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Lakeville to consider more by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A group of residents from the Highview Heights neighborhood have attended a couple recent meetings advocating for the return of a rink to their part of town. That lobbying came to a head at the Monday work session, when the council decided to open up Highviewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rink for the 20112012 season. Rolling Oaks could also open if city staff secures enough funding. Bill Muzeric was one of those Highview residents to speak up. He and his family live near Highview Heights Park. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of the reason we moved there was because the park had a hockey rink,â&#x20AC;? said Muzeric, a Lakeville resident since 2001. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You go around that neighborhood and every other house has a hockey net.â&#x20AC;?

What is there to do in Minnesota in the winter? For many families, the snowy season provides ample opportunities for skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing and skating. That last one is a big one: Whether a kid chooses ice skating or hockey, many-ayouthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evenings are spent gliding across the frozen plane. But some neighborhoods in Lakeville have been without an ice rink, as a result of 2009 budget cuts in which five of the 11 rinks were shuttered. The momentum to reconsider the closures has been building. The rink at Highview Heights Park, which is situated near County Road 46 and on Lakevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s northern border with Burnsville and Cost Given the perpetual Apple Valley, has been a season of budget cuts, the focus, but so have rinks in See Rink, 5A other neighborhoods.

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Farmington High School tiger mascots have some fun with the Owatonna Husky mascot on the sidelines during the football game at Owatonna. Farmington lost 21-0 in the 1-5A quarterfinal game on Oct. 25. For more photos from the contest, go online to www.ThisweekLive.com.

Farm work keeps Donnelly from meetings Crystal Lake Elementary repurposing progresses

Council members frustrated with frequent meeting absences by Laura Adelmann

soybeans on the family farm. THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS He said although he has While Farmington City not attended meetings, he Council members wrestle has read the council materials. with difficult budget Mayor Todd Lardecisions, one memson said city offiber is frequently abcials also have difsent from the discusficulty contacting sions. Donnelly. According to During a public city records, Counmeeting earlier this cil Member Terry Terry year, Donnelly acDonnelly has missed Donnelly knowledged his abseven of the 13 council meetings held in the last sences, some of which were related to a hamstring injury three months. Donnelly has also missed and subsequent surgery, and six of the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11 Eco- said he would work hard to nomic Development Au- try to attend more meetings. He did improve, but his thority meetings this year. In an interview Wednes- attendance has began to day, Donnelly said he has wane again. At a recent meeting, Donbeen working from 7 a.m. until midnight harvesting nelly encouraged residents to thousands acres of corn and attend the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three budget

open house events, but he has not attended either of the two that have been held. Donnelly said that next week the harvesting should be complete and he would expect to be able to attend meetings again. Larson and EDA Chair Jason Bartholomay have not missed any city or EDA meetings; council member Julie May and Christy Jo Fogarty have each missed a few city and EDA meetings, but attend the vast majority of them. Larson described Donnelly as a council member who is so â&#x20AC;&#x153;chronically absent,â&#x20AC;? people are concerned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Several times a week, I get asked about Terryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attendance, from the public and from council members,â&#x20AC;?

Larson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re shocked when he shows up. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m actually, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow, Terryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s here.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect him to be at meetings.â&#x20AC;? The other council members expressed frustration about Donnellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just feel like I can never get any input from him,â&#x20AC;? Fogarty said. May worried about how his absence affects council actions. She said Donnelly may ask a question or raise a point nobody else considered. Bartholomay said he feels elected officials should not need to establish special bylaws for the council regarding meeting attendance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all grown-ups. We See Donnelly, 5A

Programming move will save district $1 million by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

adults that have had a hard time,â&#x20AC;? she said. The district is currently in Phase 1 of its repurposing plan in which it assesses which programs to move to Crystal Lake. As planning progresses for the vacant building, students are getting used to their new schools. In a video of students at Schmidtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school, the former Crystal Lake students offered a number of reasons why they liked their new school. After about 10 students were interviewed in the video, a common refrain emerged: The kids liked the new library, the nice teachers and the lunches with the

It has been a couple months since students from the now-closed Crystal Lake Elementary began attending neighboring schools. Transitions are never easy, but Christina Huddleston Elementary Principal Amy Schmidt said at the Oct. 25 Lakeville School Board meeting that the move has been fairly smooth at her school. (Students from Crystal Lake also now attend Oak Hills and Orchard Lake elementary schools). â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been mostly See Crystal Lake, 5A

Farmington firefighterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick action likely saved homeownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life Fast-moving fire drew crowd of spectators

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Farmington neighbors were used to smelling smoke coming from Greg Kaluzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house. Kaluza typically cooked meat outside his small home at 612 7th St., but on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 22, flames from the cooker spread to his home, sending huge clouds of black smoke skyward. Nobody in the neighborhood noticed the quickburning fire, though. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think (the neighbors) were too close to see the black smoke, because it was so high,â&#x20AC;? said Fire Marshall John Powers. On his way to return a fire vehicle used for a firefighter conference in St. Cloud, off-duty firefighter Todd Kindseth saw the black smoke, drove to invesPhoto by Laura Adelmann tigate and radioed Dakota Charred debris was piled outside Greg Kaluzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home on 7th Street after a fire that started County dispatchers to reby an outdoor barbecue moved quickly from the structureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exterior to the interior on port the structure fire. Saturday, Oct. 22. Kaluzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog perished in the fire. Kindseth also stopped ďż˝

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Kaluza, who had just come outside to see what was going on, from returning into the house to retrieve his wallet and his dog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank God Todd was there, or else we would have had two victims,â&#x20AC;? said Powers, explaining that although firefighters tried to rescue the dog, his body was later found trapped under some debris. Farmington Fire Chief Tim Pietsch had also just returned home from the fire conference when he noticed the black smoke and rushed about six blocks to the scene. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was en route when we got the call,â&#x20AC;? Pietsch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew something was on fire, and I knew it was big. The whole house was totally involved, inside and out.â&#x20AC;? While Kindseth was working to keep a distraught Kaluza safe, Pietsch went to work dispersing a crowd of people who had filled the Trinity Lutheran

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Farmington council considers what to do with fiscal disparity funds by Laura Adelmann THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Farmington City Council members appear willing to spend some unexpected fiscal disparity city income on a new fire truck. Major budget issues need be resolved before a decision can be made about how to spend the money, Farmington Council members decided at an Oct. 24 workshop. After the council devoted some funds to cover deficits in the Rambling River Center, pool, and Economic Development Authority, it has about $367,000 left in fiscal disparity funds. Farmington firefighters, including Fire Chief Tim Pietsch, attended the work-

shop to advocate for spending the money on a new fire truck. Pietsch said they could purchase a fully-loaded demo model for about $125,000 off the regular $600,000 price to replace the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aging 1986 Ford rescue truck described as being â&#x20AC;&#x153;on its last leg.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;City mechanics have worked on the truck extensively,â&#x20AC;? Pietsch said. He added that the turbo charger motor is missing a seal, causing it to use a lot of oil. Pietsch said the engine will blow up if the oil levels arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t constantly monitored. The truckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back door also flies open when it is

driven. Several council members indicated their support for dedicating at least part of the money for a new truck, which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t scheduled to be replaced until 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is equipment that provides safety to our residents,â&#x20AC;? Council Member Julie May said. Council Member Jason Bartholomay agreed and said it has been long needed. Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty expressed frustration about the uncertainty regarding the budget plans. Before making a decision, she called for the council to be unanimous in agreement regarding the

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higher. For $45 a person (or $70 for a couple), people can gain access to several dozen varieties of wine, including the California varieties Nicols distributes. There is also a silent auction, stocked full of food and wares from Green Mill, the Twins, the Wild and others. Nicols also sponsors about 20 wine baskets himself. Though he is tapping into his professional inclinations and personal experience to hold this event, Nicols insisted that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a part of a revenue-building plan for himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not doing it for my mom.. She died,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing it for those that still fight lung disease.â&#x20AC;?

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Opinion Thisweek Columnists Board was right on email decision, but went too far by Tad Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

I applaud the Farmington School Board for recently ending the practice of board members being able to respond to constituent email by copying each board member at the same time. The correspondence could be construed as violating the open meeting law, which says that no more than a quorum of board members can converse outside of public meetings regarding district business. I am confident that no intentional violations occurred in the past, but the board realized that perception is greater than reality and have ended the â&#x20AC;&#x153;reply allâ&#x20AC;? practice. They were also right when they cited that â&#x20AC;&#x153;reply allâ&#x20AC;? messages were problematic because such communication could further influence future votes on topics because a response might contain opinions of a colleague. I also agree with their assessment that when a constituent sends an email at the same time to all board members that a single response should be sent

to that constituent to fulfill their information request or saying something to the effect of: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you for your input. We will take your comments under advisement and address them at a future meeting.â&#x20AC;? I agree that the most accurate information should be shared with district residents, but the board in protecting information forgot about protecting the board membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; right to express their opinions to the people who elected them. While I endorse most of their changes, the board went too far in how members will handle emails sent from a constituent to just one board member. Their solution was an agreement that board members would include the superintendent and/ or the board chair on all responses to constituent questions by email. Including the board chair on such emails doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remove the concern that a board member could potentially sway the opinion of another member (in this case only the chairperson) when included in responses to resi-

dents. Including the superintendent on responses to constituent questions is fraught with problems, too. First, it turns the email response from a board member to a constituent into a public document because the communication is now between an elected official (a board member) and an appointed public official (superintendent). Those emails would now be subject to subpoena and public information requests. What if a constituent raises concerns that are personal or sensitive in nature or about the superintendentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or board chairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance? Under the agreement, the board member would be obligated to copy the superintendent or the board chair on the response when the constituent didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prefer to send those comments to those people initially. The boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action could squelch criticism, constructive or otherwise, residents might want to forward to a board member regarding district leadership because they know it would be shared with that leadership. Copying messages to the su-

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perintendent and/or board chair would violate the constituentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trust that the email communication would remain confidential with a board member. As long as they are sharing accurate information, elected officials should be allowed to communicate with constituents freely, especially their own opinions on matters, regardless if other board members or district leadership agrees with them. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s democracy. The Farmington School Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agreement would be like U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Lakeville, agreeing to include Democratic President Barack Obama on all email responses to constituents. It would be similarly hard to imagine that the Burnsville City Manager Craig Ebeling and Mayor Elizabeth Kautz would have required the late Council Member Charlie Crichton to include them on email communications with constituents. Crichton was an outspoken critic of many council actions, such as the construction of the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. He was likely corresponding with many like-minded oppo-

nents of the PAC in his days on the council. To include the mayor and city manager on such communication when people likely only wanted to communicate with Crichton would have violated a level of trust. My guess is that most district residents are not and will never be aware of the agreement among board members to include the superintendent or board chair on all responses. That is until they see that a board member responds to their email with a copy to the superintendent and/or the board. At that point, it could be a shock to the resident or incite a negative response. The board got several things right in their regulations regarding email, but I urge the board to revise their policy regarding email communication to allow board members to respond to constituentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; direct messages with a direct response with no other people copied. Tad Johnson is managing editor of Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune. He can be reached at editor.thisweek@ ecm-inc.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Eagle Scout honors teacher, helps community by Aaron Vehling THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

It seems as 2012 approaches, it is easy to get d i s c o u rag e d by the tendencies of the human race (or maybe just the mind-numbing political horse race). But as is often the case, all it takes is the honorable aspirations of a communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth to reinvigorate that hope in humanity. In this case, I had the honor to meet Michael Leum, a 13-year-old Eagle Scout candidate with Troop 268 in Lakeville. Leum has planned a wonderful project that seeks to better his community as a whole, while paying tribute to a teacher who means so much to him. One of his favorite teachers, Theresa Beissel of the third grade at Oak Hills Elementary, has been suffering the brutality of Leukemia since her diagnosis in July. Leumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Karen, said Beissel has undergone two rounds of chemo and an experimental treatment in which Biesselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blood is injected into Biessel herself. So for his Eagle Scout project, which requires candidates to prove leadership ability while bettering the community, Leum was inspired to organize a blood drive with Memorial Blood Centers in Beisselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honor from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 19 at Messiah Lutheran Church on Highview Avenue in Lakeville. The donated blood goes into Memorialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s banks to benefit those in need of transfusions. Organizing this event has been a large undertaking. Leum met with Memorial to coordinate the event and

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Michael Leum of Lakeville is an Eagle Scout candidate who is organizing a blood drive in honor of his third grade teacher, Theresa Beissel, in November. has taken on marketing du- she had children and beties, traveling around town came used to nurses drawwith flyers in-hand to adorn ing blood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a piece of cake,â&#x20AC;? she the walls of busy spots. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fielded volunteers from oth- said. Leum said he is excited er former Beissel classes. Beissel is not the first to donate blood once he person he has known to turns 16. To help Leum with his have leukemia. His childhood neighbor was diag- Eagle project (and to help nosed with it 10 years ago at keep the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blood banks full), you can go to age 3. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear of it now. Leumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to get 50 http://allstarclub.mbc.org/ donors. He is currently a mbc/mobilesch/sc.php and little ways off that. Karen type in sponsor number call Leum at said she learned from Me- â&#x20AC;&#x153;3887â&#x20AC;? or morial that only 35 percent 952-891-2246. Reserve your of the population donates spot now to help make this a blood, a much smaller num- successful drive. ber than she thought. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another benefit of this Aaron Vehling is the Lakeville project is to let people know Editor for Thisweek Newshow critical it is to donate papers. You can reach him at blood,â&#x20AC;? Karen said, noting aaron.vehling@ecm-inc.com, that at one point she, too, or at www.facebook.com/ was squeamish about do- thisweeklive. Columns reflect nating. That was until after the opinion of the author.

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Rink/from 1A council and city staff were careful to ensure reopening the rinks would not undo the reason for their closing in the first place. City administrator Steve Mielke said the average cost is $7,000 per rink for a reopening. There is also some overtime pay incurred during the process to build viable ice, which triple-lutzes and hat tricks require. In 2009, when the cuts were made, the estimated savings was $35,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The price is the same to put it back,â&#x20AC;? Mielke said. Council Member Kerrin

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Age 73, of Lakeville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Monday, October 17, 2011 from cancer. Graduated from Lakeville High School. Lifelong farmer in Eureka Township. Preceded in death by parents, Henry and Sylvia (Damann) Petersen; brother-in-law, John Wicklacz. Survived by loving wife of 38 years, Glenda; children, Cherie Lee (Dan) Borck, Dan (LeAnn), Phil (Anne), Lorie Petersen (Rob), Sheri Costa (Jeff) and Brian Gorr (Crystal); 12 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister, Sylvia Wicklacz; other relatives and friends. Memorial service was held 1 PM Saturday, October 22 at Christiania Lutheran Church, 26691 Pillsbury Ave., Lakeville (952-461-2283). Visitation was 12 Noon.

Age 70, died Saturday, October 22, 2011 peacefully at her home in Lakeville surrounded by family after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Shirley began life in Braggadocio, Missouri on November 30th, 1940. Born to a large, loving family, Shirley knew the meaning of resilience and the importance of love; values that would define her life as well as her passing. Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, George Ash and Rillie Ash-Mitchum, brothers Elmer, Alvie, Franklin, Cletus, and J.B. Ash as well as sisters Annie May and Margie Ann Ash. She is survived by her beloved siblings Opal Johnson (Taft, CA), Melvin Ash (Ruby) (Florissant, MO), Lula Hueppauff (Caruthersville, MO), and Freda Hite (St. Ann, MO). Shirley leaves behind her devoted husband of more than 51 years Thomas Alquire Groves, who was truly the great love of her life. She is survived also by sons Thomas, Jr. (Jacqueline) and Timothy (Heidi) Groves, daughter Kelly (Eric) Groves-Olson, grandchildren Sean Heath, Jennif e r G ro v e s, Ta ma r a G r o v es , Amanda Groves, Amanda Gearty, Allison Groves, Fletcher Olson, Stella Olson, great-grandson Andrew Groves, sisters-in-law Virginia Ash, Edna Ash, Muriel Groves, Virginia Murray, Nina Breiner, cherished brother-in-law Larry Groves (Patti), and many beloved nieces and nephews. Of the lessons that can be drawn from Shirley's life, none will resonate more than the example she set in her death. She faced the end with unparalleled strength, uncompromising dignity, and a deep, unblinking faith that carried her confidently from this life to the next. She will be loved and missed by a community of family and friends that remains grateful for the impact she had on their lives. Shirley was laid to rest on Wednesday, October 26 at Lakewood Memorial Cemetery. Her family welcomes donations in her name to Fairview Hospice (www.fairview.org) or Angel Foundation (www.mnangel.org).

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Swecker said she supported opening the Highview site â&#x20AC;&#x153;contingency onlyâ&#x20AC;? and then looking at 2012-2013. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to increase taxes,â&#x20AC;? she said. Council Member Matt Little said he preferred opening all the rinks out of fairness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We create a commitment when we build a hockey rink,â&#x20AC;? he said. That said, Little did recognize the efforts of the Highview Heights residents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something to be said for rewarding democracy,â&#x20AC;? he said. Mayor Mark Bellows said he would also support

will use the building and the toilets and such are not small enough. For the remaining space not delineated for use, Superintendent Lisa Snyder offered up one possibility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we embrace a new vision for technology, we are definitely lacking in staff development areas,â&#x20AC;? Snyder said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The CLE would make for an excellent training center. That would provide an opportunity for other community groups and businesses to use it on a fee-based approach.â&#x20AC;? Other ideas include conference rooms and an employee health clinic. A lot of the details are still in the early planning stages. Task force members and the school board are focusing on an end-result that is both cost-effective and fully accommodating of the families who use the programming. Also on the minds of the parties involved is staying competitive with neighboring districts. Board Member Jim Skelly said that District 194 lost elementary students while neighboring districts gained in that area. Approaching this Crystal Lake repurposing correctly could pay dividends in attracting families to the district, he said.

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guidance counselor. One boy said he liked the students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone treated me the way I wanted to be treated,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They made me feel comfortable.â&#x20AC;? The district will vacate its lease at the Kenwood Center near Southfork on Aug. 31, moving its early childhood programming to Crystal Lake. The task force in charge of Phase 1 includes Special Education Director Renae Ouillette, Community Education Director Steve Porter, Director of Business Services Mark Klett and Building and Grounds Supervisor Stan Fredrickson, among others. The group isolated four programs to move into Crystal Lake: Early Childhood Family Education, Small Wonders (a fee-based preschool), Early Childhood Special Education and Early Childhood Screening. Moving all programming from the Kenwood Center will save the district more than $1 million on what would have been spent on a lease. Centering programming in Crystal Lake has its benefits, Ouillette told the board at the meeting. The location is great, there is ample parking and an existing, flexible Aaron Vehling is at aaron.vehspace that is amenable to stu- ling@ecm-inc.com and www. dent safety. facebook.com/thisweeklive. The challenges are typical of what comes with a repurposing: The main entrance needs to be moved, classrooms need to be painted and altered to better appeal to the younger children who

the rink for the upcoming season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As much as I appreciated the emails, they were not a factor in my decision,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that demographic piece.â&#x20AC;? The neighborhood is in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district despite being in the Lakeville city limits, which can serve to cut them off from the Lakeville community in some ways. Council Member Colleen LaBeau said she would support the Highview rink for this season as well. Council Member Laurie Rieb was absent. Mielke offered some

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guidance about the next steps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you are planning to open more than one or two,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you should set aside $35,000 for 2012.â&#x20AC;? Mielke painted a picture of the future for the council. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to reiterate that reopening rinks will not be the only discussion. We will also have neighborhoods coming to ask for new ones,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I expect the floodgate will open as changes happen for one or more.â&#x20AC;? Aaron Vehling is at aaron.vehling@ecm-inc.com and www. facebook.com/thisweeklive.

Council members are paid $585 per month, and the should be responsible and mayor earns $670 per month, do our civic duties which the regardless of their attendance residents have elected us to at meetings. do,â&#x20AC;?he said. Council members ex- Important work pressed frustration that his Much of the Farmington job keeps him from attending councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debate during the city meetings. last few months has focused â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know farming is very on a proposal to overhaul the important to him. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his way the city budgets for malivelihood, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think jor projects. getting off a tractor for two Instead of issuing bonds, or three hours on a Monday the city would regularly raise night is too much to ask.â&#x20AC;? property taxes to build a cash Larson said. fund for projects, thus saving May, a banker, said the interest. other members also have jobs The proposal has drawn that keep them busy. criticism from citizens worBartholomay is pursuing a ried about raising property doctorate and as part of that taxes in a tough economy. is on call around the clock as City officials share that conan intern in a hospital. cern but are also worried Fogarty recently complet- about Farmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $38 miled a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in lion debt level. dentistry, but still attended Donnelly said the council meetings, often rushing to members know he opposes them wearing her scrubs. increasing taxes, and that he Larson said he and others feels like his opinion wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t often adjust their personal make a difference in the final and work schedules to attend decision. to city meetings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to get Donnelly said that he pri- a word in edgewise,â&#x20AC;? he said. oritizes his family and farm â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes, the meetingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s before council work, and al- outcome is predetermined though he misses meetings, before we get there. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothhe still keeps up. ing illegal or anything, but it â&#x20AC;&#x153;My livelihood and my seems like things are pushed family come first and fore- one way or another and it most in my life,â&#x20AC;? Donnelly doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really mater what you said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let voters have to say anyway.â&#x20AC;? down, because even though I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been at meetings Laura Adelmann is at laura. doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been adelmann@ecm-inc.com. doing my job.â&#x20AC;? Donnelly/from 1A

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Sports Standings Football Team

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

L 0 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5

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

Owatonna takes down Tigers South duo makes a good match Lakeville South’s Henderson, Williams qualified for Class AA state tennis doubles tournament by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Tuesday, October 25 • Lakeville South 35, Rochester Mayo 7 • Eastview 14, Burnsville 7 • Bloomington Kennedy 28, Apple Valley 0 • Prior Lake 42, Bloomington Jefferson 3 • Eagan 50, Minneapolis South 0 Saturday, Oct. 29 • Eastview at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Prior lake, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. • Eagan at Woodbury, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 • Section final

Volleyball Team

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

L 1 1 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 7

Overall W L 24 1 17 4 21 5 20 7 15 11 13 12 12 14 10 13 10 16 12 13

Wednesday, Oct. 26 • Rosemount at Burnsville, 7 p.m. • Park at Eastview, 7 p.m. • Simley at Bloomington Kennedy, 7 p.m. • Holy Angels at Apple Valley, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 • Apple Valley/Holy Angels winner at Lakeville North, 7 p.m. • Kennedy/Simley winner at Eagan, 7 p.m. • Eastview/Park winner at Bloomington Jefferson, 7 p.m. • Burnsville/Rosemount winner at Lakeville South, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 • Section 3AAA semifinal Saturday, Nov. 5 • Section 3AAA final at Simley, 7 p.m.

Boys Soccer Thursday, Oct. 27 • Eastview vs. Rochester Mayo, 5:30 p.m. at Park High School Tuesday, Nov. 1 • Eastview/Mayo winner vs. Minneapolis/Southwest winner, 2 p.m. Metrodome, Minneapolis Thursday, Nov. 3 • Class AA state final, 3 p.m. Metrodome, Minneapolis

Girls Soccer Wednesday, Oct. 26 • Lakeville North vs. Anoka, 5:30 p.m. at Hopkins Friday, Oct. 28 • Burnsville vs. Woodbury, 5:30 p.m. at Park High School in Cottage Grove • Eastview vs. Centennial, 7:30 p.m. at Park High School in Cottage Grove. Monday, Oct. 31 • Woodbury/Burnsville winner vs. Eastview/Centennial winner, 4 p.m. Metrodome, Minneapolis • Lakeville North/Anoka winner vs. Wayzata/Blaine winner, 6 p.m. Metrodome, Minneapolis Thursday, Nov. 3 • Class AA state final, 5:30 p.m., Metrodome, Minneapolis

Cross Country Saturday, Nov. 5 • Class AA state cross country meet, St. Olaf College, Northfield

Girls swimming Wednesday, Nov. 9 • Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eastview, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, in Section 2AA, Hidden Oaks Middle School, Prior Lake • Eagan, Rosemount in Section 3AA, swimming at Richfield Middle School, diving at Cottage Grove Middle School Thursday, Nov. 10 • Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eastview, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, in Section 2AA, Hidden Oaks Middle School, Prior Lake • Eagan, Rosemount in Section 3AA,, swimming at Richfield Middle School, diving at Cottage Grove Middle School Friday, Nov. 11 • Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eastview, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, in Section 2AA, Hidden Oaks Middle School, Prior Lake • Eagan, Rosemount in Section 3AA, swimming at Richfield Middle School, diving at Cottage Grove Middle School

South Suburban Conference

Football Team

Conference W Shakopee 7 Holy Angels 6 Red Wing 4 Chanhassen 3 Farmington 3 Northfield 1 New Prague 1 Chaska 1

L 0 1 3 3 4 6 6 6

Overall W L 8 0 7 1 5 3 3 4 3 5 2 6 1 7 1 7

Tuesday, Oct. 25 • Owatonna 21, Farmington 0

Volleyball Team

Conference W Chanhassen 7 Shakopee 6 Chaska 5 Red Wing 3 New Prague 3 Northfield 2 Holy Angels 1 Farmington 1

L 0 1 2 4 4 5 6 6

Overall W L 20 4 23 3 14 13 11 14 10 16 8 20 10 16 7 19

Wednesday, Oct. 26 • Farminton at Red Wing, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 • Farmington/Red Wing winner at Faribault, 7 p.m.

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Top: Farmington’s Athen Ashton, No. 28, fights off a tackle in the Section 1-5A quarterfinals on Tuesday in Owatonna. As the No. 7 seed, Farmington lost to No. 2 Owatonna 21-0, ending the Tigers season. The Tigers went 3-6 during the season with wins against Northfield, Chaska and Chanhassen. Bottom left: Blake Weinand, No. 26 and Kevin Clifton, No. 31, combine for a tackle. Bottom right: The Farmington defense swarms Owatonna’s David Kraus.

Lakeville volleyball primed for state tournament Both No. 1 seed South and No. 3 seed North have high expectations in Section 3AAA by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Lakeville South volleyball team is in the midst of its best season ever and the player would like to take that feeling to the state tournament next month. The Cougars closed the regular season with a 3-2 victory over Eagan to earn a share of the South Suburban Conference title and secure the top seed in Section 3AAA with a 24-1 record. “Winning the Eagan match was the highlight of the year,” coach Jen Nelson said. “Both teams played well, and in the fifth set you could see the determination on the girls’ faces that they were not going to lose this match.

“When the ball landed on the Eagan side for the 15th point, the girls and Lakeville fans went crazy.” The senior-strong Cougars led by Monica Turner, McKell Anderson, Elle Roesner, Allie Mosser, Kaitlin VanWinkle, Megan Heimerman and Maddie Stangland have ascended to No. 1 in the state coaches association poll. The girls have been playing together for years along with underclassmen Jazzmyn and Jade Tinglehoff. If the girls advance to the section final, it will be the second time in school history. “The goal of the group has always been to make it to the state tournament,”

Nelson said. “We want to continue to enjoy this amazing season.” Lakeville South will host the winner between No. 8 Burnsville and No. 9 Rosemount at 7 p.m. Friday.

Lakeville North They will have their eye on No. 3 seed Lakeville North because the Panthers offer the stiffest competition in the section. The Panthers are the defending section champions and were ranked No. 1 in the state earlier this season, finishing with a 21-5 record. North is the only team to beat Lakeville South. The Panthers have lost to Bloomington Jefferson, See Volleyball, 11A

For the first time in school history, Lakeville South has a representative at the state tennis tourPhoto by Andy Rogers nament this week at the Lakeville South’s Shelby Henderson University of and Erika Williams qualified for the Class AA state doubles tournament. Minnesota. L a kev i l l e South seniors Erika Williams and Shelby Henderson finished second in the Section 1AA doubles competition on Oct. 18 putting them at the Class AA state doubles tournament for the first time and bringing them a fresh sense of celebrity in the halls of the high school. “Everyone knew we played tennis,” Henderson said. “Once we got to state people started caring more. A lot of people asked me if there’s going to be a fan bus. I don’t think there is, but people from our school are going to come and watch. We’re really excited.” While Lakeville South has had several top-flight players in the past six years, it’s proved difficult to get out of Section 1AA with tennis powerhouses Rochester Mayo and Century sending teams and players left and right. Only the top two singles and doubles players qualify for state in the section. Henderson finished third twice, once as a singles player her freshman year and again as doubles her sophomore year. Combining with Williams proved to be the right mix. “It’s been awesome playing with Erika,” Henderson said. “She’s made a huge difference.” The two played singles during the regular season, but they’ve dabbled as a duo before in previous seasons. Williams said she prefers to play doubles. “It’s more fun to be able to set each other up,” Williams said. “It’s better to have someone to talk to when you play – to have someone there when you get down.” In the Section 1AA singles bracket, the No. 1 and 2 ranked girls in the state stood strong, so doubles was the path of least resistance to get to state. Still, the doubles lineup proved formidable. In the quarterfinals, the duo from Rochester Mayo, Paige Becher and Jacqueline Cliby, who qualified for state in 2009 and 2010, was staring at them from the other side of the court. The Mayo doubles players were familiar and neither Henderson nor Williams had a whole lot of success against them. “There’s always a top team in the state in there dominating,” Williams said. “Finally we were able to get past one of them.” They lost the first set, but kept a positive attitude. After taking a few strong swings, the momentum shifted to South. Mayo was demoralized by its second-set loss and Henderson and Williams kept the pressure on to win the third. “We were taking it away from the net player and let them make a mistake and let them get upset,” Henderson said. They went on to beat the Centennial duo in the semifinal, but lost to Rochester Mayo’s Kylie Boyer and Kate Rosenow in the section final. Henderson and Williams found out during the match they wouldn’t have to play a true second match assuring them a spot at state. Henderson and Williams were scheduled to play Tacy Haws-Lay and Summer Brills from Mounds View in the first round on Thursday at the Baseline Tennis Center at the University of Minnesota. Overall, the team lost to Rochester Mayo in the section finals on Oct. 11 by a 6-1 score. Lakeville North lost to Rochester Century 6-1 in the semifinals. Andy Rogers is at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

Ready for a Panther and Cougar rematch? Lakeville North, South football playing for state berth on Saturday by Andy Rogers THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

You probably had the same reaction when the brackets were released and saw Lakeville South with the No. 5 seed in Section 1-5A football. A 6-2 team that spent most of the season ranked in the top 10 in Class 5A has an away game to start out the playoffs? Wait, what? Good luck with that one Rochester Mayo. It only motivated the Cougars. Lakeville South defeated Rochester Mayo, at Mayo, 35-7 on Tuesday night. The win included a 99yard touchdown strike from quarterback Mitch Leidner, who went 11-for-18 for 193 yards, to Trent Bertamus, who also scored off a 12yard fumble return. South won’t have to travel as far for its next game. Lakeville North will host Lakeville South for the second time this season at 7 p.m. on Saturday in the Section 1-5A semifinals.

This is the one that really counts. South was awarded with the No. 5 seed thanks to a c o nvo l u t e d system that takes into account opponents’ records and disregards the fact that South played all 5A teams unlike Owatonna, Rochester Mayo and Rochester Century. The hidden issue here is between North and South, someone’s season will come to an end on Saturday way too early. One Lakeville team will play in the section final on Nov. 4 as one of the top 16 teams left in the state. Both North and South are top 16 teams. Much has been made of the offensive prowess of both teams for good reason. Both have two of the most exciting high school quarterbacks in Minnesota along with big-play wide

receivers, quality offensive lines and potent runners. Lost in the aerial attacks is the fact that both teams have aggressive, stingy defenses. Both teams have had several blowout victories, which makes it a little easier to play defense, but there’s no question both teams are proud to keep a team out of the end zone. The Panthers haven’t given up more than a touchdown in a game since September. They’ve allowed 10.9 points per game, best in the South Suburban Conference. The Cougars are second in the South Suburban Conference in terms of points allowed, giving up just 14.1 per game, which was better than Prior Lake, Rosemount and Eagan. In wins against Apple Valley, Bloomington Jefferson, Rosemount and Burnsville, the Cougars didn’t allow more than a touchdown. Against Mayo, South didn’t allow a touchdown until the third quarter when

they already had a 28-0 lead. Although North defeated South 30-6 on Oct. 7, the spread this weekend shouldn’t be more than a few points. These teams have a habit of switching things around. Last season, North beat South during the regular season, but lost to Lakeville South 21-7 in the section semifinal. In 2009, It was the other way around. North lost to South in the regular season, but defeated South in the playoffs 12-6. The thing about football is that the ball bounces chaotically. Every year is different with different players and situations. It will probably come down to a turnover or a special teams play. Still, this isn’t your typical No. 5 seed versus No. 1.

Dodgeball league looking for members

teams. They need at least 12 teams to make it worthwhile and there are openings for a few new teams to play for the winter season. It may seem like an aggressive game and at times your heart is pumping, but they’ve weeded out the unpleasant characters to create a garden of camaraderie and mutual respect. Sure, people use their outside voices at times, but good sportsmanship is strong with this crowd. If you don’t have enough players one night, often someone from the other team will help even things out. With the right attitude just about anyone can play. How do I know? I used to play. The league begins in January at Century Middle School. If you’re interested call Dan Brettschneider at (952) 985-4615 or email him at dbrettschneider@lakevillemn.gov.

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The fourth annual Haunted Pool open house will be Sunday, Oct. 30, at Dodge Middle School pool. â&#x20AC;˘ Splish Splash and Monster Mash, fourth grade and younger, 1 to 2:45 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Haunted Pool Monster Bash, grades five to eight, 3:15 to 5 p.m. Cost is $5. To register, call (651) 460-3200 or visit www. farmingtonCE.com.

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Lakeville Yellow Ribbon will hold its annual Veterans Day Military Appreciation Dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Trinity Evangelical Free Church, 10658 210th St. W., Lakeville. Special guest speaker will be retired Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito. Veterans and a guest are invited for dinner and an evening of camaraderie with fellow veterans. Dinner, entertainment, and prizes are provided free, but registration is required. To register, call (612) 382-4022 or go to www.lakevilleyellowribbon.org. To sponsor a vet and guest, go to www.lakevilleyellowribbon.org or send a check to Lakeville Yellow Ribbon at 20195 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, MN 55044. Make checks to Lakeville Laura Adelmann is at laura. Yellow Ribbon and put Vets adelmann@ecm-inc.com. Dinner in the memo line.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TESTING OF OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEM INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196 (ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS) STATE OF MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Independent School District No. 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan) shall perform a public accuracy test of the optical scan voting system to be used in the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s November 8, 2011 General Election. The test shall be conducted at: Independent School District 196, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, Minnesota on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 11 a.m. Interested individuals are authorized to attend and observe. If you have any questions, please contact Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent Kim Craven at 651-423-7746. Dated: September 12, 2011 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD /s/ Art Coulson, School District Clerk 2793748 10/28/11

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Shakopee, Marshall, Eagan and Blaine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all top-10 teams in Class AAA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We dropped a few matches toward the end of the season where we thought would could play better, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy with the way things turned out,â&#x20AC;? Panther coach Steve Willingham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy with our record.â&#x20AC;? In tournament play, the Panthers won the Marshall title, finished third at Apple Valley and were the runnerup in their own tourney. North and South could meet in the section final Nov. 5. The Panthers will host the winner of No. 6 Apple Valley and No. 11 Holy Angels at 7 p.m. Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably four, five teams that would be competitive at state and a number could win the state title,â&#x20AC;? Willingham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Andy Rogers is at really too bad they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

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PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ISD #194 Lakeville Area Public Schools Request for Proposal for Re-Commissioning Services at Kenwood Trail and Century Middle and Eastview Elementary Schools ISD #194 Lakeville Area Public Schools will receive sealed proposals at the District Office, attention Patty Streiff, Purchasing Coordinator, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville, MN 55044, on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, no later than 2:00 p.m. Specifications may be picked-up on or about October 18, 2011 at the office of the Purchasing Agent, at the address listed above. Independent School District No. 194 8670 210th Street West Lakeville, Minnesota 55044 Kathy Lewis, Clerk Publish: October 21, 2011 October 28, 2011 2793021

District 192 School Board Proceedings This is a summary of the ISD 192 Regular School Board Meeting on Monday, July 11, 2011 with full text available for public inspection on the District website at www.farmington.k12.mn.us or District Office at 421 Walnut Street, Farmington, MN 55024. Chair Lee called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Members Burke, McKnight, Lee, Treakle, Sauser, and Singewald were present as well as other staff and community members. Recommended Actions Approved: Administrative Contact for Mr. Jay Haugen for the position of Superintendent of Schools, Dodge Middle School Office Remodel Change Orders. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: Certified Employments, Certified Resignations, Certified Change of Status, Non-Certified Change of Status, and 6/22 and 6/23/11 Special School Board Meeting, 6/27/11 Special Board Work Session, 6/27/11 Regular School Board Meeting and 6/28/11 Special School Board Meeting Minutes. Policies Discussed: Policy #BBAAB - Board Member Reimbursement. Policies Adopted: Policy #DJ - Purchasing Policy. Board members shared their remarks. Adjournment at 6:54 p.m. ________________________________________________________ This is a summary of the ISD 192 Regular School Board Meeting on Monday, August 8, 2011 with full text available for public inspection on the District website at www.farmington.k12.mn.us or District Office at 421 Walnut Street, Farmington, MN 55024. Chair Lee called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Members Treakle, Singewald, McKnight, Burke, Lee, Sauser and Superintendent Haugen were present as well as other staff and community members. Superintendent Haugen shared the good news and discussed the preliminary enrollment for the upcoming school year. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: Certified Employments, Certified Resignations, Certified Leave of Absences, Certified Change of Status, Non-Certified Employments, Non-Certified Resignations/Terminations/Probationary Releases, Extra-Curricular Employments, 7/11/11 School Board Meeting Minutes, gifts and donations, and approval of a grant application. Reports and communications approved: Capital Loan Update, Tech Academy Update, and Board discussion on involvement at district open houses and back to school events. Recommended Actions Approved: Resolution approving ISD #917 Health and Safety Program, Dodge Middle School Office Remodel Project and Pavement Rehabilitation Project Change Orders, and Approval of Administrative Contracts for Human Resources and Finance positions. Policies discussed: Policy #IMB - Consent for Publishing Student Work and Media Release. Board members shared their remarks. Adjournment at 8:17 p.m. __________________________________________________________

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go to state. We feel we have as good of a chance as anybody.â&#x20AC;? He feels itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to take two near-perfect matches to win the section and return to state. The Panthers offense has been strong with all-state hitter Alyssa Goehner along with senior captain Kelly Nizzari and Sami Flattum leading the charge, with Jessica Wolff setting it up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working really hard defensively and cleaning up our blocking and back court play,â&#x20AC;? Willingham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel like we can match up well offensively against anyone weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing. We just have to keep the ball in play.â&#x20AC;? The winner of the section tournament will play in the Class AAA state tournament beginning Nov. 10 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

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have opposed the tax increases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, one of the board members who opposes it is not here tonight, so this does not help this discussion at all,â&#x20AC;? Fogarty said. May said all members have concerns about tax increases, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support cuts she has proposed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I get frustrated,â&#x20AC;? May said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about keeping taxes at a minimum â&#x20AC;Ś we have to start saying no to some things or cut some things, and we just never have that discussion. So then I just end up saying no and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (a) split (vote).â&#x20AC;? City Administrator David McKnight said staff will review potential areas for budget cuts and will present them at the Nov. 15 work session.

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This is a summary of the ISD 192 Regular School Board Meeting on Monday, August 22, 2011 with full text available for public inspection on the District website at www.farmington.k12.mn.us or District Office at 421 Walnut Street, Farmington, MN 55024. Chair Lee called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Members Treakle, Lee, Sauser, McKnight, Singewald, Burke and Superintendent Haugen were present as well as other staff and community members. Superintendent Haugen shared the good news and discussed recent legislative changes that impact our school district. He also gave a class size update. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: July and August Claims and Accounts, Certified Employments, Certified Resignations, Certified Leave of Absences, Certified Change of Status, Non-Certified Employments, Non-Certified Resignations/Terminations/Probationary Releases, Extra-Curricular Employments, 8/8/11 School Board Meeting Minutes, and ISD #917 minutes. Reports and communications approved: New Teacher Training Program, Staff Online Training Resources, and a Board Retreat scheduled for September 9, 2011. Policies adopted: Policy #IMB - Consent to Publish Student Work and Media Release. Board members shared their remarks. At 8:39 the School Board went into closed session per M.S. 13D.03 to discuss labor negotiations strategy. Adjournment at 9:21 p.m. 2801875 10/28/11

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