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Celebrating a 23-year Prom enchants Lakeville legacy in Lakeville high school students Crystal Lake community gathers to reminisce about a school that educated hearts and minds

by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

It was a night filled with misty-eyed reminiscences, reunions among former classmates and a calm, collected acceptance of that which has happened and that which will. But it was no funeral. Crystal Lake Elementary may be closing after 23 years as its neighborhood’s hub – a victim of budget cuts and declining enrollments – but the mood at the school’s legacy event on Thursday, May 12, was more of a celebration of life than a mournful wake. Photos lined the halls. Class photos going back to the late ’80s occupied the band room, and the corridors hosted photos that revealed the agrarian nature of the area before housing development. Anita Smith was one of the parents attending the event. Both her sons, Glen and Seth, were part of the earliest classes to attend the school. “I’m a little disappointed (that the school is closing), but I’m not surprised,” Smith said.

Community spirit Abbey Kaestner Berens, a former Crystal Lake student, was among the speakers at the celebration. She talked about playing geography games on a giant, painted map in the parking lot and staking out choice seating in the library’s reading pit. “Learning was fun,” Berens said. Former principal Connie Miller also spoke. “I’m so sorry for your

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Crystal Lake principal Bill Mack presents learning specialist Sandy Giorgi with a basketball signed by U.S. Education Secretary and former professional basketball player Arne Duncan. The school, which is closing this year, celebrated its legacy on May 12. loss,” Miller told the audience of parents, students, faculty and staff. But the community did not turn out to mourn, she said. “We’re here to celebrate our successes,” Miller said. She spoke about the late Bob Indihar, Crystal Lake’s first principal. “He set about creating a special spirit,” Miller said. “He assembled a staff with a good heart.” In addition to academic excellence, Indihar also championed good, oldfashioned fun. Crystal Lake would host “Fantastic Friday,” Miller said, in which students would play games, make crafts and go snowshoeing and ice fishing. “It was a welcoming climate focused on the enrichment of students’ lives,” she said. That spirit carries on through today, Miller said.

Another speaker was current principal Bill Mack, who said he had mixed emotions about the evening. Mack, who has been in his leadership role since 2004, praised the staff, the PTO and the students. Mack also praised learning specialist Sandy Giorgi for her role in working toward closing the achievement gap between white and minority students. He presented her with a basketball, signed by U.S. Education Secretary and former professional basketball player Arne Duncan when he visited Crystal Lake earlier this year. Giorgi ascended the stage wearing several layers of tears. When she sat down, she and some colleagues hugged each other. Jennifer Harmening, the school’s PTO president, praised the teachers, whom she called “the best of the best.” Harmening spoke highly of Mack, whom she said scared her at first. But beneath that rough exterior is a protective man, she said. “Few are aware of the lengths you’d go to protect the children,” Harmening said. Amid the bittersweet mood of the evening, people seemed to take to heart some parting words from Miller. “Go proudly to your new schools,” she said. “The spirit of Crystal Lake Elementary will be with you always.” E-mail Aaron Vehling at aaron. vehling@ecm-inc.com and www.facebook.com/thisweeklive.

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Jake Weber and Jamie Urbina were one of many couples to walk the “Grand March” during Lakeville North’s prom activities on May 14. The Panther “Grand March” was held in the high school gym and the prom was a combined effort with Lakeville South in downtown St. Paul later that night.

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This Lakeville South couple stopped and posed for photos during the Lakeville South Prom “Grand March” in the high school theater on May 14. Prom couples paused at three points on the stage to allow for family and friends to take photographs. The prom dance was held later that day in downtown St. Paul with Lakeville North.

Lakeville to form finance committee Appointed body will advise city on budget, fiscal issues by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

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The flap over suburban chickens caused cell-phone headaches for Farmington Mayor Todd Larson this week.

Teacher led students’ flap over chickens Farmington mayor angered over teacher’s actions by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A Lakeville North High School teacher, unhappy with Farmington Mayor Todd Larson’s deal-breaking decision to oppose the city’s proposed chicken ordinance, hoped to change his mind. So, Mary Yakibchuk, of Farmington, wrote Larson’s cell phone number on General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000

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the school white board and urged her students to call him. She also asked her students to pass his number on to Farmington residents they know and ask them to contact Larson via cell phone as well. “I told them this would be a great opportunity to see power in numbers,” said the earth and space science teacher in a Tuesday night interview. So began for Larson, a salesman who relies on his cell phone for business, “a very irritating day.” At around 8:30 a.m. Larson’s cell phone started beeping with text messages that included, “I want chickens, chickens, YAKIBCHUK,” “Give me chickens or give me death,” and “Chickens please.” See Chickens, 6A

The city of Lakeville will offer residents a new way to give their input on fiscal issues and budget matters. The Lakeville City Council voted 4-1 (with Council Member Matt Little dissenting) to form a finance committee. Mayor Mark Bellows, along with members of the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce, have been big proponents of the idea. The vote comes after months of planning, including late-into-the-night work sessions and ample input from the city’s finance department. The intent was to create an appointed advisory body akin to the entity the Lakeville school district has: A point at which the residential and business communities have a venue for sharing their budget ideas while giving the City Council and staff insight into the pulse of the community. The committee, said City Administrator Steve Mielke at the meeting, would function as a citizen advisory committee. It will look at long- and shortterm financial planning; state, local and regional financial trends; legislative issues; and provide assistance in public education programs relative to the city’s budget and finances. “This is about protecting the taxpayers’ dollar,” Bellows said. But Little sees the finance committee as “another layer of government bureaucracy.” “We are not in a dire fiscal situation because of (Finance Director Dennis Feller’s) leadership,” he said. “I’m seeing this as an unnecessary duplication.” Little said another reason he opposed the formation of the committee was because of the cost. “I would take that figure and put that into fixing potholes,” he said.

Cost unknown City staff have not determined the cost of the committee, and the council has not appropriated any funds toward the venture, though plans to iron out these details are in the works. At a work session on April 25, the cost was estiSee Committee, 14A

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Farmington City Administrator Peter Herlofsky administers the oath of office to Dane Tukua, who has served for almost one year as an officer with the Farmington Police Department. Many Farmington officers attended the meeting and cheered after the swearing-in ceremony.

Ending with a beginning Herlofsky administers oath of office for last time in city by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

At his last city meeting, Farmington City Administrator Peter Herlofsky on May 16 recognized another city employee’s beginning. Herlofsky, who resigned in March and is planning his last day May 31, administered the oath of office to Dane Tukua, a Farmington police officer who has been serving since June. Farmington Police Chief Brian Lindquist described his department’s rigorous, competitive hiring process that started with a field of 300 applicants. Lindquist said he narrowed that list to 50 and Tukua, who served in the National Guard for seven

years, rose to the top. After taking the oath, Tukua thanked council members and the community for the opportunity to serve. “I’m looking forward to continuing my career here,” Tukua said. At the end of the city meeting, council members expressed their admiration of and gratitude to Herlofsky for his work on behalf of the city. Council Member Christy Fogarty, the only council member who was serving on the council at the time Herlofsky was hired five years ago, thanked him for working hard for the residents. “You came in turbulent times,” she said, referring to his leadership in the See Herlofsky, 3A

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Progressive Rail fined for environmental violations Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fines Lakeville-based short-rail line $75,000 by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recently issued a $75,000 fine to Progressive Rail, a Lakevillebased railroad company. According to the MPCA, the violations occurred at the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facilities east of Highview Avenue and south of County Road 70, where the company has track and facilities for transferring bulk materials to and from rail cars and tanker trucks. Progressive Rail handles about one million gallons of oil and hazardous materials per month at its Lakeville facility, according to the MPCA. The MPCA said Progressive Rail has taken measures to correct the error. Among the violations that the MPCA alleged Progressive Rail committed were: â&#x20AC;˘ Failed to notify the MPCA immediately of a number of spills, including the release of about 30,000 gallons of animal tallow to land and a ditch in 2005, and a spill of ferric chloride solution to the pavement within 10 feet of a stormwater manhole in May 2008. â&#x20AC;˘ Failed to take reasonable steps to prevent spills of hazardous substances or oil that might pollute the land, waters or air or that might threaten the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety or health. This included transferring or allowing to be transferred, ethanol, sulfuric acid solution, and ferric chloride solution over the railbed, cracked asphalt and within 10 feet of stormwater inlets instead of in a secondary containment area. â&#x20AC;˘ Failed to have an industrial stormwater permit and a stormwater pollution-pre-

vention plan. â&#x20AC;˘ Allowed spilled materials to go into the stormwater conveyance system, which was connected to infiltration ponds, resulting in spilled materials being discharged directly into the soil. Progressive Rail President Dave Fellon declined to comment on this story. The MPCA outlined a number of efforts Progressive Rail proposed to fix the situation, which includes revising its Prevention and Response Plan for a worstcase discharge, including construction of a secondary containment system to limit environmental damage from spills that occur when bulk materials are transferred from rail cars to tanker File photo trucks or vice versa, and inThe Canadian Pacific-owned Dan Patch rail line, which runs parallel to Kenwood Trail vestigating and potentially near downtown Lakeville, has been a storage home to some of Progressive Railâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s train cars. cleaning up contamination from past spills on the propthe time, that the humbled stored on the track, adorned erty. The City of Lakeville economy resulted in fewer with political, religious and passed a resolution in 2009 Community concern orders and thus more parked psychosexual graffiti that opposing the storage of Progressive Rail may be cars. residents find offensive. railcars in the residential best known in the commuThe cars were still parked Fellon has said that he neighborhoods, but it has nity for its rail cars parked on the tracks until recently, aimed to work with the own- no statutory authority to do along the rail line parallel to and opposition has not subers of the cars to paint over anything about it. The issue Kenwood Trail near down- sided since 2009. the graffiti, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not is under federal jurisdiction town. Some residents formed going to hold out any hope and affects communities In fall 2009, Thisweek ran the Facebook page, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Move they will let us paint them. across the nation. a story about a community Progressive Railâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s train Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not in their interests.â&#x20AC;? Angela Vanden Busch, forum to address the issue. out of Lakeville neighborAt that meeting, Pam hoods,â&#x20AC;? in which people disSteinhagen, a resident of cuss the situation and also an neighborhood adjacent report on the movements to the railroad tracks, said of the cars. They often post the cars were a hazard and a quotations from conversablight. tions with Progressive Rail â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having these long lines officials. of cars parked along our For example, a May 13 backyards (is) hurting our post indicated that â&#x20AC;&#x153;A new property values,â&#x20AC;? Steinha- set of big blue Progressive gen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But beyond that, Rail boxcars just moved into the cars are a safety issue, a the Jersey Avenue neighborcrime issue and an eyesore hood today.â&#x20AC;? with all the graffiti.â&#x20AC;? The page also posts phoFellon told the crowd, at tos of the cars that are often

who lives along the tracks, has been a vocal opponent of the storage of the cars. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are hoping some legislation gets passed that will help our situation,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the meantime, we hope that Progressive Rail just does the right thing, (and) discontinues itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neighborhood storage practices and keeps the environmental hazards contained, and most residents wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a problem with having this company located here.â&#x20AC;? As the economy has picked up, fewer cars have been stored as Progressive Rail ships more freight for its industrial customers. But the changing quantity of rail cars, even if only a few are stored along those tracks, offers little respite from concern for neighbors along the tracks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(It) looks like this is a work in progress for Progressive,â&#x20AC;? wrote Steinhagen on the anti-railcar Facebook page, â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m) praying more train cars take that road out of town sooner than later.â&#x20AC;? E-mail Aaron Vehling at aaron. vehling@ecm-inc.com and www. facebook.com/thisweeklive.

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Herlofsky/from 1A resolution of a lawsuit between the city and Farmington School District. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned a lot from you.â&#x20AC;? Farmington Mayor Todd Larson said Herlofsky has done a lot to bring stability to the city. Herlofsky said he has enjoyed his time as city administrator and plans to stay in the community. Fogarty called it a privilege and an honor to work with Herlofsky. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You will be missed,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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With concern over jobs, economy, it is time to shop local merchants

Seniors: Make your voice heard

by Don Heinzman THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

With all the concern over local jobs and the economy in communities, this is the time to shop local merchants and keep them in business. Local businesses are the lifeblood of the local community. Not only do they provide jobs and convenient shopping, they also pay taxes and are a leading force in the community. One idea sweeping the region is called the 3-50 project, started by a woman in Minneapolis. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a simple suggestion. A shopper picks three independently owned businesses he or she cares most about and voluntarily pledges to spend $50 a month at those stores. Cities such as Little Falls and Hutchinson are using all means to tell residents about this idea. Merchants, on the other hand, should do all they can to tell about their business and the sales they have. For example, in Pennsylvania, a group of restaurant owners discounted a meal for a certain purchase. One study says that spending $100 locally will bring back $68 to the local community through taxes and payroll, in addition to providing jobs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a win-win situation. If you spend the same amount in chain stores, only $43 stays in the community on average. And if you spend it online, none of it comes back to the local community. To be sure, chain stores have their place in our communities. They are an important source of jobs and they have low prices. Some will say that people can save mon-

To the editor: It has been said that most seniors do not care about the proposal to utilize the old police station on Holyoke Avenue as a new senior center and a home for the historical society because they have not voiced their opinions to City Hall. Now is your chance. A meeting is planned Monday, May 23, at noon at the Lakeville Area Arts Center for the purpose of updating everyone on the proposal. A study committee and city staff have been given until mid-June to finalize plans and financing options and to determine if there is enough community support. I want to urge all members and non-members alike to attend this meeting to become informed and to voice their opinions. They are the people who have been using and will use such a facility in the future.

ey by shopping online and at the big chain stores. That may be true, but this 3-50 promotion is aimed at saving your favorite bakery, candy store, bread store, plumber, electrician and furniture store. Having those stores in your community will keep it strong and make you a happy customer. If half of the U.S. employees were to follow this plan, it could generate $42.6 million more in revenue and more than $800 million more per state on average. During these tough economic times, more people are staying home to shop as community members rally around one another. Shopping locally also guarantees that stores on Main Street will remain open and the street wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that boarded-up look. Chambers of commerce and business associations would do well to examine the 3-50 project or create one of their own. Tom West, an ECM Publishers general manager and editor of the Morrison County Record in Little Falls, has a good piece of advice: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We pull together to help our friends and neighbors in countless ways. We support our local businesses because we know WALLY POTTER that the more that they succeed, chances Lakeville are we all succeed.â&#x20AC;?

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Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Editorial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune To the editor: are part of ECM. He is at don.heinzman@ I have a suggestion that ecm-inc.com. Columns reflect the opinion of would kill two birds using the author. one stone regarding your â&#x20AC;&#x153;spaceâ&#x20AC;? dilemma. Quit writing your own opinions. 1. Your opinion piece last week used one-third page of space that couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been dedicated to news stories in which your customers might actually be interested. 2. You alienate your Barb Knudsen, director of teaching and learning for Lakeville Area readers, some of whom own Public Schools wrote that the dis- small businesses and would trict believes â&#x20AC;&#x153;bullying interferes with advertise them in your pathe studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to learn and the per, when you call logical teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to educate students. people like Dave Thompson As a district, we have a dual re- wacko. You yourself are caussponsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of each of our students and to ing this damage to your ensure that they learn and attain high aca- own paper. Crawl out from demic standards. Bullying interferes with behind your posh desk and the learning process. As a result, we have actually take the pulse of district-approved policies that prohibit a those of us working three or four jobs/family and trying wide range of bullying activities.â&#x20AC;? McGonigal, principal at Coon Rapids to raise our kids within the High School, urged conversations with teen- cold confines of â&#x20AC;Ś reality. agers, and recommended a well-done â&#x20AC;&#x153;You- I guarantee your readership would go up. Really. I guarTubeâ&#x20AC;? video on the Internet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let youngsters know you have the right antee it. to check on cyber communications and will ask questions,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without establish- MARK BELLILE ing a parental role, teens will close out their Lakeville parents in this world that has so many potential dangers.â&#x20AC;? Last week we shared a video and brochure school-wide produced by Jostenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pause Before You Post.â&#x20AC;? In addition To the editor: the school e-mailed home a link (jostens. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been thinking about com/students/students_cp_pause_before_ what has been going on you_post.html) for parents so they could in Lakeville the past few follow-up with the topic at home. months and years. I was Lasting less than two minutes, this video given wonderful opportuniwould be great for youngsters to watch with ties to be part of a great arts a parent. The problem is real. Parents can program and other nonhelp solve it. sports activities throughout my time at Lakeville High Joe Nathan, former public school teacher, School. Most importantly, administrator, PTA president, parent of three public school graduates, now directs the Center for School Change at Macalester College. He can be reached at jnathan@ macalester.edu.

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Community, schools should have zero tolerance for bullying by Joe Nathan THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Educators like Christine Weymouth, Barbara Knudsen and Jeffrey McGonigal are urging families to talk with youngsters about bullying. Judging from a statewide survey involving thousands of Minnesota sixth-, ninth- and 12th-graders, this is an issue for a lot of young people. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what educators are suggesting, and hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the survey found. Last year, more than 70 percent of Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth-, ninth- and 12th-graders responded (voluntarily) to a survey from the Minnesota Department of Education. More than half of Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixthgraders, more than one-third of ninthgraders, and more than one-quarter of 12th-graders reported they had been bullied or excluded from activities by other youngsters, within the last 30 days. Christine Weymouth, assistant superintendent of education services at Farmington Public Schools, said as a parent and a middle school principal, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learned it is vital to spend time talking with children about anything and everything. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That sets the fundamental tone,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so that when something happens, they feel free to tell you. Teach youngsters to intervene when they see one child bothering another child. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, know who your children are spending time with. Be sure that you watch for signs that children are giving you. Do intervene. Inquire. Notify the principal if you have a concern. As soon as the school learns of the situation, we will check into this. While we are limited in what we can tell one parent about another child, we definitely will follow up.â&#x20AC;?

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To the editor: I am writing to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank youâ&#x20AC;? to everyone who came and visited with me during my â&#x20AC;&#x153;In-District Office Hoursâ&#x20AC;? on March 19 at Farmington City Hall and my Town Hall on April 30 at Farmington High School. I received great feedback from constituents on a variety of issues. We talked about education, voter ID, gaming, the marriage amendment, and spending. I enjoyed hearing from my constituents. Feel free to contact my office at (651) 296-5252 or e-mail me your thoughts at sen.dave.thompson@senate.mn.

To the editor: I recently read a New York Times opinion piece, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries.â&#x20AC;? It makes this point: in the military, soldiers are sent to do a job. If that job fails or is not done correctly, the focus of criticism falls on leaders who plan the support efforts. There are calls for better leadership, more financial support, and making sure we give them the best tools possible so they can carry out the job. Rarely have there been rants and attacks that blame the soldiers on the ground for the issue. There are no calls to reduce their salaries/benefits/retirements because of their lack of performance. If a soldier doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t perform at the standard they need to, there are evaluation tools in place as well as programs to help them improve before they are dismissed/discharged. Compare that with the American teacher. These are the folks who are educating the children who will be leading this country, feeding us, building infrastructures, balancing finances and financial structures, running the military and protecting us, giving us medical-dental-mental health attention. These are extraordinarily vital to the survival of our country, as well as our daily needs. However, conversations about these skilled and desperatelyneeded professionals are constantly filled with disdain, disrespect, and even hate. Conversations center around giving these professionals the least amount of financial incentive, respect, and support â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yet we have such high expectations for their performance, and are shocked and angry when these expectations are not met. This country/state, needs a mental â&#x20AC;&#x153;slap upside the headâ&#x20AC;? in our attitude and commitment toward education, to realize the cornerstone that it is to the survival and thriving of this country/state, and the individuals who have chosen this as their career. This mind shift will be hard, and the commitment to back it up even harder. This amazing country â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with all its faults and glories â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is in peril if it does not happen. Regardless of what side of the aisle you sit on, stop blaming these â&#x20AC;&#x153;soldiers on the groundâ&#x20AC;? and work with the leadership teams to make good, solid, 21st century decisions in education.

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my teachers were able to spend quality time with me because my class sizes were just right. This was 2004. What has happened in the past eight years? The fact is that tax dollars pay for public education. Even in times of economic stress, great schools should be a priority to a wealthy district such as Lakeville. Based recent and previous levies that did not pass, I believe that Lakeville residents donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care about the future of their youth or their property values. Residents of Lakeville should be ashamed to have allowed school programming to be cut, class sizes to increase, and the overall quality of education to diminish. In the news we hear about cities that are facing high poverty rates closing schools and ending programs. While this is unfair, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even more appalling that a wealthy suburb such as Lakeville could allow such important programs to be cut. These cuts are such a disservice to the youth and future of Lakeville. Lakevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current median income is estimated to be over $86,000 per year. The 2011 poverty line is at $22,350 per year for a family of four (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services). Lakeville can afford to have great schools. For those who think, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why should my tax dollars pay for public education?â&#x20AC;? just remember that great, well-rounded schools increase property values. Thank you to the teachers and students of Lakeville for putting up with the politics and ignorance that puts your jobs, livelihoods, and great education in jeopardy. Lakeville, I recommend getting your priorities straightened out before itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too late.

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Deb and Bruce Berkebile of Rosemount, MN, and Deb and Dave Tackmann of Eau Claire, WI, announce the engagement of their children, Aubrey Berkebile and John Tackmann. Aubrey has a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from Winona State University and is pursuing her masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in elementary education from UW-River Falls, WI. She is a special education paraprofessional in the Oakdale, MN, school district. John has a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from Winona State University and is pursuing a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University, Winona. He is a high school science teacher and a coach at St. Croix Central High School, Hammond. A June 11 wedding at Bethel Highlands Lutheran Church, Hudson, WI. is planned.

Danielle Marie Evenson daughter of Marc and Cyndi Evenson of Burnsville and David Erick Erickson son of Roger and Lisa Erickson of Moorhead, MN announce their engagement. Danielle is a 2003 graduate of Burnsville High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Minnesota. She is employed by Flint Communications in Fargo, ND and is currently working on a masters degree in Business. David is a 2003 graduate of Moorhead High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of St. Thomas with a degree in Business Entrepreneurship. He is self employed in Fargo/Moorhead. A July 30th wedding is planned at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas in St. Paul. They will make their home in Moorhead, MN.

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City Engineer Kevin Schorzman was named interim city administrator by the Farmington City Council on May 16. In that role, Schorzman said he intends to bridge the gap in providing city leadership after City Administrator Peter Herlofskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last day, May 31. Herlofsky resigned unexpectedly in March; he has said he plans to enjoy time with his family, but has stopped short of calling it retirement. The application period for Farmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administrator position closes today, and the council is leading the process to hire a replacement instead of hiring a consultant. Farmington Mayor Todd Larson said he discussed options for an interim chief with other council members before making his recommendation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kevinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name came up consistently.â&#x20AC;? Larson said, adding that all department heads were considered for the temporary position. Larson said several applications have been received for the administrator job, and he and Human Resources Director Brenda

hopes to have a new administrator in place by this fall. Until then, Schorzman said he intends to work closely with department heads to help keep the city on course. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think my focus is going to be making sure thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a smooth transition from Peter to that new person,â&#x20AC;? Schorzman said. Prior to working in Farmington, Schorzman worked as an area engineer for the Kansas Department of Transportation. Before he left that job, he spent several weeks training his replacement, a bridging opportunity he equates to this new role. Schorzman, who worked in Farmington for a year as an assistant city engineer before being promoted to head of the engineering department, said that as the interim administrator he will attend regional meetings with local officials so the city will have continual representation. Larson said Schorzman Photo by Laura Adelmann is a good pick because Farmington City Engineer Kevin Schorzman listened to he has proven himself to City Council members at the May 16 meeting, where they be level-headed and â&#x20AC;&#x153;as named him interim city administrator. down-to-earth as they come.â&#x20AC;? Wendlandt will review the remaining applications to applications Monday, May determine who to invite Laura Adelmann is at laura. 23, to ensure all candidates for interviews; the council adelmann@ecm-inc.com. meet the basic qualifications. Council members will review and prioritize the

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Daniel Peterson, son of David & Peggy Peterson and Kevin Eskuri, son of Bob and Sue Eskuri , have achieved the highest rank that can be attained by Scouts, the rank of Eagle Scout. Daniel and Kevin are members of Troop 111-Lakeville (the 14th and 15th young men to become Eagles from Troop 111 since 2007). Daniel and Kevin performed separate Eagle projects involving extensive landscaping and interior acoustical improvements to Glory-to-Glory Christian Center of Lakeville. Our thanks to Brian Quinlan, Russ Matthys and Pastors Dean & Cheryl Engleman for their assistance in coordinating both projects. A joint Eagle Court of Honor will be held at the Troop's sponsor, St. John's Lutheran Church of Lakeville, on Saturday, May 21, 2011.

John & Sharyn Elstad of Lakeville, MN are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Casey Lynn Elstad to Elias Lee Hildreth, son of Lisa Hildreth of Monroe Center, IL and Kelly Hildreth of Rockford, IL. Casey is a 2002 graduate of Lakeville High School. She attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education. She is currently a pre-school teacher in Schiller Park, IL. Elia s is a 2 0 0 0 gr a d u a t e o f Stillman Valley High School. He also attended Southern Illinois University and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Aviation Management. He is currently a pilot with SkyWest Airlines based in Chicago, IL. The couple will wed on July 29th in an outdoor ceremony at Trellis Gardens in Stillwater, MN, to be followed by a reception in Lakeville, MN. Following their honeymoon, the couple will be relocating as Elias begins F-16 training for the Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minnesota.

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Some messages were so crude Larson didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want them repeated publicly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They came one right after another. I could tell when classes changed. It would let up, and then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be bombarded again,â&#x20AC;? Larson said. At around 2 p.m., the voice calls started. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were calling me, saying â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;chickensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and hanging up,â&#x20AC;? Larson said. One caller who sounded like an adult male spoke in a thick southern accent and left a 30-second message Larson said he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand very well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But yes, it was about chickens,â&#x20AC;? Larson said. His phone was still ringing with chicken calls Tuesday night, when he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d received about 80 text messages regarding the birds. Several individuals sent multiple texts in a quick succession. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been constant,â&#x20AC;? Larson said. The flap over whether to allow Farmington resi-

dents to own back-yard chickens has been discussed by the Farmington Planning Commission and City Council since March. Currently, the city requires residents to own at least 2.5 acres to raise chickens. Yakibchuk, an avid organic gardener whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passionate about the sustainability movement, said she became intrigued with the idea of urban chickens and started researching it. She contacted University of Minnesota poultry experts and called neighboring cities with chicken ordinances, including Rosemount and Burnsville, to find out how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working there. Yakibchuk said she learned chickens are good for organic gardening: They eat weeds and provide fertilizer, and most cities with the ordinance had not had complaints about the birds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more I learned, the more I felt like this was a really good thing to do,â&#x20AC;? she said. Yakibchuk prepared

and presented a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation about urban chickens to the Farmington Planning Commission and continued to follow Farmington city officialsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; discussion on the ordinance. She also shared her passion with her 9-12 grade students, starting a garden club and updating them on Farmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress in considering the chicken ordinance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been following this story since day one,â&#x20AC;? Yakibchuk said, adding that the class has been incubating chickens in the classroom. So, when Larson, at the May 16 Farmington City Council meeting, suddenly switched his position and came out in opposition to the ordinance, Yakibchuk shared her concerns with her students. His swing vote meant the ordinance would be scratched, as Farmington Assistant City Planner Tony Wippler said Tuesday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until I have the sup-

port of council, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the end of chickens for the time being,â&#x20AC;? Wippler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see any way that the ordinance would get approved.â&#x20AC;? At the meeting, Larson joined council members Julie May and Christy Jo Fogarty in opposition to the ordinance, creating a majority, and citing concerns about farm animals being allowed in residential areas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think people have a pretty good expectation that when they purchase a home in Farmington, it does not include cohabitating with farm animals,â&#x20AC;? May said. Previously, council members had cited concerns about the problems an ordinance could bring, including complaints about noises, smells and the potential for a pet dog to kill chickens, causing ill will between neighbors. In addition to those concerns, Larson said he received negative comments from about eight Farmington citizens. Larson invites comments

think that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK for students to learn the process of learning how to use their voice, and this was an opportunity for them to share in that. But I think at the same time, maybe some of them didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take it ... I just suppose somebody would think it was a bad idea,â&#x20AC;? Yakibchuk said. Lakeville North High School Principal Marne Berkvam cited concerns about Yakibchukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions, and said she would be addressing the situation. Berkvam said her concern was what the chicken ordinance had to do with the science curriculum in the classroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the prescribed curriculum,â&#x20AC;? Berkvam said. She added that it is appropriate for social studies teachers in particular to engage students in civic affairs, presenting both sides of an issue, but questioned Yakibchukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to involve students in this way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that she used her best judgement in how to address that effectively,â&#x20AC;? Berkvam said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She turned it over to the students.â&#x20AC;?

on issues from constituents who identify themselves, and lists his cell phone number on the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. However, Larson was angered by Yakibchukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to instruct her students, many who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even live in Farmington, to contact him and ask others to do likewise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it was very irresponsible of a teacher to do that. â&#x20AC;Ś I think she used her students for personal gain. This is not the proper way to use studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time,â&#x20AC;? Larson said. He added that as a parent, he would be upset if his child had been asked to participate in such an exercise by her teacher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If she wanted to show them how the system works, this is obviously not how the system works. All it did was anger me,â&#x20AC;? Larson said. He offered to volunteer to speak to her class to instruct them on the proper way to be involved in civic affairs. Yakibchuk, who called Larson to apologize Wednesday, said in hindsight she should not have put Larsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number on the board and asked students to call. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of me wants to

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Thisweekend War comes to Farmington Dakota City hosts World War II living-history event May 21-22 cal societies. A symposium at 1 p.m. each day of the event will feature speakers including Yogi Punsh, who served with a German artillery unit, and Liz Stohfus, one of 1,200 World War II â&#x20AC;&#x153;WASPâ&#x20AC;? women pilots. The mock battles will be held at 2:30 p.m. both days, with an additional battle at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission to the event at Dakota City, located at 4008 220th St. W. on the fairgrounds in Farmington, is $5 for adults and teens, $3 for ages 6-12, with a maximum charge of $10 per carload. More information is at www.dakotacity.org.

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Living-history organizations will portray German, American, Canadian, British and RusAndrew Miller is at andrew. sian soldiers at the World War II re-enactment May 21-22 at Dakota City Heritage Village. miller@ecm-inc.com.

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Dakota Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Simple Steps program will hold a kickoff event from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at the Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Participants will be able to take a guided walk along park trails, view a Nordic pole walking demonstration, get ideas for healthy snacks and keeping children active, and learn how to paddle a kayak or a canoe. Free refreshments will be available and those who sign up for the free Simple Steps walking program will receive a prize. For more information about Simple Steps, visit www.dakotacounty.us and search Simple Steps. Visit the Simple Steps Facebook page by searching Dakota County Simple Steps.

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Minnesota author Julie Kramer will talk about and read from her work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at the Burnhaven Library in Burnsville. Kramer is a journalist and an award-winning author of the Riley Spartz mystery series: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stalking Susan,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Missing Mark,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silencing Sam.â&#x20AC;? A fourth title, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Killing Kate,â&#x20AC;? is due out in July. Kramer will discuss her dual careers as journalist and novelist: how to write fiction and how to cover the news. Book clubs are invited as well as individual readers, and aspiring authors are also welcome. Attendees may bring books to be signed or purchase them at the event. The Burnhaven Library is at 1101 W. County Road

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Zoo in Apple Valley will host free family activities from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 21, in celebration of the opening of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides an IMAX 3-D Experience.â&#x20AC;? Activities will include a special photo opportunity with Capt. Jack Sparrow, free Broadway Pizza for the first 300 people and Pirates of the Caribbean trivia and prize wheel. For more information, visit www.imax.com/minnesota.

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Guests at Dakota City Heritage Village this weekend will get a frontlines look at infantry combat in Nazi Europe, minus the death and destruction. The guns will be real, the ammo will not, during the mock battle featured at the World War II living-history event. As for the battleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outcome, the fix is in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody cheers when the Americans win,â&#x20AC;? said event coordinator Jon Boorom, who will be fighting on the side of the Soviets in the Axis-versus-Allies skirmish set in the European Theater during the final months of the war. More than 20 livinghistory organizations will portray American, Brit-

ish, Canadian and Russian soldiers at the event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. In addition to combat re-enactments, there will be soldier camps, weapons and parachute demos, military vehicle displays and talks by World War II veterans. New to the event, now in its second year, is a hangar dance on Saturday night. Professional swing dance instructors Bill and Shannon Butler will give a free dance lesson at 7 p.m., followed by the dance at 8 p.m. in Dakota Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fire barn. Also new this year is a 1940s fashion show, along with â&#x20AC;&#x153;homefrontâ&#x20AC;? historical displays by the Lakeville and Rosemount histori-

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by Andrew Miller

May 20, 2011 THISWEEK

Sports Standings

MSHSL honors area coaches

Baseball Team

Conference W L Eastview 13 2 Burnsville 12 3 Apple Valley 10 5 Eagan 9 6 Lakeville North 8 7 Prior Lake 7 8 B Jefferson 5 10 B Kennedy 5 10 Lakeville South 4 11 Rosemount 2 13

Overall W L 15 3 13 5 12 6 12 6 9 9 10 8 6 12 7 11 6 11 3 14

Saturday, May 21, 2011 South Suburban Conference showcase • Rosemount vs. Eagan at Alimagnet Park, 11 a.m. • Lakeville North vs. Eastview at Alimagnet Park, noon • Apple Valley vs. Prior Lake at Alimagnet Park, 2:30 p.m. • Bloomington Jefferson vs. Bloomington Kennedy at Alimagnet Park, 4 p.m. • Lakeville South vs. Burnsville at Alimagnet Park, 6 p.m. Monday, May 23 • Farmington at Lakeville South, 4:15 p.m. Friday, May 24 • Section 3AAA tournament, high seed

Farmington softball bumped its record up to .500 after a sluggish start by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Photo by Rick Orndorf

The Minnesota State High School League honored its Hall of Fame class of 2011 on May 15 at the Edinburgh Event Center in Brooklyn Park. Apple Valley High School had three inductees (L to R) Chuck Scanlon, Geri Dirth, and Nancy Grimes. Lakeville coach Milan Mader (far right) was also inducted during the afternoon ceremony.

Softball Team

Conference W L Burnsville 13 0 B Jefferson 10 3 Eastview 8 3 Lakeville South 7 6 Eagan 7 6 Prior Lake 6 7 Apple Valley 5 8 Lakeville North 4 9 Rosemount 3 9 B Kennedy 1 12

Overall W L 16 1 16 3 10 8 10 7 10 8 11 9 10 10 8 12 5 10 5 13

Thursday, May 19 Section 3AAA tournament • No. 9 Rosemount at No. 8 Lakeville North, 4 p.m. Monday, May 23 • No. 5 Lakeville South at No. 4 Eastview, 4 p.m. • North/Rosemount winner at No. 1 Burnsville, 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 • Section 3AAA final four, Eagan

Boys Lacrosse Team

Conference 7 L Rosemount 6 1 Eastview 5 2 Eagan 3 2 Prior Lake 3 2 Burnsville 4 3 Apple Valley 4 4 B Jefferson 3 5 Lakeville South 2 5 Lakeville North 2 6 B Kennedy 0 6

Overall W L 11 1 6 5 8 2 5 4 5 6 7 4 4 8 4 6 4 6 1 9

Saturday, May 21 • Burnsville at Lakeville South, 9:30 a.m. • Rochester Mayo at Lakeville North, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 • Section 3 first round, at high seed.

Tigers baseball finds some relief The Farmington baseball team earned a much-needed win on Tuesday with a 4-2 victory against Chanhassen. The win broke a four-game losing streak. The Tigers were beaten by Chanhassen 7-1 in their first meeting on April 25.

Boys lacrosse Farmington’s record dropped to 1-9 after a 12-3 loss to East Ridge/Park on Monday.

Girls lacrosse Three of the Tigers last four losses were by one goal. The most resent loss Photo by Rick Orndorf was 9-8 to Park on Tuesday. Ally Midboe and Jessica Er- Farmington’s Jonathan Ellis got the complete game win against Chanhassen on Tuesday. chul each had two goals. its season with a 7-0 loss to ment ending its team season. Owatonna in the first round The individual tournament Farmington capped off of the Section 1AA tourna- is scheduled for May 26.

Boys tennis

Conference W L B Kennedy 8 0 B Jefferson 5 2 Apple Valley 5 2 Lakeville North 4 2 Burnsville 4 3 Lakeville South 1 6 Eagan/Rosemount 1 5 Eastview 1 5 Prior Lake 1 5

Overall W L 13 0 8 2 9 3 7 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 3 6 2 9

Friday, May 20 • Lakeville South at Eagan/Rosemount, 5:30 p.m. • Lakeville North at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. Monday, May 23 • Section 3 first round, at high seed.

Boys Tennis Tuesday, May 17 • Lakeville North 5, Austin 2 • Winona 6, Lakeville South 1 Thursday, May 19 • Lakeville North at Rochester Century, 4 p.m.

Farmington Baseball Shakopee Red Wing Chaska Northfield Holy Angels Chanhassen Farmington New Prague

Conference W L 9 4 8 4 7 5 7 5 7 6 6 6 3 9 2 10

Overall W L 12 6 10 6 8 7 10 7 7 8 7 6 4 12 5 10

Monday, May 23 • Farmington at Lakeville South, 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 • Farmington at Hastings, 4:15 p.m. Saturday, May 28 • Farmington at Section 1AAA tournament

Softball Team Shakopee Chaska Northfield Chanhassen New Prague Farmington Holy Angels Red Wing

Conference W L 11 0 8 3 6 3 6 4 4 5 4 6 2 9 0 11

Overall W L 12 0 9 5 7 3 8 5 5 10 5 8 4 10 2 13

Friday, May 20 • Farmington at Lakeville South, 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 • Farmington at Section 1AAA tournament

Boys Lacrosse Wednesday, May 25 • Farmington at Section 3 tournament, high seed.

Girls Lacrosse Monday, May 23 • Farmington at Section 3 tournament, high seed.

If you’re looking for a team peaking right before the playoffs, the Farmington softball team is it. After starting the season with a 4-7 record, the Tigers won five of six from May 7-13. Many of those victories, like large-margin wins against Owatonna, Rochester Century and Northfield, have boosted the team’s confidence heading into the Section 1AAA tournament. “This should help our seeding at sections,” head coach Rob Laden said. “None of the Big Nine (Conference) teams have had to play Shakopee twice, who is ranked fourth in the state, or have they played Lakeville, Prior Lake or Chaska twice.” Hastings, Rochester John Marshall and Northfield are the only teams with winning records in Section 1AAA, so Farmington has a chance at a higher seed when it begins. The Tigers have a 9-9 record as of last Tuesday. The team is scheduled to play a nonconference game at Lakeville South on Friday in the last regular season game before playoffs begin on Wednesday. The girls will welcome Rogers is at the time off. The Tigers Andy haven’t had time to think andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com. about the season with 12

Cougars have high hopes for Section 3AAA playoffs by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Teams often look at the playoffs as a second season, as a chance to redefine accomplishments. The Lakeville South softball team knows it’s not the favorite in Section 3AAA with a first-round bye and the No. 5 seed, but the players won’t spend long worrying about it. “There isn’t a team that you try to avoid, and that is very motivating for us,” Cougar head coach Kim Hess said. “We know when we step on the field we can beat anyone, and

that mentality is something we take pride in.” Last season is proof of that: Lakeville South upset top-ranked Bloomington Jefferson to play in the Section 3AAA final four. “I am not sure if there is a secret,” Hess said. “It was an adjustment year last year with it being my first year, and I think we just really peaked in every area of the game at the right time.” She said she likes to treat the season as a progression with a goal to play their best in the section tournament.

Hess feels the girls have been improving every game. “I really promote that each game is a learning experience and that we need to relax and fix the little things so we are peaking this time of year,” Hess said. The Cougars will play at No. 4 seed Eastview at 4 p.m. Monday. The winner will be one of the final four teams remaining in Section 3AAA. The first round is single elimination this year, while the final four games are doubleelimination contests.

Kendall Palfi leads the team in both hitting (.479 batting average) and pitching (2.65 ERA). Lindsey Uphoff (.411), Lindsey Kamleiter (.367) and Molly Olson (.367) have lifted the team to the top five in the South Suburban Conference.

Panthers

Rosemount in the first round of the Section 3AAA tournament Thursday after this edition went to press. With a win, they would play at top-seeded Burnsville on Monday. Several Panthers had success at the plate this season. Maggie Olson (.411 batting average), Jessica Meidl (.373) and Erika Rozell (.373) kept pressure on opponents’ pitchers, while pitcher Sarah Rozel posted a 2.97 ERA.

Lakeville North hopes the 7-6 win over Rosemount on Monday translates into playoff success. The win broke a threegame losing streak. Rogers is at As the No. 8 seed, the Andy Panthers played No. 9 andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

Masked men are baseball’s superheroes by Andy Rogers

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games in a 12-day stretch from May 4-13. “Half of our season played in that short a period of time is kind of crazy,” Laden said. “Because of the cold, wet spring we have only had four outdoor practices all season.” With several new players, it was tough to correct the trouble spots, but they showed they could improve by playing. A reason for optimism is the way the Tigers have been swinging the bats. “Our bats have warmed up like the weather,” Laden said. “It’s always better to be playing your best ball going into the end of the season. “The team is being more patient at the plate and really starting to hit the ball better.” Just about everyone in the lineup is getting in on the fun. Aleah Williamson had six RBI, and Ashley Betzold had two doubles and five RBI in the win against Owatonna. Alyssa Hagen, Dani Muelken, Ally Rice, Alyssa Kalames, Toni Hunsinger, and Paige Lindrud have had multiple RBI games and multiple base hits during the four-win stretch in early May. They hope it continues through until June.

South softball sets sights on final four

Girls Lacrosse Team

Tiger fastpitch bolts on a run

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BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

It’s easy to lose focus during a baseball game. At first there’s so much anticipation during every pitch, but without a payoff every few innings, the mind starts to wonder as the outfielder starts picking dandelions. There’s one guy who never loses focus: The catcher. Catchers are especially important. Just look what happens when Joe Mauer has been out of the Minnesota Twins lineup. The Twins’ struggles aren’t that simple, but you want someone good behind the plate playing catch with the pitcher. That’s where many of the top South Suburban Conference players find themselves. Behind the plate, wearing a mask, throwing their bodies in front of wild pitches and calling the plays. “It’s a hard position but I like being in the game for every pitch,” Lakeville North catcher Austin Strait said. “It helps me stay focused and learn the umpire’s strike zone.”

That may be why guys like Burnsville’s Justin Threlkeld hits all those home runs. But is it really that tough? Mauer is a big guy who sits on his knees for two hours a day. Man is not meant to sit like that for long. “It’ not too tough,” Apple Valley’s Aaron Gretz said. “I don’t have to play every day and it’s only seven innings.” The real challenge is maintaining a chemistry with all the pitchers. “It’s tough remembering all the pitches for eight different pitchers,” Strait said. Catchers are the first players on the mound when a pitcher needs some help and he’s the last guy to get dressed to play. Playoffs can go at a grueling pace compared to the regular season. Often, it’s the team with three or four quality starting pitchers that go the farthest.

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Teams with the best catchers will find the Section 3AAA playoffs a little easier. The Section 3AAA playoffs are scheduled to begin on May 27. The prize for winning the section is a spot among the top eight teams in the state. If you win there, you’ll play at Target Field in the state finals. Burnsville knows what that’s like. The South Suburban Conference leader will have a better record entering the Section 3AAA playoffs than last year when they finished second in the state.

the past five years with records around .500 during the regular season. Lakeville North and South won’t have top seeds in the section, but they know they can hang with them. North defeated Eastview and South defeated North, twice. One team to watch out for is St. Thomas Academy. The team didn’t play any South Suburban Conference teams, but they did win nine of 10 as of Tuesday. The prep school should get one of the top seeds, but they’ll go in as a bit of an unknown. The first two rounds of the section tournament are now single elimination, which doesn’t sit easy with many coaches. Good teams lose all the time in baseball. In 2002, New Ulm lost in the first round as the No. 1 seed in their section, but went on to win the Class AAA state title. That couldn’t happen today.

Several teams have really hit their stride in the past two weeks. Eastview has won 10 of 12. Apple Valley won seven straight from May 4-16. Eagan’s record might not be as strong, but the Wildcats won eight of 11. All three loesses were by one run. Every coach is well aware that the section champion doesn’t always come from the top three seeds. Eagan, Apple Val- Andy Rogers is at ley and Rosemount have andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com. all qualified for state in

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids in duplicate will be received by Farmington Area Public Schools for the 2011 Pavement Rehabilitation until 2:00 pm on June 8, 2011 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidders are invited to attend. Bids received after this time will be returned unopened. Bids shall be upon form provided by the Owner. Envelopes containing bids must be sealed, marked "2011 Pavement Rehabilitation" with the name and address of the bidder, the name of the Project, and the date and hour of the opening. Bids shall be delivered to: Mark Stoffel Farmington Area Public Schools 421 Walnut Street Farmington, MN 55024 The complete form shall be without alterations, additions, or erasures. All bids shall be on a lump sum basis. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in the bids. Copies of the Bidding Documents are on file and available for inspection at Larson Engineering, Inc., 3524 Labore Road, White Bear Lake, MN 55110. Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $10.00 by inputting Quest project #1590913 on the website's Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Please contact Ann Skeie at 651-481-9120 if you have any questions. Each bidder shall include the bid security with the Bid Form as described in the Instructions to Bidders. A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 pm on May 25, 2011 at the District Service Center Building located at 421 Walnut Street, Farmington, MN. 2604437 5/13-5/20/11

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ORDINANCE NO. 2011-03 (Summary) On the 9th day of May 2011, the Town Board of Eureka Township adopted Township Ordinance 2011-03. The following summary was approved for publication. A full copy of the Ordinance is available from the Town Clerk at the Township Office, P.O. Box 576, Lakeville, MN 55044, (952) 469-3736 and during regular office hours Tuesday and Thursday 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. A copy of the Ordinance has also been placed on file with Dakota County Law Library and Lakeville and Farmington Libraries. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING OPEN BURNING WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP, AND AUTHORIZING A SERVICE CHARGE FOR CERTAIN FIRE CALLS Ordinance 2011-03 established permit requirements for open burning in the Township. Defines terms relating to fires, prohibits burning of certain materials and provides for cost recovery for fire calls within the Township. Summary read and approved for publication by a 4/5 affirmative vote of the Town Board. Nanett Sandstrom Clerk/Treasurer Eureka Township 5/20/2011 2614751 5/20/11

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PUBLIC NOTICE District 194 SECTION 00 03 00 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DODGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION REMODELING Farmington, Minnesota General Construction Dodge Middle School Administration Remodeling Farmington, Minnesota Farmington Public Schools, invites lump sum bids for the construction work for the remodeling of the Administration area at the Dodge Middle School 4200 West 208th.St. Farmington, Minnesota, in accordance with bidding documents prepared by MLA Architects, Inc. PROJECT SCOPE The project consists of remodeling of approx. 5000 s.f. of the existing Administrative Office Area. This work includes general, mechanical and electrical construction. BID DATE All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Dodge Middle School Administration Remodeling" and arrive at the District Services Center; 421 Walnut, Farmington, Minnesota, 55024,attention Jeff Priess , Business Manager, on or before Tuesday May 24, 2011 at 2:00 PM. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time. PLACE OF OPENING Bids will be received and opened at the District Services Center, 421 Walnut, Farmington, Minnesota, 55024. EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS Bidding documents may be examined at the following builder's exchanges: MLA Architects, St Paul., MN Minneapolis Builders Exchange, Minneapolis, MN Saint Paul Builders Exchange, Saint Paul, MN FW Dodge Plan Room, Minneapolis, MN Construction Market Data, Minneapolis, MN Rochester Builders Exchange, Rochester, MN Bidding documents will be available on Monday May 2, 2011. PROCUREMENT OF DOCUMENTS Copies of Bidding Documents may also be obtained from the office of the Architect, 12 Long Lake Road, Suite #17, St. Paul, MN 55115 in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders, upon making a deposit by check in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) made payable to the Farmington Public Schools. Documents requested to be delivered will be sent by United Parcel Service (UPS) upon receipt of the deposit check and a separate non-refundable check of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) made payable to MLA Architects. BID SECURITY Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security of 5% of the maximum amount of the bid in the form of a Surety Bond, certified check, cashier's check. The successful prime contract bidder shall furnish Performance and Payment Bonds in the full amount of the contract. CONSIDERATION OF BIDS The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, accept any bid, waive informalities in bids submitted, and waive minor discrepancies in bidding procedures, as it deems to be in its best interest. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) calendar days immediately following the date of receipt of bids. Direct communications regarding issues on this project to Mark Lenz at MLA Architects. Inc. END OF SECTION 00 03 00 2604413 5/13-5/20/11

School Board Proceedings This is a summary of the Independent School District No. 194 Regular Board of Education Meeting on Tues., April 26, 2011 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044 The regular meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. followed by pledge of allegiance. All board members and administrators were present. Public Comment: Jill Zweber, 16310 Java Lane; Dawn Griebenow, EVE teacher; and Josh Kutzler, 19016 Ireton Way - regarding stranding teacher placement; Erin Gonyea, 16979 Hubbard Trail; and Robyn Griffin, 8450 168th St. W. - regarding placement of students at OHE from attendance area adjustment; Jennifer Harmening, 1220 Bluebill Bay - regarding CLE closure process; Dan Nelson, 19520 Oak Grove Ave. regarding teacher performance evaluations. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes of the meetings on April 5,12, 13 and 18; resignations, leave of absence requests, employment recommendations; payment of bills and claims subject to annual audit; investments and wire transfers; outdoor siren agreement; donations. Following discussion two alt facilities bids were approved and one was rejected. Reports : Grades 3-5 science curriculum update; first reading of 2011-12 student handbook/management policies; QuELS update; superintendent evaluation report. R e c o m m e n d e d a c t i o n s a p p r o v e d: 2011-12 attendance area adjustment; 2011-12 capital budget. Adjournment at 9:37 p.m. ________________________________ This is a summary of the Independent School District No. 194 Special Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044 The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. All board members were present along with Director of Administrative Services Massaros and Director of Teaching & Learning Services Knudsen. Discussion held: School Exec Connects and BKB Associates were selected to receive presentations from out of the eight applications received from superintendent search firms. Meeting adjourned at 5:58 p.m. ________________________________ This is a summary of the Independent School District No. 194 Special Board of Education Meeting on Monday, May 2, 2011 with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044 The meeting was called to order at 12:31 p.m. All board members were present along with Director of Administrative Services Massaros and Director of Teaching & Learning Services Knudsen. Discussion held: School Exec Connects and BKB Associates presented proposals for the superintendent search process. Following discussion the board determined to offer an agreement with School Exec Connects. Agenda addition: Field trip for KTMS 6th grade teams to Wolf Ridge from May 9-11 was approved. Meeting adjourned at 2:42 p.m. 2616180 5/20/11

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Education No severance package for next superintendent

Public opinions sought regarding Farmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next superintendent Two public forums scheduled May 23 and 24

Lakeville public schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plans for recruiting new leadership on forefront of new trends by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The next man or woman to take the superintendent role in Lakeville Public Schools will enter a district chastened by financial concerns and a public outcry over labor contracts. But one thing he or she wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about: a severance package. In his first official meeting with the Lakeville School Board, Kenneth Dragseth, of superintendent search firm School Exec Connect, told the board, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say you should not do a severance package.â&#x20AC;? Dragseth, a former superintendent in Edina, is a principal of School Exec Connect and also is director of Administrative Licensure and a lecturer in Licensing and Leadership Development for Educational Administrators at the University of Minnesota. The suggestion of no severance was in response to public outcry regarding current Superintendent Gary Amorosoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $360,000 retirement package, which includes a $90,000 sever-

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ance to be paid out and students actuin three payments ally interviewing the over 18 months. On candidate, dominate July 1, Amoroso will the search schedule. take over leaderSchool Exec Conship of the Minnenect will advertise sota Association of the listing on its School Administra- Erickson own site, in addition tors (MASA). to advertising naIn an interview after the tionally in Education Week board study session, Drags- magazine which, in addition eth told Thisweek that sev- to running ads in its print erance pay is disappearing edition, has an elaborate job from contracts in other dis- search system online. tricts, too. Dragseth said the cost The new trend, he said, for both ads will be between is toward â&#x20AC;&#x153;straightforward, $1,300 and $1,700. The transparent yet still com- board declined advertising petitiveâ&#x20AC;? contracts. The de- more than once, given these gree of public input has in- rates. creased, too. The board and School School Board Member Exec Connect representaBob Erickson was pleased tives also agreed to not to learn of this trend. include any actual comâ&#x20AC;&#x153;There are no sever- pensation figures in their ance provisions, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve recruitment advertisements. changed history here,â&#x20AC;? he Instead, Dragseth said, said. the ads will say the district With the board, Drags- is offering â&#x20AC;&#x153;total compeneth and associate Bob Os- sation (that) is regionally tlund, also a former super- competitive.â&#x20AC;? intendent, discussed the The district will send out overall approach their firm a letter to families outlining will take to find the best the search process in detail. possible candidate. Various forms of pub- E-mail Aaron Vehling at aaron. lic involvement, from focus vehling@ecm-inc.com and www. groups to the community facebook.com/thisweeklive.

Those attending the Farmington Area Public Schools forums next week are being asked to share descriptive attributes they would like to see in the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next superintendent. Led by Kenneth LaCroix, the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s search consultant, the forums are scheduled for Monday, May 23, at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. Both forums will be held at the Boeckman Middle School Little Theater, 800 Denmark Avenue. Â Interested citizens are also invited to fill out a feedback form under the â&#x20AC;&#x153;superintendent searchâ&#x20AC;? tab online at the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, www.farmington. k12.mn.us. LaCroix has emphasized the importance of collecting input from a variety of sources, including elected officials, district staff, teachers and parents, as he begins leading the search for a new superintendent. Earlier this month, Farmington School Board members told LaCroix they prefer an experienced superintendent who is a

visionary leader, identified attributes passionate about will be invited to education and chilinterview with the dren. board and an adThey would also visory committee, like to see a person according to Jim who is a charisSkelly, District 192 matic, strong com- Kenneth c o m mu n i c at i o n s municator who can LaCroix and marketing cobring people toordinator. gether. Interviews will take Current Superintendent place in June with a final Brad Meeks unexpectedly candidate selected by early resigned in February, but July. he has the option to stay LaCroix has 41 years until Aug. 31 under the of experience in the eduterms of his separation cation profession, and has agreement. already contacted several The district is accept- prospects who, he said, are ing applications for its top interested in exploring the spot until June 17. opportunity. Applications will be evaluated and candidates Laura Adelmann is at laura. who best fit the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adelmann@ecm-inc.com.

Service News Jeffery A. Cameron Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffery A. Cameron, brother of Jennifer Perkins of Farmington, recently completed Naval Nuclear Power Training Pipeline. Cameron is a 2003 graduate of Simley High School, Inver Grove Heights, and joined the Navy in May 2009.

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Lakeville Area Community Ed classes Sign up for the following classes at www.LakevilleAreaCommunityEd.net or call (952) 232-2150 for more information. â&#x20AC;˘ Favorite Artist Dance Party, grades K-5, June 20-23. â&#x20AC;˘ Glee Camp, grades K-2, July 18-22; grades 3-5, July 1822; grades 6-12, June 27-30.

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Agendas ISD 194 School Board Following is the agenda for the 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, regular meeting of the ISD 194 School Board in the District Office Board Room, 8670 210th St. W., Lakeville. 1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Roll Call and Introductions d. Good News e. Public Comment f. Board Communications g. Agenda Additions 2. Consider Approval of Consent Agenda a. Board Minutes b. Employment Recommendations, Leave Requests and Resignations c. Resolution Proposing to Place Teachers on Unrequested Leave of Absence d. Resolution Placing Teachers on Unrequested Leave of Absence e. Other Personnel Matters f. Payment of Bills & Claims

g. Wire Transfers and Investments h. Alt Facilities Bids i. Other Business Matters j. Acceptance of Gift Donations k. Field Trips 3. Consent Agenda Discussion Items 4. Reports a. Technology Plan Report â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mr. Marcussen 5. Recommended Actions a. Approval of Graduates for Class of 2011 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ms. Berkvam/Mr. Douglas b. Grade K-5 Physical Education Curriculum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ms. Knudsen c. 2011-12 School Start Times â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mr. Klett d. Revised Policy C-95 FUND BALANCE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mr. Klett e. 2010-11 Revised Budget â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mr. Klett f. Resolution Authorizing Line of Credit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mr. Klett g. Resolution Authorizing Sale of Aid Anticipation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mr. Klett 6. Additions to Agenda 7. Information a. Superintendentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report b. Board Member Reports 8. Adjournment

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