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Burnsville | Eagan August 31, 2012 | Volume 33 | Number 27

ALC community remembers Roehl, Alexander

The Grande Market Square building, which was at the forefront of redevelopment in Burnsville’s Heart of the City, has a new owner after falling into foreclosure. Photo by Rick Orndorf

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Better days ahead for Grande Market Square? Heart of City building foreclosed, sold Challenging work in schools Recent survey says students feel that the curriculum could be more challenging. Page 6A

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The new owners of Grande Market Square – a signature building in Burnsville’s Heart of the City – hope more market-friendly rent levels will revive interest in the half-empty property, which was sold Aug. 9 after falling into foreclosure. Delaware corporation RREF SS1 Acquisitions LLC bought the building for $2 million at a sher-

iff’s auction, according to Dakota County records. Developer Grande Market LLC owed $4.64 million on the $3.5 million mortgage, which dates back to December 2005, according to the public sale notice. The president of Grande Market LLC was developer George Sherman of Sherman Associates, whose two new buildings west of Nicollet Avenue and south of Burnsville Parkway were at the forefront of the Heart

of the City downtown redevelopment. Grande Market Square, the smaller of the two red brick buildings, was completed in 2004. Grande Market Place, an apartment and retail building, isn’t part of the foreclosure or sale. Grande Market Square is about 50 percent vacant, said Steve Shepherd, a leasing agent for Colliers InterSee Building, 7A

At the tight-knit Area Learning Center in Lakeville, the students and staff members are like family, some of the school’s teachers say. The ALC usually has about 70-100 day students, a mere fraction of the student body at Lakeville’s two high schools. So when two students, Alesha Roehl and Frederick Alexander, were killed in an Aug. 21 car crash on Buck Hill Road where the car they were riding in rolled over onto Interstate 35, the whole ALC felt it. “It’s been very difficult,” said Joan Vievering, Roehl’s language arts teacher at the ALC. “These two students had enormous potential. It’s so hard to see students turning the corner and starting to believe in themselves have it all taken away so quickly. No one expects to lose a student.” Roehl, 17, of Castle Rock Township, was a poet. “She was a very creative

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writer,” Vievering said. Alexander, 16, of Burnsville, was compassionate and had a great sense of humor, said Lauren Fox, one of his teachers at the ALC. About 100 community members – students and staff from the various Lakeville schools, in addition to graduates and friends – turned out Aug. 22 for a memorial at the ALC, Vievering said. Posters adorned the walls. Memorial attendees could write messages on Post-Its to Roehl and Alexander and affix them to the posters. “We are planning to have that laminated and give each of the posters to each family,” See Teens, 8A

End of an era? Video Update latest rental store to close in Eagan

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Wildcats open with a spike The Eagan volleyball team takes care of business during a “nervewracking” opener. Page 10A

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In 1992, “The Bodyguard” was among the top-grossing movies and Video Update opened its first Eagan store. Much has changed since then, including the demand for video rental stores. And after 20 years in business, Video Update at 1095 Diffley Road closed its doors on Aug. 31 for the last time. “Eagan’s been a great place to do business,” coowner Dave Lozinski said. “I’m going to miss a lot of customers, which have turned into friends over the years.” Lozinski’s lease on the 4,800-square-foot store

ended this year, and he decided to close due to the struggling industry and rising costs. “The industry is falling and it’s becoming harder to keep going,” Lozinski said. Lozinski and his brother Jim hoped to keep the store open until early September but decided to close sooner due to a number of factors. When the brothers opened the store two decades ago, the video rental industry was booming and they felt it was a prime opportunity to be their own boss. “We always wanted to Photo by Jessica Harper do a family business and The video rental industry has taken a hard hit as more people opt for alternatives to their local store. Revenues nationwide fell on average, 6.6 percent between 2002 and 2012 to $5.9 See Video Update, 8A billion, according to report by IBISWorld, an national business analyst group.

Eagan woman charged in alleged stabbing the pad of his thumb, according to police. An Eagan woman faces felony as- The man was driven by Stevens at sault charges after allegedly stabbing about 5 p.m. to Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, where the police her boyfriend with a knife. were called. Officers arrived Angela Marie Stevens, at approximately 6:20 p.m., 22, was charged on Aug. 25 and spoke with a nurse who in Dakota County District said the man initially told Court with one count each her he somehow cut himself of second-degree and thirdwith a fillet knife but once degree assault and terroristic Stevens left the room, he threats, all felonies. told the nurse his girlfriend According to the criminal assaulted him during an arcomplaint, Stevens assaulted Angela gument over the flash drive, her boyfriend with a fillet Stevens according to the complaint. knife at their apartment on the 3500 block of Lexington Avenue The man allegedly confirmed the on Aug. 22 upon discovering pho- nurse’s account and told officers Stetographs on a computer flash drive vens had assaulted him in the past, but that it hadn’t escalated beyond that angered her. Stevens allegedly stabbed the man pushing and hitting. on his left forearm, upper outer bi- He said Stevens began hitting ceps area and deeply cut his left him with her hands and a remote afwrist. There were eight cuts on the ter finding the content on the flash man’s body, which included a 3-inch drive. She then came after him with a slice to the inner portion of his right See Stabbing, 8A hand stretching from his pinkie to by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

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From Hutchinson to Burnsville New chamber president has business background

careers in office products, portrait photography and chamber executive leadership. He’s been president of the Hutchinson Area Chamber of by John Gessner Commerce, Convention and VisiSun Thisweek tors Bureau for five years. Before Bill Corby doesn’t officially that, Corby owned a Hutchinson start as president of the Burnsville portrait studio. “It was a tremendous asset Chamber of Commerce to have that business backuntil Sept. 4. ground, just to understand But the Hutchinson resiwhat business owners go dent was already in town through,” said Corby, who this week, scouting for ofwas raised in Bloomington fice space with the chamand graduated from the ber’s executive committee. old Lincoln High School The chamber is losing its in 1977. “Being through it lease at the Parkway Place Bill Corby myself – I would call it a building on Burnsville Parkway, along with all the other microbusiness – but most business tenants. Owner Pinehurst Proper- owners are the same in their ups ties is reportedly selling the build- and downs.” Corby succeeds Daron Van Heling. “Nothing like jumping right in, den as president of the 47-year-old right?” Corby said. “I don’t know Burnsville chamber, which claims any details on it. All I know is we 575 members. Van Helden left after 10 years to join Burnsville-based have to be out by Oct. 31.” Corby didn’t know when he Pawn America, which is in an agsought the job that moving the of- gressive expansion phase. fice would be his first task, but he’s See Corby, 7A proved adaptable over a series of

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Crime lab did not test equipment after unusual readings by Laura Adelmann Sun Thisweek

A piece of equipment used to process Dakota County drug evidence was improperly maintained, and even when it showed signs that results could be wrong, a lab worker did nothing about it, an analyst at the St. Paul Police Department drug lab testified Aug. 24. Roberta DeCrans, the only witness to testify during the evidentiary hearing last week, said there could have been contamination to drug evidence that occurred with the gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer at the lab during testing. The GCMS is a highly-

sensitive instrument that identifies chemicals, in part, by how quickly they travel through a polymer tube. It also identifies them based on mass after a process turns them into particles of positively charged ions. Analysts are able to set the range of ion mass for the instrument to detect. When one of those tests showed an abnormal range, DeCrans said she continued to test samples with the machine. She said she did not document if she alerted maintenance workers about the issue, which she admitted could indicate the tubes (or columns) chemicals go through may need to be replaced.

DeCrans also said she does not follow a single set of procedures on every scientific test she performs. According to her testimony, sometimes she ran followup tests when initial results showed no drugs present, and other times she did run the samples again. Public defender Lauri Traub challenged Dakota County Attorney Phil Prokopowicz’s repeated use of the term “standard operating procedures” when referring to the work DeCrans said she typically performed when testing evidence used in Dakota County drug cases. Traub challenged the term because accepted scientific standards indicate

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“standard operating procedures” are written, verified, tested and consistently followed. Procedures employed at the St. Paul crime lab did not meet that standard, as previous testimony revealed. Once the crime lab’s operations became publicized after July testimony in the hearing, the drug lab testing was shut down, the head of the lab replaced and the law enforcement entities that used the lab for testing drug evidence, including Dakota County, stopped sending samples there for testing. The drug evidence has been undergoing retesting by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension drug lab, but the defense also is claiming retesting cannot rectify damage done by the St. Paul lab. DeCrans said Traub’s questioning to determine

the proper scientific term for the work she performed on drug cases was “getting a little nit-picky on terminology.” “Science is nit-picky” and “requires precision,” Traub replied. Previous testimony revealed the unaccredited St. Paul crime lab’s operations lacked standard operating procedures performed by an under-trained workforce that employed lax standards, improper testing procedures and failed to maintain equipment. The Frye-Mack hearing has included a crosssection of Dakota County drug cases where evidence was tested by the St. Paul crime lab; its purpose is to explore whether scientific evidence can be presented against an accused defendant in trial. Traub and Christine Funk of the State’s Public Defender’s office have ar-

gued the evidence is contaminated and should be thrown out. Some of the seven cases included in the hearing are expected to be removed after the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension crime lab concluded drug evidence was determined to be too insufficient to retest. Those cases will continue through the legal process independent of the hearing and will allow evidence like drug paraphernalia, Prokopowicz said. He noted that tests of samples on the remaining cases involved in the FryeMach hearing, which have been given a high priority by the BCA, to conclude testing. The hearing will continue Sept. 6. Laura Adelmann is at laura. adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Women’s luncheon The Minnesota Valley Christian Women’s Connection’s luncheon featuring a wedding dress fashion show will be 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at Enjoy restaurant, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley. Heidi Studer will speak on “Defining Moments: History in the Making.” Cost is $16. Call Lisa for reservations at (952) 4030773.

Students in District 196 outscore state, national average on ACT by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

High School seniors in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District once again scored well above the state and national average on the ACT college entrance exam. Students in District 196 on average received a composite score in 2012 of 24.1, which is several points higher than the state average of 22.8, according to test data released Aug. 22. ACT scores range from

one to 36. The national average is 21.1. The average ACT score in District 196 is also slightly higher this year than in 2011, when the average was 24. This is the sixth consecutive year that the district average has stayed the same or increased, according to district officials. The state average declined between 2012 and 2011 by 0.1 points, which the national average remained the same. Both

have fluctuated slightly over the past six years. Despite the slight drop, the Minnesota average is among the highest in the nation among states where more than half all graduates took the test. Among those 27 states, Iowa and Wisconsin tied for second at 22.1. In District 196, the ACT average composite score is based on the results of 1,764 students who took the test last year. That represents approximately 76

percent of the graduating class in 2012, compared to approximately 74 percent of graduates in Minnesota who took the test. The ACT is the primary college entrance exam taken by students in the Midwest; those on the East and West coasts are more likely to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Average composite scores for individuals in District 196 high schools in 2012:

Apple Valley High School — 23.3 Eagan High School — 24.9 Eastview High School — 24.3 Rosemount High School — 23.8 School of Environmental Studies — 23.6 Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Fare For All in Burnsville

Fare For All Express, a program of a cooperative food purchasing program that sells packages of fresh produce and frozen meat, will be at the Diamondhead Education Center in Burnsville from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 12, Oct. 10 and 31.

Prices range from $10 to $30 per package. The program is open to all. Cash, credit, debit and EBT cards are all accepted. Diamondhead is located at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway off Pillsbury Ave. Visit www.fareforall.org for more information.

Eastview hosts marching band festival Eastview High School will host its annual Marching Band Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, and will feature 19 bands representing Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Gates to the Eastview stadium will open at 4 p.m. with performances beginning at 5 p.m.

Admission is $8.50 for adults and $5.50 for students and seniors. Preschool-age children are free. From District 196, Rosemount High School will be competing in Class AAA and Eastview High School will be performing in exhibition.

Eagan Briefs Eagan Garden Club to meet on Sept. 12

and Becky Peterson who received a Fiesta basket during the market’s Latino Night. The Eagan Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednes- Eagan YMCA day, Sept. 12, at the Eagan adds board Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road. Frans Offi- members cer will present “Martagon The YMCA in Eagan Lilies, The Queen of the announced the addition of June Shade Garden.” Meet- the following area profesings are free and open to sionals to its Community the public. For more infor- Board: Gregory Buck of mation, contact egc1972@ Eagan, owner of Buck Figmail.com. nancial Services; Michael Scott of Eagan, Eagan fire chief; Trudy Matthys of Think Bank Apple Valley, a pharmacist names Market with Walgreens; Wendy Feigal of Apple Valley, an Fest Winners For the past three weeks, IT professional with Prime Think Bank in Eagan, has Therapeutics; and Mark given away prices each Youngdahl of Stillwater, Wednesday during Eagan’s home builder and owner of Market Fest, which the Red Brick. bank is a significant spon- Now at 18 members, the Eagan Community Board sor. The following are Eagan is comprised of a range residents are winners of of community professionThink Bank’s weekly draw- als who guide the Y as it ing: Brenda Beckler, who addresses the current and received a Health and Well- future health and wellness ness Basket during the mar- needs of youth and seniors. ket’s similarly themed event, Current board projects inShawn Smet, who won a clude Y Partners fundraiscar care basket during the ing, Y Board Challenge and market’s classic car show, a community garden.

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LNHS students organize run to benefit Heritage Center New facility opens in September by Aaron M. Vehling Sun Thisweek

The Heritage Center opens in a couple of weeks, and two Lakeville North High School seniors have organized a 5K Fun Run/ Walk to raise money to help it meet its fundraising goals. The old police station on Holyoke Avenue, which has undergone a $1.1 million “repurposing,” will serve as Lakeville’s new Senior Center and headquarters for Beyond the Yellow Ribbon and the Lakeville Area Historical Society. Lakeville North’s National Honor Society students need to complete a number of volunteer hours, and Alex Davis and partner Nick DeGroot decided to do something that would have a large impact on the community, given the scope of the Heritage Center’s mission. There is also a more heartfelt component. “It’s something to bring the community together in light of the recent accident,” Davis said, referring to the car crash on Buck Hill Road that killed two Area Learning Center students and injured three Lakeville South High School students. Davis is interested in majoring in business and marketing when he goes to college and sees the event also as a way for him to

learn those fields. He has established an elaborate Web presence for the event, in addition to using traditional channels such as word-of-mouth messages, signs and acquiring sponsors. The event will take place at 9 a.m. on Sept. 16 at Steve Michaud Park (formerly North Park), one day before the opening of the Heritage Center (and one month before the center’s official grand opening). The event is noncompetitive, Davis said. Families can attend to run it or walk it and can time themselves. The event is for all ages, but not all species: no pets allowed. There are added liability issues when critters are involved. In addition, Davis said, the event will have goodie bags and prizes. The raffle includes massages from a local chiropractor, a car wash from a local gas station and $300 worth of gift cards from a local running shop. There will also be a contest between those who affiliate with Lakeville North or Lakeville South. This competition, “to see who can drum up the most activity,” will take into account which school generates the most participants. Those in the largest group will be entered in a grand prize drawing for an

item from Best Buy. The event costs $25 per person to register, with a 2 percent discount for groups of 10 or more, Davis said. To register, go to HCfunrun.com. You can also “like” it on Facebook at facebook.com/HeritageCenterFunRun or on Twitter at @hcfunrun. Though the Heritage Center will open soon, it still needs to ultimately raise some money to offset a bridge loan from the city’s coffers. Of the approximately $400,000 the city is covering with a bridge loan, about $208,000 of that would eventually be reimbursed from the sale of the current Senior Center building. The balance would need to come from fundraising. So far, the Heritage Center has raised about $90,000. Davis said Senior Center members have also expressed an interest in the walk. “Lakeville has a ton of active seniors,” he said. Sun Thisweek could not reach Senior Center Coordinator Linda Walter for comment by the time this story went to press. Aaron Vehling can be reached at aaron.vehling@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Opinion

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Are schools doing enough to challenge all students? by Joe Nathan Sun Thisweek

Three important questions come from “Do Schools Challenge our Children?” a report by the Center for American Progress: • Is school too easy for many students? • Should we believe student surveys? • If the answer to the first two questions is “yes,” now what? CAP describes itself as a “non-partisan research and education institute,” seeking to “find progressive and pragmatic solutions to significant domestic and international problems.” Its report has attracted lots of attention. I agree that some students need more challenge. Researchers found that, for example: • Thirty-three percent of Minnesota fourth-graders, and 37 percent of fourthgraders nationally described their math work as “often, always or almost always too easy.” Nationally, 67 percent said “sometimes” too easy, and 17 percent, “never too easy.” • Twenty-eight percent of Minnesota eighth-grade students and 29 percent of

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eighth-graders nationally said math is “often, always or almost always … too easy.” • Nationally, 51 percent of eighth-grade civics students and 57 percent of eighthgrade history students feel that their work is “often or always too easy.” You can read more at www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/07/student_survey_map.html. Should we trust these students’ comments? My experience, and research the report cites, say “yes.” As an elementary, middle, high school and university teacher over 40 years, I found that most students gave me helpful feedback. The questions I asked varied, based on students’ age. But they often were frank about whether I was being clear and fair,

whether they were learning a little or a lot, what they liked best about the class, and what most needed improvement. One of the most intriguing parts of CAP’s report summarizes research showing the value of surveying students. This research does not say student surveys are the only way to evaluate teachers or that all students are truthful. But CAP cites intriguing research by Harvard professor Ronald Ferguson. After surveying more than 300,000 students, he’s found that there are valuable questions to ask. For example, 79 percent of students in classrooms that score in the top quarter say “my teacher explains difficult things clearly.” Only 50 percent of students in classrooms scoring in the bottom 25 percent say their teachers “explain difficult things clearly.” So, one possible response is to help some teachers explain difficult concepts and ideas to some of their students. Another possible response is to examine how technology can help schools do a better job of individualizing learning.

But increasing standards, one of center’s major solutions, won’t do much to solve the problem. Why? Because, as Ed Fuller, a Penn State education professor recently wrote on a “blog” created by Diane Ravitch, students who are not doing well under current standards were much less likely to say school is too easy. Raising standards won’t necessarily help currently less successful students. You can read his (and other) reactions here: http://dianeravitch.net/2012/07/11/ are-u-s-schools-too-easy. It’s not just about how educators are teaching, it’s about how schools are organized to promote and encourage learning. Moreover, we need to do more to promote respect for academic, along with athletic accomplishment. The report wisely urges doing “far more to improve the learning experience for all students.” Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher and administrator, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome, joe@centerforschoolchange.org. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Kautz has accomplished much for Burnsville

ville residents and the other needs to pass an audit so it needs to conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. In other words, the lie that covers up a lie goes to the newspapers and the legitimate amount goes to auditors and is published with the legal notices in Sun Thisweek. Does this help you understand why the operating loss in the operating budget for 2011 was $324,379 (the newspapers, including this one, have been reporting an operating loss of $275,000 for 2011) and the published amount in the Legal Notice section July 6 was $841,414? You need to remember the original opposition to the PAC when its projected losses were $350,000 a year, so just imagine the opposition had Mayor Elizabeth Kautz told the truth. Where is the outrage? When our school district paid Tania Chance the $255,000 there was outrage. This problem is twice as big, and I’m the only one who noticed? We need to consider the words of Dwight D. Eisenhower when he said, “Integrity is the supreme quality of leadership.” If voters value integrity and a well-governed city, Jerry Willenburg should be elected mayor of Burnsville.

To the editor: Burnsville is fortunate that Elizabeth Kautz is running for re-election. She has the substance and caring any city would be lucky to have in a leader — and we do! Kautz’s accomplishments on behalf of Burnsville are longer than we have room for in this publication — but most Burnsville residents already know them. She developed Burnsville into a thriving business hub even before she was president of the U.S. Council of Mayors. She has brought Burnsville into the national and international arena, and we all have benefited and are the stronger for it. Speak with any businessperson in Burnsville, and he or she can give you a dozen reasons they have chosen Burnsville — and every one of those reasons always comes back to Kautz. I have worked with Kautz in a wide variety of projects, and every time, I come away impressed and greatly appreciative that she is our mayor. Please vote for Elizabeth Kautz in November. Your vote will ensure dedicated, intelligent, responsive leadership. Kautz is sincerely devoted to all the people of Burnsville. CLIFF VOLKMANN Burnsville CHERYL MORTON Burnsville

Where is the outrage over PAC numbers? To the editor: Why does the accounting department at Burnsville City Hall generate two different numbers for the operating losses at the Performing Arts Center? One needs to be a lie to cover up the lie the mayor told when she sold the project to Burns-

Mission of Mercy

To the editor: The Minnesota Dental Association and the Minnesota Dental Foundation recently hosted their first Mission of Mercy event in Mankato, resulting in over 2,000 patient visits. Heart of the City Dental was proud to be part of the 1,367 volunteers who helped provide $1.3 million in free dental treatments on

Aug. 17 and 18. The Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato was transformed into a massive temporary dental clinic where dental professionals from across the state, along with lay community and corporate volunteers, worked tirelessly for two days to deliver free dental care to patients who face insurmountable barriers to dental care. The clinic focused on providing immediate care to patients with dental pain and infection, resulting in 1,489 fillings, 1,307 extractions and 111 partial dentures, along with hundreds of cleanings, sealants and fluoride treatments. The weekend was filled with remarkable examples of patients who have difficulty obtaining dental care on a daily basis, so who stood in line for hours to receive free treatment and lined up outside the night before. We saw patients who haven’t smiled for years because they were missing front teeth. A young wom-

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$600,000 to build the memorial. The fire community is working to raise an additional $80,000 to cover unexpected construction costs and minor expenses for the ceremony. Financial contributions to the effort can be sent to: Minnesota Fire Service Foundation c/o Flagship Bank, 7525 Office Ridge Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3644. Online contributions can be made at: www.mnfireservicefoundation.org. All contributions are tax deductible. On behalf of the founDR. TANYA SCHULZ- dation, Minnesota’s firePETERSON and DR. HEI- fighters and our families, and everyone impacted and DI SMITH influenced by the sacrifices Heart of the City Dental made by our fallen brethBurnsville ren, thank you very much. an who lost her front teeth from a domestic abuse situation will be able to build her self-confidence and be able to look in a mirror and not be reminded of what she went through. While we were pleased to have been part of this extraordinary effort by so many generous volunteers, charity care is not a longterm solution to the access to care problem in our state. We urge lawmakers to work on bipartisan solutions that will reduce the barriers to dental care faced by this underserved population.

Family of south metro firefighter sought

To the editor: The Minnesota Fire Service Foundation will dedicate a new Minnesota Fallen Firefighter Memorial on Sept. 30 on the grounds of the State Capitol. To ensure that every deceased firefighter’s families are represented and will receive a flag – flown over the Capitol – to commemorate the dedication, the state’s fire community is undertaking a campaign to reach out to and identify at least one family member of each of the 206 Minnesota firefighters who have died in the line of duty since 1881. The foundation is working to identify family members of more than 100 of our state’s fallen firefighters, including one from the south metro: George Carleton (year of death: 1892). We’re asking relatives, or anyone with knowledge of relatives, to contact Nyle Zikmund, Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Chief, at 612-860-7442 or nzikmund@sbmfire.com no later than Sept. 5, 2012. The fire community is extremely proud that we reached our goal of

George Esbensen President, Minnesota Fire Service Foundation

County attorney should act

defend the cover-up, shoddy work by the St. Paul Police Department Crime Lab. Dan Fitzsimmons Apple Valley

The People need to stop bickering To the editor: I don’t understand why both houses of Congress have such a low approval rating. From what I’ve observed, non-elected citizens have just as hard a time with civility and compromise as politicians in Washington. The petty bickering and inability to even make an attempt to see another’s point of view is not isolated to state legislatures or the halls of Congress. To hold those in elected office to higher standards than ourselves is folly. Just because they’ve become our elected “leaders” does not endow them with special powers to be above human failings and frailties. Furthermore, politicians rely on division to gain votes. And when we stereotype the “The Right” or “The Left” we’re making it even easier for candidates to manipulate The People during campaigns, for left and right wing commentators and politicians to create anger and divisiveness merely to gain a vote. I can only hope that one day people can become united within the United States of America. “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” (Jesus ca. 32 A.D.). After we citizens are more able to solve problems through compromise and discuss ideas with civility and respect, that will be the time when politicians will be forced to do the same. (I wonder if any country has ever fallen due to resentment and anger and a sharp division between two factions.)

To the editor: The conduct of Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom regarding the botched evidence handling by the St. Paul Police Department Crime Lab (as reported in Sun Thisweek Aug. 24) is deeply troubling. There is no doubt the Crime Lab has failed to properly handle evidence. The department admits as much itself. The county attorney, as a representative of the public, should have at least as high a concern, if not higher, for the quality of evidence and evidence handling as defense attorneys. The Dakota County attorney should be more concerned about the quality of evidence he is using to prosecute the citizenry. It troubles me that the county attorney is attempting to block efforts to get to the truth about just how inaccurate or false the work done by the Crime Lab may be. His job is to represent the Andy Alt interests of the citizens of Lakeville Dakota County and not to

Sun Thisweek - Burnsville - Eagan August 31, 2012

Office building’s future unknown by John Gessner Thisweek Newspapers

Changes are apparently in store for a prominent office property on Burnsville Parkway. Tenants of Parkway Place — including U.S. Rep. John Kline’s district office and the Bunsville Chamber of Commerce — have been told by building owner Pinehurst Properties that they need to Building, from 1A national, which was recently hired to market the building. By contrast, the office vacancy rate across Burnsville is “probably in the low 20s,” Shepherd said. Longtime tenants Jensen’s Cafe and the Ficus and Fig gift shop remain, but a string of tenant losses includes Renaissance Floral and Royal Banquet and Ballroom, both of which closed earlier this year. Grande Market Square was built at a time before the economic downturn when lenders and builders had higher expectations for what tenants would pay, Shepherd said. Financing deals often reflected that, leaving little room to cut rents, he said. “That isn’t the case for my owner. We’ve certainly gotten to a pricing level that’s in touch with where the market’s at today,” Shepherd said. “Whereas the previous ownership group was hoping to achieve rents at least in the $14 net range (per square foot), and I think higher in some cases, we’re listing it right now at $11.50 per Corby, from 1A “Daron left a strong platform for Bill to operate from, and similarly, he brings with him a strong reputation in the chamber industry,” Burnsville chamber Board Chair Dennis Diessner said in a statement. Corby, who has an associate’s degree in marketing from Normandale Community College and a degree in small-business management from Ridgewater College, worked in office products for 14 years, starting when he was in high school. “I started in the warehouse, went into delivery driving, went into sales, and kind of worked my way up through the ranks,” said Corby, who worked for four different Twin Cities-area companies from 1975 to 1989. Corby then turned to photography, until then only a hobby. “I call it my drug of choice,” he said. Corby worked for studio photographers as well as for Fingerhut, where he photographed merchandise. He and his wife, Sue, moved to Hutchinson, where her parents lived, and bought a photography studio that was about to close. “It took us about five years to rebuild it, and we ran it for another eight,” Corby said. “To the best of my knowledge, we were the second studio in the state to go digital. We made that leap in 1999.” By 2007, the business was

vacate by the end of October, according to Skip Nienhaus, Burnsville’s economic development coordinator. The city’s understanding is that Pinehurst is selling the 27,100-square-foot building at 101 W. Burnsville Parkway, and the sale will close sometime this fall, Nienhaus said. “The owner has told us that he would prefer not to

comment on the possible purchaser until the sale is closed,” Nienhaus said. A Pinehurst representative didn’t return phone calls. The two-story, red-brick building is on the southwest corner of Burnsville Parkway and Nicollet Avenue.

square foot,” he said. “Just right there, the difference in quoted rates is about 30 percent.” Businesses are responding, Shepherd said. “We’re close to a deal, and I’ve got a couple other proposals out,” he said. “Activity has been strong.” A potential pool of tenants is right across Burnsville Parkway at the Parkway Place building, said Burnsville Economic Development Coordinator Skip Nienhaus. Owner Pinehurst Properties has notified Parkway Place tenants they need to be out by the end of October. Pinehurst has been silent about what is believed to be a pending sale and what will become of the building. “There’s 10 or 11 tenants over there all needing space,” Nienhaus said. Grande Market Square was thriving before the economic downturn, Nienhaus said. Two of the original tenants – the International Chefs’ Culinary Center and Nichols Financial – went out of business while renting space in the building, which has 31,640 rentable square feet.

“The sad thing is, prior to the downturn, the building for all intents and purposes was 100 percent occupied,” Nienhaus said. “The downturn basically took down Nichols Financial, which had most of the third floor, it took down the banquet center, which had all of the second floor, and it was probably some contributing factor to Renaissance Floral. Unfortunately, Sherman was sitting in the middle of a downturn with a whole bunch of vacancies in what had been an almost full building.” Nienhaus hopes additional traffic to the area generated by the CVS Pharmacy under construction across Nicollet Avenue will help boost Grande Market Square. Some business owners say past additions of two other traffic drivers in the Heart of the City – the Cub Foods store and the Performing Arts Center – boosted their business, Nienhaus said.

changing, and Corby found himself in a more competitive marketplace. Would-be customers were also doing more of their own photography on their new digital equipment. And Corby sensed a creeping economic chill. “It was still OK, but we kind of saw something coming,” he said. “We didn’t know it was going to be near as bad as it was. In our business we could see the coming changes six months to a year in advance based on the number of sessions or average order sizes.” When the chamber job opened in Hutchinson in 2007, Corby made another career switch. “I’d been very active in the community and various different areas of volunteering and the business community,” he said. “So it was a good fit, and one thing led to another, and there I was.” About 45 miles west of Minneapolis, Hutchinson is “where the prairie meets

the big woods,” Corby said, citing a familiar label. “Hutchinson is where your trees kind of end as you come out of Minneapolis on Highway 7.” The Hutchinson chamber has about 320 members, compared with Burnsville’s 575. “I was looking for a chamber where I could step up a little bit in the size of the operation and bring some of my expertise and talent to that position,” Corby said. Outside of Hutchinson, Corby chairs the board of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Executives group. He’s on the board of a U.S. Chamber of Commerce educational program called the Institute for Organization Management. He and his wife, who have four children ages 19 to 27, are looking to relocate to Burnsville, Corby said.

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August 31, 2012 Sun Thisweek - Burnsville - Eagan

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Vievering described Roehl as possessing a penchant for insight “beyond her years” about situations and people around her. “She was a wonder at dealing with people,” Vievering said. Roehl was also a “go-getter” and “had a wonderful smile.” Roehl was a positive force

in the classroom, Vievering said. Though Roehl is gone, her personable approach to life and her creative writing will live on. “I have her poetry on the wall in my room,” Vievering said, “and it will stay there.” There were three other passengers in the 1992 Toyota Camry, all Lakeville South High School students. The unidentified 17-year-old driver, along with two teenage passengers, Jonathan L. Thomas, 16, of Lakeville, and Rey Chacon, 17, of Burnsville, suffered non-lifethreatening injuries. Thomas was wearing a seatbelt and Chacon was not. Roehl and Alexander were also not wearing belts, according to the State Patrol. Roehl is survived by her mother, Jen; father, Wayne;

siblings, Grace, Ostin, Aidan, Dacey, Brennan, Breena, Rori and Reagen; grandparents, Barb Walls, Dave and Cindy Roehl; great-grandparents, Pauline Hickman and Wayne Lucking. Alexander is survived by his parents, Cheryl and Terence McClenney; siblings, Selena Ely and Gabrielle McClenney; grandparents, Freddie Jeff, Elizabeth McClenney and Gloria Honore; nephew, Daylon Daniels; niece, Haiden Jackson; special brother, Georgio Wright; special friends, Rey, Alfredo, J.T., Julio, Esteban and Malik.

Video Update, from 1A Spriggs predicts that within the next five to 10 video stores were doing so years, video rental stores well in the 90s,” Lozinski will be limited to speciality said. establishments and small But now, Video Update towns. and other rental stores face The industry has taken growing competition from a hard hit as more people Netflix, Redbox, stream- opt for alternatives to their ing and video on-demand local video store. Revenues services provided by cable nationwide fell on average, companies. 6.6 percent between 2002 “Technology is work- and 2012 to $5.9 billion, acing against (video rental cording to report by IBISstores),” said Mark Spriggs, World, an national business director of the Schulze analyst group. School of Entrepreneur- The industry’s revenue ship at the University of St. is expected to decline 13.8 Thomas. percent per year over the

next five years, according to the report. “The economics don’t work for video stores anymore, because it costs so much more for a building, than say a Red Box,” Spriggs said. Video Update’s parent company was among the first to feel the squeeze and filed for bankruptcy in 2000. Despite the setback, the Eagan store held on. Since then, others in the industry have begun to tumble, including Blockbuster, which has closed 15 stores in Minnesota alone.

During its heyday, Blockbuster would negotiate deals with the studios that would also benefit small stores, Lozinski said. “With so many closing, we are losing those deals and it’s becoming harder to make money,” he said. Though his store continues to break even, Lozinski said, he and his brother realized the boom was over and it wasn’t coming back. Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

home causing her to believe he had cut himself while filleting fish, according to the complaint. After being questioned further, Stevens allegedly said she pushed her boyfriend after finding the photographs and he fell into a counter which cut him. She then whispered to the officer, “he cheated on me,” and began to sob, according to the complaint. Stevens was arrested but is now out on bail.

If convicted, Stevens could face up to seven years in prison for the second-degree assault charge and up to five years in prison for the third-degree assault and terroristic threats charges. She is scheduled to appear in a Dakota County court at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 10.

Vievering said. Other memorials have occurred as well, including those at the site of the crash on Buck Hill Road, where fellow students came out to mourn the loss of their friends.

Alexander Regarding Alexander’s inclination toward compassion, Fox said she remembers one incident very clearly. Last year, a gym teacher tripped and fell to the floor, her face striking the surface. “Her face was damaged pretty badly,” Fox said. Everyone stood there in a state of shock but for Alexander, who rushed to the gym teacher’s aid. “Fred was right there to

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help her on her feet,” Fox said. “He was so quick to step in and keep her calm.” A couple days later that teacher went to Fox’s classroom to thank him. Fox said the teacher told the whole class that “Fred is my hero.” Alexander also had a mind for strategy. “He loved to play chess,” Fox said. “His goal every day was to beat the computer.”

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right hand and was cut by the blade. The assault allegedly continued until he received the deepest cut on his wrist. Stevens allegedly saw the injury and stopped. The man told police that during the assault, Stevens repeatedly said she was going to kill him. Officers met up with Stevens in the hospital lobby and she initially told them she found her boyfriend injured when she arrived

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Sun Thisweek - Burnsville - Eagan August 31, 2012

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AGENDA EAGAN CITY COUNCIL EAGAN MUNICIPAL CENTER BUILDING SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 6:30 P.M.

Lee W. Betts

Beverly Ann (Peck-Schramer) Taylor Beverly Taylor, 75, of Burnsville, died peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 at her home at Emerald Crest surrounded by her loving family, after a three year courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Beverly was born Feb. 27, 1937 in Madison, SD, the daughter of Frank and Adele (Peck) Schramer. She is suvived and dearly missed by her loving family, daughters and son, Shelly Taylor, Lori Taylor, Todd (Cindy) Taylor; Grandchildren, Jeris Taylor, Madeline Taylor, and Emily Taylor; Great Grandchildren, Cameron Taylor and Arianna Taylor Visitation is Saturday, Sept. 1 from 9:30-10:00 a.m. at Lakewood Cemetery Chapel, 3600 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis. Service will be held from 10-11 a.m.

Henry Qualle Age 78 of Farmington, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2012 . Henry served his country in the US Air Force and was a member of the Rosemount American Legion, He retired after many years from the Coca-Cola bottling company in Eagan. Henry is preceded in death by his loving wife of 30 years, Dorothy and siblings, Clifford (Maryls), Joseph (Beverly,) Lillie (Alvin) Wohfiel, Agnes (Lloyd) Lawson, Gertrude (James) McKinley and Leslie Qualle. Henry is survived by his loving siblings, Cindy (Marland) Husaby, Edward, Russell (Arlene), Walter (Lee) and Virgil (Darlene); step children, Anette (Roger) Peterson, Thomas (Sharon), David (Barbara), Robert (Connie) and Charles (Becky) Nelson and many step grandchildren also many nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral service was held 11 AM Thursday, August 30, 2012 at the Sheppard of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd., Apple Valley, (952 432 6351) visitation was 1 hr prior to service at church. Interment, was at Cannon Falls Cemetery on Thursday, August 30th at 2 PM. White Funeral Home Farmington (952) 463-7374 www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Age 66 of Eagan, passed away on August 24, 2012. Graduate of Little Falls High School and Veteran of the US Army. Preceded in death by parents Frank & Ester; sister Sonja Betts. Survived by wife Beth; children Trevor (Lisa) Betts & Holly (Jason) Dahlmeir; brother Larry (Jeri) Betts; step mother Annie Betts. Gathering of family and friends was held 5-6pm with service at 6pm Thursday, August 30, 2012 at White Funeral Home, 12804 Nicollet Ave. S. Memorials preferred to www.feedthechildren.org/us and www.innercitytennis.com White Funeral Home Burnsville 952-894-5080 www.whitefuneralhomes.com

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Dahl - Palmer Lindsay Dahl, daughter of Dave and Diane Dahl of Burnsville and Brad Palmer, son of Rick and Lynn Palmer of Sun Prairie Wis announce their engagement. Lindsay is a 2001 graduate of Burnsville High School and a 2005 graduate of UW Madison. She is currently employed as a patient coordinator with Athletico in Chicago, Ill. Brad is a 2000 graduate of Sun Prairie High School and a 2006 graduate of UW Madison. He is currently employed as a project engineer for Menlo Worldwide Inc. The couple is planning a September 22, 2012 wedding at Grandview Lodge in Nisswa, MN.

Robertson Fischer

Mr. and Ms. Robertson are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Rochelle Robertson to Mr. Matthew Fischer, son of Mr. Fischer and Mrs. VanStraten. Rochelle grew up in Apple Valley, MN. Matthew grew up in Green Bay, WI. Both live in San Diego where they met. Rochelle is the Director of Staffing, with VACO. Matthew is the Owner of TMS, a merchant processing company. Their wedding will take place September 29th, at Camrose Hill Flower Farm, in Stillwater MN.

Bouwer - French Mark H. Blaska Age 34 of Princeton formerly of Burnsville passed away unexpectedly on August 23, 2012. Mark was a 1996 graduate of Burnsville High School and graduate of Dunwoody Institute. Mark was a loving devoted father, avid hunter and fisherman who loved playing hockey. He is survived by his children Molli, Kevin and Kyle; mother Karen (Jerry) Morrow and father Gaylon Blaska; sisters Jill (W.J.) Eulberg and Jenny Blaska-Vizenor; step sister Katie Morrow; grandmother Lauraine Blaska; Also by many loving relatives and friends. Funeral Service was held 11AM Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 13901 Fairview Dr. Burnsville, MN. Visitation was 5-8pm Wednesday, August 29 at White Funeral Home, 12804 Nicollet Ave. S. and also one hour prior to service at church. Interment, Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be appreciated for Mark’s children. White Funeral Home Burnsville 952-894-5080 www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Rev. Bob and Laurie Bouwer of Dyer, Indiana, and Steven and Sharon French of Lakeville, are proud to announce the engagement of their children, Caitlin Joy Bouwer and Ross Wilson French. Caitlin and Ross are graduates of Bethel University, St. Paul, MN. Caitlin is employed at MSP Communications in Mpls, and Ross is employed at Boom Lab in Mpls. An October 12 wedding is planned at Faith Church in Dyer, Indiana.

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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADOPT AGENDA RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS A. Swearing-in of Police Officer Michael Schneider and Police Officer Calvin Tschida 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. ACCEPTANCE of a grant from the MN Department of Commerce for auto theft prevention E. ACCEPTANCE of a grant from Target that will be used to purchase surveillance equipment F. REIMBURSEMENT from the Eagan Citizens' Crime Prevention Association for the purchase and training of our new K-9 Badger G. APPROVE Police Liaison services agreement with Independent School District 196 H. APPROVE Agreement for Temporary Contract Building Inspections Services I. APPROVE Final Subdivision of Nicols Ridge 5th Addition J. APPROVE Exempt Permit for Eagan High School Boys Lacrosse Booster Club to hold a raffle on March 14, 2013 K. APPROVE July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013 General Insurance Renewal L. APPROVE Change Order #2 for City Conduit and Fiber Contract 12-08 M. APPROVE Change Order #8 for City Conduit and Fiber Contract 11-14 N. APPROVE Final Payment, Contract 11-08, Cedar Grove Boulevard O. RECEIVE Final Assessment Report for Project No. 1057, Highview Acres - Street and Utility Improvements and Schedule Public Hearing for October 2, 2012 P. RECEIVE Final Assessment Report for Project No. 1060, Tesseract (Tesseract Place) - Street and Utility Improvements and Schedule Public Hearing for October 2, 2012 Q. RECEIVE Final Assessment Report for Project No. 1061, S & W Industrial (Sibley Court) - Street and Utility Improvements and Schedule Public Hearing for October 2, 2012 R. RECEIVE Final Assessment Report for Project No. 1062, Kings Wood/ Cutters Ridge/ Sherwood Downs - Street and Utility Improvements and Schedule Public Hearing for October 2, 2012 S. RECEIVE Final Assessment Report for Project No. 1063, Chatterton Ponds Street and Utility Improvements and Schedule Public Hearing for October 2, 2012 T. APPROVE Resolution to accept a donation of 216 cases of water from Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League to be used for various Recreation programs and events U. APPROVE the donation of used playground equipment from Wescott Park play ground to KAW (Kids Around the World) to be recycled and reused in a developing country yet to be identified V. APPROVE Resolution consenting to refunding of Ecumen's 2008 housing revenue bonds (to be refinanced through the City of Moorhead) W. APPROVE a Sound Amplification Permit for an outdoor event at the Eagan Community Center Bandshell, 1501 Central Parkway, for the Woodstock Music Festival Powered by Young Life on September 15, 2012 X. RATIFICATION of a contract with NPL Construction Company for conduit installation in partnership with Dakota Electric Association V. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. CERTIFICATION of delinquent utility bills B. CERTIFICATION of delinquent false alarm bills C. CERTIFICATION of delinquent mowing bills D. VACATE Public Drainage & Utility Easement, Outlot A Boulder Lakes VI. OLD BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. CERTIFICATION of the preliminary 2013 budget and property tax levy, and setting of public meeting date on which the budget and levy will be discussed B. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - Simply Self Storage - A Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor 18 rental storage spaces for passenger vehicles, trailers and boats located at 4025 Frontage Road South C. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - Murphy Warehouse - A Conditional Use Permit to allow a revised site plan for outdoor storage of trucks and trailers located at 905 Yankee Doodle Road D. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT and VARIANCE - Holiday Gas Station (car wash) - A Conditional Use Permit to allow a freestanding accessory car wash and a 10' Variance to the required 20' rear yard structure setback for a freestanding car wash building located at 4595 Nicols Road E. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT, FINAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT and FINAL PLAT- Boulder Lakes Business Park - A Planned Development Amendment to build a 60,448 sq ft office/tech building, a Final Planned Development for the same and a Final Plat consisting of one lot on 4.83 acres currently platted as Outlot A, Boulder Lakes Business Park and A Final Planned Development of 4.83 acres located on Outlot A, Boulder Lakes Business Park F. PRELIMINARY SUBDIVSION, FINAL SUBDIVISION and FINAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT - Eagan Car Club 2nd Addition - A Preliminary and Final Subdivision of approximately 6 acres to create 7 lots and 2 outlots and A Final Planned Development Agreement of approximately 6 acres to allow 76 car storage units and a club house located just north of the property at 4135 Robert Trail South 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 3135433 8/31/12

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on September 4, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville City Council, 100 Civic Center Parkway, in the Council Chambers to consider the application of Parkcrest on Nicollet LLC for a Preliminary and Final plat of a Registered Land Survey for the existing building located at 12501 Nicollet Avenue. All persons desiring to be heard on this item are encouraged to attend. For more information, please contact the City of Burnsville at (952) 895-4490. Macheal Brooks, City Clerk City of Burnsville, MN 3126447 8/24-8/31/12

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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT HEARING PROJECT NO. 1047 - JOHNNY CAKE RIDGE ROAD (Cliff Road to Apple Valley border) STREET OVERLAY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center located at 3830 Pilot Knob Road in said City on September 19, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. to consider the proposed assessment of street overlay improvements relating to Improvement Project 1047 in the following described area: The area proposed to be assessed for any such improvements is described as follows: The area within the East 1⁄2 and West 1⁄2 of Sections 32 and 33, respectfully, lying South of Cliff Road, East of Interstate 35-E, in Township 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. The area proposed to be assessed is all property described above, all as more fully and particularly described in the assessment roll on file in the City Clerk's office, which roll is open to public inspection. The total amount of the proposed assessment is $102,264. Written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the meeting. An owner may appeal an assessment to District Court pursuant to M.S.A. Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Eagan within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the District Court of Dakota County within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. Notice is further given that pursuant to the Minnesota Statutes, Sections 435.193 to 435.195, the City of Eagan has adopted City assessment deferral. This ordinance provides that the Eagan City Council may defer the payment of special assessment against homestead property, which is owned and occupied by a person 65 years of age or older or retired by virtue of disability when the assessment would create a hardship upon the property owner. Applications for deferral must be made not later than ninety (90) days after the assessment is adopted. Further information relating to these assessments and an application for deferral of assessments may be obtained from the Special Assessment Division of the Public Works Department and any questions should be directed to that Division. Dated: August 21, 2012 /s/ Christina M. Scipioni By: Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk - City of Eagan 3135182 8/31/12

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NOTICE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY The City of Eagan is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, services, activities, facilities and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or status with regard to public assistance. Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities will be provided upon advance notice of at least 96 hours. If a notice of less than 96 hours is received, the City of Eagan will attempt to provide such aid. Telephone: (651) 675-5000; TDD: (651) 454-8535. 3135202 8/31-9/7/12

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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT HEARING PROJECT NO. 1080 - RAHN ROAD STREET IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center located at 3830 Pilot Knob Road in said City on September 19, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. to consider the proposed assessment of street improvements relating to Improvement Project 1080 in the following described area: The area proposed to be assessed for any such improvements is described as follows: The area located within Sections 19-20 and 29-30 lying South of Cedar Grove Parkway, West of Blackhawk Road, in Township 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. The area proposed to be assessed is all property described above, all as more fully and particularly described in the assessment roll on file in the City Clerk's office, which roll is open to public inspection. The total amount of the proposed assessment is $64,959. Written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the meeting. An owner may appeal an assessment to District Court pursuant to M.S.A. Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Eagan within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the District Court of Dakota County within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. Notice is further given that pursuant to the Minnesota Statutes, Sections 435.193 to 435.195, the City of Eagan has adopted City assessment deferral. This ordinance provides that the Eagan City Council may defer the payment of special assessment against homestead property, which is owned and occupied by a person 65 years of age or older or retired by virtue of disability when the assessment would create a hardship upon the property owner. Applications for deferral must be made not later than ninety (90) days after the assessment is adopted. Further information relating to these assessments and an application for deferral of assessments may be obtained from the Special Assessment Division of the Public Works Department and any questions should be directed to that Division. Dated: August 21, 2012 /s/ Christina M. Scipioni By: Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk - City of Eagan 3135257 8/31/12

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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT HEARING PROJECT NO. 1076 - WHISPERING WOODS 4th and 5th ADDITIONS/ SLATER ROAD STREET IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center located at 3830 Pilot Knob Road in said City on September 19, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. to consider the proposed assessment of street improvements relating to Improvement Project 1076 in the following described area: The area proposed to be assessed for any such improvements is described as follows: The area within the South 1⁄2 of Section 31, lying South of Cliff Road, West of Trunk Highway 77 (Cedar Avenue), in Township 27, Range 23, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. The area proposed to be assessed is all property described above, all as more fully and particularly described in the assessment roll on file in the City Clerk's office, which roll is open to public inspection. The total amount of the proposed assessment is $63,920. Written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the meeting. An owner may appeal an assessment to District Court pursuant to M.S.A. Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Eagan within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the District Court of Dakota County within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. Notice is further given that pursuant to the Minnesota Statutes, Sections 435.193 to 435.195, the City of Eagan has adopted City assessment deferral. This ordinance provides that the Eagan City Council may defer the payment of special assessment against homestead property, which is owned and occupied by a person 65 years of age or older or retired by virtue of disability when the assessment would create a hardship upon the property owner. Applications for deferral must be made not later than ninety (90) days after the assessment is adopted. Further information relating to these assessments and an application for deferral of assessments may be obtained from the Special Assessment Division of the Public Works Department and any questions should be directed to that Division. Dated: August 21, 2012 /s/ Christina M. Scipioni By: Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk - City of Eagan 3135169 8/31/12

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT HEARING PROJECT NO. 1016R - AMES CROSSING ROAD STREET & UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the Eagan Municipal Center located at 3830 Pilot Knob Road in said City on September 19, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. to consider the proposed assessment of street & utility improvements relating to Improvement Project 1016R in the following described area: The area proposed to be assessed for any such improvements is described as follows: The area within Section 1, Township 27, Range 22, in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota. The area proposed to be assessed is all property described above, all as more fully and particularly described in the assessment roll on file in the City Clerk's office, which roll is open to public inspection. The total amount of the proposed assessment is $711,637. Written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. No appeal may be taken as to the amount of any assessment unless a written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the meeting. An owner may appeal an assessment to District Court pursuant to M.S.A. Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City of Eagan within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the District Court of Dakota County within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk. Notice is further given that pursuant to the Minnesota Statutes, Sections 435.193 to 435.195, the City of Eagan has adopted City assessment deferral. This ordinance provides that the Eagan City Council may defer the payment of special assessment against homestead property, which is owned and occupied by a person 65 years of age or older or retired by virtue of disability when the assessment would create a hardship upon the property owner. Applications for deferral must be made not later than ninety (90) days after the assessment is adopted. Further information relating to these assessments and an application for deferral of assessments may be obtained from the Special Assessment Division of the Public Works Department and any questions should be directed to that Division. Dated: August 21, 2012 /s/ Christina M. Scipioni By: Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk - City of Eagan 3135210 8/31/12

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED EASEMENT VACATION CITY OF EAGAN DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE City Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122, on Tuesday, September 19, 2012, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The purpose of the meeting will be to hold a public hearing on the vacation of service road easement lying over and across the following described property in the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota: All Service Road Easement per plat of Cedar Industrial Park (Lot 2, Block 1) Except for that part previously vacated described as follows: That part of Lot 2, Block 1, Cedar Industrial Park, described as follows: Commencing at the Easternmost corner of said Lot 2; thence assumed bearing of North 47 degrees 02 minutes 53 seconds West along the Northeasterly line of said Lot 2, a distance of 40.00 feet; thence South 43 degrees 21 minutes 39 seconds West, 145.00 feet to the point of beginning of easement; thence continuing South 43 degrees 21 minutes 39 seconds West, 15.00 feet; thence South 46 degrees 38 minutes 21 seconds East, 20.00 feet; thence North 43 degrees 21 minutes 39 seconds East, 15.00 feet; thence North 46 degrees 38 minutes 21 seconds West, 20.00 feet to point of beginning. Dated: August 21, 2012 /s/ Christina M. Scipioni Christina M. Scipioni, City Clerk Dakota County, Minnesota 3133982 8/31-9/7/12

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PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on September 10, 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 to amend the Zoning Ordinance to delete all provisions related to the R-3C, Regional Center Residential Zoning District. The proposal also includes amending the Zoning Map to rezone all properties zoned R3C, Regional Center Residential to Mix, Mixed Use District. Two properties are proposed to be rezoned from R-3C to P, Park. Two parcels within the plat of Valley Ridge Senior Housing are proposed to be rezoned from B3/PUD, General Business/Planned Unit Development to MIX/PUD. The proposed ordinance and map amendments are being done to implement the 2030 Future Land Use Guide Plan. Copies of the proposed text amendments and parcels proposed for rezoning are available for review in the Planning Department at Burnsville City Hall. 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 Deb Garross (952) 895-4446 at the City of Burnsville. Deb Garross On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission

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PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on September 10, 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 CenterPoint Energy for a Conditional Use Permit to allow for removal and replacement of a gas pipeline within the Floodway and Shoreland Districts of the Minnesota River and Black Dog Lake. 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 Deb Garross (952) 895-4446 at the City of Burnsville. Deb Garross On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission 3130152 8/31-9/7/12

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This is a summary of the Intermediate School District 917 Regular School Board Meeting on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, with full text available for public inspection on t h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a t www.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Office at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM. Board members present: Arlene Bush, Dan Cater, Ron Hill, Jill Lewis, Kathy Lewis, Deb Clark, Vanda Pressnall, Tom Ryerson, Veronica Walter, and administrators were present. Absent: None. Good news reports were presented. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes, personnel, donations, bills to be paid, wire transfers and the investment report. Recommended actions approved: Addendum to the 4th quarter 2012 Temporary Employee Report; final DCALS Student Handbook approval; Policy 6.93, Student Transportation; Contract with Dakota Country Sheriff's Office for School Resource Officer at Alliance Education Center; and Approval of James Eberhart as Lead Teacher for DCALS 2012-2013. Adjournment at 6:53 PM. 3130458 8/31/12

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Eagan’s Callie Schapekahm goes up to try to block a shot in the Wildcats’ match against Minneapolis Southwest on Tuesday.

Photo by Mike Shaughnessy

Eagan junior Taylr McNeil (5) is one of the state’s top high school volleyball players.

Bryn Parsons of Eagan sends the ball over the net during a volleyball match against Minneapolis Southwest on Tuesday night.

Wildcat spikers have a good start Eagan sweeps Southwest in opener by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

A season opener can bring out the butterflies even for a veteran coach such as Eagan’s Kathy Gillen-Melville. The Wildcats’ volleyball match against Minneapolis Southwest on Tuesday was recorded as a 25-23, 25-15, 25-21 victory. They took care of business in a little more than an hour, but their coach said she never could relax. Asked to describe the match, Gillen-Melville said, “nerve-wracking. Southwest is a very good club, and we knew they

would be tough. We worked hard, but we didn’t finish off some points as quickly as we should have.” While some high school volleyball fans are already anticipating a rematch between Eden Prairie and Lakeville North for the Class 3A state title, it might be unwise to overlook Eagan, which was 23-5 last season and has several returning starters. The match against Southwest “was OK for a first match,” said Eagan senior defensive specialist Calleigh Steichen. “We know we have to play better than this if we’re going to compete for championships, but we think we have that potential.” Outside hitter Taylr McNeil will attract a lot of attention from Eagan’s oppo-

nents. The 6-foot-1 junior was part of a state championship team at Lakeville North as a freshman before transferring to Eagan before the 2011 season. She was the St. Paul Pioneer Press state player of the year last season. In McNeil’s second season at Eagan, she looks “much more comfortable,” Gillen-Melville said. “Your first year in a new school is tough, but she’s ready to be a leader. I could take her out of the back row, but I like her leadership wherever she plays. I also like her defense.” Steichen and setters Paige Patterson and Nicole Johnson also were on the roster last season, as was Bri Pernsteiner, a 6-1 middle hitter. Also on the varsity roster are senior outside

hitter Bryn Parsons, junior middle hitter Celia Bertsch, junior defensive specialist Kelly Madison, sophomore middle hitter Callie Schapekahm and sophomore outside hitter Maddie McNeil. “We’re a younger team this year,” Gillen-Melville said. “We have girls who played at a high level for their clubs, but they played 15s. It’s different in high school when you’re playing against 18-year-olds. “For example, Callie Schapekahm, who will play middle for us, is a very good athlete but right now needs to pick up the speed of the game. And she will. Bri Pernsteiner had to do the same thing last year. It’s something a lot of young players have to go through.” In the season opener,

the Wildcats took leads, then saw Southwest go on runs to get back in it. When that happened, “I waited a long time to call timeout because I wanted to see if they could stop it on their own,” Gillen-Melville said. “There were a few times when they needed a little help.” Steichen said the players all understand they have a lot of ability, but communication on the court is what separates teams that go a long way in the playoffs from everyone else. “That’s probably the No. 1 thing in high school volleyball,” Steichen said. “We all get along really well, but we come from different club teams and we’re not used to each other yet. But I think we’ll be fine.” And the playoffs don’t

start for almost two months, giving the Wildcats plenty of time to refine their game. “One of the things we’ll talk about is, this is a good start for August,” GillenMelville said after the Southwest match. “It won’t be good enough in October, and definitely not in November. But everybody is in the same situation right now.” Eagan will play host to Stillwater in a non-conference match Tuesday before going to the Shakopee Invitational on Sept. 8. The Wildcats’ first South Suburban Conference match is Sept. 11 at Prior Lake. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Eagan runners could be Blaze cross country ready for shot at title loads up for another run Anderson leads girls team’s returnees

by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

Eagan begins the girls cross country season in uncharted territory as a possible contender for the state Class AA championship. Just because it might be new to them doesn’t mean the Wildcats are unprepared. They returned six of the top seven runners from a team that finished ninth at state a year ago, and expectations are high. Managing the expectations is one of coach Lisa Photo by Rick Orndorf Langenhahn’s challenges. So, too, was keeping the Raissa Hansen (left) and Reilly Hostager are returning Wildcats from overtraining varsity runners for the Eagan girls cross country team. in the summer and either peaking too early or leaving themselves vulnerable to injury. “We have two different clubs in the summer, the 250-mile club and the 400mile club,” the coach said. “We ask the younger girls to shoot for 250. If they don’t get that, it’s OK as long as they’re getting some work in. We’re not looking for them to run eight to 10 miles a day yet. My top four or five girls, they ran 400 during the summer.” The Wildcats were fourth in the state Class AA preseason rankings. Their top returnee is senior Danielle Anderson, who had a stellar 2010-11 school year in cross country and track. Anderson Photo by Rick Orndorf finished eighth in the Class Eagan senior Danielle Anderson was All-State in cross country last season and is back to lead the fourth-ranked See Wildcats, 12A Wildcats.

Last year’s state runner-up lost top two runners by Andy Rogers Sun Thisweek

There never seems to be a slow moment for the Burnsville boys cross country team. Last year’s Class AA runner-up lost its top two finishers, Cole O’Brien and Abdullahi Salan, but the Blaze still expect to compete at state at season’s end. “Losing our top two individuals is a major blow, but we think we have some solid athletes to continue to be successful,” head coach Jeff Webber said. Faysal Mahmoud (12th at state), Ali Ahmed (13th), Shawn Wong (80th), Sam Houchins (103rd) and Jake Stevens (105th) ran with the Blaze last season at state. They’ll be flanked by newcomers Dillong Wong, Johnny Walker and Isak Hawkinson this season. One would think after finishing second last year at the state meet, Webber wouldn’t have much trouble filling the roster, but it’s still a challenge. “We continue to dig many resources to get athletes informed about this sport,” Webber said. “Our number of participants is down this year, which as a head coach is frustrating.” After placing fourth in 2010 and third in 2009 at state, the system has been working. During practice, runners focus on form drills and proper running technique.

Strength training is done two to three times per week along with core workouts. “We also do something called deep-pool running,” Webber said. “This allows the body to get the major benefits of running without the pounding effects of the body. Proper stretching also helps the body avoid injuries.” Another part of the body the Blaze train is the brain. “I believe the mental aspect is one of the reasons we have done well these past few seasons,” Webber said. “It can’t be understated the importance of mental training.” It’s easy to get frustrated during a race after falling behind or becoming overtired. “Sometimes it is as simple as creating a workout that is ridiculously difficult, but after they complete it, and they do, their confidence soars,” Webber said. “Other times it is the art of coaching and figuring out ways to motivate each athlete. We treat each athlete completely different in their training.”

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coach Charlie Burnham said. “Vivian’s the rare athlete that seems to constantly get better with each season and that’s a result of the hard work she puts in all year long.” Other significant varsity runners include Kjerstin Narvesen, Katie Dennis, Johanna Weber, and Jane Koch, all of whom saw varsity time last year. The girls also lifted weights as well as put several miles on their running shoes over the summer. “The girls that have stuck with it all year and summer have come back more fit and durable than before,” Burnham said. “If all goes as planned, it should help keep our team health and allow us to finish the season strong.” Burnham also focuses on the mental aspect of running during practice. “The only difference between running and other sports is there are no timeouts, and there is no one to pass the ball to, so even if the race doesn’t play out the way you visualized it, you better be able to trust that your training will get you to the finish line ahead of the others,” Burnham said. “If you second guess yourself at any point, you’ve already lost.”

Leading the list of returning runners for the girls team is junior Vivian Hett, who has already qualified for state three times. “She’s a very hard work- Andy Rogers can be reached er and sets a strong exam- at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com ple for what it takes to get or facebook.com/sunthisweek. this team back to the top,”

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Lightning boys will try to rebuild quickly After historic 2011 season, Eastview soccer faces challenges by Mike Shaughnessy Sun Thisweek

His team earned a victory and a tie in its first two games, but Eastview boys soccer coach Scott Gustafson said he’s not sure of what that means for the Lightning’s future. “It’s really early,” Gustafson said. “We’re inexperienced. We have some young guys who are learning to play together. And, unfortunately, we had some injuries in our first game. We also had some kids get nicked up during practice and some others who were coming off injury layoffs in the summer.” Still, the Lightning’s record through two games was 1-0-1. That included a 3-2 victory over Roseville and a 3-3 tie with Cretin-Derham

Hall, a game in which Eastview trailed 3-0 early in the second half. “You know, the talent is there,” Gustafson said. “It’s still pretty raw. We have some young players who are very good. We might take some lumps during our conference games, but we think this is a team that could be good by the end of the season.” In 2011 Eastview was 201-1 – by far the best record in school history – won its first conference championship and qualified for the state tournament for the first time. The Lightning didn’t lose until the Class AA title game, when it fell to Eden Prairie 3-1 at the Metrodome. Three players – senior defender Jonathan Lenz,

senior midfielder Jacob Opheim and junior forward Pierce Erickson – started for the Lightning in the state title game, and they’re the ones who will have to shoulder the load early this season while the Lightning’s younger players get up to speed. More than 40 Minnesota players gave up their remaining high school eligibility to train year-round with the Minnesota Thunder Academy, part of U.S. Soccer’s initiative to identify and develop possible national team candidates. Eastview might have been hit harder than any boys team in the state. Four players who would have been eligible to return to the Lightning opted instead for the Minnesota Thunder Acad-

emy. That group consisted of Eastview’s leading scorer last season, one of its top defenders, and both varsity goalies. Those players made their intentions known last fall, so the Lightning knew the day was coming. Now the question is, how quickly can Eastview rebuild? Gustafson describes Erickson as “the cornerstone of our offense.” Lenz organizes the defense and Opheim plays center midfield. So, those are three spots filled by experienced players. Senior forward Joe Schlosser came off the bench for Eastview last season. Other seniors on the roster are defender Cody Bestul, defender Thomas Cole, forward Jimmy Loi, defender Michael Stockton

and forward Nicholas Lichtsinn. The goalkeepers are sophomore Kyle Lamott and freshman Sean Teske. Lamott started against Roseville. Teske got the start against Cretin-Derham Hall but was injured and was replaced by Lamott. Although the Lightning allowed five goals in its first two games, Gustafson said no more than one could be attributed to a goalkeeping error. “Their skill sets are a year or two ahead of other goalkeepers their age,” the coach said of Lamott and Teske. Gustafson said he’s willing to be patient with this group. “Last year we started out at a much more complex level technically and tactically,” he said.

“This year we’ve started out much more basic, but we’re still going to try to play the same way.” Eastview played Coon Rapids on Wednesday and will play host to Minneapolis Southwest at 7 p.m. Friday. The Lightning defeated Southwest in last year’s state Class AA semifinals. The Lightning opens South Suburban Conference play at 5 p.m. Tuesday at home against Eagan in a rematch between schools that met for the 2011 Section 3AA championship. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Blazing ahead

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Burnsville’s Emily Wollman takes a swing against Rosemount in a South Suburban Conference girls tennis match Tuesday. Rosemount won 7-0.

Wildcats, from 10A AA cross country meet last fall. In June, she was second in the 3,200 meters and fifth in the 1,600. In the 3,200, Anderson was second to Shakopee’s Maria Hauger, who will be trying for a fourth consecutive state individual cross country title this fall. A couple of weeks after the state track meet, Anderson went to North Carolina for a national meet and finished ahead of Hauger in a 5,000-meter race. Langenhahn said she can see that Anderson has inspired her teammates. “It makes the rest of our girls want to put in more miles in the summer so they can keep up with her,” she said. Also returning for the Wildcats are juniors Reilly Hostager and Raissa Hansen, and sophomores Anna Van Wyk, Kelli Praska and Karina Johnson. All competed at state last season. Van Wyk also was sixth in the Section 3AA meet. Eagan’s first meet is the Dakota County Invitational on Friday at Eagan High School. The girls 2-mile varsity race starts at 3:30 p.m. No. 1-ranked Lakev-

ille South, last year’s state runner-up, also is scheduled to compete. Eagan and Lakeville South also are scheduled to compete at the Lakeville North Invitational on Sept. 15.

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and Jacob Guzior lead a senior class that also includes Johnson, Caleb Ayres, Gabe Yismaw, Nick Acton, Nathan Blakely, Andrew Zellar, Ryan Douglas, Jon Estes, Nick Martin, Gabe Murray, Tom Powers, Cato Valandra, Kyle Smith and Peter Doebler. Junior Dan Podpeskar also is a returning varsity runner. That group will have to compensate for the loss of Sidney Speir, the Wildcats’ No. 1 runner last year. He is running for a school in Peachtree City, Ga., (near Atlanta) after his father took a job transfer to the area. Graham said the Wildcats’ off-season training was the best it’s been in recent years. The key to team success, he added, will be closing the gap between the team’s first and fifth runners. Ideally, it would be less than 30 seconds, he said. Eagan will compete in the boys varsity race at the Dakota County Invitational at 3 p.m. Friday at Eagan High School.

Boys cross country coach Rob Graham described the Wildcats’ long-term goal as “St. Olaf in November.” In other words, it’s to be at St. Olaf College for the state meet, and not just as spectators. Reaching that goal will be quite a climb for Eagan, which was eighth in its section last year, but Graham said there’s enough depth on the team to at least make it a possibility. Josh Podpeskar, a junior, ran on the varsity last season and put in 500 miles of training in the summer. He has been the Wildcats’ No. 1 runner in the preseason, Graham said. Returning letter-winners Nate Johnson and Jack Pilney also ran for Eagan in last year’s section meet. Mike Shaughnessy is at mike. Johnson is a senior and Pil- shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com or ney is a junior. facebook.com/sunthisweek. Captains Nick Forsha

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Thisweekend theater and arts briefs Zoo kicks off concert series

The Minnesota Zoo will debut its Live On Stage acoustic concert series in its new indoor theatre, the Target Learning Center, a multi-purpose performance venue and winter home to the zoo’s World of Birds show. Concert lineup: Sept. 27, Chris Koza; Oct. 4, Lucy Michelle; Oct. 18, The Atlantis Quartet; Oct. 25, Alison Scott; and Nov. 7, Jeremy Messersmith. Evening schedule: 6 to 7 p.m., zoo opens for Tropics Trail stroll; 7 p.m., Target Learning Center doors open for seating; 7:15 p.m., bird encounter on stage; 7:30 p.m., concert begins. The concerts are open to guests age 18 and older. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at mnzoo.org.

Canvas & Vine tickets on sale The Burnsville Convention & Visitors Bureau’s annual “Canvas & Vines, A Collection of Fine Art & Wine,” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. The fundraising event includes sampling and learning about select wines and craft beer, tasting a variety of foods from local restaurants, while viewing fine art, listening to

music from Greenwood Tree, and bidding on silent auction items. Tickets are available now. Admission is $35. Must be 21 years of age or older to attend. Call (952) 8954690 for more information and to purchase tickets, or visit www.canvasandvines.com.

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‘Club Swing’ in Burnsville

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Chameleon Theatre Circle and Segue Productions will present “Steel Kiss” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7-8 and 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets are $13 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and groups. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or by calling (952) 895-4680. Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 13th annual New Play Festival also will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. It is free to attend. More is at www. chameleontheatre.org.

Five By Design’s “Club Swing” performance will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets range from $22 to $29 and can be purchased at the box office or by phone at (952) 895-4680.

Teen artist gatherings The Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S., will host Teen Artist Gatherings from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Nov. 8 and Dec. 6; and from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Dec. 1. Cost is $3 payable at the door. Drop-ins welcome. Bus transportation will be provided from Eagan High School to the art house on the Thursday gatherings. To ride the bus, call or text (651) 485-8940. No transportation will be offered on Saturdays. Call the Eagan Art House at (651) 675-5521 for more information.

family calendar To submit items for the Family Calendar, email: darcy. odden@ecm-inc.com. Friday, Aug. 31 Blue Moon Walk, 8 to 9:30 p.m. at Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter Trail, Lakeville. For all ages, families encouraged. Cost: $5 per person and/or $15 per family. Information: Lakeville Parks and Recreation, (952) 985-4600. Wednesday, Sept. 5 Pilot Knob Road Corridor open house for area residents, business owners and commuters from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Eagan Community Center Oasis Room, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Information: (952) 891-7100. Eagan Market Fest, 4 to 8 p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds. The farmers market is open with a wide selection of fall produce including apples. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/marketfest or (651) 675-5500. Parent informational meeting hosted by MTS Minnesota Connections Academy, a virtual K-12 program, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble – Cafe, 1291 Promenade Place, Eagan. Learn what it’s like to attend public school online. Information: www. connectionsacademy.com or (800) 382-6010. Thursday, Sept. 6 “Activities to Encourage Engagement,” Alzheimer’s care training, 6 p.m. at Home Instead Senior Care, 1600 E. Cliff Road, Burnsville. Free. To reserve a spot, call (952) 882-9300. Friday, Sept. 7 Forever Wild Family Friday: Nature Bingo, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center – Discovery Room, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Free. Registration required. Course No. 4174. Information: http://www.co.dakota. mn.us/LeisureRecreation/CountyParks/Calendar. Saturday, Sept. 8 Kids ’n Kinship 40th anniversary gala, 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Crystal Lake Golf Club, 6725 Innsbrook Drive, Lakeville. In-

cludes cash bar, silent auction, music and other entertainment, a quilt raffle, wine cork pull, plus a sit-down dinner. Tickets are available for $40 at www.kinship40th.eventbrite.com. Live auction online at www.winningcause.org/all-auctions/kids-nkinship-1.html. Sunday, Sept. 9 Bird banding, 9 a.m. to noon at Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter Trail, Lakeville. Join a naturalist for an up-close look at wild birds. Cost: $2 per person for ages 10 and older; free for children under 10. Information: Lakeville Parks and Recreation, (952) 985-4600. The Denmark Demons vintage baseball team will face the Quicksteps at 1 p.m. at the Denmark Town Hall, 14008 90th St. S., in Denmark Township. The game is free and open to the public. Ongoing Firearm Safety Class will be offered at Rosemount Middle School, 3135 143rd St. W., Rosemount, Sept. 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 29. Tentative range day: Oct. 27. Registration: 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 11. Minimum age is 11. Fee is $7.50. A legal guardian must accompany students for registration and stay for approximately the first hour of class, which begins at 7 p.m. No preregistration. Information: Mike Kottwitz, (952) 884-8001. Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • Sept. 4, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., Messiah Lutheran Church, 16725 Highview Ave., Lakeville. • Sept. 8, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville. • Sept. 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Sept. 10, 2 to 5 p.m., Umbria Gourmet Pizzeria, 1965 Cliff Lake Road, Eagan.

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Thisweekend Journey to find ‘home’ Newbery award-winning author to be in Rosemount

by Tad Johnson Sun Thisweek

One wouldn’t expect to draw a straight line from Herman Melville’s iconic Captain Ahab to a girl in a rundown small town, but Kansas author Clare Vanderpool did. The line started to be drawn when Vanderpool came across the oftenrepeated quote from “Moby Dick” – “It is not down on any map; true places never are.” True places were easy to map for Vanderpool, who said she has lived in the same Wichita, Kan., neighborhood her whole life. “A true place is all about home and the people and places that are so familiar,” she said, “the neighborhood pool, the sledding hill, all the places where memories abound.” She said that started her thinking about what a young person whose family moved around a lot would think of “home.” “That was when Abilene Tucker showed up and I basically accompanied her on this journey of finding her own definition of a true place,” Vanderpool said. Abilene is the central character of Vanderpool’s “Moon Over Manifest,” which will be the focus of One Book, One

Clare Vanderpool Rosemount events from Sept. 1 to Oct. 9 (go to SunThisweek.com to see a full listing). She is the daughter of a drifter for a dad, who has sent her to live with relatives in her father’s hometown for the summer. Abilene has heard many tales of her dad’s childhood, but she’s disappointed that the town of Manifest in the 1930s doesn’t live up to the billing her father gave it. But discovering a tale about the town’s mysterious past and the role her father played in it are just the beginning for Abilene, who has never experienced community or a connection to place. Vanderpool said that tale shows the transfor-

mative power of story in our lives. “Moon Over Manifest” has a wide range of appeal because it has characters of different ages, nationalities and backgrounds in addition to being set in two different time periods. “I think it speaks to some basic themes that are important to all of us – home, community, the need for belonging, and the importance of story in our lives,” Vanderpool said. She said the book can incite discussion about history and those “I remember when” types of discussions. “Much of the book really pertains to all of our lives,” she said. “There are themes of friendship, loss, the need for forgiveness and redemption.” More about Vanderpool is at www.clarevanderpool.com. For a brochure about the One Book, One Rosemount events, go to the Robert Trail Library, 14395 Robert Trail S., or go to a PDF link of it from this story posted online at SunThisweek.com. Tad Johnson can be reached at tad.johnson@ ecm-inc.com or facebook. com/sunthisweek.

theater and arts calendar To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy. odden@ecm-inc.com. Auditions The Prior Lake Players will hold open auditions for “Alice in Wonderland” from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, and Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road S.E., Prior Lake. Auditions for children ages 5-10 will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. both nights, and teen/ adult (age 11 and up) auditions will be from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Information: www.plplayers.org. Concerts Little Feat with Tom Fuller Band, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, Subway Music in the Zoo, Minnesota Zoo amphitheater, Apple Valley. Cost: $34. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com. Exhibits/art shows A botanical art exhibit by The Great River Chapter of Botanical Artists is on display through Sept. 16 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Information: (952) 985-4640. Pilgrims and Passages, a joint exhibit featuring art by Anthony Donatelle and Jon Reischl, is on display through Sept. 8 in the gallery at Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. For more information, call (952) 895-4676 or visit www.burnsvillepac.com. Harvest of Art Community Art Exhibit opening, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. The exhibit will run through Nov. 2 at the art house and other Eagan locations. Information: (651) 675-5521 or www.eaganarthouse.org. Festivals/special events Burnsville Fire Muster runs Sept. 5-9. Information: www.burnsvillefiremuster.com/. Burnsville Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Canvas & Vines will be 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Includes wine, craft beer, food, art, music and a silent auction. Admission is $35. Guests must be 21 or older to attend. Call (952) 895-4690 for more information and to purchase tickets, or visit www.canvasandvines. com. “Musical Heart Notes – Treasuring Children,” a musical fundraiser for Children’s Lighthouse of Minnesota, will be held from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Steeple

Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Information: www.childrenslighthousemn.org. Theater The Chameleon Theatre Circle and Segue Productions will present “Steel Kiss” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7-8 and 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets are $13 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and groups. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or by calling (952) 895-4680. The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 13th annual New Play Festival will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Free. Workshops/classes Allegro Choral Academy is currently accepting registrations for its 2012-13 season for students in second to eighth grade. Classes available in Rosemount and Lakeville. Registration information: http://www.allegroca.org/ or nmarschall@allegroca.org. Adult painting open studio from 9 a.m. to noon the first and third Fridays of the month at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: (651) 675-5521. Music Together in the Valley offers classes for parents and their infant, toddler and preschool children in Rosemount, Farmington, Lakeville and Apple Valley. Information: www.musictogetherclasses. com or (651) 439-4219. The Eagan Art House offers classes for ages 4 through adult. Register now for fall classes. For a complete listing go to www.eaganarthouse.org or call (651) 675-5521. Dan Petrov Art Studio in Burnsville offers oil painting

classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced skill level painters, www.danpetrovart. com, (763) 843-2734. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, (651) 214-4732. Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644. 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. Information: (651) 675-5500. Savage Art Studios, 4735 W. 123rd St., Suite 200, Savage, offers classes/workshops for all ages. Information: www. savageartstudios.com or (952) 895-0375. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/ class. Call Marilyn (651) 4637833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, (952) 985-4640.

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Business Briefs Armstrong moves up at Pawn America Chuck Armstrong has been appointed chief legislative officer for Burnsvillebased Pawn America. Armstrong will provide expertise and leadership in working with elected officials and staff in the 24 communities where Pawn America is located. He will also lead a team specifically created to research, analyze and fulfill regulation and legislation requirements in communities Pawn America is targeting as part of the company’s growth plan. Previously, Armstrong served as community affairs director for Pawn America. Before that he was vice president of business operations at Cooperative Communities, a property developer. He was also vice president of administration at the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce and deputy chief of staff for former St. Paul mayor Norm Coleman.

Eagan baggers win top honors Daniel Busquets, an employee of Kowalski’s Market, Eagan, won the Minnesota Grocers Association 2012 Best Bagger Contest on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Mall of America. Alex Tangen of Byerly’s, Eagan, placed second. Busquets has worked

at Kowalski’s Market for 5 months. As the winner, Busquets will go on to represent the state of Minnesota and compete in the 2013 National Best Bagger Championship at the National Grocers Association Convention on Feb. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nev. He was also awarded a trophy and a cash prize of $500. Tangen has worked at Byerly’s for three years and was awarded a trophy and $150.

Burnsville dental staff on Mission of Mercy Heart of the City Dental in Burnsville participated in the first Mission of Mercy presented by the Minnesota Dental Association and the Minnesota Dental Foundation on Aug. 17-18 in Mankato. Dental professionals from across the state, along with lay community and corporate volunteers, delivered free dental care to patients resulting in 1,489 fillings, 1,307 extractions and 111 partial dentures, along with hundreds of cleanings, sealants and fluoride treatments.

benefit manager, has been selected as the exclusive pharmacy benefit manager and third party administrator for the HR Policy Association’s Pharmaceutical Coalition, an organization representing chief human resource officers of more than 330 of the largest corporations in the United States and globally. Through the new program, members of the coalition will have a fully transparent contractual agreement. The new program passes on the cost of drugs and all financial benefits accrued directly to the employer, and costs will be fully transparent. The program will be available to coalition employers beginning Jan. 1, 2013.

Small business counseling available

SCORE, a nonprofit business counseling and mentoring organization, will provide free confidential counseling for small businesses from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 5 and 19, at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan, and from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 11 and Sept. 25, at Prime Heritage Library, 20085 Therapeutics Heritage Drive, Lakeville. named manager An experienced SCORE counselor will help attendfor HR ees navigate all aspects of planning or operating their Association Eagan-based Prime small business. Therapeutics, a pharmacy

Chamber seeks bowling tourney teams, sponsors

The Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce still needs 15 teams and lane sponsors for the 2012 third annual Lakeville Area Chamber Foundation Bowling Tournament to be held from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Lakeville Brunswick Zone XL. For more information, call the Lakeville Chamber at (952) 469-2020.

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Health care will be the topic of the Women of the Lakeville Chamber Luncheon on Sept. 26 at Holiday Inn & Suites, 20800 Kenrick Ave. Speakers include Beth Krehbiel, chief executive of Fairview Ridges Hospital, and Dr. Beth L. Thomas, vice president of medical affairs at Fairview Ridges Hospital. Registration will be at 11:15 a.m. followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. RSVP by Sept. 19. For information, contact Michele Shea or Linda Rynda at info@ lakevillechambercvb.org.

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District 196 Budget Advisory Council to meet The District 196 Budget Advisory Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the District Office in Rosemount, 3455 153rd St. W. The public is welcome to attend. The meeting will include overviews of the district’s 2011-12 financials, the Other Post-Employment Benefits trust fund and the

start of the 2012-13 school year. The BAC advises the District 196 School Board on matters related to finance. The 12-member BAC is made up of nine parents/residents and three district employees, including a teacher, support staff representative and principal representative. The

director of finance and operations and three School Board members serve as ex-officio members of the BAC. For more information about the BAC, call the office of the director of finance and operations at 651-423-7713.

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Networking groups for families of children with disabilities Dakota County families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities can find resources, support and connections at networking groups and Sibshops from The Arc Greater Twin Cities. The General Support Group in Rosemount is for parents of children with any intellectual or developmental disability. It meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Rosemount United Methodist Church, Choir Room (in basement), 14770 Canada Ave., Rosemount. Meeting dates for 2012 are Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11. Meeting dates for 2013 are Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 12, April 9 and May 14. Child care is

available for $3 per family per meeting. The South of the River Group for Parents of Children with Down Syndrome meets on the third Monday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. at Shepherd of the Valley Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Meeting dates for 2012 are Sept. 17, Oct. 15 and Nov. 19 (no December meeting). Meeting dates for 2013 are Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17 and Aug. 19 (no July meeting). Sibshops are for children ages 6 to 12 who have brothers and sisters with intellectual or developmental disabilities. They meet on the third Monday

of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. at Shepherd of the Valley Church. Meeting dates for 2012 are Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17. Meeting dates for 2013 are Jan. 14 (date change), Feb. 11 (date change), March 18, April 15 and May 20. Sibshops are free for members of The Arc Greater Twin Cities and $10 per session per child for others. Parents do not need to attend the networking group in order for their children to participate in Sibshops. The Arc Greater Twin Cities’ networking groups are free, but participants should register in advance. For registration or more information, call The Arc at (952) 920-0855.

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Free car seat clinic at kids’ sale A free car seat clinic will be held during the Sept. 2021 From Yours To Mine LLC Kids Consignment Sale at Ames Hockey Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. The Lakeville Police Department will be available from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,

Sept. 20, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, to answer questions and schedule free car seat safety checks. Consignment sale hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. Admission on Sept. 21 will be

$2, which will be waived with the donation of a nonperishable food item or five or more clean diapers. There will be no admission fee and many items will be half price on Sept. 22. For more information, visit www.FromYoursToMine. com or call (952) 564-7566.

Kids ’n Kinship celebrates with gala Kids ’n Kinship will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a gala from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Crystal Lake Golf Club, 6725 Innsbrook Drive, Lakeville. The community is invited. The Anniversary Gala will be an elegant evening featuring a cash bar, silent auction, music and other

entertainment, a quilt raffle, wine cork pull, plus a sitdown dinner. Kids ’n Kinship will celebrate its 40 years of success with a program including a video and photo/slide show. Tickets are available for $40 at www.kinship40th.eventbrite.com. In addition, a live auction is online at www.winning-

cause.org/all-auctions/kidsn-kinship-1.html. Kids ’n Kinship is a nonprofit organization that matches children who have a need for an additional supportive relationship with carefully screened adult volunteers. Once a match has been made, volunteers spend one to four hours per week with the child.

County holds waste collection events Dakota County residents can drop off household hazardous waste for free at two collection events. • Saturday, Sept. 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Maintenance Facility, 19650 Municipal Drive, Farmington, (651) 280-6900. • Saturday, Sept. 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Maintenance Center, 13713 Frontier Court, Burnsville, (952) 895-4511. Items that can be dropped off include leftover paint,

fluorescent bulbs, fertilizers, pesticides, rechargeable batteries, cleaners, solvents, gasoline, oil and oil filters, and other types of household chemicals. In addition, and only at the Burnsville collection, residents can drop off household electronics and small electrical items for free. Electronics that can be dropped off include televisions, cell phones, computers, DVD

players, laptops, stereo equipment, and video gaming systems. Small electrical items accepted for collection include vacuum cleaners, coffee makers, blenders, electric tools (drills, sanders, etc.), clothes irons, fans, hair dryers, microwaves, space heaters and toaster ovens. No business or farm waste will be accepted at these collection events.