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Grand jury indictment likely today Backstrom seeks to prosecute right-to-die case related to Apple Valley death by Laura Adelmann Sun Thisweek

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Summer Sensations Inside this special section is a calendar of events in all of the communities Sun Thisweeek covers.

An indictment is expected today (Friday) from a grand jury convened Wednesday by Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstrom’s office regarding the 2007 suicide of an Apple Valley woman. Doreen Dunn, then 57, suffered a decade of chronic, debilitating pain until she killed herself using a

hood over her head gation search warand inhaling helium rant detailing evigas, May 30, 2007. dence forwarded to Because Dunn the Dakota County contacted Final Exit Attorney’s Office Network, a national and obtained by nonprofit organiSun Thisweek. zation accused of Jim The warrant states assisting suicides, Backstrom the county is asking Backstrom is seekthe grand jury to ing the indictment to pros- consider charges of aiding ecute some of its members, suicide, conspiracy to comaccording to a March 20 mit the crime of aiding suiGeorgia Bureau of Investi- cide and interference with a

dead body. In an April interview with Sun Thisweek, Backstrom confirmed he planned to convene a grand jury and predicted great media interest, but said he is not permitted to discuss specifics of the investigation. After Sun Thisweek broke the story online Monday, Backstrom issued a news release stating the grand jury investigation in-

Closing a school may be future cost-saver by John Gessner Sun Thisweek

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Rosemount defeats Eagan in girls lacrosse after playing as a combined program for years. Page 17A

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volved Final Exit Network and he would share further information with the media when it becomes public. Robert Rivas, attorney for Final Exit Network, said the organization provides a person suffering intolerable pain or a terminal illness information to end their suffering, but does not assist them in the physical act of

Parkview Golf Club in Eagan has been purchased by developers who intend to build a 173 home development on the site.

Developer hopes to turn Eagan golf course into housing by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

Golfers took full advantage of the warm weather Monday as they hit a few rounds at Parkview Golf Club. But if one developer has its way, Eagan residents will have one fewer places to putt. Eden Prairie-based real estate developer Hunter

Emerson has notified city officials and residents it intends to build 173 homes on the nearly 80-acre site. “This is a piece of property that we have been looking at for quite some time,” said Kurt Manley, spokesman for Hunter Emerson. “We believe it’s a good location, and with the real estate market recover-

ing, we felt now is a good time to develop.” The developer’s plans also call for a clubhouse, community gathering space, neighborhood parks and a bike path that would connect the new development to the Fairway Hills neighborhood and Lebanon Hills ReSee parkview, 3A

The District 191 School Board has dropped administration proposals to cut 17 school days from next year’s calendar and to increase the maximum elementary walking distance from one mile to 1.5. The shorter calendar would have saved $776,000. The longer walking distance would have saved $250,000. Faced with stagnant state funding, declining enrollment and yearly cost increases, the district is seeking to cut $15 million over the next three budgets. The Burnsville-EaganSavage board agreed at a May 3 workshop to drop the proposals from 2012-13 budget delibera-

tions. Board members also agreed to spend about $1 million of budget reserves to “buy back” some other proposed cuts aside from the savings the shorter calendar would have produced. Altogether, cuts for 2012-13 will total about $5 million based on the board’s direction, according to Lisa Rider, executive director of business services. Administrators are preparing a modified budgetcutting plan for a May 17 board vote. The shortened school year has been the most controversial of the money-saving proposals. “Loud and clear was to drop the modified calendar,” Board Member Sandy Sweep said of the message she heard at three budget forums the district held in recent weeks. The shorter calendar, See Calendar, 13A

Small-government ‘bureaucrat’ exiting City Hall World War II comes alive Mock battles, soldier encampments and more come to Dakota City Heritage Village’s annual living-history event. Page 14A

Online Look for an update to the Dakota County grand jury’s decision regarding an Apple Valley suicide case. Action is expected Friday.

Hansen rose through the ranks in Burnsville by John Gessner Sun Thisweek

Tom Hansen, the No. 2 in charge at Burnsville City Hall, likes his government with a small “g.” “He’s a funny sort of amalgamation,” said Hansen’s boss, City Man-

ager Craig Ebeling. “He does a good job for us in government, but he’s not a person who really likes government. He’s a bit of a skeptic when it comes to government. That serves us very well sometimes.” A self-described “bureaucrat” with a sunny disposition to go with his conservative politics, Hansen is retiring May 31 after 24 years at Burnsville City Hall. Hired by the city in 1988 to coordinate a com-

munity “visioning” project, Hansen rose through the ranks with the organizational acumen of a military officer, which he was, and a knack for the business of government, which he’s been part of since his Army days. “Nobody wants to spend money on government,” he said. “Everybody knows you have to. But nobody wants to spend money. We’re a moSee Hansen, 11A

Defining a generation Eagan native’s documentary provides insight into Gen Y, recent social movements

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The documentary by Eagan native Phil Montgomery called “ReGeneration” is narrated by Ryan Gosling and digs into Generation Y and the movements it has started across the globe such as Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring. In addition to footage of protests and war zones, Montgomery (shown with camera) interviews celebrities, protesters, professors and local high school students to gain insight into this generation, perceptions of them and their efforts to create social change.

Nearly 50 years ago, young men and women famously defined their generation by defying authority, picking up signs and holding sit-ins, all in the name of justice. Today, a new generation is in many ways picking up where their parents and grandparents left off – not just with public protests but through social media and websites. Public perceptions of this generation, obstacles it faces and how many within it have strived to create meaningful change are illustrated in a new documentary by Eagan native Phil Montgomery. “My hope is that this will be a call to action for young people,” the 31-year-old Los Angeles resident said. “Don’t tune out. Turn off dis-

tractions and engage in your community.” The film called “ReGeneration” is narrated by Hollywood star Ryan Gosling and provides insight into Generation Y and the movements this generation has started across the globe such as Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring. Montgomery provides insight into Gen Y through interviews with students at Eagan High School, young protesters, professors and celebrities such as actor and hip hop artist Mos Def, Noam Chomsky, a leading dissident voice of the left in the United States, and Howard Zinn, author of “A People’s History of the United States.” Montgomery’s love for film took See Documentary, 13A

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Stringwerks Orchestras set spring concerts The spring concert for the Adult Chamber and La Beau Musica Adult Ensemble will be 7 p.m. on June 1 in the performance art center at Hidden Valley Elementary School, 13875 Glendale Road, Savage.

The Stringwerks Youth Orchestra concert will be 4:30 p.m. on June 2 at the Mraz Performance Center at Burnsville High School, 600 E. Highway 13. Stringwerks Orchestras have been offered through ISD 191 Community Edu-

cation since 2002 and are directed by Carolyn Axt and Eric Thurstin. There is no admission charge for either event. For more information, call ISD 191 Community Education at (952) 7074150.

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Burnsville High School promgoers Hunter Anderson and Haley Ohama participated in the grand march May 5 in the school gym. A sudden downpour at the start of the march quickly vanished as students left for their night of dancing at the Landmark Center in St. Paul.

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Apple Valley High School students let loose on prom night, which was held at International Market Square in Minneapolis on Saturday, May 5.

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Parkview, from 1A gional Park. Home prices would range from $200,000 to $650,000. Hunter Emerson recently purchased the property from the club’s owner, and hopes the city will change its guide plan to allow such a development. Its proposal to amend the guide plan will go before the planning commission on May 22. If it gets approval from the commission, the amendment will move on to the City Council for consideration. This latest development plan comes as yet another sign to city officials that Eagan’s real estate market is starting to recover. “We’re seeing activity that wasn’t seen in a while, in part, due to the fact that Eagan is closer in (toward the core cities),” said Jon Hohenstein, Eagan community development director. In addition to housing, commercial development has begun to pop up across the suburban city. Just in the last few months, CSM announced plans to turn the 51-acre Lockheed Martin property in Eagan into a retail development and an East Coast

developer presented plans for an outlet mall in the Cedar Grove redevelopment area. But not everyone takes an optimistic viewpoint when looking at Hunter Emerson’s redevelopment plans. Kathleen Browne, who lives near the golf club, said she is concerned about losing yet another golf course in Eagan. Browne said she would like to see nine of the 18 holes preserved for golfing. But Manley pointed out that the existing 18-hole golf club is already struggling, therefore, a smaller one would not make economic sense. If the project moves forward, Parkview will be the second Eagan golf club to be turned into housing. Interest in redeveloping Carriage Hills golf course was first expressed nearly 10 years ago. Since then, developers have begun to build homes on the former golf course after years of legal entanglements came to a close. However, Hohenstein notes that there are several golf courses nearby in Apple Valley and Burnsville. Though golf course own-

ers have sold to developers in the past, it’s far from a trend, said Curt Walker, executive director of the Midwest Golf Course Owners Association. Historically, selling a golf course to housing developers was a popular move, but in with the slumped market in recent years, few club owners turn to that option, Walker said. “This is the first I’ve heard of it in five to 10 years,” he said. In addition to her concerns about losing a local golf course, Browne questions whether new housing will sell in a down housing market, but hopes if the development does sell it will boost property values in nearby neighborhoods. Browne said she also has concerns about traffic and storm water management. Several steps will need to be taken before the developer can break ground. Among other things, the City Council would need to rezone the site as residential and approve detailed plans before the project can move forward. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

indictment, from 1A suicide. In a letter faxed to a Final Exit Network volunteer, Dunn described her pain as having spread throughout her body, stating it was “unbearable, excruciating, (and) chronic,” and because of it she was unable to sleep more than an hour or two at a time. Without an “exit,” she wrote, she would be “left in some nursing home in unbearable pain for who knows how many years.” The Georgia warrant indicates Dunn’s body was discovered on the couch by

her husband, who was not aware of Dunn’s plans. “She said if her husband learned about it, he would contact the authorities and try to commit her,” Rivas said. According to the warrant, Backstrom’s office has evidence indicating two Final Exit Network members flew in to Minnesota and returned home on the day of Dunn’s death. The warrant states one of them rented a car and listed Dunn’s address as the destination and returned it with mileage numbers corresponding to that destination.

Rivas said he assumes Final Exit members were present when Dunn died, but he could not confirm it. If an indictment is issued, Rivas said Final Exit Network will immediately file a motion to dismiss the case on the grounds that the statute is unconstitutional under free speech rights. To read Sun Thisweek’s full story and the latest news regarding this story, go to www.sunthisweek. com. Laura Adelmann is at laura. adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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A view from the bench – judges: activists or oysters? by Edward Lynch Special to Sun Thisweek

The most difficult decisions I make do not involve sending a person to prison. By the time I send someone to prison, the trip is earned. The most difficult decisions I make involve children. Which parent should they live with after the divorce? Should I terminate their parents’ rights for neglecting them and hope a good family adopts them? There are no reporters in the courtroom monitoring the trials in these cases. There are no TV trucks in the parking lot, antennas raised, awaiting my decision. I do the best I can sorting through the disputed facts, applying the sometimes unclear or unsettled law and hope that I get it right. I don’t always get it right and I take a great deal of comfort in knowing that there are appellate courts that can review my decisions and correct them if I get it wrong. I do not seek out these cases and would prefer never to hear another case involving divorcing parents fighting over the custody of their children or another case involving abused and neglected children. I will hear these cases again, however, because that is my job. It is my responsibility to make decisions when other people are unable or unwilling to decide the matter themselves. This is the situation whether it involves parents who can’t agree what is best for their children or whether it is the legislature and governor that can’t agree what is best for the people of Minnesota. I don’t consider myself an activist because I

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make these decisions. Of the 1.6 million cases filed each year in Minnesota Courts, few, if any, touch upon controversial, emotionally charged social and political issues. Cases involving abortion, immigration, voter identification, or gay marriage, to name a few, are rare. Whenever such a case is filed, it is frequently accompanied by intense media coverage and hyperbolic political commentary. When the case is decided, the presiding judge is often labeled an activist by those least happy with the decision. To paraphrase Shakespeare: Activism should be made of sterner stuff. The truth is that judges have no control over the cases brought to them for decision and cannot pre-determine which disputes will arise within the jurisdiction of their court. Once the matter is brought to court, however, the judge has a constitutional and ethical responsibility to decide the controversy. The judge must decide the issue based upon the facts involved and the applicable law and must make the decision within 90 days. The process and procedure that must be followed restrict the ability of any judge to pursue, promote or advance a

particular political or social agenda. The facts in any case are established long before a judge is involved and the legislature, appellate courts and the Minnesota and United States constitutions dictate the law judges must apply. Ultimate issues of guilt, liability and damages are frequently decided by jurors, not judges. Any decision made by a trial court judge is subject to review and modification by appellate courts so any activist tendencies exhibited by a trial court judge would have to be shared by a majority of appellate court judges who hear it before the activism would be effective. While a trial judge cannot choose which cases the judge wants to hear, any party can remove a state trial court judge if they do not want that specific judge to hear their case. Judges face election every six years, are subject to recall petitions and may be removed from office for violations of their ethical responsibilities. This is not an environment that fosters activism. One commentator once remarked that “[t]he position of a judge has been likened to that of an oyster anchored in one place, unable to go out after things, restricted to working on and digesting that which the fortuitous eddies and currents of litigation may bring his way.” Judges hear thousands of matters each year. The sheer volume of cases and the deadlines to decide each case consume most judges’ available time and energy. The attention, distractions and additional work

that accompany high profile cases are seldom welcome. Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin in Ramsey County did not orchestrate the government shutdown so she could spend her nights and weekends scrutinizing arcane statutes to determine whether certain government functions should continue operating until the governor and legislature agreed upon a budget. No judge wants to learn that the next case on the docket is a suit by the “Brokeback Mountain” cowboys to obtain a marriage license. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun was criticized and received death threats the rest of his life after writing the decision in the abortion case of Roe v. Wade. Judges do not consciously seek the type of attention these cases generate. Once cases are brought to court, however, whether they involve children, contracts, criminal behavior or controversial constitutional, political or social issues, judges must decide them. The comparison of judges to oysters is not very flattering, but it is fairly accurate when the factors that guide and limit the role and discretion of judges in making decisions are considered. It is something to keep in mind the next time someone complains about activist judges. Edward Lynch is chief judge of the First Judicial District. He is chambered in Dakota County. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Requiring ID aims to address voter fraud To the editor: As an election judge, I favor voter ID. During the 2008 elections, busloads of people who were not registered to vote came to the voting places to cast their ballots. Many of these people did not speak English and needed an interpreter. They did not have to show proof that they were U.S. citizens. The only “proof ” they had was a current utility bill. How does a utility bill that only states one lived at an address long enough to get a bill, confirm one is a U.S. citizen? A person vouching for someone who is not registered to vote does not prove the person is a U.S. citizen. I believe we need to make sure people who vote are U.S. citizens. Living in the U.S. for five consecutive years is a requirement before one may apply for citizenship. There are a few exceptions to this rule. One part of the citizenship test requires one to show a command of the English language. At election time, no interpreters should be needed. Everyone who is eligible to vote now will be able to vote with the voter ID amendment. If you do not have a photo ID and cannot afford one, you can get a photo ID for free. A photo ID is required for so many things. Why are Democrats in the state Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton opposed to the voter ID amendment?

Do they not care that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in our elections? I am so glad that the voter ID amendment will be on the ballot this November. According to a Star Tribune poll, the majority of Minnesotans support voter ID. It is a bipartisan issue. I believe we need fair elections and need to do something about the voter fraud in this state. Rep. Diane Anderson, R-Eagan, is a strong supporter of the voter ID amendment. Anderson is doing a great job and we need to keep her in the state House of Representatives. LOIS FINAN Burnsville

Voter ID could disenfranchise To the editor: The voter identification amendment would require that all voters show a government issued picture ID before one could cast a vote. What is this new proposed amendment really accomplishing? A news report last year cited that in Minnesota there were 113 out of 2.9 million voters who were convicted of voter fraud. The cause of this fraud? Primarily it was a misunderstanding of when their voting rights had been restored after being released on parole or probation, not impersonation of a voter, which would be all that requiring a voter ID would prevent. In reality this amend-

ment may cause many of society’s disenfranchised to be forced to overcome more barriers in the voting process. This amendment could potentially decrease the amount of votes cast from the elderly, homeless, and even those living in poverty. Additionally, the ‘vouching’ system used by many voters in which one person, for example an employee at a homeless shelter, can vouch for the residents and declare they are in fact staying at the shelter and have been for however long, will not be a valid process if this amendment passes. While, yes, having a valid and verifiable way of identifying voters is an important and key piece in a just democracy, we need to make sure that in the process we aren’t creating more barriers for people in society whose voices are already muffled. There are definite pros and cons to this amendment and it is up to the people of Minnesota to now consider where they stand on this very important issue. Lauren Kelly Eagan

Hip, hip, hooray for Mel Larson To the editor: Mel Larson has been part of the Burnsville Athletic Club family for 36 years. He has been the commissioner for 26 of those years. Mel has shared his knowledge of football with thousands of young athletes. While he was commissioner, he found time to coach foot-

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ball and led various speed improvement camps. A few years ago, he added flag football to the program, which is one of BAC’s fastest growing segments. This marks the end of Mel Larson’s reign as not only the leader of the BAC football program but also one of the most significant leaders that the BAC has ever had. As a BAC leader, he was not just involved with football. During many of his volunteer years, he was a grade coordinator and coach for BAC basketball. For the BAC’s 50th anniversary, he made it his mission to track down all past presidents and invite them to attend the anniversary celebration. Most past presidents were able to attend. The next leader of the football program will be Brad Schiller. Brad and his team of board members have some ambitious plans for the next phase of the BAC football program, which includes the extension of the flag football program through 12th grade. Mel Larson has had many honors over the years, including a field named after him. His overall level of achievement is hard to match. Volunteering his time for 36 years with the BAC is a mark that will probably not be broken for the next 100 years. Hip, hip, hooray for Mel Larson. Marcia Svenby Burnsville Athletic Club

Race to honor the real heroes To the editor: On May 20, I will be participating on a team of 20 friends and acquaintances in the most physi-

cally challenging event of our lives. We will be competing alongside thousands of others who have committed themselves to endure the same kind of intense pain. When I was asked to be a part of this team, initially, I said no. I have no desire to put my body through this kind of organized brutality. That was before I researched what this race is all about. Even after that, it took several weeks of soul searching for me to say yes. I’m not gonna lie, this race scares the daylights out of me. The event is the Tough Mudder (Toughmudder. com) and was organized to honor the real heroes, our wounded military warriors (woundedwarriorproject. com). I’m very grateful that I don’t have a loved one who has had to pay this lofty price. However, that could certainly change for any of us. While it makes me very uncomfortable to ask for anyone’s support, I can easily reconcile this discomfort with the knowledge that this cause has no more or less to do with me than anyone else. I understand that we just can’t donate to every cause. Maybe you already give to this or something like it. Maybe you aren’t in a position financially to make a contribution. If that is the case I would only ask two things - be very mindful of all our veterans, wounded or otherwise as you enjoy the many blessings in your life, for many of them have given everything so that we can have so much. Support them through your prayers or in whatever way you choose to express your spiritual being. My other request is that you pass along word of this race to others. In return, I pledge to

give all I can during my training and to my team on behalf of these extraordinary soldiers. I can think of no better way to express my gratitude toward someone I’ve never met for all of their sacrifices in the name of our freedom. Can you? Lon Anderson Rosemount

Cause for concern To the editor: This morning at about 8 a.m. a man walked up into the side yard of my home. He was wearing work type clothing, and a tattered lime-green safety vest with no visible logo, and no visible ID tag. There was no work truck or service vehicle in the street or down the street. I asked him what he was doing. He pointed to a faded logo on his vest, and said he was reading meters for Dakota Electric. He wore no visible ID tag, nor did he offer any ID. I ask the mayor and council to pass an ordinance requiring clear and visible photo ID for utility/service workers entering yards in Lakeville. I also ask that the council immediately draft a letter to Dakota Electric requesting their meter readers wear visible photo ID, and clearly marked clothing. If the council is aware of any other utility/service companies who are entering homeowners’ yards regularly without scheduled appointments, I ask they be sent similar letters. This seems a simple solution to help ensure the safety, security, and peace of mind of our citizens. Thank you for your consideration. JOHN NORTHRUP Lakeville

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Urgency’s emergency room alternative to open in Eagan by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

An association of emergency room doctors plans to open a new medical facility that is a hybrid of urgent care and an emergency room. The clinic at 3010 Denmark Ave. will be the second Urgency Room owned and operated by the Emergency Physicians Professional Association, which is comprised of 133 boardcertified ER physicians. “We looked around the Twin Cities for a new site and were immediately drawn to Eagan,” said Dr. Gary Gosewisch, ER physician and CEO of the Urgency Room. “It has no hospital and has a growing need for emergency services.” Construction on the 12,600-square-foot facility will begin in the coming weeks. A grand opening is set for mid-October. Once complete, the clin-

ic will have 25 employees who can address medical needs that are too complex to be treated by an urgent care center but not urgent enough for an emergency room. Ailments treated at the Urgency Room include kidney stones, migraines, asthma attacks, broken bones and pneumonia. If a patient requires hospitalization, direct admission can be arrange by UR employees. Patients who arrive by ambulance or helicopter cannot receive treatment at the Urgency Room and must go to the hospital. The EPPA opened the region’s first Urgency Room in 2010 in Woodbury to provide a unique alternative to hospital-based emergency rooms. “Research shows approximately 75 percent of people who go into the ER came on their own and left the same day,” Gosewisch said. “They didn’t necessar-

ily need to be in a hospitalbased facility.” Similar to Urgent Care centers, treatment at the Urgency Room will typically cost less than the ER. “We work with insurance companies so patients’ co-pays are the same as urgent care,” Gosewisch said. Those who don’t have copays would pay slightly less than the cost of an emergency room visit. Additionally, patients spend less time waiting to see a physician when visiting a UR. While patients can spend two hours or more waiting in the ER, those at a UR typically wait between 60 and 90 minutes. A third UR location is in the works and is expected to open spring 2013. The location of the site is still pending, Gosewisch said. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Eagan man faces child porn charges by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

An Eagan man faces felony charges for allegedly downloading hundreds of images of child pornography. Jonathan Paul Haag was charged by the Dakota County Attorney’s Office this week with eight counts of possession of pornographic work involving minors. Haag was arrested in 2011 following a sting operation by the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that uncovered 710 computer files containing child por-

nography on Haag’s home computer. The task force investigation was aimed at uncovering online file-sharing networks that contain images of child pornography. Officers traced several images to an IP address belonging to Haag and conducted a warranted search of his home, where they seized his computer. A forensic analysis of the computer’s hard drives and electronic media revealed nearly 1,000 images and videos involving children ages 10 to 14, according to the criminal com-

plaint. Some of the images depicted sex acts between children and adults. During a police interview, Haag allegedly admitted to possessing 1,000 files containing child pornography. Haag is one of three Eagan men to be charged following the task force’s latest investigation. If convicted, Haag could face up to five years in prison for each count. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Agendas Eagan Advisory Parks Commission Following is the agenda for the 7 p.m. Monday, May 14, meeting of the Eagan Advisory Parks Commission at Eagan Municipal Center, City Council Chambers.

V. Director’s Update VI. Citizen Lake Monitoring Program Volunteer Recognition VII. Consent Agenda VIII. Development Proposals A. Central Park Commons IX. Old Business A. Off Leash Dog Park Operations & Regulations Agenda X. New Business I. Call to Order and Pledge of Al- XI. Other Business and Reports legiance A. Recreation Programs II. Adopt Agenda XII. Communications III. Approval of Minutes of Reg- XIII. Round Table ular Meeting of March 19, 2012 XIV. Adjournment IV. Visitors to be Heard Workshop: 6 to 6:55 p.m., Conference Room 2 A & B • Organizational Meeting • Off Leash Dog Park Operations & Regulations • Healthy Living Resolution – Committee Assignment • Arbor Day Poster Judging

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Filing to open in Burnsville; incumbents seek re-election Election filing for Burnsville mayor and two City Council seats opens on Tuesday, May 22, and remains open through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5. All three incumbents plan to seek re-election: Mayor Elizabeth Kautz and council members Dan Gustafson and Mary Sherry. Terms are for four years. Affidavits of candidacy are available through the city clerk’s office at

City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays during the filing period. There is a $5 filing fee. To file for council or mayor, candidates must be Burnsville residents who are eligible to vote in Minnesota and would be at least 21 when assuming office. Affidavits won’t be accepted on Monday, May 28, Memorial Day, when city offices will be closed.

A municipal primary will be held on Aug. 14 if the number of candidates is one more than twice the number of people to be elected. That means a primary will be held if five or more residents file for council or if three or more file for mayor. For more information visit www. burnsville.org/elections or contact Macheal Brooks, city clerk, at macheal.brooks@ci.burnsville.mn.us or (952) 895-4490.

MnDOT to hold I-35 noise wall open house on May 17 An open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, concerning a proposed project by MnDOT to build two noise walls along I-35 just north of County Road 46/162nd Street in Burnsville. The event is open to the public and will be held at Nativity Episcopal Church, 15601 Maple Island Road in Burnsville. Those attending will be able to view the project’s design and layout, simulated visual representa-

tions, take home information and have their questions answered directly from MnDOT noise experts, designers, engineers and other project staff involved with the project. Representatives from the city of Burnsville will also be on hand. The walls, if approved by the city of Burnsville, would be constructed in 2015. Funding would be shared between MnDOT and the city of Burnsville. Approximately 90 percent of the projected

cost would come from MnDOT’s noise wall program funds, with the remaining 10 percent coming from the city of Burnsville. Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should send their request to Bruce Lattu, Coordinator of Disability Programs, Office of Affirmative Action, 395 John Ireland Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155 or e-mail ADArequest@dot.state.mn.us.

Burnsville man, 18, killed in moped crash An 18-year-old Burnsville man died in a moped crash early Tuesday morning in Savage. Brett Michael Raley died after the moped he was riding struck a residential fence, said a Savage police news release.

Police were called at 2:16 a.m. to the 12400 block of Lynn Avenue South. Raley was found unresponsive at the crash scene. The accident remains under investigation by Savage police and the State Patrol.

Cut betrays alleged burglar A Burnsville man who left a bloody mess at the site of an alleged burglary is charged with the crime. Police responded May 2 to a burglary report at an apartment on the 14600 block of Portland Avenue South. The resident came home to find her bedroom window broken and blood all over the window and floor, according to the criminal complaint. She went to speak to her neighbor, Robin Maldonado, who had a large cut on his right arm. Maldonado admitted to the woman he broke the window

and climbed inside her apartment, the complaint said. Madonado told police he had gone to her apartment to talk to her, but she didn’t answer. He said he then tried to open the bedroom window, which broke when he pushed too hard, cutting his arm. He said he “fell inside and tried to clean up the mess” so the woman wouldn’t be scared. Maldonado’s roommate later found a wallet in their apartment that came from the woman’s apartment, the complaint said. Maldonado is charged with second-degree burglary. — John Gessner

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Mexican composer Jorge Cózatl rehearsed with Burnsville High School choir members in March in preparation for the “¡Cantaré!” concert May 22 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center.

‘¡Cantaré!’ is musical exploration of Mexico

Choral concert coming to Burnsville arts center by John Gessner Sun Thisweek

With a little help from the kids, a world-renowned choral director is bringing a musical discovery of Mexico to the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The “¡Cantaré! Community Concert,” featuring choirs from Burnsville High and other metro schools, will be presented Tuesday, May 22, at 7 p.m. Tickets are free. “¡Cantaré!” is a project of Minneapolis-based choral organization VocalEssence and its adventurous artistic director and founder, Phillip Brunelle. This is the fourth year that Brunelle has united schoolkids, VocalEssence singers and newly commissioned pieces by Mexican composers on a Twin Cities stage. Previous venues were the Ordway, Orchestra Hall and the Basilica of St. Mary. This year, Brunelle set his sights on Burnsville and its arts center, which opened in 2009. “I want people to experience different auditoriums, and I thought a lot of people have not been in that beautiful space there in Burnsville, and they ought to see it,” Brunelle said in an interview. “And for the people who live in Burnsville, how great that it’s right there in their home yard.” Brunelle has judged choral competitions and won awards in several countries, but admits he didn’t know much about our neighbor to the south and its choral traditions when he launched “¡Cantaré!” in 2009.

“I simply wanted to do this project because Mesico’s our neighbor,” Brunelle said. “That was really the reason for starting it. Because I’m an inquisitive guy.” This year’s concert will feature high school students singing a commissioned piece by Mexican composer Jorge Cózatl. “Mictlán” is a 15-minute, multimovement look at the Aztec view of the afterlife, based on a compilation of poems in the ancient Aztec language of Nahuatl. The Burnsville High School choir will join choirs from Henry Sibley in Mendota Heights and Humboldt in St. Paul. Each school will have its own parts to sing, and all three will join in parts. Schools apply to perform at “¡Cantaré!” and are chosen by VocalEssence staff, Brunelle said. An education staffer visits each choir, he said. Composer Cózatl will have visited each school three times as a composerin-residence before the peformance. “The wonderful thing about having Cózatl there is that he can give us the back story on the compositional process of this piece — his interpretation of why he set these texts in the way that he has and what it means to him,” BHS choir director Martha Schmidt said in a news release. “Working directly with the composer really allows the students to access the deeper layers of sharing music with each other.” The piece incorporates

both Spanish and Nahuatl. All the “¡Cantaré!” singers sing in the language of Mexico, including the grade-schoolers, Brunelle said. “All these kids, whether they’re Latino or Somali or Caucasian or Native American, they’re all singing in Spanish,” Brunelle said. “Are you kidding? The kids love the challenge. They think it’s really cool to have this other language that they don’t know, and for the Latino kids, how wonderful to have their friends who aren’t Latino singing their language.” The grade-school singers will present a commissioned piece, “Desos (Desires),” by composer Rodrigo Michelet Cadet Diaz. They will be joined by singers from the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Elementary singers will include children from Academia Cesar Chavez and Adams Spanish Immersion schools in St. Paul, the Latino Children’s Choir in Minneapolis and Whittier International School in Minneapolis. The concert will conclude with a mass choir and audience singalong, Brunelle said. The VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers will also perform, he said. Tickets are available in advance at the arts center box office, 12600 Nicollet ave., or by calling (952) 8954682.

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Local business races for hope Valley Natural Foods hosts fundraiser for mentoring organization by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

One Burnsville business intends to spread hope among local youths by raising funds for a Dakota County mentoring program. Valley Natural Foods is hosting its second annual Run for Hope 5K on May 12 to raise funds for Hope for Tomorrow, a nonprofit that provides adult mentors for middle school students in Burnsville, Eagan, Apple Valley, Lakeville and surrounding cities. “It’s a great cause that

benefits youth,” said Erin Edholm, education and promotions coordinator for Valley Natural Foods. “When we make an investment in kids, we invest in the future.” The timed event will begin at 8 a.m. at the food co-op at 13750 County Road 11 in Burnsville. The route starts on McAndrews Road East and turns off to follow roads in the residential areas surrounding the grocery store. The event is open to all ages but children under 18 must have signed permission from a legal guardian to participate. Registration for the event costs $30 ahead of time and $40 on the day of the race. Last year, the race raised $5,500, which organizers hope to exceed. The concept for the fundraising event was first

pitched by Valley Natural’s Human Resources Director Paula Sahin, who serves as a mentor in Burnsville. “I thought this would be a fun way to raise money for such a great organization,” she said. Sahin has been mentoring students for the past few years. “The most rewarding thing is to watch the girls evolve from quiet to confident,” Sahin said. The organization was founded in Minneapolis in 1997 as a way to help at-risk youths create goals and plan careers. Visit www.runforhope5K. com to register or for more information. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

RV, boat dealerships may occupy long-vacant Menards building come a recreational-vehicle dealership. Part of the empty Men- Noble RV of Owatonard’s store at 3100 Highway na plans to buy the prop13 W. in Burnsville could be- erty, which is just under 12 by John Gessner

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acres, and use about half of the 120,000-square-foot building to sell RVs, said Burnsville Economic Development Coordinator Skip Nienhaus. Noble plans to lease the other half of the building, possibly for a boat dealership and an auto-parts store, Nienhaus said. The building has been vacant since Menards built a new store east of the old site about five years ago, according to Nienhaus. Noble RV is seeking a planned unit development amendment for the property to allow outdoor display and some building remodeling, Nienhaus said. A May 29 appearance before the Planning Commission is scheduled, possibly followed by City Council action on June 5. John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Minneapolis man charged in two Eagan robberies ment complex on Thursday, May 3, and pointed a gun A 25-year-old at him and another Minneapolis man man. Stevenson then faces felony charges demanded money for allegedly robbing from the first man two people with a who gave Stevenson pellet gun in Eagan. James several bank cards. James Edward Steveson Upon receiving his Stevenson III was charged by the Dakota loot, Stevenson fled the area. County Attorney’s Office Stevenson also robbed on May 4 with first-degree another Eagan man who attempted robbery and two was walking home. Again, counts of first-degree aggra- Stevenson allegedly pointed the gun at the man and devated robbery. According to the crimi- manded money. When the nal complaint, Stevenson man said he didn’t have any approached a man stand- money, Stevenson hit him on ing outside an Eagan apart- the head with the pellet gun. by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

Not long after, Stevenson approached an unmarked Eagan Police car with a menacing look and reached into his waistband. When the officer got out of the car and identified himself, Stevenson ran. Following a short foot pursuit, Stevenson was arrested and booked at the Dakota County Jail where he remained as of May 8. If convicted, Stevenson could face up to 20 years in prison and/or a $35,000 fine. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Alleged fraud involved Burnsville condos A 43-year-old Minneapolis man was indicted Wednesday with allegedly defrauding mortgage lenders out of millions of dollars in connection with the sale of condominiums at Chateau Ridge in Burnsville. Chateau Ridge is at 500 Greenhaven Drive, near Buck Hill. Jared Mitchell Rothenberger was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, six counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, two counts of monetary transactions in criminally derived property, and one count of bank fraud. The indictment combines charges related to Chateau Ridge with those Rothenberger also faces in connection to the Cloud 9 Sky Flats development in Minnetonka. Rothenberger

was originally charged in the Cloud 9 case in November 2011. The most recent indictment alleges that from Aug. 24, 2006, through July 15, 2007, Rothenberger and others conspired to defraud mortgage lenders out of money by finding straw buyers to apply for mortgage loans to purchase units at Chateau Ridge. He and others then allegedly made misrepresentations to the lenders regarding the straw buyers’ financial situation, among other things, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis. In some instances, Rothenberger also reportedly provided straw buyers with funds for down payments, although his actions were never disclosed to the lenders. Furthermore, Rothenberger allegedly participated

in the distribution of mortgage loan proceeds outside of actual property closings, again without informing the lenders. Some of the funds — or kickbacks — distributed in that manner amounted to hidden purchase-price discounts and were allegedly provided to the straw buyers. Kickbacks were also purportedly made to Rothenberger and others involved in the scheme in the form of “facilitator” fees or other bogus charges. Rothenberger is accused of similar criminal activity in connection with the Cloud 9 Sky Flats condominium development. That case involves more than 40 Cloud 9 units. More than $4.2 million was reportedly transferred to accounts for the purpose of paying kickbacks and otherwise sharing in the proceeds of the fraud scheme.

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SECTION 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids will be received by the City of Eagan, Minnesota, in the City Hall at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, until 10:30 A.M., CDT, Thursday, May 30, 2012, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor, materials, and all else necessary for the following: Contract 12-10, 2012 City-Wide Storm Sewer Improvements In general, work consists of the following approximate quantities: 300 CY Common Excavation 150 CY Riprap, Class 3 700 LF 12" RCP Storm Sewer 70 LF 15" RCP Storm Sewer Along with drain tile, erosion control, and seeding. Complete digital Bidding Documents are available at www.questcdn.com for $20 by inputting Quest Project #2039443 on the website's Project Search page. Paper Bidding Documents may also be viewed at the City of Eagan and at Stantec, 2335 Highway 36 West, St. Paul, MN 55113, (651) 636-4600. Direct inquiries to Engineer's Project Manager Chad Davison at (651) 604-4913. Best Value Contracting Selection: This project is extensive, involving many affected property owners. Timing of the project is critical for the safety of the general public and to minimize disruption. In addition, the City has limited financial resources to commit to the project. Accordingly, the project must be accomplished with a minimum of interruption, on time, and without cost overruns. The City believes that only a contractor with good experience in constructing this kind of project is necessary. Two factors will be considered in the contractor selection process: price and performance. The process for the consideration of proposals for the award of this Project will take into account not only the Contract amount bid for construction items, but also the bidder's ability and performance on previous similar projects, within and outside the City of Eagan, and the bidder's availability of major equipment to perform this project. The evaluation criteria to be utilized will be the total proposal price divided by the aggregate average technical performance score, as determined by the technical evaluation committee. Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:30 A.M., CDT at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road on Tuesday, May 21, 2012 in the Eagan Room (2nd Floor). The purpose of the conference is to provide details and answer questions regarding the evaluation/ selection criteria that will be used, along with bid price, to select a Contractor for contract award under the Best Value Contracting Authority. Failure to attend this meeting shall eliminate an absent bidder's bid submission from contract award consideration. Attendance at the conference will be recorded. Technical Proposal Deadline: Prospective Bidders' technical proposals must be received by 10:30 A.M. CDT, Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road. Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the amount of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to retain the deposits of the 3 lowest Bidders for a period not to exceed 60 days after the date and time set for the Opening of Bids. No Bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the date and time set for the Opening of Bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein, and further reserves the right to award the Contract to the best interests of the Owner. Christina M. Scipioni, Clerk, City of Eagan 2997776 5/4-5/11/12

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PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on May 14, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of the City of Burnsville for housekeeping amendments to several sections of the Zoning Ordinance, Title 10 (Chapters 4, 7, 8, 12, 12B, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 22A, 22A1, 22B, 22C, 24, 26, 26A, 26B, 28, and 30) to update regulations to be consistent with current policies, correct language, add or correct code citations and cross references, correct punctuation and add language to clarify standards and requirements. The application will be scheduled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Planning Commission meeting. All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact Planner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville. Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission 2996046 5/4-5/11/12

PUBLIC NOTICE The following is the official summary of Ordinance No. 501 as approved by the City Council of the City of Eagan on May 1, 2012. ORDINANCE NO. 501 SECOND SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN, MINNESOTA, AMENDING EAGAN CITY CODE CHAPTER FIVE ENTITLED "BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSING AND REGULATION" REGARDING RESTAURANT DEFINITIONS FOR ON-SALE LICENSE ELIGIBILITY; AND BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE EAGAN CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 5.99. Section 5.01 of the Eagan City Code has been amended by removing the current definitions for casual restaurant and traditional restaurant and by inserting the definitions of full-service restaurant and casual restaurant as defined in Chapter 11 of the Code. References to restaurant definitions as they appear in Chapter 5 of the City Code have been modified to incorporate the new restaurant terms. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the City Clerk at the Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication. 3004411 5/11/12

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS MULTI-SITE MECHANICAL REPAIRS Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194) will receive single prime sealed bids for the Multi-Site Mechanical Repairs project until 2:00 p.m. local time on May 17, 2012 at the District Office, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville Minnesota 55044, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidding documents, including the Proposal Form, Drawings and Specifications, will be on file at the Offices of the Architect, Wold Architects and Engineers, 305 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102. (651) 227-7773; at the Minneapolis Builders Exchange; Builders Exchange at St. Paul; McGraw Hill Construction /Dodge Plan Center; Reed Construction; iSqFt Plan Room (St. Paul, MN); and from PlanWell at www.e-arc.com. This project includes: Removal and replacement of deficient mechanical components at multiple facilities throughout the School District (including patching of existing roof system and all associated mechanical and electrical connections). American Reprographic Company, 2007 E. 24th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 722-2303, facsimile (612) 722-2958, will provide complete sets of the Bidding Documents to prospective bidders and subcontractors. The copies will be available about April 30, 2012. Both a deposit check in the amount of $70 and a non-refundable check in the amount of $30 made out to “Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194)” for each set ordered are required or Bidding Documents may be ordered via the internet at www.e-arc.com and clicking on the PlanWell icon, then the Public Plan Room icon, select Multi-Site Mechanical Repairs. The following information must accompany the deposit: Company name, mailing address, street address, phone and facsimile numbers and type of bidder (i.e. General, Mechanical or Electrical Subcontractor to General, or other). A refund of $70 will be sent to prime contractors who submit a bid to the Owner and subcontractors for each set (including addenda) returned to American Reprographic Company Imaging in good condition within ten (10) calendar days of the award date, subject to the conditions of AIA Document A701. Refunds will not be given if the plans are returned to the Architect’s Office. Make proposals on the bid forms supplied in the Project Manual. No oral, telegraphic or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered. Submit with each bid, a certified check or acceptable bidder’s bond payable to Lakeville Area Public Schools (ISD #194) in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Performance Bond. Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids, and waive informalities or irregularities in bidding. The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or before August 17, 2012. Independent School District No. 194 8670 210th St. W. Lakeville, MN 55044 Kathy Lewis, Clerk Publish: May 4 and May 11, 2012 2997030 5/4-5/11/12

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF EAGAN PROPOSED CODE CHANGE: A n O r d i nance Amendment to Chapter 11 relative to establishing a maximum density for properties abutting a minimum maintenance road. WHEN: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 6:30 pm WHERE: Advisory Planning Commission Meeting, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knot 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 Pam Dudziak, t h e P l a n n e r a t ( 6 5 1 ) 675-5691 or pdudziak@cityofeagan.com with the following information: DEVELOPMENT NAME: Ordinance Amendment - Minimum Maintenance Roads CASE #: 01-OR-07-03-11 CITY OF EAGAN Christina Scipioni - City Clerk 3005868 5/11/12

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF EAGAN DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING :Advisory Planning Commission Meeting: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd DEVELOPMENT/APPLICANT: Parkview Golf Course 2012/Scott Carlston LOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 1290 & 1310 Cliff Road, E1/2 of NW1/4 except N 361.60ft of W 760.0 ft thereof and Lot 1, Block 1, Parkview Golf Club

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CITY OF BURNSVILLE PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public HNotice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, by the Burnsville City Council at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, to consider the approval of a resellers (Pawn Shop, Second Hand Goods & Precious Metal Dealer) license for Matthew Ames, 2500 County Rd 42 W. All persons desiring to be heard on this item will be heard at this time. For more information concerning this request, please contact the City of Burnsville. Telephone (952) 895-4460, TDD: (952) 895-4567.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PLAN UPDATE FOR THE BLACK DOG WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Black Dog Watershed Management Board will meet at the Burnsville Maintenance Center, 13713 Frontier Lane, Burnsville, Minnesota at 5:00 P.M. on May 16, 2012 or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on a proposed updated and amended watershed management plan. All persons who desire to be heard shall be heard at this time and place. DATED this 26th day of April, 2012. BLACK DOG WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION BY: /s/ Roger N. Knutson, Its Attorney 2995521 5/4-5/11/12

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PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on May 14, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville Planning Commission, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers on the application of Buck Hill Inc., for a Planned Unit Development Amendment to allow a seasonal open air market located at 15400 Buck Hill Road. The application will be scheduled for the next appropriate City Council meeting following the Planning Commission meeting. All persons desiring to speak on this application are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning this request, please contact Planner Chris Slania (952) 895-4451 at the City of Burnsville. Chris Slania On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission 2996001 5/4-5/11/12

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REQUEST(S): Comprehensive Guide Plan A Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment from REC, Private Recreation, to, Low Density residential. File Number:34-CG-01-04-12 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 3005839 5/11/12

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF EAGAN DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING: Advisory Planning Commission Meetin Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd DEVELOPMENT/APPLICANT: Suburban Landscape 2012/Collin Merrill LOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 3486 Dodd Road, Lots 4 & 5, Loren Place

REQUEST(S): Conditional Use Permit A Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage of salt/sand, pallets and related landscape equipment and materials. File Number:13-CU-02-04-12 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 3005856 5/11/12

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF EAGAN DATE/LOCATION OF HEARING: Advisory Planning Commission Meeting: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 6:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd DEVELOPMENT/APPLICANT: Lone Oak Grill/Joel Lehman LOCATION/LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 3010 Eagandale Place, Lot 2, Block 1, Eagandale Lemay Lake 4th Addition

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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. 3006196 5/11/12

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CITY OF BURNSVILLE PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, by the Burnsville City Council at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, to consider the approval of a resellers (Pawn Shop, Second Hand Goods & Precious Metal Dealer) license for Gold Buyers of America. All persons desiring to be heard on this item will be heard at this time. For more information concerning this request, please contact the City of Burnsville. Telephone (952) 895-4460, TDD: (952) 895-4567. Tina Zink CITY OF BURNSVILLE 3004383 5/11/12

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The following is the official summary of Ordinance No. 500 as approved by the City Council of the City of Eagan on May 1, 2012. ORDINANCE NO. 500 SECOND SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN, MINNESOTA, AMENDING EAGAN CITY CODE CHAPTER ELEVEN ENTITLED "LAND USE REGULATIONS (ZONING)" REGARDING RESTAURANT DEFINITIONS; AND BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE EAGAN CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 11.99. Sections 11.30 and 11.60 of the City Code regarding zoning regulations are amended to redefine restaurants from Class I and Class II to Restaurant Full-Service; Restaurant - Casual; Restaurant - Fast Food; Restaurant - Delivery or Take-Out and Drive-Through Service - Restaurant. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the City Clerk at the Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication. 3004395 5/11/12

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 191 BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA 55337 REQUEST FOR BIDS TO PROVIDE: Copier and Printer Paper NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids to provide copier and printer paper will be received in the office of Director, Operations and Transportation Services until 10:00 A.M. Friday May 27, 2011, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud. Bid documents, including Specifications and Bid Forms will be on file in the offices of the Director, Operations and Transportation Services at the address that appears below. Envelopes containing bids must be sealed and plainly marked "Bid to provide Copier and Printer Paper." Bids are to be delivered to: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 191 ATTN: Jon Deutsch Director, Operations and Transportation Services Administrative Services Center 100 River Ridge Court Burnsville, MN 55337 Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time for opening bids without the consent of Independent School District 191. The Board of Education for Independent School District 191 reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all bids received. Board of Education Independent School District 191 Burnsville, MN 55337 2996831 5/4-5/11/12

REQUEST(S): Planned Development A Planned Development Amendment to allow an expanded patio with a gaming Area, outdoor patio dining, and modification of exterior building materials. File Number:10-PA-04-04-12 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 3005819 5/11/12

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Independent School District 196 will hold three public hearings on the continued Flexible Learning Year calendar for the Transition Plus and Pathway programs. The public hearings will be held on Monday, May 21; Wednesday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 29. The three public hearings will be held from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at the Transition Plus/Pathway program in the ATP building located at 5840 149th Street West, Apple Valley, MN 55124. The Transition Plus and Pathway programs are for learners, 18 to 21 years old, with an Individual Education Plan (IEP). The District is recommending completion of a Flexible Learning Year application for continuation of the school year calendar that runs from August through June. The Transition Plus and Pathway programs have had this calendar in place since they began in 1995 and 2000 respectively. May 2012 3005117 5/11/12

ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADOPT AGENDA RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS A. Swearing-in of Police Officer Alison Burstein B. Recognition of Sergeant Linda Myhre's Retirement after 32 years of service IV. 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. DECLARE fire equipment surplus and authorize sale of equipment E. APPROVE Change Order No. 7 for City Conduit and Fiber Contract 11-14 F. APPROVE Joint Powers Agreement for Road Names and Address Database Dakota County G. APPROVE action to not waive the monetary limits on municipal tort liability H. APPROVE Final Plat for Bordsen Acres I. APPROVE and execute contract with Canadian Pacific Railway for a permit for t two conduit and fiber connections at Hwy 149 and Lone Oak Road J. PROCLAIM June, 2012 as Lakes Appreciation Month K. PROCLAIM May 20-26, 2012 as Public Works Week L. RECEIVE Bids and Award Contract 11-05, Fairway Hills Ultra-High Pressure Zone (Water System Improvements) M. APPROVE Plans & Specifications for Contract 12-09 ( City-Wide Parking Lot Improvements) and Authorize Ad for Bids N. Approve Change Order No. 1 for Contract 12-06 (Sediment Removal & Outlet Revisions - Water Quality Improvements) O. APPROVE Change Order No. 1 for Contract 12-01 (City-Wide Overlays - Street Improvements) P. APPROVE Change Order No. 2 for Contract 12-01 (City-Wide Overlays - Street Improvements) V. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. VACATION - Oakwood Heights Townhomes-Drainage & Utility Easement Vacation B 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 C. VARIANCE - Gregory Stewart / Homeowner - A Variance of 25 feet to the required 30 foot setback for a deck located at 901 Oakwood Heights Circle VI. OLD BUSINESS A. ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - An Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 10 relative to recreational fires B. ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - An Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 7, Streets and Sidewalks Generally, Section 7.13 Regarding Street Names and Numbers C. ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - An Ordinance Amendment to Chapters 7 and 10 relative to Special Assessments for the Abatement of Public Nuisances and Approve a Resolution Amending the City's Fee Schedule D. ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - An Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 3, Section 3.20, relative to Water Meter Accessibility VII. NEW BUSINESS A. COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE PLAN AMENDMENT, REZONING, PRELIMINARY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION - CSM EAGAN, LLC. A Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment of approximately 47 acres from Major Office to Retail Commercial, a Rezoning of approximately 47 acres from Research and Development to Planned Development, a Preliminary Planned Development of approximately 47 acres to create a multiple building retail commercial shopping site and a Preliminary Subdivision of approximately 47 acres to create 13 lots, located at 3333 Pilot Knob Road - TO BE CONTINUED TO A FUTURE DATE AT REQUEST OF APPLICANT. VIII. LEGISLATIVE / INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UPDATE IX. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (There are no EDA items to be considered at this time) X. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA A. City Attorney B. City Council Comments C. City Administrator D. Director of Public Works E. Director of Community Development XI. VISITORS TO BE HEARD (for those persons not on the agenda) XII. CLOSED SESSION XIII. ADJOURNMENT 3006096 5/11/12

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city manager for administration and enterprises. In 1998 he was named deputy city manager and chief of operations, which put him in charge of police, fire, communications, natural resources, parks, forestry, community television and, at the time, information technology. “He’ll tell you he’s a generalist and he really doesn’t know anything specific,” Ebeling said. “That’s not true. He’s very contentsavvy.” Hansen has developed a reputation as a fixer, whether focusing multiple city departments on a troubled apartment complex or working with City Council members who come to him with citizen complaints. “Like all good fixers, Tom is first of all a listener,” Council Member Mary Sherry said. “He hears people out with patience, and you never know what his position is until you ask him.” Hansen led the city’s

response to hundreds of property and fire code violations at Country Village Apartments, which consumed vast amounts of staff time and culminated in revocation of the complex’s rental license early this year. “He’s a classic guy for assembling a work team and getting a job done,” Ebeling said. Hansen wrote the city’s financial management practices and was instrumental in developing a plan to raise taxes by 1.25 percent over most of a 15-year stretch to fund growing future liabilities for street, sewer and park building replacement. The plan was launched in 1995. “There wasn’t the strident anti-tax atmosphere there is now. So it was easier,” Hansen said, giving credit to the City Council at the time. “Even Charlie Crichton (the late, fiscally conservative council member) was absolutely in favor of the infrastructure trust

fund, and he jealously defended it.” Leaps in technology have helped keep a lid on the size of government, Hansen said — staffing has remained pretty much flat since the mid-’90s and was reduced through $3.5 million in budget cuts in 2009 and 2010. The small-government advocate has even worked himself out of a job. The city doesn’t plan to replace Hansen, asking department heads to absorb his duties.

But the Hansen name won’t disappear from City Hall. Tom will be active in the city’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon campaign for returning soldiers. And his second wife, Jill, Burnsville’s human resources director (the couple met at City Hall and married in 1998), has a good nine years before retirement, Tom said. John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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nopoly. People are going to have to pay us. They don’t like it, and they want us to keep it as low as possible. That’s not a bad thing. I’d like to think that’s kind of been a hallmark of my stay here in Burnsville, is doing just that.” Born in Eagan, the 1970 Hopkins High School graduate was attending the University of Minnesota when a rash decision to quit school for six months put him in the line of fire of his local draft board. Hansen enlisted instead, serving for two years as an Army lifeguard in the Panama Canal Zone. He used his GI bill to finish his degree at the university, studying political science, history and English. He later earned a master’s of public administration from California’s Golden Gate University. Hansen also tried law school, taking classes at night. “I ran out of money and patience,” he said. “At the end of my third year I’d had enough of being a student.” Hansen served as an Air Force officer from 1979 to 1987, first flying refueling planes and then teaching navigation. Looking for a civilian job, he thought his master’s degree and officer experience made him a perfect candidate for a half-time city administrator position in Carver, Minn. The rejection letter came swiftly. “Nobody knows, in Minnesota anyway, what to make of military leadership experience. We’re not a defense state,” said Hansen, who reached the rank of Air Force major and served in the Air Force Reserves until 2003. Starting his city government career “at the bottom,” he was hired to coordinate Burnsville’s Vision for Tomorrow project in 1988. Six months after that was finished, then-

Chief Mike DuMoulin asked Hansen to return to manage the Police Department’s laborious bid for accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement. The two-year assignment involved establishing a “culture of written accountability” covering some 600 standards for police work, Hansen said. Later, as a deputy city manager, Hansen insisted that the Fire Department also undergo rigorous national accreditation. “For several years, we were the only city in Minnesota that had both an accredited police department and an accredited fire department,” he said. “We quit doing it because it cost money. We already have all the policies and procedures in place and didn’t feel the necessity to prove it every three years.” After the police job, Hansen served as assistant to then-City Manager Greg Konat, and then as deputy

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Skating to legends

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Skaters from Eagan Skating School and Eagan Ice Crystal Figure Skating Club performed in their Spring Ice Show May 5. This year’s show, “Legends of Screen and Stage,” highlighted performances from Broadway, movies and songs.

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Eagan 5K Your Way Activity Festival The Eagan 5K Your Way Activity Festival will be 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 19, at Eagan Festival Grounds at Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway.

The event features a doat-your-own-pace 5K that participants can bike, roller blade, run or walk. The festival will feature music, healthy snacks and activi-

ties for all ages. This event replaces the former Eagan Fun Run. Registration is $20 per person or $45 per family. For more information,

visit www.cityofeagan. com, click on Recreation & Events, then Community Events.

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“I heard, surprisingly, some willingness to close a building,” Board Member DeeDee Currier said. Some at the forums favored closing a building and making the necessary attendance-boundary changes, which they said would also correct enrollment imbalances between schools, Sweep said. Pro-school closing comments were generally expressed as a preference to shortening the school calendar, Luth said. It’s too late to close a building next year, but the needed planning could be done for 2013-14, officials

said. Areas that could benefit from the $1 million “buyback” include junior and senior high staffing. Administrators had proposed cutting three full-time positions from each. The buy-back may also forestall cuts in senior high athletics and cocurricular stipends. Some unexpected savings that have come the district’s way recently bolstered the board’s resolve to forego the savings of the shorter calendar and shave about $1 million from fund reserves. The district’s renewed health-insurance plan with

Medica for next school year has a higher deductible and no cost increase to the district, saving about $900,000 from budget estimates. A bus contract with a new provider, Durham School Services, is expected to save about $400,000. Also, the district has learned it will receive about $500,000 in state “literacy funds” next year, officials said.

Documentary, from 1A From there, he directed several short films, a few root while he was studying commercials and some music video production at Eagan videos. High School. “ReGeneration” is Mont “I thought it would be a gomery’s first feature film, slacker course but I ended which he started working on up spending more time on it in 2007. than any other class,” Mont- Montgomery sent a few gomery said. “That’s when I clips of the film to Ryan fell in love with it.” Gosling, who immediately Film wasn’t his first choice jumped on board. in careers, though. Shortly The film was featured in after graduating high school, several film festivals, includMontgomery was accepted ing the Minneapolis-St. Paul to Drake University for vo- International Film Festical performance. val. It is currently available He soon realized that mu- through cable on-demand sic wasn’t his passion and services and online at iTunes. transferred to New York “ReGeneration” also is University to study film. playing in select theaters,

none of which are in Minnesota. But those interested in viewing the documentary on the big screen can organize screening events at their local theater through Tugg, a West Coast company that hosts screenings of independent films. The documentary is set to be released on DVD in August. Visit www.regenerationthemovie.com for more information or to view a trailer.

which would have added 36 minutes to the school day, was “universally lambasted” at the three forums, Board Member Dan Luth said. The “concept is not going to fly,” Board Chair Ron Hill said. Board members didn’t rule out revisiting it for the following year. But in the district’s search for permanent, structural cuts to ease the burden on a budget that officials say could be strained for years to come, closing a school building may be more palpable.

Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Thisweekend World War II comes to life Re-enactment event runs May 19-20 in Farmington by Andrew Miller Sun Thisweek

Infantry combat, minus the bloodshed, is coming to Dakota City Heritage Village in Farmington next weekend. The World War II reenactment event, which runs May 19-20, will see mock European Theater battles staged by livinghistory groups portraying Axis and Allies soldiers. Now in its third year, the event also features soldier encampments, weapons and military vehicle displays – including a Sherman tank and a Russian armored car – and talks by World War II veterans. “It’s going to be really big this year – tons of vehicles, tons of different re-enactment camps, lots of displays, lots of demonstrations,” said event coordinator Jon Boroom, who also participates in the mock battles. “It’ll be pretty cool.” The weekend’s activities run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Mock battles are scheduled in the morning and afternoon each day. New this year will be a military vehicle cruise through downtown Farmington, Boroom said.

“Home front” displays will be provided by several local historical societies. Many of the historical re-enactors scheduled to participate recently logged some silver-screen experience – they appear in the feature film “Memorial Day” starring Jonathan Bennett and James Cromwell, which includes World War II combat scenes. The Farmington Warrior to Citizen and the Lakeville Beyond the Yellow Ribbon groups will be on hand throughout the weekend to provide information about services available to veterans, military personnel and their families. The Farmington VFW will be there promoting its Veterans Memorial Project. Admission to the event at Dakota City, located at 4008 220th St. W. on the fairgrounds in Farmington, is $7, or $5 with the donation of a non-perishable food item for the food shelf. Children under 5 get in free. More information is at www.dakotacity.org. Andrew Miller can be reached at andrew.miller@ File photo by Rick Orndorf ecm-inc.com or facebook. The guns will be real, the ammo will not, during the mock battles featured at the World War II living-history event at com/sunthisweek. Dakota City Heritage Village.

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Women of Note present concert

Eagan Women of Note will present its spring fundraiser concert, “Songs For Her Beloved,” at 7:30 p.m. on May 19 at Eagan High School. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for seniors and children under 12.

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Summer Performance Series set Caponi Art Park and Learning Center’s 2012 Summer Performance Series will feature seven family-friendly theater, dance and music ensembles. Artists will perform Sunday evenings throughout the summer in the park’s Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater in Eagan. The program is free, with a $5 per person suggested donation. Summer Performance Series schedule: • June 3, 6:30 p.m., The First John Philip Sousa Memorial Band.

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• June 17, 7 p.m., Minnesota Sinfonia. Rain date: July 15 at 7:30 p.m. • June 24, 6:30 p.m., Cromulent Shakespeare Company’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. • July 8, 6:30 p.m., Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra. Rain date: July 15 at 6:30 p.m. • July 22, 6:30 p.m., O’Shea Irish Dance and Music. Rain date: July 29 at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m., Mu Daiko Japanese Taiko Drumming. Rain location: Crossroads Church, Eagan. • Aug. 19, 6:30 p.m. Monroe Crossing Bluegrass. Rain location: Crossroads Church, Eagan. More information is available at www.caponiartpark.org/programs/summerperformanceseries/.

Scottish Fair is May 19 The 2012 Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games will take place Saturday, May 19, at the Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. General admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors age 65 and older, $5 for children ages 6 to 15, and free for children 5 and younger. For more information, visit www.mnscottishfair.org.

Family Night at IMAX Theatre Family Night is Monday, May 21, at the IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley. Guests who purchase one adult admission ($7.75 zoo members, $9.75 nonmembers) to the 6:30 p.m. showing of “To The Arctic” will receive one free child’s admission to the movie as well as a complimentary custard treat from Culver’s (while supplies last) before the show. Treats will be served at 5:30 p.m.

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

Auditions The Chameleon Theatre Circle will hold auditions for “Speedthe-Plow” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at 430 Gateway Blvd., Burnsville. Auditions are by appointment only. To register, go to http://chameleontheatre.org/auditions. Performances will be Oct. 12-21 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Camps The Allegro Choral Academy is now accepting registrations for its “Pitch Perfect” Summer Singing Camp June 18-21 at St. John’s in Lakeville for children ages 6 to 11. Find information and registration materials at www.allegroca.org or (952) 846-8585, artisticdirector@ allegroca.org. Comedy Michael Thorne at 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, at MinneHAHA Comedy Club, 1583 E. First Ave., Shakopee (lower level of Dangerfield’s), (612) 860-9388, www.minnehahacomedyclub.com. Tickets: $13. Concerts VocalEssence will present its ¡Cantaré! Concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Admission is free. Tickets may be picked up at the box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., or go to www.vocalessence. org/2012_cantare_concert for details.

Dance Twin Cities Ballet will perform “Wizard of Oz The Ballet” May 11-13 at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. S. Tickets range from $12 to $26 and are available at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. Group discounts are also available. Visit www.TwinCitiesBallet.org or call (952) 4523163 for more information. DAdance will present “The Three Bonnies” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $26 for adults, $19 for seniors and $16 for students and can be purchased at the box office or via Ticketmaster at (800) 9822787 or ticketmaster.com. Exhibits Children’s Art Festival exhibit is on display through June 2 at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Free. Information: (952) 895-4685.

Poetry Poets in the Park Teen Poetry Slam with slam master Cynthia French at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13, in the outdoor amphitheater at Caponi Art Park, Eagan. Teens ages 12-19 are invited to perform up to three pieces of original poetry; those interested in competing should arrive at 1:30 p.m. to sign up. Information: www.caponiartpark.org. Theater “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 Cen-

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Monday, May 14 Career & Jobs Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Free to attend. Friday, May 11 Plant sale by the DCTC Land- Lakeville Area Garden Club scape Horticulture Club from 8 a.m. meeting at 7 p.m. at Main Street to 2 p.m. at Dakota County Tech- Manor, 8725 209th St. W., downnical College, 1300 E. 145th St., town Lakeville. Guest speaker SuRosemount. Bedding plants and san Davis Price will present “The vegetables for sale. Information: History of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.” Information: Vircatherine.grant@dctc.edu. ginia, (651) 463-8056. Saturday, May 12 Plant sale by the Lakeville Area Thursday, May 17 Garden Club from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Benefit for the Quinn Walsh at 9975 W. 194th St., Lakeville family from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at Studio (across from Kenwood Trail Middle J Loft, 214 Main St. S., Stillwater. School). Perennials, annuals, and Tickets: $20 adults, $10 students. Ticket price includes taco and enhanging baskets will be on sale. Plant sale by the Eagan Gar- chilada bar and one raffle entry. den Club from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Beverages will be available for at Holz Farm Park, 4669 Manor purchase. Event includes music, Drive, Eagan. Perennials, annu- raffle, silent auction, face painting als, and hanging baskets will be and balloon animals. Donations acon sale. Proceeds benefit gardens cepted at all Wells Fargo locations; at Trapp Farm Park, Cedar Pond ask for the Quinn Walsh fund. Park, Wescott Library, and Holz Friday, May 18 Farm. Child car seat recycling from Community Wide Garage 9 a.m. to noon at AAA, 600 W. Trav- Sales in Burnsville. More than 75 elers Trail, Burnsville. Fee: $10 per garage sales. Map: www.burnsville. seat. Information: http://recyclemin- org/garagesale. nesota.org/. To submit items for the Family Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ ecm-inc.com.

ter, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $15. Call (952) 985-4640 for information. The Christian Life School Drama Club will present “Fairy Tale Salad” Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 12, at 2 and 7 p.m. at Christian Life School, 6300 212th St. W., Farmington. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are available at the door or at the school office. More information at www.christianlifeschool.org or (651) 463-4545. Girl Singers of the Hit Parade – Great Female Vocalists of the ’50s will perform at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 13, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets are $19 and are available at the box office, via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or Ticketmaster. com.

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) 214-4732. Drama/theater classes for

Sun Thisweek May 11, 2012 ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 7363644. Special needs theater program (autism-DCD), ages 5 and older, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. 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) 4637833. Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:307:30 p.m., at the Lakeville VFW, 8790 Upper 208th St. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, (952) 9854640.

tel, 7901 34th Ave., Bloomington, Saturday, May 19 Community Wide Garage (952) 854-1000. Admission: $20, Sales in Burnsville. More than 75 children free. Event includes silent garage sales. Map: www.burnsville. auction and wine toss. Donations org/garagesale. can be made at any Wells Fargo Dakota Gardeners peren- location to “John Schoeben Family nial sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fund.” Information: Frank SchoeCommunity of Christ Church, 5990 ben, (612) 353-7789. 134th St. Court, Apple Valley. Plant sale by the Apple Valley Blood drives Garden Club from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m The American Red Cross will at Redwood Park Pavilion, County hold the following blood drives. Call Road 42 and Redwood Drive, Ap- 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733ple Valley. Perennials and annuals 2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to for sale. Information: Chris at (612) make an appointment or for more 709-7137. information. • May 11, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sunday, May 20 Easter Lutheran Church - By Bird banding from 9 a.m. to The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, noon at Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Eagan. Ritter Trail, Lakeville. Cost: $2 per • May 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., person for ages 10 and above, free Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott for children under 10. Road, Eagan. Ride for the Greenways com- • May 12, 10:15 a.m. to 3:15 munity bike ride from noon to p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. 4 p.m. starting at the Minnesota County Road 42, Burnsville. Zoo’s east parking lot, Apple Valley. • May 16, 2 to 7 p.m., Good Choose from 10-mile or 30-mile Shepherd Lutheran Church, 151 E. route. Helmets required. Cost: $9 County Road 42, Burnsville. individual, $15 family before May • May 17, 8 a.m. to noon, Dako13, $12 and $20 afterwards. Reg- ta County Western Service Center, ister at http://valleybikeandski.com. 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Get well party and benefit for • May 17, noon to 6 p.m., St. the John Schoeben family from 3:30 Martha & Mary Episcopal Church, to 7:30 p.m. at Embassy Suites Ho- 4180 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan.

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Adam Kuenzel Minnesota Orchestra Principal Flute, Adam Kuenzel, and pianist Judith Gordon will present their “Timeless and Universal” recital at 2 p.m. on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and may be purchased at the arts center, by phone at (952) 9854640, or online at www.lakevillemn.gov.

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Ole and Lena will attempt to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and vow renewal at 7:30 p.m. performances May 11 and 12 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $15 and can be reserved by calling (952) 985-4640.

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Wildcats put rough game in the past After losing to Eastview, boys lacrosse team rebounds against Rosemount by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

The same Eagan boys lacrosse team that was drubbed 11-4 at home by Eastview last week came back five days later and controlled play start to finish in a 15-8 victory at Rosemount. Welcome to high school athletics, where the ups and downs are enough to give coaches motion sickness. “They’re kids. What can I say?” Eagan coach Bob Felter said. “We’re one of the best teams in the state, but it still depends on whether we show up on a given night.

Eastview’s a very good team and they were in control most of the night when they played us. (Tuesday) night, we were in control.” Five Eagan players scored at least two goals each in the Wildcats’ victory at Rosemount on Tuesday night. Junior attack Connor Simpson had four goals and one assist, while junior midfielder Cullen Willox had three goals and four assists. Mike Kukulski, Dan Bausman and Scott Pescheret scored two goals each. Pescheret also was credited with 21 victories in 23 faceoff attempts.

Carter Yepsen and Conner Yepsen scored three goals each for Rosemount, but Eagan was able to hold Matt Weller, the Irish’s leading scorer, withour a point. “Rosemount has a lot of talent, and Weller is a phenomenal player,” Felter said. “But my defense doesn’t take a back seat to any in the state.” Fourth-ranked Eagan improved to 8-2 overall and is tied with Eastview for first place in the South Suburban Conference at 5-1. No. 1-ranked Eastview lost to Lakeville North 8-7 on Tuesday. Rosemount, 6-3

overall, is tied with Lakeville North and Apple Valley for third place in the conference at 4-2. Eastview’s loss Tuesday night left only one undefeated team among Minnesota State High School Leaguesanctioned squads – White Bear Lake, which was 9-0 and ranked seventh in the state as of Wednesday. “There’s a lot more depth in the state now,” Felter said. “Everybody had a great (youth) program. You see kids who are in seventh grade, and they already have five years of experience. “That doesn’t mean we

have 10 or 12 teams that can win the state championship this year. It’s probably five or six.” Eagan might be one of those teams. In addition to a stingy defense, the Wildcats have developed balanced scoring. Felter said it’s his goal to have at least six 20-goal scorers by the end of the season. Through 10 games, Kukulski, Bausman, Simpson, Willox, Max Elsenheimer and Pescheret all have 16 to 23 goals. Senior Calvin Lamb has been a standout on defense. The Wildcats also learned more about senior goalie

Lucas Petersen’s value when he missed the first quarter of the Eastview game (he was taking part in a theater production at school, Felter said). By the time Petersen got to the game, Eastview had put five of its 11 goals on the board. Eagan has three regularseason games remaining, starting at Bloomington Jefferson at 6 p.m. Friday. Rosemount goes to Lakeville North at 7 p.m. Friday. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Blaze lacrosse hoping to emulate 2011 team After slow start, boys team has won four of five

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Burnsville’s Matt Stemper, No. 8, tried to turn a double play after getting Lakeville North’s Brandon Morgan, No. 1, out in a game on Monday.

Blaze bats finding rhythm Burnsville baseball swinging like last year

by Andy Rogers Sun Thisweek

When you’re ranked No. 1 in the state and you win nearly every game, it’s hard to look for anything to improve upon. Then again, you don’t get to the top without constantly at least searching. The Burnsville baseball team is averaging about six runs per game this season, which is actually down from last year when it won the state title. Last season the boys put up 8.6 runs per game, but the switch to a lower-impact BBCOR bat this season has affected everyone. On Monday, the Blaze took it out on Lakeville North, which had been creeping up on Burnsville in the South Suburban Conference standings with just two conference losses leading up to the game, with a 12-2, five-inning victory. “Kids were waiting for a game like this,” head coach Mick Scholl said. “(Lakeville North) is an excellent team. They’re one of the top teams in our conference and one of the top teams in the

state. We battle every time we play each other. It’s not too often you see a game like this.” It was all doubles for the Blaze with Kolten Kenly, Ben Sherman, Matt Stemper, Dan Motl and Brian VanderWoude knocking around multiple base hits. Kenly, a catcher who moved from Arkansas during the offseason where he played with a smaller school, was awestruck by his teammate’s abilities. “It’s really exciting to play with these boys,” Kenly said. “Other then the fact we have a bunch of studs on the field, it’s not much is different. Baseball is baseball. Up here a lot more kids and a lot more talent.” The Panthers have given up 40 runs this season, with 20 coming from two games with Burnsville. Across the board runs are down with three teams averaging less than four runs per game in the South Suburban Conference. Last year every team averaged at least four. In turn the Blaze are giving up an average of 2.6

runs per game, which is lower then last season’s 3.1. VanderWoude got the win for the Blaze, giving up two earned runs off four hits and two walks against North. The Blaze have lost just one game this season, a stunner to Lakeville South, which was 1-8 at the time, on April 30, by one run. “It just made us more hungry,” Kenly said. “We just want to get out there and show everybody what we’re made of.” Since then, the Blaze have been even better. The Blaze had lost three games by May 10 last season and won the Class AAA state title. To repeat, the Blaze will likely see the Lakeville teams again in playoffs. Before then, “we’re just trying to get together as a team,” Kenly said. “Working on working together; making sure everybody knows where they are and getting on the same page.” Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

The Burnsville boys lacrosse team knows the value in playing well when it counts. In a South Suburban Conference game against an overmatched Lakeville South team on Monday, the Blaze were able to score at will when they needed to. The Blaze had a 9-1 lead at halftime when they decided to give some backups some game time. By the end of the third quarter, Lakeville South had cut into the lead to 10-7. Photo by Andy Rogers The Blaze answered back Burnsville’s Charlie Fredericks, No. 8, fights through traffic with six straight goals on its against Lakeville South on Tuesday during a 16-9 win. way to a 16-9 victory, thanks to four goals four wins in five games from Charlie Fredricks last week. and three from Jake “The girls are Senta and Blake Gilconsistently improvlund. ing their skills in With a comfortable practice and implevictory against Lakevmenting them in the ille South, the boys won games,” coach Sarah four-of-five with wins Windhorst said. “I over Bloomington Jefthink the biggest highferson, Prior Lake and light of our season Rochester Mayo after is the progression of starting 0-3. the girls. Because of The Blaze are inthat they have been spired by last year’s able to take what we team, which started 1-4 learn from losses like and went on to finish Bloomington Jefferson third in the state. and turn around and “We definitely use win big games like the last year as a model for Apple Valley game.” the season,” head coach The Blaze are Mike McGinn said. “ keeping pace with We tell them, ‘You guys conference leaders started out slow last Bloomington Jefferson year and finished third. and Lakeville North, Even if you start out but the team took a slow against, you can step back on Tuesday Photo by Andy Rogers still get to first in the with a 21-11 loss to Burnsville’s Maddie Dockry, No. 8, Lakeville South,.. state.’ ” The team had plenty charges past Lakeville South in a Lakeville South of turnover from last 21-11 loss on Tuesday. swung early and often, season specifically on and the Blaze never well to adversity this seadefense, but players caught up. The Blaze such as Dyllon Dunsworth son. continued to shoot even After a loss to after running time was in have given a boost. Jefferson, play when South took a “We switched some guys Bloomington to long pole (on defense), one of the top teams in 10-goal lead, but South which has helped us out,” the state by two goals, had too big of a lead. McGinn said. “We’d still the girls turned around The girls can rebound like to put up more points to edge out another hot when Owatonna comes to consistently, but I like the team – Apple Valley – by town on Friday. one goal a few days later “Having this depth ofway we’re playing lately.” in early May. fensively coupled with Girls It held up with a 13-9 our improving defense, The Burnsville girls la- win over Prior Lake on See lacrosse, 23A crosse team has responded May 4 giving the team

How tough will it be for Jackson to stay away? Eagle wrestling coach says he’s ready for a clean break

by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

A few days after announcing his retirement from coaching, Jim Jackson said he was comfortable with the decision. But he acknowledged there probably are some people out there who wonder if he can make it stick. In 1995, Jackson took over as Apple Valley High School’s wrestling coach for program founder Bill Demaray. A year later, Demaray was back with the team as an assistant coach, at Jackson’s request. So, how is Jackson going to say no if the new Apple Valley coach – whoever that is; applications are being ac-

cepted until May 25 – asks him to come back? “It’s a different situation,” he said. “When I asked Bill to come back, I think his kids were already grown. I have a 12-year-old daughter. I need to be there for her. During wrestling season, there were four or five nights a week that were really hectic.” Last week, Demaray told Sun Thisweek Newspapers that he still enjoyed coaching when he stepped aside, but no longer wanted to be a head coach. His one-year absence from the wrestling room had more to do with wanting to give Jackson the opportunity to do things his way. Demaray remains with

the program to this day and said he would be interested in staying on. Many high school coaches have admitted to underestimating the demands of being a head coach. Last week, Apple Valley assistant coach Chad Erikson, a four-time state individual champion for the Eagles in the 1990s, said coaching in and of itself was a full-time job for Jackson and Demaray. Erikson’s remarks were relayed to Jackson, who replied, “I would say Chad’s right on. “Here’s the deal – I go to my cabin in the summer, but I’m never really relaxing. I’m thinking about the lineup,

or how we’re going to raise money. ... It’s all-consuming. That’s how I was. I didn’t think you could do it for three, four or five months – you have to be a head coach year-round.” Jackson’s teams won 14 state championships and more than 600 matches. As Apple Valley wrestling raised its national profile – the Eagles were declared national high school champions by major wrestling websites in 2010 and 2011 – it required more frequent travel. The Eagles frequently went to weekend tournaments in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, even points farther away.

With school districts cutting their spending on athletics, the responsibility for financing the trips fell to the team, and its boosters. Jackson said raising money was one of his most stressful and least favorite aspects of coaching. “Raising money is no fun,” he said. “And with the program we have, you have to raise a lot of money to keep it going.” Over the next few years, Jackson said there’s a chance he will see more tennis than wrestling. His daughter Taylor is a competitive tennis player. Jackson, 54, teaches physical education at Falcon

Ridge Middle School. He said he plans to teach eight or nine more years. As for coaching, he insists he’s done after 32 years in the AVHS program. He said he’s not sure if he even will spend much time at the wrestling room or go to Eagles matches. “I think I need to make a complete break,” he said. “I’ll definitely miss the kids and the guys I coached with, but I think it would be hard for me if I hung around. “I owe a lot to coaching, but it’s time to focus on other things.” Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Rosemount players celebrate after Cassie Miller, 15, scores the winning goal in Tuesday’s Rosemount’s Shannon Swanson tries to spin away from Eagan’s Sydney Funk (39) during South Suburban Conference girls lacrosse game against Eagan. the first half of the Irish’s 25-24 girls lacrosse victory Tuesday.

Former Wild Irish play a wild game Rosemount prevails in girls lacrosse game against one-time teammates by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

Everybody needed a few minutes to catch their breath after Tuesday’s RosemountEagan girls lacrosse game. The first varsity game between girls who used to be teammates left both sides exhausted. Even the public address announcer at Rosemount High School had to be getting hoarse after reading off the scoring for 49 goals. In a game when it became clear the last team with possession would win, Rosemount midfielder Cassie Miller scored off a restart with five seconds remaining to give the Irish a 25-24 victory. It will be memorable to both sides for several reasons. “We haven’t ever had a game that was this highscoring,” Miller said. Also, it was the first game between girls varsity teams from Rosemount and Eagan because previously the schools had been on the same side. They sponsored a co-op team called the Wild

Irish before splitting after last season, after the combined team made a surprising run to the Section 3 final. Because a combined Rosemount-Eagan team might have contended for a state tournament spot this year, there was some reluctance to split, said Rosemount coach Jeff Smith, who was head coach of the co-op squad the last two seasons. “Some of the kids wanted to stay together,” Smith said. “It was tough for them. One of my favorite things (from coaching the co-op team) was watching how these kids from two different schools came together to create a team. But I think we also had some kids who were ready to break off on their own and have their own identity.” If the co-op remained in place this spring, more than 70 girls likely would have come to tryouts. Eagan varsity coach Kerry Blaine said the two schools are not expected to have trouble filling teams. “Rosemount has a great youth program and Eagan’s

starting one now,” Eagan senior SimBlaine said. “Right one Haugen scored now, we’re gether 11th – yes, 11th ting some girls who – goal of the game haven’t played much to tie it 24-24 with lacrosse before, but 28 seconds remainthe interest is there.” ing. With the teams Experience might scrambling for posbe the biggest probsession after the enlem facing the Irish suing faceoff, offiand Wildcats this cials called a foul on season. If the comEagan and awarded bined team had conRosemount the ball. tinued, it would have Another foul gave had a veteran player Miller a chance to starting at almost evshoot following a ery position. As seprestart and score the arate teams, Rosegame-winner. mount and Eagan Rosemount took have filled in spots possession of a with players who are traveling trophy crelearning the sport on ated by Blaine, an the fly. technolPhoto by Mike Shaughnessy industrial “We have a lot Bethann Dugstad (left) of Rosemount tries ogy teacher at Apple of soccer players,” to keep Eagan’s Amy Klein from advancing Valley High School. said Miller, a Rose- the ball upfield. Blaine’s team didn’t mount senior capget to take the trotain. “We were lookhad a two-goal lead with less phy back to Eagan ing for speed, and we knew than three minutes remain- as the Wildcats dropped to we could work on stick skills ing before the Irish scored 1-9, but the coach said he later.” three in a row – two by ju- saw positive signs for his The former Wild Irish nior Maddie Johnson, one team. played a wild game Tues- by Meghan Tuccitto – to “We’re not happy with day. Rosemount took a lead move in front 24-23. losing, but I thought we in the first half, but Eagan fought back. The Wildcats

played well,” he said. “Both sides played well. There’s a lot to be proud of.” Rosemount (7-3) appeared to be as much relieved as happy. Asked if he wouldn’t look forward to seeing Eagan in the section playoffs later this month, Smith said, “There are a lot of South Suburban Conference teams I don’t look forward to seeing again. We’ve had a lot of battles. We’ve had only one game where there was more than a threegoal difference.” Said Miller: “We knew Eagan’s record wasn’t good, but we know what kind of players they have. You can’t underestimate anyone in lacrosse.” Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Dr. Palmer Peterson passed away on May 6, 2012 at age 95. He and his wife, Lois, resided in Burnsville, MN for 41 years. Palmer was born February 18, 1917 to Peter and Aletta (Lee) Peterson and grew up on a farm in Cashton, Wisconsin. Growing up, he enjoyed working on the farm, playing pond hockey, downhill skiing and fishing in the valleys while listening to the birds sing, especially the song sparrow. He graduated from Cashton High School in May 1935 and attended the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse. Following graduation, he taught high school chemistry, physics, and biology in Monticello and Mankato. In 1940, Palmer enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to the Jacksonville Florida Naval Hospital to establish the Naval School of Physical Therapy for technicians and Navy trainees. During this period of duty, Palmer was accepted for medical school and was assigned to the University of Marquette Medical School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1952, he completed his Surgical Fellowship at the University of Minnesota and began his general surgical practice in Bloomington, Minnesota. Palmer was affectionately known to his patients and friends as "Dr. Pete", and treated each patient as if they were his only one. He always had plenty of time for his patients and great compassion for them. Palmer retired in 1997 after 50 years of medical practice. Palmer was passionate about the environment, energy conservation and saving wildlife. He greatly enjoyed his natural backyard and feeding and observing the birds and animals. In 2006, he established a 20 acre nature preserve in perpetuity as a tribute to his parents and grandparents. The land was part of their Wisconsin pioneer farm established in 1866. He was very proud of his 100% Norwegian heritage and family genealogy. To honor this legacy, Palmer initiated the call to descendants for a Benrud family memorial. This memorial became a restored pioneer church that now stands at Norskedalen, a Norwegian heritage and nature center, near Coon Valley, Wisconsin. Palmer is preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Alette (Lee) Peterson; siblings, Elnora (age 3), Lillian (Paul) Halverson, Mabel (Theodore) Bolles, Milford (Genevieve) Peterson, and Hilmer (Frances) Peterson. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Lois (Kuenzel) Peterson of Burnsville, their daughter, Paula (Casey) O'Keefe and granddaughter, Kayla of Burnsville. He is survived by son, Brent Peterson of Naples, FL; daughter, Sheri Peterson of Fort Myers, FL; and Brad (Sandra) Peterson of Murphys, CA; grandchildren, Robert and Karlee Peterson; Sarah (Scott) LeMaster and Hilary (Seth) Hayden; and great-grandchildren, Skylar, Shane and Scottie LeMaster and Sophia Hayden. Sincere thanks to the professional and dedicated staff at Highview Hills in Lakeville, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center, P.O. Box 235, Coon Valley, WI, 54623; the North Coon Prairie Lutheran Church, S470 Sunrise Road, Cashton, WI, 54619; or the Mount Olivet Retreat and Nature Center. Funeral service Saturday, May 12, 10:30 AM with visitation 1/2 hour prior at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, 50th and Knox Avenue South, Minneapolis. Interment Lakewood Cemetery. Visitation also Friday 4-7 PM at the: www.Washburn-McReavy.com E d i n a C h a p e l 952-920-3996 West 50th & Hwy 100

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Age 80 of Lakeville, died on May 8, 2012. Survived by his wife Margory, who was blessed to have met him, loved him, and married him. Survived by his blended family: Megan (Jason) Dietz, Kari (Steve) Hardwick, Melissa (Rick) Miles, Rebecca Meehan, Elizabeth (David) Potter, Timothy Kraft, Steven (Toni) Kraft and Alan Meehan; 13 grandchildren; two great grandchildren and other family membe rs and speci al friend s Leo Seikkula and Dennis McNeilis. Visitation was held on Thursday, May 10, 2012 from 10:00 am – 12:00 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 20165 Heath Ave., Lakeville (952-469-4916). Memorials preferred in lieu of flowers.

Verona C. Wallace

Verona C. Wallace, age 80, of Hastings, passed away May 4, 2012 at Regina Nursing Home in Hastings. She was born in Waterbury Township, MN on November 15, 1931 to Albert and Margaret (Froehle) Lensing. Verona married Leonard Wallace in Wabasso, MN on June 12, 1954. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leonard; son, Paul; grandson, Justin; parents; brothers, Walter; Linus; Bernard; Albert; Kenneth; and Harold; sisters, Dorothy; and Rosemary. Verona is survived by her children, Mark; Nancy McIlvaine (Wayne Hallberg); Keith (Kathie); Peter (Linda); Amy Novotny; and John (Amy); grandchildren, Matthew; Michael; Jessica; Dylan; Andrew; Christopher; Brady; Daniel; Joseph; Jordan; Zachary; Emily; and Amanda; great granddaughter, Melea; and special friend, Leo Soukup. A Mass of Christian Burial, officiated by Fr. Jim Perkl, was held on Tues. (5/8) at 9:30 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2035 W. 15th St., Hastings. A visitation was held from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Mon. (5/7) at Wise Family Funeral Home, 400 Spring St., Hastings. Interment was at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Savage. To view the memorial video and sign the online guestbook, visit: www.wisefamilyfh.com.

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Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary Bonnie and Bob Cowles celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on April 15, 2012. They were married in Cannon Falls, MN and reside in Apple Valley. They have been blessed with a son Jason (Angela) and two daughters Katherine (Dimuthu) and Anne (Wade) along with three grandchildren and one on the way!

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Notebook: Local athletes up for Lions awards Winners to be announced May 15 by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

Four seniors from South Suburban Conference high schools are finalists for St. Paul Downtown Lions Club athlete of the year awards that will be presented May 15. The presentations will be part of an awards and recognition luncheon at the Prom Center in Oakdale. Finalists for the male athlete of the year award include Drew Bauer of Eagan and Dan Motl of Burnsville. Bauer started at quarterback for the Eagan football team in 2011, helping lead the Wildcats to the section championship game. He also played varsity basketball and qualified for the 2011 state Class 3A boys golf tournament, tying for 36th place. Bauer signed to play football at the University of Minnesota - Duluth. Motl is the center fielder for Burnsville’s baseball team, which won the state Class 3A championship in 2011 and is ranked first in the state this year. He played quarterback for the Blaze’s football team and also saw time at defensive back and on special teams. He will play baseball at the University of Minnesota. Eastview’s Paige Palkovich, a finalist for the female athlete of the year award, was a starting guard for the Lightning basketball team that reached the 2012 state Class 4A tournament. She also is an All-State player in softball, and pitches and plays infield for Eastview. She will attend the University of Minnesota on a softball scholarship this fall. Eagan’s Alanna Stangl has competed at state in hockey, track and field and cross country. She made four state appearances in cross country and three each in hockey and track. Stangl, who also is her school’s Athena Award winner, will attend the University of Minnesota. Other finalists for the male athlete of the year award are R.J. Alowonle of Park, Jerad Gardner of St. Paul Central, Eric Gebeke of White Bear Lake and Dayo Ogundepo of East Ridge. Also in the running for the female athlete of the year award are Erika Allen of Roseville, Erica Dombro of St. Paul Highland Park, Alexis Foley of White Bear Lake and Julia Stedman of North St. Paul. The St. Paul Lions award program started in 1943. Previous winners include Natalie Darwitz, Joe Mauer, Paul Molitor and Dave Winfield.

Ekstein’s record still perfect Eagan High School sophomore Zach Ekstein, who plays No. 2 singles for the boys tennis team, defeated Eden Prairie’s David Zhou 6-1, 6-4 on Monday to improve to 16-0 this season. Last season Ekstein teamed with Brendan Hollidge to win the Section 3AA doubles tournament. Still to be determined is whether Ekstein will play singles or doubles in this year’s section tournament. Hollidge graduated last year, so Ekstein would need a new doubles partner. But playing singles also might be attractive as Eagan coach Scott Nichols called Ekstein possibly the best No. 2 player in the state.

Who’s No. 1? Eastview, for now It’s becoming increasingly difficult for a team to dominate in Minnesota High School boys lacrosse. At of Wednesday, only one Minnesota State High School League-sanctioned See Notebook, 23A

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Eagan boys golf holds Junior Golf Tournament

Eastview gets rematch with Blaze on Monday by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

After Eastview lost to Burnsville on April 23 in a battle for the South Suburban Conference baseball lead, the Lightning’s goal was to make sure its next game against the Blaze would mean something. Eastview moved closer to making that happen with its 10-0 victory over Lakeville South on Monday. That kept the Lightning (10-3 overall, 10-2 SSC) within one game of Burnsville in the conference race. The team had games against Eagan on Wednesday and Prior Lake on Thursday before it could turn its attention to its rematch at home against Burnsville at 4:15 p.m. Monday. Burnsville defeated Eastview 5-3 in the teams’ first meeting at Alimagnet Park. “We have a long way to go before we can focus on Burnsville,” Eastview coach Tom Strey said Tuesday. “But if we can get to that game, we have a chance to get the conference championship, and that’s one of our goals.” Senior pitcher/infielder Evan DeCovich continued lacrosse, from 16A the girls and I have high hopes for the post season,” Windhorst said.

Badminton The Burnsville badminton team defeated St. Paul Central 4-3 on May 3 to win their fourth match in a row. Camille Benson and Raven Klein got wins in the singles lineup and Britta Riggs,

his monster season in the Lakeville South game. He out-hit the Cougars by himself, pounding three doubles while South managed just two hits. The Eastview pitcher who shut down Lakeville South? That also was DeCovich, who threw a sixinning, two-hit shutout with no walks and 11 strikeouts. “He pitches our first game of the week, which means he’s usually going up against the other team’s top pitcher,” Strey said. “He’s also a big kid with some nice power. He doesn’t necessarily need the lively bats to hit the ball out of the park.” DeCovich was 3-2 in his first five starts but had a 1.85 ERA and 40 strikeouts (against just three walks) in 30 1/3 innings. He was hitting .488 with four homers (also Eastview’s team total) and 22 RBI (no other Lightning player had more than nine). Quinn Trusty (3-1), Chris Narum and Patrick Strey each have pitched at least 10 innings for the Lightning, and their performances have been critical in keeping Eastview near the top of the conference stand-

ings. Senior Adam Moorse, who was projected to be the team’s No. 1 or No. 2 starter, has not pitched since the season opener after having elbow discomfort. He was scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday, which could determine if he will be available at any point the rest of the season. “Quinn Trusty has thrown well for us,” Tom Strey said. “He also had a very good summer last year. Chris Narum has really stepped up; we didn’t expect him to do a lot of pitching. Patrick has been doing a good job for us at the end of games.” After the first Burnsville game, Tom Strey said the Lightning needed to be more productive at the plate. The players have honored that request, averaging eight runs per game in their next six. Eastview raised its team batting average to .322. Narum (.432), Cameron Hall (.359, nine RBI), Austin Hebig (.333) and Patrick Strey (.300) are among the team’s offensive leaders.

Katherine Connelly, Sam McGuire and Kelsey Olson were the victors at doubles. “We’ve played pretty well the last couple of weeks and we’re trying to keep that going,” head coach Jeff Limke said. The state tournament begins on May 15 with the final four teams scheduled to play on May 16 at Burnsville. The state finals is schedule for May 17 at Eden Prairle.

“Our goal heading into state is to win it all.” Limke said. “That is our goal every season. To do it, we’re still going to have play very, very well. The teams in front of us don’t have many weaknesses, so we need to make sure we’re ready.”

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The Eagan High School boys golf team is holding its 11th annual Junior Golf Tournament for boys and girls ages 10-14 on Saturday, May 19, at Rich Valley

Golf Course. Cost is $35, which includes nine holes of golf with a high school player; food, drinks, a gift bag including a T-shirt and photo bag tag. There will

be special hole contests and a prize drawing. Teeoff time is at 1 p.m. rain or shine. Registration forms can be found on the EHS website under Boys Golf.

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The Lightning was coming off an 11-4 victory over Eagan, which had been ranked first in the state earlier this season and now is No. 4. Eastview junior Ryan McNamara had three goals and three assists in the Eagan game and came into this week with 41 points (24 goals, 17 assists). Eagan managed to keep Jake

Heppner, Eastview’s other explosive scorer, from getting a goal or assist, but Heppner scooped up seven ground balls. Eastview is 5-1 in the South Suburban, tied with Eagan for first place.

team was undefeated – White Bear Lake, which was 9-0 and ranked seventh in the state. Eastview had been undefeated until Tuesday night, when the No. 1-ranked Lightning was upset 8-7 by Lakeville North in a South Suburban Conference game.

Mike Shaughnessy is at mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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