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Thisweek Burnsville-Eagan OCTOBER 8, 2010

VOLUME 31, NO. 32

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City’s 150th wraps up with tasty food-sampling event Photo by Jessica Harper

Costco Wholesale Corp.’s new warehouse retail store is under construction in Burnsville and on schedule to open Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving.

Costco on schedule to open day before Thanksgiving Warehouse retailer is expected to bring in 200 new jobs by Jessica Harper THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The south metro’s first Costco, currently under construction, is expected to open just in time for the holidays. The 157,000-square-foot, members-only retail warehouse is on schedule to open in Burnsville Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving. “We’re excited to be in the Minnesota market, and feel this fits Burnsville’s demographics,� Costco Wholesale Corp. spokesman Dan McMurray said. Once finished, the store will have Costco’s standard retail

warehouse appearance and carry an array of bulk and individual-size items. It will also have a freestanding gas station and liquor store. Only the liquor store will be open to nonmembers. “We’re the largest distributor of wine in North America,� said Tom Dillahunt, marketing manager for the Burnsville Costco. The store is being built on the 15.5-acre site previously occupied by Grossman Chevrolet and Cadillac on 141st Street, north of County Road 42. See Costco, 5A

Day will also include unveiling of memorial/tribute plaza honoring Eagan’s police, fire and military members by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The city’s year-long 150th anniversary celebration will wrap up Oct. 14 with a food-sampling event featuring two dozen local restaurants and benefitting local food shelves. At least 26 restaurants will provide food for Taste of Eagan, scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Eagan Community Center. All proceeds from the event, which costs $15, will go to local food shelves, helping Eagan reach its Sesquicentennial goal of raising 300,000 pounds of food. As of late August, the city had raised 283,520 pounds. Taste of Eagan will allow residents to indulge in cuisines as varied as sushi and hoagies, gyros and pizza, and pasta and pastries. Participating restaurants include Ansari’s, Kyoto, Pardon My French, Jake’s, Jensen’s, Jimmy Johns, Green Mill, Sarpino’s, Solos, Umbria, Al Baker’s, Casper’s, Houlihan’s, Old Chicago, Senser’s and more. For a complete list visit www.eagan150.com. “We think this is just a great, great way to wrap up Eagan’s

150th celebration and help exceed our food drive goal,� said Eagan 150th Volunteer Committee Chair Scott Swenson. “It’s overwhelming that all these restaurants have stepped forward at their own cost to make a difference, and citizens and businesses can feel good buying tickets knowing that they’re helping the truly needy in our community.� Tickets are available online and at the Eagan Community Center. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door on the day of the event. Food will be served from 5 to 7:30 p.m. followed by a wrap-up celebration with preliminary food donation totals announced. Prior to the Taste of Eagan event, a dedication ceremony will be held at 4:30 p.m. in Central Park to unveil the first phase of the Eagan Tribute and Memorial Plaza. Spearheaded by the Eagan Lioness Club and American Legion Post 594, the plaza is a tribute to those who serve and a memorial for those who have died while serving. The unveiling will reveal two

Area schools tackle waste Districts 191, 196 look at increased recycling measures while cutting costs THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Photo by Aaron Vehling

Students at Cedar Park Elementary in Apple Valley are among those in District 196’s elementary schools who compost organic waste in a district effort to teach while practicing environmental due diligence. Ahmed Abuelhassan, Jaxson Baty, Jocelyn Gasga, Cassie Hoffman, Chloe Jackson, Miguel Omana, Allisyn Pohl, Kiko Vang and Dominick Todora (pictured here in no particular order) all worked with composting as part of their kindergarten curriculum.

Eagan High School presents ‘The Cherry Orchard’ Photo by Rick Orndorf

Eagan High School student Lauren Stopfer, seated, and castmates (from left) Elleni Paulson, Daniel Jimenez, and Garret Lukin rehearse the school’s fall play, “The Cherry Orchard� by Anton Chekhov. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14, 15 and 16 in the EHS auditorium. For tickets, call the box office starting Oct. 11 at (651) 6836964 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays. General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000

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

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A memorial celebration for longtime city volunteer and community activist Terry Davis will be held at noon Sunday, Oct. 10, at the Eagan Community Center. Following the celebration, a dedication ceremony will be held at Terry Davis 4:30 p.m. at Patrick Eagan Park to honor Davis with a bench in his name. The bench is part of a donation Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway made to the city to help complete improvements to the park. Davis, who served on the group’s board, had originally helped with plans for the improvements, which included some additional native prairie plantings. “We decided to not only include our group name on the bench, but include his name as well,� said fellow board member Val Jackson. “He helped us plan for this bench, and it’s in a beautiful location. To me it’s very fitting.� Davis died unexpectedly from pancreatic cancer July 29 at the age of 63, just a week after being diagnosed. He is survived by his wife, Joanie. Davis was known for being incredibly devoted to his community and its people. He had served as a volunteer in some capacity with the city for the past 20 years. He began on the Solid Waste Abatement Commission, then went on to serve three consecutive terms on the Eagan Advisory Parks Commission, from 1997 to 2006. He was chair of the commission from 2002-06, after which he stepped down due to term limits. Davis was passionate about environmental issues, including water quality and open space, and had served on the board of Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway for several years. Davis, who worked at Travelers Insurance for 41 years, also served on the board of the Eagan Art Festival. Described as an enthusiastic supporter of progressive issues, Davis was active in local DFL politics, serving most recently as associate chair of Senate District 38, which covers most of Eagan and part of Burnsville.

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by Aaron Vehling Where does it all go? Stand in a large school building and contemplate the consumption going on and the waste that follows: thrown-out food, milk containers, scraps, plastic bottles, old school supplies; basically, anything people involved in such activities would throw out or recycle over the course of a day. A recent Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) study found that as much as 78 percent of school waste materials could be diverted from trash to organics composting and recycling programs. The study used six schools from Minneapolis and Hopkins school districts as a basis for calculating statewide numbers. Because such things do not occur in a vacuum, Thisweek decided to look at two south metro See Waste, 17A

life-sized bronze statues, one of a police officer and one of a firefighter. More donations are needed to complete the statue of the military soldier, organizers said. “If we can just raise another $30,000 to go with the $20,000 we’ve raised already, families of service members will have a place they can go on Memorial Day to honor those who protect our freedoms here and across the world,� said the Legion’s Tom Mullon. Artists at Brodin Studios in Litchfield have spent about 1,000 hours creating the two statues, which emphasize realism. “I was amazed at how real the process is, right down to which radio do your firefighters carry, what mask do they use, and which pistol Eagan police officers carry,� said Fire Chief Mike Scott. The statues will be placed on a 42-foot diameter plaza just north of the Eagan Community Center and Eagan Rotary Band Shell in Central Park. While the project was a joint effort between the Lioness Club and Eagan’s American Legion, the city See Eagan, 16A

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