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Armed and ambitious: Matthew Ames is pictured in his Burnsville office.

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Spring sports in full swing Defending state champion Burnsville edges Eagan, 3-2, in early-season baseball game. Page 16A

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Families are paying more money to participate in high school sports despite the efforts of booster clubs and school districts in trying to keep costs down.

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Schools battling to come to grips thisweekend with athletic funding issues by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

‘True Love’ at Burnsville PAC Greek tragedy gets a dose of Jerry Springer in “True Love,” the latest production from Burnsville-based Chameleon Theatre Circle. Page 14A

Online Look for a photo slideshow and more from the Minnesota Supreme Court’s visit to Eastview High School. Spring sports action kicks into high gear with stories and photo slideshows from area competitions. Burnsville High School will present “Willy Wonka” on stage this month. For photos from the production, go online. Like the Sun Thisweek Facebook page at www. facebook.com/ sunthisweek.

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The winter of 2010-11 might have been the most trying period of Neil Strader’s career. As activities director at Lakeville South High School, it’s his responsibility to find ways to encourage students to participate in cocurricular events. But with the Lakeville School District staring at a $15.8 million budget deficit, he was faced with the possibility of telling students some of those opportunities would be taken away. Strader and his counterpart, Lakeville North High School activities director Bob Ertl, helped create a plan that would eliminate several activities, including both high schools’ gymnastics, golf and lacrosse programs. The School Board was reluctant to cut activities, so the plan was tweaked and re-tweaked. The activities portion of the budgetcutting package was comparatively small but still had a profound impact. High See Fees, 8A

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Not only are sports participation fees at high schools rising, but the cost of equipment can be a black hole for families’ dollars.

Soccer moms and hockey dads are getting tapped out Boosters, fees, equipment, volunteering starting to drain on families by Andy Rogers Sun Thisweek

The ever-increasing cost of high-school sports participation has put a strain on many families in the south metro. “I think that cost does come into play, a lot,” said Patrick Lavelle, an active parent in the Burnsville lacrosse community who has a daughter on the girls

team. “But, I feel that a lot of parents will do whatever they can to see that their child can have the experience to try a new sport or a sport they find interesting. Who knows? They may come to love the sport.” School districts, such as 194 in Lakeville, have increased sports-participation fees dramatically over the past two years in order

to cover budget shortfalls while booster clubs have increased their activity with hopes of making sure no child goes without. “I don’t know any one was ever turned away for lack of funds,” said Jeff Zellmer, longtime leader in the Lakeville football and baseball booster clubs. See Parents, 24A

Matthew D. Ames reached $1 million in sales last year with MN Pro Paintball, the Burnsville-based company he founded and owns. That’s a sum dismissed as “not cool” in the Hollywood screen version of the rise of Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. But $1 million was cool enough for the U.S. Small Business Administration, which this month announced Ames as its Minnesota Young Entrepreneur of the Year. And it was a milestone for Ames, who cobbled together his business with bank loans and had to virtually start over after a robbery wiped him out in July 2004. But $1 million isn’t where he wants to stay. The 28-year-old exudes a Zuckerberg-like vibe as he discusses the prospects for MN Pro Paintball, which he runs from a small Burnsville office with an energy-drink cooler next to his desk. “Seriously, we’re just getting started,” said the 2002 graduate of Lakeville High School. “There’s a ton of potential there. Competition is getting fierce in this See Ames, 21A

Rebuilding from the ashes Casper’s Cherokee Sirloin Room to reopen in May by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

Seven months after a fire destroyed much of the Cherokee Sirloin Room, the Eagan restaurant will reopen with a slightly new name and look. The steakhouse will open May 7 under the name Casper’s Cherokee Sirloin Room and feature a new patio and larger, more open bar area. “So many people already called it Casper’s that we decided to add it to the name,” said co-owner Rick Casper. Casper said the restaurant will have a single-level

concrete patio instead of a two-story wooden deck like before, because concrete is more flame-retardant. The new patio will feature an outdoor bar, seating for 24 people and four bocce ball courts. Fire caused by an improperly discarded cigarette destroyed the restaurant’s original two-story wooden deck on Oct. 9, 2011. It was reported that Cherokee bar employees said they used two pitchers of water to extinguish a fire that had started in a wood barrel flower pot on the second-floor deck before the

end of their shift. But it is believed the fire continued to smolder after the staff left early that Sunday morning, started the wood barrel on fire and spread to the deck. By the time crews from Eagan and Burnsville fire stations arrived, the deck was engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the exterior of the building. No one was injured since the business wasn’t occupied at the time. “We are very grateful See Cherokee, 2A

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Casper’s Cherokee Sirloin Room managed to restore its signature barn after a fire destroyed a two-story deck and severely damaged much of the building.

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Cherokee/from 1A to the fire departments,” Casper said. “Their quick action saved the barn.” A replica of an 1880s barn that houses the bar area was severely damaged by the fire. Casper intends to thank firefighters with an invitation-only benefit May 6. Proceeds will be donated to the Eagan and Burnsville fire departments. Though the fire was limited to the exterior of the building, much of the establishment’s interior was severely damaged by smoke and water.

Casper saw this as an opportunity to improve the look and feel of the bar area. The renovated space features an urban historic design with exposed beams, an open floor plan and a second-floor loft area for a D.J. The bar itself is larger and contains a more expansive drink selection that includes 16 craft beers, many of which are brewed locally. The restaurant underwent renovations that integrated original elements with new ones. Several doors and stained-glass windows, which were salvaged after the fire, are incorporated

into the restaurant’s traditional design. The building isn’t the only thing to undergo changes at Casper’s. Its menu was changed slightly to include breakfast from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. New specials, such as the Eagan FD No. 5 and the Blazing Barn Burger, were added to reflect the restaurant’s resilience after such devastation. Though Casper can now take it all in with a smile, rebuilding hasn’t been easy. “It’s been a long haul,” he said. “For months before insurance money came, it was a hard time with lots of uncertainty.”

The Cherokee Sirloin Room has been a part of the community for more than four decades. Its roots are in West St. Paul, where the first Cherokee Sirloin Room stands. The establishment — called Cherokee Tavern at the time — was purchased in 1970 by Rick’s parents, Bob and Dorothy Casper. The couple renamed it Casper’s Cherokee Sirloin Room and turned it into a small neighborhood bar and grill. They sold the restaurant in 1987 to Rick and his brother, Jim. In 1991, a second restaurant was opened in Eagan. When building the establishment, the brothers decided to create a replica of an old barn as a nod to the land’s farming roots. Jessica Harper is at jessica. Photo by Jessica Harper harper@ecm-inc.com or faceSeveral doors and stained-glass windows salvaged after a book.com/sunthisweek. fire at Casper’s Cherokee Sirloin Room are incorporated into the restaurant’s traditional design.

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Obermueller enters race for congressional DFL nomination Candidate is former Eagan state representative by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

After a year-long break from the political realm, Mike Obermueller will once again throw his hat into the ring. The former Minnesota representative said last Friday he intends to seek the DFL nomination in the 2nd Congressional District. “I think Washington has become too partisan, and it’s time for someone to represent the voters,” the 39-year-old Eagan resident said. Obermueller joins Patrick Ganey, a city council member in Northfield, and Kathleen Gaylord, a Dakota County commissioner, in the endorsement race. “I think I match up well against both those other individuals from a DFL perspective,” Obermueller said. He said his experience serving as representative in an electorally tough district (a swing district) makes him a better choice than Gaylord of South St. Paul, who comes from a traditionally DFL area. Obermueller noted that Gaylord wouldn’t even be running if the district hadn’t been redrawn to include South St. Paul; it also now includes West St. Paul. “She’s a really good person,” he said. “I just think I have a better chance of beating John Kline and a better sense of what it’s going to take to win in a really competitive district like this.” Obermueller, who grew up in rural Wisconsin, said he has an advantage in that he understands the needs of both rural and urban constituents in the district. Though Kine has held the seat for the past decade, Obermueller said he is confident he can defeat the Republican congressman. Obermueller said he believes his prior experience

S.D. and notoriety give While there, Oberhim a competitive mueller managed edge that previous more than 30 emchallengers lacked. ployees, ran a full Though the service catering oplast few elections eration, and learned have included large the ropes of operatswings to the left or ing a small business. right, Obermueller Mike said he believes the Obermueller By 1999, he decided to shift careers waves have calmed. Pointing to Kline’s sup- and enrolled at the Univerport for U.S. Rep. Paul sity of Iowa where he gradRyan’s budget proposal and uated with a law degree. cuts to Medicare, Oberm- If elected, Obermueller ueller claims Kline’s deci- said he will advocate for sions have contradicted small businesses. Obermueller also claims voter opinion. Medicare is among the Kline is not doing enough most important issues to to assist returning veterans. voters, Obermueller said. “Folks who have worked “I think there’s a foa lifetime deserve that,” he cus from Kline on helping troops on the battlefield, said. Obermueller pointed to but not on helping them education and jobs as other once they get home,” he key issues that Kline has said. “We need a second GI bill … and need to figfallen short on. Kline has vowed to re- ure out how to get troops peal Bush’s No Child Left home.” Behind, but has failed to do Obermueller said he believes the United States this, Obermueller said. “We gotta have a work- must quit being the world force that is ready to do the police. job of the 21st century,” he But the greatest difference between Obermuelsaid. This can happen, Ober- ler and Kline, Obermuelmueller said, by repealing ler said, is that he wants to NCLB and supporting local help everyone achieve their dreams, not just the very school districts. Though Kline considers wealthy. himself a fiscal conserva- “The American dream tive, Obermueller criticizes isn’t just about one person Congress’ management of getting success, it’s all of us becoming successful,” he the federal budget. “We need to be more re- said. “I want to get back in spectful with federal funds,” the American dream business.” he said. A Twin Cities attorney, After moving around the Obermueller noted that he Midwest for about a decade, has prior business experi- Obermueller and his wife, ence and understands how Sara, settled in Eagan about six years ago. to work within a budget. After graduating from When he and his wife Loras College in Dubuque, were first married they Iowa, with a bachelor’s de- had a talk about what they gree in communication and wanted to “be” when they political science, Obermuel- grew up. ler went to work as the di- “I really wanted to be in rector of Campus Dining Congress. It must be about Services for ARAMARK 19 years ago we had that Corporation at Mount talk,” he said. Marty College in Yankton, The Obermuellers have

two boys – one a sophomore and the other a senior at Eagan High School. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek. John Gessner contributed to this report.

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You can judge a community’s heart by the way it treats its Eddies by Larry Werner Sun Thisweek

The Easter ham and kolatchky were going down easily at my brother-in-law’s holiday gathering. Before Auntie Jan served up the strawberry-rhubarb pie, I mentioned the death of Eddie Wallin, and the stories started. I’m told the same thing happened at Babe’s sports bar in downtown Lakeville after Eddie’s funeral last month. Jeff Reisinger and his buddies exchanged Eddie stories over beer at Babe’s, laughing and recalling the times they shared with a guy you’d remember seeing if you spent any time in downtown Lakeville. Reisinger’s sister found Eddie’s body when she checked on his apartment after he missed two straight bingo nights at the VFW. Jeff asked his sister to check on Eddie because he hadn’t received a call from this gentle man we’d refer to these days as “developmentally disabled.” Reisinger, who runs a Lakeville lawn service, said he might have been more inclined than others to watch over Eddie because he had an older sister who was “mentally retarded” – the way we used to describe people with intellectual handicaps. But while his family might have been sensitized to Eddie’s special needs by their own experience, Reisinger said he and others simply enjoyed banter with the big guy who rode through town on his three-wheel bike loaded up with cans he collected and sold for spending money. “He called a lot of people in town,” Reisinger said. “Actually, if I was having a horrible day, I’d call him. But you couldn’t get him off the phone.” At Babe’s, or the VFW, or at the ball fields in Lakeville, Eddie would spot one of the guys he knew since high school, and he’d

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shout out a nickname he had devised. “He’d say, ‘Where’s Squirrel Brain?’” Reisinger said. “I was Oscar.” Sure, the Lakeville gang would make some fun of Eddie, who was 54. But he gave as much guff as he got, and the locals would regularly pass the hat at Babe’s to collect funds they’d dole out to Eddie. They grew up with him and assumed responsibility for someone who was as much a part of downtown as the bars or the Ben Franklin or the park. When I moved to Lakeville, I was corrected more than once when I referred to the city as a “suburb.” Technically, a city on the outskirts of a big city is a suburb. But some ‘burbs have elements others don’t. Among those elements are historic downtowns and, as someone said at our Easter dinner, history. Lakeville, which was founded as a village to serve the surrounding farms, has history in a way Apple Valley and Eagan, for example, don’t. And one of the people who will always be part of that history is Eddie Wallin. After moving to Lakeville in 1999, I encountered Eddie many times while he was collecting his cans, chatting with customers at Moen’s Barber Shop, lining up for food at the Wednesday on Main events in the downtown park. My wife, Ann, had grown up on a farm near Lakeville, and her father, LeRoy Zweber, worked for many years as director of buildings and grounds for the schools. Ann

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Eddie Wallin and the three-wheel bike he received from an anonymous donor after his old one was stolen in 2008.

said her father used to let Eddie help him when he worked on the school buildings. One day, LeRoy couldn’t find Eddie – until Eddie fell through the ceiling of a room where LeRoy was working. Exploring the spaces above ceilings can be great fun. Then there’s the story about the time Eddie’s car died on the way to a softball game in Mankato. The lesson to be drawn from that incident is if the engine starts when your buddies are towing you, don’t keep going.

Reisinger likes to tell about the time Rich Wensmann tossed a $10 bill on the floor at Babe’s to see if Eddie would pick it up. When he did, Rich said the money was his, Reisinger recalls. “I don’t see your name on it,” Eddie said, stuffing the bill into his pocket. Oscar, Squirrel Brain and the others who grew up with Eddie made sure he had money, especially at holiday time. They dropped their cans off for him and passed the hat at Babe’s or the VFW. When Eddie’s three-wheeler was stolen in 2008, it was replaced by an anonymous donor after Lakeville police officers asked the media to write a story about the stolen bike. As the father of a son with special needs, I salute those who understand, as Reisinger and many others in Lakeville did, that Eddie might have biked to a different drummer, but he did so with a smile on his face and a song in his heart. One of the many messages left on the White Funeral Home online guest book was this one from Loren McCaghy of East Hampton, Conn.: “Eddie will be forever inseparable from the memories of Lakeville for those who grew up there. Whether it was at the store, beach, pool or just around town, Eddie had a special way of making every day just a little bit brighter. Thanks, Eddie, for being Lakeville’s eternal sunshine.” OK. I promise I’ll try to avoid calling Lakeville a suburb. Larry Werner is editor and general manager of Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune. He can be reached at larry. werner@ecm-inc.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Expunge? It all depends (and does it really matter?) by Kevin F. Mark Special to Sun Thisweek

Your son, on a dare from his new college friends, slips a candy bar from the store rack into his pocket and walks out without paying. The next time the game escalates. It’s a video game at Wal-Mart, except Wal-Mart has security people watching, and your son is caught and arrested. A simple charge of theft results in a conviction, a fine and, hopefully, a valuable lesson. Your child sincerely tells you it was a stupid mistake and will never happen again. A few years pass, and your son, graduated from college, has applied for the job he’s really wanted, a position in a high-tech security firm. The interview goes well, and the job should be his, except there’s a glitch. Through its electronic search of records, the firm discovers a criminal record showing a theft conviction. Your son is disqualified unless the theft conviction can disappear. You talk to your lawyer to see if something can be done. After all, this is the only blemish on his application, on his life. He’s a great kid. He’s hardly a criminal. We all make mistakes. Your lawyer tells you that you can ask a judge to have the conviction expunged. To expunge something is to erase it, as if it didn’t happen. The process to expunge a criminal conviction is set out in our state statutes. A petition is made to the court with notice being sent to various parties, typically the prosecuting attorney’s office and law enforcement agencies. The petition is then

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heard in open court allowing for those parties to object if they deem the expungement to be unwarranted or unlawful. These types of requests come before the district court regularly. To explain all the standards and exceptions pertaining to court-ordered expungement of records would exceed the limitations of this article. Our state statutes authorize the expungement of certain records as a matter of course and allow expungement under the court’s inherent authority under other limited circumstances. The district court has more authority to expunge its own records than the records held by outside agencies, such as a police department or the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). As to the latter, the court, among other criteria, is limited in its expungement authority over non-court records where it is necessary to prevent serious infringement of an individual’s constitutional rights, and those benefits to the individual outweigh the disadvantage to the public from the elimination of the public record. Let’s go back to our original scenario, ex-

cept now you are the prospective employer. You’ve worked hard to create a company in a highly competitive field. To succeed you assure your clientele that everyone who works in your company has been extensively screened to ensure that those employees handling sensitive and secretive material are beyond reproach. You vouch for each and every one of them. They can be trusted. Don’t you as the employer deserve to know the entirety of an applicant’s former criminal record? Weighing these competing and conflicting interests is core to a district court judge’s function. As to this hypothetical, the court could decide to expunge the court’s own records (they aren’t shredded or destroyed, but sealed from public access) on the grounds of its inherent authority. However, an order to expunge outside records held by police or the BCA would probably not stand. Under current precedent (appellate decisions reviewing lower court rulings) the inability or difficulty in gaining employment is not a sufficient basis to obtain the expungement of all records held by public agencies. Another point is essential to understand here. I have discussed the potential erasure of only public records. Not that long ago, a criminal background check was conducted almost exclusively within court and law enforcement records. That is no longer the case. Information regarding criminal records can now be obtained via the Internet from many sources, most compiled by commercial services, and some are more accurate than oth-

ers. None of these private sources is within the jurisdiction of the court system. The records kept by Wal-Mart are private as are the agencies with whom they want to share that information. So then, what is the value of an expungement of a public record in today’s world? Record-keeping is, and always has been, a vital concern of the court system. With the advent of electronic records and scanning of paper documents, records can now be kept forever in large quantities and yet be instantly and accurately accessed. In our daily lives we gain information from a number of sources be it television, radio, newspaper, the Internet or our regular personal contacts. Younger generations rely on sources different and foreign to their senior counterparts. Regardless, each of us develops our own habits and practices in determining what information is sound and reliable. This process of gathering and filtering information will continue to evolve in both our personal and professional lives. As we decide where to look, the records held by public entities will continue to be a trusted source, and for that reason, expungement of any of these records will remain an important process. Is the disappearance of any of these records from the public view a good idea? That may depend on how it affects you or those near to you. Kevin F. Mark is 1st Judicial District judge. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Find way to fix broken school state aid formula by Don Heinzman Sun Thisweek

A survey of area school superintendents revealed that all educational opportunities for each Minnesota student are not equal. Joe Nathan, director of the Center for School Change at Macalester College and an education columnist for ECM Publishers, contacted superintendents to see what their priorities were for this legislative session. While top school officials don’t hold out much hope for positive changes this session, they agree the school aid formula is broken. The biggest complaint is that while the basic state aid per pupil is the same for each student, the formula and the state laws enable some districts to provide more aid per student. The range of revenue per

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student in Minnesota can be anywhere from $7,000 to $11,000. For example, those districts that can pass levy referendums where the tax base is substantial, have more money than districts like North Branch that cannot pass such a levy referendum. So the formula for state aid allots North Branch students less money than students receive in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Superintendent Vern Koepp of Rush City says that: “The inequality of the

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current funding formula has created an educational system in which some schools struggle to provide basic educational opportunities for students while other schools provide extras.” In the Lakeville Area School District iPad technology is being introduced and is being strongly considered in the Farmington School District. Many other students don’t have that opportunity. As Nathan points out: “Nations around the world with the highest average achievement don’t make funding dependent on which community a youngster lives in.” Another major problem for school districts is the Legislature held back over $2 billion in state aid, 40 percent, to be paid this year. This means many districts borrowed money and paid the interest costs in order to operate until the state pays them the held-up money. Superintendent Bruce Novak of Cambridge-Isanti notes: “It is very difficult for school districts to operate on 60 percent of the revenues during the current fiscal year without borrowing money to meet the everyday operational expenses.” The Legislature this year at least should fix the law so that charter schools have the same access to borrowing money for the holdback as the regular schools have. Lisa Hendricks, director of Partnership Academy in Richfield, said: “Our school

will have to spend nearly $30,000 in fees to cover the holdback.” (Legislators provided $50 more per pupil to pay for the borrowing costs, but that’s not enough for some districts.) Legislators at least should pay more for special education, because school districts are taking millions out of their general funds to subsidize the cost of this mandated education. Legislators complain that not even they can understand the complex formula to aid students. They don’t have the will to tackle a formula that gives more money to districts losing students and poverty aid to urban schools. Meanwhile, students in schools like North Branch attend school for four days each week and hope for better days. Their superintendent, Deb Henton, says the formula has created winners and losers in public education. “As a state we need to make sure all students receive the same opportunity to grow and succeed,” she said. Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Editorial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM. He is at don. heinzman@ecm-inc.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Honored cop keeps eye out for bad guys Schutz is member of Street Crimes Unit by John Gessner Sun Thisweek

It was one of those moments in police work when the wrong choice was not an option. Derek R. Schutz, Burnsville’s newly announced 2011 Officer of the Year, and his partner, Casey Smith, had stopped a car with equipment violations. Two of the three adults in the car were men with violent criminal histories and were well-known by the cops. When they spotted the butt of a handgun at the feet of a man in the backseat, the officers pulled their own guns. Instead of following orders to keep his hands up and exit the car, the man started reaching into his jacket. “It was a tense probably 30 seconds where there was consideration on both of our parts,” Schutz said of him and his partner. “We talked afterwards. It was borderline

using deadly force committee. and shooting be “Derek’s activity cause of what was level each day is very going on with (the high and the types of suspect’s) movecases (drugs, weapons, ments. What comwarrant, vice) and arplicated that was, rests made are signifiright next to him, cant,” Burnsville police was an infant in a Derek R. Sgt. Dan Athmann car seat. So thank- Schutz wrote in a performance fully, he was not evaluation. “Derek is reaching for another weap- a role model for team spirit on.” and teamwork.” Schutz deals with a lot The Pine Island, Minn., of known bad guys as half native veered into police of the Burnsville Police De- work well after graduating partment’s two-person Street with a kinesiology degree Crimes Unit. He and Smith from the University of Wisdrive an unmarked car and consin-Eau Claire, where he focus their efforts on crime started at quarterback for hot spots and emerging crime two years. trends. He worked for a sports “It is a very good gig,” medicine clinic in California said Schutz, 40. “You’re a for four years. But a longproactive unit, and you’re held interest in police work trying to concentrate on the lingered. Schutz took acadehot spots in the city and keep my training in California and tabs on basically your career was hired in 2001 by San Lecriminals and what they’re up andro, a city bordering Oakto.” land. He returned to Minne His work with Street sota to work for Burnsville Crimes is one dimension of a five and a half years ago. well-rounded cop nominated During that time he’s for the Officer of the Year served as a patrol officer, award by Sgt. Jef Behnken use-of-force instructor, gang and selected by a department officer, Emergency Action

Group-Tactical Team member and street crimes officer. He was a firearms instructor in California. “You can’t do everything,” Schutz said. “But I still wanted to try to do as many of the different specialties as I could. It helps you to be more well-rounded, to do a better job,” he said. Part of his job with the Street Crimes Unit is working with affected neighborhoods, other cops and other city departments to head off emerging crime problems. “It does not matter who asks for help, whether internal or external partners, Derek will do whatever it takes,” Athmann wrote. The traffic stop Schutz and Smith made on May 16, 2011, uncovered a stolen handgun, cocaine, marijuana and $600 in cash. Two men were charged with firstdegree controlled substance crimes, being a felon in possession of a firearm and child endangerment. The Dakota County Drug Task Force gave Schutz a written commendation. Other cases have murkier

endings. On Jan. 16, 2011, the Street Crimes Unit arrested a prostitute working out of a Burnsville motel. The Kansas woman, a single mother of 21 or 22, “basically told us she had been bought and sold three or four different times, starting in Kansas and basically winding up here,” Schutz said. “She was given a bus ticket and told that ‘Someone will meet you in Minneapolis.’ She was picked up there and forced into working for him under the threat that if she didn’t, he’d take her child.” Because the case crossed state lines, Burnsville turned it over to the FBI, which met with the woman and tried to learn the identity of the Minneapolis contact.

“I don’t know where that case went,” Schutz said. “The last I heard, the victim kind of fell out of contact.” Schutz, who is married and has two children, ages 3 and 18 months, is eager to return to street crimes after doing light duty since last December, when the exquarterback returned from rotator-cuff surgery. He was role-playing a hostage-taker while teaching use of force when he and his “hostage” took a tumble. “My hand got pinned as we went to the ground,” Schutz explained. “My body continued, but my arm and shoulder did not.” John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Overnight worker accused of sexually assaulting, abusing vulnerable adult by John Gessner Sun Thisweek

A worker at a Burnsville group home is accused of sexually assaulting and criminally abusing an 18-year-old woman under his care. The woman suffered head injuries and vaginal tearing sometime between about midnight on March 28 and 8 the next morning, when the day staff was serving breakfast. The overnight worker, 26-year-old Geoffrey Edward Florance of St. Paul, is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, third-degree assault and criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult by a caregiver, all felonies.

The victim, who has “low cognitive ability,” is a client at an autism and seizure care facility on the 13000 block of Judicial Road, according to the criminal complaint. The woman had suffered a large head laceration that required stitches, as well as numerous abrasions bruises on her neck and face, the complaint said. Her eyes showed minor hemorrhaging called petechiae, which is caused by broken capillaries. Police found blood in the driveway and blood spots throughout the house. “The clothes the victim was wearing the prior evening were found in the laundry room with blood on them,” it said. “Also recovered was

towel soaked in blood.” The victim was taken to the hospital to have her head injury treated and, at the urging of the social worker, returned a second time for a sexual-assault exam. It revealed vaginal tearing. The home’s lead counselor told police Florance arrived at about midnight for his shift, which was supposed to start at 9:30 p.m. March 27. When he left the woman with Florance, she had wet her bed and needed a shower, the complaint said. When police found and arrested Florance, he said. “Is it for the group home thing?” He denied injuring the woman, saying the head injuries resulted from a sei-

zure she’d had in the shower. Florance claimed he hadn’t reported the injuries, which he’s required to do, “because he had consumed some alcohol before coming to work and did not want to get in trouble,” the complaint said. When confronted with the results of the sexual-assault exam, Florance admitted digitally penetrating the woman for about a minute while putting her to bed, the complaint said. He said the victim “did not do or say anything” during that time. John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Burnsville plans loan guarantees to help businesses by John Gessner Sun Thisweek

Burnsville may have found a way to unlock frozen credit for some businesses looking to move to or expand in the city. Officials have crafted a loan guarantee program that could help businesses secure bank loans. The city would guarantee up to half of a qualifying business’ loan. The maximum guarantee would be $20,000. Officials say a guarantee could be the deciding factor in whether banks

approve some business loans. They say banks are hamstrung by stricter underwriting standards imposed by government regulators in the wake of the financial crisis. A guarantee could be a “linchpin” for “relatively solid” businesses that would have qualified for credit before the banks pulled back, Burnsville Economic Development Coordinator Skip Nienhaus said. City Council members endorsed the program at an April 10 work session.

Formal approval is expected at an upcoming council meeting. Minneapolis is the only city in the region with a business loan guarantee program, Community Development Director Jenni Faulkner said. “I think we have all heard over the last year or from our business community that access to capital is getting harder,” said Nienhaus, who worked with Burnsville’s Economic Development Commission on designing the program.

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Three local bank presidents contacted by the city said the program could be the deciding factor in a loan application, said a city staff report. A business applying for a guarantee would have to provide documentation showing that the guarantee is needed to secure the loan, City Manager Craig Ebeling said. “The lending institution is our primary duediligence driver,” Nienhaus said. Guarantees would be used to attract new businesses and help existing businesses expand or upgrade. The program includes special provisions aimed at attracting “STHEM” businesses (companies in health-care, technology or scientific fields, at least half of whose employees have a post-secondary degree in science, technology, health care, engineering or math). Businesses moving to Burnsville would need at least 10 employees to qualify. New STHEM businesses would need five. Expanding businesses would have to increase

their workforces by 10 percent or at least one employee, whichever is greater. STHEM businesses would have to add 5 percent or one employee. The hires would have to be completed within two years of the loan guarantee. Existing businesses seeking to renovate or upgrade a freestanding building or buy equipment would need at least five employees to qualify (three for STHEM businesses). No increase in workforce would be required. Retailers and restaurants would not be eligible. The application fee would be 1 percent of the requested guarantee under the proposed policy. City staff recommends launching the program with $100,000 from the Economic Development Authority’s fund balance, which is projected to finish the year at $768,000. Council members Mary Sherry and Dan Kealey voiced philosophical reservations but endorsed the program. “Right now we are doing this because capital is

so tight,” Sherry said. “It has not always been like that and it is not always going to be that way. ... I would hate to establish a government program that never goes away.” The council would review the program’s budget annually, Faulkner said. Kealey said the intersection of public and private may make some people – including some on the commission that helped craft the program – uncomfortable. There is risk to taxpayers, he said. But he called the program a “circuit-breaker” for “the extraordinary circumstances this recession has created.” “I believe it’s an idea that has a purpose, but a short-term purpose in an extraordinary time,” Kealey said. Economic Development Commissioner Rich Vanderlaan said the idea seemed “a little bit radical, to me at least,” but the program is needed. John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Beverly P. Smyser Age 86, of Burnsville, passed away April 4, 2012. Preceded in death by husband, Frank and brother, Gail Wein. Survived by her loving children, Frank (Ann) Smyser, Patrice (Jeff) Tormoen and Stefanie (Jeff) McDonald; brother, Keith (Pat) Wein; sister, Gloria Swanson; grandchildren, Alexa, Michaela, Lucas, Garrett, Kyle, Tony, Erika and one great grandson, Colten; also other loving relatives and friends. Funeral Service was held 10:30 AM Tuesday April 10, 2012 at Grace United Methodist Church 15309 Maple Island Rd. Burnsville, visitation was Monday from 5-8 PM, (4/9) at the White Funeral Home, 20134 Kenwood Tr. Lakeville (Hwy 50) and one hour prior to service at church. Interment, Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Online condolences at www.whitefuneralhomes.com

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Screeden Meverden Julia Screeden, daughter of John and Carla Screeden, Eagan and Ryan Meverden, son of Shelley & Larry Meverden, Butternut, WI announce their engagement. Julia is a 2004 graduate of Eagan High School. She earned her B.S. in 2008 from UW- Eau Claire and is a 2010 graduate with her M.S. from St. Cloud. Julia is employed as a speech language pathologist for Mayo Health System. Ryan is a 1997 graduate from Butternut WI High School. He earned his B.S. in 2001 from UW-Stevens Point and his M.S. at UW-LaCrosse in 2009. Ryan is a Physicians Assistant-certified for the Mayo Clinic Health system. An October 20, 2012 wedding is planned.

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Gambell, John A. John Allen Gambell, 67, of McKinney, TX, formerly of Lakeville, passed away on April 6, 2012. Longtime businessman in Lakeville, MN. Former owner of Imperial Plastics Inc. Preceded in death by his parents, Doland and Berneta Gambell. Survived by his wife, Janet; son, Anthony Gambell; daughter, Susan (Nathan) Frazier; grandsons, Jonathan and Elliott Frazier; sisters, Judith (Wayne) Buckley and Kay (Paul) Sorensen; and brother, Charles (Sally) Gambell. In lieu of flowers, we would be honored if you bless either of these organizations with your gift of remembrance: Mayo Clinic Cancer Research or the Lodge Hospice Facility. Celebration of life service was held at St. John’s Luthe ran C hur ch in L a k ev i l l e o n Tuesday, April 10th, 2012. www.Washburn-McReavy.com Werness Brothers, 952-884-8145

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Holden Masterson Jennifer Marie Holden and Daniel Boyd Masterson were married August 6, 2011 in Issequah, WA. Jennifer, daughter of Clark and Lynn Holden, graduated Lakeville HS in 2003 and Furman University in 2007. She is an Environmental Scientist. Daniel, son of John and Christie Masterson, graduated Olympia, WA HS in 1999, California Polytechnic University in 2004, and the Evans School of Public Policy-University of WA in 2012. The couple, who met while serving as Peace Corp volunteers, live in Seattle, WA. Jennifer’s grandparents are the late Donald and Lorraine Holden of Minneapolis and Shirley and the late Joseph Marek of Lakeville.

Steve and Diane Blesener of Apple Valley announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer to Brian De Clark the son of Richard and Janet De Clark of Edwards, Colorado. The bride to be is a 2002 Graduate of Eastview High School and has a degree in Mass Communications from Winona State University. The future groom is a 2004 graduate from Battle Mountain High School. Also a graduate from Polytechnic State University in California and the University of MN. With a degree in Food Science and a Master of Science degree in Flavor Chemistry, Brian is currently employed by Frutarom in California, as a Jr. Flavor Chemist. The couple is planning a September 2012 wedding in Minnesota.

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All but one Dakota County commissioner seat will be up for re-election this year, based on redrawn county district maps, which give Lakeville and Burnsville their own commissioner districts.

Lakeville, Burnsville to be independent Dakota County commissioner districts Elections this year for six of the seven districts by Laura Adelmann Sun Thisweek

All but one Dakota County commissioner seat will be up for re-election this year, based on redrawn county district maps. Under the changes that go into effect next year, Lakeville and Burnsville will become their own commissioner districts, now represented by Commissioners Paul Krause and Liz Workman, respectively. Apple Valley will no longer be divided among three commissioner districts, but along with parts of Rosemount will be included in District 7, currently represented by Commissioner Will Branning. District 3 will continue to primarily include Eagan and will add precincts that include City Hall and the Wescott Library. Areas of Inver Grove Heights will no longer be included in the district. Commissioner Tom Egan said he is pleased with the changes. “I regret losing any part

of Eagan, but it’s nice to be picking up other areas,” the former Eagan mayor and City Council member said. District 4, held by Commissioner Nancy Shouweiler, will see the most change of any district. That district, will include Eagan precincts 8, 15 and 17 and Rosemount precincts 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7. District 1, the county’s largest and most rural, was changed to eliminate Lakeville precincts 13 and 14, giving those instead to District 6. District 2, represented by Commissioner Kathleen Gaylord, does not change more than 5 percent, so no election is required. Gaylord is seeking the DFL endorsement to challenge U.S. Rep. John Kline for Congress in November. To ensure staggered elections, Dakota County commissioners agreed the seats in Districts 1, 2 and 6 would be two-year terms this election cycle, and up for reelection in 2014, when they will again become four-year terms. County commissioners determined which districts would have the shorter terms at an April 10 meet-

ing. The District 2 seat is in mid-term, Harris is not running for re-election, and Krause volunteered to serve the third two-year term. In an interview, Krause, 70, said he decided to take the shortened term “because someone had to.” He said he plans seek re-election to the County Board this year, and if elected, he would evaluate whether to seek another term. Schouweiler, Workman and Egan have all said they are seeking another term, but Branning said in an interview he is waiting until

May to announce whether he will run again. The filing period for county commissioner seats opens May 22. State statute requires county commissioner districts to be redrawn following a federal census and are to be as equal in population as possible. The county district boundaries are the last to be determined, because they are drawn to avoid splitting city and township precincts. Laura Adelmann is at laura. adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Wyman - Krogfus Samantha Wyman and Andrew Krogfus announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Kevin and Lori Wyman of Burnsville. Meg and Steve May and the late Mike Krogfus of Prior Lake. Andrew graduated from Prior Lake High School in 2007. Samantha graduated from Burnsville High School in 2007. Both will graduate from Saint Cloud State University in May. The Wedding will be held on June 23,2012 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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Fees/from 1A school activities targeted for elimination were saved, although some sports lost lower-level teams. Steep cuts also were made to middleschool sports programs. And Lakeville came out of it with some of the highest activities fees in the state. A new reality emerged: If you want to play, you’ll have to pay more. “Back when I started (as an athletic administrator), which was 12 years ago, the district funded activities,” Strader said. “It paid for umpires, softballs, trips to the Iron Range to play hockey.” Now, schools – not just Lakeville’s – are transferring more and more of those costs to outside sources. Parents and booster clubs are being asked to take on increased responsibility for funding school activities, and that’s unlikely to change. Lakeville’s teams have remained competitive. Lakeville North varsity teams were second in the state in volleyball and boys basketball, and Lakeville South had a third-place boys hockey team. Still, things are different in a community with a reputation for enthusiastically supporting school activities. “There was a lot of conflict last year,” Strader said. “I’m a people person, and I used to take too many things too personally. But I think most people understood that what we were doing was a business decision.”

Cost of playing

Activity fees skyrocketed in Lakeville. Lakeville North’s and Lakeville South’s athletic fees are by far the highest in the

10-school South Suburban Conference. Strader said Lakeville athletic fees are at least among the 10 highest in Minnesota, and possibly in the top five. But it will fill close to $600,000 of the budget gap in the 2011-13 biennium. Lakeville hockey players who used to pay $280 now are charged $600. Volleyball and basketball players paid $440. Fees for other sports are $275 or $300. Fees for non-sports activities also were raised, but not by more than $25. By contrast, School District 196 – which includes Apple Valley, Eagan, Eastview and Rosemount high schools – charges a top fee of $185 for football and hockey. Athletic fees went up $10 this year; it has not yet been announced whether they will increase in 201213. Even though District 196 fees are much lower than Lakeville’s, Eastview assistant principal and athletic director Matt Percival said he is concerned that some students are being priced out of playing sports. Several programs are available to help students with athletic costs, but “we know kids in some socioeconomic groups are underrepresented,” Percival said. “And that’s sad. Even if it’s one kid. Yes, we can still field teams, but we know there are kids who want to play who don’t have the opportunity.” Burnsville High School’s athletic fees are similar to the District 196 schools. Farmington High School, which belongs to the Missota Conference, charges a one-time athletic fee of $300 per year regardless of whether a student

plays one sport or multiple sports. Many districts offer discounts for families with more than one child participating in activities. So, what can districts pay for with that money? Primarily, coaching stipends and transportation. “That’s really about it,” said Rosemount High School assistant principal and athletic director Mike Manning. “There’s some money for teams that have to pay entry fees for tournaments. For hockey, ice time is paid for through the lease-levy law. We also pay for memberships at the (public) courses our golf teams use.” In Rosemount, teams have had the responsibility of paying for new supplies such as uniforms, officials and equipment for years, Manning said. Teams do have stipends available for transportation, but some forego District 196 transportation and arrange their own rides, choosing to use the money instead for supplies. In Lakeville, the district pays for transportation to away events, but not for the ride home, figuring that athletes can ride home with their parents, who are likely to be attending the events. Strader and Manning said it’s difficult to calculate how much has been saved in transportation costs by joining the South Suburban Conference, a compact league consisting of schools in the south metro suburbs. Both said they believe the savings are considerable, however. The SSC was born after the Minnesota State High School League proposed adding several former Classic Lake Conference schools to the Lake Confer-

ence, which would have created a league that stretched from Rosemount to Plymouth. “I can tell you I feel a lot better and sleep better knowing our kids aren’t crossing (Interstate) 494 all the time,” Manning said. “It’s a lot safer driving to Prior Lake than Eden Prairie.”

Fundraising a must

Strader recently attended a seminar for high school athletic administrators. One of the most talked-about subjects was fundraising, something many of the administrators present never dreamed they would have to do. But it’s a necessity now. From time to time, announcements appear in this newspaper about upcoming fundraising events for local teams. Typically, the money raised pays for new uniforms, equipment, transportation or road trips to out-of-town events. “When I started coaching at Rosemount High School, we raised money for things that were nice to have,” Percival said. “Now we’re raising money for things we need to have. “In softball, it was understood that the district would supply bats, bat bags and other athletic gear. Now every kid in baseball and softball has their own helmet and bat. For hockey, I couldn’t tell you the last time the district paid for a piece of hockey equipment.” Fundraising events can be conventional, such as dinners, car washes and grocery bagging. Some are slightly zany; several years ago Lakeville held a professional wrestling show to raise money for 9B-level sports. It turned out to be a temporary reprieve as 9B sports later were eliminated. Activities directors also have to be on the lookout for fundraising opportunities while at the same time being careful not to pump the well dry. And if it’s something that requires minimal oversight by school staff, so much the better. Last year a local automobile dealer brought new cars to Lakeville South High School, charged $20 for test drives and donated proceeds

to the school. “In six hours, we made $6,000. It’s the easiest fundraiser we’ve ever done here,” said Strader, who is making arrangements for another test-drive event. Several local high schools also have affiliated with School Space Media, a Roseville-based company that supplies digital message boards for use at athletic events and sells advertising for them. Students typically are hired to run the boards. According to the company’s website, it splits the net revenue with the schools. “Our troubles are other people’s opportunity,” Strader said.

Jumping into the breach

Once a family’s children have gone through a school system, the parents’ participation in the schools tends to wane. The Lakeville Stray Cats are trying to buck that trend. The Stray Cats were started by a group of parents whose children already have graduated from Lakeville schools. They have made it their goal to assist families that are struggling to afford the increased activity fees. Stray Cats president Tom Vanasek said the club was in its formative stages before the Lakeville schools’ budget drama took place, but the process picked up speed when it became clear that activity fees at the two high schools were going to rise substantially. In addition to assisting families who need help paying for the cost of athletics, the Stray Cats are trying to bring back fans who might have drifted away from Lakeville athletics. One condition of Stray Cats membership is that the individual does not currently have children in Lakeville Public Schools. Annual dues are $100, with members receiving passes for Lakeville North and Lakeville South home sports events. Vanasek said the club looked at several ways to assist Lakeville athletics before settling on helping subsidize athletic fees. “We wanted to make sure that kids who wanted to play sports got a chance to participate,” he said.

The club, in its first year, has 70-75 members and has raised about $7,500. In the 2011-12 fall and winter seasons, the Stray Cats assisted 50 students in 14 different sports on 22 different teams. Vanasek said the club expects to assist some more students this spring, although funding requests for the spring season haven’t yet been submitted. Vanasek said the club would be willing to consider other ways to assist Lakeville sports but doesn’t want to become so large that it requires a lot of time or money to run. The club’s total expenses for the fall and winter seasons were less than $400, he said. “We have an unwritten bylaw: Keep it simple,” Vanasek said. “We don’t want to be overwhelmed with administrative costs. Right now, we know all the money is going directly to studentathletes.”

One year later

The storm clouds hovering over Lakeville sports seem to have dissipated. Strader said activity participation at his school has dropped, but not drastically. He wonders, though, if the district is approaching a breaking point. Some families have had trouble paying all their activity fees up front, so Strader has agreed to put them on payment schedules. He’s also concerned that escalating fees could hurt sports such as track and field, which has attracted athletes from fall and winter sports for the cross-training benefits. “It’s going to be harder for track and field coaches to pull kids out of the hallway and say, ‘Hey, why don’t you try track?’ ” Strader said. “If the fee is $90, or even $150, it’s not that much of a problem. But when it’s $300, it’s tough.” He quickly adds that it’s his responsibility to find solutions, not complain about obstacles. “All of us are here for kids,” he said. “We need to make sure they don’t miss out on opportunities.” Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Education

Willy and the Oompa Loompas

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Matt Borchart, playing Willy Wonka, danced with the Oompa Loompas during rehearsal Tuesday for Burnsville High School’s production of the musical “Willy Wonka.” Performances are April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m., and April 22 at 3 p.m. Admission is $8 for students, $9 for seniors and $10 for adults. Tickets can be reserved online at www.MrazCenterTickets.com or purchased at the door.

Board to gather budget feedback Members of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 Board of Education will gather feedback on a proposed budget for the 2012-13 school year during three upcoming community meetings. Meetings will take place: • Wednesday, April 18, at 7 p.m., Senior Campus,

Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway; • Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m. at Rahn Elementary School, 4424 Sandstone Drive, Eagan; and • Tuesday, May 1, at 7 p.m., at Savage City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive. At the sessions, Super-

intendent Randy Clegg will present a brief overview of the budget. Then board members will meet with people in small groups to respond to questions and gather feedback on the budget proposal. The board must approve a budget by June 30, according to state law.

District 196 Community Ed classes Register for District 196 Community Education classes online at www.district196.org/ce or call (651) 423-7920.

Tuesday, April 17 • Golf League Tune-up, ages 16 and older, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, April 17-25, Emerald Greens Golf Course, 14425 Goodwin Ave., Hastings.

Cost: $59.

May 12, Emerald Greens Golf Course, 14425 GoodThursday, April 19 win Ave., Hastings. Cost: • Square Foot Garden- $59. ing: Grow Fresh Vegetables, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Monday, April 23 April 19, Falcon Ridge • Zumba, 6:45 to 7:45 Middle School, 12900 John- p.m. Mondays, April 23 ny Cake Ridge Road, Apple through May 21, Greenleaf Valley. Cost: $19. Elementary School, 13333 • Golf Level 1, ages 16 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. and older, 10 to 11 a.m. Cost: $45. Saturdays, April 21 through

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF EAGAN DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING: Advisory Planning Commission Meeting: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd DEVELOPMENT/APPLICANT: Hidden Horse Stables/John Schonberg & Maggie Mell LOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 4085 Lexington Ave S, Lot 1, Block 1, Hidden Horse Stables

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REQUEST(S): Conditional Use Permit A Conditional Use Permit to allow boarding of up to 5 horses. File Number:22-CU-02-03-12 QUESTIONS: Call the Planning Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Sarah Thomas, the Planner at (651) 675-5696 or sthomas@cityofeagan.com with the above information. CITY OF EAGAN Christina M. Scipioni - City Clerk 2972439 4/13/12

REQUEST(S): Rezoning A Rezoning from RD, Research and Development to PD, Planned Development. File Number:09-RZ-05-03-12 Preliminary Planned A Preliminary Planned Development of approximately 47 acres to create a multiple building retail commercial shopping site. File Number:09-PD-03-03-12 Preliminary Subdivision A Preliminary Subdivision of Approximately 47 acres to create 13 lots. File Number:09-PS-01-03-12 QUESTIONS: Call the Planning Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Pam Dudziak, the Planner at (651) 675-5691 or pdudziak@cityofeagan.com with the above information. CITY OF EAGAN Christina M. Scipioni - City Clerk 2972384 4/13/12

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by the City Council of the City of Burnsville at 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337, until 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday the 1st day of May, 2012, for the making of the following described local improvements under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429, said proposal for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the construction, complete in place of the following approximate quantities: 16,000 7,200 800 110 17 313 8 8,800 56,000 31,900 7,400 7,000 43,100 490

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The bids must be submitted on Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications as prepared by the City Engineer, which are on file with the City Clerk and may be obtained at the office of the City Engineer. Digital copies of the Contract Documents can be obtained at www.questcdn.com or www.burnsville.org/bids. The QuestCDN project number for the Portland area and related construction projects is #1919211. Bidders can download the Contract Documents for $20 by searching for the project on the QuestCDN website's Project Search page or selecting the Engineering/Public Work Bid link and then the project on the Burnsville website. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading and working with this digital project information. Bidders can also view the Contract Documents at either website free of charge. No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Burnsville endorsed upon the outside wrapper with a brief statement or summary as to the work for which the bids is made and accompanied by a cash deposit, certified check, bid bond, or cashier's check payable to the City of Burnsville in the amount of five percent (5%) of the amount of bid, to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event that the bid is accepted and the bidder shall fail to promptly enter into a written contract and furnish the required bond. The City of Burnsville reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to award the bid in the best interest of the City. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days. Immediately following expiration of the time for receiving bids, the City Clerk and engineer will publicly open bids in the City Hall. The Council will consider such bids in the Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Macheal Brooks, City Clerk City of Burnsville, Minnesota Published in the Burnsville Sun Thisweek April 13th and April 20th, 2012 Published in the Finance & Commerce on April 6th and 13th, 2012 2966730 4/13-4/20/12

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AGENDA EAGAN CITY COUNCIL EAGAN MUNICIPAL CENTER BUILDING APRIL 17, 2012 6:30 P.M. I. II. II. IV.

ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADOPT AGENDA RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA (Consent items are acted on with one motion unless a request is made for an item to be pulled for discussion) A. APPROVE MINUTES B. PERSONNEL ITEMS C. APPROVE Check Registers D. DIRECT preparation of an ordinance amendment to City Code Chapter 4 relative to recreational fires E. APPROVE Plans & Specs for Contract 11-09 (Denmark & Yankee Doodle Rd Traffic Operations) and Authorize Ad for Bids F. APPROVE Easement Agreement for Project 905R (Long Acres/Lebanon Hills Regional Park - Storm Sewer Improvements) G. AWARD Contract 12-02, City-Wide Street Overlay Improvements H. APPROVE Clean Water Partnership Grant Agreement with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Neighborhood Lakes Management Plan) & Authorize Consultant to prepare plans I. APPROVE MnWARN Mutual Aid Agreement (Mn Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network) J. Approve Change Order No. 5 for Contract 09-18 (Duckwood Drive Overpass Bridge Improvement) K. APPROVE Dakota County Service Agreement for One-Stop Permit System (Right-of-Way Permitting) L. AWARD bid for Contract 12-08 Conduit/Fiber Installation and direct the City Attorney's Office to prepare the necessary contract M. APPROVE Final Subdivision and Final Planned Development for Stonehaven 3rd Addition N. APPROVE additional house plans for Stonehaven development O. APPROVE Resolution to accept donations from Genisys Credit Union and Minne sota Pork. P. APPROVE Resolution to accept a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in the amount of $5,000 for a Community Arts Grant and authorize the necessary budget adjustment Q. APPROVE Resolution to proclaim May 20 as Arbor Day and the month of May 2012 as Arbor Month in the City of Eagan R. APPROVE Resolution to temporarily extend the licensed premise of Cuz, Inc. DBA LaFonda de los Lobos located at 3365 Sibley Memorial Highway V. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY COMMISSION MEMBERS VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Oakwood Heights Townhomes - Drainage & Utility Easement Vacation B. VARIANCE - Gregory Stewart / Homeowner - A Variance of 25 feet to the required 30 foot setback for a deck located at 901 Oakwood Heights Circle. C. VARIANCE - Neil Hetherington / Homeowner - A Variance of 8.7 feet to the required 30 foot setback for a deck located at 903 Oakwood Heights Circle. VII. OLD BUSINESS A. REZONING, PRELIMINARY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, and a FINAL PLAT Eagan Car Club / Kurt Manley- A Rezoning for approximately 6 acres from NB, Neighborhood Business to PD, Planned Development and A Preliminary Planned Development of approximately 6 acres to allow 76 vehicle storage units and a club house and a Final Plat of approximately 6 acres to create one lot located just North of Valley Black Top B. Sewer service claim, 4321 Stirrup St. - Review the recommendation of the Public Works Committee VIII. NEW BUSINESS IX. LEGISLATIVE / INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UPDATE X. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (There are no EDA items to be considered at this time) XI. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA A. City Attorney B. City Council Comments C. City Administrator D. Director of Public Works E. Director of Community Development XII. VISITORS TO BE HEARD (for those persons not on the agenda) XIII. CLOSED SESSION XIV. ADJOURNMENT 2972656 4/13/12

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF EAGAN DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING: Advisory Planning Commission Meeting: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd DEVELOPMENT/APPLICANT: Eagan Retail/Paul Tucci LOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 1992 & 1996 Cliff Road & 1984 Rahncliff Ct.,

PUBLIC NOTICE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools Educating our students to reach their full potential CALL FOR BIDS Wireless LAN Infrastructure Notice is hereby given that BIDS will be received for the purpose of securing a contract for a wireless LAN infrastructure by Independent School District 196 at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. Complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents from Elert & Associa t e s c a n b e f o u n d a t : http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/ index.cfm. If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact Sandi Parr at (651) 705-1221. Joel Albright, Board Clerk Independent School District 196 2962241 4/6-4/13/12

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REQUEST(S): Rezoning A Rezoning from CSC, Community Shopping Center to PD, Planned Development. File Number:32-RZ-04-03-12 Final Planned Development A Final Planned Development of approximately 2.8 acres to allow a multiple tenant building. File Number:32-PD-04-03-12 QUESTIONS: Call the Planning Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Sarah Thomas, the Planner at (651) 675-5696 or sthomas@cityofeagan.com with the above information. CITY OF EAGAN Christina M. Scipioni - City Clerk 2972416 4/13/12

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF EAGAN PROPOSED CODE CHANGE: An Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 11, Sect. 11.30, to modify the definition of restaurant. WHEN: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 6:30 pm WHERE: Advisory Planning Commission Meeting, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd ANY QUESTIONS: C a l l t h e P l a n n i n g Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Mike Ridley, the Planner at (651) 675-5650 or mridley@cityofeagan.com with the following information: DEVELOPMENT NAME: R e s t a u r a n t Definitions CASE #: 01-OR-02-03-12 CITY OF EAGAN Christina Scipioni - City Clerk 2972486 4/13/12

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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT HEARING DELINQUENT NOXIOUS WEED, MOWING, REFUSE REMOVAL AND BOARD-UP SERVICE BILLS CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center located at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, in said City on May 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. to consider the proposed assessment of delinquent noxious weed, mowing, refuse removal and board-up service billings in Eagan. The proposed area to be assessed is described in the assessment roll on file with the City Clerk in her office, which roll is open to public inspection. Written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the meeting. An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to M.S.A. §429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Eagan within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the District Court of Dakota County within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. Further information relating to these assessments may be obtained from the Special Assessment Division at Eagan City Hall and any questions should be directed to that Division. Dated: April 4, 2012 /s/ Christina M. Scipioni _____________________ Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk - City of Eagan 2966548 4/13/12

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ULTRA HIGH ZONE BOOSTER STATION AND WATERMAIN IMPROVEMENTS CITY PROJECT NO. 1054 CITY CONTRACT NO. 11-05 FOR THE CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Eagan at the office of the City Clerk until 10:30 a.m. CST, Friday, May 4, 2012, at the Eagan City Hall located at 3830 Pilot Knob Road and will be publicly opened and read at said time and place by representatives of the City of Eagan. Said proposals for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the construction, complete in-place, of the following approximate quantities: This project includes, but is not limited to: * Two high service pumps * One fire pump * Electrical systems * Heating, ventilation, and dehumidification systems * Instrumentation and controls * Process piping, valves, fittings, and appurtenances * Site work including paving and underground piping * Pressure reducing valve station The bids must be submitted on the Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications as prepared by WSB & Associates, Inc., 701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55416, which are on file with the City Engineer of Eagan and may be seen at the office of the Consulting Engineers or at the office of the City Engineer. Complete digital Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications for use by Contractors submitting a bid are available at www.questcdn.com . You may download the digital plan documents for a nonrefundable fee of $25.00 by inputting Quest project #1981113 on the website's Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of Proposal Forms, Plans, and Specifications may be obtained from the Consulting Engineers, WSB & Associates, Inc., 701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55416, for a nonrefundable fee of $100.00 per set, check payable to WSB & Associates, Inc. Bids will only be accepted from Contractors who purchase digital or paper Bidding Documents as specified above. Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder's bond naming the City of Eagan as obligee, a certified check payable to the Clerk of the City of Eagan or a cash deposit equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited as liquidated damages to the City in the event that the bid be accepted and the bidder fails to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bond. The City Council reserves the right to retain the deposits of the three lowest bidders for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids. Payment for the work will be by cash or check. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and technical proposals, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best interests of the City. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL s/s Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk Eagan, MN PUBLISHED IN THE: Eagan Sun This Week: April 6, 2012 and April 13, 2012 Finance & Commerce: April 6, 2012 and April 13, 2012 2963188 4/6-4/13/12

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CITY OF BURNSVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM Notice is hereby given that the Parks and Natural Resources Commission of the City of Burnsville will meet at their regularly scheduled meeting in Burnsville City Hall Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, Minnesota, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2012, to hold a public hearing on the City of Burnsville's Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP). The City's SWPPP is part of the requirements of a federal storm water permit program that is administered by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The overall goal of the program is to reduce the amount of sediment and pollution that enters surface and ground waters. The public meeting will include a presentation of a draft annual report that addresses each of the best management practices that make up the City's SWPPP. Staff will also summarize goals and activities completed during the past year. Residents will be given an opportunity to provide written or oral comments on the City's SWPPP. A copy of the City of Burnsville's SWPPP will be available for review at Burnsville City Hall - 100 Civic Center Parkway and on the City's website www.burnsville.org. The City will consider all comments and make reasonable adjustments to the SWPPP as part of the final annual report that will be submitted to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency by June 30, 2012. For more information concerning this meeting, please contact Jeremy Strehlo at (952) 895-4457. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL. Macheal Brooks, City Clerk Published in Burnsville Sun ThisWeek on April 6 and April 13, 2012. 2962257 4/6-4/13/12

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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT HEARING DELINQUENT FALSE ALARM BILLS CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center located at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, in said City on May 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. to consider the proposed assessment of delinquent false alarm billings in Eagan. The proposed area to be assessed is described in the assessment roll on file with the City Clerk in her office, which roll is open to public inspection. Written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the meeting. An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to M.S.A. §429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Eagan within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the District Court of Dakota County within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. Further information relating to these assessments may be obtained from the Special Assessment Division at Eagan City Hall and any questions should be directed to that Division. Dated: April 4, 2012. /s/ Christina M. Scipioni _____________________ Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk - City of Eagan 2966563 4/13/12

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT HEARING DELINQUENT UTILITY BILLS CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center located at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, in said City on May 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. to consider the proposed assessment of delinquent utility billings in Eagan. The proposed area to be assessed is described in the assessment roll on file with the City Clerk in her office, which roll is open to public inspection. Written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the meeting. An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to M.S.A. §429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Eagan within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the District Court of Dakota County within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. Further information relating to these assessments may be obtained from the Special Assessment Division at Eagan City Hall and any questions should be directed to that Division. Dated: April 4, 2012 /s/ Christina M. Scipioni ______________________ Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk - City of Eagan 2966581 4/13/12

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ORDINANCE NO. 1261

CITY OF BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE BURNSVILLE CITY CODE, BEING THE ZONING TITLE OF THE CITY OF BURNSVILLE QUARRY PROPERTY, LLC CASE FILE NO. DEV12-0004 The City Council of the City of Burnsville ordains as follows: Section 1. Title 10 of the Burnsville City Code is hereby amended to allow outdoor storage of materials in the floodway located at 1001 Black Dog Road in accordance with the Amended Planned Unit Development Agreement on file in the City clerk's office dated April 3, 2012, for the following described property located within the City of Burnsville, Minnesota: Lot 2, Block 2, Burnsville Amphitheater Section 2. The zoning map of the City of Burnsville referred to and described in said Title 10, shall not be republished to show the aforesaid rezoning, but the Community Development Director or his/her designee shall appropriately mark the zoning map on file in the city clerk's office for the purpose of indicating the rezoning provided for in this ordinance and all of the notations, references and other information shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this ordinance. Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication according to law. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED THIS 3rd day of April, 2012, by the city council of the City of Burnsville. ______________________ Elizabeth B. Kautz, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________ Macheal Brooks, City Clerk 2968523

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PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on April 17, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville City Council, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers to consider official map for future Cliff Road West, located east of Dupont Avenue and south of Cliff Road. All persons desiring to be heard on this item are encouraged to attend. For more information, please contact the City of Burnsville at (952) 895-4490. Macheal Brooks, City Clerk City of Burnsville, MN 2958786 4/6-4/13/12

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF EAGAN DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING: Advisory Planning Commission Meeting: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd DEVELOPMENT/APPLICANT: The Urgency Room/Thomas Klassen LOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 3010 Denmark Ave, Lot 1, Block 1, Eagandale Center Industrial Park No. 19

REQUEST(S): Planned Development A Planned Development Amendment to allow a medical facility. File Number:10-PA-02-03-12 QUESTIONS: Call the Planning Department at (651) 675-5685 or contact Sarah Thomas, the Planner at (651) 675-5696 or sthomas@cityofeagan.com with the above information. CITY OF EAGAN Christina M. Scipioni - City Clerk 2972473 4/13/12

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NOTICE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY The City of Eagan is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, services, activities, facilities and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or status with regard to public assistance. Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities will be provided upon advance notice of at least 96 hours. If a notice of less than 96 hours is received, the City of Eagan will attempt to provide such aid. Telephone: (651) 675-5000; TDD: (651) 454-8535. 2968621 4/13/12

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A meeting of the world’s greatest minds Eagan native to meet with Nobel laureates in Germany heard about the opportunity through the university and decided to apply. He was chosen from a large pool of applicants from across the region. Each year applicants are required to be conducting researched around a common theme. This year it’s physics. Nelson is in the midst of studying quantum dots, which are tiny semi-conductor particles involved in electronic transfers, specifically in solar energy applications. “I’m researching how to use them to make solar cells more efficient,” he said. Nelson said he is eager to gain insight from the Nobel laureates.

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Eagan native Cory Nelson will have a rare opportunity this summer to meet with some of the world’s greatest scientists. The 25-year-old University of Texas graduate student has been invited by the Department of Energy Office of Science to attend the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in Lindau, Germany, July 1 to 6. “It’s a really great opportunity to explore what it means to be a scientist,” said Nelson, a 2004 graduate of Eagan High School. The event, which is organized by the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, will enable 550 researchers to exchange ideas and discuss projects with 25 Nobel prize winners in physics, medicine, chemistry and economics. The council has hosted

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This is a summary of the Intermediate School District 917 Regular School Board Meeting on Tuesday, April 3, 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 5:00 PM at 701 Mendota Heights Road, Friendly Hills Middle School, Mendota Heights, MN. Board members present: Arlene Bush, Dan Cater, Deb Clark, Kathy Lewis, Tom Ryerson, Vanda Pressnall, Veronica Walter, Jill Lewis, Vicki Roy, and ex-officio member Supt. John Christiansen. Absent: none. Also present: Melissa Schaller, Nicolle Roush, Dave Stoll, and Linda Berg. Good news reports were presented. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes, personnel, bills to be paid, investment report and wire transfers. Recommended actions approved: Temporary Employee Report; Resolution passed relating to the Termination and Nonrenewal of the Teaching Contracts of Katrina Cheese, Karey Heim, Thomas McLaughlin, Zachary Vilinskis, Jeff Freeman (.5), probationary teachers and Patricia Cozad, Licensed School Nurse; ISD 917 Calendar for 2012-2013; and the Administrator Contracts for Dan Hurley, Cory Langenfeld, Nicolle Roush, and Melissa Schaller for 2011-2013. Adjournment at 5:54 PM. 2966679 4/13/12

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such events since 1951 to connect young researchers Jessica Harper is at jessica. with Nobel laureates, ac- harper@ecm-inc.com or facecording to its website. book.com/sunthisweek. Nelson, who is working on his Ph.D. in chemistry,

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Home sales improving Sales up, inventory down, Realtor tells council by John Gessner Sun Thisweek

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Sales are up and inventory is down — good signs for the housing market in Burnsville and across the metro area, according to Richard Tucker, president of the St. Paul Area Association of Realtors. “Sales are up, and people are out buying. ... We had a very, very strong March in Burnsville,” Tucker told the City Council at an April 10 work session. Burnsville is one of a number of cities where Tucker has gone to discuss the post-crash housing market. Burnsville homes that are in good condition and appropriately priced are likely to attract multiple offers and move fairly quickly, Tucker said. “Buyers are ready, and that’s a positive,” Tucker said. “Interest rates are fabulous.” Eventually, demand will begin to push home prices up again, Tucker said. “Prices will be the last thing you see recover,” he said. Closed sales in Burnsville totaled 783 from April 2011 through March 2012, a 26.5 percent year-over-year increase for the period, according to the St. Paul Area Association of Realtors. There were 619 closed sales from April 2010 through March 2011 and 697 from April 2009

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ated among foreclosures and short sales, with sales of the cheaper homes towering over sales in the other price categories. Condominiums were the housing type most likely to be sold through foreclosure from April 2011 to March 2012. There were 45 foreclosures and 19 short sales during the period, compared with 37 traditional sales. Townhomes also saw a large number of foreclosures and short sales, 121 and 44 respectively, compared with 124 traditional sales. Closed sales of singlefamily homes included 187 traditional sales, 140 foreclosures and 48 short sales. The median sales price for the period among single-family homes sold through traditional sales was $220,000, down from $239,250 during the April 2009 to March 2010 period. The median foreclosure price for the recent period was $166,000, and the median short sale price was $170,500. Across the Twin Cities metro area, home sales rose from 38,283 in 2010 to 41,429 in 2011. The number of homes for sale dropped from 22,723 to 16,223. The median sales price regionwide fell from $169,900 to $150,000. John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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through March 2010. 2009 sales were boosted by the first-time homebuyer credit in the federal stimulus package, Tucker said. Lower inventories are helping to stabilize the market, according to Tucker. Burnsville had 1,039 new listings from April 2011 through March 2012, a 19.1 percent year-over-year drop. Listings totaled 1,284 in the previous period, and 1,352 in the period before that. The number of Burnsville homes for sale dropped from 448 from April 2010 through March 2011 to 331 from April 2011 through March 2012 — a 26 percent decrease. Less expensive housing makes up the bulk of Burnsville’s recent market activity. April 2011 through March 2012 saw 130 homes for sale priced at $139,899 and below, 85 priced from $139,900 to $194,899, 65 priced from $194,900 to $254,899, and 52 priced at $255,000 or higher. The number of closed sales in the recent period was dominated by homes in the lowest range. A total of 376 homes sold for $139,899 or less, followed by 187, 140 and 80 in the respective price ranges. The less expensive homes comprised the greatest number of traditional closed sales among the four price categories. That trend was accentu-

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Jodi Dempsey, science specialist at Vista View Elementary School in Burnsville, is among 200 teachers from across the country selected to participate in the national 2012 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy in New Jersey during July.

The academy is an intensive one-week, all-expensepaid professional development program designed to help teachers develop innovative math and science teaching skills. A panel of educators from the National Council

of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Science Teachers Association selected Dempsey based on teacher qualifications, dedication to inspiring students at an early age and overall commitment to enhancing the teaching profession.

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Remaining charges from murder case dropped Defendant already acquitted of murder charges second-degree assault for allegedly attacking SanRoman’s boarder, Odai AlRefo, then 23. Prosecutors maintained that Pass stabbed Al-Refo in an attempt to eliminate him as a witness to SanRoman’s murder. They said Al-Refo discovered Pass on top of SanRoman in the garage of the townhouse after he’d stabbed her. The jury couldn’t reach unanimous verdicts on the charges involving Al-Refo. Prosecutors sought to retry Pass on those charges. Sutherland ruled in June 2010 that evidence related to SanRoman’s murder was inadmissible in the retrial. Prosecutors appealed. The Minnesota Court of

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Remaining charges that led to a hung jury in a 2009 Burnsville murder case were dismissed April 5 by Dakota County District Court Judge Patrice Sutherland. The defendant in the case, Taylor James Pass of Eagan, was acquitted in November 2009 of two counts of second-degree murder. The jury found him not guilty of fatally stabbing 35-year-old Tina SanRoman at her townhouse on the 1600 block of Riverwoods Drive on April 7, 2009. Pass, then 19, was also charged with attempted second-degree murder and

Appeals affirmed the lower court’s ruling last April. In January, prosecutors presented “offer of proof ” for retrial, indicating they wouldn’t present evidence related to SanRoman’s stabbing death. Evidence prosecutors sought to admit included transcripts from police interviews with Al-Refo, who has testified that he went to the garage to look for SanRoman, found Pass on top of her, and heeded his plea to “Come help me” because she was “not breathing.” Al-Refo suffered knife wounds. Pass’ attorney argued

that “the entire record in this matter must be introduced in order to preserve Defendant’s right to present a meaningful defense,” Sutherland wrote in her ruling. The defense “asserts that the facts and evidence related to SanRoman’s murder, and the fact that Defendant was tried and acquitted of the murder, must be admitted to support the defense theory that one or more other persons committed the attacks against SanRoman and AlRefo.” Sutherland wrote that the case couldn’t go to a jury without admitting

evidence surrounding the unsolved murder, including information from the murder investigation and trial. Prosecutors sought to introduce several pieces of evidence from the murder investigation, according to Sutherland. Admitting that evidence posed the “danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, and misleading the jury,” she wrote. “The evidence must be excluded.” John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Spring boutique at Ebenezer Ridges The Ebenezer Ridges Auxiliary will hold its Spring Boutique May 3-5 on the Ebenezer Ridges Campus, 13820 Community Drive, Burnsville. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 3; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 4; and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5.

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Thisweekend Tale of ancient tragedy gets trailer park makeover Chameleon Theatre Circle’s ‘True Love’ opens April 13

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Greek tragedy meets Jerry Springer in “True Love,” the latest production from Burnsville-based Chameleon Theatre Circle. The script by playwright Charles L. Mee puts a novel twist on an ancient tale – the tragic, bloodsoaked story of Phaedra and Hippolytus, set against the backdrop of a mythical Minnesota trailer park. The driving force behind the show, said director Barbe Marshall, is the array of quirky characters, including a cross-dressing hairdresser (played by Scott Gilbert) and a transgender auto mechanic (Corinna Knepper Troth). It’s also what makes the show appealing to theater aficionados already familiar with the Hippolytus story. “Spoiler alert: Everybody dies,” said Marshall.

“You know how it’s going to end, but the fun is in how you get there.” A trash-art aesthetic informed the costume and set design. Beer cans are used as hair curlers. Duct tape holds together a kiddie pool. A rolled-up pizza box serves as a microphone. “The set sort of looks like the stuff you see on ‘American Pickers.’ We’ve got a lot of what they call rusty gold,” Marshall said. If you go, expect some mind-bending postmodern weirdness. The playwright described his script as a “collage piece” that incorporates chunks of text from various sources: the writings of Wilhelm Reich, Andy Warhol and Simone de Beauvoir, among others, as well as the transcript of the Menendez brothers murder trial. Chameleon’s press release for the show notes

that “True Love” is suggested for mature audiences. “Although it’s entertaining and fast-paced, it’s really not for children,” Marshall said. “It’s an exploration of love and lust. There’s nudity and strong language. Parental discretion is advised.” The show runs April 13-29 in the Burnsville Performing Arts Center’s Black Box Theatre. Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors and students, and are available in person at the PAC box office and through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com. More about “True Love” is at www.chameleontheatre.org. Andrew Miller can be reached at andrew.miller@ecm-inc. Photo by Rick Orndorf com or facebook.com/sunA cross-dressing hairdresser, played by Scott Gilbert, is among the eccentric array of thisweek. characters in “True Love.”

theater and arts briefs Local actor brings Mark Twain to life Mark Twain will come to life on the St. Croix Lutheran High School auditorium stage at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 5, when Burnsville actor and writer Michael Bateson performs “An Evening with Mark Twain.” As a Twain scholar, Bateson incorporates stories and information about Twain’s life on the Mississippi, as a writer, a husband, and father. At the end of the performance, Bateson invites the audience to ask questions of Twain about his life, opinions, books and family. In the past year he has performed at both the Lakeville Area Arts Center and Dakota County Fair in Farmington. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and are available by calling (651) 455-1521. All proceeds from the performance will support

the school’s China trip. St. Croix Lutheran High School is located at 1200 Oakdale Ave., West St. Paul.

Info meeting on ADA grants An informational meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 16, at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan, to discuss ways of making the arts more accessible to children and adults with disabilities that can be made possible through grants of up to $15,000 for nonprofit arts organizations. ADA Access Improvement Grants are funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund approved by voters in 2008. They support program or facility-related activities that have potential for significant or long-term impact in involving more people with disabilities as

participants or patrons in arts programs. Grant deadline is May 11. For more information, email access@vsamn.org; download grant guidelines and application form at www.vsamn.org/forms. html#adagrant.

Local musicians at Silver Tea A wide variety of musical programs – all free and specially created for adults 55 and older – will be offered at Silver Tea programs at Dakota County libraries in May. In addition to the musical events, staff will be on hand to describe library services and programs designed specifically for older adults. Refreshments will be provided. • Tropics Steel Drum Band, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan, (651) 4502900.

• Accordionist Dan Newton, 1:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville, (952) 8910360. • Impersonator Loren Wolfe, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 891-7045. • Charlie Maguire, 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 10, Farmington Library, 508 Third St., Farmington, (651) 438-0250. • Blue Wolf, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 10, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount, (651) 480-1200. • Dragonfly, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10, Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300. Dakota County Library’s Silver Tea programs are presented with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. For more information, call (651) 450-2918 or visit www.dakotacounty.us/library.

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Teen poetry programming In celebration of National Poetry Month, Caponi Art Park and Learning Center, Eagan, will host a poetry workshop and spoken word slam for aspiring teen poets in collaboration with the School of Environmental Studies and Dakota County Library. The poetry performance workshop will be 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 30, at the Wescott Library in Eagan. The workshop is free, with a $5 requested donation. Call (651) 4549412 to register. This year, Caponi Art Park and the Dakota County Library will combine their teen poetry slams into one event on Sunday, May 13, in Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater. All are welcome to watch the slam from 2 to 4 p.m. Teens ages 12-19 are invited to perform and can register from 1:30 to 2 p.m.

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Call for artists in Rosemount The Rosemount Area Arts Council is seeking crafters and artists to participate in the July 21 craft fair during Leprechaun Days. The fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. outdoors at Central Park and will be a juried craft show of handmade products. Those interested should contact Heide Peterson at (952) 239-8870 or email heide_peterson@yahoo. com for additional information.

Youth in art at Eagan festival Eagan Art Festival invites youth ages 13 to 17 to exhibit their work in “Youth in Art!” June 2324. Free mentoring sessions will be included. Check it out at www.eaganartfestival.org or email artfest@ weston.borman.com.

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theater and arts calendar To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy. odden@ecm-inc.com. Comedy Marc Yaffee with special guest Ron Lamprecht at 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14, at MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 E. First Ave., Shakopee (lower level of Dangerfield’s), (612) 860-9388, www.minnehahacomedyclub. com. Tickets: $13. Concerts Glen Campbell’s “Goodbye Tour” at 8 p.m. Friday, April 13, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake. Prices are $32 and $39. Information: (952) 4459000 or mysticlake.com. The Minnesota Valley Men’s and Women’s Chorales will “Sing into Spring” with their concerts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount, and Saturday, April 21, at Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley. Tickets are available at the door or from any chorale member for $5. Three local handbell ensembles will present “Bell Fantasia” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Bells of the Lakes, the St. Olaf Handbell Choir and the Northern Lights Ringers will perform. Tickets range from $15 to $25 and can be purchased at the box office, at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 982-2787. South Metro Chorale will present “All Creation Sings” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 W. 125th St., Savage, and at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20165 Heath Ave., Lakeville. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. Purchase tickets by phone at (612) 386-4636 or email tickets@southmetrochorale.org. Information: www. southmetrochorale.org. Violin concert by Chad Hoopes, Minnesota Public Radio’s Artist in Residence, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets range from $24 to $29 and are available at the arts center and online at www.lakevillemn.gov. Lorie Line’s “Live In The Sunshine” performance, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $39 and are available at the arts center or by calling (952) 9854640. Exhibits The Burnsville Visual Arts Society will hold its 30th annual member art show, Art Fete, March 8 through April 14 at the Burnsville Performing Arts

Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. The exhibit is free and open to the public during gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. An exhibit of oil paintings by artist Holly Stone is on display through April 17 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Information: (952) 985-4640. Poetry In celebration of National Poetry Month, Caponi Art Park and Learning Center is hosting a poetry performance workshop, “Frankenstein: Bring Your Words to Life,” on Monday, April 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Call (651) 454-9412 to register. Theater The Chameleon Theatre Circle will present “True Love” at 7:30 p.m. April 13-14, 20-21, 23, 27-28 and at 2 p.m. April 29 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. General admission tickets are $20 ($17 for seniors, students, audio description and ASL patrons) in person at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or www.ticketmaster. com. Expressions Community Theater will present “Mama Won’t Fly” at 7:30 p.m. April 13-14 and 20-21 and at 2 p.m. April 15 and 22 at the Lakeville Area Arts Centers, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased by calling (952) 985-4640. Burnsville High School Theatre Guild will present “Willy Wonka” at 7:30 p.m. April 1921 and 26-28 and at 2 p.m. April 22 at Mraz Center, Burnsville High School, 600 E. Highway 13, Burnsville. Tickets are 8 for students, $9 for seniors, and $10 for adults. Tickets can be reserved online at www. MrazCenterTickets.com or purchased at the door. Easter Community Theatre will present “Godspell” at 7:30 p.m. April 19-21 and at 1 p.m. April 22 at Easter Lutheran Church - On the Hill, 4200 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors and are available at easter.org/godspell or by calling (651) 452-3680. Lakeville South High School will present “The Wizard of Oz” at 7 p.m. April 20-21, 26-28 and at 2 p.m. April 28 in the school auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students/seniors. Ticket sales begin April 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the LSHS Commons, 21135 Jacquard Ave. Information: (952) 232-3322. “Ole & Lena’s 50th Wedding Anniversary and Vow Renewal” performances will be

at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $15. Call (952) 985-4640 for information. Workshops/classes 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 all ages. 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) 2144732. Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Special needs theater program (autism-DCD), ages 5 and older, Burnsville, (952) 7363644. 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. Fee is $3 and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. 3981 Lexington Ave. S., (651) 6755500. Savage Art Studios, 4735 W. 123rd St., Suite 200, Savage, offers classes/workshops for all ages. Information: www. savageartstudios.com or (952) 895-0375. 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) 4637833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, (952) 985-4640.

family calendar

Sun Thisweek April 13, 2012

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

choices, and the signs that indicate changes are necessary. Free and open to the public.

Saturday, April 14 2012 Home Remodeling Show, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Burnsville High School, 600 E. Highway 13. Free to attend. Family Fun Fest by the Lakeville Parks and Recreation Department from 5 to 9 p.m. at Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave. Concessions and rental skates available. “The Lion King” will be shown on the turf at 7 p.m. Bring a chair or blanket for sitting.

Thursday, April 19 Eleventh annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction by the Eagan Foundation from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Tickets are $40 at www. eaganfoundation.com until April 12, when ticket prices rise to $50.

Sunday, April 15 Pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Mary, Mother of the Church, Mary Center, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Menu: pancakes, sausage, juice, milk and coffee. Freewill offering. All are welcome. Information: (952) 890-0045. Monday, April 16 Family Night at the Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley. Guests who purchase one adult admission to the 6:30 p.m. showing of “Lewis & Clark” will receive one free child’s admission to the movie as well as a complimentary sandwich and drink (while supplies last), starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 Aging Parent Care program by the Lakeville Senior Resource Coalition from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Lakeville South High School Lecture Hall, 21135 Jacquard Ave. Learn how to help your senior with decisions about care and lifestyle

Friday, April 20 Kids consignment sale by From Yours To Mine from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Admission: $2 (free admission with donation of nonperishable food item). Saturday, April 21 Seventh annual pancake breakfast by Boy Scout Troop 455 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave. W. Menu: all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee. Tickets are $5 at the door. Children age 5 and younger eat free. There will also be a bake sale and prize raffle. Patrick Eagan Park cleanup by the Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet in the main parking lot behind the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. Children are welcome. Bring gloves. Garbage bags provided. Refreshments will be served afterward. Information: (651) 686-7006, www.eagancoregreenway.org. Kids consignment sale by From Yours To Mine from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave., Lakeville.

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Many items half off. April Extravaganza Fundraiser by Sobriety High School of Burnsville from 2 to 5 p.m., 12156 Nicollet Ave S., Burnsville. Silent auction ends at 4:30 p.m., live auction from 4:30 to 5 p.m. Includes games and food as well as student performance and involvement. Free admission. Information: Judi Hanson at (612) 328-3973. Steak and shrimp feed by the Rosemount Knights of Columbus at 6 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church Social Hall, 13900 Biscayne Ave. W. Freewill offering accepted. Ongoing Bike donations are being accepted for a program sponsored by the Rosemount Family Resource Center and a Rosemount neighborhood. Email Rosemount.BikeDonation@ gmail.com by April 21 with bike size and color (gender) so donations can be matched to needs. Drop off bikes from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at Rosemount Family Resource Center, 14521 Cimarron Ave. W., Rosemount. Call (952) 6861161 to make other drop-off arrangements. Bike helmets, locks, and wagons are also needed. Monetary donations appreciated. Y Summer Blast Off at all metro YMCA locations April 1315. Register now for summer programs and camps. Information: (612) 822-2267 or ymcatwincities.org.

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Sports

April 13, 2012 Sun Thisweek

Burnsville teams sweep on a blustery day Baseball, softball squads edge Eagan by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

After being teased by ideal weather for much of March, reality returned with a vengeance for baseball and softball fans watching Burnsville and Eagan teams on adjoining fields Monday at Eagan High School. With the temperature in the 40s and the windchill in the 30s, staying warm took priority over keeping track of what was happening on the field. Players even struggled

to keep their minds on the game and not the cold. “You’ve got to stay warm, however you have to do it,” said Tyler Hanson, an infielder on the Burnsville baseball team. “You have to prepare for this kind of weather.” High school softball players usually go without hats during games, but on Monday some of them took the liberty of breaking out stocking caps. The weather didn’t chill the softball players’ bats as Burnsville defeated Eagan 12-10. The Blaze scored three times in the top of the seventh inning to move in front – it was the game’s

fifth lead change – and survived an Eagan threat in the bottom of the inning. On the baseball field, defending state champion Burnsville had trouble getting its offense started but eventually scratched out a 3-2 victory over the Wildcats. Hanson’s two-run single in the fifth inning – the Blaze’s first hit of the game – put his team ahead to stay in its season opener. “We knew we’d score, for sure,” Hanson said. “We still have a lot of good hitters on this team. And in late-inning situations, we have a lot of experience.” Experience in late-inning situations is what might

Blaze hopes to recapture 2011 postseason magic New head coach, one returning starter opens up many positions by Andy Rogers Sun Thisweek

Last season was one for the record books for the Burnsville boys lacrosse team. After placing fourth in the South Suburban Conference behind Eastview, Eagan and Rosemount, the Blaze went on to win the Section 3 title and finish third at state. But it’s a distant memory for a team that lost the majority of its starters to graduation, including Jace Childs, Scott Wheeler, Colin Schroeder, Neil Pester and Dylan Delaney. “Whenever you have to replace a majority of your starters from last season it causes a little concern, but we have had some players really step it up this season and fill those shoes,” head coach Michael McGinn said. Just one starter remains

in Kyle Peresic, one of the top goalies in the state, as the team’s defensive leader. Seniors joining Peresic include Michael Callahan, Kyle Kappel, Dyllon Dunsworth and Jake Senta, who provide a healthy dose of talent at the midfield and attacker positions. “We have some great captains who have really started to motivate the guys to work harder each day,” McGinn said. “Their leadership capabilities have really started to rub off on the younger players as well. Each day we see guys working together and pushing each other.” McGinn is also looking to younger players Blake Gillund (attack), Dan Ames (midfield) and Nate Bowman (defense) to help fill the gaps. “Nothing this season is going to come easy for us, so we need to work hard every day on and off the lacrosse field,” McGinn said. “Our main goal is to outrun and outplay every team we come across this season.”

McGinn knows a thing or two about getting to the state tournament. He’s been with two different teams that have qualified for state four times. Although this is his first year as head coach of the Blaze, McGinn isn’t a stranger to the lacrosse scene in the south metro. He was an assistant and varsity coach at Eastview for four seasons and last year he assisted the Blaze. Eagan, Eastview, Burnsville and Rosemount have all had their moments to shine in recent seasons. McGinn expects it to be the same in 2012. “This season I think our section and conference is probably the toughest it has ever been,” McGinn said. “There are a lot of strong teams out there this season and it would be too hard to pick the favorite, but I do think our team is definitely in the mix this season.” Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

have gotten in Eagan’s way, Wildcats coach Rob Walsh said. The Wildcats dropped to 1-1. “All three of their runs were unearned, but I thought we played pretty good defense,” Walsh said. “We had a couple of errors – one was when a player tried to do a little too much and the other was probably (the result of) a little inexperience. “We had some good at-bats against two good pitchers (Burnsville’s Brian VanderWoude and Bo Hellquist), probably the two best they’ve got.” Eagan starting pitcher David Stevens no-hit

Burnsville for the first four innings before being taken out because of pitch count considerations. “I actually let him throw about 10 more pitches than I was going to,” Walsh said. “He wanted to go back out for one more inning, but we’re more concerned about the end of May (when the section playoffs start) than the beginning of April.” A 12-10 score is not what fans might have expected from Burnsville and Eagan, two of the South Suburban Conference’s top softball programs. But the hitters were the show in the season opener for both teams. Blaze catcher Megan

Threlkeld was 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Her fourth hit brought in Abby Johnson with the tying run in the top of the seventh. Senior infielder Dani Wolk then tripled to score Threlkeld, and Wolk scored on Alyssa Wrobleski’s single. Before the Blaze’s rally, Eagan had taken the lead with a five-run sixth inning. Wolk and sophomore infielder Kelly Grove each had three hits and two RBI, while Wrobleski had two hits and three RBI. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Blaze badminton shuttles with the best Coach Limke sees an athletic surge in the program by Andy Rogers Sun Thisweek

Burnsville badminton head coach Jeff Limke said he believes the Blaze could have one of its best seasons in several years. The Blaze split its opening matches, sweeping Minneapolis Roosevelt 7-0 in late March but falling 4-3 to St. Paul Highland Park on April 5. The Blaze wasn’t at full strength in either match. “Our team is probably more athletic top to bottom than we’ve been in quite some time,” Limke said. “They’re learning quickly and adding some more advanced techniques that we’ve not always been able to do.” The Blaze has an influx of talent coming from the volleyball court thanks to the similarities between the sports.

“Many of the concepts are the same so those girls adapt very quickly and find success pretty quickly,” Limke said. “We’ve always had a good dose of tennis and soccer players, but the infusion of volleyball has raised the bar a bit as to what the girls expect to be able to do on the court.” That has left the Blaze with some lofty goals. “If we can keep improving through the season, we can make a strong run come tournament time,” Limke said. Depth is a concern. There are plenty of players to fill the spots, but not everyone has the same level of experience. “We don’t have the luxury of anybody being out,” Limke said. Rachel Raden and Camille Benson have returned as the No. 1 and No. 2 singles players. “They’re both strong power players who are learning to round out their game,” Limke said. Raven Klein and Alli

Butler fill out the singles at No. 3 and No. 4 where they’re expected to hold their own and bring a few victories. Britta Riggs and Katherine Connelly are at No. 1 doubles. Sam Bramley and Kelsey Olson play second doubles, and Sarah Codner and Samantha McGuire are at No. 3. “I really want to see what we’re capable of doing with our full roster in place,” Limke said. “I think we’re stronger than we’ve been in a few years with that lineup. How that will translate over the season is going to be what everyone on the team wants to see.” Badminton is unique in that no other South Suburban Conference schools have it as a varsity sport. Burnsville instead plays against programs from Minneapolis and St. Paul. Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Lots of unknowns for Eastview girls track Lightning returns state qualifiers Bestul, Ware by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

Several of the most decorated athletes in Eastview girls track and field history graduated last spring. So this season the Lightning’s points will have to come from other sources. “We’ve got some returning kids who have learned a lot in the last year,” Lightning head coach Jorjean Fischer said, “and we have some new people we don’t know a lot about yet. We’re hopeful.” Two athletes the Eastview coaches already know well are juniors Erica Bestul and Melita Ware, both of whom qualified for the 2011 state Class AA meet. Bestul finished ninth in the 800- and 1,600-meter races, while Ware was 14th in the triple jump. Ware also was close to qualifying for state in the 300 hurdles. Eastview’s captains are thrower/jumper Hannah Shie, hurdler Lauren Selby, distance runner Courtney Conroy and high jumper Erica Anders. All are seniors. Anders, who finished third in Section 3AA in the high jump last year, leads a strong

group of jumpers that includes juniors Lauren Franchino and Lindsay Koplitz, along with sophomores Megan Boehm and Bri Lindstrom. Conroy leads the distance group. Sophomore Jena Moody and ninth-grader Hana Metoxen were Eastview’s top two runners at the Classic Suburban Conference cross country meet last fall. Shie, Jen Salter and Natalie Manders have thrown the shot and discus well this spring, Fischer said, and pole vaulter Allie Funk was clearing 11 feet in offseason workouts. The Lightning is largely unproven in sprints, but Fischer said the team is looking for good things from sophomore Kellie McGahn, who came on strong last season after coming back from a leg injury. “Our 4x4 (relay) is looking good,” Fischer said. “We’ll see what happens with that. We’re pleased with the kids, and the numbers.” With a large number of ninth- and 10thgraders on the roster, the first few weeks of the season will be about assessing individual athletes’ strengths and figure out where they fit in the lineup. “You never totally have it sorted out,” Fischer said. “Things change as the season goes along. But by the time we go to the

Watoma Relays (April 20 in Watertown, S.D.) we hope to have some ideas.” Eastview boys Thirty of Eastview’s 41 points at the 2011 Class AA boys meet came from senior Frank Veldman, who finished second in three field events. Veldman is now playing football at North Dakota State University, but the Lightning has another high-potential jumper in junior Ryan Lockard, who finished fourth in the high jump at state last year and has cleared 6 feet, 9 inches. All of Eastview’s state meet points came in field events last year, so scoring some points on the track figures to be a priority this season. Kenneth Hoffman, a senior, reached state in the 1,600-meter run last season, and Nick Oelke, a junior, was All-State after finishing 15th at the state cross country meet last fall. Other top returning athletes for the Lightning include senior sprinter Leandre Kennedy, who missed qualifying for state in the 100 by two hundredths of a second, senior high jumper Nathan McKenzie and senior pole vaulter Brendan Cole. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike.shaughnessy@ecminc.com or facebook.com/ sunthisweek.

Burnsville’s Jan Splittgerber takes a swing during tennis practice last week.

Photo by Andy Rogers

Burnsville tennis receives reinforcement from Germany Exchange student Jan Splittgerber finds a home with Blaze by Andy Rogers Sun Thisweek

One of the things Jan Splittgerber has discovered during his time in Burnsville is that tennis is a universal language. Splittgerber, a foreign exchange student from Hamburg, Germany, decided to try out for the boys tennis team this spring. “I had (Burnsville head coach Ben) Stapp as an advisor and he just randomly asked,” he said. “I thought is sounded like fun.” An avid tennis player before crossing the pond, Splittgerber played for five years in Germany. It turns out he’s pretty good. Stapp is happy to have Splittgerber along for the ride this

season and has installed him in the varsity lineup. Although the rackets, nets and balls are similar everywhere, Splittgerber noticed several differences in the high school game. “You have hard courts here, where in Germany and Europe we have clay,” Splittgerber said. “The spin is a lot more in Germany. It took me a few weeks to get used to it. I played in the fall (on hard courts) for the first time and it was weird.” The camaraderie of playing for a school team was a pleasant surprise. In Germany, student-athletes play sports on club teams. “I like it a lot better,” he said. “Oftentimes you have your friends here and the school

spirit is awesome. We don’t have that there. We don’t have classmates who come out to watch.” When Splittgerber arrived in Minnesota last August, he said he wanted an adventure and sought to put himself in unique situations. “It’s a lot of fun,” he said. “I’ve been to places like San Francisco and Denver. I’ve made all kinds of great friends. I always say everything is a lot bigger (in America), like the cars and what you get to eat. “I don’t have any real big goals for tennis this year. I just want to have fun and get a little better.” Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Team draws RAVE reviews from coach Local hockey team wins state Junior Gold B title by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

RAVE came at opponents in waves, and the result was a state Junior Gold B hockey championship. The ability to skate three solid lines was one factor in RAVE (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan) winning the state tournament March 16-18 in Plymouth. Defense was important, too. “We allowed, I think, nine goals in six (district and state tournament) games,” coach Nick Leach said. “Four of those were in one game against Edina White (in the state semifinals).” RAVE shut out Wayzata Gold 6-0 in the state championship game March 18. Junior Gold is for high school-age players who were cut from varsity programs or decided not to try out for their high school teams. With the exception of two players from Eastview, all of this year’s RAVE players attend Apple Valley High School. “The majority of the guys we get were going to play on (junior varsity) as seniors or were going to have very limited roles on the varsity,” Leach said. “The payoff wasn’t going to be there for them, and (Junior Gold) is a way for them to keep playing without the commitment that high school hockey requires.”

RAVE also defeated Elk River Black 3-1 and Edina White 6-4 in the state tournament at Plymouth Ice Center. The Elk River team got into the tournament after defeating the top two teams in the state rankings in its district tournament. RAVE also went 13-1-2 in District 8 regular-season play. “We were one of the best skating teams in our league, if not the best,” Leach said. “We had the speed to put a lot of pressure on the back end against other teams, and at this level you don’t see a lot of high-end, puckmoving defensemen.” The team also displayed good scoring balance. Matthew Gilbertson, Hunter Hanlon and Gregory Alexson were considered the top line, but Jacob Robole led the team in scoring with more than 40 points, skating on a line with Jeremy Nelson and Alex Hein. Zeke Nelson was RAVE’s only goalie for much of the season. The team picked up a goalie from Eagan before the state tournament, but Nelson played all the minutes and closed the season by shutting out Wayzata Gold in the state championship game. Players at the Junior Gold level don’t get nearly as much practice time as their high school varsity counterparts. Leach said coaches typically try not to let the players get bogged down with technical concepts, preferring instead to allow the players to skate

and use their instincts. “We’re on the ice twice a week for one or 1 1/2 hours,” said Leach, who also led RAVE to the 2011 state tourney in his first year as head coach. “The guys always wanted to work on the power play, but we never did until the week before the playoffs, and we were still in the upper 20s or low 30s (conversion rate) for the season.” Also playing for the state championship team were Tim Belrose, Brandon Bolden, Blake Broberg, Ryan Conito, Steven Connelly, Anders Ekblad, Michael Ferrera, James McRae, Jeremy Nelson, Cody Schumann, Avery Veldhouse and Devon Veldhouse. The Veldhouses, who are twin brothers, attend Eastview High School and will be eligible to play for RAVE next season. So, too, is Schumann, one of the team’s top defensemen. Even though it’s not a varsity team, RAVE had a loyal following of high school students. “They got the word out on Facebook about our games and times,” Leach said. “For our league games, we’d have 50 high school kids in the bleachers. “The only times we didn’t were when the Apple Valley and Eastview boys basketball teams were playing each other.” Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Wildcats on their own in girls lacrosse Eagan High starts its season this week by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

Eagan is on its own in girls lacrosse from now on, and the numbers suggest the Wildcats will get by just fine. In the first year after splitting up its co-op program with Rosemount (each school will have its own team this season), Eagan found itself with 42 players out for the sport, eight of which are returning varsity team members. Last year the combined program, called the Wild Irish, was one victory from qualifying for the state tournament, defeating higherseeded teams from Lakeville North and Apple Valley in the section playoffs before losing 11-9 to Bloomington Jefferson. The top player from the co-op team, senior Simone Haugen, is likely to be Eagan’s top player this season. Haugen, who is switching from attack to midfield, was second-team All-State in 2011. “I think our talent level is good,” said Eagan head

coach Kerry Blaine. “We should have enough scorers. The biggest question mark is we lost some of the good defenders we had last season and we have to replace them.” The Wildcats have had to scramble to get ready for the season. They were allowed to start practice the week District 196 schools were on spring break. Eagan played a couple of scrimmages during that time, but only three varsity players were available. Eagan opened its season Wednesday at East Ridge, starting a stretch of five games in nine days. The Wildcats were home against Totino-Grace on Thursday and will play at ChaskaChanhassen at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14. Eagan plays home games against Rochester Mayo at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, and Apple Valley at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19. Haugen’s position change gives her a chance toaffect play all over the field, but Blaine said the Eagan coaches have been careful to let Haugen know she doesn’t have to do everything. “She’s a very aggressive, opportunistic player,” Blaine said.

Senior captains and returning varsity players Lisa Crow and Taylor Budge will be forwards, as will junior Carly Sturgeon. Junior Kate Sullivan is beginning her third season as a starting goalkeeper. Junior Katey Inman is the only returnee on defense. Juniors Anna Oeltjenbruns and Amy Klein will get a chance to help on the defensive end. Blaine scheduled four non-conference games for his team before the South Suburban Conference opener against Apple Valley. “We wanted to give our girls some time to learn to work together before we start playing conference games,” he said. “The teams in our conference are very good and tough to play against.” As Eagan starts its first season of varsity lacrosse on its own, steps are being taken to ensure the program’s long-term viability. Eagan Athletic Association is scheduled to start a program this summer for girls in seventh and eighth grade. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Sports Briefs Merrick named to coach Eagan boys soccer Alan Merrick, former Minnesota Kicks player and longtime soccer coach in the Twin Cities area, has been named head coach of the Eagan High School boys team. Merrick has been head coach of the University of Minnesota men’s club team the past 14 years, where he worked with a number of players from the south metro area. He has been director of soccer development at the National Sports Center in Blaine and has worked with several local youth soccer clubs, most recently the Lakeville Soccer Association. He twice was a member of the Minnesota Kicks professional team, first from 1976 to 1979 and again in 1981. Merrick also coached the Minnesota Strikers in indoor and outdoor leagues from 1984 to 1988. Merrick replaces Kurt Virgin, who had been Eagan boys soccer coach since the program’s inception in 1990. Virgin abruptly retired from coaching and teaching in January. He had been placed on administrative leave in November 2011 while an investigation was conducted into his handling of finances of youth sports camps that he ran.

ters and two all-conference awards. She also was captain of a team that finished second in the state in 2011. Drayton also has earned three letters in track and field. She does volunteer work in elementary classrooms. Drayton plans on attending St. Cloud State University in the fall on a soccer scholarship.

Five Blaze athletes sign letters of intent Five Burnsville High School students signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday to compete in college athletics. Signing were Jessica Buck, basketball at Jamestown (N.D.) College; Lateeka

Thompson, basketball at North Iowa Area Community College; Cole O’Brien, cross country/track at the University of Minnesota: Tyler Hill, baseball at Truman State in Kirksville, Mo.; and Bo Hellquist, baseball at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Thompson named NJCAA DII AllAmerican Dakota County Technical College men’s basketball player Kevin Thompson, a 6-foot-1 sophomore wing, was named a National Junior College Athletic Association Division II All-American. He is the first DCTC player to earn this honor.

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Drayton named Burnsville Athena winner Burnsville High School’s Bailly Drayton will be honored May 4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center after winning the Athena Award recognizing the achievements of young female athletes. An avid soccer player, Drayton earned four let-

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l Interior / Exterior Painting l Texturing l Drywall l Deck Staining l Epoxy Resin Garage Floors l Wood Floors m Sanding m Refinishing Fully Insured / Free Estimates BOOK NOW FOR THE 2012 SEASON!

Spring Discounts Avl! Regal Enterprises Inc

Roofing, Siding, Windows Gutters. Insurance Work. Since 1980. Lic. BC 51571.

952-201-4817

Regalenterprisesinc.net

Plumbing

Tear-offs & New Construction Siding & Gutters Over 17 yrs exp. Free est. Rodney Oldenburg

SAVE MONEY - Competent master plumber needs work. Lic#M3869 Jason 952-891-2490

We Take Care of Insurance Claims Offering the Best Extended Manufacturers Warranty

DECK CLEANING & STAINING

2600

Professional and Prompt Guaranteed Results.

�651-699-3504

www.rooftodeck.com Code #78

2510

Stump Removal

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Call Jeff for STUMP REMOVAL

Re-roofs Tear-offs BBB Free Est. MC/Visa No Subcontractors Used. Lic/Ins. 952-891-8586

Narrow Access or Backyards. Insured Jeff 612-578-5299

Sell It, Buy It, Search For It In Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

www.sunthisweek.com

2420

Painting

A Fresh Look, Inc. Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros Bonded & Insured Free Est. • Senior Discounts

Lic. #BC626700

Credit Cards Accepted

612-825-7316/952-934-4128 www.afreshlookinc.com

2510

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Trimming & Removal Free Estimates & Insured

952-334-9840

Tree Removal & Trimming. Landscaping. Ins'd/Lic'd

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

15 yrs exp.

Thomas Tree Service

FREE ESTIMAT

ROEN ROOFING Inc.

• All types of Roofing • Seamless Gutters • Siding • Masonry • Insurance Claims Fully Insured • References • Lic #BC626353

952-442-1002 • 612-875-7747 (cell) www.RoenRoofing.com

TREE REMOVAL/TRIMMING Shrub Pruning Free Ests Lic'd / Ins'd / 20 Yrs Exp. 651-455-7704

Window Cleaning

Rich's Window Cleaning Quality Service. Affordable rates. 952-435-7871

3010

Antiques

Vintage Occasional Sales

12 Vintage Shops within minutes - 8 in Carver & 4 in Chaska 3 Days Every Month!

April 19, 20, 21

Thurs (10-5); Fri-Sat (10-4) Antiqs, Vintage & Seasonal Facebook: The Occasional Shops of Carver & Chaska

3050

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

• Seasonal Gift Items • Home Décor • Jewelry & Accessories • Edibles

River Valley Boutique Spring 2012 Show

April 18- April 29 NEW LOCATION FOR SPRING! Buck Hill Ski Chalet 15400 Buck Hill Rd. Burnsville Hrs: 10am- 7:30pm Mon-Fri 10am – 6pm Sat., 10am-4pm Sun. Credit cards accepted, no strollers please. Farmington, Sat, Apr 14, 9-2, Boutique, 15+ vendors, 18400 Pilot Knob Rd. by Akin Hills Pet Hosp.

Cemetery Lots

2 burial plots at Dawn Valley Memorial Pk in Bloomington. $850 for both. Call 612-554-5272. Glen Haven: 2 plots, 2 vaults w/companion headstone. Value $8,990. Asking $4,300/BO. 218-828-3608 Glenhaven Masonic Gardens, 2 plots, $3,000. 763-545-5867a Grandview Park Cemetery, Hopkins, MN. 2 side by side plots, $950 ea. 602-861-8082

3130

Estate Sales

2950 Pilot Knob Rd. Sat, 4/14 (10-5)

Antiqs, tools, furn., HH items

EDEN PRAIRIE

Storm Damage Restoration Roofing ■ siding ■ windows Established 1984

(763) 550-0043 (952) 476-7601 (651) 221-2600 3500 Vicksburg Lane Suite 400-351 P l y m o u t h , M N 5 5 4 4 7 Lic # 6793

2620

Tree Service

Ideal Tree Service Tree Removal, Tree Trimming High Risk Climbing, Stump Grinding and Storm Clean Up

Quality Work and Low Rates

ng 20% Sopurint Disc

Free Ests

www.idealtreemn.com

Lic’d & Ins’d

DAN WIMMER

(952) 881-2122 • (612) 599-6385

10584 Boss Circle

4/13-14 (9-4) 4/15 (10-3) Quality furn. and access in a beautiful home!

#'s 8am 4/13

Dorothy Burns

EDINA

6105 Habitat Court

Sat., April 14 (8:30-4:30) #'s Saturday at 8am

Sun., April 15 (8:30-3:30)

Traditional 70's Edina Estate Sale! Vintage 70's furn., quality collectibles, fine HH goods

Great Service Affordable Prices 2490

Powerwashing

2490

Powerwashing

ESTATE SALE: 4/19-21 (9-?), Furn, HH, lots of misc, 6209 13th Ave S

3567

3700

Leisure Boats, New & Used

Richfield

3568

Pelican Boat for Sale! 8'X4' Includes motor & battery. $400 952-412-4898

Misc. Wanted

� � WANTED � � Hifi/stereo equip., HAM, & misc. old electronics. Andy 651-329-0515

STEVE'S TRAIN CITY

952-933-0200

Musical Instuments

Piano player: mahog. Upright. $849 612-377-4715

3500

3503

Garage Sales this week Apple Valley

ESTATE/GARAGE SALE: Apr 20 & 21 (8-5), Cash only! 3823 Quail Ave N

3730

3583

Don't Be Left Aground

St. Louis Park

Moving Sale: 4/12-14 (9-5) Qn sz bed W/HB, kids toys & cloz, HH, Kitchen, Yard tools. 2611 Xylon Ave S.

Garage Sales next week

3600

3606

Bloomington

Camping & Collectibles Baby/Toys, HH & Variety 4/19-21 (9-6) 9 Mile Crk Pky

Credit Cards Accepted

4/13-14, 9-4. 14146 Ensley Ct. Kids cloz NB-5T strollers, carseats toys, HH

6 Families – One Street Durham Way 4/12-14th 8-6p Pilot Knob/D Path

Bloomington

Btwn Normandale & France

Huge Sale 4/12 – 4/13, 9-5. 60 yrs of treasures, furn, hh, gardn,vintage, Tonka toys, mangle. 9312 12th Ave S.

3507

Robbinsdale

Brooklyn Center

3609

Burnsville

LKVL 4/19-20 Misc., Gardn, Hshld, Hand tied Quilts! 10065 205 Ct W MOVING SALE Furniture/Household goods/ tools/lawn equip & lots more 4/19 - 4/21 8:00 - 5:30 13513 Pleasant Lane, Burnsvillle

3619

Eagan

7031 Halifax Ave N.

75+ Families 4/20 (8-5); $3 per person Pre Sale: 4/21 (8-3) 3810 Lexington 4/13 (5-9pm) Sale: 4/14 (9- Ave S. (Lexington & Wescott) 2pm) 4/15 (9-2pm) $2 per bag

3626

Estate/Garage Sale: 4/13 (9-5) 4/14 (9-3), Game Tbl, Gun Case, Tools, Holiday décor, Ping pong Tbl, Furn items 7824 Tessman Drive Huge estate sale – everything must go! 3801 Brookdale Circ N. 4/11-14, 9a-6p. Furn, tools, cooking stuff+

3509

Burnsville

1205 Rushmore Dr. 4/184/21 8-5pm. Multi Family Something 4 everyone! Big Redecorating Sale! Tue.- Sat. Apr. 10-14, 9-5pm 15506 Fremont Ave. Lots furn, couches! Rugs, HH Legos! Lots lots more! Garage Sale: 4/12-13 (8-6) 4/14 (8-12) Interior Designer is cleaning out. Accessories, Furn, tables, outside bar set, bikes, kids cloz & toys! 2145 South Skyline Dr LKVL 4/19-20 Misc., Gardn, Hshld, Hand tied Quilts! 10065 205 Ct W

3523

Eagan

April 12-14, Thurs 3-7, Fri/Sat 8-4 1624/1635 Oakbrooke Dr Multi-family

3553

Minneapolis

Excelsior

Big Rummage Sale

Presale: Friday, April 20 5:30-7:30pm – For best deals! $3 Admission Sale: Sat, April 21 9am-1pm

Cong. Church Excelsior 471 Third St. 952-474-5919

3631

3643

Lakeville

Lakeville ECFE Kids' Stuff Sale, Sat, 4/21, 8am2pm Kenwood Trail MS, 19455 Kenwood Trail; $1 adm until 10; 50% off at 11:15-1 pm; $5 Bag sale 1:30-2pm www.lakevilleecfe

sale.com

New Hope

1st Sale in 28 yrs! 4/19-20 (8-6); 4/21 (8-12) Cash only. 5921 Virginia Ave. No.

3667

Sporting Goods & Misc

Personal Gun Collection for Sale. High quality! Call for pricing. 612-408-0222

Agriculture/ Animals/Pets

3900

3970

Pets

Puppies Lab / Retriever / mix ready 4/6. 3 black female, 3 blk male, 3 white male. $150. 651-463-2185

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.

5600

Rooms For Rent

Lkvl by 35E & 160 th, Wlkout bsmt to pond Avail. Imdly. Rick 612-366-4580

PIT BULL / GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES Born on Jan. 31. Females & males. $100 ea. Cute & playful!

651-246-5776

4000

Family Care

4100

EG:Reasonable Prices 2.5+ & summer care, 10 yrs Exp. FT/PT 651-330-8167 Farmington M,W,F Daycare 2yrs+. Drop in avl. Kathy (651) 463-3765

5000

Rentals

5200

Townhouse For Rent

Roommates Wanted

Lkvl-Wanted Resp. Adult to share nicely furnished quiet home on cul de sac. All Util. Incl. $525/mo+ $200 deposit 952-898-2777

3160

AV–Palomino East Apt.

Blowout special,

2BR, 2BA , Avail immed. W/D in unit. Free cbl $99 dep Call David 952-686-0800

Farmington 1BR. On site Laundry. No pets. $595 612-670-4777 Lakeville, 2BR, 1BA, Quiet 4-plx, Heat/ water/ gar included, No pets, Avl 5/1, 1 month free w/ 12 month lease, $675, (952) 495-4095 Rosemount: 2 BD Off St. pkg. Includes heat & water. NO PETS. Available NOW. $600. 952-944-7983

5100

Senior Rentals

You are invited to tour our Model Apartment Home

3970

www.sunthisweek.com Pets

DUKE IS FAMILY-FRIENDLY! Duke is a big Hound mix that is stocky but all love! He enjoys daily walks and loves to sniff in backyards. Duke is housebroken, mellow, and is 3 years old. He is good with kids age 10 and older! Adoption fee is $175. See Duke by calling the foster Steve at 651-322-2911 or see him and all our dogs and cats at the Apple Valley Petco on Saturday from 11am-3pm.

Market Village for 55+ Opened March 1, 2012 Please call Cindy at 952-461-1644 or 612-865-6625 to arrange for a personal tour of the model. Market Village 100 J Roberts Way Elko New Market, MN 55054

3050

Couch, loveseat, chair Tan, microfiber, Solid Exc cond $499. 952-843-8138

CANDLEBERRY ON THE LAKES

Moving, must sell! Beaut. Maple Table 6' length x 3.5' width, w/6 chairs. Heavy, solid const. Perfect cond! $699/BO. 612-578-4555

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

April 11 - April 22

LOOK for a new pet

Commercial and residential pressure washing Decks strip & seal, roof washing, house washing, concrete cleaning and staining. Full exterior washing.

Our job is to make you look good!

763-225-6200

www.sparklewashcmn.com

Duplexes/Dbl Bungalows For Sale

Burnsville 1 BR in Nice Qb322uiet 4 Plex. A/C, laund fac. Patio, gar, sm pet OK. $775 612-4190664

9000

Employment

9020

Business Opps & Info

Advertising Disclaimer Because we are unable to check all ads that are placed in our media, we encourage you to be safe and be careful before giving out any important information such as credit card numbers or social security numbers, when responding to any ad. doTERRA essential oils, Workshop held at Sculpt U in Lakeville. 10621 165th St. West, Wed. April 18, 6:30pm Sue 651-245-3176

9050

Health Care

Full-time Administrator

(Must be an RN and have 2 yrs exp with Hospice, Mgmt, and Medicare) At Hospice Advantage, we believe our employees are our Greatest Asset! We offer: 401k program w/match - All employees eligible! Competitive Salary w/bonus program! Mileage reimbursed at $0.51 per mile! Full Benefits Package! Paid weekly! If interested, please visit our website at www. hospiceadvantage.net & click on the "Careers" tab at the top to search & apply for Lakeville, MN openings.

PT RN

Burnsville/Eagan/Bloomington areas -Weekend On Call 1-2 Wkends per month. Friday 4pm Sunday midnite $230 + $25/hrly as needed. Call for details. Linda 612-889-5009

Edina Derm clinic. Staff/ triage nurse. Flexibility and clinic experience mandatory. Mon - Fri. E-mail resume: Ritababco@gmail.com or fax to 952-915-6100

Thomas Allen Inc. LPN (Burnsville)

PT: Sun 3pm-7pm, Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 1:30pm-7pm, 26hrs/wk Must have LPN license, able to lift 25-50 lbs, Valid driver's lic. clean record, insur, No experience necessary WILL TRAIN right candidate! Contact Sheree 651-789-1230 Ext 335 For more info & openings visit www.thomasalleninc.com

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Adults-Prepare for the GED Test! Learn

9050

Health Care

9050

Health Care

Enhancing the quality of human life through the provision of exceptional healthcare services

RN House Supervisor (Ref. #556) (.3 FTE)

(Located on the lower level, between Chuck E. Cheese & Q.Cumbers)

.3 FTE (24hrs/2wks). Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN), current MN RN license, current BLS/CPR. Current or obtain within the first 6 months - ACLS, PALS, NRP/ STABLE and Basic Electronic Fetal Monitoring. Preferred skills/experience: 5 years current experience in hospital clinical practice and management and/or leadership experience, ability to relate to physicians and other healthcare professionals and the ability to perform multiple concurrent tasks.

Over 80 artists! HOME DECOR•GIFTS•ANTIQUES

SPRING & SUMMER SCHEDULE

Cancer Care & Infusion Center Care Navigator (Ref. #554) (Cancer Care & Infusion Center) (.5 FTE)

Wednesday, March 14 thru Sunday, April 15, 2012

Hours: Wed thru Fri 10am-8pm • Sat 10am-6pm • Sun12pm-5pm

CLOSED MONDAYS, TUESDAYS & EASTER SUNDAY No strollers allowed. Handicap accessible.

7500

in Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

Powerwashing

BOB’s

For Sale: 2 BR Condo, Northfield, Age 55+, 4 season porch/patio. Cory 952-892-5661

Construction Company looking for PROFESSIONAL Sales Reps! Job is salary based w/ commission & very attainable wkly & monthly bonuses. Only respond if you desire to make $75,000.00+ a yr! Call Bryan at 763.244.6679

CENTENNIAL LAKES HUGHES PAVILLION 7499 France Ave. South, Edina

Hunter green, fabric. Exc. cond! $250/BO 952-423-1303

2490

3050

Weekdays 9 - 8:30 Weekends 9 - 5

Simmons Loveseat

Farmington 1BR Apt. Avl 5/1. $595/mo. $500 Security Month to month lease. 651-274-2837 Fairview Apartments Farmington

from home online, 24-7. Like District 196 ABE on Facebook. Email ABE@district196.org or call 952-431-8316.

Last Hope, Inc. (651) 463-8747

Couch & Loveseat Exc. Condition. $75 obo 952-469-2794

Custom Loveseats green floral $100/pr 952-4358021

Set back in a secluded area of Eagan. Beaut. landscaping, 55+ co-op unit, 2BR, 2BA. Reduced! Easy access to trails & Eagan Comm Ctr. 651-994-6778

Social Services

Check out our website at www.last-hope.org

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

Eagan

RN / LPN

Emerson Church

Sell It, Buy It, Search For It In Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

BR Set: Qn. size, light wood, bkcase hdbrd, triple drssr, 2 nite stands. Good cond! $200. 952-831-2998

Apartments & Condos For Sale

ANNUAL HUGE SALE

Sat, April 21 (8am - 2pm) $1 / Bag Sale from 2-3pm 7601 Girard Ave So., Richfield

Furnishings

7400

Hospice Advantage is currently looking for:

Richfield

Textile Center Garage Sale! Apr 14th Fundraiser (8-4) New Event Location U of MN Reuse Ctr, 883 29th Ave SE, MPLS 612-436-0464 Pets

Real Estate

Apartments & Condos For Rent

Prior Lake 2BR, attached garage, pets OK. $950/mo. Includes Sewer & Water Avl 4/1! 952-440-4112

Senior Rentals

7000

19A

LV: Rm Shr kit, bath, laundry, fam rm. Inclds utils & cable $450 plus Dep. 952-892-6102

6400

Child Care

Farmington: Lic'd 10 yrs exp! Opngs. Inf-Schl. Age. MVES. 651-463-4918

Golden Valley

2000 Wisconsin Ave. N. Mega Multi-Fam 4/26-28 (8-6) Furn., HH, antqs, collectbls, tools, power miter box, applc. dolly, guy stuff, garden, Adult trike. Hwy 55 & N. on Winnetka, W on Duluth, right on Wisc. Ave

3661

Call JP at 651-695-3783

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.

5800

4/19-21 (9-5) Quilting, crafts, fabric, notions, bks, HH, garden. 5125 52nd Av N

3623

Brooklyn Park

Come Boat the Mississippi www.watergatemarina.net Slips available for all sizes Plenty of water!

Crystal

St. Alphonsus Parish All Saints Lutheran Church

3508

Boat Services, Storage & Slips

3810

Farmington, 3BR, 2BA, 1500sq. ft. Nice yard. Pets possible for additional charge. $1300/month. 651398-5473

5500

3270

Houses For Rent

www.willmatthill.com

Moving, must sell! Beaut. Maple Wall Unit, 3 pcs, 90” ht x 7' w. Drwrs, cabinets, & w/adj. shelves. Perfect cond! $500/BO 612-578-4555

Senior Discounts

Moving: 4/14 (8-2) Kid & adult cloz, toys, yard tools, furn., snowblower, HH items. 3010 Kimberly Ln N

3720

4402 W. 98th St. Circle Huge sale! 4/12, 13, 14 (8-6)

Merchandise

5400

12) 7333 Russell Ave. So.

3506 Window Cleaning 651-646-4000

3667

Richfield

Glasstop tbl, furn, tools, HH, more! 4/12-13 (9-5); 4/14 (9-

absolutetreeservicemn.com

NORTHWAY TREE SERV. Trim/Removal, brush chipping, stump grinding. Ins'd. Terry 952-461-3618

Plymouth

Elec. Wheel Chr, Walkers, Bedside commodes, Hospital bed, 6” toilet seat w/side loc. Price to Sell. 612-269-2977

3280

EAGAN

General Contractors

COURT RESOURCESSAVE! Bkrptcy Debt Relief $860* Divorce/Custody $570* Civil/Criminal DUI start $165* *court fees additional 763-792-4940, 218-828-4483

Absolute Tree Service Exper. prof., lic., Ins. Reas. rates. 651-338-5881

3090 MN License # BC 639318 | Lakeville, MN 55044

3565

Buying Old Trains & Toys

Multi Vendor Sample Sale: Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Lia Sophia, Miche, 31, + 4/13-15 (8-6) 9700 Penn Av N, Brklyn Prk For info 612-201-2382

Family Owned/Operated — 30 Years Experience 952-469-5221 | www.allsonsexteriors.com

3260

Misc. For Sale

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

3000

Al & Rich's Low Cost Stump Removal, Portable Mach. Prof tree trimming & removal. 952-469-2634

A Family Operated Bus.

2420

612-210-5267 952-443-9957 Lic #20156835 • Insured

Powerwashing

AJ's Tree Service

Why Wait 2660 Roofing LLC

A RENEW PLUMBING •Drain Cleaning •Repairs •Remodeling •Lic# 060881-PM Bond/Ins 952-884-9495

2490

612-275-2574

A Good Job!!

651-452-4802

2470

2620

Tree Service

www.HomeEssentialsBoutique.com

Clinical CMA/LPN (Ref. #566/548) (FamilyHealth Medical Clinic-Lakeville & Farmington) (.5 FTE & .9 FTE)

Dietary Aide 1 (Ref. #555/550) (Nutrition Services) (.4 FTE & Casual/On-Call)

.4 FTE (32hrs/2wks) (#555). Casual Call (#550). Must be at least 16 years of age, high school graduate preferred. Must be willing to work weekends and holidays.

9242 HUDSON BLVD NORTH • LAKE ELMO, MN

651.730.8006

.5 FTE (40hrs/2wks). BSN required, Current MN RN licensure, preferred experience in outpatient care coordination in oncology and one to two years experience in care navigation.

.5 FTE (40hrs/2wks) (#566). .9 FTE (72hrs/2wks) (#548). Current CMA/LPN certification required (may obtain within 6 months of hire). Current BLS/CPR required.

Furniture • Garden Ware • Florals • Home Accents Primitives • Antiques • One of A Kind Glassware • Treasures & So Much More • • Inventory Restocked Daily • • RT030812

2420

Painting

Please visit www.northfieldhospital.org for further details and to complete an online application! Northfield Hospital & Clinics is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Help Wanted/ Full Time

Company Drivers and Owner Operators Wanted, Farmington, Must have Class A CDL, current health card, clean driving record, must pass a drug test, local, 5-6 days a week 651-423-5388 Dry Cleaning Plant Manager, Farmington, Must have strong attention for details, honest, hardworking, neat, quick learner, able to work as a team player. Apply at: Total Care Cleaners 949 - 8th Street Farmington, MN 55024 651460-3340 Customer Service Position in a Business Professional Environment, Full Time, All Shift, $12+. Please Call Ted or Sabrina at 952-924-9000 for more info. Help Wanted Full Time Diesel Truck Mechanic Opportunity for a career in Northern Minnesota. Roseau, MN was rated #20 in Outdoor Life's 2009 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Places to Liveâ&#x20AC;? and is also the birthplace of 'Polaris' Snowmobiles & ATV's! We are seeking a quality reliable individual for our Diesel Service Center located in the heart of Roseau, MN to make repairs on heavy-duty tractors and trailers, including but not limited to normal pm's, tires, brakes, electrical and lighting repairs. Position is for our day shift. Experience and/or CDL a plus. We are a Family owned Company that offers competitive wages and benefits, medical, dental, 401(K) savings plan, paid vacation, holidays and more. Contact Gene at 651-457-9796 or

Parts & Operations Manager, Eagan, MN, Multi-state distribution company serving the agricultural industry seeks to employ an individual with excellent organizational and communication skills. Must have strong ag fertilizer equipment background, supervisor experience, and be detail orientated. Jfunkhouser@ davisequip.com

Rosemount â&#x20AC;˘ Burnsville Mendota Heights Seasonal Outdoor Work April to July

$13/hr.

Employee Discount Flexible Hours

Apply Online:

Join Our Team Crew Leads/Crew Members Needed

Prescription Landscape is looking for energetic and motivated persons to join our production teams. We have openings at both locations, Crystal and St. Paul. Job duties include operating mowing equipment, physical labor; up to and including bending, kneeling and lifting up to 45 lbs, and other duties as assigned. Seasonal and year-round positions available. Year-round positions include snow and ice management; plowing, shoveling, etc. Experience helpful but not required, on the job training available. Some positions require a valid and clean driver's license. Pre-employment drug/alcohol testing required. Compensation: $10.00-$18.00 pending experience. For more information visit our web site at: www.rxlandscape.com or email sueleatherman@ rxlandscape.com or phone Sue at 651-379-4713

5 Summer Students to do various tasks in a manufacturing atmosphere to include anything from painting to gardening to piece work. Pay is $10.00 per hour with an end of summer bonus. Qualifications are: minimum 18 years old and currently attending school. Hire date is May to Sept. Apply at:

Telvent DTN

Metro Area Landcape/Design Build Firm seeking General Landscape Installers for the 2012 Season. Pay based on exp. Please call 612-366-6065

Flower Marts NOW HIRING

Apply today, work tonite! Call 763-712-9210

in Burnsville, Minnesota seeks a

Lawn Sprinkler Install/Repair Techs Exp. Pref. 651-460-3369

952-469-5112 www.expressHRcenter.com

Janitorial

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To learn more about these opportunities, and how to apply, visit our website at www.plymold.com and click on our News and Events tab.

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Pay range is $9-$12 per hour. Two convenient locations in Lakeville and Savage. Please call or visit our website for more information.

for consideration.

Manufacturing

Now Hiring Foldcraft Co., a 100% employee-owned, foodservice furnishings manufacturer is seeking energetic, qualified candidates for the following positions at our Bloomington, MN location: 1st Shift ProductionSewing 1st Shift Production-general (cabinetry, warehouse, upholstery) Staff/Job Cost Accountant Account Manager

9100

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City of Elko New Market

Summer Seasonal

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ille, near Heritage Links Golf Club. “It was pretty brumarket, which is good. tal,” Ames said of the ... That’s what they tell robbery and its afteryou in entrepreneurial math. “But honestly, school — If you’re the I wasn’t deterred at only person trying to do all.” something, it’s probably Ames began his not that awesome.” studies in entrepre Ames spent sevneurship at St. Thomeral of his formative as in 2005. Before years in the business graduating in 2007, — a 188-acre paintball he’d already written a park in Lakeville and business plan for exretail stores in Burnspanding his paintball ville and Minnetonka business into retail. — also attending Min The plan, written nesota State University, for a school compeMankato, and later fintition, didn’t win the ishing his degree at the $10,000 first prize. University of St. ThomBut when Ames took as’ Schulze School of it to Castle Rock Entrepreneurship. Submitted photo Bank, it won him a MN Pro Paintball’s key demographic is Matthew Ames, in full paintball gear, $75,000 loan to open males ages 14 to 32, said was pictured on a the cover of a book the first of two retail stores, at 14001 Ames, who was right in about the game. Grand Ave. in Burnsthat wheelhouse when small business loan to Rogville. he fell in love with the Ames used part of the game — a fantasy survival gee’s uncle. contest in which the van- However, “I saw poten- loan to build a permanent quished are marked by tial that this could work,” building at his paintball park. He hired his first park splotches of water-soluble Ames said. dye fired from enemy guns. He renewed the six-acre manager, Austin Mihm, so “I was born with all lease for another season, he could concentrate on these heart defects,” ex- took $2,000 he’d made building the 2,000-squareplained Ames, who owns working for his dad and foot store. He gave customa home in Bloomington. joined a Lakeville friend, ers free passes for the park, “I essentially am missing a Jeff Moench, in launch- which helped boost busichamber. There’s one ma- ing MN Pro Paintball. The ness there. jor artery that takes blood partners brought $4,000 to The store struggled at first to stock all the prodaway from your heart, the table. and there’s one that brings “With that money, we ucts customers wanted, but blood back to it. Mine are essentially bought 10 paint- it could always get them in flipped around. And the ball guns and some paint- a few days, Ames said. heart has four chambers. balls,” Ames said. “The “ ’09 was really kind of business model was we were a turning point there,” he I’m missing one.” Ames played hockey as running a paintball field.” said. “We ramped up. We a kid, but by the time he’d With no money for ad- were doing awesome.” reached bantams, his doc- vertising, the pair turned Paintball isn’t an inextor would no longer sign off to “guerilla marketing,” pensive pursuit, Ames notposting flyers at beaches ed. on his physicals. He tried motocross, and other hangouts. Ames “Every person that which led to a couple of claims to have been per- comes through that door, concussions that scared his manently banned from the essentially we’re either givFleet Farm in Lakeville af- ing them a reason to do mom, and paintball. “So paintball stuck it ter he was caught stuffing business with us or we’re out,” said Ames, who was MN Pro Paintball flyers giving them them a reason fitted with a pacemaker at into boxes of paintballs on to go elsewhere,” he said. Ames’ paintball empire 18 after suffering a heart store shelves. flutter in math class. “For Ames bought out his has grown from a one-man a couple of years there I re- partner and reopened the operation to a business with ally got into it. I started a following season, a year af- eight full-time employees team, started doing tourna- ter taking in gross revenue and a work force of up to ments and traveling. Paint- of nearly $50,000. He came 60 during peak season. home from college on the Business teachers at ball was my life.” Ames comes from an weekends to run the park, Ames’ alma mater are imentrepreneurial family. His aided by a group of friends pressed. Michael Ryan, grandfather, Richard Ames whose compensation was director of the Twin Cities Small Development Center of Jordan, founded Ames free play time. Construction in Burnsville “We had ‘board meet- at the university, nominated in 1960. It’s now one of the ings,’ ” Ames recalled. “It Ames for the Small Busileading civil and industrial was hilarious, a bunch of ness Administration award. professor contractors in America, 18-year-olds at a board Marketing Rich Rexelsen, Ames’ acawith offices in several West- meeting.” ern and Midwestern States. Business was taking demic advisor, praised the Matthew’s father, Al, off. By 2004, the warm- 15 percent growth in sales also had the entrepreneur- weather business had al- MN Pro Paintball has avial itch. Instead of continu- ready notched revenue of eraged over the last three ing to work for his father, $120,000 just through July, years. “Matt has shown reAl started Eureka Con- Ames said. struction in Lakeville 15 But MN Pro Paintball, markable tenacity for his which had expanded its willingness to meet people years ago. The progression was gun inventory from 10 to and do the market develsimilar for the next genera- 60, proved robbery-prone. opment that is necessary tion, as Matthew left his fa- It was hit three times, the for this business,” Rexelsen said. ther’s employ and decided worst in July 2004. to make his way in paint- “We got cleaned out,” And Ames did it withAmes said. “They took all out financial backstopping ball. from his family. The only In 2001, while still in 60 of our guns.” high school, he set his He shut down the park contribution from his tysights on six vacant acres for the remainder of the coon grandfather, Ames along Cedar Avenue owned season, and it remained said, was the hiring of a priby a family near his fam- shuttered for most of 2005 vate investigator to help finily’s home in Lakeville. while Ames went back to ger the perpetrators of the July 2004 robbery. Ames Ames and an adult partner, working for his father. Randy Roggee, who owned He saved some money said he won a small civil a retail paintball website and returned to Castle settlement from the crooks. called Jammin’ Trade Zone, Rock Bank, a previous “It’s definitely been rented the land for $500 source of seed money, for on my own,” he said. “I and opened Jammin’ Trade a $15,000 loan to relaunch wouldn’t want it any other Zone Field, where paint- the business. It reopened in way.” August — not on six acres ballers would pay to play. The partnership lasted but on 188 leased acres at John Gessner is at burnsville. only long enough to repay a 22554 Texas Ave. in Lakev- thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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Undiagnosed medical condition contributed to March crash, police say by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

Eagan resident Ahsim Ahmed may have been driving erratically at speeds exceeding 100 mph when his car struck another head-on on Diffley Road last month, police say. Expert analysis and eyewitness accounts determined that Ahmed’s dangerous driving on March 17 may have been caused by an undiagnosed medical condition. Both drivers were killed in the crash. It was later learned that

Ahmed had previously met with a doctor for a fainting condition, but no diagnosis was made. Witnesses reported seeing Ahmed swerve off the road on the north side of Diffley and hit a road sign as he veered back into the eastbound lanes. He appeared to be unconscious as drivers swerved to miss his car. The crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Ahmed’s vehicle crashed head-on with a vehicle driven by 42-year-old Kelly Kristensen of Eagan. The crash left Ahmed’s

car engulfed in flames. An autopsy determined that drugs and alcohol weren’t factors in the crash, nor were mechanical failures. A police investigation determined Ahmed ended a cell phone call moments before the crash, but officers say they don’t believe either driver was distracted by electronic devices. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Eagan boy is state Pokemon champ 12-year-old heads to national tournament by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

For one Eagan 12-yearold, Pokemon is more than a trading card game, it’s a competitive sport in which he excels. Matthew Pappas earned first place at the 2012 Minnesota Pokemon State Championship in Burnsville, which secured his spot this June in the Pokemon U.S. National Championship in Indianapolis. “I’m really excited to go to nationals,” he said. As the winner of the Minnesota competition, Pappas received a $300 travel voucher to attend the national event. If he places among the top players, Pappas can advance in August to the World Championship in Hawaii. U.S. competitors advancing to the World

card game five years ago while living in California. “It’s a really fun game, and I always loved strategy games,” Pappas said. Creating a strategy, he said, is also the most challenging aspect of the game. Since then, he has competed in tournaments in the Golden State and Minnesota. The best part of the tournament, Pappas said, is the opportunity to make new friends. This will be his first time advancing to the national Pokemon tournament. Matthew Pappas Pappas previously Championships will com- placed fourth in the state pete against elite players in 2009. from more than 25 countries, including Japan, the Jessica Harper is at jessica. United Kingdom, France, harper@ecm-inc.com or Italy, Germany and Spain. facebook.com/sunthisweek. Pappas first learned how to play the Japanese

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Blue Cross adds new executive team members by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

Less than a month after several top executives left Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the state’s largest health insurer announced April 10 it has appointed new members to its leadership team. The company named James Eppel as chief operating officer and hired James Egan as chief information officer. As COO, Eppel oversees commercial markets, government programs and health management, among other duties. Eppel previously served as Blue Cross’ senior vice president of health management and commercial markets, a position in which he was accountable for all aspects of health management. Prior to joining Blue Cross in 2007, Eppel held senior leadership positions with Allina Hospitals and Clinics, UnitedHealth Group, and Medica. Egan comes to Blue Cross from Outcomes Health Information Solutions where he served as CIO. He previously served in executive roles at Ingenix (United Health) and Cardinal Health. As CIO, Egan is responsible for leading the company’s overall technology strategy in support of current and future business endeavors. “These are very collaborative and accessible leaders who get actively engaged in delivering results,” CEO Kenneth Burdick said in a news release. “I know that their collective expertise, along with their shared commitment to our nonprofit mission, will allow our organization to deliver even stronger products and services.” Other new appointments include Garrett Black, senior vice president of health management; Rochelle Myers, vice president of strategic planning and portfolio management; and David Spalding, senior vice president of business development. As senior vice president of health at Blue Cross, Black leads network management, health economics, medical management and integrated health management. Prior to joining Blue Cross in 2010, Black served as chief strategy officer for Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota and as system director for strategic development at Allina Hospitals and Clinics. Myers is responsible for leading the development and execution of Blue Cross’ strategic plan among other duties. Myers most recently

served as director of strategic planning in which she led the development of the company’s health care reform strategy. She previously served in several key leadership positions at Blue Cross. Prior to joining the health insurer, Myers worked in the banking and financial services industry. Spalding oversees affiliate companies, revenue diversification and innovation. He was previously vice president of ancillary business lines at Blue Cross and CEO of SelectAccount, a Blue Cross subsidiary that provides administrative and custodial services for consumer-directed spending accounts. Two employees had their duties expanded as part of the initiative. Senior Vice President Patricia Riley will take on governmental affairs and public policy in addition to her governmental programs responsibilities. Senior Vice President Colleen Connors will add communications and com-

munity relations to her existing responsibilities in human resources and facilities. Riley has more than 30 years of experience in health and human services in the area of government programs. Before joining Blue Cross in 2006, Riley was president and CEO of Stratis Health, a nonprofit quality improvement organization for the state of Minnesota. She also led government program initiatives at United Healthcare and Aetna Health Plans, and served as director of the Minnesota Medicaid Demonstration Project. Prior to joining Blue Cross in 2008, Connors served as senior vice president and global head of talent strategy at The Bank of New York Mellon. Her career also includes human resources leadership positions for Aetna Healthcare and Prudential Healthcare. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Parents/from 1A “One way or the other the kids get to play. Unfortunately the rising costs are putting that burden on others.” The sports and activity numbers in Lakeville haven’t declined noticeably at the varsity level, but in a few years that could change. “What I’ve noticed is the junior varsity level, or students who just want to try, is maybe thinking second about it,” said Jim Skelly, a Lakeville School Board member and father of three who participated in baseball, football, hockey and lacrosse. “Numbers seem like they’re remaining strong. But if their role won’t be to see as much playing time, they might make the decision to not participate. “With a $600 fee to play hockey, $300 booster club fee, now you’re going to go to the game and buy tickets. It doesn’t mean people aren’t going to play, but the junior varsity player might say I’m not going to do it.”

Stretched dollar Fundraisers from bake sales, car washes, all-youcan-eat dinners, raffles and golf tournaments have been part of the experience for decades. There comes a saturation point. “Businesses are tapped out,” Zellmer said. “Every sport has at least three, sometimes seven scrambling to make that shortfall. It all falls back on the family. When you’re asked to sell 20 discount cards at $20 a pop, mom and dad are usually buying 10. It gets old. You can only knock on so many doors.” Still, parents find a way to make it happen. “I know people are working second jobs to pay for their kids’ sports,” Zellmer said. Someone has to pay for the cost of insurance, coaches, officials and facilities along with team apparel, hotels, meals, and unforeseen equipment breakdowns or upgrades. “The biggest impact is the fundraising activity that has an impact in the enjoyment level,” Skelly said. “It’s starting to take a toll as far as their willingness to support booster club fees. Things like fertilizer for the football field. The parents need to provide the service. That used to be covered by the district.”

Part of growing up Parents and boosters don’t want to live in a world where sports at the youth and high school level are just for superstars. Young people gain a variety of benefits – mental, physical and social – from participating in extra curricular activities. “We used to encourage people to try new things,” Zellmer said. “Before, if they wanted to try track, it would be like $100. Now it’s almost $300. A lot of families say, hey, let’s take the spring off if you’re not serious about it. “That’s a problem. There’s study after study that points out clearly that kids involved in extracurricular have better attendance, do better, are more well rounded, whether it’s chess team or football, they do better. In some ways our priorities aren’t in the right place.” Lavelle has had two children involved with various activities throughout their lives. “They have taught them various life lessons like how to be humble, thankful, how to win, how to lose, how to work as a team, how to be a good sport, and most importantly how to have fun and not to take any game too seriously,” he said. “I also feel that they perform better in the classroom and it has had a positive effect on their grades.”

Sports survive Several Lakeville school sports were on the chopping block in early 2011. As a compromise, fees were more then doubled and several services cut. Skelly, who said he attends up to 100 Lakeville sporting events in a year,

doesn’t want Lakeville to price itself out of the market. “Everybody involved with this now lived through a failed levy,” Skelly said. “They realized the option was either five or six sports cut. They didn’t want to see that. The parents five years down the road, they won’t understand the context of why these decisions were made. I don’t see a willingness to turn back the clock and change things. Unless something dramatic happens, I don’t see it going

away.” Of the teams up for elimination, gymnastics qualified for state, and the ski and golf programs are all high-achieving teams with several state participants. “It would have been a shame if those students wouldn’t have had that opportunity,” Skelly said.

More than a fee Just showing up to the park ready to play has a price. With $300 baseball bats, $75 cleats and $200 gloves,

birthday lists fill up fast. Add that to several hundred dollars for high school and summer baseball fees, and you’d better be sure you like baseball. That’s just baseball. For an experienced lacrosse player, the full gear might cost $500 or more, and for hockey, it’s as much as people want to spend. But there are options. That $300 glove might have several owners before its life is over. “Most players slowly upgrade their equipment and

tend to sell their old gear to younger players as they outgrow the old equipment at swap meets, or to places like Play-It-Again (Sports), or through the Internet,” Lavelle said. “So, you can recoup some of your equipment cost as you outgrow or upgrade your equipment.” Still, it’s a world where a one-hour personal training session at the gym goes for $50. Face time with a professional costs money. “From a parental approach, my student, they get to do something they

enjoy and they get to do it with others that are highly motivated,” Skelly said. “They learn an unbelievable amount of leadership and how to be an ambassador for their city. It’s hard to put a price tag on that. “For the investment that’s made, I feel there’s a great return.” Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.