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Thisweek Farmington-Lakeville AUGUST 20, 2010

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Community cleans up after early morning tornado strikes Farmington Where were the sirens? Farmington residents say tornado struck without warning by Derrick Williams THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

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Debris and broken trees lined 193rd Street West in Farmington just hours after a tornado ripped through town during the early morning hours on Friday, Aug. 13.

More than 120 homes were damaged, 13 of which were destroyed, by an early morning tornado that struck Farmington on Friday, Aug. 13. The neighborhood along 193rd Street West, east of Pilot Knob Road, where this house is located, was among those hit hardest.

Neighborhood comes together after twister by Derrick Williams and Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

It was a tornado, not straight-line winds, that damaged more than 120 homes in northern Farmington during the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 13. That news came as no surprise to residents who live near 193rd Street West and Pilot Knob Road, one of Farmington’s worst hit

FARMINGTON neighborhoods. “People heard a freight train,” said Kerry Rustan, alluding to the sound a tornado emits as it approaches. Rustan had a tree tossed through his house by the twister, he said. He also lost some apple trees from his yard, one of which landed in a neighbor’s yard nearly 500 feet away, he said. Rustan said he knew the storm was more serious when he heard a loud bang around 3:30 a.m. “We didn’t get a chance

to run into the basement,” he said. His house lost power soon afterward. Though the siren didn’t go off until 45 minutes later, Rustan said he doesn’t blame those in charge. “It happened so fast,” he said. In all, the tornado damaged 124 homes – 13 so badly, they’re uninhabitable, Farmington Police Chief Brian Lindquist said. There were no injuries, Lindquist said. “In my 13 or so years here, we’ve had a few events that resulted in tree

loss, but never a tornado,” Lindquist said. And in the immediate aftermath of the storm, Lindquist said he and people from the National Weather Service incorrectly thought the damage was caused by straight-line winds. “I was up in a chopper that morning to look at the damage,” Lindquist said. “Everything on the ground, to me, and others who came to the same conclusion, was that it appeared like straight-line winds.” But the NWS two days See Tornado, 3A

Kerry Rustan said he didn’t know he should be seeking shelter from the storm until it was too late. “We didn’t get a chance to run into the basement,” he said. “It happened so fast.” Rustan, who lives on 193rd Street West near Pilot Knob Road in northern Farmington, said a tree was tossed through a wall of his home by a tornado that touched down around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 13. The weather sirens, Rustan said, didn’t go off until well after the twister. Lisa Schmit, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, based in Chanhassen, acknowledged no tornado warning was issued for the storm. “The unique thing about this storm is there wasn’t immediately any indication on radar of a tornado,” Schmit said. After looking back at radar replays, Schmit said the tornado signa-

FARMINGTON ture was apparent, but only briefly, yet long enough for the twister to touch down. “There just wasn’t an

Photo by Derrick Williams

Sirens never sounded and no tornado warning was issued, despite a twister damaging more than 120 homes in Farmington on Friday, Aug. 13. ability to get a warning out,” Schmit said. In all, the twister damaged 124 homes – 13 so badly, they’re uninhabitable, Farmington Police Chief Brian Lindquist See Sirens, 3A

Council OKs Cedar Avenue transit, highway improvements Construction will take two years, but highway will be wider, accommodate expanded bus services by Derrick Williams THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Dakota County is all set to give Cedar Avenue a massive makeover. The Lakeville City Council this week – and Apple Valley’s City Council last week – provided the green light for the county’s $49.1 million reconstruction of Cedar Avenue. The main purpose of the project is to make Cedar Avenue a slick, Bus Rapid Transit corridor, linking Lakeville to the south with Apple Valley, Eagan and other communities to the north. Kristine Elwood, the county’s Cedar project

LAKEVILLE manager, said all of the rights of way for the project have been acquired. The two-year highway improvement project will begin this fall, with utility work starting as early as September. In March of 2011, major construction will begin south of County Road 46, and major work north of County Road 46 in Apple Valley is expected to linger through 2012. “It’s exciting to be here,” Elwood told the Lakeville City Council on Monday, Aug. 16. “This project is becoming a reality.”

The improvements have been some time in coming. For years, funding the transitway has been an issue, as have federal requests for noise walls and other project requests. But this summer it all came together, Elwood said. City Administrator Steve Mielke said Lakeville’s total cost for the project is $358,054, all of which will be paid with Municipal State Aid funds starting in 2014. “No property taxes are going to be used,” Mielke said. “The council made it clear from the onset that they didn’t want this on the

taxpayers.” But from Lakeville’s perspective, Mielke said, they’re looking at the project not as a transit improvement, but as much needed highway improvements. “Transit will be important in the future, but really, the highway improvements coming from this – it’ll make it much safer for the cars and highway users,” he said. Most of the improvements will begin at Cedar and Dodd Boulevard, and work north toward Apple Valley. In addition to adding lanes in both directions, intersections will also be

improved, Elwood said. Traffic signals will be added at Griffon Trail and Glacier Way, Mielke said, and the signal will be taken out at 162nd Street with that intersection becoming a three-quarter access. “The cost of the signals alone are much greater than the money we’re putting into this project,” he said. “Now put that together with some of the other amenities coming – fencing, increased landscaping, trail lighting, and intersection amenities – it’s a good project.” While a new and improved Cedar Avenue should be smooth, the path

getting there could become a transportation nightmare. “There’s going to be some pain to get this done,” Mielke said. “That’s the necessary evil to getting there.” That pain includes lane closures and other construction-related congestion that could last the majority of 2011 and 2012. For more information on the Cedar Avenue project, visit www.co.dakota. mn.us and then click on transit. E-mail Derrick Williams at: lakeville.thisweek@ecm-inc. com

Former PTO treasurer gets 30 days in jail, probation for theft Oak Hills elementary PTO coffers repaid after woman used cash for football tickets, hotels, spa treatments by Derrick Williams THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The former treasurer of Oak Hills Elementary School’s parent-teacher organization was sentenced to 30 days in jail and seven years of probation for stealing more than $54,700 from the PTO’s coffers. Lisa Bostic Miller was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 18, by Judge Caroline

LAKEVILLE Lennon. Miller, 45, pleaded guilty to one felony count and one misdemeanor count of swindling June 21. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said he is happy the case is closed. “We are pleased to have

a resolution for the community of Lakeville and the children and staff of this elementary school,” he said. Miller served as the PTO’s treasurer from May 2007 through May 2009. According to the criminal complaint, Miller began raiding the PTO’s bank account shortly after she lost her job in the banking

industry in October 2008. Between May and September of 2009, records show the Oak Hills PTO’s bank account was used to purchase season tickets for University of Minnesota football games, salon treatments, airfare, posh hotel accommodations in New York City and Breezy Point Resort in Brainerd, and cash withdrawals to-

taling more than $3,000, among other questionable purchases. According to a Lakeville Police Department search warrant, Miller was the only person with a debit card linked to the group’s account during the period when a number of “suspicious transactions” occurred. She also requested the PTO’s annual financial

audit, scheduled for last May, be postponed, the document said. The money has been paid back, but wasn’t until she was aware of a police investigation, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office. E-mail Derrick Williams at: lakeville.thisweek@ecm-inc. com

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Residents in northern Farmington, where a tornado struck on Friday, Aug. 13, said they had no warning. “We didn’t get a chance to run into the basement,� said Kerry Rustan whose house on 193rd Street West was damaged. “It happened so fast.� and even roofs. Garages collapsed on themselves. Glass and wood shavings from cutup trees littered the streets. As neighbors came together, at least one local business joined in, as well. Old Chicago in Apple Valley delivered free pizzas to help the community members while they worked to clean everything up. One of the managers lives in the neighborhood. The American Red Cross was on the scene immediately after the tornado to assist residents. “It is phenomenal that everyone is OK,� said Farmington Police Sgt. Jim Constantineau. “We are very pleased that it was only

property damage – that can be rebuilt, and trees can be replanted – and nobody got hurt, and that was huge.� Rustan said he was pleased with the city’s response to the damage. Public Works had been bringing dumpsters out all day and the police and fire departments were on the scene immediately before 5 a.m. Schmit said the tornado touched down just west of Meadowview Elementary School, located on 195th Street, and tracked northeast for 2.6 miles.

Lindquist acknowledged sirens aren’t perfect. “We’re improving the warning system all the time,� Lindquist said. “I would like to think that more often than not, we’re pretty good at getting the warnings out. But sometimes, it’s the nature of the beast – you’re not going to beat mother nature.� But sirens may not make a difference, even if they were to sound. A lot of times the sirens can’t be heard in a house, and sometimes people don’t heed the warning, Schmit said. Lindquist said officials are constantly trying to reduce the complacency that goes along with weather sirens. “We’re trying to reduce the number of times sirens go off so the meaning behind them is critical when weather does occur,� he said. And while the science of warnings has changed – it’s now city specific and not county specific as it was just a couple years ago – in Dakota County, if there is a severe thunderstorm warning, the sirens blare, Dakota County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator David Gisch said. It’s been like that since

the 1970s, he said. The county’s old plan was to sound sirens only if there was a tornado. But when a severe storm hit and did major damage to parts of Savage and Burnsville, the plan changed, Gisch said. “Hopefully residents will understand we’re not trying to cry wolf,� he said. “We’re erring on the side of caution.� As for the Aug. 13 tornado, Lindquist said it wasn’t a case of someone being asleep at the wheel, but just a rare storm and an impossible to predict tornado. “Hopefully five years from now, we can look back at Friday and say, ‘With what we have now, we could have done a better job,’� he said. “If we can do that, then the warnings are coming a long way.� Both Lindquist and Schmit said getting a weather radio can go a long way in staying alerted and being safe when storms are expected. “It’s like a fire or carbon monoxide detector,� Lindquist said. “Every family should have one.�

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Severe storms that dropped a tornado in Farmington on Friday, Aug. 13, also dropped more than five inches of rain in less than three hours in Lakeville. The result was flooding which completely submerged Dodd Trail Park on Flagstaff Avenue. City Administrator Steve Mielke said it wasn’t just Friday’s rain, but the entire month of rain that saturated the system of ponds and creeks. This August has been the third rainiest ever, Mielke said. Despite the impressive flood waters in some of Lakeville’s parks, only one home had water damage, Mielke said. “It’s OK for parks to flood. They’ll do just fine. But when it approaches homes, that’s when we get worried,� he said.

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said. There were no injuries, he said. “It would be nice if weather prediction was 100 percent or we could control mother nature, but that’s not a possibility,� Lindquist said. “These things change minute by minute.� Schmit said the Farmington tornado was extremely unique. “It’s very rare to have a tornado touch down at that time of the morning – at 3:30 a.m.,� Schmit said. “As meteorologists, we know that it can’t be ruled out, but it’s extremely rare.� Generally, tornadoes form in strong super-cell thunderstorms that are fueled by intense, daytime heating, Schmit said. Overnight storms are generally squall-lines as opposed to super-cells, Schmit said. “Tornadoes are rare in squall-lines,� she said. Schmit said during a severe weather outbreak, the NWS office increases staff levels to monitor radar and issue warnings as needed. In this case, she said, the storm was so unique and the twister so brief, a warning was impossible. “It’s just one of those things,� she said.

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later concluded the damage was caused by a tornado. After sending out a survey team to look at the destruction, the NWS made the determination that, based on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the tornado was an EF-1 twister with winds topping out at more than 105 mph, according to Lisa Schmit, a meteorologist with the NWS. Neighborhoods hit hardest were immediately east and west of Pilot Knob Road between 193rd Street, Embry Avenue, Euclid Path and 190th Street. Lindquist said it was pretty apparent right away that the storm had exacted a heavy toll in Farmington. “We first received a call at 3:34 a.m. Officers arrived two minutes later, and that’s when I got a call that I should come down to take a look,� Lindquist said. “Right away we start checking to make sure people are all right.� By daybreak, Rustan said, the whole neighborhood was out helping one another with the task of cleaning up. People were out as early as 5 a.m. to chop up the felled trees that essentially shut down 193rd Street, Rustan said. The trees were only part of the damage. Several houses lost windows, siding


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Community survey shows little support for a fall parks levy Farmington residents voice support to maintain trails, parks by Kara Hildreth

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When Farmington voters head to polls in November, they will not vote on whether to invest in city parks via a levy because survey results showed a lack of support. Ron Vine of Leisure Vision presented community survey results of 623 residents at an Aug. 9 joint City Council, Parks Commission and Planning Commission workshop. The community survey asked residents about their personal and family park and facility usage, customer satisfaction, park needs, and city parks and recreation priorities. “The survey was a way of asking without having people vote on it,� said Randy Distad, director of Farmington parks and recreation. “We know now that – first of all – people like to use the trail system and our neighborhood parks, and they like those to be maintained,� Distad said.

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grounds. But 65 percent wanted more paved walking and biking trails, while 50 percent said neighborhood parks priorities were the most important. “Paved trails are most important in all demographic groups except for households with children under 10 years, of which playgrounds are one of the first priorities,� Vine said. Residents said the highest ranked city park programs are the farmers’ market, youth sports programs, adult fitness and special events.

Twenty-five percent of residents rated the quality of city parks and facilities as excellent. Fifty-four percent rated the quality as good. When asked if residents have a specific need for parks or facilities, results showed: • 85 percent need paved walking and biking trails; • 71 percent need small neighborhood parks; • 51 percent want more natural areas; • 53 percent need park Financial support playgrounds; Regarding financial • 25 percent support more support, the survey found youth baseball facilities. 59 percent of respondents Unmet needs would support maintainTop categories for un- ing trails and neighborhood met needs are natural ar- parks. Fifty percent said eas, off-leash dog areas, a they have no use for outnature center, an outdoor door sports facilities. Residents ranked top pool, paved walking and biking trails, a municipal financial priorities as comgolf course and city camp-

pleting connections for existing trails, pedestrian bridges, underpasses, neighborhood park playgrounds, and outdoor aquatic facilities. Sixty-four percent reported they would contribute some dollars toward upgrades, but 34 percent said they would not put any additional money toward park or trail improvements. “It would be extremely difficult to pass a referendum today,� Vine said.

Survey feedback Mike Haley, chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission, said the survey was a good barometer. “We did learn a lot, and it was very clear trails are very important, and that we need to repair, maintain, connect and build new,� Haley said. The commission needs to determine the minimum it can spend to make repairs and improvements.

“We have to see if there is something that will cost them (taxpayers) $1 or $2, rather than $10 or $12, and sell that,� said Haley. The city has about $125,000 in its parks improvement fund, Distad said. Trail repair and improvement could mean filling in cracks in the park pathways or sealcoating some paths and trails. Jerry Ristow, Farmington resident and former mayor, said 12 to 14 years ago the city conducted a similar survey and the results came back with similar sentiments on taxpayers’ priorities and wishes. “So we funded more playground equipment,� Ristow said, adding he would like to see the Rambling River Trail upgraded and maintained. The city owns 42.8 miles of paved trails, 1.2 miles of nature trail, and a quarter mile of various boardwalk, Distad said.

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Opinion Thisweek Columnist DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton’s aggressiveness is nothing new by T.W. Budig THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A current Republican Party television ad portrays DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton as “erratic.” That may be accepted or dismissed, but what cannot be argued is that he’s aggressive. And this aggressiveness isn’t new. Reporters noted during Dayton’s last years in the Senate, in his weekly press calls, that Dayton had sharpened his rhetoric. His appearance at Game Fair in Ramsey over the weekend was a small study in forceful campaigning. By way of setup, Republicans, with some legitimacy, view outdoor sports – shooting, hunting, catching bluegills – as their rightful preserve. One Republican campaign worker in a recent Minnesota House race explained how they stopped at homes with hunting dogs, ATVs

and bass boats in the yard. These tend to be the homes of Republicans or conservatives, it was explained. Democrats tend to live in leafy settings with homes set back from the road, it was further pointed out. They didn’t bother stopping there. At any rate, Dayton didn’t seem cowed in the least when appearing at a candidate forum over the weekend at Game Fair – a festival of glossy hunting dogs, guns, tackle, outdoor lore and marketing. While all the candidates – Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Tom Emmer, Independence Party candidate Tom Horner – said they’d continue the Governor’s Deer Opener, Dayton proposed a Governor’s Pheasant Opener as well. Dayton agreed with Emmer and Horner that wolves should be taken off the endangered species list and

be managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Emmer called for a hunting season. Dayton expressed support for the state’s mourning dove hunting season. He expressed support for the sandhill crane hunting season, though Emmer’s support was more savory, the man from Delano explaining that not only had he hunted sandhills but that they were quite tasty. No explanation was offered by anyone on exactly how to fit a crane into the oven. When talk turned to gun owner rights, Dayton detailed a small arsenal of guns he personally owns: two .357-magnums loaded, kept under lock and key; a 9 mm pistol; a 12-gauge shotgun. This may not be the kind of recital one would expect from a guy whose early political activism earned him a spot on President

Richard Nixon’s enemies list. As it might be expected, the National Rifle Association came up. Emmer questioned Dayton’s earnestness on Second Amendment issues by noting that Dayton had received a rotten grade as senator from the NRA. Dayton exhibited a moment of what might pass as senatorial wrath in heatedly explaining the bad NRA grade stemmed from a vote on socalled cop-killer bullets. These are bullets capable of penetrating body armor – bullet-proof vests – and understandably a concern for people wearing badges. As governor, he would protect law enforcement from cop-killer bullets “and at the same time support the rights of every law-abiding Minnesotans to bear arms – to possess firearms like I do – use those for lawful purposes.” “And to insinuate otherwise is just, just untrue,” said Dayton, hunt-

ing for words. An applause-o-meter measured the applause Dayton received from the crowd gathered in the Game Fair tent as almost identical to the applause Emmer received at the end of the forum after delivering his closing remarks. It might have been wondered whether it was cooked sandhill on the breeze or crow. Emmer has long proven himself an aggressive lawmaker in debate on the House floor, and he’s an aggressive candidate. But there’s more one than aggressive candidate in the field. There are at least two. T.W. Budig reports on politics and government for ECM Publishers. He can be reached at tim.budig@ ecm-inc.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Supports Ratzlaff Labeau for council To the editor: The city of Lakeville has been my home for over 15 years. We love the quality of life, the schools, the parks, and the beautiful, downtown landscape. Unfortunately, Lakeville, as well as many of our neighboring cities, has been hit hard by reduced property values, closed businesses, and unemployment. Almost everyone in this great city has felt the pinch. Colleen Ratzlaff Labeau is running for Lakeville City Council. She has run a successful Lakeville business for over 25 years. She is actively involved in her church, Community Meals and the Lakeville Chamber, and has served as the president of the Southern Twin Cities Real Estate Association. Lakeville needs fiscally responsible leadership. We need to grow our business base by keeping a lid on commercial taxes and by keeping residential taxes affordable. We need a successful business leader. My family wholeheartedly supports Ratzlaff Labeau for City Council. BETSY KOZULLA Lakeville

It’s just a county fair To the editor: Surprised to find so many categories of photo entries in this year’s Dakota County Fair Art Show with no blue ribbon winners, I was told by a couple of the helpers in the art building that “if the judge doesn’t feel any of the entries are worthy of a blue ribbon, he doesn’t have to award any.” I was taken aback by this explanation and replied, “This is a simple county fair, not a professional art show.” Come on. The judges should loosen up and lighten up a little. We are

merely amateurs. If the photo is the best in its category, shouldn’t it be awarded a first place blue ribbon and not a second place red? Having entered photos in the fair off and on for the past 35 years, I’ve even noticed they’ve stopped awarding fourth-, fifthand sixth-place and honorable mention ribbons in each individual category, too. I think it’s time to get some new judges for our county fair next year who see it as amateur art and not judge quite so much on a professional level. RENEE KIRCHNER Farmington

Keep promises on class size To the editor: I am writing to encourage District 192 School Board members to keep their promises regarding elementary class sizes. As parents became very interested in this subject, they reassured us that if the teachers are needed, they would hire them. When parents questioned why the teachers needed were not included in the budget, board members reassured us that if the teachers are needed, the money will be available, even if they have to dip into the fund reserve. When parents questioned proposed staffing levels, board members told us that the district always takes a wait-and-see approach, so as not to overstaff. As parents questioned whether the board would follow the district’s own class size policy, board members assured us that they always do follow the policy. The time is at hand when decisions are needed in order to meet the class size policy. As of the last update on Aug. 9, the district is still short seven teachers. The administration has

stated that it is in favor of adding part-time teachers to compensate for large classrooms. Parents have stated repeatedly that we want additional classrooms with full-time teachers as the policy indicates. To add part-time teachers in order to save money would be a broken promise to parents and, more important, to students. Parents don’t want higher taxes and when we questioned whether administration costs were too high, we were told we were barking up the wrong tree. Hiring part-time teachers and keeping administration costs high would be a broken promise to taxpayers to provide the best education for the value. I implore board members to fulfill the promises they have made by ensuring all the teachers needed to meet the policy are hired. They owe it to the taxpayers, to parents, and especially to our students.

Willingness to implement strategic investments To the editor: In a recent appearance together, all three candidates for governor talked about our need to invest in early learning programs. Meanwhile, a friend who teaches at a public school in the south metro area has been told to expect classes of 40 students per room. There was a day when that might have worked with particularly well-behaved young people, and as I recall, it wasn’t a great success even then. Candidates seem to have gotten the message that investments in education, particularly for younger students, can yield well more than the cost of the investment itself.

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important to find ways to have upper-income earners pay the same kind of overall tax rates, as a percentage of our income, as the rest of us. Candidates who support the idea of further downsizing government may not be in touch with these needs for education and transportation. They

may say it’s best to reduce government to help struggling small businesses, a major source of jobs. But that has been the philosophy of our state government for at least the last seven years, and we might ask, “Are we better off ?” PAUL HOFFINGER Eagan

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Researchers in business areas have also pointed to investments in transportation to facilitate activity in business, employment, and other areas affecting each of us. We owe it to ourselves to listen for how the candidates will implement these notions. Two of the three candidates agreed that it’s

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Counties are joining the parade of governmental entities to provide services more efficiently in what they call a “redesign.” The Association of Minnesota Counties realizes counties won’t have the dollars to do all they are doing now. If they don’t come up with a new way of delivering services, the Minnesota Legislature, strapped for funds, will. County, city and school officials understand the state will continue to give them less money and taxing local property will be harder. As a result, those in the metropolitan area are ahead of the game and have been cutting expenses and cooperating with local governments for years. Most people do not realize the many services county government provides. Unless they have a zoning problem, need to pay a fine, go to court or directly get help from Human Services, they probably haven’t stepped into a county courthouse. The three biggest expenditures in most counties are public safety, health and human services and highways and bridges. In addition they provide for emergency services, court facilities, planning, voting, assessing property, and jail service, among others. The counties in Minnesota really are arms of state government. They collect funds and pay for mandated state services, accounting for 75 percent of the operating expenditures. Counties are asking to do more with less, in addition to figuring how they streamline services and save taxpayers dollars. With this in mind, the association is discussing eight high-priority initiatives “to improve the governance, transparency and flexibility of large, ingrained government.” Some of the areas are waters governance, planning and zoning regulations, authority and implementation of services, redesigning child support services, revenues, ownership of Minnesota roads, redesigning state’s law enforcement and metropolitan governance.

In the Twin Cities metropolitan area, county officials are already tightening their belts by spending less, not filling positions, raising fees, and in some cases combining departments. In fact, county officials have been adopting new ways of doing things at less cost for years. Dakota County has been leading the way with cutting-edge technological changes while maintaining the lowest tax rate in the state. It succeeded in getting cities in the county to have a joint dispatch system. It’s a leader in sharing equipment with other cities and services with other counties. It has cut 60 positions from its budget, despite the higher demand for county human services during tough times. Sherburne County is combining its public health and social services departments and conferring with cities to share use of expensive specialized equipment. Morrison County has combined its auditor and treasurer departments and has 12 to 15 unfilled positions. Fees have not been raised and there is no plan to raise property taxes for 2011. Anoka County is meeting officials in cities, towns and school districts to see what services can be combined to save money. The Human Services Department is meeting with neighboring county departments to see how services can be combined. Anoka County has not given a general wage approval the last two years and has 136 positions either open or unbudgeted. Critics will say there’s more fat to cut out, but are at a loss to explain where that is in the budget. County administrators and commissioners are budgeting with less state aid in mind, and it appears they already are tightening their belts as the recession refuses to surrender. Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Editorial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM. He is at don.heinzman@ecm-inc.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.


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District 194 School Board Proceedings This is a summary of the Independent School District No.194 Regular School Board Meeting on Tues, July 13, 2010 with full text available for public inspection on t h e d i s t r i c t w e b s i t e a t www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044 Discussion was held during closed session regarding labor negotiations per MN Stat. 13D.03. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators were present except Jim Skelly. There was a moment of silence to honor Don McGuire, former Superintendent of Lakeville who passed away. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes of the meetings on June 22; resignations, leave of absence requests, employment recommendations; 2009-11 Collective Bargaining Agreement with Education MN - Kid Zone; 2009-11 Employment Agreement with Small Wonders Instructors; payment of bills and claims subject to annual audit; authorization to release checks; alt facilities projects; and donations. Also approved was the Resolution regarding Apple Lease Purchase Agreement. Reports presented: Communication levy election plan draft; Recommended actions approved: Resolution approving 2010-11 MSHSL membership; 2010-11 membership in Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce; 2010-11 membership in MSBA; resolution regarding election of school board members; resolution relating to renewing a portion of the expiring referendum revenue authorization of the school district, approving a new referendum revenue authorization, approving a capital project levy authorization and calling the election. Adjournment at 8:30 p.m. _______________________________ This is a summary of the Independent School District No. 194 Special School Board Meeting on Thursday, July 29, 2010 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044 The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. All board members and administration were present except Director of Teaching & Learning Services Knudsen. Agenda Addition: Field trip request and special education discussion issue. Discussions held: regarding possible alternative facilities projects; and proposed Community Education facility rental fee structure. Recommended action approved: LSHS Girls' Tennis to Duluth from Aug 20-22, 2010. Closed session: Discussion was held per MN Statute 13D.03 regarding the recommendations of attorney regarding on-going administrative hearing. Meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m. 2301942 8/20/10

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Hayes to run for Candidates file for office Farmington City Council Lakeville will have new City Council member Don Hayes has announced he will run for a seat on the Farmington City Council. Hayes’ main theme is communication. “We need better communication i n t e r n a l l y Don Hayes as well as externally,� he said. “For the 29 years I have worked for the city of Farmington I feel there is a disconnect between management and staff.� Hayes said he would like to have quarterly open meetings for all staff. For external communication, Hayes said he would ask each council representative and the mayor to put an article in the paper weekly,

giving updates from their perspective and asking feedback. Hayes said he is going to try to change council meetings to weekly. “I think our council needs to be more committed,� he said. “This will allow for more discussion of all topics. Also try to change the meetings to Tuesday nights, help staff with eliminating Monday morning rush. “We have a lot of very committed employees, and I’m going to encourage staff to address the idea of merit pay for the employees that want to go the extra mile in the jobs. We also have employees that need to be more committed, I think we have a morale issue in the city of Farmington,� Hayes said.

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lenger to file for city office against incumbent Mayor Holly Dahl. Candidates running for seats on Lakeville’s City Council and School Board had until 5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 17, to file for office. Those who did will be on the Nov. 2 ballot. With Bellows opting to run for mayor, and just two council seats up for election, Kevin Miller is the only incumbent who will appear on the ballot for City Council on election day. Dan Athmann, Marc Bourdeaux, Joseph Craw-

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ford, Karl Drotning, Jack Evans, Matt Little and Colleen Ratzlaff LaBeau will join Miller on the ballot for the two City Council seats. In the race for three seats on Lakeville’s School Board, only four individuals filed to run. All three incumbents – Roz Peterson, Jim Skelly and Michelle Volk – will seek re-election, and Lakeville resident Randy Pronschinske will try to unseat one of the incumbents.

PUBLIC NOTICE DARTS hereby provides notice that it intends to apply to the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the following transportation equipment to serve the elderly and persons with disabilities in the greater Farmington area. One class 400 vehicle with 2 wheelchair and 12 seated positions. Individuals or agencies seeking to request transportation service, coordinate transportation with DARTS or comment about the application, should contact Kevin Raun at DARTS, 1645 Marthaler Lane, West St. Paul, MN 55118, 651-234-2276. The deadline for submitting the application is October 1, 2010. 2307911 8/20/10P

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Sara Buszmann, daughter of Craig and Clarine Buszmann of Burnsville, and Brian Elliott, son of Timothy and Barbara Elliott of Rapid City, South Dakota, announce their engagement. Sara is a 2004 graduate of Lakeville High School and a 2009 graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is a registered nurse at Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mankato. Brian is a 2004 graduate of Stevens High School in Rapid City and a 2008 graduate of Minnesota State University Mankato. He is a construction project manager at The Bainey Group in Plymouth. An August 28, 2010, wedding is planned at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage.

Amber Renee Stamm and Bryan Peter Frandrup are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Amber is a 2002 graduate of Sentinel High School of Missoula, MT. Amber is a Design Consultant for Builders Carpet Design Center in Burnsville. Bryan is a 1994 graduate of Randolph High School and a 1998 graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead. Bryan is a Commercial Banker for Highland Bank in Minnetonka. A September 17th, 2010 wedding is planned in Prior Lake at the Wilds Golf Course with reception and dance to follow. The couple currently resides in Rosemount.

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4/6/27- 8/22/09 Though your smile is gone forever and your hand we cannot touch, we still have many memories of the one we loved so much. We think of you in silence, we often speak your name, now all we have are memories and your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake with which we’ll never part, God has you in His keeping, we have you in our heart.

Andrew Robert Griffith of Eagan, Minnesota, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award. Griffith will be recognized at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Sunday, August 22, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Thomas Becket Catholic Church. Griffith is a member of Troop 458 of Eagan, is one of approximately 2 percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank, according to Scout Master Pete Gorski. Candidates must successfully complete a service project that benefits a community, religious institution or school. Griffith chose to construct a walking path and do landscaping at the elementary school he attended, Red Pine Elementary in Eagan. Candidates must also earn 21 merit badges. Griffith also participated in several service projects, many hours of community service and numerous nights of camping, including a high adventure trip to Philmont Boy Scout Reservation in New Mexico. Griffith has served as Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Librarian, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader and Assistant Junior Scout Master. Griffith is a member of St. Thomas Becket Catholic Church and is a junior at St. Thomas Academy. He is the son of David and Deb Griffith of Eagan.

Sandquist, Jennifer Ann (Larson) Age 46, of Chanhassen passed away peacefully on July 21, 2010. Survived by loving husband, Gary; parents, Carl & Dixie Larson; brothers, Jeff (Robyn) and Jay (Pam) Larson; also by loving nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends. Jennie was born in Denver, CO, on November 14, 1963, and moved to Burnsville, MN, as a small child. She attended Gideon Pond Elementary, Nicollet Jr. High and graduated with honors from Burnsville High School in 1982. She was confirmed and nurtured in her faith at River Hills United Methodist Church and involved in many activities including women’s softball (with dad as her coach). She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree and in 1994 with her Masters Degree in Education. She taught mathematics at Nicollet Junior High School for 22 years and also coached girls track for many years. She always had a great desire for her students’ success not only in the classroom, but in the arena of life. She loved being married to the love of her life, Gary. They lived i n C h a n h a s s en a n d at t ended Westwood Church. She touched the lives of family and many friends, students and co-workers over the years. Funeral services were held on Sunday, July 25, 2010, at River Hills Church in Burnsville. Visitation was held at White Funeral Home in Apple Valley.

Philip J. Cutting Philip J., age 62, of Apple Valley, died unexpectedly August 14, 2010 of a heart attack. Preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Clara Mae Cutting; and sister, Janet Marie. Survived by loving wife of 40 years, Jody; son, Doug (Laura); 3 grandchildren, Mason, Max and Matthew; sister, Darlene (Chuck) Tucker; brother, Luther "Corky" (Mary) Cutting; nieces, nephews and friends. Phil was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who was a friend to all. Memorial service Thursday, August 19, 2:00 PM in Henry W Anderson Mortuary, 147th and Garrett Ave, Apple Valley with a gathering of family and friends starting at 12:30 on Thursday. Memorials to the family. Henry W Anderson 952-432-2331 obit.HenryWAnderson.com

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Clifford A. “Kip� Peterson Age 64, of Lakeville, formerly Burnsville and Minneapolis, passed away on July 29, 2010. Born in Minneapolis in 1946, after graduating from Minneapolis Roosevelt he entered the U.S. Marine Corp., and married Barb in 1968. He worked for US West Dex for 30 years. Kip was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, godfather and friend. His life reflected his strong character and work ethic. He loved and gave back in so many ways. He was active in Burnsville Legion Baseball (BA 191), Hope Chest News, LifeSource (Organ & Tissue Donation) and in the lives of his grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents Evald and Frances Peterson, Brother Charles and Terry Burken (his lung transplant donor). He is survived by his wife, Barb, daughter Tracy (Cory LaVigne), son Chris (Cheryl Urbaniak), grandchildren; Caysie, Trevor, Connor, Landon, Brooks & Delaney, sisters Marjorie Zoesch and Bernice (Darrell Baltzer), and numerous family and friends. Celebration of Life Service was held on Tuesday, August 3rd at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Burnsville. In lieu of flowers, donations will be distributed by the family to Hope Chest, LifeSource, and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. The family is deeply thankful for the care he received at the University of Minnesota Hospital and lung transplant clinic.

Robert M. Osterhaus Robert M. Osterhaus age 49, of Burnsville, MN passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 7, 2010 is survived by his loving wife Joanne (Rodeen) and three loving children, Melissa 19, Michael 17, and Christopher 15. Bob was devoted to his family and known for his wit and humor. Bob worked for Farmland Foods for many years, was an avid sports fan and wildlife enthusiast. He loved being a part of Apple Valley Youth sports – from coach, to tournament director to bleacher Dad. He delighted in watching dance performances, band concerts and tennis tournaments equally. Bob is survived by his parents, Don and Mary Osterhaus of Prairie de Chien, WI; siblings, Diane (Thomas) Neefe of La Crosse, WI, John (Tina) of Eastman, WI, David of Sterling, IL, Rodney (Lori) of Dalton, WI, Greg (Stephanie) of Burnsville, MN and Brian (Emily) of Oregon, WI. He will be missed by his father-in-law, Barney Rodden of La Grange, IL, sister-in-law, Mary Beth Costello (Kevin), Park Ridge, IL, brother-in-law, Jack (Vicki) Rodden of La Grange, WI; Jackie Osterhaus of Paynesville, MN; 15 nephews; 5 nieces, family, friends and numerous cousins, aunts and uncles. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 11, from 4-8 PM at the White Funeral Home, 14560 Penncok Ave., Apple Valley, MN 55124. Funeral Service will be Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 11AM at the Church of the Risen Savior 1501 CR 42 E. Burnsville, MN. Visitation one hour prior to Mass at Church. White Funeral Home Apple Valley 952-432-2001 www.whitefuneralhome.com

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A. Russell Ostlie Was born July 10, 1922 on the farm located in the northeast quarter of section 19 in Eureka Township, Lakeville, to the parents of Adolph Ludwig and Mabel Annettie (Hammer) Ostlie. Russ was the second of three boys born into this family. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Christiania Lutheran Church. He attended the local rural school district and completed school up until the 8th grade. On December 30, 1943 he married Iola Mardell Johnson and in their first years of marriage lived in a small home at the bottom of the hill of where Russ grew up. Russ and Adolph farmed together while living on the same land and purchased land together when they could. In approximately 1953, Russ and Mardell purchased the Christ Christensen farm in section 31 of Eureka Township and moved from their tiny home at the bottom of the hill to a home that could accommodate their growing family. Four children were born to Russ and Mardell, Wynn Russell, Richard Edwin, Thomas Ray, and Joan Marvel. Russ was a crop and livestock farmer all of his life, but also worked for Green Giant for several years to make ends meet. Russ was a life member of Christiania Lutheran Church and enjoyed his coffee time at the "farmers table" either before or after he attended the church service. Russ was a farmer at heart and everything he did revolved around the farm. Helping his children with their farming operations or assisting neighbors with harvest or other tasks were not uncommon for him. He enjoyed his farm equipment and even had one of the first tractors his family purchased, a 1938 Huber completely refurbished. He enjoyed taking it to the Dakota County Fair and exhibiting it in the tractor parade. Besides farming, Russ enjoyed some traveling with his wife before her death in 1986. He often reminisced about how many states that their car had been through. Family was important to Russ and though he did not verbally convey it often, he was proud of his children and grandchildren. He will be truly missed. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law: Wynn and Pat of Farmington, Richard and Carol of rural Lakeville, Tom and Karen of rural Lakeville; his daughter and son-in-law Joan and Jack Eckdahl of rural Lakeville; seven grandchildren and spouses: Jason Ostlie of rural Lakeville, Julie and Jerry Fish and son, Michael of rural Elko, Bryan and Jane Ostlie and son, Jack of Farmington, Jim and Laura Ostlie and children Lilly and Riley of Paynesville, Jill Eckdahl of Farmington, Emily Eckdahl of Bloomington, Joe and Melinda Ostlie of Lonsdale; his sisters-in-law: Marvel (Loren) Peterson, Ruth and Aletta Ostlie. He was preceded in death by his wife Mardell in 1986, brother's Edwin in 2003 and Ray in 2008. Russ passed away at the Three Links Care Center in Northfield, on Monday morning, August 9, 2010, at the age of 88. Services were held on Friday, August 13, 2010, at Christiania Lutheran Church in rural Lakeville with Rev. David Mesaros officiating. Interment was at East Christiania Cemetery. Visitation was on Friday at the church. Arrangements are Benson & Langehough Funeral Home of Northfield.

Wilbert “Skee� Reimer Wilbert “Skee� Reimer, age 93 of Becker, formerly of Burnsville died August 6, 2010 at the New River Medical Center of Monticello. There was a Memorial Service on Thursday August 12, 2010 at the Faith Lutheran Church of Becker. Private interment was at Fort Snelling National Cemetery of Minneapolis. Funeral arrangements were with the Peterson-Grimsmo Chapel of Monticello. Skee was born in Goessel, Kansas on April 23, 1917. He worked for Honeywell for 32 before his retirement. He was a longstanding member of the Orchard Rangers Saddle Club and the Caballeros. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter Mary (Marvin) Sims; grandchildren Marvin III, Shannon, Nicole; great grandchildren Devin and Logan; sister Elsie Unruh; and nieces and nephews.


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Thisweekend Arcade is all about pinball Pinball On A Stick returns to this year’s State Fair, thanks to Farmington’s Brian Millard and friends by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Rustle up some quarters and start stretching those flipper fingers. There will be no shortage of pinball machines at this year’s Minnesota State Fair. Pinball On A Stick, a 30game pinball arcade that is the brainchild of Farmington resident Brian Millard, returns to the fair this year in space next to the Butterfly House on Dan Patch Avenue. With 30 games – 22 of which are from Millard’s personal collection – it will be the largest pinball arcade in Minnesota during the run of the fair Aug. 26-Sept. 6. This is the second year Millard and friend Ryan Marincovich have operated the arcade, and it’s not intended as a money-making venture. The duo gets volunteer help from about a half dozen Twin Cities-area pinball enthusiasts, and the idea is to bring in enough money to cover expenses. Their primary objective is to share their love of pinball with the public. “It’s really just for the love of the game and love of the State Fair,� said Millard, whose home arcade boasts more than two dozen of the classic coin-operated

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Brian Millard of Farmington, above, is teaming up with friend Ryan Marincovich to offer Pinball On A Stick, a 30game pinball arcade, at the State Fair this year. amusements. “My wife thinks I’m insane,� Millard said jokingly of his passion for all things pinball. Last year, turnout at Pinball On A Stick was better than expected. Millard relates that on the first night of the fair, he and Marincovich planned to do some basic maintenance work on the games – but had to sit and wait because all of the pinball machines were in use. So what’s the draw? “It’s the nostalgia – where else are you going to go and play 30 pinball machines?�

said Vince Birdsley of Prior Lake, who maintains the Pinball On A Stick website, www.pinballonastick.com. “I got e-mails after the fair last year and heard from pinball people,� Birdsley added. “Some hadn’t been to the fair in 10 years, but came five times in 12 days last year just to play pinball.� The mix of machines available for play at Pinball On A Stick runs the gamut of pinball history from the past half century, from classics such as Sky Jump, a 1974 Gottlieb game with a skydiving theme, to the

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Twin Cities-area pinball enthusiasts Jason Sheard and Dave Lehmann helped get a Pirates of the Caribbean game in working order on Sunday in preparation for the opening of the Minnesota State Fair next week. newest machines put out by the industry, including Wheel of Fortune and Pirates of the Caribbean. Fittingly, the walls of Pinball On A Stick are adorned with the sides of old pinball machine cabinets – to which have been glued huge wooden sticks. There are even several of

theater and arts calendar To submit items for the Arts Calendar, e-mail: eagan. thisweek@ecm-inc.com. Auditions Auditions for “Mame,â€? “A Christmas Carolâ€? and “Peter Panâ€? will take place on the Burnsville Performing Arts Center’s Main Stage on Aug. 24 and 25. Children’s auditions will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Adult auditions will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Information: (952) 895-4680. Events The Art and All that Jazz Festival will be held Aug. 20-21 at Nicollet Commons Park and the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in the Heart of the City, Burnsville. Information: www. burnsvilleartjazz.com. Colleen Raye’s Musical Tribute to Patsy Cline will come to the Burnsville Performing Arts Center at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Tickets will be on sale ($18/ adults, $16/students) beginning at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at ticketmaster.com or at the box office. Comedy “Times are Tough ‌ Laughing is Easyâ€? comedy showcase presented by the MinneHAHA

Comedy Club at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 20 and 21 at Jensen’s Supper Club, 3840 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan. Comedian Tammy Nerby headlines with special guest Elaine Thompson. Admission: $12.50. For reservations log onto www.minnehahacomedyclub.com or call (612) 860-9388. Classes/workshops Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville will offer Summer Teen Drawing and Painting from 5 to 7 p.m. on Mondays throughout the summer. Register at www. BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732. Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville offers Family Friday Art Day on Aug. 27. Cost: $60 per family of four. For information and to register: www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 214-4732. Brushworks School of Art offers visual art classes at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Array Color Mixing, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sept. 23-24. Register online at www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com or call (651) 2144732. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club

Friday, Aug. 20 Dream of the Wild, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001. Joyride, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 8464513. Spooky Poodle, Babe’s Music Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-5200. Key West Rejects, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 2770197. Scottie Miller, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. Mike Swenson, 8 to 11 p.m.,

The Ugly Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington, (651) 463-6844. Larry Johnson on keyboards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

Saturday, Aug. 21 Nikki & Jim, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001. Steel Orchid, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846-4513. Jaded, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. Michael Loonan, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 469-0711. Minnesota Songwriters As-

of both worlds,� Millard said of Pinball On A Stick’s proximity to Boettcher’s arcade. “Dad sits in here and plays pinball, and the kids go next door and play the Chuck E. Cheese ticket games.� Andrew Miller is at andrew. miller@ecm-inc.com.

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meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. Class fee is $3 per person and includes all supplies. Bring any old jewelry you would like to re-make. The Eagan Art House is located at 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For more information, call (651) 686-9134. In The Company of Kids Creative Arts Center presents the Fairytale Adventures Program, a music-based based dance program for parents and children. Newborns to age 3 welcome with parent or caregiver. Call (952) 736-3644 for more information or visit www. cokartscenter.com. Register now for summer classes at the Eagan Art House. Classes are offered for all ages from age 4 through adult. A variety of schedules and course offerings are available. For a complete listing visit www. cityofeagan.com/eaganarthouse. For more information, call the Eagan Art House at (651) 6869134. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota.

Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington. Cost is $5 per class. Call Marilyn at (651) 463-7833. Beginner country line dance classes on Wednesdays, 5:307:30 p.m., at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20732 Holt Ave. $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages. For class and registration information, visit www.lakevillemn.gov or call the Arts Center office at (952) 985-4640. DanceWorks Performing Arts Center’s Let’s Dance program will hold a “First Friday� dance event on the first Friday of each month. Latin/swing/ ballroom class from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a two-hour “practice session� from 7 to 9 p.m. The lesson is free. The “practice session� is $12 per family (high school students are free) or $7 per person. A partner is not needed to participate. The monthly event is at DanceWorks Central, 20137 Icenic Trail, Lakeville. Call (952) 432-7123 to reserve a spot or visit www.danceworksmn. com.

sociation Showcase, 8 to 11 p.m., The Ugly Mug Coffee, Bar and Grill, 18450 Pilot Knob Road, Farmington, (651) 463-6844. Larry Johnson on keyboards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Burnsville, (952) 435-7709.

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the oversized ornaments hanging from the ceiling of the arcade. Like last year, Millard has worked out a deal with buddy Kris Boettcher, who runs a video arcade at the fair, to house Pinball On A Stick in space adjoining Boettcher’s arcade. “We’ve really got the best

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Two Guys Duo, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jo Jo’s Rise & Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Suite 100, Burnsville, (952) 736-3001. Concentual, 9:30 p.m., Neisen’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846Jambo Joe Bones, Enjoy! 4513. Restaurant, 15435 Founders SmithTown, Babe’s Music Lane, Apple Valley, (952) 891- Bar, 20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakev6569. ille, (952) 469-5200. Mo Jo Fever, 9:30 p.m., McKracken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway 13, Burnsville, (952) 277-0197. The Nines, 9:30 p.m., NeisMark Mraz, 9 p.m. to 12:30 en’s Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 a.m., Rudy’s Redeye Grill, 20800 W. 123rd St., Savage, (952) 846- Kenrick Ave., Lakeville, (952) 4513. 469-0711. Junk FM, Babe’s Music Bar, Larry Johnson on key20685 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, boards, 7 to 11 p.m., Chateau (952) 469-5200. Lamothe, 14351 Nicollet Court, Dirty Word, 9:30 p.m., McK- Burnsville, (952) 435-7709. racken’s Pub, 3120 W. Highway

Burnhaven Library 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville, (952) 891-0300 Social Networking for adults from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. Basic Internet knowledge is required. Take a whirlwind tour of blogs, wikis, podcasts, TV downloads, photo sharing sites, social networking sites and more. This class will be a demonstration only – no accounts will be created in the class due to time limitations. Registration required. Microsoft Excel 2007 for adults from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word or equivalent. This class covers the basics of using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software through the example of a family budget. Registration required. Galaxie Library

14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, (952) 891-7045 Anime and Manga Club for teens from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23. Wescott Library 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan (651) 450-2900 Teen Advisory Groups (TAGs) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. Barnes and Noble Fischer Marketplace, 14880 Florence Trail, Apple Valley, (952) 997-8928 Book signing and discussion of “Still Standing – The Story of SSG John Kriesel� by Staff Sgt. John Kriesel and Capt. Jim Kosmo at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. Kriesel lost both of his legs and his two best friends when an IED exploded beneath his Humvee while he was serving in Iraq in 2006.

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Cactus Willie, Boxcar Bob & The Drifter to perform at Lakeville Area Arts Center

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Cactus Willie, Boxcar Bob & The Drifter will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The performance will include a blend of folk, country, rock, and bluegrass music. Their style has been likened to the Kingston Trio and acoustic folk groups of the 1950s and ’60s. Tickets are $12 and are available at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Advance purchase is recommended. For tickets or additional information, call (952) 985-4640.

family calendar Saturday, Aug. 21 Car wash fundraiser by the Apple Valley High School Cheerleading Booster Club from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Raising Cane’s (corner of Cedar Avenue and County Road 42), Apple Valley. $5 donation per car wash. Amur Leopard Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Minnesota Zoo. Enjoy a day filled with animals, crafts, music and face painting while learning about the importance of preserving these big cats. Information: www.mnzoo.org. Chemo In, Cancer Out ~ Benefit for Lisa Thompson from 3 to 7 p.m. at JR’s Bar & Grill in Burnsville. Silent auction, bake sale, door prizes and raffles; $10 donation will include spaghetti pie dinner and free tap beer. Call Shawna at (612) 860-0410 with questions. Movie in the Park – “The Princess and the Frog,� begins at dusk, Central Park Amphitheater, Rosemount. Bring blankets and lawn chairs.

Tuesday Evenings in the Garden: Sandcast Leaves with Joyce Clarine, 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the garden at UMore Park, 1605 160th St. W. (County Road 46), Rosemount. Create a sandcast leaf with a unique, natural design. Fee: $25. Questions or to register by phone, call University of Minnesota Extension: (651) 4807700.

Have a Heart fundraiser for Keilee-Rae (Piha) Miller from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Brunswick Zone, 11129 162nd St. W., Lakeville. Bowling, silent auctions and raffle prizes. Pizza, soda, beer and wine will be sold. Live music by Patty Peterson and DJ Turtleneck. For raffle tickets or more information, e-mail kmayer1201@ gmail.com.

Wednesday, Aug. 25 Eagan Market Fest from 4 to 8 p.m. at Central Park’s Festival Grounds at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Entertainment: Power of Twang (old country).

Tuesday, Aug. 31 Caponi Art Park’s Family Fun Tuesday – Children’s Stories from India with Zawaahir Mistry, 10 to 11 a.m., 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. $2 suggested donation. Information: (651) 454-9412.

Friday, Aug. 27 Granny car wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. hosted by Centennial House, 14625 Pennock Ave., Apple Valley. All proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

Ongoing The American Red Cross will sponsor the following blood drives. Type O negative and type B negative blood donations are especially needed. For more information, call 1 (800) 448-3543 or 1 (800) Saturday, Aug. 28 Tiger Tracks 5K and Kids’ GIVE-LIFE or visit www.redRun at 8 a.m. at the Minnesota crossblood.org. • Aug. 21, 10:15 a.m. to 3:15 Zoo in Apple Valley. InformaTuesday, Aug. 24 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 Open house from 5:30 to tion: www.mnzoo.org. Summer Spectacular Car W. County Road 42, Burnsville. 7:30 p.m. at Rising Stars Preschool, 115 Elm St., Suite J, Show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Farmington, (651) 463-4001. Dakota County Fairgrounds, Thisweek Newspapers acTour the new preschool while Farmington. Sponsored by the cepts submissions for calyour child enjoys some crafts Southern Cruzers Car Club. endar events in Apple Valley, Craft fair, swap meet, car corral Burnsville, Eagan, Farmand activities. Caponi Art Park’s Family with two motorcycle classes. ington, Lakeville and RoseFun Tuesday – Ketzal Coatli- Show cars/motorcycles: $10/ mount by fax at (952) 846cue: Aztec Dance and Drums pre-registered, $15 at the gate. 2010, by e-mail at reporter. or with Ketzal Coatlicue Aztec General admission: $5 per thisweek@ecm-inc.com Dance Troupe, 10 to 11 a.m., person, children ages 12 and by phone at (952) 846-2034. 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. $2 under free with a paid adult. Deadline for submissions is suggested donation. Informa- Information: www.thesummer- 5 p.m. Monday. spectacular.com. tion: (651) 454-9412.

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groups calendar To submit an item for the Groups Calendar, send it by e-mail to reporter.thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

tion is available to those with no driving privileges. Snacks are served afterwards. For more information contact Keith Support at (651) 319-7569 or e-mail rip. Reformers Unanimous, a director@consultant.com. faith-based addictions/treatRosemount AA schedule ment program with over 750 is as follows: Sunday – 8 a.m., chapters in the United States, Step – Closed – No Smoking; meets locally every Friday at 9:30 a.m., Step – Closed; 6:30 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, p.m., Topic; Monday – 6:30 14400 Diamond Path W., Rose- p.m., Women’s Topic Closed; 8 mount. The program addresses p.m., Big Book; Tuesday – 10 gambling, pornography, alco- a.m., Step; 6 p.m., Step; 8 p.m., hol, drugs, prescription abuse, Youth Step; Wednesday – 7:30 eating disorders, and more, p.m., Step – Closed; Thursday and is open to the public for – 8 p.m., Step; Friday – 6:30 the working/function addict, p.m., Youth; 8 p.m., Step; Satthe chronic addict, and family urday – 9:30 a.m., Grapevine; members. Attendance is free, 8 p.m., Speaker. Meetings are and onsite daycare is provided. at 14555 S. Robert Trail (RoseReformers Unanimous hosts a mount Plaza – lower level). For Kidz Club which teaches mor- more information, call (651) als and values to children in 423-3622. grades 3-6. Local transportaBurnsville Women’s Ala-

thisweekend briefs Family Fun Tuesdays Tickets for ‘Mame’ at Caponi Art Park on sale Caponi Art Park’s Family Fun Tuesdays program is geared toward children ages 3-12 with a parent or guardian; child care and school groups should call for space availability and fees. Events take place Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Sculpture Garden and a $2 per person donation is suggested. The upcoming schedule includes: • Aug. 24, Ketzal Coatlicue: Aztec Dance and Drums with Ketzal Coatlicue Aztec Dance Troupe • Aug. 31, Children’s Stories from India with Zawaahir Mistry Caponi Art Park is at 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. Call (651) 454-9412 for more information.

Tickets are now on sale for the Burnsville Civic Light Opera’s Nov. 5-7 limited engagement of “Mame� at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Orchestra tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $15 for students. Balcony tickets are $15 for adults, seniors and students. Additional service charges and handling fees may apply. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com and at the PAC box office, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. For more information, call the box office at (952) 8954680.

Men’s chorale begins rehearsals

Dakota Valley Symphony to hold auditions The Dakota Valley Symphony will hold auditions at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Orchestra openings include all strings, especially principal viola and string bass players, as well as percussionists. The orchestra’s upcoming 25th anniversary season will feature works from Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 to Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, and a performance with world-class pianist Roberto Plano. The orchestra will be joined by the symphony chorus and soloists in December for Handel’s Messiah. Singers interested in auditioning for solos in this concert are also encouraged to audition on Aug. 24. For more information, visit www.DakotaValleySymphony.org and fill in the online contact form or call Jan Abraham at (952) 432-0493.

The Minnesota Valley Men’s Chorale will begin rehearsals at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, at Grace Lutheran Church, 7800 W. County Road 42, Apple Valley. All men are invited to join; no audition is needed. The Shamrock Film FesThe repertoire includes tival, taking place Oct. 7-9 secular, sacred, show tunes, in Rosemount, is looking and spirituals. Rehearsals are for short film entries. Visit on Monday nights in prepawww.shamrockfilmfest.com ration for three concerts in for more information or call November. The choir is di(952) 583-4577. The sub- rected by Steven O. Boehlke. Musicians Cyril Paul mission deadline is Sept. 27. For more information, visit and the Calypso Monwww.mvmcsings.org. archs will bring the energy of Carnival time and the Caribbean to Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22. Paul, a native of Trinidad, West Indies, will lead the five-member ensemble of drums, guitar, keyboard, congas and electric bass in an energetic performance of Caribbean music. The performance in the Theater in the Woods amphitheater is free and open to the public. A Carnivalinspired children’s art activity will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Ice cream from Ring Mountain Creamery will be for sale. A $4 per person suggested donation helps to make the program possible. Caponi Art Park is at ! 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan. " #" $ %&' Visit www.caponiartpark. org or call (651) 454-9412 � for more information.

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THISWEEK August 20, 2010

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Weathering the storms When disaster strikes, maintains a solid marketable condition. what do banks do about foreclosed Fast-acting homes? In general, when a propby Aaron Vehling

Does fair fun involve child endangerment? Mutton Bustin’ competition draws Prior Lake coach’s concern by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Is a Dakota County Fair tradition billed as family fun actually putting youngsters at risk of severe injury? After witnessing the fair’s popular Mutton Bustin’ competition Aug. 14, a Prior Lake father and Mighty Mites hockey coach was so disturbed, he wrote a complaint letter and suggested improved safety measures. In his letter, Rory Johnson, 31, described crowds cheering as children ages 4 to 6, wearing helmets, took turns clinging to an adult sheep as the animal raced around to get the child off its back. “I witnessed one kid, whom I estimate was 4 years old, get slammed into the far gate, precisely at the ‘turnbuckle’ vertical beam ‌ I was one of the closest witnesses to the incident and saw, point blank, the pain (on) that the young

child(’s) face as his hip rammed the sturdy, narrow steel beam,â€? Johnson wrote. “The pound-per-squareinch pressure on the child’s hip must have been enormous,â€? he wrote. “The child burst into tears and limped out of the arena ‌ â€? In an interview, Johnson added that the next child up was a little girl who stood crying, afraid of the sheep. He said a man whom he assumed was the girl’s parent gently pushed her toward the sheep several times until the child finally ran away crying and the man relented. “She didn’t want to do it,â€? Johnson said. Fair officials said they appreciated Johnson’s comments and invited him to get involved to help improve safety measures associated with the event. Johnson suggested participants wear full hockeystyle gear, including hel-

Farmington Briefs Farmington schools make AYP

law, schools must reach 100 percent proficiency on state standardized tests by 2014 Thanks to a continuing and must make progress totrend of strong math and ward that goal every year. reading test scores, Farmington School District 192 made “adequate yearly progressâ€? under the federal No Child Left Behind law for the second consecutive year in 2010. The Dakota Valley Arts Five of the district’s eight schools made AYP, Council and the city of Farmincluding Akin Road El- ington celebrated a renewed ementary, Meadowview art park at the Depot Way Art Elementary, North Trail El- Park on Saturday, Aug. 14. Twelve new art pieces ementary, Boeckman Middle and Dodge Middle schools. were introduced from FarmFarmington Elementary ington students. Most items and Riverview Elementary are reproductions of student were cited as not making artwork that were chosen AYP because of low reading from the spring Farmington and math test scores among All School Art Show. A piece of community special-needs students. Farmington High School artwork that was vandalized also did not make AYP due is now repainted, and the to low math scores among replaced “wallsâ€? of the centrally located structure have a students with special needs. Because Farmington El- new design. ementary receives federal Title 1 funding, the school is the only school that could face sanctions for not making AYP. There are no penalties until a school misses AYP for Parents and guardians two consecutive years. In order to make AYP, of children entering kinderstate MCA II test scores garten and seventh grade in must increase by amounts Farmington are reminded set by the Minnesota Depart- that schools need immunizament of Education. If overall tion requirements for their scores don’t improve by those children prior to school startmeasures, or if scores for any ing. Parents are asked to turn of eight subcategories don’t improve enough, the school in immunization records to is deemed not to be making the health office at a child’s school, showing the booster AYP. The subcategories are: shots required for entry into economic, racial, primary those grade levels. Questions can be directed language and special educato District 192 nurse Gail Settion categories. According to the federal terstrom at (651) 460-1965.

mets. The styrofoam helmets some children wore wouldn’t be enough to protect a child from severe head injury, he said. Johnson also suggested stacking straw bales two layers tall around the ring. Dakota County Agricultural Society Chair Don Storlie said the organization will make safety improvements next year. He added that many people were excited about the event, and there have not been past complaints about Mutton Bustin’. “My grandson was in it and he had fun ‌ Kids fall off their bike harder than they do off Mutton Bustin’,â€? he said. Laura Adelmann is at dceditor@frontiernet.net.

As residents in one north Farmington neighborhood cleaned up tree and structural debris from their properties after a tornado last week, a couple homes’ yards received less immediate attention. Those properties were foreclosures and did not have homeowners on-hand with a personal vested interest in the property to immediately address the situation. One resident pointed out the foreclosed homes and asked, “What do we do about that?� These properties do not go unheeded, according to at least two area banks. When a bank takes over a foreclosed home, said Julie May, vice president of the mortgage department at Lakeview Bank in Lakeville, the bank will still carry hazard insurance on that property. So just as a homeowner would file a claim, so would the bank. In addition, banks, like homeowners, have a vested interest in addressing the fallout of a storm; but the motives are different, said Herb Tousley, director of the Shenehon Center for Real Estate at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. “Job one, so to speak, is the preservation of value,� he said. So if a homeowner’s primary interest is to preserve valuables and maintain the livability of the property, the bank will want to ensure its property

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Farmington City Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty judged the salsa contest Aug. 11 at Dakota County Fair. Twenty-one entrants competed while a crowd of spectators took part in a standing-room-only salsa showdown. To see a slideshow of the salsa contest, visit www. thisweeklive.com.

First place in the salsa showdown was awarded to Farmington resident Terry Droubie (right). Olive Hupf (left), Dakota County Fair superintendent of foods, acted as master of ceremonies while Christy Jo Fogarty, Farmington City Council member, judged the salsa recipes.

Salsa showdown at the Dakota County Fair County fairgoers compete in popular salsa contest by Kara Hildreth

gathered on a sweltering It was a salsa showdown. evening to take part in a Even though popular television chef Bobby Flay Fairgoers and foodies popular food contest. did not make an appear ance to take on the culinary talents of Dakota County chefs, many county fairgoers did. The salsa contest drew a huge crowd the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 11, in the food and horticulture building at the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington. Olive Hupf, who has been the fair’s superintendent of foods for 10 years, served as master of ceremonies. She said the salsa contest continues to be the

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home chefs enter tried-andtrue recipes in the pie, dairy, chocolate and barbecue categories. “People love their salsa;

we had a good crowd and there were a lot of people watching it all,� Hupf said. Each year Hupf said she cannot anticipate the popularity of the food contest entries like barbecue, which has not had a good turnout in recent years. But the salsa competition continues to heat up. “Salsa is such a big one, and this year it was so unbelievable,� Hupf said. Adults and budding child chefs brought bowls of their favorite batch of homemade salsa recipes to share, along with their favorite chips to sop up the fresh culinary concoctions. Twenty-one different recipes took center stage while spectators quietly watched the salsa judging, sitting in the 100-degree heat on the indoor picnic benches. One young girl prepped her beloved salsa alongside

her parents. A young boy emptied his canning jar of salsa into a sombreroshaped serving dish. Each entrant carefully garnished his or her dish and primped the presentation area with placemats and bright-colored TexMex colors. Farmington City Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty returned to volunteer in the salsa contest as the sole judge as she has done for many fair seasons. “Christy does an excellent job, and one person said they couldn’t see by the look on her face whether she liked the salsa or not because she had such a poker face – she did not let anything out,� Hupf said, smiling. Fogarty wiped her brow many times from the sweltering August humidity and the spicy punch from the salsa samples she tasted.

Each recipe was different. Some classic recipe ingredients were from a garden harvest of diced tomatoes and jalapenos, while other surprising salsa versions included chopped radish, papaya, peaches and nectarines. After a first- and two second-place ribbons were awarded, fairgoers gathered around the tables on stage to personally sample the salsas. First place was awarded to Farmington resident Terry Droubie. There was a tie for second place, with ribbons going to Lisa Borucki-Vukelich-Chamuel and Minh Tui, both of Burnsville. Each salsa recipe will be posted after the fair on the fair website at www.dakotacountyfair.org. Kara Hildreth is at farmington.thisweek@ecm-inc.com.


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Eagan woman is state’s School of Rock impresario Stacey Marmolejo, 50, will open third School of Rock location on Oct. 2 in Burnsville by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Stacey Marmolejo of Eagan is Minnesota’s School of Rock impresario. She owns two franchises of the storied rock’n’roll academy for kids and is opening a third in Burnsville on Oct. 2. But it wasn’t a failsafe business model that lured her away from a job in marketing, which Marmolejo finally left in January to concentrate on her schools. To win customers she was banking on an emotional connection, the kind of buzz her own son felt years ago after attending summer music camp and performing in a camp-ending concert. “When I first saw (School of Rock) it wasn’t so much about my career, because I know nothing about music,� said Marmolejo, 50. “I was just looking at my son and knowing how he felt when he got off that stage that day. I knew there had to be other kids just like him, and I knew there were no places in the Twin Cities like it.� Marmolejo’s Schools of Rock in St. Paul and Eden Prairie each offer three seasons of instruction, each with its own concert finale. Students, ages 8 to 18, get weekly individual lessons and a weekly three-hour group rehearsal. At the new Burnsville school, located at 13400 Buck Hill Road, Marmolejo will add a Kindermusik program for children ages 6 months to 7 years.

School of Rock story The School of Rock story – which is said to have inspired the 2000 “School of Rock� movie starring Jack Black and has been the subject of a film documentary and many articles – began in 1998 in Philadelphia. Rocker Paul Green and his band had a following among local teens. “They started hanging out where the band was rehearsing,

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Twin Cities School of Rock students played a concert at the former Trocaderos Event Center in Minneapolis. and he started giving lessons and tips to them,� Marmolejo said. “Then he started formalizing the lessons. He has this concept that taking music lessons and never playing a gig is like going to basketball practice every day and never playing a game.� Green found club owners willing to provide performance venues for his students and began franchising the School of Rock concept in 2004. Marmolejo, whose former job as vice president of marketing for California-based Affinity Media allowed her to travel, visited both coasts looking for performance and instructional opportunities for her son, Nate, a piano and guitar player then in his teens. She met with Green and School of Rock’s then-CEO, Joe Roberts. Sold on the concept, Mar-

molejo was waiting when the state approved School of Rock franchising in 2006. “In St. Paul, I went into an old warehouse that had no other tenants at the time we moved in,� she said, describing her first school, in Lowertown, which has been expanded since opening in September 2006. “It was a place where the bricklayers union taught guys to lay tile. So it’s all these different mish-mash designs all over the place from the floor to the walls. In my opinion, it had great character and sort of that rock’n’roll vibe.� To finance the venture, Marmolejo remortgaged her house, tapped her savings and kept her job, contributing part of her salary each month. “I probably had $400,000 into St. Paul over a two-year period, and the start-up costs,� she said.

has been our experience.� Between the two schools, Marmolejo employs 22 part-time music teachers and six full-time staffers, including a director of operations and a music director. The two schools give 220 lessons a month to a student body numbering around 190. Burnsville will be the nation’s 60th School of Rock. Owner Sterling Partners has ambitious plans to add another 250 company-owned and franchise schools over the next five years. Founder Green sold last December to Sterling, a private-equity firm whose holdings include Sylvan Learning Centers, Marmolejo said. “All musicians talk about not selling out to the man. Well, Paul sold out to the man,� Marmolejo said, adding that Sterling has brought welcome upgrades to School of Rock’s business systems. Her son, now 21, is now a “struggling� but eager professional musician in Los Angeles, said Marmolejo, who can’t wait for the next crop of students. “Most of these kids, they’re not your jocks, they’re not your academicians,� she said. “They’re musicians first and foremost, but the school band didn’t always do it for them, so they haven’t found that outlet. ... When they come to School of Rock, they see other kids just like them and think, ‘I’m not weird, I’m not awkward.’ � For more information about the Burnsville School of Rock, call Kristen Beckman, director of operations, at (952) 934-7625. A grand opening is set for Oct. 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz has been invited to perform an honorary guitarsmashing ceremony.

She hired professional musicians as instructors. “And nights and weekends, I’d be over there answering phones and scrubbing toilets and whatever it took to get the job done,� Marmolejo said. “The payback was the kids and the parents.� To launch her second location, at 6585 Edenvale Blvd. in Eden Prairie, Marmolejo secured a Small Business Administration loan through Business Bank of Minnesota. The bank is also helping to finance the Burnsville school, located near Burnsville Center, but Marmolejo said she needs less help this time because cash is flowing at her other locations. “St. Paul is more profitable than Eden Prairie, and Eden Prairie has just come into profit- John Gessner is at burnsville. ability,� she said. “It takes about thisweek@ecm-inc.com. two, two and a half years; that

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2009 East 121st St., Burnsville FREE RENT SPECIAL!

$400 Security Deposit! Heat Paid!

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Plus for a limited time only, receive your first months rent FREE when you move in by July 15th. Enjoy large units, lots of closets, some vaulted ceilings, quiet friendly neighborhood, outdoor pool, playground, grills and picnic area. Located conveniently in Apple Valley near schools, bus & shopping. NO PETS! Call to schedule an appointment to view a unit M-F. Applicants must have good credit & clean public record.

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Lake Marion: Furnished Cabin � ��� � ��� �� ��������� $750+ utils. Avl. 9/8. 952-469-2554

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FGTN: 3BR, 2BA, 3car Gar, $1100/mo. Avl now No Pets 651-463-4825

Manufactured Home! $685 per month Look & Lease Beautiful 1BR with W/D hookups, & Microwave!

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Mobile Home Look & Lease

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LV: 1200 sq ft Storage Space. Private entrance. $600/month. Elec & Heat avl. Call Jean

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Ron Runeborg, a dispatcher/driver at ECM Publishers in Burnsville, self-published his first book of poetry, “Songs of Bragi Stringbreaker, King’s Bard,� earlier this year. He donned the garb of Bragi Stringbreaker – the persona through which the poems were written – for this photo.

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Ron Runeborg spends a lot of time late at night in the Whine Cellar – the name he’s given the basement bedroom of his Lakeville home where he does much of his writing. It’s in the Whine Cellar that Runeborg assumes the persona of poet Bragi Stringbreaker – bard to the King of Dementia, selfstyled “cantankerous coot,� crafter of rhyming verse on love and heartache, life and death, sanity “and all its wondrous variations.� Ask him where his poetic inspiration comes from, and Runeborg will tell you that your guess is as good as his. “I’ll be standing on the deck of my house having a smoke and I’ll get a line – it just comes to me. I truly don’t know where any of this stuff comes from,� said Runeborg, 57, who works as a dispatcher/driver at ECM Publishers in Burnsville. “I count a lot of Muses, but I don’t know who they are.� Runeborg published his first book of poetry, “Songs of Bragi Stringbreaker, King’s Bard,� earlier this year. The poems, and the character of Bragi, grew out of

LAKEVILLE a fantasy novel Runeborg started writing in the early 1990s as part of National Novel Writing Month. “I wrote a novel that I never finished – I call it ‘Tolkienesque’ – and Bragi was one of the characters. He was the bard of the group,� he said. With encouragement from his wife, Linda, and friends in a writing group on the social media website LiveJournal, Runeborg decided to publish his poems, not as a commercial enterprise, but as a way to encapsulate his creative work from the past five years. “I put this book together for myself – to put it on my shelf and go ‘Ta dah!’ – and to entertain the people around me, � said the former rock radio DJ who also hosted the short-lived “Thisweek Open Mic� podcast a few years ago on Thisweek Newspapers’ website. The urge to put words to paper didn’t subside with the publication of his first book. Runeborg is now turning his attention to publishing a book of short stories titled, “Bragi’s Great Big Book of Little Bitty Stories.�

IN BRIEF Ron Runeborg’s book of poetry, “Songs of Bragi Stringbreaker, King’s Bard,� is available for purchase ($10.50) at www.lulu. com/spotlight/donnick cottage. The author can be contacted at bragi@ rjruneborg.com. “It’s a hobby, it’s a labor of love,� he said. “I dropped out of high school – I am not an academic and there’s no academia in what I do – but I’m always writing, every day. I don’t watch much television, I don’t drink, I don’t go to bars.� Runeborg said he has no aspirations of topping the bestseller lists with his writing. In fact, he has a joke he tells about his literary legacy: Sometime after his death, there will be a copy of his book of poetry sitting in the bottom of a box in the rafters of a garage somewhere. “Which means I’ll be immortal,� he said with a laugh.

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Sports Standings Racing Saturday, August 14 NASCAR Whelen All American Series at Elko Speedway NASCAR Super Late Models Fast Qualifier Matt Goede New Germany 13.831 seconds (97.607 mph) Semi Feature 15 laps 1. Matt Goede New Germany 2. Donny Reuvers Dundas 3. Jason Schneider New Market 4. Bryan Roach Goodhue 5. Adam Royle Lonsdale Feature Rained Out Big 8 Sportsman Fast Qualifier Doug Brown Prior Lake 14.739 seconds (91.594 mph) Heat 12 laps 1. Nick Barstad Prior Lake 2. Tom Kamish Farmington 3. Doug Brown Prior Lake 4. Travis Stanley Prior Lake 5. Ryan Kamish Bloomington Feature Rained Out Genz Ryan Thunder Cars Fast Qualifier Brent Kane Lonsdale 15.812 seconds (85.378 mph) Feature #1 25 laps 1. Daryl Blohm Elko 2. Brent Kane Lonsdale 3. Ted Reuvers Dundas 4. Jack Paulson Faribault 5. Conrad Jorgenson Lakeville Feature #2 15 laps (Rain Shortened) 1. Conrad Jorgenson Lakeville 2. Brent Kane Lonsdale 3. Daryl Blohm Elko 4. Jack Paulson Faribault 5. Ted Reuvers Dundas Click Club USA Legends Fast Qualifier Dirk Henry Sauk Center 16.078 seconds (83.966 mph) Heat #1 10 laps 1. Bryan Syer-Keske Lakeville 2. Luke Hommerding Alexandria 3. Shon Jacobsen East Bethel 4. Max McNamara 5. Dirk Henry Sauk Center Heat #2 10 laps 1. Matt Ostdiek Lakeville 2. Jon Lemke Shakopee 3. Todd Tracy Belle Plaine 4. Tim Brockhouse Webster 5. Pat Zandstra Buffalo Click Club USA Challenge Series 40 laps 1. Tim Brockhouse Webster 2. Shon Jacobsen East Bethel 3. Max McNamara 4. Bryan Syer-Keske Lakeville 5. Jon Lemke Shakopee

South Suburbanites dodged some dominating tennis balls by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Girls tennis teams in the South Suburban Conference missed out on some serious serves when they left the Lake Conference this year. For a little while, area girls teams were set to play Edina, a school that’s won 28 state titles, for the right to a conference title. Eden Prairie and Minnetonka also boast perennially powerful teams in girls tennis. Winning the Lake Conference title would have been a ridiculous feat if it would have stayed that way. Eden Prairie, Edina, Wayzata, Minnetonka and Hopkins decide who wins the Lake Conference title from now on because most of the other teams took their tennis rackets and went closer to home in the South Suburban Confer-

PRESSBOX ence. Not that they couldn’t handle it. Several of the state’s top tennis players populate the southern suburbs. As a team, though, there really hasn’t been an equal to Edina in girls tennis in Minnesota. Lakeville North won the Lake Conference title a year ago. With most of their players back this year, they could very well earn another conference trophy in the South Suburban. Eagan will be right with them. They have a young, yet accomplished group. Their singles players will challenge just about everyone they face. Lakeville South has

in his age group. He also set a Central Zone record time in the 50 butterfly – besting a time that had been in place since 1988. As a team, the Storm took fifth place out of 68 teams in the state and broke 99 team records out of a possible 240 swim events. They had four individual state champions: Ryan Husband, Regan Smith, Heskin and Brianna Alexander.

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The Burnsville Bulldogs 35-and-older baseball team will defend its North Star Classic Baseball League state title this weekend. The team earned the No. 3 seed in the AA bracket. The Bulldogs will face Monticello at 6:15 p.m. on Friday at Alimagnet Field. Andy Rogers is at The Apple Valley A’s will andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com. also play in the AA bracket

The Storm swim club finished up its spring/summer with some record-breaking news. Marshall Heskin set a new state record in the 50yard fly with a time of 28.53 seconds in the 11-12 age group at the state meet. It puts him fifth in the country

Football Thursday, Sept. 2 • Lakeville North at Eastview, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Burnsville at Bloomington Jefferson, 7 p.m. • Prior Lake at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3 • Lakeville South at Eagan, 7 p.m.

Volleyball Thursday, Aug. 26 • Prior Lake at Owatonna, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Northfield, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, 7 p.m. • Faribault at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Rochester Century, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30 • Prior Lake at Chaska, 7 p.m. • Visitation at Lakeville South, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson at Holy Angels, 7 p.m. • Rosemount at Faribault, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31 • Stillwater at Eagan, 7 p.m. • Woodbury at Burnsville, 7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Wayzata, 7 p.m. • Bethlehem Academy at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. • Eastview at Shakopee, 7 p.m.

Burnsville Bobcats (17-9 overall) will play in the Minnesota Baseball Association Class B state tournament this weekend in Bird Island. The Bobcats finished second in the Section 5B championship behind Savage. They enter the tournament as the B seed. They are scheduled to play Winsted at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. With a victory the team will play at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 in Willmar.

looking to ambush Missota foes by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Farmington girls soccer team, with talent and experience on its side, looks to have one of its strongest years since soccer was added as a varsity sport. The team has 17 returning letter winners this season and many of the girls were named all conference last year. “This will be the first year in history of the program where all but one of the projected varsity starters plays in one of the top two tiers of Minnesota club soccer,” coach Rob Carpentier said. Senior captain midfielder Devyn Alberts was last season’s Missota Conference Player of the Year and junior midfielder Ashley Kimmell is one of the most dangerous and fastest players in the state, according to her coach. He also said Tayler Meyer, who was co-goal keeper of the conference last season, is one of the best pure shot stoppers around. Laine Trowbridge has returned to the field as the sweeper after missing last season with an injury. Other top returning players include forward Kelli Harstad, defenseman Elena Koch and midfielder Shelby Calhoun. “They fully believe they can win the conference and go deep into the section playoffs,” Carpentier said. Liz Gallus is out for the season with a knee injury, but she’s still taking on a leadership role with the team and sophomore defender Kelsey Humpfer

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The Dakota County Demolition Derby featured 21 CW-80 cars and seven compact cars smashing into one another on Aug. 13 during the county fair. Drivers from Farmington, Rosemount, Inver Grove Heights, Apple Valley, Cannon Falls, Hampton, Hastings, South St. Paul, Prescott and Red Wing gave their cars a good beating, much to the delight of onlookers.

Girls Tennis Friday, Aug. 20 • Apple Valley at Stillwater, 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 23 • Owatonna, Eden Prairie at Lakeville North, 9 a.m. • Minnetonka at Apple Valley, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug.. 24 • Orono at Burnsville, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25 • Rosemount at Monticello, 9 a.m. • Lakeville North, Lakeville South tournament, 9 a.m. • Eagan at Wayzata, noon Thursday, Aug. 26 • Apple Valley at Duluth East, noon • Bloomington Kennedy at Rosemount, 3:30 p.m. • Eagan at Lakeville South, 3:30 p.m. • Eastview at Lakeville North, 3:30 p.m. • Henry Sibley at Bloomington Jefferson, 3:30 p.m. • Burnsville at Prior Lake, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27 • Rosemount at Hastings, 9 a.m. • St. Louis Park at Lakeville South, 1 p.m. • Prior Lake at Simley, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 • Bloomington Jefferson at Richfield, 9 a.m. • Rosemount at Northfield, 9 a.m. • Lakeville South at New Prague, 9 a.m. • Apple Valley, Eagan at Henry Sibley, 9 a.m. • Lakeville North at Northfield, 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 30 • Shakopee at Lakeville South, 9 a.m. • Simley at Eastview, 9 a.m. • Edina at Eagan, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31 • Bloomington Jefferson at Bloomington Kennedy, 9 a.m. • Apple Valley at Lakeville North, 9 a.m. • Lakeville South at Eastview, 9 a.m. • Prior Lake at Eagan, 9 a.m. • Rosemount at Burnsville, 9 a.m.

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Dicks Sanitation Power Stocks Heat 10 laps 1. Josiah King Lakeville 2. Dillon Sellner Farmington 3. Rob Schnickels Elko 4. Taylor Goldman Minnetonka 5. Paul Hamilton Hastings Feature 20 laps 1. Eric Campbell Shakopee 2. Josiah King Lakeville 3. Rob Schnickels Elko 4. Jason Novak Farmington 5. Chris Sjulstad Northfield Super Hornets Heat 10 laps 1. Aaron Hopkins Burnsville 2. Zach Schelhaas New Prague 3. Brandon Elmer Minneapolis 4. Kevin Anderson Shakopee 5. Norm Grabinger Medford Feature 15 laps 1. Aaron Hopkins Burnsville 2. Kevin Anderson Shakopee 3. Zach Schelhaas New Prague 4. Brandon Elmer Minneapolis 5. Norm Grabinger Medford

as the No. 10 seed. They will face the Minnetonka Saints at the same time on the adjacent field at Alimagnet. The tournament runs all weekend and next at Alimagnet, the Apple Valley Legion field and Quarry Point Park in Apple Valley.

quality players back as well. They’ll make Eagan and Lakeville North work for position as the queens of the South Suburban Conference. Eastview always seems to be competitive and sends someone to state every year. Rosemount and Burnsville both lost a lot to graduation, but their coaches know how to make opponents sweat. Rosemount qualified for state last year, so they know how to play when it matters most.

will also provide some reinforcements. Freshman Hannah Miller will also see an increased role. Carpentier compares Miller to last year’s leading scorer, Katrina Waltz, who is the only starter Farmington lost this season to graduation. “(Miller) will eventually be an all-state caliber player,” Carpentier said. The schedule should prepare Farmington for whatever they may face in the section tournament. “We have the most challenging schedule in the history of the program this season,” Carpentier said. Farmington will face probably six or seven teams ranked in the top 10 this year. “If we end up on the wrong end of a game score I am concerned about how the girls will deal with it,” Carpentier said. “I think I know the answer, this is a pretty tough bunch, but until I see it, I won’t absolutely know.” Carpentier figures Farmington will be in the mix in the Missota Conference with the likes of Shakopee and Northfield. But the unknowns lie in Chaska and Chanhassen, who joined the conference this year. A challenging schedule will prepare Farmington for an always difficult Section 3AA tourney that features Apple Valley, Eastview, Rosemount and Eagan. Eagan and Eastview were two of the top teams in the state in 2009. “We will hope to catch lightning in a bottle,’ CarSee Soccer, 19A

Girls tennis: Panthers in pursuit of another conference title by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Lakeville North girls tennis will aim its racket for a new benchmark this season: a South Suburban Conference title. The girls went 11-0 last regular season, winning the Lake Conference title, and they will have many of the same girls leading the way in 2010. Top singles player Lisa Hall is back at No. 1 along with Sarah Lindstrand at No. 2. The top doubles team of Cassidy Parkinsons and Maddie Lindstrom has also returned to the court. Other returning players include Hannah Hughes, Liz Minneman, Maddie Tweed, Gretchen Hoffman and Tatum Holland. The only varsity losses to graduation last spring were No. 3 singles player Taylor Parkinson and Sam Menz

from the doubles lineup. Coach Trish Staehling said the team has depth and versatility. She figures the Panthers’ main competition for a South Suburban title will be Lakeville South, Eagan, and Rosemount.

Lakeville South Last season, South finished fifth in the conference with a 13-6 record, but there are plenty of reasons to believe they could be better in 2010. “Our singles play should be a strength on our team,” head coach John Pieri said. Lakeville South will have everyone back on the tennis court except for two graduates. The team’s two best players, Shelby Henderson and Erika Williams, who almost made it to state in 2009, have high expectations for the fall. During the Section

1AA tournament in 2009, Williams and Henderson switched to doubles and finished in third. In 2010, they’ll both go back to singles. By losing Karlie Day and Cassie Rogness to graduation, the Cougars have an opening at No. 3 doubles. Senior captains Maddie Johnson and Sarah Scharber will play some doubles, but South will try out several combinations against fellow South Suburban teams. Other key returning varsity players include Morgan Pieri and Shaina Burns. “We have put in the time this winter and summer and I hope it shows,” Pieri said. “The girls feel good about their efforts. So do I. “We should be a stronger team this year than last year, but it will depend on how some of our younger girls perform and if the vet-

erans can win consistently.” up to the top of the order. The third and fourth spots Farmington are still under considerFarmington had a rough ation. In doubles action, Daniseason a year ago. Although the Tigers lost elle Froehling and Katetheir No. 1 and No. 2 singles lyn Burgess are hoping to players to graduation, they serve up some victories have an older, more expe- along with Emilee Shearer rienced roster ready for ac- and Brianne Kashak. Lucy Gentilini is also in the mix tion this year. “Our doubles will prob- as she tries to match up with ably be our strength, but I another partner. “Everybody is optimistic like the looks of our singles too,” coach Jack Olwell at this time of year,” Olwell said. “It all depends on said. “Depth is what is reour upperclassmen. If they quired in our conference. made the gains like I think Typically there are some they have, this could be a very outstanding players out there, although it’ll be a better year.” With six seniors and little different this season.” The Missota Conferfour juniors on the roster, the team will bring many ence will add Chaska and years of tennis practice to Chanhassen to its list of the court. With last year’s teams this season while losing No. 1 and 2 singles players Hutchinson and Prior Lake. graduating, last year’s No. 3 Rogers is at Maggie Rudorfer and No. Andy 4 Meghan Lindstrom move andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.


THISWEEK August 20, 2010

Sports Briefs DCTC hosting Minnesota Kickoff Classic at Ames Soccer Complex

Tigersharks Swim Club registration Tigersharks Swim Club is holding tryouts for the up-

Soccer/from 18A pentier said. “It may be the toughest and deepest section in the state top to bottom.�

Lakeville North boys The Panthers have four of the best players in the south metro back on their roster this season, but they have little experience behind them. Senior Torbjorn Morkeberg is back playing in the midfield, junior Connor Revsbeck is at goalkeeper,

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Heritage Links Golf Club in Lakeville. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Malin, a 2002 Farmington graduate, was a three-sport athlete in high school and qualified for the state wrestling tournament in 2000 and 2002. He served three tours in Iraq and deployed to Afghanistan in June. While on patrol on July 14, Malin was severely injured by an improvised explosive device and lost both legs in the explosion. Malin is in Walter Reed Hospital and has undergone many operations for his wounds; he still has many surgeries before he can be fit with prosthetics and released from the hospital. Malin and his wife Alicia have two sons, ages 3 and 5. Donations of money, silent auction items, and raffle prizes are appreciated. Hole sponsorships are available and will include dinner and entertainment for two for each business sponsorship. For more information, call The Kyle Malin Golf Byron Olson at (763) 300Scramble Benefit is sched- 5825 or (952) 469-3075. uled for 11:30 a.m. Sept. 18 at

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Tyler David at midfield and Alex Johnson at midfield and defense. “All four of these guys played meaningful minutes last year and we will be looking to them to set the tone of how our team will compete this year,� coach Peter Tyma said. Their leadership will be the team’s cornerstone this season, but they’ll be carrying some pretty heavy weight. Lakeville North’s goal is

to make it to the state tournament. North’s last trip was in 2008. The Panthers would also like to be competitive in the new South Suburban Conference. “It will be a difficult season with so many graduating last year,� Tyma said. “We have some great talent returning, but the number of guys with varsity experience is limited.�

sky said that after the storm hit, city inspectors were onhand to determine the damage to the homes (specifically if they were livable). As of July 2010, one in 674 homes in Dakota County received a foreclosure filing, according to RealtyTrac. With trends such as this, there is a distinct need

for banks, governments and their agents to be on-hand after a storm. According to those interviewed, there are systems in place to ensure a neighborhood maintains its character and composure no matter the storm.

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coming fall and winter sessions. The club is made up of swimmers from Farmington, Rosemount, Apple Valley and Lakeville. Registration is scheduled for 6-7 p.m. on Sept. 1 and 2 at the Levi Dodge Middle School (formerly Farmington Middle School West) pool.  The fall session is from Sept. 7 through Dec. 5, and the winter session will run Dec. 6 to March 6. Novice level swimmers have three different eight-week novice sessions starting Sept. 7, Nov. 1 and Jan. 3. The fees are $105/ session with practices up to three days per week. Visit the website at www. tigersharksswimclub.com for more information or contact coach Dion Erbes derbes@ yahoo.com.

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