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Cedar construction nears completion Celebration set for Dec. 10 in Apple Valley by Laura Adelmann SUN THISWEEK

After more than 14 years of planning, Dakota County will celebrate the final construction phase of Cedar Avenue Transitway on Dec. 10. The event, at 10:30 a.m. at the Apple Valley Transit Station, 15450 Cedar Avenue, will feature the sleek Metro Red Line buses and comments from community leaders involved in the project, including Dakota County Commissioner Will Branning, County Board Chair Nancy Schouweiler and Metropolitan Council Chair Susan Haigh. Schouweiler said Dakota County’s bus rapid transit project, set to

A celebration will be held in Apple Valley in December to mark the completion of construction on Cedar Avenue in anticipation of bus rapid transit starting in spring 2013.

open in spring 2013, is regionally significant for the county’s transportation future. “This is the first major step of getting the county on the transit road map,” Schouweiler said. “Cedar feeds into the Hiawatha line and eventually that connects with Central, so that puts us in that ‘major player’ category.” On the 16-mile road, shoulderrunning buses will provide stationto-station service from Lakeville to the Mall of America hub where riders can connect to other transit lines. Cedar Avenue, the “Red Line,” is

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Hostess outlet store prepares for the end Snack cakes fly off shelves by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK

‘Christmas Carol’ with a twist Eagan Theater Company is staging the classic Charles Dickens holiday tale as it would have been presented in the 1940s over the radio airwaves. Page 23A

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With heavily blistered feet and more aches than he knew his body had, Burnsville’s Nate Rylander joined a special class of runners on Sept. 8. Rylander was one of 89 who ran day and night along the north shore of Lake Superior to finish the annual Superior Sawtooth 100. These self-punishing but fulfilled nature lovers are known as ultramarathoners. “One of the main slogans

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tion of the district where housing developments are in the works. While enrollment continues to drop, the student body in District 196 has become increasingly diverse. Minority students currently represent 28.1 percent of total enrollment, which is 1.7 percent higher from 2011-12 and more than double the 13.7 percent from 10 years ago. Of this year’s student body, 11.1 percent of students are black (up 0.8 percent); 9 percent are Asian (up 0.4 percent); 7.2 percent are Hispanic (up 0.6 percent) and 0.9 percent are American Indian (same as last year). White students represent 71.9 percent of enrollment, a 1.7 percent decrease compared to last year.

Enrollment in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District is expected to continue to drop slightly over the next five years. “This trend is expected,” said Tony Taschner, communications director for District 196. “Enrollment goes in 30-year cycles.” District officials predict that enrollment will fall by 648 students from 27,168 students in October 2012 to 26,520 in October 2017. Enrollment has gradually declined in District 196 since 2006. Although district officials expect overall enrollment to drop, elementary enrollment is expected to increase by 1.85 percent in October 2013 to 11,757 students. Most of this growth is Jessica Harper is at jesexpected to occur in the sica.harper@ecm-inc.com or eastern and southern por- facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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the week. The Burnsville outlet, popular for its deeply discounted goods, has been there for 35 years, said Phillips, who’s worked there for 22 of them. “It’s sad,” she said. “It’s the economy that killed us.” Customer Ben McCurdy emerged from the store Monday morning with about a dozen loaves of the company’s Home Pride wheat bread. “I’m a fussy eater,” said McCurdy, a painting contractor from Lakeville See STORE, 12A

After losing 86 pounds in 90 days, Eric Morud won’t let Thanksgiving get in the way by Jessica Harper SUN THISWEEK

Like so many Americans, Eric Morud of Eagan has struggled with his weight since childhood. By age 32, the father of two reached 303 pounds and became determined to win his battle of the bulge. “It’s not just the clothing size,” he said. “I hated sitting on planes and having to squeeze into a seat because of my size.” Morud knew he couldn’t do it alone so he enrolled in a 90-day weight loss challenge in August at his local Lifetime Fitness. It paid off. Despite starting the program one week late, Morud lost 86 pounds and 28.4 percent of his body weight. Although he didn’t win the competition, Morud’s story touched many people who read about him on the

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ishers. “I would like to run it in around 30 hours, which is a huge step,” Rylander said. “But I’ve been running and training, so I think it’s doable.” Distance running is a relatively new sport for Rylander, the son of longtime Burnsville residents Jim and Mary Jo Rylander. Jim is pastoral minister at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage.

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Bread remained on the shelves Monday at the Wonder Hostess Bakery Thriftshop in Burnsville, but the snack cakes were sold out.

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they have is, ‘Any idiot can run a marathon, but it takes a special idiot to run an ultra,’ ” said Rylander, 23. He can’t wait to do it again. The 103.3-mile Sawtooth was Rylander’s second try at an ultramarathon distance and first at 100 miles. He completed the 50-mile Minnesota Voyageur Trail Run in July. At next year’s Sawtooth, he hopes to shave seven hours off his finishing time of 37 hours and three minutes, which earned him 77th place among the 89 fin-

As news spread last Friday that snack-cake giant Hostess Brands was going out of business, the nationwide run on Twinkies and Ho Hos was felt in Burnsville. Snack cakes flew off the shelves at the Hostess Wonder Bakery Thriftshop at 1205 Cliff Road E., a longtime fixture on the city’s commercial landscape. “They bought all the cake on Friday. Now they’re buying bread,” store manager Becky Phillips said Monday. “And it makes you wonder where all these people have been the last five years.” Texas-based Hostess Brands Inc. announced Friday, Nov. 16, it was shutting down all operations – including 570 bakery outlet stores – after a strike was called by its bakers union. National news reports Tuesday said a U.S. bankruptcy judge ordered a last-ditch mediation session between the company and the union that could forestall the liquidation. But on Monday, Phillips was preparing for a store shutdown that she said would come within

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Final Exit Network requests dismissal of felonies by Laura Adelmann SUN THISWEEK

An assisted suicide group has filed a motion to dismiss felony charges Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom brought against it and its members for the May 30, 2007, suicide of an Apple Valley woman. If the court does not dismiss the charges against Final Exit Network and its members, an appellate court review has been requested, which could lead to a change of Minnesota’s assisted suicide laws. Doreen Nan (Gunderson) Dunn, 57, suffered intense chronic pain and depression when she killed herself using a helium hood, according to Backstrom and Robert Rivas, attorney for Final Exit Network, an organization Dunn had joined before

she took her life using its recommended method. In May, a Dakota County grand jury indicted Final Exit Network and four of its volunteers for allegedly violating Minnesota laws against assisting, aiding, advising or encouraging Dunn’s suicide, allowing Backstrom to file felony charges of assisting/ aiding abetting another to commit suicide. Backstrom also charged members with interference with a death scene, gross misdemeanors that Rivas did not challenge in the motion. Charged were Thomas “Ted” Goodwin, former president of Final Exit Network; Roberta Massey, a Final Exit “case coordinator;” Jerry Dincin, then-Final Exit Network president; and the organization’s medical director

Dr. Lawrence Egbert. Rivas argued in his motion to dismiss the assisted suicide charges, on the basis of unconstitutionality because they violate the First Amendment right to free speech by regulating the content of speech. He cited laws in other states that prohibit assisting in a suicide, but do not include “advising” and “encouraging,” which Rivas said are beyond Minnesota’s police powers. Rivas stated Final Exit Network “Exit Guides” do not advise anyone in favor of suicide or assist in the suicide, but provide people with information of how to “die peacefully and with certainty if they decide to do so.” Backstrom refused comment on Rivas’ motion, but has said in the past that Minnesota law

prohibits anyone from aiding another person in committing suicide, and doing so is a felony. “Final Exit Network claims laws of this nature are unconstitutional,” Backstrom has said. “However, the laws enacted by the Minnesota Legislature are presumed to be constitutional until such time as the appellate courts of our state rule otherwise.” Final Exit Network’s website states it is the only organization in the country that will help individuals who are not terminally ill, and calls it a basic human right for a person to end their life when they suffer from fatal, irreversible illness or intractable pain and have no hope of recovery. In his motion, Rivas argued that 37 states crimi-

nalize aiding or assisting in suicide because the preservation of human life is “a compelling state interest,” wording that does not violate the Constitution, but he called Minnesota’s law “irrational” and “overbroad” because makes it a crime to “advise” or “encourage” suicide. He suggested that Minnesota’s law be changed to reflect that of other states like Arizona, which he said states a person commits manslaughter by intentionally aiding another to commit suicide. “FEN’s volunteers were once charged with this crime in Arizona and made no First Amendment facial challenge to the Arizona law,” Rivas wrote. In Georgia this year, the Supreme Court declared its statute unconstitutional after Final Exit Network

challenged their law that prevented advertising assisted suicide services. The law was changed to ban assisting in a suicide, specifying “the act of physically helping or physically providing the means” for a suicide. “Minnesota’s law in this case cannot pass a First Amendment smell test,” Rivas said. “Because it creates a whole category of crime that is made a crime even in the absence of any sanctionable ‘conduct’ at all, and because it involves a ban on the expression of a specific viewpoint that Minnesota seeks to suppress.” Backstrom has until Dec. 4 to file a response to the FEN motion. Laura Adelmann is at laura. adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

People encouraged to shop local on Small Business Saturday Shoppers can find participating locations on website by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK

Small Business Saturday is coming to a nearby street corner on Nov. 24. The third annual Small Business Saturday, sponsored by American Express, aims to support small, locally owned businesses through its nationwide awareness campaign. “Purchasing local from an independent small business owner has immediate impact on your community because not only do most proprietors live in the area where they work, they spend their money locally as well,” said Christine Pigsley, Dakota County Technical College entrepreneurship/ small business instructor. Pigsley should know.

She owned a Small Business women’s clothing A d m i n i s t r at i o n , store in Webster there are nearly 28 City, Iowa, before million small busimoving to Minnenesses in the Unitsota and working at ed States. They the Rosemount colemploy about half lege. of U.S. workers Christine “Small business Pigsley and generated 65 owners are the ones percent of new who step forward in our jobs over the past 17 years. community and give to Minnesota has over school fundraisers, vol- 400,000 small businesses unteer for community and is starting new busiand economic develop- nesses at a rate of over ment projects, and they 70,000 every year. support local causes and Small Business Saturneeds,” she said. “There day aims to capitalize on are no fancy applications the culture of Black Frior lengthy processes, they day (the day after Thanksbring their checkbooks giving) when many major and give of their time be- retailers have lines formcause they are here in our ing prior to opening. communities and see the Black Friday is known for need first hand.” people having to battle According to the U.S. crowds in order to find

deals. But Small Business Saturday aims to be more relaxed. Last year, over 100 million people came out to shop at independently owned small businesses on the day. “I say: ‘Stay home after the turkey, sleep in late on Friday morning, and participate in Small Business Saturday because Christmas is about giving and there is no better way to give back to your community than to support your local, independent business owners,” Pigsley said. Pigsley said local retailers aim to make things special and unique. She adds they often purchase goods from other small businesses and artisans so you won’t find

a million of the same item in their stores. Pigsley said outstanding customer service is something that small businesses aim to provide to differentiate themselves from major retailers. “In many cases they not only have a box for that gift but they will wrap it up for you at little or no charge,” Pigsley said. She said local retailers make time for their customers because it is more about a long-term relationship and not one super selling day. Small businesses also are often staffed with experts in their field right behind the counter instead of some far away headquarters location, Pigsley said.

The Small Business Saturday website at www. shopsmall.com has an interactive map so people can find participating businesses in any city. Visitors to the site can enter a zip code to view a map identifying participating businesses. American Express is offering card members the opportunity to get a $25 statement credit when they enroll their eligible American Express card and then use it to spend $25 or more in a single in-store transaction at a qualifying small business location on Small Business Saturday. Tad Johnson can be reached at tad.johnson@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Voters should demand better campaigns by Keith Anderson SUN THISWEEK

The last maple leaves have been blown into the corners of shadowed corners, dancing erratically with every wisp of wind. Trees stand naked, abandoned and stripped of their cover, with bony limbs reaching toward the charcoal sky. Squirrels still scamper, searching for the last morsels of food to bury away for the impending winter. Box elder bugs dig deeper into the cracks and crevices of buildings, holding out hope for one more sundrenched day when they can invade homes and cling to windows. The wind, which had been mostly silent through spring and summer, now moans like an injured soldier, numbing our flesh every time we step out of our cars and into his bleak world. There is a rhythm to life here and the election season is part of that process. As residents are hunkering down to survive or cheat winter from its icy grip, the election season comes to a grueling end. Just as we have reached our limit, that moment when absolute disappointment in the campaign system overwhelms our senses because of one more destructive adver-

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Keith Anderson tisement or wild accusation, it all screeches to a halt. The election locomotive sits motionless, steam exhaling from her side vents. The anxious candidates de-board, waiting for final instructions on whether they are going home or reporting for service in St. Paul or D.C. The natural tendency for a weary and battered electorate is to allow those who have been writing this carefully orchestrated script to drift peacefully behind the curtain. They were simply fulfilling a role, finding a way to get their candidate elected. But to forget about the non-productive nature of the most destructive campaign strategies would be the equivalent to giving them a green light to do it all again in another four years. And for all those candidates who willingly followed the shoddy

plot, even when it meant lowering the bar to the depths of an expanding cesspool, there is a personal price paid, and another that largely goes unnoticed by us all: the toll against citizens. If it is not reversed, voters will become more cynical, disenfranchised and eventually ambivalent of the greatest freedom ever secured through the blood of our forefathers. It is the candidates themselves who must take a stand, make a pledge that it will end now. We don’t want the negativity anymore. We want responsibility. Nobody is asking for anyone to restrict freedom of speech, but we are asking that candidates start using some common sense and start dealing with the obstacles that plague our state and country and not the sub-plots that unfairly stain an opponent. We want solutions to problems, not stammering and roadblocks in the name of party solidarity. We expect that when we elect representatives to our government, they will represent all of us as citizens of Minnesota and the United States, Democrats, Independents and Republicans alike. The winter season naturally causes many of us in the Midwest to slow our

pace, to conserve our energy and to think long-term about how we will survive another winter. Perhaps this year we should not be so eager to purge all that has contaminated our souls during the last several months of the campaign season. Now may be a good time to look beyond 2012 and ask as citizens what we want for our state, nation and our children. The greatest country in the world can do much better at setting an example of democracy for her citizens, and the rest of the world. The best place to start is by fostering a more productive campaign season. The first flakes of the dead season will soon start to fall. They will blanket the landscape in white and camouflage the damage inflicted in a year of life. But that canvass is temporary, and when it evaporates we can ignore the wounds and allow them to scar or dig in with both hands and find a way to plant new life and a better world. Keith Anderson is director of news for ECMSun Group. Sun Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECMSun.

360 Communities offers pathways for giving by Kathryn Archambault SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEK

According to Volunteering in America, Minnesota ranked third in the nation in volunteerism for 2011, with 1.5 million volunteers contributing more than 173 million hours of service. That equates to about $3.7 billion. At 360 Communities, we are privileged to witness Minnesota’s generosity in action on a daily basis. Volunteers stock our food shelves, read to children at our Lewis House domestic violence shelters, connect families with valuable resources at our family resource centers, and make holiday joy a reality for families unable to provide gifts for their children through our Armful of Love program. 360 Communities Feed My Sheep Food Shelf at Messiah Lutheran Church in Lakeville is one of a network of five 360 Communities food shelves throughout Dakota County. Recently the Rev. Bob

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Kathryn Archambault Schulze of Messiah Lutheran said this food shelf satisfies a need in his congregation beyond hunger. “People want to give back to their community,” Schulze said. “This food shelf gives them a pathway to do just that.” Schulze touched on one of the key strengths of 360 Communities: the wide variety of pathways it provides community members to give back. More than 1,000 volunteers donate their time and talents to 360 Communities every year, and businesses also contribute with food drives and giving campaigns. In fact, 360

Communities would not exist without the generosity of those in the communities we serve. Many clients who benefit from 360 Communities’ programs return to volunteer or to donate, appreciating the hand up they received during difficult times. There are others who make cash and food donations part of their annual giving plan. Recently, a family returned to our food shelf in Burnsville as they do each time one of their daughters has a birthday. They celebrate each milestone by shopping at a local food store, then donating the food and other much needed items to the food shelf. This selfless act is their way of giving back to the community they love while at the same time providing their children with an example of giving they will carry with them throughout their lives. Seeing the families that come into 360 Communities, and the ways we help them, makes me feel so blessed every day to be a

part of this staff. Within the last month I have heard different comments from families like “Thank you 360 Communities, for making a hard time easier” and “When life’s really difficult, it helps to have people like you to lean on.” Over the years, I have learned that life is not about yourself, it’s about the difference you can make in the time that you have been given. Please help us make a difference for people in need this holiday season. Donate by visiting 360Communities.org or contact me at (952) 985-4017 to find out more about how you can contribute. Kathryn Archambault is resource development manager at 360 Communities, a nonprofit devoted to preventing violence in homes and communities, stabilizing families in crisis, and ensuring that students succeed in school. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

School District 196 wisely using research on recess by Joe Nathan SUN THISWEEK

Remember recess? Was it a relief ? Are your memories mostly about fun and games? Or was it sometimes traumatic, with kids picking on you or others? Turns out that there’s a lot of rethinking going on about recess. In some places, recess unwisely is being eliminated. Fortunately, Minnesota district and charter public schools seem to be making use of some of the best research about recess. I recently surveyed 40 Minnesota district and charter public schools. Thirty-five, more than 80 percent, including Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District 196, responded. Literally every one of the schools has retained daily recess in their elementary schools. A widely cited 2005 study by the National Center for Educational Statistics shows that about 7 percent of all public elementary school first- through thirdgrade students don’t have any daily recess. This increases to 14 percent in elementary schools that serve 50 percent or more students from minority groups. Almost 20 percent of schools where 75 percent of

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Joe Nathan more of students are eligible for free or reduced price lunch don’t offer daily recess for their first- through third-graders. District 196 Director of Elementary Education Julie Olson responded that the district’s elementary schools all have recess. They range in time from 10-30 minutes. “Most of the schools have had it consistent for many years,” she said. “A few have adjusted the time of day (before or after lunch or not attached to the lunch time). With wellness and obesity being issues of concern, schools increasingly try to encourage active play during the recess time. “Overwhelmingly, it is seen as important for cognitive and social development, essential for good health for their body

and mind. It builds stronger relationships and allows unstructured time for play. It is seen as vital for students to refresh and has a positive impact on students’ ability to focus and learn.” Anthony D Pellegrini, professor from the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota, is extremely critical of the “no recess” policy that some schools use. He said no data has ever been presented” to show the value of eliminating recess. However, he cited “numerous studies” documenting that: • Having a break is very important. • “By having a break, students learn more when they get back in the classroom.” • Recess can help youngsters “learn and develop social skills.” Pellegrini says adults who supervise recess should “minimize aggressive, antisocial behavior. They should step in when they do see it.” Some Minnesota districts are working with a national group called Playworks – www.playworks.org/make-recess-count/ play/playworks-twin-cities. Playworks trains people who supervise

recess. Playworks also helps students learn how to talk positively with each other, and to resolve conflicts. Outside research of schools using Playworks strategies shows that teachers generally think the program has: • Reduced bullying and “exclusionary behavior.” • Increased student safety. • Reduced the time it takes to make a transition from recess back to classroom learning activities. Tom Dooher, president of Education Minnesota wrote: “The focus on pumping up test scores becomes counterproductive when it squeezes out activities like recess. Children, particularly young children, learn more when they take breaks and move around,” Dooher said. “Educators know this from experience and now it’s being confirmed by independent researchers.” Joe Nathan, formerly a public school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome, joe@centerforschoolchange.org. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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The election’s over, so stop campaigning To the editor: It’s always a nice touch, after an election, to see both winners and losers thank their supporters for the just-concluded election. There were many in Sun Thisweek in the last issue. Sen.-elect Jim Carlson not only thanked his supporters, but his opponent for past service. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz was warm in expressing her thanks to supporters, as were many others. And then there was Diane Anderson, writing as though the campaign was still going on, attacking Sandra Masin (who defeated her soundly), and engaging in a tasteless commentary, while lauding her own imagined accomplishments. Clearly, she doesn’t get it, and showed why the

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Where there’s a will there’s a way To the editor: Even a mediocre giveaway plan beats an austerity one in world, national and local politics so it shouldn’t be hard for anyone to figure out why elections are won and lost. As a World War II veteran who grew up in the Great Depression, saw banks fail and up to 40 percent of neighbors on some kind of assistance, I am no stranger to economic distress but I vowed early on that I would not be a victim or classified as disadvantaged. My teachers in the lower grades did not have college

degrees, only one year beyond high school and for the most part no business experience, so it was up to me to lay the foundation for any success I might have. I wound up delivering 775 papers three times a week and caddying at a local golf course until I was old enough to get a driver’s license and drive a tow truck. Nobody had to pay my way and the money I saved in the service was 10 times what my final two years of college cost. Where there is a will there’s a way. FRANKLIN WICKER Lakeville

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News Former legislator Walter Klaus dies at 100 Walter was the Republican Party chairman in 1948, and remained politically active the rest of his life; he was an avid reader and rarely watched television or listened to the radio unless it was to get election results, Geri said. He cast an absentee ballot for the Nov. 6 election, she said. “He knew every single name on that ballot,” Geri said. “He was exceedingly determined. Of course, he wasn’t too happy with the results.” Preceding Klaus in death was his wife Virginia (nee Taylor) and second cousin Robert. He is survived by daughter Caroline Koepp, Burnsville, and two granddaughters. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, at Faith United Methodist Church, 710 Eighth St., Farmington. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, at White Funeral Home, 901 Third St., Farmington, and one hour prior to the service.

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A former Dakota County legislator, Republican Party chairman, teacher and Christian school principal, died Nov. 16 at 100 years old. Walter Kloepping Klaus, Empire Township, died at a nursing home in Hastings, said Geri Klaus, wife of Walter’s second cousin Robert Klaus. Walter, the youngest of three siblings and born April 19, 1912, at his grandfather’s home in Empire Township, went to school to become a teacher but worked on the family farm until 1956 when he was elected to represent all of Dakota County in the Legislature. During alternating nonlegislative session years, Walter worked as a bank teller and high school teacher. He was the first principal of Christian Heritage Academy, a K-8 private school, first in Burnsville but now located in the Valley Christian Church building at Cedar Avenue and Dodd Boulevard. He was an avid reader,

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but lost his beloved book collection when his home burned down in 1997. The home was rebuilt, and he lived there until about a year ago when he was moved to the care facility. Geri said he loved it there, because he had a new audience for his many stories. He often shared how his parents worried he would not survive infancy, but after the doctor prescribed whey butter milk he thrived. Walter loved puzzles, Bingo games and memorized poetry; one of his favorite poems was about au- Laura Adelmann is at laura. tumn and will be printed in adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek his memorial.

time with a goal in mind. Somehow they know that parenting will lessen as children grow into adulthood. It is then they can look on with pride at a job well done. Comparing America to a parent, we are failing our citizens by allowing continued adult dependency. By doing so, some of us will never know the pride and

joy of “growing up.” As citizens we must find ways to cut the governmental umbilical cord thereby discouraging a lifetime of dependency. A better goal is to promote responsibility, pride and freedom for all. A record 8,733,461 Americans received a check for Federal Disability in June 2012. Expenditures for Federal Housing Assistance increased 42 percent

from 2006-10, reaching a record-breaking $59.4 billion in 2010. In 2012, a record number of Americans – 46,224,722 – receive food stamps, according to cnsnews.com and Heritage Foundation “Index of Dependence on Government,” Feb. 8, 2012, Sept. 19, 2012. JAN SATORI Rosemount

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As national leaders contemplate how to avert a fiscal cliff, Dakota County libraries are offering free “Know Your Money” classes geared to arm attendees with financial information for all life stages. Through April, series topics include how to navigate family financial decisions, long-term savings, investment concepts, stretching food dollars,

avoiding frauds and scams and understanding credit. Some high-profile financial experts are part of the series, including Chris Farrell, economics editor for American Public Media’s “Marketplace Money” show and author of “The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better.” He will discuss finance trends, smart money management and keeping a healthy budget on Tuesday,

Dec. 4, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42 in Burnsville. The series also includes keynote speaker Gail Marks Jarvis, the Chicago Tribune’s award-winning personal finance columnist. Jarvis will discuss making the most of your money at the Saturday, April 20, Know Your Money resource fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Galaxie Library,

14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. The fair will include workshops, information on local financial support and a prize drawing. Dakota County was one of a handful of library systems around the country to receive a $69,000 grant, through the American Library Association and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, said Ken Behringer, Dakota County Library director.

He said many classes will cover topics that are frequently raised by patrons at library reference desks. “We thought there would be a lot of people interested in these kind of classes,” Behringer said. “We like to be associated with high-quality programs that return value to people for the tax investment they make to the county and library.” From June through Oc-

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In Memoriam David Allen Berg It’s doesn’t seem possible it was ten years ago today, that a mother had to utter the words she never thought she would have to say. An accident had taken away a beautiful dad, husband, brother and son. A life that was so full of happiness and not even close to being done. How he would have loved to grow old with his best friend, his wife, And be there for his kids as they struggled to conquer all their dreams in life We miss him every day, his warm smile and sneaky little laugh. There was never a dull moment; he could cheer up anyone who crossed his path. He had such a giving heart and sweet gentle blue eyes. These are the things we cherish but also the reason we have to ask, why? As the years go by, some memories get dimmer and harder to find, but he lives on in each of us, a man who was one simple word, kind. He left behind a beautiful family that continues to thrive and grow. And deep down in our hearts, we believe that he is watching and he knows. He is still our hero, and trustworthy guide. Living each day with us, he is the angel by our side. Love You Always, Deb, Josh & Nikki

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Loretta Giles, 82, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. Loretta was born May 11, 1930 in Farmington, MN, the daughter of William and Louise (Tutewohl) Martin. She married Edward Giles Oct. 17, 1953, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage, and together they had nine children. Loretta was active in the Knight of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, Altar and Rosary Society, M.C.C.L. and St. John the Baptist Church. Loretta liked to bowl, play bingo, cook, decorate cakes and garden. She loved visiting with people and enjoyed meeting new people. The real joy of her life was her family and she loved spending time with her grandchildren. Loretta was preceded in death by loving husband, Edward; son, Dwayne; son-in-law, Dave Williamson; and her parents. She is survived by children, Dave (Shari), Mary (Jeff) Hoglin, Lori (Rick) Hynes, Kevin (LuAnn), Denise Williamson, Dan (Kristin), Chris (Katie) and Colleen (Kevin) Casey; grandchildren, Jacob (Kim), Jeremy, Justin, Sam, Rachel, Kara, Collin and Gavin Giles, Leah and Andrea Hoglin, Mike (Leah), Krissy, Liz and Kurt Hynes, Sarah, Ashley, Caitlin and Logan Giles, Cory, Danny, Garrett and Joey Plinck, Jack Giles, Alex, Dusty, Joey, and Ryan Casey; great-grandchildren, Kody and Garett Giles, Bailey, Silvia and Rachel Hynes; twin brother, Lawrence “Jack”; brothers, Leo (Geneva) and Bill (Darlene) Martin; sisters, Ceil Giles, Lucille Lois, Louise Anderson and Mary (John) Gallagher. Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savage, Monday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. Presiding was the Rev. Mike Tix, the Rev. Peter Wittman and the Rev. Rinaldo Custodio. Pallbearers were her sons, Dave Giles, Kevin Giles, Dan Giles, and Chris Giles; grandson, Jacob Giles; sons-in-law, Jeff Hoglin, Rick Hynes, Kevin Casey. Interment St. John the Baptist Cemetery. Visitation was Sunday, Nov. 11, from 3-8 p.m. at the Church. Visitation was also held Monday from 10-11a.m. at the church. Funeral arrangements are with McNearney Funeral Home, Shakopee, 952-445-2755. Condolences may be shared at www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com

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A Farmington girl is getting a lot of green from a 22-pound cabbage. Madelyn Price, 9, was the state winner of the Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program that awards a $1,000 savings bond for eduction to a student whose plant wins “best in state.” The Riverview Elementary student is one of many third-graders in 48 states who received a seedling at the end of school last year. Madelyn gave the sprout a good start in a sunny window before planting it at her grandmother’s Wisconsin property. “We didn’t have enough room in our yard,” Madelyn said. She helped tend the plant during about five visits over the summer and was surprised at how large it grew. She said the cabbage was about the size of a basketball and the leaves were “giant.” “I couldn’t lift it,” Madelyn said.

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Farmington student Madelyn Price grew a cabbage that earned her a lot of green for college. Her father, Craig Price, brought it in, they weighed it and ate it, said Madelyn’s mom, Jenny Price. “It wasn’t very good,” Madelyn said. “It was too bitter.” While Madelyn’s preference would be to use the prize for 1,000 Barbie dolls,

nurture plants. “I realized it wasn’t about the contest or the money,” she said. “It was just about having fun in the summer and watching your creations grow.” Every year since 2002, Bonnie Plants trucks free “oversized” cabbage plants to third-grade classrooms of teachers who have registered for the program online at www.bonnieplants.com. The program awards one scholarship to a student in each participating state. Students who qualify have been selected by teachers as having grown the best cabbage based on size and appearance. A digital image of the student and cabbage is submitted, and the student’s name is entered into a statewide drawing. State winners are randomly selected by each state’s agriculture commissioner.

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Working out in Lakeville CrossFit combination gym opens off I-35 by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK

There are more ways than ever to get your exercise fix in Lakeville these days. Mi5 Fitness and Lakeville CrossFit – a combination CrossFit gym that offers personal training and rehabilitation – hopes to stand out after officially opening Sept. 22. CrossFit gyms have been sprouting all over the metro area, becoming a popular form of exercise for several reasons, according to Mi5 Fitness and Lakeville CrossFit co-owner Chris Giesking. A big one is the community it builds. “Taking care of yourself and going through a really hard workout together, it really brings people together,” Giesking said. One of the main attractions of CrossFit is the structure. It’s constantly varied and based on functional movement at a high intensity. Every class features a workout of the day, or WOD, often named after fallen servicemen. “If you just go to your own gym without anyone

telling you what to do, it’s really easy to slack,” Giesking said. “The big thing is being evidence-based.” At the end of the workout, participants record their time to measure themselves against previous training sessions. “A reason why CrossFit is exploding is it’s finally a way for people to be accountable for their fitness,” Giesking said. CrossFit gyms focus more on basic training using equipment such as gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, boxes, sand bags, medicine balls and Olympic weightlifting movements. “Every sport offers some dynamic movement,” co-owner Andrew Franz said. “We want to teach people how to do these functional movements. If you just do bench press and squats, you’re seeing massive amounts of injuries and people aren’t really ever learning anything.” Their location is more than just a CrossFit gym, according to the owners. “CrossFit started out in a garage,” Giesking said.

“They’re very raw and rough.” Mi5 Fitness brings together personal training with one-on-one sessions and small-group fitness along with classes focused on mobility and stability, a boot camp, a Fit Teens class and, of course, CrossFit. One of the owners, chiropractor James Midboe, will have an office on site. In the future they plan on adding massage therapy and nutrition consultation. Owners Giesking, Franz, Midboe, along with operations manager Jared Cooley and financial manager Steve Jones, feel the combination will set them apart from other fitness centers and CrossFit gyms in the south metro. Mi5 Fitness doesn’t have the rows of ellipticals and treadmills you’ll find at your typical gym, but they have more than the average CrossFit gym because of the personal training side of the business. To fit all of that in along with showers and business offices, the owners chose a 6,500-square-foot location,

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Mi5 Fitness and Lakeville CrossFit co-owner Andrew Franz climbs a rope at his gym in Lakeville. larger than the average CrossFit location, in a former auction/consignment business location at 16320 Kenrick Loop by Ghost Riders. “We still have that raw feeling,” Franz said. “The biggest expense was the equipment and outfitting the building.” They started with a budget of $60,000 for equipment, but it quickly

shuffled around to outfit the building. The fact there are no rows of ellipticals or treadmills, which cost from $5,000 to $15,000, saved a lot. The location has been a boon for business so far, with the sign and facility within sight of Interstate 35. “People come right off the interstate,” Giesking said. “We have people

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Future growth in the Twin Cities metro are will not be inhibited by a shortage of water, the Metropolitan Council Area Water Supply Advisory Committee heard on Thursday, Oct. 25. But the potential for falling lake levels, seen in the receding shoreline of White Bear Lake in Washington County, could visit other area lakes unless water resources are skillfully managed, Met Council staff warned.

When it comes to lakes, it’s not just a question of what’s on the surface but what’s under it – groundwater. Some 100 billion gallons of groundwater is pumped to the surface every year in the metro. It’s estimated aquifers underlying the region contain some 10 trillion gallons of water. But suburban growth has placed heavier reliance on groundwater. The majority of the metro’s population depends on groundwater for daily use.

Already, in some areas, groundwater levels have fallen sufficiently to affect local wells. According to a recent Met Council study, about a third of the surface water features in the elevencounty metro area are potentially vulnerable to groundwater pumping. Surface waters in Sherburne, Anoka, and Isanti counties top the list. One example of groundwater pumping lowering lake levels is White Bear Lake. Two years ago water lev-

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The majority of surfacewater features in Scott, Carver, western Hennepin and eastern Wright counties, are also not vulnerable, basically because of the thick, low permeability soils in the area, the study concluded. The Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers were deemed potentially vulnerable. The three rivers channel some 4.7 trillion gallons of water through the metro – the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, though drawing some billions of

gallons annually out of the Mississippi River, actually use a small fraction of the water. In general, the Mississippi River is a reliable source of water. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined in a study that 90 percent of the time between 1931 and 2003 river flow was not a concern. T.W. Budig can be reached at tim.budig@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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The state agency that takes over once you flush the toilet, offers you a ride to work, and may have had a say in the size of your lawn is surely well-known to metro residents. “Not at all,” Metropolitan Council Member Steve Elkins said of the 45-yearold organization. Called one of the best ideas on governance ever to come out of Minnesota by a former chairman — called other things by irate city councils — the 3,600-employee strong Met Council casts a long shadow in the seven-county metro area. The agency, comprised of three separate operating divisions — transportation, environmental services and community development — oversees 600 miles of regional sewer lines, collecting wastewater from 106 metro communities and 2 million residents. Some 250 million gallons of dirty water are treated daily at seven regional wastewater treatment plants operated by the council. Each weekday, Metro Transit, operated by the Met Council, sees 256,000 riders board its buses and trains. To move this mass of commuters takes a fleet of 879 buses, patrolling 123 routes across the metro. To keep the fleet moving, Metro Transit employs nearly 1,400 bus drivers, their buses cared for by some 480 mechanics. Metro Transit bus drivers, mechanics, transit cops, supervisors and clerical workers total more than 2,500 employees — the bulk of the Met Council workforce. In the area of commu-

nity development, 94 metro communities participate in the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. Under the program, cities agree to provide affordable housing in order to vie for development grants. City of Andover Mayor Mike Gamache, whose city, unlike 13 other cities in Anoka County and all of the cities in Sun Thisweek’s coverage area in Dakota County, does not participate in the program, said Livable Communities has been a point of discussion with the council. “To my mind, it’s been more of a political thing,” Gamache said of the City Council’s refusal to join Livable Communities. Gamache, spokesman for the North Metro Mayors Association, an association of mayors from 17 north metro cities, indicated that dealings with the Met Council can be contentious. Proposed extensions of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) line boundaries, the line denoting the area in which the council provides regional amenities such as sewer, is welcomed by some while others fear a loss of local control. “I don’t see that happening,” Gamache said. The Met Council, regardless whether a Republican or Democratic governor is in power — governors appoint the 17-member council — just upsets some people. “They look at it differently from different (government) bodies,” Gamache said. The Met Council isn’t a steamroller, he indicated. “They listen to us,” Gamache said. East Bethel Mayor

Richard Lawrence also suggested a workable coexistence. “I think the council and city staff have a good working relationship,” he said.

Affordable housing One affordable housing advocate views the stars aligning at the Met Council. “I think looking forward it’s promising,” said Executive Director Chip Halbach of the Minnesota Housing Partnership, a coalition of organizations focused on homelessness and affordable housing. While some critics say the council as backing off affordable housing, Halbach views the federal government beginning in the late 1980s as stepping away from regional planning. And this had an affect on affordable housing. He views the Obama administration and Dayton administration as aligning to renew the affordable housing agenda. Halbach lists a series of steps the council should take to foster affordable housing — the number of affordable apartments in the metro, apartments around $650 per month, fell by half over a recent five-year period to about 10,000 units, he said. Halbach looks to the council to combat undeserved, negative images of affordable housing, fuel for the not-in-my-backyard mentality. He wants the council to ensure or mandate, if necessary, that fair housing policies are being honored and that funding for affordable housing be readily available. The council needs to make affordable housing a

regional priority. “That’s where the Met Council can have a lot of significance,” said Halbach. Advocates look to spreading affordable housing across the metro as a means of preventing concentrations of poverty — dilution as the solution, said former Pawlenty Met Council Chairman Peter Bell, speaking on Minnesota Public Radio shortly before leaving office. But Bell questions whether affordable housing can really correct deepseated family issues, such as of out-of-wedlock births — 60 percent for AfricanAmericans, he cited — that’s linked to poverty.

Transportation Elwyn Tinklenberg, Ventura administration Minnesota Department of Transportation commissioner and former Blaine mayor, said the Met Council currently is pursuing a “constrained” vision in terms of transportation. That is, the council is focused within the 694/494 beltway rather than looking to suburbs beyond. “I understand the reason for that,” said Tinklenberg, pointing to uncertain federal transportation funding. “But I think there’s a huge problem going forward.” He concedes that there has been an uptick in growth in the inner cities, but the suburbs are still expected to absorb most of the growth. Tinklenberg laughed when asked whether MnDOT and the Met Council walked lockstep on transportation issues. While former Met Council Chairman Ted Mondale and he worked together well,

there’s a natural tension, Tinklenberg said. That’s because the transportation department must consider the needs of the entire state, not just the metro, he said. Bell, the longest-serving Met Council chair, suggested transit advocates might view the eight years of the Met Council under his watch as “the Golden Age of Transit.” But Tinklenberg, while crediting the recent Met Council with keeping the transit ball rolling, argued others earlier set it into motion. Mondale, now executive director of the Minnesota Sports Facility Authority, while saying metro transit was doing “pretty good,” like Tinklenberg lamented the lack of long-term transportation funding. “It’s a real problem,” Mondale said. “I think there should be a regional fund.” Instead, a “Herculean” fight takes place every year over scant transportation dollars, explained Mondale. Speaking of the Met Council’s role, Mondale described it as an “extremely important” government entity, one that has saved billions of dollars by regionally addressing transportation, sewer, and other infrastructure needs. Other metropolitan areas across the country look with envy at the Met Council, he said. Once a regional decision is made, the means of implementing it in Minnesota exists with the Met Council. “That’s a huge advantage,” said Mondale. There’s always “friction” between the council, cities and counties, and judging

whether the council usurps local control is subjective, explained Mondale. Mondale takes as a kind of de facto endorsement, he said, that no serious attempt has been made by local government officials — people with considerable influence at the State Capitol — to markedly alter or dismember the Met Council. Mondale, though thinking it’s unlikely to happen anytime soon, like Bell, indicated that adding additional counties to the seven-county metro region makes sense. The seven counties within Met Council jurisdiction are Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties. “We’re really living in a 13-county economy,” Mondale said. Mondale supports the current practice of governors appointing Met Council members. Some lawmakers have long argued the council, which has taxing and bonding authority, should be elected to be more accountable to voters. The council is expected to receive about $76 million this year through its local levies. Bell believes an elected Met Council would become a mini legislature, each council member fighting for a slice of the pie instead of thinking regionally. He suggested, during the MPR interview, having a council commissioner from each of the seven counties serving on the council could lend more credibility. Bell did not respond to an interview request. See COUNCIL, 10A

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Hanken are affiliated with the Northwestern Mutual-Bohannon Network Office in Eagan. Forum honorees were recognized Frontier Communications will hold a at a Nov. 11-14 conference in Scottsdale, ribbon cutting at noon Thursday, Nov. Ariz. 29, at its new retail location in Burnsville at 14450 Burnhaven Drive. Tours of the Blue Cross achieves store and call center will be held after the ribbon cutting and company representa- perfect score on index tives will be available to answer questions Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minon all Frontier products and services. The nesota, Eagan, achieved a perfect score store is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday on the Human Right Campaign’s annual through Friday. Corporate Equality Index for 2013. Blue Cross was among 889 U.S. businesses rated this year, and one of only 252 to Hufnagle hired at True achieve the top rating of 100 percent. Choice Services The CEI is broadly recognized as the Katie Hufnagle has been hired as op- premier national benchmark for LGBT erations coordinator at Burnsville-based workplace inclusion and rates companies True Choice Services, a business advisory on 40 specific policies and practices. company specializing in the employee benefits industry. Joshua Cochrane named In her new role, Hufnagle works directly with business owners and their employ- to state board ees to help them transition from group Eagan resident Joshua Cochrane, BSN, health insurance plans to individual plans RN, SRNA, who is studying to become a utilizing a Health Reimbursement Ac- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, count. has been named student representative Hufnagle received a bachelor’s degree to the 2012-13 Minnesota Association of in health education and promotion from Nurse Anesthetists Board of Directors. Oklahoma State University. She previCRNAs are highly educated Advanced ously was an intern with the American Practice Nurses who provide anesthesia Red Cross. in every kind of health care setting. In She has also worked as a healthcare Greater Minnesota, they provide more coordinator for Stillwater Group Homes. than two-thirds of anesthesia care. She was most recently employed by Wings Before enrolling in graduate school to of Home domestic violence shelter as a receive a master’s degree in anesthesia, shelter intake and victims service coordi- candidates like Cochrane must already nator. have a bachelor’s degree in nursing, must a be licensed registered nurse, and must have significant experience in an acute Eagan financial care facility, such as an ICU or emergency representatives honored room. Northwestern Mutual has honored Eagan-based financial representatives Recent retiree opens Michael Smith, Michael M. Erpelding, Robert L. Erkel, Bradley J. Baune, and in-home care business Kyle Alexander Hanken with memberRecent retiree Stephen Endrizzi and his ship into its 2012 Forum group, which wife Martha recently opened a ComForrecognizes an outstanding year of helping care Senior Services franchise in Eagan. people achieve financial security. Only the The company provides in-home care to top 5 percent of Northwestern Mutual’s residents of Eagan, Lakeville, Hastings, more than 6,000 financial representatives Farmington, Burnsville, Apple Valley, receive this annual honor. Rosemount, West St. Paul, Inver Grove Smith, Erpelding, Erkel, Baune and Heights, Lilydale, Sunfish Lake, Elko,

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and New Market and Prior Lake. tribution. Caregivers assist people with activities For more information about Simon of daily living such as grooming and hy- Says Give, visit www.simonsaysgive.org. giene, meal preparation and light housekeeping. Latest edition of ‘Trade Endrizzi plans to expand into Ramsey and Washington counties. The company’s Finance Guide’ available website is at www.dakotacountymn.comThe U.S. Commerce Department’s forcare.com. International Trade Administration released the third edition of its “Trade Finance Guide: A Quick Reference for U.S. NACR sponsors Avaya Exporters” at the Nov. 13 Finance, Credit Evolutions on Dec. 12 and International Business Association’s Eagan-based solutions integration 23rd Annual Global Conference. expert NACR will be a gold sponsor of “Since the publication of its first ediAvaya Evolutions on Dec. 12 at the San tion in 2007, the “Trade Finance Guide” Mateo Event Center in San Francisco. has been an invaluable self-learning tool Designed for IT and collaboration to America’s small- and medium-sized leaders from enterprises of all sizes, Ava- businesses,” said Francisco Sánchez, unya Evolutions has attracted more than dersecretary of commerce for interna20,000 attendees in the Americas since its tional trade. “This tool helps American inception in June 2010. businesses of all sizes and in all sectors NACR works closely with Avaya and overcome one of their major export chalother technology innovators to integrate lenges — how to get paid, thereby turnthe latest hardware, software, and appli- ing their export opportunities into actual cations into end-to-end multi-vendor so- sales.” lutions for diverse markets. The guide is available online for downAs a gold sponsor and exhibitor at load at http://export.gov/TradeFinanceAvaya Evolutions, NACR will highlight Guide. emerging technologies and its capabilities in areas including real-time collaboration Homestead property tax and customer experience management.

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Eagan firm partners with Simon Says Give Express Employment Professionals, Eagan, has partnered with Simon Says Give to collect book and school supplies for children ages 5 to 12 in the Eagan community. Simon Says Give was founded earlier in 2012 by Mandi Simon, 9, who wanted to make the world a better place. She set a goal of providing 25 birthday parties and distributing 50 backpacks for backto-school in the first year. Between now and Dec. 15, Express Employment Professionals will distribute more than 100 Simon Says Give collection boxes to their clients, asking them to donate books and school supplies for the cause. On Dec. 15 the boxes of supplies will be delivered to Simon Says Give for dis-

of the revenue. In addition to transportation, wastewater and transit, the council, through its community development division rent assistance program, provides 6,700

All new property owners (or qualified relatives) who changed residences during the past year and use the residence for homestead purposes must apply for homestead status with their county assessor by Dec. 15. Property owners or qualified relatives who want to classify property as homestead that was not classified as homestead in the past must apply with the Dakota County Assessor’s Office to receive homestead for property taxes payable in 2013. Application forms can be printed from the Dakota County website at www.dakotacounty.us. Forms may also be obtained by calling Dakota County Assessing Services at (651) 438-4200 or by stopping at the service desk at the Western Service Center, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, during normal business hours.

Section 8 vouches and the Family Affordable Housing Program rents 150 housing units owned by the council to low-income families. The council also works with counties and local cit-

ies in maintaining some 55,000 acres of park land in the metro. T.W. Budig can be reached at tim.budig@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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District 196 teachers Ana Clements and Shanna Gibas were selected as recipients of the 2012 TIES Exceptional Teacher Awards, which are given annually to recognize teachers who effectively integrate technology into the classroom. Clements is a math teacher at the School of Environmental Studies. Gibas is a teacher in the Students with Unique Needs (SUN) program at Dakota Ridge School. The two will be recognized at the annual TIES Conference in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Clements is successfully implementing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;flipped classroomâ&#x20AC;? with her AP Calculus class and is a leader in the use and implementation of technology in the classroom at SES including SMART Boards, student response systems, and Collaboration Station (Google Apps). Gibas, whose classroom consists primarily of non-verbal students, is utilizing assistive technology tools such as Dynavox as well as iPads and the SMART Board.

Trinity School Christmas Trinity School at River Ridge, 601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, will hold its Christmas Fest at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Songs and music of the Christmas season will be performed by the ninth and tenth grade Boys and Girls Choirs, Chamber Singers, String Ensemble and Wind Ensemble. The concert is free and open to the public. A bazaar will be held in the commons after the concert. Hand-crafted items will be available for purchase. The Christmas Fest Art Show will be on display featuring the works of Trinity School faculty, parents and students. For more information, contact Peg Louiselle at (651) 789-2890, ext. 220 or plouiselle@trinityschools.org.

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A 70-year-old Inver Grove Heights woman and two of her grandchildren were killed on Friday after the car they were in collided with a School District 196 bus that was not carrying students at about 4 p.m., according to multiple news reports. The Pioneer Press reported on Monday that the victims were Elaine Clausen, 70, Laela Shawel, 11, and Gion Clausen-Young, 4, all of Inver Grove Heights, according to Inver Grove Heights police. The report said Clausen was driving a 1994 OldsmoPhoto by John Gessner bile four-door sedan when Customers loaded up the trunk after shopping Monday at the Wonder Hostess Bakery Thriftshop in Burnsville. it collided head-on with the about 50 percent by the stores, we have so many a fan of Hostess cupcakes John Gessner can be bus near the intersection of time they hit the outlet’s days to try to sell it,” she and pies, said he may reached at john.gessner@ 77th Street West and Argenshelves, Phillips said. said. take his business to Tay- ecm-inc.com or facebook. ta Trail. “Whatever the drivers With the Burnsville stee bakery outlet stores in com/sunthisweek. The bus driver Timothy pick up from the grocery store gone, McCurdy, also Eagan or Apple Valley. Nelson, 54, of Eagan, was not injured. – Tad Johnson

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School funding shift has long history Democrats and Republicans have approved versions of the measure by T.W. Budig SUN THISWEEK

The current $2.4 billion K-12 school funding shift is the largest in state history, but it’s not the first. Lawmakers, in response to ailing state budgets, have delayed school funding payments before. In the early 1980s and in response to the budget crunch awaiting former Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty in 2003, legislators have altered the usual 90/10 school funding payment schedule to provide the state with onetime cost savings. The tactic is often labelled an accounting gimmick but can help balance the books in the state’s two-year budget cycle as, for example, 90 percent of state aid to schools is paid in one year and the remainder when lawmakers deem it has the funds available to pay the entire amount. The 2012 school funding shift was used as a political football this election season as Democrats accused Republican lawmakers of voting for the shift and Republicans accused Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton for proposing an even more dramatic shift and also his veto of a bill that would have paid a greater percentage of funds to school districts this year. Dayton and the Republican-controlled Legislature crafted school funding payments shifts starting in 2010. Because of the state budget surplus, the current payment shift was more of an issue and is currently at 64.3/35.7. In terms of aid payments, this results in a shift of about

$1.9 billion to the following budget year. The total owed to schools in the biennium is over $6 billion. A property tax shift, which follows the same general philosophy as governing aid payment shifts, was also exacted by lawmakers. This allowed the state an additional one-time savings of about $562 million. Added to the aid payment shift, this places the total funding shift at about $2.4 billion. A proposal by Republicans in the 2012 session would have paid districts an additional $430 million from budget reserves. This would have sped up the payment shift by a few percentage points. Democrats proposed closing perceived tax loopholes relating to off-shore corporate assets as a means of restoring the school funding shifts. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton suggested that using the budget reserves to pay back the shifts was irresponsible. Shifts can force school district into short-term borrowing, but many districts currently are able to short-term borrow at interest rates under half of a percent. Lawmakers increased K-12 funding by about 1 percent for 2012-13, or about $50 per student each year, and this should cover the costs of the borrowing, explained Tom Melcher, Minnesota Department of Education director of school finance. Charter schools, because they’re not backed by state loan payback guarantees and

can go out of business, are viewed as bigger credit risks by lenders and consequently forced to pay higher interest rates. Minnesota has about 150 charter schools, schooling about 5 percent of student enrollment. According to Ehlers and Associates Inc., a financial advisory company, the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district in June borrowed $15 million at a 0.32 percent interest rate. Lakeville, $9 million at about a 0.39 percent interest rate. Fridley, $9.3 million at about 0.40 percent. Big Lake, $2 million at about 0.5 percent. Edina, $15 million at about a 0.35 percent interest rate. History History suggests it can it take years for the state to restore a school payment shift to its usual 90/10 schedule. The 85/15 payment scheduled crafted by lawmakers in the early 1980s persisted for more than a decade until an infusion of $157 million restored the 90/10 payment schedule in 1997. In 2003, an 83/17 payment schedule was put into place – the shift saved the state $462 million – with the payment schedule being tinkered with the subsequent years. But that round of shifts ended in four years, with the 90/10 payment model restored in 2006. School officials, in general, view school payment shifts as preferable to budget cuts, Melcher explained, but then interest rates are low.

School districts, for various reasons, borrow money in years even without payment shifts. In 2008, school districts short-term borrowed about $197 million. This fiscal year, school districts have borrowed about $792 million. There is no set time by which the state must pay the second part of a school funding shift. Letting shifts linger means one fewer budgeting tool in future years to tame unruly budgets – there’s a point where you realistically can’t shift more payments, Melcher explained. Though interest rates for school districts are currently low, this does not mean they’ll remain so. Because school payment shifts involve one-time dollars, they do not correct underlying structural budget problems, Melcher noted. In terms of overall school funding, 40 years ago Minnesota was “significantly above” the national average, Melcher said. Starting about 25 years ago, Minnesota investments in schools began to reflect the national average, he noted. Currently, Wisconsin funds its school more than Minnesota. Minnesota funds its schools at a higher level than Iowa and South Dakota, Melcher said. North Dakota funds its schools at a higher rate than Minnesota. T.W. Budig can be reached at tim.budig@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Police: Victim chases down thief Scuffle follows alleged theft; Rosemount man, 18, charged by Andrew Miller SUN THISWEEK

A man who police say tried to steal a cellphone from a patron at an Apple Valley restaurant got more than he bargained for when the victim chased him down and took the phone back. Devon D. Gordon, 18, of Rosemount, was arrested and jailed following the Nov. 7 incident that began inside the Apple Valley McDonald’s and culminated in a physical altercation in the median of County Road 42 just outside the restaurant. The criminal complaint gives the following account: Police were called to the McDonald’s on a robbery complaint and spoke with the male victim, who reported he’d been inside the restaurant studying when a man, later identified as Gordon, had approached him and asked to use his phone. The victim “reluctantly agreed” to the request, but told Gordon he needed to stay near where he was seated, the complaint said. Gordon took the cellphone and began walking toward the exit; he told the victim “thanks for the phone” before making a run for it towards County Road 42. The victim gave chase and caught up to Gordon in the County Road 42 median. There, Gordon refused to return the phone, telling the victim he “shouldn’t mess with him” because he was a wrestler and a boxer. As the victim reached for the phone, Gordon swatted his hand away and a fight ensued, according to the complaint. The victim reported to police that Gordon punched him once and attempted to hit him four or five more times, but the blows were blocked. At that point, the victim grabbed Gordon by the shoulders and forced him down into the mulch in front of the KFC restaurant near McDonald’s. The victim took his phone, went back into McDonald’s and called 911. Gordon reportedly ran from the scene, but police located him a short distance away and he was ID’d by the victim. Gordon has been charged in district court with theft from person, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He remained in the Dakota County Jail as of Wednesday with bail set at $1,000. His next court appearance is Feb. 5. Andrew Miller can be reached at andrew.miller@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Race ends in wide loss for Rosemount teacher said. Schier called the Republican Party endorsement process this year a “shambles.” The Ron Paul faction that controlled it are out of the political mainstream, he said. Schier points to Klobuchar’s affable, smiling personality, her avoidance of partisan rhetoric, as keys to her popularity in Minnesota. But Schier questions Klobuchar’s presidential credentials. “I don’t see her as having a national appeal,” he said. Addressing cheering Democrats, Klobuchar spoke of rejecting a politics of fear, and instead pursuing a politics of hope. “I’m an optimist. We need to renew Congress,” Klobuchar said, speaking of reforming filibuster provisions — a means of halting legislation — and forcing the filibuster to stand before the American public instead of hiding in the shadows. “I refuse to be discouraged,” Klobuchar said. DFL State Party Chairman Ken Martin of Eagan said he expects Klobuchar to continue her approach to serving in the Senate over the next six years that has made her the popular politician she is. While not wanting disparage Bills, Martin deemed Bills as representing a politics out of step with mainstream Minnesota. Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken, who squeaked to victory in 2008 by 312 votes, is up for re-election in 2014. Former Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently indicated that he is not interested in running for office in Minnesota in 2014.

by T.W. Budig SUN THISWEEK

Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar won easy re-election to a second, sixyear term on Nov. 6, defeating Republican state Rep. Kurt Bills, a Rosemount resident and high school teacher, by a wide margin. “We won the right way,” Klobuchar told Democrats gathered in St. Paul on election night. “He (Bills) campaigned hard to the end. And we all wish him well.” Klobuchar, 52, is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in Minnesota state history. A former Hennepin County Attorney, she is known for tempered rhetoric, a “workhorse” approach to her duties, reaching across the party aisle. Klobuchar’s name has been cited by national pundits as a possible 2016 presidential candidate and the number of her speaking engagements at the recent Democratic National Convention drew further media speculation. The senator has downplayed talk of the Oval Office. “I love representing Minnesota. And that’s all I’m focused on right now,” Klobuchar said at DFL State Party convention this summer. Bills joins four other Republican U.S. Senate candidates — a list including former 6th District U.S. Rep. Mark Kennedy whom Klobuchar trounced six years ago — failing to take 40 percent of the vote in the 23 special and general U.S. Senate elections held since the formation of the modern State DFL Party almost 70 years ago, according to Eric Ostermeier of “Smart Politics.” Klobuchar earned 65.23 percent of the vote to Bills’ 30.53 percent. Polls have indicated for

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months that Klobuchar had double-digit leads on Bills, and Klobuchar has enjoyed a huge advantage in campaign funding. A KSTP/Survey USA poll in late October showed Bills trailing Klobuchar by 31 points. “I’ve worked as hard as I could,” Bills said recently of his effort to defeat Klobuchar. “I’ve worked my tail off.” Klobuchar’s victory leaves intact the Democratic monopoly on statewide elective offices and has Republicans talking about party endorsement reform. Bills won endorsement at a state convention this summer controlled by the Ron Paul wing of the Minnesota Republican Party. “The process on how we nominate candidates needs to be reformed,” said former Republican House Minority Leader Marty Seifert on Twin Cities Public Television’s “Almanac” recently. Carleton College Political Science Professor Steven Schier believes some of Bills’ political liabilities were self-inflicted. For instance, Bills was unwilling to meet with the Star Tribune Editorial Board and shunned certain reporters. T.W. Budig can be reached at “You can’t cocoon when tim.budig@ecm-inc.com or you’re way behind,” Schier facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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One first, one second for Hawks Both Dakota United teams play in adapted soccer title games third place. Marsh, Arends and Sandey are the Hawks’ seniors. “We think we have a chance to be back (at the state tournament), but those seniors are going to be very hard to replace,” Grothe said. “They are very good leaders. They were always on time to practice and always showed the younger kids what they should do.” Sandey, Arends and Carl Fagre were named to the alltournament team.

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK

In adapted sports, winning is secondary to giving students an opportunity to compete. That’s not to say that teams don’t strive to win, though. After Dakota United’s CI Division team lost to Burnsville-Far mingtonLakeville for the second time in the regular season, it became clear that something had to change if the Hawks were to have any chance of winning the state adapted soccer championship. The result was “a complete change in the way we played the last two weeks,” Hawks coach Tom Grothe said after his team defeated Mounds View/Irondale/ Roseville 6-1 in the state title game Saturday at Stillwater High School. Dakota United, a co-op program that includes Apple Valley, Eagan, Eastview and Rosemount high schools, went into the state tournament as the second seed from the South Conference. Burnsville-Farmington-Lakeville, known as the Blazing Cats, was the No. 1 seed from the south, largely because of its two regular-season victories over the Hawks. The second game, a 7-0 victory for the Blazing Cats, was a call to action for Dakota United. “They smashed us,” Grothe said. “We knew we had to do something differ-

PI Division

Photo by Mike Shaughnessy

Joe Sandey of Dakota United dribbles past two Mounds View/Irondale/Roseville players during the state adapted soccer CI Division championship game. Sandey helped lead his team to the championship and was named to the alltournament team. ent. “(Assistant coach) Jill pairments) Division chamRatts put in a new defense, pionship for the second and we’re really pleased time overall and the first with how it worked out.” time since 2007. The Hawks had been “I think we just worked using three forwards and really hard,” said defender three on defense early in the Travis Marsh, one of three season before moving one seniors on the Dakota Unitof the forwards back to de- ed roster. “It feels really fense. good to win it in my last Dakota United allowed year.” only three goals during the The Hawks defeated state tournament – one in North Suburban 11-1 in each of its three games – to the state quarterfinal round win the CI (cognitive im- Friday, with Ricky Arends

Photo by Mike Shaughnessy

Lantz Estep (left) of Dakota United celebrates after scoring a goal in the state adapted soccer PI Division championship game. scoring five goals and Joe Sandey getting four goals and three assists. Dakota United’s defense confounded Park Center, the No. 1 seed from the North Conference, in a 4-1 semifinal victory Saturday. Goalkeeper Ben Harmon made 11 saves, while Arends and Zach Wagner scored two goals each. Dakota United was in

control from the start in the championship game. Arends and Sandey each scored twice. Kennard Lyles and Andrew Brankey had one goal apiece. The Hawks did not get a rematch with the Blazing Cats at the state tournament. The Blazing Cats lost to Mounds View/Irondale/ Roseville 4-2 in the semifinals and went on to take

The two most dominant PI Division adapted soccer programs – Dakota United and Robbinsdale/Hopkins/ Mound Westonka – also played for a state title. The Robins won their fifth consecutive championship by defeating Dakota United 5-2 in the state final Saturday afternoon. Between them, the Robins and Hawks have won 10 of the last 12 PI (physical impairments) Division championships. Right now, Robbinsdale has a bit of an edge, Dakota United head coach Stacy Pfarr said. “Numbers is probably their biggest advantage,” said Pfarr, whose team’s only loss was in the state championship game. “Experience, too. And I think the North Conference has been a little more competitive the last few years. Our kids, when they get to state, See HAWKS, 17A

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Eagan’s Nicole Stevens swims the 100-yard breaststroke at the state Class AA meet.

Stevens moves up a spot at state Eagan swimmer eighth in breaststroke

Burnsville’s Anna Elling swims the 500-yard freestyle event at the Class AA state meet on Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

Elling fourth in 200 freestyle Blaze swimmers eighth at state

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK

Clerical errors might have been the biggest story of the state Class AA girls swimming and diving meet, but some noteworthy things happened in the pool, too. Among them was an eighth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke by Eagan senior Nicole Stevens. She had a time of 1 minute, 5.59 seconds in the state finals Saturday night at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. It was less than four-tenths of a second short of receiving All-America consideration. Stevens, who has signed to swim at the University of North Dakota, finished ninth in the breaststroke at state last year. Eagan’s 200 medley relay team also qualified for state but did not advance to the finals. The 11 points Stevens earned in the breaststroke also were Eagan’s team total. The Wildcats tied for 27th place in the state team standings. Lake Conference teams Edina, Wayzata, Eden Prairie and Minnetonka took the top four places. Minnetonka appeared to be on its way to the team championship before meet officials disqualified all three of the Skippers’ relay teams for illegal entry. The correct swimmers were not listed on the relay cards, officials ruled. One Minnetonka swimmer also exceeded her maximum number of events

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Kristin Podratz of Eastview takes off from the starting block in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the state Class AA girls swimming and diving meet. in the finals. Minnetonka dropped from first to fourth in the team standings, and Edina wound up with its third consecutive Class AA championship. Rosemount ninth-grader Megan Wenman had the highest finish of any South Suburban Conference swimmer at state when she took second in the 100-yard freestyle.

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22 team points at state. The Lightning was 22nd in the team standings. Podratz, a senior, qualified for state in the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke but did not reach the finals in either event. Eastview was one spot from making the consolation finals in the 200 medley relay.

Apple Valley The Eagles scored five points and tied for 32nd place in the Class AA team standings. The points came from senior Delaney McDonald, who finished 12th in the 200 individual medley in 2:07.86. McDonald also swam at state in the 100 butterfly but did not reach the finals.

The Lightning team of Evelyn Johnson, Kristin Podratz, Margaret Webster and Kelsey Deinhammer finished seventh in the 200 freestyle relay at state in 1:39.08. They moved up one spot when Minnetonka’s second-place relay was disqualified because of an ille- Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. gal entry. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or They also were respon- facebook.com/sunthisweek. sible for all of Eastview’s

Burnsville’s Anna Elling polished off an illustrious career with the girls swimming and diving team by spending the final moments on the podium at the Class AA state meet last weekend at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Elling’s name was called to the podium after placing fourth in the 200-yard freestyle. She swam the race in 1 minute, 49.83 seconds, about 1.2 seconds out of first place. It was her highest finish at state of her career after five trips. Before Saturday, her highest finish was fifth in the butterfly as a sophomore. Elling was also fifth in the 500 freestyle, crossing the pool 10 times in 5:01.15. Elling’s teammate Angela Le also had her moment to shine. She was fifth in the 100 butterfly in 56.30 and fifth in the 100 backstroke in 57.08. The 200 medley relay also had an exciting dip in the pool. Le, Sidney Christopherson, Elling and Alexis Dobrzynski swam the relay in 1:47.82 to finish 13th. The competition certainly pushed them. Edina a set a state record in the event and finished four seconds faster than Burnsville. The 400 freestyle missed out on swimming in the final by less than two seconds. Elling, Dobrzynski, Christo-

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Burnsville’s Angela Le swims the 100-yard butterfly at the Class AA state swimming and diving meet Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. She finished fifth overall.

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Burnsville’s Angela Le celebrates after swimming the 100yard butterfly at the Class AA state meet last weekend. pherson and Le completed the relay in 3:33:03 during Friday’s Class AA preliminaries. Dobrzynski was also 13th in the 50 freestyle. Burnsville was eighth in the team standings with

105 points. It was the highest finish of any team in the South Suburban Conference. Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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New coach takes over talented group of Wildcats by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK

Once during Tom Younghans’ previous tenure as a high school head coach, he took a call from a boy who wanted to join his hockey team. There was only one problem: The boy had never played before. Younghans, who was coaching the Minneapolis boys co-op team at the time, recalled with pride that the boy eventually improved to where he could skate a few shifts in varsity games. Almost everything is different now as Younghans, the former University of Minnesota and Minnesota North Stars player, begins his second run as a high school head coach. For one thing, he’s coaching girls. For another, he’s at a place – Eagan High School – where the players might be young, but they’re not hockey neophytes. Twelve players were with the Wildcats last season when they were 22-5-3, won the Section 3AA championship and played in the state tournament. That means Younghans doesn’t need to spend as much time teaching entry-level hockey skills. He can spend more time passing along nuances that he picked up from, among other things, playing in 429 National Hockey League games for the North Stars and New York Rangers.

“I never thought I’d be coaching girls, but it’s fun,” said Younghans, whose team split its first two regular-season games. “The girls ask a lot of questions. They want information. They’re like a sponge. With boys, sometimes it gets to a point where they’re a little arrogant, like they already know everything.” Younghans was an assistant girls coach at East Ridge last season. During the summer, Eagan co-head coaches Scott Darwitz and Jeff Kolehmainen stepped down. Darwitz is on the girls hockey staff at Lakeville South, where his daughter Natalie is head coach. Kolehmainen continues to work with the Eagan program in an administrative capacity. Younghans was hired about five weeks before the start of fall practices. He said he sensed that the players were a little apprehensive about what was happening because changes were coming quickly. “I could tell they really liked Scott,” Younghans said. “But I think the players and the new coaching staff are coming together. The girls really work hard, and they want to go back to the state tournament. Now it’s a matter of getting to as high a level as we can before the playoffs start.” It’s not as if Younghans was left with a

cupboard full of dust. The Wildcats have at least one future Division I college player – senior forward Megan Wolfe, who signed with the University of Minnesota last week. Wolfe had 44 goals and 70 points in 30 games last season, and she scored four goals in the Wildcats’ first two games of 2012-13. Wolfe has been skating on a line with sophomore Alexia Wilson and ninth-grader Brooke Madsen, but Younghans said it’s already become apparent he will have to be creative in how he uses Wolfe as opponents try to match their top checkers against one of the state’s most dangerous scorers. Senior Shelby Williams, who was second on the team last year with 31 points, is centering the second line. Younghans said he thought about putting Wolfe and Williams on the same line before deciding to split them in an attempt to create two lines with strong offense. “In high school hockey, if you have two lines, defense and goaltending, you can go a long way,” the coach said. “We’re hoping we can have at least two strong lines. I want Shelby to look at this as a promotion, not a demotion.” Wolfe and Williams are captains, as are senior forward Sarah Jackson and senior defender Kendra Callister.

Callister has size and is a good shooter, Younghans said. Juniors Emily Goff and Alison Vecellio will help anchor the defense. Eleven of the 18 players on the Eagan varsity roster are sophomores or younger. The youth movement is no more evident than in goal, where a seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grader are competing for playing time. Eighth-grader Sophia Lundquist started Eagan’s first two games – a 6-0 victory over East Ridge and a 3-2 overtime loss to Cretin-Derham Hall – and had a .938 save percentage. Younghans said he thought Lundquist played well, but added that the competition was still open. There’s a competition because the Wildcats’ No. 1 goalie last year, sophomore Emma May, is now at Cretin-Derham Hall. That created an unusual situation Saturday afternoon when she came back to Eagan Civic Arena. She made 40 saves as the Raiders won in overtime. Eagan, meanwhile, moved on to a nonconference game against Park of Cottage Grove on Tuesday. The Wildcats’ next game is Nov. 29 at home against Lakeville North in the South Suburban Conference opener. It’s also a matchup of the two SSC teams that played in the state tournament last February.

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With a young roster and a new head coach, one might expect the 2012-13 season to be an adjustment for the Burnsville girls hockey team. So far that adjustment has led to a winning start. The Blaze went 2-0-1 in a tough early season schedule. The girls opened the season beating Eastview 3-2 on Nov. 10, tying No. 13 Eden Prairie 2-2 on Nov. 15 and shutting down Park 4-0 on Nov. 17. “This is fun,” head coach Garnet Asmundson said. “We’re working on getting to know each other. When you win, everything is a little easier.” Asmundson coached at Hamline University from 2003-10, guiding the team

to its first-ever playoff appearance. Prior to that he coached at Simley High School from 1998-2003. He also was an assistant on the Rosemount girls team in 2011. “I’m pretty intense and I believe I have a system that works, and I’m particular about the way things work,” he said. “It’s a team game, but as a coach you’re in charge of directing. If the kids believe what you have to sell, then you have some success. Any time a new coaching staff comes in there’s going to be some change. They have to learn us. We have to learn them.” After about three weeks the coaches and players believe they have an understanding. The girls are trying to improve upon last year’s 9-12-5 record. Burnsville

had a rough start last season, going winless (0-6-3) in its first nine games. The Blaze rely on a young roster with just four seniors. “A ton of juniors, two sophomores, a freshman and an eighth-grader — I would look at it as a pretty young team,” Asmundson said. Still, the lineup is deep. “We’re playing a lot of kids and they’re getting a lot of minutes,” Asmundson said. “We also have some high-end kids that are definitely going to play at the collegiate level. We have some young kids stepping in too. It’s not easy to come in and play varsity.” Three of those seniors are on defense with allconference player Alexa Pearson leading the way with classmates Karis Volk

and Joelle Strand. They’re getting some help from the junior class with Emma Wittchow, Sam Vikstrom, Sam Behr and Cally Caviness. Senior Alaina Blair heads the offense with Lindsey Coleman, Briita Nelson and Paige Skaja, the team’s leading scorers from last season. They’ve picked up right where they left off as Nelson (two goals, three assists), Coleman (two goals, three assists) and Skaja (two goals, two assists) have helped the Blaze to two victories and a tie in its first three games. In goal is Lauren Bench, who saw many games in net last season as an eighthgrader. In three games she has a .949 save percentage. Even with a young team, the expectations are

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Bloomington Cemetery 2 plots priced at $1200 each Call 952-884-0868 For Sale: 4 Lots Glenhaven Good Samaritan Garden Pleasant View Memorial Gardens Burnsville: Gethsemane Garden, Sect 12-D, Lot 1 & 2 (2 spaces, 2 vaults & 1 memorial) $1,400/BO.

605-880-5966 605-886-4884 Computers & Access

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Hewlett-Packard Personal Computer w/printer, like new! $200/BO. 763-533-0728

Estate Sales

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Contact Jeanne at

952-392-6875

Deadline: Mondays at 3pm

Fireplace & Firewood

3150

15 yrs exp.

Thomas Tree Service Immaculate Clean-up! Tree Removal/Trimming Lot Clearing & Stump Removal Free Estimates 952-440-6104

FIREWOOD

2 Years Dried

Oak & Birch - $135 4' x 8' - Delivered. 763-238-5254 FIREWOOD

Affordable Firewood OAK & BIRCH, 2 YRS DRIED

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General Contractors Storm Damage Restoration Roofing ■ siding ■ windows Established 1984

QN. PILLOWTOP SET New In Plastic!! $150 MUST SELL!! 763-360-3829

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Tree Service

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Furnishings

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Child's 4 pc Bdrm Set $1200 Captain's bed, dresser, nite stand & desk. Good cond. & Sturdy. Wayne 651-343-1313

Good Things To Eat

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Machinery & Tools

Machinist/Mechanic Tools and Tool Boxes $6500 OBO 763-588-8227

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Gulbransen Theatre Church Organ Vintage Model M-5 Transistor Organ. Great cond. $300/bo Wayne 651-343-1313

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Buying Old Trains & Toys

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952-933-0200

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Musical Instuments

Console Piano Lt. Oak, new ivories. Inc. bench. Nice! $300 651-271-2027

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Snowblowers & Equipment

Snow thrwr attach, Craftsman #486.24839, $500, cash only, as is. 952-920-1596

YardMan Snowblower 5.5 hp, elec. start, like new! $350/BO. 952-884-4280

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Moving! 18751 Knollwood Cir. 11/24 & 25 9-5p. Worldly goods Jade, furn. Antqs Jade Marble & lots more!

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Peeka & Boo, 2 sweet & beautiful, bro & sis, orange tabby cats, together only to a special loving home. All tests/shots/spay/neut. $75 for both. Vet. refs. req'd. Call Jerry 952-888-9524

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Family Care

Great Service Affordable Prices 3050

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

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Townhouse For Rent

3 Bdrm 1 ½ Ba townhome 2 car attch. Gar. W/D,new carpet, Central Air, No Pets $1150 952-469-1158 AV Renovated TH! Conv. loc! Walking trls, school Sr. Ctr, 2BR/ 1.5 BA, Fplc., W/D, lg. Kitch, $1200+utils. 651-437-8627

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Powerwashing

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Pets

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BOB’s

763-225-6200

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Rental Information

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women; and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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Apartments & Condos For Rent

Farmington 1BR Heat paid. Gar. avl. No pets. 612-670-4777

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8100

Real Estate Manufactured Homes

Lakeville/Apple ValleyBorder: 2 BR, 1 BA all appliances, C/A, Pets OK. $16,200 Financing 612-581-3833

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Tower Tech, Princeton, Local Company is seeking experienced Tower Techs to fill both Foreman and Top hand positions. Pay $16-28/hr. DOE 763-3893253 Hardwood Flooring Installer/Sander, Burnsville, Experience preferred but not necessary 952-885-9780

Contract Drivers

Dynamex, an industry leader in the same day delivery business, has opportunities available. Your own van, pick up or dock truck needed. Build your own company and be your own boss. To find out more call 651-746-5945

Employment Business Opps & Info

Health Care

PCA PCA positions available in Burnsville for a quadriplegic client. Shifts are 10:30am-4:30pm and 5:30pm-11:30pm, 7 days/week. All ADL's included. Experience and commitment to the job necessary. Call Molly with All Home Health at (952)814-7400.

PCAs Regency Home HealthCare is seeking part-time day, evening and night PCAs to care for a clients at our Mendota Heights, Assisted Living Home, as well as in private homecare settings in the Burnsville/Apple Valley, Savage, Lakeville and Hastings areas. Responsible for all client cares. Must be compassionate, have great attention to detail, excellent problem solving and communication skills. If interested, please submit online application at www.regencyhhc.com or fax resume attn: Christine at 651-488-4656. EOE.

RN Case Manager

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Due to continued growth, our busy client company, located in Shakopee is seeking reliable employees.

PRODUCTION LINE WORKERS 1st, 2nd & 3rd Shifts Weekend Shifts also Available For immediate consideration, please call the Chaska office to schedule an apt.

(952) 368-4898 Dakota Electric Association Drivers

Full-time OTR, Van/ Reefer. Minimum 2 yrs required. Late Model equipment. Regional/ Long haul. Class A CDL required. Weekend Home time. .38 cents/mile starting wage. Call Nik:

651-325-0307

Celebrating 75 years of service in 2012, Dakota Electric Association provides electricity to more than 100,000 members throughout Dakota County. We are among the 25 largest electric cooperatives in the Country. Dakota Electric, a Touchstone Energy Partner, serves its member/owners with integrity, accountability, innovation and commitment to community.

Is looking for an

Accountant to join our team

Education

Teachers New Horizon Academy is accepting resumes for Teachers for our East Apple Valley location. Candidates must be teacher qualified under MN Rule 3 guidelines. For more information or to schedule an interview call Paige @ 952-423-6690. E.O.E.

Dakota Electric’s Accountant provides complete and accurate financial records and reports in accordance with established accounting policies and procedures which contribute to the efficient management of Dakota Electric. This position is responsible for the overall coordination of the month-end close process for DEA, including preparation of journal entries through completion of monthly financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Other responsibilities include reconciling balance sheet accounts, preparation of audit schedules, assisting with other data requests as needed including external reports, sales tax filings, property tax filings, and regulatory filings. The ideal candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in accounting and two plus years of professional experience in an accounting position. Lawson Software experience and / or CPA certification is a plus. Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner and skillfully gather and analyze information. Must have excellent personal computer skills and possess the ability to work with and create excel spreadsheets for departmental use. Dakota Electric offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life, 401(k), and more. Interested individuals should apply online by November 30th at

www.dakotaelectric.com/ about_us/careers Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES! For almost 40 years, D Digi-Key Corporation, based in Thief River Falls, ba Minnesota, has offered innovative solutions for those seeking quality electronic components. Digi-Key’s IT group has designed, developed, and delivered our website, ranked as the #1 website in the electronics industry for the last 17 years in a row. Our talented IT staff is focused on providing our customers, employees and business partners with the best systems and most effective business experience possible. Currently, we are actively recruiting candidates for positions within our IT group at our Bloomington, MN location, including: t Database Administrator t Software Engineer t ETL Developer

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Send your resume to: Pam Miller at pam.miller@ecm-inc.com

Find a quality builder in Class 2050

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1580 White Oak, Ste. 150, Chaska

Roommates Wanted

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

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If you are organized, proficient on a computer, have exceptional phone skills and a desire to learn, you have found your next career.

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Our job is to make you look good!

Houses For Rent

Downstairs: Avl 12/1 1 BR, 1 BA, No smk/pets parties.$525 952-393-7615

9100

Meet Kira — a 6-month-old spayed Dilute Tortie (silvery blue coat with orange spots). Kira warmed up to her foster family immediately and began giving them daily kisses, especially the 5-year-old girl whom Kira adores! Kira loves to cuddle and took to using her litter box perfectly right away. Kira is fabulous and gets along perfectly with all other cats, including the ones that don’t like her! Kira’s easy-going sweet nature would make her a great candidate to live with dogs as well. Kira is nothing short of a SUPER SWEETHEART and a TRUE HONEY :) Kira would make a great pet for anyone and a wonderful pet for a household with other pets! The perfect home for Kira would be one with a sweet little girl that she could snuggle up next to every night just like she does in her foster home! Adoption fee $160. I’m a kitten whose vet care and spay are all taken care of and I’m ready to come home with you! Contact Teri at 651-755-2966 or tahneroo@hotmail.com to make an appointment to visit me in my Lakeville foster home.

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International Quality Homecare seeking f/t RN for Case Mngt. Must have strong computer & organizational skills. Also seeking p/t Per Diem LPNs & RNs! To apply: 125 W Main St. New Prague, MN 56071 Fax to HR: 507-252-1985 jobs@alphaiQh.com

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Rentals

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Lakeville

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Duplexes/Dbl Bungalows For Rent

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4100

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PREMIUM GULF SHRIMP 13/15 count • $10/lb. Senior Discounts

5300

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Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2510

Cemetery Lots

3090

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Tree Service

2620

Christmas Craft & Gift Market

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Stump Removal

Furnishings

DR Set: 40x60 Drk wd table, 3 - 12” lvs, & 6 uphols. chrs. Like new! $450 612-868-4593

Mount Olivet Church

SNOW PLOWING

2600

3050

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

50+ Vendors Hand-Made Crafts Favorite Gift Companies

612-810-2059

New Construction

Large GE Bottom Freezer Refrigerator, Black. $500 Please call 716-627-5313

Saturday, Dec. 1st (9-4)

Snow Plowing Comm./Res. Insured, Senior Discount

3160

Couch, loveseat, chair Tan/gold microfiber. Exc condition! $499 952-843-8138

Why Wait Roofing LLC

2570

Plumbing

Window Cleaning

2660

SUN THISWEEK - Burnsville - Eagan November 23, 2012

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Entry level position for

HVAC Field Testing Technician. HVAC experience helpful, not required. Will train onsite. Secondary education helpful, not required. EMAIL resume to: Mechanical Data Corporation: mdc@ mechanicaldatacorp.com

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Truth Hardware, North America's leader in designing and manufacturing of quality operating hardware for windows, patio doors, and skylights, is looking to fill the following open position:

Production Supervisor

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Thomas Allen Inc.

LAKEVILLE

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IMMEDIATE OPENING! Dual Position

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Concrete Manufacturer & Class B CDL Driver 1st Year 35,000-$41,000

FULL BENEFITS For More Info Contact our HR Dept. Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 4:00 pm (800) 672-0709 Send Resume to: 2280 N. Hamline Ave. St. Paul, MN 55113 Fax: 651-842-3493 Or Email to: hr@brown-wilbert.com

Teachers needed! New childcare opening in Apple Valley hiring lead teachers for all classrooms. Submit resume: Dena@deqofamilycenter.com 952-891-5030

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Godfather's Pizza is accepting applications for the following part-time crew positions: Front and Back of House Crew, Day and Evening Delivery Drivers and Shift Supervisor positions. Part-time positions only, Day and Evening hours available, Must be available to work weekends. We offer competitive pay, flexible hours and a great working environment. Candidates must have excellent customer service skills and a solid work history. Previous experience a plus. Apply in person at: 850 W County Rd 42, Burnsville Only the best candidates will be contacted for interviews EOE

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Market Research Firm: Seeks detail oriented people to edit mystery shop reports online. Excellent spelling, grammar and phone skills a must! Paid online training; flex PT hours; pay averages $12-14 per hour. Requires min of 4hrs/day M-F & 1 wknd / mo. Those fluent in French encouraged to apply. Email resume & cover letter to: QEApps@BestMark.com Newspaper Delivery, Apple Valley /Eagan /Inver Grove, Weekend & Weekday Routes Available. Make $400-$2000 Monthly. Call 651-968-6039

Engineering Technician II (Survey Crew)

Hiring Range: $20.86-$24.15/hr Applicants must complete an on-line application to be considered. For complete job description and to apply, please visit our website at: www.burnsville.org. Closing date for applications is 12/04/2012. An AA/EEO Employer

Make Extra Holiday $$$! Seasonal Positions. Entry Level. Printing Industry. Starting at $9/ hour. Call (952)924-9000 to apply! Reference Job 500.

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9627

Ford

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PROGRAM COUNSELOR Hours: E/O weekend Sat and Sun 9am-10pm (willing to split shift up 9am5pm, 5pm-10pm) Busy house with low cares! Must be willing to do community activities. Driver's lic., insurance, clean record required Contact: Nataliew@ thomasalleninc.com or call 952-431-3855, For MORE Openings Visit us at www.thomasalleninc.com Social Services

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Lots of fun activities! Position 1: E/O Sat & Sun 2:30pm-8pm, Position 2: E/O Sat & Sun 2:30pm-8pm Work with 4 high functioning fun and active clients! Work one on one, 18 yrs or older, background clearance, Driver's lic., clean record, drive up to 50 miles, lift up to 30 lbs, Stand on feet for majority of shift and use stairs, 1 yr exp. with DD, Seizure and Dementia exp. pre'f, Send cover letter/resume to MORE OPENINGS at www.thomasalleninc.com AA/EOE

9250

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Candidates should be customer service oriented, have a great attitude and should enjoy working with customers.

Please apply in person at: 1975 Rahncliff Court, Eagan, MN 55122. An AA/EEO Employer

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PUBLIC NOTICE WARNING WATER AERATION SYSTEM OPERATION CITY OF APPLE VALLEY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an aeration system, creating open water and thin ice, will begin operating on Lake Alimagnet in the Cities of Apple Valley and Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota; as early as December 1, 2012, and continue through March 30, 2013. The system is installed at the southeast corner of the lake, in Alimagnet Park, in Apple Valley. Weather conditions may cause the areas of thin ice and open water to fluctuate greatly. Stay clear of the marked area!

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PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECT IDENTIFICATION: Sealed Bids will be received for Phase 2 Diamondhead Education Center Alterations and Mechanical Upgrades, 308 West Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, Minnesota 55337, for Burnsville Eagan Savage Public Schools, Independent School District No. 191, in accordance with the Bidding Documents prepared by Armstrong, Torseth, Skold & Rydeen, Inc., Architects and Engineers, 8501 Golden Valley Road, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55427-4414, Phone 763-545-3731 and their consultant Clark Engineering Corporation, Structural Engineers. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Project consists of replacing existing rooftop ventilation units with new indoor air handling units with new air distribution system, provide a new DDC control system to replace the existing pneumatic controls and old EMS, and extend existing heating and cooling system to new ventilation units with associated electrical work. Associated general construction work includes fire-rated hollow metal doors and frames, metal stud and gypsum board walls, concrete masonry units, exterior insulation finish systems, exterior aluminum louvers, suspended acoustical ceilings, EPDM roof patching and painting. TYPE OF BIDS: Single Lump Sum Bids will be received for the total Scope of the Work for the Project to include general, mechanical, and electrical construction. BID DATE: Bids must be received on or before December 5, 2012 at 1:00 P.M., local time. DELIVERY AND OPENING OF BIDS: Bids shall be delivered to and opened at Independent School District No. 191 Administrative Services Center, 100 River Ridge Court, Burnsville, Minnesota 55337. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately after the specified time of closure for bidding period. Interested parties are invited to attend the bid opening. PROCUREMENT OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Bidding Documents and Plan Holders List may be procured from: ARC (American Reprographics Company) , 3005 Ranchview Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447, Phone Number: 763-694-5900; Fax Number: 763-694-0216. BID SECURITY: Bids shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or Bid Bond in amount of 5 percent of Base Bid submitted, made payable to Owner, as a guarantee that Bidder will, if awarded contract, enter into a contract with Owner in accordance with Bid submitted and the Contract Documents. TIME OF COMPLETION: Owner requires Substantial Completion of Contract Work on or before August 16, 2013. OWNER'S RIGHTS: Owner reserves the right to reject a Bid which is incomplete or irregular, the right to waive informalities or irregularities in a Bid received, and the right to accept a Bid which in the Owner's judgment is in Owner's best interests. WAGE DETERMINATION REQUIREMENTS: Contract is subject to compliance with the applicable Schedule of Prevailing Wages issued by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. BIDS REQUESTED BY: Burnsville Eagan Savage Public School Independent School District No. 191 Administrative Services Center 100 River Ridge Court Burnsville, Minnesota 55337 3217165 11/16-11/23/12

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District 917 School Board Proceedings This is a summary of the Intermediate School District 917 Regular School Board Meeting on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 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 4:30 PM. Board members present: Arlene Bush, Dan Cater, Ron Hill, Jill Lewis, Kathy Lewis, Deb Clark, Vanda Pressnall, Veronica Walter, Tom Ryerson, and administrators were present. Absent: none. Good news reports were presented. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes, personnel, bills to be paid, investment report, petty cash and wire transfers. Recommended actions approved: Revenue and Expenditure Report, Renewal of Life, AD&D and LTD Group Insurance. Adjournment at 5:01 PM. 3220072 11/23/12

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District 194 School Board Proceedings This is a summary of the Independent School District No.194 Regular School Board Meeting on Tues, October 23, 2012 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044 The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators were present. Consent agenda items approved: minutes of the meetings on October 9 & 16; employment recommendations, leave requests and resignations; payment of bills & claims as presented; wire transfers & investments as presented; MSHSL resolution; donations and fieldtrips. Reports presented: 2011-13 Audit; CLEC update; RtI Specialist/Secondary Literacy Coach; Impact Academy update. Recommended actions approved: Ratification of 2011-13 EM Non-licensed Instructors Collective Bargaining Agreement; Policy C-98 Post-Issuance Debt Compliance Adjournment at 8:17 p.m. 11/23/12 3219781

Graphic from the Metropolitan Council and photo by Rick Orndorf

At left, a map shows station-to-station service for Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit. At right, a bus takes off from the Apple Valley Transit Station. CEDAR, from 1A expected to ease congestion, stimulate economic development and could result in cost savings for users. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a few walkup stations,â&#x20AC;? Schouweiler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I would think that might allow some of those residents the opportunity to get down to only one vehicle

in their family.â&#x20AC;? Dakota County started the Cedar Avenue Transitway project in 1999 with studies that considered costs, alternatives and engineering estimates. A final design was completed in 2010 and Stage 1 construction began in 2009. Schouweiler said it is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;strong possibilityâ&#x20AC;? that

bus rapid transit will be the transportation mode selected for the Robert Street Corridor, and the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experiences developing the Cedar Avenue Transitway will prove valuable as that project continues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the problems weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had in this whole process is that nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done BRT before,â&#x20AC;? Schouweiler

said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of it was like inventing the wheel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Met Council had to develop their guidelines, we were shooting from the hip. So this time, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have those templates to work from.â&#x20AC;? Laura Adelmann is at laura. adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

SUN THISWEEK - Burnsville - Eagan November 23, 2012

RUNNER, from 1A Nate, a 2007 graduate of the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, ran cross country his freshman year but turned his attention to lacrosse for the rest of high school. He still ran for fun but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get serious until last year, â&#x20AC;&#x153;as kind of a stress reliever for college,â&#x20AC;? said Rylander, who is studying wind turbine technology and photovoltaic systems at Riverland Community College in Albert Lea. His girlfriend, Jenny Rogers, a graduate student and cross country star at Minnesota State University, Mankato, pushed Rylander to up his game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dating her, we went on long runs and really challenged each other,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d go into the woods for hours at a time and just keep running, kind of challenging each other.â&#x20AC;? Rylander ran his first marathon, the Mankato Marathon, last October, and ran it a second time on Oct. 21. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got 19th,â&#x20AC;? Rylander said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I ran in three hours and 21 minutes. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to qualify for Boston (the Boston Marathon). Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m getting down there, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more of a trail runner. I like to do long distances at a slower pace.â&#x20AC;? Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run seven distance events in the past year, ranging from 13.1-mile half marathons to 26.2-mile marathons to the 50- and 100mile ultras. For him, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the scenery that sets them apart. Rylander previously attended St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University in Winona, where he founded the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdoors club and led rock-climbing, kayaking and mountainbiking trips. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a an outdoor counselor certified by the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. Two years ago he spent two months on the Missis-

sippi River, kayaking 2,100 miles from Lake Itasca to New Orleans. The green ethic of longdistance trail running and many of its like-minded participants suits him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all kind of hardcore runners and live kind of a hippie-ish lifestyle,â&#x20AC;? Rylander said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to talk to them.â&#x20AC;? The Superior Sawtooth ultramarathon follows the Superior Hiking Trail from Gooseberry State Park to Lutsen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the sun goes down, you turn on your headlamps,â&#x20AC;? Rylander said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If anyone knows the Superior Hiking Trail, they know that it jogs all over. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one point during the night where you cross a beaver dam. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going over a very narrow fjord with your headlamp on.â&#x20AC;? The course includes a 1,500-foot climb at the 90mile mark, Rylander said. Rogers met him at the 50mile mark to pace him and help bring him home in under 38 hours, the cutoff time for finishers. Four- or five-minute stops at aid stations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; where juicy watermelon is a popular sustenance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are about all you get, Rylander said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re constantly moving,â&#x20AC;? said Rylander, a member of the Upper Midwest Trail Runners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no time for sleep or anything like that.â&#x20AC;? Having finished the Sawtooth, he hopes to get through qualifying and a lottery process for what Rylander said is the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious ultramarathon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western States Endurance Run in California, also known as the Western States 100. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just want to push your body harder,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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feel motivated to lose excess weight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew it would be a lot of work,â&#x20AC;? he said. Morud was right. He began a rigorous daily exercise routine and worked with a nutritional specialist to replace his fast-food diet with a healthy one. Morud started his struggle with weight at about age 6. He continued to gain weight in high school while playing as a football linebacker. As a college football player, Morud began to focus on losing the weight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of my teammates once told me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In football, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a big linebacker, but when you graduate, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just big,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? he said. Morud adopted a diet and exercise routine and lost 70 pounds, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last for long. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a sustainable plan,â&#x20AC;? he said. Morud, who owns a painting company in Edina, said he believes he can stick with his new plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m impressed that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so many things I can eat,â&#x20AC;? he said. The program requires Morud to exercise for one hour per day, which he said makes it easy to fit exercise into his busy schedule. The emotional toll of being overweight for most of his life still weighs on Morud. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I still feel overweight mentally,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to stop seeing yourself as a big person.â&#x20AC;? The greatest obstacle, Morud said, was to rein in his emotional eating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still working on that,â&#x20AC;? he said. There were times when he wanted to give up but found encouragement in John Gessner can be reached his family and Lifetime emat john.gessner@ecm-inc. ployees. com or facebook.com/sunMorud became further thisweek. motivated after losing his

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Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call (952) 7074120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, Nov. 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Enhance Fitness; Card Recycle, 12:30 p.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Quilters, 9:30 a.m.; Cedar Lanes Bowling, 9:30 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Troubadours, 1 p.m.; Line Dance. Wednesday, Nov. 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Woodcarvers, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:30 a.m.; 500 and Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Belle Bachmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s; Enhance Fitness. Thursday, Nov. 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nothing on calendar. Friday, Nov. 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nothing on calendar.

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Eric Morud of Eagan (right) worked with Lifetime nutrition specialist Bob Holper to lose 86 pounds in 90 days. Morud said he is confident he can keep the weight off and lose even more. first 30 pounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I noticed I had more energy and could do more,â&#x20AC;? he said. When he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t at the gym, Morud would dance in the living room with his 3-year-old son, Keelin, as a way to mix up his routine. Morud said his wife, Martina, and their children â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Keelin and 5-month-old, Livia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were his greatest inspiration. Since the challenge ended in the first week of November, Morud gained about 15 pounds of water weight but said he feels better than

ever. With Thanksgiving around the corner, Morud said Tuesday that he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worried about the day of stuffing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the cravings like I did in the past,â&#x20AC;? he said. He said he takes his journey one day at a time, but long term hopes to reach 220 pounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more about being fit,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Eagan Girl Scout craft sale Saturday, Dec. 8 Eagan Girl Scouts will hold a Holiday Craft Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the gym at Woodland Elementary School, 945 Wescott Road, Eagan. All items for sale are handmade by the Girl Scouts and include jewelry, swags, candles, pillows, bird feeders, pet items, tie dye, lotion, ornaments and more. Sale proceeds will go directly to each troop selling for activities, camps, events and service projects.

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theater and arts briefs Handel’s ‘Messiah’

Tickets are $48 and can be at Burnsville Performing Arts purchased at the box office or by Center. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. The Dakota Valley Symphony phone at (952) 895-4680. performance are still available. Chorus and soloists will perform Tickets range from $29.95 to Handel’s “Messiah” with the full $101.95 for VIP tickets and a orchestra Sunday, Dec. 2, at Free Christmas pre-show meet and greet. PurBurnsville Performing Arts Cenchase tickets at the box office or band concert ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave. by phone at (952) 895-4680. The South of the River ComA traditional performance will be at 2 p.m. A sing-along munity Band will present a free performance will be at 7 p.m. Christmas concert from 4 to 5 ‘A Christmas Carol’ Vocal scores will be available for p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at PresbyteThe Awesome Children’s rian Church of the Apostles, 701 Theater, funded by Northern purchase at the door. E. 130th St., Burnsville. For more Dakota County Tri-District information, visit www.south- Community Education Youth Lorie Line holiday oftheriverband.org. Programs, will present Charles concert Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at 7 p.m. Dec. 6-7 at Simley Pianist Lorie Line will bring ‘Big Baby Boomer’ High School Theater, 2920 E. “Immanuel,” her holiday extrava80th St., Inver Grove Heights. ganza, to the Burnsville Perform- show A 10 p.m. show has been add- Tickets are $3 in advance, $5 at ing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, and 3 and 7 p.m. ed for comic Louie Anderson’s the door. Call (651) 306-3633 “Big Baby Boomer” on Dec. 31 for information. Saturday, Dec. 1.

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

Friday, Nov. 30 Lakeville South Spectacular Science Show, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the school auditorium, 21135 Jacquard Ave., Lakeville. Admission: $1 per person, $5 family maximum. Information: www.southchemistry.com/ or (952) 232-3404. Saturday, Dec. 1 Book fair by the Friends of Robert Trail Library, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble store at Fischer Marketplace in Apple Valley. Information: Jo Gilbertson at gilby2048@frontier.com or (651) 344-2074. Scrapbook/Project Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Elko New Market Library, Cost: $15, includes large table for the day, Subway lunch, snacks and water. Adults only. Cash or check due to Elko New Market Friends of the Library on the day of the event. Register by Monday, Nov. 26, at the library or by emailing FriendsoftheENMLibrary@gmail.com.

Music Education Foundation, noon to 3 p.m., O’Gara’s Shanty, 164 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul. Students from the Burnsville school will participate by performing a tribute to Van Halen. Recommended donation: $10. Event includes a raffle and silent auction. Information: http://burnsville. schoolofrock.com/event/rockn-raffle-scholarship-fundraiser.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 Coffee with the Cops, 9:30 a.m., fifth floor dining room, Augustana-Apple Valley Villa, 14650 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Sgt. Mark Deming of the Apple Valley Police Department will speak about safe holiday shopping. Coffee and doughnuts served.

Park, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Free. Registration required: http://parks.co.dakota.mn.us, course No. 4269. Saturday, Dec. 8 Free P90x Group Fit Club by Skybound Fitness, 9 a.m., Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan; and 4 p.m., Grand Hall Studio, 217 Oak St., Farmington. Bring a towel and bottle of water. Free sample of meal replacement shake available after class. Holiday craft sale by the Eagan Girl Scouts, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Woodland Elementary School gym, 945 Wescott Road, Eagan. “A Hopeful Light for Advent” women’s retreat, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Cost $10, includes lunch and materials. Register by Dec. 3. Information: (952) 890-0045 or www.mmotc.org.

Thursday, Dec. 6 Holiday Boutique and Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Burnsville Senior Center, Diamondhead Education Center, 296 W. Burnsville Parkway, Blood drives Burnsville. Information: (952) The American Red Cross 707-4120. will hold blood drives in the area. Call 1-800-RED CROSS Friday, Dec. 7 (1-800-733-2767) or visit redSunday, Dec. 2 Forever Wild Family Fri- crossblood.org to make an apTwin Cities School of day: Try Kicksledding, 7 to 8 pointment or for more informaRock fundraiser for the Youth p.m., Lebanon Hills Regional tion.

Christmas in harmony

proximate cast size of 100 actors. No prior theater experience is necessary. Visit www.childrensFour-part harmony group Ton- castletheater.com or email childic Sol-fa will perform a Christ- renscastletheater@gmail.com for mastime extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. more information. Monday, Dec. 10, at Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Tickets ‘Yes, Virginia The are $32 and are available at the box office or via Ticketmaster at Musical’ St. John the Baptist Catholic (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster. School in Savage was one of 100 com. schools across the country to receive a local grant from Macy’s Auditions set to assist with production costs for ‘Jack Frost’ of “Yes, Virginia The Musical.” Children’s Castle Theater will It will be performed at 7 p.m. hold auditions at 6:30 p.m. Dec. Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, 3 and 4 at the Lakeville Area Dec. 1, at the school. Also, the Arts Center for its winter musi- school was invited by Macy’s to cal, “Jack Frost.” Auditions are perform “Yes, Virginia The Muopen to beginning and advanced sical” at the Mall of America on actors ages 5 to adult with an ap- Dec. 14.

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

Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota will perform its 10th annual “Nutcracker” Dec. 7-9 at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, Concerts 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets range Lorie Line’s “Immanuel” concert, from $12 to $26 at the box office, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, and 3 and or via Ticketmaster at (800) 9827 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Burnsville 2787 or ticketmaster.com. Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $48 at the box office Exhibits or by phone at (952) 895-4680. “Color, Motion, and LandThe South Metro Chorale will per- scape,” an exhibit featuring the form its holiday concert, “Peace on works of Mary Lingen, Joonja Lee Earth,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at St. Mornes, and Nanci Yermakoff, is John the Baptist Catholic Church in on display through Dec. 15 in the Savage. Information: www.SouthMe- gallery at Burnsville Performing troChorale.org. Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. School District 191 Community Education’s StringWerks Music Pro- Theater gram concert will be 3 p.m. Satur“Ole & Lena’s Family Christday, Nov. 27, at Mraz Performing Arts mas” will be performed at the Center, Burnsville High School, 600 E. Lakeville Area Arts Center at Highway 13, Burnsville. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2. Tickets Dance are $17.50. Reservations can DanceWorks Repertory Ensem- be made by calling (952) 985ble will present its annual holiday pro- 4640 or ordered online at www. gram, “Sharing the Season,” at 2 p.m. ci.lakeville.mn.us. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Lakeville North Eagan Theater Company will High School. Tickets available at present “A Christmas Carol” as DanceWorks or at the door for $12. A a radio play Friday, Dec. 7, and $2 per ticket discount will be given for Saturday, Dec. 8, at Cedar Valley each food shelf item that is donated. Center, 2024 Rahn Way, Eagan. Seniors 65 years or older can receive Doors open at 6 p.m.; carols bea complimentary ticket by coming to gin at 6:30 p.m.; performance beDanceWorks during business hours. gins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in Information: danceworksmn@gmail. advance (www.etc-mn.org), $12 com or (952) 432-7123. at the door. “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” will be presented Friday-Sunday, Dec. 14-30, by The Play’s the Thing Productions at Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $13 and can be purchased online at www.lakevilleareaartscenter. com or by calling (952) 985-4640.

MOVIES | DINING | THEATER | ENTERTAINMENT | SHOPPING | FESTIVALS & EVENTS BRING THE KIDS TO “THE BLAST” IN EAGAN THIS WEEKEND FOR AN OUT-OFTHIS-WORLD EXPERIENCE The Blast is an indoor playground that takes up two levels in the Eagan Community Center (1501 Central Parkway). The out-of-thisworld indoor playground features a galaxy of play opportunities and interstellar delights. Your little ones can climb through a space shuttle tower then ascend through two

Apollo rocket propulsion launchers! This space-designed play area also gives children the opportunity to feel like they are flying an intergalactic space jet while exploring the Milky Way tunnel (not the candy bar). Watch your Space Ranger as they experience the daring space walks over suspension bridges and slide down the gigantic wormhole slide portal! “The Blast” is open 9AM-8PM Monday-Friday, 8AM-8PM Saturday and 10AM to 8PM Sunday. Price depends on age

($5 or less per child). For more information on what to do, where to dine and “Everything Eagan” visit eaganmn.com. Connect with the Eagan Convention & Visitors Bureau if you’re on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Google+. Lorie Line’s ‘Immanuel’ Lorie Line and Her Fab Five will present “Immanuel” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, and 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet

Ave., Burnsville. Tickets are $48 and are available at the box office and via Ticketmaster at (800) 9822787 or ticketmaster.com. Ole and Lena Christmas “Ole and Lena’s Family Christmas” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $17.50 and are available by calling (952) 985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other Teen artist gatherings at the Eagan Art House from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, and from 3:30 to 5:30 Thursday, Dec. 6. Cost: $3. Information: (651) 675-5521. Jewelry Club, 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at the Eagan Art House. Cost: $15 per class. Registration required: www.eaganarthouse.org or (651) 675-5521. Mystery Art Night at the Eagan Art House from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays, Nov. 30 and Dec. 14. Cost is $25 to preregister or $30 at the door. Supplies and light refreshments provided. Information: www.eaganarthouse.org or (651) 675-5521. Sample Saturday at the Eagan Art House from 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 15. Pastel painting sampler workshop. Supplies provided. Cost: $20. Registration required: www.eaganarthouse.org or (651) 675-5521. Adult painting open studio from 9 a.m. to noon the first and third Fridays of the month at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: (651) 675-5521.

Music Together in the Valley offers classes for parents and their infant, toddler and preschool children in Rosemount, Farmington, Lakeville and Apple Valley. Information: www.musictogetherclasses.com or (651) 439-4219. The Eagan Art House offers classes for ages 4 through adult. For a complete listing go to www. eaganarthouse.org or call (651) 675-5521. Dan Petrov Art Studio in Burnsville offers oil painting classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced skill level painters, www.danpetrovart. com, (763) 843-2734. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, (651) 214-4732. Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 7363644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with special needs (ASD/DCD programs), In the Company of Kids 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville (Colonial Shopping Center), (952) 736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Information: (651) 675-5500. Savage Art Studios, 4735 W. 123rd St., Suite 200, Savage, offers classes/workshops for all ages. Information: www.savageartstudios.com or (952) 8950375. 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, $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, (952) 985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, (952) 255-8545 or jjloch@charter.net.

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Thisweekend ‘A Christmas Carol’ radio play comes to Eagan stage Eagan Theater Company presents holiday classic Dec. 7-8 by Andrew Miller SUN THISWEEK

Eagan Theater Company is offering “A Christmas Carol” with a twist this December. The local theater group is staging the classic Charles Dickens holiday tale as it would have been presented in the 1940s over the radio airwaves. The radio play, which runs Dec. 7-8 at Eagan’s Cedar Valley Center, comes complete with period commercials (for Wheaties and Maxwell House) as well as an array of sound effects evocative of Victorian England. “In the days when radio was king, people used their imaginations to bring a story to life,” said the show’s director, Ken Coy. “Imagination is becoming a bit of a lost art. We’re hoping to help folks recapture this magical skill, and what better time than at Christmas with a familiar seasonal classic. Each member of the sixactor cast – including Carol Bergeron, George Calger, Coy, Bob Martin, Pamela

Sakayan and Pete Skarman – is performing multiple roles to bring to life the story’s 32 characters. The show will be staged “reader’s theater” style, with actors reading from the script; instead of Victorian “Christmas Carol” costumes, they’ll be garbed as radio actors from the 1940s. The production’s sound effects will be created live by Mary Coy (wife of director Ron Coy). She’ll be using a table full of musical instruments, and ordinary household items, for her audio magic; to create the sound of horses trotting, for example, she employs two mini plungers. For the sound of someone walking through snow, she crunches corn meal inside a rubber glove.

The radio play also features live music from a choir made up of members of the Eagan Women of Note and West St. Paul’s Riverview Baptist Church. “A Christmas Carol” is the third production from the fledgling Eagan theater group, which was founded in 2011 and presented the murder-mystery “Dealt a Deadly Hand: Murder at Pocono Royale Casino” at the Eagan Community Center in March of this year. Performances of “A Christmas Carol” are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Cedar Valley Center, 2024 Rahn Way, Eagan. Doors open at 6 p.m. with caroling at 6:30 p.m. Advance tickets for the show are $10 and can be purchased through the Eagan Theater Company’s website, www.etc-mn.org, or by calling (651) 454-6755.

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Pete Skarman, right, is among the six-actor cast for the radio-play presentation of “A Christmas Carol.” Each member of the cast – which includes Ken Coy, center, and Bob Martin, left – is performing multiple roles to bring to life Andrew Miller can be reached the classic holiday story’s 32 at andrew.miller@ecm-inc. characters. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

An Ole and Lena Christmas in Lakeville Holiday show plays the Lakeville Area Arts Center Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 by Jessie Hausman SUN THISWEEK

Have you heard the one about Ole and Lena? Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 will see the return to Lakeville of the fictional Scandinavian couple who are often the target of Midwestern jokes. “Ole & Lena’s Family Christmas” centers around Lena prepping for a large family holiday, inviting even her rich snooty cousin Mildred from Edina, who is usually too busy to bother. Ole on the other hand, is trying to get out of wearing the old Santa suit Lena has brought down from the attic. “I think everybody knows a Lena who’s trying to get her husband to do the things she wants him to do and everybody knows an Ole who’s trying desperately to get out of it,” said Michael Bateson, who stars as Ole. “Ole & Lena’s Family Christmas” is one of three different Ole and Lena plays created by the real-life husband and wife writing and acting team of Michael and Julie Bateson. The other two are “Ole & Lena’s 50th Wedding Anniversary” and “Ole & Lena’s Cruise Vacation.” The Batesons initially developed the characters for the Stone Mill Dinner Theater in Cannon Falls, which they owned and operated for six years. Still, last year marks the first time Ole and Lena came to Lakeville. The Batesons show “Ole and Lena’s 50th Wedding Anniversary and Vow Renewal” was quick to sell out the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The sweetly daft Ole and Lena are “Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz funny (or) Carol Burnett funny,” said Michael Bateson. The show includes audience participation, is all-ages friendly and never profane. Perhaps best known for his one man play “An Evening with Mark Twain,” Michael Bateson has been impersonating Twain for the last 10 years. In contrast, rather than satirical humor, “Ole and Lena’s Family Christmas” serves up some contemporary whimsy. “Lena loves Doctor

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