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District 192, DLR architect settle litigation over school by Kara Hildreth THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The lawsuit between Farmington Independent School District 192 and DLR Group, the original architect of Farmington’s new high school, has been dismissed after both sides reached a settlement agreement. “From a district perspective, we are happy the litigation has been resolved, and we are looking forward to putting it behind us and moving ahead,” said Superintendent Brad Meeks. The agreement calls for DLR Architects and Engineers to pay more than $4.2 million to the school

district, with $600,000 to be paid in the form of a charitable contribution to the district’s construction fund. The agreement also requires the school district to pay $640,000 to the architect by Sept. 30. The Farmington School Board unanimously approved the settlement at its meeting Monday, Sept. 13, one week before the jury trial was scheduled to begin. Dakota County District Judge Michael Mayer, who handled the mediation process and a summary jury trial, said the settlement would be in the best inter-

est of both parties because both breached their contracts and neither deserved any compensation. As part of the settlement, neither party admitted wrongdoing or liability. Both sides agreed not to make disparaging comments about each other and to pay their own legal fees. DLR Group sued the district in 2008, claiming it owed the firm more than $640,000 in unpaid bills. The district withheld payments over a disagreement about who should pay for change orders, which are construction costs for See Litigation,17A

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A year after Farmington High School opened its doors, the litigation that began in November 2008 was settled out of court between the original architect, DLR Group and the Farmington School District. “From a district perspective, we are happy the litigation has been resolved, and we are looking forward to putting it behind us and moving ahead,” said district superintendent Brad Meeks.

Farmington City Council adopts preliminary 2011 levy

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Joann Vucinovich and Katie Rol work on a community art project during last year’s Lakeville Art Festival. This year’s festival will be held on Sept. 18 and 19 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

Levy increases by 3.73 percent; council charged with cutting $400,000 by Kara Hildreth THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

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Sofie Reed developed a taste for blues and jazz music in an unlikely place – her native Sweden. While she was growing up in her hometown of Ludvika, Reed’s music-aficionado parents would play jazz music into the night. Reed’s Sept. 17 concert in Lakeville is the opening event of the Lakeville Art Festival, which runs through Sept. 19.

Lakeville set to host annual arts festival Performers, painters, jewelers, authors and sculptors — fest-goers can meet them all during the event by Derrick Williams THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

For the eighth straight year, the Lakeville Arts Festival will be coming downtown to offer fest-goers a chance to get up close and personal to artists and their craft. “The artists love to talk about, and show off their art,” festival director Shelly Carney said. “This festival has a great reputation among artists because the people who come are so interested to talk to them.” This year’s art festival — the eighth annual event

music by Sofie Reed. Then on Sept. 18 and 19, on the lawn of the LakevBlues singer Soille Area Arts Center, more fie Reed will perform than 65 artists will participate in the two days of fesat 7:30 p.m. Friday, tivities. Sept. 17, at the LakevCarney said attendance ille Area Arts Center, grows each year, and this 20965 Holyoke Ave. year isn’t expected to be any Tickets are $25 and different. are available by calling “We like the fact that (952) 985-4640, at www. we’re becoming this prelakeville-rapconnect. mier art boutique and festicom or at the door. val south of the river,” she said. — kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on In addition to artists, the Friday, Sept. 17, with a per- festival will include a juried formance of blues and folk See Art Fest, 17A

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Dan Clay, former Thisweek publisher, dies at age 58 by John Gessner THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Ex-newspaper publisher Dan Clay was a history buff who loved musty old archives and chatting with senior citizens about bygone days, says his wife, Faye. He was also a risk-taker who guided the staid family enterprise, the Dakota County Tribune, into a new way of doing business in an ever-more competitive market.

In 1979, Dan and his brother, Joe, debuted Thisweek Newspapers, a freecirculation Dan Clay weekly for See communities south of the related river. column Dan Clay, on page of Lakeville, 6A died of can-

cer Sept. 8, more than a decade after the brothers sold their successful enterprise and eased into early retirement. “They were just a wonderful pair of business partners and brothers that probably wouldn’t have worked if they hadn’t been brothers,” said Jeff Athmann, former president and chief operating officer of Coon Rapids-based ECM PubSee Dan Clay, 11A

Farmington residents can expect to see a slight increase in city taxes on their property tax statements after the Farmington City Council approved a preliminary 2011 levy on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The preliminary levy calls for an increase of 3.73 percent, according to Teresa Walters, city finance director. And that’s on top of the $400,000 to $500,000 in reductions the Farmington City Council plans to trim

from the 2011 city budget. Those budget reductions may mean at least one city job may be eliminated. The 2011 tax levy is $9.195 million, and this includes $6.3 million levied for the general fund, and $2.8 million assigned to the debt service fund that makes payments on the city’s outstanding bonds. “Since the market home values have declined so much, there really should be minimal increase in city taxes because of that,” Walters said. A medium Farmington

residential property valued at $221,000 in 2010 is now valued at $199,808 for 2011, Walters said. This property owner will see an increase in city taxes of $33 a year or $2.75 a month. On a higher-valued residential property valued at $336,400 in 2010, now valued at $315,700 in 2011, the property owner will see an increase of $117 for the year in city taxes or $9.78 a month. Property valued at $141,500 in 2010 are now See Levy, 17A

County sets levy max amidst union debates County seeks to avoid $1.8 million insurance increase by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Perhaps more than in previous years, setting Dakota County’s preliminary levy represented a precarious balancing act. Economic woes, the state’s fiscal shortfalls and months of intense union negotiations backdropped the Dakota County Board’s 5-1 decision on Sept. 14 to set the county’s 2011 preliminary maximum levy at $129,402,073, a 0.8 percent increase from 2010. And, acting as the Regional Rail Authority, commissioners unanimously approved a 38 percent maximum levy increase to the RRA portion of property tax bills next year. As a result, the maximum Regional Rail levy would go from $1,190,516 to $1,640,516 next year. The proposed RRA

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Dakota County Commissioner Kathleen Gaylord looked skyward as Commissioner Joe Harris discussed her proposal to amend his motion for a 1 percent tax levy increase maximum in 2011. Gaylord’s proposed 0.8 percent maximum increase was passed on a 5-1 vote. (Commissioner Paul Krause was absent.) levy maximum increase will allow for county plans to fund Cedar Avenue transit, and further plans for transit on Robert Street in 2011 and beyond. Despite the increases, the net county portion of taxes on the median valued home will actually decrease by about 50 cents in 2011, in part due to those residential values dropping faster than other property types. County commissioners issued the split vote in setting the annual maximum county levy just one day before the legal deadline. And before voting on the issue, commissioners (Paul Krause was absent)

spent about 90 minutes in closed executive session, primarily discussing ongoing labor negotiations. Labor leaders have balked at the county’s proposal to save taxpayers from a $1.8 million health insurance cost increase next year by changing employees’ health insurance plans. Under the proposed plan, employees would pay higher deductibles, with an individual outof-pocket limit of $2,000 and a $4,000 maximum for families. Commissioner Nancy Schouweiler said the board hoped its unaniSee County, 11A

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Man dies in car crash in Lakeville Farmington School Board appoints by Derrick Williams THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A Prior Lake man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Lakeville on Friday, Sept. 10. John Jay Hilla, 51, of Prior Lake, died in a collision with another car shortly after 7 a.m. at the intersection of Dodd Boulevard and County Road 70. Hilla’s car was struck on the driver’s side door by a car driven by Hermilda Martinez, 46, of

Faribault. According to Lakeville police, the initial investigation suggests Martinez was traveling southbound on Dodd Boulevard and entered the intersection attempting to turn left, or eastbound onto County Road 70. Hilla, who was traveling east on County Road 70 through the stoplightcontrolled intersection, had the right of way according to witnesses, Lakeville police said. Lakeville Police Chief Thomas Vonhof said that intersection is busy in the morning with rush-hour

traffic getting to and from Lakeville’s Airlake Industrial Park. Hilla was airlifted to North Memorial Hospital where he later died. Martinez and her passenger were transported by ambulance to Hennepin County Medical Center with injuries that were not life threatening, police said. The crash remains under investigation by Lakeville police and the Minnesota State Patrol. E-mail Derrick Williams at: lakeville.thisweek@ecm-inc. com

new chair, new board member Former board member Craig Davis will serve remainder of Heman’s term by Kara Hildreth

Bob Heman, who resigned on Aug. 19. Heman, who had filed for re-election, also withdrew his candidacy. Heman served for 11 years, from 1994 to 2001, and returned in 2006 to run for a School Board seat when there was a lack of interest and an uncontested election. Heman said his service on the board became too demanding – like a parttime job, taking up all of his free time.

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The Farmington School Board unanimously approved the appointment of Veronica Walter to the position of board chair on Monday, Sept. 13. Walter previously served as the board’s vice chair. The board also appointed former School Board member Craig Davis to fill the board seat vacated by former chair

“It’s time to step aside and let someone else do the job,� Heman said. Seven candidates are now campaigning for three open seats on the Farmington School Board in the fall. Walter is the only incumbent defending her seat. Like Heman, board member John Kampf opted not to run for another four-year term. Kara Hildreth is at farmington.thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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Norwegian knitting book authors at Farmington Library Minnesota authors Sue Flanders and Janine Kosel will discuss their book, “Norwegian Handknits,� at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the Farmington Library, 508 Third St. Flanders has been designing knitwear for more than 20 years. Kosel teaches knitting and tatting workshops in the Twin Cities. The book includes 30 patterns inspired by the authors’ research of Norwegian knits housed at the Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, Iowa. Guests are encouraged to bring along their own knitting project. This presentation is part of Dakota County Library’s annual Minnesota Mosaic cultural arts series. The event is free and open to all ages. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty. us/library or call (651) 438-0250.

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Elk River football hazings result in community demanding schools be safe

Danny Clay was a doer and teacher

by Don Heinzman THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The case of hazing by football players in Elk River should send a warning across the state that hazing in any form for any reason is unacceptable. Times have changed since football teams began so-called harmless initiation of younger football players. The big change is that the local school districts now have hazing and bullying policies and guidelines. There is a state law requiring school boards to have antibullying policies and the Minnesota High School League has a warning about hazing athletes. Faced with allegations of hazing of younger football team members by older members, the Elk River School Board had no choice but to follow its own policies and dish out appropriate consequences. An independent investigator found that older players poked younger players’ buttocks with broom handles. It was serious enough that Superintendent Mark Bezek called it “a very deviant act.” Hearing the findings of the investigation, the School Board dismissed four team members for the football season, suspended three others for three games and the co-captains for one game. The board also stripped them of their captain status. The Minnesota State High School League immediately posted a warning on its website, telling its coaches about the dangers of hazing and even dismissed some myths. For example, the League said, “Hazing is an act of power and control over others. It is victimization. It is premeditated and not accidental. It is abusive, degrading and can be life-threatening.” The players also violated the school district’s own hazing policy. That policy

defines hazing as “committing an act against a student, or coercing a student into committing an act that creates substantial risk of harm to a person. It includes but is not limited to any type of physical brutality, any activity that subjects the student to an unreasonable risk of harm that adversely affects the mental or physical health or safety of the student.” The school board also disciplined five coaches for not supervising the players as required; this too was a necessary step. All coaches, however, are back on the playing field. While the majority of the community’s members appear to support the School Board’s action, there are some who dismiss the hazing as harmless and overblown by the media. The media may, in fact, have overplayed this story, but in its defense it’s rare and newsworthy when a school suspends its football program involving over 50 students. More members of the Elk River community, however, see the incident as hazing and bullying, and they are demanding that their schools be safe. Having safe schools these days is a concern of school officials throughout the state. Students cannot learn if they perceive they are not safe. There are no winners in this case, except maybe the team members themselves who learned a community expects its players to respect one another at all times and to intervene when someone is threatened. That’s a lesson for life. 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.

Letters Little doubt – our vote is for Matt To the editor: We have lived in Valley Park (or what is commonly known as Lakeville’s “Bermuda Triangle”) for 19 years. When Matt Little showed up at our door to ask our concerns, my husband and I were a bit skeptical. We have never backed a candidate before, much less had a yard sign. We typical-

ly do not listen to door-todoor solicitations but had a sense that this guy was something different. After many questions (we were testing him), and getting some straight and honest answers, we were convinced that this guy really had our best interest at hand. Born and raised in this neighborhood, Little knows what he needs to do. He knows what has to be done for Lakeville and how important it is to not leave out

any part of the city (Valley Park). Our little corner of the world has been neglected and put aside when it has come to attention from the city. We believe that this will change with the proper guidance – Matt Little. Let there be no doubt, my family is voting for Little for Lakeville City Council. CINDY and JON JENNEKE Lakeville

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I was, at first, afraid of Danny Clay. He seemed tough, gritty, intense. As a newly hired 23-yearold punk of a sports writer, I couldn’t possibly know what lay ahead, an amazing 11-year journey that would change my life forever. In short order, I quickly learned that behind the intense competitor was a smart businessman, a kind friend, a hilarious jokester, a great storyteller, a dedicated and loving family man. Danny and his brother Joe were fourth-generation owners of a family business, the Dakota County Tribune. A subscription paper, it had dominated the market in the county’s more rural days. Somewhat ironically, as farmland fell to suburbs, the newspaper fell on hard times in the 1970s. Burgeoning suburban neighborhoods attracted the attention of the two daily newspapers. Improved roads allowed the dailies to reach more subscribers south of the river. Weekly competitors popped up and offered free home delivery. It seemed there was a competitor around every corner. The Tribune’s subscription numbers dwindled, taking ad revenues with them. The Tribune was becoming a dinosaur. The tide turned with the decision to create Thisweek. It was a huge risk, and it launched a remarkable success story. Over the next 20 years, the Clays beat the weekly competitors at their own game, held off numerous targeted challenges from the two dailies, dominated their market from both advertising and editorial standpoints, and sold their business at the absolute peak of its value. Danny Clay earned every penny. He was a competitor. He was a scrapper. He was everything a small business owner should be. He knew the business, he knew his market, he knew his competitors, and he knew the strengths and weaknesses on his own staff. Danny was foremost a business-side guy, but his news sense was unquestionable. He’d kick a “fluff ” story off the pages in favor of an ad, but miss a hardnews story – or worse, get beat by a competitor to a hot story – and we’d hear about it. He earned the right to challenge anyone’s work ethic, because he outworked everyone. On press days, he was right in the thick of things. He placed ads on pages, shot page layouts into negatives, prepared the color separations, burned the plates, and drove them to press. If something broke down or malfunctioned, it was Danny there fixing it, up to his elbows in grime, chain-smoking, talking fast and loud. Whatever it was, it got fixed. When he wasn’t producing the papers, he was at his desk, meticulously reconciling the company’s books, by hand, the large desktop calculator whirring, until every last penny was accounted for. My fear of him didn’t last long. I learned quickly that the steely glare was the eye of a competitor, someone who would never back down. When one of the dailies would announce a new “South Suburban” section – which they did several times – it wasn’t perceived as a business seeking to expand market share. No, it was an attack on us, and we were going to fight. Talk about competitors and Danny’s face tightened, his voice rose in intensity

and volume, his language turned colorful. Failure wasn’t an option. We would simply outhustle and outclass the foe until the battle was won. But Danny loved a good teammate as much as he hated a competitor. He wasn’t afraid to tell someone he or she had done a good job, to celebrate a win. One time when a key account was saved by a presentation that four of us worked on, Danny spent an afternoon driving to each of our houses to personally present each of us with a bottle of champagne. Over 20 years, the Clays won enough battles to win the war as well. I was there for the final 11 years of that run – along for the ride at the start, and leading the charge at the end. Danny and I bonded quickly. He saw something in me that I didn’t even see in myself. I was less than a year removed from being told by a boss at a previous job that I didn’t work hard enough, that I needed to learn how to compete. Danny thought I could lead. Six months after I joined the news staff at Thisweek, I was put in charge of it. He had to talk me into the job, overcoming my objections with a promise that if I didn’t like it, I could go back to being sports editor in six months. But Danny was right, and there was no turning back. Over the next six years our news staff found a better place in the community, and in the company. Danny noticed. Still, it took me almost two years to convince him to give me a chance as general manager. I promised to lighten his load, to let him go home earlier on press nights, to take away some of the burden, to let him spend more time with his family. Danny believed the axiom that if you want it done right, you have to do it yourself. At one point he brushed me off with, “Bob, there will never be a general manager here.” In 1993 there was, and it was me. I knew he doubted it would work. I knew I couldn’t let him down. With Danny, there was really only one way to prove you could do it – work your tail off and don’t screw up. I managed to pull it off. I still consider seeing Danny leave on our busiest production days at dinnertime – instead of the more typical bedtime – one of the greatest achievements of my career. I had proved to Mr. Do-ItYourself that someone else could do it. Danny and I were different people, but cut from the same cloth. Danny had a system for everything; I saw the value in change. It was when I realized that my “change” was simply resulting in a new “system” that I saw just how similar we really were. Behind the competitive fire and the driven business ethic was a different man. I was fortunate to get to know that guy, too. A fantastic storyteller and occasional practical jokester, Danny’s laugh could fill a room. One night, in the middle of production, he challenged me to a jumping contest. Another time, he made me leave the office in the middle of the workday to help him learn how to hit his new driver straighter. He stepped forward to help employees with things most bosses would ignore. Your car’s making a funny noise? “Let’s have a look.” You’re laying sod? “What time?”

He could also be sweet, even at work. He took pride when an employee bought a house or a car. He beamed at news of a pregnancy. Danny did so much for me that I could never do it justice in this space. Professionally, he opened doors that probably should have never budged, put up with my bouts with immature leadership, stuck with me through some bad decisions, kept me in check. He let me learn how to manage people while managing people, and his patient guidance built a foundation for my career. Then there was the day I found out what he was really made of. I faced a personal crisis like none I had known, and I feared it might hurt me at work. I worried that Danny might see a weakness in me, that I might let him down, while I was working through my personal situation. Instead, he stepped in with a simple, “I have a book for you. Hop in my truck.” That day, Danny Clay drove me to his house. Along the way, he shared his own story of a similar crisis. Without a hint of worry about revealing his own weakness, Danny spilled his guts. The relief I felt in knowing he was in my corner set the stage for a quick recovery. I will never, ever, forget that. In 1999, Danny and Joe finally got an offer they couldn’t refuse, and sold the company to ECM Publishers. The sale was bittersweet. I hated to see him go, but it opened a door for me. I couldn’t have imagined leaving the company while Danny was still there. His departure allowed me to consider an offer from another company a year later, and I left. In the ensuing 11 years, I’ve managed more than 150 employees at different jobs. Whether they know it or not, each one of them has learned a few things, indirectly, from Danny Clay. It should come as no surprise that today I own a small, growing publishing company; that it’s located in Burnsville, not far from the old Thisweek offices; that I’m deeply involved in the daily work; that I have a system for almost everything; that if something breaks down, I’m the one who fixes it; that I meticulously reconcile the books myself; that I love to tell stories that make my employees laugh. A year ago, I found out that Danny had undergone a lung transplant and was recovering. I sent him and e-mail to check on him, and offered some updates on my family and my career. He responded in kind, updating me with great pride about his beloved family. Last week, Danny died of a fast-developing bone cancer. Shortly after I heard the news, I found that e-mail from Danny. Near the end of what would turn out to be his last communication with me, he congratulated me on the success of my business. He wrote, “You always had what it takes to be successful, Bob.” Not always, no. Much of it was put there by Danny Clay. Bob Temple joined Thisweek Newspapers/Dakota County Tribune as sports editor in 1988. He served six years as managing editor and another six as general manager. Currently, Bob is the owner and president of Red Line Editorial Inc., a Burnsville-based, 15-employee f irm that specializes in creating print and digital content for the educational market, and online content for a variety of national sports organizations. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.


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Sheriff’s Office violated federal labor act by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Dakota County will likely have to pay some Sheriff’s Office employees three years of back pay and interest or penalties for violating the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. County Attorney James Backstrom confirmed there is an investigation under way regarding pay issues involving eight clerks that work in the Dakota County Jail. He explained that in January of 2007, then-Sheriff Don Gudmundson implemented a new scheduling system involving 12-hour shifts that resulted in some hourly employees working more than 40 hours in

a week without being paid overtime. Backstrom said the result was an inadvertent violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. “These employees were entitled to some overtime compensation and didn’t receive it, so we’re in the process of looking into how to resolve it,� he said. Confidential sources within the Sheriff’s Office said based on salaries and overtime, some clerks could be getting about $10,000 each in back pay. According to the law, employees owed overtime but not paid it can recover the time-and-a-half back pay they are owed for the last two years if it was an

unwillful violation of the FLSA. The law also states that employees may be able to recover double the amount of damages due them, or may be awarded interest. In addition, they may be able to recover any attorney’s fees accumulated in regard to the situation. Backstrom would not confirm the amount of pay owed, nor whether interest will be paid. “It certainly is my belief that the amount of dollars here is not going to create a significant issue concerning the county’s 2011 budget,� Backstrom said. A detailed investigation into each employee’s hours and pay has been going on

for months, but a media representative contacted about the situation was not informed about it until after questions were raised. Backstrom said the county plans to soon meet with union officials to prepare a plan that will be presented to federal officials with the U.S. Department of Labor. He added that an investigation commenced as soon as it was brought to the county’s attention in early 2010. “We have every intention to fully comply with the federal Labor Act,� Backstrom said.

Error could cost county thousands

Laura Adelmann is at dceditor@frontiernet.net.

Minnesota lawyers back Clark for judge A Dakota County judge suspended for misconduct in 2009 won the August primary, but a new poll shows Minnesota lawyers strongly support his opponent. First Judicial District Judge Timothy Blakely earned just 13 out of 46 votes cast by Minnesota lawyers in a Minnesota Bar Association poll conducted between Aug. 19 and Sept. 2.

Blakely’s challenger, prosecuting attorney Larry Clark, easily won the poll with 33 votes, a 72 percent margin. Last year, Blakely was publicly reprimanded and suspended for six months by the Minnesota Supreme Court for referring mediation clients to his divorce lawyer in exchange for a $63,500 discount on his legal bills. In taking the action, the Supreme Court declined the

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TOWN OF EUREKA PUBLIC NOTICE: CALL FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE BIDS The Eureka Town board will be accepting sealed bids for road maintenance, including grading, snow removal and general road maintenance. Bid specifications and contract are available through the clerk's office by calling 952-469-3736. Bids will be accepted until 4:00 PM Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Bids will be opened Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 8:00 PM, at the Eureka Town Hall located at 25043 Cedar Ave. Farmington, MN. A representative must be present and prepared to sign the contract, upon being awarded the bid. The Township Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any technicalities and to award the bid which is in the best interest of the Township. Nanett Sandstrom Clerk/Treasurer of Eureka 2345571 9/17-9/24/2010

NEW MARKET TOWNSHIP New Market Township is requesting quotes for the construction of a concrete pad to serve as a floor for a post construction picnic shelter. The shelter dimensions are 32 ft by 48 ft with 32 in. overhang. The desired pad will be 42 ft by 58 ft and tapered from post to perimeter. Concrete is to be reinforced and four inches in depth. Contractor is require to be licensed, bonded, insured and able to certify Workers Compensation coverage. Additional information is available by contacting Township Supervisor Joel Helmberger, 952-461-2887. Quote must be available for the Oct. 5, 2010 meeting. Published by authority of the Board of Supervisors, New Market Township, Scott County, MN. Leroy Clausen Township Clerk 2344100 9/17-9/24/10

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NEW MARKET TOWNSHIP New Market Township hereby solicits quotes for winter road maintenance. Quote one or more of the following options: Quote #1 The Township will rent its truck and grader to a contractor who will then perform snowplowing and sanding. Contractor will bill the Township for hours worked performing the road maintenance. Time frame will be 11/01/2010 to 04/30/2011. Quote #2 Township is requesting a quote from a contractor to furnish the necessary equipment and personnel to plow approximately fifty miles of road and to sand as needed. Contractor will bill the Township for the hours worked performing the road maintenance. Quote #3 Township requests a quote for a snow plow truck and operator with a dump box and sander (min. 28,000 GVW) on an as-needed basis. Contractor will bill the Township for the hours worked performing the road maintenance. Additional information is available by contacting Township Board Chairman, George Silverness, at 952-469-4347. Quotes should be submitted to the Township Clerk at New Market Township, 8950 230th St. E., Lakeville, MN 55044 by Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. This is not a request for bids, but a request for quotes and the Township reserves the right at its discretion to reject quotes or to negotiate the terms of a specific quote. The quote will be opened and reviewed at the Regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at 8:00 PM. Contractor must have certificate of insurance. Published by the authority of the Board of Supervisors of New Market Township, Scott County, MN. LeRoy Clausen Township Clerk 2344140 9/17-9/24/10

counties. The bar association stated the poll is unbiased and is not an endorsement of any candidate. According to the bar association, it has long polled its members on judicial elections to collect and make available to voters additional information when they consider who to vote for in November. In all other contested judicial races which indicated an incumbent, the incumbent won the bar association members’ votes by a 74 to 95 percent margin. Laura Adelmann is at dceditor@frontiernet.net.

Two charged in connection with rural copper thefts THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

standing. Kimmes was arrested after it was determined that he was suspected in other ongoing copper-related thefts. Deputies also pulled over Daniel Floyd Seifert, 49, of Cannon Falls, who was driving a grey Cadillac DeVille nearby residents had reported as suspicious. Seifert told deputies he had just come from work and was in the area to look for a truck that was for sale. But deputies learned from Seifert’s employer that Seifert had called in sick the last two days. A gas can and wire bolt cutters were also found in the trunk of the car. Seifert was arrested and admitted to dropping off Kimmes to remove wire from an irrigator, and said both men took the wire to the wooded area and burned it there. The wire was recovered and the end matched a wire that had been cut earlier that day from an irrigator owned by a Castle Rock Township resident who had also seen a vehicle similar to the one Seifert had been driving near his home. Both Kimmes and Seifert have been charged with felony criminal property damage and gross misdemeanor theft.

Early morning black smoke in the sky signaled the apparent end of a copper crime spree that occurred in rural Dakota and Goodhue counties over the past several weeks. During that time, about $15,000 worth of copper wire was stolen from large irrigation systems left in rural crop land, and officials presumed the material was being sold for scrap metal. The theory apparently proved true, according to complaints from the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office. On Sept. 8, a Goodhue County Sheriff’s deputy noticed the smoke in a rural area of Randolph, and a Dakota County deputy also responded to a call about it. They investigated and discovered burning wire in a wooded area; often plastic casing is burned off to get at wire, according to Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows. Deputies also found several suspicious men in the area, including Matthew Steven Kimmes, 24, whom deputies spotted walking on the rural roads. He told deputies he was taking a “nature walk,� but when he spotted smoke decided to see what was burning. However, smoke was not Laura Adelmann is at dcedivisible from where they were tor@frontiernet.net.

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Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards’ recommendation to remove Blakely from office. Clark has campaigned for bringing integrity to the office, while Blakely’s campaign hasn’t directly referred to the incident at all. In August, Blakely won 40 percent of the vote, knocking out candidate Stephen Baker, who had about 29 percent of the votes. The race was tight between Baker and Clark, who emerged as Blakely’s final challenger with 31 percent of votes cast. The First Judicial District includes Dakota, Carver, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley

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Roger and Pat (Sauser) Shirley, of Farmington, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Farmington American Legion, Sunday September 26th from 1 to 4 p.m. The couple was married on September 17, 1960 in Lakeville, MN. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. The couple requests no gifts, please.

Rachel Gallagher, daughter of Anne & Terry Gallagher of Apple Valley, and Ivan Lopez Cortes, grandson of Stella & Joseph Hernandez of St. Paul, announce their engagement. Rachel is a 2005 graduate of the School of Environmental Studies & a 2009 graduate of St. Olaf College. She is employed as a RN at Cerenity Senior Care-Bethesda of South St. Paul. Ivan is a 2004 graduate of St. Paul Central High School and a 2006 graduate of St. Paul College. He is employed by Vista Technologies in Vadnais Heights. An October 16th wedding is planned at the Cathedral of St. Paul.

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Not a day goes by that we don’t think about you. Memories that we have of you are what keeps us going. We Love & Miss you dearly, Love, Mary, Nick & Angie

Congratulations to Michael and Carolyn Gerkin, who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary! They were married in Crescent City, IL on September 4, 1960. They now live in Apple Valley, formerly residing in Burnsville. They raised three children and are blessed with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mike and Carolyn celebrated 50 years of love and commitment with a family party locally at Enjoy! and a hometown party in Illinois over the summer, which included many of the people who were at their wedding 50 years ago. If you’d like to send them a card, their mailing address is 6352 156th St. W., Apple Valley, MN 55124.

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Evans Singerhouse

Daniel ‘Danny’ Clay

Mabel Jenny Storlie

Nancy &Tom Evans announce the engagement & upcoming marriage of their daughter, Noelle Lee Evans to Jay Micheal Singerhouse, son of Diane & Terry Singerhouse. Noelle is a 2002 grad of Rosemount H.S., & grad. 2007 with a BFA degree in Interior Design, with a minor in Spanish from Univ. of Wisc. Stout, Menomonie, Wi. Her fiance Jay is a 1999 grad. of New Richmond H.S. & grad. 2006 with a B.S. in Business from the Univ. of Wisc. Stout, Menomonie, Wi. Both are employed in the cities. The wedding is planned for Oct 2nd at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, Mpls. followed with the reception at the Calhoun Beach Club in Minneapolis.

Clay, Daniel ‘Danny’, age 58 of Lakeville, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family, Sept. 8, 2010. Danny was the former publisher of the Dakota County Tribune and the Thisweek Newspapers. He was a loving person adored by all who met him. Danny was preceded in death by his parents, Roger & Joyce Clay. Survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Faye; children, Nicole (Taylor) Flannery, Stephanie Clay and Tommy Clay a proud Poppi to Cullen and Jameson; siblings, Diana (Ed) Sievers, Joe Clay and Cindy Clay; also by nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held Sunday Sept. 12 at the White Funeral Home Chapel, 20134 Kenwood Trail (Hwy. 50), Lakeville (952-469-2723) visitation was held on Sunday. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be donated to Hope Chest News. A guest book At: www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Age 93 of Lakeville, formerly of Farmington, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2010 surrounded by her family at home. Mabel was born December 3, 1916 in Farmington to John and Rose Stempfley. She attended Farmington High School where she met her future husband, and married Maynard Storlie on September 8, 1938. They lived in Jasper, MN and moved to Elk River where they started their family. In 1955, Mabel and Maynard bought the Eidswold store (in Lakeville) where the family worked together to run the business. It quickly became a popular meeting place for friends and neighbors, and the source of many stories for the rest of her years. Mabel worked in the banking industry during her life, with jobs at different banks in the greater Twin Cities area. Mabel and Maynard were members of Christiania Lutheran Church for over 50 years, where they enjoyed participating in church activities almost as much as coffee hour on Sundays. They especially enjoyed delivering donations to food shelves in the area, and did so for almost 30 years. Mabel was proud to be a lifelong member of the order of the Eastern Star, Minnesota Chapter. Mabel was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Maynard, and her daughter, Ruth Ann. She is survived by daughters, Sharon (John) Mohn and Barbara Johnson; son, Gordon (Kirsten) Storlie; grandchildren, Mike (Sherri) Mohn, Dave (Teresa) Mohn, Shannon (Dan) Clarke, Patricia (Jeff) Schryver and Chris (Andrea) Storlie; great-grandchildren, Billy, Danielle, Jordan, Kody and "my boy" Jack, Alex, Cole, Rylan and Beyla; her sister, Ruth Kral of Nebraska, and many nieces and nephews. Memorial service was held 2 PM Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Christiania Lutheran Church, 26691 Pillsbury Ave., Lakeville with a gathering of family & friends 12 - 2 at church. Urnterment immediately following the service at West Christiania Cemetery, Lakeville. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Christiania Lutheran Church or Last Hope, Inc., companion pet rescue, of Farmington. The family wishes to thank the staff at Centennial House, Saint Jude Hospice, Fairview Southdale and Aceracare Hospice for all the care and love they gave Mabel. White Funeral Home Lakeville 952-469-2723

Swanson-Lemon Rebecca Swanson and Peter Lemon of San Francisco, CA are excited to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents are Chuck and Sue Swanson of Apple Valley, MN; Elmer and Linda Keller of Hudson, WI, and Earl Lemon and Jean Gurney of Milwaukee, WI. A wedding ceremony and reception will be held on September 25, 2010 at the Terroir Natural Wine Merchant and Bar in San Francisco, followed by a reception and repeat of vows on October 23, 2010 at The Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.

To submit an announcement Forms for birth, engagement, wedding, anniversary and obituaries announcements are available at our office and online at www.thisweeklive. com (click on “Announcements� and then “Send Announcement�). Completed forms may be e-mailed to class.thisweek@ecm-inc.com or mailed to Thisweek Newspapers, 12190 County Road 11, Burnsville, MN 55337. If you are submitting a photograph along with your announcement, please only submit photographs for which you have the right to permit Thisweek Newspapers to use and publish. Deadline for announcements is 5 p.m. Monday. A fee of $25 will be charged for the first 5 inches and $5 per inch thereafter. They will run in all editions of Thisweek Newspapers. Photos may be picked up at the office within 60 days or returned by mail if a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided.

Langved Nuernberg Brook Theresa Langved, daughter of Craig and Brenda Langved of Fertile, MN and Cody Michael Nuernberg, son of Doug and Toni Nuernberg of Rosemount, announce their engagement. Brook is a graduate of Fertile-Beltrami High School and Concordia University. Cody is a graduate of Rosemount High School and Metro State University. An October 22nd wedding is planned at Christ Lutheran Church in Eagan.

William Jerome Hoffbeck “Bill� Age 67 of Lakeville passed away Sept. 9, 2010 surrounded by his loving family following a brief and aggressive illness. Bill served his country in the Army during Vietnam and retired from the City of Lakeville and the Lakeville Fire Department after 28 years of service. He is preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Blanche Hoffbeck; brother, Phillip Hoffbeck; sisters, Mary Ellen Fritz and Phyllis Schultz; sister-in-law, Dude Hoffbeck. Bill is survived by his beloved wife, Candace; loving children, Lena Jo (Todd) Larson, Beth (Mike) Parrott, Jake (Chelsey Mowers) Hoffbeck and their mother Patricia Hoffbeck; grandchildren, Amanda, Naomi, Miranda, Makayla, Felicia, Brooke and Hannah; brothers, Jim (Kathy), Joe (Sue) and John (Kim Schaefer); sister, Ginny (John) Bickell; sister in law; Linda Hoffbeck; brothers-in-law, Ed Fritz and Don Schultz; faithful companions, Mac, Sadie, Nakita and Crash. Also by many other loving family and friends. Funeral service was held Tuesday, (9/14) at the White Funeral Home Chapel, 20134 Kenwood Tr., (Cty. Rd. 50), Lakeville, 952-469-2723 visitation was on Monday, also at the funeral home. Interment was at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. A guest book at www.whitefuneralhomes.com Lakeville 952-469-2723

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David lost his battle with cancer at age 67 on September 1, 2010. He is survived by his beloved wife, Elizabeth; sons Kyle of Portland, Oregon, and Kevin (Erica) of Laguna Nigel, California; brother, Fred (Joan) of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and sister Jackie (Don) of Muscatine, Iowa; many nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors. Preceded in death by parents, Virginia and Roy Kautz. David was born on March 11, 1943 in Muscatine, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa, where he was a member of the golf team. He served in Vietnam in the United States Marine Corps. He worked in the floor covering industry for 42 years. David was a Burnsville resident for over 30 years. His dry wit brightened the day for all who had the opportunity to hear it. His quiet devotion to his family and community will be greatly missed. Services were held at Church of the Risen Savior on September 8th.

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Thisweekend Taking us back to ‘Our Town’ Applause Community Theatre presents Thornton Wilder drama Sept. 23-Oct. 10 Applause Community Theatre is taking southof-the-river theater fans back to the idyllic environs of Grover’s Corner, N.H., with its production of “Our Town.� The classic stage drama by American playwright Thornton Wilder runs Sept. 23 to Oct. 10 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. First staged in 1938, “Our Town� was adapted into a film in 1940 starring William Holden and Martha Scott, a live TV musical in 1955 with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman, and several other TV and film adaptations. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23-25 and 30, 2 p.m. Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-2 and 7-9, and 2 p.m. Oct. 3 and 10. Tickets are $13 for adults, $11 for students and seniors, and can be purchased online at www. applausecommunitytheatre.com and in the arts center lobby one hour prior to performances. Group reservations are available by calling (952) 895-1234.

Photos by Rick Orndorf

Above: Charina Dorothy, right, and Kevin Hoffman are making their debuts with Applause Community Theatre in “Our Town,� which runs through Oct. 10 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Photo by Rick Orndorf

At left: Alan Davis plays Doc Gibbs in “Our Town.�

Richard Daly, who played Uncle Billy in Applause Community Theatre’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life,� rejoins the Applause troupe to play the stage manager in “Our Town.�

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Medieval Fair at Caponi Art Park Discover what it was like to live during the Middle Ages in the wooded setting of Caponi Art Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3. Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism’s Barony of Nordskogen chapter will bring guests the Middle Ages as they should have been: without the strife and pestilence. SCA members in period dress will present educational

MN Zoo fall events The Minnesota Zoo will kick off its fall season with a wide variety of events including: • Scarecrow Alley, Sept. 25-Oct. 31: Design a unique animal-themed scarecrow for the zoo’s third annual Scarecrow Alley to be on public display at the Wells Fargo Family Farm Sept. 25-Oct. 31. The contest is open to the public. First-place winners receive a $500 Cub Foods gift certificate, second-place winners receive a $250 Cub Foods gift certificate, and third-place winners receive a $100 Cub Foods gift certificate. Register online and visit www.mnzoo.org for contest rules. • Harvest Weekends, Sept. 25-26 and Oct. 2-3: It’s harvest time at the Wells Fargo Family Farm. These week-

ends will include a corn maze, children’s crafts, musical entertainment, butter churning demonstrations and other hands-on opportunities. • Fish First, Oct. 7, 6 to 8:30 p.m. (adults only): Join local celebrity chefs as they prepare sustainable gourmet ocean and freshwater dishes for the zoo’s fourth annual Fish First event, designed to raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from these sources. RSVPs are required at www.mnzoo.org. • HallZooween, Oct. 3031, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Come to the zoo for a day of music, crafts, and treats. • Wild About Wine, Nov. 13, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (adults only): The zoo will provide

the backdrop for this exotic evening of appetizers, music, and a variety of wines. For more information, call (952) 431-9500 or visit www.mnzoo.org.

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ceremony will begin at 7 p.m., with remarks by guest judge, acclaimed painter Doug Lew. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (952) 895-4685.

munity Education; the play is sponsored by The Play’s the Thing Productions. “Twas the Night Before Xmas� begins with Sept. 25 with auditions and rehearses on Saturdays at Metcalf Junior High School in Burnsville in October and November with performances on Dec. 3 and 4 at Hidden Valley Elementary in Savage. All who sign up are cast in the show. To sign up go to www.communityed191.org or call (952) 707-4150.

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demonstrations and activities, including rapier and armored combat, music and dance, weaponry and armorers, storytelling Bards, jugglers, cooking, period games, heraldry, bone carving, fiber arts, and other arts and skills. Admission is free. A donation of $4 per person will help make the Medieval Fair possible. Caponi Art Park is at 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan, (651) 454-9412, www.caponiartpark.org.

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9. Solid State Relay 10. Atomic #110 11. Brew 12. Mother of Perseus 13. Fulfills a command 24. Military school (usually) 25. Country designation for 8 down 26. Female warriors 27. Make saw toothed 28. Mister 29. Act of bringing out 31. Elevated resting place 32. Lhasa is the capital 33. Insecticide 34. What we breathe 35. Spelling contest 38. Beheaded Boleyn 39. Feline mammal 40. 1 legged Chinese demon 47. Bunnies 50. Atomic #18 51. Silver 52. So. African Music Awards 53. Manila hemp 55. Civil Rights group 56. Helicopters 58. Three spot card 59. Swiss river 62. Diethylene glycol (abbr.) 63. Applied Physics Letters (abbr.) 64. Carries genetic code 66. Prosecuting officer 68. In the year of Our Lord 69. Irving, TX university

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Farmington Library 508 Third St., Farmington (651) 438-0250 Grandparents Day Movie: “Up� for all ages from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. Computer Basics class from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22. Classes are free but require registration due to limited seating. Storytime for all ages from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24.

from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. or 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 20 and 27. Storytime for ages 4-6 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 21 and 28. Anime Club for ages 12-18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21. Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24.

Heritage Library 20085 Heritage Drive, Lakeville (952) 891-0360 Up in the Sky Storytime for all ages from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21. Storytime for ages 2-3 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Galaxie Library Sept. 22 and 29. 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple ValWe’re Gonna Win Twins! 50 ley, (952) 891-7045 Years of Minnesota’s HomeWaggin’ Tales for ages 5-10 town Team with Star Tribune from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Satur- columnist Doug Grow from 7 to 8 day, Sept. 18. Read aloud to a p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23. therapy dog. Library Picnic and StoryMN Mosaic: The Collect- time for all ages from noon to 1 ables Roadshow from 11 a.m. to p.m. Friday, Sept. 24. Bring your 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. Bring lunch and enjoy a good book read in your family heirlooms for ap- by your librarian. praisal by experts from Stillwater’s Midtown Antiques. Robert Trail Library Baby Storytime for babies up 14395 S. Robert Trail to 24 months and their caregivers Rosemount, (651) 480-1210

Remarkable Reptiles for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. Storytime for all ages from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Thursdays, Sept. 23 and 30. Teen Advisory Group from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23. Teens are welcome to come check it out and decide if they are interested in joining. There will be an election of officers in October, and opportunities for volunteering throughout the year.

town Team with Star Tribune columnist Doug Grow from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21. Baby Storytime for babies up to 24 months and their caregivers from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Thursdays, Sept. 23 and 30. “Alice in Wonderland� for ages 12-18 from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23. Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway star in this Tim Burton film. MN Mosaic: Hayor Bibimma from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23. Lively production of West AfriSavage Library can traditional and contemporary 13090 Alabama Ave. S.E., Sav- drumming, dance, storytelling. age, (952) 707-1770 Storytime for ages 4-6 from Preschool Storytime for 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24. ages 3-6 at 10:30 a.m. Monday Storytime for all ages from 4 and Tuesday, Sept. 20 and 21. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24. Theme is ABCs, 123s. Teen Advisory Group for ages 12-18 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wescott Library Saturday, Sept. 25. 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan (651) 450-2900 Barnes and Noble Author Swati Avasthi for Fischer Marketplace, 14880 teens from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mon- Florence Trail, Apple Valley, day, Sept. 20. Avasthi will read (952) 997-8928 from “Split� and will discuss her Book signing and discuscareer and writing process. sion of “Still Standing – The Storytime for ages 2-3 from Story of SSG John Kriesel� by 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 to 11:30 Staff Sgt. John Kriesel and Capt. a.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 21 and 28. Jim Kosmo at 1 p.m. Saturday, We’re Gonna Win Twins! 50 Sept. 18. Years of Minnesota’s Home-

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Lakeville District seeks Evans to run for Lakeville City Council Bourdeaux files for Lakeville City Council Heritage Library Marc Bourdeaux Community Col- reading groups Jack Evans ages 8 and 10. applicants for lege and St. Cloud has announced His community has filed to run The next title for discusState University sion by the Reading Groups candidacy for involvement in- as a candidate for Finance Advisory his before deciding to of the Heritage Library will the Lakeville City cludes serving three the Lakeville City open his first busi- be “The Citizen Solution: Council Council. years on the Da- Council.

Arthritis exercise program offered

As a resident of ness with a friend Lakeville for a defrom college at the cade, Bourdeaux, Marc age of 24. an entrepreneur, Bourdeaux Bourdeaux is now built his first busi42 and raises four ness with no backing, or children with his wife, Julie. resources, and has been an He has recently continued entrepreneur since 1992. his education at Phoenix Bourdeaux grew up on a University as a senior and hobby farm in Stacy, Minn. will graduate with a BSB/ He attended North Branch MKT in 2011. Senior High, where he was Bourdeaux’s website advice president of his senior dress is marcforlakeville. Kevin Miller has update of the 2030 org. He can also be reached announced his canLakeville Parks and class. After high school, he at (952) 451-1817 for quesdidacy for Lakeville Trails Comprehenattended Anoka Ramsey tions. City Council. An insive System Plan. cumbent, Miller was As a member of the appointed in 2009 Veterans Memorial to fill the vacancy Committee, Miller Randy Pronhe supports his caused by Wendy Kevin Miller has participated in schools by parWulff’s selection to the planning and schinske has filed ticipating in the the Metropolitan Council. construction of the Veter- as a candidate for a seat on the Lakevparent advisory Miller graduated from ans Memorial. council at LakevMinnesota State UniverMiller is a member of ille School Board. Pronschinske, a ille North High sity, Mankato, with a B.S. Hosanna Lutheran Church School, being a in business administration. and serves as greeter and 15-year resident of member of DisHe is currently employed usher captain. He is a vol- Lakeville, said he trict 194’s Aquatic by U.S. Bank where he has unteer reader with Every- has closely followed Randy proceedings Pronschinske Task Force, con35 years of bank operation body Wins! Minnesota, the ducting senior experience. a literary and mentoring of the Lakeville A city resident for over organization devoted to School Board for several interviews, and assisting with school functions. 19 years, Miller has served increasing children’s pros- years. He said a narrow dePronschinske served 12 as Chartered Organization pects for success in school Representative for Lakeville and life through one-on-one feat during the last school years in the U.S. Naval Boy Scout Troop 263 and reading mentorship with board election has only Submarine Service. He is was active in the Lakeville adult volunteers. Through strengthened his com- currently employed by the Boys Basketball program his employer, Miller is also mitment to ensure that Nestle Corporation as a for 10 years, holding several involved with the Greater Lakeville children receive corporate manager. He the best education pos- has previously worked in positions including presi- Twin Cities United Way. senior management posident. Miller has been mar- sible. Pronschinske’s commu- tions with several Fortune In 2005, Miller was ap- ried to his wife, Rhonda, pointed to the Parks, Rec- for over 34 years. Together, nity involvement includes 500 companies. Pronschinske and his reation, and Natural Re- they have three children and experience as a soccer and baseball coach, booster wife Linda have been marsources Committee. Elected three grandchildren. chair in 2006 (a position he Miller may be reached club volunteer, and Boy ried for 22 years. They held until his council ap- atkdmiller@frontiernet.net Scout leader. He is also a have two children, Randel, member of Risen Savior a 2010 graduate of Lakevpointment in 2009), he par- or miller4lakeville.com. Church where he volun- ille North High School, ticipated in the five-year teers on various commit- and Marissa, a freshman tees. at Lakeville North. Pronschinske said Evans, a Lakevkota County Parks ille resident since & Recreation Ad1996, is a self-em- Jack Evans visory Committee. ployed landscaper/ He also is a “Good real estate investor. He has Sense� Financial Ministry an MBA from the Univer- Group facilitator at Hosansity of St. Thomas. na Church. He and his wife, RhonEvans can be reached at da, are parents to two boys, evansjr@frontiernet.net.

Miller to run for Lakeville City Council

Pronschinske files for school board

The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program will be offered starting Oct. 4 at the Lakeville Senior Center. The low-impact, joint-safe exercise program was developed by physical therapists specifically for people with arthritis. Classes will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 4 through Nov. 24, at the Lakeville Senior Center. Cost is $61, which includes a $5 registration fee. The registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 1. For more information, contact Mary Jo Peters at Dan Athmann and administration (651) 229-5382. will run for a seat on from the University the Lakeville City of St. Thomas. Council on Nov. 2.      Athmann’s ap Athmann is a 10proach to governyear Lakeville resiment will be to get dent who also serves citizens more inas a sergeant with volved in city affairs. Dan “Your Story: Intro to the Burnsville Police He has volunteer Athmann Memoirs,â€? a Guthrie Theater Department. experience with the workshop, will be offered at  Athmann (pronounced Lakeville Baseball Assothe Heritage Library at 7 p.m. OTT-MUN) has dedicated ciation, Lakeville Girls Fast Thursday, Sept. 30. his 21-year professional ca- Pitch Softball, Hosanna! Participants will learn reer to public service – spe- Lutheran Church, YMCA the basics of getting their cifically public safety – and youth sports, and other thoughts, ideas, and life stounderstanding all elements charitable activities. ries from pen to paper. Regisof effective city governAthmann is married with tration is required. ment. He holds a bachelor’s three children and lives in The workshop is free and degree in criminal justice the Cherryview Elementary open to the public. from St. Cloud State Uni- School attendance area. He For more information, versity and a master’s degree can be reached at athmanvisit www.dakotacounty.us/ in public safety education nd@gmail.com. library or call (952) 891-0370. The Heritage Library is at 20085 Heritage Drive.

How You Can Make a Difference� by Harry Boyle, a guide to changing largescale policies by focusing on issues close to home. The evening reading group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29. The afternoon group will meet at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7 (attendees should feel free to bring a lunch). The title for the following meetings on Oct. 27 and Nov. 4 will be “Child 44� by Tom Rob Smith. The reading groups are free and open to anyone who enjoys reading and discussing good books. New attendees are always welcome, and no advance registration is necessary. The library is located at 20085 Heritage Drive, (952) 891-0360, www.dakotacounty.us/library.

Haunted Forest volunteers Lakeville Parks and Recreation is seeking volunteers to help with the annual Haunted Forest Festival. Call (952) 985-4600 to receive a volunteer packet with full details. Completed packets need to be returned by Oct. 8.

Applications are being accepted through Sept. 15 for three open positions on the Lakeville school district’s Finance Advisory Council. The Finance Advisory Council functions as an advisory committee to the Lakeville Board of Education and superintendent, and is responsible for short- and long-term financial planning, polices, and analysis on financial trends and legislative issues affecting education. Membership is composed of seven citizens or taxpayers from the district who are appointed by the Board of Education and a representative of licensed staff, non-licensed staff, building administrator, and board member. Applications are available at the District Office and on the district website, www. isd194.k12.mn.us. For more information contact Mark Klett, director of business services, at (952) 232-2028.

Athmann to run for Lakeville City Council

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Sports Family life on and off the court

Standings Football Team

Conference W Rosemount 2 Prior Lake 2 Lakeville North 2 Lakeville South 1 Burnsville 1 Eagan 1 Eastview 0 Apple Valley 0 B Jefferson 0 B Kennedy 0

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Overall W 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Several coaches mixing family with athletics L 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

Friday, Sept. 17 • Lakeville South at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Bloomington Jefferson, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24 • Bloomington Jefferson at Lakeville South, 7 p.m. • Rosemount at Lakeville North, 7 p.m.

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Conference W Lakeville North 0 Rosemount 0 B Jefferson 0 Lakeville South 0 Apple Valley 0 Eagan 0 Burnsville 0 Eastview 0 B Kennedy 0 Prior Lake 0

Overall L W 0 7 0 5 0 12 0 7 0 7 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 5 5 4

Boys Soccer Team

Conference Overall W L T W L T Apple Valley 2 0 0 7 0 0 Eagan 2 0 0 5 0 2 B Jefferson 2 0 0 5 2 1 Prior Lake 1 1 0 4 2 0 Burnsville 1 1 0 4 3 0 Lakeville South 0 0 1 4 1 2 B Kennedy 0 1 1 6 1 1 Eastview 0 1 0 2 3 1 Lakeville North 0 2 0 1 2 3 Rosemount 0 2 0 2 4 1 Saturday, Sep 18 • Lakeville South at Farmington 11 a.m. • Rochester Century at Lakeville North, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 21 • Lakeville South at Burnsville, 7 p.m. • Prior Lake at Lakeville North, 8 p.m. Thursday, Sep 23 • Lakeville North at Lakeville South, 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer B Jefferson Lakeville South Eastview Rosemount Eagan Burnsville Lakeville North Prior Lake Apple Valley B Kennedy

Conference Overall W L T W L T 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 7 0 1 1 0 1 7 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 1 4 2

Saturday, Sep 18 • Lakeville South at Farmington, 1 p.m. • Lakeville North at Rochester Century, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 21 • Lakeville South at Burnsville, 5 p.m. • Prior Lake at Lakeville North, 5 p.m. Thursday, Sep 23 • Apple Valley at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Lakeville South, 7 p.m.

Girls Tennis Tuesday, Sep 21 • Lakeville North at Bloomington Kennedy, 3:30 p.m. • Lakeville South at Bloomington Jefferson, 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sep 23 • Bloomington Kennedy at Lakeville South, 3:30 p.m. • Burnsville at Lakeville North, 3:30 p.m.

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Conference W Shakopee 1 Farmington 1 Northfield 1 New Prague 1 Red Wing 0 Holy Angels 0 Chanhassen 0 Chaska 0

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Overall W 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

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Friday, Sep 17 • Farmington at Chanhassen, 7 p.m. Friday, Sep 24 • Farmington at Shakopee, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct 1 • Holy Angels at Farmington, 7 p.m.

Conference W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Northfield Shakopee Farmington New Prague Chanhassen Red Wing Chaska Holy Angels

L 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

Overall W 7 6 4 1 5 3 1 1

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John Pieri coaches his daugter Morgan Pieri on the Lakeville South girls tennis team. Keith said. “It’s convenient. It’s neat to be able to do it together.” Keith and Heidi have elementary-age kids who ride their bikes during practice. One day they might lace up some running shoes. The combination has made Farmington as competitive as ever. The girls have continued to show improvement this year, although the numbers still don’t compare to the competition. “It can be kind of frustrating, but we have some amazing young runners,” Heidi said. “I think we’re building a really solid team.” The boys team has better numbers this season with 60 runners out.

Elliot Fenske has been the star again this season, finishing fifth at the Dakota Classic on Sept. 3 and sixth at the 32-team Montgomery-Lonsdale meet on Sept. 9. “He’s one of those guys that doesn’t do a lot of summer running,” Keith said. “He’s still getting into shape. Last year he peaked at the right time and he’s on track to do that again.

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the team. “She understands this is my job. I can’t be a dad on the court,” John said. Morgan has been on the tennis team for the past two years. “It’s been a rewarding and meaningful experience,” John said. “It felt weird at first. I’ve been doing this job for many years. It’s a special thing, so I should savor it.” It’s one thing to play tennis on a Saturday afternoon, but it’s quite another to participate in your dad’s livelihood. “There’s not many jobs where you can hang with your daughter at work,” John said. John is careful not to show any kind of favoritism. “He’s a coach on the court and a dad off the court,” Morgan said. It was tricky to accomplish as Morgan made varsity as an eighth grader. “She had to work twice as hard as everybody else,” John said. Her teammates don’t bother Morgan about her dad being the coach, much. “They’re pretty good about it,” Morgan said. “They joke around about it, but it’s always for fun.” Lakeville South’s season has started on a positive swing; the Panthers are 8-2 in their first 10 matches. The team’s only losses came against Lakeville North, losing both 4-3.

now without the Virgin family. Ben Virgin was an allstate goalie and basketball player for Eagan in 1995 while his father Kurt Virgin was the head coach for both teams during his successful run. Ben has been coaching soccer and basketball with Kurt for the past 12 years. One of Kurt’s other sons, Chad, was also an all-state goalie and basketball player in 1999. He coached soccer with Kurt for four years and has been on the basketball staff for the past six seasons. “I think both of them were led to coaching because they love the game and had such positive experiences as athletes that they wanted to be able to pass their knowledge and experiences on to others,” Kurt said. “They both have become very successful businessmen, but still save the time for their coaching passion.” Chad and Ben have helped the basketball and soccer teams find great success in recent years. The boys soccer team went to the state tournament from 1998-2003 and they’ve been one of the top teams in the state the past two years. The boys basketball team went to state in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2005. “It has been a real treat getting to coach with my sons,” Kurt said. “They have a great feel for the game and relate so well with our players. They know how to teach the game. Plus I selfishly get to spend some quality time with them.”

There is a thick wall in the separation between dad and coach for Lakeville South girls tennis coach Father and son John Pieri and daughter reunion Morgan. Eagan’s boys basketDuring practices and ball and boys soccer teams Andy Rogers is at matches, John treats Morgan just like anyone else on wouldn’t be what they are andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

Weekend tournaments dominate volleyball conversation by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Volleyball teams can find their groove, generate significant buzz, and bring home a shiny trophy all over the course of one weekend. It seems like every Saturday there’s a tournament that goes a long way in deciding who has the best high school team in Minnesota. Lakeville North is making an early run at that distinction. The Panthers won the Southwest Minnesota Challenge in Marshall last weekend beating Wayzata, Minneota and Le SueurHenderson in the finals. The Panthers haven’t lost a game all year. They’re the early favorite to win the new South Suburban Conference title this year, but other teams have their eye on an upset. Apple Valley’s first loss was to Wayzata in the season opener in four sets. Since then the Eagles have won seven straight, including a first-place trophy in

PRESSBOX their own Aerie Challenge last weekend. A p p l e Valley’s biggest victory came in the finals against the previously undefeated Lakeville South Cougars, another top 10 team in Class 3A. But the biggest tournament is yet to come. The Apple Valley Invitational on Sept. 24 is often considered second only to the Minnesota State High School League state tournament. It features many former, and usually future, state tournament teams. This year will feature Photo by Rick Orndorf Apple Valley, Eastview, Wayzata, Lakeville North, Lakeville North’s Jake Berg, No. 28, finds room to run against Apple Valley thanks to a Shakopee, Bethlehem Acad- block by Kevin Lucker-Frei, No. 56, during the team’s 27-19 victory on Sept. 10. emy, Eagan and several other yearly contenders. Andy Rogers is at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

Football: Panthers off to a 2-0 start despite few returning starters by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Monday, Sep 13 • Albert Lea at Farmington, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sep 16 • Farmington at Chanhassen, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sep 18 • Farmington Invite, 9 a.m.

Monday, Sep 13 • Park at Farmington, 5 p.m. Thursday, Sep 16 • Red Wing at Farmington, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sep 18 • Lakeville South at Farmington, a.m.

At some point, some coaches feel they need to cut back a little to spend more time with their families. For the Revels, coaching means spending more time with your significant other. Keith and Heidi Revels, who are married, coach the boys and girls cross country teams at Farmington. Keith has been a high school coach for several years and for many of those years, Heidi was just a spectator. Two years ago, the girls cross country coach position opened up and Heidi jumped at the chance to help out. “She’s the planner at home and for cross country,” Keith said. “She’s the organized one in the family.” Heidi taught track in the past and she was an assistant at Hastings. “It’s a nice thing for me,” Heidi said. “You get to share a passion with the kids.” Although they’re two separate teams, they practice together, share assistant coaches, and attend all the same meets. “We bounce ideas off each other all the time,”

Panthers keep on winning

Volleyball Team

Teams are often referred to as one big family, but sometimes the line between family life and sports begins to blur. Most people become coaches because they love the sport and enjoy working with kids. Many times those kids end up being your own. And sometimes your family joins the coaching staff to help out.

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Saturday, Sept. 18 • Prior Lake, Lakeville South, Rosemount at Farmington tournament, 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21 • Lakeville South at Burnsville, 7 p.m. • Prior Lake at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 • Lakeville North at Lakeville South, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24 • Eagan, Eastview, Lakeville North at Apple Valley Invitational, 5 p.m.

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by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

With few returning starters and a small senior class, expectations weren’t as high this year for the Lakeville North football team. But after two weeks of play, the Panthers are one of three teams that are undefeated in the South Suburban Conference, along with Rosemount and Prior Lake. After falling behind 16-0 against Apple Valley on Sept. 10, Lakeville North scored 27 unanswered points to secure the victory thanks to a strong defensive showing with five sacks, two by Karl Finkel, and two interceptions. Al Erickson returned one Photo by Rick Orndorf of those interceptions 38 Lakeville North’s Lisa Hall delivers a backhand slice against yards for a touchdown. Rosemount on Sept. 14. Her team won 5-2. Tyler Brekke led the

team in receiving with 78 yards, which included a 41yard touchdown pass from Trey Heid. Heid scored off a five-yard run. The Panthers will go for their third win on Sept. 17 against Bloomington Jefferson.

South Although the Cougars fell behind early against Wayzata on Sept. 10, they made a game of it by the end, losing 45-20. Quarterback Mitch Leidner threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns to Trent Bertamus. DJ Hiller ran for 58 yards and a touchdown.

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on Sept. 10. The Tigers fell behind 14-0 before things turned around. Record tallied 246 yards on 37 carries with one touchdown. Darren Beenken scored the team’s other two touchdowns. The Tigers will get a chance to play a team they’ve never played before in Chanhassen on Sept. 17. Chanhassen was added to the Missota Conference this season after playing in the Lake Conference in 2009. The Storm lost to Edina 14-3 in the season opener and to Shakopee 35-13 last week. The team has 69 rushing yards and 254 passing yards in its first two games.

The Tigers got their first win of the year thanks to Andy Rogers is at a strong showing from CJ andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com. Record against Red Wing


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Tiger volleyball keeping the ball alive

Dan Clay/from 1A lishers Inc., which bought Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune in 1999. “Dan Clay, I always felt, was kind of the caretaker or the father figure, not only for the family but also, I thought, for the company.� The Tribune, once the dominant subscription newspaper in Dakota County, began publishing in Farmington in 1884. Dan and Joe’s greatgrandfather, Ham Clay Sr., took over the paper in 1911. Their grandfather, Ham Jr., and then their father and uncle, Roger and Eugene, ran the Tribune before Dan and Joe took the reins. Dan and Faye, sweethearts at Farmington High School, married 33 years ago. “As soon as he opened up that door I could smell that ink and the press wash,� Faye said. “That smell was on his clothes. You’d open up the door and get a little burst of wind and know he was home. His fingers were always blue with ink.� Growth patterns in Dakota County and the 1975 emergence of a free weekly newspaper in Burnsville, The Current, dictated a change in strategy for the Tribune, Joe Clay said. “They were taking our heads,� said Joe, of Prior Lake. “Our core circulation was the FarmingtonL a k e v i l l e - Ro s e m o u n t area. We were a Farmington-based paper and they were the new Burnsville paper. That’s where all the new businesses were coming in, from the north to

County/from 1A mous approval of incentive pay for non-union employees, also passed at the Sept. 14 meeting, would help union employees accept the new health plan provisions. “This is sending the message that there could be the same benefit for you,â€? Schouweiler said of the union member employees. Those incentives include a 1 percent of salary lumpsum payment for employees who meet job performance standards and a $400 signing bonus for employees who agree to switch health insurance plans. “Each month they wait to sign, (the bonus) goes down by $100,â€? Schouweiler said. Commissioner Will Branning said the arrangement is the best the county can do for employees like Social Services workers buried in increased caseloads. “It’s better than zero on the table. ‌ We can’t do big merit and cost-of-living raises, but we can do this,â€? he said. As the commissioner who issued the lone vote against the 0.8 percent levy increase resolution, Schouweiler said she supported a 1 percent

years,� Woody said. “I feel good about the potential of a top four finish, but realistically, we will need to play our best to make a run at the title.� Woody would also welcome a rematch with either Rosemount or Lakeville South during the tournament. “We played horribly at South, and either team could have won the Rosemount match that night,� Woody said.

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in a row the team defeated Red Wing, winning all three relays in the process. Ellie Sundet also won the 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley. “The girls are swimming significantly faster than they have at this point in the season in the past,� coach Jen Marshall said. “It should be a very exciting year for the Lady Tigers.� In the 96-90 loss to Chanhassen on Sept. 9, Elizabeth Wolfe won the 100 breaststroke event and Sara Kintner won the 500 freestyle. O’Reilly won the 100 butterfly and 200 IM and she was part of the winning 200 medley relay with Wolfe, Kristen Kracke and Biff Donner.

Farmington’s record book has been put on notice this year. The 500-meter freestyle school record already went down thanks to Kaitlyn O’Reilly’s performance in the Red Wing meet, which helped FarmAndy Rogers is at ington win 95-77. It was the second year andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

the south.� The new product – free weeklies that were soon divided into separate papers for Burnsville, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan, Farmington and Lakeville, and distributed to more than 50,000 homes – “overtook the Dakota County Tribune,� Joe said. (That paper, which continued to publish for a small paid subscription base, has today been refashioned into a weekly business journal with free subscriptions.) The company moved to Burnsville to solidify its presence in the new market territory. The “Farmington paper� relocating to Burnsville was a mystery to some, Joe said. But in the 1980s, profitability arrived via a key innovation – an entire section devoted to real estate advertising and news in a then-booming market. “That was the end of the battle. We just took off,� said Joe, giving much credit to his and Danny’s sister, Cindy, Thisweek’s longtime sales manager, who left the paper in 2008. The free weeklies and the real estate section were his ideas – which might have gone nowhere without his brother, Joe said. “I helped him, is what it amounted to. I’d get an idea every 10 years, and he’d carry the whole damn thing out. ... Without him, it wouldn’t have worked. We needed both of us to get something to work.� Dan was the “doer,� said Athmann, who got to know the Clays in the 1990s when ECM owned

the distribution company that delivered Thisweek Newspapers. “Together it all clicked, and they created this wonderful, strong product that neither the Star Tribune nor the Pioneer Press could dislodge and overtake,� said Athmann, who left ECM last year and is now CEO of IEA Inc., an indoor environmental consulting company based in Brooklyn Park. “It was Dan’s leadership that made this thing all work,� Athmann said. “He was the glue that held it together.� The fast-moving bone cancer that killed Dan followed a previous bout with life-threatening illness. In fall 2008 he was diagnosed with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease, Faye said. He was put on a national lung-transplant registry on March 25, 2009, and the family was informed on March 28 a lung was available. “This wonderful, unselfish donor family had given us new hope with their miracle gift,� Faye said. “He fought hard to take care of and honor his new gift of life, and accepted all the challenges of regaining health and strength.� This summer, after experiencing back pain, Dan was diagnosed with advanced bone cancer. He died at home. “Danny loved his retirement,� his brother said. “He was a family man who loved golfing with Faye, working on his house, putting his

increase maximum to allow the county more flexibility in negotiations regarding employee benefits. “I think there are just too many unknowns at this time,� Schouweiler said in the meeting. County Administrator Brandt Richardson has said without change, county health insurance premiums would continue to grow, a situation he has called unsustainable. Aside from the insurance costs, county officials have struggled to set a budget amidst an uncertain economy and have made cuts to help fill a $10 million hole created in large

part by the state’s estimated $5.8 billion deficit for 201213. County officials have also struggled with the budget as falling property values have caused a 6.5 percent reduction in the county’s tax base. Richardson will present the recommended budget Nov. 2. The public Truth in Taxation hearing is Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. in the Dakota County Board Room, Administration Center, 1590 Highway 55, Hastings. Laura Adelmann is at dceditor@frontiernet.net.

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kids through school, just being with the kids. He pretty much took care of his house and golfed. He was a pretty simple man.� Dan was preceded in death by his parents, Roger and Joyce Clay. He’s survived by his wife, Faye; children, Nicole (Taylor) Flannery, 32, Stephanie Clay, 28, and Tommy Clay, 26; grandchildren, Cullen and Jameson; siblings, Diana (Ed) Sievers, Joe Clay and Cindy Clay; and nieces and nephews. Services and visitation were Sept. 12 at White Funeral Home Chapel in Lakeville. Memorials are preferred to Hope Chest News, which helps transplant patients and their families.

After qualifying for the state tournament for the first time ever last year, the Farmington volleyball team liked it so much they wanted to get back there. The Tigers are in a similar position as last year at this time heading into their own tournament this weekend. “We are probably not as far along as we were last year, but we are making strides faster than last year’s group,� coach Mike Woody said. “We are focused on working hard to get our game ready for a late October run.� The Tigers defeated Hastings, Austin, Red Wing and Albert Lea so far this season with close losses to Rosemount and Lakeville South.

“We have been competitive in every match with the exception of Lakeville South,� Woody said. “Considering all but two of our girls have never seen varsity floor time, I am very happy with our progress.� Although the team is short on experience, the tall talent of Katie Habeck has kept the team competitive. “Habeck has gone from being a great middle hitter to our best all around player,� Woody said. “She is leading the team in almost every statistical category.� The team will play host to a 17-team tournament this weekend with several top 2A teams such as Jordan, Delano and Le SueurHenderson along with Lakeville South and Rosemount. “It has become a very strong tournament over the

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The North Trail Parent Teacher Partnership will host a forum for Farmington School Board candidates at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at North Trail Elementary. The community is invited to attend. Each candidate will be given predetermined questions and will take questions from the audience. The public can suggest questions prior to the forum by going to the district homepage at www. far mington.k12.mn.us. Questions can also be mailed to: NTES Candidate Forum, 5580 170th St., Farmington, MN 55024. Refreshments will be served following the forum. Â

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Woman charged with assault of Apple Valley police officer by Andrew Miller

to the gas station around 3:45 p.m. on a report that a A Burnsville woman woman had filled a gas can who allegedly kicked a po- with gasoline and walked off without paying. lice officer in the As the officer armouth while she rived in the area, he was being placed observed a vehicle under arrest for driven by a woman disorderly conduct matching the deoutside an Apple scription of the Valley gas station is suspect pulling into now facing charges in Dakota County Tajhet Horne the gas station. The suspect, Horne, told District Court. Tajhet Angelete Horne, the officer she had returned 19, has been charged with to pay for the gas. The officer told Horne fourth-degree assault, disorderly conduct and driv- she was no longer a suspect ing after suspension fol- in a gas theft, but issued lowing the Sept. 4 incident her a citation for driving outside the Holiday gas after suspension, as her listation at 15550 Cedar Ave. cense had been suspended A criminal complaint in July. Horne called a relative filed last week gives the folto come to the gas station lowing account: An Apple Valley po- and drive the car away, but lice officer was dispatched no one came and the officer THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

New Heights Church block party New Heights Christian Fellowship Church in Farmington will host a community block party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, to celebrate the re-opening of Walnut Street after the completion of road construction. “We want to celebrate the opening of Walnut and Fifth streets in downtown Farmington, and we’re giving the profits to charity,� said Rev. Mike Barnett. The public is invited to bring food and toiletries that will be donated to the Farmington Food Shelf. The free events include pony rides, bounce houses and inflatables, games, prizes, live music and craft vendors. Local crafters or musicians are welcome to contact Renee Nelson at (952) 431-3033 or Donna Hanson at (952) 237-3543. The church is also ask-

Farmington Lutheran Church will hold its second annual Holy Hoot free family event beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. Activities will include music, games, face painting, pumpkin patch and decorating, inflatable obstacle course, police and fire department demonstrations and more. A 5 p.m. worship service will be followed by live entertainment by drumming group Sheltered Reality and Swen & Dean. The church is at 20600 Akin Road, Farmington. For more information call (651) 463-4100 or visit www.farmingtonlutheran. org.

called a tow truck to have the vehicle towed, and also called for another squad car to assist at the scene. Waiting for the tow truck, Horne “became verbally abusive and was swearing and calling the officers names,� the complaint said. When the tow truck arrived, Horne confronted the driver and began to swear loudly in front of several people who’d gathered outside the gas station. An officer advised Horne she was under arrest for disorderly conduct, at which point she “began to struggle with the officers and resisted attempts to restrain her,� according to the complaint. Horne was handcuffed and placed in the back of a squad car, but in the pro-

cess kicked an officer in the mouth, splitting his lower lip and causing it to swell. While in the back of the squad car, Horne kicked at the windows and screamed profanities at the officers, the complaint said. If convicted of fourthdegree assault, a gross misdemeanor, Horne faces a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $3,000 fine. Disorderly conduct and driving after suspension are both misdemeanors; each carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. Horne’s next court appearance is Dec. 20 in Dakota County District Court in Hastings. Andrew Miller is at andrew. miller@ecm-inc.com.

CVS Pharmacy is closer to reality at old TCF Bank site in Burnsville

MOMS Club welcomes new members

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The MOMS (Moms Offering Moms Support) Club of Farmington is a nonprofit organization that provides assistance, resources, and a monthly calendar of family-friendly activities to its 45 members and their children. New members are welcome. The club takes on at least one community service project each year. Its most recent project has been providing snack bags to parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville. Upcoming club events include a Sept. 17 open house and a Sept. 29 allmember meeting. For more information about MOMS Club of Farmington, call (952) 953-7077 or e-mail momscluboffarmington@gmail. com.

A CVS Pharmacy store that’s been in the works for nearly three years might finally be coming to the old TCF Bank site in Burnsville’s Heart of the City. At a Sept. 14 work session, City Council members gave their preliminary nod to a 13,740-squarefoot CVS Pharmacy and a 5,000-square-foot office and retail building on the site. The property, owned by Wellington Management Inc., is on the northeast corner of Burnsville Parkway and Nicollet Avenue. CVS would own one parcel, with a storefront facing Nicollet Avenue and an entry plaza at the corner. Wellington would own the office-retail property, which faces Burnsville Parkway on the east end of the site. Project details remain to be worked out, including the fate of a proposed rightturn entrance off of Burns-

ville Parkway that City Engineer Bud Osmundson opposes for safety reasons. But the plan is much closer to winning council approval than one proposed in June by Wellington and Velmeir Cos., builders of CVS Pharmacies in Minnesota. That called for the CVS store only. Council members said it didn’t meet the vision for the Heart of the City downtown redevelopment district. The city’s original redevelopment contract with the development group, called Burnsville Crossing LLC, called for a 23,000-squarefoot medical office building with one level of belowgrade parking and a twolevel parking deck. It called for the developer to sell some of the property to a third party for construction of a pharmacy. The October 2007 contract, which includes taxincrement financing incentives, has twice been

amended to allow for later construction dates. “In each case the applicant cited the slow economy as a hindrance to development,� a city staff report said. The developer answered several of the council’s objections to the June plan by adding the office-retail building and possibly offering overnight parking there for the general public; reducing the overall number of parking stalls; adding amenities such as a plaza, seating and more sidewalk space; moving and partially screening the loading area at CVS; and adding a secondstory mezzanine to the store that meets Heart of the City design requirements. The plan “meets the spirit and intent� of Heart of the City guidelines, Mayor Elizabeth Kautz said. Council members suggested the guidelines may need retooling in light of the development-unfriendly economy.

“We’re almost there� on most elements of the plan, Community Development Director Jenni Faulkner said. “But overall, I think the intent here has been met,� she said. The proposed right-turn entrance on Burnsville Parkway remains a sore spot that the city and developer, with input from CVS, have yet to work out. The curve of the road and the high speeds of many drivers rushing to beat the stoplight at Nicollet make it a high-crash area already, Osmundson said. Vehicles turning into the site could back up traffic. Plus, the access presents another “pedestrian conflict point,� Osmundson said. “We’ve got a 10-footwide sidewalk there,� he said. “We built this area to be pedestrian-friendly.� John Gessner is at burnsville. thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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H a y t a r p � � � � � � � � � Butterfly koi fish� �� �� ������������ ������� ��� 651-460-6681 Metal table � ������ ��� 50’s records LPs ��� ��� ��� 651-456-9176 651-463-4812 Jeans guy ������ ���� Printer Epson �������� ��� ��� ��� 952-898-0850 ��� 952-892-7136 7’ pickup topper ���� ���� Maytag dishwasher ����� ��� 612-940-4223 ��� 651-214-3928 Parakeet cage ������ ��� Sofa & Loveseat ����� 952-890-5797 eves ������� ��� 952-891-8689 Brass multi pot ���� ������ VCR perfect condition ��� ��� ��� ��� 952-457-1878 952-452-1823 Small wood rocker ��� Oak baby bassinet � � � ����� ������ 612-750-5298 ���� ����� 952-223-1324 Ethan Allen sofa ��� ���� #1 hardwood fplc � � � � 651-452-5849 ���� 952-432-3178 Graco stroller ���� ����� Patio table 4 chairs ��� ��� 952-435-7578 651-344-7123 HP Pav 753 �� ���� ��� Bow-Arrow ���� ��� ����� ��� ���� 952-237-1407 �������� 952-913-8555 W. Moore 12 ��� �� ���� Trombone mouthpiece 651-423-1798 ��� 952-891-8689 Graco baby swing, � �� ������ ��������� ����� F i s h a n d s a i l � � � � � � � ����� ��� 952-223-13624 � � � � � � � � � � � � ����� ���� 952-892-5723 K i d s p o t t y c h a i r� � � � ������������ ����� ������ 612-750-5298 New! Ipod Touch �� ���� ���������� ��� ������ ��� 651-460-2046 Maytag dishwasher ����� ���������� ����� ������� ���� 612-940-4223 ����� ����� ����� ������� Stiffle lamp new ����� Strong antenna ������ ��� 952-891-8996 ��������� ������������� ���� ��� 952-423-6698 Deck posts, 10, � ��� ��� Coleman pegboard hutch 651-423-2357 ��� ���� ��� 651-463-4812 L i f e j a c k e t s � � Ford 2,9 head, ������������ ������������ ��� 651-423-2357 Drssr, chest, ngt ��� ����� Gas dryer ����� ���� ���� � � � ����� ���� �� ��� ����� ���� 952-236-8062 952-890-4976 ��������� ��� ������������ T r u m p e t 4 s a l e � � � � White double porcelain A K A I s t e r e o c a s s e t t e �������� 952-898-5422 ���� ��� 612-940-4223 ���� ��� 952-457-1878

#1 hardwood fplc � � � � ���� 952-432-3178 Tony bblhd w/card ���� 612-201-0739 Dolls (2) with ������ ��� 952-890-6830 Ethan Allen cocktail ��� ��� 651-452-5849 E l e c t r i c s t o v e ���� ��� ���� 952-891-3018 16HP Craftsman tractor ���� ��� ���� 651-686-7884 Child desk bk ����� � ��� ��� 952-898-0850 Kirby bblhd ������ ���� 612-201-0739 Bike Motobecane ���� ���� ��� 952-736-3043 Loveseats Pair ���� ���� ����� ���� 952-652-3186 D e s k l a m p � � 952-953-2947 evenings Heelys Grey �� � ���� ���� ���� 952-953-4288 Durabuilt power washer ���� ��� ��� 651-463-4812 Propane grill �� ���� ��� ��� 952-890-3896

HP O/Jet 6500 ������� ��� ���� 952-469-2786

36” GE cooktop ���� ������ ���� 612-940-4223

Carew bblhd ������ ��� 612-201-0739

Star Trek 6VHS � ����� � Outers clay target ������� ��� ��� 952-435-7578 ��� 952-431-8862

3 brass/glass ������ ��� ���� ���� 952-898-2900

Blk canopy QN �������� ���� 651-226-6025

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � RSMT: �������� ��� 14677 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Cobalt Lane � � � � � � � � � � � � � Sept 23-24-25, 8-4pm � ������������ ����� ���������� ����� 157th & Flagstaff Avenue ���� � ��� ����� � �� �� ���������� ������ ���� ����� �������� ����� AV: DayCare going out of ������� ����� ��������� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Business! 9/23-24, 9-5. 9/25, 9-noon� �� � ����� ����� �������� ���� � ���� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��������� ������ ��� ������ ������ ��������� ����� 968 Cortland Dr. South ���� �������� ��� �� � ��������� ��������� ��� AV: 14215 Diamond Path ������� ������ ������� �������� Court �������� ��� ������ ��������� ������ LV: Closing Daycare/ ��� ���� ����� AV: �������� �������� ���� Crafters Sale! 8385-141st Ct W Sept 22nd 5-8pm, � � � ����� ���� ������� Sept 23rd/24th 9 to 6pm, ����� ���� ����� ���� Sept 25th 9-2pm 20515 Iceland Ave W. AV - Multi-Family Sale, Lots of good stuff! 9/17, 8-5; 9/18, 8-2. 13396 FUTON ���������� ����� Hughes Court. ����� ��� ����� ��� � ����� ����� ����� ������ ������ ����� Lakeville Sale ����� 651-322-7177 ������ �� ��������� BV: HUGE GARAGE SALE ��������� June Murphy ����� ����� ����� Sept 18 & 19th 9-3pm 1101 East 157th St. Numbers @ 8am Sat.

Annual Regatta Club Home Garage Sale!

Household

BV: moving sale ����� ���� ����� ����� �� ������ ������������� ��� ������ � ���� 839 Evergreen Cir.

BV: PARKWAY CO-OP ������ ���� � ���� ������ ������������� ���� ����� �������� 115 E. Burnsville Parkway � � � ���� ���� ��� ��� ����� ����� ��� ���� ��� ������ ����� � �������� ���� ���� ������� ����� ���� � � � � � � � � � � � � ����� ������ ���������� ����� ������� ��� ������ ����� ����� ������� ���������� ���� ��� �� ���������� ����� ���� �� �������

8560 209th St. West (Just East of Holyoke in downtown Lakeville) ���� �������� �� ��� ������������� ������ �� � ����� ����� ��������� ���� ������� ������ ���� ������ ����� ���������� ���� �������� ����������� � ������ ���� ��������� �� ����� ����� ������� ������ ���� ��������� ������� ���� ���� ������� ������� ������ �������� �������� ��� ������������ ����� ��������� �������� ���� ������� ���������� � ���� ����� ��� ������ ������ ������ ��� ���� ����� GUST ESTATE SALES 612-747-4196

Misc. For Sale

Thrifty Ads

M a y t a g w a s h e� � � � � ����� ���� 952-836-7247

Ikea bunkbeds $150 651-423-1216

Durabuilt power washer ��� ��� 651-463-4812 Leaking Hot Springs ��� ��� ���� 952-217-1993 Dehumidifier works ����� ���� ��� 952-469-6726 5 p k g s G e v a l i a ������ ����� ��� 651-226-6025 Trundle bed incl ������� ���� ��� 952-890-3896 Arrowheads Hopewell � ����� ��� 952-882-9054 Computer desk ������� ��� 651-423-1216 ������� ������ ��� ��� ������������ Harmon bblhd w/card ���� 612-201-0739 Luggage top car ������� ��� 952-890-9264 3 matching lv �� ���� ���� ����� ������ 612-750-5298 Homelite 14” chain ��� ��� 952-894-1958 Dining rm tbl � ����� ���� ���� 952-469-2837

Heelys Grey �� � ��� Patio screen ����� ���� ���� ���� 952-953-4288 ��� ��� 952-892-7136 Airless paint sprayer Free V-shaped ������ ������� 952-469-6726 ����� ��� 952-894-1958 2, 2 drawer file cabs ���� Key cabinet �� ���� ��� 952-890-5797 eves � ����� ��� 612-750-5298

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Part-Time

AUTOMOTIVE

PT evening / weekend position available for LUBE TECH/TOW DRIVER. Shop & cashier duties also required. Competitive wages, uniform. 1-2 yrs exper. req. w/valid DL Call Dave at: 952-890-9988 River Hills Automotive Burnsville

Part-Time

Part-Time

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Mystery Shoppers

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FILE CLERK

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PCA’s Needed For Special needs Children & Adults in Southern suburbs. Will train

952-898-4911 Superior Home Care

NAR: Restorative Aide

Trinity Care Center �� ������� ������� ���������� �� ����� �� ��� ������ ������� ������� ��������� �������� �� ��� ��� ��� � ��� ��� ��� ���� � ��� ����������� ����� ����������� ������ ������� ��������� ��������� ���� ����� ����� �������� ��� ������� ������ ����� �� ������� � ������ ��� ������������ ���������� ��������� ���������� ���� �� �� ��� ��������� �������� ���� � ������� �� ��� ���� ��� ��� ������������ ��� ��������� Trinity ������ �� ����������� ������������ ������� �� �������� �� � ��� � ��������� ���� ������ ������ ����� ���

PT 15 -25 hrs/wk Exp. General Service-Oil Change

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Call Ron, Mike or Mark

952-898-2886 Part-Time Lakeville

PCA

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PCAs Needed

mpomroy@sfhs.org ������

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Realtors Wanted

donaldharff@edinarealty.com

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Tire Tech

HEARTLAND GOODYEAR

• Exp. PCA for adult female. Overnights in Lakeville. • Exp. PCA for adult female. Mornings in Hastings. • Exp. PCA Weekend hours 9-4:30 and 4:30-10 For adult female. Lakeville.

952-898-4911 Superior Home Care

Full-Time

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Hours are 2-7pm plus Saturdays

TRINITY CARE CENTER 3410 213th Street West Farmington, MN 55024

Full-Time

CUSTODIAL POSITION Apple Valley Ford Lincoln Mercury �� ��������� ������� � ��������� ���������� �������� ��� ������ ������� ��������� ���������� �������� �������� �������� ������ ��� ��� ��������� �������� ��� ����� ������ �� ��������� ����� ������� ������� ���� � ���� ����� ��� ������� ��� ����� ��� ����������� �������� ��� ��� �������� ������������ ����� ��� �� ������� �� ������ ���� ��� ������� �� ����� � ���� �������� �������� �� ���������� ������ ���� ���� ������� ��

952-997-5418

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Warehouse Position

Assembly, Shipping & Receiving ��� ���,

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Contact Dennis 952-890-2966

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FT SALES POSITION

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Full-Time

FT Office Assistant/CSR

Lakeville Insurance Agency. Lic’d preferred. Email resume to: jpahl@amfam.com �������� ��� ����� ���������� ����������� � ����� �������� �������� ������ ���� ������� ������ ��� ���� ��� ������ ����� ������� �� ����������

Full-Time or Part-Time Adults - Earn Your H.S. Diploma or GED ����� ����� ������ �� ����� ������� ������� �� ������� �� ����� ������ � ������ ����� ABE@district196.org �� ���� 651-683-8585

PT/FT Sales

Seeking professional, outgoing, indiv. w/sales/biz. exp. Office at home, flex hrs, great commission/ bonuses! 952-210-5684

Real Estate Career! ����� ����� ����� ��� ����� ���� � ������ ���� �� ���� ���� ������� �� ���� ���� ��� ����� � ��� ������ �� ���� ���� ���� ���� �������� �� � ��� ������ �� ���� ��� ������ �������� � ��������� �� ��� ��� ������ ��� ����� ��� ������ ���� ��� ����� ������ ��

651-683-8265

Short Order Cook

AMF Bowling Center �� ��������� �� ������� � �� �� �� ���� ��� ����� � ������ ���� ������� �� � ��� � ���� ���� �� �� ���� ���� ������ � ���� ����� ���� �� ��������� ��� �������� � ��������� Please apply at: www.amf.com/hourlyjobs or AMF Bowling Center 15400 South Robert Trail Rosemount, MN 55068

Full-Time or Part-Time Special Education

Paraprofessional

or PSA position ���� ����� ��� ��� �� ����� ������ ���� ������ ��� ��� �������� ���� ��� ����� ������� �� www.isd917.k12.mn.us �� ���� �������� ������� �� 952.431.4064 ���� ���������� ���

Exp. PCA Needed for adult female in Minnetonka 9-2 M-F, and also overnights 10P-6A Sun.-Thurs.

952-898-4911 Superior Home Care Veterinary Assistant

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Southfork Animal Hospital 17445 Kenrick Ave Lakeville

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Director of Nursing/RN

Needed to oversee 4 residential care homes in Eagan & Burnsville area. 19 residents. M-Th. Call for details.

Rob:

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Religion Asperger’s and ADHD presentation Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, offers education and support opportunities for people who are affected by or who help care for someone who is affected by ADHD, autism and other disabilities on the spectrum. “Asperger’s Syndrome and ADHD – Similarities and Differences� will be presented from 6:45 to 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27. Cost is $10 per individual or $15 per family and registration is at the door. KidCare is available for $5 per child. Pre-registration and payment is required only for KidCare one week prior to the event. Go to www.sotv.org, click event registration, ADHD KidCare. For more information, visit www.sotv.org or contact Brenda Brookman, (952) 322-2176, bpbrookman@aol.com, or Connie Simonson, (952) 431-5667.

Diabetes prevention Oktoberfest at Shepherd of the Valley Mary, Mother Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, will offer the “I Can Prevent Diabetes� class Fridays, October 2010 through January 2011, at either 8 to 9 a.m. or noon to 1 p.m. The 16-week class is led by Rose Malum, a certified trainer as a lifestyle coach for diabetes prevention. A $25 fee covers the cost of materials. Register in advance at www.sotv.org or by calling (952) 432-6351.

Grams in Touch Grams in Touch will meet to pray for their grandchildren at 7 p.m. every other Tuesday beginning Sept. 21 in the prayer room at Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 10658 210th St. W., Lakeville. All area grandmothers are invited to join this nondenominational group. For more information, call Sue Chlan (952) 469-3015.

Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville will hold its Annual Feast Day Dinner from 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, with an Oktoberfest celebration. All are invited to celebrate the birth of Mary, Mother of the Church, founded in 1965. Beer brats, baked beans, German potato salad, dessert and beverages are on the menu for adults, with hot dogs, chips, dessert and beverages for children. Music will be provided by Coda, a saxophone/ keyboard duo. Tickets are $5 for children 12 and under, $7 for adults, with a family maximum of $25. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For more information or to reserve tickets, contact Maggie Sonnek, (952) 890-0045, ext. 232, or email msonnek@mmotc. org.

Cross of Christ Community Church

“A place to discover God just as you are�

8748 210th St. West

To Save a Family: Strong Families Fight Well!

In Downtown Lakeville on the corner of Holyoke and 210th Street Ph: 952-469-3113 www. crossofchristchurch.org

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17671 Glacier Way

Sunday Morning Schedule

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SE Corner of Cedar & Dodd, Lakeville

Wednesday Eve 6:30 PM

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Studio 305 debuts home dĂŠcor shop, art studio in Farmington by Kara Hildreth THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Studio 305 will debut its new retail shop and art studio this Saturday, Sept. 18, in downtown Farmington. Studio 305 is designed primarily as a home dĂŠcor store specializing in unique furniture, home accessories, lamps and one-of-a-kind vintage finds, according to shop owner Sherri Warner. The business name “Studio 305â€? is taken from the address – 305 Third St. – Warner said, because she wanted the public to know there would also be an art studio in back. “I want to have art classes and an art studio set up where I have little projects that I can work on, and others can sign up to take classes,â€? Warner said. Located in the old city liquor store retail space formerly leased by Expressive Embroidery, Studio 305 is housed next door to Subway off Elm Street in downtown Farmington. “We hope there will be a renaissance in downtown Farmington,â€? said Warner, who designed her business logo to read “Elevate the Everyday!â€? Studio 305 has a formal grand opening celebration planned in October. For now, Warner is busy unpacking new fall and holiday merchandise after she spent the past week shopping at an Atlanta buyers’ market, where she toured three buildings with 20 floors of the latest trends in home dĂŠcor merchandise. “I am looking for new things to bring back to Minnesota,â€? Warner said. She has been a self-employed web designer and graphic artist since 2000. She and her husband, Tim, have lived outside Farmington in Hampton since 1990. They began looking for real

estate for a shop in March. Back when she was a college student, Warner, now 52, said she wanted to pursue an education in art and design, but dismissed those wishes because she was afraid she would not be able to earn a living. So she settled for a future in computers. Before becoming selfemployed, Warner worked in the computer industry and her husband was employed in printing. “We were laid off in the first recession when the Internet bubble burst, and then we made the decisions to go into business for ourselves because jobs were hard to find when you send out 800 resumes,� Warner said. Warner did go back to school to study interior design. She will also offer interior design services at Studio 305. The shop will also carry stained glass pieces and concrete art, which Warner has recently taken up. She creates concrete art sculptures for display outside or indoors. Originally from Alabama, Warner said, “I come from a long line of creative people,� adding that her uncle owned an art gallery and worked as a sculptor. He also wrote music for the country musician Mel Tillis. Getting her most inspiration from the memory of her grandmother’s museum in the tiny town of Gordo, Ala., Warner said her grandma was

known by the locals as “Macille,� who collected art to display to the public in a smalltown art history museum. “She thought every child should have the ability to go to the museum and see art,� Warner said. Studio 305 is accepting local art pieces to sell. Janie Tutewohl, owner of The Market on Oak gift shop in downtown Farmington, said she looks forward to working with the new owners of Studio 305. “There has never been a more important time for businesses to be open, and kind of show our strength in these times of recession that do bring out the best in people,� Tutewohl said. The Warners want to make Studio 305 their second home and plan to buy the cityowned building and make exterior design upgrades. “We have plans to put a pediment on top of the building so it will fit in better with the historic downtown,� she said. Next spring, they also plan to fence in an outdoor garden area to hold art classes in the back alley space. “We want to bring more traffic downtown, and complement the shops like Market on Oak, Lillian’s, and the second-hand shop,� said Warner. Kara Hildreth is at farmington.thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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Levy/from 1A valued at $124,000 in 2011 and will see almost no increase in city taxes, Walters said. The city of Farmington needed to approve a preliminary levy by Sept. 15 for submission to Dakota County, and once the levy is set, the levy cannot be increased, but it can be decreased, Walters said. The 2011 proposed general fund expenditures (without transfers) are $8,884,855. Walters said this is a 2.6 percent decrease from the 2010 expenditures. The proposed 2011 Farmington city budget summary calls for: • $254,052 (or 4.46 percent) decrease in the general fund levy • $562,072 or (27.52 percent) increase in the debt service levies • $65,051 increase in the market value homestead credit levy • $64,409 decrease in

the fire relief levy • 3 percent increase in police salaries • $32,271 decrease in investment income • $115,000 increase in building permit revenue • $233,973 increase in fiscal disparity revenue The bond payment for the construction of the Vermillion River Crossings was supposed to be paid off a few years ago by tax assessments generated by proposed commercial projects. But the commercial development failed to thrive due to the economic recession, except for a fast food chain and a health clinic that are open for business. “We have bonded for development in that area and once the development occurs, we will go ahead and access the properties to help pay for the bond,â€? Walters said. Next spring, a county senior housing building will break ground and build a high rise apart-

ment on the Vermillion River Crossings development. The city is hopeful that this may spur more retail or big-box businesses to consider locating at the Vermillion River Crossings. “Because we have the new building going up for the CDA senior housing, we are looking at higher permits next year, and we plan to see an increase in building permits, too,� Walters said. When the development comes, Walters said, “our hope is that we can actually reduce taxes, but we did not get the development that we were hoping for.� The city council budget workshop slated for Monday, Sept. 13, was cancelled and has been rescheduled for the Monday, Sept. 20, council meeting. Further budget workshops are planned for October and into November. “We have to make up for the fact that they did

8-by-12-foot brushwork mural, stands sentry on the east-facing wall near the center’s side entrance. This year’s project, Carney said, will be the creation of mobiles made of recycled materials to be displayed inside the Arts Center.

Kara Hildreth is at farmington.thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

mold clay figures. The weekend will also include plenty of food and live entertainment. The Lakeville Art Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19. The Lakeville Area Arts Center is at the corner of Holyoke Avenue and 210th Street. For more information log on to www.lakevilleartfestival.org.

Art Fest/from 1A art show, art demos, author readings, live entertainment and children’s art activities throughout the weekend. “It’s a high-quality art festival. You can really spend a day and really find something for everybody,� Carney said. Also, each year, there is a community art project where fest-goers contribute to a project that is displayed at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Last year’s project, an

not levy enough in the past, and the fact that our bond payment is going up,� Walters said. The council will adopt the final 2011 city levy on Dec. 6 after there is public hearing in the city hall chambers, previously called a Truth in Taxation Hearing. “We (the city of Farmington) have been taking cuts for some time, and all the cities need to live within their means, but our city has been taking cuts for a while,� Walters said. Since Farmington saw such huge growth in population and development with housing and streets, Walters said the city has had very limited personnel. “We have been doing more with less for years,� Walter said.

The festival also features a Literary Corner — a place where authors will offer readings and book signings. Also at the festival is the children’s art tent, “Young at Art,� at which children can create bookmarks, E-mail Derrick Williams at: paint garden stones and lakeville.thisweek@ecm-inc.com

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correcting oversights, mistakes or fixes linked to new building codes. After attempting to work with DLR to find a solution, the district fired the architect in December 2008, claiming it failed to perform work on site and on time. DLR then ceased work on the high school site when the building was 85 percent complete. The district filed a countersuit in January 2009, saying DLR was in breach of its contract. DLR argued the design and building process were negatively affected by the scope of the project and numerous construction managers. The firm alleged the legal battle between the city of Farmington and school district in 2005 caused delays, led to design changes and increased costs. The district ultimately hired Partner Management to complete construction of the high school, which opened in September 2009. The district also hired Wolfgram Knutson of Eagan to replace the DRL Group as the architectural firm. After it pays its part of the settlement, the district will net $3.6 million. But it spent a total of $2.5 million: $1.5 million on attorneys’ fees and $1 million on experts and evaluations, according to the Kara Hildreth is at farmingdistrict. ton.thisweek@ecm-inc.com.

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