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Burnsville | Eagan Dec. 22, 2017 | Volume 38 | Number 42

2 life terms in pregnant woman’s murder

NEWS Chick-fil-A in Eagan A former fighter pilot is opening Eagan’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant after an extensive training program. Page 2A

OPINION Diversity in leadership Diversity in state and local leadership in education is improving, but more needs to be done to reflect demographic changes. Page 4A

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terms of life withchild Jan. 24 in out the possibility Eagan. of parole after he “She had a bright was convicted of future ahead of two counts of firsther and she was so degree murder and excited to become two counts of seca mother,” Dakota ond-degree murder Vern County Attorney by Andy Rogers Monday by a Da- Mouelle James Backstrom SUN THISWEEK kota County jury. said. “To have that DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE Mouelle was found all taken away from her is Vern Jason Mouelle, guilty of murdering Seni- hard to comprehend. … 24, of Brooklyn Park, cha Marie Lessman, 25, This is an extremely tragic will serve two consecutive of Eagan, and her unborn case that obviously devas-

tated the Lessman family and our hearts and deepest sympathy go out to them.” It’s the most serious penalty there is in Minnesota, he said. “It’s two consecutive life terms, but life is life. The important thing here is that there are two losses here,” Backstrom said. “That child never had a chance to come into this

world and is going to be missed every day by Senicha’s mother and her family. They’re going to think about them every day.” Lessman’s mother found her daughter unresponsive at Lessman’s residence and called 911 at about 3 p.m. Jan. 24. Eagan police and paramedics responded, but were unSee SENTENCE, 14A

Opioids the new tobacco? Dakota County joins the chorus filing lawsuits against big pharma by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Farm to undergo update The Wells Fargo Family Farm at the Minnesota Zoo will receive an upgrade after its namesake sponsor offered a new gift. Page A

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An eye on the SSC prize The Eagan girls hockey team is in first place in the South Suburban Conference as the season starts to heat up. Page 12A

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Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said it will take about a month for the county to file a lawsuit against some of the nation’s largest makers of drugs that the he claimed during the County Board’s Dec. 12 meeting have fueled an opioid epidemic that has saddled the county with increased costs. For the past few months, state, county and city prosecutors across the country have taken similar actions as these cases are expected to merge into bigger battles that could be reminiscent of the state of Minnesota’s successful $6.13 billion settlement against major cigarette manufacturers in 1998. State attorneys general in 41 states banded together to file suit against major pharmaceutical companies in September. Leading the charge to file suits were states like Ohio and Mississippi, where opioid overdoses and deaths have been much higher than in other states. Backstrom said all of the five large metropolitan area counties have already See OPIOIDS, 13A

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Merle Gustafson points to individual pieces of his holiday village, which he calls “Minnesota’s St. Nicholas Village.”

‘Minnesota’s St. Nicholas Village’ takes shape in Burnsville family room by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Christmas music plays softly in Merle Gustafson’s family room, mingling with the sparkle of tiny lights. A mechanical whir emanates from the moving figures on a miniature ski slope — or is it from the toboggan hill next door? “Minnesota’s St. Nicholas Village,” said the 83-yearold Burnsville resident, whose decorative spread has been 18 years in the making and tweaking. The display of ceramic buildings, figurines and assorted doodads, spread across seven folding tables and powered by 48 extension cords, consumes about a third of the room. With a skating pond in the middle shaped like Minnesota, an oval railroad running through town, Santa’s Workshop over in the corner and a Lutheran church and Catholic church at the top of the hill, St. Nicholas Village is anything but random. “People come into town only one way — coming

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Merle Gustafson began assembling the pieces of his village in 2000. in on the railroad,” he said. “And when they come in they’re picked up at the depot — this is the story I tell See VILLAGE, 13A

Burnsville sets rules, offers Posthumously named, tips for short-term rentals Edmunds is Business by John Gessner lated” rental “can” disturb mit if a neighbor objects. neighborhoods. • Property owners must Person of the Year SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

So, you want to open your Burnsville home to out-of-towners seeking a room or a house to rent for the weekend? Go for it. The City Council voted Dec. 5 to reverse its January 2016 ban on short-term housing rentals popularized in the “sharing” economy by businesses such as Airbnb and VRBO. With two new members prodding this year’s change of heart, the council reworked its previous ordinance on short-term rentals (fewer than 30 consecutive days). Where it once declared that rental of private homes “disturbs” residential neighborhoods, the ordinance now states that “unregu-

To prevent that from happening, the city has assembled a pamphlet of rules and tips for would-be hosts. It explains the basics of the new ordinance: • Hosts must obtain a city permit each year they’re in business. The cost is $50. • Only the principal structure or part of the principal structure of a homesteaded property is eligible for short-term rental. The idea is to keep profiteers from buying up properties and going into business. • Property owners must notify any abutting neighbors to the side, rear or across the street when they apply for a permit and before opening for business. The city won’t deny a per-

have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in each bedroom or sleeping area and must provide renters information on emergency exit. • Property owners must pay all applicable taxes, including the state sales tax and the 3 percent city lodging tax that funds Burnsville’s convention and visitors bureau. When they apply for a permit, property owners needn’t provide proof they notified their neighbors or have working detectors, said Chris Forslund, Burnsville’s licensing and code enforcement coordinator. “Basically, they bear all responsibility for compliSee RENTALS, 10A

by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

As a member of the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce board of directors, Dave Edmunds wouldn’t have been eligible for the business group’s top award until his term was over in 2019. The aggregate-mining executive had been passed over before because of his concurrent board service, chamber President Jennifer Harmening said. But since his death from cancer on June 14, the past winners on the selection committee decided to honor Edmunds posthumously as Burnsville’s 2017 Business Person of the Year. The award was announced at the cham-

ber’s holiday gala Dec. 7. “I’ll be honest, it was a pretty short conversation,” Dave Harmening Edmunds said. “It was something that he’s been considered for before and there was no question in anybody’s mind that this was the time.” Edmunds, 57, was dedicated to the chamber and to his job as chief operating officer of Kraemer Mining and Materials, which owns the vast limestone quarry west of Interstate 35W and south See EDMUNDS, 13A

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Chick-fil-A expects to open next month in Eagan Unique path for operator, former fighter jet pilot Steve Fuchs by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

For those with a New Year’s resolution to eat more chicken, Eagan residents are in luck. The finishing touches are being put on Eagan’s first Chickfil-A restaurant. A new 5,000-square-foot restaurant with 135 seats, a 16-seat outdoor patio and drive-thru is being built near the Eagan Promenade shopping center. Chick-fil-A entered the Twin Cities marketplace a few years ago, but it’s been a popular restaurant for more than 70 years. “I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit,� operator Steve Fuchs said. “I’ve always wanted my own business. I’m just imagining having my family, I have four kids, working together. It makes my heart sing.� It’s going to be quite the change for Fuchs, but he’s embraced his new career path. He’s a combat veteran. Fuchs flew F-14 Tomcats and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for the U.S. Navy, and he flew in the Iraq War. . “I loved my military journey,� Fuchs said. “It was hard. I was away from my wife for a while, but I loved it.� He’s worked as flight instructor, corporate strategist, senior

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Steve Fuchs, far right, and his wife, Karyn, stand with Chick-fil-A’s cow mascot during Fuchs’ operator graduation. Chick-fil-A’s operators go through an interview and training process before taking over a restaurant. Fuchs once flew jet fighters for the U.S. Navy and had corporate leadership roles before deciding to operate the restaurant. The new Eagan restaurant is scheduled to open in January. analyst and vice president appraisal operations manager. He hasn’t taken many orders for quick-serve chicken until this year. But, when his oldest sister, who was also a Navy pilot, lost her battle to cancer in 2012, Fuchs said he reexamined his life.

Inspired by Chick-fil-A’s corporate model, he put in an application to be an operator. It wasn’t until this year that his dream became realized. Chick-fil-A retains ownership of each restaurant and selects their locations. Franchisees need a $10,000 initial investment to become an operator.

In addition, there is a 10-month application process, which Fuchs called “vigorous and thorough.� He spent five weeks in Atlanta for operating training and almost three weeks working at a restaurant in Mississippi. “I don’t own the franchise,� he said. “But, I’ll operate it. It’s very minimal up front. (Founder S. Truett Cathy’s) vision is that he wanted to create entrepreneurs to generate wealth for themselves and their community.� He was drawn to the company’s charitable contributions. “(They’re) passionate about impacting the communities they serve,� Fuchs said. He has some community service ideas already in mind, but they’re only in the planning stages. “The mission of the restaurant is to be encouraging to others,� Fuchs said. Fuchs’ life will differ greatly from the cooperate and military settings he’s experienced. “I’m going to have some long hours,� Fuchs said. But he will have Sundays off. Chick-fil-A is unique in the fact that none of it’s franchises are open on Sunday whether it’s located in a mall or NFL football stadium. He appreciates the policy.

“They want people to focus on their families,� Fuchs said. “I believe it. Dan Kathy, CEO of the company, he had all the operators over to his house (during training). He said ‘sometimes our lights shine the brightest when they’re off.’ Business is important. Profits are important, but we want to make sure people have time for their families.� Chick-fil-A expects to open Jan. 25, 2018. It may be the middle of winter, but when Chick-fil-A opens next month in Eagan, Fuchs expects a crowd when doors open for the first time. Similar to when restaurants opened in Apple Valley and Burnsville, the chicken fast-casual restaurant boasts a unique promotion for the first 100 customers. The first 100 participants at the grand opening of a Chick-filA Restaurant who comply with the official rules, which can be found on www.chick-fil-a.com, will receive a coupon of one Chick-fil-A Sandwich Meal per week for a year. “They asked me if I still wanted to have it in Minnesota in January,� Fuchs said. “I said Minnesotans are tough.� Contact Andy Rogers at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

District 191 joins special ed funding campaign by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Burnsville-EaganSavage is joining other Minnesota school districts prodding federal and state lawmakers to meet funding obligations for educating students with disabilities. The District 191 School Board approved a pair of resolutions Dec. 14. One calls on

the federal government to finally meet its funding obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1975. The government “promised� at the time of the act, which guarantees a free public education to students with disabilities, to shoulder 40 percent of the extra cost. But the feds have never topped 15 percent, the resolution says.

The other resolution calls on Minnesota lawmakers to advocate for the federal funding, form a task force to address special education funding and set a timeline for eliminating the special education “cross-subsidy.� To add teeth to its lobbying efforts, the Minnesota School Boards Association is asking its member boards to ap-

prove the resolutions, said Bob VandenBoom, the District 191 board’s MSBA representative. “About time!� Board Member Dan Luth exclaimed. “This has been around forever.� District 191’s annual cross-subsidy of general education revenue used to plug the gap in special education funding is about $11.5 million, said Lisa Rider, executive director of business services.

“Eleven and a half mill,� Luth said. “Let’s compare that to a levy we just won — it’s larger than that levy.� He was referring to the district’s two-question referendum in November to renew an expiring levy and add new taxing authority. Statewide, the crosssubsidy for the 2016 fiscal year is $679 million, the state resolution says, a 5.6 percent increase over 2015.

Minnesota’s per-student funding going to special education averages $815 in the 2017 fiscal year, the resolution says. This is a good time for the MSBA push, with Minnesota’s entire congressional delegation and the governorship on the 2018 ballot, Luth said. Contact John Gessner at john.gessner@ecm-inc. com or 952-846-2031.

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Storytelling brings young public speakers power District 196 teacher named NSDA Minnesota Educator of the Year by Amy Mihelich SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

People are hungry to be listened to. That’s the philosophy behind Tzitel Voss’ teaching. “That’s a beautiful way to approach a classroom,� she said. “If I come in and I say to my students: ‘what is your story?,’ and help them share it, it values the student and it values their experience, and it gives them an opportunity to think about how the story relates to their future,� she said. As the lead speech communications teacher in Apple Valley High School’s Language Arts Department, Voss has developed curriculum used by other teachers in the department, including the public speaking course required for all 10th-graders. Although she teaches students to communicate effectively with eye contact, gestures, stance and thoughtful rhetoric, the most important thing she’s teaching her students is that their stories have power. “The speech classroom has given students an opportunity to find their voices and use them,� she said. “These voices and stories bring perspective, understanding and healing for both the speakers sharing and the audience listening.� She’s also developed curriculum for interpersonal communications, mass media and broadcast journalism. The common thread? Platforms to tell stories. Voss has found that students find confidence when they have the opportunity to tell their own stories. They become the expert on the topic because the story is part of who they are. She said it’s been a joy to watch students search for bigger audiences to tell their stories as they become more confident public speakers. “Using story as an avenue to create opportunities for students to be heard, and to communicate and practice their communication skills — that’s the thing that has the most power,� she said. Voss said her heart has always been in storytelling. She developed her passion through competing in speech, beginning when she was a seventhgrader at Chisago Lakes Middle School. As a One Diamond coach for

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Nominees must coach and teach speech and debate, have a minimum of five years’ experience in the classroom, demonstrate broad contributions to the field of education, provide support and mentorship to the speech and debate community and model the established NSDA Coach Code of Ethics. Pam Wycoff, a retired Apple Valley speech communications educator and director of speech and debate (and 2007 NSDA Hall of Fame member) who worked closely with Voss said she is most deserving of this award. Voss got to know Wycoff when she was assigned to be her student teacher in 1996. Although she worked in Woodbury for seven years, when a job opened at Apple Valley High School, Voss jumped at the opportunity to work with Wycoff once again. “Tzitel’s relevant, welcoming, and engaging approaches have helped the most fearful student or most gifted speaker to not only succeed in, but enjoy, public speaking,� she said. “Students leave her classroom well prepared for the future, and wanting to come back to learn more through various electives.� Joe Wycoff, a retired language arts and speech communications teacher, administrator for arts and activities and speech coach at Apple Valley High School (and a 1992 NSDA Hall of Fame member) who also worked closely with Voss, said her commitment to personal connection — the very value which Voss said guides her passion for storytelling — makes her classroom atmosphere stand out. “Every day Tzitel greets her students at the door by name. She welcomes them to her classroom. She interacts with them with sincere interest,� he said. “Effective communication begins with personal connection.� Voss, along with each state Educator of the Year award winner, will be considered for the 2017-2018 National Educator of the Year Award. The national award winner will be announced on National Speech and Debate Education Day on March 2, 2018.

Tzitel Voss checks in with her students as they tell each other stories about their personal experiences. Through storytelling, the students learn about communication, gain public speaking skills and learn to value human interaction. the co-curricular speech team at shelter to persuade the audience sis focused on service-learning Apple Valley High School, Voss that homelessness should not be through interpersonal comcontinues to mentor storytell- seen as a crime. munication. She also earned a ers after the formal school day She can’t forget the student graduate certificate in Culturhas ended by preparing students who told the story of watching ally Responsive Teaching from to compete in a variety of cat- one of his classmates be pun- Saint Mary’s University in 2011. egories. She’s coached four state ished by teachers at his school in She combined her academic champions, two National Cath- Thailand for violating a school and personal interests in 2016, olic Forensic League national fi- uniform policy to support his when she earned an M.A. in nalists and the National Speech claim that if kids are in fear they professional communicationsand Debate Association 2016 cannot learn. storytelling from East Tennessee national Informative Speaking She’ll always remember the State University. For her thesis, champion. student who told the story of she developed curriculum that She’s also the head of the Ca- what it like to be the child of a uses storytelling to teach about reer Development Department transgender parent — sharing race and culture — aspects of where she helps students devel- a message that the stories in the which she has implemented in op professional communication news about transgender discrim- her classes today. skills, often through storytell- ination were deeply personal for “Because these stories take ing, to better prepare them for her. on different perspectives, they college and careers. “These students have amaz- afford students the opportunity “They can tell a story in a col- ing, amazing stories that tunnel to think more critically about lege application essay, they can in,� Voss said. “And long after the single-story narratives that tell a story at a job interview, they are gone from my class- often permeate our culture,� she they can tell a story around the room, I will see these students said. “The stories shared by the family dinner table and connect different places and I will think: students in my speech classes are with people in a way that an iPad I know your story.� the stories of real people who wont or a text message can’t, or can help us to grow and become even a real written message will A story of success better as a community.� not,� she said. “The human inHer dedication to speech, A first-generation college teraction element is the most im- student, Voss has accumulated storytelling and her students has portant thing, as I see it.� several prestigious degrees. She not gone unnoticed. The NSDA Many of her students’ stories earned a Bachelor of Arts in recently named Voss as the have stuck with her. speech communications/theater 2017-2018 Minnesota Educator Voss says she’ll never forget from St. Olaf College in 1996 of the Year. the student who told the story and an Master of Arts in eduShe was selected from more of what it was like to spend his cational leadership from Bethel than 5,000-member coaches and Contact Amy Mihelich at amy.mieighth birthday in a homeless University in 1999. Her the- teachers across the country. helich@ecm-inc.com.

Taxes up in District 191 after voters OK school levies by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

School District 191 taxes will rise by 11.3 percent in 2018 thanks to voter approval of two referendum questions on Nov. 7. The Burnsville-EaganSavage School Board approved the $42.34 million levy Dec. 14 after holding the annual Truth in Taxation hearing. No one spoke at the hearing. The net tax increase from the two questions is $3.95 million next year, said Lisa Rider, executive director of business services. That accounts for

most of the 11.3 percent increase — from $38.03 million to $42.34 million — and most of the $4.48 million increase in the general fund levy, which is up 17.2 percent. Board Member Dan Luth thanked voters for renewing an expiring $7 million levy and giving the district $3.9 million in new authority annually for a decade. The first question passed with 75 percent of the vote and the second with 67 percent. “Obviously it’s a double-digit increase,� Luth said of the 11.3 percent hike, “and that kind of

jumps out at some people, I’m sure, when this comes out, but that’s due to voter approval, and it’s important to note,� he said. School taxes on a $200,000 home will rise from $895 this year to $1,013, according to district estimates. School taxes on a $350,000 home will rise from $1,642 to $1,845. School taxes on a $2 million commercial-industrial property will rise from $10,712 to $11,974, and on a $750,000 apartment property from $4,048 to $4,465. The tax hikes are “very much in line� with what

the district told voters before the election, Rider said. The district says it needs the extra money to maintain current class sizes and services and minimize any future budget cuts. The district has in recent years spent down its general fund reserves to avoid cuts. The state Legislature’s funding per pupil, which

combines state money and a smaller amount of property taxes, has consistently lagged rising school costs, according to the district. The district says it expects $6,312 per weighted pupil unit in 2019 — $596 less than if the state funding formula had kept pace with inflation since 2003. “That gap is what’s creating some concern for us

in the fact that it just isn’t keeping up with the inflation we’re experiencing on our expenditures,� Rider said. Property taxes comprise 21 percent of the $125.84 million of revenue in the current general fund. Contact John Gessner at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or 952-846-2031.

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Opinion Diverse classrooms come with challenges, opportunities In some of the most racially diverse districts in the state, the families attending their schools speak nearly 90 different languages. This is a stunning illustration of the cultural makeup of our schools, particularly in the suburban metro. We have a tremendous responsibility to make sure that we provide equitable academic opportunities for all students. The rising tide of multiculturalism – nearly a third of Minnesota’s K-12 students are people of color – brings challenges and opportunities for policymakers, teachers and students. How do we make sure we connect and meet the needs of all, with the end goal of graduating students with academic and cultural competency? Despite intensive efforts, gaps still exist for Minnesota’s racially diverse students. Many initiatives are being implemented to help close those gaps, from the introduction of all-day, every-day kindergarten to World’s Best Workforce, which sets important benchmarks throughout a child’s educational lifetime, from being ready for school through high school graduation and college or career readiness. According to the Minnesota Department of Education, students of color are the fastest growing segment of the state’s future workforce but they have the state’s lowest graduation rates. Minnesota has one of the worst black-white achievement gaps in the country, the MDE reports. The state’s achievement gap has been

ECM Editorial This is the sixth installment in an editorial series called The Changing Face of Minnesota. This year, the ECM Publishers Editorial Board is examining demographic changes and disparities in Minnesota that center around race, education, wealth, age, region and employment. stubborn – mostly stagnant for the last five years despite an ambitious call to reduce it 50 percent by 2017. The statewide numbers are troubling. Last school year, only 33 percent of black students were proficient in reading, and just 28 percent in math. This compares to proficiency ratings of 69 percent in reading and 68 percent in math for white kids. American Indian and Hispanic/Latino kids are lagging far behind as well. Those proficiency ratings were 35 percent in reading and 30 percent in math for American Indian students. Hispanic and Latino learners fared only slightly better at 39 percent in reading and 35 percent in math. MDE reports that in 2016, 82.2 percent of Minnesota’s high school students graduated on time (in four years). This is the highest percentage in the past decade. However, only 53 percent of American Indian students, 65 percent of black students, and 65 percent of Hispanic students graduated on time, compared to 84 percent of Asian students and 87 percent

of white students. Generation Next is an organization dedicated to closing those gaps, specifically in Minneapolis and St. Paul. According to its 2016 report card, students are not receiving the necessary supports – especially students of color. According to data that indicates whether ninth-grade students are ontrack as defined by core course failures and overall credits, only 40 percent of black students in Minneapolis are on track, compared to 84 percent of their white peers. Those numbers are also startling low for American Indian students (26 percent) and Hispanic students (45 percent). School districts work hard to integrate people into the system, who are coming from all over the world. In the Anoka-Hennepin School District, one of the state’s largest districts, a language other than English is spoken in about 6,000 of the homes, or 15 percent. Spanish and Hmong are the leading languages, about two-thirds of the total. Vietnamese, Russian and Arabic round out the top five. But diversity in our classrooms needs attention beyond the annual data from test scores. Let’s remember the opportunities that come with diverse classrooms. According to the National Coalition on School Diversity, the benefits for non-minority students in racially diverse schools are plenty. Having different racial and ethnic backgrounds in a classroom is closely

connected to more dialogue and debate, the coalition reports. There is less likelihood of stereotyping and reduced racial prejudice. Racially integrated classrooms help students understand different points of view and prepare them for a racially diverse workplace. According to reporting by the Washington Post, U.S. employers spend roughly $200 million to $300 million each year on diversity training because their employees are not prepared to work with people who come from different racial, economic or cultural backgrounds. Classrooms are the perfect place to lay that foundation. It is also important to make sure the teachers and policymakers are representative of their student populations. In Minnesota, 32 percent of students enrolled are people of color, but only 4 percent of teachers are. While discussion and recruitment efforts have improved in many districts and some small gains are being made, we are still woefully deficient. And there are far too few people of color on school boards and in leadership roles. Let’s rise to the challenges and embrace the benefits that come with increasing diversity in our classrooms. This is an opinion of the ECM Editorial Board. Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM Publishers Inc.

Armful of Love program is a holiday miracle by Jeff Mortensen SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

I mentor a group of eighth-grade boys with a friend of mine, and for this year’s community service project, the group volunteered at 360 Communities Armful of Love. Volunteering and participating in community service is a healthy developmental aspect for people and an important part of growing vibrant communities. The Armful of Love program is a wonderful volunteer experience and is the closest I’ve come to matching the images that I carry around in my head of Santa’s workshop. Imagine over 300 volunteers turning a warehouse into a holiday celebration of community generosity, complete with Santa, holiday lights, trees and ornaments, smiling faces, music, treats, and an outpouring of goodwill for our neighbors struggling through financial hardship. Armful of Love has existed for almost the entire 47-year history of 360 Communities. When we open the phone lines and application process each year in October, it takes only three or four days for about 1,000 families to register. Interviews are conducted with every family to identify their individual needs and connect them with a broader set of community resources that support longer term

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Jeff Mortensen stability. Volunteers present these unique family needs to the community and sponsors are matched with specific families that meet the sponsor’s desire and ability to give. Sponsors purchase and wrap gifts based on the family requests provided and drop them off at “Santa’s workshop,” or in our case, ShopJimmy. ShopJimmy once again generously donated warehouse space in Burnsville to host the program, and this is critical because Armful of Love would not function without donated space. Thank you, ShopJimmy! Seeing an ocean of donated gifts covering the 12,000 square feet required to serve over 4,000 individuals leaves a person wondering if they are in Santa’s workshop. One understands that our community’s heart and capacity for helping our neighbors in need during this holiday season is inspiring. An army of volunteers, led by one incredibly talented and dedicated 360 Communities employee, Sue Lewis,

endeavor. But with this experience, it was rewarding to see their faces light up as they experienced volunteering at Armful of Love. They were eager to be the first in line to retrieve the next set of gifts that would be distributed to families. It was special to watch as their hearts warmed to the realization that they were part of doing good for their neighbors in need. They experienced the 360 Communities cycle of givPhoto submitted ing and receiving, and disArmful of Love leader Sue Lewis talks with a group of covered that you benefit people prior to working at Armful of Love. yourself when you give of yourself in the service of pulled off a holiday miracle! In less than others. three months, volunteers, sponsors, and Happy Holidays! Visit 360Communifamilies were identified, an entire ware- ties.org to discover how you can build house operation was established and or- stronger, more compassionate communiganized, and a complex set of logistics ties and be part of a team where people were implemented and executed. enrich themselves while helping others. In a very short time, more than 5,000 lives were impacted through giving, re- Jeff Mortensen is president and CEO ceiving, or volunteering. They experi- of 360 Communities, a Dakota County enced a powerful connection to a larger nonprofit that works to prevent violence, common good: a community that cares ensure school success, and promote longfor each other in a compassionate way. term self-sufficiency. Columns reflect the If you’ve ever worked alongside opinion of the author. eighth-grade boys, it can be a challenging

Letters Lewis is putting the Boundary Waters at risk To the editor: In Minnesota, we’re proud of our clean lakes, abundant forests and winding rivers so it’s no surprise the Boundary Waters is the crown jewel of our state. Some of the cleanest water in the world is located in the Boundary Waters and we are lucky to have it here. For most Minnesotans, protecting this critical asset is a nobrainer, but it seems that to some politicians, foreign mining companies with deep pockets and little regard for Minnesota’s natural resources come

first. On Dec. 2, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer pushed his anti-BWCA bill, House Rule 3905, through the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill would grant sulfide-ore copper mining leases directly outside of the Boundary Waters to Antofagasta, a Chilean mining conglomerate with a hideous record of environmental violations. This bill would also end an ongoing environmental study that looks at the environmental, economic and human health impacts of allowing sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed. However, instead of waiting for the results of this public input and science-based

process, a process that is supported by 79 percent of Minnesotans, 2nd District U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis decided to cosponsor and vote yes on H.R. 3905. Our elected officials have a responsibility to represent us, not foreign mining interests. The Boundary Waters is a critical asset to our state and we need to protect it. It’s time Emmer and Lewis stop undermining our ability to decide the future of our Boundary Waters and start representing the interests of Minnesotans. It’s time we call Lewis and tell him to renounce his support for H.R. 3905. JUDITH BEAUCHAMP Burnsville

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ProAct making an impact To the editor: For those who think people with disabilities should be hidden away somewhere, I have news for you: this group is becoming more integrated in society every day, and we have many people to thank. There are service provider centers, like Eaganbased ProAct, which assist people with disabilities with work, training and recreational options. Then there are employers – companies and organizations that give people a chance to prove themselves, whether working in the community or through a center-based option. Our state organization recently recognized a dozen examples as “Outstanding Disability Employers.” There are also staff members, many direct support professionals who pour their heart and soul into making life better for this population. And, most importantly, there are families. Their support, guidance and love simply cannot be replaced. All of these know that people with disabilities have something to offer to society — skills and talents, and often a great attitude that rivals some of the best people you know. Still, they don’t get much attention, even though

they make up between 7 and 8 percent of Minnesotans. As the largest minority group, their rate of unemployment is four to five times that of the general population. In our service world, we refer to people with disabilities as individuals. That communicates that they deserve dignity, respect and some basic assistance to make their lives better. Would you join with me and thank an employer, family or service provider today? Every smile and demonstration of gratitude makes a difference! MIKE BURKE President of the Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation

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those same programs will wind up back on the chopping block. With one in eight Minnesotans below the poverty line, this is bad public policy and counterproductive. I’m counting on our congressional delegation to resist efforts to gut basic assistance to pay for tax breaks for the very well off. PAUL HOFFINGER Eagan

Pay it forward To the editor: The day after Thanksgiving, my husband and I went out to eat at a restaurant in Lakeville. When we asked for our bill, our waiter informed us that “someone has already paid for your meal.” We will never find out who did that generous good deed, but two weeks later we are still feeling blessed by their anonymous kindness. So today we “paid it forward” and we felt blessed again. We share this story so that others including you, the readers, will remember the power of kindness to strangers. Whether it is the gift of a meal, a heartfelt compliment, or even just a smile. Let’s keep the “Minnesota Nice” tradition going.

To the editor: It’s clear who will benefit from the tax plan in Washington: the much better-off. What we’re hearing less about is who will pay the consequences, and that’s hard-working, low-income Minnesotans, residents right here in the south metro. This year we’ve already seen attempts to gut essential programs like Medic- DIANE HORSAGER aid and SNAP (formerly Lakeville Food Stamps). So after giving away $1.4 trillion in See LETTERS, 8A tax breaks to billionaires,

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Education BHS students create fashions from newspapers, then share on stage Stacks of newspapers were transformed into unique designs by Burnsville High School students who shared their creations in a runway fashion show on the Mraz Center stage Dec. 7. Students in the Design Studio class, taught by Family and Consumer Science (FCS) teacher Sarah Schram, were assigned to create a wearable fashion item that met five elements/principles of design. Another requirement was that 80 percent of the item had to be newspapers. “Students took this ‘Newspaper Runway’ project as an opportunity to express their creativity and imagination,� said Schram. “They were so engaged throughout the designing process and it was very impressive how they took this project and ran with it.� Schram loved watching their critical thinking process as students evaluated their work and planned their designs. “Then it was very rewarding to see them display their work,� she said. In the course, students develop their personal and career interest in the areas of fashion design and housing and interior design. They explore the elements and principles of good design and theory and then express themselves in fashion and their surroundings in various class projects.

District 191 winter break Students in BurnsvilleEagan-Savage School District 191 will be on winter break from Thursday, Dec. 21, through Monday, Jan. 1. All schools will be back in session on Tuesday, Jan. 2. During winter break, school buildings will be closed, with the exception of those schools hosting Project KIDS school-age child care programs (Gideon Pond, Rahn, Harriet Bishop), pre-scheduled events through the district’s Community Education department, and activity/athletic practices and events at Burnsville High School. For specific Project KIDS information, go to www.isd191. org/projectkids. The Community Education office (downstairs) will be open Dec. 26-28. Ready to Grow/Ready to Learn programs and other Community Education classes will be taking place. District offices (upper level) will be closed to the public from Dec. 22 through Jan. 1, and will reopen on Jan. 2. Messages may be left at the main switchboard at 952-7072000 or emailed to info@ isd191.org and will be answered when staff members return.

District 196 high schools revise schedules for ACT testing on April 3 District 196 students in grades nine and 12 will have a flexible learning day at home on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, due to ACT testing for students in grades 10 and 11 that will take place at the district’s high schools that day. On April 3, all students in grade 11 will be offered the opportunity to take the ACT Plus Writing test during the school day, in accordance with state law. Students in grade 10 will also be expected to be at school April 3 to take the PreACT test. Both tests will be offered at no cost

to students. The ACT is the primary admissions test for students attending colleges in the Midwest. The PreACT is a college-readiness test that measures achievement in English, math, reading and science, as well as students’ career interests and whether they are on track to pursue their goals after high school. The tests will take approximately five hours to administer. Students in grades 10 and 11 will have the option to eat lunch and remain at school until the end of the day or can leave school after they have completed testing. High school bus routes will run on a normal schedule April 3. In order to provide an optimal testing environment and free up additional teachers needed to proctor the tests, students in grades nine and 12 will not attend school on April 3 but will be expected to engage in a flexible learning day using their district-issued iPad or other devices at home. Teachers will provide students with assignments to complete that day utilizing Schoology, the district’s new learning management system. Students will be able to contact teachers for assistance during designated times during the day when they are not proctoring tests. An optional quiet work environment will be provided at school for students in grades nine and 12 who wish to be at school that day. Students receiving center-based special education services will either participate in one of the tests, engage in the flexible learning day, or attend a regular schedule of centerbased classes on April 3. Case managers will communicate with students and parents about appropriate arrangements and accommodations for that day. This will be the first scheduled flexible learning day since District 196 began issuing iPads to students in 2016. This year, all students in grades seven to 12 have an iPad; grades four to six will be added in fall 2018 to complete the three-year implementation schedule for grades four to 12, which was part of a referendum question approved by district voters in November 2015. The schedule for April 3 involves students at Apple Valley, Eagan, Eastview and Rosemount high schools, but not the School of Environmental Studies or other high school programs in District 196.

District 196 Budget Advisory Council meets Jan. 10 The District 196 Budget Advisory Council (BAC) will meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the District Office in Rosemount, 3455 153rd St. W. As always, the public is welcome to attend. Topics for the Jan. 10 meeting include the 201718 final budget, the 2017 (payable 2018) property tax levy certification, fiveyear financial plan assumptions and scenarios, and the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) trust. The BAC advises the District 196 School Board on matters related to finance. The 12-member council is made up of nine parents/residents and three district employees, including a teacher, support staff representative and principal representative. The director of finance and operations and three School Board members serve as ex-officio members of the BAC. For more information about the BAC, call the office of the director of finance and operations at 651-423-7713.

District 196 students selected for state honor choirs Forty-five District 196 students were selected by audition to participate in state honor choirs for grades seven to 10 sponsored by the American Choral Directors’ Association of Minnesota. Twenty-one middle school students were part of the honor choirs for grades seven and eight, which performed Nov. 18 at St. Andrew’s Church in Mahtomedi. They are Elle Eisenberg, Libby Fischer, Delaney Hicok, Angie Stapf and Samuel Rohloff of Black Hawk Middle School; Alexis Schulke, Samuel Dobkin, Wayne Southwell and Gregory Underwood of Falcon Ridge Middle School; Jackson Henry, Bethany Langley, Hanna Laursen, Ethan Olson, Jack Skare, Melina Solorzano-Cruz, Meena Thakurdial, Leon Williams and Lucas Zynda of Scott Highlands Middle School; and Sarah DeBoard, Parker Elliott and Frida Santos Castillo of Valley Middle School of STEM. Twenty-four high school students are part of the honor choirs for grades nine and 10, which will perform Feb. 22 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. They are Hailie Bogenrief, Emma Dodge, Kendall Meier and Christina Monsen of Apple Valley High School; Margaret Forse, Neha Nayak, William New, Audrey Parker, Makayla Palmer, Grace Park and Mia Scott of Eagan High School; Campbell Bernstein, Ariana Brennhofer, Cade Eliason, Veeravikash Giritharan, Christopher Hahn, Casey Hubbs, Charlotte Krekeler, Hanna Olson, Abigail Reis and Felix Temmel of Eastview High School; and Guyal Buckley, Ryan Niedenthal and AmyMarie Rodriguez of Rosemount High School. The state honor choirs for grades four to six will be selected in March and will perform May 5 at St. Andrew’s Church in Mahtomedi.

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A total of 113 competitors participated in the annual District 191 chess tournament at Metcalf Middle School on Dec. 9.

‘Power of thinking’ on display at 34th annual District 191 Chess Tournament A total of 113 competitors, ages 5-18, participated in the annual BurnsvilleEagan-Savage School District 191 chess tournament at Metcalf Middle School on Dec. 9. It was the second highest attendance in 34-year history of the tournament, according to district chess coordinator Brian Ribnick, who organized and directed the event. “District 191 is the only district in Minnesota — and one of just a few in the nation — that believes in the power of the thinking skills that chess provides such that we teach chess in all elementary schools during the school day,� said Ribnick. “Plus nearly every school in the district also has an after-school chess program to enhance these skills.� In the elementary section, co-champions were Harrison Stage and Mitchell Kellen, both of whom attend William Byrne Elementary. Rounding out the top 10 were Jack Bellin, Jeenal Sharma, Joseph Ong, Gavin Allen-Wetterlin, Aakash Th-

urairajalingam, Presley Martchev, Aiden Bellin and John Graham. William Byrne Elementary won the team championship — a title they have won more than any team in the history of the district. Stan Kegel is the head coach at Byrne. In the secondary section, Burnsville High School won the team title under head coach Mike Fellman. The individual champion was Gavin Kellen, a seventh-grader from Metcalf. Second place went to Jackson Reichert of BHS, and third place went to Adam Stadick of BHS. Other hardware went to grade level winners: Justin Joubert, eighth grade; Audra Johnson, seventh grade; Isaac Smith, sixth grade; Owen Krick, fifth grade; Cedric Boos, fourth grade; Ashwin Thurairajalingam, third grade; Emery Gehrke, second grade; Ziran Yu, first grade and younger.

Burnsville Center’s storytime benefits Books to the Rescue Santa Claus and Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie joined forces Dec. 16 at Burnsville Center to raise awareness for Books to the Rescue, a program that provides children’s books and stuffed animals to Dakota County first responders for distribution in crisis situations. A special storytime was held Dec. 16 at Santa’s Workshop in the Macy’s Court. Dakota County

program coordinator Tami Zvolena with Books to the Rescue was on-site to facilitate book donations to the program. “Our deputies continue to encounter children and families in crisis and can use Books to the Rescue to specifically help calm children who are facing a challenging circumstance. Resources like this, provided by the community, give us another tool to

help children and families,� said Leslie. Each Books to the Rescue bag is packed with $250 worth of children’s books and stuffed animals. Zvolena said the program is strong but there is always a need to fill and restock bags for local first responders within Dakota County. More information about the program is at www.twincitiesbttr.org.

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District 196 maintains enrichment programs, seeks collaboration Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan specialists work with classroom teachers by Amy Mihelich SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

On the first Friday of this month, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District staff spent a day focusing on development. Elementary teachers unpacked, previewed and prepared the next unit of study. Joining them were Gifted and Talented and Young Scholars specialists, staff members who work alongside students but also assist with teacher needs. The specialists collaborated with the teams of teachers to find more opportunities for coteaching and expansion of both programs’ curriculum. Gifted and Talented (formerly called Enhanced Learning) serves elementary students who have demonstrated outstanding abilities and high performance, and who require differentiated, challenging educational programs beyond the general school curriculum. The Young Scholars program started in District 196 in 2007. It identifies gifted potential in students who have been historically underrepresented for gifted services, and it provides additional affirmation, access and advocacy to elementary students. Young Scholars runs parallel to the Gifted and Talented program; both of these programs focus on the elementary level, but their long-term visions are to prepare students for success in high school. Teachers found that while Young Scholars helped students engage in upper-level coursework, it also meant that stu-

dents were pulled out of classes to work with specialists. Now, the program is determining how to offer more higher-level opportunities in the classrooms. Over the past year and a half, district staff have been developing the capacity of elementary classroom teachers to work with GT and YS students. “We are looking at having student services in a variety of ways and in a more flexible manner,� Steve Troen, District 196’s director of teaching and learning, said. The process began with a 20-member GTYS Redesign team, which includes the district’s Gifted and Talented (GT) lead teacher, four elementary GT specialists and one middle school GT specialist. The team also includes five elementary principals, math and literacy coaches, district staff and two middle school representatives. The team gathered data from a staff survey via school leadership team discussions, the Gifted and Talented Advisory Council, previous stakeholder surveys from program review and a parent survey developed by GTAC. In addition to collecting this data, the GTYS Redesign team reviewed current research and literature and the National Association for Gifted Children standards. District staff continue to monitor achievement and growth of GT and YS students on an ongoing basis. They use tools such as Measures of Academic Performance math, the Benchmark Assessment System in reading and the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments in math, reading and science. Data from these evaluations also guided the GTYS Redesign team.

After the research phase was complete, the team developed a set of foundational beliefs and general recommendations for programming. An implementation steering team made up of elementary GT specialists, classroom teachers, principals and district staff is now using these recommendations to guide gradual adjustments to GT and YS programming. The coming improvements build on the GT and YS models that are already in place by incorporating more collaboration among classroom teachers and specialists and reshaping the structure of the program in an effort to be more flexible in meeting student needs. “Our goal is to work together to meet the needs of all students, both in and out of the classroom, utilizing the expertise of classroom teachers along with the GTYS specialists,� Troen said. Troen acknowledged that to make sure all students are challenged there will still be times when students will be pulled to the side or brought to another area for different instruction. The idea, however, is to find more ways for teachers to coteach and co-plan so that students won’t have to be taken out of the classroom as often. “It’s all about finding a variety of ways to serve these students,� Troen said.

Programming practicalities This year, the district is receiving $403,382 in GT revenue from the state; however, it will spend $1,951,847 for GT programming in grades K-8. Young Scholars funding, on the other hand, comes from the Achievement and Integration budget.

Schools receive funding for GT and YS programming based on enrollment, with schools receiving 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE), .75 FTE or .5 FTE based on school size. Historically, each elementary school has had a .5 FTE for only Gifted and Talented. Young Scholars funding was adjusted in fall 2016, along with other programming efforts, due to the demands placed on the Achievement and Integration budget as the district sought to meet statutory requirements of the district’s plan for two additional magnet schools, which required additional spending on transportation. The number of identified GT and YS students can vary at each site from year to year, Troen said. The district monitors the number of GT and YS students annually both across the district and at each site. If a school has a larger number of identified students than anticipated, the district adjusts resources, such as allocated FTE, to support programming. Troen said there is a strong commitment to continue to provide resources to support the current level of GT and YS programming. One strategy the district is considering, Troen said, is finding ways to combine GT and YS. Over time, he said, the two separate programs could evolve into one program that will be able to better support the individual needs of specific students. Rather than constantly separating and calling out the students into different groups, collaboration could lead to better cohesion and support for all. “Both GT and YS programs have sought to meet the needs of high academic ability and potential,� Troen said. “As we look

Property tax levy of just under $91 million passes District 196 School Board approves 2.3 percent increase by Amy Mihelich SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board held its truth and taxation meeting Monday, Dec. 11, when it passed the proposed 2017 (payable 2018) property tax levy. Based on the vote, property taxes on a median valued home within the district ($277,718) will rise to $1,308 in the coming year — a $5 increase from last year, according to the district. The process of setting the levy began in July and August, when the School Board submitted data to the Minnesota Department of Education for review. After considering the data it received back from the MDE, the School Board set a levy limit this fall at its second meeting in September and reviewed it in November. Before the vote, District 196 Director of Finance and Operations Jeff Solomon gave a presentation that provided the community with a crash-course in school funding, which included a breakdown of the district’s sources of revenue. Property taxes account for $88.7 million, or about 20 percent of the district’s revenue. State aids make up $268.2 million or about 61 percent and federal aids account for $17.4 million or about 4 percent. The remaining 15 percent ($67.78 million) comes from other sources, including fees, admission and interest. Solomon said removing the construction and debt service fund — looking at operating funds alone — property tax rep-

resents about 19 percent and state aids represent more than 70 percent of District 196’s funding. The recommended total property tax levy for 2018 is $90,966,644. It’s about $2.02 million (2.3 percent) more than 2017’s levy of $88,942,680. Where will the money go? Local property tax supports three funds in the district. About 80 percent ($72.6 million) of the property tax revenue flows into the General Fund. Approximately 18 percent ($16.6 million) goes to the Debt Service Fund and 2 percent ($1,676,312) will goes to the Community Service Fund. Since 2013 there has been a slight increase in School Board tax levy each year. The referendum that passed in 2013 provided the district with funding for a 10-year period. Part of the referendum authorization approved inflationary growth. “Although our gross levy authority is increasing, in total, by $2 million — almost all that is attributed to our referendum that was approved by our voters, and the inflationary growth tied to that,� Solomon said. Solomon showed data from the last decade illustrating that the General Fund has increased, the Community Service Fund has stayed about the same, but the Debt Service Fund has decreased as the district has paid it debt. In District 196, the property tax levy is decided based on a nearly 50-50 split between School Board and voter approval. The School Board determines 51 percent ($46.2 million) of the levy,

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and voters approved 49 percent ($44.7 million). The voter portion of the levy came from a combination of the 2013 operating referendum and the 2015 bond referendum. Board chairperson Jackie Magnuson opened the floor to questions and comments from the audience, and seeing none, opened the floor to members of the School Board. As the matter had been discussed at the Board Audit and Finance Committee meeting directly preceding the School Board meeting, there were few comments. Treasurer Bob Schutte said he was impressed with the stability in property taxes over the years. “We’ve avoided the up-anddown sawtooth pattern,� he said. “We’ve remained fairly stable, and I think that is important for most of our homeowners — that they can expect about the same thing each year.� Solomon also thanked the School Board for its hard work in maintaining stability. “Your percentage of increase in gross is less than that of the home value growth in the community, so you are able to provide a stable tax-base for the community in relation to school taxes,� he said. “Really that is a good job — you as a board maintaining that level.� The proposed 2017 (payable 2018) property tax levy passed on a 6-0 vote. Contact Amy Mihelich at amy.mihelich@ecm-inc.com.

to be more focused in the collaboration between the GT specialist and classroom teachers, these staff members work together to meet the needs of both GT and YS students in a number of flexible ways both in and out of the classroom.� For now, specialists are helping teachers see links between current models of teaching and opportunities for collaboration. Troen said as the programs continue to evolve, district staff will tweak, adjust and focus efforts to give students the best education possible. “There are not major changes in programming,� Troen said. “The focus on collaboration and a focus on flexible and fluid ways to meet student needs both in and out of the classroom may result in some subtle shifts in student service and also some shifts in staff learning and collaboration.� The district is working with the elementary specialists and elementary principals to identify the most effective ways of communicating with parents. In February, the district plans to host parent nights at each of the elementary schools with GT and YS programming. At these meetings, GT and YS representatives will be able to share information, facilitate discussion and answer parents’ questions. “The funding is still there, the long-term goals are still there,� he said. “We are finding new ways to work together as a staff to better serve our students.� People can find more information about Gifted and Talented and Young Scholars on the District 196 website at www. district196.org/academics/programs. Contact Amy Mihelich at amy.mihelich@ecm-inc.com.

County sets top salaries Labor agreements also approved for four of the county’s worker units by Tad Johnson

Backstrom’s salary is 110 percent that of the county manager, which is the cap the county sets for its lead attorney and sheriff. Three-year labor agreements were tentatively approved for the county’s Human Services Supervisors Association, Teamsters Local 320 Assessing Services Unit, AFSCME Council 5 Local 450 Community Corrections Unit and AFSCME Council 5 Local 306 Human Services Unit. The three contracts set forth similar compensation increases for 2018-2020. In each year, employees are slated to receive 2.5 base salary increases with additional increases to the base salary for meeting or exceeding performance standards. The contracts are for 802 employees in the county, which has more than 1,850 workers. The respective contracts are for 83 supervisory employees in the Community Services Division, 19 employees in the Assessing Services Department, 155 employees in the Community Corrections Unit and 545 employees in the Social Services and Employment and Economic Development Departments.

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’Tis the season for setting salaries in Dakota County, as the County Board approved a host of compensation levels for the coming year. Salary levels were set for the County Board and top managers, in addition to those for employees in human services, assessing services and community corrections during the Dec. 12 meeting. The county commissioner 2018 salary will be $80,160 up from 3.5 percent in the previous year. Board members have an opportunity to waive the salary increase. Whether or not any commissioners waived the increase was not obtained since it is not due until Dec. 29. County Manager Matt Smith had his salary set at $176,820, a 2 percent increase from the previous year. It could have been a higher amount based on the county’s compensation plan, but state law caps the amount county managers can earn. County Attorney James Backstrom and Sheriff Tim Leslie had their base salaries set at $184,542 and $156,814, respectively. Both of those salaries are increasing 4.5 percent from the previous Contact Tad Johnson at tad. year. Backstrom will also johnson@ecm-inc.com or at earn a lump sum of $1,766, twitter.com/editorTJ. and Leslie $1,501.

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Spectro Alloys Corp. expanding in Rosemount Aluminum recycling facility will expand capabilities to serve Midwest by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Luke Palen, president of Spectro Alloys Corp, said some aluminum scraps are sent halfway across the country to be recycled. He would like to the scrap to stay and be processed in eastern Rosemount. The aluminum recycling facility is investing $5.5 million in new jobs and equipment, hoping to capture more the market. The facility melts and alloys scrap aluminum into 27 pound bars up to 1,000-pound blocks so it can be sold to customers such as The Toro Company and to other die casters and foundries. The recycled material could be turned into mower engines, ATV parts, car components and more. It’s all made with postconsumer scrap and industrial waste, not pop cans. “Really, that’s what most people think of first, but we do very little of melting pop cans and beer cans,” said Luke Palen, president of Spectro Al-

loys Corp. Pop cans basically make new pop cans, Palen said. Spectro Alloys gets the aluminum from scrap vehicles, demolition scrap, windows, doors, siding, boats and airplanes. “Anything you can think of other than a beer can or pop can,” Palen said. “Theres a pretty robust die-casing industry in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Anyone pushing a Toro lawnmower around, that’s all metal made here.” Palen said Spectro Alloys is basically one of the only places in the Midwest doing this. “People are shipping some of the material to Kentucky or Tennessee to be processed,” Palen said. “There’s a more efficient way to do it here if we had the capability.” That’s where a $5.5 million investment into a new furnace capable of melting a wider range of aluminum scrap along with ancillary equipment and new 5,000-squarefoot building comes in. “It’s technology we currently don’t employ at our facility,” Palen said. The new equipment is more efficient and allow will Spectro Alloys to handle different types of aluminum scrap. It uses less gas to melt the aluminum and it will allow, at times, Spectro Alloys to skip some of the shredding process.

It’s also on the cutting edge of safety and will reduce noise level, Palen said. Coupled with what Palen called a “state of the art scrapsorting system,” which Spectro Alloys added a few years ago, the facility was able to process more aluminum and less will leave the state. “That made a huge impact on our business and this is taking advantage of some of that,” Palen said. With the addition, Spectro Alloys is hiring 10 new fulltime production and maintenance positions such as furnace operators, assistants and plant helpers, which average more than $50,000 in gross wages. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is supporting the project with a $146,007 grant from the Job Creation Fund. The company will receive the grant once it has met investment and hiring commitments. The Job Creation Fund provides funding to businesses after they meet certain criteria, including minimum requirements for job creation and private investments. Businesses must create at least 10 full-time jobs and invest at least $500,000 to be eligible for financial assistance in the Twin Cities metro and create at least five full-time jobs and invest at

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A Spectro Alloys Corp employee sorts through recycled aluminum. The recycling facility in eastern Rosemount is expanding. least $250,000 in Greater Minnesota. Since the Job Creation Fund was launched in January 2014, DEED has awarded $33.7 million for 74 business expansion projects in Minne-

sota. Companies have committed to creating 4,610 full-time jobs and investing $942.4 million to expand.

Advisors of Burnsville. The addition brings the company’s office count to 39 offices throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin with over 1,100 sales executives. “We were attracted to RE/ MAX Results because it offers its agents a great product powered by a business model that works,” stated Deborah Safi, former co-broker of RE/MAX Advisors. “We like the fact that they are technology driven but also follow a hands-on management system.” Ray Droege, who is now retired, established RE/MAX Advisors in 1995 and four years later, Elie and Deborah Safi joined the company as co-brokers. With an average of more than 300 homes sold each year, RE/ MAX Advisors has continually ranked as one of the top RE/ MAX brokerages in Minnesota and was awarded Single Broker Owner of the year in 2000, 2013 and 2014 by the regional office of RE/MAX, RE/MAX Integra. “We are always looking for good opportunities to serve the community and are pleased to join together with such a hardworking group of people,” said Lynn Foulke, CEO of RE/MAX Results. “The merger with RE/ MAX Advisors now solidifies

our presence in the 35E and Cedar corridor allowing us to provide the highest quality real estate services to home buyers and sellers in this area.”

Contact Andy Rogers at andy. rogers@ecm-inc.com.

Business Buzz Eagan senior community honored New Perspective Senior Living in Eagan has won a SeniorAdvisor.com 2018 Best of Senior Living award. The honor is based on ratings and reviews from residents, families and visitors. This designation honors only the top 1 percent of senior care providers across the United States and Canada. SeniorAdvisor.com is the largest ratings and review site for senior care and services in North America and Canada. SeniorAdvisor.com’s Best of 2018 Award winners represent the best of the best of in-home care, assisted living, and other senior living providers, based on the online reviews written by seniors and their families.

Firefly Credit Union joins forces with Firefly Sisterhood Burnsville-based Firefly Credit Union dedicated the month of October to raising funds in support of The Firefly Sisterhood, an organization that

fosters connections between women recently diagnosed with breast cancer and inspirational survivors. Shortly after the credit union changed its name to Firefly, it was approached by The Firefly Sisterhood with admiration over the namesake and hopes that the two could join forces. Firefly Credit Union enjoys giving back to its community and this partnership became a great fit. During Firefly Credit Union’s fundraiser month, employees were able to donate money and participate in many activities including casual for a cause, bake sale, hot chocolate/coffee bar and chili cook-off. With a month’s work and generous employee participation, Firefly Credit Union raised a total of $2,231 to donate to The Firefly Sisterhood. “We are always looking for more opportunities to give back to their community – and with a name like ‘Firefly,’ we had no hesitation,” said Firefly Credit Union President/CEO Bill Raker. “This is a great organization, supporting a great cause and we are proud to share a name and partnership with them.” To learn and donate to The Firefly Sisterhood, visit www. fireflysisterhood.org.

Eagan IT company makes acquisition Scantron Corporation, an Eagan-based national provider of managed IT, managed print and hardware services, has acquired Omaha, Nebraska-based WRK Systems Inc., a comprehensive technology services provider that designs, manages and supports IT infrastructure, in addition to implementing and managing cost effective cloud computing solutions. WRK Systems’ capabilities complement the more than 40 years of technology services experience currently offered by Scantron while providing additional expertise for small- to medium-sized businesses in the financial services and healthcare sectors. Scantron Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harland Clarke Holdings. For more information, visit www. scantron.com.

RE/MAX Results acquires RE/MAX Advisors Twin Cities-based RE/MAX Results has acquired RE/MAX

ConvergeOne acquires AOS ConvergeOne, an Eaganbased global IT services provider of collaboration and technology solutions, has acquired Alexander Open Systems (AOS), an IT consulting group headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Effective immediately, AOS is now AOS, a ConvergeOne Company. “This acquisition enables us to broaden our portfolio and expand our coverage in the United States. AOS has been providing leading edge IT solutions in the Midwest for the past 25 years. In addition to bolstering our skills in Microsoft and Cisco, we can now offer SharePoint and Service Request Management solutions to our clients,” said John A. McKenna Jr., chairman and CEO, ConvergeOne. AOS, a ConvergeOne Company will be led by John F. Lyons, president, field organization, ConvergeOne.

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

Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce events: Burnsville Chamber of Com• Friday, Jan. 5, 7:30-9 merce events: a.m., Legislative Breakfast, • Thursday, Jan. 4, 4:30- The Commons on Marice, 6:30 p.m., Business After 1380 Marice Drive, Eagan. Hours, Mediterranean Cruise Speaker: Matt Smith, Dakota Cafe, 12500 Nicollet Ave., County manager. Cost: $25 Burnsville. Free to attend. members, $30 nonmembers; Information: Tricia Andrews series pass, $160. Registraat tricia@burnsvillechamber. tion required. Information: com. Kelli Morgen at 651-288-9202

or kmorgen@dcrchamber. com. • Monday, Jan. 8, 1111:30 a.m., Meet the Chamber, Valleywood Golf Club, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. For new and prospective members. Free to attend. RSVP required. Information: 651-452-9872 or info@dcrchamber.com. • Monday, Jan. 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Good Day Dakota County, Valleywood Golf

Religion Christmas Eve at The Well The Well, a United Methodist Church, will have a variety of Christmas Eve services at both the Rosemount and Apple Valley campuses. Rosemount services (14770 Canada Ave. W.): 9 a.m. traditional, 10:30 a.m. contemporary, 1 p.m. communion, 4 p.m. children’s, 7 p.m. modern, 9 p.m. carols and candles. Apple Valley service (AMC Theater, 15630 Cedar Ave. S.): 9:30 a.m. modern. More information is at www. thewellmn.church.

Celebrate the New Year Shepherd of the Valley’s Breaking Bread Dinner and Worship experience is 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31. Breaking Bread Dinner and Worship includes music, a message, dinner, communion, prayers, and light discussion questions for your table. For New Year’s Eve, special highlights will include a countdown to 6 p.m., sparkling grape juice, and singing “Auld Lang Syne.” Learn more at www.sotv.org/worship. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is located at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley.

Seniors Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. The senior center is closed Dec. 25Jan. 2. It will reopen Jan. 3.

Eagan seniors 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. 25 – Closed.

Tuesday, Dec. 26 – Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 – Coffee, Conversation & Games, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Nimble Fingers, 9:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 – Bingo, 1 p.m.

Club, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. Speaker: Kyle Chank, vice president – operations & logistics, Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee. Cost: $25 members, $40 nonmembers. Registration required. Information: Kelli Morgen at 651-288-9202 or kmorgen@dcrchamber.com. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2-3

p.m., Ambassador Anniversary Visits. Information: Shanen Corlett at 952-469-2020 or shanen@lakevillechambercvb.org. • Monday, Jan. 8, 8-9 a.m., Teacher Appreciation Breakfast, Lakeview Elementary. Information: Amy Green at 952-469-2020 or amy@lakevillechambercvb.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 a 8-9 a.m. meeting at Vivo Kitchen, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley. Information: Tom Van Delist, 612-325-7275.

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It’s never too late Lakeville author earns publishing company prize

by Kayla Culver SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

It’s never too early or too late to start writing, according to Lakeville author Beth Mayer. Mayer is the most recent winner of the Hudson Prize. Publishing company Black Lawrence Press awards a writer annually for an unpublished collection of short stories or poems. The winner of the contest receives book publication, a $1,000 prize and 10 copies of the book. “We Will Tell You Otherwise” is Mayer’s first book to be published. She has been working on the collection of short stories for the past 10 years while teaching and raising her two children with her husband. The collection of short stories is set to be published in the summer of 2019. In the meantime, Mayer has started working on a novel while continuing to teach at Century College. Mayer recently sat down with the paper to discuss her soon-to-be-published collection of short stories. How does it feel to win the 2017 Hudson Prize? I’ve been plugging away for a long time. I am really happy about it. It is

kind of a dream come true. I got a later start than some creative writers. I taught high school for a number of years, which I enjoyed but I wasn’t doing much of my own writing. I did my graduate work in creative writing. This book getting published is 10 years in the making and it feels really good to have won the award. What was the reason why you decided to write a collection of short stories rather than a novel? When I started writing in my 20s, taking classes at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, I knew I liked short stories but I really fell in love with the form. Two of my favorite writers are Alice Munro and Flannery O’Connor, which many people have studied. I kind of found kindred spirits in their work. I wanted to be them when I grew up as a writer. That’s sort of the inspiring part. The practical part is I wrote these collection of short stories when I was in graduate school and had two small children at the time. It has changed a lot over the last 10 years. I had Saturdays and Sundays at the coffee shop to write. For me, writing a novel over time didn’t practically work for me as a student and a parent.

Was there a moment when you knew this was the work you wanted to be doing? There were moments over time that were stepping stones to that final decision. There were pivotal moments of self awareness over time. Ultimately for me, it was when I decided to attend graduate school. My kids were 2 and 5 and I decided to go back to school. All those touchstones leading up to Beth Mayer that moment is what made me decide that I had to do this.

character a voice to tell their story. You’ve taught at high school and college levels, what has kept you teaching? When I got my MFA in creative writing, half of it was to learn about writing and half of it was to be able to teach at the college level. I always knew I wanted to teach even when I was 8. What I love about teaching at Century is the student population is so diverse, hardworking and the students I meet inspire me. I started a creative writing program at Century College that has grown and is starting to develop a nice reputation. I love teaching all of my students but one thing that is particularly enjoyable for me is working with new creative writing students.

Is the collection tied together by a specific theme? While this is not a collection of linked stories but the title of the collection, is meant to indicate or invite the reader to consider what these stories have in common. My intention is that each story allows a character to tell his or her version of the truth. “We Will Tell You Otherwise” is the central story. Each title is a character asking the reader to listen to their story or their version of the story. Contact Kayla Culver at kayla.culver@ … The theme being each story gives each ecm-inc.com.

Eagan Rotarians meet with students in ethics workshop Eagan Rotarians met with 54 emerging Eagan High School student leaders to experience an ethics program Wednesday at Thomson Reuters’ Eagan campus. The students learned valuable lessons with curriculum, lectures, small group discussion, inquiry and challenges. The after-lunch segment thrust students into a scenario in which they are officers of a troubled corporation and assigned to develop ethical strategies to make the entity profitable, while wrestling with budget, public image, production and employee crises. Since 1994, Eagan Rotarians have presented ethical decision-making challenges to Eagan High School student leaders, and since 2009, have been encouraging other Rotary clubs in Minnesota to do the same.

More than 62 workshops have been presented to more than 20 high schools along with the local Rotary club, and six “spin-off ” clubs are taking over training their local high school students. In the past 24 years, over 4,300 students have completed this eight-hour experience that has been honored by a statewide award. “The ethics workshop is my first choice as a Rotarian to give back to the community. The students are amazing,” said Quinn Hutson, with CNH Architects and co-leader in the Eagan Rotary Ethics Workshop Expansion Committee. “We are very pleased that other Rotary clubs are having our committee present to their local high school students.” For the past 13 years, Eagan High School Assistant Principal Pete Zak has helped identify the

student participants in the program. This year, with 200 nominations, they found 54 candidates. “Kids go into the workshop feeling one way about the world and they leave the workshop feeling much differently and seeing the bigger picture,” Zak said. “That is what we strive for every day.” Aware of the impact the training had on students, Eagan High School moved the workshop date from May to December, so the school can benefit from this student training. Over time, the program has confirmed the power of the Rotary Four-Way Test for making decisions and the effectiveness of Rotarians leading the dilemma discussions. First designed by Dr. Ken Goodpaster, Koch Chair of Ethics, University of St. Thomas, the workshop is now guided by Eagan

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Quinn Hudson sits with a small group of students last week during an ethics workshop with Eagan High School and Eagan Rotarians. Rotary committee members. The program defines ethical decision-making and then presents a business leadership dilemma. Initially created for MBA students, the Eagan Rotary Club worked with Goodpaster to adapt it to a Rotarian-led format. The program has won an award from its local Ro-

tarian District and a statewide award from Synergy & Leadership Exchange, a statewide organization fostering collaboration to advance the development of ethical citizens. The Rotary Club of Eagan was founded in 1987 and is affiliated with Rotary International. The club has 84 members and

Jodi Hassing with Edward Jones is the current president. The Rotary motto is “Service Above Self ” and guided by the Rotary Four Way Test. Meetings are Wednesdays at noon at the Lost Spur Golf Club in Eagan. See eaganrotary. org and Facebook.

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Dakota City Heritage Village took people back in time during the first two weekends of December to celebrate Village Holidays at the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington. The event included 1900s-era costumed interpreters who told people what like was like in the early 1900s in addition to offering blacksmith and cooking demonstrations.

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Why would anyone oppose clean power? To the editor: ECM’s local Blaine newspaper recently reported opposition to a planned solar installation on a closed construction-waste landfill site. Why would local residents be opposed? Solar panels and wind turbines are beautiful to some, and ugly to others. In reality, these are no more or less ugly than an office park or a corn field. All are human enterprises. The beauty in the eye of the beholder is what one sees in the meaning of the enterprise. Is it an economic benefit or hindrance? Does it increase or decrease one’s freedom?

I see burning fossil fuels as a cancer because the sooty particulates cause lung and heart problems, the mercury vapors get into our babies’ bodies to cause nerve and brain damage, and the heavy metals and acids at extraction sites are destroying freshwater streams and lakes. That’s a price we all pay today for dirty energy. Worse than that is the threat to our individual futures from the side effects of greenhouse gas. The reradiation physics of this results in rising oceans, weird and worse weather threatening food and property, and vast destruction of marine life. The data on this are clear. Combustion power plants, refineries, and combustion cars are an ugly threat to my freedom for my family to live a healthy life today

and a threat to all future life. Clean energy is a beautiful thing that allows us to live comfortably with abundant energy, with better health for all, with a better prognosis for our children’s futures, and lots of great new jobs to boot. These things are very precious to me. I would love to live next to a solar or wind farm. It would warm my heart every morning while it warms my home, cooks my food, and carries me down the road … to the future and beyond.

Lewis’s Christmas Open House recently, Lewis repeated his conviction that proposed Republican tax cuts will pay for themselves. But this is more ideology-driven, wishful thinking than sound analysis. The congressman claimed that predictions of $1 trillion-1.5 trillion increases in our debt are incorrect because the analyses assume too little economic growth. Two government agencies, the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation BILL MIDDLECAMP produced such concluApple Valley sions. And so did researchers from the Tax Policy Center and the Penn/ No analysis to Wharton Budget Model. support claims Lewis just doesn’t believe them. To the editor: But here’s the funny At U.S. Rep. Jason thing: both the Treasury

Department and the Tax Foundation also agree that Republican tax cuts would increase debt. The Tax Foundation, a right-leaning, nonprofit, is the Republican go-to research organization. It concluded that the House (plus $.5 trillion) and Senate (plus $1.0 trillion) bills would increase the debt, even incorporating economic growth due to tax cuts. And the Treasury Department last week released a one-page report which claimed that the proposed tax cuts would pay for themselves … assuming the economy grows faster than any analysis has estimated. This would seem in line with Lewis’s beliefs. However, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a leading conservative economist,

said that the Treasury document failed to demonstrate that tax cuts would be self-financing, “It’s not a dynamic score of the bill, because it includes regulatory reform, infrastructure and welfare reform.” And the Tax Foundation’s Scott Greenberg said, “It appears … to be a thought experiment on how federal revenues would vary under different economic effects of overall government policies … an odd way to analyze a tax bill.” There is no thorough analysis by any organization that supports Lewis’s claim regarding the impact of tax cuts. HOWARD SCHNEIDER Lakeville

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More than 300 volunteers descended on the ShopJimmy warehouse this week in Burnsville to help more than 4,000 people in Dakota County and beyond have a happier Christmas, as presents were wrapped and distributed through 360 Communities’ Armful of Love program. Santa and Mrs. Claus were on hand to help make the event even more festive.

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youth group basement,� also sees a social aspect to opening her home. “We thought, being church people, there’s always people that are coming into town and need a place to stay, and we thought we could just fix up our basement and be able to be more hospitable that way,� she said. “And when we don’t have those guys, we could do Airbnb.� By obtaining a permit, hosts are certifying that renters won’t commit acts of “disorderly conduct� that could result in revocation, according to the city. Loud parties, illicit drug use, unlawful behavior, violation of the overnight parking ban and violation of local health and safety codes are examples, the city says. “I think most people here will operate a safe environment,� Forslund said. “We certainly want them to be thinking about things they may not be thinking about.� Insurance, for example: Most homeowner policies won’t cover liabilities associated with running a short-term rental business, Forslund said. Hosts should be aware of the risk of stolen or damaged items, the city advises. Many short-term

rental websites allow hosts to rate their guests. “Always do your due diligence and check guest reviews/ recommendations before approving a reservation,� the city advises. Officials know some short-term rentals have been operating in Burnsville unlawfully because they’re listed on websites, Forslund said. “People are realizing this can be very lucrative, particularly if you have a very big event� such as the Super Bowl in February in Minneapolis, he said. Cities have struggled to decide whether to allow short-term rentals partly because the state has also struggled with their regulation, Forslund said. “Five or less units, they don’t license them,� he said. “But it is lodging. I think the bigger question is that hole in the (state) lodging code.� He said the biggest impacts of short-term rentals are most likely to be felt in “some of these destination communities like Duluth and Stillwater, all these places where people want to stay in these Victorian houses.� Contact John Gessner at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or 952-846-2031.

ETV holiday programming announced Eagan Television will run an assortment of holiday programming continuously beginning Sunday, Dec. 24, through Monday, Dec. 25. On Eagan Television’s Community station (Comcast Cable channel 20 in Eagan or CenturyLink’s ETVPUB Channel 8333), viewers can see the 2017 Eagan Women of Note winter concert. The Voices of Celebration concert is back, with choirs from across the area singing

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sota musicians performing seasonal tunes. Take a ride on a Christmas train and see Christmas trees from all over the world on “Out and About.� “The Spirit of Christmas,� an hour-long concert film, combines Christmas song classics with rock and pop. Those without cable TV can watch the channels online at www.EaganTV.com by clicking “Live Stream.�

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Sports Wildcats win a playoff-type nail-biter Overtime goal gives Eagan skaters victory over Farmington by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

If it’s possible to have a playoff-type game two months before the playoffs start, Eagan and Farmington might have accomplished it. Two contenders for the South Suburban Conference girls hockey championship played a tight-checking, closely contested game for threeplus periods. It wasn’t decided until Eagan senior defender Maddie Mason’s shot hit traffic in front of the Farmington goal and deflected into the net at 6 minutes, 35 seconds of overtime, giving the Wildcats a 3-2 victory Saturday at Eagan Civic Arena. It put Eagan (11-1 overall, 7-0 conference) in first place in the South Suburban, although the Wildcats still have 10 conference games to play, including Lakeville North at home at 7:15 p.m. Thursday. Lakeville North (6-2 in SSC games), Farmington (5-2) and Lakeville South (4-3) are second through fourth. “Lately, our schedule has been against teams we feel like we should beat, but we knew this one was going to be a good challenge

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Abby Barger (left) of Eagan tries to break up a pass by Farmington’s Savanna Tucker during the Wildcats’ 3-2 overtime victory Saturday. for us to see where we’re at going into the midpoint of our season,” Eagan coach Dan Wilson said. “It’s a big confidence-builder for us to know we’re still a good contender, not just in our conference but in the state as well. Now we look forward to Lakeville North, which will be much the same kind of contest for us” as the Farmington game. Farmington (8-2 overall), which finished fifth in the 2017 state Class AA tournament, saw its eightgame winning streak end

New coach takes on Wildcats’ rebuilding task Boys hoops team tips Hastings for 1st victory by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

and Tyler Ernst and Cam LaChance scored 11 each. The Wildcats can make the most progress on the defensive end, Peltier said. “When we start getting into the conference schedule, the games are going to slow down a bit,” he said. “We’re going to see some very good teams in the conference — teams that don’t give you easy baskets. We’ll play man-toman most of the time but we’ll have some variations because we want to try to make teams a little uncomfortable when they’re on offense.” LaChance, a senior forward and the team’s captain, has been an excellent leader for a team that likely will have several underclassmen on the floor in most games, the coach said. James’ natural position is point guard but the Wildcats have depth at that position, which could free James to look for open shots. As for where those shots will come from, “we don’t have a goal to take a set number of threes in a game,” Peltier said. “We’re looking to get a good shot, whether it’s a three off two passes or a layup off 20 passes.” Rebounding so far has been spotty and will need to improve if the Wildcats are consistently going to get into the style of offense they want to play, the coach said. Peltier, a business teacher at Cretin-Derham Hall High School, also is busy trying to establish the culture he wants throughout the Eagan program. “I look at it as a K-12 program,” he said. “The players on our high school team have been willing to take the time to help with our youth teams, which is what we want to see.” The Wildcats will play host to Bloomington Jefferson in a non-conference game at 7 p.m. Friday. Next week they will be at the Bethel University holiday tournament, playing St. Louis Park in a firstround game Wednesday, Dec. 27.

The South Suburban Conference boys basketball schedule was made before Josh Peltier signed on as Eagan’s head coach. Otherwise, opening against Apple Valley would seem like a rude way to welcome him back to the league. Peltier, a former assistant coach at Rosemount and Wayzata high schools, coached the Wildcats in their SSC opener Tuesday, an 88-43 loss to the defending conference and Class 4A champion Eagles. As much as the Wildcats (1-4 overall) wanted to make a good showing on their home floor, “we can’t be worrying about our record in December,” Peltier said. “We have to focus on ourselves and trying to improve every day so we’re a good team at the end of the season.” The Wildcats, who last had a winning season in 2012-13, are looking for a fresh start with Peltier leading the program. He was an assistant coach at Wayzata the last three years and helped lead the Trojans to third place in the 2017 state Class 4A tournament. Before that, the former University of St. Thomas player was an assistant coach at Rosemount. It didn’t help to lose a couple of players to knee injuries before the season started, but what Peltier inherited at Eagan, he said, is a group that wants to be better and has some skills. One thing the Wildcats seem able to do is score; they had at least 73 points in three of their first four games, including a 93-87 victory over Hastings on Saturday. Sophomore guard Kurt Ohlhues had a career-high 23 points against Hastings. Guard Jaylen James, who was the Wildcats’ secondleading scorer last season as a freshman, added 14 Email Mike Shaughnessy at points. Junior forward mike.shaughnessy@ecmBen Kozemzak scored 12 inc.com.

Saturday. But the Tigers, ranked 16th in Class AA by Let’s Play Hockey last week, skated stride for stride with 13th-ranked Eagan. “This was a game we had circled, knowing Farmington had success last year and they’re a very nice team, a lot like we are,” Wilson said. Said Mason: “We try to bring the same level of play and the same confidence to every game, but we knew this one was definitely bigger because we’re both fighting for the top

of the conference.” Mason’s goal was her first of the season. “I don’t score a lot. I usually end up getting assists,” she said. “This is the biggest goal I’ve gotten in my career.” The Wildcats, who Wilson said had been spending more time working on their forechecking, bottled up Farmington in the first period, holding the Tigers to four shots on goal. The Tigers created more chances in the second and third periods and had 16 shots. They were held to

two in the overtime, partly because they had to kill a penalty shortly before Mason’s game-winner. Eagan’s Bella Weaver and Farmington’s Ellie Moser traded goals in the second period, with Moser’s goal coming on the power play. Eagan regained the lead at 4:19 of the third period on Brooke Peplinski’s goal, but Savanna Tucker responded for Farmington less than two minutes later. Farmington likely figured it did one of the things necessary to win, which was keep Eagan forward Taylor Anderson from scoring. Anderson, a University of Minnesota-Duluth recruit, had 10 goals in Eagan’s previous four games and 15 overall. Anderson had an assist on Eagan’s first goal Saturday. The Wildcats’ plan was to shadow Moser with one forward and one defender, but the Bemidji State recruit still got loose for one goal and hit the crossbar with another shot. Moser’s goal was her team-leading 14th for Farmington. Eagan’s only loss was 5-4 in overtime to unbeaten Centennial on Nov. 25. “Centennial is ranked fourth right now and we were right with them on their rink,” Wilson said. “We feel good about all aspects of our team. We have two goalies (Maddie Nickell, who played against Farmington, and

Ashley Larson) right now we’re confident with. We have depth at forward and defense.” And the Wildcats have incentive, having gone four years without a section championship. The last two seasons, Eagan’s playoff run ended with overtime losses. They appear a safe bet to be the No. 1 seed in the Section 3AA playoffs because they’re currently one of only two teams in the section with a winning record; Burnsville, at 6-4-2, is the other. “Coach has asked us to play each game like we’re playing for state,” Mason said. “This year, especially the seniors, we’ve been working really hard because we know we have a good shot and we’ve seen how good we are.” Eagan plays next week at the Eden Prairie MidWinter Meltdown tournament and faces Roseau in the first round at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27. Farmington plays host to Eastview at 7 p.m. Thursday, then will be host of the Louis Schmitz Holiday Classic beginning Dec. 27 at Schmitz-Maki Arena. Lakeville North, Hastings, Hutchinson, New Prague, Northfield, Red Wing and River Lakes are the other seven teams in the three-day event. Email Mike Shaughnessy at mike.shaughnessy@ecminc.com.

Victory search continues

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Burnsville players Julian Quiroz-Hutchinson (above) and Marcus Shepley (right) handle the ball during a recent non-conference boys basketball game against Columbia Heights. Shepley leads the team in scoring with a 17.8 average and Quiroz-Hutchinson is third with 9.5, but the Blaze (0-6) is still looking for its first victory after losing to Lakeville North 72-56 on Tuesday. Burnsville plays at Tartan at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Notebook: It’s holiday tourney time by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Many local athletes will have the holidays off from studies, but not necessarily sports. Several holiday tournaments are scheduled next week in the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area. Farmington will be host of a girls hockey tournament beginning Wednesday, Dec. 27, at SchmitzMaki Arena. The tourney favorites could be two South Suburban Conference teams – Farmington and Lakeville North. Lakeville North defeated Farmington 3-2 on Nov. 16 and the teams will meet again Jan. 4 in Lakeville. Burnsville’s annual four-team round-robin tournament will be Dec. 27-29, with Apple Valley, Park of Cottage Grove and Hudson, Wisconsin, competing. The Burnsville-Apple Valley game at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, will count in the South Suburban Conference standings. Lakeville North’s four-team boys basketball invitational will be Dec. 28-29 and brings in Austin, Forest Lake and Henry Sibley. The Panthers play Henry Sibley in the first round at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28. Burnsville’s boys are the only local team playing in the Schwan’s Cup hockey tournaments. The Blaze will play St. Thomas Acade-

my in a Gold Division quarterfinal game at noon Tuesday at Ridder Arena. A holiday girls basketball game worth watching is the showdown between Eastview and Hopkins in the second round of the St. Olaf College Holiday Hoops Classic at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. Hopkins, which won its first eight games, and Eastview, which started 6-0, are ranked first and second in Class 4A. The teams met in the second round of the same tournament last year, with Hopkins winning in overtime.

Football players sign An NCAA rule change gives high school football players an earlier window in which to sign National Letters of Intent, and several linemen from the South Suburban Conference are expected to take advantage this week. The football early signing period for Division I programs started Wednesday and runs through Friday. If players don’t sign this week, they can sign during the regular period that begins Feb. 7, 2018. Among those expected to sign this week was Lakeville North offensive lineman Nathan Boe, who was offered a scholarship by University of Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck (and assistant coach and Minnesota recruiting coordinator Matt Simon, a Farmington native). Boe plans to graduate from high

school early and enroll at Minnesota in January. Also scheduled to sign this week were Rosemount offensive linemen Jacob Smith (Brigham Young University) and Ian Bass (South Dakota State). Smith verbally committed to BYU in the summer of 2016. Rosemount defensive lineman Sam Willmott will continue as Bass’ teammate as he also was expected to sign with South Dakota State, a semifinalist in the 2017 Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Two players from state Class 5A semifinalist Apple Valley were expected to sign this week – linemen Riley Hansen (Air Force) and Spencer Rolland (Harvard). Farmington linebacker Brock Mogensen was scheduled to sign with South Dakota.

Blue-Grey player Apple Valley resident and Holy Angels senior Gerone Hamilton Jr. played in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Hamilton, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound lineman and long snapper, helped Holy Angels defeat Cloquet 14-0 in the state Class 4A championship game last month at U.S. Bank Stadium. He was expected to sign Wednesday with Howard University in Washington, D.C.

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OPIOIDS, from 1A or will be filing similar lawsuits, and he expects them to be merged as they reach federal court. He said there will be coordination among the counties and the outside counsel retained by these units of government. Backstrom said the intent of the legal action is similar to the tobacco lawsuit but different in the fact that county governments are the units most affected from a financial standpoint by the rise in opioid addiction. Those costs have been absorbed in the county

VILLAGE, from 1A people — and they’re taken by the Burnsville Taxi to a bed-and-breakfast series of homes up on the hill. If you notice at the end, they can even bring their children into school. There’s a bus in front of the schoolhouse to pick ’em up.� Gustafson began his project in 2000 with the purchase of a single ceramic church at the Kohl’s in Burnsville. He and wife Marjorie have lived in Burnsville since 1986. Gustafson said he

EDMUNDS, from 1A of the Minnesota River in Burnsville. Edmunds was a tireless advocate for his industry, said his second wife, Carol. He was on the board of the Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota and had served as the gubernatorially appointed industrial minerals representative on the Minnesota Minerals Coordinating Committee since 2000. In addition to his posthumous chamber award, an industry group recently established a scholarship

through increased arrests, incarceration, treatment, child protection and other human services. The states, counties and other cities who have filed lawsuits across the country echo similar sentiments as Backstrom that the major pharmaceutical companies exercised negligence and unfair trade practices, including aggressive, fraudulent marketing of prescription opioid painkillers. Backstrom said 7080 percent of heroin use starts with prescription drugs of the type marketed by major pharmaceutical companies to treat

such conditions as chronic pain and arthritis. The lawsuits hinge in large part on proving that the pharmaceutical companies understated the addictive nature of the drugs. Purdue Pharma responded to Cleveland, Ohio-based newspaper Scene in September saying that the state’s lawsuit attempts to circumvent federal regulations by using state law to hold Purdue and the other companies liable. A Purdue spokesperson told Scene that the FDA already imposes labeling rules “based on its expert review of the risk-benefit

information related to opioid use, abuse, misuse, addiction, overdose, duration of use, and daily dose.� The spokesperson said the lawsuit “does not establish the requisite ‘reasonable connection’ � between Purdue’s marketing statements and the mounting opioid overdose death toll. Among Dakota County residents there were 26 opioid-involved overdose deaths in 2016, which is double what the county saw in 2007. Backstrom said there has been a 40 percent increase in drug crimes the

last two years, as it is the most frequent type of crime in any category in Dakota County. He says that prescription drugs are often a gateway to other drug use. Once patients are taken off such brand name drugs as OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin, Backstrom says people turn to other cheaper and illegal forms of drugs. Backstrom said methamphetamine is the No. 1 problem in Dakota County. He said that 45 percent of all crimes in Dakota County are related in some way related to illegal drug

use, sale or manufacture. “We need to try to stop it,� Backstrom said. “It is not an easy problem to solve.� The national firm of Motley Rice has been retained to represent Dakota County and will work with the Twin Cities firm of Briol & Benson on a contingent fee basis. The law firms will only receive compensation and reimbursement of costs if the lawsuit is successful.

“kind of got mesmerized with that church� and kept buying pieces to add to his coffee-table collection. When it grew too large he switched to the dining room table. When he had to add table leaves to hold it all, Marjorie suggested he take it downstairs. “It’s a good way to keep him out of my hair,� said Marjorie, who has spent part of her holiday season entertaining at senior centers. “I play piano, and he likes to do this. We both do what we like to do, which is good.� Gustafson grew up on a farm in Adams, N.D.,

taught high school history and government for 14 years in North Dakota and Minnesota and left teaching for sales jobs with World Book Encyclopedia. After 21 years with World Book he said he “retired� into a directsales business with his friend Bob Proctor, whose book “Think and Grow Rich� was a motivational best-seller. Positive thinking and imagination are linked, Gustafson insists. “At my age, I love being creative,� said Gustafson, who uses a thin metal rod to point out and explain

components of the village and crawls under one of the tables so he can emerge standing in the middle of his creation. “It keeps me young,� he said. “It keeps my legs so that I can get up.� The village has vintage automobiles, people, trees, shops, a courthouse, a hockey rink, a hot-air balloon, a marching band, a Ferris wheel and more. Gustafson still buys much of his collection of buildings, many with interior lighting, at Kohl’s. The lifelong churchgoer also scours the annual garage sale at his church, Prince

of Peace Lutheran in Burnsville, where he sings in the senior choir. He named the original church in his collection after Prince of Peace. He calls the ski hill Buck Hill. By his count, the village includes 48 interiorlit buildings and 38 nonelectrical items. “And I’ve got 46 evergreens,� said the father of three and grandfather of 10. “I’ve got 28 animals — deer, cattle, pigs, horses.� He usually assembles the village in November, lights it on Thanksgiving Day and leaves it up as long as there are visitors to

look at it, sometimes into March. Last year was the first year Gustafson left it up all year, covering it with plastic during the offseason. Maybe a Star of Bethlehem next year, mused Gustafson, who likes the village lights on these short winter days. “It does take me back to some degree,� he said. “I don’t know how, but it does.�

in his name, said Carol, who lived with her husband on Lake Marion in Lakeville. “It was a great honor,� she said. “It’s just very sad that he wasn’t there to receive any of this.� With a degree in finance, he began his career selling equipment for Caterpillar and later for other companies that supplied mining operators, Carol said. “Dave always loved big equipment,� she said. He went on to work for Edward Kraemer and Sons in Wisconsin and in the early 1990s came to

work in Burnsville for the company now known as Kraemer Mining and Materials, she said. To Edmunds, there was nothing unglamorous about the huge mining pit, according to Carol. “He always called it the ‘Little Grand Canyon,’ � she said. “He loved to give tours. He was very good at it as far as explaining the entire mine and what it was going to turn into once they were done.� Edmunds was a key figure in developing a treatment plant that captures water unearthed by the mine to help sup-

ply Burnsville and Savage with drinking water. The project, a partnership of the company, the cities and the state, won the Minnesota Environmental Initiative Award for Natural Resource Protection and Restoration in 2009, the year it launched. Edmunds was also involved in planning for a post-mining future when the Burnsville mine will become a deep, natural lake. The father of three daughters was active in the chamber for more than 20 years, Harmening said. He served as treasurer at the

time of his death. “He’s been a very strong supporter, a very strong advocate for businesses in Burnsville,� she said. “There are so many wonderful Dave stories out there, because he was definitely a force of nature. He was never one to hold back on what he thought about something, and he was definitely one of our board members who was always encouraging us to run our meetings efficiently. He didn’t have a lot of patience for longwinded conversations.� Edmunds’ obituary describes him as a “simple

but indulgent man� passionate about life, family and friends. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and outdoorsman who loved preparing meals. “He wasn’t soft on anything,� Harmening said. “He was ambitious for his company and for the chamber and for the community. But he was loyal to a fault.�

Tad Johnson is at tad.johnson@ecm-inc.com. Follow him on Twitter @editorTJ.

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Contact John Gessner at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or 952-846-2031.

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SENTENCE, from 1A able to revive her. She was approximately 32 weeks pregnant and the unborn child died as the result of injuries. An autopsy revealed that Lessman died due to a severed carotid artery and an obstructed airway. Mouelle was identified as the unborn child’s father. Under Minnesota law, any time a woman is killed in the course of a crime and her unborn child dies as a result of the crime, it carries the same penalty and it’s a separate crime, Backstrom said. “The state does not have to prove that it was

a viable child,” Backstrom said. “What we were told by the medical examiner is that there was no reason to believe that this child would not have been born at full health. It was a little boy.” According to neighbors, a vehicle registered to Mouelle’s father was parked in her driveway earlier that day. When officers found the vehicle at Mouelle’s place of employment, they found a store receipt for the murder weapon, Lessman’s cellphone and bloody clothing and rags. At Mouelle’s residence, a knife with Lessman’s blood was found in a drawer and her clothing in

the washing machine. “The Eagan Police Department’s work to locate the suspect at the time was significant,” Backstrom said. “It was extremely important in this case because it resulted in a lot of evidence recovery.” An analysis of Mouelle’s cellphone received significant incriminating evidence, as well. He searched the Internet for “how long it would take to die” from specific injuries immediately prior the murder. Backstrom said there was 260 pages of exhibits contained from his cellphone including documented text messages between the victim as well as

the Internet searches. “The day he was driving to her apartment he looked up how long it would take for someone to die if their jugular vein was severed,” Backstrom said. Backstrom said Mouelle’s searches went back as far as December 2016. Backstrom also said there’s surveillance video of him purchasing a knife about 45 minutes prior to the murder. “We certainly believe there was significant premeditation and planning and thought in how and when this crime was going to occur,” Backstrom said. During an initial inter-

view by Eagan police during the evening of Jan. 24, Mouelle said he was never at her apartment that day, Backstrom said. While on the witness stand, Mouelle said he was at the apartment that day, but didn’t kill her. Backstrom said Mouelle claimed “it was a mystery man named Anthony who was supposedly having a relationship with the victim and all he did was help clean up the mess.” The jury deliberated for approximately four hours, which is relatively short, Backstrom said, in a murder case of this significance. Backstrom thanked

Assistant County Attorney Jessica Bierwerth and Chief Deputy Phil Prokopowicz, who prosecuted the case. Backstrom also thanked the Eagan Police Department, the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Electronic Crimes Unit, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for their investigation into this matter, and the Brooklyn Park Police Department and Mounds View Police Department who also assisted in this case. He said the “investigation was extensive, significant and outstanding.” Contact Andy Rogers at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

Metro Republican Women to host GOP gubernatorial forum Expecting some good boxing, all Republican gubernatorial candidates have been invited to speak at the “2018 Republican Gubernatorial Cage Match” that will be refereed by “Up and at ’Em with Jack Tomczak and Ben Kruze.” The event is hosted by Metro Re-

publican Women’s breakfast meeting on Jan. 13 at Mendakota Country Club. Confirmed participants include Matt Dean, Keith Downey, Jeff Johnson, Phillip Parrish and Mary Guiliani Stephens; more could attend. The club has had forums every four years

when there is a wide field of candidates. In 2012, four candidates filled the stage. The club has already begun to collect questions from members relating to refugee resettlement, Minnesota budget, the Met Council and other hot topics.

“Up and at ’Em with Jack and Ben” moved from a morning radio show to a morning podcast. They are known for edgy and challenging discussions on politics. They promise a lively discussion to bring out the best in each candidate. The event will be held at

Mendakota Country Club, 2075 Mendakota Drive in Mendota Heights, with breakfast buffet served at 8:30 a.m.; the program begins at 9 a.m. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers and $15 for students. With no reservations by the deadline, the cost is $25. Walk-ins are

welcome, but reservations are encouraged. Those interested may go to metrogopwomen.org to pay online or simply make a reservation and pay at the door. Reservations for lower price needed by Tuesday, Jan. 9.

owner’s Association (hereinafter the “Association”) which was recorded as Document No. 1022377 on January 10, 1992 in the office of the County Recorder of Dakota County, Minnesota, and also, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116, covering the following property: LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Unit No. 87, Condominium No. 107, Diffley Commons, a Condominium, Dakota County, Minnesota. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4123 Durham Ct., Eagan, MN 55122 PIN #: 10-20450-04-087 2. Pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing as of the date of this notice as a lien against the unit owned by, John D. McKey, the amount of $3,213.00 for unpaid association dues and late fees commencing from February 1, 2017, attorney’s fees and costs, plus any other such amounts that will accrue after the date of this notice for costs of collection and foreclosure which will be added to the amount claimed due and owing at the time of the sale herein. 3. No action is now pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof. 4. The owner has not been released from its financial obligation to pay said amount. 5. The lien arises pursuant to the Declaration, described above, and Minn. Stat. §515B.3 116, recorded on November 3, 2017 as document number 3221260. 6. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in the same Declaration and granted by the owner in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration and pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 515B.3-116, said Lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the Sheriff of Dakota County, at 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033 on January 16, 2018, at 10:00 am at public auction to the highest bidder, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the additional costs of foreclosure, including attorneys fees as allowed by law. 7. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owner, his personal Representatives, or assigns is six (6) months from date of sale. If the lien is not satisfied under Minn. Stat. § 580.23 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. § 580.23, the owner must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m., on July 16, 2018, or the next business day if July 16, 2018, falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. 8. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: November 27, 2017 THE LAW OFFICE OF DAVID S. HOLMAN, LTD. /s/ David S. Holman David S. Holman, Atty. No. 193628 201 W. Travelers Trail, Suite 144 Burnsville, MN 55337 952-895-1224 dsh@dsholmanlaw.com Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017 January 5, 2018 760975

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ASSUMED NAME: Abundant Life with ShellyLynn PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 2220 Water Lilly Lane Eagan, MN 55122 NAMEHOLDER(S): Shelly Lynn Bushnell 2220 Water Lilly Lane Eagan, MN 55122 I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. DATE FILED: November 22, 2017 SIGNED BY: Shelly L. Bushnell Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 15, 22, 2017 764905

fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. DATE FILED: December 19, 2017 SIGNED BY: Ashwin George Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 22, 29, 2017 767833

LICENSE REGULATIONS; AND BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE EAGAN CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 6.99 Section 6.39, governing massage therapy license regulations, is amended to add definitions of accredited institution and accredited program, to revise qualification requirements for massage therapist license, to add additional license conditions and regulations related to on-site conduct, and add massage therapy establishment onsite manager qualification requirements. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the City Clerk at the Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota 55122. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication. Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun ThisWeek December 22, 2017 766506

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE Date: December 15, 2017 YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT: 1. Default has occurred in the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Burnhill Townhomes Condominium (hereinafter the “Association”) which was recorded as Document No. 552516 on December 21, 1979 in the office of the County Recorder of Dakota County, Minnesota, and also, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116, covering the following property: Apartment No. 48, Building No. 10, Condominium File No. 30, Burnhill Townhomes, Dakota County, Minnesota Property Address: 637 Burnsville Parkway East, Burnsville, MN 55337 PID #: 02-57200-00-058 2. Pursuant to said Declaration, there is claimed to be due and owing to the Association from July 1, 2017 to the date of this notice the amount of $1,723.08 for unpaid association dues plus any other such amounts that will accrue after the date of this notice for costs of collection and foreclosure which will be added to the amount claimed due and owing at the time of the sale. The title holder to the property subject to the lien herein is MTGLQ Investors, L.P. 3. No action is now pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof. 4. The lien arises pursuant to the Declaration described above, and Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116 and is further described in a Notice of Assessment Lien in favor of the Association recorded on November 28, 2017 as Document No. 3225042 in the Dakota County Recorder’s Office. 5. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in the same Declaration and granted by the owner in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration and pursuant to Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116, said Lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the Sheriff of Dakota County, at 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033 on January 30, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at public auction to the highest bidder, to pay the amount then due for said assessments, together with the additional costs of foreclosure, including attorney’s fees as allowed by law. 6. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owner, his personal representatives, or assigns is six (6) months from date of sale. If the lien is not reinstated under Minn. Stat. §580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. §580.23, the owner must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m., on July 30, 2018, or the next business day if July 30, 2018, falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Dated: December 15, 2017 Attorney for the Association: THE LAW OFFICE OF DAVID S. HOLMAN, LTD By: /s/ David S. Holman David S. Holman, Atty. No. 193628 201 W. Travelers Trail Suite 144 Burnsville, MN 55337 952-895-1224 Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 15, 22, 29, 2017 January 5, 12, 19, 2018 765294

NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that the property will be sold on January 17, 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 # 251- Wayne Fontaine; table saw, power miter box tools, tool roller cabinet, tool chest, fishing equip., vacuum cleaner, power tools, microwave, bicycle, luggage, boxes of unknown content Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 22, 29, 2017 January 5, 2018 767465

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE Date: November 27, 2017 YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT: 1. Default has occurred in the terms and conditions of the Declaration of Diffley Commons Home-

DAKOTA COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO OPERATE AERATION SYSTEM The County of Dakota, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Permit for Lake Aeriation System, granted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, hereby gives notice of its intention to operate two winter lake aeration systems in the city of Eagan. These systems shall consist of an air injection pump. The systems shall be in operation near the northwest shore of Holland Lake and near the west shore of McDonough Lake, both located in Lebanon Hills Regional Park. The period of aeration operation shall be during periods of suitable ice cover commencing on or about January 4, 2018 and ending on or about April 1, 2018. The aeration systems may create open water and thin ice conditions. The public is cautioned to stay clear of all areas marked with warning signs on the lakes. For further information call (952) 891-7983. Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 22, 29, 2017 767061

An Environmental Assessment for the I-35W Over the Minnesota River Project (SP 1981-124) is available for public review and comment beginning December 18, 2017. The project proposes reconstruction of I-35W between Cliff Road in Burnsville to West 106th Street in Bloomington, including reconstruction of the I-35W Minnesota River Bridge. On northbound I-35W, MnDOT proposes an extension of the existing northbound truck climbing lane from south of West 106th Street to the Cliff Road entrance ramp. At the West 106th Street interchange, MnDOT proposes reconstruction of the I-35W bridges, including reconstruction of the south ramps. Additional project elements include drainage improvements, retaining walls, a noise wall, and trail construction. The Environmental Assessment includes the Minnesota Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) form. MnDOT is the project proposer and the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU). To afford an opportunity for all interested persons to comment on the Environmental Assessment, a public hearing meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 11, 2018 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Oak Grove Middle School (1300 West 106th Street, Bloomington). The public hearing meeting will be held in a non-formal, open house format. There will not be a formal presentation. MnDOT staff and engineers will be available to answer questions. A court reporter will be available to take verbal comments, and comment cards will be available for people who wish to provide written comments for the public record. Copies of the Environmental Assessment, which documents the purpose and need of the project along with the anticipated social, economic, and environmental impacts, is available on the project web page at http://www. dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/ i35wbloomington/index.html. The Environmental Assessment also is available for public inspection and copying during business hours at the following locations: r .O%05 .FUSP %JTUSJDU 0GàDF 1500 West County Road B2, Roseville r #MPPNJOHUPO $JUZ )BMM West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington r #VSOTWJMMF $JUZ )BMM $JWJD Center Parkway, Burnsville r 1FOO -BLF -JCSBSZ 1FOO Avenue South, Bloomington r #VSOIBWFO -JCSBSZ 8FTU County Road 42, Burnsville r )FOOFQJO $PVOUZ -JCSBSZ m Minneapolis Central, Environmental $POTFSWBUJPO -JCSBSZ (PWFSONFOU Documents, 2nd Floor, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis r .O%05 -JCSBSZ +PIO *SFland Boulevard, St. Paul The public is encouraged to submit comments on the Environmental Assessment. Comments can be mailed, prior to the close of the public comment period on Thursday, January 25, 2018, to Rick Dalton, Environmental Coordinator, at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, 1500 West County Road B2, Roseville, MN 55113 or richard.dalton@state.mn.us. The above referenced document is available in alternative formats by calling 651-366-4718 or emailing ADArequest.dot@state.mn.us. 5P SFRVFTU BO "4- PS GPSFJHO MBOguage interpreter at the public hearings, call 651-366-4720. To request other reasonable accommodations, call 651-366-4718; the Minnesota Relay Service toll-free at 1-800-627-3529 (TTY, Voice or ASCII) or 711, or email your request to ADArequest.dot@state.mn.us. Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 22, 2017 765533

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes, 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194 (LAKEVILLE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS) STATE OF MINNESOTA EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE BONDS TO FINANCE CERTAIN PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT’S TEN-YEAR FACILITY PLAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the School Board of Independent School District No. 194, State of Minnesota (the “District”), adopted a resolution (the “Resolution”) on December 12, 2017, stating the intention of the School Board to issue general obligation facilities maintenance bonds (the “Bonds”) in the total principal amount of not to exceed $10,620,000 pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 123B.595 and Chapter 475, as amended. The proceeds of the Bonds will be used to fund the costs of the following projects at various District facilities as included in the District’s approved ten-year facility plan and related financing costs: r EFGFSSFE NBJOUFOBODF BOE other qualifying projects included in the District’s ten-year facility plan approved by the Commissioner of Education The total amount of District indebtedness as of December 1, 2017 is $121,250,000. If these proposed Bonds were issued after that date, the total indebtedness of the District at that time would be $131,870,000. Dated: December 12, 2017 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD /s/ Kathy Lewis School District Clerk Independent School District No. 194 (Lakeville Area Public Schools) State of Minnesota Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek Lakeville Sun Thisweek December 22, 2017 765626

MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes, 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. ASSUMED NAME: Valley Wellness PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 1328 Dresden Court Eagan, MN 55123 NAMEHOLDER(S): Valley Pain Relief & Wellness Center, PLLC 1328 Dresden Court Eagan, MN 55123 I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required

NOTICE OF SALE The contents of the following storage units will be sold to the public using sealed bids. Sale and viewing will be held on 01/10/17 at the below locations: The U-Haul Center in Burnsville. Located at 1630 West Hwy 13, Burnsville, MN 55337. At 2:00PM Unit number A2906 leased by Johnnie Walker, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $349.90 Unit number C1639 leased by Sahani Windom, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $169.90 Unit number A3042-171leased by John Shriner, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $459.90 Unit number A3148 leased by Dean Hare, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $629.80 Unit number A3109 leased by Nichias Maththews, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $374.80 Unit number A4410 leased by Halie Solomon, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 179.90 Unit number C1018 leased by Tabitha Knight, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $229.90 Unit number AA8448B leased by B Korros, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $1,141.81 Unit number A3023 leased by Kavossier Bridges, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 364.65 Unit number C1028 leased by Nicole Holliday, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 229.90 Unit number AA9859D leased by Lynnaya Shelby, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $251.30 Unit number C1206 leased by Ryan Daily, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 619.80 Unit number A4118 leased by Rodney Bright, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 484.85 Unit number C1101 leased by Brandon Elliott, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 649.85 Unit number B2013 leased by Michael Colf, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $349.90 Unit number C1226 leased by Ryan Daily, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $359.90 Unit number B2189 & B2902-04 leased by Chelsea Springs, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $1,079.80 Unit number A3032 leased by Sourisack Siriouthay, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $189.90 Unit number B2168 leased by Charles Lockhart, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $639.65 Unit number A4203 leased by David Hicks, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $229.85 Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 8, 22, 2017 760409

CITY OF EAGAN The following is the official summary of Ordinance No. 572 as approved by the City Council of the City of Eagan on December 5, 2017.

ORDINANCE NO. 572 2ND SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EAGAN, MINNESOTA, AMENDING EAGAN CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX ENTITLED “OTHER BUSINESS REGULATION AND LICENSING” BY AMENDING SECTION 6.39 REGARDING MASSAGE THERAPY

CITY OF EAGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED MINNESOTA INVESTMENT FUND (“MIF”) FORGIVABLE LOAN FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. D/B/A PURAIR PRODUCTS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Eagan, a Minnesota municipal corporation, (the “City”) will meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 2, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Minnesota, to conduct a public hearing on a Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development MIF application for a forgivable loan to assist with expansion of Medical Equipment Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Purair Products (“Purair”). The City will consider submitting a MIF State Loan Application for the benefit of Purair. The maximum amount of the MIF loan will be $200,000. All interested persons may appear at the January 2, 2018 public hearing and present their views orally or in writing. Specific questions can be directed to Jill Hutmacher-Director of Community Development. The terms of the MIF application and forgivable loan will be available prior to the public hearing. Anyone needing reasonable accommodations or an interpreter should contact the Community Development Department (651) 675-5660, no later than December 28, 2017 to allow adequate time to make arrangements. /s/Christina M. Scipioni City Clerk Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 22, 2017 767724

NOTICE OF SALE The contents of the following storage units will be sold to the public using sealed bids. Sale and viewing will be held on 01/10/17 at the below locations: The U-Haul Storage Center of Burnsville, located at 12200 Portland Ave S, Burnsville, MN 55337 at 12:00PM Unit number A38 leased by Kristen Gibbons, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 694.85 Unit number B120 leased by Curtis Frazier Jr, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 385.70 Unit number C353 leased by Azuarde Walls, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 359.80 Unit number B230 leased by Mark Hollon, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 394.85 Unit number C317 leased by Ben Miller, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 395.80 Unit number B88 leased by Chris Stockton, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 374.85 Unit number B189 leased by Patty Hernandez, Miscellaneous household and personal goods, Amount Due $ 574.70 Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek December 8, 22, 2017 760402

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theater and arts calendar To submit items for the Prior Lake. Tickets: $19. Infor- mation: 952-496-6563 or mysArts Calendar, email: mation: 952-496-6563 or mys- ticlake.com. darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. ticlake.com. Morris Day and The Time, 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, MysBooks Exhibits tic Lake, Prior Lake. Tickets: Meet the Author: Craig Watercolor paintings by $30-$60. Information: 952-496MacIntosh, 6:30-8 p.m. Thurs- Cynthia Marsh and photogra- 6563 or mysticlake.com. day, Jan. 18, Robert Trail Li- phy by Mark Freier are on disCoffee Concert Series – brary, 14395 S. Robert Trail, play through December in the Steve Heitzeg’s Ecomusic, 2 Rosemount. He will discuss his Steeple Center gallery, 14375 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, Lakeville new novel “Wolf’s Baja.� Pre- S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. In- Area Arts Center, 20965 Holysented by the Rosemount Area formation: 651-322-6000. oke Ave. Tickets: $18 adults, Arts Council. “Art: Diverse Perspectives $15 ages 60-plus and 18 and Through Local Eyes� runs younger. Information: LakevilComedy through Jan. 20 at Art Works leAreaArtsCenter.com or 952Dane Cook, 9:30 p.m. Sun- Eagan, 3795 Pilot Knob Road, 985-4640. day, Dec. 31, Mystic Lake, Prior Eagan. Information: artworkEVHS winter band conLake. Tickets: $69-$149. Infor- seagan.org. certs, 6 and 8 p.m. Monday, mation: 952-496-6563 or mys“Big and Small,� the Min- Jan. 8, Eastview High School. ticlake.com. nesota Contemporary Quilters Information: 952-431-8900. Louie Anderson, 6:30 and exhibit, is on display through RHS winter band concert, 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, Jan. 5 in the gallery at the Lake- 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, RoseAmes Center, 12600 Nicol- ville Area Arts Center, 20965 mount High School. Informalet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: Holyoke Ave. Information: 952- tion: 651-423-7501. $32.95-$102.95 at the box of- 985-4640. AVHS jazz ensembles fice, Ticketmaster.com or 800concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 982-2787. Music 11, Apple Valley High School. Greg Fitzsimmons, 7:30 Buddy Guy, 8 p.m. Satur- Information: 952-431-8200. and 10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 5, and day, Dec. 30, Mystic Lake, Prior River: The Music of CarSaturday, Jan. 6, Mystic Lake, Lake. Tickets: $40-$60. Infor- ole King, Joni Mitchell and

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Carly Simon, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets: $18 (price estimate) at rosemountarts.com. G. Love & Special Sauce, 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Tickets: $20$35. Information: mysticlake. com or 952-496-6563. Roe Family Singers, bluegrass concert, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets: $10 (price estimate) at rosemountarts.com. Theater “Triple Espresso� runs through Feb. 15 at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $41-$48 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com and 800-982-2787. “Nguyen Ngoc Ngan 25 Nam,� a Vietnamese variety show, 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Tickets: $18 and $27 in advance, $23 and $32 day of show. Infor-

Darlyne B. Nordstrom

Barbara Jean Mundy, age 65, of Apple Valley, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A gathering of family and friends was Wednesday, December 20, 2017 from 4:00-7:00 P.M. at the White Funeral Home in Apple Valley. A Celebration of Life service was held Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 11:00 A.M., with a visitation one hour prior, at Trinity Church in Lakeville. Pastor Bill Hamel presided. Barb will be laid to rest at Lebanon Cemetery in Apple Valley. Memorials will be donated to Compassion International, a Christian charity through which Barb and Howard have enjoyed sharing their faith by sponsoring children in need from around the world. Barb was born in Watertown, MN to Benjamin and Dorothy (Jean) Buck on July 27, 1952. Her parents moved to Mankato where she grew up and attended school. After high school, Barb attended Mankato State University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. In 1976, she accepted a position WR WHDFK ÂżUVW JUDGH LQ WKH VPDOO WRZQ RI 6DQERUQ 01 where she enjoyed teaching for several years. It was there that she met Howard who was the high school math teacher. As Barb always described it to her children, she saw Howard and knew right away that he was “the one.â€? She DOZD\V VDLG LW KDG WR EH *RG WKDW WZR &KULVWLDQV FRXOG ÂżQG each other at a public school in a very small town. Barb and Howard exchanged wedding vows on October 13, 1979. They were blessed with 38 beautiful years together and three wonderful children Alan, Anna and Ryan. Barb’s pride and joy was her family. After Alan was born in 1983, she wanted to be a stay-at-home mom to pour her life into her family. She was a very loving, devoted wife and mother. Everything she did centered around her family, whether it was having a delicious, homecooked meal ready every evening when Howard arrived home, planning fun activities with the kids inside and outside the home, working long hours to help the kids with school projects or just being an ear to listen or a shoulder to cry on when someone was having a rough day. Barb also was a sweet example of Christ to all who met her. Her faith was very important to her and she wasn’t afraid to let it shine. She always put others above herself and her upbeat and positive spirit was loved by all who met her. (YHQ WKURXJKRXW WKH PRVW GLIÂżFXOW GD\V LQ WKH EDWWOH ZLWK her illness, she never complained. Barb enjoyed traveling, especially to the North Shore, cuddling on the couch with her sweet dogs Tessa and Mandy, treasure hunting at the local thrift and antique stores, playing games with family, outings with her friends, helping with kid’s club at church, and attending Bible study at Living Word Church (where all the children attended elementary school). She also loved her three sweet granddaughters dearly and loved to spoil them whenever she was able with special toys, treats or fun activities. Barb is preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Benjamin and Dorothy “Jeanâ€? Buck. She is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Howard; children, Alan (Danielle), Anna and Ryan (Maria) Mundy; grandchildren, Addison, Ella and Vivienne; sister, Beverly Taylor (Charles McCoy); other family and many friends. Barb will be greatly missed, but we take great comfort in knowing we will be with her again as she now rests in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Online Condolences at: www.whitefuneralhomes.com White Funeral Home Apple Valley 952-432-2001

Darlyne B. Nordstrom, age 92, of Lakeville passed away peacefully at her home on December 17, 2017. Darlyne was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church in Farmington, Lakeville Senior Citizens, and Dakota City Historical Society. She retired from the /DNHYLOOH VFKRRO GLVWULFW RIÂżFH DV a receptionist at the age of 85 after being with them for 35 years. Darlyne is preceded in death by her husband, Elmer; parents, Prince Albert “Patâ€? and Estelle Biggerstaff; siblings, Frances (Clarence) Iverson, Milan (Ethel) Biggerstaff, Willis (Nancy) Biggerstaff, Hazel (Babe) Strouse, Madelyn (Wallace) Halvorson, Dorothy (Chester) Bjornson, Robert Biggerstaff, and Bernard Biggerstaff. Survived by her loving children, Jeanne (Ken DeMaster) Nordstrom, Robert (Ruth) Nordstrom, and Peggie (Paul) Snesrud; 7 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 AM Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the Faith United Methodist Church, 710 8th St., Farmington, MN with a gathering of family and friends starting at 10 AM. Private Interment, Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials will be donated to the Faith United Methodist Church. Online Condolences: www.whitefuneralhomes.com White Funeral Home Lakeville 952-469-2723

Age 72 of Burnsville, MN, born February 10, 1945, in Spokane, WA, to Raymond and Gwendolyn Redalen. Cheryl passed away peacefully on December 12, 2017. Cheryl was raised in Williston, ND, then moved to Grand Forks where she attended the University of North Dakota. She graduated from UND on May 13th, 1979, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduation, she went on to teach Psychology and German at UND while living in Grand Forks, ND. She was an avid reader and had a passion for animals. Cheryl relocated to Apple Valley, MN in 1993. She entered Ebenezer Ridges Nursing Home in November, 2015, where she resided until her death. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Gwen Redalen; best friend, John “Jack� Shoultz; brotherin-law, Mark Stockwell, sister-in-law, Lori Redalen; and beloved dog, Ollie. Cheryl will be dearly missed by her son, Barry (Kristi) Nelson, granddaughter, Kasey; siblings: Rick, Ron (Christy) Redalen, Sally Stockwell and Susan Redalen; and many nieces, nephews, family and friends. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 28, 2017, with a visitation one hour before, at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 14850 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Cheryl will be laid to rest at Lebanon Cemetery in Apple Valley. Memorials may be made to the ASPCA or the Minnesota Valley Humane Society in Burnsville. Henry W. Anderson (952) 432-2331 www.HenryWAnderson.com

Marion “Duke/Butch� L. Weber 102 Years Young

Marion L. Weber, born Nov. 8, 1915, in Martin County, MN, died Dec. 10, 2017, in Apple Valley, MN. Marion was married and widowed three times. His wives were Grace Carlson Weber, originally of Trimont; Elinor Ackerman Weber, Worthington; and Helen Jarvi, Eagan, Minnesota. Marion and Grace, his wife of 51 years, had three children: Karen Dirksen (Mervin); Roger (Paula) and Marian Luft. He is survived also by stepson Guy (Barbara) Jarvi. Marion was employed by Watland International +DUYHVWHU LQ /DNH¿HOG DQG :RUWKLQJWRQ IRU \HDUV +H ZDV D PHPEHU RI /DNH¿HOG /RGJH 1R $) $0 DQG the Order of the Eastern Star. He moved to the Twin Cities after Elinor’s death, where he has been active in seniors groups in Apple Valley and Burnsville.

Sharon R. Rust (May 19, 1941 - Dec. 18, 2017) Sharon R. Rust, age 76, of Rosemount, passed away on December 18, 2017. Preceded in death by her husband, Donald; parents, Robert and Beulah Dean, and sister, Elnora Marazzo. Survived by her children, Josie (Patrick) Milan, Alan (Barb) Rust and Adam (Dianna) Rust; grandchildren, Eric (Lauren), Halie and Hannah; brother, Bob (Lisa) Dean; also by other family and friends. Memorial Service 1 PM Friday, December 22, 2017 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 16200 Dodd Lane, Lakeville, MN. With a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to service. Private interment, Lebanon Cemetery, Apple Valley, MN. Condolences: www.whitefuneralhomes.com White Funeral Home Apple Valley 952-432-2001

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wamiyoga.com. Creative dance classes, ages toddler to 7, Ballet Royale Minnesota in Lakeville. Information: balletroyalemn.org or 952-898-3163. Yoga wind down class is the first Thursday of the month at Precision and Flow Pilates, 13708 County Road 11, Burnsville. Information: www.preci sionandflowpilates.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.christinetier ney.com, 612-210-3377.

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mation: 952-496-6563 or mysticlake.com. Lightwire Theater’s “A Very Electric Christmas,� 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $30-$75 at the box office, 800-982-2787 and Ticketmaster.com.

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To submit items for the Friday, Dec. 29 Family Calendar, email: Full moon snowshoe, 6-8 darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. p.m., Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. Equipment provided. Friday, Dec. 22 Participants will hike if no snow. Beginner snowshoeing, Ages 6 and older. Cost: $5. Res3-4:30 p.m., Cleary Lake Re- ervations required at 763-559gional Park, Prior Lake. Equip- 6700. ment provided. Participants Teen sledding party, 6-8 will hike if no snow. Ages 8 and p.m., Empire Shelter, Whitetail older. Cost: $5. Reservations re- Woods Regional Park, 17100 quired at 763-559-6700. Station Trail, Farmington. Bring your sleds for a night on the big Tuesday, Dec. 26 hill. Enjoy DJ music and roaring Consumer law clinic, 1-4 bonfires. Ages: 13 and older. p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Gal- Free. Registration required at axie Ave., Apple Valley. Get help www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks. with consumer law matters such as debt collection, garnishment, Saturday, Dec. 30 credit issues, foreclosures, conEagan Market Fest, 10 tracts and conciliation court with a.m. to 1 p.m., Eagan Commua free 30-minute consultation nity Center, 1501 Central Parkfrom a volunteer attorney. This way, Oasis Room. Information: clinic is a joint program of Legal https://www.cityofeagan.com/ Assistance of Dakota County, marketfest. the Dakota County Family Court and the Dakota County Law Sunday, Dec. 31 Library. Call 952-431-3200 for New Year’s Eve Party, more information and to sched- 5-8 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor ule an appointment. Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Candlelight ice skating, hiking, Wednesday, Dec. 27 snowshoeing, sliding and bonMemory Care Support fire. Indoor activities include a Group, 2-3 p.m., Augustana Re- magician, live animals and stogent at Burnsville, 14500 Regent ryteller. Ball drop at 7:59 p.m. Lane, Burnsville. Information: All ages. Cost: $10 at the door; Jane Hubbard at 952-898-8728. ages 5 and under free. No registration needed. Thursday, Dec. 28 Family law clinic, 1-4 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Blood drives Ave., Apple Valley. Receive a The American Red Cross free 30-minute consultation will hold the following blood from a volunteer attorney re- drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS garding family law matters such (1-800-733-2767) or visit red as divorce, child custody, child crossblood.org to make an apsupport, visitation, paternity is- pointment or for more informasues, spousal maintenance and tion. domestic abuse. This clinic is • Dec. 22, 12-6 p.m., Destiny a joint program of Legal As- Christian Church, 12119 16th sistance of Dakota County, the Ave., Burnsville. Dakota County Family Court and • Dec. 26, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Dakota County Law Library. Culver’s, 17800 Kenwood Trail, Call 952-891-7135 to schedule Lakeville. an appointment. • Dec. 27, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., School of Environmental Studies, 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Congratulations • Dec. 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Dec. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Culver’s, 4725 Highway 13 W., Savage. • Dec. 28, 12-6 p.m., AMC Apple Valley 15 Theatres, 15630 Congratulations to Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. Cam Cashin of Apple Val• Dec. 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., ley who has been accepted University of Minnesota ExtenEarly Action to Harvard sion, 4100 220th St. W., FarmUniversity for the class ington. • Dec. 29, 12-6 p.m., CMX of 2022. Cam attended Odyssey and IMAX, 14401 BurnHighland Elementary haven Drive, Burnsville. • Dec. 30, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Falcon Ridge Middle Community Center, 1501 School before going to his Eagan Central Parkway, Eagan.

Congratulations Cam Cashin Harvard bound!!!

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Thisweekend Zoo foundation has $500K gift for farm revitalization The Minnesota Zoo Foundation recently received a $500,000 financial pledge from corporate partner, Wells Fargo, which will be used to begin refreshing the now almost 18-year-old Wells Fargo Family Farm. The initial project these funds will help support is a new gateway structure, which will help direct and welcome zoo guests to the popular destination. “Thanks to the generosity of our longtime partners at Wells Fargo, we are excited to begin the refresh process to one of the zoo’s most popular spaces,� said Tony Grundhauser, executive director of the foundation. “It is generous community support like this that helps the Minnesota Zoo continue to fulfill its mission of connecting people, animals and the natural world to save wildlife in fun and engaging ways.� Construction on the gateway structure is currently in progress and the project is scheduled to be complete in early summer 2018. Along with welcoming zoo guests to the farm, this structure will also de-

pict a historical timeline of farming in Minnesota, including what farming may look like in the future. Wells Fargo has been a corporate partner of the zoo since its inception in 1978. Along with continued philanthropic support totaling more than $2.8 million, Wells Fargo has also had a consistent presence on the foundation’s Board of Trustees. “Wells Fargo is proud to support such a great organization like the Minnesota Zoo who helps shape our state’s cultural fabric and serves as a point of pride for all Minnesotans,� said Joe Ravens, Wells Fargo region bank president. The Minnesota Zoo’s seasonal Wells Fargo Family Farm opened in the summer of 2000. It is a working farm to help connect zoo guests with Minnesota’s prominent farming heritage. Activities include daily cow milking demonstrations and a goat contact yard, as well as opportunities to engage with pigs, horses, chickens and more. The farm opens each spring with the popular

Farm Babies event and remains open through each November. The Chronicle of Philanthropy ranked Wells Fargo No. 3 on its most recent list of the top corporate cash philanthropists. In 2016, Wells Fargo donated $281.3 million to 14,900 nonprofits and Wells Fargo team members volunteered 1.73 million hours with 50,000 nonprofits. Wells Fargo’s corporate social responsibility efforts are focused on three priorities: economic empowerment in underserved communities, environmental sustainability, and advancing diversity and social inclusion. The zoo is a year-round destination located in Apple Valley. The zoo’s mission is to connect people, animals and the natural world to save wildlife. For more information, call 952431-9500 or visit mnzoo. org. The Minnesota Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and an institutional member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

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Wells Fargo recently donated $500,000 to the Minnesota Zoo Foundation in an effort to refresh the almost 18-year-old Wells Fargo Family Farm.

theater and arts briefs Jim Brickman at Ames Center Jim Brickman, Grammy-nominated songwriter and pianist, brings “A Joyful Christmas� to Ames Center 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27. Tickets are $40-$70 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com and 800-982-2787. Ames Center is at 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. More information is at ames-center.com.

‘A Very Electric Christmas’ with Lightwire Lightwire Theater presents “A Very Electric Christmas� 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at Ames Center in Burnsville. Follow the story of a young bird named Max and his family as they begin their journey south for the winter. When Max gets blown off course and ends up at the North Pole, his adventure begins. Dancing toy soldiers, caroling worms and performing poinsettias light up the stage. The magical tale of family, friendship and hope is set to timeless holiday hits, including those by Nat King Cole, Mariah Carey and Tchaikovsky. Lightwire Theater is internationally recognized for its electroluminescent artistry, poignant storytelling and performance in complete darkness. Tickets are $30-$75 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com and 800-982-2787.

Sip & Sketch class in Eagan The Eagan Art House offers drawing classes 6-7 p.m. Fridays, Jan. 5 and Feb. 2, at Dunn Brothers Coffee, 1012 Diffley Road, Eagan. An art house instructor provides the inspiration and demonstrates a new drawing technique each week. A discount beverage coupon is included with registration. Some drawing experience is required. Cost is $10 per person. Bring your own supplies. Full class details and registration is available at www.cityofeagan.com. For more information, call

the Eagan Art House at descriptions and estimated 651-675-5521. cost of each, and professional resume, maximum two pages. Electronic Artists sought of submission is preferred at for public art in jandersen@cityofeagan. com. Eagan All submissions are due Eagan Parks and Rec- by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. reation is seeking artists to 12. Complete informaproduce four benches for tion can be found at www. placement in city parks, eaganarthouse.org. For facilities and along the questions, contact Julie park trail system in 2018. Andersen at 651-675-5521 In 2017, Eagan in- or jandersen@cityofeastalled four art benches gan.com. in an effort to add to the city’s sense of place, while enhancing resting areas Eagan Art for residents. In 2018, Ea- House activities gan Parks and Recreation Call for Artists “I will install four additional Love‌â€? Exhibit: The artist-designed and -proEagan Art House is acduced benches to reprecepting registrations for sent the unique landscape the upcoming visual art and neighborhoods of exhibition “I Love‌â€? to identified locations. Interested artists should be displayed January and submit a letter of interest, February at the Eagan maximum of 500 words Community Center and with contact information, Wescott Library. Artwork artistic approach and why must be no larger than 9 their artwork would be square feet, two-dimencompatible for this proj- sional submissions only. ect. They should also in- Registrations are due Jan. clude up to five digital im- 5. Artists may submit up ages of work samples with to two pieces of artwork

and there is no fee to participate. Online registration is available at www. cityofeagan.com. New classes starting in January: It’s not too late to register for January classes at the Eagan Art House. Take a painting, ceramics or a fused glass pendant class. Offerings for young artists, teens and adults. A complete list of classes and registration is available at www.cityofeagan. com. Studio painting with Derek Davis: Work on your own projects with coaching from professional artist Derek Davis. Paint in the medium of your choosing – oil, acrylic or watercolor. Learn techniques on color usage, paint application and layout. Classes meet Wednesdays, March 7 – April 18 from 9-11:30 a.m. or 6:309 p.m. Full class details and registration is available at www.cityofeagan. com. For more information, call the Eagan Art House at 651-675-5521.

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