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Community rallies, questions remain in crash that killed boy Joey Balistreri, 11, dies when driver crosses median, collides with family’s SUV by John Gessner

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munity support for his family will have to do. A funeral service for Joey has yet to be scheduled as his father, Geoffrey Balistreri, 43, recovers from severe leg injuries suffered in the crash. But support has come from many quarters, including St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and

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Answers will come later in the death of Joey Balistreri, the 11-year-old Burnsville boy killed July 18 when a woman who had been drinking crossed the Highway 13 median and crashed into the Balistreri family’s SUV. For now, a blanket of com-

School in Savage and Joey’s youthsports leagues. “Those are all families in their own way that they’re tied into,� said the Rev. Michael Tix, head pastor at St. John’s. Joey was “a kid who always had a big smile on his face,� Tix said. “He liked his sports and he liked being around his friends. He loved his family, and he was certainly loved by them.�

The family released a brief statement after the crash, which occurred at 8:05 p.m. west of Washburn Avenue in Burnsville. “Sunday’s accident was a tragedy,� it said, in part. “Give your kids an extra hug tonight.� While questions swirled around the driver who caused the crash, 27-year-old Leah C. Graeber of Savage, members of the Burnsville Athletic Club youth baseball community tried to absorb the loss. “The outpouring of support

and affection for Joey and the family really tells you what kind of a boy he was and what kind of a family they are, how much they are loved and how much we enjoyed being around them,� said Steve Ellingson, assistant coach of Joey’s traveling baseball team. Joey “lived and breathed� baseball, Ellingson said. “Joey was a very good ballplayer, a very smart ballplayer,� he said. “He was primarily a catcher See Crash, 3A

Man charged with threatening farmers on neighboring land Some say it’s racism, others say argument over deer fence was likely a misunderstanding by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

An Eagan man faces charges after he allegedly threatened neighboring Hmong farmers over a fence they erected to keep deer out. Richard William Schliesing, 62, is being charged by the Dakota County Attorney’s Office with one count of making terroristic threats, a felony. According to police, Schliesing confronted two farmers about the fence, which he said was preventing deer from feeding in his yard. Schliesing’s property is adjacent to the land being farmed, a Hmong community garden on the east end of Deerwood Drive. The farmers, who speak limited English, told police through an interpreter that Schliesing made threatening gestures, then brought a shotgun outside and loaded it while sitting in a chair in his yard. One of the farmers told officers he knows what a shotgun looks like, and was “100 percent certain� that’s what he saw. Both said they were

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Eagan City Council members Gary Hansen, Cyndee Fields, Paul Bakken and Mayor Mike Maguire help paint some fire hydrants green at a groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s new fire station, which boasts numerous environmentally friendly features.

EAGAN frightened they were going to be shot and very afraid for their safety at the time. But some who know Schliesing say that kind of behavior is out of character for a man who took great pleasure in feeding the deer that would regularly visit his yard. “He had a big feeder out back. He loved those deer,� said Ben Bergum, who has lived next door to Schliesing for the past three years. Schliesing would also take pictures of the deer and proudly show them off, he said. Bergum said that he wasn’t there when the confrontation took place, but he feels his neighbor is being wrongly portrayed in news reports about the event. “He’s been through a bit of a rough couple of years, and he was pretty attached to the deer. I think that was kind of his last refuge,� he said. Some have even accused Schliesing of racism, which Bergum See Dispute, 17A

New fire station boasts bevy of green features Facility will be first in nation to receive ‘Green Globes’ certification by Erin Johnson

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City officials are seeing green – not red – over Eagan’s planned new fire station, which will be the first in the nation to receive “Green Globes� certification for energy efficiency. According to the city, Green Globes is an internationally recognized certification process aimed at reducing a building’s overall environmental impact. Construction is already under way on the facility, located on four acres of the former Carriage Hills golf course property, at the corner of Yan-

kee Doodle Road Road and Wescott Woodlands. The $6.3 million building is slated for completion next April and will include numerous environmentally friendly features, which officials highlighted at a groundbreaking ceremony July 15. The “much-needed� fire safety center will do more than improve fire response times in the busiest area of the city, Mayor Mike Maguire said. “It helps carry out one of the city council’s goals to foster a broad-based

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A book club for kids Vista View program aims to help students retain learning by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Harnessing the creative power of reading, a Vista View Elementary teacher wants to make sure students in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school district don’t lose ground during the hazy, lazy days of summer. The Summer Reading Club is a season-long program featuring story circles, one-on-one reading help with teachers and interactive experiences. This summer about 100 students are registered for the program, which runs from 1 to 3 p.m. every Tuesday. First-grade teacher Kathy Silvers started the club last summer because she is concerned about summer learning loss in students. Silvers said that students who attended the reading club last summer not only maintained what they learned the previous school General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000

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Like the community it serves, the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District is resorting to creative avenues for income during financially uncertain times. Officials at District 196 are hoping to open up their websites to advertising. As part of the 2010-11 budget, there is a revenue category for about $25,000 for revenue from that form of advertising, said district communications specialist Tony Taschner. The actual revenue from web ads is unknown. The type of ads would likely encompass restaurants and local businesses, Taschner said. He has been looking at districts in other states that have web ads and noted some obvious arrangements,

such as ads for orthodontists. Taschner discussed the issue with the School Board at its retreat last week. The idea is still in a nascent stage because there are still guidelines and content questions to address. For example, Taschner told the board about the size limitations for banner and display ads on the district’s front page. “There are designated areas and maximum sizes of where you are going to place (an ad),� he said. Taschner suggested serving up “logo size� ads that link to an external site. “It’s more subtle in terms of how it is incorporated into the page,� he said. The site’s users, he added, could click on the ad link, which would lead to a website for the See Funding, 3A

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DISTRICT 191 year, but they “actually gained ground.� She and her group of volunteers work to ensure this process of retention by tracking the students’ reading abilities throughout the summer. Some of the reading aptitudes they help with include decoding (the ability to understand and discern what they read) and selfmonitoring skills, Silver said. Concerns about a loss of learning over the summer are prevalent in national policy circles as well, according to Education Secretary Arne Duncan. “We encourage all youngsters to take on this challenge and read at least five books over the summer months to keep their skills sharp,� Duncan said earlier this month in a media advisory promoting the Department of Education’s “Let’s Read. Let’s

and comprehensive commitment to environmental sustainability and energy efficiency,� he said. Green features include geothermal energy for heating and cooling; a solar-reflective roof to project light and minimize heat effects; natural indoor lighting and LED outdoor lighting; and low-impact landscaping, rain gardens and catch basins to minimize storm runoff. Even some of the wood used to build the facility is recycled – the city is using ash trees that needed to be removed to prevent infestation by the See Station, 16A

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Eagan Eagan man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography A 35-year-old Eagan man pleaded guilty July 19 in federal court in St. Paul to possessing child pornography. Yem Nguyen, who was indicted March 11, pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography possession. In his plea agreement, Nguyen admitted that on July 3, 2007, he possessed

computer images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. For his crime, Nguyen faces a potential maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. His sentence will be determined at a hearing that has yet to be scheduled. This case is the result of an investigation by the Eagan Police Department and the Joint FBI-Secret

Service Minnesota CyberCrimes Task Force. This case is also part of Project Safe Childhood, a national initiative to combat the growing epidemic of sexually exploiting children, particularly via the Internet. For more information about PSC, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov. – Tad Johnson

Eagan man pleads guilty to raping two boys by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

An Eagan man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two boys with whom he was acquainted during trips he took alone with them last summer. Carl Adam Mulvihill, 41, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly sexually assaulting the boys, who were both under age 9.

He was charged with four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in May. Mulvihill is currently being held at the Dakota County Jail on $600,000 bail. A sentencing date has been scheduled for Sept. 2. According to the criminal complaint, Mulvihill took each boy on a separate vacation in his tractor trailer during the summer of 2009.

The older victim told police Mulvihill raped him while at a truck stop. The younger victim said Mulvihill also raped him and forced him to perform other sex acts. Mulvihill faces up to 30 years and/or a fine of $12,000 to $40,000 for each count. Erin Johnson is at eagan. thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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Ralph Hardgrove is among the most senior of the bunch. Cancer survivors at annual Relay for Life fundraisers for the American Cancer Society are usually within five years of getting the disease, Hardgrove said. It’s now been 18 years since he was diagnosed with Funding/from 1A advertiser. Sandwiched between those would be a page that indicates the web user is “now leaving the district’s website.� Each school in the district has its own website, Taschner said, which means uniform standards for ad size is a more difficult guideline to achieve than such standards for content of ads. Pricing is ambiguous at best. Taschner said it is something they must “let the market bear.� One concern a couple board members had was with the content of the advertising. Among the questions was a hypothetical situation in which an anti-smoking ad featured a snuffed out cigarette. In this instance, the message has a noble anti-smoking focus, but the image would still portray tobacco. Taschner told board mem-

non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Hardgrove hopes his longevity inspires. “It doesn’t mean that you’re guaranteed to beat it,� the 72-year-old Burnsville resident said. “But, you can. That’s what Relay for Life’s all about. The funds we raise go to cancer research.� Hardgrove is the honorary chair of the 2010 Burnsbers the district has the power over what it wants to allow as advertising. Among that which it forbids from any type of advertising are drug references, weapons and political ideas. This district uses this policy to regulate the minimal amount of advertising that is used in the yearbook and on programs for concerts and sporting events.

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page received 280,000 hits one “but today we are because of month last spring, so there is the situation with the schools’ (finances).� potential there.� Taschner is referring to Ads on lockers? the $6 billion deficit the state Taschner and the board faces, which is about one-fifth also discussed wrap-around of the entire budget. With advertising on lockers and floors in schools, an arrangement that could bring in about $1 million a year. The ads would consist of graphics printed on an adhesive such as 3M’s Controltac. The type of businesses that would attract include Crayola, PBS, Underwater World and General Mills. The board responded coldly to the idea. “I’m not ready to go with this yet,� said Board Member Kevin Sampers. But the future of such advertising is not dead yet. “Ten years ago we would not be having this conversation at all,� Taschner said,

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be there. It was a little painful.� He had non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the spleen, which spread to his liver and lymph nodes. Chemotherapy was followed by a bone marrow transplant, which Hardgrove said his doctor championed but his insurance company considered “experimental� in treating his disease. “He did battle with them and said that’s the only chance he has,� Hardgrove

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inal charges await. “I don’t anticipate that happening anytime real soon,� Roeske said. “It just takes time for the investigation to get wrapped up and sent to the county attorney.� The Savage Police Department had two mental health-related contacts with Graeber in 2007 and 2008, Capt. Dave Muelken said. Neither incident involved crimes or Graeber being taken to detox, he said. Geoffrey Balistreri remained in intensive care at North Memorial Medical Center as of Tuesday, Roeske said. His wife, writing on the Caringbridge site, reports that his tibia was broken in two spots and he requires a series of surgeries. “After those surgeries he will need to have reconstruction on his foot,� she wrote Tuesday. “His heel and his ankle were crushed severely. He has been heavily medicated and is not fully aware of the loss we suffered yet.� According to the hockey club, a fund to help the family has been established at the Wells Fargo Bank branch on County Road 42 in Burnsville under the name Geoff and Pam Balistreri. The Caringbridge address is www.caringbridge. org/visit/geoffbalistreri.

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The City Council recently appointed an advisory Kandice Nelson spent commission to try to boost the last five and a half years performance of the center, which had more promoting shows by than 60,000 visitors Bert, Ernie and the last year. Cookie Monster at “There’s always theaters and audinegative comments toriums across the about everything,� country. Nelson said. “But Since June 29, I’m a positive perNelson has been Kandice son. I see the good promoting one ven- Nelson in things. I just reue with a far more diverse cast of performers. ally want it to succeed and Nelson is the new direc- flourish. I’m hoping I can tor of marketing and devel- help bring patrons through opment for the Burnsville the doors and make people Performing Arts Center. happy that they have this She was hired by Venu- right in their backyard.� A 1993 Hamline UniWorks, the center’s management company, to replace versity graduate, Nelson Roger Swanson, who left in worked in the media deApril to become executive partment of an advertising director of the VenuWorks- agency after college. She managed Alerus Center in has worked in radio ad sales at a rock station in DenGrand Forks. N.D. Nelson comes to the PAC ver, Colo., and done two from Minneapolis-based stints in marketing and creVEE Corp., where she was ative services for Hubbard TV senior promotion manager Broadcasting-owned for the “Sesame Street Live� stations in the Twin Cities. With “Sesame Street touring show. Nelson moved to Burns- Live,� Nelson handled meville a year ago, living in the dia buys and other local North River Hills neigh- promotions such as ticket borhood with her new hus- discounts and group sales. “And also delving into band, 1992 Burnsville High School graduate Jeff Thy- online and delving into social media, which was angeson. “I’ve been a promoter other big aspect I’m bringgoing to all these different ing here as well,� Nelson venues,� Nelson said. “Now said. She’ll work with big proI’m at a venue not only promoting the shows, but pro- moters and community arts moting the venue itself. And groups to market shows the commute is a big plus.� booked into the PAC. NelSince opening in January son hopes to involve busi2009, the PAC has struggled nesses, through promotions to attract bookings to fill such as ticket discounts for the calendar, especially in their employees. “That all has to be its 1,000-seat main theater. Operating subsidies for the passed through the promotcity-owned center have ex- ers, but I definitely want to ceeded projections, further give them that opportunifueling PAC critics. See Nelson, 5A THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

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Laura Marie Wilkinson admitted to swinging 6-month-old in the air ‘like a monkey’ by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Kadrmas Spitzmueller Terry and Joan Kadrmas of Lakeville, MN along with Ken and Tricia Spitzmueller of Minneapolis, MN announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children Kristi Kadrmas and Mark Spitzmueller. Kristi is a 2002 graduate of Lakeville High School and 2008 graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Doctorate in Pharmacy. She is currently employed as a Pharmacist with Target Corporation in Minneapolis. Mark is a 1999 graduate of Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, WI. He also graduated from Loyola University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science and in 2007 graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Doctorate in Pharmacy. He is currently employed as a Pharmacist with Walgreens in Minneapolis, MN. The couple will exchange vows on September 4, 2010 in Eden Prairie, MN.

ZAPPA-NELSON Lyle and Michelle Zappa of Eagan are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashley Zappa, to Andrew Nelson, son of Douglas and Ellen Nelson, of LeClaire, Iowa. Ashley is a 2004 graduate of Eagan High School, and a 2008 graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Chemical Engineering. She is employed by General Mills in Cedar Rapids, IA. Andrew is a 2003 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School in Bettenford, IA and a 2007 graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Materials Science and Engineering. Andrew is employed by John Deere in Waterloo, IA. Ashley and Andrew will be married at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Eagan on August 28, 2010.

LIDDLE JENNINGS Ali Liddle and Rick Liddle announce the engagement of their daughter Claudia Robin Liddle to Aaron Jennings; son of Tony and Paula Jennings of Stanberry, MO. Claudia is a 2004 graduate of Eagan High School, she holds Bachelor’s of Arts degrees in Political Science and in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Currently she is studying Arabic Language in Damascus, Syria. Her fiance, Aaron Jennings is a 2007 Graduate of University of Missouri, Columbia where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Economics. He was granted his JD from University of Iowa in May 2010. The couple will live in Gainsville, FL while Aaron works toward his LLM in Tax Law. Claudia is honored to have her brother, Nate Liddle; fill the role of officiant for the wedding.

WollanThompson Tom and Joan Wollan of Eagan, MN, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan, to Bob Thompson, son of Bob and Anita Thompson of Centerville, MN. Megan is a graduate of Eagan High School and The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. She is an early childhood special education teacher in the St. Paul School District. Bob is a graduate of Centennial High School and ITT Technical Institute. He is a mechanical designer with ME Global in Columbia Heights. An October 2010 wedding is planned in Maplewood.

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Age 68 of Apple Valley, passed away July 15th, 2010 after a long and difficult struggle. He never gave up, and was an inspiration to his family. He is preceded in death by his Father, Harold. Survived by his Mother, Alice and his loving wife of 45 years, Judy; sons Thomas Jon (significant other, Jen Styba), Marc Thomas (wife Melinda) and Grandson, River Thomas. Deepest gratitude to the doctors and staff of Fairview Southdale ICU for their extraordinary efforts and kindness. Memorial service will be held July 28, 2010 at 10am at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 9446 210 St. W. in Lakeville. Gathering of family and friends 1 hour prior to the service. www.whitefuneralhomes.com Apple Valley 952-432-2001

Age 98 of Burnsville, died peacefully Jan 8th, 2010. Preceded in death by husband Frank Charles Pettit, parents, brothers & sisters in U.K. Survived by two brothers , loving daughters Vivien Young & Davina (Dan) Nelson. Great grandchildren Isabelle & Esme Young, Andre, Riley, Marina, & Alex Nelson. Also many relatives & friends worldwide. Eva’s lovely smile, stories, humor, hugs & love will be greatly missed by all who knew & loved her. We will miss you our sweet English rose. The family would like to thank Fairview Doctors, Nurses, Staff, Hospice & friends for their help, love & support. A memorial service celebrating Eva’s life was held at 2pm Thursday 7/22/10 at River Hills United Methodist Church, 11100 River Hills Dr., Burnsville, MN with visitation one hour prior & reception to follow. Memorials are preferred to Fairview Hospice BV or American Cancer Society.

Raymond L. Hayden Hayden, Raymond L. age 93 of Farmington, passed away July 15, 2010. He is preceded in death by his parents, Harry & May (nee: Prouty) and siblings, Oliver (Rose), James (Margaret), Wesley (Marie) Harry Jr. and Ivan Hayden; brother in laws, Kenneth Jones, Arbey Chilson and Sherman Chilson. Raymond is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Edna; children, Kenneth (Joyce), Connie Wolff, Donald (Gail) and Dave (Debbie); 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren; siblings, Dorothy Jones, Anna Chilson, Mary Lou Chilson & Derald (Mary) Hayden; sister in law, Darlene Hayden; also many nieces and nephews. Funeral service was Tuesday (7/20) at the White Funeral Home Chapel. Interment Corinthian Cemetery, Farmington. www.whitefuneralhomes.com Farmington 651 463 7374

Ronda Joy Jenneiahn Ronda Joy Jenneiahn, age 50, of St. Cloud, formerly of Apple Valley, died peacefully at home July 10, 2010. Ronda was preceded in death by her father Carl Dahlberg, and sister Carlene. Survived by loving husband Tim, son Jacob, mother Esther Dahlberg, brothers Daniel, Carl, and Gail Dahlberg. Ronda graduated from Rosemount High School and went on to receive a degree in Photographic Technology from Dakota County Technical College. Service was held July 13th at Love of Christ Lutheran Church in St. Cloud.

Jean “Ann� Hastings Jean "Ann" Hastings - Age 45 Beloved wife, mother, daughter and sister passed away Thursday 7/15/10 in Farmington, MN, after a 6 year battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by father, Charles "Gene" Crosby. Survived by husband Larry Hastings, mother Patricia Crosby, daughters Emily and Laura Crosby, sisters Erin and Michele Crosby, and Brother Charles "Bud" Crosby. Celebration of Life services was held on Wednesday, 7/21/10 at 4:00 pm. Service will take place at The Depot, 134 S. Main St London, OH 43140. Since the facility is not open except for special events, flower deliveries can be accepted between 10:00am and 4:00pm Wednesday 7/21/10. Donations in memory of Ann may also be made to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.

An Eagan woman has been found guilty of abusing the 6-month-old baby she regularly cared for, causing multiple fractures all over its body because she was frustrated by its crying. After deliberating for three days, a Dakota County jury convicted Laura Marie Wilkinson, 31, of six counts of malicious punishment of a child causing substantial bodily harm. The jury also acquitted her of one count of malicious punishment of a child. According to the criminal complaint, the baby was diagnosed in April 2009 with fractures in both femurs and her tibia. Doctors ordered a fullbody scan and discovered additional fractures, including fractures in both arms, her right ankle, her left wrist, and two left ribs. The fractures were in various stages of healing, and some were several Erin Johnson is at eagan. weeks old. Police questioned thisweek@ecm-inc.com. Nelson/from 4A

of “Titanic� and “Annie Junior,� a visit by the Twin Cities Ballet and shows by guitarists Tommy Emanuel and Larry Carlton, whose Larry Carlton Trio will kick off the seventh annual Art and All That Jazz Festival. “We’re working on the season brochure right now, and it is jam-packed with all kinds of different things and really fun things for the community to sink their teeth into, whether it’s theater or music,� Nelson said. “The art gallery has some really great exhibits coming up.�

ty,� Nelson said. She also plans to shake the trees for donations to supplement the PAC’s $30,000 advertising budget for 2010. But effective “grass-roots promotions� can help overcome limited funds, she added. “You work with the tools you’ve got, and then you come up with new tools as well,� Nelson said. “You tap into new ideas and new marketing tools that are out there. The social-networking thing has just become a huge tool.� Nelson said the PAC’s John Gessner is at burnsville. calendar is filling up – with thisweek@ecm-inc.com. upcoming performances

Lorraine Bunker Bunker, Lorraine L. age 91 of Burnsville passed away peacefully on 7/13/10. Survived by Children Robert (Denise) Bunker and Gina (Nick) Wagner; 8 Grandchildren, 16 Great Grandchildren; Funeral Service 2pm Friday, July 16, 2010 at White Funeral Home, 14560 Pennock Ave. Visitation one hour prior to service. Interment, Pleasentview Cemetery, Burnsville, MN. White Funeral Home Apple Valley 952-432-2001 www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Wilkinson, who was one of the baby’s caregivers. Wilkinson told police she had been depressed, and that the baby’s constant crying while in her care frustrated her, the complaint said. She told police that on five or six occasions she was overly rough with the baby out of frustration, admitting she was rough enough to have caused these injuries. Wilkinson admitted to squeezing the baby around the rib cage, grabbing her by the arms and jolting her, and pulling on her legs roughly during diaper changes. She also admitted to holding the baby by the wrists and swinging her in the air like a monkey. Wilkinson is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 10. She faces up to five years in prison and/or fines of $3,000 to $10,000 for each count.

Jenna Martens, daughter of Dave and Donna Martens of Lakeville, and Christopher Tate, son of Doug and Cory Tate of Prior Lake, were married June 12, 2010, at Lake Tahoe. Jenna is a 2004 graduate of Lakeville High School and is currently pursuing a medical degree at Des Moines University. Christopher is a 2002 graduate of Lakeville High School and is currently working as an epidemiologist for the Iowa Department of Public Health. The couple resides in West Des Moines, Iowa.

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Opinion Thisweek Columnist Thanks, everyone, for this time with my daughter by Tad Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A week from now, I will begin a six-month leave from my position as managing editor of Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune Business Weekly. ECM Publishers Inc. offers a wonderful Family Leave program that affords a six-month, 40-percent paid time off for all associates who have been with the company for at least three years to use after the birth or adoption of a child or to care for an aging parent. ECM is a great place to work regardless of this program, but having it makes our contributions to reporting for the communities we serve more special. The program was established by former publisher Elmer L. Andersen, who was long revered in the public circle for his compassion as a state senator and oneterm governor of Minnesota. Andersen, a Republican, paid

such great attention to the state’s Health and Human Services Department, they named the building in his honor before his death in 2004. Having raised three children with his wife, Eleanor, Andersen knew the value in parents spending time with children. There has been so much interest in the program that associates from ECM have testified at the Legislature as state leaders considered offering the program to public employees. Although I haven’t used a day of ECM’s Family Leave program, I can affirm that its positives far outweigh the challenges it poses to our organization. Since I have been with the company for almost 12 years, only one of my co-workers has been on Family Leave. A few years ago, one of our community editors went on Family Leave when the time allowed off was 12 months. To fill the reporting gap left behind, I posted

the position and hired a very good candidate. Because of the short-term nature of the position, the new hire continued to seek a permanent position, for which an offer came quickly because of his good credentials. This scenario repeated itself two more times during my co-worker’s leave, resulting in what seemed like a continual series of job postings, interviews and new associate trainings. Using four different people to fill a single position for that time frame was a stress not only on me, but others in the newsroom, as there was the inevitable lag time between hires and a learning curve for each new person. My leave will mean that certain people in the newsroom will have to fill roles that they have admirably undertaken when I’ve been on vacation. I have no doubt they will do a great job in my absence. John Gessner, who has been with Thisweek since 1988 and covers Burnsville, will take over

as managing editor. He will be in charge of making sure the news operation runs smoothly, along with editing news stories and letters and coordinating the reporting from some of our editors and reporters. Erin Johnson, who has been with Thisweek for the past 10 years covering Eagan most of those years, will take over as assistant managing editor. She also will edit stories and direct a portion of the news staff. The past two weeks, John and Erin have been working with Aaron Vehling, who has returned to Thisweek after a brief hiatus. He will be taking over coverage of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan and BurnsvilleEagan-Savage school districts. Vehling covered Farmington for Thisweek a few years ago and has worked with our sister publication in North Branch. John and Erin will be getting help with the editing load. Also on the team are Larry Werner, our editor and general manager,

Andrew Miller, who is copy editor in addition to covering Apple Valley and writing for Thisweekend, and Darcy Odden, copy editor and news assistant. Laura Adelmann, who has covered Dakota County government for many years, recently added Rosemount to her coverage and will help out occasionally in Apple Valley. Jessica Harper, Derrick Williams, Andy Rogers and Rick Orndorf also will be contributing their efforts to the team to make sure Thisweek and the Tribune continue to assemble newspapers and a website that are valuable to readers. I know they will continue to do excellent work, and I thank them, ECM and Elmer for giving me this time with my daughter that I will be able to cherish forever. Tad Johnson is managing editor of Thisweek Newspapers. He is at editor.thisweek@ecm-inc. com.

Letters Opposition to Timothy Blakely To the editor: As always, our Eagan Funfest parade was great this year, and our city should be proud that Raleigh Selig and his staff did such a wonderful job of organizing it so smoothly. However, I was disappointed to see that recently disciplined and suspended incumbent District Court Judge Timothy Blakely took part in our parade. With his entourage and a television crew in tow, he never once got out of his car to greet the crowd or, better yet, explain why the Minnesota Supreme Court recently suspended him from the bench for misconduct. The First Judicial District that he serves includes Dakota County. Surely, any politician has a right to defend his or herself in public, but in this instance, he put on a display of arrogance and disregard for honesty and integrity that only highlights the need for the voters to remove him from office this year. Does he think that a banner claiming 20 years of serving our community (he’s only been a judge since 1998) and slick television ad will sway the informed voters of Eagan? Or is he relying on the media’s lack of attention to this judicial race to carry him past public scrutiny: Either way, our community and the voters in the First Judicial District should not allow such a miscarriage of justice. The integrity of our judicial system is at stake on Aug. 10. Here is a judge that took advantage of his high position in order to get his own divorce legal fees substantially reduced. In an election year laced with an anti-incumbent mood, Eagan voters should take

advantage of the opportuni- come back more often. ty to clean up our judiciary and send Blakely out of of- ROSEY GATES fice. Apple Valley KELLY GILLILAND Eagan Editor’s note: Blakely faces a primary challenge from Dakota County Assistant Attorney Larry Clark and Stephen Allen Baker, a Lakeville attorney.

Joan Baez graced the Minnesota Zoo To the editor: Wow! I had a front row center seat. This being my first Joan Baez concert, I can’t tell you what it meant to me to be able to see her perform in this intimate woodland environment at the Minnesota Zoo. “Music in the Zoo” has an outdoor amphitheater that seats about 1,500. I sat and asked myself for two hours, “Why, oh why, had I not seen her before?” She is a beautiful woman, excellent musician, phenomenal writer, who articulates with her musical creative craft that she has so passionately built throughout her career. Can you imagine that Joan Baez came to Apple Valley? I spoke to several individuals and learned that they were from Apple Valley and one from Minneapolis. That made me curious if it is primarily residents of Dakota County who are attending these concerts. She sang songs that she herself has written and songs by the Guthries, other folk songs that were new to me and I can’t forget Bob Dylan. From speaking to others, it seems that she hasn’t graced Minnesota too often in the past and we want her to know that she is warmly welcomed to please

Myhra stands for fiscal responsibility To the editor: Pam Myhra, the Republican endorsed candidate for state representative of House District 40A, is my choice for the Minnesota Legislature. I was pleased to see that she was recently endorsed by Voices of Conservative Women, an organization that identifies legislative candidates based on their support of fiscal responsibility, limited government, and free market principles. Myhra understands state government needs to set sensible spending priorities and live within its means, just like our families do. She understands the importance of attracting and keeping businesses in Minnesota so quality jobs are available and people can get back to work. Myhra understands we want to make our own spending decisions as individuals and families, rather than have increased taxes and state government making spending choices for us. CONNIE MACK Burnsville

Fringe group is the Minnesota DFL To the editor: Letter writer Dan Monahan is right: “Most conservatives want nothing to do with a fringe group whose ideas would cripple an already cash-strapped Minnesota budget.” Unfortunately, what Monahan fails to point out is that the “fringe group” is the Minnesota DFL-controlled Legislature that dupes voters to believe that they can

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spend our tax money with unabashed abandon in order to create a Scandinavian socialist utopia without consequences. It’s certainly clear to me that Monahan isn’t a conservative, a viewpoint which he alleges to represent, but instead an ill-informed progressive DFLer who is only conservative in preserving the reckless DFL legislative status quo. It’s also clear that he has no clue on common sense, Econ 101, or the RLC. In today’s economic environment the viewpoint (Liberalism 101: spend, spend, spend, tax, tax, tax) is in fact the ultra-regressive wingnut fringe that grossly impinges on our personal liberties and our pocket books. If you can’t balance your own budget, robbing your friends and neighbors to fix it is not the solution. The solution is to earn not rob more money, cut back your expenditures, reduce or eliminate your debts, and liquidate some of your assets or face insolvency. It’s not rocket science but common sense and Econ 101. Seems Monahan like many progressives think common sense and living within your means is extremism and yet willfully neglect to point out that spending beyond your means by a Minnesota Legislature gone wild is not. We need more new legislators like Republican District 38B candidate Kurt Bills to bring back common sense, and yes Econ 101 to the state House. PETER ZIDEK Apple Valley

Connection too close to ignore To the editor: According to recent letters, House District 37B candidate Kurt Bills has been endorsed by a far right-wing fringe group – the Republican Liberty Caucus. Bills’ website even carries a press release that says he “welcomes the support of

the caucus.” This is the group that wants to get rid of the departments of education and health to name a few, and eliminate all taxes on the big corporations that are making record profits in this economy while the rest of us are struggling. I also see that former Rep. Ken Wolf has weighed into the fray by protesting (too much?) that even though Bills has warmly embraced the Republican Liberty Caucus endorsement, he is no Judy Lindsay, the right-wing candidate who ran for the House in 2008. But as it turns out, the same Republican Liberty Caucus that has endorsed Bills also endorsed Lindsay in 2008. It’s pretty simple to connect the right-wing dots. The Republican Liberty Caucus only endorses those who hold the most extreme positions. In fact, only 13 other legislative candidates besides Bills have met their litmus test this year. This same group also endorsed Lindsay, whose positions were far too radical for voters last time around. So I think it’s fair to assert that Bills and Lindsay are cut from the same cloth. If Bills is truly the moderate that Wolf paints, then Bills should tell readers how he differs from Lindsay and the extremist positions of the Republican Liberty Caucus. He owes that to the voters in Rosemount and Apple Valley. PAUL BUDZISZEWSKI Apple Valley

Let’s cut through the political fog

count on (her) to get things done.” What has she done? In contrast, state Rep. Sandy Masin, DFL-Eagan, has actually delivered legislation on jobs creation, property tax relief, encouraging technology investments, and reduction of government waste. The writer is impressed with his candidate’s “experience in getting legislation passed.” And since she hasn’t been a legislator, it is likely she’s passed no legislation. She has lobbied for certain favorite positions in the Legislature. The writer claims his candidate would work to eliminate government waste and stop tax increases. When was the last time a candidate said, “I’m running to increase government waste and raise your taxes”? The claim alone is not credible. Look at what was delivered, and check the results. Masin actually delivered. The challenger makes claims, but delivered nothing. There is talk about reduced taxes and fiscal responsibility: The writer doesn’t mention that the local legislative team, Masin and state Rep. Mike Obermueller and Sen. David Carlson, have worked with Dakota County and the City of Eagan to maintain sound financial standing. Nor does he mention the fact that Moody’s Service rated Dakota County and Eagan at “triple-A” levels, the highest rating available. This translates into lower borrowing costs for capital projects and the jobs they bring about, such as buildings and other important infrastructure. The wisdom of changing representatives based on claims rather than results is dubious at best. Are we going to listen to this bad advice in November? Are we going to let the future of job creation in Minnesota be compromised? Can we afford the challenger as your next representative?

To the editor: As the campaign season gears up, support letters like the recent one by an enthusiastic writer begin to appear like toadstools after the rain. The writers tend to say nothing bad and instead, wax poetic about their favorite candidate. The problem for them is the lack of supporting facts. This writer likes his Dis- AVI MESHAR trict 38A candidate (Diane Eagan Anderson) because you “can


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Thisweekend Eagan actors bound for Britain EHS entered in Edinburgh Fringe Festival; will stage ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ July 26-27 at Eastview THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

They performed together last fall in front of friends and family in their school’s auditorium. Now, actors from Eagan High School are taking their production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream� across the Atlantic to stage the enchanting Shakespearean romantic comedy before an international audience. The 23-student cast directed by Nancy Owzarek has been selected to take part in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival in early August. Eagan is one of 51 schools from a pool of 1,600 selected by the American High School Theatre Festival set to perform this year at the Fringe, one of the most prestigious arts festivals in the world. “It was an intense application process,� said Owzarek, an English teacher/theater director at Eagan. “It started two years ago and involved recommendations

from other directors, recommendations from alumni and filling out a philosophical statement.� The Eagan group, which includes two theater-tech students and production assistant (and EHS head speech coach) Joni Anker, departs for Scotland Aug. 3 and will be staying in dorms at the University of Edinburgh. Before they leave, they’ll be delivering two free “sneak preview� performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream� July 26-27 at Eastview High School in Apple Valley. Admission is free to the sneak previews, though donations will be accepted to help offset the group’s travel expenses. During intermission, there will be concessions, a raffle for a Nintendo Wii and a boutique selling fashion accessories, proceeds from which will also be used to help cover the group’s Fringe-related costs. As their departure date

music calendar To submit items for Thisweekend’s Music Calendar, e-mail: editor.thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

Friday, July 23 Stoned Acoustic, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001. Pop Lite (patio performance), 8 to 10 p.m., Bogart’s Nightclub, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515. Power of 10, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Thieves Carnival, 9:30 p.m., Primetime Sports Bar and Grill, 14103 Irving Ave., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111. Rhino, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Smithtown, McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Michael Loonan, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. Larry Johnson on keyboards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

Saturday, July 24 Craig Dion New Movement, 1 to 3 p.m., Northwestern Books, 14150 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville, (952) 435-8600. Performance and CD signing for new gospel R&B album, “A New Perspective ... A New Praise.� Classic Jazz, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001. The Express Band and Wasted Talent Band, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Chris Winkels, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711.

Monday, July 26 Open mic, 9 p.m., Bogart’s Place, 14917 Garrett Ave. S., Apple Valley, (952) 432-1515.

Wednesday, July 28 Jambo Joe Bones, Enjoy! Restaurant, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley, (952) 8916569.

thisweekend briefs MN Zoo farm celebration slated July 24-25 The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley will host the Family Farm Festival on July 24 and July 25. Activities include a tractor display, blacksmith demonstrations, children’s crafts, and live music. On Saturday, July 24, the Sawtooth Bluegrass Band will perform and Sunday, July 25, will feature a country theme with the Tim Sigler Band. Visit mnzoo.org/farm for a full schedule of Family Farm Fest weekend activities.

‘Annie Jr.’ at Burnsville PAC ISD 191 Community Education and The Play’s the Thing Productions will present performances of “Annie Jr.� Aug. 4-7 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Performances will be at 1 p.m. Aug. 4 and Aug. 6 and at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 and Aug. 7. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. Tickets are available at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center box office, or from ticketmaster at 1-800-982-2787 or www. ticketmaster.com. For more information visit www. burnsvillepac.com/.

IN BRIEF Before Eagan High School theater students set off for Scotland in August to perform in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, they’ll deliver two free performances of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream� July 26-27 at Eastview High School in Apple Valley. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 26, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 27. Donations will be accepted. File photo

approaches, excitement is running high among the Eagan actors. The group will be among more than 1,000 performance companies at the Fringe staging shows in theaters, church halls and sports centers throughout the Scottish metropolis. “I’m excited to see the contrast between an Ameri-

James Gage, left, plays Puck and Javier Ferreira plays Oberon in the Eagan High School production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.� The show’s cast of 20-some Eagan students, who first performed the Shakespeare comedy in October 2009, will be heading to Scotland in early August to perform for an international audience at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Two free “sneak previews� will be offered July 26-27 at Eastview High School in Apple Valley. can audience and a European audience – I suspect some of our shtick humor might not fly as well,� said James Gage, an EHS 12thgrader who plays the fairy

Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.� Javier Ferreira, a 2010 EHS graduate who plays the fairy Oberon in the production, captured the cast’s

sense of anticipation best. “I’m super pumped,� he said. “I cannot wait.� Andrew Miller is at andrew. miller@ecm-inc.com.

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Drama - Theater Camps for ages 4 and older from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 2-19 at River Ridge Good for Gary, Babe’s Music Arts Building, Burnsville.Register Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakevfor full or half days. Call (952) 736Performances ille, (952) 469-5200. Second Stage Theatre Com- 3644 for more information. The Feelin’ (piano bar). 9:30 TV Interviewing Class for ages p.m., Ansari’s Mediterranean Grill pany will present the musical “Tiand Lounge, 1960 Rahncliff Court, tanicâ€? at the Burnsville Performing 8-14 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 at Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., River Ridge Arts Building, BurnsEagan, (651) 452-0999. Critical Mass, 9:30 p.m., McK- at 7:30 p.m. July 23 and 24 and ville. Fee: $35. Call (612) 250-8611 racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway at 2 p.m. July 25. Tickets are $20/ for information. Script Writing for ages 8 and adults, $15/seniors and students; 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. matinee tickets are $15 and $10, older from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Aug. 4 at respectively. Reserve tickets online River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsat www.ticketmaster.com or pur- ville. Fee: $35. Call (952) 736-3644 Classic Jazz, 7:30 to 10 p.m., chase at the door the evening of for more information. Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet the performance. Brushworks School of Art in Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) ISD 191 Community Education Burnsville will offer Summer Teen 736-3001. and The Play’s the Thing Produc- Drawing and Painting from 5 to 7 Lady Luck, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s tions will present “Annie Jr.â€? at 1 p.m. on Mondays throughout the Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd p.m. Aug. 4 and Aug. 6 and 7 p.m. summer. Register at www.BrushSt., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Aug. 5 and Aug. 7 at the Burns- worksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) Rising, 9:30 p.m., Primetime ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 214-4732. Sports Bar and Grill, 14103 Irving Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $12/adults Brushworks School of Art in Ave., Burnsville, (952) 435-6111. and $10/seniors/students and are Burnsville offers Array Color Mixing 8 Foot 4, Babe’s Music Bar, available at the box office or www. for everyone – in oil or acrylic – with 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, ticketmaster.com. For more infor- professional artist Frank Wetzel, (952) 469-5200. mation go to www.burnsvillepac. Aug. 5 and 6. Register www.BrushMark Mraz, 9 p.m. to 12:30 com/. worksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Eagan Community Theatre 214-4732. Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469- will present “The Music Manâ€? at Brushworks School of Art in 0711. Eagan High School at 7:30 p.m. Burnsville offers Family Friday Art Larry Johnson on keyboards, July 23-24 and July 28-31 and at 2 Day on July 23 and Aug. 27. Cost: 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, p.m. July 25 and July 31. Tickets: $60 per family of four per session. 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, Call (651) 683-6964 between 1-4 For information and to register: (952) 435-7709. p.m. weekdays and one hour be- www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com fore each performance. Tickets are or call (651) 214-4732. Brushworks School of Art $10 and $12. offers visual art classes at the Events The Art and All that Jazz Fes- Burnsville Performing Arts Center. tival will be held Aug. 20-21 at Mini Masters, paint like Picasso Nicollet Commons Park and the (Aug. 12). Fairy Art for ages 5-11, Burnsville Performing Arts Center Aug. 12, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Art in the Heart of the City, Burnsville. Around the World in America for Information: www.burnsvilleartjazz. youth on Aug. 12-13, 10 a.m. to Lakeville resident Eileen com. noon. All supplies included with Goren will perform as “Ri- Comedy registration. Register online at “Times are Tough ‌ Laugh- www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com shaâ€? in the Jawaahir Dance Company’s production of ing is Easyâ€? comedy showcase or call (651) 214-4732. Join other 55-plus adults at the by the MinneHAHA “The Dark Nightingaleâ€? presented Comedy Club at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 20 Eagan Art House to create beaded Aug. 26-Sept. 5 at the Ritz and 21 at Jensen’s Supper Club, jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets Theater, 345 13th Ave. NE., 3840 Sibley Memorial Highway, on the third Friday of each month Eagan. Comedian Tammy Nerby from 1 to 3 p.m. Class fee is $3 per Minneapolis. with special guest Elaine person and includes all supplies. Goren has danced with headlines Thompson. Admission: $12.50. For Bring any old jewelry you would like Jawaahir since its inception reservations log onto www.min- to re-make. The Eagan Art House in 1989. She is a member of nehahacomedyclub.com or call is located at 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For more information, call (651) the board of Jawaahir and (612) 860-9388. 686-9134. the company office manag- Classes/workshops To submit items for the Arts Calendar, e-mail: eagan. thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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Friday, July 30

Lakeville resident performs in ‘Risha’

er. Tickets are $28 and are available through the Ritz Theater box office at www. ritzdolls.com or (612) 4361129. For more information about the show, visit www.jawaahir.org.

In The Company of Kids Creative Arts Center presents the Fairytale Adventures Program, a music-based based dance program for parents and children. Newborns to age 3 welcome with parent or caregiver. Call (952) 736-3644 for more information or visit www.cokartscenter.com. Register now for summer classes at the Eagan Art House. Classes are offered for all ages from age 4 through adult. A variety of schedules and course offerings are available. For a complete listing visit www.cityofeagan.com/eaganarthouse. For more information, call the Eagan Art House at (651) 6869134. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington. Cost is $5 per class. Call Marilyn at (651) 463-7833. Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages. For class and registration information, visit www.lakevillemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640. DanceWorks Performing Arts Center’s Let’s Dance program will hold a “First Friday� dance event on the first Friday of each month. Latin/swing/ballroom class from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a two-hour “practice session� from 7 to 9 p.m. The lesson is free. The “practice session� is $12 per family (high school students are free) or $7 per person. A partner is not needed to participate. The monthly event is at DanceWorks Central, 20137 Icenic Trail, Lakeville. Call (952) 432-7123 to reserve a spot or visit wwworksmn.com .

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family calendar Friday, July 23 Rosemount Leprechaun Days runs July 23 through Aug. 1. Information: www.RosemountEvents.com. Family Farm Festival runs July 23-24 at the Wells Fargo Family Farm at the Minnesota Zoo. Information: www.mnzoo. org. Friday Nights Music in the Park, 6 p.m. to dusk at Kelley Park, Fortino and 152nd streets, Apple Valley. Relay for Life of Lakeville begins at 6 p.m. at Lakeville South High School, 21135 Jacquard Ave. Tuesday, July 27 Caponi Art Park’s Family Fun Tuesday – A Northern European Festival of Music with Ross Sutter, 10 to 11 a.m., 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. $2 suggested donation. Information: (651) 454-9412. Music in the Parks – Splatter Sisters, 1:15 p.m., Jaycee Park, Rosemount. Tuesday Evenings in the Garden: Plant Propagation with JoAnne Sabin, 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the garden at UMore Park, 1605 160th St. W. (County Road 46), Rosemount. Stretch your gardening dollar by propagating perennials, bulbs and annuals. Fee: $15. Supplies provided. Questions or to register by phone, call University of Minnesota Extension: (651) 480-7700.

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Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Food drive to benefit Eagan Resource Center and other celebration activities. Entertainment: Teen Battle of the Bands competition on stage. Wednesday on Main – Will Hale and The Tadpole Parade Band, 6:15 p.m., Pioneer Park Plaza, Holyoke Avenue and 208th Street, Lakeville. Wednesday in the Park – Sounds of Hope, 7 p.m., Civic Center Park, Burnsville. Friday, July 30 Child Safety Seminar at 6 p.m. at ATA Martial Arts, 1040 E. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 432-6555. Free seminar will include simple break away techniques, role playing with possible stranger dangers, how to deal with bullies. Free pizza will be served following the seminar. Friday Nights Music in the Park featuring Latin Voices, 6 p.m. to dusk at Kelley Park, Fortino and 152nd streets, Apple Valley. Relay for Life of Farmington begins at 6 p.m. at Robert Boeckman Middle School, 4008 220th St. W.

Saturday, July 31 Carnival and Silent Auction benefit for Gracie Norlin from 1 to 5 p.m. at Farmington American Legion Post 189, 10 Eighth St. N., Farmington. Six-year-old Gracie is battling cancer. The event will Wednesday, July 28 150th Celebration Party – include a silent auction, games, Eagan Market Fest from 4 to 8 food, treats, and more. Tickets: p.m. at Central Park’s Festival $10 per person or $25 per family. Grounds at the Eagan Community Information: Nicki at (612) 308-

2524 or Dawn at (952) 239-2634. Ongoing Marriage Encounter weekend Aug. 14-15 at the Dakota Ridge Hotel on 35E and Yankee Doodle in Eagan. Information: www.marriages.org or (651) 4543238. The American Red Cross will sponsor the following blood drives. Type O negative and type B negative blood donations are especially needed. For more information, call 1 (800) 4483543 or 1 (800) GIVE-LIFE or visit www.redcrossblood.org. • July 28, 1 to 7 p.m., Church of St. Michael, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington. For an appointment, call Marlene at (651) 460-6083. Walk-ins also welcome. • July 28, 2 to 7 p.m., Holiday Inn, 14201 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. • July 29, 2 to 7 p.m., Glendale United Methodist Church, 13550 Glendale Road, Savage. • July 29, noon to 6 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. • July 31, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nelson Chiropractic, 14321 Nicollet Court, Burnsville.

Burnhaven Library 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300 Waggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 24. Read aloud to a therapy dog. “Happy Feet� for all ages from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 26. Rated PG. Tie-Dying for teens from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 27. Mad Science of Minnesota for ages 4 and older from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 28. Observe the power of forces including gravity, centrifugal force, inertia and more. Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 29. All items priced $2 or less. Sellers must be ages 4-17 and must register in advance.

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Make crazy prints with Leonardo’s Basement. Registration required. Ocean Mural Craft for ages 3-12 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 30.

Robert Trail Library 14395 S. Robert Trail Rosemount, (651) 480-1210 The Magic of Celtic Music for all ages from 3 to 4 p.m. SatGalaxie Library urday, July 24. In celebration of 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Val- Leprechaun Days, musicians Anley, (952) 891-7045 drea Stern and Laura MacKenzie Baby Storytime for babies up will perform traditional Celtic muto 24 months and their caregivers sic on harp and flute. from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. or 10:30 Your Self Portrait for ages to 11:15 a.m. Monday, July 26. 12-18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Anime Drawing for teens July 31. Registration required. from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, July 26. Registration required. Savage Library Books and Bagels for teens 13090 Alabama Ave. S.E., Savfrom 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 27. age Craft Fair from 11 a.m. to (952) 707-1770 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 28. All Celebrity Storytime for all items priced $2 or less. Sellers ages at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July must be ages 4-17 and must reg- 26, with Principal Jeremy Willey, ister in advance. MW Savage Elementary, and Farmington Library Eric the Juggling Magician Tuesday, July 27, with Super508 Third St., Farmington for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 intendent Sue Ann Gruver, ISD (651) 438-0250 a.m. Friday, July 30. 719. There’s still time to sign up Make a Splash Movie Mornfor the Make A Splash Summer Heritage Library ing for all ages at 10:30 a.m. FriReading Club. Kids who sign up 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville day, July 30. Enjoy a free waterwill be given a form to keep track (952) 891-0360 themed movie and snacks. of the time they read or are read Explore Rudy’s Little World SuperSmash Bros Gaming to. Prizes are awarded to partici- for all ages from 10:30 to 11:30 Tournament Teen Event (finpants after five, 10 and 20 hours a.m. Monday, July 26. Meet au- ished grades 6-12) from 2 to 3:30 of reading. thor Stacy Waibel and hear her p.m. Wednesday, July 28. RegisThe Adventures of Juan Thisweek Newspapers ac- by Tetro Del Pueblo for all stories about Rudy the amazing tration required. cepts submissions for cal- ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. dog. Books will be available for Wescott Library endar events in Apple Valley, Wednesday, July 28. The story sale and autographing. Dr. Seuss Family Trivia 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, of Juan, a young Mexican boy, Lakeville and Rosemount by who moves to rural Minnesota. Challenge for all ages from 7 to (651) 450-2900 “WALL-E� for all ages from fax at (952) 846-2010, by e-mail This play explores Mexican and 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 27. Silly prizes for all competitors. 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 28. at reporter.thisweek@ecm-inc. American mythologies. Dakota Wild Animals for chil- Rated G. com or by phone at (952) 846Printmaking for teens from Dakota Wild Animals for all 2034. Deadline for submissions 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 28. dren ages 3-12 and their caregivers from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. or ages from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Thursis 5 p.m. Monday. 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, day, July 29. Live reptile and July 28. Live reptile and mammal mammal show.

show. “Blue Crush� for teens from All About Jack Storytime 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 29. for children up to age 6 and their Rates PG-13. caregivers from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Design It! Balls and Tracks Friday, July 30. for ages 7-11 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Waggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 Friday, July 30. Build a marble from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sat- track. urday, July 31. Read aloud to a

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thisweekend briefs First solo artist exhibit set at Burnsville PAC The Burnsville Performing Arts Center will present its first solo artist exhibit Aug. 12-Sept. 18 featuring the artwork of contemporary artist Stephen Capiz. Capiz grew up in St. Paul and now works out of Minneapolis in the Northrup King Building. The exhibit features a selection of abstract and semi-abstract landscape pieces. The free and public opening reception for the Stephen Capiz exhibit will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 12 in the PAC’s art gallery, 12600

Nicollet Ave. Refreshments will be provided. Artwork will be available for purchase during the opening reception or by contacting Alejandra Pelinka, gallery director, at (952) 895-4685. Normal gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Gospel artist performs July 24 Craig Dion New Movement will perform songs from its gospel R&B album, “A New Perspective ‌ A New Praiseâ€? from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at Northwestern Books, 14150 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville.

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District recognized for fiscal transparency Financial reporting award comes as voters consider levy question by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

As the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district prepares to ask the people to vote “yes� on an operating levy this November, the district received some affirming news on the financial front. For the eighth year in a row, the Association of School Business Officials

Superintendent Jane Berenz said the award reflects the finance department’s diligence in managing district finances and the transparency in reporting. A decade of financial reports are available for public access on the district’s website www.district196. org/District/Departments/ Finance/index.cfm.

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International has given District 196 a Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting, which is an award recognizing the excellence in the preparation and transparency of the district’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for last year (fiscal year 2009). To determine a district’s Upcoming budget eligibility for the award, ASBO reviews the Compre- woes hensive Annual Financial The award comes at a Report in addition to the time when the district is practices of the district’s fi- looking at potential fundnancial department. ing cuts at the state level by

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Fees in sports and performing arts saw an increase as well. So for the district, the award serves as evidence that its cuts and its levy referendum are not the result of fiscal irresponsibility. Berenz said the district’s financial department takes a stringent, conservative approach. “There is confidence and trust in (Finance Director) Jeff (Solomon) and his office,� she said. Aaron Vehling is at aaron. vehling@ecm-inc.com.

Wyo., the patrol said. There were no other occupants in either vehicle. The accident occurred at 3 p.m., a mile and a half west of Carrington, N.D. — John Gessner

his 1999 Chevrolet pickup truck veered into the eastbound lane and struck a semi tractor-trailer, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The semi was driven by Fred Riddle of Gillette,

Burnsville-based Tee It Up For The Troops recognizes baseball team Burnsville-based Tee It Up For The Troops recently recognized the Minnesota Twins for their support. The Twins have donated auction items and former Twins players have given generously of their time each year to golf with injured military veterans. Tee It Up For The Troops was established in 2005 with the mission to honor and remember the service of those that sacrificed to protect the United States. More than $2 million has been raised at events, with the flagship golf tournament held each year at Mendakota Country Club in Mendota Heights on the Friday closest to Sept. 11. This year’s tournament will be held Sept. 10. Former Twins player Paul Molitor is a member of the Tee It Up For The

spokesman Tony Taschner, for the upcoming school year, the School Board approved $15 million in cuts and adjustments that included: • 143 full-time equivalent positions, 78 of which were classroom teacher positions; • D.A.R.E. in the fifth grade, three middle-school sports programs; • free busing for extended-day programs at the elementary schools and the remaining three days of activity bus service for middle school and high school students.

Man killed in North Dakota crash A 46-year-old Burnsville man was killed July 15 in a two-car crash in North Dakota that killed both drivers. Steve Peterka of Burnsville was driving west on U.S. Highway 52 when

as a much as 7.5 percent. If voters approve a proposed $512 per pupil levy this fall, that cut in state funding would still mean $8 million in cuts and adjustments for the 2011-12 school year. Without the levy, that number would skyrocket to $24 million, said Finance Director Jeff Solomon at a board retreat last week. The district has already had to make $25 million in various cuts and adjustments to its two previous budgets. According to district

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At the Tee It Up For The Troops presentation to the Minnesota Twins were (front from left) Vice President LTC (Ret.) Harry Wisdom; board member Cara Koski; Patrick Klinger, vice president, marketing for the Twins; board member Alex Plechash, USMC (Ret.); and (from back left) President Jeff Anderson; board member Neil Tollefsrud, NAVY (Ret.); and board member John Nikolai.

Troops Advisory Board, at the ballpark. and the Twins have been More about Tee It Up generous in their support of For The Troops is at www. Military Appreciation Days teeitupforthetroops.com

groups calendar To submit an item for the Groups Calendar, send it by e-mail to reporter.thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets on Mondays from 5:45 to 7 p.m. at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 3930 Rahn Road, Eagan. Information: Sue at (952) 894-2509. First Place Weight Management meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. For more information, contact Carol Olinger at (952) 894-1469.

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Miscellaneous Singles breakfast at 10 a.m. the first and third Saturday of each month at Perkins, 1345 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. Age range 55-plus. Call Gerri at (651) 686-4047 for information. Minnesota Valley IN-Fisherman Club, a multi-species fishing club, meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Apple Valley American Legion, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley. Club activities include monthly fishing outings on local bodies of water, informative speakers, and donations to local conservation causes. You do not have to have a boat to join and everyone is welcome regardless of skill level. For more information call Gary at (952) 423-3662.

Savage Council for the Gifted and Talented (BESCGT) parent support group meets the third Thursday of each month at the Burnhaven Library in Burnsville, 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information go to www.MCGT.NET/ Chapters.HTML. New members welcome. Spirited Grace cancer support group meets the third Tuesday of each month from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. at Church of the Risen Savior, 1501 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. Information: (952) 431-5222. TOPS Chapter #388 Burnsville, a weight loss support group, meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at St. James Lutheran Church, 3650 Williams Drive, Burnsville. For information, call Lois at (952) 8942929 or Gina at (952) 431-4690. TOPS Chapter #658 Burnsville meets from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Fridays at Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 1801 E. Cliff Road, Burnsville. Call (651) 292-8625 for more information.

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Eagan seeking teen musicians for Battle of the Bands Teen musicians are invited to enter the Battle of the Bands which will be held at Eagan Market Fest on Wednesday, July 28, from 4 to 6:40 p.m. at the Eagan Rotary Bandshell stage. The first- and secondplace bands will win an opportunity to play at the Minnesota State Fair. The first-place band will move on to the Grand Battle at the Dakota County Fair and earn a small cash prize based on the number of bands registered. Grand

Battle prizes include a cash prize and studio recording time courtesy of McNally Rand. All participating bands must be amateur, with the majority of members comprised of high school or college-aged members. The entry fee is $32 per band. The number of bands accepted is limited. For more information or to register, call Loudi Rivamonte at the Eagan Parks and Recreation Department at (651) 675-5500.

Art exhibit The Eagan Art House is accepting art submissions for its fifth annual Harvest of Art Community Art Exhibit to be held Aug. 29 through Oct. 20. The exhibit is open to all south-of-the-river artists, ages 8-18 and ages 19 and older. All media are accepted. The exhibit opening will be held on Aug. 29 at the Eagan Art House. The exhibit will then be divided to go on display at community locations including the Eagan Art House, Easter Lutheran Church, Ring Mountain Creamery, Dunn Brothers Coffee and the Eagan Community Center. Registration fee is $15 per person for up to two pieces of artwork for ages 8 to 18 and $20 per person for up to two pieces of artwork for ages 19 and older. Register by Aug. 9. Complete exhibit guidelines are available at www.cityofeagan.com/ eaganarthouse. For more information, call (651) 686-9134.

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Burnsville. • 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 5 and Aug. 6 (eight-hour full course), Kowalski’s, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. • 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 6 (four-hour refresher), Kowalski’s, 1646 Diffley Road, Eagan. • 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 2 (four-hour refresher), Apple Valley Villa, 14610 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. • 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 2 and Aug. 3 (eight-hour full course), Burnsville Senior Center/ISD 191, 200 Burns-

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Religion VBS at Apple Valley Baptist Church

Children ages 3 through those going in to fifth grade are invited to participate in the VBS program, “Sonquest Rainforest.� The children will perform during the 9:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, Aug. 1. A family picnic will follow the service at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call (952) 454-6927.

“SonRock Kids Camp� is the theme of this year’s Vacation Bible School at Apple Valley Baptist Church, 964 Garden View Drive. Children ages 4 through sixth grade are invited to join this adventure from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 8-12. There is no charge for VBS, but a free-will offering will be received for the VBS Mission Project. To register or for more information, call (952) 432Rev. Jen Rome, pastor at 3151, e-mail avbc@juno. com or visit www.appleval- Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Eagan, has been seleybaptistchurch.org. lected for the 2010-11 H.B. Hanson Preaching Seminar at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. The seminar consists of three teaching workshops Christus Victor Lu- over the next year. theran Church, 7510 PaloRome is one of eight mino Drive, Apple Val- pastors chosen from the ley, will hold its Vacation St. Paul Area Synod of Bible School from 6:30 to the Evangelical Lutheran 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25, Church in America. through Thursday, July 29.

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they joined the Burnsville Relay. The Hardgroves are off. It was like a quarter- in charge of the luminaria million dollars. I would sales and ceremony. have been broke.� “We’ve been active,� The procedure worked, Hardgrove said. “Three of but Hardgrove lost his father to cancer during his own ordeal. “My father had prostate cancer at the time,� Hardgrove said. “Since my mother had Alzheimer’s, he didn’t go in to get the proper treatment. He said, ‘I can’t leave her for a day.’ He died within six to eight months.� Hardgrove’s cancer odyssey didn’t end there. Four years ago, still getting clean bills of health on annual blood tests, Hardgrove learned from a cousin with thyroid cancer that it had been caused by a rare, and hereditary, mutated gene. He and several family members – including two of the four daughters he raised with wife Sharon and two of their grandchildren – tested positive and had their thyroids removed. “I have people to this day who say, ‘You’re just a miracle man,’ � Hardgrove said. “I know – and I thank the lord every night for it.� A decade ago the Hardgroves helped launch a Relay for Life event at their church, Bloomington Lutheran. Four years ago Hardgrove/from 3A

Garage sale at Faith VBS at Southcross Southcross Community Covenant Church, 1800 County Road Faith Covenant Church, 12921 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, will hold its annual garage sale from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. The sale will be held in the lower level of the church in Room 150. Use upper parking lot for the sale, and lower for donation drop off. Donations will be accepted from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, and from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, and Tuesday, Aug. 3. Items not accepted are mattresses, car seats, cribs, curtain rods, tires, TVs, VCRs, microwaves, large computer monitors, light fixtures, chandeliers, and household/automotive chemicals. For more information, call (952) 890-3110 or visit www.faithcovenant.org. Proceeds from the sale will be used to help poor and widows affected by the civil war in Kosovo.

42 E., Burnsville, will hold its Vacation Bible School from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, through Thursday, Aug. 12. VBS is for children age 3 through those who have finished fifth grade. This year’s theme is “Planet Zoom� where bold bee-lievers zip, zap, and zoom for Jesus. As an outreach and service to the community, this year’s VBS is free. Space is limited to 40 children. Call or e-mail to request registration materials, (952) 432-4286 or churchoffice@southcrossmn.org.

our children live in either Lakeville or Burnsville, and we get them involved. They have adult children, so we get them involved.� Co-chairs of this year’s

from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Grace serves these meals for senior citizens, singleparent families, families in transition and all others in the surrounding community. Although the meals are free, donations are accepted. Grace Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42. For more information, call the church at (952) 432-7273.

Friday Mornings Out The Friday Mornings Out program at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, has openings for the 2010-11 school year. The program is for children ages 2 to 5. Class time is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, contact Susan at (952) 985-7354 or susan. mitsch@sotv.org.

Hero HeadQuarters Parents Day Out Children entering grades

Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will serve free community meals on Monday, July 26. Dining hall doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served

one through six are invited to Hero HeadQuarters – Where Kids Join Forces with God, a free Vacation Bible School to be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 26-30 at South Suburban Evangelical Free Church, 12600 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Enjoy an action-packed VBS filled with music, stories, games, snacks, crafts and new friends. Register online at www.ssefc.org or call (952) 431-5466.

The Parents Day Out program at Chapel Hill Church, 4888 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, has openings for the 2010-11 school year. Classes are offered Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for children ages 18 months to 5 years. For more information, contact Lisa at (651) 681-1658 or cpradmin@comcast.net.

Relay are Becky Kritz of Burnsville and Brenda Irwin of Savage, both cancer survivors. For information about forming a Relay team,

buying a luminaria or volunteering at the event, contact Kritz (952-9534934, bkritz@msp.phoenixintl.com) or Irwin (952-447-7854, brenir-

win5@gmail.com). Or visit www.relayforlife.org/ burnsvillemn.

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Cannon Valley League adjusting to new realities

State American Legion coaches and media baseball poll, July 11

“It’s more of the trend The league was comright now,” Wigley said. “I prised of mostly college There’s something about thought the problem was players who wanted to play during the week and not hearing the crack of a bat just me and my team.” travel as far as Red Wing or during a breezy evening at a Money woes Hampton. baseball game. “The oldest players were It’s been a rite of summer The cost of running a for the past 100 years or so team has increased in recent usually in their mid 30s, but in the United States, but years. From buying wooden no one is really doing that as the time passes, things bats and uniforms to paying anymore,” Johnson said. Another big difference change. umpires, it’s become an exis at the concession stand. Nearly every town in pensive venture. the south metro features Sponsors are harder to Cannon Valley teams play on high school fields and an amateur town baseball find as well. team. Eagan, Lakeville, “It’s a tough time for ev- city parks, while many of the Classic Cannon Valley Rosemount, Burnsville and erything,” Wigley said. Savage all field teams in the The league has struggled teams have their own park, Cannon Valley League. But to maintain its roster, which charge for admission and serve beer. one town is curiously absent is filled with volunteers. “As bad as that sounds, this year: Apple Valley. “Everybody has full-time The Apple Valley Mill- jobs besides playing,” CVL it’s a big difference,” Wigers were once the league’s president/Lakeville manag- ley said. “Getting a beer lipowerhouse. The team’s last er Doug Johnson said. “No- cense is pretty tough around trip to state was in 2007, body is getting paid. No one here.” Even though it’s free and since then the team is profiting from playing.” to attend, Cannon Valley has gone through some teams attract mostly the hard times. This year, there Different kind players’ girlfriends, wives, wasn’t enough leadership of league parents and the occainterest to field a team. Many of the current sional college scout, which “I banged my head against the wall more times Cannon Valley League amount to about 50 people than I can count,” said Can- teams used to play with per game. non Valley League vice the Classic Cannon Valley president and Section 5B league teams such Dun- Things change commissioner Josh Wigley, das, Red Wing, Miesville, The dynamics of amawho ran the Apple Valley Northfield, Cannon Falls, teur baseball has evolved Northfield, over the years. team since 2000. “It’s about Randolph, having numbers and the Hastings and Hampton in “People my age and oldcommitment level, and it one league. er played more for the love It became clear that there of the game,” Wigley said. just wasn’t there.” In recent years Wigley were two kinds of programs. Most of the current playcouldn’t devote as much The current Classic Cannon ers spend the rest of the year time to the Millers with two Valley programs feature playing college ball. When young children. He put the older adults who play on they come home for the word out that Apple Valley weekends and holidays, and summer, they feel like they needed new management consistently draw between must play amateur baseball and leadership, but no one 500-1,000 fans. to keep their skills fresh. In the late 1990s, the They don’t stick with amastepped up. Apple Valley isn’t the league split with Apple Val- teur baseball after graduatonly team that folded this ley, Burnsville, Lakeville, ing college. season. It’s one of many Rosemount and eventually “After they’re done with in Minnesota, including Eagan and Savage forming college most of them prefer perennial state power St. a league that didn’t play ev- to just play softball or go to ery weekend and holiday. Francis. the cabin for the weekend,”

Teams Total points/1st place votes 1. Eden Prairie 140 (14) 2. Burnsville 118 3. Tri-City Red 100 4. Centennial 94 5. Rosetown 59 6. Rochester Patriots 50 7. AV Eastview Thunder 33 8. Lakeville North 31 (1) 9. Rochester Redhawks 29 10. Apple Valley 76ers 28 11. North St. Paul 27 12. Excelsior 24 13. Forest Lake 23 14. Sartell 18 15. Hamline Purple 14 16. Mankato National 9 17. New Ulm Gold 8 18. Coon Rapids 7 19. Grand Rapids 4 20. Albert Lea 3 Friday, July 23 Third district tournament • Semifinals, Alimagnet Park, 4 p.m., 7 p.m. Saturday, July 24 • Finals, Apple Valley American Legion Field, 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m.

Racing Friday, July 16 AMSOIL Dirt Nationals at Elko Speedway USMTS Modifieds Heat 1 8 laps 1. Corey Dripps Waterloo, IA 2. Dereck Ramirez Woodward, OK 3. Jason Voigt St. Cloud Heat 2 8 laps 1. Jon Tesch Watertown, SD 2. Kelly Shryock Fertile, IA 3. Mike Gregg Morton Heat 3 8 laps 1. Jason Krohn Slayton 2. Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA 3. Tommy Myer Blooming Prairie “B” Main 12 laps 1. Steve Wetzstein West Concord 2. Ryan Ruter Kanawha, IA 3. Ryan Canon Clearwater “A” Main 35 laps 1. Jason Krohn Slayton 2. Jon Tesch Watertown, SD 3. Corey Dripps Waterloo, IA 4. Dereck Ramirez Woodward, OK 5. Kelly Shryock Fertile, IA UMSS Sprints Heat 1 8 laps 1. Jennifer Erickson Burnsville 2. Mark Toews Spirit Lake, IA 3. Joe Kouba North Branch Heat 2 8 laps 1. Alan Gilbertson Kasson 2. Cody Hahn Minneapolis 3. Andy Jones Princeton Heat 3 8 laps 1. Brad Barickman Richfield 2. Jerry Richert, Jr. Forest Lake 3. Dave Becker Belle Plaine Feature 20 laps 1. Brad Barickman Richfield 2. Cody Hahn Minneapolis 3. Alan Gilbertson Kasson 4. Jerry Richert, Jr. Forest Lake 5. Mark Toews Spirit Lake, IA AMSOIL Championship Modifieds Heat 1 8 laps 1. Nate Chodur Lake Mills, IA 2. Jared Boumeester Waseca 3. Shawn Kelly Somerset, WI Heat 2 8 laps 1. Dan Wheeler Columbia Heights 2. Alan Bohlman Cambridge 3. Dustin Scott Rosemount Heat 3 8 laps 1. Bob Smith St. Joseph 2. Dagan Heim Rosemount 3. Dave Swearingen Little Canada Feature 18 laps 1. Dustin Scott Rosemount 2. Jared Boumeester Waseca 3. Dan Wheeler Columbia Heights 4. Dave Swearingen Little Canada 5. Shawn Kelly Somerset, WI Saturday, July 17 AMSOIL Dirt Nationals at Elko Speedway USMTS Modifieds Heat 1 8 laps 1. Ken Schrader Concord, NC 2. Mike Steensma Luverne 3. Corey Dripps Waterloo, IA Heat 2 8 laps 1. Tim Donlinger Rochester 2. Tommy Myer Blooming Prairie 3. Mike Hansen Alton, IA Heat 3 8 laps 1. Ryan Ruter Kanawha, IA 2. Doug Hillson Blooming Prairie 3. Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA “A” Main 40 laps 1. Tommy Myer Blooming Prairie 2. Ken Schrader Concord, NC 3. Doug Hillson Blooming Prairie 4. Ryan Gustin Marshalltown IA 5. Tim Donlinger Rochester UMSS Sprints Heat 1 6 laps 1. Bill Johnson St. Peter 2. Brandon Allen St. Peter 3. Jessie Smith Mankato Heat 2 6 laps 1. Joe Kouba North Branch 2. Jerry Richert, Jr. Forest Lake 3. Jordan Wilmes Kasota Heat 3 6 laps 1. Cody Hahn Minneapolis 2. Alan Gilbertson Kasson 3. Brad Barickman Richfield Feature 20 laps 1. Brad Barickman Richfield 2. Cody Hahn Minneapolis 3. Bill Johnson St. Peter 4. Alan Gilbertson Kasson 5. Jerry Richert, Jr. Forest Lake AMSOIL Championship Modifieds Heat 1 8 laps 1. Nate Chodur Lake Mills, IA 2. Alan Bohlman Cambridge 3. Mike Mueller Heat 2 8 laps 1. William Stetter Inver Grove Heights 2. Jared Boumeester Waseca 3. Jonny Hentges Jordan Heat 3 8 laps 1. Alan Gessell, Jr. Big Lake 2. Dustin Scott 3. Johnny Magnum Lakeville

by Andy Rogers

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Photo by Andy Rogers

Despite having some of the best college baseball players in Minnesota, the Cannon Valley League baseball games usually attract about 50 spectators on any given night. Wigley said. “It’s a change in attitude. It’s kind of sad. It’s a great game. “Minnesota has one of the great amateur leagues in the country. I don’t think people understand what we have as a whole.”

Level of competition still strong

state, finishing fifth in the Class B state tournament in 2009. A few of the players eventually go on to play professionally. “A couple of (St. Paul) Saints players played here before they went to the Saints and we have some real good college players,” Johnson said. Apple Valley isn’t officially buried. Wigley has already had some contact with people interested in helping putting the Millers back on the field. “It’s unfortunate in some aspects, but when you get down to it, the game of baseball is still fun,” Wigley said.

Despite the league’s recent setback of losing Apple Valley, the level of competition remains high. The rosters are filled with some of the best high school baseball players in the past five to 10 years. “Teams pretty much stay together,” Johnson said. “Guys that are out of Legion are now coming in and playing.” Andy Rogers is at Savage has become one andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com. of the best programs in the

Q&A: Murgic finds magic in track and field by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

As a four-time all-state gymnast, Rosemount’s Katie Murgic always thought she’d discovered her favorite sport. Less than two years ago she tried out for track and field, and last month Murgic won the state title in the pole vault at the Class AA state track and field tournament. She’s planning on taking her talent to the University of Minnesota this fall to vault with the track and field team. Here’s what she had to say about the experience: Q: How did it feel to win a state title? A: It feels unreal, to be honest. I don’t even think it has hit me yet. It was a lot of fun this year. Q: What made you decide to try pole vaulting two years ago? A: The track coaches had been bugging me to try out, but I had to have knee surgery my sophomore year after gymnastics. My junior year, the coaches still bugged me and sent out track girls to get me to try. Q: When did you first try

pole vaulting? A: My junior year. That was my first time. I did gymnastics for nine years. I was thinking I was going to do gymnastics through college. I went to a camp last summer that the (University of Minnesota) coaches were running. They asked if I was interesting in pole vaulting for college. Q: What about your gymnastics experience helped you with pole vaulting? A: Obviously if you’re in gymnastics you’re used to being upside down. A lot of my gymnastics friends from other schools do track. Coaches try to get gymnasts because of their sense and body control. Q: What is it about vaulting that you find enjoyable? A: At first I wanted to quit, I hated it. One thing I do like about it is that I still have so much to improve on. You can keep going higher and higher and get on different poles. With gymnastics, I got frustrated. I felt like I had peaked. I’m not burnt out (on pole vaulting). Q: It’s considered one of the more dangerous events. What do you do to protect yourself?

A: In high school you wear a helmet, but in college there is no helmet. But a helmet can’t really protect you from a fall of more than six feet. I’m not really afraid of much. I used to do back flips on a four-inch beam. You have some scary falls, but I like falling in the air. Q: Do you still do gymnastics? A: I coached for a little while when I was done. I go into the gym about once a week, but I don’t do anything too difficult. Q: What are your plans for summer? A: I’m taking a little bit of a break right now. I’m just staying in shape and working out with Jay Hatleli. I would have never gotten this far without my coach. Q: What’s your goal with the Gophers? A: I’d like to make it to the traveling team. They go out of state and they only bring two or three vaults. I hope to start traveling my first year if not the second. I’d like to get to 13-14 feet by the end of my senior year.

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Rosemount’s Katie Murgic runs at the Class AA state Andy Rogers is at tournament last month. She won a state title in the pole vault. andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

Fishermen can find enjoyment in Dakota County by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

I have a similar relationship to fishing as a puppy has to dog treats. Unless I’m being rewarded, I have little interest in doing any type of casting. Fishing is also a proximity friend of mine. I’m not going to travel great distances for a boat ride and potential dinner. At the point where the cost of bait and gas eclipses the price of a walleye fillet at the grocery store, my motivation starts to decline. Thankfully, in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, there’s always one nearby. Dakota County is home to a number of lakes that feature bluegill, black crap-

PRESSBOX pie, largemouth bass and bullhead. In a few places anglers can find walleye, channel catfish, muskellunge and even some brook trout. Almost every neighborhood has a few small lakes for shore fishing or larger bodies of big enough for boats. There are almost 150 lakes in Dakota County, and I’ve only been to a few. Eagan is particularly thick with small lakes that satisfy locals. Heine Pond, east of Interstate 35E off Diffley

Road, has some of the best water quality and it’s deep for its size. Holland Lake, located in Lebanon Hills Park, is even deeper and it receives little runoff from the neighborhood. A common theme this time of year is the thick vegetation growing along the shore, which makes the venture less enjoyable. The same chemicals that keep your grass green run off into lakes to encourage water plants. Phosphorus is the main culprit, but there are ways people can keep neighboring lakes clean, such as keeping grass clippings and leaves away from storm sewers, and by keeping vehicle

waste (from cleaning and repairs) off the road. Thankfully, many places have fishing piers that jut out beyond the aquatic forests. Lac Lavon, off Gardenview Drive in Apple Valley, and Alimagnet Lake, off County Road 11 in Burnsville, are two of the biggest and most popular lakes for shore fishing. Boat fishermen favor Crystal Lake in Burnsville just east of I-35 on Crystal Lake Road, and Lake Marion in Lakeville, just east of I-35, where you compete with tubes and waterskis. You can catch almost any regular freshwater favorites in either lake, but they’re both combed thoroughly by

anglers every year. For those in search of more prized fish, Orchard Lake in the western part of Lakeville has become hunting grounds for muskellunge and larger northern pike. Some fishermen will trade their boats for waders in a few months. Trout fishing on the Vermillion River in southern Dakota County is often a rewarding experience. Thankfully, catch-andrelease has caught on. Use caution when catching anything besides bullheads. Every parks and recreation department recommends returning bass, walleye, perch, northern and even large panfish back

where you found them. It’s not like you want to eat them anyway. Most fish in these lakes contain mercury. I haven’t caught any lunkers yet, but the reward is relaxing outside coupled with good conversation. But I would rather feed some fish than drown a worm once in a while. A few good places to find information about area lakes include www.fishingworks.com, www.dnr.state. mn.us/fishing/index, and your local parks and recreation department. Andy Rogers is at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.


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A diverse group of families was waiting outside in the halls with Morrison. There were children ages six to 12 playing excitedly, speaking to each other in English, Spanish and Somali, while their parents registered them. Some of the children constantly asked their parents when the program would start. The Reading Club occupies the library with various activity stations. In one area, Silvers or a volunteer read a themed story to a circle of children. This particular session centered on the ocean, so Silvers read a book covering that topic. She narrated the tale with the dedication and animated vigor at which elementary teachers often succeed. The students in turn sat quietly on their beach towels, engaged in the splendor of the great blue and punctuating this silence with “oohs� and “ahhs� whenever Silvers read an interesting fact. To add to the experience, Silvers set up a stereo from which the hypnotic sounds of the beach added an aural flourish to complement the story and the adjacent craft station. Judy Ditmarsen supervised the crafts. Judy’s daughter Sandy, a reading intervention specialist at Vista View and Reading Club volunteer, asked her to

an industrial park on Lone Oak Road, and the Fire Administration Building, located on the corner of Pilot Knob and Wescott roads. Money from the sale of those two buildings will also help fund the project, Fire Chief Mike Scott said. The new space will house fire administration operations and a new police field office, an outdoor training tower and indoor training spaces that adapt to become an emergency operations center, and six dorm rooms for on-call firefighters. While he’s pleased about all the green features, Scott said he’s most excited about

being able to cut response times nearly in half compared to Fire Station Two. That station is hard to reach and far from where most volunteer firefighters live, he said. “From a safety standpoint we know that a fire doubles in size every minute, and that this is our busiest district,� he said. “With this improvement we will have, citywide, one of the best fire response times for a volunteer department in the country.�

help out. Judy presided over empty plastic soda and water bottles, several pounds of sand, some mock-seaweed and some seashells. “We’re making sand bottles,� she said, showing a sample creation that was essentially a beach in a bottle. “It’s a way to help them remember the beach story.� In other areas, there were reading coaches, mostly teachers, working with students. Silvers said she has reading intervention specialists, grade-level teachers and special education paraprofessionals on-site to help students with their various reading needs. The reading coaches offered a dynamic range of assistance to the students. The one-on-one experience spanned from a student simply reading to a coach to a coach actively reading select lines to help the student navigate the narrative. The students also build off each other to ramp up their reading skills. At one table, two boys read a book about the ocean aloud to each other. As they sat in awe of a close-up of a stingray, one of the boys asked the other, “How much does that thing weigh?� There were also some students from Burnsville High School (BHS) there to help with crafts and the general operation of the program. Briana Skufca, a student at BHS, served as the librar-

ian, checking in and out the five books a week the students are allowed to take home. Skufca said she was looking for summer volunteer opportunities and found the Reading Club. The arrangement suits her well. “I like kids and I like reading,� she said. Silvers said that each week there can be different volunteers, but “the driving force is a bunch of people who care about kids.�

Erin Johnson is at eagan. thisweek@ecm-inc.co

The books The variety of literary fare matches the variety of reading levels. The titles range from the more complex “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH� and “Encyclopedia Brown� to classic children’s books with only a sentence on a pictorial page. Harry Potter is noticeably absent, but Judy Blume and Lois Lowry fans will leave the Reading Club fulfilled. The books mostly come from the book fair, where Silver spent $500 on $1,000 worth of books with money donated by the PTO. The Reading Club is ongoing. Those parents interested in the program can bring their kids to the 1 p.m. registration or call Vista View at (952) 707-3400 for more information. Aaron Vehling is at aaron. vehling@ecm-inc.com.


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closet. The shotgun was not loaded at the time, the complaint states. Schliesing faces up to five years in prison and/or a fine of $3,000 to $10,000 if convicted. Bergum said the attention to this story has led to extra police patrols around his neighborhood after someone threw a bottle of vodka at his house. “We assume they must have thought it was his (Schliesing’s) house,� he said. “We don’t know what to think. I mean, this guy is not a monster. Hopefully that was a one-time thing.�

doesn’t believe. “I think it’s more the fact that he’s upset about losing the thing he once had,� he said, adding that the language barrier may have contributed to a misunderstanding. “I’m not going to defend what he did, but I think losing that was another blow to him.� The fence has effectively blocked the deer from getting through to Schliesing’s yard, he said. Until this year, the land next to Schliesing’s property was an open field of grass, he said. The farmers began culti- Erin Johnson is at eagan. vating the land this summer, thisweek@ecm-inc.com. selling some of the produce at area farmers’ markets, including Eagan’s Market Fest each Wednesday. More than 40 acres of land in Eagan are currently being farmed by Hmong PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN Americans, according to POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION the Farmers’ Legal Action ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY The City of Eagan is committed to the Group in St. Paul. policy that all persons have equal access to Repeated attempts to its programs, services, activities, facilities get comments from the As- and employment without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sociation for the Advance- color, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital ment of Hmong Women in status or status with regard to public Minnesota, which found the assistance. Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities land and acts as a liaison will be provided upon advance notice of at 96 hours. If a notice of less than 96 for the farmers, were unsuc- least hours is received, the City of Eagan will cessful. attempt to provide such aid. Telephone: According to the crimi- (651) 675-5000; TDD: (651) 454-8535. 2264911 7/16-7/23/10 nal complaint, Schliesing told police he was upset PUBLIC NOTICE with the farmers because of NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS the fence, which he said was IN THE CITY OF EAGAN, getting higher and higher, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA preventing deer from visitProject No. 1033 - Cliff Road Water Main Improvements ing the various food pans NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City and other eating stations in Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan his yard. Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, The fence is made of Municipal Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Monday, sticks and string and stands August 2, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon as possible. The purpose of the between three and four feet thereafter meeting will be to hold a public hearing on tall, police said. the improvements, known as Project No. The proposed project is in accorSchliesing admitted to 1033. dance with the preliminary engineering officers that he approached report dated June 2, 2009, prepared by the the farmers, but denied any City Engineer. The estimated cost of the foregoing threats and denied having a improvement is as follows: $514,000 gun. He also admitted that The area proposed to be assessed for improvements is described as follows: he had consumed some said North 1⠄2 of Section 35, South 1⠄2 of Secbeer, and a preliminary tion 26, Township 27, Range 23, along Road (County Road 32) from Lexbreath test showed a level of Cliff ington Avenue to Dodd Road in the City .088, above the legal driving of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. All persons who desire to be heard with limit. respect to the question of whether or not Officers said they ob- the above improvements should be made served some pellet guns shall be heard at said time and place. Dated July 6, 2010 inside the sliding glass BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Maria Petersen door of Schliesing’s house, By: Maria Petersen and his wife led them to a Eagan City Clerk 7/16-7/23/10 .12-gauge shotgun in a back 2262001

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This is a summary of the Independent School District No.194 Regular School Board Meeting on Tues, June 22, 2010 with full text available for public inspection on t h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a t www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044 The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators were present except Jim Skelly. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes of the meeting on June 8; resignations, leave of absence requests, employment recommendations; payment of bills and claims subject to annual audit; investments and wire transfers; alt facilities projects; Capital projects review and comment; KTMS deep water instruction station review and comment; district health and safety program; Pan-O-Prog contract; donations and field trip. Reports presented: Student nutrition progr a m up d a t e ; m e nt a l he a l t h p r ogr a m update; chemical health update. Recommended actions approved: ESEA consolidated grant application; Policy C-95 Fund Balance; and resolution adopting the 2010-11 preliminary budget with revenues of $130,304,453 and expenditures of $142,340,335. Adjournment at 9:25 p.m. 2264269 7/23/10

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This is a summary of the Intermediate School District 917 Regular School Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Office at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM. Board Members present: Dan Cater, Deb Clark, Terry Donnelly, Jill Lewis, Vicki Roy, Vanda Pressnall, Tom Ryerson. Board Members absent: Kathy Lewis. Administrators present: John Christiansen, Melissa Schaller, Dan Hurley. Others present: Kent Rhein and Linda Berg. Good news reports were presented. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes, personnel, donations, bills to be paid, investment report, and wire transfers. Recommended actions approved: Approve the ISD 917 Budget for 2010-2011; approve a resolution terminating probationary support service staff; approve a resolution terminating tenured teacher; approve the Superintendent's evaluation and performance incentive; approve the Secondary Lead Teachers; approve the Special Education Lead Teachers; approve the Interpreter's Contract for 2010-2012; approve the Terms and Conditions of Employment for PC Technician for 2009-2012; approve the Sale of Construction Trades 2010 House; and approve the amendment to the Early Intervention Consulting Services Contract. Adjournment at 6:40 PM. 2264292 7/23/10

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