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Jan. 12, 2018 | Volume 38 | Number 45

Business owner says animals on her farm are not pure gray wolves, but wolf-dog hybrids by Kayla Culver SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A Lakeville-area fur farm and petting zoo can no longer kill any animals with gray wolf lineage while it’s being sued by two animal rights groups. The Fur-Ever Wild animal farm was sued last year by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Lockwood Animal Rescue Center, a California wolf sanctuary.

According to an agreement approved by a federal judge in Minneapolis, Fur-Ever Wild owner Teresa Petter is barred “from causing the deaths of animals with any gray wolf lineage� that are under Petter’s “ownership, possession, custody, care or control.� The lawsuit was originally filed Sept. 29, 2017. It argued that Petter attracts visitors to her petting zoo by breeding gray wolf puppies. It also ar-

gues once the puppies become too old Fur-Ever Wild kills, skins and sells their fur at its gift shop. It also claims FurEver Wild provides inadequate veterinary care, shelter, exercise area, food, water and unsanitary conditions for the wolves while they are alive. The facility began killing its wolves no later than December 2012. The lawsuit states “in a deposition taken on behalf of the town of Eure-

ka, Ms. Petter acknowledged she selectively determines when to skin her animals depending on the fur market. Ms. Petter discussed skinning two wolves the previous night. She also predicted another 25 wolves would be skinned within a span of three weeks.� According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, it became illegal to kill a wolf except in the defense of human life in December

2014. Gray wolves were reinstated under the Endangered Species Act in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, which places them under protection of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Petter has denied the allegations made against her and that her dogs are not pure gray wolves but are wolf-dog hybrids. U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen approved See WOLVES, 12A

Council discusses airport annexation Airlake Airport is looking to expand and improve SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Lakeville North High School graduate Jon Hedin has his photos on display at the Lakeville Area Arts Center through Feb. 23. Page 17A

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Fur-Ever Wild to stop killing gray wolves

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The Lakeville City Council held a public hearing during its meeting Jan. 2 to consider the annexation of Airlake Airport into the city of Lakeville. The Metropolitan Airports Commission made the request to annex approximately 119 acres into the city of Lakeville to allow for the airport’s growth and for it to receive city water and sewer. The airport originally planned as part of an expansion project to lengthen the runway from 4,099 feet to 5,000 feet and has expressed interest in building more hangars. According to MAC director of reliever airports Gary Schmidt, they are now planning to add pavement onto each end of the runway as part of the project. “It’s absolutely necessary for the airport to have the services the city of Lakeville can provide in order for the airport to continue to thrive and

serve the role it’s supposed to service within our system of airports,� Schmidt said. Airlake Airport had been negotiating with Eureka Township for 20 years regarding its expansion plan before working with MAC to propose the annexation offer to the city of Lakeville. According to Schmidt, the addition of the runway would cause part of 225th Street to become part of a safety area. The east end of 225th between Highview and Cedar Avenue would require some relocation. “That’s part of our comprehensive plan, and it would be on airport commission property. We’ve been talking with both the township and the county about where the intersections would be most appropriate,� Schmidt said. He adds that he hopes future plans for the airport include developing portions of the airport to receive municipal water services and a long-term

Map of the Airlake Airport where the Metropolitan Airports Commission hopes approximately 119 acres will be annexed into the City of Lakeville. goal of further possible annexation. During the public forum Jan. 2, residents of Lakeville, Eureka Township and Farmington brought up their concerns. One resident asked if the initial annexation were approved, how much more Eureka Township land would the city of

Lakeville annex. “At present there are no other plans that are under discussion to annex addition land in Eureka Township other than the discussions we’re having with the Metropolitan Airport Commission,� Mayor Doug Anderson said. He adds that it is a possibility of future discus-

sion of further annexation of the airport but they are not sure when that would happen. “That’s up to MAC to send us another request,� he said. Action to consider the annexation of the property will take place during the council’s Jan. 16 meeting.

Orchard Lake makes sandwiches for the homeless by Kayla Culver SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Orchard Lake Elementary school spent one afternoon making sandwiches for the homeless. The school’s cares team consists of 12 fourth- and fifth-graders who work together to plan, inform and bring together the students. The team decided they would like to make sandwiches for the homeless. They got students, parents and staff to raise over $1,500 for the sandwich supplies. According to parent volunteer Kirstin Specht, the students were aiming to raise $800 but reached a much higher goal. The students assembled and worked together to create each sandwich. Each student had their own responsibility such as setting the bread on the tray, adding the cheese or meat and then putting them in the sandwich bags. “I think all the kids were excited to see how many sandwiches they could make in a short amount of time,� Specht said. At the end of the day, Allan Law, also known as the “Sandwich Man,� came to the school to talk with the students about the work he does and to pick up the sandwiches to give to the homeless. The remaining funds the students raised were given to Law to purchase hats and mittens for the homeless. Law spends his nights walking around the Twin Cities passing out sandwiches, coats, blankets, socks and bus tokens to the homeless. He delivers some of the sandwiches for distribution by shelters and others he hands out himself. Law goes out almost every night and has delivered approximately 800,000 sandwiches in 2017.

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Allen Law, aka the “Sandwich Man� talks to Orchard Lake Elementary school students about dedicating his nights to giving sandwiches, blankets and other items to the homeless. The cares team continues to work year round at Orchard Lake to bridge the community and foster relationships, Specht said. During this school year the students have encouraged each other to wear orange in October for anti-bullying day. They have also organized lunch time mix up, where every student is given a table number to sit at during lunch in order to get to know new students. Parent volunteers and teachers are there to

assist the students with ideas and information on how to implement those ideas. “They meet and decide what they want to do within the school. It helps bridge the community, foster relationships and has a positive effect in the school,� Specht said. Contact Kayla Culver at kayla.culver@ecm-inc. com.

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County building heading into a new Galaxie Extensive remodeling of the Apple Valley library to begin in February by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Frequent visitors to the Galaxie Library in Apple Valley will experience a change in their routine next month through about Labor Day when the library will close for extensive renovations. The Dakota County Board approved two contracts for the project during its Jan. 2 meeting totaling $3.14 million for the renovation work and new automated material-handling (AMH) equipment for check-in and checkout. Mankato-based Brennan Construction of Minnesota Inc. won the construction contract with a low bid of $2.945 million among several bidders. The company, which recently completed a renovation of the Northfield Public Library, also has an office in Edina. It has completed other Twin Cit-

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Virtually all of the spaces inside the current Galaxie Library in Apple Valley will be altered after a renovation project starts in February. ies projects, such as a fire station in Ramsey and the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota, which was developed inside a former city garage. The other two lowest bidders were within

$120,000 of Brennan’s bid, making the project a very competitive one. County staff and Bentz Thompson Rietow Architects reviewed the bidder qualifications and found that Brennan had a re-

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sponsible bid. The renovation project will be paid for using a portion of the $5.4 million that was included in the adopted 2017 Capital Improvement Program budget for design and construction of the Galaxie Library Renovation. The funding will be carried over to 2018 as part of the annual carryover process. County officials said the project will move most

library features, including the collections for children and teens along with moving the restrooms. A new iLab, which includes 3D printers, Apple iMac computers and Adobe Creative Suite, will be a focal point visible from the new lobby. A new AMH equipment room and relocated book drop and new staff work areas will be on the east side of the building. Georgia-based Bibliotheca LLC, which has an office in Oakdale, Minnesota, won the AMH contract for $198,452. The new system will have internal and external book drops, 11 bins and will be expandable, according to the county. It will allow multi-item returns, read radio-frequency identification tags and sort materials. County staff said it will reduce staff hours needed to sort materials, reduce the potential for repetitive stress injuries, and will reduce time materials are out of circulation. The Galaxie Library design includes a purpose built room for the equipment to keep noise out of

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office areas and features a large window so the public can see the books they return get sorted. All Dakota County Libraries currently have AMH systems except the Galaxie Library. Funding for the AMH of up to $250,000 was included in the approved 2017-2021 Building Capital Improvement Program budget for the Galaxie Library Renovation. The funding that remains at the end of 2017 will be carried over to 2018 as part of the annual carryover process. The construction is planned to begin in February 2018 and will continue through August. The Galaxie Library will close Jan. 29. A temporary library space in the Western Service Center lobby will incorporate Conference Room 108. Services available in the interim library include: Holds and returns, Law Library, a small collection of popular titles will be available for adults, printer and copier and Chromebooks may be checked out for use in the atrium. Full library services, materials and programs are available at nearby county libraries: • Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42 in Burnsville • Heritage Library, 20085 Heritage Drive in Lakeville • Robert Trail Library, 14395 Robert Trail in Rosemount • Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road in Eagan Current Galaxie Library staff will be reassigned to the four libraries anticipated to see the largest increase in usage during the construction period. Contact Tad Johnson at tad. johnson@ecm-inc.com or at twitter.com/editorTJ.

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Kids ’n Kinship celebrates Mentoring Month A game of catch turned into seven years of mentorship by Amy Mihelich SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Robert Ward had seen the presentations by the Rotary Club for years, but he never considered becoming a Kids ’n Kinship mentor himself until his youngest son was a sophomore in college. The not-for-profit organization expressed the same need at the presentation Ward attended in 2010 as they do today: kids needed mentors. “My kids were gone, and I thought maybe I could help out a boy,� Ward said. “I missed doing things with my own kids — just playing ball and coaching, doing things like that.� So, in the beginning of 2011, Ward called Kids ’n Kinship and said he was interested in being matched with a mentee. The organization met with him and showed him several potential matches. No names of the children were provided, but Ward could read descriptions of the children’s interests and background situations. “One boy really struck me,� Ward said. “His father had just passed away. He has a single mom trying to raise seven kids. It just struck me that it might be a really good fit.� Ward and his wife, Shel-

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Robert Ward and his mentee attend a baseball game together through the Kids ‘n Kinship mentorship program. They recently celebrated the seventh anniversary of becoming a mentor-mentee match. ley, met with the boy and when it hit me: they just his mother. They talked need a sounding board, about some of the things someone as an outlet.� the mentee was interested Now, Ward’s mentee in doing. Ward expected is 16, and Ward has been the 9-year-old to suggest striving to be a positive going to Nickelodeon male role model in his life Universe or other big and for nearly seven years. expensive activities. But For the first five years, the boy’s answer surprised the mentor pair met every him. week. They had fun do“He said he wanted to ing activities from playgo play catch with a foot- ing catch and basketball ball,� Ward said. “That’s to going canoeing and

More labor agreements approved in county Law enforcement, nurses, other employees have agreements completed by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

terms. While the salary ranges are still increasing based on the Pay Equity structure, the 2019 and 2020 range structure will increase 2 percent. In 2018-2020 there will be no general increase and the non-union merit matrix will be utilized. The 2018-2020 Merit Matrix is consistent with the 2018 County non-union Merit Matrix. The six different employee groups represent 344 employees. Three contracts for different county employee groups set forth similar compensation increases for 2018-2020 when they were approved in December. Those contracts were for 802 employees in the county, which has more than 1,850 workers.

swimming. Now they meet every two or three weeks. They watch a professional sports game on TV or eat a home-cooked meal together. “It’s a lot of hanging out — being there for him,� Ward said. Ward still finds that one of his main roles as a mentor is to be a sounding board. He’s listened while his mentee told stories about things that have happened at school or at home, and he’s helped him process those events. “Kids ’n Kinship does a wonderful job of training you. You aren’t there to be another parent. You’re there to be an adult friend,� he said. “In this day of social media and 24-hour news and communication, there’s nothing that replaces sitting down, eyeball to eyeball with someone and listening.� Ward said the organization helped him come up with ideas for new activities, and they encouraged him to simply ask his mentee what kinds of things he might be interested in as he got older. Kids ’n Kinship also makes tickets available for events and outings — Ward and his mentee especially enjoyed going to the Science Museum of Minnesota and sporting events throughout the years.

Whether they are baking a pizza, watching a sports game or doing an activity, Ward said the gift of time is the most valuable thing he has to offer. “To know that somebody appreciates you, for who you are — having a sounding board — that’s the most important thing for these kids,� Ward said. “I don’t think teenagers have a chance to have a meaningful discussion with an adult who is not judging them very often — that’s what keeps me going.� Recently, Ward helped his mentee apply for jobs. The 16-year-old has been working at a restaurant for two months. “He’s realizing that this is real life. Having a job has matured him significantly,� Ward said. “I told him ‘I’m really proud of you. You are taking on a lot of responsibility, and you are doing it well.’ � January is National Mentoring Month. Kids ’n Kinship is celebrating its 67 mentor-mentee matches, and it is looking for volunteer mentors for 21 kids on the waitlist. “Most of the time, our volunteer mentors say that they are getting involved to make a difference for a child, but what many of them find is that they benefit so greatly from it

themselves,� Kids ’n Kinship Director Jan Belmore said. Mentors are asked to commit to one year with their mentee, but Belmore has discovered that Kids ’n Kinship matches stay together for an average of three years. “That extended time speaks to the fact that people get invested in it. They find it enjoyable,� Belmore said. “It becomes less about ‘what are we going to do’ and more about the bond that has developed. It’s more about true friendship.� To learn more about national efforts, visit: www.mentoring.org/ourwork/campaigns/nationalmentoring-month. To learn more about Kids ’n Kinship, visit www.kidsnkinship.org or call 952-892-6368. People interested in hearing more about mentorship opportunities can attend either of the two upcoming information sessions. One will be Feb. 3 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Merchants Bank, located in Apple Valley at 14990 Glazier Avenue. The other will be Feb. 20 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Wescott Library in Eagan, located at 1340 Wescott Road. Contact Amy Mihelich at amy.mihelich@ecm-inc.com.

GARAGE has a new look after upgrades Live music experience enhanced by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

THE GARAGE, Burnsville’s all-age music venue, is welcoming 2018 with a sleek new look after $30,000 in upgrades. A new stage and sound booth and new flooring and lighting have enhanced the club’s look and live music experience, said Jack Kolb-Williams, executive director of Twin Cities Catalyst Music, the nonprofit that operates the alcohol-free venue. Located in the cityowned maintenance garage in Civic Center Park, the 350-capacity concert space was due for the cityfunded upgrade under a 10-year maintenance plan, said Kolb-Williams, whose nonprofit took over music operations in 2015 after the city dissolved what had been a multipurpose teen center since 1999. The upgrade “continues to put THE GARAGE on the map, and Burnsville on the map, for concerts and for (bands) that are looking to come through the Twin Cities,� Kolb-Williams said. “It’s

After the Dakota County Board approved several employment contracts at the end of 2017, the new year started with another round of threeyear agreements. Six different employee groups had their pay scales set for Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020, as part of the board’s consent agenda Jan. 2. The increases in the agreements are in large part the same for the 150 Library Department employees, 58 nurses in the Public Health and Social Services departments, 56 licensed sheriff’s deputies, 28 transportation maintenance employees and 17 licensed supervisors in the Sheriff’s Department. For each of the agreements: • The salary ranges in Contact Tad Johnson at the 2018 County Pay Eq- tad.johnson@ecm-inc.com uity Salary Range Struc- or at twitter.com/editorTJ. ture increased 2 percent. • General increases for each of the years 2018-20 are 2.5 percent • There are amounts set in the merit matrix allowing 1-4 percent in ¨Âž¡Ă?nÂŒnÂŁĂ“Â?Ăłn AžÂ?Â˜Ăś nÂŁĂ?Â?Ă“Ă?Ă?Ăś creases based on performance. 0Ă?nĂłnÂŁ -nĂ?nĂ?Ă“nÂŁb

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the Burnsville Youth Collaborative, the network of services that replaced the teen center and offers after-school activities at all three middle schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. THE GARAGE’s 2,000-square-foot recording studio, which opened in 2016, opens the space four days a week to students — Monday and Wednesday for Burnsville High School and Tuesday and Thursday for the middle schools, Kolb-Williams said. Offerings also include music industry workshops and classes. City officials are pleased with the upgraded performance space, said Julie Dorshak, Burnsville’s recreation and community services manager. “We are looking forward to our continue partnerships with Twin Cities Catalyst Music, the Burnsville Youth Collaborative and School District 191 and their plans to provide educational programming to the youth of our community at the facility,� she said.

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Opinion Increase legal age to buy tobacco products to 21 Concern is growing over Minnesota youth using nicotine-bearing tobacco products that damage their health and brain development. A campaign is underway by Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation to encourage the Minnesota Legislature to increase the tobacco-purchasing age to 21 years. A bill introduced in the last legislative session did not get a hearing. The coalition has secured sponsors in the Senate and hopes to secure House backers in the 2018 session. To date, city councils in Edina, Bloomington, St. Louis Park and Plymouth have passed laws changing the age of purchasing tobacco products, including fruit-flavored products, to 21. While this is effective in each respective community, 18-year olds still can buy tobacco products in neighboring cities that don’t have a 21-year age limit. The goal, therefore, is to enact a state law changing the legal age to 21 for purchasing tobacco products. We salute the efforts by the four metro cities but believe now is the time to expand the effort to the state level. We encourage the Legislature to hold hearings

ECM Editorial on this important health issue and pass a law changing the age from 18 to 21 years. California, Hawaii, New Jersey, Maine and Oregon have already done so. Health data on use of tobacco products is alarming. Dr. Thomas Kottke, medical director of HealthPartners, said 6,300 Minnesotans die from tobaccorelated diseases and smoking costs the state more than $3 billion annually. Of greater concern is the increasing number of teenagers smoking products they buy from 18-year-olds in high schools. David Willoughby, chief executive officer of ClearWay Minnesota, one of 50 coalition members advocating a change in the law, says that 95 percent of adult smokers begin smoking before age 21. If young people can be prevented from smoking by 21, they probably will never smoke. A recent Minnesota Youth Tobacco survey conducted by the National Institute of Health revealed that 38.7 percent

of high school and 12 percent of middle school students use tobacco products. When the Edina City Council became the first Minnesota city to change the purchasing age, it estimated that 60 high school juniors in Edina were smoking. Lately there’s more evidence that early smokers damage brain development, Kottke said. “Nicotine interferes with brain maturation and has long-term effects on development and mental health,” he said. Most of the opposition to the change is coming from retailers who say the proposed law would hurt their sales. The percentage of tobacco products sold to 18-to-20-year olds is from 2 to 4 percent, according to ClearWay Minnesota. Based on public opinion related to the legal age for smoking, retail sales should not be the dominant factor in making a change. A report released by the Centers for Disease Control in 2015 showed that 75 percent of adults favored increasing the tobacco age to 21. That included 70 percent of current smokers and 65 percent of those ages 18 to 24. Regardless of the law retailers counter that young people will find other ways

to get tobacco products. Minnesota research says, however, that if the change were made 30,000 fewer young people would smoke in the next 15 years. Others argue that if 18-year-olds are eligible for the armed services and place themselves in harm’s way they should be able to buy tobacco products. The military, however, is concerned about early smoking and its effect on the health of men and women to be battleready. A support group of more than 200 retired generals and admirals strongly backs raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products, according to retired Air Force Brig. Gen. John Sheedy. Because research on the harmful effects of using tobacco products, particularly by Minnesota youth, is so serious, we join with Minnesotans For a Smoke Free Generation in urging the Minnesota Legislature to pass a law changing the legal age for tobacco purchases to 21. This is an opinion of the ECM Editorial Board. Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM Publishers Inc.

Immigration system out of sync with today’s economy by Laura Bordelon SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Federal tax reform has been center stage at Washington, D.C. The sweeping changes just passed will provide an important opportunity for Minnesota policymakers to make our tax system more competitive. Tax reform, although vitally important, is just one ingredient necessary to help Minnesota businesses change and grow in today’s marketplace. At the foundation, we need skilled workers. Key to that is a federal immigration system that is in tune with the 21st century world economy. That’s why it’s so important for Congress to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. New Americans are significant and substantial contributors to the development and growth of Minnesota’s economy. They play critical roles as workers, entrepreneurs, consumers and linking Minnesota to the world economy. Immigration reform will help our new Americans contribute more than they now do and propel our state’s economy forward.

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Laura Bordelon

Immigrant workers are important to companies of all sizes and types across the state. The Minnesota Chamber and our partners in the Minnesota Business Immigration Coalition hear it every day. John O’Reilly, vice president, Otten Bros. Garden Center & Landscaping of Long Lake, said immigrants are a growing percentage of his workforce and have shown potential to be the next generation of foremen. Each spring, however, the company receives notice that the temporary H2B program is in jeopardy, making it extremely difficult to plan and grow the business. Pat Lunemann, partner and general manager, Twin Eagle Dairy in Clarissa, said the willing and able individuals are

already workers. It’s a rare event for an urban worker to relocate to work on a farm. Immigrants have proven to be reliable, ambitious and essential, while also strengthening rural communities. Maha Tahiri, vice president, chief health and wellness officer, General Mills, said immigrants fill a range of jobs. They are scientists, leaders, interns and everything in between. They bring a diverse perspective that makes the company strong and helps its products within the United States and across the world. Statistics from the New American Economy underscore the importance of federal immigration reform to Minnesota. The national advocacy group brings together mayors and business leaders who support immigration reforms that will help create jobs for Americans today. • Immigrants have substantial impact on the Minnesota economy. Immigrants pay $3.7 billion in taxes every year. Immigrant-owned businesses employ nearly 53,000 people. Immigrants held $10 billion in spending power in 2016. • Minnesota has nearly 10,000 DACA-eligible recipients. Almost 92 per-

cent of this population who are at least 16 years old are employed. They earn almost $154.8 million in total income annually. They contribute more than $24.1 million in total taxes annually, $12.2 million of which goes to state and local tax revenues. Immigrants are integral to the entire fabric of Minnesota’s economy. It’s important that policymakers view immigrants as significant contributors to our state’s changing economy – providing the state not only with workers at all skill levels, but also innovation, buying power, new businesses and better access to global networks. Our current immigration system has not been overhauled since 1986. That’s the same year, coincidentally, that our federal tax system had a major revision. It’s time overdue for Congress to design an immigration system that aligns with today’s economy. Laura Bordelon is senior vice president for advocacy at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce – www.mnchamber.com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Continuing to speak up To the editor: Thanks to south metro neighbors for replying to my Dec. 21 letter. We have differing views on how to achieve a shared goal — a robust economy that benefits all. My letter criticized U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis for claiming that the tax bill would create more GDP growth than any analysis provided. Now, unsurprisingly, I have some comments: Letter writer Kyle Christensen is correct that GDP growth has averaged 3.2 percent for 70 years. But he chastised me for only citing groups that fit my “ideological” lens. Somehow, he missed a key part of my letter. In addition to two government and two nonprofit studies, I included two conservative viewpoints. The centerright Tax Foundation and Secretary Steve Minuchin’s Treasury Department supported the bill, but concluded that it would not generate GDP gains of 3-plus percent, nor would pay for itself. Regardless of Chris-

tensen’s wishes or those of Lewis, my last sentence remains true, “There is no thorough analysis by any organization that supports Lewis’s claim…” I agree with letter writers Michael and Carol Hawke that “greed and ignorance” contribute to a weak economy. However, I’d like to correct factual errors and challenge a statement. They said that their retirement, based on stock market success, is grow-

ing for the first time in 15 years. Of course, I don’t know how they are invested, but the S & P has grown each year since its negative performance in 2008. They stated that President Obama increased the debt dramatically by “giving billions to terrorist nations like Iran.” The United States delivered no money from our coffers to Iran — only Iranian dollars frozen under economic sanctions. Last, they noted that

“Republicans have stood up and reclaimed America for themselves …” and then advised me, “Live with it.” This is a startlingly anti-democratic notion. Tea Party members did not “live with it” and neither did talk show host Lewis. In 1963 I attended a rally to mourn the murder of four girls in a Birmingham church. I will continue to speak up, to write letters, to march, to organize — our American tradition. HOWARD SCHNEIDER Lakeville

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Indivisible is made up of ordinary folks To the editor: The Jan. 5 letters section included a rant from someone trying to “sound the alarm” about Indivisibles “embedded in our country, causing disruption and chaos,” who in other times “would be considered subversive.” There was more, but you get the idea. It was a remarkable lashing out by one person against so many fellow citizens. For nearly a year, I’ve been a member of one of the Indivisible groups in our

area. Like most (or all?) Americans, I’m disappointed when our nation elects as president the person I didn’t vote for. After past disappointments, I simply went about my life. However, the election of this particular president concerned me so much that I felt a need to do something. Indivisible’s mission to resist the Trump agenda appealed to me, so I went to the Indivisible website, entered my zip code, and located a group near me. It’s a group founded by a minister and co-moderated by a grandmother. Through the group, I’ve met many people: older people, younger people, people struggling to get by, people doing just fine — lots of people, but no subversives. Just ordinary folks, many of whom (like me) had not been politically engaged before November 2016. As the writer mentioned, there are 6,000 local Indivisible groups. Based on my experience and familiarity with groups other than the one I’m in, I advise readers to be skeptical of anyone seeking to demonize an entire body of people. I encourage anyone wishing to learn more to go on Facebook, type Indivisible in the search box, and check out a group or event that may be of interest. JAMES M. KAUFMANN Burnsville

Indivisible is not ANTIFA

ANTIFA’s publicly stated tenets. I joined Indivisible in early 2017 because I felt moved to preserve the great nation I grew up in. Democratic organizing and peaceful demonstration are not “subversive” – they are a proud American tradition. Social activism is the beating heart of democracy, whether those activists come from the right, left, or center, and it’s incumbent on all of us to preserve everyone’s right to practice it. Peterson is correct on a few things. Indivisible does have an agenda, but “preventing voter suppression” and “sustainability” are not just buzz words to us. We should all be appalled when legal voters are turned away at the polls, despite our political differences. Likewise, when the U.S. Department of Defense states climate change is a major national security issue, “sustainability” is more important than ever. She is also right that Indivisible is no small effort. It is a concerted, nationwide resistance against efforts to undermine America’s free press, obfuscate the truth, and upend decades of global stability. Thanks to our activism, candidates like Roy Moore in Alabama are losing their re-election bids, and we are just getting started. Indivisible is not some sinister organization trying to subvert America’s institutions. It is an American institution. It’s comprised of your neighbors, family members, and fellow citizens. In fact, if you would like to see America retain the values of inclusion and prosperity that made her great, Indivisible’s door is open to you. So, no. Despite Ms. Peterson’s veiled accusations, that sound you hear is not an alarm. It is freedom ringing.

To the editor: As a member of Indivisible Resistance of Eagan & Burnsville, I am responding to Sharon Peterson’s recent erroneous and misleading statements about the Indivisibles. Indivisible is not affiliated with ANTIFA. Indivisible de- ADAM NICOLAI nounces violence, which is Eagan incompatible with some of

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Lakeville Parks and Recreation will offer the following activities. Register at https://webtrac.lakevillemn.gov or call 952-985-4600. Nickelodeon Universe, Mall of America, Bloomington: Purchase allday discount wristbands for $26 at the Lakeville Parks and Recreation office in City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Ave., or call 952-984-4600. Pick up tickets at City Hall. Ritter Fest, all ages, 12-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter Trail. Enjoy sleigh rides, snowmobile rides, snowshoeing and more. Cost: $10 per carload or $3 per person. Warming House Schedule, Dec. 16-Feb. 19 (weather permitting): 4-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Holidays/Lakeville School Release: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 15 and 22; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 19. Parkview Park will not have extended hours on Jan. 22, but will be open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Jan. 19, Feb. 8 and Feb. 9. Country Heat Live, 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Lakeville South, 21135 Jacquard Ave.; 6 p.m. Fridays at Lakeville North, 19600 Ipava Ave. Low-impact, high-energy dance class set to country hits. First class is free. Call 952-9854600 or instructor Amanda Ewers, 515-460-5850, for more information. Science Explorers – Minnesota Wild, ages 3.5-6, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter Trail. Explore the plants and animals of Minnesota. Cost: $23. Science Explorers – Volcanoes and Earthquakes, ages 6-11, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter Trail. Experiment with different types of volcanic eruptions and make a mini model to take home. Cost: $23. Amazing Tots, ages 1.5-3, 9:20-9:50 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 16-Feb. 20, Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave. Explore and learn four sports with your child. Cost: $69 per child-parent pair. Amazing Athletes, ages 2.5-5, 1010:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 16-Feb. 20, Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave. Learn athletic fundamentals along with hand-eye coordination, gross motor skills and cognitive development. Cost: $86. Fat Tire Biking – Beginner Lessons, ages 10 to adult, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 27, West Lake Marion Mountain Bike Trail, Casperson Park, 19720 Juno Trail. Learn the four fundamental skills of riding and rider position. Cost: $21. Soccer Skills for Preschoolers, ages 3-5, 9:15-10 a.m. Thursdays, Feb. 1-22, Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave. Little ones can burn off some energy and develop their motor skills while being introduced to easy concepts of soccer in a fun and non-competitive atmosphere. Cost: $38. Lynch Friday Night Basketball, ages 7-11, 6-7:30 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 2-23, Century Middle School, 18610 Ipava Ave. This camp is for all boys and girls who are interested in improving their skills while having fun playing basketball. Kids will be separated by age, size and skill level. Cost: $74. On Belay, ages 16 and older, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Life Time Fitness, 18425 Dodd Blvd., Lakeville. Cost: $35 per session. Do not need to be a Life Time member to participate.

Lakeville issued building permits with a total valuation of $270,685,655 in 2017. This compares to a total valuation of $238,112,954 for building permits issued in 2016. Lakeville issued commercial and industrial permits with a total valuation of $30,430,000 in 2017 compared to a total valuation of $39,550,948 during 2016. The city issued permits for 454 singlefamily homes in 2017 with a total valuation of $143,524,000. This compares to 389 single-family permits in 2016 with a total valuation of $122,317,000. The number of 2017 single-family permits is the highest the city has issued since 1999 (when the city issued 603 permits). Lakeville also issued permits for 77 townhome units with a total valuation of $16,996,000. This compares to 76 townhome permits in 2016 with a total valuation of $16,691,000. Lakeville issued three permits for apartment projects in 2017 that totaled 315 rental apartment units with a total valuation of $39,440,000. In 2016, the city issued permits for two apartment projects that totaled 98 rental apartment units with a total valuation of $13,893,000. Lakeville has issued the highest number of residential permits in the metro area in 2017, followed by the cities of Plymouth, Blaine, Lake Elmo and Woodbury, and is the second highest in terms of total permitted units, behind Minneapolis, according to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities.

Representatives of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar presented a check for $5,058.75 to Honor Flight Twin Cities on Dec. 21. The funds were raised during Applebee’s Veterans Day promotion, which was held at 58 Applebee’s restaurants throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin from Oct. 23 to Nov. 11, and will support flying nine local veterans on the next flight to Washington, D.C. Honor Flight Twin Cities arranges one-day, allexpense-paid journeys for veterans to visit the memorials that were built in their honor. Participating local Applebee’s included Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan and Lakeville.

Hospital earns four-star rating Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville is one of five Fairview hospitals to earn a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS evaluates more than 4,000 hospitals nationwide and assigns them one to five stars, with five being the best possible rating. Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina earned a five-star rating. Designed to help patients compare hospitals, the CMS rating system is based on 57 publicly reported quality measures across performance areas such as patient experience, safety of care, readmission and effectiveness of care.

Gleason elected to pharmacy board

2016, AMCP named Gleason a fellow in recognition of his managed care pharmacy research contribuPatrick Gleason, se- tion, commitment to the nior director of health organization and exceloutcomes at Eagan-based lence in his field. Prime Therapeutics, has been elected to the Acad- Furnace emy of Managed Care giveaway Pharmacy’s 2018 board of directors. His two-year winner named term will begin at the Burnsville Heating & AMCP annual meeting in Air Conditioning Inc. April. named Tina Olvedt of PriThe AMCP board of or Lake as the winner of a directors provides leader- new Daikin furnace in the ship that will prepare the company’s Warm Winter organization’s members to Wishes Furnace Giveaway improve access to afford- on Dec. 27. able medicines, improve Thanks to a donation patient outcomes and fol- by Stevens Equipment low best practices in the Supply, Burnsville Heatmanagement of biosimi- ing was able to install a lars and other specialty high efficiency Daikin furpharmaceuticals. nace with an energy-saving Gleason leads a clinical electronically commutated health outcomes assess- motor to provide Olvedt ment team in the develop- and her family additional ment and improvement of savings on utility bills. pharmacy benefit manOlvedt and her husband agement programs. He has are both disabled veterans authored more than 40 and have two young chilpeer-reviewed articles in dren. With a tight budget medical and health policy already stretched with journals or publications. mortgage payments and Gleason completed his daycare costs, a furnace bachelor of science and repair would displace the pharmacy doctorate de- family. grees at the University of The giveaway ran from Minnesota. He also com- Oct. 30 through Dec. pleted an ambulatory care 3. Minnesota residents pharmacy practice resi- who wanted to nominate dency at the University of themselves or someone Pittsburgh Medical Cen- they knew in need of a ter followed by a fellow- new furnace were able to ship in outcomes research submit an entry through through the University Facebook on why they or of Pittsburgh, School of someone they knew dePharmacy. Gleason also served the free furnace. serves as an adjunct pro- The contest garnered 75 fessor at the University entries and after a panel of Minnesota, College of of judges reviewed the enPharmacy, and he has tries, Olvedt was selected been recognized for his ex- on Dec. 6 based on the cellence in the practice and criteria of how well the enscience of clinical phar- try was written, the need macy as an elected fellow explained and the level of of the American College need. Olvedt claimed her of Clinical Pharmacy. In prize on Dec. 11.

Business Calendar To submit items for the 4:30-6 p.m., Emerging LeadBusiness Calendar, email: ers – Escape Room, Escape darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. Frenzy, 5585 W. 78th St., Edina. Cost: $30 members, $40 Apple Valley Chamber of nonmembers. Information: Commerce events: Kelli Morgen at 651-288-9202 • Thursday, Jan. 18, 4:30- or kmorgen@dcrchamber.com. 6:30 p.m., Next Leaders Hap• Tuesday, Jan. 23, 8-9 py Hour, Vivo, 15435 Founders a.m., Coffee Break, Image 360, Lane, Apple Valley. Free event; 14608 Felton Court, Suite 109, drinks and food on your own. Apple Valley. Open to all memInformation: fabiana@applev- bers. Information: Kelli Morgen alleychamber.com. at 651-288-9202 or kmorgen@ • Thursday, Jan. 25, 4:30- dcrchamber.com. 6:30 p.m., Business After Hours, Image360, 14608 Fel- Lakeville Area Chamber of ton Court, Suite 109, Apple Commerce events: Valley. Free. Information: fa• Friday, Jan. 12, 8:30biana@applevalleychamber. 9:30 a.m., Teacher Appreciacom. tion Breakfast, Orchard Lake Elementary. Information: Amy Burnsville Chamber of Com- Green at 952-469-2020 or merce events: amy@lakevillechambercvb. • Tuesday, Jan. 16, 4-6 org. p.m., Women Empowered Net• Wednesday, Jan. 17, 11 work/Social, Morgan’s Farm to a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ribbon cutTable, 14201 Nicollet Ave. S., ting/grand opening, Christian Burnsville. Wine and cheese Brothers Automotive, 17470 pairings with Doug Franzen Dodd Blvd., Lakeville. Lunch from Phillips Wine & Spirits. to follow. Information: Shanen Cost: $15 members, $20 non- Corlett at 952-469-2020 or members. Information: Tricia shanen@lakevillechambercvb. Andrews at tricia@burnsville- org. chamber.com. • Saturday, Jan. 20, 12:159:45 p.m., Curling Tournament, Dakota County Regional Dakota Curling, downtown Chamber of Commerce Lakeville. Cost: $400 per team events: of four, 24 teams maximum. • Wednesday, Jan. 17, Individuals welcome. Registra-

tion required. Information: Tim Roche at tim@lakevillechambercvb.org. Media Relations Inc. events: • Wednesday, Jan. 24, 8:30-10:30 a.m., “The CEO’s Guide to Marketing: The Seminar Every Marketer Should Attend Before Their Boss Does,â€? Media Relations Agency, third floor, 350 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. Networking, 8:30-9 a.m. Speaker, 9 a.m., Lonny Kocina, CEO of Media Relations Agency and author of “The CEO’s Guide to Marketing.â€? Free. Limited space. Register at https:// www.publicity.com/sam6-sem inars/. Business networking group events: • Leads to Referrals Chapter of BNI meets 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Vivo Kitchen, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley. Information: Helen Peterson, 952-412-0265. • Sunrise Results meets Thursdays at 7:45 a.m. for networking and a 8-9 a.m. meeting at Vivo Kitchen, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley. Information: Tom Van Delist, 612-325-7275.

Townhome, condo leadership breakfast group forming A breakfast meeting group is forming for volunteer board members of townhome and condominium associations in Lakeville. The first meeting will be 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Perkins Restaurant, 17387 Kenyon Ave., Lakeville. The purpose of the meeting is to enable board members to meet each other to share information about their associations and their experience and knowledge as association leaders. Attendees will order and pay for their own breakfast. For more information, contact Lynn Boergerhoff, president, Boulder Village Townhome Association, at lynnab7@ gmail.com or 651-308-1461.

Show horses retire Golden Ridge Stables horses “Pedro� and “Batman� celebrated their 30th birthdays on Jan. 1. After successful show careers, the purebred Arabian geldings are now retired to Golden Ridge’s lesson program. Since 1986, Golden Ridge Stables has been sharing its love of horses with the youth of Lakeville. Golden Ridge offers year-round lessons and summer camps in addition to a unique leasing program. More information is at GoldenRidgeStables.com.

Job Transitions Group meets Denise Sjoberg will present “Strategies to Feel Better NOW� at the Jan. 16 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group. The group meets 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Call 651-452-3680 for information.

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Education Band director receives award Lakeville resident John Bina, director of bands at St. Thomas Academy, was honored with the Bandworld Legion of Honor Award by the John Philip Sousa Foundation at its annual awards ceremony Dec. 23. The award recognizes band directors who have maintained school concert band programs of excellent musical quality for at least 20 years and who have held leadership positions in their professional organizations. A selection committee comprised of high school and university band directors chooses eight band directors nationally to be inducted into the Legion of Honor each year. Bina has served as director of bands at St. Thomas Academy since 2011, and currently chairs the fine arts department. His primary responsibilities include directing the VISTA concert and marching bands, and the jazz ensemble; coordinating the solo/ensemble and teaching guitar classes. He also leads biannual learning trips to broaden band students’ experiences and provide greater historical and global context to their musical education. Past trips have included performances in Italy, France, England and Germany. Under his direction, several students each year are selected to participate in the All-Conference Band. Bina’s previous honors and awards include 1991 Teacher of the Year for Tomah, Wis.; Teacher of the Term for Woodbury High School in 2003; and being chosen a WCCO-TV “Excellent Educator� in 2015. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Kappa Alpha. He has held numerous roles for the Minnesota Band Directors Association, including regional president (2012-14). Bina has a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in music education from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Twenty-one District 196 students qualify for state debate tournament Twenty-one students from District 196 high schools had top finishes at the Section 3 debate tournament Jan. 5-6 and qualified to compete at the state debate tournament Jan. 12-13 at the University of Minnesota.

In Lincoln-Douglas debate, District 196 students captured three of the six state qualifying spots: Kenan Anderson of Apple Valley High School was runner-up, Cori Roberts of Apple Valley finished third and Marguerite Laplant of Eagan High School was fifth. This year’s Lincoln-Douglas resolution is, “Resolved: Plea bargaining ought to be abolished in the United States criminal justice system.� In policy debate, District 196 students won four of five state qualifying spots: Charles Huang and Michael Stefanko of Rosemount High School were section champions; Aaron Lutz and Elizabeth Sabel of Eagan were runners-up; Logan Hathaway and Jack Sewpersaud of Rosemount finished third; and John Krueger and Frederic Shih of Eagan took fourth place. This year’s policy resolution is, “Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its funding and/or regulation of elementary and/ or secondary education in the United States.� In public forum debate, District 196 students took four of the six qualifying spots, including section champions Ayush Patel and Jason Scheller of Eagan, runners-up Nibraas Khan and Hunter Weber of Eagan, Abigail Brachio and Zachary Hayes of Apple Valley in third place and Yasmin Afifi and Harika Thota of Eastview High School in fourth place. This year’s public forum resolution is, “Resolved: Spain should grant Catalonia its independence.� This year, the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) added congressional debate to the state tournament. The Section 3 qualifying event was held Dec. 1-2 at Eagan High School. District 196 students qualified for two spots in the state tournament, including section champion Nautica Flowers of Eagan and runner-up Emma Zellmer of Eagan. In congressional debate, students debate a variety of legislative bills and resolutions. The head coaches for debate in District 196 are Scott Voss at Apple Valley, Chris McDonald at Eagan, Todd Hering at Eastview and Cort Sylvester at Rosemount.

now available from the Eagan Foundation to graduating high school seniors living in Eagan or attending a high school located in Eagan. Applications are available until 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 22. Eligible students graduating in 2018 can complete an application on the Eagan Foundation’s website at www.eaganfoundation.org. Scholarship awards are based on a variety of donorspecified criteria including student financial need, career interest, club/sport participation and more. Eagan Foundation scholarships are funded through donations from community members, area businesses, school organizations, family foundations and nonprofits. In its 27-year history, the Eagan Foundation has awarded nearly $1.5 million in scholarships.

Open house for adult learners Jan. 23 in Apple Valley St. Mary’s University of Minnesota will host an open house and information session 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at its Apple Valley Center at 14200 Cedar Ave. The event is open to all, especially those interested in pursuing one of St. Mary’s programs for adults, including a variety of bachelor’s completion and advanced degree options. Register online in advance at www. smumn.edu/gradinfosession. For more information on the open house or programs offered at the Apple Valley Center, call 612-728-5100, email tcadmission@smumn.edu, or visit www. smumn.edu/admission.

SES to host annual Environmental college, career fair

The School of Environmental Studies will host its annual Environmental College and Career Fair 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13. Representatives from approximately 30 colleges and universities will be on hand to provide guidance on educational opportunities and careers related to the environment. The event is open to any interested students and their parents. SES is a 400-student optional high school for juniors Eagan Foundation and seniors that offers hands-on scholarship learning with an environmental theme. SES is located in Inapplications open Over 120 scholarships total- dependent School District 196 ing in excess of $120,000 are on the grounds of the Minne-

sota Zoo at 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, in Apple Valley. For more information about SES or the Environmental College and Career Fair, contact Nathan Nelson at 952-431-8750 or nathan.nelson@district196. org.

Magnuson elected chairperson of District 196 School Board

licensure – Magnuson; Gifted and Talented Advisory Council – Magnuson; Metropolitan Educational Cooperative Service Unit – Magnuson; Minnesota State High School League – Angrimson and Roseen; Native American Parent Advisory Committee – Coulson; Quality Compensation Educational Improvement Planning Team – Magnuson; Schools for Equity in Education – Albright and Schutte; Special Education Advisory Council – Albright; Wellness Committee – Angrimson.

Jackie Magnuson was elected chairperson of the District 196 College School Board news for 2018 at the board’s annual orSouth Dakota ganization meetState University, ing Jan. 8. This fall dean’s list, will be Magnufrom Elko New son’s 11th year as Market – Calchairperson durvin Rezac; from ing her 29 years Lakeville – Tyler on the board. She Clayton, Brady was first elected Cromer, Ryan in 1989 and preFolley, Kylie viously served as Jackie Magnuson Maxfield, Madchairperson in eline Moorhouse, 1994, 1995, 1996, Emily Quaal, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, Matthew Rustad, Jared Sauffer2016 and 2017. er, Jennie Scislow, Cole Sullivan, The Jan. 8 organization Braden Taubenheim, Matthew meeting started with Craig An- Wiemann, Allyson Wirfs, Kaitgrimson, Art Colson and Mike lin Zabel. Roseen taking the oath of office. Maryville University, St. All three were elected to four- Louis, Missouri, fall dean’s list, year terms in the Nov. 7 School Erin O’Brien, of Lakeville. Board election. University of WisconsinAfter electing Magnuson LaCrosse, fall graduate, John chairperson, the board elected P. Gorence, of Lakeville, B.S., Joel Albright vice chairperson, finance. Sachin Isaacs clerk and CoulLehigh University, Bethleson treasurer for this year. The hem, Pa., fall dean’s list, from board also approved assign- Lakeville – Evan El-Halawani, ments to board committees Maxwell Redetzke. and organizations on which the University of Minnesota DuSchool Board is represented. luth, fall dean’s list, from Elko School Board committee as- New Market – Luis Lopez; from signments through December Lakeville – Charlie Athmann, 2018 are as follows: Emma Benton, Luke Carlson, Audit and Finance Commit- Jakeb Cross, Adam Dowiak, tee – Bob Schutte, chairperson, Adam Duchon, Reese Durst, Angrimson and Roseen; Jacob Fennewald, Quinnten Curriculum and Instruction Fowler, Hailey Franklin, Tyson Committee – Isaacs, chairper- Friedges, Maggie Galles, John son, Magnuson and Schutte; Grenier, Rachel Hansen, AbLegislative Committee – igayle Hillier, Catherine JohnCoulson, chairperson, Albright son, Emily Ley, Morgan Morse, and Magnuson; and Madison Nohner, Haley PehPolicy Review Committee – rson, Matthew Petrick, Myles Albright, chairperson, Coulson Pieper, Reid Saarela, Adam Schand Isaacs. reifels, Jade Sletten, Madalyn The following appointments Spoden, Carter Springer, Kamwere also approved for the year: eron Stone, Celina Thies, Jacob Association of Metropolitan Tomberlin, Ryan Underwood, School Districts – Albright Anthony Wetzel. and Schutte; Community Collaboration Council – Isaacs and To submit college news items, Magnuson; Community Educa- email: reporter.thisweek@ecmtion Advisory Council – Isaacs, inc.com. Roseen and Schutte; Continuing Education/Vocational Re-

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Religion Dr. Martin Luther King program Presbyterian Church of the Apostles in Burnsville will hold a special Dr. Martin Luther King program Sunday, Jan. 14. Rev. Gwin Pratt will give a special sermon at the 10 a.m. service. During 11:15 a.m. adult education, Mary and Ray Hawes, a biracial couple married for 47 years with three adult children, will tell their story as well as lead a discussion on racism and how to build better understanding. Mary Hawes, a career speech and language pathologist, has had many opportunities to work with marginalized groups and, in retirement, continues to volunteer. Ray Hawes is retired from a long marketing, educational and sales management career. He does public speaking, substitute teaching and serves on the board of the nonprofit Bolder Options. The church is located at 701 E. 130th St., Burnsville. For more information, call the church office at 952890-7877. ‘Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus’ Lois Tverberg, nationally known author and Bible scholar, will lead a workshop on “Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus� 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. By helping readers grasp the perspective of Jesus’ first listeners, Tverberg equips them to read the Bible in ways that will deepen their understanding and enrich their lives.

This will be Tverberg’s first trip to Minnesota to present material from her latest book, “Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus: How a Jewish Perspective Can Transform Your Understanding of Scripture.� She will discuss how Jesus preached and made bold claims to be the promised Messiah in a very Jewish way, guiding participants in a journey back in time, sharing insights as if sitting with Jesus as one of his disciples. The $20 fee includes a continental breakfast. For an additional $10 fee, an optional lunch and Q & A session with the speaker is available from 12:15-1 p.m. Register at www.sotv.org/ events.

Forum focuses on suicide prevention The fourth in a series of forums by Glendale United Methodist Church will address suicide prevention. It will be held 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16. The “Community Talk,� developed by Suicide Awareness Voices of Education or SAVE, is meant to raise people’s awareness and create community conversations and action, in hopes of improving the lives of those who are at risk. A trained community member will speak and answer questions on suicide prevention. Glendale United Methodist Church is hosting the forum series on topics that are relevant in today’s social media environment. The church is at 13550 Glendale Road in Savage. Refreshments will be served.

Seniors Lakeville seniors All Lakeville Area Active Adults events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952985-4620 for information. Monday, Jan. 15 – Closed. Tuesday, Jan. 16 – Dominoes & Poker, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Party Bridge, noon; Bingo, 1 p.m. Deadline: Jersey Boys. Wednesday, Jan. 17 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Poker & Hearts, 9 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 a.m. to noon; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; SS Strength & Balance, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon. Thursday, Jan. 18 – Classic Voices Chorus, 9 a.m.; Functional Fitness

Testing, 9-10:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Red Hat Chorus, 10:30 a.m.; SS Strength & Balance, 11 a.m.; SS Cardio & Strength, noon; Euchre, Hand & Foot, noon; Red Hat Chorus at Fountains, 1 p.m.; Quilting Group, 1 p.m.; Tai Chi, 1:30 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Poker, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; 500 Cards, 11 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Social Painting, 1 p.m.; Give Back Bundles, 2:45-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 – Driver Safety Class (four-hour), 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Kathleen Gaylord

Gaylord elected County Board chair Dakota County Board Member Kathleen Gaylord, who represents District 2, was selected Jan. 2 as its chairperson, replacing Board Member Mike Slavik. This is her fourth term as board chair. Board Member Liz Workman, who represents District 5, will serve as vice chairperson. During the inaugural 2018 meeting, Gaylord highlighted continuing the county’s tradition of low taxes and high-quality services, including several 2018 board priorities: • With the exit from Counties Transit Improvement Board last year, in 2018 Dakota County will be receiving the first full year of receipts from the replacement county sales tax, and beginning to invest 100 percent of the proceeds into county transportation and transit needs. • Moving forward in implementing recommendations from the East-West Transit Study to improve transit options on east-west corridors in the county. • Determining the need for and location of future arterial highways in an effort to ensure a safe, efficient transportation system in the years to come. • Continuing to develop a countywide regional gre-

enway system, including identifying new opportunities to connect people to the Mississippi River Regional Trail and opening a new trailhead in Pine Bend Bluffs. • Completing the remodel of Galaxie Library as well as expanding and improving the public meeting spaces at both Lakeville’s Heritage and Hastings’ Pleasant Hill libraries. • Conducting a pilot with ride-sharing service Lyft to provide transportation for residents with specialized transportation needs, such as those with disabilities. “I’m greatly looking forward to working with my fellow commissioners to advance these 2018 board priorities and continuing to build upon our progress of 2017,â€? Gaylord said.

Military Appreciation Dinner Apple Valley Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network will hold its 22nd monthly Military Appreciation Dinner at the Apple Valley American Legion Post 1776 on Thursday, Jan. 18. The free dinner for veterans, active military and their families starts at 5:30 p.m. More than 100 military service members and their families attend the monthly dinner. Volunteers from Apple Valley Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network and Scouts from Troop 293 work the dinner. Guest speaker is Sonya Parks, volunteer and community coordinator with Minnesota Hospice. She also heads the We Honor Veterans program for the agency. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network President Paul Chellsen also has invited Carla Tappainer, post commander for the Apple Valley American Legion, to provide an update on

Legion activities. Tappainer is serving her third term as post commander. She wants military veterans and current service members to know: “We are here to serve you. If there is any way we can assist you, please let us know.� Chellsen and members of Apple Valley Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network have a goal to let service members and veterans know that they are appreciated by their community and connect them with resources and each other. The monthly dinners continue to grow and the last few dinners room capacity was reached days before the dinner. Chellsen suggested everyone get their reservation in early to make sure they can attend the free dinner. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Network partners with the Apple Valley American Legion to provide meals to veterans at no charge. Many veterans and their families attend the dinners each month. To register, call 952-9235014 or email yellowribbonav@gmail.com.

Eagan support group for families A NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) family support group meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at Advent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. NAMI sponsors free support groups for families and friends of individuals living with a mental illness. Led by trained facilitators who also have a family member with mental illness, the support groups help families develop better coping skills and find strength through sharing their experiences. For information, call Connie at 952-432-9278.

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Seniors fight child hunger every week Over 10,000 south metro volunteers will pack 2 million meals

by Amy Mihelich SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Around the world, 6,200 kids die every day of starvation. Charlie Maus thinks that even one hungry child is too many. He’s been working with groups to end child hunger for eight years. Maus volunteers with an organization called Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) and brings along groups from the Apple Valley Senior Center. Eight years ago, his son and granddaughter set up an FMSC session in Chanhassen. After hearing stories about hungry kids all over the world, Maus began researching the organization on his own. He became so passionate about the mission that he decided to organize his own FMSC group with other people at the Apple Valley Senior Center. Every third Thursday of the month, a group of 20 to 40 seniors travels to the FMSC packing site in Eagan, located at 990 Lone Oak Road No. 136, to help prepare meals for hungry kids. The group begins packing meals on-site at noon. To make transportation easier, some of the participants meet at the Apple Valley Senior Center at 11:30 a.m. and ride share over to Eagan. They pack for two hours and then return home.

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Volunteers work together to pack meals at the 2016 South Metro MobilePack. Some of the volunteers stand and pack the dried chicken, vegetables, soy and rice into bags. Others sit and label each bag. People looking to get in a workout help in the warehouse by loading boxes of food. During a 2-hour session, volunteers usually pack 216 meals each. FMSC board member Stewart McCutcheon predicts the group from Apple Valley has packed more than 600,000 meals over the past eight years. Maus said he thinks it’s even more than that. Because his group volunteers so regularly, they are able to work together as a well-oiled machine to accomplish the task quickly. They are proud that they almost always pack more than the average volunteer.

“We’ve got a pretty hardcore group of people,� he said. “We’re pretty efficient at packing the meals, and we feel like we are connecting with kids who are literally starving.� Although many groups sign up for a one-time FMSC packing event, Maus said it is important for his group to go every month because they want their efforts to be sustainable. “If you give food to a starving child, that’s great,� Maus said. “But you need to give it to them for months, for years.� McCutcheon said the organization appreciates the work of the seniors. “We are so appreciative of the people who come in consistently,� he said. “The faithfulness of the group over the years has been amazing.� He said the monthly commitment is an asset to the senior center’s packed calendar of events. “The Apple Valley Senior Center has an amazing portfolio of services for their seniors,� McCutcheon said. “But we are grateful they go beyond that, and say: ‘we are not just here to help ourselves, we are here to help others.’�

month and travel to Burnsville to work a shift at the FMSC South Metro MobilePack. From Monday, Jan. 29 to Saturday, Feb. 3, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Burnsville will host a massive meal packing event in its facility. Instead of asking volunteers to travel to the permanent packing sites, FMSC will bring meal packing equipment to the church. This is just one of four MobilePack events around the Twin Cities. In total, 35,000 volunteers will pack an estimated 6 million meals for hungry children around the world at these events. The South Metro MobilePack alone will require 10,000 volunteers and $500,000 to pack 2 million meals over the course of the week. Dawn Ridgeway is heading up the South Metro event. Although the MobilePack has been held at the former Rainbow Foods building in Apple Valley for the past two years, it will return to Prince of Peace this year. Ridgeway said they are preparing to clear out the sanctuary and community room so there will be space for all of the equipment and volunteers. “It’s quite an undertaking to A communal effort adjust and, in essence, remodel The crew from the Apple Val- that portion of our building to ley Senior Center will switch be able to accommodate,� she their schedule at the end of the said.

Volunteers from 19 partner congregations, as well as several school groups, sports teams, community groups and other volunteers from south of the river communities will come together to disrupt childhood hunger. “It’s a great way to get the community out and participating in work that will ultimately save children’s lives,� McCutcheon said. Experienced FMSC volunteers and people who’ve never heard of the organization are all invited to help pack the food and make donations. “It is a wonderful starting point for families and people of all ages to experience the joy of giving back,� Ridgeway said. “It’s a true, hands-on feeling of accomplishment that you’re helping to do good in the world.� People interested in donating or registering to volunteer at the South Metro MobilePack between Jan. 29 and Feb. 3 can visit www.popmn.org/mission/ fmsc. People looking to learn more about Feed My Starving Children can visit www.FMSC.org. People seeking more information about volunteering each month with Charlie Maus and his group from the Apple Valley Senior Center can call the center at 952-953-2345.

People can put old Christmas lights to good use Holiday light recycling at 25 drop-off locations within Dakota County by Jody Peters SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Wondering what to do with that tangled mess of holiday lights? Eagan-based ProAct, an organization that helps serve people with disabilities in Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin, encourages people to take their old or unwanted lights to one of many drop-off locations. Participating dropoff zones accept holiday lights, electric cords, telephone cords and appliance cords through the first week of February. ProAct’s production coordinator Jennifer Cavalier said the light recycling program is in its fourth year. ProAct used to partner with the Recycling Association of Minnesota until that association stopped offering light recycling last year. ProAct decided to

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Workers at ProAct Inc. recycle unwanted holiday lights, which are collected through the end of January. ProAct is an organization that works to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities, and operates in several counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin. continue offering light recycling services and is currently in its second season of doing so independently. “When we initially partnered with the Recycling Association of Minnesota, we had partnered on ‌ a couple different programs. Then this was

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Court hands Burnsville, cities a win on manufactured homes Appeals court: Enforcement of Rambush code violations lawful by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The city of Burnsville acted lawfully in 2015 when it attempted to enforce city code violations at Rambush Estates Manufactured Home Park, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday. The court reversed a February 2017 ruling in Dakota County District Court that Burnsville exceeded its authority by pre-empting federal and state laws governing manufactured homes. Municipalities aren’t pre-empted from enforcing local zoning and property codes in manufactured home parks as long as they don’t exceed federal and state standards for construction and safety of the homes, the appeals court ruled. “This is a resounding victory for the City and all municipalities across the state,� Burnsville’s attor-

ney in the case, Paul Reuvers, wrote in an email to the newspaper. He said in an interview last February the district court ruling could make manufactured home parks “sovereign� areas untouchable by local code enforcement across Minnesota. The higher court clarified “what cities can to do address those types of zoning and aesthetictype issues,� said Chris Forslund, Burnsville’s licensing and code enforcement coordinator. “To me, this is long overdue, to be honest with you.� The city inspected the park at 14709 W. Burnsville Parkway in May 2015 and issued violation notices to 160 of the 233 homeowners, who rent their lots. Violations were primarily for nonconforming carport structures, awnings and structure setbacks, as well as exterior storage and trash containers in view.

Park resident Kathryn Eich — who was cited for both a carport and storing a wheelbarrow outside — contested her case, which the district court made a class action on behalf of all Rambush homeowners. The city rescinded its enforcement actions after the court granted the class action. The city also adopted a new appeals process for code violations, replaced its property maintenance code with the International Property Maintenance Code and made other changes in city code. Carports are now expressly allowed in R3-D (manufactured housing) zoning districts if they meet state building code and the homeowner obtains a building permit. A setback requirement that would have required a variance on many lots has been removed. But some nonconforming carports likely remain

at Rambush under the current code, which regulates size and materials, according to Forslund. He said city staff will consult with the city attorney before deciding next enforcement steps. The city will “step gingerly� to “make sure we don’t repeat any mistakes� from previous enforcement efforts, which included first-notice letters and subsequent $110 reinspection fees if violations hadn’t been corrected. Burnsville used to conduct code enforcement when someone complained about a property. In 2013 the city went to adopted a “proactive� program of enforcing the city’s zoning, property maintenance and building codes. The city was divided into six sections to be inspected over three years by a new Licensing and Code Enforcement Department. Rambush Estates was

the last of Burnsville’s three manufactured home parks to be inspected, Forslund said. Residents were invited to a meeting at City Hall before inspections began, according to the appeals court ruling. The ruling found fault with some of the enforcement measures. “The lots that had carports received notices that demanded removal, but failed to state the reason that a carport was nonconforming or whether it could be made conforming,� it said. “The carport notices cited a provision in the city’s property maintenance code, which has since been repealed and replaced, but this provision did not address why carports were not permitted.� Setback-violation notices “also stated requirements that were inconsistent with the city code,� it said. Notices to homeowners with objects out-

side were told that exterior storage was generally prohibited, when in fact objects in use must only be screened from view. “The city’s notices did not provide such an exception for objects in use, such as the wheelbarrow for which Kathryn Eich was cited,� the ruling said. But contrary to claims in the lawsuit, the opinion states that cities can enforce their own codes in manufactured home parks. The court found “multiple errors of law� in Dakota County District Judge Colleen King’s ruling granting a permanent injunction of city code enforcement at Rambush, according to Reuvers, the city’s attorney in the case. “Because neither federal nor state laws pre-empt the city codes within the manufactured home park, we reverse� the lower court ruling, the appeals court said.

Dakota Gardeners Garden Club

Elaine Evans, extension educator and bee researcher at the University of Minnesota, will present “Gardening for bees: horticultural habitat creation.� All are welcome. For more information, call 651-455-2889 or visit dakotagardeners.com.

News Briefs Beware of counterfeit Vikings tickets The Minnesota Vikings, in partnership with the Minneapolis Police Department and Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota, remind fans to be aware of counterfeit or fraudulent tickets circulating prior to Sunday’s division playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. These tickets are typically sold over the internet or offered by ticket sellers near U.S. Bank Stadium on game days. Because of the Vikings ticket-scanning process, if fans purchase a counterfeit ticket, they may not be able to access the stadium and could be subject to an investigation. If people are already in the stadium and are caught in possession of a fraudulent ticket, they will be ejected and could be subject to arrest. The only authorized outlets for Vikings tickets are the Vikings ticket office, Ticketmaster and the NFL TicketExchange. Purchasing tickets from any other source is done at the buyer’s risk and ticket selling on U.S. Bank Stadium property is illegal. The Vikings, the MPD and BBB offer fans the following tips: On game day: • Always check with the Vikings ticket office to see if tickets are available via visiting team and fan returns. • The Vikings have two types of authorized tickets: digital tickets accessible through the Vikings mobile app or printed (8.5-by11-inch) PDF tickets. Do not purchase any Vikings tickets sold on hard ticket

stock. • Take your time. Scrutinize the tickets closely for inaccuracies or alterations. Cross-check the seat assignment and prices with a stadium map found on the Vikings mobile app. • Ask the seller to take a photo with their valid ID prior to the transaction. Ask the seller to walk to the stadium gates with you to ensure the tickets are scanned. If they refuse, move on. Buying tickets online: • Only the Vikings ticket office, Ticketmaster and the NFL TicketExchange can guarantee the ticket you purchase online will be valid to attend the event. • When searching for tickets through online brokers on the secondary market, always look for the BBB Online seal and click on the link to ensure that it is valid. Research the company at bbb.org and be clear on the company’s policy if tickets purchased through the site are fake or not as advertised. • When buying from an individual through an online exchange don’t be lured away from the website by the seller. Even if you met the seller on the exchange website, the company may not guarantee any lost money if a transaction occurs outside its domain. If you buy tickets through an online auction, choose a seller with a long, continuous history of satisfied customers. Scammers can hijack old accounts, so make sure they have recently bought or sold other items. • Only pay with a credit card or through PayPal, which offers some protection and potential reimbursement. Never pay with

a cashier’s check, gift cards listed in this newspaper’s or wire money to a seller; Family Calendar section. you’ll have no way to retrieve your money if the Feed My tickets do not arrive.

Starving Blood shortage Children plans prompts call for MobilePack in Burnsville donations This January, National Blood Donor Month, the American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood and platelet donors of all blood types to make an appointment to give now and help address a winter blood donation shortage. While all blood types are urgently needed, there is a more critical need for the following blood and donation types right now: • Platelets: The clotting portion of blood primarily given to cancer patients during treatment and always in great demand. • Type O negative: The blood type that can be transfused to almost everyone and is what doctors reach for in trauma situations. • Type B negative: The blood type that can be transfused to type B Rhpositive and negative patients. • Type AB: The plasma type that can be transfused to almost everyone and can be donated through a platelet or plasma donation, where available, or during a regular blood donation. Eligible donors can find a blood or platelet donation opportunity and schedule an appointment to donate by using the free Blood Donor App (redcrossblood.org/bloodapp), visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-733-2767. Local blood drives are

Dakota Gardeners Garden Club will meet 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the lecture hall on the east side of the building at South St. Paul High School, 700 SecA Feed My Starving ond St. N., South St. Paul. Children MobilePack event is planned Jan. 29 to Feb. 3 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Burnsville. Feed My Starving Children tackles world hunger by sending volunteerpacked, nutritious meals to 70 countries, where they’re used to operate orphanages, schools, clinics and feeding programs. A total of 10,000 volunteers are needed to pack 2 million meals at the South Metro MobilePack in Burnsville. To volunteer or

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Parents attended a session of Eastview Parents in Collaboration (EPIC) Jan. 4 for families to learn more about Eastview Elementary. Dinner for the families was provided, along with having organized and supervised activities, such as coding, art or physical activities, available for school-age children. Parents had the opportunity to attend an assortment of teacher-led mini-sessions. More than 120 members of the Eastview community along with a group of school and district staff participated. Food was catered at no-cost to Eastview families by A’BriTin Catering.

10A Jan. 12, 2018 SUN THISWEEK - Lakeville

Sports Panthers end their futility against Apple Valley Second-half comeback produces 73-67 victory by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Even when Lakeville North has been good – and the Panthers have been good in boys basketball for a long time – Apple Valley was the Rubik’s Cube that couldn’t be solved. North had gone 11 games and almost six years without beating its South Suburban Conference rival. And for a long while Tuesday night, it looked as if that wouldn’t change. But then the Panthers, trailing by 13 points with less than 10 minutes remaining, caught fire and overtook the Eagles 7367 at Apple Valley High School. Lakeville North scored almost as many points in the final 9 1/2 minutes (34) as it did in the first 26 1/2 minutes (39). If the Panthers unlocked a secret, coach John Oxton wasn’t about to go public with it, as North will play Apple Valley at least once more this season (Feb. 13). But it might have come down to the players having had enough. A number of Lakeville North’s current players are in their first season as

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Lakeville North’s Tyler Wahl (31) and Eli Mostaert (43) contest a shot by Spencer Rolland of Apple Valley. regular varsity contributors, so they can’t be held responsible for the recent futility against Apple Valley. But still, “the whole week of practice we talked about how we’re sick of losing to Apple Valley,” said junior Tyler Wahl, who had 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.

“We got the job done tonight.” Owen Blascziek’s threepointer with about four minutes remaining gave North its first lead at 5756, and a basket by Wahl with 3:33 remaining put the Panthers ahead to stay. The Panthers, 9-2 overall and 3-0 in the South

Suburban, shot 55 percent overall despite making only two of 10 three-point attempts. They were almost automatic from the free-throw line, missing just one of 16 tries. Oxton admitted some of the shots the Panthers took weren’t exactly what he had in mind. “There were a couple of times where it was like, ‘Ahh, don’t take that shot,’ and then they took it and made it,” Oxton said. “They played to win and not to lose. “I know Owen Blascziek hitting a three from the top of the key was huge. He’s a great shooter, so didn’t surprise me it went in, but it was really a big shot. We hit a lot of those.” The victory was Lakeville North’s first over Apple Valley since Feb. 24, 2012. That season was the sophomore year of Apple Valley career scoring leader Tyus Jones, now in his third season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Tre Jones, Tyus’ brother and now the Eagles’ top player, was in sixth grade. “It stings because it’s something new to us,” Apple Valley coach Zach Goring said. “We’ve had our way with them for a while, but at some point that’s going to change. We’ve been lucky to beat them on a few occasions, too.”

Apple Valley lost a conference game for only the second time since the 2011-12 season. The Eagles, five-time defending South Suburban champions, are 2-1 in the league and 7-4 overall. “We really struggled with matchups inside against the two big kids,” Goring said, referring to Lakeville North’s Wahl and Tyler Lewko (Lewko scored 17 points). “We kind of fell apart in a few attention-to-detail things. We got a little loose when we were up 13 when we should have been a little tighter.” Tre Jones had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists despite missing the last eight minutes of the first half when he had to be examined after striking his head on the floor. The Eagles used the long-range shooting of Ely Hendrickson, who made seven of 10 three-pointers and scored 21 points, to remain in front. “Apple Valley wants to push the ball on makes and misses, so our emphasis was to get back on defense and slow them down,” Wahl said. “We played really well against (Tre Jones), made him make his tough shots. Even though he found some people, I think we did a good job of containing him.” North guard Tommy Jensen added 11 points

and was 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. The Eagles, who were ranked fifth in Class 4A last week by Minnesota Basketball News, have been without their secondbest player, senior guard Luke Martens, for more than a month. Goring said Martens has fractured each wrist twice, just since August 2017, and has had two operations on one of the wrists. The coach said Martens might be able to return to practice next week. “We think we’ll have him for the last 12 or 13 regular-season games,” Goring said. “Getting a player of his caliber back for the stretch run is like picking up a big free agent.” Lakeville North has won on the road against two teams that have been ranked No. 1 in Class 4A (Apple Valley and Eden Prairie) and figures to be part of what could be a crowded scramble for the state championship in March. The only undefeated team in Class 4A is Tartan, which is 11-0 but has played only four Class 4A schools. “There are really a lot of good teams,” Oxton said. “I think we proved we’re one of them.” Email Mike Shaughnessy at mike.shaughnessy@ecminc.com.

Notebook: top gym Nordic skiers finally get out on the snow Local teams compete at Loppet Invitational teams prepare for second in the event ings. Holmstrom finished Three South Suburban rematch in Lakeville by Mike Shaughnessy ished overall. in 17:17.57, about three Conference meets schedby Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Both defending state champions and the top three teams in the state Class AA rankings are scheduled to compete at the Lakeville North Invitational gymnastics meet Saturday. The defending state champions are Lakeville North (Class AA) and Detroit Lakes (Class A). The top three teams in Class AA are Stillwater, Lakeville North and Lakeville South. The Lakeville teams and Detroit Lakes already have seen a lot of each other this season. All three were in the Brainerd Invitational in December, where Lakeville North won by a fraction of a point over Lakeville South. They also were at the MGGOA Invitational last Saturday at Park Center High School, where Detroit Lakes won the team championship with Lakeville North and Lakeville South taking second and third. The second place at the MGGOA meet ended Lakeville North’s bid for an undefeated season – something the Panthers had set as a preseason goal – but North will try to defend home turf, so to speak, at Saturday’s home invitational starting at 9 a.m. South Suburban Conference teams Prior Lake and Eastview/Apple Valley also are entered, as are Austin, Becker, Cambridge-Isanti, Detroit Lakes, East Ridge, Eden Prairie, Maple Grove, Melrose, Park of Cottage Grove, Roseville, Stillwater and Wayzata. Six of the top nine teams in the Class AA rankings will be at the Lakeville meet. Detroit Lakes scored 148.9 to win the MGGOA meet at Park Center. Lakeville North scored 145.775 and Lakeville South came in at 144.775. Two gymnasts from Lakeville placed in the top four in the all-around. North’s Rachel Steiner finished second at 37.525

and South’s Mykaela Doornbos was fourth at 37.1. Steiner was uneven bars champion, scoring 9.55, and the Panthers’ Delaney Gipp was first on floor exercise with 9.525. Steiner was second on vault (9.65) and Lakeville North’s Cali Berg was fourth (9.475). Gipp was second on bars (9.55) and Doornbos took fourth (9.475). South’s Kari Wenzel finished second on balance beam with 9.55 and Steiner took third on floor with 9.45.

Maroon and Gold Invitational Many of the state’s best boys swimming teams gathered at the University of Minnesota on Saturday for the Maroon and Gold Invitational. Among the highlights was the performance of Lakeville North junior Andrew Trepanier, who set two meet records. Swimming in the Maroon Division, Trepanier took first in the 50-yard freestyle in 20.50 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 45.55. He also anchored a 200 freestyle relay team that finished second. Lakeville South was sixth, Rosemount eighth and Lakeville North ninth in the Maroon meet, one of four divisions at Saturday’s meet. Lakeville South won the 200 medley relay with Brady Torborg, Tate Leverenz, Carson Witte and Ray Bares finishing in 1 minute, 40.58 seconds. Torborg also won the 100 backstroke in 54.49. Rosemount senior Grant Toenges was first in the 100 butterfly in 54.78. Most of the topranked teams competed in the Gold Division, where Eagan placed 10th in a meet won by Minnetonka. Shakopee, the other South Suburban Conference team in the Gold Division, was fourth. Eagan senior Jordan Nguyen won the Gold Division diving competition, scoring 271.50 points.

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Although the Mesabi East Invitational remains a premier event on the high school Nordic skiing regular-season schedule, teams from the metro area have another option that doesn’t require a long bus ride or overnight stay. Teams from Burnsville, Lakeville and all District 196 schools competed at the Loppet Invitational on Saturday at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis. Highlights for local teams included a thirdplace finish by the Eagan boys in the 5-kilometer classic race, third by the ISD 196 girls (Apple Valley, Eagan, Rosemount) in the 5K freestyle, fourth by the Eastview girls in freestyle and fourth by Burnsville’s girls in classic. A combined Lakeville North/South team won the first of two heats in the girls sprint relay and fin-

In girls freestyle, Eastview senior Kareena Clendening was fourth in 15 minutes, 4.96 seconds. Theresa Passe of ISD 196 was sixth in 15:27.71. Top Lakeville skier was ninthgrader Haley Moerbitz, who was 29th. Burnsville senior Matthew Berg was sixth in the boys freestyle in 12:35.86. Max Marshall of Eagan was 14th in 13:11.01 and Aidan Lau of ISD 196 (Apple Valley, Eastview and Rosemount for boys) placed 16th in 13:24.06. Charlie Dilla of Eagan was 17th. Wyatt Hall led Lakeville with a 36thplace finish. Burnsville and Eagan were sixth and eighth in the boys freestyle team standings with Lakeville 14th and ISD 196 15th. An eighth-place finish by Hanna Holmstrom led Burnsville to fourth in the girls classic team stand-

seconds ahead of Eastview’s Gabby Kraemer, who placed ninth. Anna Schumann of Eastview and Kaitlyn Qualley of Burnsville were 12th and 13th. Olivia Matsoff finished 23rd to lead ISD 196 and Grete Engels was 27th for Lakeville. Bryant Ruff of ISD 196 was third in boys classic in 13:10.66, less than three-tenths of a second out of second place. Thomas Ryan of Burnsville was sixth in 13:50.99, and Eagan’s Brian Dilla (14:21.66) and Jack Martin (14:28.91) were eighth and ninth. Eli Pickett was 40th to lead Lakeville. Eastview placed fifth and ISD 196 eighth in girls classic team standings. Lakeville was 16th. Burnsville’s boys took fourth in classic, two points behind Eagan, while ISD 196 was seventh and Lakeville 18th.

uled for December were canceled because of lack of snow. The conference’s teams finally got to compete on snow at a freestyle meet Jan. 2 at Hyland Recreation Area in Bloomington. St. Paul Highland Park and Northfield joined the meet and Highland Park swept the boys and girls team competition. The top two girls finishers were from Highland Park and the third-place skier was from Northfield. Tess Grunklee of ISD 196 placed fourth in 16:31.1 in the 5K race. Eastview’s Kraemer (16:50.3) and Josie Roberts (16:51.2) were sixth and seventh, and Lakeville’s Violet Tessier was eighth in 16:54.8. Clendening of Eastview was 10th in 17:07.2. Top Lakeville skier in the boys meet was Henry Nomeland, who was 37th.

Cougars soar in South Suburban

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Lakeville South forward Cody Niesen comes down with a rebound during the Cougars’ 64-48 victory at Farmington in a South Suburban Conference boys basketball game Jan. 4. The Cougars won at Eastview 63-54 on Tuesday to remain tied for first in the league at 3-0. Shae Mitchell had 20 points, Riley Mahlman 13 and Joe Bachinski and Cooper Jackson nine each for the Cougars, who are 6-4 overall. Lakeville South returns to conference play at 7 p.m. Friday at home against Eagan.

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Minnesotan in the Packer fan Hall of Fame? Kuziej, 23, is one of 10 finalists by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Accustomed to smack talk between Minnesota and Wisconsin football fans, Green Bay Packers superfan John Kuziej reacted unsparingly to mention of the Vikings’ 13-3 run to home-field advantage in the playoffs. “It’s slowly killing me inside,� said John, 23, to the amusement of his parents, Bob and Janet Kuziej, at their home in Burnsville. “Honestly, it’s fine,� he continued, despite the grating “Skol� postings from social media friends. “I’m sure it’s exciting for them. It’s time somebody else got a few ‘W’s’ once in awhile. The Packers (have been) holding up the NFC North by themselves.� Nominated by his father, John is one of 10 finalists for induction into the Packers FAN Hall of Fame. The team will induct its 20th member this year. Finalists were chosen by a selection committee. Kuziej is this year’s only Minnesota nominee.

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Pictured at Lambeau Field during the 2015 season are, from left, Janet, Lily, John and Bob Kuziej. One is from Illinois, the rest are Wisconsinites. A Minnesotan has never been chosen. Online voting will help select the winner. John’s unbreakable bond with the Packers starts with his father, who grew up in the 1970s in Menomonie, Wisconsin, near the Minnesota border, and stuck by the Packers during their down years in his youth. The bond also has its own mythology. Janet was 27 weeks pregnant with John when she and Bob

were returning home to Minnesota after visiting the Packers Hall of Fame. A photo from the trip shows Janet posing by the Vince Lombardi Super Bowl Trophy. Somewhere around Chippewa Falls, she realized her water had broken. They made it to her sister’s house in Afton, Minnesota, and then to Children’s Hospital in St. Paul, where John, the first of their two children, was born three months prematurely. “We definitely figured he was

trying to be born in Wisconsin, but it just didn’t quite work that way because we kept driving,� said Janet, who taught math for 23 years at Metcalf Junior High and now teaches at Burnsville High School. “Had we stopped, he could have been born in Chippewa Falls.� John weighed 2 pounds at birth, fought for three months in the NICU before going home and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 2, according to his father, who wrote in his nomination that John lives by a coach Lombardi motto: “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.� John has endured many surgeries and physical therapy appointments. He uses crutches and a wheelchair. “It’s definitely been a tough road, but I know that with the Packers being something that has always been positive in my life, it’s definitely helped me continue to go further on and tough my way through the surgeries that I’ve had,� John said. He was dressed in a suit and tie after coaching his 12-yearold sister Lily’s basketball team at Faithful Shepherd Catholic

School in Eagan. John served for three years as the Burnsville High School football team’s equipment manager and sometimes-videographer. One of his senior-year gifts from the team’s booster club was a handmade Packers blanket. “I took it to college with me,� John said. “I still use it today.� He graduated last May from Winona State University with a degree in mass communications and transmedia. He’d love to work for the Packers. John was 2 when his parents took him to his first game at Lambeau Field. There’s a photo of him being held by Packers hero Ray Nitschke shortly before he died. John and his parents have been to Lambeau 18 times together. “I considered myself the biggest Packers fan until my son was born,� Bob wrote. Voting for the Packers FAN Hall of Fame is available through midnight Jan. 31 at www.packers.com/FHOF. Votes of fans and previous honorees will account for half the vote, with the rest by a Packers FAN Hall of Fame selection committee.

Eagan police searching for package thief Video shared hundreds of times by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

One of the quickest ways to become the villain in the public eye is to swipe packages off people’s doorsteps. When the Eagan Police Department posted a video of an alleged package theft last week asking for help identifying the suspect, comments ranged from “lock them up� to “what an idiot.� It was shared hundreds of times with hopes of catching the thief. The person is suspected of stealing packages

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Machtemes said. A required signature, delivery alert or special placement instructions can help. “It’s mostly a crime of opportunity,� Machtemes said. “Keep it out of plain view.� There’s also options to purchase insurance and ask for packages to be delivered at work, via the delivery service. For those with information related to the package thief, call 651675-5700 or the 24-hour confidential tip line 651675-5799. Contact Andy Rogers at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

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Winter warms up with Frozen Apple Concert Series Michael Handler Project to come to Valleywood Golf Course by Amy Mihelich SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Apple Valley Arts Foundation is yet again offering a way to beat the winter blues with the 2018 Frozen Apple Concert Series. The foundation will bring three different bands to Apple Valley: the Michael Handler Project in January, Patty Peterson and the Jazz Women AllStars in February, and the Riverside Hitmen in March. The Minneapolis-based Michael Handler Band is made up of three men who play about half of their gigs as a trio and the other half as duo or solo performances. Handler is bringing the full trio to Apple Valley on Saturday, Jan. 13 to kick off the Frozen Apple Concert Series. While the musicians sing in three-part harmony, they’ll play an assortment of instruments. Handler plays acoustic guitar, and Dan Ferstenou plays a mix of lead acoustic guitar, banjo and acoustic bass. John Michaels plays the drums. He’ll switch from a cocktail kit – featuring a snare, tom and kick-drum – to bongos, shakers, tambourines and cow bell. “We love to play as a trio,” Handler said. “We get a bigger variety, and we switch between instruments. It allows us to play a huge range of music.” He’s been playing acoustic arrangements with others for the past 15 years, but the trio came together six years ago.

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The Michael Handler Band will kick off the Frozen Apple Concert Series hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. The trio is made up of Michael Handler (center) on guitar, Dan Ferstenou (right) on guitar and banjo and John Michaels (left) on drums. Through playing together, the three men have helped each other become better musicians. “It’s always been my goal to surround myself with musicians more talented than me,” Handler said. The Michael Handler Band mostly plays covers — acoustic renditions of some of the greatest songs from the 1950s through today. “We play everything from the Everly Brothers to Taylor Swift,” Handler said. The band also plays a few originals. Handler has three recorded albums of original music he’s composed over the last 20 years. But Handler said they like to play songs people know, and they

alternate between newer and older songs so that all audiences can find something they connect with. Playing the songs acoustically allows Handler, Ferstenou and Michaels to make the music their own. “Sometimes we will throw in a banjo where there isn’t a banjo, and sometimes we will change it up entirely,” Handler said. Every cover they play has a bit of a twist, as the acoustic arrangements offer a more simplified sound, but Handler said people will recognize most of the songs they play. Recently, they’ve been playing classics such as “Footloose” and “Summer of ’69,” as well as some new hits from the ra-

dio, including Portugal the Man’s “Feel it Still” and “HandClap” by Fitz and the Tantrums. The band has found that Ed Sheeran songs are often a crowd favorite. Hander said admissionfree concerts, such as the Frozen Apple Series, are important for communities. “I think what it does is that it opens up the door for anybody to see different kinds of music,” he said. “It’s really super cool for families to come out and not have to pay a lot of money to get that sort of social, cultural experience.” That’s exactly why, seven years ago, the Frozen Apple Concert series began. “It’s important for com-

Smart water solutions needed

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Uponor reports that the average homeowner is 3.5 times more likely to experience water damage than theft in his or her home, and water damage ranks as the second most common home insurance claim. Water caused $9.1 billion in annual homeowner policy property losses from 2007 to 2009 — approximately 23 percent of all homeowner property losses. That’s why the Apple Valley-based company created a smart water monitoring system for homeowners. On Monday, Jan. 8, Uponor debuted the Phyn Plus Smart Water Assistant + Shutoff at both the Consumer Electronics Show and International Builders Show. Uponor developed the product through its joint venture with Belkin International. The new system can detect leaks and abnormal water usage, monitor water usage and automatically shut off a home’s water in case of a catastrophic failure, such as a pipe bursting. This marks Uponor’s first entry into the intelligent water category. The System can be installed by Uponor’s network of certified plumbers called the Uponor Pro Squad, and more information can be found at www. uponorpro.com.

munities to come together, it’s really important for neighbors to know each other,” AVAF President and Chairwoman of the Board Sonya Bush said. “That’s how you make a healthy and happy community. You need to meet and talk to different people. What better way to do that than through music?” Today, the popular free concert series connects Apple Valley residents with one another by providing a space for all people in the community to come together. “We are always looking for different avenues to expand our offerings to the community and bring people together – what better way to do that than music in the winter to give us something to look forward to after the holidays,” Busch said. When deciding on bands for the series, the board likes to choose a mix of new acts and past favorites. The Michael Handler Band is brand new to the concert series — although they’ve played several south of the river concerts before, including a few venues in Apple Valley. Busch said the board is excited to introduce this new group to the series. Patty Peterson, who will perform in the second concert in the series, is friend of the arts foundation and has been a part of the February concert for a number of years. This year, however, she’ll be doing a completely different act as she performs with the Jazz Women All-Stars. WOLVES, from 1A

“If people have been to see her before, they know how great she is, but this is something new and different,” Bush said. The third and final concert brings back another Apple Valley favorite: the Riverside Hitmen. “We got so much feedback from previous performances. It’s so high energy,” Busch said. “There was a lot of demand to have them back.” The concerts are funded by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation thanks to sponsorship from Uponor and Think Mutual Bank. All concerts are free and open to the public. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the concerts run from 6 to 9 p.m. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, and people can enter drawings for prizes.

Concert schedule: The concerts will be held at the Valleywood Golf Course Clubhouse, located at 4851 McAndrews Road, the second Saturday of each month. Saturday, Jan. 13: The Michael Handler Project. Saturday, Feb. 10: Patty Peterson and The Jazz Women All-Stars. Saturday, March 10: The Riverside Hitmen. For more information about the Apple Valley Arts Foundation and the Frozen Apple Concert Series, visit www.avartsfoundation.org/events. Contact Amy Mihelich at amy.mihelich@ecm-inc.com.

agree to the euthanasia. Fur-Ever Wild must also notify the animal rights groups within 24 hours “if an animal with any wolf lineage dies under circumstances” other than euthanasia and give a five-day notice before transferring any wolves from the facility. According to its website, other animals located at Fur-Ever Wild include foxes, cougars, raccoons, skunks, porcupines, whitetail deer, goats, horses, chickens, cows and pigs.

the agreement Monday. It only allows Fur-Ever Wild to euthanize in the case of “irremediable suffering.” Petters must have a licensed veterinarian carry out the euthanasia only after a declaration 48 hours before is signed to see if the suffering has been caused by any abuse or neglect. The agreement also requires Fur-Ever Wild to notify the animal rights groups if they believe a wolf should be euthanized for aggres- Contact Kayla Culver at sive behavior. The ani- kayla.culver@ecm-inc. mal rights groups can com. then take the wolf or

LEGAL NOTICES MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes, 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be able to identify the true owner of a business. ASSUMED NAME: Bellewood Cottage PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 16712 Illinois Avenue Lakeville, MN 55044 NAMEHOLDER(S): Ellen Finstad 16712 Illinois Avenue Lakeville, MN 55044 I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath. DATE FILED: November 20, 2017 SIGNED BY: Ellen Finstad Published in the Lakeville Sun Thisweek January 5, 12, 2018 770607

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 This is a summary of the December 11, 2017 School Board meeting. The full text is available for public inspection at www.district196. org, at the District Office, or by standard or electronic mail. The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. at Dakota Ridge School, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Albright, Coulson, Isaacs, Magnuson, Roseen, Schutte and Supt. Berenz. Absent: Huusko. Motion by Roseen, seconded by Coulson and carried with a 6-0 vote to approve the agenda. Students and staff were recog-

nized by the board and superintendent. Motion by Schutte, seconded by Albright and carried with a 6-0 vote to approve consent items: board meeting minutes; summary of claims; treasurer’s report; gifts totaling $139,582.45; quarterly gifts totaling $15,826.20; grants totaling $8,250; quarterly advertising revenue; revenues and expenditures report; uniform guidance procurement grace period; school bus purchase; high-volume copier leases; personnel separations, leaves of absence and new staff; student teacher agreement; expulsion of a student; private school counseling services agreement; designation of combined polling places, and Interagency Early Intervention Committee joint powers agreement. Motion by Schutte, seconded by Isaacs and carried with a 6-0 vote to approve the 2016-17 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Motion by Schutte, seconded by Roseen and carried with a 6-0 vote to approve certifying the 2017 (payable 2018) property tax levy. Motion by Roseen, seconded by Albright and carried with a 6-0 vote to approve the 2018-19 course revisions. The 2017-18 Final Budget and Administrative Regulation 507.2AR School Readiness Fee Schedule were presented as new business. The board will act on these proposals at the January 8 regular School Board meeting. Motion by Schutte, seconded by Coulson and carried with a 6-0 vote to approve the phase II contracts totaling $4,161,650 for the additions and renovations to Rosemount High School. Motion by Isaacs, seconded by Roseen and carried with a 6-0 vote to approve the remaining contracts totaling $1,353,257 for the additions and renovations to Scott Highlands Middle School. Motion by Schutte, seconded by Roseen and carried with a 5-0 vote to approve a collective bargaining agreement with Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan (RAVE) Clerical Association. Albright abstained from the vote. Board members and the superintendent gave updates. Motion by Albright, seconded by Schutte and carried with a 6-0 vote to adjourn at 7:30 p.m. Published in the

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194 SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING JANUARY 16, 2018 Lakeville Community Education Juniper Path Building 6:00 PM 1. Preliminary Actions a. Call to Order b. Roll Call and Board Introductions 2. Discussion a. Review Policy Section 200 Board Chair b. Consider Board Committee Assignments and Representatives to Agencies/Organizations - Board Chair c. TIES Update d. ALC Renaming e. Post Construction Report f. f. Facilities Master Plan Pool Update/Discussion 3. Adjournment Published in the Lakeville Sun Thisweek, Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek January 12, 2018 773495

NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF DAKOTA

DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 19HA-PR-17-871 In Re: Estate of DALE ALBERT ANDERSON a/k/a DALE A. ANDERSON, Decedent. It is Ordered and Notice is given that on January 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at the Dakota County Judicial Center located at 1560 Highway 55, Hastings, Minnesota, on a petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the decedent’s Will dated September 28, 2017 and Last Minute Instruction Document dated November 17, 2017, and for the appointment of Deb McNab whose address is 26125 Dodd Blvd, Lakeville, MN 55044 as personal representative of the decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with the full power to administer the decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts for the decedent’s estate. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 CALL FOR BIDS DATA INFRASTRUCTURE CABLING Notice is hereby given that BIDS will be received for the purpose of securing a contract for data infrastructure cabling across many district buildings by Independent School District 196 at the District Office, 3455 153rd Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 10:00 AM, Friday, January 26, 2018, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. Instructions for obtaining Bid specifications can be found at: http://www.district196.org/legal-notices/ The School Board reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any informalities. Joel Albright Board Clerk Published in the Apple Valley Sun Thisweek, Lakeville Sun Thisweek, Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek January 5, 12, 2018 771162

of this notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: December 21, 2017 BY THE COURT /s/ Shawn Moynihan Judge of District Court Heidi Carstensen Court Administrator WAYNE JAGOW # 186016 JAGOW LAW OFFICE

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #194 LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL 21135 JACQUARD AVENUE LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA 2018 FLOORING REPLACEMENT SECTION 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Independent School District #194 will receive single prime sealed bids for Lakeville South High School 2018 Flooring Replacement until 10:00 a.m. local time on January 23, 2018 at the District Office, 8670 210th Street West, Lakeville, Minnesota, 55044, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidding documents, including the Proposal Form, Drawings and Specifications, will be on file at the Minnesota Builders Exchange; McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge Plan Center; Reed Construction; iSqFt Plan Room (St. Paul, MN); and from PlanWell at https://order.e-arc.com/ arcEOC/Secures/PWELL_PrivateList.aspx?PrjType=pub Albert Lea Builders Exchange; Mankato Builders Exchange; Builders Exchange of Rochester; Mid Minnesota Builders Exchange (Willmar, MN). This project includes: Removal and replacement of the existing carpet flooring system and vinyl base throughout the building and removal and replacement of the gymnasium walking track carpet with resilient athletic flooring. American Reprographics Company, 4730 Park Glen Road, St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 (952) 697-8800, facsimile (952) 697-8803 will provide complete downloadable sets of the Bidding Documents to prospective bidders and subcontractors. The downloads will be available, on or about, December 22, 2017. A deposit check in the amount of $25 made out to ARC for each set downloaded via the internet at http://www.e-arc.com/mn/saintlouispark and clicking on the PlanWell icon, then the Public Plan Room icon, select Lakeville South High School Flooring Replacement. Make proposals on the bid forms supplied in the Project Manual. No oral, telegraphic or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered. Submit with each bid, a certified check or acceptable bidder’s bond payable to Independent School District #194 in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Performance Bond. Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids, and waive informalities or irregularities in bidding. The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or before August 10, 2018. A pre-bid walkthrough has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 11, 2018 at 3:00 PM. Meet at the main building entrance. Board of Education INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #194 Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek Lakeville Sun Thisweek January 12, 19, 2018 772832

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Obituaries

Audrey C. Rademacher Audrey Rademacher, age 97 of Farmington, passed away January 2, 2018. Preceded in death by husband Roy, son Joe, parents and siblings. Survived by her children, Lee (Neil) Gustafson, Mike (Rhonda) Rademacher, Kev (Colleen) Rademacher, Tony (Sherry) Rademacher, Mary (Randy) Peek, Jim (Kim) Rademacher, Jean Rademacher, 13 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral mass will be Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 11 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, 22120 Denmark Avenue, Farmington. Memorials preferred to the family.

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characters. For more information, winner of Song of the Year and contact director Kristen Cash at in 2016 won the Living Legend 952-221-5651, or call the arts cen- Award. His song “Phone In Heaven� The Minnesota Zoo will cele- ter at 952-985-4640. has millions of views on YouTube brate its 40th anniversary in 2018, with a yearlong celebration of ‘Cat Daddy’ at Ames and Facebook. Advance tickets ranging from special events and activities. Since $10 to $20 can be purchased at opening on May 22, 1978, the Min- Center nesota Zoo has worked every day TV celebrity and cat behaviorist brownpapertickets.com or by callto connect people, animals and the Jackson Galaxy will bring his love ing 1-800-838-3006 or Leon Lundnatural world to save wildlife. for cats to Ames Center in Burns- strom at 952-292-3126. The tickets The yearlong celebration will ville 8 p.m. Friday, April 20, in a cost $5 more at the door of the event. include both on and off-site ac- unique live event. More information is at www. tivities, including a 40th Birthday Galaxy is the host and execuParty at the zoo in May. The zoo tive producer of Animal Planet’s minnesotagospelopry.com. also will invite all Minnesotans to long-running show “My Cat From special festivities throughout the Hell.� He has more than 25 years Dakota County state, such as pop-up birthday par- of experience working with cats Parks sets ties featuring Zoomobile animals, and their guardians. fun kids’ activities, birthday cake Popularly known as the “Cat candlelight hike and more. Daddy,� Jackson is on a mission Dakota County Parks is hostAlong with special celebrations, to educate people about cats and ing three candlelight events this the Minnesota Zoo’s social media deepen the human and cat bond, winter. The first is scheduled 6-9 platforms will share memorable while reducing the number of anip.m. Friday, Jan. 12, in Thompson stories from guests, staff and vol- mals that end up in shelters. Over County Park, 360 Butler Ave. E., unteers from the past 40 years. time, Jackson has developed and The Minnesota Zoo is at 13000 honed his philosophy known as West St. Paul. Two miles of trails will be illuZoo Blvd. in Apple Valley. For “Cat Mojo,� which teaches cat minated by more than a thousand more information, call 952-431- guardians the skills to help their candles, to be enjoyed by hikers 9500 or visit mnzoo.org. feline friends build confidence and snowshoers alike. Equipment within their environment. Jackson rental will not be offered; those Dance showcase in is the author of two New York wishing to snowshoe will need to Times bestselling books, “Catify bring their own. Farmington to Satisfy� and “Catification.� Hot concessions will be availHis new series “Cat vs. Dog� able for purchase from Ka“For the Love of Dance,� a showcase celebrating the beauty premiered on Animal Planet No- bomelette food truck. A bonfire and artistry of dance, will be held vember 2017, and his new book, will be roaring all evening. 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Farm- “Total Cat Mojo,� hit shelves in All are welcome to attend. Tickington High School, 20655 Flag- October. ets are $5 at the door and kids 5 Tickets are $43-$68 at the box and under are free. Tickets will be staff Ave. The event is a fundraiser office, ticketmaster.com or 800- sold at the event only. for the FHS senior party. The showcase will include per- 982-2787. Two additional candlelight formances by special guests: Unievents are scheduled for Jan. 26 versity of Minnesota Premier Exhibit opens in at Spring Lake Park Reserve and Dance Team, University of MinFeb. 10 at Lebanon Hills Regional nesota Ballroom Dance Team, Lakeville Park. Find out more by going to St. Catherine University Dance, A photography exhibit by Jon www.dakotacounty.us and searchRhythm and Swing, and USA Hedin is on display in the Lake- ing “special events.� Dance – Minnesota. ville Area Arts Center gallery Jan. Also performing will be Bal- 9 through Feb. 23. let Royale, Dance Connection, Hedin’s interest in photography PL Players hold Dance-Twirl Minnesota, FHS began in a high school art class. ‘Annie’ auditions Dance Team, Fred Astaire Dance The instructor’s encouragement The Prior Lake Players will Studio, JAMM Dance Co., Just prompted him to enter his photohold open auditions Monday, Feb. For Kix, South Metro Dance graph into the State Fair art com5, and Wednesday, Feb. 7, for their Academy, Studio 4 Dance, and petition, at which he earned sixth spring production of “Annie.� Synergy Dance Center. place out of hundreds of entries. Auditions will be 6-8 p.m. for Dance styles will include ball- Since then, his passion for photogchildren and 8-10 p.m. for adults room, hip hop, contemporary, raphy has grown, sending him on a kick, baton, jazz, Lindy hop, lyri- lifelong mission to travel and cap- both nights at Twin Oaks Middle School, 15860 Fish Point Road, cal and pom. ture the many beautiful places in Prior Lake. Tickets can be purchased at the the world. A read-through of the script door: $8 for adults, $5 for students The exhibit can be viewed dur- will be held Monday, Feb. 12. and free for children under 5. The ing regular business hours, MonPerformances will be March event is sponsored by the FHS Se- day through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 22-24 and April 4-8 at Twin Oaks nior Class Party Committee. For p.m. Evening hours vary based on Middle School. more information, call 651-341- activities. Complete audition details are 7520. The Lakeville Area Arts Center at plplayers.org/performances/ is located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. spring-musical-2018/. For additional information, call ‘And Then There 952-985-4640.

Connie (Constance Mary) Bezdichek, 94, of Farmington, MN went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 6, 2018. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Connie (Segner) was born on February 13, 1923 in St. Bonifacius, MN. She was united in marriage to Gordon Bezdichek on January 22, 1947. Connie and Gordon moved to Farmington, MN in 1951 and owned and operated Fairway Foods from 1951 to 1969 while raising their six daughters. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon, on January 25, 1982 and by her two brothers, Leroy and Fred. Connie continued to reside in Farmington and was an active member of St. Michael’s Catholic Community. Connie was intelligent, inquisitive, witty, and loved to learn. She took a computer class when she was 85 years old! Connie prided herself on being informed of current events and enjoyed discussing politics with family and friends. She was a woman who carried herself with dignity, integrity and grace. Connie had a wonderful sense of humor and loved and lived life to the fullest. She enjoyed dancing, gardening, playing cards, polka music, bike riding, sewing, knitting, Dakota County Fair, and the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. She was a great cook and loved experimenting with new recipes. Connie was DQ DYLG ÂżVKHU SHUVRQ IURP ÂżVKLQJ ZDOOH\HV RQ /DNH 0LOOH /DFV WR VHYHUDO WULSV WR $ODVND IRU VDOPRQ ÂżVKLQJ 6KH particularly enjoyed spending 25 years of Minnesota winters as a snowbird in Arizona. But most of all, Connie was a very loving and devoted mother and grandmother, who will always be remembered for her commitment to family. Left to cherish her memories are daughters: Lynn Royce, Ann (Mike) Buselmeier, Kay (Brad) Pfahning, Mary Bezdichek, Peggy (Bob) Louis and Jane (Peter) Stifter, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and her loving companion of the past 31 years, Don Rose. A private family service was held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Farmington, MN with internment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN. 3UD\HUV SUHIHUUHG LQ OLHX Ă€RZHUV RU PHPRULDOV Daughters’ Note: We were privileged to have shared mom’s love and it is with immeasurable gratitude that we cherish the beautiful memories of the life she lived. Her essence will live on in each of us. “The only way to take sorrow out of death is to take love out of life.â€? - R.Nelson Were None’ Pink Floyd as a rock Condolences at: www.whitefuneralhomes.com auditions ballet in Minneapolis Lakeville’s White Funeral Home Expressions Community The- Minnesota Gospel Lakeville-based Twin Cities Farmington 651-463-7374 ater will hold auditions for Agatha Ballet of Minnesota presents the Christie’s “And Then There Were Opry organizes local world premiere of “Pink Floyd’s Noneâ€? 6-8 p.m. Jan. 23-24 at the concert The Wall: A Rock Balletâ€? March Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 O’Connor, Edward John of The Lakeville-based Min- 1-3 at The Cowles Center, 528 Holyoke Ave. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis. Burnsville passed away DecemThose auditioning should bring nesota Gospel Opry is bringing The original full-length rock ber 18, 2017 at home after a long a headshot or current photo and multi-award winning Inspirational ballet features live music by the courageous battle with cancer. Country Music artist Mike Manutheir calendar. Auditions will conband Run Like Hell. Preceded in death by parents sist of readings from the script. el to Oak Grove Middle School in Performances are 7:30 p.m. Arthur and Naomi. Rehearsals will begin Feb. 5. Show Bloomington on Friday, Jan. 19, Tickets are $30-$38. Information: Survived by wife Sue; sons for a 7 p.m. concert. dates are April 13-15, 19-22. &KULV ÂżDQFHH 7LQD 6HDQ 2Âś&RQManuel is a past ICM Male Vo- www.thecowlescenter.org. The cast includes eight men and QRU GDXJKWHU 6KDQQRQ .HYLQ three women. See www.minnesota- calist of the Year, Entertainer of Korb; grandchildren Sydney, playlist.com for a detailed list of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Ryan, Carter and Mackenzie; and VLVWHUV 6XH .HYLQ &RXJKOLQ DQG Kate O’Connor. ,Q OLHX RI Ă€RZHUV PHPRULDOV WR WKH $PHULFDQ &DQFHU Weddings Society of MN. Special thanks to Dr. Eugene Kwon of Mayo Clinic for his care and expertise. Memorial service To submit items for the the Minnesota Beekeepers As- someone’s drinking? Al-Anon ZDV 7KXUVGD\ 'HFHPEHU DW 30 DW 3ULQFH RI 3HDFH Family Calendar, email: sociation. Learn about honeybee can help. More information: alLutheran Church, 13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville. Visidarcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. biology and behavior, hive man- anon-alateen-msp.org. agement, swarm prevention and OCD Support Group, 11 tation one hour prior to service at the church. Friday, Jan. 12 equipment. Ages: 16 and older. a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and Washburn-McReavy.com Owl Outing, 5-7 p.m., Leba- Cost: $40. Registration required fourth Saturday of the month at Werness Brothers 952-884-8145 non Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff at www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks. Lord of Life Lutheran Church,

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Schumack/Manion Colleen and Wayne Schumack of Lakeville are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Erica Rose Schumack, to James Joseph Manion III, son of Nancy and James Manion, Junior of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Ms. Schumack, graduate of University of South Carolina, is a Project Manager at J.P Morgan Chase in Manhattan, New York. Mr. Manion, a graduate of University South Carolina, is employed by Sports Systems in Fort Lee NJ. The couple was married on October 20, 2017 in Charleston South Carolina and honeymooned in Hawaii. They reside in Hoboken NJ.

Saturday, Jan. 20 Stop Sex Trafficking, 2-4 p.m., Farmington Library, 508 Third St. Local anti-trafficking author and advocate, Emily Shore, shares her knowledge on the sex trafficking industry and Saturday, Jan. 13 how we can respond as parents, Eagan Market Fest, 10 teenagers and everyday citizens. a.m. to 1 p.m., Eagan Commu- Question and answer time folnity Center, 1501 Central Park- lows the presentation. Geared way, Oasis Room. Information: for ages 15 and older. Free. Inhttps://www.cityofeagan.com/ formation: 651-438-0250. marketfest. Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Ongoing 10:30 a.m., Robert Trail Library, Eagan parkrun, a free 14395 S. Robert Trail, Rose- weekly timed 5K run, 9 a.m. mount. Carbon Fee and Divi- Saturdays at Thomas Lake dend, an economically viable, Park, 4350 Thomas Lake Road, win-win climate solution, will Eagan. Rain or shine. To get a be discussed. All are welcome. time recorded and stored onInformation: Veda Kanitz at vm- line, register at www.parkrun. kanitz@gmail.com or https://citi- us/register and bring your barzensclimatelobby.org. code with you. Information: Spaghetti dinner by the www.parkrun.us/eagan. Rosemount Knights of ColumEmotions Anonymous, bus, 5:30-7:30 p.m., St. Joseph 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays at SouthChurch, 13900 Biscayne Ave. Cross Community Church, W., Rosemount. Good-will offer- 1800 E. County Road 42 (at ings accepted. Proceeds to the Summit Oak Drive), Apple ValSt. Joseph Youth Mission Team. ley. EA is a 12-step program for those seeking emotional health. Wednesday, Jan. 17 All are welcome. Information: Dakota Gardeners, 7 p.m., http://www.emotionsanonySouth St. Paul High School, mous.org/out-of-the-darknesslecture hall east side of build- walks. ing, 700 Second St. N. Speaker: Recovery International, 3 Elaine Evans, U of M extension p.m. Tuesdays at Mary, Mother educator and bee researcher, of the Church (Room 9), 3333 “Gardening for bees: horticul- Cliff Road, Burnsville. Park tural habitat creation.� Public in lower lot. Self-help group welcome. Information: 651-455- for depression, anxiety, fears, 2889 or dakotagardeners.com. panic attacks, anger and more. Information: Rita at 952-890Thursday, Jan. 18 7623 or www.recoveryinternaBackyard Agriculture: tional.org. Beekeeping Basics, 6-9 p.m., Al-Anon Finding Hope Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Beginners Group, 9:30-10:30 Cliff Road, Eagan. Discover all a.m. Saturdays at Mary, Mothyou need to know to start your er of the Church, 3333 Cliff own apiary with JoAnne Sabin of Road, Burnsville. Troubled by

16200 Dodd Lane, Lakeville. Information: Susan Zehr at 952210-5644. Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red crossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. • Jan. 12, 1-7 p.m., Bowlero, 11129 162nd St. W., Lakeville. • Jan. 12, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dakota County Community Development Agency, 1228 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. • Jan. 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dakota County Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Jan. 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. • Jan. 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Qdoba, 1298 Promenade Place, Eagan. • Jan. 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Culver’s, 4725 Highway 13 W., Savage. • Jan. 15, 12-5 p.m., Best Western Premier Nicollet Inn. 14201 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. • Jan. 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Church of the Risen Savior, 1501 E. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Jan. 18, 12-6 p.m., Ecumen Seasons, 15359 Founders Lane, Apple Valley. • Jan. 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Allina Health Farmington Clinic, 21260 Chippendale Ave., Farmington. • Jan. 19, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. • Jan. 19, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Advent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan.

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Thisweekend Endangered animal born at zoo Photography exhibit opens

Photo submitted Photo courtesy of Minnesota Zoo

A female endangered Malayan Tapir calf was born approximately 5:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley. Both the calf and mom “Bertie� are doing well. This is the Minnesota Zoo’s third tapir birth in 6 years. Born at 16 pounds, the yet-to-be-named calf is busy bonding with mom behind the scenes. Until she goes into the public tapir habitat along the Tropics Trail, she can be seen via the Minnesota Zoo’s social media channels and a special webcam (http://mnzoo.org/tapircalf2018/). Malayan tapirs are one of the most endangered animals in Southeast Asia; there are less tapirs than tigers in the wild.

Farmington Library events set The Farmington Library, 508 Third St., will offer the following programs. Call 651-438-0250 or visit www.dakotacounty.us/library for more information. Books & Brew Book Group, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16. The group will discuss “The Paris Architect� by Charles Belfoure. Storytime for 2s-6s, 10:30-11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19. Read, play, sing, talk and write together with stories and activities to develop early literacy skills for toddlers and preschoolers. Siblings welcome. Ages: 2-6. Open Studio, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19. Work on a current art or craft

project while visiting with other makers. See a new sewing technique demonstrated each week and get help with individual projects. Friday Fun for Teens, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19. Drop in for a variety of fun activities. Ages: 10-16. Stop Sex Trafficking, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20. Emily Shore, local antitrafficking author and advocate, shares her knowledge on the sex trafficking industry and how we can respond as parents, teenagers and everyday citizens. Question and answer time follows the presentation. Geared for ages 15 and older.

Dakota County picnic shelters are for rent

Fat Bike Fun Race slated at Cleary Lake

Reservations for picnic shelters in Dakota County parks opened Jan. 8. Picnic shelters can be rented from April 1 through Oct. 31, with the exception of the Lakeview Deck in Lebanon Hills Regional Park. In April and October, the water will be shut off when temperatures are below freezing. Picnic shelters are rented by the day, and reservations must be made at least 21 days in advance. To check availability and make a reservation, visit www.dakotacounty. us and search “picnic shelter rental.� For picnic shelter booking questions, call 952-891-7000.

Three Rivers Park District will host its annual Fat Bike Fun Race 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Cleary Lake Regional Park, Prior Lake. The race welcomes first-time and experienced riders alike on a 12-footwide packed 5K and 10K circuit. Fat bikes may be rented for $20; the bike will be brought to the park on race day. Awards donated by event sponsor Michael’s Cycles Prior Lake will be presented to the top finishers for each distance in Adult Women, Adult Men, U18, and U12 categories. A prize drawing, open to all racers, will also be provided by Michael’s Cycles. Both racers and spectators can try free demos of winter equipment such as kicksleds, snowshoes, fat tire bikes and cross-country skis during the event. Cost is $12 for those who preregister and $15 for day-of registration. Space is limited to the first 50 riders. Call 763-559-6700 to preregister. This event is open to all ages and helmets are required.

theater and arts calendar To submit items for the Foundation. Arts Calendar, email: AVHS Panorama of Bands darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. concert, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, Apple Valley High School. Books Information: 952-431-8200. Meet the Author: Craig Bleachers, indie pop act, 8 MacIntosh, 6:30-8 p.m. Thurs- p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, Mystic day, Jan. 18, Robert Trail Li- Lake, Prior Lake. Tickets: $34brary, 14395 S. Robert Trail, $49. Information mysticlake. Rosemount. He will discuss his com or 952-496-6563. new novel “Wolf’s Baja.� PreAVHS band concert (consented by the Rosemount Area cert, wind), 7 p.m. Monday, Arts Council. Jan. 22, Apple Valley High Minnesota Gold, 10-11:30 School. Information: 952-431a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, Steeple 8200. Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, EHS mid-winter band conRosemount. Author Patrick certs, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, Mader will speak about his Eagan High School. Informabook “Minnesota Gold,� cel- tion: 651-683-6900. ebrating the perseverance and Scotty McCreery, 8 p.m. triumphs of 57 diverse home- Thursday, Jan. 25, Mystic Lake, grown athletes from 1948-2014 Prior Lake. Tickets: $29-$49. as they pursued their dreams Information: mysticlake.com or to compete in the greatest in- 952-496-6563. ternational competitions. Cost: $5. Registration required by Theater Jan. 18 at www.ci.rosemount. “Triple Espresso� runs mn.us. Information: 651-322- through Feb. 15 at Ames Cen6000. ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $41-$48 at the Exhibits box office, Ticketmaster.com “Art: Diverse Perspectives and 800-982-2787. Through Local Eyes� runs “Evening of One Acts,� through Jan. 20 at Art Works presented by Burnsville High Eagan, 3795 Pilot Knob Road, School, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19-20, Eagan. Information: artwork- Mraz Center, 600 E. Highway seagan.org. 13, Burnsville. Tickets: $5 at A photography exhibit the door. Information: 952-707by Jon Hedin is on display 2100. through Feb. 23 in the gallery at “Silent Sky,� one-act play the Lakeville Area Arts Center, presented by Apple Valley High 20965 Holyoke Ave. Informa- School, 7 p.m. Jan. 23. Free tion: 952-985-4640. home performance. InformaPhotos by Rusty Fifield tion: 952-431-8200. and watercolor pieces by Dan “The Wedding Reception,� Wiemer are on display through one-act play presented by March in the Steeple Center Farmington High School, 6:30 gallery, 14375 S. Robert Trail, and 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, Rosemount. Free opening re- Boeckman Middle School. Inception with refreshments: 6-8 formation: 651-252-2501. p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, with “Animal Farm,� one-act artist talk at 7 p.m. play presented by Lakeville North High School, 7 p.m. Music Thursday, Jan. 25, Lakeville G. Love & Special Sauce, North High School. Information: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, Mystic 952-232-3600. Lake, Prior Lake. Tickets: $20$35. Information: mysticlake. Workshops/classes/other com or 952-496-6563. Homeward Bound Theatre Roe Family Singers, blue- Company offers performing grass concert, 7 p.m. Friday, arts classes Saturday, Jan. 20Jan. 12, Steeple Center, 14375 Feb. 10, at Black Hawk Middle S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. School in Eagan. “Where the Tickets: $10. Information: rose- Wild Things Are,� 9-10:30 a.m. mountarts.com. for grades K-3. “The SneetchFrozen Apple Concert es,� 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Series – The Michael Han- for grades 3-6. Registration/indler Project, 6-9 p.m. Satur- formation: District 196 Commuday, Jan. 13, Valleywood Golf nity Education at 651-423-7920 Course, 4851 McAndrews or www.district196.org/ce. Road, Apple Valley. Free, but Goswami Yoga classes: room capacity is limited. Spon- Barre, 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. sored by the Apple Valley Arts 16-Feb. 20, $55 (six classes),

On display in the Lakeville Area Arts Center gallery is a photography exhibit by Jon Hedin, Jan. 9 through Feb. 23. The public is invited to view the exhibit during regular business hours, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Evening hours vary based on activities. Hedin’s interest in photography began in a high school art class. The instructor’s encouragement prompted him to enter his photograph into the State Fair art competition, at which he earned sixth place out of hundreds of entries. Since then, Hedin’s passion for photography has grown, sending him on a lifelong mission to travel and capture the many beautiful places in the world. The Lakeville Area Arts Center is located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. For additional information, call 952-985-4640.

Diamondhead Education Center, Burnsville; Partner Yoga at Angry Inch, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, $15. Information: www.goswamiyoga.com. Creative dance classes, ages toddler to 7, Ballet Royale Minnesota in Lakeville. Information: balletroyalemn.org or 952-898-3163. Yoga wind down class is the first Thursday of the month at Precision and Flow Pilates, 13708 County Road 11, Burnsville. Information: www.preci sionandflowpilates.com. Oil painting workshop with Dan Petrov Art Studio for six consecutive Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Preregister by phone at 763-843-2734. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with artist Christine Tierney, classes 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, River Ridge Studios, 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetier ney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.Brushworks SchoolofArt.com, 651-2144732. 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. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-2558545 or jjloch@charter.net. SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651688-0365. Dakota Speakers Toastmasters meets 6-7 p.m. Mondays at Apple Valley Ecumen Seasons Learning Center. Information: http://dakota.toast mastersclubs.org/.

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News Briefs Local residents can help preserve the Vermillion River Local volunteers from the Twin Cities chapter of the nonprofit conservation group Minnesota Trout Unlimited recently wrapped up stream restoration work at the south branch of the Vermillion River State Aquatic Management Area east of Farmington. The Vermillion Riverkeepers cleared invasive buckthorn brush with the DNR in October and December. Next spring, volunteers will restore stream banks with native prairie grasses, to stop dirt from eroding into the stream. Dirt and other sediment smothers fish eggs and reduces habitat for all aquatic life. Winter also poses a threat to the river. “All that snow in your yard and driveway eventually will melt and runoff into your local wetland, lake, or stream,� said John Lenczewski, state director of Minnesota Trout Unlimited. “It will carry a load of salt along with it.� The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reports that salt and other ice-melting chlorides are accumulating in waters, exceeding pollution standards. Tests also found chlorides in groundwater. Most metro area cities and homes draw their water from groundwater wells. “Save your salt until you’ve finished plowing or shoveling. Then spread salt to melt any remaining ice,� he said. Spreading sand after salt will improve traction. For more tips, visit www.mwmo.org. “Winter also is a great time to learn about making a rain garden or other water-quality improvement project in your yard,� he said. “They look nice, and they keep water in place so it soaks into the ground, instead of going down a storm drain.� Introductory workshops will be held in the coming months throughout Dakota County about project design and finan-

cial assistance. For more information about Landscaping for Clean Water workshops, visit the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District, online at www. dakotaswcd.org. For information about helping Trout Unlimited volunteers on a local stream project, visit www.TwinCitiesTU.org.

Apple Valley Rotary hosts spaghetti dinner, silent auction for PolioPlus Rotary of Apple Valley is hosting a spaghetti dinner and silent auction for PolioPlus 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Apple Valley American Legion Post 1776, 14521 Granada Drive, Apple Valley. Tickets for the dinner are $10 and can be purchased from any Apple Valley Rotary member. On hand to greet diners will be club president Wayne Hilbert and Apple Valley Rotary members. Rotary member Karen Kirkman, branch manager of MidCountry Bank in Apple Valley, is chairperson for the dinner and has been busy collecting items for the silent auction and promoting the event. Among the many expected to attend are Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland; club members Tom Goodwin and Clint Hooppaw, who are City Council members; Rotary member and Police Chief Jon Rechtzigel; Apple Valley American Legion Post 1776 Cmdr. Carla Tappainer; and District 5950 PolioPlus chair Timothy S. Mulcrone. The District 5950 club leadership is encouraging each club to raise $1,500 in 2018 to support PolioPlus. The Apple Valley American Legion is returning a portion of the proceeds from the dinner to the club in support of PolioPlus. For the year just ended, there were 14 cases of polio. These occurred in Afghanistan and

Pakistan. There were 37 reported cases in 2016. Despite the progress achieved since 1988 of 350,000 cases, as long as a single child remains infected with poliovirus, children in all countries are at risk of contracting the disease. The world is on the verge of eradicating this disease. For every dollar that Rotary raises, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $2. Funding is needed to help eradicate polio. If polio is not eradicated, hundreds of thousands of children could be paralyzed. Global health care costs would rise dramatically and many children’s quality of life would be dramatically diminished. For the spaghetti dinner tickets, contact Karen Kirkman at MidCountry Bank, Apple Valley, at 952-997-5606 or karen. kirkman@midcountrybank. com, or any member of Rotary of Apple Valley.

MacPhail spring enrollment is open Enrollment for spring semester is now open at MacPhail Center for Music. Spring semester runs from Feb. 5-June 10. MacPhail offers music instruction for all ages and abilities at locations in Apple Valley, Minneapolis, Chanhassen, White Bear Lake and Austin. It also offers online classes. To view offerings for youth, visit http://www.macphail.org/ for-youth/. To view offerings for adults, visit http://www.macphail.org/ for-adults/.

60-Day Housing Challenge Dakota County Social Services has started a 60-Day Housing Challenge and needs landlords and others involved in the local housing industry to partner with to meet this challenge. The goal is to quickly house as many homeless families and individuals as possible between Dec. 15

and Feb. 13. Dakota County currently has an affordable housing shortage and historically high wait lists for emergency shelter. Securing housing is the most important step for people to be able to stabilize their lives after becoming homeless. The goal of the 60-Day Housing Challenge is to recruit landlords and property managers willing to rent to families and individuals who are homeless and have rental barriers, like prior evictions or poor credit. Many of the homeless families currently staying in shelter have been approved for rental assistance or have a Section 8 voucher, but have been unable to secure an apartment due to the extremely tight rental market. Landlords and community partners are needed to help with the challenge. Access to landlord risk mitigation programs may be available for interested landlords and qualified renters. Those who can help should contact Kristin Bates, housing supervisor, at 651-554-5634 or kristin.bates@co.dakota.mn.us. Dakota County Social Services encourages landlords to list their properties and vacancies on www.housinglink.org.

Flag Box to be installed at Apple Valley American Legion Local Boy Scout Nathaen Watkins of Boy Scout Troop 9708 is working with Apple Valley American Legion Cmdr. Carla Tappainer to offer a public service for the proper disposal of torn and tattered, faded and/or worn American flags. He and other Scouts from his troop and surrounding area, will make a formal announcement of his Eagle project, and present a “Flag Box� Tuesday before the Legion’s general meeting. The Flag Box, which Watkins and other Scouts constructed with donated materials, will be installed outside the Post. After it is installed, local residents

and businesses can place worn American flags inside the box anytime. After the flags are collected, the Scouts will conduct an official flag retiring ceremony at the American Legion on June 14. It is open to the public. Besides being a service to the community, this is Watkins’ official Eagle Award project. Also during the Tuesday meeting, there will be a Posting of the Colors and Pledge of Allegiance led by the Scouts. For more information about the Flag Box, contact the American Legion at 952-431-1716. The Legion is located at 14521 Granada Ave. in Apple Valley. Troop 9708 meets at the Latter Day Saints Church in Lakeville.

Teen driver safety program The Tire Rack Street Survival teen driver safety program will return to Dakota County Technical College, 1300 145th St. E., Rosemount, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 20, Feb. 17 and March 17. The program aims to improve driver competence through hands-on experiences in realworld driving situations. Students will receive a short classroom session and then will learn how to manage everyday driving hazards, obstacles and challenges in a controlled environment on an advanced driving course. Students learn emergency braking and skid control, how to control proper braking and how to avoid accidents. Students are taught in their own cars, so the skills they learn can be directly translated to their daily driving experiences. The class is open to licensed and permitted drivers ages 1521. Forms, schedules and more information can be found online at www.streetsurvival.org. The cost is $95 per student and some insurance companies offer premium discounts to graduates.

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