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New Burnsville city manager sees opportunities ahead Council hires Hastings administrator Mesko Lee

Melanie Mesko Lee, the Hastings city administrator who will begin work in Burnsville on Jan. 14, said the job offers professional advancement in a bigger

by John Gessner city and an opportunity SUN THISWEEK to help Burnsville chart its DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE future.

Burnsville’s next city Mesko Lee is familmanager sees the city as a iar with the area, having land of opportunity. grown up in Eagan and

graduated from “So I know that Burnsville High there’s good things School in 1992. happening,” MesAnd through colko Lee, 44, said laboration with in an interview. other local gov“There’s a lot of ernments in Daopportunity.

I kota County while Melanie find that the (City working in Hast- Mesko Lee Council) has done ings, she said she some very nice knows the Burnsville city strategic visioning, and staff’s reputation. the staff is highly regard-

ed. I’m looking at it as a package deal with lots of opportunities, and I was hoping it would be a good fit. Luckily, it seems like it is.”

After a split vote on city manager selection two weeks earlier, the council voted unanimously Nov. 20 to approve a one-year contract that will pay

Mesko Lee a starting salary of $170,000 in the city of 61,439. Her salary is $143,909 in Hastings, a city of 22,722.

In Burnsville she will lead a staff of about 280 full- and part-time employees (not including seasonal workers). Hastings has about 150 employees, See Manager, 22A

Girlfriends rally when ALS strikes Eagan OKs affordable housing plan Woman surrounded by support

After several meetings, council unanimous on decision

by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

After both had married and started having children, Evonne Carlson and Laurie Carr met for long walks around the Minneapolis lakes.

Part of a tight group of girlfriends who grew up in Burnsville’s North River Hills neighborhood, they would sometimes circle Calhoun and Harriet in the same day.

This summer, things changed.

“The walks kept getting shorter, and now we don’t walk anymore,” Carr said.

“We meet for lunch.”

Carlson, 53, was diagnosed in early September with ALS, the degenerative neurological disease that attacks the brain’s ability to initiate and control muscle movement.

The diagnosis explained

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Evonne Carlson the problems Carlson has had with her right hand for at least a year. It’s “just a prop pretty much for

After months of discussion, the Eagan City Council unanimously approved plans for an affordable housing project called Lexington Flats during last week’s meeting.

MWF Properties wants to build an L-shaped, fourstory, 50-unit multifamily residential development on Lexington Avenue northwest of its intersection with Lone Oak Road.

Developers plan to apply for tax credits from the Dakota County Community Development Agency to make the units more affordable for renters.

The property includes now — it’s there, but I’m not using it for much,” she one, two and three-bedroom units along with a said.

See ALS, 24A community room, fitness

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Eagan City Council approved plans for Lexington Flats, a proposed affordable housing complex northwest of the intersection at Lexington Avenue and Lone Oak Road. room and an outdoor children’s play area.

There would be 50 underground parking spots and 25 surface spots.

The land currently contains two single-family homes. A third parcel contained a home before it burned down in 2014.

Christopher Stokka said it’s a challenging site and design work took longer than anticipated.

There were some issues regarding the storm pond and Dakota County plans to upgrade Lexington Avenue. The county needed about 55-60 feet of the property for right-of-way for the project.

The development would have a right-in, right-out entrance along Lexington Avenue once completed.

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day “with an increased police presence to help calm fears and counselors available to students who may feel the need to talk to someone,” Principal Dave Helke said in a message to BHS families.

“At this time, I want to remind parents and students that there are serious consequences for posting threatening messages on social media or other platforms, even if the student thinks they are ‘just joking,’ ” Helke said. “We take any potential threat seriously and will follow our student behavior policies and procedures to ensure student safety.”

A 14-year-old male student was arrested Wednesday morning after threatening a shooting at Burnsville High School in an Instagram post.

The post, which was circulated on Tuesday, contained a threat against “BHS,” district spokesman Aaron Tinklenberg said.

School officials and police initially didn’t find a connection to the high school, but more information came in overnight linking the post to the student.

He was arrested without incident be- John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ ecm-inc.com or 952-846-2031. fore school, according to police.

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A group meets 6:30-8 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at

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Buck Hill seeks more concerts Commission recommends approval; concerns linge

by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Buck Hill on Monday won the endorsement of the Burnsville Planning Commission to expand its outdoor concert season and make it permanent, The commission voted to recommend approval of Buck Hill’s plan to increase the number of concerts allowed annually from six to 10. The recommendation, which goes to the City Council on Dec. 4, also allows music to continue until 10 p.m. for Thursday, Friday and Saturday concerts.

The cutoff time would remain 9:30 p.m. the rest of the week.

Seeking to boost summer revenue, the skiing, snowboarding and tubing venue staged its inaugural concert series July 10-13. In 2017 the council granted a planned unit development amendment and interim-use permit allowing up to six concerts a year, with music ending at 9:30 p.m.

Now Buck Hill is seeking a permanent PUD amendment to increase the number of concerts and allow music until 10:30 p.m. The commission rejected the later time but was more generous than the planning staff, which also recommends allowing more concerts but with the same 9:30 p.m. ending

time.

Declaring the inaugural concert series a success — top attendance was 2,400 for a July 13 concert by the Little River Band — Buck Hill Inc. President and CEO David Solner said he’s looking to steer more shows to weekend dates as opposed to this year’s Tuesday to Friday series.

Shows would also be clustered across the warmweather season, two or three nights in a row, Solner said.

“We feel that a 10:30 shutoff time is appropriate,” Solner told commissioners. Many of this summer’s concertgoers wondered why the music had to stop at 9:30, according to Solner. He says the later time will give fans more time to arrive after work and shield both fans and bands from late-afternoon heat. The stage faces west from the base of the hill, which provides a natural amphitheater.

Concerned residents surrounding the venue at 15400 Buck Hill Road and supporters spoke during a public hearing Monday.

Linda Stout, 15000 Windemere Lane, said her “peace and quiet was shattered by this noise” from the concerts. “I can’t call it music when it’s so far away and you can’t understand the lyrics, can’t hear the tune, but you can hear the rhythm and the bass. I’m

a music major, and this is not music. This doesn’t belong in neighborhoods.

This is not something that should be plunked in the middle of thousands of people that are affected by the sounds, the noises.”

The concerts generated 14 complaints to the city about noise and bass vibration, according to a staff report.

Jen Napp, 1105 Circle High Drive, said the noise was excessive and the concerts ran past 9:30 p.m.

“I support them having a venue during the summer,” she said. “But I think to reward them for breaking their promise from last year is not the way to go.”

Solner said he appreciates the neighbors’ concerns and acknowledged that concerts ran late (one was rained out and downsized inside Buck Hill’s bar and restaurant). The latest ending time was 10:12 p.m., on the first night of the series, Solner said.

“We did go a few minutes over in the nights we ran our events,” he said.

Kenneth Bipes, 15409 Bryant Ave. S., said his house of 40 years backs up to the hill and is 150 feet from the ski lift. Noise from the venue — including from snowmaking, about which some residents have complained — has never bothered him, Bipes said.

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Hill make a buck or two,” he said, noting that its fortunes swing with the weather.

Charlie Miller, 15401 Bryant Ave. S., said his family heard the concert sound and “it didn’t bother us one bit.” There was no extra foot traffic in the neighborhood from people trying to reach the venue, he added.

Buck Hill is “a major economic draw for our community,” said Tom Taylor, chair of the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Committee.

Also chair of the Burnsville Fire Muster, Taylor said the festival’s concerts end at 11 p.m. with “significantly larger” crowds than Buck Hill’s have drawn, “and we have very, very few complaints.”

Buck Hill appears to have managed both noise and traffic “extremely well,” Taylor said.

In seeking a 10:30 p.m. shutoff time, Solner points

to the Fire Muster and other south metro music events, from the Minnesota Zoo concerts in Apple Valley to Lakeville’s Pano-Prog, which run later than 9:30 p.m.

But those venues are on sites with more surrounding space for the noise to dissipate before reaching neighbors, countered commission Chair Steve Behnke.

The city is responsible for enforcing Minnesota Pollution Control Agency noise standards, according to the staff report. Noise measured in residential areas is limited to 60 to 65 decibels from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and from 50 to 55 from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

“The city’s noise consultant advises that MPCA standards are average over a one-hour period and it is acceptable to have peaks and valleys related to the decibel levels,” the report said.

Staff recommends the city’s consultant measure

noise during each concert, with mitigation measures established to keep it within MPCA standards (which are also set in city code). Staff recommends Buck Hill provide an escrow to cover the cost.

The commission included a testing requirement but allowed Buck Hill’s sound engineer to do it and report to the city.

The commission recommendation also includes shutoff of concert-related lighting at the same time the music stops. “That’s to shut off lights and music — hard stop, everybody’s done,” Commissioner Bud Roberts said.

The staff recommendation had allowed lighting to remain on an extra half hour.

Behnke abstained from the vote.

John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or 952-846-2031.

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Opinion You can be the superhero to someone in need

by Keith Anderson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

This month two men who changed the world for millions died within one sunset of each other: Stan Lee, the superhero creator, and Minnesota’s Richard Proudfit, the champion of malnourished children.

One was well known because so much of his talent and imagination showed up in television cartoons and comic books from the 20th century, and even more so on the 21st century big screen.

Lee was “the” hallmark when it came to co-creating lasting and memorable superheroes: Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Fantastic Four and Doctor Strange. He helped elevate Marvel Comics to legendary status and created a powerful production force in Hollywood.

His greatest skill may have been his ability to transport his audience to a place where good always defeats evil. His characters, although usually equipped with at least two or three memorable superpowers, also had flaws, which allowed those of us who have been entertained by his movies to identify more closely with them.

Lee created an escape from reality,

Staff Columnist Keith Anderson but also delivered a consistent message in his movies that carried over to society: always fight for what is right and help those who need it most.

Closer to home, Minnesota and the world experienced a tremendous loss when Proudfit died on Nov. 14. He was the founder of Feed My Starving Children and Kids Against Hunger.

Proudfit was spurred to action in 1982 after a mission trip to Honduras.

After visiting the people of that area and seeing the poverty and lack of food, he embarked on a journey that led to the creation of the two organizations that today pack nutritious meals that are sent worldwide mostly to starving children. Feed My Starving Children alone has packaged and sent more than 2 billion meals to starving families and children.

Millions of volunteers worldwide have been touched by Proudfit’s vision because so many have worked meal-pack-

ing shifts at numerous locations, three of them right here in the Twin Cities. Volunteers learn how to precisely add the right amount of rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables, vitamins and minerals to each of the packages that get delivered. Proudfit settled on this careful mix after challenging local scientists at Cargill, General Mills and other locations to find a way to economically pack the most nutrition into a meal for malnourished children.

From a production standpoint, volunteers are a necessary component for an operation of this size and scale to be a success. But perhaps equally important is the critical role Minnesota volunteers have played by contributing their time and energy at FMSC packing sites in the war on world hunger.

It’s really difficult to care about hunger in a meaningful way if you don’t get involved and do something about it. Proudfit gave us the means to act on our concern and a place to carry out that help.

Certainly, there is no lack of malnutrition in many areas of the globe. According to The Hunger Project, one in 10 people in the world, or 767 million people, live on less than $1.90 per day.

And 328 million children are living in extreme poverty. Nearly half of all deaths

in children under age 5 are a result of under-nutrition. That is about 3 million children per year.

Those numbers would surely be higher without the contributions volunteers have made through their work at Feed My Starving Children and Kids Against Hunger. They have helped save lives.

During this joyful time of year, as we gather with friends and family and consider what we have been given, it’s a sobering reminder to think of all the starving children who are not so fortunate and whose hourly suffering of hunger will ultimately end with a final whimper of death.

Both Lee and Proudfit were about hope and goodness and the human desire to help those who need it most.

In the Spider-Man series, Peter Parker was told by his uncle that with great power comes great responsibility. A similar message could apply to each of us.

We have all been given a gift by being born into a nation with an abundance of wealth. How we choose to exercise our responsibility in life may well affect a starving child somewhere else.

Keith Anderson is the director of news for APG of East Central Minnesota. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

A dog’s love is helping middle school students

by Don Heinzman SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The National Association of Secondary School Principals is advising its members that a recent U.S. Surgeon General’s report has found that 1 in 5 adolescents will face a significant mental health condition during their school years.

In this changing society, more students are coming to school with anxieties resulting, in part, from changes in their family dynamic such as a divorce, job loss or death of a parent.

Staff Columnist Don Heinzman As a result, middle and senior high school principals are looking for ways to calm students and help them feel good about themselves while in school. One way 12 schools in Minnesota are helping students with anxieties is to have a trained

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therapy dog on site.

Dave Adney, executive director of the Minnesota Secondary Principals Association, says the emerging research on having a dog at school is on the positive side, but more research is needed.

Brian Ingemann, principal at Oak Grove Middle School in Bloomington, has a trained therapy dog named Radar in school all day. Radar provides comfort to students who need special attention.

Ingemann said he and his staff are equally concerned with the whole child: emotional, social and academic.

Radar’s most important role occurs during one-on-one sessions when he strolls into a room and seeks affection while providing comfort to the student, who returns that love. Most of the time after a 10-minute session with Radar and a social worker, the relieved student goes back to the classroom. Ingemann estimates Radar calms 30 students during special sessions each week.

Radar is a favorite with the students as he greets them when they board the bus and is there for them in the hall when they change classes.

One student who loves Radar, but hasn’t needed his therapy, is eighth-grader Sophia Azni.

“He is so sweet and caring,” said Sophia. “When life gets crazy, he helps stabilize the students.”

Ingemann says the dog doesn’t jump or

bark at students.

“He loves to be approached from the front where he craves your affection,” he said.

Radar has been specially trained by Sundance Kennels at St. Croix Falls where he was raised from a pup. After his specialty training he spent another six months at the women’s prison in Shakopee becoming a certified therapy dog.

When the idea of having a dog at school came up last year at a staff meeting, Ingemann offered to handle the dog.

Radar has a special carpet to rest on right next to the principal’s desk.

At night he takes the dog to his house where he plays with Ingemann’s three children and their dog.

“The two dogs are buddies,” he said.

Adney has visited 100 schools over the last few months and has found that school leaders are looking for new ways to calm and encourage their students. One school even awards varsity high school letters to students who serve the community as volunteers and otherwise would not get an athletic letter.

Radar deserves a varsity letter from Oak Grove Middle School, appropriately named the “home of the Huskies.”

Don Heinzman is a columnist for Adams Publishing Group of East Central Minnesota. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Letters Correction A Nov. 23 article on School District 191’s declining enrollment should have said enrollment at two elementary schools has dipped below 300 students, not 200.

District 191 must improve teaching of nonwhite pupils To the editor: John Gessner’s Nov. 23 story about possibly having too many elementary schools in District 191 identifies what has happened to enrollment, but not why enrollment has declined.

The district’s One91 plan is flawed. It is a plan that educates the white student population but does little to help non-whites who attend the district and whose scores are not improving. Most of the nonwhite populations come from different cultures and do not learn the same way, in most cases, as the white population that grew up in the United States.

The plan needs to adopt methods that help this population learn. If that happens, the students who have left for other schools with better scores may return, and then talk of closing one or two elementary schools can go away. The curriculum staff needs to study methods that have been effective and implement them. They may have to try several to see what works.

They also need to involve the parents, and that may be difficult since many have come from countries that do not value education the way most of the developed world does. Let’s not continue with the old ways and see the district fall into an abyss. Become a leader for change and show others how to educate those not in the white mainstream of the United States.

AL ANDERSON Burnsville

Keeping Burnsville beautiful To the editor: During this season of giving thanks, I’d like to express my gratitude to the gentleman who on his walks through his neighborhood collects litter. As a Savage resident who travels on Burnsville Parkway to get to 35W, I’ve spotted him numerous times, more when the temps are warmer,

as I pass over the County Road 5 intersection. His efforts have not gone unnoticed. Thank you keeping that little section of Burnsville and the environment cleaner and more beautiful.

NANCY DAHL Savage

Letter deserves a reply To the editor: Richard Iffert clearly just does not get it. Jason Lewis’s attack to the Washington Post blaming Sen. John McCain as the culprit for “not fixing” the Affordable Care Act was irresponsible, divisive, and a flagrant act of “fake” politics (if I might use this over-used expression). Each Republican senator’s vote counts as one – other Republican senators also caused an equivalent “loss of the house.”

CARL MOONEY Burnsville

Penny-per-pill concept has flaws To the editor: Minnesota’s newly elected governor and former congressman, Tim Walz, recently said that he’d support a surcharge on prescription opioids. While I understand his intention is to address opioid addiction, the “penny-per-pill” concept is rife with unintended consequences and misfires at the root causes of the epidemic.

Just like the series of bills considered last legislative session, any tax on legal opioids distributed into the state could disrupt the health care supply chain and fail to effectively counter drug addiction. These sorts of provisions supposedly take aim at the big drug companies that many say caused the epidemic.

But at the end of the day, the “penny-per-pill” tax wouldn’t be paid by drug manufacturers.

Due to the structure of the health care supply chain, wholesale distributors would foot the majority of the bill. These companies do not manufacture opioid medications, they do not prescribe them, and they do not market them.

Their primary role is to distribute all medical products from manufacturing facilities to the trusted and licensed health care providers who ultimately determine the products that are shipped. Distributors are responsible for meeting all supply needs of provid-

ers through secure and effective delivery. Penalizing them for completing their shipments would only deny physicians and pharmacists legitimate orders and prescriptions.

Now I find myself asking: How does this tax address the opioid epidemic and how will it end the sale and consumption of illegal drugs? It simply won’t.

Mr. Gorton, Mr. Lovmo, Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Hoeppner which features special guests and fun snacks to inspire boys to read; the Maud Heart Lovelace Book Club started by Ms. Himmer and continued on

by Ms. Theirl which culminates with a sleepover in the library which is one of my son’s all-time favorite memories of Westview. I could

go on and on.

What my children have gained at Westview is more than a great education but also the opportunity to learn empathy, kindness, compassion, a multi-cultural view of the world and, most importantly, heart.

I thank all of the Westview staff and teachers who have enriched the lives of my children. It’s been an

honor and a privilege to have them in my children’s lives. And, to those of making a school choice soon, please don’t count Westview out. Is it perfect? No, but I have to say, it’s an amazing place.

SHAWNESSY SCHWARTZ Apple Valley

BARBARA LINERT Eagan

Westview is a place with heart To the editor: In the current environment where test scores seem to rule the game, sometimes there’s more to a school than a test score. That sometimes, the character, the heart and the dedication of a school’s teachers and staff should count just as much as the number. This year, my daughter wraps up her last year at Westview Elementary in Apple Valley. With her two older brothers, we have spent 11 years at Westview. During our time there, Westview has been on the lower end of the district’s test scores.

This is due to numerous factors, many outside of the school’s control. But, to all the parents of preschoolers, test scores is not the point.

I want to show what test scores don’t reflect about this wonderful school.

Westview is a school with heart. I’ve lost count of the examples of dedication from its teachers and staff to students and families, but I’ll name a few. Mr. Sullivan who coordinated a week-long series of speakers to open fifth-grade students’ eyes about different career options they might have never dared to dream about; Mrs. Lyrek in second grade who has a goal each year to go to a sports game or event of each student in her class; Ms. Skahan who transforms articulation help, something that could easily be dreaded, into something incredibly fun; Mrs. Staloch-Schulz, the principal, who tracks each and every student’s progress to help staff identify those who are struggling; Mrs. Ryan who is everywhere providing support to those in need and coordinating the Kindness Club; the annual Gobble Gobble Give food drive organized by staff to teach students about giving back; the amazing Guys Read book club coordinated by Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Gorman,

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Encore Singers perform at and chief executive officer of the Dec. 12 luncheon and the Eagan-based Prime TherapeuLakeville North Now & Then tics, has announced his retire- Sensory-friendly Santa Singers perform at the Dec. 13 event at Burnsville ment. luncheon.

DuCharme served as Prime’s Center Reservations are required; president and CEO for nearly seating is limited. Cost is $30 for Burnsville Center will host four years, and prior to that was members, $50 for nonmembers. chief financial officer for two a sensory-friendly Santa event For more information, conyears. He intends to continue 9-11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2. tact Amy Green at amy@lakevThe event allows families as CEO until March 1, 2019, to illechambercvb.org. provide Prime’s board of direc- with children with all spectrums tors time for appropriate suc- of special needs to experience cession planning and leadership the tradition of a Santa visit, in a comforting environment prior Co-authors of ‘When transition.

Under his leadership, Prime to public hours. Accommoda- Republicans were grew 30 percent in the past two tions are made to support the Progressive’ to speak in years, inked a strategic alliance sensory, physical and developwith Walgreens, earned acco- mental needs of this special au- Eagan lades as a leader in drug cost dience.

The Dakota Regional ChamVisits with Santa are always ber of Commerce will host anmanagement and as an employer of choice, gave back to the free. Space is limited and fami- other in its Public Affairs Breakcommunity, and marked its 20th lies are encouraged to reserve a fast Series on Dec. 7, with the time in advance at: https://bit. co-authors of “When Republianniversary.

A national search for a new ly/2KDVrZi. cans were Progressive.”

Santa’s Workshop is located leader will launch shortly.

Former U.S. Sen. Dave Duin the Macy’s Court. renberger and longtime Star political reporter and Genz-Ryan donates 12 Santa and reindeer at Tribune award-winning author Lori furnaces to families in outlet mall Sturdevant will talk about their book that recounts how the Reneed Children can share their holi- publican Party dominated MinBurnsville-based Genz-Ry- day wishes and take photos with an, a leader in plumbing, heat- Santa and his live reindeer 10 nesota’s politics for much of the ing and cooling, in partnership a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 15, state’s history.

The authors say today’s party with Amana, will donate 12 at Twin Cities Premium Outlets is very different from the pronew furnaces to families in need in Eagan. gressive Republican Party that through its “12 Days of Giving” More information is at www. came to power with Dakota campaign. premiumoutlets.com/outlet/ County resident Harold StasTo participate, anyone may twin-cities. sen as governor in 1938, when nominate themselves or someit had its heyday in the middle one else they feel is in need. of the 20th century and faded Chamber hosts holiday Participants and nominees must into near obscurity by the 1990s. share a story of why they should luncheons From the ideas and ideals of be chosen for a chance to win.

The Lakeville Area Chamber that dynamic political moveTo read the official contest rules of Commerce will host holiday and submit an entry, complete luncheons Wednesday, Dec. ment, they say sprang modern the online form at https://www. 12, and Thursday, Dec. 13, at Minnesota’s success story.

Sturdevant was the editor genzryan.com/12days.

Quali- Porterhouse Steak & Seafood of two books from former Refying nominees must own and Restaurant, 11211 205th St. W., publican Gov. Elmer L. Anderreside in personal residences in Lakeville.

Morgan’s wins award

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Michael Goodman, left, and Michael Lynch from Morgan’s Farm to Table accepted the Restaurant Sustainability Award at the Minnesota Restaurant Association annual awards ceremony Nov. 19 in Coon Rapids. The restaurant does business in a way that preserves local family farms, utilizes minimal resources and is knowledgeable about the sourcing of all ingredients. It is located in the Best Western Premier Nicollet Inn in Burnsville. sen – “A Man’s Reach” and “I Trust to be Believed.” Andersen, who died in 2004, was the former president of ECM Publishers, which owned and operated Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune newspapers.

The Minnesota Health and Human Service Building is named after Andersen, along with libraries at the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

“When Republicans were Progressive” will be available for

purchase.

Registration for the event will be 7:30-8 a.m. at the Lost Spur Golf and Event Center, 2750 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan.

The breakfast buffet will start at 8 a.m. with the program to follow.

Cost is $25 for chamber members, $40 for non-members.

Register at https://dakotacountychamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/780977.

Business Calendar To submit items for the Valley. Cost: $20. Registration Tricia Andrews at tricia@burnsBusiness Calendar, email: required. Information: fabiana@ villechamber.com. darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. applevalleychamber.com.

• Friday, Dec. 14, 3-4 p.m., ribbon cutting, Bright Birch Apple Valley Chamber of Burnsville Chamber of Com- Real Estate, 12550 W. FrontCommerce events: merce events: age Road, Suite 206, Burns• Tuesday, Dec. 4, 7:30-9 • Tuesday, Dec. 4, 12-1 ville. Free. Information: Tricia a.m., Coffee Connection, IMAX p.m., ribbon cutting (12:20 Andrews at tricia@burnsvilleTheatre at the Minnesota Zoo, p.m.), Limitless Health MN, chamber.com.

12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. 14587 Grand Ave., Suite 110, Free. Information: Fabiana at 111, 112, Burnsville. Free. In- Dakota County Regional fabiana@applevalleychamber. formation: Tricia Andrews at Chamber of Commerce com. tricia@burnsvillechamber.com. events: • Thursday, Dec. 6, 4:30• Thursday, Dec. 6, 6-9 • Thursday, Dec. 6, 8-9 6:30 p.m., Business After p.m., Burnsville Chamber Holi- a.m., Joint Coffee Break, Town Hours, Bogart’s Entertainment day Gala, Best Western Pre- Square Television, 5845 Blaine Center, 14917 Garrett Ave., mier Nicollet Inn, 14201 Nicollet Ave., Inver Grove Heights.

Apple Valley. Free. Information: Ave., Burnsville. Cost: $50 per Open to all members. Free.

Fabiana at fabiana@appleval- person; sponsorships avail- Registration required. Informaleychamber.com. able. Registration required. In- tion: Nicole McCarthy at nmc• Wednesday, Dec. 12, formation: Julie Smith at julie@ carthy@dcrchamber.com.

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., An- burnsvillechamber.com.

• Thursday, Dec. 6, 3-4 nual Christmas Luncheon and • Wednesday, Dec. 12, 8-9 p.m., ribbon cutting (3:30 p.m.), Awards Ceremony, GrandStay a.m., AM Coffee Break, location Mana Bakery, 2006 County Hotel, 7083 153rd St. W., Apple to be announced. Information: Road 42 W., Burnsville. Free.

Registration required. Information: Nicole McCarthy at nmccarthy@dcrchamber.com.

• Friday, Dec. 7, 7:30-9 a.m., Public Affairs Breakfast, Lost Spur Golf and Event Center, 2750 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan. Speakers: former Sen. Dave Durenberger and political reporter Lori Sturdevant, authors of “When Republicans Were Progressive.” Cost: $25 members, $40 nonmembers.

Registration required. Information: Diane Mavis at 651-2889202 or dmavis@dcrchamber. com.

• Monday, Dec. 10, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., DCR Holiday Party, Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Cost: $30 members, $45 nonmembers. Registration required. Information: Diane Mavis at 651-288-9202

or dmavis@dcrchamber.com.

• Wednesday, Dec. 12, 3-4 p.m., ribbon cutting (3:30 p.m.), Home 2 Suites by Hilton, 3939 Cedar Grove Parkway, Eagan.

Free. Registration required. Information: Nicole McCarthy at nmccarthy@dcrchamber.com.

Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, Dec. 4, 3:30 p.m., Lakeville Works Reception, Lakeville North High School.

• Wednesday, Dec. 5, 8-9 a.m., Morning Brew, Cracker Barrel, 17189 Kenyon Ave., Lakeville. Registration required.

Information: Amy Green at 952469-2020 or amy@lakevillechamber.org.

• Wednesday, Dec. 12, and Thursday, Dec. 13, 11:30 a.m., Holiday Luncheons, Porter-

house Steak & Seafood, 11211 205th St. W. Cost: $30 members, $50 nonmembers. Registration required. Information: Amy Green at 952-469-2020 or amy@lakevillechamber.org.

Business networking group events: • Leads to Referrals Chapter of BNI meets 7:30 a.m.

Tuesdays at Vivo Kitchen, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley. Information: Helen Peterson, 952-412-0265.

• Sunrise Results meets Thursdays at 7:45 a.m. for networking and an 8-9 a.m. meeting at Vivo Kitchen, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley.

Information: Tom Van Delist, 612-325-7275.

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Religion Community meals at Grace Lutheran Grace Lutheran Church will serve free community meals on Mondays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17.

Dining hall doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner is served from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

These meals are for senior citizens, single-parent families, families in transition and all others in the surrounding community seeking a healthy meal in a relaxed atmosphere.

Although the meals are free, donations are accepted.

For more information, call the church at 952-432-7273.

Grace Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42 in Apple Valley.

Advent family dinner and worship Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is hosting a special Advent Family Dinner & Worship series in December. On Sundays throughout

Advent (Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23), everyone is invited to dinner at 5 p.m., followed by worship at 5:30.

This casual worship experience includes Christmas lessons and carols, lighting candles on the Advent wreath, Holy Communion, and a children’s activity table. All are invited to come hungry for good food and good news.

To learn more and see the menu, visit www.sotv.org/ worship-events. Shepherd of the Valley is located at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley.

Healing worship service at Easter Lutheran Easter Lutheran Church offers a Healing Worship Service 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13.

People may find it difficult to find the heart to celebrate the holidays due to circumstances in their life, those of loved ones, or the community

“UnsuperMommy: Release Expectations, Embrace Imperfections” and “Connect to God’s Superpower.” She is a young mother of three and has a popular blog.

Combs and her mother, Mary Van Zee, will talk about how God’s grace and gospel the everyday struggle Quiet Christmas Dec. impact of early motherhood.

16 at Advent UMC There is no cost or registraAdvent United Method- tion required. The church is ist Church, 3945 Lexington located at 309 County Road 42 Ave. S., Eagan, offers a Celtic E., Burnsville.

Contemplative service 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 16. The worship Women’s Christmas experience features Northumbrian smallpiper Dick Hen- luncheon sold and offers comfort, hope, The Minnesota Valley wholeness and renewal. Call Christian Women’s Connec651-454-3944 for more infor- tion will hold its Christmas mation. luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 13, at ValGolf Course, 4851 December book club leywood McAndrews Road, Apple Valat Berean ley.

Speaker Tina Young will The Berean Baptist Authors Book Club will meet 7-8:30 share “Joyful Living Surrounded by Grief.” Young chose p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6.

Featured author Maggie “life” by surrendering to the Combs will discuss her books, love of Jesus Christ. She found around them.

All are welcome to gather to heal the heaviness and allow the true light of the Christmas season to lift and lead them through the darkness.

The church is at 4545 Pilot Knob Road in Eagan.

strength to go on living a life of joy while dealing with grief.

Music will be provided by the Harbinger Quartet.

Luncheon cost is $20. Reservations/cancellations by Dec. 7 to Jan at 651-434-5795 or tjmorse2@comcast.net. Sponsored by Stonecroft.

Christmas with Cantus in Apple Valley Vocal ensemble Cantus brings its Christmas with Cantus concert to Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15.

The ensemble presents a modern take on the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, reimagined for today’s world.

Highlights include Brian Schmidt’s “O Magnum Mysterium,” John Rutter’s “Gabriel’s Message,” Joni Mitchell’s “River,” and Franz Biebel’s “Ave Maria.”

Tickets are $10-$32 at www. cantussings.org or by phone at 612-435-0055.

Seniors Burnsville The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952707-4120 for information about the following senior events.

Monday, Dec. 3 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 9:30 a.m.; Fit Fun, 10:15 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; Defensive Driving Class, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 4 – Fit Fun, 10:15 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Line Dancing; Defensive Driving Class, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 9:30 a.m.; Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.; Defensive Driving Class, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 6 – Crafters, 9 a.m.; Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Health Insurance Council, 9 a.m.; Fit Fun, 10:15 a.m.; Fun & Friendship (program, entertainment, lunch, cards and bingo), 11 a.m.; Light Tour, 3:15 p.m.; Defensive Driving Class, 5:30 p.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Knitters, 9:30 a.m.; Men’s Breakfast, 9:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.

Eagan

The Eagan Parks and Recreation Department offers programs for seniors in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Call 651-675-5500 for more information.

Monday, Dec. 3 – Defensive Driving, 8 a.m. to noon; Zumba Gold (Oasis), 9 a.m.; Mahjong, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold Toning (Oasis), 10 a.m.; Fit for Life (Oasis), 11 a.m.; Netflix, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 4 – Quilting, 9:30 a.m.; Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m.; Book Club No. 1, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 – Coffee, Games and Conversation, 9 a.m.; Cribbage, 9 a.m.; Chair Zumba Gold (Boardroom), 11:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m.; Defensive Driving, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 6 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 – ESB Meeting, 9 a.m.; Tabata Gold (Oasis), 9:15 a.m.; Zumba Gold (Oasis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Y (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.

Apple Valley The Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the following activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks

and Recreation. The facil- 1 p.m.; Color & Chat, 1 Women’s Breakfast, 8:30 11 a.m.; Men’s Bowling at a.m.; Defensive Driving, Apple Place Bowl, noon; ity is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 – Men’s 9 a.m.; Morning Stretch, Members Bingo, 12:30 Monday through Friday.

For information, call 952- Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, p.m.

953-2345 or go to www. cityofapplevalley.org.

Monday, Dec. 3 – Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; I have Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; General Meetquestions ing, 10 a.m.; SR Meeting, 11 a.m.; Pool, noon; about health I have answers Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Happy insurance.

Stitchers, 1 p.m. about health Tuesday, Dec. 4 – Quilting Bees (all day), 9 a.m.; insurance.

Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Speaker – World War II Women Code Breakers, 10 a.m.; Pool, Get free in-person noon; Cribbage, noon; Pihelp at Alexander & nochle, 12:30 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; TaHaberman Agency, LLC. ble Tennis, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 – Visit the experts at Alexander Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; & Haberman Agency, LLC. They’ll Yoga – Intermediate, 9:45 work with you to determine if you a.m.; Morning Stretch, qualify for an exclusive tax credit 10 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Yoga – Beginthrough MNsure. Alexander & ner, 11 a.m.; Pool, noon; Haberman can advise on group Bowling at Apple Place to individual and Medicare and Bowl, noon; First Edition accident to critical illness plans 860 Blue Gentian Road Book Club, 1 p.m.; Gathso you can focus on living.

Suite #200 er Around Music, 1 p.m.; Health insurance and Medicare Eagan, MN 55121 Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Domimade simple. noes, 1 p.m.

651-797-6896 Thursday, Dec. 6 – Beg. mnhealthagents.com Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Open enrollment is happening Beginner Tai Chi, 9:30 now, so call or visit Alexander & a.m.; Computer 101, 9:30 Haberman today for free expert a.m.; Tap, 10 a.m.; Int. assistance with MNsure enrollment.

Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Advanced Tai Chi, 10:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Recreated Cards,

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Fare For All and the Shoe Bus at Easter Lutheran Easter Lutheran is hosting Fare For All and the Shoe Bus 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11.

Fare For All is a program selling packs of fresh produce and frozen meat for up to 40 percent off grocery store prices. It’s a community-supported, budgetstretching program open to everyone. Fare For All gives people who don’t need food support the opportunity to help just by purchasing the food to keep it less expensive.

The program purchases gro-

ceries from wholesalers and volunteers pre-package the food into packs. The Produce Pack includes 16 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables for $10. There are two sizes of frozen meat packs: a Mega Meat Pack (eight to nine frozen meats) for $25 and a Mini Meat Pack (four frozen meats) for $11.

The December Hot Buy is the Holiday Pack, which includes the following for $30: spiral ham, whole chicken, chicken drumsticks, mild Italian sausage, fro-

zen mixed vegetables, frozen corn, meatballs and apple pie (items subject to change).

The Shoe Bus sells new and gently used shoes to raise funds to provide food to people in need.

Shoes are $2 for sizes 0-6.5 and $5 for sizes 7 and up. For every pair of shoes sold, The Shoe Bus is able to feed a person with up to seven days of essential groceries.

Easter Lutheran Church is at 4545 Pilot Knob Road in Eagan (corner of Cliff and Pilot Knob roads). Everyone is welcome.

Free throw shooting contest to be held Dec. 1 The Dakota County Elks Lodge 2832, in cooperation with the YMCA of Burnsville, will hold its annual Free Throw “Hoop Shoot” Contest on Dec. 1 from 3 to 5 p.m.

The competition, to be held at the Burnsville Y, is open to all boys and girls ages 6 through 13. The winners will be awarded medals and advance to the metro district “Hoop Shoot.”

Contestant age groups will be determined by their age as of April 1, 2019.

Elks Lodges across the

country have offered this opportunity to youths in their communities for over 45 years.

The national competition will be held in April 2019 in Chicago. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is the largest community service organization in the country and recently celebrated its 150th anniversary.

For more information visit http://www.elks.org/hoopshoot.

The Burnsville Y is at 13850 Portland Ave S.

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Education Reception will honor departing District 191 Board members A public reception will take place Thursday, Dec. 13, to honor three longtime members who are leaving the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 Board of Education.

Dan Luth was first elected in 2001 and was reelected in 2006, 2010 and 2014.

He’s served as board chair, vice chair, clerk Bob and is the VandenBoom current treasurer.

J i m Schmid has served two fo u r - y e a r terms on the board, Dan Luth h av i n g been first elected in 2010. He’s the current board chair and the representative to the Minnesota Jim Schmid State High S c h o o l League.

Bob VandenBoom joined the board after being appointed to fill a vacancy in 2011. He was then elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2014. He’s the current board clerk and chair of the Technology Committee.

The reception will be from 5 to 5:45 p.m. in the Campus Cup Café at Diamondhead Education Center, upper level, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Refreshments will be served.

Kindergarten information nights scheduled in District 191 Parents are invited to attend kindergarten information nights at District 191 elementary schools this January. These events are opportunities to learn more about a school, ask questions, visit classrooms and complete your child’s registration process, if you haven’t already done so.

Thursday, Jan. 10 - 6:307:30 p.m.: • Gideon Pond Elementary, 613 E. 130th St., Burnsville

• Hidden Valley Elementary, 13875 Glendale Road, Savage • Rahn Elementary, 4424 Sandstone Dr., Eagan Thursday, Jan. 17 - 6:307:30 p.m.: • Edward Neill Elementary, 13409 Upton Ave. S, Burnsville • Harriet Bishop Elementary, 14400 O’Connell Road, Savage • William Byrne Elementary, 11608 River Hills Drive, Burnsville Thursday, Jan. 25 - 6:307:30 p.m.

• Marion W. Savage Elementary, 4819 W. 126th St., Savage • Sioux Trail Elementary, 2801 River Hills Dr., Burnsville • Sky Oaks Elementary, 100 E. 134th St., Burnsville • Vista View Elementary, 13109 County Road 5, Burnsville To complete registration, parents should bring their child’s birth certificate or other proof of age, immunization records, emergency contact information, and a utility bill or other proof of residency (not a driver’s license). Children must be 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2019, to enroll in kindergarten for the 201920 school year.

You can also enroll by visiting the District 191 Enrollment Center at Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, 952-707-4180 or enrollmentcenter@isd191. org. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Basketball game will raise funds to support District 191 teaching family Students will face off against staff members at a special basketball game fundraiser 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, to support District 191 staff members Megan and Jack Tillman and their 1-year-old son, Tatum.

Tatum was born with cancer. Although initial treatment seemed successful, more cancer has been found and Tatum will have to undergo chemotherapy.

Megan is a special education teacher at Metcalf Middle School and Jack is an educational assistant at Edward Neill Elementary.

To support the Tillman family, Metcalf will host the Staff v. Students Basketball game fundraiser at

the school. Tickets to the game are $3 for students and $5 for adults.

The Metcalf jazz band will also perform.

Metcalf Middle School is located at 2250 Diffley Road in Burnsville. Donations to support the Tillman family can also be made online at www.gofundme.com/5j6dkmg.

Eagan senior promoted at St. Thomas Academy Eagan resident Joseph Motzel, a senior at St. Thomas Academy, has been promoted to cadet lieutenant colonel. He was named brigade operations officer (S3).

Area residents earn honors Three area residents and Minnesota State Mankato students were recently honored for their high academic achievement by the Chi Iota chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society.

Apple Valley resident Shane Wallick, Burnsville resident Stephanie Cecere-Black and Lakeville resident Cody Castonguay were awarded lifetime membership certificates and membership pins in a ceremony Nov. 2.

Wallick, an English major, is the son of Michael and Michelle Wallick and a 2012 graduate of Trinity School at River Ridge.

Cecere-Black, an English major and an employee at the BestBuy Corporate Office, is the wife of Ian Black and mother of Andrew, Graelynn, Kieran, and Liam.

Castonguay, a film and media studies major, is the son of Cheryl and Jay Castonguay and is a 2016 graduate of Lakeville High School.

category of the 12th annual awards.

Schools, cities, townships, counties and Native nations can apply for the award each year. A panel of judges consider submissions for their creativity, sustainability and collaboration.

“This year, like every other, we’re struck by the innovation that’s happening in Minnesota. It’s always evolving, which is inspiring for the judges to see,” says Jay Kiedrowski, senior fellow at the Humphrey School’s Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center and LGIA program lead. “The exciting part is sharing all of this innovation with the broader community in hopes that they see opportunities in these innovative models to apply to their own communities.”

All students at Burnsville High School participate in College and Career Pathways that prepare them for their futures, provide college credit and/ or industry certifications, and enable over 200 business leaders to partner with teachers and students for relevant learning.

“Burnsville reimagined the high school experience,” said Kathy Funston, the district’s director of strategic partnerships and pathways. “Instead of registering for courses and checking off requirements, students select scaffolded, interdepartmental courses

within 14 distinct pathways based on their interests, goals, and opportunities for future success.”

All pathways are offered within the school building so that no student is denied access or opportunity to a unique, engaging and rewarding high school experience.

District 191 has received three other Local Government Innovation Awards: 2017: Shaping Success for All Students: Financial Literacy, Career Pathways, and Business Partnerships – Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Public School District.

2016: Sioux Trail Elementary for cultural proficiency was overall category winner and received $5,000.

2009: Burnsville High School awarded for the partnership with the city of Burnsville that created the state-of-the-art TV studio at the school.

DCTC, Inver Hills drive $334.6 million in economic activity Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College generate $334.6 million in economic impact per year, according to an economic contribution analysis commissioned by Minnesota State. The study further concludes that the economic activity of the two south metro colleges supported

or sustained 2,881 jobs in the region.

“DCTC and Inver Hills play an essential role in growing the region’s economy. The colleges offer a powerful range of educational opportunities that contribute to Dakota County and the south metro’s success,” said Michael Berndt, interim president.

The study, which included the 30 colleges and seven universities of the Minnesota State system, was conducted by Parker Philips, a nationally recognized consulting firm specializing in economic impact analysis.

Nichole Parker, a principal partner at Parker Philips, said, “Economic contribution analysis is an objective way to measure the significance of an organization in the state and regional economy. It is a tool that policymakers can use to inform their decisions. The colleges and universities of Minnesota State clearly make a major contribution to their local, state, and regional economies.”

Other notable findings on DCTC and Inver Hills: • $19.7 million in state and local revenue.

• $1.3 million in community contributions annually.

• More than 1,500 graduates annually.

For more information on the broader study, visit: http://www.minnstate.edu/ IMPACT/#pagecontent.

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Education Valley Middle school students designing 3D-printed prosthetic

by Patty Dexter SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

About 60 eighth-grade students at Valley Middle School are getting the chance to design a prosthetic for a 9-year-old girl in their STEM innovations class.

It all started with a social media post, according to technology teacher Brian Martin.

Over the summer his cousin put a post on Facebook about the nonprofit Million Waves Project, an organization that takes recycled plastic cleaned from oceans and uses it to create 3D-printed prosthetics. His cousin had attended college with the organization’s founders.

“My thought process was just, ‘Oh, it would be great for them to talk to my kids about what they do, looking at taking 3D printing and actually doing real-life stuff with it, not just making fun little toys,” Martin said. “It can actually change lives. It can solve problems.”

According to a district news release, Martin’s students have been learning how to use design software and 3D printers to create works of art, small machinery, sensory gadgets and bobbleheads. Martin said this prosthetics project is different because of its real-world application and its length.

Martin said Million Waves Project was interested in connecting with the school after he contacted the organization.

During their conversations, the nonprofit asked him if his students knew how to do any 3D printing design work. Million Waves Project doesn’t do design work, but prints already completed designs submitted on free-sharing websites.

“They had a client who wanted a swim prosthetic, but they couldn’t find one. So they asked if our kids would be able to design one,” he said. “They showed me some sketches of what they had in mind and it seemed doable.”

Martin shared the project with his students during the first week of school.

“They’ve been problemsolving what the actual fin prosthetic should look like. The

hardest part has been the attachment piece – how does that attach comfortably for someone to wear,” he said. The prosthetic is being designed to fit over the girl’s arm.

Students started the project by getting into teams of four and following the school’s design process. This involves taking the challenge, coming up with a rough 2D sketch on paper, translating that into a 3D design on the computer and printing prototypes of it.

Martin said he took a 3D scan of his 9-year-old daughter’s arm and printed a mold of it to give his students an approximate size to work with as they tweak their designs and prototypes.

Eighth-grader Apollo Oase said he has enjoyed working on the project because he likes being creative. His group’s initial prosthetic design resembles a scoop with slots in it.

He said the project has been longer than ones he’s done before.

“You have to think about much more than the end product,” he said.

Eighth-grader Amy Tong said her group’s design is “more like a simple fin” with holes on the top to make sure the water force isn’t too great. During the week of the Thanksgiving holiday, they were working on how they could attach the base of the arm to the prosthetic.

“I think it’s kind of cool we’re able to do this in school. I know some other schools don’t even have 3D printing stuff,” she said.

“This project is really different because we haven’t done things for the real world as much.”

They have had to rethink things several times and ask hard questions during the project, Tong said.

“Usually whenever we do these kinds of projects, we’re not able to redesign everything.

So this is actually just doing the whole design process,” she said.

Million Waves has been flexible with the work and has provided feedback on the students’ first iterations of their designs.

Martin said he hopes to wrap up the project before the end of the calendar year.

Photo by Patty Dexter

Valley Middle School technology teacher Brian Martin talks to eighth-grader Arsen Hanushchak about his group’s prosthetic prototype on Nov. 21.

“I think they’re really, really close to us actually having many working designs. What’s amazing is they all look different,” he said. “The kids came up with their own ideas and every single one would work to some aspect.

Once we have a workable design,

we’re actually hoping to bring it to a pool area to test it.”

Martin said the project has been a great opportunity for students to learn skills like persevering through challenges and working with the 3D-printed materials.

“When this opportunity came up, it was a no-brainer,” he said.

Patty Dexter can be reached at patty.dexter@ecm-inc.com.

District 196 hires new coordinator of Food and Nutrition Services Spencer Fischer has been er County Schools, Fischer hired to be the new coordinator managed the Red Lobster resof the District 196’s Food and taurant in Bloomington from Nutrition Services Department.

1998 to 2008.

Fischer comes to the district In his new position, Fischer from Eastern Carver County will be responsible for overseeSchools, where he has served as ing all aspects of the Food and assistant director of the Nutri- Spencer Nutrition Services Department, tion Services Department since Fischer which employs approximately 2012 and was site manager at 200 people. Last year, the deChaska High School from 2008 partment served approximately to 2012. Prior to joining Eastern Carv- 3.6 million school meals, including

breakfast and lunch, at 31 school sites.

“I am passionate about preparing nutritious and great tasting food options for students, and making sure they are well fed and ready to learn,” Fischer said. “The food and nutrition services program in District 196 is nationally recognized and I want to continue that tradition of excellence.”

Fischer has a bachelor’s degree in hotel and restaurant administration from Southwest State University and

earned a graduate certificate in management of child nutrition programs from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Fischer will replace Wendy Knight, who is retiring after a 24-year career in District 196, including the last 20 years as coordinator of the Food and Nutrition Services Department.

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Public Safety Woman on cellphone pleads guilty in traffic fatality, injuries in Randolph Township Hoefs drove vehicle through stop sign before crash

by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A 57-year-old Oronoco woman pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of gross misdemeanor reckless driving and two counts of misdemeanor careless driving in connection with an Oct. 22, 2016, fatal crash that killed Brenda Travis, 78, of Rochester, and caused serious injuries to three others in Randolph Township.

Lori Janine Hoefs was originally charged on June 21, 2018, with two felonies and two gross misdemeanors of criminal vehicular operation. All the charges included the additional description of “gross negligence.”

Sentencing guidelines for those charges ranged from no jail time up to 15 years and $10,800 to $36,000 in fines.

Judge Jerome Abrams ordered a pre-sentence investigation Monday and scheduled the sentencing for Feb. 7 in Hastings.

It is not known what the sentencing guidelines are for the amended charges.

Hoefs told investiga-

tors that she was unfamiliar with the area and holding her cellphone in speaker mode while talking to a friend when she drove through a stop sign on County Road 88 prior to the crash at about 10:20 a.m., according to the criminal complaint.

Prior to County Road 88’s westbound junction with Highway 56, a sign indicates there is a stop sign ahead along with pavement markings that read “stop ahead,” according to the criminal complaint. It was reported that Hoefs did not stop, brake or make any evasive maneuvers with her vehicle prior to the crash.

Hoefs was traveling westbound on County Road 88 when she reached Highway 56 and her 2014 GMC Terrain broadsided a 2012 Toyota Camry that was northbound on Highway 56 and did not have a stop sign. The Camry was pushed into the southbound lane where it made contact with a 2010 Ford Edge that was traveling southbound on Highway 56, according to the State Patrol report.

Brenda K. Travis, a

passenger in the Camry, was killed in the crash, while the driver, her brother, Glen W. Travis, 81, of Dodge Center sustained broken ribs and a broken pelvis, according to the State Patrol and Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

Erica A. Myking, 36, of Burnsville, the driver of the Edge, suffered an ankle injury, while her passenger, Renee C. Piersas, 36, of Bloomington, sustained a gash to her head, according to the State Patrol and the criminal complaint.

The drivers and passengers were all wearing seat belts and the airbags in the vehicles deployed on impact.

Road conditions were dry at the intersection, which is east of Randolph and northwest of Lake Byllesby in southwest Dakota County.

In a press release, Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom expressed his sympathy to the family of Brenda Travis and wishes for the ongoing recovery of the other individuals injured in this crash.

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million drivers and 5.6 billion miles of trips. Wired reports that a two-second distraction increases the risk of crashing by 20 percent.

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The Lakeville resident and former investment adviser who spent more than $720,000 of seniors’ money was sentenced to 88 months in prison and a three-year supervised release for one count of wire fraud.

David Thomas Rougier, 46, was sentenced on Nov. 19 in district court in Minneapolis, United State Attorney Erica H. MacDonald announced in press release.

Rougier pleaded guilty in court after an FBI investigation found that Rougier was spending money given to him by mostly seniors to buy gold and silver between November 2010 and June 2017, according to the fraud complaint.

He allegedly told victims he found a company that would purchase their met-

als at a future date or they could sell their silver and gold on an open market.

A contract was given to some victims that contained multiple fees ranging from $1,000 to $2,000, which Rougier referred to as an “asset management fee.” This fee along with other annual fees were paid to Rougier.

“The defendant callously preyed on several victims who were at or nearing retirement age — a population that not only lives on a tight budget but is also trusting of those who claim to help them live out their golden years with security. David Rougier abused that trust, and we are satisfied that today’s sentence ensures that he will not only pay for his crimes, but will not be able to harm again,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Jill Sanborn said in the release.

Investigators found the money Rougier collected from the fees was spent on various items and travel, including $407,000 in cash withdrawals, $41,000 on strip clubs, almost $100,000 on travel shopping, restaurants and other entertainment as well as tens of thousands on living expenses.

Rougier originally pleaded not guilty to the charges on March 12 in Anoka County Court, where he served time for felony theft by swindle.

He also pleaded guilty to swindling a 75-year-old Coon Rapids man out of more than $70,000 on March 5. The money was also spent on strip clubs, luxury hotels and personal expenses instead of investing the money, which he promised the victim.

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The stories behind the names Parishioner Military Wall of Honor aims to get conversations started

by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

St. Joseph Catholic Church parishioner Frank O’Connor says U.S. military veterans often don’t brag about what they did while in the service.

It’s common for veterans keep the stories of their time in the armed forces to themselves or to a tight-knit group of other veterans.

But it’s been widely believed that telling these stories is important for that service to be honored, but also learned from and develop new connections with family members and younger generations.

That was the idea when organizers of the Parishioner Military Wall of Honor at the church in Rosemount set out to create a lasting tribute to the sacrifices past and present parishioners have made while serving in the U.S. military.

“There are many members of the parish who have served, many of them in dangerous times,” Wall of Honor committee member O’Connor said.

He says the wall is a good teaching moment for younger generations. It allows people to talk about what happened in times of previous wars when young men were either drafted or volunteered after they graduated from high school.

“I think they are proud that they are being recognized,” O’Connor said. “I see many people on Sundays taking a picture there.”

O’Connor said the project has started many conversations among veterans and their family

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Committee members for the Parishioner Military Wall of Honor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rosemount assembled the tribute this year, and it was dedicated on Veterans Day. members.

“People are looking at the different names of people, and they ask: ‘Are you on there?

When did you serve?’ ” O’Connor said the Wall of Honor is special because it carries the names of people like Harold Koepner, who was a belly gunner on a B-24 bomber that was shot down during World War II. Fortunately for the crew, the plane was able to land in Allied territory, and the soldiers were able to rejoin their units.

It’s stories like these that O’Connor says he would like to document and put them in a book and a digital format that could be looked up using a computer kiosk next to the Wall of Honor.

When the group started the project this spring, they didn’t know what the Wall of Honor would look like. What they did know is that they wanted it completed by Veterans Day 2018.

“We finished it a week before Veterans Day,” O’Connor said.

The Wall of Honor had its dedication and blessing by the Rev. Paul Kammen on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11.

After the initial idea was forwarded, a core group of volunteers started researching what other such tributes looked liked in area American Legions, VFWs and churches.

O’Connor said the final design aimed to be something that was dignified and kept work needed to maintain it to a minimum.

a request of Arlington National Cemetery to have a flag that was flown at the cemetery in Virginia sent to the church for use in the Wall of Honor.

The flag that appears with the case was flown at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Aug. 8, 2018.

“It was the committee effort that made it successful,” O’Connor said.

The wall currently includes the names of 170 past and current parishioners who served in the military.

O’Connor says that he expects many more names to be added now that the case has been put on display.

It has the capacity to include 600 names, which O’Connor says should be able to accommodate new requests for many years to come.

The Wall of Honor includes the names of three Civil War soldiers who were buried at the precursor of the St. Joseph Cemetery at Highland Cemetery.

Other conflicts that are represented on the wall are World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, the Korean War, along with more recent military conflicts in the Middle East.

“Everyone seems to be happy with the design,” O’Connor said. “I think people are impressed with the numbers.”

Those who are interested in recognizing a veteran on the wall should contact the Parish Office at 651-423-4402.

It was decided that the honored veterans would each receive a name plate that included their years of service and their branch of the military.

Committee volunteers were recruited through church bulletins, and they started working a table before and after church services in an effort to raise money and distribute applications that veterans and their families could fill out to have a veteran recognized on the Wall of Honor.

Once they settled on a design, committee members Tom Neumann built the case and Jack Gillespie organized the process Tad Johnson can be reached at tad. to have the nameplates engraved johnson@ecm-inc.com. and installed.

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District 196 gets ‘clean’ financial audit opinion

by Patty Dexter SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Even as RosemountApple Valley-Eagan School District officials spend the 2018-19 school year planning for anticipated cuts over the next three years, the School Board learned that the district ended the 2017-18 fiscal year on some positive notes.

The School Board discussed a financial audit report conducted by the district’s auditor CliftonLarsonAllen for the 2017-18 school year. The firm issued a “clean” audit opinion.

The audited general fund revenues for 2017-18 were $365,880,597 and expenses were $358,047,311.

The district ended the year with an unrestricted fund balance of 10.18 percent

of total expenditures, according to the presentation.

The audit found no compliance issues in the firm’s review of accounting standards for laws, regulations, contracts and grants, and in an audit or student activity funds.

There were no negative findings in a review of the district’s internal controls over financial reporting or in a single audit of the major federal programs that were tested.

One compliance issue was reported for a late payment of a bill, said Michelle Hoffman of CliftonLarsonAllen.

When discussing open enrollment for students, Hoffman noted that District 196 continues to have more students that are choosing to open enroll into the district. In 2018,

about 2,223 students open enrolled in, while about 1,411 students open enrolled out.

“You’re in that trend that more are coming in than going out and enrollment has gone up the last few years, about 400 students from last year,” she said.

Hoffman said the total number of meals served to students dropped by about 54,000 between 2017 and 2018. That figure had been steadily increasing since 2014.

Director of Finance and Operations Jeff Solomon said participation in school meals is higher this school year. Participation appears to be up at the secondary level and “holding steady” at the elementary level.

“I think we’ve made some targeted effort to

increase that secondary.

We’re pushing out information about free and reduced lunches, looking at our offerings,” Superintendent Mary Kreger added.

Hoffman noted that a la carte options offered by districts are not considered a full meal under government regulations.

Some students may be choosing more a la carte offerings, which means the food service fund revenues are shifting. Solomon said this makes sense for what the district is seeing with the 2018 total for the number of meals served.

“I know our a la carte last year was very strong, so that’s probably been what’s happened and there’s been more a la carte decisions,” Solomon said.

The report examined the district’s expenditures

per student in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and compared those to 2017 figures for all Minnesota districts, the seven-county metro area and districts with enrollment greater than 4,000.

According to the report, District 196 is spending less on district and school administration and support services than the comparison categories. In 2018, District 196 spent $917 per student while the 2017 figure for all districts was $1,049 per student, seven-county metro area was $996 per student and $955 per student for districts with more than 4,000 students.

The district also is spending less than the three comparison categories for pupil support services, which includes transportation. In 2017, the three categories each

spent over $1,000 per student while District 196 spent $833 per student in 2017 and $891 per student in 2018.

District 196 spent more per student than the three comparison categories in 2017 and 2018 in areas such as regular instruction and vocational instruction. The district’s spending per student was close to the spending amounts in the comparison categories for 2017 and 2018 for special education instruction and instructional support services, according to the report.

“If you really dive into this, there’s some real measures of efficiency and it also measures of prioritization too,” Solomon said.

Patty Dexter can be reached at patty.dexter@ecm-inc. com.

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Robots in motion Lakeville Area School District robotics teams and For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) hosted two days of FIRST Lego League and FIRST Tech Challenge from Nov. 17 to 18 at Lakeville South High School. Six out of 10 of the FIRST Lego League teams and two of the seven FIRST Tech Challenge teams competed at the tournament. Lakeville FIRST Lego League won six of the nine awards given. Two teams, the Powerful Programming Puppies and the MartianMallows, both advanced to sectionals in January.

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Heritage Library and License Center to expand

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Lakeville City Hall is currently the interim location of the library and license center.

Construction on the library began Monday, Nov. 5, and Nov. 10 at the license center.

According to Dakota County Library Director Margaret Stone, Dakota County looks at each of its facilities on a rotating schedule and when it was time to look at the Heritage Library, needed improvements were noticed.

“We hired an architecture firm and they took a look a the community and how it’s growing – especially in Lakeville. Then they looked at the need within the library,” Stone said.

An online survey was posted by Dakota County in the spring of 2017 to gain further insight on the public’s feelings regarding the library in its current state, its services and physical environment.

The survey found that the public was looking for more comfortable seating, an overall larger space and better acoustic separation between quiet and noisy areas. It also found that 73 percent of respondents visited the library

at least once a month, 22 percent visited weekly and 84 percent of visitors go to the library because it is near their home.

The building was built in 2000 and since then, no renovations or improvements have been made. Stone added that since the community is continuing to grow and the building had not been upgraded, additions are needed.

According to the needs assessment, larger public meeting rooms and spaces, a bigger children’s area, more acoustic separation, an automated materials-handling system and a larger license center are all aspects of the library and license center that need to be improved.

The county agreed to make those changes.

“The interior will look quite different than it does now,” Stone said.

The current meeting and community room will be expanded from 1,000 square feet to approximately 1,500 square feet, which will allow for about 40 more seats during author events or other community attractions.

“This should really help when the library has an author in, a children program or a community group meeting,” Stone said.

The children’s area will be expanded. It will become a place where children are allowed to explore, play and be

noisy. Library staff acknowledge they know many people go to the library for a quiet place to work, which is why they are adding a glassed in space called the quiet zone.

The space will be designated as a noise-free spot where individuals or groups can choose to work.

The library will also include more individual and group work spaces out on the floor as well as a creative work area where makers can come to use the 3D printer, convert work to digital files and work on projects.

“The makers’ space is included in some other libraries … We will also hold classes there that are messier like an art class because there won’t be a carpeted floor,” Stone said.

The license center will also be expanding. According to Stone, the license center is often at capacity and more space is needed in order to properly assist customers. The center will be expanding by 75 percent.

The total budget for improvements to the library and the license center approved is $5,080,000.

For more information visit https://www.co.dakota. mn.us/libraries/HoursLocations/Heritage/Pages/improvement-project.aspx.

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The 17-year-old identical twins, Carlie and Chloe Beatty, continue to fill their days with their passion for gymnastics and dog sledding.

The Lakeville residents first began gymnastics when they were 3 years old and their interests expanded when their parents, John and Cheri Beatty, brought home their own team of sled dogs a few years later.

Carlie and Chloe are currently preparing to compete in the Beargrease dog sled race and collegiate level gymnastics at University of WisconsinStout in 2019. Between school, training and taking care of their 15 dogs, the girls’ schedules are full but they enjoy every moment of their busy daily routine.

Although Carlie and Chloe share the same interests and compete on the same team, they both enjoy different aspects of their sports. When it comes to gymnastics, Carlie chooses to express herself and push her abilities to the next level on the floor, while Chloe focuses on the vault.

“When you’re on the floor, you can really give it your all and see what you’re capable of. You can go your hardest. Beam is more mental,” Carlie said.

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Chloe and Carlie Beatty have dedicated their time to training their dog sledding teams and training for gymnastics competitions. The identical twins will be competing in gymnastics at a collegiate level next fall as well as the Beargrease dog sled race in January.

Carlie and Chloe to lead their own team of dogs, but they root for each other as team members on their gymnastics team.

“We push each other because we both want to be good, but we want to beat each other as well as support each other,” Chloe said.

Chloe adds that training for gymnastics and dog sledding can overlap.

“Gymnastics helps your balancing when you’re on the sled,” she said.

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Seeing all their work pay off when they’re either out on the gymnastic mats or taking their team of dogs on a 10-mile ride is part of what keeps them motivated.

“Dog sledding is really fun because when you finally get to go to a race and finally get to compete, it’s like showing everyone what you can do,” Chloe said.

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Restaurant serving poke bowls opens in Apple Valley General manager has plans to open one in Eagan soon

by Patty Dexter SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A fast-casual restaurant with a menu featuring poke bowls has opened in Apple Valley.

Hawaii Poke Bowl soft-opened on Tuesday and held its grand opening Wednesday at 7594 150th St. W in Apple Valley (in the same strip mall as Petco, Core Power Yoga and Sally Beauty Supply).

David Ou, the restaurant’s general manager, opened the business with four other business partners. They operate three Japanese restaurants in Wisconsin and have plans to open another Hawaii Poke Bowl location in Eagan in December, he said.

Ou said poke – pronounced “po-kay” – is a traditional Hawaiian dish that usually includes diced and cubed fish seasoned with sea salt and topped with seaweed or other vegetables.

He and his partners discovered poke after visits to California.

“When we tried poke, we were really inspired

by the concept. That’s why we worked hard to bring it to Minnesota,” he said, adding that many of the area restaurants serve food that’s fried or grilled. “We really wanted to bring a healthier option.”

Ou described the poke bowls served by the restaurant as “contemporary poke.”

“We take the concept and we add Japanese-style sushi and sushi ingredients,” he said. “If you’re a sushi fan, our contemporary poke is very similar.”

The menu takes a simple approach by offering customers the choice to build their own bowl or choose to go with “signature” bowls with predetermined ingredients.

Customers have the option to choose from white rice, organic brown rice, mixed greens or quinoa for the bowl’s base.

Raw or cooked protein ingredients come next and include ahi tuna, salmon, albacore tuna, scallops, spicy tuna, spicy salmon, yellowtail, chicken, shrimp, crab meat, organic tofu, octopus or eel.

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David Ou, Hawaii Poke Bowl general manager, assembles a poke bowl for a customer during the restaurant’s Nov. 27 soft opening.

The next layer has fruits and vegetables.

Sweet onion, cucumber, green onion, diced mango, edamame, pineapple, cherry tomatoes and jalapeños are offered.

Customers can also

choose from flavors, toppings, sauces and crunchy ingredients such as ponzu, Japanese citrus, lemon ginger, sesame yuzu, avocado, seaweed salad, crab salad, masago, wasabi, yum yum sauce, sweet

bowl. The restaurant offers bottled beverages.

Ou said many of the restaurant’s sauces were developed in-house and all of the ingredients are prepared daily. They hope to eventually move toward using more locally sourced produce in the future.

The inside of the restaurant is meant to have a simple and modern feel to it. The tables are made from reclaimed wood, Ou said.

“We’re very excited to be here. We’ve been trying to open this place so long so we can create a healthy concept for everyone. I think people should come try us out,” he said.

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Apple Valley man remembered for generosity

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Those who knew Apple Valley’s Bob Knoch say he was always volunteering – whether it was helping out at his church or planning his high school class reunions.

He donated his time and energy to several organizations throughout his professional career, and that volunteerism didn’t stop after he retired.

One of the things that gave him the most satisfaction was his time volunteering with the DARTS Learning Buddies Program, which gave him a chance to work with elementary school students in Eagan.

The children he interacted with affectionately called him “Grandpa Bob.” “He loved kids and it was just a good way for him to be an influence on young children,” Bob’s wife, Mariel, said. “They were always first-graders; they’re very precocious. He just enjoyed it immensely.”

Bob died on Nov. 11 at the age of 86. A visitation is from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 14850 Garrett Ave. in Apple Valley. Another visitation is set for 10

a.m. and a memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at St. James Lutheran Church, 3650 Williams Drive in Burnsville.

He is survived by his wife, Mariel, whom he was married to for 64 years; their three children, Jim (Kym) Knoch, Julie (Larry) Pierce and Jen Knoch (Tim Pearson); 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

“We can’t think of anybody who didn’t like him.

He was always curious to get to know people,” his daughter, Julie, said.

Minnesota native Bob grew up in West St. Paul, graduating from South St. Paul High School in 1950. After high school, he enrolled in the University of Minnesota where he earned a B.A. in industrial relations upon graduating in 1954. He would also later earn a master of business administration from the U of M. He met his wife in 1952 while they were in college and they were married in 1954. Bob was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in Germany in 1955 and 1956 as part of the Army of Occupation after World

War II, according to his family.

Mariel and Bob returned to Minnesota from Germany in 1956. They would live in Richfield for 10 years and in Burnsville for 20 years before moving to Apple Valley in 1986.

Bob worked in human resources for 35 years in the Twin Cities. He was a principal of the DCA/Stanton Group; managing director of human resources at Piper Jaffray Companies and president of The Twin Cities Society for Human Resources. He retired in 1992 at age 59.

Throughout his career he was a president or board member of several organizations including the Human Resources Executive Council, Industrial Relations Center at the U of M, Midway Lions Club, Midway YMCA, St. Paul Rotary, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church and Bridging. He also planned several high school class reunions. “(He was) just a wellrounded and wonderful man because he was always giving – whether it be to his church, his family or his community,” his son, Jim, said.

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Bob recorded his life memoirs in books and gave them to family members, according to his daughter, Jen. In one book, Bob wrote that he volunteered one morning a week and students read to him individually with a book they selected. He usually asked the students questions about their pets, hobbies, friends and other topics after reading, or the students would make other comments to him.

“Last year after reading to me, a girl made the comment that her grandmother was very old. I asked her if she thought her grandmother was as old as I was.

She responded by saying ‘Almost,’” Bob wrote.

Mariel said her husband got nearly 20 cards from students during each school year that he volunteered with Learning Buddies. Jim said he remembers how much his father loved getting the cards.

“He always had some fun stories to tell with the kids,” Julie added.

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The newspaper reported in a 2014 story that Bob and Muriel had been referred by the Rev. Paul Youngdahl at their former church, Mount Olivet in south Minneapolis. Youngdahl was high on one of his former associates, the Rev. Daniel Johns, St. James’ full-time pastor from 1967 to 1973.

“We visited on a Sunday, and the next night he came out and visited us, and we’ve been members ever since,” Bob, then 82, said in an interview with the newspaper. “St. James is such a hidden location that you had to get a referral or otherwise you’d never drive by it.”

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“For over 20 years DARTS Learning Buddies Program has served Dakota County communities by connecting community members with elementary students to work together on classwork, share experiences and learn from one another for one to two hours each week throughout the school year,” according to DARTS. Bob worked with the program between 2005 and 2012 in Karen Colbert’s classroom at Glacier Hills

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Sports Fast start raises hopes for Burnsville girls hockey Blaze win four of first five games, allowing just two goals

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After four consecutive losing seasons, Burnsville’s girls hockey team was looking for a chance to reboot. The Blaze have taken to it with enthusiasm, winning four of their first five games.

Burnsville’s roster has a number of young players and a sprinkling of seniors. The common denominator is skating; the Blaze can move pretty quickly.

“We have some younger players who have brought some energy, and I think our returners were ready for a fresh start this season,” coach Tracy Cassano said. “They’ve looked at it as a new year, a new attitude, and they see the potential for us to do something special this year.”

The Blaze’s last winning season was 21-9 in 2013-14, which also was the last time they qualified for the state tournament. No one is ready yet to predict a 20-win season or state tournament berth, but the potential appears to be there for an upgrade over recent seasons. Last year Burnsville was 1013-3 overall and finished ninth of 10 teams in the South Suburban Conference.

This year? The South Suburban could be wide open. The top SSC team in last week’s Let’s Play Hockey Class AA rankings was Eagan at 14th.

Burnsville was 19th after winning its first four games. The Blaze lost to

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Sami Bowlby (13) of Burnsville makes a pass while checked by a Shakopee player during a South Suburban Conference girls hockey game Nov. 20 at Burnsville Ice Senior forward Jenna Hartung has helped the Burnsville Center. girls hockey team to a 4-1 start.

Shakopee 1-0 in a Nov. 22 Jenna Hartung has five Burnsville players act on game in which they out- points and junior forward and off the ice and what with our second line skatshot the Sabers 33-15 but Aubrey Nelvin has four our work ethic should ing against another team’s top line.” allowed the game’s only points. Forwards Alison look like,” Cassano said.

The Blaze, 2-1 in the goal with 30 seconds re- Urlaub and Zoe ChadThe Blaze has been Suburban, remaining. wick each have a couple of able to skate three lines South “We’ll probably lose goals. consistently in its first five turns to conference play some games where we play Senior goalie Riley Pes- games, and the ability to at Farmington at 7 p.m. well,” Cassano said. “We ter had shutouts against continue doing so could Thursday. They’ll likely want to make sure the Champlin Park/Coon help in the South Subur- face a big test Dec. 6 at Eaplayers don’t get discour- Rapids, North St. Paul/ ban Conference schedule. gan, which returns several aged. Look at the NHL. Tartan and Prior Lake The girls have the Thurs- players from a team that The best teams lose about in the Blaze’s first three day-Saturday rotation this finished third in the 2018 25 games a season.” games. In five games she year, with Saturday after- state Class AA tournaSo far, veterans are has stopped 91 of 93 shots noon conference games ment. Eagan is 3-1 overall, showing the way for the for a .978 save percent- often following league 3-0 in the South SuburBlaze on the ice. Senior age and has a 0.40 goals- games played on Thursday ban, and plays at Shakocaptain Lyndsey Howard, against average. nights, so it will be impor- pee for the conference lead a defender who recently The older players also tant to not overwork top at 7 p.m. Thursday. signed with Minnesota are expected to help the players.

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TAGS South gymnasts earn medals at Glitz & Glam The TAGS South Level 4 and 5 teams competed at the Glitz & Glam meet Nov. 10-11 in Bloomington. Richfield Gymnastics Club was the meet’s host.

Katelynn Qualy of Hastings led the Level 4 team on vault with an 8.45 and a third-place medal. Kendall Benedict of Farmington also took third in her age division with 8.35 and Gabi Buck of Rosemount scored 8.3.

On uneven bars, Olivia Guptill of Eagan scored 8.7 to finish third. Round-

ing out the top three for TAGS South were Benedict with an 8.55 and Clare Draine of Prior Lake with an 8.4.

Avery Swanson of Apple Valley scored 9.5 on balance beam, landing her at the top of the podium.

Placing second was Jayden Kvam of Farmington with a 9.175, with Benedict close behind at 8.95.

Buck led the team on floor exercise with 9.225 and a third-place finish.

Kvam and Benedict scored 9.15 and 9.1.

Benedict was second in the all-around with 34.95 and Qualy finished third with 34.275.

Benedict, Buck, Reagan Chappell of Lakeville, Draine, Guptill, Kvam, Isabelle Labeau of Burnsville, Qualy, Madison Snyder of Eagan, Swanson, and Adeline Walker of Eagan qualified for the Minnesota State Champions to be held at the State Fairgrounds on Dec. 7-9.

Sydney DuBay of Lakeville, Hailey Feucht of Rosemount and Arden

Housen-Woodbury of Apple Valley also competed for the TAGS South Level 4 team at the Glitz & Glam meet.

Mia Islas of Rosemount led the Level 5 team on vault with 8.925.

Holly Kiecker of Lakeville and Camille Mirfakhraie of Eagan rounded out the top three with 8.775 and 8.75.

Moving to the top of the podium on uneven bars was Kiecker with 8.725. Nicole McGraw of Hastings landed in third

place with 8.425 and Taylor DeBettignies of Hastings finished with 8.35.

Kiecker took gold on balance beam with 8.9.

McGraw and Islas finished in 3rd place within their age divisions with 8.85 and 8.625.

Kiecker also finished first on floor exercise with 8.975. McGraw tumbled for an 8.55 and Islas took third place in her age group with 8.45.

TAGS South had two Level 5 all-around champions, Islas with 34.175

and Kiecker with 35.375.

McGraw finished 3rd in her age group with a 34.425.

Islas, Kiecker and McGraw have qualified for the Minnesota State Championships in December.

The TAGS South Level 4 and 5 teams will compete next at the Peppermint Twist in Minneapolis on Friday, Nov. 30.

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Lightning prepare to take on all challengers Defending girls basketball champs have strong group of guards

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

In March, Eastview walked off the Target Center court as Class 4A girls basketball champion after a furious rally against Hopkins in the state final.

On Saturday, some of that fury might reside with the Royals, who have waited about eight months for another shot at the Lightning.

They play the feature game of the Breakdown Tip-Off Classic at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Lindbergh Center at Hopkins High School.

The Royals are a tall, athletic squad. Eastview is re-making itself after graduating three starters from an undefeated state championship team.

The Lightning are aware of Hopkins’ incentive in Saturday’s game, but they’re more interested in seeing if they’re on the right path toward having another chance to win the state championship.

“Our motto this year is, ‘Do more, say less,’” senior guard Macy Guebert said.

“So we’ll prepare as best we can, do what we need so we don’t have to say anything else.”

After graduating forwards Megan Walstad (the 2017 Miss Basketball award winner now playing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and Mariah Alipate (now playing for St. Cloud State), the Lightning have turned into

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Cassidy Carson of Eastview drives to the basket against White Bear Lake in a game last week. a guard-oriented team. Seniors Guebert, Emma Carpenter and Lauren Glas, along with sophomore Cassidy Carson, are the top returnees. Carpenter, who has signed with Minnesota Crookston, and Guebert, who signed with South Dakota, were starters last season. Glas has signed to play soccer at North Dakota, and Carson is likely to land at a Division I school in a few years. Glas and Carson came off the bench for the

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Lightning last year, with Carson scoring 11 points in a 68-63 victory over Hopkins in the state final.

At last weekend’s Pat Paterson Invitational at Hamline University, Eastview coach Molly Kasper started a four-guard lineup in one game and a three-guard, two-post lineup in the other. Both lineups produced as Eastview beat Mounds View 66-32 last Friday and White Bear Lake 54-37 on Saturday.

“I like our small lineup, and it’s not even necessarily a small lineup when you have Cassidy starting as a 6-footer,” Kasper said.

“Emma is 5-10, 5-11, and Macy is 5-10. It’s a nice, long, big guard lineup, compared to some teams in our conference. Speedwise and defensively it’s an advantage.”

Carpenter is a returning starter at point guard. Several other Lightning players can handle the ball, and Carson had five assists in each game at the Hamline tourney.

“I think (Carson) is going to have a breakout year.

We’re really excited about what she can do,” Kasper said. “Most important, she cares about being a good teammate.”

Senior Jordan Morris and junior Brynn Schwantz are forwards. Reserves include seniors Lindsey Wilson and Lauren Carlson, both guards.

Eastview was not shy about shooting three-pointers last season, but it might be a bigger part of the Lightning’s offense this season. They made 12 threes in each game at the Hamline tournament. Guebert made eight threes in the victory over White Bear Lake and finished with a game-high 28 points.

“I expect it to be a huge part of our offense,” Kasper said of the three-point shooting. “I don’t think we’ll be the Houston Rock-

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ets, shooting 60 of them a game. But we made over 40 percent as a team last weekend, so it wasn’t just Macy Guebert even though she had a phenomenal shooting night Saturday. Everyone can be around that 40 percent mark.”

At some point, opponents will try to take away the three-point shooting, but “we’ll still have plenty of opportunities to attack, hit a mid-range (jumper) or finish at the basket,” Kasper said. “I really hope we’ll be versatile, like we were last year. As much as we wanted to get it inside last year, we were still a good three-point shooting team.”

Although Kasper said the Lightning had too many defensive breakdowns last weekend to suit her, the fact remains neither opponent reached 40 points. Man-toman defense will be the staple, but the coach said the team should have the ability to use multiple defenses. That should be tested Saturday against Hopkins, which features point guard Paige Bueckers, regarded as one of the nation’s top recruits in the class of 2020.

Rebounding can be an issue for any guard-oriented team. The Lightning say they are working on that.

“We have a lot of guards working on crashing the glass on offense so we can be a strong rebounding team,” Guebert said.

Glas, who Kasper said is probably the shortest player

in Eastview’s rotation, had 12 rebounds against White Bear Lake.

“We averaged over 10 offensive rebounds over the weekend and it wasn’t just one person, it was a group,” the coach said. “We were getting a lot of rebounds because we boxed out. It wasn’t just the ball falling into our laps. We had girls who paid attention to the little things, the fundamentals.

“We play Hopkins on Saturday, and they have great height at every position. But if we box them out they have to go over our back, and we’re fine with that.”

The Lightning spent some of their preseason talking about how some things needed to change because of the new lineup – but how other things needed to stay the same.

“We talked in the first week about how we’re a different team but the culture has to be the same,” said Kasper, who is 86-12 as Eastview’s head coach.

“Emma (Carpenter) has had to be a leader on the court, and now she’s taking on a much more vocal lead in regard to the other stuff.

“Emma, Macy and Lauren have been on JV/varsity since ninth grade. They don’t want to leave next year and have the team fall apart. They want to know we’re going to be successful again.”

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22A Nov. 30, 2018 SUN THISWEEK BURNSVILLE-EAGAN Manager, from 1A terim post Hardie has no city manager experience. including paid, on-call Mesko Lee has been city firefighters who supple- administrator in Hastings ment the full-time fire and since 2013 and had been EMS staff, she said. the assistant administraThe council split 3-2 tor since 1999. on a Nov. 5 vote to select Kautz prefaced her a replacement for Heather Nov. 20 vote by saying Johnston, who resigned as she has “mixed emotions” city manager in June. about Mesko Lee’s apCouncil members Bill pointment and is “anxious Coughlin, Dan Gustafson about the path that has and Cara Schulz voted for been chosen.”

Mesko Lee. Mayor Eliza“You come to us, Ms. beth Kautz and Council Lee, to a city that is three Member Dan Gustafson times larger than the city backed Dana Hardie, the you now are in, and very only internal candidate complex,” the mayor said, among three finalists. addressing Mesko Lee. Hardie, Burnsville’s ad- “However, I remain optiministrative services direc- mistic, because, Ms. Lee, tor, is serving as interim you’re not going to be city manager. doing this alone. You will Aside from the in- be joining a team of ex-

tremely intelligent, knowledgeable, professional and experienced staff, a staff that I trust and care about deeply.”

It “isn’t a negative when people work well together,” said Kautz, who had touted an abundance of praise for Hardie from a committee of city department leaders that interviewed the finalists.

“I’m excited,” Mesko Lee said when asked about the split vote and Kautz’s comments. “And I’m looking forward to getting to know the team a little better. This is a good organization. It’s got a lot of great things going for it, and I just feel fortunate to be offered the opportunity to be a part of it.”

Schulz followed Kautz with her own remarks, welcoming Mesko Lee back to Burnsville.

“It’s always nice to have a graduate come back home,” Schulz said. “It’s also been nice to hear from people who have worked with you who say they will miss you, will miss your leadership. They were so pleased to work with you and be mentored by you.”

Redevelopment “is the term that I heard consistently” while researching Burnsville and talking with staff and council members, Mesko Lee said.

It’s a chance to build relationships with business owners and influence the city’s future, she said.

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River Quadrant is targeted for redevelopment from mining, landfilling and heavy industry.

“We’re thinking about what’s the long-term end game,” said Mesko Lee, who has a master’s in public administration from Hamline University and a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Mankato State University. “I know the city has some identified ideas, and they’re working with the property owners. I certainly am looking forward to learning more about the proposals and the opportunities. But it’s a very complex, very nuanced development challenge.”

Under her leadership Hastings has had its own redevelopment projects, including the city-led Riverfront Renaissance. Planning began in 2013 for trail and park improvements along the Mississippi River and streetscape and

parking improvements in the nearby historic downtown.

Through its Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority the city has also been involved in projects such as renewal of the former Hudson Manufacturing Building, which the city bought and this year transferred to a developer for a 67-room hotel, 22 apartments and 20,000 square feet of retail and event space.

“That will tie into the Riverfront Renaissance, because that’s on the west side of the bridge,” said Mesko Lee, who noted that completion of the new Hastings Bridge in 2013 was a catalyst for riverfront projects. “Downtown is on the east side of the bridge.”

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would be for affordable housing long term.

Mayor Mike Maguire was supportive of the project from the beginning. He said after 15 years, the land was zoned for business, but nothing came of it.

Maguire wants to ensure the city’s employers that it has housing for the workforce they need.

He said he wants to work to bring more affordable housing not just from the CDA but from other private profit and non-profit developers, noting this project won’t fill the city’s need.

Council Member Paul Bakken initially voted no earlier this year to the zoning change. He stated it did not meeting his criteria for switching the zoning to high density residential. Bakken said research has shown higher density residential provides less revenue for a city.

He said he wasn’t convinced the tax benefit to the city would outweigh the increase in demand for city services.

He said the affordability aspect of the proposal wasn’t the main issue. It was the land use.

Last week he said, “This is a stretch for me.

This is something new, but I’m supporting this,” with a bit of a laugh.

He said this is a costeffective way to provide affordable housing and there are compelling reasons to support the project.

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ley said the intersection is changing to five lanes, with two dedicated left turn lanes, two through lanes and a dedicated right turn lane.

While the surrounding area is primarily industrial and commercial properties, there’s a single-family neighborhood about 500 feet north.

Stokka said the company has never sold a property and is dedicated to affordable housing.

It would be a half mile from Lexington Park and a half mile from dozens of employers.

Rent for one bedroom would go for about $850, two bedroom for $1,000 and a three bedroom $1,175 per month.

“It’s 100 percent affordable housing,” Stokka said.

When they’ll begin construction is unknown.

The project didn’t receive any CDA tax credits this year, partially due to the fact that design work took longer than anticipated, so the project wasn’t approved by the city.

“We’ll be able to apply for financing next June,” Stokka said.

The project wasn’t always met with universal support from the City Council.

The issue was tabled during a meeting in October so the developers could sign an agreement stating they’re committed to an affordable housing project.

The City Council wanted a guarantee this project

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Housing from 22A will remain affordable housing for 30 years.

Bakken said he was now satisfied with many of the initial issues such as access to convenient shopping, parks and transit.

Bakken complimented MWF Properties for listening to the issues when they first came in about security and management, along with access to grocery stores, public transportation, deliveries and

parks.

There were some legal questions raised by city staff earlier in the process on how many votes would be needed to approve the project since it was for affordable housing, but in the end it didn’t matter.

The project was approved unanimously.

Several members of the Advisory Planning Commission were supportive of the affordable nature of the project earlier this year.

APC Chairwoman Jane Vanderpoel Gutknecht said that she was pleased that after 15 years someone found an appropriate and much-needed use for the land.

The city received a letter from members of the Metropolitan Interfaith Council for Affordable Housing supporting the project.

News Briefs Citizens’ Climate Lobby meets Dec. 8

Citizens’ Climate Lobby of Dakota County will meet 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. The proposed congressional bill for Carbon Fee and Andy Rogers can be reached Dividend, a market-based, at andy.rogers@ecm-inc. socially responsible clicom. mate solution, will be dis-

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CCL is a grassroots, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on creating political will to address climate change at the local and national level. For more information, contact Deborah Nelson at deevee@charter.net, or visit https://citizensclimatelobby.org.

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ALS, from 1A Her girls from the neighborhood have rallied to help. They launched a GoFundMe page to raise money for Carlson and her family (https://bit. ly/2TSpAIt) and are planning a local silent auction, time and place to be determined.

The group kept in touch after graduating from Burnsville High School (most in 1984, Carlson in 1983) and has a long history of summer outings up north.

Since the diagnosis there have been a couple more girls’ outings and a monthly stream of gifts to Carlson from about 11

of her friends, according to Carr, a former aerobics partner and close friend since high school.

“The whole monthly gift thing, that’s overwhelming,” said Carlson, whose bounty has included flowers, wine, cash, gift cards, slippers and cozy blankets. “I don’t know how long they can keep it up. I’m like, ‘You guys, you’re going to be at this for years.’ But anyway, it’s great — who doesn’t like gifts?”

Carlson figures she drew the lucky “golden ticket” — ALS, which is incurable, and a rare brain-stem tumor that’s still there a dozen years after radiation. It made

swallowing and speech difficult and caused pain in her right shoulder and the right side of her head.

“I’m already good at dealing with the speech and the swallowing,” Carlson said. “I have some experience with that. But the rest of it is just exhausting and uncomfortable.”

She’s lost leg and arm strength on her right side.

A Plymouth resident, she said today (Friday) would probably be her last as a dental assistant at Wayzata Family Dentistry.

“I can’t get gloves on my hands anymore,” she said. “It was tiring. I just need to retire and focus on me.

“My parents are elder-

ly, so I want to spend time with them,” said Carlson, whose parents, John and LaVaune Emerson, still live in the house where they raised her.

Her independence — driving, walking and getting herself ready each day — will be short-lived, Carlson expects. Her husband, Rod, is a forklift technician with good health insurance, she said.

Her 28-year-old daughter, Melanie, is married, and her 25-year-old son, Ross, lives at home.

“I’m asking for more help every day with cooking and laundry and that kind of stuff,” Carlson said. “My son will stay at home. He probably would

be moving out, but he might as well stick around for awhile.”

Her friends remember her as a girl who was kind, supportive and outgoing and never spoke ill of others.

“And she still is,” said Kay Duffy, one of the North River Hills friends, who still lives in Burnsville. “It’s amazing, with all this.”

They feel some urgency to reach their $50,000 GoFundMe goal and hold the silent auction (details will be announced later).

“First, we’re talking about losing an income a family counts on,” Duffy said. “Secondly, we’re talking about adding a

Reports received: Read for the Record, Foundation 191, Gideon Pond Principal Overview; Technology Committee; Policy Review Committee; Student Performance and Achievement Committee; ISD 917; AMSD; verbal report from Student Representative Hussein; and proposed timeline for the superintendent search.

The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes; personnel; donations; checks, receipts, deposits and investments; and listening session report.

The meeting adjourned to a board workshop at 7:30 p.m.

The workshop began at 7:33 p.m. The purpose of the workshop was Marketing Research Study.

The workshop ended at 9:23 p.m.

All motions carried unanimously unless indicated otherwise.

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Regina Dean On Behalf of the Chair of the Burnsville Planning Commission Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek November 30, December 7, 2018 883876

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huge amount of medical bills. Thirdly, how is she going to live if the house isn’t set up for when she needs a wheelchair?”

Carlson continues to adapt.

“I have to do my hair with one hand,” she said.

“I’m getting good at it, but it’s difficult. I have my eyeliner tattooed on now. It’s the best thing since sliced toast, for sure — I don’t have to do that anymore.

I have to put mascara on, but no more eyeliner for this girl.”

John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc. com or 952-846-2031.

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DATE FILED: June 10, 2018 SIGNED BY: Raphael Cheron-Dittmann Published in the Sun Thisweek November 23, 30, 3018 880998

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 191 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 25, 2018 This is a summary of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Regular School Board Meeting on Thursday, October 25, 2018, with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd191.org or the District Office at 200 West Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, MN. The meeting was held at the Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, MN, 55337 and was called to order by Chair Schmid at 6:30 p.m.

Board members Alt, Currier, VandenBoom, Luth, Miller, Schatz and Chair Schmid were present. Amoroso was absent. Assistant Superintendent Watkins, administrators, staff and members of the public were also present. Currier led the Pledge of Allegiance.

CITY OF EAGAN PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Eagan City Council at the Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, on December 18, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. regarding approval of the 2019 Fee Schedule.

Dated: November 30, 2018 /s/ Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek November 30, 2018 882349

CITY OF BURNSVILLE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on December 10, 2018 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 United Properties for a Planned Unit Development Amendment for an 18,500 square foot medical office facility for orthopedic injuries and facilitate patient recovery located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and 145th St. 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 Regina Dean

NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that the property will be sold on December 19, 2018. The property will be offered online at www.

StorageTreasures.com and more information about the sale can be found at that website.

The undersigned Acorn Mini Storage will sell at Public Sale by competitive bidding the personal property heretofore stored with the undersigned by: Unit # 206- Aron Melton/Kristi Fox; mini-bike, fishing equip., luggage, sports equip., tools, vacuum cleaner, furniture, boxes of unknown content Unit # 264-Michael McDuffie; tool box, ladders, power tools, stereo equip., tools, luggage, furniture, boxes of unknown content Unit # 506A- Alexandrina Manta; luggage, boxes of unknown content Unit # 513B- Alexandrina Manta; exercise equipment, television, furniture, boxes of unknown content Unit # 563-Deb Hagen; luggage, furniture, boxes of unknown content Unit # 610-Alexandrina Manta; luggage, furniture, boxes of unknown content Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek November 23, 30, 2018 881477

NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE SALE Please take notice Town Centre Self Storage - Eagan located at 3495 Denmark Ave., Eagan, MN 55123 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in the following units in default for non-payment of rent. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 12/12/2018 at 10:00am. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings. Wefelmeyer Eric (9 units); Kevin Nelson/ALL THINGS DELIVERED; Craig A. Bennett; Deb Hagen (2 units); Cheri Ferraro.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF DAKOTA DISTRICT COURT FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No.: 19HA-PR-18-739 In RE: Estate of: PAUL EUGENE APPELGATE, Decedent TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given that an application for informal probate of Paul Eugene Appelgate, the abovenamed Decedent’s last Will, dated June 25, 2018, has been filed with the Registrar herein, and the Application has been granted informally probating such Will. Any objections may be filed in the above-named court and the same will be heard by the Court upon notice of hearing fixed for such purpose.

Notice is hereby further given that informal appointment of Carline Anne Malaney, whose address is 14241 11th Avenue South, Burnsville, MN 55337, as personal representative of the estate of Paul Eugene Appelgate. Any heir, devisee, or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative, and the personal representative is empowered to fully administer the estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of his letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute real estate, unless objections thereto are filed with the Court, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 524.3-607, and the Court otherwise orders.

Notice is hereby given that ALL CREDITORS having claims against said estate are required to present the same to said personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this notice or said claims will be barred.

Dated: October 23, 2018 /s/ Susan Eggert Registrar Heidi Carstensen Court Administrator MINNESOTA ESQUIRE, L.L.C. Bradley John Haddy (MN. Atty. ID.: 387503) 1850 Eagle Ridge Drive Suite E-102 Mendota Heights, MN 55118 Tele: (651) 905-4453 Fax: (651) 452-5263 Email: bjhaddy@mnesq.com ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek November 23, 30, 2018 878088

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF DAKOTA DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE COURT DIVISION Court File No. 19HA-PR-18-899 In Re: Estate of Marlys J. Seeley, Deceased.

TO: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS: Notice is hereby given, that an application for informal probate of the above named decedent’s last will dated November 14, 1995, has been filed with the Registrar herein, and the application has been granted informally probating such will.

Any objections may be filed in the above, and the same will be heard by the Court upon notice of hearing fixed for such purpose.

Notice is hereby given that the informal appointment of Scott M. Seeley, whose address is 4357 Thomas Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55412, as personal representative of the estate of the above named decedent, has been made. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative, and the personal representative is empowered to fully administer the estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate, unless objections thereto are filed with the Court (pursuant to Section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders.

Notice is further given that ALL CREDITORS having claims against said estate are required to present the same to said personal representative or to the Probate Court Administrator within four months after the date of this notice or said claims will be barred.

Dated: November 27, 2018 Deb Hubley, Registrar Michael J. Smith (183350) Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. 8300 Norman Center Drive Suite 1000 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55437 (952) 896-3270 msmith@larkinhoffman.com Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek November 30, December 7, 2018 883626

AMENDED NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF DAKOTA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No.: 19HA-PR-18-834 Estate of Keith Edward Root, Decedent It is Ordered and Notice is given that on January 10th, 2019, at 9:00 A.M, a hearing will be held in this Court at 1560 Highway 55, Hastings, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, January 20, 2018, (“Will”), and for the appointment of Howard George Root, whose address is 3838 McKinley Street NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decadent in an UNSUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: November 16, 2018

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Theater and Arts Briefs Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus present ‘Messiah’

Photo by Jamey Guy

Monroe Crossing brings its traveling Bluegrass & Gospel Holiday Show to Lakeville for a performance 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets are $30 general admission and $26 balcony. Call 952-985-4640 or visit LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com for more information.

Rosemount students to stage ‘Shrek The Musical’ Rosemount High School Theatre Arts presents “Shrek The Musical” 7 p.m. Dec. 6-8 and 2 p.m. Dec. 9 in the RHS Performing Arts Center, 3335 142nd St. W., Rosemount. A free senior citizen preview is 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5.

The production is a rousing fairy tale adventure of an ogre turned unlikely hero with a wise-cracking donkey, a feisty princess, a short-tempered villain, a cookie

with an attitude and dozens of fairy tale misfits.

“Shrek The Musical” is a Tony Awardwinning musical based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film.

Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $5 for students. Tickets can be purchased at seatyourself.biz/rhstheaterarts.

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The Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus will present G.F. Handel’s “Messiah” 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in the Masquerade Dance Theater at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville.

Maestro Stephen J. Ramsey and chorusmaster Tucker Moore will unite the symphony and chorus to present a large selection of movements, including favorites such as “For unto us a child is born” and the “Hallelujah” chorus.

Featured vocalists include: Maria Jette, soprano; Krista Costin, mezzosoprano; Gary Briggle, tenor; and Jake Endres, bass.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors age 60 and older, $5 for students. Purchase tickets at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

The Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus is a nonprofit volunteer arts organization that has served orchestral and choral performances to Minnesota’s Dakota County since 1986.

For more information, visit www. ames-center.com/dakota-valley-symphony.

Trinity at River Ridge performs ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Dakota County residents starring in Trinity School at River Ridge’s production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” include Kirubele Adbebe, Andrew Calcutt, Peter Carlson, Jessica Cooper, Nathan Demlow, Annalise Gruber, Malena Hall, Michael Kisch, Jae Kwon, Charles Marble, Monica Nicklaus, Matthew Olson, William Pickett, Carolyn Rausch, Annika Swanson, Abigail Walter and Kyriaki Willard.

This comedy is the story of the Brewster sisters, two sweet old ladies with a not-so-sweet plan to “help” the lonely old men of Brooklyn.

Performances are 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 19, and 1 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 20, at the school, 601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan. Admission is free.

For more information, visit trinityriverridge.org or call 651-789-2890.

South of the River Band’s holiday concert is Dec. 9 Photo submitted

The West Point Parents Club of Minnesota packed and shipped 245 care packages to U.S. soldiers in all service branches on Saturday, Nov. 3. The club is seeking donations to offset overseas shipping fees as well as costs for items in the care packages. Contact Nikki Jackson, the mother of Rosemount High School graduates Grant (attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point) and Adam Jackson (who attended the U.S. Air Force Academy), at njag@frontiernet.net for more information.

The South of the River Community Band will present a holiday concert 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Presbyterian Church of the Apostles, 701 E. 130th St., Burnsville.

The band will play a selection of holiday music including several classics, some traditional songs with a

twist and an original arrangement of “O Holy Night” by co-director Jeremy Morgan.

This concert is free and open to the public.

The South of the River Community Band works in a collaborative effort with Independent School District 196 Community Education. The band rehearses most Sundays (September through June) from 4:30-6 p.m. at Black Hawk Middle School in Eagan. For more information and a full concert schedule, visit www. southoftheriverband.org.

‘An Old Fashion Christmas’ in Lakeville The Lakeville Area Community Band will ring in the season with “An Old Fashion Christmas” 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

Under the direction of Janice Differding, the band will play a collection of Christmas melodies. Ticket price includes complimentary holiday treats; cash bar will be available. The theater will be set cabaret style. Tickets are $15 general admission table seating; $10 reserved balcony seating.

For more information, visit LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com or call 952985-4640.

VocalEssence performs in Apple Valley VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers present their Welcome Christmas concert 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley.

VocalEssence performs the crème de la crème of Christmas premieres over the past 49 years and looks toward the future with world premieres by screen and stage composer Nico Muhly and two new carols by winners of the 21st annual Welcome Christmas Carol Contest.

Tickets are $20 at vocalessence. org.

Rosemount Cinema offers holiday classics Marcus Theatres Rosemount Cinema is bringing back the classics this holiday season. Titles and dates for the Holiday Classic Series are: • Nov. 30-Dec. 6: “Elf,” rated PG; “Home Alone,” rated PG; “It’s a Wonderful Life,” rated PG. • Dec. 7-13: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” rated PG-13; “The Polar Express,” rated G; “Miracle on 34th Street,” rated PG. Admission is $5. For show times and to purchase tickets, visit www.

MarcusTheatres.com/HolidayClassics.

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

ley Clubhouse, 14650 Foliage Ave., Apple Valley. Features vendors and prize drawings.

Saturday, Dec. 1 Eagan Indoor Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oasis Room, Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Information: https://www. cityofeagan.com/visit-the-indoor-market.

Kids â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Kinship volunteer information session, 4-5 p.m., Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Mentor a child. Information: kidsnkinship.org or dakinship@ aol.com.

Holiday boutique, 5-9 p.m., The Spring at Apple Val-

Sunday, Dec. 2 Pancake breakfast by the Farmington Knights of Columbus, 9 a.m. to noon, Church of St. Michael, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington.

Menu: pancakes, French toast, sausage links, scrambled eggs, coffee, juice, water. Goodwill offerings accepted.

Monday, Dec. 3 Financial Aid 101, 6:307:30 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan.

Learn the basics of how to pay for college and apply for

Obituaries

financial aid. Presented by Dakota County Technical College.

Geared for students and parents. Free. Information: 651450-2900.

Tuesday, Dec. 4 What the 2018 Elections Really Meant, 6-8 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Discuss the 2018 U.S. elections and learn about the strategies, candidates and campaigns, and the impact they will have on the Trump presidency and the 2020 elections. Presented by David Schultz, Hamline University professor of political science. Free. Information: 952891-0300.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 Open house, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Faithful Shepherd Catholic School, 3355 Columbia Drive, Eagan. Information: Jen Claude at 651-262-2898 or www.fscsmn.org.

Friday, Dec. 7 Forever Wild Family Friday: Night Noise, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Try a nighttime scavenger hunt with your ears. Bring a headlamp or flashlight. All ages. Free. Information: www.co.dakota.mn.us/ parks.

Saturday, Dec. 8

Obituaries

Colleen Margaret DeLong

Joanne â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joâ&#x20AC;? Marie Workman

Colleen Margaret DeLong, age 89 of Burnsville, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Arbor Lane in Burnsville.

Colleen was born on June 3, 1929 in St. Cloud, the daughter of Raymond and Erma (Peters) Braun. She married Herman DeLong on June 3, 1950 in St. Paul.

Colleen loved her large family dearly and enjoyed volunteering for Bridging, Loaves and Fishes and St. John the Baptist funeral luncheon committee. She was also a member of the St. Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guild.

She is survived by her husband, Herman; children, Mary Mayer, Terry (Tom) Singewald, Deb (Eugene) Crandall, Pat (Jim) Reilly, Tim (Andrea) DeLong, Margaret DeLong, Jeanine (Chris) Ryan, Bill DeLong; 24 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; sister, Eleanor (Thomas) Kozlowski.

Colleen is preceded in death by parents, Raymond and Erma Braun; infant daughter, Margaret; grandchildren, Julie Crandall and Shane Waldvogel; siblings, Kathleen, Margaret, Raymond, Frederick and David Braun.

Visitation was Monday, November 26, 2018 from 9-10:45 a.m. followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. all at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 West 125th St., Savage. Private interment St. John the Baptist &HPHWHU\ %XUQVYLOOH ,Q OLHX RI Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV PHPRULDOV preferred to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.

Arrangements with McNearney-Schmidt Funeral and Cremation, Shakopee, 952-445-2755. Condolences may be shared at www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com.

Joanne â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Joâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Marie Workman (nee Goltz) of Burnsville passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.

Jo was born March 30, 1940 and raised on a turkey farm in Waterville, MN. After high school, Joanne attended nursing school and entered the workforce as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was a nurse for over 40 years, 26 of those spent at Oxboro Clinic in Bloomington..

Joanne married Dennis Workman on September 9, 1961, and together they had two daughters and one son.

They moved to Burnsville, MN in 1969, where Jo resided the rest of her life.

Joanne is survived by daughter Kyle Hreha (Al); daughter Kelly Decker (Mel); son Konr (K.C.) Workman; grandchildren Justin Hreha, Darren Decker (Brittany) and Kaylin Faust (Tyler); great-granddaughters River Faust and Lucy Decker (on the way); sister Betty Steiner (Jim), nephew Andrew Steiner, many cousins and wonderful friends.

She was preceded in death by her former husband Denny and her parents, Willard and Inez (Roemhildt) Goltz.

Funeral Service is 11:00 AM Saturday, Dec 1, 2018 at Crossroads Church 17671 Glacier Way, Lakeville, MN with visitation starting at 9:30 AM. Interment Sakatah Cemetery, in Waterville, MN 2:30 pm (12/1). In lieu of Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV PHPRULDOV SUHIHUUHG Condolences: www.whitefuneralhomes.com White Funeral Home Burnsville 952-894-5080

Dennis Peter Walter

Dennis Peter Walter, age 84, of Lakeville formerly of Farmington passed away peacefully on November 26, 2018 with his family at his side.

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Metro Republican Women breakfast meeting, 8:30 a.m., Mendakota Country Club, Mendota Heights. Cost: $20 members, $25 nonmembers, $15 students, in advance.

Walk-in cost: $25. Information: metrogopwomen.org.

Frozen Frolic Fat Bike Race, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Savage. Time-trial format, 10to 14-mile singletrack loop. Divisions: menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, U-17.

Helmet required. Cost: $15 preregistered at 763-559-6700; $20 race day.

Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Climate Lobby of Dakota County, 10:30 a.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville.

Information: Deborah Nelson at deevee@charter.net or https:// citizensclimatelobby.org.

Sunday, Dec. 9 Winter bazaar, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley.

Sponsored by the EVHS competition cheer team. LuLaRoe, Thirty-One, photo booth, jewelry, clothing, gifts, crafts and food. Free admission.

Ongoing Marriage Encounter weekend, Dec. 8-9, Mt. Olivet Conference and Retreat Center, Farmington. Information: www.marriages.org or 651454-3238.

Eagan parkrun, a free weekly timed 5K run, 9 a.m.

Saturdays at Thomas Lake Park, 4350 Thomas Lake Road, Eagan. Rain or shine. To get a time recorded and stored online, register at www.parkrun. us/register and bring your barcode with you. Information: www.parkrun.us/eagan.

Emotions Anonymous, 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays at SouthCross Community Church, 1800 E. County Road 42 (at Summit Oak Drive), Apple Valley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. All are welcome. Information: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/out-of-thedarkness-walks.

Recovery International, 3 p.m. Tuesdays at Mary, Mother of the Church (Room 9), 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Park in lower lot. Self-help group for depression, anxiety, fears, panic attacks, anger and more.

Information: Rita at 952-890-

7623 or www.recoveryinternational.org.

Al-Anon Finding Hope Beginners Group, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays at Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Troubled by someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking? Al-Anon can help. More information: alanon-alateen-msp.org.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red crossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 1, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Old Country Buffet, 14150 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 3, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fairview Ridges Hospital, 201 E. Nicollet Blvd., Burnsville. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 4, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Burnsville Alternative High School, 2140 Diffley Road, Eagan. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 4, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 10970 185th St. W., Lakeville. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Rasmussen College, 3500 Federal Drive, Eagan. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 5, 12-6 p.m., Culverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3445 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary Lane, Eagan. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 6, 12-6 p.m., Mt. Olivet Assembly of God Church, 14201 Cedar Ave. S., Apple Valley. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 6, 1-7 p.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 W. 125th St., Savage. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 7, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

By The Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 8, 10:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 10, 12-6 p.m., Qdoba, 1298 Promenade Place, Eagan.

Memorial Blood Centers will hold the following blood drive. Call 1-888-GIVE-BLD (1888-448-3253) or visit mbc.org to make an appointment or for more information. â&#x20AC;˘ Dec. 4, 3:30-7:30 p.m., Life Time Fitness, 1565 Thomas Center Drive, Eagan.

The Easters to perform Christian country musicians in the Easter family will perform Eastertime at Christmastime for another installment of the Lakeville-based Minnesota Gospel Opry on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m. in the Oak Grove Middle School Auditorium, 1300 W. 106th St., Bloomington.

Jeff and Sheri Easter and their family joined the Opry about three years ago in what was one of the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most successful concerts.

The Easters are an award-winning duo, having earned Dove Awards, Grammy nominations, appearances on the Gaither Homecoming Series and

the Grand Ole Opry.

After thirty-three years of music and marriage, Jeff and Sheri continue to encourage hearts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we perform, we want people to leave a little different than when they came in,â&#x20AC;? Sheri Easter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want them to have a great time smiling, laughing, crying, and healing. We want them to know God loves them and that He is in control.â&#x20AC;?

To listen to their music go online to https://tinyurl.com/ydfpue5l.

Purchase advance tickets for $25 at brownpapertickets.com or call 1-800838-3006. Tickets are $30 at the door.

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Auditions Expressions Community Theater will hold auditions for “Peter Pan and Wendy” 6-8 p.m. Dec. 3-4 at Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Information: www.minnesotaplaylist.com.

The Front Porch Players will hold auditions for “On Golden Pond” 6-9 p.m. Dec. 9-10 at Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, room 202, Rosemount.

Information: rosemountarts. com/front-porch-players.

Comedy Louie Anderson, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $32.95-$102.95 at the box office, 800-982-2787 and Ticketmaster.com.

Dance “A Minnesota Nutcracker,” presented by Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8; 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $24-$39 at the box office, 800-982-2787 and Ticketmaster.com.

Events Holiday Art Sale and Empty Bowls Fundraiser, noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 9, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Proceeds benefit local food shelves. Information: LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

Christmas in the Village, 1-8 p.m. Dec. 1-2 and 8, and 1-7:30 p.m. Dec. 9, Dakota City Heritage Village, Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington. Weather permitting. Cost: $7 ages 13 and older, $4 ages 3-12, free ages 2 and younger. Information: www. dakotacity.org.

Old Fashioned Holiday at Holz Farm, 12-3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 2, 4665 Manor Drive, Eagan. Free. Information: https://www.cityofeagan.com/ old-fashioned-holiday.

Exhibits Open house by photographer Irene Wesee, 1-3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 2, Heartbeat Performing Arts Center, 7661 145th St. W., Apple Valley.

Minnesota Artists Association Fall Juried Member Exhibition runs through Dec. 1 in the Ames Center art gallery, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville.

Information: ames-center.com.

Norman Crouch, photographer, and Jim Keefe, cartoonist, exhibit runs through December at the Steeple Center gallery, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Information: rosemountarts.com.

“Navigating Impossible” acrylic painting exhibit by Annie Young runs to Jan. 2, 2019, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center gallery, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Information: LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

Music Pink Floyd “Dark Side of the Moon” and other Floydian Tales with Johnny James and the Hall Of Fames, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $35, $31 balcony at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

Lorie Line: “Lord of Lords,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, and 3

and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $59 at the box office, 800-892-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Monroe Crossing, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $30, $26 balcony at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

Christmas at the Steeple Center, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

Variety show theme: “Santa’s Christmas.” Tickets: $18 adults, $15 RAAC members and children 12 and under. Information: rosemountarts.com.

VocalEssence Welcome Christmas concert, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 1, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Tickets: $20 at vocalessence.org.

Handel’s “Messiah,” presented by Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus, 2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 2, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Blvd., Burnsville. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 students at the box office, 800-982-2787 and Ticketmaster.com.

AVHS band concert (symphonic, wind ensemble, small ensembles), 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, Apple Valley High School. Information: 952-4318200.

LSHS winter band concert, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, Lakeville South High School.

Information: 952-232-3300.

Relativity the Band, 6-9

p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $8 at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter. com. Part of First Thursday Pub Night.

ENCORE 2018: “Home,” presented by Eagan High School, 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, senior preview; 7 p.m.

Dec. 7-8, 13-15; 3 p.m. Dec. 9. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 senior citizens, $5 students at seatyourself.biz/eaganhs, at the box office 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. school days beginning Dec. 3 and one hour prior to each performance.

Information: 651-683-6964.

BRAVO 2018: “The Forecast!” presented by Eastview High School, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 5, senior preview; 7 p.m. Dec. 6-8, 13-15; 2 p.m. Dec. 9. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 senior citizens, $5 students at seatyourself.biz/evhs. Information: 952-431-8900.

Bells of the Bluffs, handbell ensemble, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8, Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Free. Information: 651-480-1200.

“An Old Fashion Christmas,” presented by the Lakeville Area Community Bank, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville.

Tickets: $15 tables, $10 balcony at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter. com.

VISTA Christmas concert, 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Visitation School, 2455 Visitation Drive, Mendota Heights. Information: 651-683-1700.

The Easters, 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Oak Grove Middle School Auditorium, 1300 W. 106th St., Bloomington. Presented by Lakeville-based Minnesota Gospel Opry. Tickets: $25 at brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006; $30 at the door.

Rosemount Community Band presents “Our Hometown Christmas Concert,” 4 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail.

Performance doors open at 2 p.m., and free tickets will be handed out to the first 200 people on a first-come, first-served basis. A non-perishable food item donation for the 360 Communities Food Shelf or a cash donation to the Rosemount Community Band will be accepted. Information: rosemountarts.com.

Theater “Church Basement Ladies: You Smell Barn,” runs to Feb. 14 at the Black Box Theater at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $32-$42 at the box office, 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster. com.

“It’s A Wonderful Life,” presented by Lakeville South High School, 7 p.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 1, and 2 p.m. Dec. 2. Information: 952-232-3300.

“Shrek The Musical,” presented by Rosemount High School, 7 p.m. Dec. 6-8 and 2 p.m. Dec. 9. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students at www. district196.org/rhs/theatrearts.

“A Christmas Carol Radio

Play,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14-15 and 2 p.m. Dec. 16, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $15, $12 ages 60 and older at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com.

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $38-$73 at the box office, 800982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Workshops/classes/other Tinkergarten, a play-based, outdoor learning experience for children ages 18 month to 8 years and their parents, offers classes in Lakeville and Eagan.

Information: https://tinkergarten.com.

Creative dance classes, ages toddler to 7, Ballet Royale Minnesota in Lakeville. Information: balletroyalemn.org or 952898-3163.

Yoga wind down class is the first Thursday of the month at Precision and Flow Pilates, 13708 County Road 11, Burnsville. Information: www.precisionandflowpilates.com.

Oil painting workshop with Dan Petrov Art Studio for six consecutive Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Preregister by phone at 763-843-2734.

Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with artist Christine Tierney, classes 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Studios, 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Information: www.

christinetierney.com, 612-2103377.

Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.Brushworks SchoolofArt.com, 651-2144732.

The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640.

Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-2558545 or jjloch@charter.net.

SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651688-0365.

Dakota Speakers Toastmasters meets 6-7 p.m. Mondays at Apple Valley Ecumen Seasons Learning Center. Information: http://dakota.toast mastersclubs.org/.

Community Spirits Toastmasters meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center, 13820 Community Drive, Burnsville. Information: h t t p s : / / 6 7 4 2 . t o a s t m a s t e rsclubs.org/.

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