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www.SunThisweek.com NEWS Board may expand options Lakeville School Board members are considering new options at Orchard Lake Elementary.

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March 8, 2013 | Volume 34 | Number 2

Lakeville police take new efforts to combat human trafficking Video campaign part of public education effort Editor’s note: This story is the fifth installment in a Sun Thisweek series on human trafficking that began in the Feb. 1 edition. All the stories are at www.SunThisweek. com. trafficking victims feel a loyby Laura Adelmann alty, gratitude or dependence SUN THISWEEK on their trafficker, according Traumatized and fright- to a law enforcement manual ened, human trafficking vic- that Lakeville police plan to tims can be difficult for police use in developing a training program with Adri Carlson, to rescue.

Physically abused, psycho- anti-human trafficking leader logically manipulated, iso- at Hosanna Church in Lakevlated and threatened, those ille.

Carlson, who recently ortrapped in the modern-day slave trade live in overwhelm- ganized the first Freedom ing fear, enduring a severe Weekend event last month, psychological and emotional met with police Chief Tom abuse similar to a domestic Vonhof and a team of officers Monday devising a abuse victim.

In survivalist mode, many multi-point training program

for police and a plan to raise awareness in the community.

The meeting was set up last month when Carlson appeared before the Lakeville City Council to advocate for a partnership with the police and city to address human trafficking.

Vonhof described their meeting as “very productive,” and described a number of initiatives that will be taken to combat human trafficking.

Lakeville police officers will view a series of row call training videos, and receive one-hour department-wide training on human trafficking that Carlson will present in April.

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Human trafficking victims are controlled by fear and intimidation. Lakeville police is developing specialized training to assist victims and planning a public education campaign with the help of Adri Carlson, an Eagan resident and leader of the Hosanna Church trafficking justice group.

Drivers ‘play chicken’ near Lakeville school County plans to unveil study options at open house

Local family’s farm saga “Turn Here Sweet Corn” author and organic farming advocate Atina Diffley will be at the Robert Trail Library on March 19.

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SPORTS

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Some Kenwood Trail Middle School parents say they are “playing chicken” to drive their children to Photo by Laura Adelmann and from school.

James Blanchard, a former engineer, and longtime “Getting in and out of Lakeville resident said trying to get onto County Road the entrances is every chal50 from his Jaguar Avenue neighborhood is often “Count lenging,” said Kenwood to three, smash the gas and go.”

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State champs Photos by Rick Orndorf

Left: Lakeville South’s Tommy Petersen won his second straight state wrestling championship Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. He defeated Chase Morlock of Moorhead 3-2 in the 195-pound title bout. Petersen also was a state champion in 2012. Read more about his state tournament experience in the sports section.

Lakeville North on to state Panthers defeat Lakeville South for section title and advance to play in the state tournament.

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Below: Taylor Venz of Farmington won a state title at 106 pounds Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. He is the second Tiger wrestler to win a state championship. Read more about it in the sports section.

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trance onto County Road 50 by five minutes or more.

Another area where travel is compromised by traffic is just south of the school where Jaguar Avenue serves as the lake neighborhood’s only access point.

Congestion concerns regarding those areas have increased in the past few years as Dakota County and Lakeville officials began plans to in 2014 build a two-lane roundabout at See TRAFFIC, 10A

Curling up with a good book Dog tales just the beginning for Farmington author

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The wholesome family-centered books that comforted Debbie Tracy while she was growing up inspired her to write her first published novel.

Tracy, 55, who lives near Farmington, recently released “Meet the Tanners: Mom, Dad, Drew, Gabby, Joey, Boone, Splash, Indy, Skye, and Ticket to the Top,” a juvenile fiction novel about a family’s adventures with their Sheltie dogs. The book is set in Minnesota and follows a family as they try to find just the right home for seven Sheltie puppies born by candlelight.

“I honestly wanted to write about a healthy family that wanted to be together and had this in common,” Tracy said.

In an age where vampires and werewolves dominate the bookshelves, Tracy sought to write a comforting book about real characters.

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Farmington author Debbie Tracy released her first novel, “Meet the Tanners,” last fall. The story follows the adventures of a Minnesota family as they hunt for homes for seven Sheltie puppies born during a thunderstorm.

Tracy wanted to write a heartwarming story that kids could cuddle up with at night. It is available in bookstores, through Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

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Bart Davis, the former Lakeville Planning Commission member selected to fill Matt Little’s remaining two-year City Council term, took the oath of office March 3. Davis said he looks forward to working with fellow council members “to really hear what the public has to say.�

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Lakeville residents can now build two homes under one roof in most single-family residential areas.

Under an ordinance revision approved Monday, Lakeville zoning allows developers to build “multiple generation homes,� an increasingly popular housing option for families that includes an apartment space within to the main home.

Some families use the apartment for aging parents, a recent graduate or special needs family member.

Under an administrative permit, the revised ordinance will allow a separate area with a bath, kitchenette, laundry, bedroom and living area that can be locked from the rest of the house, but cannot have a separate deadbolt.

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The ordinance prohibits a deadbolt or keyed lock being placed on the apartment door and requires at least a three-car garage.

A design by Lennar Homes of Plymouth was presented as an example of multigenerational housing that from the exterior is indistinguishable from single-family structures.

The space can also be

converted into a home office.

The model included a direct exterior entrance to the apartment; City Planning Director Daryl Morey said the builder is working with buyers interested in the option and is likely to soon build this type of home.

City Council members praised the option available to developers, noting there is strong demand. “I think this is a product that has a market here,� City Council Member Bart Davis said.

Laura Adelmann is at laura.adelmann@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Farmington utility bills, Minnesota Education Fair coming to Farmington from 5:30-7:30 p.m. leges, technical colleges, is available at www.mnmeter readings now fall Post-secondary Fair March 14 at Farmington trade schools, speciality acac.org for those hoping on rental property owners options from all High School. This is the schools and military or- to narrow it down. The

by Theresa Malloy SUN THISWEEK

Rental property owners will now be responsible for the utility bills and final meter readings with tenant changes due to a new ordinance passed by the Farmington City Council on March 4.

Currently most utility bills are in the tenant’s name, and the property owner receives a courtesy copy. Starting April 1, Farmington will send quarterly utility bills directly to the property owner, which includes charges for water, solid waste, sewer, storm water and streetlights.

Finance Director Robin Hanson estimated that the one person responsible for billing spends about 30 percent of her time dealing with these rental accounts that make up about 6 percent, or 347 out of the city’s 6,000 utility accounts. This number has grown in the past few years. The city has found itself caught in disputes between tenants are property owners concerning payments. “It eliminates confusion,� Hanson said. “It’ll be a good change.�

Since the city has cut back its staff in the past year, Mayor Todd Larson said, “I feel this is one way to be more efficient.�

The city sent a letter earlier this year stating, “Billing only the property owner is consistent with state statute, which specifies that city utility services are services to the property and the obligation of the property owner.�

Farmington did review other cities part of the League of Minnesota Cities, and Hanson said she was aware of 10 cities that have passed similar ordinances, including Rosemount, Eden Prairie and Hopkins.

Meter reading fee

Property owners will incur a $30 charge for the city to come take a final meter reading, or they can also use a free, selfread option by sending a dated photo of the water meter to the city.

Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty questioned the $30 charge, but Hanson said this accounts for about one hour of labor involved with scheduling the appointment, the Public Works staff driving by to collect the reading and filling out the necessary paperwork.

The council unanimously passed the ordinance, but first heard from local property owners who were not pleased with the meter reading cost and new billing.

Property owner and Farmington resident Deborah Kosch said, “There’s so much of a discrepancy between the city and owner’s needs.�

She said that it places an unfair burden on the owner who has to pay an extra $30 when a tenant moves, and the owner has no discretionary income from the property.

John Kimmel of Lakeville owns a rental property in Farmington and was also frustrated with the change.

He called into question why the change needed to happen if it does not impact the budget and only saves city staff time. He said tenants are used to having utilities in their name, and this would only cause more work and confusion for the property owner. “It seems like we’re changing stuff for the sake of changing stuff,�

Kimmel said.

Hanson said property owners could legally pass the utility bill onto their tenants if stipulated in the lease agreement.

The city will keep the accounts in the property owner’s name to avoid having to close and reopen accounts every time a tenant change happens.

Also with the ordinance, Farmington will no longer take a final meter reading when a tenant Theresa Malloy is at changes, only when prop- farmington.thisweek@ erty ownership changes. ecm-inc.com.

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by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK

Deciding what lies ahead after high school can be a stressful undertaking for most high school students.

Colleges and universities won’t come to your door and make the decision for you, but for one night in Farmington, they’ll meet you halfway.

More than 100 postsecondary options will be on hand to answer questions at the Minnesota Association of College Admission Counselors Minnesota Education

first time Farmington will host the large event. “The really exciting thing is that it’s similar to the national college fair in the Twin Cities and students won’t have to travel that far,� Farmington guidance counselor Sarah Garcia said.

She said the education fair is for anyone from ninth to 12th grade. “It’s never too early to start thinking about college and this is a great way to meet with a bunch,�

Garcia said. “It’s never too late, either. Some seniors might not have applied yet, or applied to a few different places, but haven’t decided.�

Options from public and private colleges, universities, community col-

ganizations will be in attendance, coming from the upper Midwest and as far away as Missouri, Arizona, Montana, Canada, Wyoming, Ohio and Indiana.

There is no charge. “There are so many decisions for kids now and it’s overwhelming,�

Garcia said. “One nice thing is if you start earlier it will be less stressful when you’re a junior or senior. It’s good to explore all kinds of different avenues. Students are thinking about post-high school plans earlier and earlier. Everybody has opportunities for posthigh school.�

More than 100 postsecondary options may be overwhelming, but the list

website also has a list of sample questions for college representatives.

To get a head start on the process, students can register their information ahead of time at www. gotocollegefairs.com. “You’re given a barcode and then colleges can scan it to get all your information,�

Garcia said. “It’s a lot quicker than filling out all the post cards.�

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Be a hero and fight hunger with 360 Communities

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Minnesota FoodShare’s March Campaign is underway. About 300 food shelves statewide annually participate, including 360 Communities’ network of five food shelves.

We recently hosted a Burnsville Chamber of Commerce coffee at our Burnsville headquarters, and so far 36 businesses have signed up to run a food drive for us during the month of March. This is the first time we have had this level of support during the March Campaign and the response is very much appreciated.

Minnesota FoodShare’s campaign challenges all of us to, “Be the hero.

Fight hunger.” And these business leaders are just some of the heroes who have stepped up throughout the year to support 360 Communities’ work in this area.

Individuals, churches, scout troops, schools, businesses and many other community groups repeatedly answer the call, recognizing the impacts we can make

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Sal Mondelli when we join forces to affect positive change. And make no mistake: the challenges we face as a community are difficult. Many of our neighbors are hurting and need a helping hand. According to Hunger Solutions, Minnesotans visited food shelves more than 3 million times in 2012. Last year, 360 Communities’ network of five food shelves received 33,583 visits – an increase of almost 18 percent from 2011.

Consider this: according to the Greater Twin Cities United Way, 200,000 Minnesota children ages birth to 17 live in poverty. This represents a 60 percent increase since 2000. The number of chil-

dren living in deep poverty doubled over the same period. Deep poverty refers to households that earn less than half of the federal poverty line – that’s $11,525 for a family of four.

During the March Campaign, 360 Communities is trying to raise $60,000 and collect 70,000 pounds of food. You can help us reach our goal by donating food or money to any of our five food shelves located in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Farmington, Lakeville or Rosemount.

Because our food shelves have access to discounted food items and programs, your cash donations can make a bigger impact than buying food at the grocery store. For example, a $10 donation to a 360 Communities food shelf would purchase more than $30 worth of food. And during the month of March, Minnesota FoodShare will stretch your dollars even further with its “Food Fund” dollars.

Minnesota FoodShare has set a goal of raising $1 million to distribute to food

shelves through its “Food Fund.” At the end of the month, Minnesota FoodShare will tally up the campaign results for the participating food shelves and distribute “Food Fund” dollars, calculated on total dollars and pounds of food collected as well as number of clients served.

Last year, 360 Communities raised more than $53,000 and collected 63,000 pounds of food during the March Campaign. Minnesota FoodShare contributed another $8,600 in “Food Fund” dollars – enough to feed an additional 1,200 people for a week.

Let’s make March another month for heroes. Please join us and donate to 360 Communities. For more information, visit 360Communities.org.

Sal Mondelli is president and CEO of 360 Communities, a nonprofit devoted to preventing violence in homes and communities, stabilizing families in crisis, and ensuring that students succeed in school.

Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Correction Last week, Sun Thisweek reported the Lakeville School District paid for six Lakeville students and three School District 194 staff to stay at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Tampa, Fla., for $289 per night, as was stated on the District 194 authorization form and signed by district officials including high school principals and Superintendent Lisa Snyder. The group stayed at the Tampa Embassy Suites at $249 per night and included seven students. The conference was paid for using Integration and Equity funding.

Conference aims to transform lives

This was an incredible opportunity for seven young men from an underrepresented group of students to learn how to be leaders in our district and in their lives. It is unfortunate that this story was spun to be negative when it should have been portrayed as the transformational opportunity that it was and will continue to be.

Minnesota has one of the largest achievement gaps in the country. In the past four years, our students of color have increased by 200 students. We now serve over 1,500 students of color.

Although we have made great progress in narrowing the achievement gap, a gap still exists. Different people need different opportunities to succeed which is what our vision of world-class, personalized learning for every student means.

I hope community members will consider learning more and I invite you to come and hear them speak at the next board meeting on March 12.

As far as impacting many students, I don’t agree that it will impact enough students whose parents pay taxes to the district. I’m not sure I would support this expenditure even if we weren’t facing $3.5 million in budget cuts. I think the majority of taxpayers in our district would agree with me on this one.

I really want the next levy referendum to pass but I fear that this type of blatant disregard for taxpayer wishes will cause it to fail. I encourage all residents of the Lakeville school district to get involved. We are invited to attend to the Board of Education meetings and they can also be viewed online.

Look at the budget cuts being made. After looking at all the cuts, I realize that despite my disgust for this expenditure, we do need to pass a levy in the fall of 2013. I would encourage the Board of Education to listen to the taxpayers.

Spend dollars on things that benefit more than seven students because you are going to need more than seven votes to pass a levy.

League, and getting one question wrong on the fifth test, plus taking first place for the district and tied for second place for To the editor: the top All State MinneLast week’s edition of sota Math League season. the Sun Thisweek paintThe state meet is March ed our district very nega11. tively at a time when we The Lakeville Panther need our community the News lists all other kids in most. I have contacted sports and other achievethe paper asking for balments and not math. anced and accurate stoI have mentioned his ries instead of articles math achievements to his and headlines that incite school dean, the principal, and sensationalize issues. DR. LISA L. SNYDER APRIL HUNTSINGER School Board. Who else I want to be sure all com- Superintendent, Lakeville Burnsville do I have to tell? munity members have ac- Area Public Schools Lakeville schools are cess to accurate informasport schools which is fine, Academics tion. but what about giving acaIn response to the arti- Spend school deserve demics some recognition, cle, I would like to clarify funds wisely too. Academics is why sturecognition a few points: While the dents are in school.

To the editor: To the editor: conference was held at Hopefully, the article I was disgusted to hear In Education section of can be repeated in the Sun the Tampa Marriott Waof the $12,500 field trip for the Feb. 22 Sun Thisweek terside, the group did not Farmingtonseven students and three Apple Valley-Rosemount, Thisweek stay there. The students staff members to Tampa, there is a brief about Math Lakeville newspaper. shared three rooms at an Fla., funded by the Lake- League titled, “Area stualternate hotel at a much ville school district. I dents tops.” The brief DIANE DOKKEN lower cost. It was not a voiced my disappointment notes that my son, Mike, Lakeville “trip,” but an educational in an email to the board placed second and menopportunity. The conferlast week after viewing the tions an Apple Valley stu- How about a ence was chosen due to recorded meeting online. dent who placed fourth. its history of promoting Superintendent Lisa I did not see this because citizen editorial higher education for unSynder responded: “In re- we get the Farmington- board? derserved populations. I gard to the field trip, I will Lakeville paper, but a To the editor: would also like to clarify have Dr. Cyndie Hays ei- friend of mine from ApI was pleased to see in that this opportunity was ther call or respond as this ple Valley showed me the your March 1 edition annot funded through the was an extremely impor- Apple Valley-Rosemount other letter to the editor district’s general fund. It tant opportunity for our paper. from Richard Iffert, a very was planned and funded district’s equity goals and I went home and erudite and well-informed from the Educational has the potential to impact thought I would see it in contributor. He seems to Equity & Excellence Sermany students.” the Farmington-Lakeville always hit the nail on the vice’s college readiness Well, I can’t think of paper Feb. 22, but it was head about whatever isgrant, which focuses on anything more inequitable not in there. sue he writes about and closing the achievement than spending $12,500 does so in a manner which How sad. gap and follows the dison seven students when I Lakeville North High makes one contemplate trict’s strategic plan. walk through my children’s School still has not rec- the issue long after reading These dollars must be school and oftentimes see ognized his achievement his letter. used for these purposes students studying in hall- in Math League, in which I propose that the Sun in order to transform ways and classrooms that Mike answered no ques- Thisweek form a citizen young lives and close the are loud and chaotic be- tions incorrectly on all the editorial board for which opportunity and achievecause of large class sizes. first four tests of Math mere citizens like Richment gaps. ard Iffert would have a contributing conservative voice in community dialogue on an ongoing basis.

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Education first and foremost To the editor: Minnesotans got some good news last week. The February budget forecast shows a projected budget deficit of $627 million for fiscal years 2014-15, an improvement of $463 million from the November budget forecast that showed a projected deficit of $1.1 billion.

Once you get past the headline that the deficit was cut by nearly $500 million, you realize we still have a more than $600 million deficit and we still owe our schools more than $800 million from past borrowing.

My colleagues and I will take this good news and consider it as we work on a budget that keeps our momentum moving in the right direction for the middle class.

One thing I hope to see is a renewed commitment to education from the Legislature. In 1995, Minnesota state and local school funding stood at 5 percent of incomes. This year that number is projected to be at 4 percent of incomes.

Doesn’t sound like much, does it? But consider that total income in Minnesota is projected to be about $250 billion. Just settling for a 4 percent level of funding for schools is to shortchange our children $2.5 billion.

We certainly can’t make all that up in one year, but it helps provide context to our years of rising class sizes, rising participation fees, eliminated programs, closed schools and even four-day school weeks.

The key to a vibrant future of Minnesota is a well-educated workforce.

That begins with preschool and continues until post-secondary education.

So how much of that

funding gap can we make up this year? Fifteen percent? Twenty percent?

Twenty-five percent? And how shall we allocate the new money we provide to help move schools to an adequate, sustainable model that begins to close the achievement gap?

These are the questions that lawmakers have to answer in the coming weeks.

And I promise my constituents that I will have our children and our schools first and foremost in my thoughts as we move forward.

REP. WILL MORGAN District 58B, Burnsville and Lakeville

Halverson, health insurance exchange vote To the editor: On behalf of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, and the Dakota County Regional Chamber, special thanks to Rep. Laurie Halverson, DFL-Eagan, for voting against the health insurance exchange bill (House File 5) on the House floor Monday night. The business community believes a state-specific exchange will best serve the needs of Minnesotans, but we oppose the bill in its existing form. It raises costs for small businesses and individuals through a 3.5 percent premium tax and restricts choice.

We commend Rep. Halverson for looking out for the best interests of small businesses and individuals.

DAVID C. OLSON Minnesota Chamber of Commerce president RUTHE BATULIS Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce president

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Former Eagan mayor supports gay marriage Burnsville legislator, pastor says he will go to jail before marrying a homosexual couple

by T.W. Budig SUN THISWEEK

Pat Anderson stood on the end of a line of supporters gathered at the State Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 27, to celebrate the dropping of same-sex marriage legislation into bill hoppers.

Former Republican state auditor, former committeewoman to the Republican National Committee, Anderson’s presence at the press conference was not missed.

“I believe this is an issue about freedom, liberty,” the former Eagan mayor said to a crowd of reporters.

It’s about family, she said, nodding to milling same-sex couples tending their restless children a short distance away.

Recently, Anderson has written and spoken out publicly about same-sex marriage and the meaning of being of Republican.

“The Republican Party is very divided,” Anderson said.

Anderson views a younger, “liberty-wing” of the party in ascendency.

This wing — which Anderson argues took control of the Minnesota Republican State Convention

last year — either supports same-sex marriage or views the whole issue as outside of the legitimate realm of government.

“The numbers are growing and growing all the time,” she said of the “liberty-wing.”

Anderson doesn’t believe the Republican Party can maintain opposition to same-sex marriage and remain a viable party.

Of her four voting-age children, all opposed the recent same-sex marriage amendment and some campaigned against it, Anderson said.

“Times have changed,” she said.

Anderson is not the only Republican supporting same-sex marriage.

Sen. Branden Petersen, R-Andover, will co-author the legislation in the Senate.

Petersen did not attend the morning pro-legislation press conference.

In a statement, Petersen said as strong proponent of limited government, conservative principles and individual liberty, he proudly added his name to the legislation.

Anderson praised the Republican senator for his action.

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Former Republican State Auditor Pat Anderson appeared in support of same-sex marriage legislation at the State Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Anderson, the former mayor of Eagan, argues the Republican Party cannot remain viable if it maintains its opposition to same-sex marriage.

“It takes guts to stand out,” she said.

That the Republican Party is divided on samesex marriage was demonstrated at an afternoon State Capitol press conference of House and Senate Republicans.

“I personally will go to jail before I ever perform a marriage to homosexuals,” said Sen. Dan Hall, R-Burnsville, a chaplain.

“There is no gay gene,” said Rep. Glenn Gruenha-

Photo by T.W. Budig

Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, speaks at a State Capitol press conference in opposition to recently introduced same-sex marriage legislation. Standing to Limmer’s far left is Sen. Dan Hall, R-Burnsville, with Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, and Rep. Sondra Erickson, R-Princeton. gen, R-Glencoe.

Being gay is a sexual choice, he said.

Rep. Peggy Scott, RAndover, asked that the debate over same-sex marriage be transparent.

There are lots of reasons, said Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove, to believe Minnesotans are not ready for same-sex marriage.

The defeat of the marriage amendment was not a broad hint from voters, some Republicans argue, that they’re ready for the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Both bill supporters and opponents indicated they didn’t have a sense of how the vote currently breaks down in the Legislature.

Sen. Sean Nienow, RCambridge, speaking in the Capitol corridor, said he understood where Republicans like Anderson were coming from — they were from the libertarian wing of the party, he said.

Setting moral issues aside, it makes no sense to argue, Nienow argued, that government doesn’t have a role to play in marriage.

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When people marry, they essentially sign a contract, he said.

Government has a legitimate role in contract law.

“No question,” he said.

While suggesting the media would zero in on the “gay gene” comment, the whole matter of genetics is a side issue, Nienow said.

Supporters of the same-sex marriage legislation insist passage would not force any religious faith to conduct marriages between same-sex partners if it ran contrary to their religious beliefs.

One provision in the bill states that religious organizations, associations, or societies have “exclusive control” over their own theological doctrine and teachings.

Further, it states that licensed or ordained members of the clergy authorized to perform marriages are not subject to any fine, penalty, or civil liability for failing or refusing to solemnize a marriage for any reason.

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To receive a Gold Standard accreditation, Prime established programs to (1) reduce cancer risk through discouraging tobacco use, encouraging physical activity and teaching diet and nutrition; (2) detect cancer at its earliest stages; and (3) provide access to quality care and clinical trials.

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The VIP Program rewards over 15,000 PCU members with cash dividends of between $5 and $800 in automatic deposits in their accounts. The New transactions hit members’ accounts in a one-time pediatrician deposit in January. More in Farmington than $535,000 was rePatrick Enders, M.D., turned to PCU members MPH, is now providing as a result of the program.

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Tera McKenney, 16, displays affection for the impressive 34-inch walleye the Lakeville North junior caught Feb. 18 at Lake Mille Lacs before returning it to the lake.

Lakeville North junior hauls in a whopper

by Laura Adelmann SUN THISWEEK

The result of Tera McKenney’s 3 a.m. wakeup call is planned to be memorialized at a northern Minnesota resort.

The 16-year-old Lakeville North junior and her father Clark McKenney were sleeping off a disappointing nocatch day on Lake Mille Lacs on Feb. 18 when her rattle reel rang the alert.

“Dad was over the hole watching the line wiggle,” Tera said. “Then the bobber started going down underneath the side of the hole, so we knew there was a fish on.”

She said the fish was “chillin’ ” as she started reeling in the line, so her small expectations were shattered when she pulled up a 34-inch walleye.

Her first time ice fishing, Tera was sure the catch had been lost when

the line snapped.

“We thought he would just swim away, but we got his nose through the hole before that happened,” Tera said.

Using pliers, she “yanked him out of the hole” and they took pictures before returning him to the lake.

“We didn’t realize it was one of the biggest fish ever caught there,” Tera said.

Thanks to the photos, word of Tera’s big catch spread quickly, and 40 Facebook-likes later, the resort owner said he planned to make a replica of the fish to display with her name and date of Tera’s big catch.

The event helped her overcome the sting of multiple disappointments.

“I feel like I’m always the one who wants to catch a fish the baddest

and I never am,” she said, calling this summer the “most pitiful” she has ever had on the lake.

I caught a baby bass literally the size of my finger … and a sunny,” Tera said.

Clark called the experience “pretty cool,” adding

that he has never caught one that big.

“That was a big surprise,” he said. “When that thing popped up through the hole, I thought holy Hannah that’s a big fish.”

Memories of the experience will last a lifetime.

“After catching some-

thing that big, you realize you’re going through something you’ll probably never go through again with your son or daughter,” Clark said.

“I’m feeling pretty proud.

It’s something you’ll probably never experience again the rest of your

life.”

Tera agreed.

“I’m pretty sure this is the pinnacle of my fishing career,” she said.

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Carlson had long career with Burnsville PD

by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK

Dan Carlson won’t let a disaster go to waste, whether it’s a raging apartment fire or a damaging storm.

A former Burnsville cop with both events on his resume, Carlson has been named emergency preparedness coordinator for Dakota County. He begins work March 18.

“You’re never going to have a perfect response,” said Carlson, whose job is part of the county sheriff’s office. “You try and minimize the impacts. You try to learn from each incident, whether it’s an exercise or the real thing, and then you make adjustments to the plan.”

When thunderstorms damaged parts of Dakota County last June 19, Carlson, working as a consultant, helped coordinate the disaster-relief request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

In 2008, as a Burnsville police sergeant and the city’s emergency management coordinator, Carlson was faced with 400 displaced residents three days before Christmas when fire destroyed one of two buildings at the former Burncliff Apartments.

He worked with the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority and Burnsville High School to provide temporary shelter in buses and in the school cafeteria. Twenty-nine residents were sheltered overnight, and by 5 p.m. the next day, they had all found places to stay.

“Dakota County is fortunate to find an individual with Dan’s expertise and experience in emergency management,” Sheriff Dave Bellows said.

Carlson said his ex-

perience and his familiarity among emergency m a n ag e r s around the county will Dan Carlson smooth the transition between him and his predecessor, Dave Gisch, who retired after 29 years as emergency preparedness director.

Carlson, 52, said he’s a “known commodity.”

“There’s really not a need to make new relationships,” he said. “We can continue with the relationships we have and not have to waste time in relationship development.

You don’t want to be ex-

changing business cards during a disaster.”

Carlson began his police career in 1980, working in Dodge Center and Marshall before coming to Burnsville in 1986. He was on patrol until 1993, when he was named the department’s planning, training and research officer.

Carlson was promoted to sergeant in 1998. He was emergency management coordinator from 2006 to 2010, when he retired from the Police Department.

Carlson then established himself as a private consultant. The county hired him to work with Gisch and municipal emergency managers on

special projects and on developing emergency exercises for responders.

As the county’s point man on emergency preparedness, Carlson said his role is to establish relationships with cities and help in any way possible.

“I certainly hope to meet with all the police and fire chiefs, gain a perspective on how we can be collaborative in planning for future emergencies,” Carlson said. “They’ll know that the county is here to help them in any way that they want and are comfortable with.”

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Two of the charges were dismissed.

Mickey After his Cupkie arrest, Cupkie admitted to looking up the 16- and 17-year-old girls on Backpage.com and then meeting them for sex at an Eagan hotel in May. St. Paul resident Giorgio Jovan Baymon was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison for organizing the meeting. Baymon pleaded guilty in October to the promotion of prostitution of minors.

An Elko man was sentenced to three days in jail and 10 years probation after meeting two teenage prostitutes for sex in an Eagan hotel.

Mickey Albert Cupkie, 36 was sentenced on Feb. 28 in a Ramsey County court to three days in jail, which were served. District Court Judge Leonardo Castro also put Cupkie on 10 years probation and ordered him to complete 60 hours of community service.

Cupkie must register as a predatory offender, submit a DNA sample and follow all other requirements of his probation.

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Lakeville woman charged in rent deposit swindle A Lakeville woman is facing a felony charge for allegedly taking deposit money from multiple people seeking to rent a house she’d advertised on Craigslist.

Monica T. Lillemoen, 38, is accused of receiving deposits ranging from $400 to $600 from a total of six people. Police say that Lillemoen never ended up renting the house, and that none of the victims saw the return of their deposit money.

The criminal complaint gives the following account: A woman contacted Lakeville police Feb. 18

to report that she’d responded to Lillemoen’s ad on Craigslist, and that on Dec. 29 she and her family did a walk-through with Lillemoen at the house on the 17000 block of Georgetown Way in Lakeville.

When Lillemoen told her that the application she’d filled out had been approved, she paid a $600 cash deposit and was informed she would be able to move in late February or early March.

On Feb. 8, the victim received an email from Lillemoen claiming she was going through a divorce, was no longer living

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had fallen apart and that they would not be able to move in,� the complaint said.

The investigation also revealed that Lillemoen was not the owner of the house on Georgetown Way but was herself a renter, and that the terms of her lease didn’t permit her to sublet it.

Lillemoen has been charged with one felony count of theft by swindle.

If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

She’s scheduled to appear in court on May 6. —Andrew Miller

Volunteer a fixture at Fairview Ridges Hospital’s volunteers logged 68,000 hours last year

by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK

A computer printout tallying Carl Johnson’s volunteer hours at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville runs four pages.

Soon he’ll need a fifth, and surely more to follow.

The 40-year-old Eagan resident has logged 532 hours over 202 visits since he started volunteering in October 2008.

Johnson puts together education packets for patients on the hospital’s third floor, which houses a medical surgical unit and the intensive care unit.

Johnson, who has restrictive lung disease and scoliosis, has been an ICU patient himself and considers his regular Wednesday volSee JOHNSON, 9A

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Carl Johnson of Eagan is pictured at Fairview Ridges Hospital, which he visits one day a week for volunteering and two days a week for exercise.

Farmington Native Edward Nelson Survives Combat in Two Wars, DIES PEACEFULLY IN HIS SLEEP AT AGE 91 After leading a long and charmed life, one of the greats of the Greatest Generation has completed his ďŹ nal mission.

Edward was a 32year career Air Force ofďŹ cer, who started ying B-17s at the age of 21 and survived several of the deadliest campaigns of both WWII and Vietnam. He died peacefully in his sleep early Saturday morning, February 9, from complications of pneumonia at the age of 91.

Edward Nelson was born on May 6, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to long-time Farmington residents Raymond and Alice Nelson, who moved to Dakota County from Wisconsin in 1917.

The Nelsons owned and operated the Westwood farm (3 miles east of Farmington) until they moved to the town proper in 1926.

When they retired in 1951, Raymond & Alice built a house at 700 Main Street, which was subsequently purchased by Edward, who returned to live in it when he retired in 1974. Alice, who helped to found the Farmington Community Library while in her '70s, passed away in 1975 and Raymond followed in 1985.

"My father loved Farmington. He lived there 44 of his 91 years and wherever in the world his life took him, he always considered it as home." – Doug Nelson, Retired Business Executive, Edward's Oldest Son Edward was the 2nd son of ďŹ ve children: three brothers, William, Frederick and Charles; and one sister, Mary, who all served their country in the Armed Forces during WWII. After graduating from Farmington High School in 1939, Edward followed his older brother Bill to Detroit where he completed the Masters Apprenticeship Program with Ford Motor Company and graduated as a master tool and die maker, subsequently working for General Motors. His love for cars continued throughout his life.

His true calling, however, was as a pilot. After enlisting at the onset of WWII, he attended OfďŹ cers Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, was sent to ight school, and then joined the Army Air Corps. Lieutenant Nelson was deployed overseas with the 15th Air Force. After the war, he returned to Detroit where he met his future wife, Helen, and they were happily married in October of 1947 and for 35 years thereafter until her untimely death in 1983 at the age of 62. They had three loving children. Edward was subsequently stationed in El Paso, Texas, and then March Air Force Base in Riverside, California. Throughout his career he mastered ying over 27 different aircraft, including: the B-17 Bomber, the B-24 Liberator, the B-36 Bomber, the B-52 Bomber, the KC-135 Stratotanker, the T-39 Sabreliner jet, the C-130 Hercules cargo plane, and many more. He ultimately spent over seven years of his life in airplane cockpits.

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in the house, and was unsure what to do about the deposit.

Despite repeated attempts to get the deposit back, the victim reported, she never received a refund. In one incident, her husband went to the home on Georgetown Way; he saw Lillemoen inside the home but she refused to come to the door.

An investigation by Lakeville police revealed that six individuals had given rent deposits to Lillemoen for the same home on Georgetown Way. Each of the victims later received notification from Lillemoen that “things

"Ed was more than a brother to me. He was a colleague, a friend, a comrade in arms, and a constant inspiration. We were close his entire life and I'm a better person for having known him."

ďŹ elds en route to their targets and in one instance, while speaking over the radio to the captain of the plane ying in formation next to him, Captain Nelson witnessed a direct hit to that plane that vaporized it. He also survived bombing missions to military targets in Wiener-Neustadt, Austria, which were even more heavily fortiďŹ ed by the enemy. All told, Captain Nelson ew 51 bombing missions in WWII, earning numerous medals of distinction including the Distinguished Flying Cross. Edward often stated that one of the biggest surprises of his life after the war ended was the fact that he was still alive.

"One would never know what this man had been through during his lifetime in order to keep our country strong and free and make this world a better place to live. Today, if you look at the freedoms we all enjoy in this great country of ours, it is thanks to men like Colonel Edward Nelson that our country is and remains 'The Land of the Free and Home of the Brave'." – Sgt. David Kidd, Miami Police Department, Edward's Nephew During the Cold War, Major Nelson was stationed in Minot, North Dakota, where he ew 24-hour missions in B-52s carrying nuclear warheads aimed at strategic targets. He also served as the base maintenance ofďŹ cer for a eet of B-52s. Lt. Colonel Nelson later served as the pilot for the Commander of NATO Forces in Europe where he was based with his family in Paris, France. He was called back to combat by his country and served 18 months in Vietnam, where he ew the C-130 Hercules. In one instance he placed his aircraft on auto-pilot to go to the rear of the plane to help extinguish ames that began when the plane was hit by ground-to-air ďŹ re.

In the Battle of Khe Sanh, considered one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War, Lt. Colonel Nelson ew missions to deliver needed supplies to the U.S. Marine garrison that was completely cut off and under enemy siege for 77 days.

When the airstrip became too damaged by enemy ďŹ re to allow for landings, he returned with food, medical supplies and armaments, which were dropped by parachute during low-approach y-overs.

The Marine outpost was subsequently rescued and the Marines decorated Lt. Colonel Nelson for his valor in service under enemy ďŹ re. He also earned his second Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in Vietnam. “He was the best Dad in the world. This became clearer to me as I became an adult and saw what the world was like.â€? – Alice Nelson, Daughter, Therapist US Marine Corps Colonel Nelson concluded his career in the Air Force as a squadron commander with Material Air Command (MAC) at Warner Robins, Georgia. After retiring in the fall of 1974, he returned to live in his hometown of Farmington, MN, until 2000 when he moved to Air Force Village West in Riverside, California. Edward spent the last 12 years of his life close to family and amongst a community of friends and caregivers. He is survived by his brother Frederick; three children: Douglas (Nancy), Alice, and Robert (Jennifer); and four grandchildren: David (28), Melanie (26), Daniel (22) and Michelle (17). An avid historian, he was beloved by all that knew him and will be greatly missed.

"My Father was a good man, an exceptional man, with strong values that he lived by. He was loved by all that knew him, was quick to help others and was always there for our family when we needed him." – Dr. Bob Nelson, Best-Selling Author, Edward's Youngest Son

– Fred Nelson, Edward's Surviving Younger Brother In the European Theater of World War II, Captain Nelson commanded a B-24 in bombing raids on the heavily defended oil reďŹ neries in Ploiesti, Romania, considered to be one of the most signiďŹ cant strategic targets that provided a third of all oil to the German war machine. One-third of all planes in the campaign were lost and another third were heavily damaged, with 40 percent fatalities among aircrews. Planes were forced to y through ak

A memorial service was held on Friday, February 15, at the Chapel at Air Force Village West in Riverside, California. The family suggests donations in lieu of owers to the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Orchard Lake Elementary may open Impact Academy next year Organizers hope to expand model to entire school in 2014-15

by Laura Adelmann SUN THISWEEK

Lakeville’s oldest elementary school may be the pilot site for a program that aims to transform education and could start next year if school officials approve it.

Organizers hope to debut “Impact Academy” for K-3 at Orchard Lake Elementary this fall, a block schedule learning model that swaps classrooms of desks for multi-age learning levels with furniture like bean bags and tables and traditional learning for integrated studies and problem-solving activities that connect learning to real-world issues.

If approved by the Lakeville School Board, the Orchard Lake Media Center would become the learning space for Impact Academy and the media center would be moved into two classrooms.

Core to the education model that would be an option for Orchard Lake K-3 students in the 2013-14 school year, is personalized learning, where children are grouped by learning level in subjects like math and literacy, allowing them to advance at their own pace to the next module, possibly a new teacher.

The district is also considering opening the option for families outside of the Orchard Lake area in the future, but that is complicated by transportation and elementary boundary adjustments.

If Impact Academy opens and is successful, proponents are hoping the model could be implemented in the entire school for 2014-15 and allow any disTRAFFIC, from 1A the County Road 50/185th Street (County Road 60) intersection just north of Kenwood Trail Middle School.

The $5.8 million project, determined to be a safer, more cost-effective way to handle traffic volumes in the area, also widens County Roads 50 and 60 to four lanes from the intersection to Jurel Way on County Road 60 and to

Photo by Laura Adelmann

Lakeville Schools Learning Specialist Julene Oxton works with Tony Maksimov, 7, a second-grader at Orchard Lake Elmentary School. trict family the choice of enrolling in Impact Academy.

Lakeville School Board members have had several presentations about Impact Academy and are expected to make a decision whether to implement phase one at OLE for the 201314 school year at its March 12 meeting.

Deeply connected with “service learning,” the Impact Academy model requires the school year be divided into trimesters and encourages students to align their interests and talents to “impact” each other and the community.

District information states Impact Academy “anchor teachers” would lead grade-level

Orchard Trail on County Road 50.

The possibility of widening County Road 50 to four lanes south of the intersection near the school and Jaguar Avenue is problematic due to rightof-way costs and logistics as that area of the road is flanked with development that includes longtime businesses, homes and railroad tracks that enjoy federal protections and are not preempted by state

students in science, social studies, health and art, and “target teachers” teach literacy and math in a multi-age setting. Students could have anywhere from one to three teachers and may have the same anchor teacher for two or more years.

OLE Learning Specialist Julene Oxton said the service learning aspect happens when students take what they are learning and apply it to a community need, such as a water quality issue or the elderly living alone.

“Service learning has been around a long time,” Oxton said.

“But this isn’t just a service project, it’s actually connected to the content of what they are learn-

and local laws.

In 2012, there were 14 vehicle accidents at 185th Street West and Kenwood Trail intersection, two crashes at Jaguar and Kenwood and one each at Kenwood’s intersection with 188th and 194th.

Some residents, including James Blanchard, a 45-year Jaguar Path resident and retired engineer, worry that the roundabout may not slow traffic enough to allow for better

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She said she is “passionate” about the educational model because it creates a different educational experience for children and allows students to have connections with 21st century skills.

Oxton and six other teachers joined to develop the proposal, originally imagined as a charter school. Staff members were informed that Impact would be at OLE in a Feb. 19 email and a Feb. 20 staff meeting. Some OLE staff members expressed concerns after the meeting.

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access onto County Road 50 south of the intersection.

Blanchard added that property along County Road 50 is slated for development, including the old Cross Nursery property, and he questioned how it would handle more local drivers and increased traffic flows through the roundabout.

“I’m quite concerned,” Blanchard said. “Right now, it’s count to three, smash the gas and go.”

Dakota County is expected to present study findings that project how a roundabout would affect traffic along the corridor at a March 21 open house at Kenwood Trail Middle School from 4:30-7:30 p.m. with a presentation at 5:30 p.m.

Although the study modeling is not complete, Assistant Dakota County Engineer Brian Sorenson told Lakeville City Council members at a Feb. 25 workshop that the models are showing “very little change” in time gaps between vehicles along County Road 50.

He added that the models did not show the roundabout adding to the problem.

Lakeville City Administrator Steve Mielke said the study’s major issue is when to improve the corridor to four lanes.

“The amount of traffic on County Road 50 is

reaching a point where it does not have the capacity to carry increasing traffic loads,” he said.

Former Lakeville City Administrator and current Lakeville School Board Member Bob Erickson is advocating that the county relocate the traffic signal now at County Roads 50/60 intersection down the road to 192nd Street, across from Kenwood Trail Middle School’s north driveway.

That idea has the support of Kenwood Trail Middle School parent Brenda Luehr, who said she worries without change a serious accident, with deadly injury is nearly inevitable.

“You’re just dodging the bullet trying to get across” to the school, Luehr said. She called County Road 50 “treacherous” in the morning.

“Something eventually’s gong to happen there,” Luehr said.

Luehr’s 12-year-old daughter Sydney, a seventh-grader at Kenwood Trail Middle School, said many people are traveling fast on the road.

“I feel like they need to just put in a stoplight to like slow them down,” she said.

Luehr said she feels so strongly about the need to control the traffic, she would pay additional taxes to fund the improvement.

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looked at a long time ago,” Luehr said. “It’s an accident waiting to happen.”

Mielke said as the county’s study will progress to indicate if a signal or other traffic control at 192nd Street would middle school traffic onto County Road 50.

Kenwood Trail Middle School Principal Kate Eisenthal said she has worked at the school for about 20 years and has seen traffic concerns increase.

She said parents are aware of the issues and are careful drivers in and around the school.

No student walks across County Road 50, and a dean manages traffic flow to help ensure safety.

A neon yellow walkway caution sign is in the parking lot in front of the main doors.

Lakeville Mayor Matt Little said in an interview that he liked Erickson’s idea, but needs to see the county’s data and options before pursuing the option with the county.

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issues, eliminating the quiet media center as a work space option for children, potential of the program to eliminate proven and successful educational practices and the effect Impact Academy could have on other classes.

District officials responded with information that better detailed facts about the plans, and several staff meetings are planned in the school to focus on the potential changes.

Advocates of the proposal include Superintendent Lisa Snyder, who in an interview said it “aligns perfectly with the district’s mission, vision and strategic plan” to allow personalized learning that retains quality education at an affordable cost.

“We know the current model is not financially sustainable,” Snyder said in an email to Sun Thisweek. “So we are looking for ideas and innovative approaches that better meet the need of the 21st Century Learner.”

She said the model addresses the district’s teacher workload issues, in part by allowing teachers more time for collaboration in planning for instruction more tailored to individual student’s needs.

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Exceptional Businesswomen honored Coldwell Banker Burnet president praises her own and extended family

by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK

About the time when Robin Peterson started working in real estate in the 1970s, a woman could not obtain a mortgage on her own.

Women needed a cosigner or grantor to obtain the loan because women’s income was “not considered stable,” said Peterson on Tuesday, March 5, during the 2013 Exceptional Businesswomen recognition banquet at Lost Spur Golf & Event Center.

As the event’s featured speaker introduced the women who occupy the top leadership positions at Coldwell Banker Burnet’s Minnesota office where she serves as president, it made 1970 seem like a century ago.

In addition to offering this piece of history, Peterson, an Apple Valley resident, focused on family during her remarks, whether she was talking about her parents, husband, children and grandchildren or about her extended family at Coldwell Banker Burnet.

She attributed her affinity for these ties to her upbringing with a mother who lost all of her family at a young age and her father who was an only child.

“I had no aunts, no uncles, no cousins,” she said. “I lived vicariously through other people’s families.”

She said her Coldwell Banker Burnet co-workers have become a second family to her, which has been a real benefit when it comes to creating a culture of success.

Peterson said when people start treating their co-workers like a family that is when trust is formed and there is a free flow of ideas.

“We can be more productive when we trust each other and share ideas with each other,” she said.

Coldwell Banker Burnet President Robin Peterson was the featured speaker during the event on Tuesday, March 5.

Photos by Rick Orndorf

The 2013 Exceptional Businesswomen are: from front left, Stacey Stratton, True Talent Group president, Apple Valley; Sharon Hoffman Avent, Smead Manufacturing Company president and CEO, Hastings; Todd Bornhauser, Lakeville Chamber of Commerce president accepting on behalf of Jeanne Hutter, Lakeville Convention & Visitors Bureau director; Linda Peterson, Beau Monde Salon owner, Burnsville; and Catherine Byers Breet, ARBEZ Inc. owner, Eagan; back row, Patti McDonald, McDonald Eye Care Associates business administrator, Lakeville; Kristina Murto, Ensemble Creative & Marketing owner, Lakeville; Susan McGaughey, Valley Natural Foods general manager, Burnsville; Ruthe Batulis, Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce president; Rosealee Lee, Dakota County Technical College hospitality faculty member, Rosemount; Debi McConnell, Medi-Car Auto Repair owner, Rosemount.

“When everyone is a part of your family, you are not afraid to say anything.”

That especially holds true in the real estate industry where agents acting as entrepreneurs need to share ideas to drive creativity.

“That is the culture we try to bring home,” Peterson said. “There are no ceilings and no limits.

Anyone can accomplish all they want to do.”

She said the industry is filled with bright, innovative and competitive people who like to challenge each other, which feeds into a culture that embraces change.

Peterson said it’s as important to fail as it is to succeed in business.

She said it’s better to try 10 ideas and have five fail than to have not done all 10 of them.

“You have to know what doesn’t work,” she said.

Having managed local and regional real estate offices before ascending to her current role, Peterson has been on the hiring side of the desk many times.

She said the most important ingredient she seeks in a new hire is passion.

She said since we are only here for a visit in life, you have to be passionate about your career.

“When you do, you will do more, you will give back to the community, and it will show to your customers,” she said.

She said having passion for one’s work and personal lives is probably a common theme in the room filled with the 2013 Exceptional Businesswomen, many from the previous three classes of Exceptional Businesswomen and those there to honor them.

“I would not be successful today without the support of special individ-

uals in my life, especially my family,” Peterson said.

“I treasure our time together, and we learn from each other — we learn every day.”

Peterson said she thinks of her granddaughter, Karin, who was in attendance at the event, every day because when Robin was elevated to president someone told her that she would be an inspiration to a generation of granddaughters.

“You are the reason I do what I do every day,” she said.

Peterson also singled out her daughter, Dana, who she said she admires as a leader, a friend and as a mother.

She said her mother, who turns 90 in April, taught her to remain positive in the face of adversity after her husband died at a young age.

Linda Peterson, owner of Beau Monde Salon in Burnsville, has a corsage pinned on prior to the start of the recognition event.

“She never felt sorry for herself,” Peterson said.

“She always shared her can-do attitude in life.”

This year’s winners in the fourth class of Exceptional Businesswomen are: • Sharon Hoffman Avent, Smead Manufacturing Company president and CEO, Hastings.

• Ruthe Batulis, Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce president.

• Catherine Byers Breet, ARBEZ Inc. owner, Eagan.

• Jeanne Hutter, Lakeville Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau director.

• Rosealee Lee, Dakota County Technical College hospitality faculty mem-

ber, Rosemount.

• Debi McConnell, Medi-Car Auto Repair owner, Rosemount.

• Patti McDonald, McDonald Eye Care Associates business administrator, Lakeville.

• Susan McGaughey, Valley Natural Foods general manager, Burnsville.

• Kristina Murto, Ensemble Creative & Marketing owner, Lakeville.

• Linda Peterson, Beau Monde Salon owner, Burnsville.

• Stacey Stratton, True Talent Group president, Apple Valley.

Tad Johnson can be reached at tad.johnson@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Lakeville South’s Petersen defends state title

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK

For the third straight season, Lakeville South has a state wrestling champion.

It was the third in a row for the Petersen family and second straight for Tommy Petersen, who won the title at 195 pounds at the Class AAA individual championships Saturday night.

Petersen admitted he was a little nervous going into the title match. It’s one thing to wrestle at Lakeville South or with his brother Zane, a state champion in 2011, but he might never get used to wrestling in front of thousands of people at the Xcel Energy Center.

“I had more to lose after winning last year, but I didn’t focus on that,” Petersen said. “It’s just a few minutes. In the end there’s

thousands of people watching you, you just have to block it out.

“Last year I didn’t have as much nerves on me. I had a lot of pressure on myself, with this my last match as a high school wrestler.”

Petersen defeated Chase Morlock of Moorhead 3-2 in the final. The key move was a takedown in the second period.

“Both of us worked our butts off all year,” Petersen said. “He was focused on taking me down. I was focused on taking him down.

I just timed it out right.”

While it was his final high school wrestling match, he’s not done with the singlet. He plans to wrestle at North Dakota State University next year.

“It’s nerve-wracking, but it’ll be fun,” Petersen

said. “I’m going to continue to work hard. It’s funny.

Chase Morlock is going there for football, so there may be an exhibition match somewhere along the way.”

To get to the state championship match, Petersen won via pin in the first round against Mitch Marah of Tartan and edged Jacob Briggs of St. Michael-Albertville 4-3 in the quarterfinal. Hastings’ Daryale Harris went down 13-4 in the semifinals.

Lakeville South’s Shamar Williams went 2-2 at state, beating Jake Anderson of Hastings 7-4 and Kyler Swanson of Rogers 13-5. His losses were to the eventual third- and fourthplace wrestlers.

Photo by Rick Orndorf Alonte Alexander for- Lakeville South’s Tommy Petersen wrestles in the Class AAA state championships on feited in the first round at Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. He won his second consecutive 220. state title at 195 pounds.

Farmington’s Venz wins state title Tiger wrestler state champ at 106 pounds

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Lakeville North’s Lucas Westrich wrestles at the Class AAA state individual wrestling tournament on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Two Panther wrestlers land on the podium

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK

The future is bright for the Lakeville North wrestling team after two sophomores finished the Class AAA state individual championships on the podium Saturday night.

Lucas Westrich finished fourth at 160 pounds and Tristyn Hanson was fifth at 182. With a couple years of varsity wrestling left, both are already looking toward the future.

“We’ve got a lot more years to improve and get better,” Hanson said. “We

want to get that first state champion for Lakeville North.”

Westrich lost to Joseph Carpenter of Moorhead 8-2 in the third-place match after several grueling bouts in the consolation bracket. It was his second trip to state.

“Last year I lost my first match, so this year I worked hard and wanted to at least win one match,” Westrich said. “I exceeded that and got on the podium. I’m going to work harder next season and See PANTHERS, 13A

Panthers one win away from state

Before the Class AAA title match at 106 pounds, Farmington’s Taylor Venz truly believed he was moments away from being a state wrestling champion.

After what happened in the semifinals, Venz thought he could do anything.

Venz was up against Mitchell McKee of St. Michael-Albertville at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Saturday in the Class AAA individual semifinals.

McKee was ranked No. 1 and Venz No. 2 coming in, but Venz reversed those rankings by beating McKee 9-6 to advance to the final.

“I knew I had to believe if I wanted to beat him,” Venz said. “I knew that I could score on him, so I went all-out.”

He was down 5-0 going into the third period, but outscored McKee 9-1 in the final period, putting him on his back twice.

“I have been around wrestling for a long time.

That two minutes of wres-

tling was the best I have ever seen,” Farmington coach Chad Olson said.

The boost of confidence Venz received from beating McKee carried over to Saturday night when he defeated Brad Osatiuk of Maple Grove 6-0 to win the state title.

In the end, McKee was the only wrestler to score any points against Venz, who defeated his first two opponents 11-0 and 5-0.

“I dreamed about this for a long time,” Venz said.

“At the beginning of the season, I thought it was a crazy dream. Even in the section tournament, I still won, but I felt like it could have went better. It wasn’t until I beat (McKee) that I really believed. Then I knew I could do it.”

Venz is the second state wrestling champion from Farmington High School.

Jered McCarthy won a state championship in 2005.

Olson said what sets Venz apart is his drive and discipline.

“Everything he does he works to be the best and puts in the extra time to

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Farmington’s Taylor Venz was the state champion at 106 pounds at the Class AAA state championships last weekend at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. make sure he is the best,” Olson said. “He’s good with his diet, good with his school work and makes the correct choices.”

Venz finished the season with 43 victories, a school

record, and 26 consecutive wins.

As a ninth-grader, Venz will have a shot at three more state championships.

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Girls basketball team will play Rochester Mayo in section final

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK

The Lakeville North girls basketball team is one win away from returning to the state tournament for the fourth-straight year and 11th time in school history.

The girls will play for the Section 1-4A title against Rochester Mayo at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Rochester Civic Center.

The winner will play in the state Class 4A quarterfinals Wednesday at the Target Center.

With the No. 1 seed, the Panthers have played like one leading up to the section finals.

The girls dispatched Farmington 59-27 in the first round with Erika Rozell and Simone Kolander scoring 10 each.

Twelve girls scored at least one point in the victory.

Farmington’s Sofia Chadwick had 10 points.

In the semifinal, North jumped out to a big lead again winning 66-48 against Rochester John Marshall. Taylor Stewart was the leader with 20

points and Kolander added 10.

“We continue to play 10 players and really get after teams with our pressure defense,” Panther head coach Andy Berkvam said. “Our team has really come together since our last loss to Eastview (73-55 on Feb. 1). We were outplayed physically in that game and vowed to not let that happen again.”

The Panthers have won eight-straight since.

Rochester Mayo defeated Northfield 43-30 and Hastings 47-21 leading up to the final. Mayo was the runner-up in the Big 9 Conference with a 20-7 record. Defense is the Spartans’ strong suit, allowing just 44 points per game.

Lakeville North defeated Mayo 56-41 in the section final last season.

The Spartans have four returning starters from the 2011-12 team. Rachael Doll is the team’s leader in almost every respect with 12 points per game, 10.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists from the post.

Naasz wins Crashed Ice event in Switzerland Lakeville’s Cameron Naasz captured the overall lead in the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship standings Saturday with a victory in the fourth stop of the 2012-13 season in Lausanne, Switzerland, on the Red Bull Crashed Ice track.

Naasz, who finished a close second in Niagara

Falls, Ontario, and third at the St. Paul event in the first two races of the year, had his best run in the final. Naasz, a student at St. Cloud State University, scored 1,000 points to move into first place in the overall standings with 2,445. He has a 326.40-point lead heading into the final round.

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Lakeville South’s Mitch Herrera swims the 500-yard freestyle at the Class Lakeville South’s Mitch Hedquist AA state meet last week at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. swims the 100-yard backstroke at the Class AA state meet.

Cougar swimmers fifth at state Herrera fourth in the 200, 500 freestyle

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK

The Lakeville South boys swimming and diving team had its highest finish ever at the Class AA state meet last weekend.

The Cougars finished fifth with 130.5 points at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center, 2.5 points behind fourth-place Hastings.

It would have been hard to outpace champion Eden Prairie, which scored 344 points.

Several Cougar swimmers finished the night on the podium.

Mitch Herrera was fourth in the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 41.16 seconds and fourth in the 500 freestyle in 4:31.32.

His competition in both events was some of the best Minnesota has ever seen. Noah Lucas of Mounds View set all-time Minnesota records in both events.

Herrera was the top junior in both races. He was about four seconds behind Lucas in the 200 and five seconds behind in the 500.

He also was part of Lakeville South’s fifth-place 400 freestyle relay

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Lakeville North’s Ryan Young swims the 100-yard butterfly event at the Class AA state meet. with Travis Meyer, Adrian Sommers and Daniel Eckerson.

The 200 freestyle relay with Meyer, Luke Sabal, Eckerson and Herrera placed sixth, and the 200-yard medley relay with Mitch Hedquist, Robert Trone, Sabal and Adrian Sommers was eighth.

Lee Bares scored a 350.35 in onemeter diving, which was sixth-best overall.

Sabal was 10th in the butterfly and 12th in the breaststroke.

Lakeville North

It was a team effort in the Panthers’ 24th-place finish.

The 200 medley relay was 14th with Ryan Young, Cameron Verby, Andrew Strauch and Sam Wilson.

The 400 freestyle relay touched in at 14th with Sam Wilson, Alex Dahlgren, Ryan Young and Jacob Burchfield.

Young swam to 13th in both the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke.

Kyle Kleiner was 16th in the 500 freestyle.

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Panthers punch ticket to state

Farmington

Lakeville North boys hockey tops South 6-3

The Tigers finished 26th at the Class AA swimming and diving meet.

Christopher Kirchmann had the highest individual finish for any Tiger, placing 11th in the 100 freestyle. He also was part of the 11thplace 200 freestyle relay with Dahlton Bell, Cameron Molnar and Christian Bell. The same four swam to 15th in the 400 freestyle relay.

Evan Carufel received some high marks in the diving competition, placing 13th.

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK

Before the Section 1AA boys hockey final Feb. 28, several Lakeville North players who were on the 2011 Panthers squad that qualified for state gave the team a pep talk.

“We told them how special it was to make it to state,” senior Erik Rutt said. “How you’re treated, you’re at the top of the world with 18,000 people watching you. There’s nothing like it.”

The Panthers will get the chance to play at the Xcel Energy Center again after winning the Section 1AA title 6-3 over Lakeville South in Rochester.

Much like the Panthers’ season, the game had its ups and downs, but unlike much of the season, North caught a few breaks.

Lakeville South outshot the Panthers 39-31, but Lakeville North took advantage of its opportunities.

“Ironically, that’s been part of our struggle,” head coach Trent Eigner said.

“We haven’t created a ton of offense. It wasn’t for lack of trying. We usually have 30 shots on goal, but we just haven’t had that puck luck.”

Nick Poehling got things going in the first period. He scored a powerplay goal with assists from Rutt and Tristen Hazlett, but South’s Mack Farley answered with a goal assisted by Weston Baumann and Cameron Jackson.

Poehling wasn’t done, scoring again in the first period with help from Rutt and Alex Wood.

“Their shots got through traffic,” Eigner said. “It was a sigh of relief. They were the kind of goals we haven’t got all year. It gave us a boost of confidence.”

North’s Jack Diercks extended the Panthers’ lead in the second period with a pair of goals. He punched in a long shot from Rutt, and took advantage of a three-on-one with Jack Poehling and Nick Poehling to score the other.

SWIM, from 12A

PANTHERS, from 12A

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Lakeville North’s Matt Ostdiek (5) celebrates a goal along with Alex Wood (16) in the Section 1AA championship game against Lakeville South in Rochester on Feb. 28. Lakeville North won 6-3.

“We didn’t necessarily toughest schedules of any completely outplay them, team in Minnesota this but every chance we had to season. The team entered bury the puck, we did,” Di- the playoffs with eight vicercks said. tories during a season in The Cougars weren’t which it had eight straight going to go away easily as losses. The Panthers lost Baumann scored on a pow- five games against top-20 er play with assists from teams in overtime.

Justin Doeden and Jackson “We put together a to cut North’s lead to 4-2. very difficult schedule, so In the third period we knew there would be North’s Blake Rutt took bumps in the road with so advantage of a small many young kids, but we shooting window to score. focused on just getting betBrendan Cole and Diercks ter every day,” Eigner said. assisted.

Lakeville North’s record South’s Ben Freemark might be under .500, at 11answered a few minutes 16-1, but “we don’t think later with assists from of ourselves as an underFarley and Nick Oelrich dog,” Diercks said. “We but North’s Matt Ostdiek go in every game knowing punched in an unassisted we’re going to win. Anygoal to ensure the victory. thing can happen.”

Will Dupont had 36 The Panthers were unsaves in the victory for seeded at state. The top five North, and Tyler Schum- teams are seeded with the acher had 25 saves for other three placed at ranSouth. dom. The Panthers played “They took it to us No. 3 seed Edina on Thurspretty well, but I thought day. For an update visit we were going to win,” www.SunThisweek.com.

Erik Rutt said. “I’m pretty “You cherish this more ecstatic. I didn’t know it as a senior,” Diercks said. would be by this much.”

“It’s a privilege to go. We’re It hasn’t always been not there just to make it. this way for the Panthers, We want to show people which played one of the we’re a good hockey team.”

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hopefully get to the top of the podium.”

Westrich won his first match 8-2 over Andrew Lanners of Osseo, but a loss in the quarterfinal sent Westrich to the consolation bracket where he tore through the competition. He pinned Willmar’s Vaughn Johnson and topped Eastview’s Jacob Rukavina 7-5 and Champlin Park’s Cory Berry 1513 to advance to the thirdplace match.

After back-to-back tight contests against quality opponents, Westrich fell behind 5-0 early against Carpenter in the third-place match. A reversal gave Westrich life, but not enough to win.

“It was a pretty tough tournament for me,” Westrich said. “I was a lot lighter than everyone, but VENZ, from 12A “I want to keep winning state titles,” Venz said.

“The next few years we’re going to be really tough.

I have some great practice partners.”

One of those partners is Jamin LeDuc, who also finished the night on the podium in sixth place at 112 pounds. LeDuc defeated Danny Chlebeck of Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony Village 2-1 in the first round and Luke McCord of Forest Lake 4-1 in the quarterfinal. Both of those wrestlers were ranked in the top

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Farmington’s Christopher Kirchmann dives off the starting block at the beginning of the 100-yard freestyle at the Class AA state meet last week at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

I worked pretty hard in every match.”

It took overtime to decide a winner in the fifthplace match for Hanson.

It was tied 2-2 going into the third period and 3-3 in the end of regulation.

Hanson had a burst of energy in overtime to win 6-4 against Matt Njos from Anoka.

“I already wrestled him in the tournament, so I wasn’t going to let him beat me now,” Hanson said. “I think something just clicked in my head. I just had to get it done.”

After spending most of the season ranked No. 5 in the state in his weight class, toward the end of the season Hanson slipped to No. 8.

“I wanted to prove them wrong,” Hanson said. “I used it as motivation.”

Hanson defeated Au-

gustine Hahn of Willmar 9-1 and Njos 10-7 to advance to the semifinals where he lost to eventual state champion David Johnson of Apple Valley.

In the consolation bracket, Hanson then lost to Ricky Briggs of St. Michael-Albertville 6-2, sending him to the fifthplace rematch with Njos.

“I had two tough matches in a row and I didn’t want to go out with a loss,” Hanson said.

Collin DeGrammont started out the state tournament with a 4-3 victory over the No. 9-ranked wrestler at 113 pounds, Aaron Dick of St. Michael-Albertville. But an injury took him out in the second round against Mound Westonka’s Sam Bennyhoff, who went on to finish second.

10 in Class AAA. LeDuc was pinned by eventual state champion Maolu Woiwor of Apple Valley in the semifinal and lost to Brandon Moen of Owatonna 13-0 in the consolation bracket. In the fifth-place match he was pinned by Brian Maas of Bemidji.

LeDuc had to move up a weight class from 106 to 112 because Venz dropped down.

“We were not sure how he would be able to compete giving up size,” Olson said. “(He’s) a grinder, he’s not flashy, but keeps attacking. The thing that

hurt Jamin on Saturday is everyone had made weight for the last time on Friday night, so I know the first two opponents weighed at least 125 by the time Jamin wrestled them. On Saturday Jamin weighed in at 110.”

Farmington’s Kyle Benjamin went 0-2 at 132 at state. He was pinned by eventual state champion Seth Gross of Apple Valley and Evan Caldon of Elk River.

The Tigers’ Joe Hoeve lost his first match at 160 to Joe Carpenter of Moorhead.

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“We’re moving quickly on this,� Vonhof said. “We feel it’s an important issue.�

The entire Lakeville police force will receive specialized training for identifying and reaching human trafficking victims, most of whom Carlson said police will encounter through a different avenue like a traffic stop or domestic abuse call.

Victims can be hard to help because of the brutal conditions they live under, lies they are told, and the threatened and real violence they experience.

Carlson said the training gives officers tools they can employ to reach trafficking victims. “They can use a different line of questioning altogether to get to the truth of what the situation is,�

Carlson said.

The Lakeville Police Department’s Emmy-award winning video program, “LPD Journal,� will also be utilized to create some public service announcement videos that Vonhof said will be broadcast locally and offered free to other cable networks. “We’re very excited about that,� Vonhof said. “These are the kind of things that can run and raise public awareness.�

The collaboration aims to develop an appropriate youth education compo-

TRACY, from 1A she said, “something exciting and safe that makes them feel good.�

Tracy has always written stories. As a child growing up in southern California, she was writing and illustrating her own stories. When she was 6, she got a Sheltie and discovered another love. “My dad brought home a little fur ball and put him down,� she said. “He started barking and I fell in love.�

She trained that dog, Mr. Lucky, and decided she wanted to be a veterinarian one day. She worked in a vet office during high school and was accepted into the preveterinarian program at University of California, Davis, but found that career wouldn’t work for her. She then switched her major to English, a move that led to “Meet the Tanners,� a book combining that love of Shelties with her passion for writing.

Although Tracy is always writing something, “Meet the Tanners� is a book about a decade in the making. Tracy and her husband, Ron, have lived in California, Maine, Michigan and Minnesota.

She raised and homeschooled four children.

She has worked for newspapers and as a copy writer. Life was always so busy

nent utilizing the department’s school resource officers.

Human trafficking survivor Janine Montgomery, Eagan, was just 13 years old when she was gang raped, threatened and forced into prostitution while living in her parent’s Edina home.

Montgomery, who now leads New Beginnings, an outreach ministry to help human trafficking victims, said Midwestern teenagers are still targets today.

Reaching those targets is made easier because modern trafficking has moved from the streets to Internet, which also creates a new marketplace of hookups that could happen anywhere from a local home, business or motel.

Montgomery said online blogs and her interactions with students assure her that sex trafficking is happening in schools, including Burnsville, Eagan and Lakeville.

She said some girls start charging for sex to get extra “shoe money,� but become seduced by a “boyfriend� who increases mental and physical control until they are trapped in prostitution and the boyfriend emerges as their pimp.

Vonhof said he hopes this new focus could help save young people from that situation. “This area of collaboration was about how to do a better job of educating our youth in terms of not let-

ting them be victimized by this in the future,� Vonhof said.

Vonhof said this kind of collaboration with “community champions for a cause� has occurred in the past with citizens, including Lakeville’s “Pure Performance� drug and alcohol abuse prevention program in Lakeville high schools.

Vonhof said he likes working with community champions. “They bring a lot of passion to the table for the issue, and helps us to coordinate community support and the resources to do things,� he said.

Carlson and Vonhof indicated the collaboration is just a beginning and have already set up a second meeting later this month. “We’re taking this step by step,� Vonhof said. “I’m pretty excited about this.�

Vonhof said Sun Thisweek’s series on human trafficking played an important role in public education about the issue. “The series of articles did contribute to raising awareness,� he said. “I believe our efforts in education and training with our officers, will keep someone down the line from becoming a victim of human trafficking.�

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that it wasn’t until now that she found the time to finish the book and get it published. “It feels great to have ‘Meet the Tanners,’ published,� Tracy said. “It validated all the time and effort I put into writing.

It’s amazing to have my book in my hands, but it will be even more amazing when people buy it and read it.�

In “Meet the Tanners,� Mom is a strong character. Tracy purposefully made the mother a strong character because she found so many of today’s stories and shows to be lacking in strong adult role models. Many of the stories shared within the book come from Tracy’s own life with her family. “Meet the Tanners� was released last fall and is available through bookstores nationwide, from the publisher at www. tatepublishing.com/bookstore or by visiting barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com.

Now Tracy is working on a new novel, one she first dreamed up when she was 19 and discovered a love of peanut butter. As she marveled at peanut butter, she envisioned a world where rivers were filled with peanut oil, where peanuts dropped from trees. Her newest book, “Peridot – The Secret Portal� is a fantasy

adventure story for kids.

She calls it her “baby� and can’t wait to see it in print. “People love a good dog story,� Tracy said, “but ‘Peridot’ is one people are raving about. ‘Peridot,’ I think, could compete with those big sellers out there.�

Tracy plans to publish six books in the series, and the first one should come out this summer through Tate Publishing. It follows the adventures of cousins who stumble upon a secret paradise, a land inhabited by elephants. Tracy describes “Peridot� as a book about relationships where the main characters have to use their wits to solve problems, such as helping one elephant learn to remember before his 13th birthday or face banishment.

In her writing, she always seeks to develop rich relationships with strong characters who follow a purpose. Tracy’s own stories always have a purpose, and she feels that purpose is an important aspect in everyone’s lives. “I’ve always got a purpose for what I do,� she said. “Everybody has a purpose, and when you discover that, you enjoy your work. If you really try your best, your dreams can come true, but a dream will always be just a dream if you don’t make it happen.�

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handmade bowl, make a donation (suggested $20 per bowl) to hunger relief, enjoy signature soup and bread from one of many local restaurants, and leave with an “empty bowl” as a symbol of hunger in the community. volunteers Job transitions areEvent needed. Sign up group to meet to volunteer at www.

The Easter Job Transi- s i g nu p g e n i u s. c o m / g o / tions Group will meet at 7 0 A 0 C 4 4 A D A D 2 D A 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 20-empty.

12, at Easter Lutheran church, 4200 Pilot Knob Dakota Electric Road, Eagan. Speaker Catherine Byers Breet will annual meeting present “No Choking: 5 set April 4 Keys to Igniting Your Job Dakota Electric AsInterview Success.” For sociation will hold its anmore information, call nual meeting on Thursday, (651) 452-3680.

April 4, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church social First hall, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington (next to Daresponders kota Electric’s office). The participate in meeting will begin at 7 coordinated ice p.m.; doors will open at 6 p.m. rescue drill Dakota Electric memSeveral emergency bers will have the opporagencies from the South tunity to hear reports from Metro Water Rescue officers and directors, ask Workgroup participated questions and hear elecin the workgroup’s first ice tion results at the meeting. rescue exercise on Feb. 28 Balloting materials will in Fort Snelling State Park. be mailed to members on The exercise simulated a March 19. Members can response to a plane crash vote online (www.dakointo icy Snelling Lake. taelectric.com) using the Participating local e-signature included with agencies included Allina their ballots, or by mailHealth EMS, Burnsville ing the ballots. Those who Fire Department, Dakota choose to vote at the annuCounty Sheriff’s Office- al meeting must bring their Water Patrol, Dakota ballot; no replacement County Communications ballots will be provided.

Center, and Eagan Fire Following are the 11 Department. candidates running for five seats on the board of directors: Empty Bowls District 1 (three-year fundraiser term): David Jones, LakevEagan & Lakeville Re- ille, incumbent.

District 1 (one-year source Centers will hold the fourth annual Empty term): Bruce Adams, Bowls event from 11 a.m. Burnsville; Bill Benning, to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Lakeville; Bill Coughlin, Thursday, March 21, in the Burnsville; John (Jack) fellowship hall at Mount DeYoe, Lakeville; Richard Calvary Lutheran Church, Simmering, Burnsville.

District 2: Jim Sheldon, 3930 Rahn Road, Eagan.

Event guests select a Apple Valley, incumbent.

Society, 130 Third Ave. N., South St. Paul. The free program is sponsored by the Dakota County Genealogical Society. For more information, call Dick Thill, DCGS president, at (651) 248-9251.

The Church of St. Michael, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington, will host an all-you-can-eat fish fry from 5 to 7 p.m.

Friday, March 22, in the church social hall.

The menu includes fish, potatoes, coleslaw and dinner rolls along with juice, coffee and milk. Ice cream also will be provided.

Good-will offerings will be accepted for the church’s charitable causes.

Farmington Library events The Farmington Library, 508 Third St., has planned the following events. Call (651) 438-0250 for more information.

• Teen Advisory Group, 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 11. TAGs recommend books and music, help plan library programs and participate in community events and service projects. Ages: 12-18.

• From Fiber to Yarn, 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. Learn about alpacas, shearing and carding the fiber. Class includes a spinning demonstration and hands-on use of a spinning wheel and drop spindles.

Presented by fiber artists Pat Robertson and Tracy Crofoot. Adults.

• Movies for Kids, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 15. Children’s books in movie format. Ages: 2-6.

• Waggin’ Tales, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16. Read aloud to a therapy dog. Ages: 5-10.

How to find overseas ancestors Genealogy speaker Lois Abromitis Mackin will present “Finding Overseas Ancestors” at 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 21, at the Dakota County Historical

District 3: Bill Holton, Apple Valley, incumbent; Raymond Yarwood, Eagan.

District 4: Paul Trapp, Hastings, incumbent; Buzz Anderson, Eagan.

All directors are elected by membership vote to serve three-year terms on the 12-person board of directors, except one seat in District 1, which is for a one-year term to fill a vacated position. Also on the ballot are bylaw amendments that clarify language regarding online voting.

Parent resource groups meet in Apple Valley The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Minnesota provides support groups to help parents discover resources to meet the challenges of raising a child with mental illness, learn coping skills and develop problem-solving skills. Parent resource groups are facilitated by a parent who has a child with a mental illness and who has been trained to lead support groups. A parent resource group meets in Apple Valley from 6 to 8 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road; contact Jennie at (651) 645-2948, ext. 300. A daytime group also meets in Apple Valley at 9:45 a.m. Tuesdays at Valley Girl Coffee, 7703 147th St.; contact Tanya at (952) 836-7182.

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Spring Discount - 25% Off Tree Trimming, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding 612-644-8035 Remove Large Trees & Stumps CHEAP

20+ Yrs Experience Roggenbuck Tree Care, LLC. Licensed-Bonded-Insured Call (612)636-1442

Gary's Trim Carpentry Home Repair, LLC Free Estimates, Insured. All Jobs Welcome 612-644-1153

952-883-0671 Mbr: BBB Tree Removal Silver Fox Services A Good Job!!

15 yrs exp.

Thomas Tree Service Immaculate Clean-up!

Tree Removal/Trimming Lot Clearing & Stump Removal Free Estimates 952-440-6104

Window Cleaning

2660

Re-Roofing & Roof Repairs – Snow & Ice Removal - 30 Yrs Exp Insured - Lic#20126880 John Haley #1 Roofer, LLC. Call 952-925-6156

Fix It • Replace It • Upgrade It Any Size Project Over 40 yrs experience Ron 612-221-9480 Licensed • Insured

Turn your unneeded items in to

$$$$$$$$

Jack of All Trades Handyman

Sell your items in Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

Specializing in residential & commercial repairs & maintenance.

Fully insured. Lic#20639540

952-846-2000 Painting

2420

651-815-4147

3000

LIVE AUCTION

For remaining inventory of the USA Baby

Sat., March 9, 2013 @ 10:00. A.M.

Inspection: 8:00 A.M.

on Morning of the Sale 515 West 77th Street Richfield, MN 55423 Items Include: Cribs, Mattresses, Mirrors, Dressers, Car seats, Strollers, Accessories, Bedding, Pallet Racking, Electric Forklift Jack, Tools, Office Furniture, Shelving, Tools and more.

Removal Day of Sale or by Sunday 8am-2pm 15% Buyers Premium, We Accept Cash, Visa, MC

Bloomington Cemetery Plots priced at $1200 each Call 1-954-850-5223 Resurrection Cemetery 2 crypts @ $2250 each.

Call 952-888-9138

6701 Limerick Ln, Edina Fri., 3/8 (8-4); Sat., 3/9 (8-3) Housewares, furniture, garage items, clothing.

To Place Your Sale Ad

Contact Jeanne at

952-392-6875

Deadline: Mondays at 3pm

Window Cleaning 651-646-4000 Painting

2420

Lic. #BC626700

Housecleaning

612-825-7316/952-934-4128 www.afreshlookinc.com

CLEAN AND SHINE Thorough, rel. cleaning. 14 yrs exp. Outstanding ref's.

Dawn or Brett 952-657-5577 All natural, locally owned professional green housecleaning service. Quality products, impeccable refs.

Lic/ins. Melissa 612-9100560 or mbuck@ polishgreenclean.com

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2510

General Contractors Storm Damage Restoration Roofing â– siding â– windows Established 1984

(763) 550-0043 (952) 476-7601 (651) 221-2600

*A and K PAINTING*

3500 Vicksburg Lane Suite 400-351 P l y m o u t h , M N 5 5 4 4 7 Lic # 6793

Int./Ext Painting/Staining & texturing. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond Major Credit Cards Accepted

Tree Service

2620

3 Interior Rooms/$250 Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repair. Cabinet Enameling and Staining. 30 yrs exp.

Steve 763-545-0506

Tree Service

2620

Free Ests.

Int/Ext Comm/Res 952-997-6888 10% Off

Senior Discounts

Great Service Affordable Prices

Quality Residential Painting & Drywall

3050

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

3050

Boutiques/Craft Shows & Gifts

Ceiling & Wall Textures H20 Damage – Plaster Repair

Wall Paper Removal INTERIOR EXTERIOR

•Ben's Painting•

Boutique

Paint/Stain/Ceilings. We

Gifts & Crafts

952-432-2605

Jasper Painting • 20 yrs exp. • Int/Ext. • Free ests. • Refs avl.

Lisa 651-208-7838

10a-7p Daily

3700

Leisure

3720

Boats, New & Used

Applewood Hills Golf Course 11840 60th St. N, Stillwater, MN 55082

HOURS: Weekdays . . . . . . 9:30 am–8:00 pm Saturdays . . . . . . 9:00 am–6:00 pm Sunday . . . . . . . 10:00 am–5:00 pm Sunday March 17th: Closing at 3:00 pm For more information contact CARRIE STAPLES csboutiques@hotmail.com 612-414-6045

Full Interior & Exterior www.ktpainting.com

www.LNHDBoutiques.com

651-452-4802 Powerwashing

Apartments & Condos For Sale

2BR, 2BA $850/1200SF, 2 A/C units & DW lge balcony,Garage $40m Brookside Apartments 16829 Toronto Ave. SE, Prior Lake MN 612-824-7554

High Performance Academy 2950 Lexington Ave

LAKEVILLE

Competitive Wages!

FULL BENEFITS For more information Call (800) 672-0709 Monday thru Friday 8 am - 4 pm To Apply Submit resume to:

Email: hr@brown-wilbert.com or FAX: (651) 842.3493 or Mail to: Brown-Wilbert, Inc. 2280 N. Hamline Avenue St. Paul, MN 55113

8100

Manufactured Homes

Apple Valley/Lakeville border: 3 BR, many updates pets OK. $29,900 financing avl. 612-581-3833

Account Payable Clerk This position is full-time, located in Lakeville.

The accounts payable clerk is responsible for entry and coding of accounts payable invoices, reconciliation of accounts, ďŹ ling, answering vendor inquiries and other administrative duties as assigned.

Experience/Skills Required: 1. Familiar with standard accounting concepts, practices and procedures.

2. Be able to multi-task, be exceptionally organized, detail oriented and juggle multiple high priority items simultaneously.

3. Be a self-starter and a team player.

4. Be proďŹ cient in Microsoft Excel and Word.

5. Able to maintain conďŹ dential information.

Education/Experience Required: 1. AA Degree preferred.

2. 3+ years experience.

3. ProďŹ cient in MS Excel.

Our compensation package includes competitive wages, beneďŹ ts and 401k. For consideration, please email your resume, including a cover letter with salary requirements, to AWCjobs5T8r5gg3@advancedwireless.com or fax to 952-469-0177.

Chrysler 17ft, fiberglass open bow-tri hull, Good Cond. *New price $875 612-825-6283

OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVES IMMEDIATE NEED! * BURNSVILLE BRANCH *

Family Care Child Care

ALL experience levels encouraged to apply!

Base Pay + Commission Benefits: • Can earn $65K+ in the first year • Paid vacation & holidays • Medical, dental, vision and prescription plans • 401(k) with company matching • Year round/FT • Paid training Required to pass: Drug screen, background & motor vehicle record checks

LV: Lic/AAS Degree LL center curric. 2+yrs.

Gr8 rate. 952-432-8885

5000

5200

Rentals Townhouse For Rent

LV Compl. Remod. 3 BR, 2 BA, TH. Bkgrd Credit chk req. pd for by applicant. $1250 W/D 612-490-6292

3970

Pets

APPLY TODAY!

3970

Pets

Call Christy to schedule an interview at 612-490-5849 or contact her via email at: christyswecker@trugreenmail.com AA/EOE M/F/V/D

5100

Senior Rentals

2490

Powerwashing

2490

Powerwashing

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Commercial Properties Space

Building or Remodeling?

Find a quality builder in Class 2050 www.sunthisweek.com

Education

Preschool Teacher and Center Float

New Horizon Academy in Lakeville is accepting resumes for a Preschool Teacher and a Center Float.

Candidates must have some college courses in early childhood or related field of study.

For more information or to schedule an interview call Lori @ 952-469-6659 or email resume to: lheruth@ nhacademy.net E.O.E.

Finish Carpenters

Schwieters Companies is hiring entry level to experienced finish carpenters.

Please call 612-328-3140 to schedule an interview.

Top Benefits & Pay: tools/medical/dental/401k www.finishcarpenters.com

HOUSE CLEANERS The Cleaning Authority No nights, no wkends, M-F 8-5pm Top rate, pd holiday, benefits. Need valid drivers lic. Vehicle ins. 1472 Yankee Doodle Rd, Eagan, MN Interviews M-F 7-9am.

651-454-1464

JOB FAIR!!

McLane Minnesota, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire-Hathaway, is currently seeking qualified candidates to join our team! McLane, a wholesale grocery distributor, has been in business for over 100 years and continues to grow each year! Our Minnesota location has recently added to our portfolio of outstanding customers and must fill the following positions immediately.

DRIVERS - Class A CDL required. Must meet all DOT requirements. Recent graduates encouraged to apply!!

Full Case Grocery Selectors M-F 7:30 am start $13.30/hr Sanitation Lead - Various shifts and hours, 4 yr degree and sup exp req, $13.80/hr Selectors (Candy/GMP) M-F 6:00 am start $11.25/hr Cooler/Freezer selectors- M-F 5:30 am start $.35 extra premium/hr We are seeking candidates with a good work history and a great attendance record. Must pass drug test, physical screening and background check.

Some positions require additional skills.

If you are interested in joining the McLane Team please email or fax your resume, or stop in to fill out an application or attend an upcoming job fair!!

Saturday March 9, 2013 8:00 AM to Noon

McLane Minnesota 1111 5th Street West Northfield, MN 55057 Fax (507) 664-3042 mnhr@mclaneco.com EOE/M/F/D

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Knowledge of InDesign and page design required. Photography part of the job. This position offers great benefits.

The Norwood Young America Times is a small town newspaper with a strong commitment to community journalism.

Commercial Properties Space

Office Space for Rent

Our job is to make you look good!

www.sparklewashcmn.com

Apartments

651-463-2511

Perfect for professional office, small business office, artist or craft studio.

Three large rooms: 557 sq.ft., 609 sq.ft.,& 817 sq.ft. Convenient St. Louis Park location (corner of Hwy 100 & Minnetonka Blvd) Call:952-926-1646

Commercial and residential pressure washing Decks strip & seal, roof washing, house washing, concrete cleaning and staining. Full exterior washing.

763-225-6200

Senior Rentals

Spruce Place Senior

7100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Full Time Editor 2 BRs available

7100

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April is a Chi mixed with Dachie found running around in Rural MN. She is a sweetheart and only 5.5 lbs. She is great with other dogs, but at only 1 year old has lots to learn! She loves wearing sweaters in MN! Call Jane at 651-698-3049 and leave a message or see her at our adoption day at the Apple Valley Petco from 11-3 Saturday with all our dogs and cats looking for homes.

Located at

•FREE ESTIMATES •INSURED

2490

7400

Real Estate

Last Hope, Inc. (651) 463-8747

MARCH 6–17, 2013

CR Services Int/Ext painting, fully insured 20+ yrs exp. Joe 612-212-3573 DAVE'S PAINTING and WALLPAPERING Int/Ext • Free Est • 23 Yrs Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins Visa/MC 952-469-6800

7000

Check our website out at www.last-hope.org to see our updated cats and dogs!

Will meet or beat prices!

Int/Ext, Drywall Repair accept Visa/MC/Discvr.

*Income Restrictions Do Apply

Garage Sales

Mar 14-16

Health Care

Dual Position Class B CDL Driver & Concrete Manufacturer

APRIL IS A SWEETHEART!

4 Seasons Painting

952-469-1009

Eagan HUGE KIDS SALE 400+ Sellers!!

4100

Painting

Lakeville Court Apartments & Townhomes 20390 Dodd Blvd Lakeville, MN 55044

Musical Instuments

MUSICIANS TRADE FAIR

4000

Why Pay More!

Superior Housecleaning. $50 for 4 hrs, Ref's Jamie 651-528-3351

2420

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2510

9050

9100

3270

Admission $5 763-754-7140 Buy - Sell - Trade crocodileproductionsinc.com

Help Wanted/ Full Time

6400

3160

Sat., March 9 (10am -3pm) EAGAN CIVIC ARENA 3870 Pilot Knob Rd.

9100

Employment

5400

tops, maple cabinets, flooring, paint and neutral acFurnishings cent wall, Controlled entrance and private single QN. PILLOWTOP SET stall garage w/opener.

3 Bedroom Townhomes New In Plastic!! $150 Available MUST SELL!! 763-360-3829 Rent Starting at $986 Stanley dining rm set, 1226 - 1383 sq. ft., water, oak, & china cabinet, $600. sewer & trash removal Stanley bedrm set, Qu for PAID. ALL NEW: range w/self$300. B/O 763-559-9660 cleaning oven, refrigerator, dishwasher, counter Misc. tops, maple cabinets, floorWanted ing, paint and neutral acPolaris Snowmobile & cent wall and attached priATV's. Working & non- vate single stall garage working, any cond. Will w/opener. pick-up, will pay cash! Call today to schedule your personal tour or visit Call 612-987-1044

Credit Cards Accepted

2310

9000

Bookkeeping Full Charge, Burnsville, Comp:$45K to $52K/yr VerticalXchange is seeking a F/C Bookkeeper in our Brnsville off. Resp for all financial activity within the Co inPCAs Regency Home HealthCare cluding but not limited to: is seeking part time - day QuickBooks, A/R, A/P, and evening PCA's to care bank reconciliation, fin for individuals in their reporting budget prep & homes. Help needed in the analysis, IRA Plan mgt, Lf Houses Eagan, Cottage Grove, Ins, Dis & HC, Gen HR DuFor Rent and Roseville area. Re- ties, Cash Mgt, Tax Prep, sponsible to assist with Payroll (ADP), P&L & BalCabin Rental: Sugar Lake client cares, food prep, ance Sheet Mgt. Multi Co. in Annandale, MN. Quick books exp a must.

1 hour west on hwy 55. light housekeeping and Rqts: 4 year degree & 2+ 3BR, 2BA, dock, pontoon, laundry. Must be compas- yrs of acct exp. $1500-$2000/mo. (6mo-2yr sionate, have great atten- Lkoenig@verticalxlease) Year round home. tion to detail, excellent change.com problem solving, commuCall Mike for details. 612nication skills, and must 987-1044 have a valid driving li- Janitor, Mendota Heights, cense. If interested please Candidate will perform Apartments & submit online application the daily cleaning in all Condos For Rent at www.regencyhhc.com laboratory areas in compliance with GLP, USDA or fax resume attn: and AALAC guidelines.

Stephanie @ AV- 1BR, 1BA, Private, High School Diploma Pre651-488-4656. EOE Furnished 4 room apt. in ferred, Must be able to lift my home. $595 per month, 50lbs. Please submit replus util, NP, NS, Avail 2/1 sume to hr.stp@wuxi952-953-4317, or email: apptec.com Help Wanted/ hartds@aol.com Full Time Diesel Mechanic Foreman, SEE IT... LOVE IT...

Great Pay/Benefits. APLIVE IT!!! www.durhamMaterial Specialist, PLY Come in to Lakeville or Burnsville, Nor-Tech has schoolservices.com, Court TODAY for stop by 3100 West Hwy 13, an opening in our Waregreat specials! house. Must have prior ex- Burnsville, MN 55337 2 Bedroom Apartments perience in Order pulling, Available Receiving and Shipping.

Rent Starting At $912 Sell It, Buy It, 880 sq. ft., heat, water, Electronic Shipping ExpeSearch For It In sewer & trash removal rience is a plus. To apply for position please fax rePAID. Sun•Thisweek Classifieds ALL NEW: range w/self- sume 952-808-1001 or email www.sunthisweek.com cleaning oven, refrigera- Larry Hanson tor, dishwasher, counter larryh@nor-tech.com TWIN HOME FOR RENT IN LONSDALE: 3 BR, 2 BA Updated Newer Unit w/full basement and 2 Car Gar. (308 15th Ave) Avail March 1 $1100/mo + utils. & $1400 Damage Dep. 952-898-3461 or wollsjo@aol.com

Alto sax, perfect cond., played by professional, $500 or b/o. 952-465-4844

Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros Bonded & Insured Free Est. • Senior Discounts

Free Quotes & Ideas

Duplexes/Dbl Bungalows For Rent

www.sandcompanies.com

A Fresh Look, Inc.

Call Ray 952-484-3337

Estate Sales

3130

3500

* Decks * Basements *Kitchen/Bath Remod *Roofing & Siding *All Types of Tile

Cemetery Lots

3090

3280

Locally owned & operated

R&J Construction

5300

Merchandise

Auctions Why Wait 3020 Roofing LLC PUBLIC ONSITE

952-500-1088

0 Stress! 110% Satisfaction!

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

2510

EOE

Resumes should be mailed to Todd Moen Attn: NYA Times PO Box 5, Waconia, MN 55387 Email: todd.moen@ecm-inc.com

Boat for days & never see the same shoreline! New 1 BR, Kitchen, loft, LR with 11’ cathedral ceiling, large deck ~700 sq. ft., 30 + 50 AMP hookup, R-22, Air/Heat, boat slip, pool, beach, many species of fish. 1 hour from Minneapolis.

Sleeps 6-8, furnished, $89,900.

Lots start at $46,500. $420/year pays for mowing, docks in/ out, trash, water, pool. Nothing to do but relax & have fun!

All lots have lake view & boat slip. Pet/Kid Friendly, Enjoy Card Games, Fire Pit Parties, Wine Tasting, Potlucks Mark 651-270-3226

SUN THISWEEK - Farmington - Lakeville March 8, 2013 17A

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

9100

Now Hiring!

Warehouse/ Packaging/Assembly All shifts. Entry level to skilled positions available.

Inbound Customer Service Representatives -Location in Chanhassen -Pay $11/hour -Monday Friday 6 am 6 pm (8 hours within that time) -9 Month contract position Email resume to:

jobs@awardstaffing.com or call (952)924-9000 for more info.

OTR TEAM DRIVERS EAGAN/ST. PAUL, MN The TFE Toro Transport Express is seeking qualified professional OTR Team Drivers (Class A) to support the private Toro Fleet. An Excellent safety record is required. Benefit package includes competitive wages, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage; company paid pension, matching 401k, 9 paid holidays, company paid vacation, fuel and operational bonus incentives and more. Home every weekend! Male/Female teams welcomed.

To apply, contact Jack at

952-887-8371 The TFE Toro Transport Express is an EOE Trenchers Plus Burnsville We are seeking FT Parts Person also FT Qualified Equipment Technicians.

Send resumes to: john@trenchers plus.com

Help Wanted/ Part Time

Burnsville Volkswagon Great opportunity to join the Luther family of dealerships at our new state of the art facility. Significant income potential selling new and used vehicles at the metro’s #1 VW dealer in customer satisfaction for the last two years. VW is one of the fastest growing auto companies around.

Our sales consultants averaged over 200 units each in 2012! Be proud of what you sell with Consumer Reports best picks, 40+ MPG diesels, and IIHS top safety picks. Aggressive pay plan and great benefits including 401k, medical, and dental.

Auto sales experience preferred.

Call Tim Wilkins or Tom Walsh at 952-892-9400 or submit an application online at w w w. l u t h e r a u t o . c o m and click on employment.

TELESALES/LEAD GENERATOR Coon Rapids Training firm is seeking a Telesales/Lead Generator.

Position involves both cold calling and calling existing customers to promote upcoming training events around the country.

Applicant must have: Positive and enthusiastic attitude. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and confident phone voice.

Confident, with a strong drive for continuous improvement and to meet goals. Passion for overcoming objections, obstacles and building rapport on the phone. 1+ years Telesales/Lead Generation experience required. Base plus commission. Medical and Dental Coverage.

If interested, email resume to info@aqsperformance.com

9200

Help Wanted/ Part Time

MacPhail Center for Music has openings for PT Early Childhood Music Instructors to provide MacPhail Early Childhood Music instruction at New Horizon Academy and Kinderberry Hill Centers at locations throughout the Twin Cities metro and some outside the metro.

Details at macphail.org.

Apply by e-mailing cover letter and resume to: resume@macphail.org.

PT CNA/Exp PCA Wanted: Varied hours Burnsville. 952-807-5102

Retail/Clerk PT evenings & Weekends for responsible adult.

Apply in person:

Blue Max Liquors

9200

9200

Automotive Sales

Maintenance Cedar Knolls Manufactured Home Community seeking FT maintenance staff member.

Starting pay $13.00 to $13.50 per hour plus benefits including 401K. Please call Paul at: 952-431-5771 or email resume to: paul_kellen@ equitylifestyle.com

Help Wanted/ Full Time

14640 10th Ave S, Burnsville

Help Wanted/ Part Time

Employment Planning & Placement Specialist-FT MRCI WorkSourceShakopee MRCI seeks an energetic and outgoing person to work with our clientele and develop meaningful work opportunities. BA in related field & 2 yrs exp in placement and vocational rehab services as well as experience managing customer relations, valid MN driver's license, computer proficiency and strong communication skills. In lieu of degree, 8-10 yrs management exp will be accepted. Background in marketing and sales highly desired. Daytime hours M-F and a comprehensive benefit package included.

Additional information can be found by visiting our website www.mrciworksource.org or calling (507) 386-4747.

EOE/AA Seeking Immediate Overnight CAREGivers!

Enrich the lives of seniors while providing non-medical home care in this rewarding part-time job.

Growing St. Paul agency offers flexible schedules including weekday/weekend hours, sleepovers, awakeovers & Round the Clock (24hr) shifts. Retirees encouraged to apply.

651-604-8199

Substitute Teachers

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District Visit www.isd191.org for more details

FLORAL SALES

PT BURNSVILLE AREA, M-F 3-6 PM AND EVERY OTHER SAT 9-1.

COMPUTER SKILLS A MUST AND RETAIL EXPERIENCE A MUST. SEND RESUME TO 13704 COUNTY RD 11 OR CALL 952-8904807 OR EMAIL TO DAKOTA@FLORALINC. COMCASTBIZ.NET

9250

Help Wanted/ Full & Part Time

9250

Help Wanted/ Full & Part Time

City Desk/Yard, Plymouth, Hedberg Landscape has seasonal City Desk Customer Service & Yard positions available at Plymouth location. Requiredbasic computer & math skills, excellent customer service & multi-tasking.

Email application or resume to megibson@hedbergaggregates.com or call 763-392-5913 Plumber/Installer, Lakeville, MN Plumbing & Appliance Co. looking for Apprentice/Journeyman For Appliance Installations.

Www.info@mnplumbingandappliance.com

Houseaides FT & PT

Community Assisted Living is looking for FT & PT Houseaides to work in our residential homes taking care of 5/6 Seniors in Farmington & Apple Valley. We have openings on Evenings and Awake Overnights. All shifts include E/O weekend. Previous direct care experience is preferred.

Call 952-440-3955 for application address.

Holiday Inn Lakeville Full Time Front Desk Supervisor & Part Time Lifeguard Apply in person at:

Holiday Inn & Suites 20800 Kenrick Ave.

Or apply online at www.hilakeville.com

9250

Help Wanted/ Full & Part Time

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Call

952 – 846– 2000 to place your ad.

Pizza Ranch

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Apple Valley & Lakeville Looking for friendly people to fill positions.

• Front Counter • Kitchen Crew • Dishwashers • Delivery Drivers • Etc. Full & Part Time positions.

Both day and night shifts.

Secure Summer positions now!

We’re flexible with student schedules.

4-H Youth Teaching Youth Program Coordinator University of Minnesota Extension is recruiting two candidates for 75% time 4-H Youth Teaching Youth Program Coordina tor positions in Dakota County.

Essential Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required.

Must have experience in a direct youth development organization (as a member, volunteer, leader, paid staff member, or some combination). Access to reliable transportation for job-related travel. Ability to work evenings and weekends.

APPLY ONLINE: Requisition number 183257.

To apply online and to access the complete job description, go to: employment.umn.edu/ applicants/Central?quickFind=109706.

Completed applications must be received by March 22, 2013 to be considered.

9400

Seasonal Hiring

Linder's is now taking applications for seasonal positions in many locations.

Candidates should have experience in retail sales, POS systems, and customer service.

Plant knowledge is helpful. Candidates should be willing to commit a minimum of 18 hours per week. We offer flexible hours, great employee discounts, and many convenient locations.

Please apply online at www.linders.com/ flowermart

9500

Automotive

9600

Vehicles

2000 Ford Taurus SES, AC, 4 dr., blue, 143M, good cond., very dependable. $3,000/BO. 612-798-4377

9810

Junkers & Repairable Wanted

$$$ $200 - $10,000 $$$ Junkers & Repairables More if Saleable.

MN Licensed www.crosstownauto.net

612-861-3020 651-645-7715 $225+ for most Vehicles Free Towing 651-769-0857

Apply in person today!

Apple Valley Pizza Ranch 15662 Pilot Knob Rd Apple Valley 55124 Lakeville Pizza Ranch 16995 Kenyon Avenue Lakeville 55044

9820

Motorcycle, Moped, Motor Bike

Motorcycles Wanted!

Cash for used & Damaged 651-285-1532

9900

Vans, SUVs, & Trucks

04 Mitsubishi Endeavor LS, AWD, 4dr, dk brown, PL/PW, CD, cloth int. 86K $5400 Call 612-987-1044

9810

TEST SCORERS NEEDED $13 PER HOUR

Enhancing the quality of human life through the provision of exceptional healthcare services

Apple Valley, Eagan, and Bloomington

Medical Staff Credentialing Coordinator (Ref. #737) (Risk Management)

For more information about the positions and to sign up for a Recruiting Event, visit www.questarai.com/aboutus/careers.

FT and PT positions available 4-year college degree required

Trinity Campus NAR – PT SHIFTS We are seeking nursing assistants to serve at our senior campus. Duties include assisting residents with their daily grooming, dining needs, ambulating and transferring residents. Candidates must be on the Minnesota Registry.

1.0 FTE (80hrs/2wks). Experience in medical staff credentialing preferred. Detail-oriented. Skilled in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel).

Dietary Aide I (Ref. #742) (Nutrition Services) .35 FTE (28hrs/2wks). Must be at least 16 years of age, High School graduate preferred.

Willing to work weekends and holidays.

Please visit www.northfieldhospital.org for further details and to complete an online application!

Or at: TRINITY CAMPUS 3410 213th Street West Farmington, MN 55024

EEO/AA

DRIVERS WANTED

Enhancing the quality of human life through the provision of exceptional healthcare services

Accountant (Ref. #746) (Accounting) (1.0 FTE)

DO YOU LOOK GOOD IN YELLOW?

1.0 FTE (80hrs/2wks).

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.

4-5 years accounting experience preferred (healthcare experience preferred).

• SCHOOL BUS DRIVER

Clinic Triage RN Float (Ref. #749/750) (FamilyHealth Medical Clinics) (1.0 FTE & Casual)

COME JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS DRIVING A SCHOOL BUS! morning & afternoon routes

• CHARTER BUS DRIVER private groups, school field trips & after school activities

1.0 FTE (80hrs/2wks) (#749). Casual Call (#750).

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Workshops/classes/other Ukulele workshop for ages 13 and older, 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Rosemount United Methodist Church, 14770 Canada Ave. W., Rosemount.

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Spring Basket class, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16, Eagan Art House. Cost: $56. Registration required. Information: eaganarthouse.org or (651) 675-5521.

Renaissance and Flemish Oil Painting Techniques class, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, March to April (six weeks), at Dan Petrov Art Studio, Burnsville. Cost: $245. Information: danpetrovart. com or (763) 843-2734.

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Family Sampler workshops for adults and children ages 5 and older at the Eagan Art House from 1 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9. Cost: $15 per family, up to four people; $3 for each additional person. Supplies provided. Registration required. Information: (651) 675-5521.

Adult painting open studio from 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: (651) 6755521.

Music Together in the Valley offers classes for parents and their infant, toddler and preschool children in Rosemount, Farmington, Lakeville and Apple Valley. Information: www.musictogetherclasses.com or (651) 439-4219.

The Eagan Art House offers classes for ages 4 through adult. For a complete listing go to www.eaganarthouse.org or call (651) 675-5521.

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Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, (651) 2144732.

Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, (952) 736-3644.

Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with special needs (ASD/DCD programs), In the Company of Kids 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, (952) 736-3644.

Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville (Colonial Shopping Center), (952) 736-3644.

Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m.

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Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at (651) 315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person.

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Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833.

Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m.-noon. $5/ class. Call Marilyn (651) 4637833.

The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, (952) 985-4640.

Rosemount History Book Club meets the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, (952) 255-8545 or jjloch@charter.net.

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Call for Artists Ten Brushes’s “Path of Savage Juried Art Show – Light� exhibit runs through Dates are April 26 to May 31. En- March 9 at Burnsville Performtry fee: $15 for one entry, $25 for ing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet two entries. Deadline: April 12. Ave. Information: (952) 895Information/registration: https:// 4685. www.callforentry.org/festivals_ Quilted Expressions, Eaunique_info.php?ID=1014. gan High School’s 18th annual Minnesota River Arts Fair quilt exhibit, will be available for – Dates are July 20-21 at The viewing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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The Shrine of the Stations of the Cross, a exhibition of Comedy photographs by Dave Kitchel, Tracy Morgan will perform is on display through April 14 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March at Rosemount United Methodist 20, at Burnsville Performing Church Gallery, 14770 Canada Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Ave. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Friday, March 8 Fish fry by the Dakota County Elks Lodge 2832, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Mary, Mother of the Church, 3333 Cliff Road, Burnsville. Meals include walleye, baked potato, coleslaw, rolls, and a beverage. Cost: $13 for ages 12 and above, $5 for ages 11 and under.

Fish fry by the Rosemount VFW Post, 5 to 8 p.m. Meals include potato, vegetables, and choice of soup or salad plus dinner roll. Information: (651) 423-9938.

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Thisweekend ‘Turn Here Sweet Corn’ chronicles Eagan family’s farm saga Author and organic farming advocate Atina Diffley featured at March 19 library event

by Andrew Miller SUN THISWEEK

Though the land the Diffley family farmed for more than a hundred years in the Eagan area has since been relinquished to suburban development, Atina Diffley believes the family’s farming tradition will continue well into the future.

She and husband Martin now run Organic Farming Works, a consulting business, from their new farm in Eureka Township.

Plus, “I have a 9-yearold grandson who seems to want to farm – and I believe him,” she said.

Diffley, who chronicles the drama involved in running a family farm in her book “Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works,” will be at Rosemount’s Robert Trail Library on March 19 as part of the “Meet the Author” series sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council.

“Turn Here Sweet Corn” brings to light the successes – and many challenges – of life on a family farm.

Diffley and husband Martin started Gardens of Eagan in 1973 on Martin’s family land in Eagan, and it was one of the first certified organic produce farms in the Midwest.

Along with loss of land to suburban development,

the couple also faced the threat of eminent domain for a crude oil pipeline proposed by Koch Industries.

The legal David-versusGoliath drama in “Turn Here Sweet Corn” is paired with instruction in organic farming and Diffley’s emphasis on maintaining a connection to the land.

“Fundamentally, the message is about food, food security and our relationship with the land,” she said. “In Eagan, we actually witnessed an ecological collapse (as surrounding land was developed).

“We learn in the fourth grade how we’re dependent on the ecosystem, but I didn’t really understand it until I saw it happen.”

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Atina Diffley and husband Martin started Gardens of Eagan in 1973 on Martin’s family land in Eagan, and it was one of the first certified organic produce farms in the Midwest. Along with loss of land to suburban development, the couple also faced the threat of eminent domain for a crude oil pipeline.

The Diffleys left their Eagan land in 1989 to make way for a housing development and a school.

In 2008, they sold the Gardens of Eagan name to the Wedge Community Coop.

In addition to Diffley’s book, the family’s farming experience has been chronicled in a documentary by filmmaker Helen DeMichiel, also titled “Turn Here Sweet Corn.”

The “Meet the Author” event at the Robert Trail Library is at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 19, and Open Monday thru Saturday, admission is free.

More about Diffley and 11 am to 9 pm “Turn Here Sweet Corn” is at www.atinadiffley.com.

Andrew Miller can be reached at andrew.miller@ecm-inc. com or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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