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Thisweek Burnsville-Eagan AUGUST 27, 2010

VOLUME 31, NO. 26

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Eagan man pockets Parkway reconstruction done world pool record early, but takes toll on businesses Scott Erdman played billiards Contractor will get $100,000 bonus for quick work

continuously for 74 hours by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

It was the early morning hours – when the pool hall was quiet and sleep was beckoning – that were the toughest, Scott Erdman said. But he credits the support of his wife and his friends with helping him stay on his feet for 74 hours as he broke the world record for most consecutive hours playing pool. The previous record, set just last year by a North Carolina man, was 72 hours. Erdman, of Eagan, broke the record at 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 23, at Shooters Billiard Club in Burnsville. He began playing at 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 20. “After the first day I was like, ‘I don’t know if this is such a good idea,’ � he said. “After that it got fairly easy, but toward the end I was running on fumes.� Shooters general manager Duane Marquardt said he loved the idea, but was initially skeptical about Erdman’s goal. “I thought he was on the crazy side,� he said. “I didn’t think he realized how long 72 hours is.� That skepticism wasn’t exactly abated after the first

by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The heavy construction is over, all lanes are reopened and the drive is now smooth as glass. This summer’s reconstruction of Burnsville Parkway came at an attractive price to taxpayers, with a $100,000 bonus going to the contractor for finishing the job early. Smooth blacktop replaced crumbling concrete pavement. “It was in terrible condition,� said Ryan Peterson, Burnsville’s assistant Photo by Rick Orndorf city engineer. Reconstruction of Burnsville Parkway was the “nail in the coffin� for the closed Burnsville But there was a price paid by Burnsville Park- Parkway BP station, says its former owner. way businesses, mostly struction began. those along the south side BURNSVILLE Burnsville Parkway BP owners Joe of the road between Nicollet Avenue and Aldrich, just west of Interstate traffic volume fell as motorists avoid- and Cathy Thompson bought the staed the construction zone by using tion about two years ago and made 35W. One business closed this summer alternative east-west routes such as spending cuts to make the business and another one will, their own- Highway 13 and McAndrews Road. profitable, Joe said. It’s hard enough for an indepen“Most agreed that overall traffic ers saying that construction finally doomed their already-struggling ven- volume, not scientifically gauged, had dent dealer to compete with low to be down by 50 percent or greater,� chain-store gas prices, Thompson tures. City Council Member Dan Kealey said Daron Van Helden, Burnsville said. The tough economy and some says the city didn’t do enough with Chamber of Commerce president. The Burnsville Parkway BP sta- would-be customers’ negative reacsigns to guide motorists to driveways that remained open when traffic was tion at 501 W. Burnsville Parkway tion to BP’s Gulf oil spill undoubtclosed on June 18. The nearby Oasis edly hurt business, he said. down to one lane in each direction. Even if signage had been better, Market had been closed before con- See Parkway, 3A

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Scott Erdman played a world record-setting 74 hours of pool at Shooters Billiard Club in Burnsville last weekend while also raising money for the American Diabetes Association. day, Marquardt said. “After 24 hours he definitely looked sleepdeprived. I didn’t think he would make it,� he said. “But then he caught his second wind.� In all, Erdman played 393 games against 93 opponents. He was allowed only a five-minute break every hour, which he used to rest his increasingly swollen feet. A pedometer revealed he walked a total of 41.8 miles around the pool table during the three-day event. He also lost five pounds. Erdman, who has been playing pool since he was about 10, said he’s been interested for years in breaking some kind of world See Billiards, 17A

Spooky hot sauces, drink mixes proving popular Eagan couple’s company sees growing success as their products grace the shelves of superstores, tables of trendy restaurants in Minnesota, North Dakota, western Wisconsin by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

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consumers nationally to Spooky, LLC, in Eagan their homespun, storied wants to “scare your taste blend of honey-sweetened buds.� and tongue-demolishing The all-natural, gour- products. met hot sauces and Bloody Mary mixes it sells in the For 20 years, Chris and Upper Midwest grace the tables of trendy eater- Julie had been impressing ies such as the Longfellow friends and family with a Grill in Minneapolis and memorable, special-recipe the Groveland Tap in St. hot sauce they forged amid Paul. They’re also are sold the domesticity of a marat liquor and grocery stores riage with children in a suburban cul-de-sac in Eagan. near you. “People would always As the 2-year-old business venture builds its re- ask if we had any more hot lationship with Budweiser sauce,� Julie said. Like chemists in a lab, distributors and approaches $200,000 in projected sales, the culinary couple expericompany founders Chris mented with dozens of inand Julie Heimerl aim gredients to achieve what for confidence and tenac- they hoped would be the ity during the precarious, ideal type of hot sauce. As Chris says, “You sometimes gut-wrenching first few years of a new get the flavor in front and small business. They have the heat in back.� In other aspirations to introduce words, flavor comes first.

National Night Out neighborhoods donated more than 36,000 pounds of food, but need is still great by Erin Johnson

Don’t fear the spice

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Photo by Aaron Vehling

Chris and Julie Heimerl’s Spooky LLC of Eagan is gaining ground in the Upper Midwest and setting its sights regionally because of the success of its hot sauces and Bloody Mary mix. For day jobs, Julie styled hair and Chris exercised his talents for sales and purchasing in the grocery business. They even made a go of it as franchise restaurateurs.

From 1997 to 2001, the couple owned the second and third Quiznos restaurants in the state. They built the then-unknown restaurants to a combined $950,000 in See Spooky, 17A

District 196 does not make adequate yearly progress Schools, organization itself achieve progress but not enough to meet the state’s benchmark by Aaron Vehling

DISTRICT 196

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Several schools in the RosemountApple Valley-Eagan school district, and the district itself, did not meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements as part of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act. Twenty-two schools in the district are on the state’s list (the federal standards are administered at the state level) as not achieving the specific benchmarks for last year in reading General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000

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drive. The largest single donation came from the Royal Oaks apartment complex, which gave 5,000 pounds of food. “Eagan citizens responded overwhelmingly to National Night Out,â€? said Eagan Police Chief Jim McDonald, who noted that the event began in Eagan in 1999 with just 29 neighborhoods. McDonald credits the Eagan Citizens Crime Prevention Association with the increase in the event’s popularity. As an incentive to donate food, the group this year offered a drawing for a suite for 24 people at the Oct. 2 Twins game against the Toronto Blue Jays. That prize, a $3,000 value, went to the neighborhood on the 4700 block of Beacon Hill Road. The group also donated $11,000 worth of Minnesota Twins tickets to the first 124 neighborhoods that registered. “With the amount of food they raised, there is little doubt their efforts increased citizen awareness to provide food for the needy and make Eagan a safer place,â€? McDonald said. The need still remains, however, and soon the holiSee Donations, 3A

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The city of Eagan is within reach of its ambitious goal to collect 300,000 pounds of food as part of its 150th anniversary celebration. The National Night Out celebration Aug. 3 gave the effort a substantial boost, with Eagan neighborhoods contributing 36,648 pounds of food for local food shelves. That brings the total amount collected to 283,520 pounds so far this year. Even with that impressive total, the demand this year has been unprecedented, said Lisa Horn, executive director of the Eagan Resource Center, located at 3910 Rahn Road. “Our shelves were bare prior to Aug. 3,� she said. “We tend to go through our food supplies more quickly and our donations tend to drop off in the summer time. This came at a time when getting more food was critical.� Second Harvest Heartland considers 1.28 pounds of food to equal one meal, which means Eagan neighborhoods generated 28,631 meals for the hungry during National Night Out. A record 176 Eagan neighborhoods participated in the event this year, with 111 contributing to the food

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