by Qui Nguyen. It is a tale of friendship, loss and acceptance centered on Agnes, a young woman grieving the death of her sister, who Agnes discovers was a passionate Dungeons and Dragons player.

The play is directed by Nancy Owzarek and Jackson Cobb is the technical director.

Members of the cast are Isabelle Hopewell, Mara Currens, Neha Nayak, Graham Scott,

Kai Wilson, Audrey Schwartz, Matt Anderson, Joey Galles, Evelyn Gore, Tessa Krog, Fiona Gray, Lillith Allan and Steve Xiaaj. The stage manager is Mary Dratz and members of the crew are Ava Lundquist, Jorge Mogollon, Addie Stern, Ella Janky and Tori Westenberg.

One-act does not involve direct competition. Judges rate the plays according to specific criteria, including pace, blocking, costuming and projection of the play’s meaning. Each production is limited to 10 minutes of stage preparation and 35 minutes of actual performance. The judges consult after each production and then openly critique each in front of the cast, crew and audience.

A starred rating is the highest award given to a one-act play. More than one school can receive a starred-performance rating at the state festival. Eagan has earned 18 starred-per-

formance ratings in its previous nearly $3 million through a 20 appearances. federal YouthConnect grant from the U.S. departments of education and labor. The grant AVHS wins national supported the establishment STEM Excellence of the E3 STEM program, focusing on exploration, educaAward tion and employment. Through Apple Valley High School partnerships with businesses received the 2019 STEM Exceland colleges, the program has lence Award in the high school expanded students’ opportunicategory at the national Future ties for hands-on learning and of Education Technology Conexposure to career pathways ference in Orlando Jan. 30. The in STEM-related fields. Stuaward recognizes schools for dents are able to earn college their innovative approaches to credits in some of their courseimplementing science, technolwork and experience real-world ogy, engineering and math edulearning through internships cation. with business partners like “This is tremendous recogSFM Mutual, Thomson Renition for our school and our uters and Uponor. program,� said teacher Jim The grant also funded creLynch, who oversees Apple ation of Apple Valley’s fabricaValley’s E3 STEM program. “It tion lab, or “fab lab,� which has affirms the work we are doing equipment and machines that and the opportunities we are give students the ability to deproviding students to explore sign and make almost anything STEM learning and career posthey can imagine. sibilities.� “The fab lab has played a In 2014, District 196 received

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The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Board has chosen School move the word to reinterim from Mary Kreger’s title as interim superinten dent.

T h e board voted unanimously to authorize a School Mary Board sub- Kreger committee to negotiate a permanent contract with during a special Kreger Monday. School meeting Board Chair Jackie Magnuson announced the decision during the board’s regular meeting that followed.

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The fab lab and the school’s commitment to providing opportunities for all students were main factors in the judges’ decision to select Apple Valley for the STEM Excellence Award. “What E3 STEM helped me and other students achieve is incredible,� said Apple Valley senior Serena Abraham. “The combination of guidance and opportunities to explore different career fields has made me a more well-rounded student overall. With the support system in place, I can make the transition from high school to college and beyond with confidence.�

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Living in the moment The Rosemount residents, RMS students making memories

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Rosemount Middle School eighth-grader Jamie Bennett said he feels like a grandkid when he goes to The Rosemount as part of the school’s Leadership Group’s regular visits to the senior living facility.

That’s an important feeling for him to have since none of his grandparents live nearby, which is true for some of the other students and vice versa for some of The Rosemount’s residents who don’t get to see their grandchildren that often.

“It feels great,” said Jamie, who admits he was nervous since it was his first visit to a memory care facility.

“It’s great to see their faces when they see us,” he said. “They are really nice.

None of them are mean.”

For the past three years, Leadership Group students have been making many walks across the street to The Rosemount where they have spent time with memory care residents.

“It’s a buzz when our kids show up,” said Jacki Regalado, Leadership Group adviser. “They want us there as much as we want to be there.”

Regalado said for the memory care residents they have a fun time playing cards or games with the students or talking to them about whatever’s on their mind.

For the students, Regalado said the benefits are the same, but even more.

“They are learning some life skills, communication skills and building their own confidence,” Regalado said.

Jamie said being in the presence of older adults is important.

The program has been so successful that the number of students participating has grown from eight in the first year to about 50 this year.

“We have lots of kids who want to do it,” Regalado said.

Eighth-grader Allison Etheridge said she would encourage any seventhgrader to participate in the program because they will learn so much.

“I’m always excited,” Allison said. “I’m happy. We really want to be there.”

Participating in the program has cleared up some misconceptions about aging, according to Allison.

“I thought they would not have as much personal-

ity because of the memory loss, but when you really get to know them they really do,” Allison said.

Both of the students agreed that the residents really loved to have fun and joke.

Allison said it was fun to listen to one of the residents sing along to a song from the 1950s, proving that not all of their memories are gone.

One of the central efforts of RMS is “building community.” That can be within the school or out in the community.

The middle school’s connection to The Rosemount has proven to be a symbiotic relationship as many of the eighth-graders fill the role of extended family grandchildren and the students adopt a new grandparent.

Regalado said they are learning the value of giving back to others, and “what it means to put someone else in front of themselves.”

Two girls who were part of the program have returned to The Rosemount to offer manicures to residents. Regalado said other students have volunteered on their own to be Bingo callers or just visit when they can.

nothing to fear.

Regalado said she’s seen some students who are very shy in school really open up and have well-engaged conversations with the residents.

As part of the orientation, the students get to see one of the care suites and learn about The Rosemount’s services and how it operates.

Regalado said another positive outcome of the

sessions is the chance for students to unwind and unplug from technology.

“When they come back, they have story after story talking about their conversations or what they did,” Regalado said. “They have so much fun.

“I feel really blessed that we get to go over there.”

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“One week you might have a great time with one resident, but the next time they might not know who you are,” Regalado said.

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“I saw the process she went through and I saw the isolation that developed with it and the misunderstanding that’s out there,” she said. “I can only hope to make people more aware.”

Discussions for doing the tour began in May 2018 and the process took time because the department had to get the tour approved as quali-

fied training through the Minnesota Police Officer Standards and Training Board, said Capt. Nick Francis. Those going through the training include sworn officers, community services officers and support staff.

Francis said the Virtual Dementia Tour is the first opportunity the department has had to train all of its officers at once on this topic.

“A lot of previous training revolved around the care of the elderly, on elder abuse or finan-

cial exploitation,” he said.

“This is more of a widereaching training that will apply to all of our officers and how we respond to calls in Apple Valley.”

Weishaar said after going through the tour, his biggest takeaway was learning how to be patient. He found it difficult or slow-going during the tour to complete some of the tasks because his senses were altered.

The tour was eyeopening, he said.

“People can still do things but you need to be

a lot more patient and understanding,” Weishaar said.

Stanton said Orchard Path is looking to plan other activities to help the community be more dementia-friendly but those details haven’t been worked out.

For more information about the Virtual Dementia Tour or Second Wind Dreams, visit www.secondwind.org.

News Briefs Rep. Robert Bierman to host regular ‘Community Coffee Hour’

State Rep. Robert Bierman, DFL-Apple Valley, will hold regular open house meetings in Apple Valley to listen to concerns, answer questions and deliver updates from the Capitol with constituents during the 2019 legislative session.

For February, the Community Coffee Hours are scheduled 9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Feb. 9 and 23, at Dunn Brothers Coffee, 15265 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley.

All constituents are invited to attend and bring quesPatty Dexter can be tions and comments. Bierman can be reached by phone reached at patty.dexter@ at 651-296-5506 or by email at rep.robert.bierman@ ecm-inc.com. house.mn.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby meets Feb. 9 Citizens’ Climate Lobby of Dakota County will meet 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. The recently proposed congressional bill for Carbon Fee and Dividend, a marketbased, socially responsible climate solution, will be discussed.

CCL is a grassroots, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on creating political will to address climate change at the local and national level. For more information, contact Deborah Nelson at deevee@charter.net, or visit https://citizensclimatelobby.org.

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Sports EV girls Nordic going to state for 6th straight year Burnsville’s Berg is boys section pursuit champion

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Eastview’s girls team will go to the state Nordic skiing meet for the sixth consecutive year after winning the Section 1 championship Tuesday in Bloomington.

The Lightning placed four skiers in the top 15 in the pursuit competition at Hyland Recreation Area to win the team championship by eight points over Winona, which had two top-five individuals but no one else higher than 20th. Eastview and Winona advance to the state meet Thursday, Feb. 14, at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.

Burnsville senior Matthew Berg won the Section 1 boys pursuit championship and Prior Lake and Winona took the top two spots in the team competition. Eagan’s boys team finished third, six points out of a place in the state meet.

Eastview juniors Gabby Kraemer and Josie Roberts were sixth and seventh in the pursuit competition. Kraemer jumped three spots in the 5-kilometer freestyle race – the second stage of the pursuit competition – and finished in 39 minutes, 13 seconds. Roberts’ time was 39:17.

Seniors Anna Schumann (12th, 40:21) and Kira Gunawan (15th, 41:12) also placed in the top 15 for the Lightning. Junior Claire Nack (21st), senior Annika Challgren (41st) and sophomore Kate Helou completed Eastview’s section roster.

Eastview’s best finish in its previous five trips to the state meet was sixth in 2015. The Lightning’s Margie Freed, now skiing for the University of Vermont, won the state pursuit championship the following year.

Six individuals who were not on one of the qualifying teams also advanced to the state girls meet. That group includes Lakeville South junior Brianne Brewster, who was third in the pursuit race in 38:46. Also advancing was Rosemount junior

Regan Hansen, ninth overall in 39:40.

Winona’s Anni Skillcorn was Section 1 girls pursuit champion in 36:39.

Rosemount, Lakeville South and Burnsville were fifth through seventh in the girls team standings. Lakeville North and ISD 196 (Apple Valley, Eagan and Rosemount) were ninth and 10th.

Burnsville’s Berg posted the fastest time in each leg of the boys pursuit race to win in 30:10, almost half a minute ahead of the runner-up. Berg returns to the state meet aiming to improve on his 59th-place finish in 2018.

Eagan junior Joshua Wherman finished ninth in the section meet in 32:18 to advance to state. Wildcats junior Brian Dilla was 11th in 32:53 and also advanced. George Grunklee, who competes for the combined ISD 196 team that includes Apple Valley, Eastview and Rosemount high schools, will advance to state after placing 10th in pursuit in 32:37.

ISD 196 was fifth in the boys

team competition. Lakeville North was seventh, Lakeville South was eighth and Burnsville placed ninth. Farmington, which entered one skier in the Section 1 boys meet, was the 10th-place team.

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Eagan sophomore Camden Palmquist, who finished second in the 2018 state meet, did not ski in the Section 6 race.

Divine, the defending state girls individual champion, was medalist in the Section 6 meet in 48.19, six-tenths of a second ahead of Lakeville North sophomore Peyton Servais. Lakeville South senior Lauren Geary was third in 49.23 after holding the lead following the first run. Another senior from South, Lauren Nida, finished fifth in 49.60.

The top two teams in the boys and girls meets qualify for the state meet Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Giants Ridge. Also advancing are the top 10 individuals who aren’t on one of the qualifying teams. All skiers advancing to state, whether individually or as a member of a team, are eligible to compete for individual championships.

Complete results from Tuesday’s Section 6 Alpine skiing meet at Buck Hill weren’t available at presstime, but Edina’s Adam Berghult and Eden Prairie’s Becca Divine were individual champions.

Berghult, a ninth-grader, had a two-run time of 46.73 seconds, winning by more than one second over his brother Carl, whose combined time was 48.12.

Top-10 finishers for the boys also included Lakeville South junior Kyle Wentworth, third in 48.51; Eagan senior Izak Hofstad, fifth in 49.12; Lakeville South junior John Olson, sixth in 49.67; Lakeville South soph- Mike Shaughnessy can be omore William Nida, eighth reached at mike.shaughnessy@ in 50.47; Eastview sophomore ecm-inc.com.

Ryan Whalen, ninth in 50.94; and Lakeville South sophomore Joe Olson, 10th in 50.99.

Eagles change on the fly, top 4th-ranked Farmington AV girls win with shorthanded roster

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Last Friday it was left to a shorthanded Apple Valley team to try to keep Farmington from running away with the South Suburban Conference.

With several players injured and little time to cobble together a game plan, the Eagles somehow managed to slow down the state’s fourth-ranked Class 4A girls basketball team, winning 43-39 on their home court.

Apple Valley coach Bryan Doughty said the Eagles were without five of the 18 players in their varsity/junior varsity group. That included two of their top five scorers, guards Anna Mutch and Kalena Myers, plus guard Kiree Murray, one of the varsity’s rotation players.

With all those players missing, Apple Valley had to reverse course from the up-tempo pace it usually favors to a much more deliberate style.

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Apple Valley’s Madison Reed (21) guards Farmington’s Molly Mogensen during the Eagles’ 43-39 victory last Friday. where we would lull them to sleep almost and get the easy baskets,” said forward Mykel Parham, who scored 14 points. “We ran our plays, our motion, over and over again.

We don’t like to do that very much but we did it this game and it worked.

I think that will help us in the future, in playoff games when we need to change the tempo.”

The loss was the first in conference play for Farmington (18-2 overall, 11-1 SSC), which still holds a two-game lead over Apple Valley in the league.

A snowstorm, followed by extreme cold weather, kept local teams out of school Monday through Wednesday of last week.

That meant Apple Valley had one practice to implement its revised game plan before playing Farmington.

“We could only come in (Thursday) afternoon,” coach Bryan Doughty said. “It’s a tribute to the kids for totally executing the game plan. It was an amazing job, just amazing.

“We were very shorthanded, but sometimes that just brings out the best in you. I give so much credit to these kids.”

Farmington was up by as many as 10 points in the first half before Apple Valley narrowed the Tigers’ lead to 21-19 at halftime.

The Eagles led most of the second half but had to withstand a Tigers run in the final two minutes before securing the victory.

Several Farmington players, including starting guard Molly Mogensen and starting forward Sophie Hart, had foul trouble. Mogensen had 12 points and Hart 10 for the Tigers, but the foul problems proved to be not only a nuisance for the Tigers, but a benefit for Ea-

gles such as Parham, her team’s top low-post player.

Parham, a Creighton University commit, describes herself as a passfirst player. “I love to get my teammates open shots,” she said. Last Friday the Eagles needed Parham to take more shots, especially after Hart, who was assigned to guard her, took some fouls.

“The last time we played them (a 53-46 Farmington victory Dec. 18) my post-ups weren’t that strong,” Parham said.

“They blocked my shots.

This time I took it upon myself to post up strong and finish high at the basket. And I felt I could trust my teammates. If I’m going to take the shot, they’ll crash the boards.”

Apple Valley guards Megan Baer and Chyna Young had 14 and 12 points.

The Eagles, who reached the Class 4A, Section 3 championship game last year before losing to eventual state champion Eastview, needed a highprofile victory, Doughty said. Their 15-5 record included losses to top-10 teams Farmington, St. Michael-Albertville and Eastview.

“We’ve been waiting all

year to break through,” Doughty said. “We’ve been on the tails of the teams ahead of us.”

Farmington, which is still in a strong position to win its first South Suburban girls basketball title, returned to the court Tuesday at home against Prior Lake. The Tigers will play at Rosemount at 7 p.m.

Thursday.

Apple Valley’s shorthanded roster figured to be tested this week with three games in four days.

The Eagles defeated Eagan 48-38 on Tuesday as Baer scored 15 points.

Mutch had six points in her return to the lineup.

Apple Valley played host to Lakeville South on Wednesday in a game that was moved back a week because of bad weather.

The Eagles play at Eastview at 7 p.m. Friday.

None of the Eagles players who are out are expected to miss the entire season, and some could be back in the lineup soon. “I hope so,” Doughty said.

“It’s been a long time. We need some bodies.”

Mike Shaughnessy can be reached at mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com.

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On top of the world Riptide’s Regan Smith leads rankings in 200-meter backstroke

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

For several years now, Regan Smith has been regarded as one of the world’s top swimmers in her age group. But it’s probably time to remove the “in her age group” qualifier.

Smith, who turns 17 on Saturday, is ranked first in the world – for all age groups – in the women’s 200-meter long-course backstroke after another stunning performance at a TYR Pro Series meet last month in Knoxville, Tennessee. She won the 100 and 200 backstroke races, finished second in the 200 butterfly and was in the top six in two other events.

Last year she won a USA Swimming national championship in the 200 backstroke, won a bronze medal at the Pan-Pacific Championships and qualified for the 2019 FINA World Championships. A berth in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo is looking more realistic by the day.

That seems like a lot to process for Smith, who’s in the middle of her junior year at Lakeville North High School. But she says she considers the pool a refuge.

“A math test will freak me out 10 times more than a swimming meet,” she said with a laugh. “I’ve always been that way.

Whenever I feel pressure, it seems like it’s always for

school, making sure I’m keeping up. I missed a few days of school to go to the meet in Tennessee, and I got a little nervous about that.

“When I’m at the pool, whether it’s to train or for a meet, I’m just focused on doing my best, and everything seems so calm.”

Although it’s early in the 2018-19 season, Smith’s victory in the 200 backstroke at the TYR Pro Series gave her a No. 1 world senior division ranking for the first time.

Her time of 2 minutes, 7.53 seconds in that race is within about 1 second of her lifetime best of 2:06.43 set at last year’s nationals, where she tied Kathleen Baker for first place.

“Going into the Tennessee meet, I’m not sure anybody was in the real midseason swim meet mode, but I wanted to post some good times,” Smith said. “I was confident I would, but I think I exceeded my expectations.”

Smith is ranked second in the world in the 100 backstroke for the 201819 season, which started Sept. 1, and is ranked No. 1 in that event since Jan. 1. She earned U.S. Olympic Trials cut times in both backstroke races as well as the 100 and 200 butterfly races and 200 freestyle.

She took up swimming at age 7 and it wasn’t long before Smith was identified as a prodigy. She has been zooming up national

and international rankings ever since. She did high school swimming for one year, finishing second in two races at the state Class AA meet as a seventhgrader, before concentrating on training with the Riptide Swim Team in Apple Valley.

She has competed in Europe and Asia. In 2014, Smith swam in the U.S. Olympic Trials, reaching the finals in one event. She burst onto the international scene in 2017 when she qualified for the World Championships in Hungary at age 15, becoming the youngest U.S. female swimmer in 10 years to do so. Smith placed eighth in the 200 backstroke at that meet.

“That really helped her,” said Mike Parratto, co-director of the Riptide Swim Team and Smith’s coach. “To go to the world championships, swim in the finals in one event, and be around the best swimmers in the world – not just the best from her own country – that’s all part of her gaining experience. It was a big step.”

The following year, Smith won her first senior division national title and first international medal.

She also broke Junior World records in the 100 and 200 backstrokes.

What was responsible for the quantum leap in 2017 and 2018? Mechanics, mental preparation, physical maturity?

Photo courtesy of Paul Smith

Regan Smith, a Lakeville North High School junior who trains with the Riptide Swim Team in Apple Valley, won a national championship in the 200-meter backstroke last year and has a strong chance to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.

“Really, it was all of those,” Smith said. “Your technique is never going to be perfect. You can always make some improvement there. But I’ve been doing a lot of strength training, several times a week along with the pool workouts, and that really seemed to help.”

In meets, even when swimming against people with international and Olympic experience, Smith said she doesn’t feel a lot of pressure. Her mental approach is unique; she said she doesn’t like to set specific time goals because she finds them “limiting.”

She prefers to concentrate on giving whatever she has that day and see where that puts her on the scoreboard.

Parratto sets the train-

ing program. “I’ll come out of the pool after a race and say, ‘Wow, that was a pretty fast time,’ and (Parratto) will be like, ‘Yeah, that’s what we’ve been training you to swim,’” Smith said.

“She’s not that focused on times or outcomes, and that’s a very good thing,” said Parratto, who also coached 12-time Olympic medalist Jenny Thompson. “There are times in every sport when athletes don’t like practice, but I think Regan understands the process. And if the process goes well, she understands that will lead to faster times.”

Smith’s sister Brenna is a former Lakeville North High School swimmer.

They’re a swimming family now, but that wasn’t al-

ways the case.

Paul and Bonnie Smith didn’t have much of a background in swimming, the story goes, and sent their children to swimming lessons because they thought they should at least be introduced to the sport. Regan, the youngest of the family’s four children, tagged along with Brenna to swimming lessons one day and the rest, as they say, is history.

“That’s definitely true,” Regan said. “I think my parents hated swimming lessons when they took them. But once my sister and I became interested in swimming, they did everything they could to help us. They learned as much about it as they could.

They know more about it than I do, probably.”

SSC teams seeded 1st in two girls hockey sections Semifinal rounds will be Saturday

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The South Suburban Conference has sent two teams to the state girls hockey tournament since the league started in the 2010-11 school year. That streak is favored to continue in 2019 as SSC teams are No. 1 seeds in two Class AA sections.

Numbers are in the South Suburban’s favor in Section 3AA, where the conference has five of the eight teams and five of the top six seeds. Eagan, which finished third in the 2018 state tournament, is the top seed in Section 3AA after winning the South Suburban Conference championship. In Section 1AA, SSC teams Farmington and Lakeville North are the top two seeds.

Although Eagan drew the No. 1 seed in Section 3AA, the Wildcats are not expecting a waltz through the playoffs. If Eagan (19-6) defeats eighthseeded Hastings in the first round Wednesday night, its next opponent would be fourthseeded Apple Valley (10-10-5) or fifth-seeded Eastview (9-13-2) in the semifinals. Apple Valley was 1-1 against Eagan in the regular season. Eastview lost two games to Eagan by a combined three goal.

In the other half of the Section 3AA bracket, No. 2 seed Burnsville (18-7) faced seventhseeded Park of Cottage Grove in Wednesday’s quarterfinals.

The Blaze had a 9-1 regularseason record against section opponents and split two games against Eagan.

Rosemount (11-13) received the sixth seed and played at third-seeded East Ridge (15-8-1)

on Wednesday, with the winner facing Burnsville or Park in the semifinals on Saturday.

Section 3AA semifinal games will be played at the home rinks of the higher-seeded teams. The championship game is 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Veterans Memorial Community Center in Inver Grove Heights.

Eagan’s trip to the state tournament last year broke a fiveyear absence. Eastview had a three-year run of Section 3AA championships from 2015 to 2017. Burnsville’s last trip to state was 2014 and Rosemount’s only state appearance was in 2011. Apple Valley is seeking its first section championship since 2003.

Farmington, Lakeville North and Lakeville South have been passing the Section 1AA championship back and forth since 2008. In that time, Lakeville South has won the section five

times, Lakeville North four times and Farmington twice.

Farmington earned the No. 1 seed in the section despite having the third-best record of the eight teams. The Tigers are 1211-2 overall but 5-0 against Section 1AA teams, including two victories over Lakeville North, two over Lakeville South and one over Northfield.

The Tigers faced ninth-seeded Rochester John Marshall in the quarterfinals Wednesday at Schmitz-Maki Arena. A victory would keep Farmington at home to play fourth-seeded Northfield (16-9) or fifth-seeded Lakeville South (7-17-1) at 7 p.m. Saturday.

No. 2-seeded Lakeville North (15-9-1) played host to seventhseeded Rochester Century in the quarterfinal round Wednesday.

A North victory would have the Panthers playing at home Saturday night against third-seeded

Dodge County or sixth-seeded Owatonna.

The Section 1AA championship game is 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at Steele County Four Seasons Centre in Owatonna.

Lakeville South is defending section champion.

Section champions will advance to the state Class AA tournament Feb. 21-23 at Xcel Energy Center. Consolationround games will be played at the TRIA Rink in downtown St. Paul.

The highest state tournament finishes by South Suburban Conference teams since 2010 are two third places by Lakeville North and Eagan’s third place last year.

Mike Shaughnessy can be reached at mike.shaughnessy@ ecm-inc.com.

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Legals

Business Buzz Area Realtors earn awards The St. Paul Area Association of Realtors held its annual Winter Social on Jan. 9 at the St. Paul Hotel.

Over 225 Realtors, guests and staff attended to honor outgoing president Man Huynh of Edina Realty-St. Paul, and to install new 2019 association president Patti Jo Fitzpatrick of Edina Realty-Roseville. The association has 7,000 members with over 2,000 from the southern suburbs.

At the event Lynn M. Leegard, senior vice president and general counsel at Shamrock Development Inc. of Coon Rapids, was awarded the 2018 William Tschohl and James Stanton Distinguished Service Award.

The award was presented to Leegard by Patrick Ruble, president-elect of SPAAR and of Coldwell Banker Burnet-Coon Rapids, who was honored with the award last year.

The award was established to honor a Realtor member who has provided outstanding contributions and service to the real estate industry. The recipient goes above and beyond and has a proven record of service.

Leegard is a longtime member of the association and she has served at the local, state and national levels. Her many roles at SPAAR have included educator and member of the merger team. She serves as an Realtors Political Action Committee trustee and is in the RPAC Hall of Fame.

The award was named for Bill Tschohl, an Apple Valley resident and retired Realtor, who previously received the Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors version of the award in 2003 and 2007.

After that time the award carried his name and Stanton’s name was added in 2011 when STCAR merged with SPAAR. Stanton died in 2017.

Amy Peterson, Edina RealtyCoon Rapids, received the 2018 Realtor of the Year Award. Peterson is a member of the Association Board of Directors, Realtors Charitable Foundation and has represented SPAAR as a National Association of Realtors director.

She is a past recipient of the Rising Star Award. Peterson has been a full-time Realtor with Edina Realty for the past 15 years.

Julie Overbye Ledy received the 2018 Better Communities Award.

She founded the nonprofit Adoption is Love Fund in 2017 to raise awareness about adoption and foster care.

Diana Allen, a SPAAR director who serves on the Community Engagement Committee, and Mark Mason, a SPAAR director and member of the Executive Committee, both received the 2018 Rising Star Award.

Association CEO John Fridling-

ton was very pleased with turnout for the event, Huynh’s accomplishments and the potential for another successful year under the leadership of Fitzpatrick, who has been active in the association for many years.

Among special guests for the Winter Social were Chris Galler, Mendota Heights, CEO of the Minnesota Association of Realtors; Joe McKinley, community engagement director of SPAAR; Tracy Douglas, COO; and Jennifer Kovacich, communications director.

Others attending, from the southern suburbs, included past presidents Jim Butcher, Mike Heinzerling and Dennis Mathis of Edina Realty-Lakeville; Rich and Kay Hanson of Coldwell Banker Burnet-Lakeville; William Tschohl, formerly of Coldwell Banker Burnet-Eagan with his wife, Nancy, and Colleen Ratzlaff LaBeau with ReMax Advantage-Lakeville.

Nelson joins Sterling State Bank board Christopher D. Nelson joined Sterling State Bank’s board of directors in January. Nelson is vice president of development for the Catholic Charities Foundation in St. Paul.

Prior to joining Catholic Community Foundation, Nelson was a practicing attorney and shareholder with Dunlap & Seeger, P.A., where he specialized in the financial/bankruptcy, corporate and nonprofit practice groups.

Sterling State Bank has locations in Apple Valley, Lakeville and Savage.

CNH Architects hires certified interior designer Ashley Klis, certified interior designer, has been hired by CNH Architects in Apple Valley. She will work on the firm’s commercial project interiors.

Klis was named an accredited professional by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for construction and improvement of commercial interiors and tenant spaces that offer a healthy, sustainable and productive work environment.

She previously worked with a nationwide firm specializing in design and consulting for the food service industry.

Klis is currently working on multiple projects at CNH, including a fire station, corporate cafe, church, day care and several office buildings.

Klis is a graduate of Lakeville High School and earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

For more information, visit cnharch.com.

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Banks honored for community involvement The Minnesota Bankers Association recognized 35 Minnesota banks for their community involvement. Banks play a vital role in their communities and to honor and recognize their involvement, the MBA created the Community Champion recognition program.

Area banks honored as Community Champion include Citizens Bank Lakeville and all Frandsen Bank and Trust locations.

In total, the 35 banks donated over $3.9 million to their communities and worked with over 500 organizations in the past year. Over 1,500 employees from these banks dedicated 49,381 hours at a variety of volunteer events or programs in 2018.

Summit Orthopedics receives honor Summit Orthopedics’ Eagan Surgery Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Certificate of Distinction for the Management of Spinal Fusion, becoming the first surgery center in the nation to receive this certificate of excellence.

The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest standardssetting and accrediting body in health care, developed this certification in an effort to compel medical facilities to adhere to processes, protocols and standards that lead to better spinal fusion outcomes for patients. To earn the certification, medical facilities must meet requirements in areas including program management, clinic care, patient self-management, clinical information management and performance measurement. In the two and a half years since the spinal fusion certification was introduced, just 12 other facilities have earned it – all of them hospitals.

For more information, visit https://www.summitortho.com/.

Staffing software released Eagan-based TempWorks Software has released TempWorks Core, a staffing software solution to meet the needs of small and growing staffing agencies. Visit tempworks.com for more information.

Chamber’s women luncheon features FOX anchor Kelcey Carlson, FOX 9 News anchor, will be the guest speaker at the 11 a.m. Feb. 14 Lakeville Women in Business luncheon at Crystal Lake Golf Club. Carlson will talk about making connections.

To register, visit http://bit. ly/2MOl5vs. Call 952-469-2020 for more information.

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes, 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

ASSUMED NAME: Building Technology Solutions PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 14944 Dundee Avenue Apple Valley, MN 55124 NAMEHOLDER(S): Jason M. Evans 14944 Dundee Avenue Apple Valley, MN 55124 I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

DATE FILED: February 3, 2019 SIGNED BY: Jason Evans Published in the February 8, 15, 2019 904412

NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF DAKOTA DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.:19HA-PR-19-39 In Re: Estate of Angeline Evelyn Nelson a/k/a Angeline E. Nelson, Decedent.

Notice is given that an Application for Informal Probate of Will and

Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar, along with a Will dated September 13, 2016 pursuant to Minn. Stat. §524.2-513. The Registrar accepted the application and informally appointed Luann Nelson whose address is 14957 Echo Way, Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 to serve as the personal representative of the Decedent’s estate.

Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representative must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection.

Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representative has the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters testamentary, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the Decedent.

Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. §524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the Decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: January 28, 2019 /s/ Deb Hubley Registrar Heidi Carstensen Court Administrator EASTLUND HUTCHINSON LTD. Heather L. L. Koering, Esq. MN#30394X 4200 County Road 42 West Savage, MN 55378 Telephone: (952) 894-6400 Facsimile: (952) 894-6421 e-mail: hkoering@eastlundhutchinson.com ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT Published in the Sun Thisweek February 1, 8, 2019 902369

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Thisweekend Theater and Arts Briefs Bite of Burnsville features guest judge The 28th annual Bite of Burnsville presented by the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce will be 5:309 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville.

The celebration showcases food samples from some of the best restaurants in Burnsville and the local area, and includes a social hour, auction, raffles and awards. Joining the judging panel this year is Twin Cities chef Josh Hedquist, who has appeared on Food Network’s “Guy’s Grocery Games” and “The Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge” with Giada De Laurentiis.

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Young artists featured

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An artists reception for Red Pine Elementary students was held at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount on Sunday, Feb. 3. The event was sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council and Friends of Robert Trail Library. Fifth-grade artist Jenna O’Keefe is with (from left) Robert Trail librarian Jerry Erickson, Friends of the Library member Karen Hedtke, mother Kari O’Keefe, brother Liam, Jenna, brother Noah, father Michael, and Arts Council and Friends of the Library member John Loch. Peg Gust is the art teacher at Red Pine. The student work will be displayed during the month of February.

“On Golden Pond” 7 p.m.

Fridays, March 1 and 8, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays, March 2 and 9, at Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

The play is written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Keith Reed.

Cast members include Jim Schiffman (Norman), Jeff McAlpin (Bill), Robin Gilmer (Ethel), Josh Liggett (Billy Jr.), Kate Kennedy Spindler (Chelsea) and Thom Van Dorp (Charlie).

Tickets for the familyfriendly show are $15 general admission and $12 for RAAC members. Tickets can be purchased at rosemountarts.com or at the box office 10 a.m. to noon Mondays and 2-4 p.m.

Fridays.

For more information, call Keith Reed at 651261-1954.

‘Defending the Caveman’ in Burnsville

“Defending the Caveman,” the longest running solo play in Broadway history, makes a stop 8 p.m.

The Front Porch Play- Saturday, Feb. 9, at Ames ers of Rosemount present Center, 12600 Nicollet

Ave., Burnsville.

Written by Rob Becker, the play offers an insightful prehistoric look at the original battle of the sexes.

Tickets are $20 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

adults, $15 for seniors and $5 for students. Purchase tickets at the box office, by phone at 800-892-2787 or online at Ticketmaster. com.

‘Grieg and Friends’ performance at Ames Center

Anthony Shore’s “Elvis In Concert featuring Johnny Cash” performs 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at Ames Center in Burnsville.

Tickets are $25-$35 at the box office, by phone at 800-892-2787 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

The Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus presents a concert of “Grieg and Friends” 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Ames Center in Burnsville.

The program will open with Antonin Dvorak’s rousing “Carnival Overture.”

Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg’s “Piano Concerto in A minor” will feature Elise Bombaro on piano.

The concert will unite the Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus with The Liturgical Choir of the University of St. Thomas for the complete “Requiem in D minor” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Tickets are $20 for

Elvis with Anthony Shore

‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ in Lakeville Expressions Youth Community Theater presents “Peter Pan & Wendy” Feb. 15-23 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. When the carefree and careless Peter Pan flies into the nursery of the Darling home, Wendy follows her instincts for maternity and adventure, bringing her little brothers along to the magical Neverland to

take care of the motherless Lost Boys. Soon the Darling children are swept into Peter’s deadly battle with Captain Hook and his mostly-fearsome pirate crew. With so much excitement, why ever go home again?

Performances are 7 p.m. Feb. 15-16 and 22-23 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 17.

Tickets are $13 at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter. com. Call 952-985-4640 for more information.

mission to the presentation is free.

Professional genealogist John Vanek will present a case study on how he identified his sperm donor father using genealogy and DNA. Attendees will learn how to safely use DNA while conducting their own research.

The museum is at 130 Third Ave. N., South St. Paul. For more information, call 651-552-7548 or visit www.dakotahistory. org.

‘Meet the Author’ in Rosemount

‘Hee Haw’ star to perform

Rosemount Area Arts Council’s February “Meet the Author” event 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, features Melissa Meyers, author of “Beneath the Ancient Dust: Inspirational Stories from Nine Years in Afghanistan.”

When the author began to work in Afghanistan with an international aid and development organization, she stepped into a world vastly different from her western worldview.

Her senses were assailed with images of pastures dotted with sheep, men plowing in fields, women in flowing head coverings, green tea being poured into glass cups, and fresh bread baking in tandoors.

It was an ancient land with antiquated rules.

These experiences of encountering a pastoral society were intertwined with the reality of the nation of Afghanistan having an international crisis at its doorstep. Through these everyday experiences, the author began to find truth and meaning that coupled with her faith.

“Meet the Author” is a free event at the Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

For more information, contact Keith Reed at 651261-1954.

Lulu Roman, a star of the longtime variety television series “Hee Haw,” will perform during the Lakeville-based Minnesota Gospel Opry’s concert event 5 p.m., Saturday, March 30, at Oak Grove Middle School, 1300 W. 106th St., Bloomington.

Roman, who has battled drug addiction and an unhealthy lifestyle, has turned her life around, which she has documented her book “This is My Story; This is My Song.”

She will have a book signing at 4 p.m. prior to the concert.

Tickets are $20 and $25 in advance. They cost $5 more on the day of the concert at the door.

To purchase tickets, go online to www.iTickets. com or call 1-800-9659324.

More is at MinnesotaGospelOpry.com.

‘DNA Discoveries’ presentation The Dakota County Historical Society will host a genealogy presentation called “DNA Discoveries” 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Lawshe Memorial Museum. Ad-

Guitarist performs in Rosemount The Guitar Shop in Rosemount will host free live music by Mike Graebner 7-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8.

Graebner is an accomplished guitar player as well as a top stringed instrument teacher at The Guitar Shop. With over 25 years of teaching and performing all over the Twin Cities area, he is known for his work in commercials and presentations.

The Guitar Shop is located at 14555 S. Robert Trail, Suite 205, Rosemount. For more information, call 651-344-8177 or visit www.guitarshopmn. com.

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Arts Calendar

Family Calendar

To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com.

To submit items for the Family Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com.

Books Thrive Therapy Book Club, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 23, Thrive Therapy, 11990 Portland Ave., Burnsville. “Girl, Wash Your Face”

by Rachel Hollis will be discussed. Coffee provided. Cost: $15. Registration required at thrivetherapymn.com/workshops.

Comedy Ali Sultan, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, Art Works Eagan, 3795 Pilot Knob Road. Tickets: $30. Information: artworkseagan.org.

Events Art Works Eagan birthday celebration, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 3795 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Free. Information: artworkseagan.org.

Exhibits Black and white photographs by Bill Rodman and acrylic paintings by Greta Sandquist are on display January-March at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Free.

“Art of Spring Colors: Visions Emerge,” an exhibit by the Burnsville Visual Arts Society, runs through May 30 at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway. Information: http://bvasmn.org/.

“Mirrored Mosaics: Artists’ Reflections on Being Muslim in Minnesota,” runs Feb. 10 to March 29 at Art Works Eagan, 3795 Pilot Knob Road. Free opening reception: 5:30-7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10.

Information: artworkseagan. org.

Music Monroe Crossing, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 8, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets: $25. Information: rosemountarts.com.

LSHS jazz band/Encore Nightclub, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, presented by Lakeville South High School at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Information: 952-232-3300.

FHS winter jazz concert, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, Farmington High School. Information: www.FarmingtonTigerBands.org.

Tribute to the Music of John Denver, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, Steeple Center, 13475 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

Tickets: $22 at rosemountarts. com or the box office.

Free and Easy, 6-9 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 16, Bogart’s Entertainment Center, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Part of the Frozen Apple Music Series. Free. Information: avartsfoundation.org. A 21-plus ticketed event follows. Information: www.bogartsentertainmentcenter.com/events.

Theater “Church Basement Ladies: You Smell Barn,” runs to Feb. 14 at the Black Box Theater at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $32-$42 at the box office, 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster. com.

“My Beautiful Infinity,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Circle, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7-9, 14-16, and 2 p.m. Feb. 10 and 17 at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road. Tickets: $25 adults, $22 students and

seniors. Information: www. chameleontheatre.org.

“Akeelah and the Bee,” presented by Burnsville High School, 7 p.m. Feb. 7-9 and 2 p.m. Feb. 9. Tickets: $7 adults, $6 senior citizens, $5 students at mrazcentertickets.com.

“The Scarlet Letter,” adapted by Kelli Tatum, presented by (lumin)theater lab, 7 p.m. Feb. 8-10, 15-17 and 22-23, Hastings City Hall, 101 Fourth St. E., Hastings. Tickets: $11-$49 at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3606048.

“Defending the Caveman,” 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $30 at the box office, 800-9822787 and Ticketmaster.com.

“Peter Pan & Wendy,” presented by Expressions Youth Community Theater, 7 p.m.

Feb. 15-16 and 2 p.m. Feb. 17, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $13 at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

Workshops/classes/other Intro to Square Dancing, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the gym at Good Shepherd Church, 151 County Road 42 E., Burnsville. No previous experience required. Solos, couples and families welcome. Partners provided. Free.

Ages: 8-98. Casual attire. Information: 612-759-9235 or ComeSquareDance.com.

Loft Literary now offers writing classes in Rosemount.

“Personal Writing” with Peter Blau, 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, Rosemount Area Arts Council/Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail. Register: loft. org/classes.

Creative dance classes, ages toddler to 7, Ballet Royale Minnesota in Lakeville. Information: balletroyalemn.org or 952-898-3163.

Yoga wind down class is the first Thursday of the month at Precision and Flow Pilates, 13708 County Road 11, Burnsville. Information: www.precisionandflowpilates.com.

Oil painting workshop with Dan Petrov Art Studio for six consecutive Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Preregister by phone at 763-843-2734.

Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with artist Christine Tierney, classes 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Studios, 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Information: www. christinetierney.com, 612-2103377.

Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.Brushworks SchoolofArt.com, 651-2144732.

The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640.

Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or jjloch@charter.net.

SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365.

Saturday, Feb. 9 Winter Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Apple Valley Bachman’s, 7955 150th St. W., in the greenhouse. Information: 952-431-2242. Presented in partnership with the St. Paul Farmers Market.

Eagan Indoor Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oasis Room, Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Information: https://www. cityofeagan.com/visit-the-indoor-market.

Citizens’ Climate Lobby of Dakota County, 10:30 a.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Information: citizensclimatelobby.org.

Loving Effectively: Reconnecting with the Love Languages, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thrive Therapy, 11990 Portland Ave., Burnsville. Workshop uses Gary Chapman’s book, “The Five Love Languages.”

Cost: $15. Registration required at thrivetherapymn. com/workshops.

Lincoln Day High Tea by the Metro Republican Women, noon, Mendakota Country Club, 2075 Mendakota Drive, Mendota Heights. Speaker: Annette Meeks, CEO of the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota, on “Why Elections Matter.” Cost: $30 members, $20 students. Information: metrogopwomen.org.

Sons of Norway Norsota Lodge meeting, 2 p.m., Heritage Lutheran Church, 13401 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Speaker: Dick Enstad, “The History of Cod Fishing in Norway’s Lofoten Islands.” Soup luncheon follows.

Freewill donation. All welcome.

Information: rmenstad@gmail. com.

Sunday, Feb. 10 Valentine’s omelet breakfast and bake sale by the Apple Valley American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 1776, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., American Legion, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley.

Made-to-order omelets, hash browns, toast, fruit cups, orange juice, milk and coffee.

Tickets: $10 adults, $5 children under 9. Free for children under 2. Information: 952-431-1776.

Omelet breakfast by the Lakeville Knights of Columbus, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., All Saints Church – Murphy Hall, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville.

Build-your-own omelets with hash browns, sausage, pancakes, coffee and juice. Cost: $10 adults, $8 children age 11 and younger. Proceeds support Boy Scout Troop 260.

Monday, Feb. 11 Lakeville Area Garden Club, 7 p.m., Living Waters Church, 22222 Dodd Blvd., Lakeville. Master Gardener Theresa Rooney shares tips on starting plants from seed. All are welcome.

Tuesday, Feb. 12 Consumer law clinic, 1-4 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley.

Get help with consumer law matters such as debt collection, garnishment, credit issues, foreclosures, contracts and conciliation court with a free 30-minute consultation from a volunteer attorney. Call 952-431-3200 to schedule an appointment. Sponsored by Legal Assistance of Dakota County, Dakota County Family Court and Dakota County Law Library.

Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 6-7 p.m., The Fountains at Hosanna, 9850 163rd St. W., Lakeville.

Learn the facts about Alzheimer’s and dementia at this free seminar. RSVP at 952-4357199.

Wednesday, Feb. 13 Family law clinic, 4-7 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Receive a free 30-minute consultation from a volunteer attorney regarding family law matters such as divorce, child custody, child support, visitation, paternity issues, spousal maintenance, and domestic abuse. This clinic

drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red crossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information.

• Feb. 8, 12-6 p.m., AMC Apple Valley 15 Theatres, 15630 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley.

• Feb. 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kowalski’s Market, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan.

• Feb. 8, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church –

By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan.

• Feb. 9, 10:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville.

• Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan.

• Feb. 9, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan.

• Feb. 11, 12-6 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20165 Heath Ave., Lakeville.

• Feb. 12, 1-7 p.m., Berean Baptist Church, 309 E. County Road 42, Burnsville.

• Feb. 13, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dakota County Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley.

• Feb. 13, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., HOM Furniture, 17055 Kenyon Ave., Lakeville.

• Feb. 13, 1-7 p.m., Empire Township, 2577 Vermillion River Trail, Farmington.

• Feb. 14, 12-6 p.m., Culver’s, 3445 O’Leary Lane, Eagan.

• Feb. 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville.

is a joint program of Legal Assistance of Dakota County, the Dakota County Family Court, and the Dakota County Law Library. Call 952-891-7241 to schedule an appointment.

Eagan Garden Club, 7-9 p.m., Commons on Marice, 1380 Marice Drive, Eagan.

Speaker: Rick Rodich on “Rock Gardening.”

Saturday, Feb. 16 Civil Rights and Voting in MN, 1:30-3 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Augsburg College professor and Minnesota Book Award-winning author William Green discusses civil rights and voting in 19th-century Minnesota. Free. Information: https://www.co.dakota. mn.us/libraries.

Ongoing Marriage Encounter weekend, Feb. 16-17, Mt. Olivet Conference and Retreat Center, Farmington. Information: www.marriages.org or 651-454-3238.

Emotions Anonymous, 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays at SouthCross Community Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Summit Oak Drive), Apple Valley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. All are welcome. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/out-of-thedarkness-walks.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood

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