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Farmington | Lakeville September 14, 2012 | Volume 33 | Number 14

Hit-and-run driver left couple injured, alone College student ran to their aid after crash in Farmington

by Laura Adelmann Sun Thisweek

State continues to excel on ACT Minnesota continues to be a leader in the percentage of students taking and scoring well on the ACT test. Page 4A

Farmington police are looking for a young man, possibly Hispanic, involved in a hit-and-run accident that injured a retired Rosemount teacher and his legally blind wife on Labor Day. The man was driving a black older four-door sedan, possibly a Pontiac, Aug. 31 when he plowed into David and Doreen Kennedy’s vehicle at around 5:30 p.m. as David was backing out of their driveway on Maple Street in Farmington. The loud noise of the crash startled 18-year-old

college student Brooklynn Searles, who was about two blocks away unlocking her car. She said she witnessed the man, wearing a flatbilled hat and a RunD.M.C, T-shirt, get out of his damaged car, run to the Kennedy’s car and after about 20 seconds sprint back to his car and drive from the scene. “He literally ran into his car, got in, put it in reverse, flew backwards, whipped his car around and left,” Searles said. Doreen said the man came to her side of the car and asked with a Spanish accent if she was “OK”

before running away, leaving the injured couple to fend for themselves. Searles ran to the Kennedys’s car where Doreen was still in the passenger side, bleeding profusely from a head wound. “She scared me because it looked like she was almost passing out,” Searles said. David, who retired this spring after 41 years of teaching at Rosemount Elementary School, had gotten out of the car, seemed dazed and was Photo by Laura Adelmann on the phone by the time David and Doreen Kennedy stand next to the rental car they Searles arrived. were forced to get after their car was totaled in a Labor Day See Hit and run, 19A hit-and-run accident that occurred at the end of their Maple Street driveway, seen in the background.

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Work begins on Kingsley Shores Seniors transition to Heritage Center

by Aaron M. Vehling Sun Thisweek

In Lakeville this past week there have been some big moments for seniors, and the City Council approved a preliminary tax levy that could mean a $3 increase in taxes on homes averaging $214,000.

Bootlegging in your backyard Local historian John Loch digs up details of the moonshineproducing underworld in Prohibition-era Dakota County. Page 10A

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Senior Center The city of Lakeville has been negotiating with An artist’s rendering of what the Kingsley Shores senior housing facility next to Chart an undisclosed party for House will look like once construction concludes in fall 2013. the possible sale of the old Graphic submitted

County cuts levy to reduce property tax burden by Laura Adelmann Sun Thisweek

Panthers prove No. 1 ranking The Lakeville North girls soccer team has backed up its No. 1 ranking with an undefeated start. Page 14A

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Dakota County’s portion of property tax bills is expected to drop in 2013 because commissioners reduced the levy to help combat an increased tax burden caused by a decline in the county’s tax base. A median-valued home of $187,300 will see a reduction of $29.62 in the county portion of its property taxes next year, and that amount may be reduced even more if commissioners make further levy reductions, a possibility Commissioner Kathleen Gaylord said Tuesday commissioners may pursue. Local governments can reduce the preliminary levy but cannot increase it in December when the final levy will be set. Overall, property values are expected to decline 4.6 percent in 2013, cutting the county’s taxable base and causing the county portion of property taxes to increase if the levy remained the same. At an Aug. 28 budget workshop, commissioners directed staff to reduce the 2013 levy by $250,000, from $129,402,073 this year to $129,152,073 in 2013. County commissioners also proposed the Regional Rail levy stay the same in 2013, setting a preliminary levy of $1.6 million. County workshops are set Nov. 6-9, and a public hearing on the county budget and levy is set for Nov. 27. The county’s final budget and levy will be adopted Dec. 11. Laura Adelmann is at laura.adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook. com/sunthisweek.

Senior Center building on Holt Avenue in downtown Lakeville. City Administrator Steve Mielke said the discussions involved a letter of intent, but said he could not give additional information. The next step, if negotiations are successful, would be a purchase agreement. This marks the second time this year city staff See Kingsley, 19A

Ice arena set for review Monday Farmington council vote key to fundraising efforts

by Laura Adelmann Sun Thisweek

Farmington City Council members indicated at a Sept. 10 workshop they will allow a second sheet of ice to be built adjacent to the Schmitz-Maki Arena as promoted by Ice for Tigers, a grassroots group forwarding the initiative. The council’s site location goahead, expected by an official vote Monday, does not commit the city financially to the arena expansion, but allows potential donors the reassurance of knowing the arena plans are feasible in that location. Project cots are estimated between $2.5 million and $4.7 million depending on amenities added to the basic plan.

Proposed is adding another sheet of ice in a building joined on the west side of the Schmitz-Maki Arena that would be used for practice, figure skating and tournaments; varsity hockey games would still be played at the existing arena. That Sept. 17 vote would commit the city to the next phase of the group’s focused effort: participation in the joint powers agreement discussions that will include the school district, Farmington Hockey Association, figure skating club, and other interested parties to define the project scope, capital costs, payback plans, maintenance funding and responsibilities for the arena.

It would also allow Ice for Tigers the ability to sell arena sponsorship and naming rights to raise money for a fast-build arena expansion. Donors will be asked to make pledges as operation “No Stone Unturned” goes into action, said Ice for Tigers member Rob Juncker. No Stone Unturned is a fundraising blast that would seek donations through sponsorships and naming rights for arena components. Ice for Tigers, which is not part of the Farmington Youth Hockey Association, has over $500,000 See ice arena, 20A

Judy Keliher calls for changes to Lakeville’s educational system She supports more business, community partnerships with District 194 by Aaron M. Vehling Sun Thisweek

The current educational system is not sustainable, according to Lakeville Area School Board Chair Judy Keliher, who is running for re-election this fall. “The biggest challenge is how to continue providing a high level of academic achievement while making Judy Keliher a transition to a system that is fiscally more sustainable than we have today,” said Keliher, who has been a board member since 1997 and board chair since 2007. “It’s not just our district, but school districts in gen-

eral.” The best schools adapt to change and innovate, she added. Keliher said she wants more partnerships with businesses, which would be a way to give students more “hands-on, reallife opportunities” and ultimately prepare them for the modern, competitive workplace. She also mentioned that she thought apprenticeships with various trades were also a way to offer innovative learning. “Not all go on to two- and four-year colleges,” Keliher said. “We can offer a variety of opportunities for all different kinds of learners.” Keliher, a 26-year resident of Lakeville, has raised her children

in the district. Her daughter Katie currently attends North High School and her three sons are all graduates of the district. She also has nieces and nephews in the schools. She is currently a district sales manager for Staples. She was previously involved in the operation of a family hardware store. Among the highlights of her previous terms on the board, Keliher pointed to last year’s contract negotiations with new Superintendent Lisa Snyder. The result was a contract leaner than the one previously negotiated with former Superintendent Gary Amoroso. Marketing to new students and See Keliher, 13A

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City urges pre-registration

by Aaron M. Vehling Sun Thisweek

In order to cast a ballot this fall, Lakeville residents eligible to vote must be registered at their current address. “Registration is permanent, provided the voter has not changed residence or his/her name and has voted at least once in the past four years,” said City Clerk Char Friedges. For names to appear on a polling roster on Nov. 6, eligible voters must be registered at their current residence by Oct. 16, she said. Minnesota allows sameday registration, but to save on time and to ensure a smoother voting process,

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Friedges recommends preregistration. Lakeville has a voter registration application at http://www.ci.lakeville. mn.us/component/content/article/1-lakevillenews/918-register-to-votenow. After downloading and filling out the form, residents can mail it to the city, a Dakota County office or the Secretary of State’s office. If residents are in Lakeville during regular business hours, they can stop by locations in the city, including Lakeville City Hall, the Central Maintenance Facility and the Water Treatment Facility and fill out

a form in person, Friedges said. City Hall will be open until 5 p.m. Oct. 16 to register voters. If residents don’t know if they are registered or not, they can go to https:// mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us/ VoterStatus.aspx and find out. That site also includes a polling place finder. According to the city, residents can be eligible to vote if they are 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, a Minnesota resident for at least 20 days prior to Election Day and properly registered. Aaron M. Vehling can be reached at aaron.vehling@ ecm-inc.com or facebook. com/sunthisweek.

Lakeville Police seek man missing for at least a month Bellino’s car found in Target parking lot

by Aaron M. Vehling Sun Thisweek

Lakeville police are looking for Christopher Marc Bellino, 50, a Lakev-

ille man who family members first reported missing on Aug. 3. His family had last been in contact with him on July

29 via cell phone. Police found his vehicle in the parking lot of Lakeville Target on Christopher Aug. 28. Marc Bellino Police do not suspect foul play, but consider Bellino a missing/ endangered person, according to a press release from the police. If you have information on his whereabouts, call Sgt. Mike Sheady at the Lakeville Police Department at (952) 985-2800. Aaron M. Vehling can be reached at aaron.vehling@ ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/ sunthisweek.

Farmington teacher wins $25,000 award, national attention by Laura Adelmann Sun Thisweek

A Farmington teacher is making big moves to encourage students to live active lives. Next week, Meadowview Elementary physical education teacher Joe McCarthy will travel to Arlington, Va., to present his experiences, programs and research connecting physical activity and the brain before hundreds of business leaders, educators and health care professionals from around the nation. At the 2012 Genyouth Nutrition and Physical Activity Learning Connections Summit, McCarthy will share the stage with First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Surgeon Gen. Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and college professors and physicians to discuss initiatives to reduce childhood obesity. McCarthy has already gained statewide recognition for several successful initiatives he has introduced at Meadowview that may be duplicated nationally. They include a rewardbased running club encouraging students to jog during recess; a program that gives credit to children who exercise after school and an inschool exercise break led by trained students. McCarthy was recently awarded one of seven region-

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Farmington Meadowview Elementary School teacher Joe McCarthy’s $25,000 winnings for his obesity-fighting programs were recognized by a letter from First Lady Michelle Obama that is now posted at Meadowview. al $25,000 prizes and received a letter from the first lady recognizing his achievements. “When I helped announce the contest earlier this year, I had high hopes for the award winners,” Obama wrote, “but your creative, sustainable solutions to support our children’s health went beyond my expectations.” Her June 13 letter is now framed and posted at Meadowview. The money will be spent on programs that promote physical fitness, possibly for in-line skates, jump ropes or passes to Lifetime Fitness. McCarthy expressed surprise at beating out hundreds in the nine-state region. “I was shocked,” McCar-

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thy said. “I thought we had a good program, but when you look at nine states, they must have great programs, too. I was lucky and fortunate to win.” McCarthy has been named Minnesota’s elementary physical education teacher of the year and will be recognized at a state conference Oct. 12. Laura Adelmann is at laura. adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Congratulations, concerns about Minnesota college entrance test scores by Joe Nathan Sun Thisweek

Congratulations and concerns. That’s how we might react to recently released Minnesota high school graduates’ performance on the ACT college entrance test. Where do the congratulations come in? Minnesota seniors ranked first among the 40 states where at least 30 percent of seniors took the test. The percentage of students taking the ACT in those 39 states ranged from 14 to 100 percent. Minnesota’s high school graduates also rank above national average in area of the ACT: English, Reading, Mathematics and Science. ACT’s research suggests that students who do well on their test are more likely to earn A’s and B’s in their first year of college. ACT says that 74 percent of Minnesota 2012 high school graduates took their test. That compares to 100 percent of seniors in nine states, including North Dakota. Nine states had a somewhat higher average

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score that the 22.8 that Minnesota students earned. All the states with a higher average had a far lower percentage of students taking the test (from 9 to 27 percent). The conventional wisdom is that if virtually all of a state’s high school seniors or graduates take a test, the average will be lower than if only those who are planning to enter a college or university take the test. That is not always true. For example, graduates of four states earned a 22.1 average, and had widely varying participating participation percentages. Seventy-one percent of Wisconsin grads took the test, 63 percent in Iowa, 25 percent in California, and 21 percent in Maryland.

Minnesota’s high national rank is a tribute to students, faculty and families. Congratulations on that. What about concerns? • Only 36 percent of Minnesota graduates scored at the level in all four areas that predict they will do well as college freshman. • Less than half of Minnesota graduates (42 percent) scored at the level in science that ACT says predicts strong college freshman grades. • More than a third of graduates (38 percent) scored lower in mathematics than ACT says will predict a good college freshman grade in that field. • The widely reported achievement gap shows up here, too. The percentage of white graduates who met at least three of the benchmarks was higher than any other racial subgroup – white (59 percent), Asian American (36), Hispanic (34), American Indian (30) and African American (16). You can find more about results from Minnesota and other states at www.act.org/newsroom/data/2012/states/minnesota.html. A test score is only one predictor of how

well a student will do in college. At a recent meeting of college and high school faculty, Andrew Nesset, then dean at Century College, pointed out that colleges have found that tests don’t measure the persistence, planning and responsibility skills that successful students need. Colleges study test scores. But they also look at grades and other factors to see if students are well prepared. It’s also important to remember that most of Minnesota’s two-year public colleges don’t require that students take the ACT test. These two-year colleges prepare many young people for good jobs. The results give us reasons to be proud. The scores also point to areas where more work is necessary, with a variety of students. Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher and administrator, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome, joe@ centerforschoolchange.org. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

The road to prosperity is with open trade borders by John Nerdahl Special to Sun Thisweek

The Guest Columnist piece by a former DFL candidate (Aug. 31) was thoughtful, well written and poignant. He wrote that America’s economic stature has slipped because we “created boundaries and friction” between us and we “let racism and war cloud our eyes.” He lamented the increased focus on self-centered consumerism, which has been abetted by politicians and businesses distorting our sense of perspective and commitment to the greater good. He argues that if it weren’t for society’s addiction (my word) to cheap products, businesses wouldn’t be exporting so many jobs and creating a huge income gap between the rich and middle class. He challenges us to work together, to invest more in our future, to consume less and to buy locally. The article presents a terrific philosophical framework to discuss several profound issues that often divide us. I agree with much of what the writer wrote (except for his assertion that racism is clouding our eyes. On the contrary, although there is still more to do, let’s give the us credit for making astonishing progress here). But assuming the writer is right on what

Guest Columnist we have become, the real question is what we can do about it without making things worse – oh those pesky, devilish details. A few questions: How much more are we willing to spend to buy American? And if our product isn’t manufactured in the U.S., should we go without? Would tariffs on foreign made goods level the playing ground, allowing U.S. manufacturers to compete? Will this make the U.S. and the world better off? If U.S. businesses can’t compete with foreign made goods by leveraging lower manufacturing costs overseas, wouldn’t we effectively be exporting U.S. businesses rather than some jobs? Isn’t it better to have a U.S. business selling products with some foreign contribution rather than a foreign business selling us a similar product? (Many products are a combination of sub-products from various countries). Yes, it’s a complicated world. Before going forward, we must understand how much of the U.S.’s relative descent is attributed to natu-

ral and unavoidable events. I believe the U.S. has lost some of its economic superiority because the unique circumstances that engendered it are naturally waning, such as our relative bump from World War II and meeting the potential of a burgeoning middle class. Our “relative slippage” is a natural consequence of our success – what goes up, must come down. Other countries are catching up because the gap was so wide as the U.S. shares more global prosperity. In the end, the good news is that our economies become more globally integrated and developed. We are much less inclined to make war with nations with whom we share economic self-interest. And nearly all reputable economists feel that harsh tariffs and overly nationalistic economies hurt more than help over time. But, as the writer indicated, globalization has contributed to greater income disparity as some businesses have tapped into this increasing global prosperity – but the middle class isn’t any poorer because the rich are richer. Although this imbalance is a challenge and a social problem, demagogues make things worse by divisively condemning the rich and by manipulating people into believ-

ing they’d be better off if it weren’t for the rich. So the question is not how to return us to a special and unique time in U.S. history, but how to deal with the immutable realities facing us today. There are reports of jobs coming back to the U.S. because the combination of more costly overseas jobs and less costly U.S. jobs has made U.S. manufacturing more competitive. And the increasingly prosperous citizens of other countries have become customers of the U.S. In the long run, it’s truly a win-win situation. Understandably, this is small consolation for the manufacturing middle class who has lost so much clout. We must be sensitive to this unfortunate outcome of globalization for the U.S. middle class and decide on policies to ameliorate it – including common sense constraints on unbridled capitalism and free trade. But the key to their prosperity is not closing our borders to the global economy. John Nerdahl is a Lakeville resident. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Corrections In the Sept. 7 story about Senate District 57 candidate Pat Hall, the name of the church where he is pastor was incorrect. The correct name is True Light Covenant Church. In the story “LNHS students organize run to benefit Heritage Center,” published Sept. 1, Aaron Vehling wrote that the Heritage Center had raised $90,000 in donations. That figure is $110,000, according to the city. Sun Thisweek regrets the errors.

Re-elect Erickson to School Board To the editor: Four years ago, we elected Bob Erickson to the Lakeville Area School Board. Erickson has brought solid budget-management experience and a reasoned approach to decision-making to the board. He is committed to spending taxpayer dollars wisely, and we are fortunate to have had his

leadership through a period of difficult district finances. Before Erickson arrived, District 194 spending was increasing at more than twice the rate of inflation, and he has worked to align spending with the available resources. Erickson’s accomplishments include implementing the first detailed line-item district budget, an approach to debt management that has saved hundreds of thousands taxpayer dollars, and negotiating a favorable agreement for student transportation. Erickson was a key player in recruiting a new superintendent with a contract that better manages costs, avoiding the possibility of repeating the large payout experienced when the last superintendent left. Due to declining enrollment and lower revenues from the state, we have experienced painful spending cuts. But Erickson’s financial leadership has helped to steer the district through difficult economic times while maintaining a high quality education system for students. Erickson is committed to providing an excellent education for all students while

spending taxpayer money wisely. As a Lakeville parent, I am too. If you are also committed to these goals, please join me in voting to re-elect Erickson to the board. Dan Nelson Credit River Township

Phy ed should have separate classes To the editor: I am concerned about my son being pushed beyond his limits in physical education class both physically and emotionally. My son is overweight and it is a condition we are working on albeit a slow process. How can he be expected to keep up with his peers with innate athletic abilities? Why should he be “made fun of” because he is last to the finish line breathing so heavily every breath feels like his last compounded by the echoing sensation of his chest pounding? He is afraid to tell the teacher because he would rather feel physical pain than the emotional pain of being humiliated by his peers or, worse yet, the teacher who

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calls him out in front of the class. Instead he comes home from school upset, feeling bad about himself … feeling like a “big fat loser.” It’s heart wrenching. Shouldn’t we be teaching and conditioning our youth that exercise doesn’t have to be painful by instructing them on the proper way to do a sit-up or crunch (quality over quantity)? A physical therapist stresses the importance of “tightening those abs so you don’t injure your back!” My son overall likes school but will attempt to miss it for a day if he knows he has to face a long race and suffer the embarrassment and cruelty of name calling. Physical education is a required class just like math, science, reading, and language. However, these classes have accelerated classes for students who do extremely well or remedial classes and assistance available for students who need a little extra help. Why not have different levels for physical education? I know I’m not the only parent who feels this way. There are genetic, intellectual and emotional reasons why our children grow up to be NFL players, scientists, accountants, computer technicians, or video game creators. Amy Chambers Lakeville

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Obama – who wants to keep government in charge of our economy – has asked: “Why would you want to go back to the old policies that didn’t work?” I would ask him: Why do you want to continue your policies when they clearly aren’t working? Mitt Romney wants to stop profligate spending and encourage the private sector to create jobs. Vote for a new direction. Vote for Mitt Romney. DIANA BRATLIE Lakeville

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Morgan knows education To the editor: Education is crucial to a healthy economy. As such, it’s crucial we have someone with firsthand experience representing our kids at the Capitol. House District 56B candidate Will Morgan’s experience comes twofold: Not only has he taught physics for the past 20 years at Burnsville High School, but he also has an outstanding record protecting our schools at the state Legislature. Who better to advocate the interests of our children’s education than Morgan? As a teacher he sees firsthand the effects of education cuts, like the more than $2 billion borrowed from schools by the current Legislature. And after teaching for 20 years he’s survived the ridiculous unfunded big government mandates (like the Profiles of Learning and No Child Left Behind) that do nothing to improve student learning. Serving in the Legislature from 2006-2010, Morgan fought for quality reforms that improved teaching and learning for our kids. And, he fought to protect our local schools from state budget cuts. Even before he was elected Morgan was working to reform schools to improve education. He cochaired the committee that developed an alternative teacher compensation plan (“Q-comp”) for the Burnsville schools. That compensation reform system was called a “model plan” by Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s commissioner of education. So as students head back to school, people should think long and hard about the kind of representation they deserve in St. Paul. I know I will. That’s why I’ll be casting my vote for Will Morgan this November.

To the editor: Last week a letter writer described Matt Little as a “servant leader.” While I’ve heard this term many times before, I decided to look it up. This is what I found: “A servant leader is someone who is a servant first, who has responsibility to be in the world and so he contributes to the well-being of people and community. A servant leader looks to the needs of the people and asks himself how he can help them to solve problems and promote personal development.” This definition truly represents what Little’s leadership style. Two years ago Little felt strongly that Lakeville needed a food shelf downtown that was easily accessible to the folks who needed it. Little worked to make that happen and continues to be a strong supporter of the Lakeville branch of the Eagan Lakeville Resource Centers. Since that time, I have followed Little’s progress on the City Council and have been impressed with what I’ve seen. Little is not afraid to tackle the tough issues and continues to be a voice and an advocate for the residents of Lakeville. I support Little’s run for mayor of Lakeville knowing Lakeville will grow and prosper under DIANE STRUBLE Burnsville his leadership.

To the editor: Some statistics: • At President Obama’s inauguration, the gas price was $1.80. Today it is $3.80. • At Obama’s inauguration, the jobless rate was 7.2 percent. Today it is 8.1 percent. • At Obama’s inauguration, the total unemployed was 11.1 million. Today it is 26 million. • At Obama’s inauguration, the national debt was $10.246 trillion. Today it is $16.013 trillion (a trillion is a Mary Freeman Lakeville million million).

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Yussuf Shafie, above, and his sister Ifrah are opening Tawakal Restaurant in Burnsville on Sept. 21.

Burnsville duo brings homeland cuisine to town Tawakal will serve East African fare

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Yussuf and Ifrah Shafie, longtime Burnsville residents by way of Kenya and Somalia, are bringing East African cuisine to Burnsville. The brother-sister team is opening Tawakal Restaurant on Sept. 21 in the Nic-Burn strip mall east of Nicollet Avenue and north of Burnsville Parkway. “This is the first Somali restaurant in Burnsville,” 23-year-old Yussuf declared, explaining that the menu will be mostly Somali fare with a sampling of Ethiopia and Kenya. He and his 25-year-old sister have seen many East African immigrants come behind them since they arrived in Burnsville with their family in 2000. “I’m really confident” in the restaurant’s prospects, Yussuf said. “People drive 20 minutes to Minneapolis to get Somali food. We have a huge Somali population here.” He hopes the restaurant builds a fan base with nonAfricans, too. “I want to change perceptions in the community. I want to educate others who don’t know much about us,” said Yussuf, who is originally from Somalia but spent most of his childhood in Kenya. “I’m 23 years old and I’m opening my own restau-

rant. That’s the American dream.” One of seven Shafie children, Yussuf started seventh grade at Nicollet Junior

High and graduated from Burnsville High School in 2006. See Tawakai, 6A

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Ramble Jam this weekend by Laura Adelmann Sun Thisweek

Farmington Rotary’s biggest fundraiser, Ramble Jam, returns this weekend at the Dakota County Fairgrounds and bigger is than ever. The country music festival has added another full day of entertainment that includes national acts and begins today with Sara Lynn Wallin at 3:30 p.m. Performers include Randy Houser; Dustin Lynch;

Whiskey Meyers; Rocket Club; Lost Highway; Greene & Hurst; Sunny Sweeney and Josh Thompson. One of the headliners, Lee Brice, is nominated for new artist of the year by the Country Music Association. Rotary Club president Pam Hadler said the event will also feature food and beverage vendors, merchandise for sale and a mechanical bull. Gates open at 2 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday.

Hadler said the profits are used to benefit the community, including scholarships, mentoring programs for at-risk youth and work with senior citizens. Tickets prices vary; they are available at the door or at a discount online at www. ramblejamcountry.com. Laura Adelmann is at laura. adelmann@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Eau Claire, summer 2012 graduates, from Farmington – Kelley Pietsch, M.S.T., reading; from Lakeville – Nadia Guitart, B.B.A., health care administration; Alexandra Harris, B.S., athletic training.

of the District 194 School Board in the District Office Board Room, 8670 210th St. W., Lakeville.

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Iowa State University, summer 2012 graduate, Dana Swecker of Lakeville, B.S., apparel merchandising, design and production. Danielle Swanson of Farmington is the recipient of the Frances and Lyle District 194 Olson Nursing Scholarship from the Minnesota State School Board College – Southeast Techni- Following is the agenda cal Foundation. for the 7 p.m. Monday, University of Wisconsin- Sept. 17, special meeting

Tawakai, from 5A “It was tough — language barriers, a lot of racial stuff,” he said of his early school experiences here. “Burnsville back in 2000 was the whitest place you could find. Now, it’s very diverse. ... But I think I did pretty good handling all that as a youngster.” In May, he got a bachelor’s degree in social work from Metro State University. He plans to pursue a master’s of social work at the University of Minnesota or Augsburg. “I want to give back to my community,” Yussuf said. “Literally, I enjoy helping people. I want to empower people.” Graduate studies will wait a year, he said, while he gets the restaurant off the ground.

Savings from his job with a residential group-home provider and his sister’s savings from her job as a nurse are helping bankroll the business, Yussuf said. Another family member is a minority investor, and the business has a bank credit line, he said. Tawakal Restaurant promises Halal (permissible according to Islamic religious law) meats and seafood, farm-fresh vegetables, and breads and pastries baked daily. Goat, fish, chicken, lamb, chicken steak and beefsteak are staples of the 40-plus menu items, along with rice, Yussuf said. “Which is very similar to lots of parts of the world,” he said. “It’s good stuff. I am very confident you guys will like our food.” Spicy?

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“You can make it hot,” said Yussuf, who lives at home with his family. “It’s up to the customer. We have many different spices we can add. We have a homemade hot sauce on the side you can have. It’s the best.” The menu will have halfplate ($7) and full-plate ($10) options and daily lunch specials, Yussuf said. For opening day on Sept. 21, the restaurant is offering one free lunch special per customer from noon to 3 p.m. Tawakal Restaurant is located in a newly renovated space at 12609 Nicollet Ave. For information, call (952) 500-8954 or visit www. tawakalrestaurantmn.com. John Gessner can be reached at john.gessner@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Mattson - Winter Shirley Jensen Barb and Jerry Mattson of Eagan MN, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Mattson to Travis Winter, son of Sue and John Winter of St. Augusta, MN. Stephanie is a 2005 graduate from Eagan High School and attended college at Bemidji State University, graduating with a Marketing Communications degree. She currently works for Modern Piping a mechanical contracting company located in Cedar Rapids IA, as a Facilities Financial Consultant. Travis is a 2003 graduate from Tech High School and attended college at Bemidji State University. He earned his Business Administration degree while playing hockey for the Bemidji Beavers as Captain. Currently, Travis is a hockey coach for the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders in the USHL. The wedding is planned for September 21st, 2012 in the Twin Cities.

Jensen, Shirley Ann age 76 of Lakeville passed away unexpectedly after suffering a stroke. Preceded in death by brother Bill Baier; sisters Margie Weyer and Lorraine McCardle. Survived by husband Norbert; children Bradley, David, Kristy (John) Bertsch and Peggy (Jim) Spadafore. 7 grandchildren; sisters Judy (Bob) Giardino and Marylou Droster; brother Jim (Joanne) Baier. Memorial Mass 11AM Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave. Lakeville, MN. Gathering of family and friends one hour prior to Mass at church. Interment, All Saints Cemetery. White Funeral Home Lakeville 952-469-2723 www.whitefuneralhomes.com

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Ethel Elizabeth (Kraemer) Comas

Happy Birthday George Gleim! Oh no, the Big 5-0! “It is what it is” Happy Birthday George! Love and best wishes, Mom, Russ, Ann, Ellie and Henry!

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Ethel Elizabeth Comas, most recently of Burnsville, MN and Hilton Head Island, SC, died August 19, 2012 at Veterans' Victory House, Walterboro, SC, after a long illness. Born in Parkers Prairie, MN, February 11, 1915, to Anna and Mathias Kraemer, Ethel graduated as a Registered Nurse from Saint Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis where she worked as a newborn care and private duty nurse. She entered the U.S. Army as a nurse in 1944, and was sent to the Philippines for the duration of World War II, attaining the rank of 1LT. She returned to the U.S. in 1946, and worked at Saint Mary's as night supervisor, and as director of nursing at Groveland Terrace and Highland Park Nursing Homes, Minneapolis, before retiring in 1980. She is remembered as a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Ethel was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Anthony, sisters Florence and Evelyn, and brothers George and Raymond. Her brother Ralph passed away on September 1, 2012. She is survived by her daughter Camille Avore and husband James (Hilton Head Island, SC); her son Timothy (Westminster, MD); grandchildren Brian Gilbert (Trish) of Mountain View, CA and Karin Davidson (Ross) of Fort Benning, GA; four great-grandchildren; and sister Joan Fuhrman of Jordan, MN. A Memorial Mass was held at Saint John Roman Catholic Church, Westminster, MD on August 31, 2012. Burial is scheduled for September 21 at 10:45 a.m. at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Memorial donations can be made to the Tidewater Foundation, 10 Buckingham Plantation Drive, Suite A, Bluffton, SC 29910 (www.tidewaterhospice.com).

NEW MARKET TOWNSHIP New Market Township hereby solicits quotes for winter road maintenance. Quote one or both of the following options. Quote A The Township will lease its truck and grader to a contractor who will then perform snowplowing and sanding of Township roads. Contractor will bill the Township for hours worked performing road maintenance. Time frame will be 11/01/2012 to 04/30/2013. Quote B Township requests a quote for a Snow Plow Truck with a dump box and sander with operator (min 28,000 GVW) on an as needed basis. Contractor will bill Township for the hours worked performing road maintenance. Additional information is available by contacting Township Road Supervisor, 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 1, 2012. 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 quotes will be opened and reviewed at the Regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday Oct 4, 2012 at 8:00 PM. Contractor must have certificate of insurance in the amount of 1.5 M. Published by the authority of the Board of Supervisors of New Market Township, Scott County, Mn. LeRoy Clausen Township Clerk 3146546 9/14-9/21/12

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND QUOTES (RFPQ) CITY OF ELKO NEW MARKET POLICE STATION - ENTRY PLAZA Owner: City of Elko New Market 601 Main Street Elko New Market, MN 55054 952-461-2777 Architect: BWBR 380 St. Peter St, Suite 600 St. Paul, MN 55102 651-222-3701 You are invited to submit a lump sum quote for all work for the above. The work shall be completed within 90 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. Request for Proposals and Quotes (RFPQ) will be received by the Owner until 10:00 a.m., local time, September 25, 2012. Request for Proposals and Quotes (RFPQ) will be privately opened for consideration. Deliver responses to the Request for Proposals and Quotes (RFPQ) to the Owner, City of Elko New Market, Attention: Mark Nagel, 601 Main Street, Elko New Market, MN 55054. Quotes may not be modified or withdrawn within 30 days after quotes are received. Contractors will receive one (1) full set of paper Bidding Documents issued by the Owner at no cost. For terms and conditions for use of Electronic Documents, see Document 00-7375 - Electronic Files for Bidding and Construction. Related documents are available for examination at the office of the Owner and at the office of the Architect during normal business hours. The Owner may make investigations as deemed necessary to determine the qualifications and ability of the contractors to perform the work. Policies regarding equal employment opportunity apply to this project. The Owner reserves the right to reject Proposals in whole or in part, and to waive informalities or irregularities in bidding. No pre-quote meeting will be held. If questions arise or a site visit is required, contact Mark Nagel at 952-461-2777. The successful contractor will be required to enter into a contract with the City for the work. 3149010 9/14-9/21/12

College entrance exams now require ID District 196 administrators say high schools are prepared for new rules by Jessica Harper Sun Thisweek

High School juniors and seniors will soon need more than pencils and calculators when taking the ACT or SAT test. Students will now need to present a photo ID to register and take the college entrance exams. “This is a sign of the times,” said Sue Luse, an Eagan-based education consultant. “IDs are needed more and more and this should stop instances of cheating with a surrogate.” The new rules — adopted earlier this month — follows a series of cheating scandals including an incident in Long Island, New York, in December where a number of students paid impersonators as much as $3,000 to take the SATs for them in the hopes of getting higher scores. As a result, students are

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This is a summary of the Intermediate School District 917 Regular School Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, with full text available for public inspection on the district website at www.isd917.k12.mn.us or the District Office at 1300 145th Street East, Rosemount, MN 55068. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM. Board members present: Arlene Bush, Dan Cater, Ron Hill, Jill Lewis, Kathy Lewis, Deb Clark, Vanda Pressnall, Veronica Walter, and administrators were present. Absent: Tom Ryerson. Good news reports were presented. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: minutes, personnel, , bills to be paid, and wire transferst. Recommended actions approved: Policy 9.24, Imprest Petty Cash Fund, and Goals for 2012-2013. Also recommended to set all future Board meetings at 5:15 PM instead of 5:30 pm. Adjournment at 6:31 PM. 3148922 9/14/12

required to submit current and recognizable photos when they register for the ACT or SAT. The photos will appear on the applicant’s admission tickets used when they take the test. On the day of the test, the student must present a valid photo ID to be matched with the submitted photo. Approved forms of ID include a driver’s license, passport or student identification card. Students who don’t have such IDs can present notarized letters with photos from their high schools. In addition to the ID requirement, standby or walk-in testing will be eliminated by SAT. Those who miss the registration deadline, can be placed on a waiting list. ACT will provide standby testing, but only if students register their

intent to test and upload or send a photo in advance. The ACT will also add photos to the score reports it sends high schools, but will not include them in the scores to colleges. Students who are home-schooled will have a slightly different set of rules. Administrators in the Rosemount-Apple ValleyEagan School District have already started to share the changes with district high school students. “The changes shouldn’t present too much of a challenge since our students all have school IDs,” said Polly Reikowski, principal of Eagan High School. “I’m surprised it wasn’t required sooner.” Jessica Harper is at jessica. harper@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Farmington Briefs Homecoming Week slated Sept. 22-29 Farmington High School Homecoming Week is scheduled Sept. 22-29. Events will kick off with a 1-mile run/ walk on Sept. 22 at FHS. The Homecoming Parade will begin at the fairgrounds at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26. It will travel north on Third Street, turn left on Spruce Street heading west and ending at Boeckman Middle School. Coronation will be 8 p.m. at the Boeckman Middle School auditorium. The Homecoming game will be 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, against the Chaska Hawks at Tiger Stadium. A complete schedule is available at www.farmingtonCE.com.

Farmington Library events The Farmington Library, 508 Third St., has planned the following events. Call

(651) 438-0250 for more information. • Homework Help to the Rescue Open House, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19. Learn about Homework Help, the library’s free online tutoring service, and other tools and resources for students. • Guitar Hero for Teens, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20. • Storytime for All Ages, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21. Stories and activities for ages birth to 6. • Wyland Whale Adventure with Abrakadoodle, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. Learn about Wyland the artist and his famous painted Whale Walls and draw an ocean scene featuring whales. Registration required. For ages 6 to 12. • Microsoft PowerPoint Basics for Building Job Skills, 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. Learn how to format slide text, add images and select transitions for presentations. Presented by the Science Museum of Minnesota. Registration required.

Lakeville Briefs Heritage reading groups The reading groups of the Heritage Library will discuss “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn at their next meetings at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, and 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. 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 Heritage Library is located at 20085 Heritage Drive in Lakeville;

call (952) 891-0362 or visit www.dakotacounty.us/library.

Scouts kicks off fall recruitment The Northern Star Council, which serves Dakota and Scott counties, is kicking off fall recruitment this week. The Northern Star Council has programs for children from kindergarten (Lion Cubs) to age 21 (including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Venturing and Exploring). To learn more, visit www.adventureiscalling.org, call (763) 231-7201 or email membership@northernstarbsa.org.

U.S. Service Academy Information Day U.S. Rep. John Kline will host a U.S. Service Academy Information Day for students who live in Minnesota’s 2nd congressional district from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Diamondhead Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burns-

ville (Door 7). The information session will provide important information to candidates and their families about the application process and how candidates can seek nomination through his congressional office, as well as their U.S. senators.

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Thisweekend Booze and bootlegging, right in your backyard Local historian digs up details of Dakota County’s Prohibition-era underworld

by Andrew Miller Sun Thisweek

John Loch is finding that booze was abundant, and moonshine raids by federal agents were commonplace, in Dakota County during Prohibition. Loch, an Apple Valley resident John Loch and vice president of the Rosemount Area Historical Society, has been poring through old newspapers on microfiche at the library, and talking with

locals who were alive at the time, to piece together a picture of the bootlegging underworld in Dakota County at the time of Prohibition when production and sale of alcohol was illegal. There was the massive, 70,000-gallon distillery – said to be the largest distillery west of Chicago – operating on the outskirts of Rosemount. It was raided in 1924 or 1925. There was the deputy sheriff from Rosemount who kept confiscated moonshine stills in his backyard as trophies and disposed of illegal booze by pouring it

into the city sewer system. And in Miesville, there seemed to be a citywide conspiracy. “Just about everybody in Miesville was involved in producing or selling moonshine,” Loch said. “The farmers made it, the intown people sold it at their dance hall. “They were never raided – there’s one highway that runs through Miesville, and they had lookouts. If an unknown car passed through town, they’d sound the alarm.” Loch will present his findings in a talk titled

“Blind P i g s , Speakeasies and Moonshine” on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. The talk, presented under the auspices of the Rosemount Area Historical Society, is one several community events being held as part of the One Book, One Rosemount program. This year, the One Book program has residents reading “Moon Over Manifest” by Clare Vanderpool, part of which deals with bootlegging during Prohibition. As for the title of Loch’s presentation, he borrowed a bit of Prohibition-era lingo. “Speakeasies” were highend establishments where alcohol was served, while “blind pigs” referred to lower-end establishments. Patrons were charged admission to see a blind pig, or some other freakish animal attraction, and were given a glass of ale with admission.

‘I Read It in the Paper’

“Blind Pigs, Speakeasies and Moonshine” is one of two presentation Loch will

be g i v ing this month as part of One Book, One Rosemount. On Sept. 22 he’ll present “I Read It in the Paper,” an interactive talk at which guests will piece together details from the life of a prominent, early-1900s Rosemount resident based on articles published in the Dakota County Tribune. Loch, who researches local history by reading old editions of newspapers at the Wescott Library in Eagan, said he uncovered about 300 short news items about William Cadzow, who was involved in politics, owned a hotel, managed a baseball team and had his hand in a host of other aspects of Rosemount civic life. The presentation, Loch said, is about “how you really can find out the history of an individual and a place by reading the columns you find in old newspapers.” “I Read It in the Paper”

Photo by Andrew Miller

In addition to his talk “Blind Pigs, Speakeasies and Moonshine,” local historian John Loch this month will present “I Read It in the Paper,” an interactive event at which guests will piece together details from the life of a prominent, early-1900s Rosemount resident based on articles published in the Dakota County Tribune. will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, and “Blind Pigs, Speakeasies and Moonshine” is set for 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27. Both events will be held at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount and are geared to adults and youths ages 12 and older. Admission is free. Andrew Miller can be reached at andrew.miller@ ecm-inc.com or facebook. com/sunthisweek.

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theater and arts briefs Area residents in ‘The Music Man’

“In the Oaks Pasture” by Todd Voss

From comic book beginnings, artist evolved to oil on canvas Todd Voss is the featured artist at this year’s Lakeville Art Festival by Andrew Miller Sun Thisweek

Todd Voss first started doing art as a child, drawing the characters in his favorite comic books – Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, Porky Pig, the whole gang. He began getting serious about it Todd Voss – and considering art as a vocation – his senior year of high school. “My last year of high school I took nothing but art classes – and, I think, one gym class,” he said. “I’ve been doing art since I was a little kid and I just never stopped.” As the Best in Show winner as the 2011 Lakeville Art Festival, Voss will be the featured artist at this year’s festival, which runs Sept. 15-16 on the grounds of the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Lakeville will be the final stop on Voss’ summer art fair schedule. A full-time professional artist, he averages about 10 such events throughout the Midwest each year, where he sells his oil paintings. Last weekend saw him at an art fair in central Wisconsin. The real work – his painting – he does mostly at his home in Detroit Lakes, Minn. He admits there isn’t much pingpong played in the basement rec room of his split-level home. His wife, Fern Belling, is also a painter, and the couple has

converted the basement of their home into an art studio. “Some people say two artists can’t live together, but we seem to get along fine,” he said. Voss also does a lot of outdoor painting, picking a bucolic locale and doing a “field study” – a smaller painting with less detail than the works he produces at home. And he shoots a lot of photos during these outdoor sessions. “I’ll then use the field study and the photos to make a larger painting in my home studio,” he said. One thing influencing Voss’ artwork is his practice of transcendental meditation, or TM. It’s something he learned as a student at Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa, which he attended from 1986 to 1990. “It’s a regular four-year college, but in addition to that it teaches TM and the science of consciousness, to connect the subjects you’re studying back to yourself,” he said. “I still practice TM. I don’t consciously try and integrate things from TM and meditation into my painting, though meditation is bound to have an effect on whatever you do.” To view samples of Voss’ work, visit www.mnartists. org/todd_voss. Andrew Miller can be reached at andrew.miller@ ecm-inc.com or facebook. com/sunthisweek.

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Jillian Jacobson of Burnsville, Kati Devitt and Atlee Jensen of Apple Valley, and Morgan Guinta and Tawny Greene of Eagan are featured as members of the ensemble in the Eat Street Players’ production of “The Music Man” at the Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis. Performances are Sept. 14-15. For more information, visit www. eatstreetplayers.org.

Local artist’s works on display Nancy Miller of Rosemount is among seven recipients of a 2011 Emerging Artists Grant from VSA Minnesota whose work will be exhibited Sept. 13-29 at Homewood Studios Gallery, 2400 Plymouth Ave. N., Minneapolis. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14; a reading with the artists will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18. The artwork is for sale. VSA Minnesota’s events are fragrancefree.

Lorie Line holiday concert Pianist Lorie Line will bring “Immanuel,” her holiday extravaganza, to the Burnsville Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, and 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. Also performing will be Line’s Fab Five – including award-winning drummer Jean-Pierre Bouvet of Lakeville.

Tickets are $48 and can be on Thursday and Sunday purchased at the box office or and $15 on Friday and Satvia phone at (952) 895-4680. urday. Tickets are available online at www.hahatickets. com or by calling (651) 5288454.

‘White Christmas’ auditions set

The Play’s the Thing Productions will hold auditions for “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 24 and 25 in the cafeteria of Metcalf Junior High School in Burnsville. Performers ages 10 to 18 are eligible to audition. Auditions are by appointment, email dnacsr@aol.com with preference for an on-the-hour time slot, with callbacks the following Wednesday evening, time to be determined. Initial auditions will be singing and dancing only. Prepare 32 bars of an upbeat/ Broadway style song. Bring sheet music in the appropriate key. No a capella singing. Accompanist provided. For the dancing audition, wear comfortable clothing and dance shoes, choreographer will teach the routine for the dance audition. Play performances will be weekends Dec. 14-30 at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

Laugh Lines Comedy Laugh Lines Comedy will have its grand opening Oct. 11-14 at the GrandStay hotel in Apple Valley. Stand-up comedian Chad Daniels will headline. Laugh Lines plans to host comedy shows one weekend per month through the fall, winter and spring months. Shows will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12

Holocaust survivor program Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor, who as a child was subjected to human experimentation at Auschwitz concentration camp, will speak from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in the Fine Arts Theater at Inver Hills Community College, 2500 E. 80th St., Inver Grove Heights. The event is free and open to the public.

Ghost town in Dakota County Inver Hills Community College professor Jeremy Nienow will share from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, a selection of artifacts, documents and discoveries from an IHCC summer dig which discovered an 1850s failed frontier community and two Native American sites in southern Dakota

County. The free presentation, titled “This Summer in the Life of an Archaeologist,” will be in Room 290 of the College Center building. For more information, visit www.inverhills.edu/interestingconversations.

Hispanic Heritage Month Dakota County Library will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) with the following programs: • The Adventures of Don Quixote, 7 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Interactive, bilingual show about Don Quixote, a famous character from Spanish literature. • Ticket to Brasil, 11 to 11:45 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 13, Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Take an inspiring journey through the world of Brazilian music, traditional percussion playing and dance. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty. us/library or call (651) 4502900.

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

Saturday, Sept. 15 Junk Market from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Towne and Country Shopping Center, 1998 Cliff Road E., Burnsville. Free admission. Held rain or shine. Eagan Charity Run/Walk 5K at Diffley/Lexington Athletic Fields, 4201 Lexington Ave., Eagan. Registration opens at 8:15 a.m. Race begins at 9:30 a.m. Online registration at www. eaganwt.org under the 5K tab. Hosted by the Eagan Women of

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Today, (651) 354-5827, eaganwt@gmail.com. Who Done it Hike, 9:30 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. hike at Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter Trail, Lakeville. For all ages. Collect clues, gather information and solve mysteries while walking the trails. Free. No registration needed. Information: Lakeville Parks and Recreation, (952) 985-4600. Apple Valley Firefighter’s Relief Association’s Booya, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until booya pot is empty, at Fire Station 1, 15000 Hayes Road, Apple Valley.

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Community Education Farmington Community Ed classes Enrollment is open for the following classes offered by Farmington Community Education. Call (651) 4603200 or visit www.farmingtonCE.com for more information. • Saturday, Sept. 22 – Tiger Cheerleading Clinic, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Farmington High School. • Monday, Sept. 24 – Explore German, 2:45 to 3:45 p.m., Boeckman Middle School; Animal Hideouts and Secret Places, 3:35 to 4:35 p.m., Meadowview Elementary; The Beat Goes On, 3:35 to 4:55 p.m., Farmington Elementary. • Tuesday, Sept. 25 – Explore German, 2:45 to 3:45 p.m., Dodge Middle School; Animal Hideouts and Secret Places, 3:05 to 4:05 p.m., Riverview Elementary. • Wednesday, Sept. 26 – Animal Hideouts and Secret Places, 3:05 to 4:05 p.m., North Trail Elementary. • Thursday, Sept. 27 – Animal Hideouts and Secret Places, 3:35 to 4:35 p.m., Farmington Elementary; Animal Hideouts and Secret Places, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., Akin Road Elementary; Kung Fu, Beginners, 6:15

New members named to advisory council

to 7 p.m.; Kung Fu, WhiteYellow Belt, 6:15 to 7 p.m.; The Community AdKung Fu, Orange-Black visory Council to Flint Belt, 7 to 7:45 p.m. Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery has selected four new community members Lakeville to serve on the council: Community Ed Tara Borgschatz representing Apple Valley, Gary Daclasses vis representing Nininger Sign up for the following classes at www.Lakevil- Township, Larry Ring Vermillion leAreaCommunityEd.net or representing call (952) 232-2150 for more Township, and Richard Thill representing Roseinformation. • Personalized Stamped mount. Charms, Saturday, Sept. 15, The council provides community members an 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Silver Clay Jewelry, opportunity to discuss Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6:30 to issues and make recommendations to Flint Hills 8 p.m. • Digital Photography, Resources regarding enviWednesdays, Sept. 19 to ronmental, safety, and other issues of concern to the Oct. 3, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. • Small Batch Preserves, citizens living within close Saturday, Sept. 22, 9 to 11 proximity of the refinery. All council members serve a.m. • Fitness and Health – in a voluntary capacity. Zumba, Zumba Toning, Belly Dance, Yoga and more. Youth Enrichment – Karate, Fencing, Kung Fu-Wu Shu, Babysitting, Home Alone, Private Piano/Voice/ Guitar Lessons, Gymnastics The Lakeville Seand more. • After School Classes nior Center is located in – Golf, Drama Kids, Mad Heritage Center, 20110 Science, Spanish, Watch Holyoke Ave. Senior center Me Draw, Abrakadoodle, inquiries can be directed to Mandarin Club, Legos, and Linda Walter, senior coordinator, at (952) 985-4622 Chess. or lwalter@lakevillemn. gov.

Lakeville Seniors

Driver safety classes Minnesota Highway Safety and Research Center will offer an eighthour driver improvement course from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 24-25. Register by calling 1-888-234-1294. Cost is $24.

Flu shot clinic The Minnesota Visiting Nurses will be at Heritage Center from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, to administer flu shots. If not covered by insurance, flu shots are $29, a high-dose flu shot is $50 and pneumonia shots are $75. Cash or checks are accepted. A photo ID is required.

Photography class The digital photography class will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25. Cost: One punch.

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Cougars second at Aerie Challenge

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Photo by Rick Orndorf

Lakeville South’s Claire Ritchie (5) goes for the kill against Concordia Academy-Roseville in the Aerie Challenge last weekend in Apple Valley. Lakeville South was the runner-up defeating Concordia Academy, Stewartville and Stillwater on its way to the tournament final where South fell to CretinDerham Hall 2-1. The girls also lost to Lakeville North 3-0 on Tuesday, dropping their record to 5-3 on the season. More photos are at SunThisweek. com.

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Business Briefs Pizza Ranch brews coffee with a purpose Pizza Ranch, with a location in Lakeville and one opening soon in Apple Valley, has brewed up a new coffee program and partnership with Ethiopia Reads and the Tesfa Foundation. For every pound of roasted coffee it brews, Pizza Ranch will donate 50 cents to Ethiopia Reads. The funds will go toward Ethiopia Reads’ KembataTembaro Literacy Initiative, a campaign to build a community library and five new learning centers for children

Keliher, from1A retaining current ones are also important to Keliher. The district’s revenues from the state are tied to a perpupil dollar amount. “We need to let families know they don’t have to leave the Lakeville school district if they want online learning,” she said, giving an example of a marketing

in the Kembata-Tembaro region of Ethiopia over the next three years.

Stringers and free tours of the Co-op Community Garden will be available. Children will be entertained by Radio Disney.

Food co-op hosts Farm Fest Vanderloo on Sept. 15 promoted at Valley Natural Foods, a food co-op at 13750 County Merchants Bank Road 11, Burnsville, will host its free Farm Fest event from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 15. Guests can meet with nearly 30 local producers, vendors and farmer partners to not only sample local fare, but to understand where their food and other products come from. Free musical entertainment will be provided by the Eelpout

Ann Vanderloo has been promoted to vice president at Merchants Bank in Lakeville. With an expertise in construction lending, Vanderloo has more than 20 years of experience as a mortgage lender, helping customers at Anchor Bank before joining Merchants Bank in 2009 at its Lakeville location.

message. Keliher currently serves on the Gifted Advisory Council, Special Education Advisory Committee and Legislative Committee. She is also an active member of the Lakeville Rotary Club. “From a business perspective and community perspective and as parent,” Keliher said, “nothing to me is more important than

having a solid educational foundation for the community. That’s where I want to give my time.” There are six people running for three School Board seats this fall. Aaron M. Vehling can be reached at aaron.vehling@ ecm-inc.com or facebook. com/sunthisweek.

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Lakeville North girls soccer back at No. 1 Lakeville North nets seventh shutout with win over South by Andy Rogers Sun Thisweek

The Lakeville North girls soccer team is in familiar territory partway through the season. Just like last year, the girls are undefeated through mid-September and they’ve earned the No. 1 rank in Class AA. Since giving up two goals in the season opener to Minneapolis Washburn in a 5-2 victory, the Panthers haven’t allowed an opponent any net, shutting out seven-straight opponents including a 2-0 win against Lakeville South on Tuesday. “In the beginning of the season, even though we lost all these seniors, but we still set (being ranked No. 1) as a goal,” senior defender Grace Rath said. “We wanted to be ranked No. 1 and have the respect across the state. Every game we

play, teams are out to get us and it keeps us on our toes and makes us better.” Against South on Tuesday, the teams were neckand-neck in the first half leading to a 0-0 tie at halftime. “We didn’t have the start we usually like to,” Lakeville North’s coach Bulut “Turk” Ozturk said. “We were on our heels the whole first half. The girls always figure out a way. We weren’t able to get into any kind of rhythm. We want to press a little bit more, especially in the first 10-15 minutes. We need to come out and be physical.” Lakeville North’s Lauren Brownrigg broke the 0-0 tie about 10 minutes into the second half, which seemed to quiet Lakeville South. “The first half was good, pretty even, but their first goal took the wind out of

our sails,” Lakeville South head coach Dan Flood said. “To go down 1-0 is not that big of a deal, but it was almost like we thought the game was over. I don’t know what happened. We really played scared after they scored. That hasn’t happened before. It was a little bewildering. We played about 50 of the 80 minutes.” Rath added some insurance, scoring off a corner kick from Alexa Trakalo in the final minute. The Cougars kept Lakeville North’s star Simone Kolander off the scoreboard after scoring 9 goals and 10 assists during previous games. But Ozturk said that often opens it up for someone else. “For Simone, it’s about the team,” Ozturk said. “As See Girls soccer, 15A

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Lakeville South’s Rachel Mickelson (20) fights for control against Lakeville North’s Simone Kolander (16) in a 1-0 win for the Panthers on Tuesday. The win improved the Panthers’ record to 8-0.

Panther boys soccer snares Cougars Lakeville North wins rival game three years in a row

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On a windy, sunny late summer afternoon the Lakeville North boys soccer team edged out crosstown rival Lakeville South 2-1. The Panthers’ win Tuesday ensures the Lon Hitch trophy stays with Lakeville North for the third year in a row — the longest either team has held on to the traveling trophy. The trophy’s namesake is one of the founding fathers in the Lakeville youth soccer scene and was a coach in the Lakeville Soccer Club for 16 years before dying in 2005, right before Lakeville South High School opened. Lakeville North’s Oscar Alvarez got his second goal of the season in the first few minutes by heading in a corner kick from Joey Decklever. Lakeville South’s James Kilbride evened the score Photo by Andy Rogers Lakeville North’s Oscar Alvarez (left) goes for a header with less then 30 minwith Lakeville South’s David Mattia (right) on Tuesday utes remaining off a fast break. But North’s Ramiro night. Lakeville North defeated South 2-1.

Benitez scored the winning goal a few minutes later with an assist from Kevin Wypyszynski. “The wind made us both play a little different game then we would have liked,” Lakeville North head coach Pete Tyma said. “The wind was a great equalizer. It’s always a fun game. One team could be the best team in the state, the other could be the worst, and it will still be a one-goal game.” The Panthers are trying to regroup after losing a few starters. Two seniors who were expected to lead the team, Alex Amborn and Myles Hynes, are both out for the season because of injuries. “It been hard with the players down,” Decklever said. “That’s pretty tough. Me and the other captain (Brendan Cole) are motivating the team and (trying to) win it for them.” The victory gives the Panthers a 5-1-1 record, but the players know that a win-

ning start doesn’t necessarily translate to victories at the end. “It gets tough now,” Tyma said. “A lot of those teams in our conference are ranked in the top 10 and we haven’t played any of those teams. It doesn’t get any easier. We play Northfield too, who beat Eastview. “These section games are almost more important then the conference games, too. They decide who gets to play at home for the playoffs.” In 2011 the Panthers started the season 7-0-2, but went on to lose in the Section 1AA semifinal to Northfield. The Cougars entered the game starving for a win. Since defeating Rochester John Marshall in the season opener, Lakeville South has lost six-straight, being outscored 19-6. Losses to Owatonna, Lakeville North and Rochester Mayo, last year’s Section 1AA champion, were by one goal.

“We’ve been improving every game,” South coach Peter Benson said. “We have a lot of guys who haven’t seen a lot of varsity until this year. We’re just trying to cut down on mistakes and that’s all you can ask. “We’ve got a lot of sophomores and the speed of the game is new to them. They get a little panicky at times. All it is just a getting a little more experience. Keep your head up and your eye on the ball, and you’ll get there.” The Panthers head to Rochester John Marshall on Saturday and pay a visit to Apple Valley on Tuesday. The Cougars will welcome Northfield, last year’s Section 1AA runner up, to town for a 1 p.m. game Saturday before playing at Rosemount on Tuesday. Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Notebook: Panther volleyball Tiger soccer on the prowl Girls, boys teams in a groove team off to an early lead Lakeville North wins Southwest Minnesota Challenge by Andy Rogers Sun Thisweek

The Lakeville North volleyball team won the Southwest Minnesota Challenge in Marshall over the weekend, which could be a good omen of things to come for the Panthers. It’s traditionally the premier early season tournament in the state, featuring several of the top teams in all three of the state’s enrollment classes. The Panthers won the Marshall tournament the past two years and then went on to play in the state final. The girls also won the tournament in 2006, when they went on to finish second at state. North also won in Marshall in 2007 and later took third at state. The girls defeated No. 5-ranked Wayzata, one of the few teams to have any success over Lakeville North in the past two seasons, in a best-of-three-set final. Lakeville North also defeated No. 7 Waconia and No. 9 Hopkins on Saturday to earn the title in Marshall. Wayzata handed the Panthers their only loss in 2010, a defeat North avenged in the state championship match later that season. With the No. 1 rank in Class 3A, the Panthers have passed every test.

The next challenging exam is Sept. 21-22 at the Apple Valley tournament, which many call the “second state tournament.” It features most of the top teams in Minnesota including No. 2 Blaine, last year’s tournament champion; defending Class 3A state champion Eden Prairie, which defeated North in the finals; No. 5 Wayzata; and No. 3 Eagan, a South Suburban Conference title contender featuring Taylr McNeil, who used to live in Lakeville and helped the Panthers with the state title in 2010.

Lakeville football wins big The Lakeville North and Lakeville South football teams made quick work of their opponents in Week 2. The Panthers charged out to a 42-0 lead over Bloomington Kennedy early in the second quarter and put in their backups before halftime on their way to a 70-25 victory. Zach Creighton threw for two touchdowns and ran for a 56-yard score. Nick Valentini and Jamiah Newell each ran for two touchdowns. Brandon Morgan returned a punt for 48 yards and caught a 46 yard touchdown pass, and Grant Erickson

returned an interception 13 yards for another score. Lakeville North is one of two teams in the South Suburban Conference with a 2-0 record. The other is Apple Valley. Up next is a trip to Eastview, which opened the season ranked No. 8 in Class 6A but lost to second-ranked Wayzata 24-7 last week. The Cougars got a little revenge on Prior Lake with their 49-17 victory last Friday. Lakeville South lost to the Lakers 28-7 last year, its only loss to any team other than Lakeville North. The Cougars charged to a 28-0 lead by the third quarter on Prior Lake’s home field. The rushing tandem of Austin Britnell (128 yards, one touchdown) and Jordan Johnson (130 yards, four touchdowns) proved to be too much. The Cougars will travel to Edina for their next game on Friday. The Hornets are coming off a 15-12 loss to Totino-Grace, the No. 1 ranked team in Class 5A, after beating Andover 24-23 and Holy Angels 28-14.

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took a huge step in that direction last Thursday by beating The Farmington Chanhassen at their girls soccer team is place. The Storm, on track for perhaps Shakopee and us its best season yet. were really the three The girls started favorites going into the season 5-2-1 and the season and with eight games reChanhassen had put maining, the Tigers up some impressive are on pace to win results to start the 10-plus games for the season.” first time. The girls suffered The girls were disits second loss of the appointed after a 5-0 season last weekend loss to Prior Lake against an undefeatand in a tie with ed Lakeville North Lakeville South 1-1, team losing 3-0. The ranked No. 9 in Class Panthers are ranked AA at the time in late No. 1 in the state August. and were coming off “(We) felt (we) a 3-0 win over No. 8 were better on that Eagan. Carpentier night and the tie was encouraged by was more flatterthe fact that North’s ing to South than to top player Simone Farmington,” coach Kolander was held to Rob Carpentier said. one assist. “Does that mean the girls just think Photo by Rick Orndorf “Izzie Ferm solidithey’re better? No. Farmington’s Jared Wolt (14) dribbles the fied her claim to being one of the best “Many of the girls ball in a soccer game earlier this season. defenders in the state are friends or even when she shut down play on the same shut out Rochester John club teams. It was a matter Marshall 2-0, Century 1-0 North’s Simone Kolander,” of feeling they were better and Chanhassen 1-0 with Carpentier said. “Her deon that night. If anything, it keeper Ashley Becker in fensive partners are all quite accomplished. While Izzie angered the girls. From that control. standpoint, one could argue “Any time you shut out gets the plaudits, it really is it fueled the fire for the win an opponent it’s a great a team defensive scheme.” streak, but I didn’t sense thing,” Carpentier said. Almost everyone has anything different about “If nothing else, it means been involved scoring durthem until the Chanhassen you’ve done nothing worse ing the hot start with 14 game. They were very fo- than tie, and more than players netting either an ascused for that game.” likely won. Defensively, I See tiger, 15A Since then the Tigers knew we’d be tough ... We by Andy Rogers Sun Thisweek

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girls soccer, from 14A sist or goal. Alex Frost, Megan Graham, Hannah Miller and Naomi Wood have been key cogs in the machine. With the emergence of Destiny Schmitz and the health of Kelli Elmer, who missed the first four games to injury, pressure comes from every direction. “(Elmer’s) as a forward really has the potential to give us a game-changer every time we take the field,” Carpentier said. “Without her during the first four games, we just weren’t quite the same team.” The girls will host Section 1AA team Rochester Mayo at 11 a.m. Saturday before playing Missota Conference teams during the rest of the regular season starting with a visit from Red Wing on Tuesday.

notebook, from 14A straight season to retain the Tractor Trophy, the traveling reward for the yearly victor. Northfield had held the trophy in 2009 and 2010. Farmington always had the lead on Friday, but Northfield wasn’t far behind. With 4:32 left, Northfield cut the Tigers’ lead to 27-20, but that’s where it stayed. The Tigers outgained Northfield 381 yards to 231. The defense forced four punts and netted 3.5 sacks, but three interceptions and a botched punt helped keep Northfield in the game. Quarterback Darren Beenken threw for 199 yards

tiger, from 14A long as we’re putting up a win, it doesn’t matter how her stats look.” During North’s winning streak, the girls swept mostly nonconference Section 1AA opponents including Rochester John Marshall, Northfield, Owatonna and Farmington. The girls also shut out South Suburban Conference rival Eagan, ranked No. 8 in the state at the time. “Our back line they don’t get a lot of credit, as well as our keeper,” Ozturk said. “They’ve really stood out so far keeping the ball forward.” The back line consists

Boys soccer After a slow start, the Farmington boys soccer team has bounced back in September. The boys won three straight from Aug. 25-Sept. 4 defeating Lakeville South 3-1, Rochester John Marshall 3-1 and Rochester Century 1-0. The boys also thumped Faribault 5-1 on Tuesday on senior night. “My biggest senior class yet, at 12 athletes, and all the boys played lights-out tonight,” coach Julian Buss said. Jared Wolt, Urive Omana, Jake Bauman, Nicholas Hermoza and Leslie Adjei scored the goals. Wolt and Blake Smith each had two assists. Farmington tied Chanhassen 1-1 in the Missota Conference opener Sept. 6, thanks to Adjei’s goal. The Tigers suffered their

and ran for two touchdowns, and running back Athen Ashton gained 127 yards and scored twice. Mason Auge had 11 tackles on defense. The Tigers will play host to Red Wing, a team that defeated Farmington 27-19 last year, on Friday at Tiger Stadium. Red Wing lost to Shakopee 30-6 last week.

Faribault invite The Lakeville North girls cross country team placed second at the Faribault Invitational on Sept. 7 behind Totino-Grace. Taylor Perkins finished third overall with Elle Severson placing 15th and Chloee Sagmoe

of Lauren Sherry, Lauren Brownrigg, Annalise Bonesho and Samantha Deutsch, who are matched up with goalkeeper Alexis Joyce. “We hold it together as a team,” Rath said. “We’re really connected like one big steel wall. We make sure we’re always talking.” The Cougars entered the game with a 3-3-1 record anxious for a solid conference win. Flood hopes to take what he saw in the first half with them going forward and leave the second half behind. “We know we can play with (North), it’s not like they destroyed us,” Flood said. “The loss to Eastview

first loss in nearly two weeks last weekend to Burnsville 3-0, which was the largest margin of the season. The Blaze set the tone early taking a quick 2-0 lead. “We played a tough team,” Buss said. “We were competitive and we kept up with the pace of the game and walked away a better team because of it. I think there was some frustration letting two quick fluke goals in, but I am extremely proud of the way the boys continued to battle for the remaining 70 minutes.” It was a turn around from losing its first two games to Rosemount and Lakeville North both by scores of 2-0. “(Both) were worthy opponents, and I think that with the speed and skill on this Farmington team that as the season progresses and we start to come together as a team, we will find that we can play a really good

16th. Farmington’s girls were ninth with Maricia Pacheco running to 20th and Sofia Chadwick 28th. In the boys race, Lakeville North was 10th with Luke Anderson (37th) and Justin Hanson (38th) leading the way. Farmington ran to 13th with Justin Hyytinen placing 18th individually. Both schools will participate in the Apple Jack Invitational at Aronson Park in Lakeville on Friday. Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

was 1-0 and Burnsville was a really close game. We’ve played three of the top five teams already. I don’t feel like there’s any team we were like ‘oh, wow, we can’t beat these guys.’ “We’ll keep playing. By sections we’ll be all right.” Lakeville North’s schedule is about to get rough. The girls will play No. 2 Burnsville on Sept. 20, topranked Class A team Blake on Sept. 22, No. 5 Eastview on Sept. 27 and No. 4 Prior Lake on Oct. 4. Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

game,” Buss said. It’s been a team effort to score with Smith, Wolt, Tyler Petter-McCauley and Adjei on the offensive. Smith has been netted several assists on corner kicks and throw-ins. Defensive stopper Robin DeCastro has not only had a big hand in limiting opponents to 1.4 goals per game,

but he secured the gamewinner against Century. “Robin is so fun to watch battle for the possession,” Buss said. “He is so cool and collected and plays each game with such level-headed intensity that I have rarely seen. He has a knack for getting position on 50-50 balls and excels at settling the ball

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Kingsley, from 1A members have entered negotiations with a potential buyer for the site. The Heritage Center will open this month with a grand opening in October, which renders the Holt Avenue site vacant. In October 2011, the City Council voted 4-1 to set a sale price of $380,000, though market conditions and negotiations would dictate a final price. The revenue from the sale of the building would go toward paying for the improvements to the Heritage Center. Though organizations have donated time, money and equipment to the project, the cost for repurposing of the former police station on Holyoke Avenue will be more than $1 million.

Senior housing On Monday, Sept. 10,

Hit and run, from 1A “It was a horrible impact,” Doreen said, adding that the car was “totaled” in the accident, which bent the frame several inches, keeping the passenger side from closing. The car was later hauled away on a flat bed truck; David is now driving a rental car as they look for a new vehicle. “Most of the impact happened at the back passenger door and the rear tire,” Doreen said. “They said if he had hit me further up on the car, I’d be hurt worse.” She said at impact, her head violently snapped toward David, then slammed back into the passenger’s side of the car frame. The couple, in their 60s, are both still undergoing medical treatment

Crews broke ground on the Kingsley Shores Senior Living facility, a $17.6 million, 101-unit housing project next to the Chart House on Kingsley Lake. Frank Schoeben, who formerly owned the Chart House and the land on which Kingsley Shores will be built, was among the people who sowed the seeds for construction of the three-story complex. There will be 23 independent-living, 46 assisted-living and 32 memory-care units served by 58 underground parking spaces, according to SilverCrest Properties, the management company. There will be a 100-foot strip of public access along the lakeshore, deeded over by the developers to the city of Lakeville. Schoeben said in a release that it will take about a year to finish construction for the estimated 275

for their injuries. Doctors stapled shut the inch- to inch-and-ahalf-long gash in Doreen’s head, but she still suffers pain on half her head. Her vision problems in her left eye have worsened vision since the accident. David suffered soft tissue damage; his knees and back are sore, and he is having trouble bending his left elbow; both have neck injuries and are receiving chiropractic care. “I can’t hardly stand to walk it hurts so bad,” Doreen said. Searles said the hitand-run driver’s car was damaged and was leaking large amounts of radiator fluid when he left the scene. The Kennedys said neighbors told them there may have been a passenger in the man’s car, possibly a young person. “I think they were wor-

workers. The facility will staff about 50 full- and part-time positions, he said.

Taxes The 2013-2014 property tax levy would increase the city portion of taxes $3 on the average home in Lakeville, said Dennis Feller, the city’s finance director. The average home carries a $214,000 value. The city’s portion represents only a part of the property tax pie, which includes school district and Dakota County taxes. The City Council approved a preliminary levy that is projected to increase $614,673 over 2012 at its Sept. 4 meeting. By law, following the vote it can reduce the levy but cannot increase it. If the council adopts a tax levy in December that is $75,000 lower than the

ried about that because of the severity of the crash,” Doreen said. David said he believes the man either ran the stop sign or was speeding because there was no traffic and it was a clear day. “We’ve always been concerned about the way cars come around that corner,” Doreen said, noting that despite the area being a school zone they often witness cars speeding on the road. “If he had been going the speed limit, he would have been able to stop,” Searles said. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Farmington police at (651) 2806700. Laura Adelmann is at laura.adelmann@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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preliminary $23.7 million tax levy approved, it would mean no change in the share of property taxes paid toward the city by the average home value, Feller said. The budget documents are available at http:// www.ci.lakeville.mn.us/ finance-mainmenu-827/ budget-finance-960. The City Council will host open houses and have additional work sessions to further discuss the budget before it votes Dec. 17: • Friday, Sept. 12, noon, the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce. • Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Water Treatment Facility meeting room. • Monday, Oct. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m., at City Hall. Aaron M. Vehling is at aaron.vehling@ecm-inc.com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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