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www.SunThisweek.com NEWS County attorney talks opioids Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom says the county has been burdened with costs due to the opioid crisis. Page 3A

OPINION Diversity in leadership Diversity in state and local leadership in education is improving, but more needs to be done to reflect demographic changes. Page 4A

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Dec. 22, 2017 | Volume 38 | Number 42

County sets top salaries Labor agreements also approved for four of the county’s worker units by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Backstrom’s salary is 110 percent that of the county manager, which is the cap the county sets for its lead attorney and sheriff. Three-year labor agreements were tentatively approved for the county’s Human Services Supervisors Association, Teamsters Local 320 Assessing Services Unit, AFSCME Council 5 Local 450 Community Corrections Unit and AFSCME Council 5 Local 306 Human Services Unit. The three contracts set forth similar compensation increases for 2018-2020. In each year, employees are slated to receive 2.5 base salary increases with additional increases to the base salary for meeting or exceeding performance standards. The contracts are for 802 employees in the county, which has more than 1,850 workers. The respective contracts are for 83 supervisory employees in the Community Services Division, 19 employees in the Assessing Services Department, 155 employees in the Community Corrections Unit and 545 employees in the Social Services and Employment and Economic Development Departments.

’Tis the season for setting salaries in Dakota County, as the County Board approved a host of compensation levels for the coming year. Salary levels were set for the County Board and top managers, in addition to those for employees in human services, assessing services and community corrections during the Dec. 12 meeting. The county commissioner 2018 salary will be $80,160 up from 3.5 percent in the previous year. Board members have an opportunity to waive the salary increase. Whether or not any commissioners waived the increase was not obtained since it is not due until Dec. 29. County Manager Matt Smith had his salary set at $176,820, a 2 percent increase from the previous year. It could have been a higher amount based on the county’s compensation plan, but state law caps the amount county managers can earn. County Attorney James Backstrom and Sheriff Tim Leslie had their base salaries set at $184,542 and $156,814, respectively. Both of those salaries are increasing 4.5 percent from Contact Tad Johnson at tad.johnson@ecm-inc.com the previous year. Backstrom will also earn a or at twitter.com/editorTJ. lump sum of $1,766, and Leslie $1,501.

Gander Outdoors opens in Lakeville Farm to undergo update The Wells Fargo Family Farm at the Minnesota Zoo will receive an upgrade after its namesake sponsor offered a new gift. Page 19A

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Gander Outdoors opened Wednesday, Dec. 13, in Lakeville taking over the former Gander Mountain building at 16861 Kenyon Ave. CNBC personality and chairman of Camping World Holdings, Marcus Lemonis, won the auction to acquire Gander Mountain after the company went bankrupt. Lemonis plans to open Gander Outdoors stores in Blaine, Eden Prairie, Mankato, Rochester, Rogers and St. Cloud. The store offers gear and accessories for camping, hunting, fishing, outdoor biking and water sports. The store is open Mondays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. It is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Lakeville North in second The Lakeville North girls hockey team has a chance to make up some ground in the SSC race when it plays first-place Eagan. Page 12A

PUBLIC NOTICE Sun Thisweek Lakeville is an official newspaper of the Lakeville Area School District and the city of Lakeville. Page 14A

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Works! Initiative approved by chamber Aiming to help employers hire and retain employees by Kayla Culver SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors approved the Lakeville Works! Initiative for 2018. The program is focused on assisting employers fill vacated positions, retain employees, train workers and educate adults and students about alternative working options. According to Chamber President Tim Roche, an advisory board is coming together to put together a website that will post job listings for open positions specifically at a trade or manufacturing business in Lakeville. Videos about jobs and possible career paths will also be put together and uploaded to the site. The videos are available for anyone to view but are made with high school students in mind. The initiative’s goal is to inform high school students about other possible career paths that are available to them right after high school. The 90-second videos will showcase what responsibilities jobs have so students are aware of not only the title of the position but what is required of them in that position. “We want to make it easy for people to know and identify if they would be a good fit for a job,� Roche said. The chamber is raising funds to launch the website. Their goal is $100,000 from 20 different businesses. They are currently halfway to their goal, according to Roche. He expects the website to launch in early 2018. Roche adds their long-term strategy is to let students and families know that students are able to specialize right out of high school and that it is needed in order to fulfill the amount of open positions. “Students can waste time and money if they wait until after high school to decide what they would want to do,� Roche said. “We are there to help inform them, help with internships or anything to help them make a decision on what they would like to do after high school.� Contact Kayla Culver at kayla.culver@ ecm-inc.com.

Church renovation creates community The upgraded facility is used for more than worship by Kayla Culver SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

One renovation is allowing the Family of Christ Lutheran Church in Lakeville to offer its services not only to church members but others in the community. It all started when church leaders first noticed carpet needed to be replaced, then thought they should paint the walls, which moved on to tearing down walls and giving the 28-year-old church a completely new look. Members of the church as well as those who use the space for other meetings raised $46,000 and spent over 1,500 hours volunteering to complete the renovation. The Rev. Brent Erler joined Family of Christ in 2014 and has worked toward making the space

available a place for every member in the community. The space is currently being rented by a Montessori school, meetings are held by the church’s youth group and piano recitals are performed in the chapel. Other groups not affiliated with the church such as Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Alcoholics Anonymous and blood drives for the Red Cross use the facility for their meetings. “We realized we wanted to be a center that served the community of Lakeville as well as a smaller congregation that serves people,� Erler said. “There are lots of big churches in the south metro and we like the fact that everyone is part of this smaller congregation.� The small family feel was one aspect that drew Erler to the church. He has been a pastor at Family

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Family of Christ Lutheran Church’s worship area is used for piano recitals, blood drives, Scout ceremonies and other needs in the community. Christ since 2014. Before he went back to school to become a pastor, he was a fifth-grade school teacher at JFK Elementary. Erler was also involved in speech and theater at the high school level. He spent eight years moving

from church to church throughout Minnesota before settling in Lakeville. Church council member Ed Hellier has been a member of Family Christ since 2003 and has noticed a change since Erler arrived.

“Our worship attendance has increased a great amount. Close to half the members attend Sunday worship. If churches get 20 percent they’re doing well,� Hellier said. See FIRST, 8A

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It’s never too late Lakeville author earns publishing company prize

by Kayla Culver SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

It’s never too early or too late to start writing, according to Lakeville author Beth Mayer. Mayer is the most recent winner of the Hudson Prize. Publishing company Black Lawrence Press awards a writer annually for an unpublished collection of short stories or poems. The winner of the contest receives book publication, a $1,000 prize and 10 copies of the book. “We Will Tell You Otherwise� is Mayer’s first book to be published. She has been working on the collection of short stories for the past 10 years while teaching and raising her two children with her husband. The collection of short stories is set to be published in the summer of 2019. In the meantime, Mayer has started working on a novel while continuing to teach at Century College. Mayer recently sat down with the paper to discuss her soon-to-be-published collection of short stories. How does it feel to win the 2017 Hudson Prize? I’ve been plugging away for a long time. I am really happy about it. It is

kind of a dream come true. I got a later start than some creative writers. I taught high school for a number of years, which I enjoyed but I wasn’t doing much of my own writing. I did my graduate work in creative writing. This book getting published is 10 years in the making and it feels really good to have won the award. What was the reason why you decided to write a collection of short stories rather than a novel? When I started writing in my 20s, taking classes at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, I knew I liked short stories but I really fell in love with the form. Two of my favorite writers are Alice Munro and Flannery O’Connor, which many people have studied. I kind of found kindred spirits in their work. I wanted to be them when I grew up as a writer. That’s sort of the inspiring part. The practical part is I wrote these collection of short stories when I was in graduate school and had two small children at the time. It has changed a lot over the last 10 years. I had Saturdays and Sundays at the coffee shop to write. For me, writing a novel over time didn’t practically work for me as a student and a parent.

Was there a moment when you knew this was the work you wanted to be doing? There were moments over time that were stepping stones to that final decision. There were pivotal moments of self awareness over time. Ultimately for me, it was when I decided to attend graduate school. My kids were 2 and 5 and I decided to go back to school. All those touchstones leading up to Beth Mayer that moment is what made me decide that I had to do this.

character a voice to tell their story. You’ve taught at high school and college levels, what has kept you teaching? When I got my MFA in creative writing, half of it was to learn about writing and half of it was to be able to teach at the college level. I always knew I wanted to teach even when I was 8. What I love about teaching at Century is the student population is so diverse, hardworking and the students I meet inspire me. I started a creative writing program at Century College that has grown and is starting to develop a nice reputation. I love teaching all of my students but one thing that is particularly enjoyable for me is working with new creative writing students.

Is the collection tied together by a specific theme? While this is not a collection of linked stories but the title of the collection, is meant to indicate or invite the reader to consider what these stories have in common. My intention is that each story allows a character to tell his or her version of the truth. “We Will Tell You Otherwiseâ€? is the central story. Each title is a character asking the reader to listen to their story or their version of the story. Contact Kayla Culver at kayla.culver@ ‌ The theme being each story gives each ecm-inc.com.

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Edmunds posthumously named Business Person of the Year by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

As a member of the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce board of directors, Dave Edmunds wouldn’t have been eligible for the business group’s top award until his term was over in 2019. The aggregate-mining executive had been passed over before because of his concurrent board service, chamber President Jennifer Harmening said. But since his death from cancer on June 14, the past winners on the selection committee decided to honor Edmunds posthumously as Burnsville’s 2017 Business Person of the Year. The award was announced at the chamber’s holiday gala Dec. 7. “I’ll be honest, it was a pretty short conversation,� Harmening said. “It was something that he’s been considered for before and there was no question in anybody’s mind that this was the time.� Edmunds, 57, was dedicated to the chamber and to his job as chief operating officer of Kraemer Mining and Materials, which owns the vast limestone quarry west of Interstate 35W and south of the Minnesota River in Burnsville.

Dave Edmunds Edmunds was a tireless advocate for his industry, said his second wife, Carol. He was on the board of the Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota and had served as the gubernatorially appointed industrial minerals representative on the Minnesota Minerals Coordinating Committee since 2000. In addition to his posthumous chamber award, an industry group recently established a scholarship in his name, said Carol, who lived with her husband on Lake Marion in Lakeville. “It was a great honor,� she said. “It’s just very sad that he wasn’t there to receive any of this.� With a degree in finance, he began his career

selling equipment for Caterpillar and later for other companies that supplied mining operators, Carol said. “Dave always loved big equipment,� she said. He went on to work for Edward Kraemer and Sons in Wisconsin and in the early 1990s came to work in Burnsville for the company now known as Kraemer Mining and Materials, she said. To Edmunds, there was nothing unglamorous about the huge mining pit, according to Carol. “He always called it the ‘Little Grand Canyon,’ � she said. “He loved to give tours. He was very good at it as far as explaining the entire mine and what it was going to turn into once they were done.� Edmunds was a key figure in developing a treatment plant that captures water unearthed by the mine to help supply Burnsville and Savage with drinking water. The project, a partnership of the company, the cities and the state, won the Minnesota Environmental Initiative Award for Natural Resource Protection and Restoration in 2009, the year it launched. Edmunds was also involved in planning for a post-mining future when the Burnsville mine will

become a deep, natural lake. The father of three daughters was active in the chamber for more than 20 years, Harmening said. He served as treasurer at the time of his death. “He’s been a very strong supporter, a very strong advocate for businesses in Burnsville,� she said. “There are so many wonderful Dave stories out there, because he was definitely a force of nature. He was never one to hold back on what he thought about something, and he was definitely one of our board members who was always encouraging us to run our meetings efficiently. He didn’t have a lot of patience for long-winded conversations.� Edmunds’ obituary describes him as a “simple but indulgent man� passionate about life, family and friends. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and outdoorsman who loved preparing meals. “He wasn’t soft on anything,� Harmening said. “He was ambitious for his company and for the chamber and for the community. But he was loyal to a fault.� Contact John Gessner at john.gessner@ecm-inc. com or 952-846-2031.

Show dedicated to longtime Lakeville resident Longtime Lakeville resident Terry Tuma was honored by organizers of the St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show last month when they dedicated the 25th anniversary show in his honor. Tuma, a National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame member, has been a featured seminar speaking at the event since its inception in 1992. “Tuma has been incredibly generous by donating his time to promote our event at every opportunity,� organizers said of the current Outdoor News staff member. “Every year, our customers travel near and far to listen to Terry’s latest techniques that will help them master the sport of ice fishing.� Vilma Fraguada, show staffer, cited Tuma’s educational seminars and efforts in promoting the show to media outlets “every chance you got� as keys to the ice-fishing show’s success. GS Media and Events produces the show, which ran Dec. 1-3 at RiverCentre in St. Paul. On Thursday, Nov. 30, the evening before the show opened, staff hosted an awards reception filled

More than 40 years ago, Tuma took a prostaff position with a fishing tackle manufacturer and began producing seminars and calling into radio broadcasts. In 1987, he took his part-time program and turned it into a full-time career working for Glenn Meyer at Outdoor News. He quickly became a regular speaker on the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest fishing circuit, and he has been featured on many television shows including Minnesota Bound and Due North Outdoors. Print media has also been a staple of Tuma’s expertise, and he’s has been featured in many major publications including In-Fisherman, North American Fisherman, and Outdoor News. Tuma’s fishing blog appears regularly at www. outdoornews.com. He and his wife, Karen, live in the Montgomery area. They have two Photo submitted grown sons, Travis and Longtime Lakeville resident Terry Tuma was honored by Troy, and four grandchilorganizers of the St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports dren. Show when they dedicated the 25th anniversary show in his honor. with ice-angling pros and industry dignitaries. Originally from Northfield, Minn., “Tackle� Terry Tuma, or “T3� as

Are opioids the tobacco of the 1990s? Dakota County joins the chorus filing lawsuits against big pharma by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The lawsuits hinge in large part on proving that the pharmaceutical companies understated the addictive nature of the drugs. Purdue Pharma responded to Cleveland, Ohio-based newspaper Scene in September saying that the state’s lawsuit attempts to circumvent federal regulations by using state law to hold Purdue and the other companies liable. A Purdue spokesperson told Scene that the FDA already imposes labeling rules “based on its expert review of the risk-benefit information related to opioid use, abuse, misuse, addiction, overdose, duration of use, and daily dose.� The spokesperson said the lawsuit “does not establish the requisite ‘reasonable connection’ � between Purdue’s marketing statements and the mounting opioid overdose death toll. Among Dakota County residents there were 26 opioid-involved overdose deaths in 2016, which is double what the county saw in 2007. Backstrom said there has been a 40 percent increase in drug crimes the last two years, as it is the most frequent type of crime in any category in Dakota County. He says that prescription drugs are often a gateway to other drug use. Once patients are taken off such brand name drugs as OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin, Backstrom says people turn to other cheaper and illegal forms of drugs. Backstrom said methamphetamine is the No. 1 problem in Dakota County. He said that 45 percent of all crimes in Dakota County are related in some way related to illegal drug use, sale or manufacture. “We need to try to stop it,� Backstrom said. “It is not an easy problem to solve.� The national firm of Motley Rice has been retained to represent Dakota County and will work with the Twin Cities firm of Briol & Benson on a contingent fee basis. The law firms will only receive compensation and reimbursement of costs if the lawsuit is successful.

Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said it will take about a month for the county to file a lawsuit against some of the nation’s largest makers of drugs that the he claimed during the County Board’s Dec. 12 meeting have fueled an opioid epidemic that has saddled the county with increased costs. For the past few months, state, county and city prosecutors across the country have taken similar actions as these cases are expected to merge into bigger battles that could be reminiscent of the state of Minnesota’s successful $6.13 billion settlement against major cigarette manufacturers in 1998. State attorneys general in 41 states banded together to file suit against major pharmaceutical companies in September. Leading the charge to file suits were states like Ohio and Mississippi, where opioid overdoses and deaths have been much higher than in other states. Backstrom said all of the five large metropolitan area counties have already or will be filing similar lawsuits, and he expects them to be merged as they reach federal court. He said there will be coordination among the counties and the outside counsel retained by these units of government. Backstrom said the intent of the legal action is similar to the tobacco lawsuit but different in the fact that county governments are the units most affected from a financial standpoint by the rise in opioid addiction. Those costs have been absorbed in the county through increased arrests, incarceration, treatment, child protection and other human services. The states, counties and other cities who have filed lawsuits across the country echo similar sentiments as Backstrom that the major pharmaceutical companies exercised negligence and unfair trade practices, including aggressive, fraudulent marketing of prescription opioid painkillers. Backstrom said 7080 percent of heroin use starts with prescription drugs of the type marketed by major pharmaceu- Tad Johnson is at tad.johntical companies to treat son@ecm-inc.com. Follow such conditions as chronic him on Twitter @editorTJ. pain and arthritis.

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Opinion Diverse classrooms come with challenges, opportunities In some of the most racially diverse districts in the state, the families attending their schools speak nearly 90 different languages. This is a stunning illustration of the cultural makeup of our schools, particularly in the suburban metro. We have a tremendous responsibility to make sure that we provide equitable academic opportunities for all students. The rising tide of multiculturalism – nearly a third of Minnesota’s K-12 students are people of color – brings challenges and opportunities for policymakers, teachers and students. How do we make sure we connect and meet the needs of all, with the end goal of graduating students with academic and cultural competency? Despite intensive efforts, gaps still exist for Minnesota’s racially diverse students. Many initiatives are being implemented to help close those gaps, from the introduction of all-day, every-day kindergarten to World’s Best Workforce, which sets important benchmarks throughout a child’s educational lifetime, from being ready for school through high school graduation and college or career readiness. According to the Minnesota Department of Education, students of color are the fastest growing segment of the state’s future workforce but they have the state’s lowest graduation rates. Minnesota has one of the worst black-white achievement gaps in the country, the MDE reports. The state’s achievement gap has been

ECM Editorial This is the sixth installment in an editorial series called The Changing Face of Minnesota. This year, the ECM Publishers Editorial Board is examining demographic changes and disparities in Minnesota that center around race, education, wealth, age, region and employment. stubborn – mostly stagnant for the last five years despite an ambitious call to reduce it 50 percent by 2017. The statewide numbers are troubling. Last school year, only 33 percent of black students were proficient in reading, and just 28 percent in math. This compares to proficiency ratings of 69 percent in reading and 68 percent in math for white kids. American Indian and Hispanic/Latino kids are lagging far behind as well. Those proficiency ratings were 35 percent in reading and 30 percent in math for American Indian students. Hispanic and Latino learners fared only slightly better at 39 percent in reading and 35 percent in math. MDE reports that in 2016, 82.2 percent of Minnesota’s high school students graduated on time (in four years). This is the highest percentage in the past decade. However, only 53 percent of American Indian students, 65 percent of black students, and 65 percent of Hispanic students graduated on time, compared to 84 percent of Asian students and 87 percent

of white students. Generation Next is an organization dedicated to closing those gaps, specifically in Minneapolis and St. Paul. According to its 2016 report card, students are not receiving the necessary supports – especially students of color. According to data that indicates whether ninth-grade students are ontrack as defined by core course failures and overall credits, only 40 percent of black students in Minneapolis are on track, compared to 84 percent of their white peers. Those numbers are also startling low for American Indian students (26 percent) and Hispanic students (45 percent). School districts work hard to integrate people into the system, who are coming from all over the world. In the Anoka-Hennepin School District, one of the state’s largest districts, a language other than English is spoken in about 6,000 of the homes, or 15 percent. Spanish and Hmong are the leading languages, about two-thirds of the total. Vietnamese, Russian and Arabic round out the top five. But diversity in our classrooms needs attention beyond the annual data from test scores. Let’s remember the opportunities that come with diverse classrooms. According to the National Coalition on School Diversity, the benefits for non-minority students in racially diverse schools are plenty. Having different racial and ethnic backgrounds in a classroom is closely

connected to more dialogue and debate, the coalition reports. There is less likelihood of stereotyping and reduced racial prejudice. Racially integrated classrooms help students understand different points of view and prepare them for a racially diverse workplace. According to reporting by the Washington Post, U.S. employers spend roughly $200 million to $300 million each year on diversity training because their employees are not prepared to work with people who come from different racial, economic or cultural backgrounds. Classrooms are the perfect place to lay that foundation. It is also important to make sure the teachers and policymakers are representative of their student populations. In Minnesota, 32 percent of students enrolled are people of color, but only 4 percent of teachers are. While discussion and recruitment efforts have improved in many districts and some small gains are being made, we are still woefully deficient. And there are far too few people of color on school boards and in leadership roles. Let’s rise to the challenges and embrace the benefits that come with increasing diversity in our classrooms. This is an opinion of the ECM Editorial Board. Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM Publishers Inc.

Armful of Love program is a holiday miracle by Jeff Mortensen SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

I mentor a group of eighth-grade boys with a friend of mine, and for this year’s community service project, the group volunteered at 360 Communities Armful of Love. Volunteering and participating in community service is a healthy developmental aspect for people and an important part of growing vibrant communities. The Armful of Love program is a wonderful volunteer experience and is the closest I’ve come to matching the images that I carry around in my head of Santa’s workshop. Imagine over 300 volunteers turning a warehouse into a holiday celebration of community generosity, complete with Santa, holiday lights, trees and ornaments, smiling faces, music, treats, and an outpouring of goodwill for our neighbors struggling through financial hardship. Armful of Love has existed for almost the entire 47-year history of 360 Communities. When we open the phone lines and application process each year in October, it takes only three or four days for about 1,000 families to register. Interviews are conducted with every family to identify their individual needs and connect them with a broader set of community resources that support longer term

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Jeff Mortensen stability. Volunteers present these unique family needs to the community and sponsors are matched with specific families that meet the sponsor’s desire and ability to give. Sponsors purchase and wrap gifts based on the family requests provided and drop them off at “Santa’s workshop,” or in our case, ShopJimmy. ShopJimmy once again generously donated warehouse space in Burnsville to host the program, and this is critical because Armful of Love would not function without donated space. Thank you, ShopJimmy! Seeing an ocean of donated gifts covering the 12,000 square feet required to serve over 4,000 individuals leaves a person wondering if they are in Santa’s workshop. One understands that our community’s heart and capacity for helping our neighbors in need during this holiday season is inspiring. An army of volunteers, led by one incredibly talented and dedicated 360 Communities employee, Sue Lewis,

endeavor. But with this experience, it was rewarding to see their faces light up as they experienced volunteering at Armful of Love. They were eager to be the first in line to retrieve the next set of gifts that would be distributed to families. It was special to watch as their hearts warmed to the realization that they were part of doing good for their neighbors in need. They experienced the 360 Communities cycle of givPhoto submitted ing and receiving, and disArmful of Love leader Sue Lewis talks with a group of covered that you benefit people prior to working at Armful of Love. yourself when you give of yourself in the service of pulled off a holiday miracle! In less than others. three months, volunteers, sponsors, and Happy Holidays! Visit 360Communifamilies were identified, an entire ware- ties.org to discover how you can build house operation was established and or- stronger, more compassionate communiganized, and a complex set of logistics ties and be part of a team where people were implemented and executed. enrich themselves while helping others. In a very short time, more than 5,000 lives were impacted through giving, re- Jeff Mortensen is president and CEO ceiving, or volunteering. They experi- of 360 Communities, a Dakota County enced a powerful connection to a larger nonprofit that works to prevent violence, common good: a community that cares ensure school success, and promote longfor each other in a compassionate way. term self-sufficiency. Columns reflect the If you’ve ever worked alongside opinion of the author. eighth-grade boys, it can be a challenging

Letters No analysis to support claims To the editor: At U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis’s Christmas Open House recently, Lewis repeated his conviction that proposed Republican tax cuts will pay for themselves. But this is more ideologydriven, wishful thinking than sound analysis. The congressman claimed that predictions of $1 trillion-1.5 trillion increases in our debt are incorrect because the analyses assume too little economic growth. Two government agencies, the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation produced such conclu-

sions. And so did researchers from the Tax Policy Center and the Penn/ Wharton Budget Model. Lewis just doesn’t believe them. But here’s the funny thing: both the Treasury Department and the Tax Foundation also agree that Republican tax cuts would increase debt. The Tax Foundation, a right-leaning, nonprofit, is the Republican go-to research organization. It concluded that the House (plus $.5 trillion) and Senate (plus $1.0 trillion) bills would increase the debt, even incorporating economic growth due to tax cuts. And the Treasury Department last week re-

leased a one-page report which claimed that the proposed tax cuts would pay for themselves … assuming the economy grows faster than any analysis has estimated. This would seem in line with Lewis’s beliefs. However, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a leading conservative economist, said that the Treasury document failed to demonstrate that tax cuts would be self-financing, “It’s not a dynamic score of the bill, because it includes regulatory reform, infrastructure and welfare reform.” And the Tax Foundation’s Scott Greenberg said, “It appears … to be a thought experiment on how federal revenues

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would vary under different economic effects of overall government policies … an odd way to analyze a tax bill.” There is no thorough analysis by any organization that supports Lewis’s claim regarding the impact of tax cuts. Howard Schneider Lakeville

Pay it forward

To the editor: The day after Thanksgiving, my husband and I went out to eat at a restaurant in Lakeville. When we asked for our bill, our waiter informed us that “someone has already paid for your meal.” We will never find out who did that generous good deed, but two weeks later we are still feeling blessed by their anonymous kindness. So today we “paid it forward”

and we felt blessed again. We share this story so that others including you, the readers, will remember the power of kindness to strangers. Whether it is the gift of a meal, a heartfelt compliment, or even just a smile. Let’s keep the “Minnesota Nice” tradition going. DIANE HORSAGER Lakeville

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Seniors Lakeville seniors All Lakeville Area Active Adults events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952985-4620 for information. Monday, Dec. 25 – Closed. Tuesday, Dec. 26 – Closed. Wednesday, Dec. 27 – 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; Cardio & Strength, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 – Classic Voices

Business Buzz Chorus, 9 a.m.; Interval Walking, 9:30 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; Tai Chi, 1:30 p.m.; Red Hat Chorus at Winsor Plaza, 1:30 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 – 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.

Religion Christmas Eve at The Well The Well, a United Methodist Church, will have a variety of Christmas Eve services at both the Rosemount and Apple Valley campuses. Rosemount services (14770 Canada Ave. W.): 9 a.m. traditional, 10:30 a.m. contemporary, 1 p.m. communion, 4 p.m. children’s, 7 p.m. modern, 9 p.m. carols and candles. Apple Valley service (AMC Theater, 15630 Cedar Ave. S.): 9:30 a.m. modern. More information is at www. thewellmn.church.

Celebrate the New Year Shepherd of the Valley’s Breaking Bread Dinner and Worship experience is 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31. Breaking Bread Dinner and Worship includes music, a message, dinner, communion, prayers, and light discussion questions for your table. For New Year’s Eve, special highlights will include a countdown to 6 p.m., sparkling grape juice, and singing “Auld Lang Syne.� Learn more at www.sotv.org/worship. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is located at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley.

News Briefs Lakeville Parks and Recreation programs 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. Warming House Schedule, Dec. 16Feb. 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: noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 24; closed Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 26-30; noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 31; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 1, 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. Greenridge/ Quail Meadows only will be open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 22. Learn to Skate Program, indoor skating lessons for ages 3 to adult. One-hour lessons are held Saturday mornings, Jan. 6-Feb. 24, at Hasse Arena, 8525 215th St., Lakeville. Several skating levels and time offered. Registration starts Dec. 16. Cost: $89 per session and $125 for PALS (Parent and Little Skater) level classes. 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 952-985-4600 or instructor Amanda Ewers, 515-460-5850, for more information. Music Together, several dates and time offered, Steve Michaud Park Community Building, 17100 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Early childhood music and movement program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their accompanying adults. Registration required. Cost: $183 first child, $99 additional child. Science Explorers – Musical Science, ages 3.5-6, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter Trail, Lakeville. Children who enjoy playing instruments and making their own music can make their own beautiful, yet scientific music. Cost: $23. Science Explorers – Sloppy, Gooey Slimes, ages 6-11, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, Ritter Farm Park, 19300 Ritter Trail, Lakeville. Join Science Explorers for experiments that are icky, sticky and sloppy. Come prepared to have fun and get messy. Cost: $23. Climb Camps, ages 5-17, Dec. 26-29, Life Time Fitness, 18425 Dodd Blvd., Lakeville. Ages 5-11, 9:30 a.m. to noon; ages 12-17, 1-3:30 p.m. Cost: $130. Do not need to be a Life Time member to participate. On Belay, ages 16 and older, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, Life Time Fitness, 18425 Dodd Blvd., Lakeville. Cost: $35 per session. Do not need to be a Life Time member to participate. Soccer Skills for Preschoolers, ages 3-5, 9:15-10 a.m. Thursdays, Jan. 4-25, Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Cost: $38. East Coast Swing, ages 17 and older, 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 8-Feb. 12, Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Classes start with beginner steps, then some harder steps. Cost: $72 per couple.

proposed improvements to the Interstate 35W corridor from West 106th Street in Bloomington to Cliff Road in Burnsville, including replacement of the I-35W bridge over the Minnesota River, is now available for public review and comment. The document is available online at mndot.gov/metro/projects/ i35wbloomington/index.html and at the following Burnsville locations during business hours: Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, and Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42. The environmental assessment outlines the purpose of the project and the anticipated social, economic and environmental impacts of the proposed action. Features of the project include: • Constructing a new bridge over the Minnesota River, parallel to the existing I-35W Minnesota River bridge. • Replacing the I-35W bridges over West 106th Street. • Reconstructing I-35W from West 106th Street to Cliff Road. • Extending the truck climbing lane on northbound I-35W from West 106th Street to Cliff Road. • Constructing pedestrian and bicycle trails along the east side of I-35W. A public hearing regarding the proposed improvements to the I-35W corridor will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Oak Grove Middle School, Lunch room (Door 5), 1300 W. 106th St., Bloomington. The public hearing will be held in a non-formal, open house format. There will not be a formal presentation. The meeting will provide an opportunity for people to learn about the proposed project, make comments and ask questions. MnDOT staff and engineers will be available to answer questions. A court reporter will be available to take verbal comments, and comment cards will be available for people who wish to provide written comments for the public record. Comments can be mailed, prior to the close of the public comment period on Thursday, Jan. 25, to Rick Dalton, environmental coordinator, at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, 1500 W. County Road B2, Roseville, MN 55113 or richard.dalton@state. mn.us. The environmental assessment is available in alternative formats by calling 651-366-4718 or emailing ADArequest.dot@state.mn.us. To request an ASL or foreign language interpreter at the public meeting, call 651-366-4720. To request other reasonable accommodations, call 651-366-4718; the Minnesota Relay Service toll-free at 1-800627-3529 (TTY, Voice or ASCII) or 711, or email your request to ADArequest. dot@state.mn.us.

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New Sociables, a nonprofit, nondenominational social group for all women living south of the Minnesota River, will meet 9:15 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, at Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church, 14401 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. Guest speaker David E. Jones will present “Charles Lindbergh: Triumph, Tragedy and Controversy.� Lindbergh became the first pilot to fly solo from New York to Paris in 1927. This year is the 90th anniversary of that flight and the 85th anniversary of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. New Sociables welcomes women who are new to the area, newly retired, lost a spouse, or interested in meeting new friends. The organization sponsors many Environmental activities such as book club, golfing, share-a-recipe, a variety of card clubs, assessment released biking, crafts, tours, plays, lunch advenfor I-35W bridge tures and community service projects. For more information, visit www. project newsociables.org. An environmental assessment for

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by Scantron while providing additional expertise for small- to medium-sized businesses in the financial services and health-care sectors. Scantron Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harland Clarke Holdings. For more information, visit www.scantron.com.

New Perspective Senior Living in Eagan has won a SeniorAdvisor.com 2018 Best of Senior Living award. The honor is based on ratings and reviews from residents, families and visitors. This designation honors only the top 1 percent of senior care providers across the United States and Canada. SeniorAdvisor.com is the largest ratings and review site for senior care and services in North America and Canada. SeniorAdvisor.com’s Best of 2018 Award winners represent the best of the best of in-home care, assisted living, and other senior living providers, based on the online reviews written by seniors and their families.

RE/MAX Results acquires RE/MAX Advisors Twin Cities-based RE/MAX Results has acquired RE/MAX Advisors of Burnsville. The addition brings the company’s office count to 39 offices throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin with over 1,100 sales executives. “We were attracted to RE/MAX Results because it offers its agents a great product powered by a business model that works,� stated Deborah Safi, former co-broker of RE/MAX Advisors. “We like the fact that they are technology driven but also follow a hands-on management system.� Ray Droege, who is now retired, established RE/MAX Advisors in 1995 and four years later, Elie and Deborah Safi joined the company as co-brokers. With an average of more than 300 homes sold each year, RE/MAX Advisors has continually ranked as one of the top RE/MAX brokerages in Minnesota and was awarded Single Broker Owner of the year in 2000, 2013 and 2014 by the regional office of RE/MAX, RE/MAX Integra. “We are always looking for good opportunities to serve the community and are pleased to join together with such a hard-working group of people,� said Lynn Foulke, CEO of RE/MAX Results. “The merger with RE/MAX Advisors now solidifies our presence in the 35E and Cedar corridor allowing us to provide the highest quality real estate services to home buyers and sellers in this area.�

Firefly Credit Union joins forces with Firefly Sisterhood Burnsville-based Firefly Credit Union dedicated the month of October to raising funds in support of The Firefly Sisterhood, an organization that fosters connections between women recently diagnosed with breast cancer and inspirational survivors. Shortly after the credit union changed its name to Firefly, it was approached by The Firefly Sisterhood with admiration over the namesake and hopes that the two could join forces. Firefly Credit Union enjoys giving back to its community and this partnership became a great fit. During Firefly Credit Union’s fundraiser month, employees were able to donate money and participate in many activities including casual for a cause, bake sale, hot chocolate/coffee bar and chili cook-off. With a month’s work and generous employee participation, Firefly Credit Union raised a total of $2,231 to donate to The Firefly Sisterhood. “We are always looking for more opportunities to give back to their community – and with a name like ‘Firefly,’ we had no hesitation,� said Firefly Credit Union President/CEO Bill Raker. “This is a great organization, supporting a great cause and we are proud to share a name and partnership with them.� To learn and donate to The Firefly Sisterhood, visit www.fireflysisterhood. org.

ConvergeOne acquires AOS ConvergeOne, an Eagan-based global IT services provider of collaboration and technology solutions, has acquired Alexander Open Systems (AOS), an IT consulting group headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Effective immediately, AOS is now AOS, a ConvergeOne Company. “This acquisition enables us to broaden our portfolio and expand our coverage in the United States. AOS has been providing leading edge IT solutions in the Midwest for the past 25 years. In addition to bolstering our skills in Microsoft and Cisco, we can now offer SharePoint and Service Request Management solutions to our clients,� said John A. McKenna Jr., chairman and CEO, ConvergeOne. AOS, a ConvergeOne Company will be led by John F. Lyons, president, field organization, ConvergeOne.

Eagan IT company makes acquisition Scantron Corporation, an Eaganbased national provider of managed IT, managed print and hardware services, has acquired Omaha, Nebraska-based WRK Systems Inc., a comprehensive technology services provider that designs, manages and supports IT infrastructure, in addition to implementing and managing cost effective cloud computing solutions. WRK Systems’ capabilities complement the more than 40 years of technology services experience currently offered

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for the Day Dakota County, Valleywood Golf Club, 4851 darcy.odden@ McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. Speaker: Kyle Chank, vice president – operations & logistics, Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee. Cost: Burnsville Chamber of Commerce events: $25 members, $40 nonmembers. Registration • Thursday, Jan. 4, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Business required. Information: Kelli Morgen at 651-288After Hours, Mediterranean Cruise Cafe, 12500 9202 or kmorgen@dcrchamber.com. Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Free to attend. Information: Tricia Andrews at tricia@burnsvillechamber. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: com. • Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2-3 p.m., Ambassador Anniversary Visits. Information: Shanen Corlett Dakota County Regional Chamber of Com- at 952-469-2020 or shanen@lakevillechambermerce events: cvb.org. • Friday, Jan. 5, 7:30-9 a.m., Legislative • Monday, Jan. 8, 8-9 a.m., Teacher AppreBreakfast, The Commons on Marice, 1380 ciation Breakfast, Lakeview Elementary. InforMarice Drive, Eagan. Speaker: Matt Smith, Da- mation: Amy Green at 952-469-2020 or amy@ kota County manager. Cost: $25 members, $30 lakevillechambercvb.org. nonmembers; series pass, $160. Registration required. Information: Kelli Morgen at 651-288- Business networking group events: 9202 or kmorgen@dcrchamber.com. • Leads to Referrals Chapter of BNI meets • Monday, Jan. 8, 11-11:30 a.m., Meet the 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Vivo Kitchen, 15435 Chamber, Valleywood Golf Club, 4851 McAn- Founders Lane, Apple Valley. Information: Helen drews Road, Apple Valley. For new and prospec- Peterson, 952-412-0265. tive members. Free to attend. RSVP required. • Sunrise Results meets Thursdays at 7:45 Information: 651-452-9872 or info@dcrchamber. a.m. for networking and a 8-9 a.m. meeting at com. Vivo Kitchen, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Val• Monday, Jan. 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Good ley. Information: Tom Van Delist, 612-325-7275.

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Education District 196 high schools revise schedules for ACT District 196 students in grades nine and 12 will have a flexible learning day at home on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, due to ACT testing for students in grades 10 and 11 that will take place at the district’s high schools that day. On April 3, all students in grade 11 will be offered the opportunity to take the ACT Plus Writing test during the school day, in accordance with state law. Students in grade 10 will also be expected to be at school April 3 to take the PreACT test. Both tests will be offered at no cost to students. The ACT is the primary admissions test for students attending colleges in the Midwest. The PreACT is a college-readiness test that measures achievement in English, math, reading and science, as well as students’ career interests and whether they are on track to pursue their goals after high school. The tests will take approximately five hours to administer. Students in grades 10 and 11 will have the option to eat lunch and remain at school until the end of the day or can leave school after they have completed testing.

High school bus routes will run on a normal schedule April 3. In order to provide an optimal testing environment and free up additional teachers needed to proctor the tests, students in grades nine and 12 will not attend school on April 3 but will be expected to engage in a flexible learning day using their district-issued iPad or other devices at home. Teachers will provide students with assignments to complete that day utilizing Schoology, the district’s new learning management system. Students will be able to contact teachers for assistance during designated times during the day when they are not proctoring tests. An optional quiet work environment will be provided at school for students in grades nine and 12 who wish to be at school that day. Students receiving centerbased special education services will either participate in one of the tests, engage in the flexible learning day, or attend a regular schedule of center-based classes on April 3. Case managers will communicate with students and parents about appropriate arrangements and accommodations for that day. This will be the first scheduled flexible learning day since District 196 began issuing iPads

to students in 2016. This year, all students in grades seven to 12 have an iPad; grades four to six will be added in fall 2018 to complete the three-year implementation schedule for grades four to 12, which was part of a referendum question approved by district voters in November 2015. The schedule for April 3 involves students at Apple Valley, Eagan, Eastview and Rosemount high schools, but not the School of Environmental Studies or other high school programs in District 196.

District 196 Budget Advisory Council meets The District 196 Budget Advisory Council (BAC) will meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the District Office in Rosemount, 3455 153rd St. W. As always, the public is welcome to attend. Topics for the Jan. 10 meeting include the 2017-18 final budget, the 2017 (payable 2018) property tax levy certification, five-year financial plan assumptions and scenarios, and the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) trust. The BAC advises the District 196 School Board on matters re-

lated to finance. The 12-member council is made up of nine parents/residents and three district employees, including a teacher, support staff representative and principal representative. The director of finance and operations and three School Board members serve as ex-officio members of the BAC. For more information about the BAC, call the office of the director of finance and operations at 651-423-7713.

District 196 students selected for honor choirs Forty-five District 196 students were selected by audition to participate in state honor choirs for grades seven to 10 sponsored by the American Choral Directors’ Association of Minnesota. Twenty-one middle school students were part of the honor choirs for grades seven and eight, which performed Nov. 18 at St. Andrew’s Church in Mahtomedi. They are Elle Eisenberg, Libby Fischer, Delaney Hicok, Angie Stapf and Samuel Rohloff of Black Hawk Middle School; Alexis Schulke, Samuel Dobkin, Wayne Southwell and Gregory Underwood of Falcon Ridge Middle School; Jackson

Henry, Bethany Langley, Hanna Laursen, Ethan Olson, Jack Skare, Melina Solorzano-Cruz, Meena Thakurdial, Leon Williams and Lucas Zynda of Scott Highlands Middle School; and Sarah DeBoard, Parker Elliott and Frida Santos Castillo of Valley Middle School of STEM. Twenty-four high school students are part of the honor choirs for grades nine and 10, which will perform Feb. 22 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. They are Hailie Bogenrief, Emma Dodge, Kendall Meier and Christina Monsen of Apple Valley High School; Margaret Forse, Neha Nayak, William New, Audrey Parker, Makayla Palmer, Grace Park and Mia Scott of Eagan High School; Campbell Bernstein, Ariana Brennhofer, Cade Eliason, Veeravikash Giritharan, Christopher Hahn, Casey Hubbs, Charlotte Krekeler, Hanna Olson, Abigail Reis and Felix Temmel of Eastview High School; and Guyal Buckley, Ryan Niedenthal and Amy-Marie Rodriguez of Rosemount High School. The state honor choirs for grades four to six will be selected in March and will perform May 5 at St. Andrew’s Church in Mahtomedi.

News Briefs Jeffrey Allbee named Dakota Spirit of Excellence award winner Farmington Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Allbee accepted the Dakota Spirit of Excellence award recently at a ceremony at the fire station with family and friends in attendance. Allbee is the winner of this inaugural award developed by Dakota Electric Association to recognize first responders and the brave work they do. The award highlights a first responder who demonstrates leadership, dedication to serving others, teamwork, integrity and other attributes. Fire Chief Jim Larsen speaks highly of Allbee and said he is very committed to his volunteer work with the fire department. He has served as a firefighter since 2006 and is president of the Farmington Firefighters Relief Association, helped organize the Fire Prevention Week open house, and has helped create core values and mission and vision statements for the department. Allbee is finishing up Fire Instructor II training, is certified as Fire Officer II, NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Operations, and Fire and Life Safety educator, and he instructs others as a Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education qualified instructor. “He is one of those people who is involved in everything,� Dakota Electric’s CEO Greg Miller said at the ceremony. “You

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New Year’s Eve in the wild Ring in the new year at the 12th annual New Year’s Eve Party 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, at Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan.

Activities include candlelight hiking, snowshoeing, ice skating, sledding a lit hill, bonfires, live animals, a DJ dance party, storytelling, magic, a ball drop and more. More than 1,200 luminaries will light more than 2 miles of hiking and snowshoeing trails as well as a .75-mile paved trail lake loop. Admission is $10; free for ages 5 and younger. Tickets at the door only. Cash payment is preferred; checks and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard and Discover) will be accepted. Free parking is available onsite or at Woodcrest Church (525 Cliff Road) with a free shuttle to and from the event. Hot concessions will be available to purchase from food trucks. Bring your own sled, ice skates and snowshoes. Snowshoe rental will also be available for an additional fee. The last rental goes out at 7 p.m. Dogs, except for assistance and guide dogs, are not permitted at the event. There is a need for volunteer candle lighters and other event volunteers like bonfire tenders, sledding hill attendants, event greeters and more. All volunteers receive free event admission and a hot thank-you dinner. Sign up to volunteer at https://tinyurl.com/y9vq9xgc.

raise awareness for Books to the Rescue, a program that provides children’s books and stuffed animals to Dakota County first responders for distribution in crisis situations. A special storytime was held Dec. 16 at Santa’s Workshop in the Macy’s Court. Dakota County program coordinator Tami Zvolena with Books to the Rescue was on-site to facilitate book donations to the program. “Our deputies continue to encounter children and families in crisis and can use Books to the Rescue to specifically help calm children who are facing a challenging circumstance. Resources like this, provided by the community, give us another tool to help children and families,� said Leslie. Each Books to the Rescue bag is packed with $250 worth of children’s books and stuffed animals. Zvolena said the program is strong but there is always a need to fill and restock bags for local first responders within Dakota County. More information about the program is at www.twincitiesbttr.org.

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Arts Foundation donates to local schools Funds will enrich arts programming throughout Apple Valley by Amy Mihelich SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Apple Valley students will be able to get a little more creative this year, thanks to donations from the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. The foundation, which seeks to attract and support high-caliber arts in the community, presented a check for $18,000 at the Apple Valley High School winter concert Monday, Dec. 18. The funds will go to each of District 196’s six elementary schools and three middle schools in Apple Valley. Each middle school will receive $2,000 and each elementary will receive $1,000. The money is earmarked to go to arts programming within the school, and the schools can decide how to use the funds in a way that will best serve their students. In past years, the funds have been used to purchase anything from musical instruments to recording equipment, art supplies to materials for performing arts programs. Earlier this year, the foundation donated $3,000 to each of Apple Valley’s three District 196 high schools: Apple Valley, Eastview and the School of Environmental Studies. SES art instructor Amy Levine said foundation donations keep her program at a high caliber. Because SES is a small school, it has a small operating budget for the arts.

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Apple Valley Arts Foundation President Sonya Busch (right) and Apple Valley Mayor and Foundation Vice President Mary Hamann-Roland present an $18,000 donation to Apple Valley’s District 196 middle and elementary schools. Apple Valley High School Principal Michael Bolsoni accepted the donation on behalf of the city’s schools. The program runs on donations, often from students themselves. Levine teaches students in digital and film photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics and mixed media techniques. The foundation gift has allowed her to buy glazes for pottery, quality colored pencils, ink cartridges for printers, cameras, film and chemicals for the darkroom and paints. Levine said the donation helps promotes equity among the students, as she is able to purchase similar materials and tools for each class. “We have a diverse socio-economic background. A lot of students would not be exposed to materials like this if I

couldn’t offer them,� she said. The foundation funds also allow her to bring in guest speakers to present in classes and specialists to lead activities with unique materials. “The design of our school and the art program makes it difficult for me to take my art and photography students on field trips during the day without impacting the other classes students are taking, so bringing specialists into the building, and into art and photography class time, creates an experiential and informational opportunity for students,� she said. Levine said she tells her students which supplies have been purchased from

foundation funds. “I let them know that these supplies and opportunities that they have are absolutely dependent on these big gifts,� she said. “They wouldn’t be able to have that experience if it weren’t for this gift.� Through acknowledging the gift, the students have learned responsibility and accountability for the supplies. “Students end up feeling like they have part ownership of these materials. They know they are here for their projects,� she said. “They learn a pride and ownership with the materials, so they take care of them.� Levine believes the arts are a way to further develop student awareness and

sense of self. She thinks it’s important for students to participate in the arts, as they help students develop self-esteem, confidence, self-discipline and cooperation. They also nurture inventiveness and problem-solving skills. “I can’t say thank you enough,� Levine said. “The arts are a crucial part of a kid’s critical thinking and development.� The Apple Valley Arts Foundation was founded in 1999. Since then, it has donated over $250,000 to Apple Valley schools in District 196. Apple Valley Arts Foundation president Sonya Busch and Apple Valley Mayor and AVAF vice president Mary Hamman-Roland presented the check at Monday’s concert. Busch said the support helps enrich arts programs in the schools by providing teachers with funds to take their lessons to the next level. “Getting these funds can make or break whatever (schools) have planned for the year,� Busch said. Apple Valley High School Principal Michael Bolsoni accepted the donation at the concert on behalf of the schools. “We are so thankful for this generous donation,� Bolsoni said. “The arts are an essential part of educating a whole student. This gift will help our schools continue their commitment to providing infinite opportunities for students in the arts.� Because the foundation is a volunteer-run non-

profit, it is able to take all funds raised at the end of each year and give back to the schools. “It’s always been a core value of the organization to give back,� Busch said. “We are very excited we’ve been able to give so much this year.� Busch said it all goes back to the mission of the arts foundation — to provide high-quality arts in the community. She says that begins by supporting arts in the schools, for even the youngest of students. Hamman-Roland said that the funds will not only enrich the schools, but the community of Apple Valley as a whole. “The arts are critical to imagining a better future for our children,� Hamman-Roland said. “The arts enhance our city and our communities.� The foundation is able to support local schools thanks to various fundraisers throughout the year and contributions from many corporate donors. “We can’t say thank you enough to the strong business community we have in Apple Valley,� Busch said. “We are supported by many amazing organizations in this city.� For more information about the Apple Valley Arts Foundation, visit www.avartsfoundation. org. Contact Amy Mihelich at amy.mihelich@ecm-inc.com.

Spectro Alloys expanding in east Rosemount Aluminum recycling facility will expand capabilities to serve Midwest by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Luke Palen, president of Spectro Alloys Corp, said some aluminum scraps are sent halfway across the country to be recycled. He would like to the scrap to stay and be processed in eastern Rosemount. The aluminum recycling facility is investing $5.5 million in new jobs and equipment, hoping to capture more the market. The facility melts and alloys scrap aluminum into 27 pound bars up to 1,000-pound blocks so it can be sold to customers such as The Toro Company and to other die casters and foundries. The recycled material could be turned into mower engines, ATV parts, car components and more. It’s all made with postconsumer scrap and industrial waste, not pop cans. “Really, that’s what most people think of first, but we do very little of melting pop cans and beer

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A Spectro Alloys Corp employee sorts through recycled aluminum. The recycling facility in eastern Rosemount is expanding. cans,� said Luke Palen, president of Spectro Alloys Corp. Pop cans basically make new pop cans, Palen said. Spectro Alloys gets the aluminum from scrap vehicles, demolition scrap, windows, doors, siding, boats and airplanes. “Anything you can think of other than a beer can or pop can,� Palen said. “Theres a pretty robust die-casing industry in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Anyone push-

ing a Toro lawnmower around, that’s all metal made here.� Palen said Spectro Alloys is basically one of the only places in the Midwest doing this. “People are shipping some of the material to Kentucky or Tennessee to be processed,� Palen said. “There’s a more efficient way to do it here if we had the capability.� That’s where a $5.5 million investment into a new furnace capable of melting a wider range of aluminum scrap along with ancillary equipment and new 5,000-square-foot building comes in. “It’s technology we currently don’t employ at our

facility,� Palen said. The new equipment is more efficient and allow will Spectro Alloys to handle different types of aluminum scrap. It uses less gas to melt the aluminum and it will allow, at times, Spectro Alloys to skip some of the shredding process. It’s also on the cutting edge of safety and will reduce noise level, Palen said. Coupled with what Palen called a “state of the art scrap-sorting system,� which Spectro Alloys added a few years ago, the facility was able to process more aluminum and less will leave the state. “That made a huge im-

pact on our business and this is taking advantage of some of that,� Palen said. With the addition, Spectro Alloys is hiring 10 new full-time production and maintenance positions such as furnace operators, assistants and plant helpers, which average more than $50,000 in gross wages. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is supporting the project with a $146,007 grant from the Job Creation Fund. The company will receive the grant once it has met investment and hiring commitments. The Job Creation Fund provides funding to busi-

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Minnesota’s St. Nicholas Village Burnsville man creates it in his family room by John Gessner

Winter driving in Farmington and Dakota County by Jody Peters

SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Christmas music plays softly in Merle Gustafson’s family room, mingling with the sparkle of tiny lights. A mechanical whir emanates from the moving figures on a miniature ski slope — or is it from the toboggan hill next door? “Minnesota’s St. Nicholas Village,” said the 83-year-old Burnsville resident, whose decorative spread has been 18 years in the making and tweaking. The display of ceramic buildings, figurines and assorted doodads, spread across seven folding tables and powered by 48 extension cords, consumes about a third of the room. With a skating pond in the middle shaped like Minnesota, an oval railroad running through town, Santa’s Workshop over in the corner and a Lutheran church and Catholic church at the top of the hill, St. Nicholas Village is anything but random. “People come into town only one way — coming in on the railroad,” he said. “And when they come in they’re picked up at the depot — this is the story I tell people — and they’re taken by the Burnsville Taxi to a bed-and-breakfast series of homes up on the hill. If you notice at the end, they can even bring their children into school. There’s a bus in front of the schoolhouse to pick ’em up.” Gustafson began his project in 2000 with the purchase of a single ceramic church at the Kohl’s in Burnsville. He and wife Marjorie have lived in Burnsville since 1986. Gustafson said he “kind of got mesmerized with that church” and kept buying pieces to add to his coffee-table collection. When it grew too large he switched to the dining

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Gustafson began assembling the pieces of his village in 2000. room table. When he had to add table leaves to hold it all, Marjorie suggested he take it downstairs. “It’s a good way to keep him out of my hair,” said Marjorie, who has spent part of her holiday season entertaining at senior centers. “I play piano, and he likes to do this. We both do what we like to do, which is good.” Gustafson grew up on a farm in Adams, N.D., taught high school history and government for 14 years in North Dakota and Minnesota and left teaching for sales jobs with World Book Encyclopedia. After 21 years with World Book he said he “retired” into a directsales business with his friend Bob Proctor, whose book “Think and Grow Rich” was a motivational best-seller. Positive thinking and imagination are linked, Gustafson insists. “At my age, I love being creative,” said Gustafson, who uses a thin metal rod to point out and explain components of the village and crawls under one of the tables so he can emerge standing in the middle of his creation. “It keeps me young,” he said. “It keeps my legs so that I can get up.” The village has vintage automobiles, people, trees, shops, a courthouse, a hockey rink, a hot-air balloon, a marching band,

a Ferris wheel and more. Gustafson still buys much of his collection of buildings, many with interior lighting, at Kohl’s. The lifelong churchgoer also scours the annual garage sale at his church, Prince of Peace Lutheran in Burnsville, where he sings in the senior choir. He named the original church in his collection after Prince of Peace. He calls the ski hill Buck Hill. By his count, the village includes 48 interior-lit buildings and 38 non-electrical items. “And I’ve got 46 evergreens,” said the father of three and grandfather of 10. “I’ve got 28 animals — deer, cattle, pigs, horses.” He usually assembles the village in November, lights it on Thanksgiving Day and leaves it up as long as there are visitors to look at it, sometimes into March. Last year was the first year Gustafson left it up all year, covering it with plastic during the offseason. Maybe a Star of Bethlehem next year, mused Gustafson, who likes the village lights on these short winter days. “It does take me back to some degree,” he said. “I don’t know how, but it does.” Contact John Gessner at john.gessner@ecm-inc.com or 952-846-2031.

As the old joke goes, there are two seasons in Minnesota: winter and road construction. But the arrival of winter can mean just as much hassle on the roads, if not outright danger. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, there were more than 400 crashes statewide after the snowfall Dec. 4-5. For the city of Farmington’s streets and utilities supervisor, Steve Arndt, crashes and spin outs are partly to blame on the fickle winter weather. He explained that in Farmington, the city is using strictly road salt and plows to help clear the streets, but varying temperatures can lessen the effectiveness of salt. “(On Dec. 4), the temperatures were warm, it was raining and that froze, and the temperatures dropped and then it snowed. Mother Nature, it’s just a bad deal, because … you can put all the salt down that you want but with the temperatures that were happening, it took a little bit for it to melt,” Arndt said. Of course, the weather plays a factor in how safe the roadways are, but Mike Greten, from Dakota County’s road maintenance department, says that’s even more reason for people to practice safe driving. “It just takes a lot more stopping distance on the snow and ice and you just don’t stop on that stuff. People seem to want to drive 55 miles per hour year-round and they just have to realize that they can’t,” Greten said. Greten said that the biggest piece of advice he has is to slow down and increase following distance. In addition, he noted some unsafe habits that county plow drivers

have witnessed. Namely, plow operators often report drivers passing them on the right side. “Stay away from the plows. We need a lot of room. Sometimes we’re in and out of turn lanes and traffic, and don’t try to pass us on either side, especially the right side. That’s where usually the snow is coming off of all of our plows,” Greten said. Lately, stories of people using social media or texting while driving have become more common. While this behavior isn’t safe any time of year, it can be particularly dangerous when ice and snow are involved, Greten said. “They’re just not aware of what’s going on outside of their car. They’re too focused on what’s going on inside the car and you’ve got to be looking outside constantly, especially in the winter when the roads are bad. It’s bad enough when the roads are good,” Greten said. Unsafe driving practices certainly don’t help, but sometimes, Arndt said, drivers are simply at the mercy of nature. That goes for plow drivers, too, he noted, because obviously they can’t control the weather. “It’s not black and white with this winter stuff. It’s like it’s always different depending on time—when it starts snowing, if it’s raining and then snowing. It’s just a lot of variables in it and what Mother Nature throws at you. I wish it would all be easy, where it can start snowing at night, and you can come in the morning and plow and be done, but it’s always different,” Arndt said. To put those differences into perspective, Arndt said that during the 201617 winter season, Farmington spent $47,000 on 921 tons of salt. In 201516, the city spent $77,000

on 1,006 tons of salt, and in 2014-15, that number jumped to $103,000 on 1,500 tons of salt. It all depends on the amount of precipitation and what areas need that de-icing. Areas like curves, hills and intersections are accident-prone. And some areas, like bridge decks, tend to get icy and slippery first, Greten said, because they’re usually colder than the ground. “Be aware of those bridge decks, especially when the temps are around the freezing mark, because that bridge deck’s going to be colder than the air a lot of times, and that’ll get some ice formed on it sooner than the roadways will,” Greten said. “A lot of times the bridge decks will get some light frost and stuff along them, too, and the roads will be dry, because they’ll pick up that moisture and that’ll freeze.” While this might seem obvious to experienced Minnesota drivers, Greten pointed out that some young adults haven’t had much of a chance to drive in bad winter conditions. “Parents need to get out with those kids and drive around with them a little bit when the conditions are bad … some of these kids have never driven on snow before. They just don’t learn because a lot of driver’s ed doesn’t take place during the winter,” Greten said. According to Greten, the most important thing for safety this time of year is being patient. “Leave early and slow down. Stay home if you have to. If you can, try to go later on during the day when the roads are better handling. And a lot of people are probably out that don’t need to be out at all,” Greten said. Contact Jody Peters at jody.peters@ecm-inc.com.

Chick-fil-A expects to open next month in Eagan Unique path for operator, former fighter jet pilot Steve Fuchs

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

For those with a New Year’s resolution to eat more chicken, Eagan residents are in luck. The finishing touches are being put on Eagan’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant. A new 5,000-squarefoot restaurant with 135 seats, a 16-seat outdoor patio and drive-thru is being built near the Eagan Promenade shopping center. Chick-fil-A entered the Twin Cities marketplace a few years ago, but it’s been a popular restaurant for more than 70 years. “I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit,” operator Steve Fuchs said. “I’ve always wanted my own business. I’m just imagining having my family, I have four kids, working together. It makes my heart sing.” It’s going to be quite

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Steve Fuchs, far right, and his wife, Karyn, stand with Chick-fil-A’s cow mascot during Fuchs’ operator graduation. The new Eagan restaurant is scheduled to open in January. the change for Fuchs, but he’s embraced his new career path. He’s a combat vet-

eran. Fuchs flew F-14 Tomcats and F/A18E/F Super Hornet for the U.S. Navy, and he flew in the Iraq War. . “I loved my military journey,” Fuchs said. “It was hard. I was away from my wife for a while, but I loved it.” He’s worked as flight instructor, corporate strategist, senior analyst and vice president appraisal operations manager. He hasn’t taken many orders for quick-serve chicken until this year. But, when his oldest sister, who was also a Navy pilot, lost her battle to cancer in 2012, Fuchs said he reexamined his life. Inspired by Chick-filA’s corporate model, he put in an application to be an operator. It wasn’t until this year that his dream became realized. Chick-fil-A retains ownership of each restaurant and selects their locations. Franchisees need a

aging to others,” Fuchs said. Fuchs’ life will differ greatly from the cooperate and military settings he’s experienced. “I’m going to have some long hours,” Fuchs said. But he will have Sundays off. Chick-fil-A is unique in the fact that none of it’s franchises are open on Sunday whether it’s located in a mall or NFL football stadium. He appreciates the policy. “They want people to focus on their families,” Fuchs said. “I believe it. Dan Kathy, CEO of the company, he had all the operators over to his house (during training). He said ‘sometimes our lights shine the brightest when they’re off.’ Business is important. Profits are important, but we want to make sure people have time for their families.” Chick-fil-A expects to

open Jan. 25, 2018. It may be the middle of winter, but when Chickfil-A opens next month in Eagan, Fuchs expects a crowd when doors open for the first time. Similar to when restaurants opened in Apple Valley and Burnsville, the chicken fast-casual restaurant boasts a unique promotion for the first 100 customers. The first 100 participants at the grand opening of a Chick-fil-A Restaurant who comply with the official rules, which can be found on www.chick-fil-a. com, will receive a coupon of one Chick-fil-A Sandwich Meal per week for a year. “They asked me if I still wanted to have it in Minnesota in January,” Fuchs said. “I said Minnesotans are tough.” Contact Andy Rogers at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

Garden club celebrates

FIRST, from 1A According to Erler, the church as gained a steady 40 to 50 members each year. He credits some of the gain to the different groups that use the building to meet, who then become members. He adds relationships were formed when volunteers were working on the renovation together. “When you’re painting a wall with one another you tend to talk and tell stories. If you spend a couple Saturdays with a group, you bond with them. Those relationships tend to last a lot longer than sitting and listening to someone,” Erler said. The renovation created a bigger social space for members to talk after a service. The space contains works of art from local artists. The church is planning on continuing to showcase different art done by local artists.

$10,000 initial investment to become an operator. In addition, there is a 10-month application process, which Fuchs called “vigorous and thorough.” He spent five weeks in Atlanta for operating training and almost three weeks working at a restaurant in Mississippi. “I don’t own the franchise,” he said. “But, I’ll operate it. It’s very minimal up front. (Founder S. Truett Cathy’s) vision is that he wanted to create entrepreneurs to generate wealth for themselves and their community.” He was drawn to the company’s charitable contributions. “(They’re) passionate about impacting the communities they serve,” Fuchs said. He has some community service ideas already in mind, but they’re only in the planning stages. “The mission of the restaurant is to be encour-

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The Family of Christ Lutheran Church’s youth center is used for young church members to meet and plan mission work. Classrooms were designed for specific age groups and purposes but are easily adaptable for any group of people. “I don’t know if it’s like Cheers, but everyone knows your name here and that’s something this community finds important,” Erler said. The lower-level of the two-story building is partly dedicated to the church’s youth group. Art is dis-

played on the walls and mismatched couches give the vibe of creative relaxation for the youth group to hang out and plan their next mission trip. Erler adds he is continuing to work to make the facility a safe space for anyone who is in need of it and encourages people to share their stories.

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Members of the Lakeville Area Garden Club celebrated Christmas and their year-long activities at the Chart House restaurant in Lakeville on Monday, Dec. 11. A slide show of the group’s activities this year from monthly meetings featured various speakers, local garden tours, annual Garden Sale, Pan O Prog Flower Show and Parade events and Community Garden involvement. LAGC assists the city in beautifying Aronson Park and Pioneer Plaza. Money raised from their annual Spring Garden Sale allows Contact Kayla Culver at the members to participate in these projects and fund donations to Open Door Food kayla.culver@ecm-inc.com. Pantry and the Minnesota State Horticultural Society’s Garden-in-a-Box program.

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Sports Notes: Football players sign early, including Panthers’ Boe by Mike Shaughnessy

the second round of the St. Olaf College Holiday Hoops Classic at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. Hopkins, which won its first eight games, and Eastview, which started 6-0, are ranked first and second in Class 4A. The teams met in the second round of the same tournament last year, with Hopkins winning in overtime.

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An NCAA rule change gives high school football players an earlier window in which to sign National Letters of Intent, and several linemen from the South Suburban Conference are expected to take advantage this week. The football early signing period for Division I programs started Wednesday and runs through Friday. If players don’t sign this week, they can sign during the regular period that begins Feb. 7, 2018. Among those expected to sign this week was Lakeville North offensive lineman Nathan Boe, who was offered a scholarship by University of Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck (and assistant coach and Minnesota recruiting coordinator Matt Simon, a Farmington native). Boe plans to graduate from high school early and enroll at Minnesota in January. Also scheduled to sign this week were Rosemount offensive linemen Jacob Smith (Brigham Young University) and Ian Bass (South Dakota State). Smith verbally committed to BYU in the summer of 2016. Rosemount defensive lineman Sam Willmott will continue as Bass’ teammate as he also was expected to sign with South Dakota State, a semifinalist in the 2017 Football Championship Subdivi-

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Nathan Boe (66) leads Lakeville North onto the field for the Panthers’ 2017 season opener against Burnsville. Boe now is a member of the University of Minnesota football program, having signed with the Gophers on Wednesday. sion playoffs. Two players from state Class 5A semifinalist Apple Valley were expected to sign this week – linemen Riley Hansen (Air Force) and Spencer Rolland (Harvard). Farmington linebacker Brock Mogensen was scheduled to sign with South Dakota.

from studies, but not necessarily sports. Several holiday tournaments are scheduled next week in the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area. Farmington will be host of a girls hockey tournament beginning Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Schmitz-Maki Arena. The tourney favorites could be Holiday two South Suburban Conference teams – Farmingtournaments ton and Lakeville North. Many local athletes Lakeville North defeated will have the holidays off Farmington 3-2 on Nov.

Lakeville sports: Alpine skiers dominate SSC meet

16 and the teams will meet again Jan. 4 in Lakeville. Burnsville’s annual four-team round-robin tournament will be Dec. 27-29, with Apple Valley, Park of Cottage Grove and Hudson, Wisconsin, competing. The Burnsville-Apple Valley game at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, will count in the South Suburban Conference standings. Lakeville North’s fourteam boys basketball invitational will be Dec. 28-29 and brings in Austin, For-

Apple Valley resident and Holy Angels senior Gerone Hamilton Jr. played in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Blue-Grey organization operates almost 20 combines for high school football players looking to play in college, as well as four all-star games. Saturday’s game was the first of 2017-18; others will take place in the coming weeks at two Florida sites, Jacksonville and Tampa, as well as another in Arlington. Hamilton, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound lineman and long snapper, helped Holy Angels defeat Cloquet 14-0 in the state Class 4A championship game last month at U.S. Bank Stadium. He was expected to sign Wednesday with Howard University in Washington, D.C.

est Lake and Henry Sibley. The Panthers play Henry Sibley in the first round at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28. Burnsville’s boys are the only local team playing in the Schwan’s Cup hockey tournaments. The Blaze will play St. Thomas Academy in a Gold Division quarterfinal game at noon Tuesday at Ridder Arena. Email Mike Shaughnessy at A holiday girls basket- mike.shaughnessy@ecmball game worth watching inc.com. is the showdown between Eastview and Hopkins in

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Lakeville teams appeared to be in midseason form at the first South Suburban Conference Alpine skiing meet of the season Tuesday at Buck Hill, where North’s girls and South’s boys won by wide margins. Lakeville North placed five individuals in the top 15 to win the girls meet by 96 points over Prior Lake. Lakeville South’s boys had five top-10 finishers on their way to a 99-point victory over second-place Apple Valley/Rosemount. North junior Kathryn Kossack was girls medalist, completing two runs in 47.03 seconds. Taking second was Prior Lake ninth-grader Ashley George in 47.52. Ninth-grader Peyton Servais (fourth, 48,76) and eighth-grader Jane Steel (10th, 52.87) also placed in the top 10 individually for Lakeville North. Isabelle Urban, Tera Cunningham and Abigail Hahs were 11th, 12th and 15th. Lakeville South was fourth in the seven-team girls competition, with Ashlynn Baumgartner, Erin Otteson and Hannah Rost finishing seventh through ninth individually. Brandon Wentworth completed two runs in 45.08 seconds to lead the Lakeville South boys to victory. Kyle Wentworth (sixth, 47.46), Oliver Grasdal (seventh, 47.73), John Olson (eighth, 48.22) and Joe Olson (10th, 49.15) also placed in the top 10 for South. Espen Grasdal and Sean Paulauskas were 12th and 16th. Eagan eighth-grader Camden Palmquist was boys medalist in 44.48. Lakeville North was fifth in the boys team standings, with sophomore Romeo Sweeney placing fifth individually in 46.83.

Gymnastics teams 1st, 2nd Lakeville North and Lakeville South dueled to the end of the Brainerd Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday before defending state Class AA champion North won by five-hundredths of a point. The Panthers scored 146.75 points to South’s 146.7. Third – and the only other team above 140 points – was defending state Class A champion Detroit Lakes, which scored 145.35. Lakeville North sophomore Rachel Steiner won the all-around championship, scoring 38.0. Two Lakeville South gymnasts won individual events. The Cougars Mykaela Doornbos took first on uneven bars with 9.6 and Kari Wenzel won balance beam with 9.65.

League leader Despite losing to Rosemount 2-1 on Saturday night, Lakeville South retained the lead in South Suburban Conference boys hockey. But the standings are quite a bit tighter, even after the Cougars’ 3-1 victory at Burnsville on Tuesday. South has a 5-1 conference record, while Rosemount is 4-1 and Lakeville North is 3-1. Zachary Zemlak broke a 1-1 tie with a power-play goal with 7 minutes, 19 seconds remaining in the Burnsville game. Adam Harvey scored an empty-netter with five seconds left. Tucker Schumacher scored in the first period for South, which was outshot 40-20 but got 39 saves from goalie Henry Welsch. Lakeville South outshot Rosemount 38-24 on Saturday but was stymied by Irish goalie Ben Garrity until Harvey scored South’s goal with five seconds remaining. The Cougars play host to Eagan at 7 p.m. Thursday in a South Suburban Conference game.

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Lakeville South High School senior Cade Bianchi (front row, second from left) posed for a photo after committing to Iowa Central Community College, where he will compete in bowling and sports shooting. He currently competes for Lakeville South’s bowling and clay target teams. The two Iowa Central teams won national championships in 2017.

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Lakeville North defender Katie Doll skates with the puck during a South Suburban Conference hockey game Saturday at Apple Valley. The Panthers (7-4 overall, 6-2 SSC) lost 4-3 in overtime but are in second place in the conference. They have a chance to make up ground on league-leading Eagan when they play at Eagan at 7:15 p.m. Thursday. Photo by Mike Shaughnessy

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Storytelling brings young public speakers power District 196 teacher named NSDA Minnesota Educator of the Year by Amy Mihelich SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

People are hungry to be listened to. That’s the philosophy behind Tzitel Voss’ teaching. “That’s a beautiful way to approach a classroom,� she said. “If I come in and I say to my students: ‘what is your story?,’ and help them share it, it values the student and it values their experience, and it gives them an opportunity to think about how the story relates to their future,� she said. As the lead speech communications teacher in Apple Valley High School’s Language Arts Department, Voss has developed curriculum used by other teachers in the department, including the public speaking course required for all 10th-graders. Although she teaches students to communicate effectively with eye contact, gestures, stance and thoughtful rhetoric, the most important thing she’s teaching her students is that their stories have power. “The speech classroom has given students an opportunity to find their voices and use them,� she said. “These voices and stories bring perspective, understanding and healing for both the speakers sharing and the audience listening.� She’s also developed curriculum for interpersonal communications, mass media and broadcast journalism. The common thread? Platforms to tell stories. Voss has found that students find confidence when they have the opportunity to tell their own stories. They become the expert on the topic because the story is part of who they are. She said it’s been a joy to watch students search for bigger au-

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Tzitel Voss checks in with her students as they tell each other stories about their personal experiences. Through storytelling, the students learn about communication, gain public speaking skills and learn to value human interaction. diences to tell their stories as they become more confident public speakers. “Using story as an avenue to create opportunities for students to be heard, and to communicate and practice their communication skills — that’s the thing that has the most power,� she said. Voss said her heart has always been in storytelling. She developed her passion through competing in speech, beginning when she was a seventhgrader at Chisago Lakes Middle School. As a One Diamond coach for the co-curricular speech team at Apple Valley High School, Voss continues to mentor storytellers after the formal school day has ended by preparing students to compete in a variety of categories. She’s coached four state champions, two National Catholic Forensic League national finalists and the National Speech and Debate Association 2016 national Informative Speaking champion. She’s also the head of the Career Development

Department where she helps students develop professional communication skills, often through storytelling, to better prepare them for college and careers. “They can tell a story in a college application essay, they can tell a story at a job interview, they can tell a story around the family dinner table and connect with people in a way that an iPad wont or a text message can’t, or even a real written message will not,� she said. “The human interaction element is the most important thing, as I see it.� Many of her students’ stories have stuck with her. Voss says she’ll never forget the student who told the story of what it was like to spend his eighth birthday in a homeless shelter to persuade the audience that homelessness should not be seen as a crime. She can’t forget the student who told the story of watching one of his classmates be punished by teachers at his school in Thailand for violating a

school uniform policy to support his claim that if kids are in fear they cannot learn. She’ll always remember the student who told the story of what it like to be the child of a transgender parent — sharing a message that the stories in the news about transgender discrimination were deeply personal for her. “These students have amazing, amazing stories that tunnel in,� Voss said. “And long after they are gone from my classroom, I will see these students different places and I will think: I know your story.�

A story of success A first-generation college student, Voss has accumulated several prestigious degrees. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications/ theater from St. Olaf College in 1996 and an Master of Arts in educational leadership from Bethel University in 1999. Her thesis focused on servicelearning through inter-

personal commuVoss said she is nication. She also most deserving of earned a graduate this award. Voss certificate in Culgot to know Wyturally Responsive coff when she was Teaching from assigned to be her Saint Mary’s Unistudent teacher in versity in 2011. 1996. Although Tzitel Voss She combined she worked in her academic and Woodbury for personal interests in 2016, seven years, when a job when she earned an M.A. opened at Apple Valley in professional communi- High School, Voss jumped cations-storytelling from at the opportunity to work East Tennessee State Uni- with Wycoff once again. versity. For her thesis, she “Tzitel’s relevant, weldeveloped curriculum that coming, and engaging apuses storytelling to teach proaches have helped the about race and culture — most fearful student or aspects of which she has most gifted speaker to not implemented in her classes only succeed in, but enjoy, today. public speaking,� she said. “Because these stories “Students leave her classtake on different perspec- room well prepared for tives, they afford students the future, and wanting to the opportunity to think come back to learn more more critically about the through various electives.� single-story narratives Joe Wycoff, a retired that often permeate our language arts and speech culture,� she said. “The communications teacher, stories shared by the stu- administrator for arts and dents in my speech class- activities and speech coach es are the stories of real at Apple Valley High people who can help us to School (and a 1992 NSDA grow and become better as Hall of Fame member) a community.� who also worked closely Her dedication to with Voss, said her comspeech, storytelling and mitment to personal conher students has not gone nection — the very value unnoticed. The NSDA which Voss said guides her recently named Voss as passion for storytelling — the 2017-2018 Minnesota makes her classroom atEducator of the Year. mosphere stand out. She was selected from “Every day Tzitel greets more than 5,000-mem- her students at the door by ber coaches and teachers name. She welcomes them across the country. to her classroom. She inNominees must coach teracts with them with and teach speech and de- sincere interest,� he said. bate, have a minimum of “Effective communication five years’ experience in the begins with personal conclassroom, demonstrate nection.� broad contributions to the Voss, along with each field of education, provide state Educator of the Year support and mentorship award winner, will be conto the speech and debate sidered for the 2017-2018 community and model the National Educator of the established NSDA Coach Year Award. The national Code of Ethics. award winner will be anPam Wycoff, a retired nounced on National Apple Valley speech com- Speech and Debate Edumunications educator and cation Day on March 2, director of speech and 2018. debate (and 2007 NSDA Hall of Fame member) Contact Amy Mihelich at who worked closely with amy.mihelich@ecm-inc.com.

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Vern Jason Mouelle, 24, of Brooklyn Park, will serve two consecutive terms of life without the possibility of parole after he was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder Monday by a Dakota County jury. Mouelle was found guilty of murdering Senicha Marie Lessman, 25, of Eagan, and her unborn child Jan. 24 in Eagan. “She had a bright future ahead of her and she was so excited to become a mother,â€? Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said. “To have that all taken away from her is hard to comprehend. ‌ This is an extremely tragic case that obviously devastated the Lessman family and our hearts and deepest sympathy go out to them.â€? It’s the most serious

penalty there is Mouelle was in Minnesota, he identified as the said. unborn child’s fa“It’s two conther. secutive life terms, Under Minnebut life is life. The sota law, any time important thing a woman is killed here is that there Vern Mouelle in the course of a are two losses crime and her unhere,� Backstrom born child dies as a said. “That child never result of the crime, it carhad a chance to come into ries the same penalty and this world and is going to it’s a separate crime, Backbe missed every day by strom said. Senicha’s mother and her “The state does not family. They’re going to have to prove that it was think about them every a viable child,� Backstrom day.� said. “What we were told Lessman’s mother by the medical examiner found her daughter un- is that there was no reason responsive at Lessman’s to believe that this child residence and called 911 at would not have been born about 3 p.m. Jan. 24. Ea- at full health. It was a little gan police and paramedics boy.� responded, but were unAccording to neighable to revive her. bors, a vehicle registered She was approximately to Mouelle’s father was 32 weeks pregnant and the parked in her driveway unborn child died as the earlier that day. result of injuries. When officers found An autopsy revealed the vehicle at Mouelle’s that Lessman died due to a place of employment, severed carotid artery and they found a store receipt an obstructed airway. for the murder weapon,

Lessman’s cellphone and bloody clothing and rags. At Mouelle’s residence, a knife with Lessman’s blood was found in a drawer and her clothing in the washing machine. “The Eagan Police Department’s work to locate the suspect at the time was significant,� Backstrom said. “It was extremely important in this case because it resulted in a lot of evidence recovery.� An analysis of Mouelle’s cellphone received significant incriminating evidence, as well. He searched the Internet for “how long it would take to die� from specific injuries immediately prior the murder. Backstrom said there was 260 pages of exhibits contained from his cellphone including documented text messages between the victim as well as the Internet searches. “The day he was driving to her apartment he looked up how long it

would take for someone to die if their jugular vein was severed,� Backstrom said. Backstrom said Mouelle’s searches went back as far as December 2016. Backstrom also said there’s surveillance video of him purchasing a knife about 45 minutes prior to the murder. “We certainly believe there was significant premeditation and planning and thought in how and when this crime was going to occur,� Backstrom said. During an initial interview by Eagan police during the evening of Jan. 24, Mouelle said he was never at her apartment that day, Backstrom said. While on the witness stand, Mouelle said he was at the apartment that day, but didn’t kill her. Backstrom said Mouelle claimed “it was a mystery man named Anthony who was supposedly having a relationship

with the victim and all he did was help clean up the mess.� The jury deliberated for approximately four hours, which is relatively short, Backstrom said, in a murder case of this significance. Backstrom thanked Assistant County Attorney Jessica Bierwerth and Chief Deputy Phil Prokopowicz, who prosecuted the case. Backstrom also thanked the Eagan Police Department, the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Electronic Crimes Unit, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for their investigation into this matter, and the Brooklyn Park Police Department and Mounds View Police Department who also assisted in this case. He said the “investigation was extensive, significant and outstanding.� Contact Andy Rogers at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

News Briefs BBB: Protect yourself from credit card skimming Even if you’re choosy about hich gas stations you frequent, you can still become a victim of financial thieves that place seamless devices on machines to steal — or skim — sensitive financial information. Skimming is a growing problem, and Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota, the Minnesota Department of Commerce and several other local and federal law enforcement agencies say consumers need to remain vigilant to steer clear of this scam which can also lead to identity theft. In recent years, thieves have increasingly targeted gas pumps to steal credit card data. Skimming devices are placed inside the pump and are undetectable from the outside. Credit card information can now even be obtained from the skimming device via Bluetooth technology so thieves don’t have to go back to the pump to retrieve stolen card numbers. Many gas stations are taking measures to secure their pumps via tamper-resistant security tape and visual inspections,

but to avoid having your financial information stolen, pay inside rather than at the pump. Minnesota’s Department of Commerce is also taking steps to tackle this problem. “To protect consumers, Minnesota Department of Commerce’s Weights & Measures inspectors are on the lookout for skimmers during their regular inspections of gas pumps for accuracy, safety and fuel quality,â€? said Commerce Commissioner Jessica Looman. “Consumers can protect their money by being aware of signs of tampering and reporting suspicious activity to the station and the Commerce Department.â€? To avoid becoming a victim of credit card skimmers: • Give it a wiggle. Skimming devices are often false panels attached to the credit card reader — where you swipe your card. Inspect debit and credit terminals closely. If anything looks damaged or unusual, give it a wiggle. Also watch out for new or suspiciously placed cameras and unusual signage. Don’t hesitate to walk away if something doesn’t feel right. • Pay inside or pay with cash. Paying inside at gas stations reduces your risk

of credit card fraud greatly, and paying with cash is an even safer approach. • See something, say something. If you notice any suspicious activity (especially someone who is not a station employee or an inspector who is opening up a pump), alert the station attendant. • Keep an eye on your statements. The most vigilant person can still fall victim to skimming, and it’s important to always keep a close eye on your accounts — particularly the itemized breakdown of monthly charges — so that you can report any suspicious activity on your account. • Report fraud immediately. Report any fraudulent activity to your bank or credit card provider as soon as you discover it. Pay with a credit card instead of a debit card, because they offer great protections. Consumers who think they’ve been victims of skimming should visit IdentityTheft.gov to report identity theft and develop a recovery plan. “Just as it’s important to know what to watch out for as far as these skimming devices, it’s equally important to know what to do if you’ve fallen victim,â€? said Susan Adams Loyd, president and CEO

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: March 6, 2017 SIGNED BY: Linh Cravens Published in the Lakeville Sun Thisweek December 22, 29, 2017 767617

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194 (LAKEVILLE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS) STATE OF MINNESOTA EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE BONDS TO FINANCE CERTAIN PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT’S TEN-YEAR FACILITY PLAN

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The Velvet Tones, directed by Rich Clausen, brought holiday cheer to Apple Valley this weekend. On Sunday, Dec. 17, the choir performed a free Christmas concert at the Apple Valley Senior Center. They sang songs such as “It’s Beginning To Look Like Christmas,� ‘Zat You, Santa Claus� and “Celebrating Hanukkah.� They are sponsored by Apple Valley Parks and Recreation and District 196 Community Education. of BBB of Minnesota and North Dakota. The FBI investigates a wide variety of credit card fraud schemes to include internet-facilitated criminal activity. If you believe you’ve been a victim of an online fraud scheme, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center is a reliable and convenient reporting mechanism to submit in-

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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: Elign Consulting Group PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 16134 Keystone Court Lakeville, MN 55044 NAMEHOLDER(S): Elign Inc. 16134 Keystone Court 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: March 6, 2017 SIGNED BY: Linh Cravens Published in the Lakeville Sun Thisweek December 22, 29, 2017 767624

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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: Anna Biehn Consulting PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 10332 199th Street West Lakeville, MN 55044 NAMEHOLDER(S): Anna Biehn 10332 199th Street West 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: December 15, 2017 SIGNED BY: Anna Biehn Published in the Lakeville Sun Thisweek December 22, 29, 2017 767481

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: Elign Consulting PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 16134 Keystone Court Lakeville, MN 55044 NAMEHOLDER(S): Elign Inc. 16134 Keystone Court

CITY OF LAKEVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST: A Conditional Use Permit to allow liquid propane storage tanks in the I-2, General Industrial District. APPLICANT: Progressive Rail Empire Builder Investments, Inc. LOCATION AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The property is located at 21778 Highview Avenue in the City of Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota and is legally described as follows: Lot 1, Block 1, Empire Builder Investments First Addition WHEN: Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the parties may be heard. WHERE: Planning Commission meeting at the City Hall Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota. QUESTIONS: Contact Associate Planner Frank Dempsey by phone at (952) 985-4423 or by e-mail at fdempsey@lakevillemn. gov. DATED this 19th day of December 2017 CITY OF LAKEVILLE Daryl Morey, Planning Director Published in the Lakeville Sun Thisweek December 22, 2017 767517

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the School Board of Independent School District No. 194, State of Minnesota (the “District�), adopted a resolution (the “Resolution�) on December 12, 2017, stating the intention of the School Board to issue general obligation facilities maintenance bonds (the “Bonds�) in the total principal amount of not to exceed $10,620,000 pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 123B.595 and Chapter 475, as amended. The proceeds of the Bonds will be used to fund the costs of the following projects at various District facilities as included in the District’s approved ten-year facility plan and related financing costs: r EFGFSSFE NBJOUFOBODF BOE other qualifying projects included in the District’s ten-year facility plan approved by the Commissioner of Education The total amount of District indebtedness as of December 1, 2017 is $121,250,000. If these proposed Bonds were issued after that date, the total indebtedness of the District at that time would be $131,870,000. Dated: December 12, 2017 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD /s/ Kathy Lewis School District Clerk Independent School District No. 194 (Lakeville Area Public Schools) State of Minnesota Published in the Burnsville-Eagan Sun Thisweek Lakeville Sun Thisweek December 22, 2017 765626

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EUREKA TOWNSHIP ELECTION FILING NOTICE Affidavits of candidacy for the Eureka Township Annual Election to be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 will be accepted by the Town Clerk Tuesday, January 2, 2018 until Tuesday, January 16 at 5:00 p.m. The offices to be elected: r 4VQFSWJTPS 1PTJUJPO GPS B three year term. r 4VQFSWJTPS 1PTJUJPO GPS B three year term &VSFLB 5PXO )BMM $FEBS "WFOVF 'BSNJOHUPO ./ Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Office will be open until 5:00 p.m. on January 16, 2018. Mira Broyles, Clerk

CITY OF LAKEVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST: An amendment to Conditional Use Permit No. 04-05 to allow a building and parking lot addition for a religious institution in the O-R, Office/Residential Transition District. APPLICANT: Valley Christian Church LOCATION AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The property is located at 20270 Iberia Avenue in the City of Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, and is legally described as follows: The west 242.00 feet of Lot 11, Block 1, Overland First Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof. Subject to Parcel 16 as shown on Dakota County Road Right-Of-Way Map No. 176. WHEN: Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the parties may be heard. WHERE: Planning Commission meeting at the City Hall Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota. QUESTIONS: Contact Associate Planner Frank Dempsey by phone at (952) 985-4423 or by e-mail at fdempsey@lakevillemn. gov DATED this 19th of December, 2017 CITY OF LAKEVILLE Daryl Morey, Planning Director Published in the Lakeville Sun Thisweek December 22, 2017 767515

NEW MARKET TOWNSHIP PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FILING DATES AND OFFICES FOR ANNUAL TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS Notice is hereby given to qualified voters of New Market Township, Scott County, Minnesota that filing for the Annual Township Election to be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, will be accepted for the following offices. One (1) Supervisor for a three (3) year term. (Seat 1)

CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 992 ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 8 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING MIXED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIAL COLLECTORS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 3-8-7 of the Lakeville City Code is amended to provide as follows: B. Limitation on Licenses: 1. No more than five (5) class A licenses may be in force at any time, except that all persons licensed by the city on December 18, 2017, and continuously thereafter may be relicensed and licenses shall be allocated first to such persons. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication. ADOPTED this 18th day of December 2017 by the City Council of the City of Lakeville, Minnesota CITY OF LAKEVILLE BY: Douglas P. Anderson Mayor ATTEST: Charlene Friedges City Clerk Published in the Lakeville Sun Thisweek December 22, 2017 767639

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theater and arts calendar To submit items for the Prior Lake. Tickets: $19. Infor- mation: 952-496-6563 or mysArts Calendar, email: mation: 952-496-6563 or mys- ticlake.com. Morris Day and The Time, ticlake.com. darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Tickets: Exhibits Books Watercolor paintings by $30-$60. Information: 952-496Meet the Author: Craig MacIntosh, 6:30-8 p.m. Thurs- Cynthia Marsh and photogra- 6563 or mysticlake.com. Coffee Concert Series – day, Jan. 18, Robert Trail Li- phy by Mark Freier are on disbrary, 14395 S. Robert Trail, play through December in the Steve Heitzeg’s Ecomusic, 2 Rosemount. He will discuss his Steeple Center gallery, 14375 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, Lakeville new novel “Wolf’s Baja.� Pre- S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. In- Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $18 adults, sented by the Rosemount Area formation: 651-322-6000. “Art: Diverse Perspectives $15 ages 60-plus and 18 and Arts Council. Through Local Eyes� runs younger. Information: Lakevilthrough Jan. 20 at Art Works leAreaArtsCenter.com or 952Comedy Dane Cook, 9:30 p.m. Sun- Eagan, 3795 Pilot Knob Road, 985-4640. EVHS winter band conday, Dec. 31, Mystic Lake, Prior Eagan. Information: artworkcerts, 6 and 8 p.m. Monday, Lake. Tickets: $69-$149. Infor- seagan.org. “Big and Small,� the Min- Jan. 8, Eastview High School. mation: 952-496-6563 or mysnesota Contemporary Quilters Information: 952-431-8900. ticlake.com. RHS winter band concert, Louie Anderson, 6:30 and exhibit, is on display through 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, Jan. 5 in the gallery at the Lake- 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, RoseAmes Center, 12600 Nicol- ville Area Arts Center, 20965 mount High School. Informalet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: Holyoke Ave. Information: 952- tion: 651-423-7501. AVHS jazz ensembles $32.95-$102.95 at the box of- 985-4640. concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. fice, Ticketmaster.com or 80011, Apple Valley High School. Music 982-2787. Buddy Guy, 8 p.m. Satur- Information: 952-431-8200. Greg Fitzsimmons, 7:30 River: The Music of Carand 10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 5, and day, Dec. 30, Mystic Lake, Prior Saturday, Jan. 6, Mystic Lake, Lake. Tickets: $40-$60. Infor- ole King, Joni Mitchell and

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Carly Simon, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets: $18 (price estimate) at rosemountarts.com. G. Love & Special Sauce, 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Tickets: $20$35. Information: mysticlake. com or 952-496-6563. Roe Family Singers, bluegrass concert, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets: $10 (price estimate) at rosemountarts.com. Theater “Triple Espresso� runs through Feb. 15 at Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $41-$48 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com and 800-982-2787. “Nguyen Ngoc Ngan 25 Nam,� a Vietnamese variety show, 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25, Mystic Lake, Prior Lake. Tickets: $18 and $27 in advance, $23 and $32 day of show. Infor-

Darlyne B. Nordstrom

Barbara Jean Mundy, age 65, of Apple Valley, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A gathering of family and friends was Wednesday, December 20, 2017 from 4:00-7:00 P.M. at the White Funeral Home in Apple Valley. A Celebration of Life service was held Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 11:00 A.M., with a visitation one hour prior, at Trinity Church in Lakeville. Pastor Bill Hamel presided. Barb will be laid to rest at Lebanon Cemetery in Apple Valley. Memorials will be donated to Compassion International, a Christian charity through which Barb and Howard have enjoyed sharing their faith by sponsoring children in need from around the world. Barb was born in Watertown, MN to Benjamin and Dorothy (Jean) Buck on July 27, 1952. Her parents moved to Mankato where she grew up and attended school. After high school, Barb attended Mankato State University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. In 1976, she accepted a position WR WHDFK ÂżUVW JUDGH LQ WKH VPDOO WRZQ RI 6DQERUQ 01 where she enjoyed teaching for several years. It was there that she met Howard who was the high school math teacher. As Barb always described it to her children, she saw Howard and knew right away that he was “the one.â€? She DOZD\V VDLG LW KDG WR EH *RG WKDW WZR &KULVWLDQV FRXOG ÂżQG each other at a public school in a very small town. Barb and Howard exchanged wedding vows on October 13, 1979. They were blessed with 38 beautiful years together and three wonderful children Alan, Anna and Ryan. Barb’s pride and joy was her family. After Alan was born in 1983, she wanted to be a stay-at-home mom to pour her life into her family. She was a very loving, devoted wife and mother. Everything she did centered around her family, whether it was having a delicious, homecooked meal ready every evening when Howard arrived home, planning fun activities with the kids inside and outside the home, working long hours to help the kids with school projects or just being an ear to listen or a shoulder to cry on when someone was having a rough day. Barb also was a sweet example of Christ to all who met her. Her faith was very important to her and she wasn’t afraid to let it shine. She always put others above herself and her upbeat and positive spirit was loved by all who met her. (YHQ WKURXJKRXW WKH PRVW GLIÂżFXOW GD\V LQ WKH EDWWOH ZLWK her illness, she never complained. Barb enjoyed traveling, especially to the North Shore, cuddling on the couch with her sweet dogs Tessa and Mandy, treasure hunting at the local thrift and antique stores, playing games with family, outings with her friends, helping with kid’s club at church, and attending Bible study at Living Word Church (where all the children attended elementary school). She also loved her three sweet granddaughters dearly and loved to spoil them whenever she was able with special toys, treats or fun activities. Barb is preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Benjamin and Dorothy “Jeanâ€? Buck. She is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Howard; children, Alan (Danielle), Anna and Ryan (Maria) Mundy; grandchildren, Addison, Ella and Vivienne; sister, Beverly Taylor (Charles McCoy); other family and many friends. Barb will be greatly missed, but we take great comfort in knowing we will be with her again as she now rests in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Online Condolences at: www.whitefuneralhomes.com White Funeral Home Apple Valley 952-432-2001

Darlyne B. Nordstrom, age 92, of Lakeville passed away peacefully at her home on December 17, 2017. Darlyne was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church in Farmington, Lakeville Senior Citizens, and Dakota City Historical Society. She retired from the /DNHYLOOH VFKRRO GLVWULFW RIÂżFH DV a receptionist at the age of 85 after being with them for 35 years. Darlyne is preceded in death by her husband, Elmer; parents, Prince Albert “Patâ€? and Estelle Biggerstaff; siblings, Frances (Clarence) Iverson, Milan (Ethel) Biggerstaff, Willis (Nancy) Biggerstaff, Hazel (Babe) Strouse, Madelyn (Wallace) Halvorson, Dorothy (Chester) Bjornson, Robert Biggerstaff, and Bernard Biggerstaff. Survived by her loving children, Jeanne (Ken DeMaster) Nordstrom, Robert (Ruth) Nordstrom, and Peggie (Paul) Snesrud; 7 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 AM Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the Faith United Methodist Church, 710 8th St., Farmington, MN with a gathering of family and friends starting at 10 AM. Private Interment, Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials will be donated to the Faith United Methodist Church. Online Condolences: www.whitefuneralhomes.com White Funeral Home Lakeville 952-469-2723

Marion “Duke/Butch� L. Weber 102 Years Young

Marion L. Weber, born Nov. 8, 1915, in Martin County, MN, died Dec. 10, 2017, in Apple Valley, MN. Marion was married and widowed three times. His wives were Grace Carlson Weber, originally of Trimont; Elinor Ackerman Weber, Worthington; and Helen Jarvi, Eagan, Minnesota. Marion and Grace, his wife of 51 years, had three children: Karen Dirksen (Mervin); Roger (Paula) and Marian Luft. He is survived also by stepson Guy (Barbara) Jarvi. Marion was employed by Watland International +DUYHVWHU LQ /DNH¿HOG DQG :RUWKLQJWRQ IRU \HDUV +H ZDV D PHPEHU RI /DNH¿HOG /RGJH 1R $) $0 DQG the Order of the Eastern Star. He moved to the Twin Cities after Elinor’s death, where he has been active in seniors groups in Apple Valley and Burnsville.

Sharon R. Rust (May 19, 1941 - Dec. 18, 2017) Sharon R. Rust, age 76, of Rosemount, passed away on December 18, 2017. Preceded in death by her husband, Donald; parents, Robert and Beulah Dean, and sister, Elnora Marazzo. Survived by her children, Josie (Patrick) Milan, Alan (Barb) Rust and Adam (Dianna) Rust; grandchildren, Eric (Lauren), Halie and Hannah; brother, Bob (Lisa) Dean; also by other family and friends. Memorial Service 1 PM Friday, December 22, 2017 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 16200 Dodd Lane, Lakeville, MN. With a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to service. Private interment, Lebanon Cemetery, Apple Valley, MN. Condolences: www.whitefuneralhomes.com White Funeral Home Apple Valley 952-432-2001

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Age 72 of Burnsville, MN, born February 10, 1945, in Spokane, WA, to Raymond and Gwendolyn Redalen. Cheryl passed away peacefully on December 12, 2017. Cheryl was raised in Williston, ND, then moved to Grand Forks where she attended the University of North Dakota. She graduated from UND on May 13th, 1979, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduation, she went on to teach Psychology and German at UND while living in Grand Forks, ND. She was an avid reader and had a passion for animals. Cheryl relocated to Apple Valley, MN in 1993. She entered Ebenezer Ridges Nursing Home in November, 2015, where she resided until her death. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Gwen Redalen; best friend, John “Jack� Shoultz; brotherin-law, Mark Stockwell, sister-in-law, Lori Redalen; and beloved dog, Ollie. Cheryl will be dearly missed by her son, Barry (Kristi) Nelson, granddaughter, Kasey; siblings: Rick, Ron (Christy) Redalen, Sally Stockwell and Susan Redalen; and many nieces, nephews, family and friends. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 28, 2017, with a visitation one hour before, at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 14850 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Cheryl will be laid to rest at Lebanon Cemetery in Apple Valley. Memorials may be made to the ASPCA or the Minnesota Valley Humane Society in Burnsville. Henry W. Anderson (952) 432-2331 www.HenryWAnderson.com

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Workshops/classes/other Holiday drop-in ballet classes, intermediate through professional, Dec. 23, 27 and 29, Ballet Royale Minnesota, 16368 Kenrick Ave., Lakeville. Cost: $5 per class. Payment due at beginning of class. Information: info@balletroyalemn. org. Goswami Yoga classes: Barre, 5-6 p.m. Tuedays, Jan. 16-Feb. 20, $55 (six classes), Diamondhead Education Center, Burnsville; Aromatherapy Yoga, 5-6 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 4-Feb. 8, $55 (six classes), Diamondhead; Yoga at Angry Inch, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, $15. Information: www.gos-

wamiyoga.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.

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mation: 952-496-6563 or mysticlake.com. Lightwire Theater’s “A Very Electric Christmas,� 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $30-$75 at the box office, 800-982-2787 and Ticketmaster.com.

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To submit items for the Friday, Dec. 29 Full moon snowshoe, 6-8 Family Calendar, email: p.m., Cleary Lake Regional Park, darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. Prior Lake. Equipment provided. Participants will hike if no snow. Friday, Dec. 22 Beginner snowshoeing, Ages 6 and older. Cost: $5. Res3-4:30 p.m., Cleary Lake Re- ervations required at 763-559gional Park, Prior Lake. Equip- 6700. Teen sledding party, 6-8 ment provided. Participants will hike if no snow. Ages 8 and p.m., Empire Shelter, Whitetail older. Cost: $5. Reservations re- Woods Regional Park, 17100 Station Trail, Farmington. Bring quired at 763-559-6700. your sleds for a night on the big hill. Enjoy DJ music and roaring Tuesday, Dec. 26 Consumer law clinic, 1-4 bonfires. Ages: 13 and older. p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Gal- Free. Registration required at axie Ave., Apple Valley. Get help www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks. with consumer law matters such as debt collection, garnishment, Saturday, Dec. 30 Eagan Market Fest, 10 credit issues, foreclosures, contracts and conciliation court with a.m. to 1 p.m., Eagan Commua free 30-minute consultation nity Center, 1501 Central Parkfrom a volunteer attorney. This way, Oasis Room. Information: clinic is a joint program of Legal https://www.cityofeagan.com/ Assistance of Dakota County, marketfest. the Dakota County Family Court and the Dakota County Law Sunday, Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Party, Library. Call 952-431-3200 for more information and to sched- 5-8 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. ule an appointment. Candlelight ice skating, hiking, snowshoeing, sliding and bonWednesday, Dec. 27 Memory Care Support fire. Indoor activities include a Group, 2-3 p.m., Augustana Re- magician, live animals and stogent at Burnsville, 14500 Regent ryteller. Ball drop at 7:59 p.m. Lane, Burnsville. Information: All ages. Cost: $10 at the door; Jane Hubbard at 952-898-8728. ages 5 and under free. No registration needed. Thursday, Dec. 28 Family law clinic, 1-4 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Blood drives The American Red Cross Ave., Apple Valley. Receive a free 30-minute consultation will hold the following blood from a volunteer attorney re- drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS garding family law matters such (1-800-733-2767) or visit red as divorce, child custody, child crossblood.org to make an apsupport, visitation, paternity is- pointment or for more informasues, spousal maintenance and tion. • Dec. 22, 12-6 p.m., Destiny domestic abuse. This clinic is a joint program of Legal As- Christian Church, 12119 16th sistance of Dakota County, the Ave., Burnsville. • Dec. 26, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dakota County Family Court and the Dakota County Law Library. Culver’s, 17800 Kenwood Trail, Call 952-891-7135 to schedule Lakeville. • Dec. 27, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 an appointment. p.m., School of Environmental Studies, 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Congratulations • Dec. 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Dec. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Culver’s, 4725 Highway 13 W., Savage. • Dec. 28, 12-6 p.m., AMC Congratulations to Apple Valley 15 Theatres, 15630 Cam Cashin of Apple Val- Cedar Ave., Apple Valley. • Dec. 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., ley who has been accepted University of Minnesota ExtenEarly Action to Harvard sion, 4100 220th St. W., FarmUniversity for the class ington. • Dec. 29, 12-6 p.m., CMX of 2022. Cam attended and IMAX, 14401 BurnHighland Elementary Odyssey haven Drive, Burnsville. and Falcon Ridge Middle • Dec. 30, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., School before going to his Eagan Community Center, 1501 current high school, St Central Parkway, Eagan.

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Thisweekend Zoo foundation has $500K gift for farm revitalization The Minnesota Zoo Foundation recently received a $500,000 financial pledge from corporate partner, Wells Fargo, which will be used to begin refreshing the now almost 18-year-old Wells Fargo Family Farm. The initial project these funds will help support is a new gateway structure, which will help direct and welcome zoo guests to the popular destination. “Thanks to the generosity of our longtime partners at Wells Fargo, we are excited to begin the refresh process to one of the zoo’s most popular spaces,� said Tony Grundhauser, executive director of the foundation. “It is generous community support like this that helps the Minnesota Zoo continue to fulfill its mission of connecting people, animals and the natural world to save wildlife in fun and engaging ways.� Construction on the gateway structure is currently in progress and the project is scheduled to be complete in early summer 2018. Along with welcoming zoo guests to the farm, this structure will also de-

pict a historical timeline of farming in Minnesota, including what farming may look like in the future. Wells Fargo has been a corporate partner of the zoo since its inception in 1978. Along with continued philanthropic support totaling more than $2.8 million, Wells Fargo has also had a consistent presence on the foundation’s Board of Trustees. “Wells Fargo is proud to support such a great organization like the Minnesota Zoo who helps shape our state’s cultural fabric and serves as a point of pride for all Minnesotans,� said Joe Ravens, Wells Fargo region bank president. The Minnesota Zoo’s seasonal Wells Fargo Family Farm opened in the summer of 2000. It is a working farm to help connect zoo guests with Minnesota’s prominent farming heritage. Activities include daily cow milking demonstrations and a goat contact yard, as well as opportunities to engage with pigs, horses, chickens and more. The farm opens each spring with the popular

Farm Babies event and remains open through each November. The Chronicle of Philanthropy ranked Wells Fargo No. 3 on its most recent list of the top corporate cash philanthropists. In 2016, Wells Fargo donated $281.3 million to 14,900 nonprofits and Wells Fargo team members volunteered 1.73 million hours with 50,000 nonprofits. Wells Fargo’s corporate social responsibility efforts are focused on three priorities: economic empowerment in underserved communities, environmental sustainability, and advancing diversity and social inclusion. The zoo is a year-round destination located in Apple Valley. The zoo’s mission is to connect people, animals and the natural world to save wildlife. For more information, call 952431-9500 or visit mnzoo. org. The Minnesota Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and an institutional member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

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Wells Fargo recently donated $500,000 to the Minnesota Zoo Foundation in an effort to refresh the almost 18-year-old Wells Fargo Family Farm.

theater and arts briefs Jim Brickman at Ames Center Jim Brickman, Grammy-nominated songwriter and pianist, brings “A Joyful Christmas� to Ames Center 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27. Tickets are $40-$70 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com and 800-982-2787. Ames Center is at 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. More information is at ames-center.com.

‘A Very Electric Christmas’ with Lightwire Lightwire Theater presents “A Very Electric Christmas� 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at Ames Center in Burnsville. Follow the story of a young bird named Max and his family as they begin their journey south for the winter. When Max gets blown off course and ends up at the North Pole, his adventure begins. Dancing toy soldiers, caroling worms and performing poinsettias light up the stage. The magical tale of family, friendship and hope is set to timeless holiday hits, including those by Nat King Cole, Mariah Carey and Tchaikovsky. Lightwire Theater is internationally recognized for its electroluminescent artistry, poignant storytelling and performance in complete darkness. Tickets are $30-$75 at the box office, Ticketmaster.com and 800-982-2787.

Sip & Sketch class in Eagan The Eagan Art House offers drawing classes 6-7 p.m. Fridays, Jan. 5 and Feb. 2, at Dunn Brothers Coffee, 1012 Diffley Road, Eagan. An art house instructor provides the inspiration and demonstrates a new drawing technique each week. A discount beverage coupon is included with registration. Some drawing experience is required. Cost is $10 per person. Bring your own supplies. Full class details and registration is available at www.cityofeagan.com. For more information, call

the Eagan Art House at descriptions and estimated 651-675-5521. cost of each, and professional resume, maximum two pages. Electronic Artists sought of submission is preferred at for public art in jandersen@cityofeagan. com. Eagan All submissions are due Eagan Parks and Rec- by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. reation is seeking artists to 12. Complete informaproduce four benches for tion can be found at www. placement in city parks, eaganarthouse.org. For facilities and along the questions, contact Julie park trail system in 2018. Andersen at 651-675-5521 In 2017, Eagan in- or jandersen@cityofeastalled four art benches gan.com. in an effort to add to the city’s sense of place, while enhancing resting areas Eagan Art for residents. In 2018, Ea- House activities gan Parks and Recreation Call for Artists “I will install four additional artist-designed and -pro- Love‌â€? Exhibit: The duced benches to repre- Eagan Art House is acsent the unique landscape cepting registrations for and neighborhoods of the upcoming visual art exhibition “I Love‌â€? to identified locations. Interested artists should be displayed January and submit a letter of interest, February at the Eagan maximum of 500 words Community Center and with contact information, Wescott Library. Artwork artistic approach and why must be no larger than 9 their artwork would be square feet, two-dimencompatible for this proj- sional submissions only. ect. They should also in- Registrations are due Jan. clude up to five digital im- 5. Artists may submit up ages of work samples with to two pieces of artwork

and there is no fee to participate. Online registration is available at www. cityofeagan.com. New classes starting in January: It’s not too late to register for January classes at the Eagan Art House. Take a painting, ceramics or a fused glass pendant class. Offerings for young artists, teens and adults. A complete list of classes and registration is available at www.cityofeagan. com. Studio painting with Derek Davis: Work on your own projects with coaching from professional artist Derek Davis. Paint in the medium of your choosing – oil, acrylic or watercolor. Learn techniques on color usage, paint application and layout. Classes meet Wednesdays, March 7 – April 18 from 9-11:30 a.m. or 6:309 p.m. Full class details and registration is available at www.cityofeagan. com. For more information, call the Eagan Art House at 651-675-5521.

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