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Paws for Love

Mini-golf course set for this fall Nine-hole handicap accessible course to be built at King Park by Kayla Culver SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

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To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Wag N’ Wash invited Lakeville residents to its “Paws for Love” adoption events, helping local Siberian husky and golden retriever rescue animals find their forever homes. In partnership with Adopt A Husky Minnesota and Retrieve a Golden of the Midwest, the store’s open-house events offered additional perks for companions including a doggie kissing booth, chiropractor services from Animalignment and Valentine’s-themed bakery treats. Proceeds from the doggie kissing booth benefitted both rescue groups.

King Park in Lakeville is expecting another inclusive addition to emerge this fall. A nine-hole handicap accessible minigolf course is expected to break ground the first week of August with a finished product expected this fall, according to South Metro Miracle League Director Brian Roseen. The land the mini-golf will be constructed on in King Park was approved by the city of Lakeville for the purpose of building a mini-golf course. The funds to build the course were donated through fundraising events. The idea began approximately five years ago but fundraising kicked off January 2018 at Bracketts Crossing Country Club with a Vikings viewing event. “We had former Vikings players showing up and all kinds of things. Then we’ve had Lakeville Liquors have a deal where if you made a liquor purchase you See Mini-golf, 15A

Liberians rally at Capitol as DED deadline looms Minnesota lawmakers offer support by Kevin Miller SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

As the deadline for congressional or presidential action on Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians creeps ever closer, Liberians, their supporters and elected officials rallied at the State Capitol Feb. 22, calling for either a presidential extension of DED or legislative action to protect those who are affected. DED is a legal immigration status granted to Liberian nationals who were seeking refuge from the

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Liberian civil war in the early 1990s. Since 1991, Liberians with either Temporary Protected Status or DED status have been able to legally reside and work in the United States. Minnesota has the largest population of Liberians in the United States, with many living in Dakota County. That could all change March 31, when, barring an act of Congress or a presidential extension, DED will expire. DED, which is afforded at presidential discretion, was extended by President Donald Trump for one year in March 2017. He called for a “wind-down” period for the status before it terminates. Upon termina-

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tion, residents here with DED status will no longer be legally protected or documented. Speakers at the rally were unified in calls for either an extension for DED status or for Congress to approve a path to citizenship for Liberians. “Liberians are law abiding and work very hard. They pay their taxes,” said Abraham Bah, chair of the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota. “We pray that our government will do the right and the moral Photo by Kevin Miller thing,” said Arthur Bia, co-chair of the Organization of Liberians in The rotunda at the State Capitol was full Feb. 22 with people calling for a bill to ensure a path to citizenship or Minnesota. an extension of Deferred Enforced Departure status for See DED, 15A Liberians.

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Lakeville Works members take a tour of the high school STEM programs at Lakeville North and Lakeville South.

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Career Pathways Provide Opportunities for Students to Explore Passion Areas

Meetings and Events Tuesday, Mar. 12 Regular School Board Meeting 8:01 p.m., Lakeville City Hall

A LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT Tyler Uilk, vice president of operations at QA1, speaks to ALC students about jobs in manufacturing.

Lakeville Area Community, At Lakeville Area Schools student success is our number one goal. In partnership with students, families, staff and our community, we strive to prepare each student with the skills and experiences needed to pursue their hopes and dreams. For some students, their path to success will be pursuing a four-year degree. For other students, their path to success leads them to enter the workforce to gain hands-on training, or acquiring additional skills within a technical or certification program. For too long, we have defined post-high school success as acceptance into a four-year college or university, when the reality is that a Bachelor’s degree is just one of many paths a student can take to achieve personal and professional success. Across Minnesota and here in the Lakeville Area, we have more jobs or career opportunities than we have the skilled workforce to fill them. From manufacturing, information technology, construction, and beyond, there are ample high-paying, high-demand career fields for students to consider. Lakeville Area Schools recognizes success can be found thorough many different career pathways and we are working to expose students earlier to a variety of career experiences so students can be positioned well for their future – wherever their path may lead. Career exploration begins for middle and high school students by creating individualized career portfolios utilizing the Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS). Students begin taking self-assessments in 8th grade to identify their interests and potential future career fields. This work continues into our high schools where students can use MCIS to identify postsecondary options, potential scholarships, financial planning information and more.

At the high school level, a variety of career and technical education courses introduce students in grades 9-12 to a wide range of high-wage, highskill and high-demand careers. From Family and Consumer Science classes, to the STEM Academy at Lakeville South High School, to the Business Academy, STEM Biomedical program and STEM Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology program at Lakeville North High School, students are gaining unique experiences that foster growth in ideas, determine potential interests and build skills. Student internships, industry tours, professional speakers, mentorships, job shadows, job fairs and career days help students meet industry experts and gain experiences within their specific areas of interest. Within our classes and programs, project-based learning opportunities and Capstone projects give students hands-on experience in solving real-world problems, often under the advisement of industry professionals. Growing career pathways programs in our schools are being made possible in large part thanks to the support from Lakeville Area businesses and the Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce Lakeville Works program. In 2018, Lakeville Works was established by a group of 12 local business partners with the purpose to expose students to current and future career opportunities right here in Lakeville. From providing access to industry-standard equipment, to teaching lessons in a particular subject area, to providing scholarships for students to pursue STEM careers, these investors have been vital to helping activate a pipeline to continue to grow career pathways across our district. With robust career programs at the high school level, we look forward to working with staff and our business partners to develop more opportunities at the middle school level.

One of those Lakeville Area business investors is BTD Manufacturing. Headquartered in Lakeville, the company has not only helped to expand career and technical opportunities at the high school level, but is also helping kick-start a new Manufacturing and Engineering Pathways program for middle school students at Century Middle School.

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Paul Gintner, President of BTD Manufacturing, believes career pathways programs are exciting for companies like his because the hands-on knowledge students gain translates right into the workforce. “Students are being exposed to career interests that they might not otherwise learn or know about, and that is what is so appealing for companies like BTD,” Gintner said. “These opportunities are opening up students’ minds in [an education] system that has traditionally promoted college as the next step after graduation, when trades have a great need for workers and offer many tracks for students to lead successful and exciting careers.” “Our relationship with BTD is a great example of businesses and schools working collaboratively to develop students’ problem-solving skills to prepare students for future opportunities,” said Lakeville Area Schools Career Pathways Coordinator Cindy Nolan. Community members and local business partners are essential to helping us continue to grow career exploration opportunities for our students. To learn more and to get involved, please contact Cindy Nolan at cindy.nolan@isd194.org.

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EML Announces 2019 Educators of Excellence Congratulations to Nicole Hewitt, art teacher at Lake Marion Elementary, and Mike Kohel, social studies teacher at Lakeville South High School, on being named 2019 Education Minnesota Lakeville (EML) Educators of Excellence for upholding the standards and qualities of top educators in our district.

Best Regards, Ryan Rapacz Named Teacher of the Year Semifinalist

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Congratulations to Lakeville North Communications Teacher Ryan Rapacz for being selected as a semifinalist in the 2019 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Program. He is one of just 43 semifinalists in the state representing the many excellent teachers throughout Minnesota. Finalists will be announced in March.

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County to buy land for SMART Center

A luau in February

Site in Inver Grove Heights eyed for training facility with a focus on crisis intervention

by Tad Johnson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

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Project Explore drew area residents with a luau Feb. 22 at Valley Middle School. Attendees were able to learn about the program, enjoy a chicken dinner, listen to ukulele music played by Apple Valley resident Anna Hildenbrand and play different games. Project Explore is a Community Education program that serves adults with physical, cognitive or sensory disabilities. It’s a consortium of five school districts – Burnsville-Eagan-Savage; Farmington; Lakeville; Randolph; and Rosemount-Apple ValleyEagan. District 196 is the fiscal agent for the consortium.

Dakota County has zeroed in on a site for the SMART Center – a future regional training center for crisis intervention and other collaborative efforts among law enforcement and other first responders. The County Board approved an agreement at its Feb. 5 meeting to purchase 6.27 acres west of the junction of Highway 55/52 and Concord Boulevard in southern Inver Grove Heights. The purchase price is $1.08 million. Last year, the county obtained $6.2 million in state bond funding through a competitive process for the planning, design, land acquisition and construction of a 35,000-square-foot Safety and Mental Health Alternative Response Training Center, which would be completed in April 2021. The county pledged that it would put $6.6 million into the project. The county reported that the purchase price is within in the project’s budget. A closing date will be set after the agreements

are approved by the county and the city of Inver Grove Heights. The County Board voted to remove a provision that the city of Inver Grove Heights could use of the training facility and meeting rooms at no cost to the city after Board Members Mike Slavik and Mary Liz Holberg expressed concerns about a carve out just for one city. Taud Hoopingarner, county operations management director, said that cities law enforcement groups have free use of the site for training and meetings, and the county would work with all cities to coordinate use of the site. He added he didn’t think removal of the provision would be an issue for the city of Inver Grove Heights. The city said it would waive platting services at no cost to the county. The center will provide office and training space for the Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team, as well as regional public safety training, Dakota County Electronic Crimes Unit, Dakota County Drug Task Force, Dakota County Criminal Justice Network, and Sheriff’s

Water Rescue and Recovery Fleet (along with some Minnesota Department of Natural Resources watercrafts) that respond to regional needs. In explaining the need for the center, the county said that state law requires that law enforcement officers complete crisis response training but currently there is no permanent facility for the training, which would also be used by firefighters, paramedics and other first responders. Crisis response training teaches first responders new “soft skills” to improve their interaction with people experiencing a mental health crisis, according to the county. Law enforcement officials say the number of emergency calls involving people in crisis is growing. The county plans to lease space in the SMART Center to a nonprofit organization that specializes in crisis response training. Police officers, sheriff’s deputies and others from

around the Twin Cities and beyond are projected to use the facility. When the county was awarded the bond funding, Burnsville-based 360 Communities, which has domestic abuse prevention efforts and services, and the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women looked forward to the center’s establishment. “The Dakota County Electronic Crimes Unit is a crucial partner in supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence,” said Ann Sheridan, 360 Communities director of violence prevention, in a press release. “The passage of this bonding bill and the expansion of this critical resource mean more justice for victims, accountability for perpetrators and a safer community for everyone.” Inver Grove Heights’ Fire Station No. 2 is located adjacent to the future SMART Center. Tad Johnson can be reached at tad.johnson@ecm-inc.com.

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Opinion Share your stories about the opioid epidemic by Keith Anderson SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

After her fourth major back surgery and enough chronic pain to fell an elephant, it would have been easy for my wife to succumb to the preferred route of treatment: prescription painkillers. As a nurse she had seen and helped treat numerous patients who had been through similar back surgeries and she also saw how easy it was to slide into the trap of masking pain with a drug. Her solution was to avoid the drugs, accept a certain level of lifelong distress and exercise her way through the rest. It has not been easy, but the alternative is a possible freefall into a very dark hole. Still, it would be nearly impossible for anyone coming out of a surgery to not utilize some form of a pharmaceutical solution. The pain is simply too severe. It’s the weeks and months after surgery that become critical for many. Most can wean themselves off. But the addictive nature of some drugs can be overwhelming. For the past 20 years our nation has been under attack by opioids. In Minnesota alone 422 people died in 2017 as a result of opioid overdose. That is roughly a 300 percent increase from 2003 opioid deaths, according to data from the CDC.

Staff Columnist Keith Anderson Nationally the numbers are staggering. In 2003, 12,940 people died from opioid overdose. By 2017, that number had skyrocketed to 47,600. The illegally produced drug heroin has also become a big killer because of its availability and cost. It is often a next step for addicts when they get cut off from prescription meds. It claimed more than 15,482 lives in 2017. In 2003, 2,080 people died of heroin overdose. Natural and semisynthetic opioids, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, have long been a big problem as people have struggled with those prescription painkillers. In 2003, 4,867 Americans died from overdose on those drugs. By 2017, the number of Americans killed by overdose from those prescription drugs had increased to 14,495. The abuse is not restricted to certain age groups either. In Minnesota people between the ages of 25-34 represented 26 percent of the opioid deaths in 2017. Those between the ages of 45-54 ac-

counted for 23 percent, while 35-44 was 20 percent, 55-plus were 17 percent and those under the age of 24 stood at 13.5 percent. This is touching every demographic of our society. Still not convinced this is a serious issue? How do you feel about murder? There were 113 homicides in Minnesota in 2017. Nationally there were 17,284 reported homicides. As startling as those numbers may seem, they represented about one third the number of deaths from opioid overdose in the same year. If you’re like many Minnesotans, you remember the day Prince died: April 21, 2016. He brought so much joy, energy and life to the world. Most people were stunned when they heard of his death. It seemed like the whole nation paused for a few days. For months people traveled to Paisley Park as if on a religious pilgrimage, tagging purple balloons, ribbons and posters to a fence, all hoping to ease their personal agony. As a community, we mourned. His death, ruled an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl, silenced his voice not only prematurely, but permanently. There are hundreds of others like Prince who have died of opioid overdose yet their deaths go unnoticed by

most of us because they are rarely identified publicly, but they matter. They, like Prince, contributed something to this world. They were somebody’s child, brother, mother, sister, father, co-worker or grandparent. Their deaths should not evaporate into the haze of our hectic world. In April we will be examining the opioid epidemic in a three-part series that will be shared in this paper, across other APG properties in Minnesota and nationally. Our hope is to shed more light on the problem, highlight the damage it is inflicting and report on possible solutions that are being pursued. If you have something to share, whether you have been affected by it, currently struggle with opioid addiction or if you are part of the solution, we’d like to hear your story. With more than 47,000 annual deaths nationally, we can no longer ignore that warning light. The repercussions are not coming, they have arrived. Each day we continue to sidestep this issue we lose another 130 lives. Keith Anderson is the director of news for APG of East Central Minnesota. He can be reached at keith.anderson@ecm-inc. com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters To legalize or not to legalize To the editor: Kudos to the letter writers on Feb. 8 and Feb. 15 regarding why marijuana should not be legalized. Both letters were well written and provided useful and factual information regarding studies and what has been learned

from states such as Colorado that have legalized recreational marijuana. Thank you for your efforts in bringing these issues to light. Unfortunately, the letter writer on Feb. 22 proposing legalization made a tired attempt at changing the narrative by characterizing one of the earlier letter writers as having “old

outdated ideas” and being “stuck in the 1950s where racist drug laws were the norm.” Really! Employing the over-used buzz words of “old” and “racist” makes one’s case? Also, neither of the previous letter writers promoted that it is “perfectly fine to smoke packs of cigarettes and drink gallons of alcohol.” Nor would this

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writer; having witnessed directly their impact on families. I believe what we are promoting is to consider the facts before mak-

ing a decision. Ignoring the facts does not change the facts. When considering whether or not to legalize

marijuana self-indulgence should be low on the list. Emphasis should rather be on the incidence of traffic See Letters, 5A

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Your mother does not work here by Peggy Bakken SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Back in my working days, I really enjoyed my commitments as a fulltime editor and manager. However, I also inherited the role of part-time office mom. I will confess that was not my favorite. I hated being the nagging voice about office etiquette, but sometimes it had to be done. I was indeed the voice behind those â&#x20AC;&#x153;your mother doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work hereâ&#x20AC;? notes that showed up in the office kitchen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you make a mess, clean it up!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you use a plate, wash it and put it back in the cupboard.â&#x20AC;? Or in the restrooms: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Refill the toilet paper when empty. PLEASE!!!!â&#x20AC;? On occasion, my notes got a bit hostile. I remember once when someone had reheated spaghetti and sauce in the microwave. You know what spaghetti sauce does to the inside of a microwave? One royal, red, splotchy mess! After a stern warning that I might just pack up the microwave if it happens again, the note would invariably end with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your mother does not work here.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a little more than a year since Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve written a terse note to my co-workers, but I am starting to feel compelled to start them up again, this time to a much larger group of laggards. Retirement lifestyle means lots of travel, lunches at dives or high-end destinations and road trips. That LETTERS, from 4A deaths, crime, homelessness, joblessness, etc. as learned from the Colorado experience. Just as important is the impact on family members of victims as well as family members of the users themselves. Some point to the revenue generated by sale of the drug, but with a rise in social cost vs. revenue of 5:1 that is not a good return, not to mention the human suffering involved in that figure. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not ignore the facts in making the decision to legalize or not to legalize. AL KRANZ Burnsville

Armslist ad gun sellers follow applicable laws To the editor: In a recent letter to the editor, Jo Haugen asked for support of anti-gun bills that are purported to â&#x20AC;&#x153;remove gun sales loophole.â&#x20AC;? Unfortunately, the letter is filled with misinformation. Ms. Haugen states that currently state law and federal law do not mandate background checks for personal or private gun sales. That is sim-

Staff Columnist Peggy Bakken means a lot of bathroom stops â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fast food restaurants, roadside oases, freeway rest stops, visitor centers, information kiosks, museums, art galleries and on and on. I am at a loss to understand why anyone using a public restroom feels the need to leave rolls of toilet paper on the floor. Why does someone dump a hand towel on the floor instead of in the garbage receptacle that is 12 inches away? I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get it. At first, I said I would just ignore the messes I encountered. Within a few weeks of retirement, I gave into my overly obsessive need to pick up after others and started to clean up restrooms. Whenever possible, I pick up the toilet paper that is strewn on the floor (clean and dry only!). I pick up the paper towels from the floor and put them in the trash can â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and smoosh the trash down, too, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room for more. I have wiped off the sinks and even refilled the soap dispenser on a couple of occasions. (And yes, I wash my hands thoroughly after my tasks are complete.) My totally unscientific observations reflect only what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found in the ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rooms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; maybe you men

ply not true. She points to Armslist advertisements and states that 1.2 million of their ads â&#x20AC;&#x153;had no legal requirement for a background check.â&#x20AC;? You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to state a requirement for a background check in an advertisement, but the seller must comply with local, state and federal firearm laws. She misleads the reader into believing that if the ad does not call for a background check there will not be one. Second, federal law requires all interstate gun sales be shipped to an FFL (Federal Firearms Licensee) in the buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state. A background check is completed at the point of delivery by the FFL. Again Ms. Haugen is wrong with her assertion that there is no federal requirement for a background check. Minnesota law Minnesota Statute 624.7141 states that it is currently a gross misdemeanor for any person, including a private party, to intentionally transfer a pistol or assault weapon to another knowing that the transferee is disqualified by law from possessing the weapon. The transfer violation becomes a felony

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are much neater and this problem never occurs. But ladies, I have to conclude, some of you are slobs. My compulsion to â&#x20AC;&#x153;clean up after youâ&#x20AC;? has extended to other venues. For example, last fall I was at one of our metro department stores helping my son pick out a suit for a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wedding. Two clearance tables were located next to the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fitting rooms, dumped to overflowing with character T-shirts and other miscellaneous items. Within the time it took my son to try on a variety of options, I had both tables neatened up, sorted by Spiderman, Guardians of the Galaxy and Transformers, and then by size and color. My neatness obsession on the road is a bit of a mystery because I am not that neat in general (ask my husband). I have magazines, sweaters and cookbooks scattered throughout the house on any given day. So, America, consider this the big group email: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please be courteous to others and pick up after yourselves.â&#x20AC;? The email concludes, as you have guessed by now, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your mother doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work here.â&#x20AC;?

Jeffrey Chester Estep

Peggy Bakken is a former executive editor and a columnist for APG of East Central Minnesota. Reactions welcome: peggy.bakken@ecm-inc. com. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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supporting solutions that really work. For instance, she recently signed onto a bipartisan letter supporting Medicare Advantage, joining fellow members of her congressional delegation in Minnesota and across the country to support seniors. More than half of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries make less than $30,000 a year, and plans cap out-of-pocket costs. For seniors on a fixed income, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredibly important. These plans also cover additional benefits that tackle overall wellbeing like prescription drugs, vision, dental, gym memberships, and health and wellness programs. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standing up to make sure that seniors can choose the options that best fit their health care needs. Everyone deserves quality health care, and Craig is taking meaningful steps to make sure that it is accessible and affordable for Minnesotans. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thankful that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standing up for us and working to make health care better for everyone.

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The formula to quality livability in the suburbs by Don Heinzman SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Have you thought about where you live and why you are living there? A new livability index from a national firm has ranked 37 communities in the Minneapolis area based on information from sources such as the U.S. Census, American Community Survey, FBI data and real estate markets. The top 20 are Eden Prairie, Chanhassen, Edina, Minnetonka, Lakeville, Rogers, Plymouth, Golden Valley, Delano, Victoria, Champlin, Maple Grove, Prior Lake, Savage, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, Andover, New Brighton, Apple Valley and Mound. Now, don’t plan to move your residence because you aren’t in the top 20. Chances are your city has many of the same amenities. More communities are taking their own surveys and adjusting their services based on results. Eden Prairie ranked highest of the cri-

Staff Columnist Don Heinzman teria considered: amenities, standard of living, crime, unemployment and commute. I’ve asked city officials from the top five to comment on their rankings. They agree that quality schools rank highest because families want the best for their children and are willing to pay the price. A close second is safety, with an emphasis on safe neighborhoods. Therefore, police service, particularly response time, is critical. Eden Prairie found in its own survey that 99 percent of survey participants like the police department. A third factor is a good economy, with a balance of industrial, retail and residential properties. This leads to lower property taxes

compared to the average of the property taxes paid in the Minneapolis area. All the ranked communities boast of low taxes. For example, Lakeville, fifth ranked in livability, has the second lowest property tax in Dakota County. The city managers I talked with stressed the importance of having parks, playgrounds, and hiking and biking trails, along with having lakes and streams. Low commute times to employment plays a part, so there is a strong emphasis on transit systems and why light rail and high-speed buses have public support. What can communities learn from this livability index? Edina’s firefighters are all trained emergency medical technicians, and the department has its own ambulance to make emergency calls and treat patients on the spot. In Edina and St. Louis Park, neighborhoods are organized with connections to and support by the city administration, generating concerns at the

grassroots level. Lakeville is known for its special park, Land of Amazement, which has many family-friendly amenities, including a playground, biking and walking trails and space to picnic. It is dubbed one of those “hidden gems.” On the cultural scene, most communities have arts organizations and community festivals to promote pride. Chanhassen has the well-known Chanhassen Dinner Theatre and Paisley Park, where famed musician Prince lived. Suburban communities all are dealing with making housing affordable for the less fortunate moving into their communities. At one time suburbs were dubbed “bedroom communities” and scoffed at for their “ticky-tacky” sameness. Now they are rightly called the “Living Rooms.” Don Heinzman is a columnist for APG of East Central Minnesota. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Student athletes excel in their education and sport at DCTC by Michael Berndt SPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A few weekends ago, I watched the Dakota County Technical College Blue Knights men’s basketball team earn a solid victory over Iowa Lakes Community College. The game was exciting, the players outstanding. The event reminded me how lucky we are to have a collegiate sports program in our backyard. The Blue Knights compete in men’s and women’s soccer, softball, baseball, volleyball, and men’s basketball. As a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, DCTC is the only Minnesota junior college where students are eligible for athletic scholarships. Our teams, which compete in Division I and II, have some of the nation’s top junior college athletes. The Blue Knights volleyball team advanced to the NJCAA Division II Region 13 Final Four in 2018, finishing the season with a 20-10 record, the best in the program’s history. Our nationally ranked men’s basketball team has advanced to the NJCAA DII National Championship Tournament the past three seasons. We’re proud to provide talented stu-

Staff Columnist Michael Berndt dent-athletes a place to continue participation in competitive, intercollegiate athletics, while building their academic resume, as a pathway to move onto the next level. Ellie Schneider played softball for DCTC, graduated in spring 2016, and transferred to the University of Dubuque in Iowa to continue her softball career. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in sport marketing and management and is pursuing a master’s degree in sport management. Not only do we help student athletes pursue their goals on the court or field, we also help them succeed in their programs of study. The athletic department supports diverse students with academic advising and tutoring. This allows them to take advantage of athletic opportunities while earning a credential that leads to a higher-paying job or the ability to

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transfer to a four-year college or university. Keith Durham, an adult learner and current sophomore at DCTC, initially entered the workforce after high school. Keith was a talented athlete who had dreamed of continuing to play, but he was not able to attend college due to financial constraints. He came to DCTC where receiving a scholarship allowed him to play while pursuing an education. He will graduate in May and plans to transfer to a four-year college to become a teacher and continue his college basketball career. Robyn Rohr also found great success as a DCTC student athlete. After experiencing a difficult time going to a technical college out of state, Robyn enrolled at DCTC. She played softball for two years before she was recruited to play at St. Catherine University. Robyn says that DCTC acted as a bridge to the career she has today. We’re proud to offer new and up-todate athletic facilities. DCTC has indoor and outdoor facilities including a wellness center with top-of-the-line exercise equipment. Our newly renovated basketball and volleyball court is located at Inver Hills Community College, and students

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have access to an indoor softball and baseball practice complex and three soccer fields at the Ames Soccer Complex. Our student athletes also get to enjoy truly memorable and unique experiences, traveling throughout the upper Midwest to play some of the top teams in the country. Our softball and baseball teams travel to Florida and Arizona each year to compete during spring break. The athletics program at DCTC is unique. It offers so much opportunity for advancement in both athletics and education for local students. We want you to think of us as your hometown team. Most of our current and former studentathletes will continue to live and work in our community once they graduate from college. We invite you to support us — come to our campus, get to know our athletes, participate in our events, and visit goblueknights.com to follow our teams. I look forward to seeing you at a game! Michael Berndt is interim president of Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Religion Enchanted Evening The Enchanted Evening, an annual Advent United Methodist Church youth ministry and mission trips fundraiser, will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday, March 3. The evening will feature appetizers and desserts plus a silent auction of gift baskets and other goodies. At 6 p.m., there will be a talent show featuring many of Advent’s youth. There is no charge, but a freewill offering will be received. The church is located at 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. More is at www.advent-umc.com.

Science and Faith is discussion topic Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church will host its next monthly Community Breakfast 9-11 a.m. Saturday, March 16,

featuring Andy Root, an author, professor, and international speaker at youth gatherings, colleges, and conferences. His most recent focus has been helping Christians understand the puzzling relationship between Christian faith and modern science. Root earned his doctorate degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the Carrie Olson Baalson professor of youth and family ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. Some of his books will be door prizes at the breakfast. Cost is $10, and includes a full breakfast, Root’s presentation, and discussion. For more information or to register for the breakfast or child care, visit sotv.org/events or call 952-432-6351. The registration deadline is March 9. Shepherd

of the Valley Lutheran Church is located at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley.

Book Club Author Joanne Thompson will discuss her book, “Table Life” during the 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Berean Authors Book Club at Berean Baptist Church in Room 228. Thompson’s book shows how the daily routine of eating meals can be transformed into a celebration of loving connections and spiritual nourishment. Thompson has spoken on hospitality on a national level and is part of the speaker team for Family Life “Weekends to Remember” marriage conferences. There is no cost or registration required. The church is located at 309 County Road 42 E., Burnsville.

Community meals at Grace Lutheran

Ash Wednesday Service and Soup

Grace Lutheran Church will serve free community meals on Mondays, March 4, 11 and 25. Dining hall doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner is served from 6 to 6:30 p.m. These meals are for senior citizens, single-parent families, families in transition and all others in the surrounding community seeking a healthy meal in a relaxed atmosphere. Although the meals are free, donations are accepted. For more information, call the church at 952-432-7273. Grace Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42 in Apple Valley.

The community is invited to worship and a soup meal on Ash Wednesday, March 6, at Shepherd of the Valley. Worship services are at noon, 4:30, 5:45, and 7 p.m.; all services include the imposition of ashes and Holy Communion. A soup meal is available from 11:15 a.m. until noon, and again from 5-7:30 p.m., with a freewill offering that benefits youth attending summer trips and camps. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is located at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley. To learn more, visit www.sotv.org.

Seniors Lakeville seniors All Lakeville Area Active Adults events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4620 for information. Monday, March 4 – Knitting Class, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; SS Strength & Balance, 11 a.m.; SS Cardio & Strength, noon; Texas Hold ’em and Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Red Hat Chorus at New Perspective, 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 – Dominoes and Poker, 9 a.m.; Happy Feet, 9 a.m.; No Blarney Irish Tour, 9:45 a.m.; Book Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; Party Bridge, noon; Bingo, 1 p.m.; Active Adults Advisory Committee Meeting, 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 – Yoga, 8:15 a.m.; Line Dancing, 9 a.m. to noon; Poker and Hearts, 9 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10:15 a.m.; SS Strength & Balance, 11 a.m.; Pinochle, noon; Line Dance Social, 12-3 p.m.; Technology Tutoring, 1 p.m.; Musical Jam Session, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, March 7 – Classic Voices Chorus, 9 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; Quilting Group, 1 p.m.; Beginner Tai Chi, 1:15 p.m.; Advanced Tai Chi, 1:45 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 3:30 p.m.; Beginner Line Dance, 5:30 p.m. Deadline: Lakeville Luncheon.

Friday, March 8 – 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.; Tatting, 1 p.m.; Social Painting, 1 p.m.

Apple Valley seniors The Apple Valley Senior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, is home to the following activities, which are organized and run by the Apple Valley Seniors and Apple Valley Parks and Recreation. The facility is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 952953-2345 or go to www. cityofapplevalley.org. Monday, March 4 – Int. Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m.; Blood Pressure Checks, 9:30 a.m.; General Meeting, 10 a.m.; SR Meeting, 11 a.m.; Membership Comm., 11:15 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Happy Stitchers, 1 p.m.; Spite & Malice, 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 – Quilting Bees, 9 a.m.; Tuesday Painters, 9:30 a.m.; Pool and Cribbage, noon; Defensive Driving, noon; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Hand & Foot Cards, 1 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 – Donated Bread, 9 a.m.; Yoga – Intermediate, 9:45 a.m.; Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m.; Yoga – Beginner, 11 a.m.; Pool, noon; Bowling at Apple Place Bowl, noon; First Edition Book Club, 1 p.m.; Gather

Around Music, 1 p.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m. Thursday, March 7 – Beg. Line Dancing, 9:15 a.m.; Computer 101, 9:30 a.m.; Tai Chi – Advanced, 9:30 a.m.; Tap, 10 a.m.; Int. Line Dancing, 10 a.m.; Tai Chi – Beginner, 10:30 a.m.; Pool, noon; Defensive Driving, noon; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Table Tennis, 1 p.m.; 500, 1 p.m.; Recreated Cards, 1 p.m.; Color & Chat, 1 p.m. Friday, March 8 – Morning Stretch, 10 a.m.; Women’s Pool, 11 a.m.; Men’s Bowling at Apple Place Bowl, noon; Genealogy Group, 1 p.m.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burnsville Parkway. Call 952707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, March 4 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 9:30 a.m.; AMOB, 10 a.m.; Fit Fun, 10:15 a.m.; Silver Sneakers, 11:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 – Fit Fun, 10:15 a.m.; Coffee Talk – POAs and Wills, 10 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Line Dancing. Wednesday, March 6 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Taxes, 9 a.m. to noon; Cribbage, 9:30 a.m.; Fit Fun, 10:15 a.m.; Silver Sneakers, 11:30 a.m.; 500, 12:45 p.m.

Thursday, March 7 – Crafters, 9 a.m.; Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Health Insurance Council, 9 a.m.; Fit Fun, 10 a.m.; Defensive Driving Refresher, 5:30 p.m.; Wood Carving, 6 p.m. Friday, March 8 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Foot Care, 9 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Knitters, 9:30 a.m.; Ladies Breakfast, 9:30 a.m.; Fit Fun, 10:15 a.m.; Silver Sneakers, 11:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.

Eagan seniors The Eagan Parks and Recreation Department offers programs for seniors in the Lone Oak Room at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Call 651-675-5500 for more information. Monday, March 4 – Zumba Gold (Oasis), 9 a.m.; Mahjong, 9 a.m.; Zumba Gold Toning (Oasis), 10 a.m.; Fit for Life (Oasis), 11 a.m.; Netflix Movie, 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 – Quilting, 9:30 a.m.; Euchre/500, 12:45 p.m.; Book Club No. 1, 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 – Coffee, Games and Conversation, 9 a.m.; Cribbage, 9 a.m.; Chair Zumba Gold (Boardroom), 11:30 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:45 p.m.; Restorative Yoga (Oasis), 5:45 p.m. Thursday, March 7 – Dominoes, 9 a.m.; Bridge, 12:45 p.m. Friday, March 8 – Tabata Gold (Oasis), 9:15 a.m.; Brain Fitness, 9:30

a.m.; Zumba Gold (Oa- 1 p.m. Deadline: Common sis), 10:15 a.m.; S/B/Y Irish Reel. (Oasis), 11:10 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. Rosemount

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more information on trips, programs and other activities, call 651-280-6970. Monday, March 4 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Dulcimer Club, 10 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; 500 Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Kindness Rocks, 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 – Table Tennis, 8:30 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Simple Stretch, 9:30 a.m.; No Blarney Tour, 10 a.m.; Bunco, 1 p.m.; Wood Carving, 1 p.m.; Still Alice at Library, 1:30 p.m.; Pickleball, 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 – Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Fitness Center Orientation, 9:30 a.m.; Day Old Bread, 10 a.m.; Recycled Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Coloring Group, 1 p.m.; Bridge, 1 p.m.; Yoga, 5 p.m. Thursday, March 7 – Table Tennis, 8:30 a.m.; Zumba Gold, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; 30 Min. Strength, 10:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.; Dulcimer Practice, 1 p.m.; Alzheimer’s The Basics at Library, 4 p.m.; Model Train Meeting, 7 p.m. Friday, March 8 – Coffee Cafe, 8:30 a.m.; Drivers Training, 9 a.m.; Coffee Guys, 9:30 a.m.; Cribbage, 10 a.m.; Bingo,

seniors The following activities are sponsored by the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department and the Rosemount Area Seniors. For more information, call the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department at 651-322-6000. Monday, March 4 – Sunrise Partners, 8 a.m.; Fit & Strong, 8:15 a.m.; Bridge, 9 a.m.; Woodcarving, 9 a.m.; Bone Builders, 9:30 a.m.; 500, 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 – Coffee at Cub, 8 a.m.; Bid Euchre, 9 a.m.; Open Painting, 10 a.m.; Blood Pressure Checks, 10:45 a.m.; Monthly Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.; Restorative Yoga, 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 – Sunrise Partners, 8 a.m.; Tax Assistance, 8:30 a.m.; Canasta, 10 a.m.; Quilting Club, 1 p.m. Thursday, March 7 – Fit & Strong, 8:15 a.m.; Cribbage, 9 a.m.; Bone Builders, 9:45 a.m.; Pinochle, 1 p.m.; Yoga, 1 p.m.; PHD/UFO, 1 p.m. Friday, March 8 – Euchre, 9 a.m.; Woodcarving, 9 a.m.; “On Golden Pond,” 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9 – “On Golden Pond,” 2 and 7 p.m. The Rosemount Area Seniors are located in the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail. Check monitors and room schedules at the facility for activity locations.

March 1, 2019 SUN THISWEEK LAKEVILLE

Education Lakeville teacher among Teacher of the Year semifinalists Ryan Rapacz, an English teacher at Lakeville North High School, is the only teacher in the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area to be named a Minnesota Teacher of the Year semifinalist. Rapacz is one of 40 teachers to advance after being selected for the honor by a panel of 23 community leaders selecting from an initial field of 168 candidates from across the state. The panel will review the semifinalists’ portfolios again and review semifinalist video submissions in late March and will select about 10 finalists from among the group. The current Minnesota Teacher of the Year, Kelly D. Holstine, will announce her successor at a banquet May 5 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul. Education Minnesota, the statewide educators union, organizes and underwrites the Teacher of the Year program. Candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade and Adult Basic Education teachers, from public or private schools. The Minnesota Teacher of the Year Program also receives support from the following organizations: Education Minnesota ESI, Educators Lifetime Solutions, EFS Advisors, Harvard Club of Minnesota Foundation, McDonald’s Restaurants of Minnesota, SMART Technologies and United Educators Credit Union.

Eastview mock trial team qualifies for state Eastview High School’s mock trial team qualified for the state competition at the Ramsey County Courthouse, Feb. 21. Adhvika Malarvannan, Ainsley Schwerr, Belle Brooks, Brianna Cairns, Claire Alwin, Darby O’Neil, Grace Jesch, Madison Bisek, Megan Bateman and Rupsa Raychaudhuri were scheduled to compete in

the state competition in Duluth Feb. 28 and March 1, according to Eastview’s website. The team is coached by Jeff Anderson, Scott Oxley and three volunteer attorney coaches: Christina Hilleary, Ken Alwin and Michele Alwin.

Eastview chess team wins conference championship

elementary students (935) and secondary students (1,020). The District 196 calendar includes 171 days for middle school and high school students, and 169 days for elementary school students. The two-day difference is for summer literacy assessments offered to every elementary student in late August, before the school year begins. The five days of weather-related cancellations dropped the elementary calendar to 164 days of student instruction, below the state-required 165 days. The administration recommended converting April 19 to a day of school for all students to bring the elementary calendar back up to the state requirement and make up for lost instructional time. District 196 made a similar change to the calendar during the 2013-14 school year, when school was canceled five times for heavy snowfall and cold weather.

For more information about Elliot Kazlauskas, Nancy Sethe council, call the office of the cundino. University of St. Thomas, St. director of finance and operaPaul, fall dean’s list, from Elko tions at 651-423-7713. New Market – Breannah Davis, Emily Devine, Riley Golberg, Le named statewide Alyssa Rhoten, Krista SchumExCEL Award winner acher; from Lakeville – Drew Eastview High School junior Ahrenholz, Bridget Armstrong, Mimi Le has been named one Maria Baklund, Zachary Beier, of 36 statewide ExCEL Award Andrew Bouman, Katherine winners by the Minnesota State Carlson, Rachel Carlson, Natalie Creighton, Joshua Daggett, High School League. Le has a background in the Laura Daily, MacKenzie Denk, arts as a participant in speech, Noah Drehmel, Jacob Drube, debate and band. She is also a Ellie Etzell, Noah Faldet, Isaac member of the National Hon- Fennewald, Jordan Ferrazzo, or Society, National Spanish Elizabeth Finkel, Kaitlyn FinHonor Society, Student Coun- kel, Connor Glinski, Mariah cil, Spanish Club and Chinese Glinski, Tayler Grossman, Club, and is an Honor Roll stu- Noah Haverlock, Leah Hesdent with a 3.988 GPA. In the elton, Olivia Horsager, Ellysa community, Le earned the Gov. Johnson, Samuel Kath, Sarah Dayton Community Leadership Krynski, Anna Leary, Sophia Award as an intern for the Legal Link, Brooklyn Madden, MadRights Center, is a co-chair on eline Maurer, Maxwell Mcthe Minnesota Youth Council Carthy, Alexis McHale, Carol and also volunteers as a Tu Vien Mikhael, Danielle Miller, AusTay Phuong translator, Spanish tin Moe, Noah Nelson, Brooke and Homework Help peer tutor, Pahlen, Fiona Parcher, Maxwell assists the MN Education Eq- Parkinson, Miranda Popp, Ian uity Partnership and is a library Preston, Noah Robinson, Sosummer reading volunteer, ac- phia Rouse, Stephanie Schaffer, Trevor Schermann, Rachel cording to the school. ExCEL – Excellence in Com- Scott, Madelyn Seemann, Remunity, Education and Leader- nee Simonson, Olivia Taylor, ship – is a recognition program Nicholas Tourtillott, Jeremiah for Minnesota high school ju- Truong, Christian Valentini, niors who are active in school Joel Vandegrift, Ben Wagner, activities, who show leadership Alex Walrath, Shannon Whaqualities, and who are model len, Ben Wagner, Joshua Wilcitizens. Each member school lard, Kaitlyn Young. St. Mary’s University of has the opportunity to submit one male and one female candi- Minnesota, Winona, fall dean’s date for consideration. An in- list, Sydney Klausler, of Lakevdependent panel of judges from ille. University of Wisconsin-Eau schools throughout Minnesota selected the state ExCEL Award Claire, fall dean’s list, from Elko recipients. State ExCEL winners New Market – Alicia Larson, will be recognized on KSTC-TV Antonio Orlando; from Lakev(Channel 45) during the win- ille – Elizabeth Clayton, Jaiden ter state tournaments and will Danelski, Amelia Davis, Nicole be honored during an on-court Kohrman, Anna Larson, Ameceremony at Target Center on lia Sable, Julia Sayer, Chloe ShiMarch 16 during halftime of the mota, Kathryn Steele, Andrew Class AA Girls Basketball State Strauch, Rachael Streit, Jordan Swanson, Meghan Swenson, Championship Game. Blake Wacholz, Josie Zimmel.

The Eastview High School chess team won the South Suburban Conference championship on Saturday, Feb. 23. Scoring for the Lightning were Isaac Traynor, Shrinivas Venkatasubramani, Luke Sponheim, and Yonis Hashi. Other participants included Pratik Nehete, Kenny Ta, Erik Wanberg, Peter Dehnert, AJ Neppl, Nikhil Prasad, Sage Magras, Jeyasri Venkatasubramani, Michael Borg, Sohan Addagudi, Andrew Spring, Darien Bishop, James Hertzberg, and Akul Athmaram, according to EastDistrict 196 Budget view’s website. The team is coached by Bob Advisory Council to Dettmer. The school’s chess team has won the conference meet championship six out of the The District 196 Budget Adpast seven years. visory Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at the District Office in RoseDistrict 196 converts mount, 3455 153rd St. W. As staff day to student always, the public is welcome to attend. day after school Topics on the March 13 agencancellations da include review of the goverThe Rosemount-Apple Val- nor’s budget proposal and yearley-Eagan School Board on to-date performance to budget, Monday voted to convert Fri- and updates on the other postday, April 19, from a profes- employment benefits trust and sional development day for staff the district’s Levy/Bond Referto a day of student instruction endum Steering Committee. for all students due to the numThe council advises the ber of cancellations for weather District 196 School Board on thus far this winter. matters related to finance. The Since late January, the dis- 12-member group is made up of trict has canceled school five nine parents/residents and three times, twice for heavy snowfall district employees, including a and three times for dangerously teacher, support staff represencold temperatures. tative and principal representaState law requires all Minne- tive. The director of finance and sota schools to have at least 165 operations and three School College News To submit college news items, days of student instruction each Board members serve as exCollege of St. Scholastica, email: reporter.thisweek@ecmyear, as well as a minimum num- officio members of the Budget Duluth, fall dean’s list, from inc.com. ber of hours of instruction for Advisory Council. Lakeville – Zachary Edwards,

News Briefs Sheriff’s Office hosting Citizen Academy The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office will host its annual Citizen Academy starting in April. The program runs six consecutive Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. April 3 to May 8. The academy allows residents to get an inside look at operations of the Dakota County Sheriff’s

Office, while offering an interactive environment for participants to learn the challenges faced by law enforcement. Some of the topics that will be covered include the history of the Sheriff’s Office, use of force, traffic stops, SWAT Team, canine demonstration, drone demonstration, crime scene processing, internet crime, homicide case study and a tour of the Dakota County Jail. Community members

who are interested in attending the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Academy or who would like more information can contact Capt. Dan Bianconi at 651-438-4721 or Daniel.Bianconi@ co.dakota.mn.us. All applicants will be subject to a background investigation prior to being accepted into the program. Applications will be accepted through 4 p.m. March 8, and can be accessed at https://bit.ly/2BIpvj9.

Upcoming blood drive at Farmington Legion

by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or by visiting www.redcrossblood.org and entering Legion 189.

The Farmington American Legion Post 189 will be hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, March 13, from 2-7 p.m. to benefit the American Red Cross. The drive will be held at 421 Third St. Those who are interested in donating blood can schedule an appointment

Spring in-house volleyball Girls in grades first through sixth in all attendance areas are invited to participate in the 2019 Lakeville North High School Spring Development in-house volleyball

program. The five-week program is an opportunity for players to enhance their individual and team skills through fun small group, individual and team practices with games. Cost is $75. First session begins Saturday, March 9. For more information and registration go to www.LakevilleNorthJuniors.com.

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Business Buzz Valley Natural Foods’ ‘Munch Madness’ for cheese Valley Natural Foods, a grocery cooperative in Burnsville, will host a “cheese championship” in March to coincide with the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Valley Natural Foods’ cheese specialist Wendi Nelson has chosen 16 cheeses, both local and international, to compete in “Munch Madness.” Customers will be able to sample various cheeses on select dates throughout March and vote for their favorites. “In honor of Minneapolis hosting the NCAA men’s Final Four, I wanted to bring some of

that excitement to Valley Natural Foods,” Nelson said. “The cheese ‘teams’ were chosen from our employees’ favorite cheeses. We already have staff rooting for their favorites.” The competition will pit cheeses like Dorothea Goat Gouda from Holland against Wisconsin’s Maple Leaf Smoked Gouda, or a classic Swiss-made AOP Gruyere versus the tequila-and-habaneropepper-infused Deer Creek Rattlesnake Cheddar. The “Savory 16” will kick things off on Saturday, March 16, and Sunday, March 17. The following week, the “Tasty 8” will be sampled Saturday, March 23, and Sunday March

24. Finally, the “Fondue 4” will conclude the championship on Saturday, March 30, and Sunday, March 31. Specific times and more information will be available on the co-op’s website www.valleynauralfoods.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VNFcoop. “I hope customers will enjoy taking part in the fun and tasting some different cheeses with us,” Nelson said. Valley Natural Foods recently completed an 8,000-squarefoot expansion to its store. In addition to a larger deli and meat and seafood department, the co-op was able to add a new cheese case, which features dozens of cheeses from around the

tri-state area, as well as around the country and the world. The co-op carries a wide variety of cow’s, goat’s and sheep’s milk cheeses, as well as vegan and dairy-free options. Valley Natural Foods is located at 13750 County Road 11, Burnsville.

Rilley promoted at Ideal Shari Rilley has been promoted to vice president of reporting and risk at Woodburybased Ideal Credit Union. Rilley initially joined the Ideal team in 1990 and left in 1995 to pursue another opportunity. She returned to the credit union

in 2003 and has over 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to her promotion, she served as director of data intelligence and risk. In her new position, Rilley will lead the credit union’s efforts in credit union reporting (both branch and financial reporting), support and management of the credit union’s data warehouse, and support and management of various credit union risk management functions. Rilley holds a bachelor’s degree in math and psychology with a business administration minor from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Ideal has an office in Eagan.

Business Calendar To submit items for the Business Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, March 5, 7:30-9 a.m., Coffee Connection, Pure Barre Apple Valley, 15594 Pilot Knob Road, Suite 300, Apple Valley. Free. Information: fabiana@applevalleychamber.com. Burnsville Chamber of Com-

merce events: • Thursday, March 7, 5:30-9 p.m., Bite of Burnsville, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $50. Information: Julie Smith at julie@ burnsvillechamber.com. Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce events: • Friday, March 1, 7:30-9 a.m., Public Affairs Breakfast Series: The Future of Health

Care for the State of Minnesota, Lost Spur Golf and Event Center, 2750 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan. Speakers: Scott Keefer, vice president, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota; Stefan Gildenmeister, state health economist and director of the Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health; Troy Simonson, CEO, Twin Cities Orthopedics. Cost: $25 members, $45 nonmembers. Reg-

istration required. Information: Diane Mavis at 651-288-9202 or dmavis@dcrchamber.com. • Tuesday, March 5, 3-4 p.m., ribbon cutting (3:30 p.m.), ProTec Environmental Consultants Inc., 1700 Livingston Ave. S., Suite 230, West St. Paul. Free. Registration required. Information: Nicole McCarthy at nmccarthy@dcrchamber.com. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events:

• Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Landscape & Home/ Consumer Showcase Expo, Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Free admission. Exhibitor opportunities available. Information: Krista or Shanen at shanen@lakevillechambercvb. org. Business networking group events: • Leads to Referrals Chap-

ter of BNI meets 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Vivo Kitchen, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley. Information: Helen Peterson, 952-412-0265. • Sunrise Results meets Thursdays at 7:45 a.m. for networking and an 8-9 a.m. meeting at Vivo Kitchen, 15435 Founders Lane, Apple Valley. Information: Tom Van Delist, 612-325-7275.

News Briefs Kids ’n Kinship seeks mentors Kids ’n Kinship seeks individuals, couples and family mentors to provide mentoring friendships to youth age 5-16 in need of a positive role model.

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The next mentor informa- Farmington KCs host tion session is 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at Galaxie Library in pancake breakfast The Farmington Knights of Apple Valley. RSVP to: volunteer@kidsnkinship.org. Visit Columbus will host a pancake www.kidsnkinship.org for more breakfast on Sunday, March 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at the information. Church of St. Michael, 22120

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News Briefs Lakeville Parks and Recreation programs Lakeville Parks and Recreation offers the following activities. Register at https://webtrac.lakevillemn.gov or call 952-9854600. Summer 2019 Parks and Recreation and Arts Center Brochure: All Lakeville residents will receive a summer brochure

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bare root trees or potted shrubs. Trees also may be purchased and donated to a city park. Order at www.lakevillemn.gov or call 952-985-4600. Pick up orders 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Lakeville Central Maintenance Facility, 7570 179th St. W. Follow signs to garage entrance. Learn to Skate Program, ages 3 to adult, Ames Arena, 19900 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Indoor skating lessons are held Saturday mornings, March 9-May 4 (skip March 30) and Tuesday evenings, March 12-May 7 (skip March 26). Several skating levels and times offered. Curling, ages 13 and older (youth must play with parent), 12-2 p.m. Saturdays, March 23-April 20. Instructional league to learn the basics with Dakota Curling. While parent curls, children ages 3-10 will stay entertained in the warming room with activities led by the Parks and Recreation staff. Cost is $150 per player and $50 per child/supervised activities. Life Time Climb Programs, ages 5-17, Life Time Fitness, 18425 Dodd Blvd., Lakeville. Age-appropriate climbing classes that teach terminology, safety and climbing techniques. Open to all, need not be a member of Life Time. Different days of the week are being offered depending on the age of your child. Fee varies, depending on number of sessions per month. Registration required. On Belay, ages 16 and older, 6-8 p.m. every other Wednesday, Life Time Fitness, 18425 Dodd Blvd., Lakeville. This class is for any climber looking to improve their rock climbing

technique. It is open to all skill levels. Cost: $35 per session. Do not need to be a Life Time member to participate. Winter Basketball – Open Gym, adults 18 and older, 8-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays through April 30, Christina Huddleston Elementary, 9569 175th St. W. No open gym on March 27 and April 24. Cost: $10 per player. Adult Dance Classes – Country Two-Step, ages 17 and older, 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays, March 4-April 8, Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Start with beginner steps, then some harder steps. Cost: $72 per couple. Gift Cards. Give the gift of classes at the art center, summer sport camps, Active Adult membership, tennis lessons and more. Gift cards are available in denominations of your choice. No expiration. Call 952-985-4600 for more information. Snowshoe Rental: Snowshoe rental is available. Call 952-985-4600 to reserve a pair or for more information and availability. Cost: $3 per pair/per day, three-day minimum on weekends. Deposit: $75 per pair. Three sizes to choose from: up to 150 pounds, 200 pounds and/ or 275 pounds. Pick up and return snowshoes at Lakeville City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Ave., 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

CAP Agency hosts Poverty Simulation training Scott Carver Dakota Community Action Partnership will be hosting a Poverty Simulation training March 22, for staff, elected officials, and com-

munity partners at Elko New Market Public Library. Poverty is a real, though sometimes hidden, issue facing Scott, Carver, and Dakota counties. In 2017, CAP served 11,677 households. CAP Agency staff work with low-income families and individuals and those in crisis to help them on the road to self-sufficiency. The agency offers more than 20 programs and services to those in need including a food shelf, supportive housing, emergency services, Head Start, WIC, and homedelivered meals. Facilitated by Minnesota Community Action Partnership, the Poverty Simulation experience is designed to help participants begin to understand what it might be like to live in a typical low-income family trying to survive from month to month. The object of the simulation is to sensitize participants to the realities faced by low-income people. Some CAP staff have been through similar trainings. “We were given a task, a role, where there was really no solution. We just had to figure it out,” said Marie Johnson, Child Care Aware coordinator. “At lunch time, we had tickets and some people were literally only able to ‘afford’ crackers and water. That was what made it real for us. It was humbling.” “This is an important opportunity for all of us at CAP to gain more insight into our clients’ lives. Some of our staff have experienced poverty firsthand, others have not. Knowing what the families that come to us are going through will help

us tap into that empathy and compassion that is so needed in today’s world. Our job is to give our clients hope and help.” says Jennifer Baker, communications coordinator for the CAP Agency. For more information on CAP and its programs, go to www.capagency.org or email info@capagency. org.

Benefit set March 2 for Evonne Carlson Love for Evonne, a benefit for Burnsville High School graduate Evonne Carlson, is planned 3-11 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Savage American Legion, 12375 Princeton Ave. Carlson has ALS, the degenerative neurological disease that attacks the brain’s ability to initiate and control muscle movement. She also has a rare brain-stem tumor. Activities on March 2 include raffle drawings, bake sale and live music. A silent auction runs 3-8 p.m. with a spaghetti dinner from 5-8 p.m. A GoFundMe page for Carlson and her family is at https://bit.ly/2TSpAIt.

Job Transitions Group meets March 5 Jen Radke will present “LinkedIn Basics” at the March 5 meeting of the Easter Job Transitions Group. The group meets 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Call 651452-3680 for information.

Hampton man charged with criminal vehicular homicide after alleged DUI crash A 53-year-old Hampton man has been charged with felony criminal vehicular homicide after he allegedly had 10 to 12 alcoholic drinks and then was driving when his truck crashed and his female passenger died Feb. 14. Michael James Serres admitted to law enforcement having the drinks at a nearby restaurant prior to driving at 10:30 p.m.

in the poor road conditions with multiple drifts on Highway 50 east of Hampton, according to the criminal complaint. The complaint said that it appeared the Ford F-150 truck veered off the road near Inga Avenue, hit an embankment and slid several yards along the snow on the passenger side before coming to a stop. The passenger, Terri

Lynn Stephenson, 49, of Hampton, was not wearing a seat belt. She died at the scene. Serres was still in the vehicle when law enforcement arrived. He refused to take a preliminary breath test, but the complaint said the PBT sensor registered the presence of alcohol when held in front of Serres’ face. The State Patrol re-

ported that it is not known if Serres was wearing a seat belt. He was taken to North Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The charge of criminal vehicular homicide (negligence and under influence of alcohol) carries a maximum sentence of 10 years and a $20,000 fine.

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Veteran writes about ‘stolen years,’ lasting effects John Lund pens book about his experience during the Vietnam War by Jody Peters SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Imagine working 16- to 20-hour days in a boiler room that reached temperatures of 120-140 degrees. That was reality for John Lund. After graduating high school in 1967, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a machinist’s mate aboard the USS Hancock until 1971. Books and movies have touched on the destruction of the Vietnam War, but Lund wanted to give his own perspective. He released a book in February titled “Vietnam 19671971: Danger, Affliction, Toil, Heartbreak, and Stolen Years.” About three years ago, Lund found boxes full of letters that he and his wife, Sandra, had written to each other while he was serving. He had never opened the boxes, but decided the time had come to look through them. Once he did, he says reading those letters “reopened mental compartments” that he’d closed ever since he walked off the gangplank for the last time on June 2, 1971. He pulled certain information out of those letters and began compiling a book. Though he never considered himself a writer, Lund said he wants people to understand the hardships people faced during the war and the larger context of why the war was “the greatest American disaster of the 20th century.”

Background Lund has lived in Rosemount for about six years and has bounced around the Twin Cities area most of his life. Growing up, he lived in Farmington from sixth through 11th grade and moved to Lake City during his senior year of high school, where he met his wife. When he was in high school, Lund said there weren’t many options for young men of his age — you either enlisted, were drafted, tried to dodge the

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John Lund, a machinist’s mate with the U.S. Navy, served during the Vietnam War from 1967-71. Lund served aboard the USS Hancock and wrote a book about the hardships he endured, the larger context of the war, and the challenges he and other veterans continue to face. draft or got a draft defer- college, but that plan ment. didn’t last long, Lund said. He opted for enlisting, By February 1968, they and chose the Navy partly were married, and by July, because his oldest brother, Lund was deployed. Olaf, was a machinist’s Service mate in the Navy. “I was always thought Lund was deployed for that’s what I wanted to three eight-month cruises. do,” Lund said. “So I He started his first cruise kind of had an idea, but as an E-2 working in the with the Vietnam War … World War II-era ship’s you didn’t have much of a engine and boiler rooms, choice.” and eventually worked his Lund said he was al- way up to an E-5. ways around machinery A typical day consisted growing up. Olaf, nine of working in 120-140 deyears older than Lund, gree heat, he said. Because was a mentor to him grow- the ship was in tropical ing up and taught Lund waters, seawater coming how to operate farm into the main engines was equipment. about 88 degrees. Forced Lund worked on his air blowers from outside uncle’s farm and the Fair brought air into the engine Hills Farm and also got a rooms, but the air temperjob working at the Ram- ature was in the 90s. bler dealership in Farm“You’d stand underington. So becoming a neath a blower to stay machinist’s mate seemed cool at 90-some degrees, like a natural fit, he said. but away from that blower After moving to Lake over by the air ejector, that City, Lund met his future was 140 degrees,” Lund wife and the two soon got said. “Engine rooms were engaged before Lund left 120 constantly.” for boot camp. Originally, Conditions were even the plan was to get mar- worse if there was a breakried after Lund completed down, he said. Reading his four years in the ser- letters to Sandra brought vice, and Sandra finished back memories of repair-

ing machinery and “crawling down into the bilges of this greasy area.” He’d pull apart the pumps, fix machinery and put the pumps back together in the oppressive heat. Frequently working 1620 hour days was a recipe for sleep deprivation, Lund said. To top that off, sailors were served “anything they could turn into powder and feed you” — potatoes, eggs, milk and cottage cheese were all powdered. “Mentally and physically, it was very depleting,” Lund said. And for a teenager who had never smoked, drank or gotten in trouble with the law, the ship’s culture took some getting used to as well. “You go aboard a ship at 18 years old and that life changes. There is an abyss of things that are put in front of you that will take you down into a rabbit hole,” Lund said. Estimates vary on how widespread drug use was during the war, but according to a 1971 report by the Department of Defense, an estimated 28 percent of Armed Forces personnel had taken hard drugs like cocaine and heroin, with higher percentages of personnel using psychedelics and marijuana. The conditions of the war, and the reality that most of the people serving were 18-24 years old, were things that Lund wanted to highlight. He also details the pain of being separated from his family. At 19 years old, he was already a husband, father and war veteran.

Book Laced in with Lund’s personal recollections are historical events that Lund believes illustrate how disastrous the war was, like the Battle of Hamburger Hill, the capture of the USS Pueblo and the 1969 EC-121 shootdown incident, among others. Lund also criticizes how both Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon handled the war. He points out that before

he was elected, Johnson remarked that he was not “committing American boys to fighting a war that I think ought to be fought by the boys of Asia to help protect their own land” in August 1964. After winning the election, on July 28, 1965, Johnson ordered an increase in military forces in Vietnam, from 75,000 to 125,000. Earlier in the year, Johnson had stated during his “Why We Are in Vietnam” speech, “I know … how their mothers weep and how their families sorrow.” Lund’s thoughts on that speech? “Just a mouthful of garbage,” he said. He’s no fan of Nixon’s handling of the war, either, referencing an April 1969 incident when an EC121M Warning Star was shot down by a North Korean MiG-21 and Nixon did nothing in response. “So now North Korea, Russia, China — they knew the United States did not have the backbone to end the Vietnam War. … You had the military men over there fighting a war that … they didn’t have any strategy or plan to win it, and we lost 58,300some men. “And the ones that we didn’t lose, they came home with problems,” Lund said.

Aftermath

He found that the VA had put out a directive that workers had to wear a hazmat suit or PPE with a breathing device to dismantle ships like the one Lund had served on. He also found that when the USS Hancock’s sister ship, the Oriskany, was sunk as an artificial reef, the EPA ordered that all the PCBs on the ship had to first be removed. The levels of PCBs far exceeded EPA standards, Lund said. Lund applied for medical benefits back in 1982 and didn’t reapply until after he retired about 15 years ago. It took almost five years for the VA to grant him medical benefits, and Lund had to cite his own research to convince the VA. “This is what the vets go through, even 50 years later. And I’m just one of thousands,” Lund said. “I’m just one of hundreds of thousands with stories such as what I wrote about.” Lund hopes people can learn from what he’s gone through and appreciate what the veterans endured. These days, he and Sandra are still married, and they have three children and nine grandchildren. Though he faced many hardships, Lund said some good that came from his serving — after returning home, he got a job at Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company and worked there until he retired. He started as a stationary engineer and eventually became a property manager, managing 2 million square feet of property. “We’ve had our ups and downs with health problems, but the military gave me a foundation. … They gave me a start — can’t complain,” Lund said. For more information, visit Lund’s website, www. mmsnipe.com. His book can be purchased on Amazon by searching for “Vietnam John Lund.”

Like many Vietnam veterans, Lund has felt the lasting effects of the war. He’s suffered from autoimmune problems since he returned home, was diagnosed with asbestosis and had to have his large intestine removed four years ago. Lund did research to apply for VA medical benefits and found that the ship he served on was filled with hazardous materials. The ship had asbestos and many of the lubricant oils, greases, paint and so on were full of PCBs. Lund said he more than likely breathed in and ingested the toxic chemical Jody Peters can be reached at dioxin, which is prevalent jody.peters@ecm-inc.com. in Agent Orange.

Religion Faith and Life video series Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church will host a video series by author and Rev. Rob Bell. Beginning the week of March 12, online and in-person sessions are available that include short videos from Bell’s “Nooma” series and

discussion. To learn more and register for the online option, Tuesday evenings (child care available), or Thursday mornings, visit the website at www.sotv.org/ events. Shepherd of the Valley is located at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley.

Lenten series Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church will host a midweek Lenten series about “Facing Change.” Every Wednesday from March 13 through April 10, a pastor will interview someone who has experienced significant times of change

in their lives. Services will be offered at both noon and 7 p.m. A soup luncheon will be available from 11:15 a.m. until noon. No registration is necessary. To learn more, visit www.sotv.org. Shepherd of the Valley is at 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley.

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Exhibit to share youth immigrant stories Green Card Voices display coming to Galaxie Library by Patty Dexter SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope people will leave feeling they have learned something about the immigrant experience in Minnesota.â&#x20AC;? Dakota Library Adult Services Manager Heather Stephenson expressed that sentiment when she recently discussed the Green Card Youth Voices Exhibit coming to the Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave. in Apple Valley, March 1-14. Stephenson said staff members look for many ways to tell stories at the library, and they want to bring out diverse voices and experiences of people in the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s communi-

ties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This exhibit gives people a chance to learn about the lives of young immigrants in Minnesota, and maybe understand their neighbors, classmates, and coworkers in a different way. Galaxie was eager to host the exhibit, having reopened last fall after their renovation, and having a great space for the display,â&#x20AC;? she said. Dakota County Library employees learned about Green Card Voices from a presentation at the Minnesota Library Association Conference a few years ago, said Library Director Margaret Stone. According to Stephenson, the Pleasant Hill branch in Hastings partnered with the organization last

spring to offer a community program featuring a panel of residents telling their stories. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Green Card Voices reached out to us let us know they had a new youth photo exhibit for libraries and schools, we were excited for the opportunity to bring it to one of our libraries this spring,â&#x20AC;? Stephenson said. Green Card Voices is a nonprofit founded in 2013 that â&#x20AC;&#x153;aspires to build a bridge between immigrants, non-immigrants, and advocates from across the country by sharing the first-hand immigration stories of foreign-born Americans,â&#x20AC;? according to its website. Stone said the hope of sharing these stories is that

people develop empathy and understanding about immigrants and where they come from. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You travel from your home to your place of work and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t often get to see the broader community. This is a chance for people to do that in a place they see regularly,â&#x20AC;? she said. The exhibit at Galaxie Library will feature 20 freestanding panels, which each feature a portrait of an immigrant youth from LEAP High School in St. Paul and a 200-word biography. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a QR code on the panel that people can scan with their phone to link to a video showing a first-person interview with the student in the portrait, Stephenson said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;They give honest accounts of their personal experiences as immigrants in Minnesota, their families, school experiences, challenges they have faced, and dreams for the future,â&#x20AC;? she said. Green Card Voices also has published books of essays from immigrant youth authors in Minnesota. During the time the Galaxie Library is hosting the exhibit, there will be public programs at the Galaxie branch and the Wescott branch in Eagan. These are scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. March 7 at Galaxie and 6:30-7:30 March 11 at Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Stephenson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The community is invited to come listen to

some of the students featured in the books and exhibit speak firsthand about their experiences,â&#x20AC;? she said. Stephenson said library staff who have seen the photos or heard from the students at a presentation have found the exhibit to be moving. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope the public also feels engaged and inspired by these stories,â&#x20AC;? she said. According to Green Card Voices, the youth exhibit will also be on display at Apple Valley High School, 14450 Hayes Road, March 18-22. Patty Dexter can be reached at patty.dexter@ecm-inc. com.

Hampton man injured in home explosion dies in hospital A 57-year-old Hampton man who was severely burned after a possible propane fuel explosion Feb. 8 at his home died on Feb. 20 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Brian Suilmann was found by emergency personnel at the scene not long after the explosion at 24705 Lewiston Blvd. at 6:14 a.m. First responders began providing care and first aid to Suilmann who was taken to Regions Hospital Burn Center for care. Suilmannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s companion, Theresa Ann Snoeyenbos,

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Writers of all kinds coming to Rosemount Rosemount Writers Festival and Book Fair is March 22-23 by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

People who like to write will get the chance to talk about their craft at the third annual Rosemount Writers Festival and Book Fair on March 22 and 23. Minnesota writer David Housewright will kick off the two-day event with the keynote address Friday night at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail. He plans to talk about mystery novels and their place in American literature. “I think (mystery novels) are much more important than they have been given credit for,” Housewright said. “It’s such a big genre. We deal with every issue, every theme, everything a literary novel will deal with. But mystery novels have a broader outreach. It’s the most popular form of novel in the world.” He said the best crime and mystery novels are always about something other than the crime. “Ethics versus morality, those two are always in conflict,” Housewright said. “All good crime novels are about more than the mystery.” His latest novel, “First Kill the Lawyers,” is the fifth novel in the Holland Taylor series. It was re-

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David Housewright’s most recent book is titled “First Kill the Lawyers.” Housewright is scheduled to be the featured speaker during the third annual Rosemount Writers Festival March 22-23 at the Steeple Center. leased Jan. 9. Last year, he released “Darkness, Sing Me a Song,” the first book about Taylor after nearly 20 years. Taylor was Housewright’s initial protagonist, but after his pub-

lisher changed hands several years ago, he created a new series featuring Rushmore McKenzie. He wrote 15 books in the Rushmore McKenzie series from 2004-18. Once the rights to the Taylor series reverted

back to Housewright, he re-released the first three online through mysteriouspress.com, and he said they did quite well. “I thought I would write a couple more,” Housewright said. “One of the things about the books, McKenzie is more lighthearted while Taylor is a much darker, cynical guy. This allows me to tell different types of stories.” He plans to alternate between the two characters. Currently he’s working on a McKenzie novel. The Rosemount Writers Festival dinner is 6-7 p.m. March 22. Housewright’s address is scheduled for 7 p.m. He will also return Saturday morning for the book fair along with 55 other local authors who will be signing and selling their books. Authors from every genre including mystery, young adult, children, science fiction, fantasy, memoir, romance, historical fiction, poetry, humor and nonfiction will be at the Steeple Center. Six publishers will have tables as well. Housewright said he’s looking forward to the Rosemount Writers Festival because it gives him a chance to be social and hear new stories. “One of the things you do as a writer, you’re aware everything is mate-

rial,” Housewright said. “It’s good to get out of your comfort zone.” He said one of his novels, “The Last Kind Word” in the McKenzie series, came from a conversation during a workshop in Babbitt, Minnesota. “This guy told me about his town and that became the basis of the story,” Housewright said. “An upcoming book, ‘Dead Man’s Mistress,’ is in Grand Marais.” So, Rosemount could inspire a future setting of one of his mysteries. “This gives me a chance to get out of the city,” Housewright said. “I like going around and meeting people throughout the state.” The festival will also feature writing workshops for writers of all kinds on Saturday. The workshops are $15 each. “The workshops draw writers of all abilities — from those who are just thinking about writing, to writers who are ready to publish, as well as already published authors,” said Sue Stein, Rosemount Area Arts Council’s literary chair. “The workshops are geared to adults, but could also be helpful for teenage high schoolers who are interested in writing.” Tickets for the din-

ner and talk are $40, or $15 for the talk only. The book fair is free. For more information, visit www.rosemountwritersfestival.com. The event is sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. Organizers are asking attendees to register early for workshops on the website to be sure the class is available. The fair was held in Bloomington for 15 years before moving to Rosemount. It’s traditionally been on a Saturday, but organizers opened it up to two days this year. “We decided to offer a Friday night keynote dinner so attendees would be able to interact and mingle with each other and David Housewright in a more relaxed and intimate setting,” Stein said. ”Not to mention attendees would have the chance to reserve a spot at David’s table for dinner.” Housewright is a threetime Minnesota Book Award winner, Edgar Award winner, and former president of the Private Eye Writers of America. More information is at rosemountwritersfestival. com/ Andy Rogers can be reached at andy.rogers@ecm-inc. com.

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Too high, Bloomington says of proposed landﬁll expansion Raising one landfill part of plan to clean up another by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Invoking the pyramids of Egypt, a Bloomington official lodged deep concerns Feb. 25 over neighboring Burnsville’s hope to enlarge one of the city’s two landfills. The City Council wants expanded capacity at the Burnsville Sanitary Landfill in order to relocate waste from the dormant Freeway Landfill west of Interstate 35W. Waste Management, which owns the Burnsville Sanitary Landfill, hopes to take the 6 million cubic yards from Freeway’s landfill and smaller dump site across I-35W and gain permission to landfill another 20 million cubic yards of the region’s municipal solid waste. The end result? A hulking pyramid of covered trash rising straight into view from the blufftop homes across the Minnesota River, Bloomington Planning Manager Glen Markegard told Burnsville’s Planning Commission Feb. 25. “The largest pyramid in Egypt is 3.37 million cubic

yards,” Markegard said. “So the proposed landfill is a little bit over seven times larger than the largest pyramid in Egypt.” It will become the “dominant visual icon” for Bloomington, Burnsville and the river valley, Markegard said. “The pyramids have been in existence for, what — 5,000 years? This would be in existence 5,000, 10,000 years from now, I presume until the next ice age.” His objections didn’t keep commissioners from voting unanimously to recommend conceptstage approval of the added landfill volume and height. But the concerns are valid and must be answered, Commissioners Steve Behnke and Daniel Wolter said. “I think this is really just the beginning of the discussion point here,” said Wolter, the commission chair. “I will tell you, I agree with the concerns about the size of that.” The matter goes to the council on March 5. Waste Management is seeking concept-stage approval of a planned unit develop-

ment change allowing the additional waste in a landfill that, when finished, would rise 372 feet from the ground. The current landfill’s approved height is 104 feet. The company isn’t required to seek the conceptstage approval but wants the city’s endorsement when it begins discussions with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, which must certify the need before the landfill can be expanded, City Planner Deb Garross said. If the MPCA grants certification, the project will still require an environmental review, final city approvals and approvals from several other agencies. Burnsville has received 47 comments on the expansion, most negative and most from Bloomington, with a few from Savage and Burnsville, Garross said. The city of Bloomington posted a link with its concerns on the front page of its website. Markegard and one Bloomington resident spoke at the Planning Commission’s public hearing.

Bloomington is asking that Burnsville limit new landfill capacity to the 6 million cubic tons from the Freeway properties. Relocating waste to the Burnsville Sanitary Landfill, located southwest of the Freeway Landfill, is the city’s preferred option for cleaning up the Freeway properties. The cleanup is a top priority for the MPCA and the city. Officials say when mining and groundwater pumping cease at the Kraemer Mining and Materials quarry south of the Freeway Landfill, the water table will rise and mix with contaminants in the buried garbage, threatening drinking water in Burnsville and Savage. The MPCA is studying “dig and line” plans for unearthing the waste at the Freeway properties, which operated before protective liners were required, and putting it in a new, lined facility on the Freeway Landfill property. Under the city-preferred “dig and haul” option that’s being discussed by the area’s three major landowners, Kraemer would buy the Freeway

properties and move the waste to the expanded Burnsville Sanitary Landfill. Kramer would also mine potentially contaminated limestone from the Freeway Landfill. Moving the waste would leave far more developable land on the cleaned-up landfill property next to I-35W. It would be prime property in the larger Minnesota River Quadrant, an area the city is keen to reclaim from heavy industrial uses and redevelop.

How high? Waste Management is seeking permission to raise its landfill height by more than 268 feet, from 814 to 820 feet above mean sea level to 1,082. That’s 372 feet from the ground up when the landfill is completely filled. Homes atop the Bloomington river bluff are 815 to 830 feet above mean sea level, Markegard said. “So the top of the mound is actually 250 feet above the homes at the top of the bluff, so they would be looking across the river

valley up at the height of the landfill,” he said. Bloomington’s highest point is Mount Gilboa at the Hyland Hills Ski Area, which rises 166 feet from the parking lot, Markegard said. “So that just puts into perspective what a 362-foot-tall mound might look like,” he said. Waste Management envisions a variety of park and recreational uses on the property when landfilling is over. It has dropped plans for an 18-hole golf course. Under the property’s current planned unit development, landfilling is projected to end in 2024. The expansion would push that out to 2048. The landfill has far more permitted space for demolition and construction waste than it needs and wants to convert much of the space to municipal solid waste. Its current MSW space is projected to fill within three years, according to a city staff report. If all the dem-con space were left intact, closure could drag out until 2063 or later.

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DED, from 1A To this point, Sens. Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar, along with Reps. Angie Craig, Dean Phillips, Betty McCollum and Ilhan Omar, have signed onto a letter asking Trump to extend DED protection before it expires. “No one person is going to solve this problem,” said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison during the rally, which

was hosted in the Capitol’s rotunda. “This problem is solved by all of us. … This is a very serious thing when the United States president says our brothers and sisters have to leave the homeland. This is not right. It’s immoral, it’s improper, it’s unjust, and we should not stand for it.” Ellison said that Liberia and the United States have a special connection going back in the history of both

nations. “Members of the Liberian community plan an indispensable role in health care in Minnesota,” he said. “I am doing everything humanly possible every day right now to achieve the result that we all want,” Phillips said. “And that means telling the president of the United States directly how important this is. Not just to me, not just to all of you, but to Minnesota.”

Phillips said that he spoke with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, telling her that discussion related to immigration reform related to DACA or TPS needs to include DED as well. “We are going to do this, and we’re going to do this because it’s the right thing to do. It’s the humane thing to do,” he said. Phillips added that he has cosponsored a bill called the Liberian Refu-

gee Fairness Act, calling it the most important bill he has signed since getting to Congress. Klobuchar and Smith are among seven cosponsors of a bill in the Senate with the same name that would allow eligible Liberians to apply for permanent residency and provide them with a path to citizenship. Imam Mohammed Dukuly, a board member with the Organization of

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ing that would prevent us from breaking ground the first week of August,” Roseen said. The course includes nine holes constructed by Appro Developments. The entire course is 100 percent handicap accessible, according to Roseen. King Park already includes multiple baseball fields as well as a handicap accessible playground. Adding a course where everyone is welcome to participate was intentional, according to Roseen. Working with Appro Development owner Jack Matasosky, the course is specifically designed to encourage those with and without disabilities to play together. “The golf course is designed to encourage kids with and without disabilities to play sideby-side. That’s the power of this whole program. Everything we do in that location encourages even adults to be side-by-side with people of different

ability levels and provide opportunities to play mini-golf,” Roseen said. The course will be open to anyone wanting to play free of charge. Roseen said they only ask that players bring their own putters and golf balls because an attendant will not always be present with extra equipment; however, when there are events at the fields, equipment will be available for those out-oftown visitors. “What we envision is when we have a tournament going on at the eight baseball fields, we will have some putters on hand for people that show up from out of town. We envision that happening but during the time when we don’t have a tournament going on or it’s not baseball season, we’re going to call it bring your own putter,” Roseen said. More information about the South Metro Miracle League is at https://bit.ly/2T2XlKh.

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Sports Panthers flip script, regain gymnastics title North overtakes Stillwater on final rotation by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

You won’t hear Lakeville North’s gymnasts arguing with the notion that turnabout is fair play. A year ago the Panthers, seeking a second consecutive state Class AA gymnastics championship, held the lead going into the final rotation, only to drop to second place when Stillwater put up a strong floor exercise score. Last Friday it was Stillwater trying to go backto-back at state, holding the lead after seven of the eight rotations. But this time Lakeville North, with four gymnasts scoring 9.425 or higher on vault, passed the Ponies to grab the team championship, its second in three years and 12th in school history. Stillwater led by about 1.5 points going into its final event but faltered on balance beam, where the Ponies had to count an 8.075. That opened the door for North and the Panthers strode through, winning with a seasonbest 149.35 at Maturi Pavilion on the University of Minnesota campus. “We were pretty disappointed with getting

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Rachel Steiner (left) of Lakeville North and Chaney Neu of Champlin Park receive awards at the state Class AA gymnastics individual meet. Neu won the all-around championship and Steiner placed second. second the year before,” said junior captain Rachel Steiner. “We know second place is good, but first was the goal. “This year we were hopeful but we didn’t want to think too far ahead. We just focused on each routine and it played out, especially that last rotation. That was the best feeling.” Lakeville North’s team score of 38.325 on vault was the highest in any event by any team at the Class AA meet. The clutch performances included

9.725 by Steiner, 9.675 by junior Anna Altermatt, 9.5 by junior captain Ashley Goodlund and 9.425 by ninth-grader Kaitlyn Nguyen. Abbey Sherman, a ninth-grader, turned in 8.95 even though the Panthers didn’t have to count it. The Panthers didn’t have their best showing on floor exercise with the fourth-best score of eight teams. But they had the highest scores on vault and balance beam and the second highest on uneven bars. “We had some mishaps on the bars, beam and floor, but vault solidified it,” Steiner said. Steiner, Altermatt, Goodlund and Nguyen did all four events in the team finals. Sherman was the fifth gymnast on vault and ninth-grader Steph Merli did bars, beam and floor. Steiner had the Panthers’ top score on bars with 9.7. Goodlund led on balance beam with 9.5 and Altermatt turned in 9.55 on floor exercise. At one point this season Lakeville North was as low as 14th in the state Class AA coaches rankings. The Panthers got a boost in midseason when Altermatt rejoined the team. Altermatt was a key member of the 2017 state Kari Wenzel of Lakeville South competes on floor championship team but exercise at the state Class AA gymnastics meet Saturday last season concentrated night at the University of Minnesota. Wenzel placed 12th on club gymnastics. She on floor and seventh on balance beam. spent the first part of the

2018-19 high school season weighing a decision to return to the high school team. When she did come back, it solidified the lineup and the Panthers took off. Lakeville North scored 148.95 points at the Section 2AA meet, establishing itself as a contender for the state championship. Even if not everybody realized that. “We saw things in the papers saying we were underdogs,” Goodlund said. “That just made us more motivated to do better. We knew our team was so tight that we could do it.” The state meet was only the third time this season North coach Teri Homan could send her best lineup into competition. Stillwater (148.625), Owatonna (147.575) and East Ridge (146.1) completed the top four in the Class AA meet. Live online scoring helped fans keep up with the race for the championship, but the Panthers tried to avoid mobile devices and anybody using them. With one event remaining, “we had no idea,” Goodlund said. “We went to our parents and told them, ‘Don’t tell us, don’t tell us.’ When they announced (Stillwater as the second-place team), I was crying for two hours, I was so happy. It just all paid off at the perfect time.” It won’t be long before the Panthers, who could

Anna Altermatt of Lakeville North competes on balance beam at the state Class AA gymnastics meet Saturday night. Altermatt placed fifth in the all-around and also helped the Panthers regain the team championship. return all the gymnasts from this year’s roster, start thinking about trying to repeat. They might already be thinking about it, in fact. “We’ll get our two weeks off and get back in the gym,” Goodlund said.

Individual championships Champlin Park sophomore Chaney Neu was the story of the Class AA individual championships Saturday night, for reasons no one could dispute. Neu earned a 10.0 on vault, the first perfect score in state meet history. She also won all four individual events and the all-around championship, which is the first time that’s happened at the state meet since 1975. Her all-around score of 39.125 is the highest since Stephanie Benson of Eagan set the state record of 39.325 in 1999. Neu won her

third Class AA all-around championship. If that left all-around runner-up Rachel Steiner of Lakeville North feeling overshadowed, Steiner said she didn’t mind. “It feels like first place next to Chaney,” Steiner said. “She’s so good. I’m proud of my second place. I got third last year and second this year, so anything that’s going up for me is good.” Steiner scored 38.25, up about four-tenths of a point from her third-place performance at the 2018 state meet. Her teammate, junior Anna Altermatt, also medaled in the allaround, placing fifth with 37.975. Two other South Suburban Conference gymnasts, Eagan ninthgrader Hannah Maccarone (37.825) and Lakeville North junior Ashley Goodlund (37.7), finished See State, 19A

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It’s all Lakeville in Section 1AA boys hockey North-South game moved to Burnsville on Thursday by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Lakeville hockey fans know the shortest route to Rochester Rec Center by now, but they’re probably happy they don’t have to make the drive this year. Because of weatherrelated schedule conflicts at Rochester Rec Center, which was to be the site of the Section 1AA boys final between Lakeville North and Lakeville South, that game has been moved to 6 p.m. Thursday at Burnsville Ice Center. The winner advances to the state tournament beginning March 7 at Xcel Energy Center. At least one Lakeville team has played in the Section 1AA championship every year since 2005-06, the first year the community had two high schools. And for the seventh time in the last 10 years the section final will be all-

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Lakeville North forward Spencer Schneider goes to the net in a Section 1AA boys hockey quarterfinal game against Farmington. The Panthers will play Lakeville South in the section final at 6 p.m. Thursday at Burnsville Ice Center. Lakeville. It also means it will be the ninth time in 10 years a Lakeville team plays in the state Class AA tournament. It didn’t matter that neither the Panthers nor Cougars were the top seed in Section 1AA this year. They were still the dominant teams in the semifinal round last Saturday in Rochester. South routed

top-seeded Hastings 8-1 in the first game of a doubleheader, then North followed with a 4-1 victory over Owatonna. Defending section champion Lakeville North (14-12-1) got an evenstrength goal from Josh Lee midway through the second period to break a 1-1 tie against Owatonna. Shane Griffin scored

shorthanded later in the second, and Lee added his second goal of the game, also shorthanded, with 1 minute, 12 seconds remaining. Keaton Kranz scored for the Panthers in the first period. Will Johnson made 22 saves for the Panthers, who outshot Owatonna 45-23. Hastings took a 20-4-1 record into the semifinals against Lakeville South, but that record meant little against a Cougars team that dominated from the opening faceoff. Tucker Schumacher, Cade Ahrenholz and Adam Harvey scored before the game was eight minutes old. Ahrenholz, Harvey and Nico Aguilera scored in the second period, and Ahrenholz completed a four-goal game by adding two more in the third. Ahrenholz also had an assist. Forward Riley Portner had three assists for the Cougars (13-12-1), and Henry Welsch made 23 saves. State Class AA pairings will be announced Saturday, with the Lakeville

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scoring the last two. That turned a one-goal deficit into a three-goal lead. Eagan held off Rosemount in the third period despite getting only one shot on goal. Eagan goalie Derek Manzella turned aside 39 of Rosemount’s 41 shots on goal. Connor Kenefick scored both goals for Rosemount, which finished 23-4. St. Thomas Academy (23-3-1) advanced to the section final with a 5-1 victory over Eastview on Saturday. Senior forward Ryan O’Neill had a hat trick for the Cadets, who outshot the Lightning 3420. Eastview forward Ryan Quaintance scored 17 seconds into the third period to cut STA’s lead to 3-1. Josh Eernisse and Zach Anderson assisted. Eastview had won eight of its previous nine games going into the section semifinals and finished 14-12-1.

After taking down South Suburban Conference champion Rosemount on the road, Eagan’s next challenge is trying to end St. Thomas Academy’s 17-game winning streak, the longest in Class AA. The Wildcats will take on the Cadets for the Section 3AA championship at 7 p.m. Thursday at Braemar Arena in Edina. Eagan is seeking its fifth state tournament appearance and first since 2014. STA is two-time defending Section 3AA champion. The Wildcats (20-7) did all their scoring in the second period of a 4-2 section semifinal victory over Rosemount last Saturday at Rosemount Community Center. They struck for four goals in less than eight minutes, Mike Shaughnessy can be with Keegan Johnson and reached at mike.shaughJonny Meiers scoring the nessy@ecm-inc.com. first two and Jack Mason

Panthers clinch share of SSC hoops title North sweeps Prior Lake, avenges loss to Cougars by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Lakeville North’s 77-63 victory over Prior Lake last Friday was big for the Panthers, but they were careful to not make it too big. It gave North a onegame lead over Prior Lake in South Suburban Conference boys basketball with one week remaining in the regular season. The Panthers and Lakers are the only teams left with a chance to finish first. Lakeville North returned to action Tuesday night knowing it could clinch a share of the conference championship with a victory – but it would have to come at Lakeville South, the only team to defeat the Panthers in their first 16 South Suburban games. North won the rematch 57-47 to improve to 21-4 overall and 16-1 in the conference. The Panthers can win the championship outright with victory over Farmington at 7 p.m. Fri-

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Lakeville North senior Tyler Wahl goes to the basket against Prior Lake last Friday. day at home. In the Panthers’ first game against Lakeville South, a 69-66 Cougars victory Jan. 25, South Reid Patterson seemingly

couldn’t miss, while North struggled to make shots from any distance. Tuesday, North held Patterson to 13 points. The Panthers aren’t

necessarily downplaying the recent victories over Prior Lake and Lakeville South, but they say their attention is on March. “We’re a lot better than we were at the beginning of the season, but (coach John Oxton) always tells us, try to play our best basketball in March,” North senior guard/forward Tyler Wahl said after the Prior Lake game. “We’re always looking to play perfectly, so we’ll look at the lapses from (Friday) and make adjustments.” The approach has helped Lakeville North reach the state tournament seven years in a row, with the 2014 state Class 4A championship and two second-place finishes part of the run. The Panthers are likely to be seeded first in the Section 1 playoffs that start next week. Lakeville North pulled ahead late in a back-andforth first half against Prior Lake, then held the lead throughout the second half. It completed a season sweep for North, which won 77-68 at Prior Lake on Jan. 22. Wahl had 21 points and 10 rebounds for North. In

the second half, he sparked a 7-0 run with a threepointer and dunk, and the shorthanded Lakers couldn’t keep pace. Prior Lake had two starters on the bench wearing walking boots, including 6-foor-10 junior Division I prospect Dawson Garcia, who was averaging 27.5 points before he was injured. The Lakers tried to take away some aspects of Wahl’s game, but that’s easier said than done. “His biggest response to that is being versatile,” Oxton said. “He does some things on the break, posts up a little bit, shoots some jump shots. He does a little bit of everything, and that’s what makes him dangerous. He has a lot of skills and is able to do a lot of things.” Eli Mostaert had 12 points for North, with Jack Rusch adding 11, Tommy Jensen nine and Tate Staloch eight. North has four players averaging at least 10 points a game, with Wahl leading at 18.4. Wahl also led North with 21 points in Tuesday’s victory at South. “We have a lot of star

power on our team with Jack, Tate, Tommy and Eli,” said Wahl, who’s headed to the University of Wisconsin next fall. “Then we have juniors who play their roles well. I’m looking to get stops on defense and get my teammates involved.” Lakeville North is seeking its first conference championship since 201112, when it tied Eastview for first in the South Suburban. Since then the Panthers have finished second five times to Apple Valley teams led by players such as Tyus Jones, Tre Jones and Gary Trent Jr. If they can beat Lakeville South and Farmington (at home at 7 p.m. Friday) this week, Lakeville North will win the South Suburban outright for the first time. The Panthers say they aren’t concentrating on that. “Every game we’re looking at going 1-0,” Wahl said. “We have to look at every one as just another game, lock in on defense and hit our shots.” Mike Shaughnessy can be reached at mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com.

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Wrestling: Oropeza, Benhart remain unbeaten by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Undefeated wrestlers from Rosemount and Lakeville North will be among those seeking championships this weekend at the state tournament at Xcel Energy Center. Ezayah Oropeza of Rosemount and Bryce Benhart of Lakeville North won their weight classes at the Class 3A, Section 2 finals Saturday to advance to state and keep the â&#x20AC;&#x153;zeroâ&#x20AC;? in the right-hand column of their records. Apple Valley had seven qualifiers, including 2018 state runners-up Sebas Swiggum and Brady Gross. Section 2 team champion Shakopee has eight individual qualifiers. Shakopee is the No. 1 seed in the Class 3A tournament that will take place Thursday. Individual competition in Class 3A begins at 9 a.m. Friday. Third- and

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Lakeville Northâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bryce Benhart (left) goes for a takedown against Tyler Kim of Apple Valley in the 285-pound championship match at the Class 3A, Section 2 wrestling finals Saturday at Rosemount High School. Benhart won 3-1 and is 30-0 this season. fifth-place matches start at 4 p.m. Saturday, with championship matches to follow. Oropeza, who was second at 220 pounds in the

2018 state tourney, improved to 38-0 with a firstperiod fall in the Section 2 individual finals Saturday afternoon at Rosemount

High School. He won all three of his matches by fall, and only one opponent made it past the first period. He is ranked No. 1 in

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the state in his weight class. Benhart (30-0) defeated Tyler Kim of Apple Valley 3-1 in the championship match at 285. Both wrestlers will advance to the state tournament. Benhart and Kim each won their first two matches in the section tournament by fall. Benhart, who finished fifth at state last year, could be in his final week as a wrestler. He was a standout offensive lineman for the state Class 6A champion Lakeville North football team and has signed to play football at the University of Nebraska. Swiggum, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state runner-up at 132, is 49-2 after winning by technical fall in his section championship match at 138. He is ranked third in Class 3A at his weight. Gross (45-4) defeated Brandon Kidd of Shakopee 3-0 in the championship match at 145. The top two wrestlers in the Class 3A 145-pound rankings are Cael Carlson of Willmar, and Gross. They met for the state championship at 138 last year, with Carlson winning 2-0. Four wrestlers from Lakeville South advanced to the state meet, including Section 2 152-pound champion Willie Bastyr, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ranked second in Class 3A at his weight class. Following are results of championship, true second and third-place matches in the Section 2 individual finals. At weights where there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a match for true second, both wrestlers in the championship match advance to state. At weights where there was a true second match, the winners of the championship and true second matches advance. 106 pounds: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pierson Manville, Shakopee, defeated Jore Volk, Lakeville North, 4-2. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Colby Dunkel, New Prague, defeated Peyton Hermann, Lakeville South, 14-4. 113: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Paxton Creese, Shakopee, defeated Zach Hanson, Lakeville North, 17-2. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Joey Novak, New Prague, pinned Teagan Block, Prior Lake, 2:33. 120: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ben Lunn, Shakopee, defeated Nick Novak, New Prague, 4-2. True second â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Novak pinned Theron Wendt, Lakeville South, 0:42. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wendt defeated Nathan Fenske, Lakeville North, 7-5. 126: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tyler Jones, Shakopee, defeated Martin Stewart, Apple

Valley, 4-3. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Roman Gilbert, Eastview, pinned Ryan Wagner, New Prague, 1:09. 132: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Adam Mickelson, Apple Valley, defeated Chase Bloomquist, Prior Lake, 13-3. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mason Enderlein, Eastview, pinned Ryan Cripe, Lakeville South 4:00. 138: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sebas Swiggum, Apple Valley, defeated Brice Bischof, Lakeville South, 16-0. True second â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bischof defeated Alex Burdi, Eastview, 4-2. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Burdi defeated Bryce Lofton, New Prague, 18-8. 145: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brady Gross, Apple Valley, defeated Brandon Kidd, Shakopee, 3-0. True second â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jacob Rathke, Lakeville South, defeated Kidd 8-7. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rathke defeated Max Scheffler, New Prague, 7-4. 152: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Willie Bastyr, Lakeville South, defeated Dylan Anderson, Apple Valley, 3-1. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; D.J. Smith, Shakopee, pinned Tony Byersdorfer, Rosemount, 1:55. 160: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Devin Roberts, Apple Valley, defeated Connor Raines, Shakopee, ultimate tie breaker. True second â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Raines defeated Brendon Bischof, Lakeville South, 5-2. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bischof defeated Gavin Osterhaus, Burnsville, 3-2. 170: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grant Hendren, Lakeville South, defeated Peter Swanson, Eastview, 5-2. True second â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Swanson defeated Michael Mattison, Apple Valley, 9-7 (OT). Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mattison defeated Logan Hennen, Prior Lake, 12-0. 182: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jack Casey, Shakopee, defeated Zach Young, Rosemount, 10-6. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jake Trachte, New Prague, defeated Jaden Dukes, Lakeville South, 4-3. 195: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Calvin Sund, Prior Lake, defeated Joey Johnson, Shakopee, 11-5. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brennan Rutt, New Prague, pinned Will Stone, Lakeville South, 2:42. 220: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ezayah Oropeza, Rosemount, pinned Tommy Johnson, Shakopee, 1:47. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jared Stewart, Lakeville South, defeated Tony Anger, Apple Valley, 4-3. 285: Championship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bryce Benhart, Lakeville North, defeated Tyler Kim, Apple Valley, 3-1. Third place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Max Otterdahl, Rosemount, pinned Jade Trelstad, Shakopee, 1:01.

19A who was 32nd on bars, and junior Tessa Schafer, who placed 29th on beam. Rosemount senior Alex Barcus was 39th on bars and 45th on beam. Barcus qualified for state through Section 1AA, as did Farmington sophomore Libby Bolton, who was 48th on floor.

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STATE, from 16A eighth and 10th. Steiner was consistent in the individual finals, scoring 9.3 or higher in all four events. She earned medals on vault (fifth, 9.7) and uneven bars (second, 9.675). All that after helping lead Lakeville North to the Class AA individual championship the previous evening. “It’s always hard, the two meets in a row,” she

said. “We came off such a great meet last night that we just want to go in (Saturday) having fun and not caring too much about the scores. That’s what we did. “(Friday) night was the best thing that could have happened to us, but I had to forget about it (Saturday). I had to think of it as a brand new day.” Altermatt scored 9.775 on her second of two vaults to place second to Neu. She was third on un-

even bars with 9.65 and tied for fourth on floor exercise with 9.65. Goodlund’s top finish in an individual event was eighth on balance team. North ninth-grader Kaitlyn Nguyen competed in three events, with her top finish a 23rd on vault. Eagan junior Teagan Ramboldt finished second on Class AA floor exercise for the second year in a row. Her routine scored 9.7, which was .25 behind

Neu, who won the event for the third year in a row. Ramboldt competed in two other events at the state meet, placing 12th on vault and 28th on balance beam. Eagan’s Maccarone, competing at the state high school meet for the first time, medaled on vault with a fourth-place score of 9.7. She was 13th on bars, 20th on beam and 25th on floor. She was less than two-tenths of a point

from a medal in the allaround (medals went to the top six finishers). Lakeville South senior Kari Wenzel qualified for state in two events. She finished seventh on beam with 9.4, less than onetenth of a point from a medal, and was 12th on floor. South sophomore Ania Kuznia was 38th on floor. Apple Valley/Eastview state qualifiers were sophomore Abbie Swanson,

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North’s Trepanier going for more gold Class AA swimming and diving meet is this week by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Lakeville North senior Andrew Trepanier will go for more gold medals at the state Class AA boys swimming and diving meet this weekend at the University of Minnesota. Trepanier, who has signed to swim for the University of Michigan, has changed his event selection slightly. In 2018 he won state championships in the 50- and 100yard freestyle races. This year he will race in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Trepanier also will swim on two Lakeville North relays that could contend for medals. Trepanier is the No. 2 seed in both of his individual events at the state meet. The North 200 medley relay team of Zach Upham, Otto Belschner, Trepanier and Marcus Satterlee is seeded third in the 200 medley relay. Satterlee, Jack Soukup, Brennen Jensen and Trepanier are seeded third in the 200 freestyle relay. Farmington junior Seth Krause will try to complete an unusual double – medaling in diving and an individual swimming event. Krause is seeded

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sixth in the 200 individual medley and was second to Lakeville South’s Keegan Rien-Melin at the Section 1AA diving competition last week in Rochester. In Section 3AA, Eagan defeated East Ridge by six points for the team championship and qualified athletes for state in nine events. The Wildcats’ 400 freestyle relay of Jackson Kehler, Hans Broman, Caiden Kuehn and Colin Kehoe goes into state as the fifth seed. State Class AA diving preliminaries are 6 p.m. Thursday at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. Swimming preliminaries are 6 p.m. Friday, with swimming and diving finals at 6 p.m. Saturday. Minnetonka will defend its Class AA team championship. The top South Suburban Conference team at the 2018 Class AA meet was Shakopee, which finished second. Following are results and state qualifiers from the Section 1AA and Section 3AA championships last week:

Section 1AA Team scores Rochester Mayo 397, Lakeville North 348, Rochester Century 316, Farmington 299, Lakeville South 275, Rochester John Marshall 190, Hastings 153, Owatonna 102.

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Local state qualifiers 200 medley relay – Lakeville North (Zach Upham, Otto Belschner, Andrew Trepanier, Marcus Satterlee), second, 1:38.07; Farmington (Seth Krause, Brandon Wilcek, Zach Nelson, Ben Moorlach), third, 1:37.01. 200 freestyle – Nelson, Farmington, second, 1:44.57. 200 individual medley – Krause, Farmington, third, 1:56.18; Upham, Lakeville North, fourth, 1:57.38. 50 freestyle – Trepanier, Lakeville North, second, 20.53; Ethan Hanes, Farmington, third, 21.92. Diving – Keegan RienMelin, Lakeville South, first, 397.70; Krause, Farmington, second, 396.55. 100 butterfly – Trepanier, Lakeville North, first, 49.59. 100 freestyle – Moorlach, Farmington, second, 48.31. 500 freestyle – Nelson, Farmington, third, 4:44.51. 200 freestyle relay – Lakeville North (Satterlee, Jack Soukup, Brennen Jensen, Trepanier), first, 1:26.80. 100 backstroke – Upham, Lakeville North, second, 52.85. 400 freestyle relay – Farmington (Krause, Eric Heddinger, Nelson, Moorlach), second, 3:11.71.

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Section 3AA Team scores Eagan 382, East Ridge 376, Rosemount 321, Park of Cottage Grove 292, Eastview 259.5, Woodbury 232, Apple Valley 116, Henry Sibley 102.5. Local state qualifiers 200 medley relay – Eagan (Caiden Kuehn, Will New, Jackson Kehler, Colin Kehoe), third, 1:39.10. 200 freestyle – Kehler, Eagan, first, 1:43.11. 50 freestyle – Kehoe, Eagan, first, 22.10. Diving – Alex Sulistyo, Eastview, first, 367.85; Grant Wambold, Eagan, second, 365.70; Jacob Frost, Eagan, third, 338.55; Brady Carrigan, Rosemount, fourth, 328.35. 100 butterfly – Kehoe, Eagan, first, 42.49. 100 freestyle – Kuehn, Eagan, first, 47.83. 500 freestyle – Kehler, Eagan, second, 4:43.57; Keegan Henning, Rosemount, third, 4:43.79. 100 backstroke – Kuehn, Eagan, second, 53.26. 100 breaststroke – Reid Lambert, Eastview, second, 1:00.42. 400 freestyle relay – Eagan (Kehler, Hans Broman, Kuehn, Kehoe), first, 3:11.42. Mike Shaughnessy can be reached at mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com.

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Lakeville North guard Carter Patterson passes during the Panthers’ 77-63 victory over Prior Lake in South Suburban Conference boys basketball last Friday. North has clinched a share of the conference championship and can win it outright with a victory over Farmington this week.

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Willie Bastyr of Lakeville South breaks away from Apple Valley’s Dylan Anderson in the 152-pound championship match at the Class 3A, Section 2 wrestling tournament. Bastyr won 3-1 and will return to the state tournament, where he finished fourth at 152 last year.

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MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE AMENDMENT TO 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: Life Development Resources PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 7580 160th Street West Lakeville, MN 55044 NAMEHOLDER(S): Life Development Resources, P.A. 7580 160th Street West Lakeville, MN 55044 MAILING ADDRESS: 515 Abbey Way Mendota Heights, MN 55120 This certificate is an amendment of Certificate of Assumed Name File Number 3764098-2 Originally filed on March 18, 2010 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: February 11, 2019 SIGNED BY: James Busscher Published in the Sun Thisweek February 22, March 1, 2019 908019

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #194 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CHERRY VIEW ELEMENTARY 2019 ADDITION STRUCTURAL STEEL MATERIAL BID PACKAGE 8600 175TH STREET WEST LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA Independent School District #194 will receive single prime sealed bids for the Cherry View Elementary 2019 Structural Steel Material Bid Package until 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Office of Facilities and Plant Planning, 17685 Juniper Path, Suite 307, Lakeville, Minnesota, 55044, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidding documents, including the Proposal Form, Drawings and Specifications, will be on file at the Minnesota Builders Exchange; McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge Plan Center; and by emailing Eric Prettyman (bids@loefflerconstruction.com) and requesting a unique document download link. Bidders may view the plans at the office of Loeffler Construction & Consulting. If the bidder wishes to remove plans from the office of Loeffler Construction a non-refundable charge will be required. This project includes: Structural steel materials and delivery of materials to the project site for the 2019 Cherry View Elementary Addition. Make proposals on the bid forms supplied in the Project Manual. No oral, telegraphic or telephonic proposals or modifications will be considered. Submit with each bid, a certified check or acceptable bidder’s bond payable to Independent School District #194 in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Performance Bond. Bids may not be withdrawn within thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of opening bids, without the consent of the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids, or parts of such bids, and waive informalities or irregularities in bidding. The Owner requires Substantial Completion of the project on or before May 6, 2019 including delivery of all structural steel materials to the project site. Board of Education INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #194 Published in the Sun Thisweek Dakota County Tribune February 22, March 1, 2019 908357

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: Sweet Peach Pottery PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 16122 Estate Lane Lakeville, MN 55044 NAMEHOLDER(S): Tara Charpentier 16122 Estate Lane 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: February 6, 2019 SIGNED BY: Tara Charpentier Published in the Sun Thisweek March 1, 8, 2019 911497

NEW MARKET TOWNSHIP PUBLIC NOTICE ANNUAL MEETING The Citizens of the Township of New Market, County of Scott, State of Minnesota who are qualified to vote at General Elections are hereby notified the Annual Township Meeting will be held on Tuesday March 12, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the New Market Township Hall, 8950 230th St E, Lakeville, MN. Located at the corner of Cty Rd 29 and Cty Rd 91. The Annual Meeting will be held at 7:00 PM for the following purposes: To levy money for the annual Township budget and to do any other business to be done at said meeting. In case of inclement weather, the Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday March 19, 2019 at the same time and place. LeRoy Clausen Clerk New Market Township Published in the Sun Thisweek February 21, 28, 2019 908286

CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIP ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Annual Town Meeting of Credit River, in the County of Scott, State of Minnesota, will be held on March 12, 2019. The Annual Meeting will commence at 7:00 pm to conduct all necessary town business as prescribed by law. The Annual Meeting will be held at the Credit River Town Hall located at 18985 Meadow View Blvd, Prior Lake, MN 55372. If inclement weather should occur on the above scheduled date, the Annual Meeting would be held on the third Tuesday in March at the above scheduled time and location. 2/19/2019 Karen Donovan (/s) Township Clerk Credit River Township Published in the Sun Thisweek March 1, 2019 910697

CREDIT RIVER TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2019 6 P.M. AGENDA DRAFT Please see www.creditriver-mn. gov for a complete version of the agenda. 6 p.m.: Call March 4, 2019 Board Meeting to Order, Pledge of Allegiance 1) Approve or Amend Agenda 2) Consent Agenda 3) Open Forum 4) Old Business 5) New Business 6) Road Report 7) Engineer’s Report 8) Treasurer Report 9) Clerk’s Report 10) Town Hall 11) Review and Pay Bills 12) Adjourn Published in the Sun Thisweek March 1, 2019 910698

CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF HEARING TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will meet at 7:00 p.m. on April 1, 2019 in the Council Chambers, 20195 Holyoke Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota, to consider certifying delinquent water, storm water and sanitary sewer charges to the County Auditor-Treasurer with taxes against the property served and assessing delinquent street light charges, nuisance abatement, together with applicable service charges and 18% annual interest. The proposed charges and assessment role are on file for public inspection in the City’s Finance

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Support Staff of District 196 is requesting fully-insured proposals for Group Voluntary Dental Insurance. The RFP, submission instructions, all pertinent underwriting and general information can be obtained by contacting Holly Terveen at Gallagher Benefit Services: phone: (952) 356-3868; e-mail: Holly_Terveen@ajg.com. Any questions regarding the RFP should be directed to Lori Hayes at Gallagher Benefit Services. Quoting carriers must provide electronic proposals delivered to Holly Terveen by 2:00pm on March 15, 2019. Proposals received after the deadline will be considered late and ineligible for consideration. Published in the Dakota County Tribune, Sun Thisweek March 1, 2019 911304

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196 2019 CARPET AND OTHER FLOORING REPLACEMENT Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received for the 2019 Carpet and Other Flooring Replacement by Independent School District 196, at the Facilities Department, 14309 Diamond Path, Apple Valley, MN 55124 until 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Complete instructions on how to obtain Bidding Documents can be found at: http://www.district196.org/legal-notices/ If you should have any questions regarding this bid you may contact the Facilities Department at (651) 423-7735. Sachin Isaacs, Board Clerk Independent School District 196 Published in the Sun Thisweek, Dakota County Tribune March 1, 8, 2019 911342

Department. Written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing. A property owner may appeal street light assessments to district court pursuant to MS Section 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal to the Mayor or City Clerk within thirty (30) days after adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within ten (10) days after service upon the Mayor or City Clerk. No appeal may be taken to the district court, however, as to the amount of an assessment, unless a written objection, signed by the affected property owner, is filed with the City Clerk prior to the assessment hearing or is presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. DATED this 20th day of February 2019 CITY OF LAKEVILLE Charlene Friedges, City Clerk Published in the Sun Thisweek March 1, 2019 909642

NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY (EX PARTE) HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDER State of Minnesota Hennepin County District Court Judicial District: Fourth Court File Number: 27-CV-19-692 Case Type: Harassment Guy David Svehlek Petitioner(s) vs. Matthew Humes Respondent(s) To Respondent named above: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Harassment Order For Relief has been issued in the above matter. You may request a hearing on this matter if you file a Request for Hearing with the Court within 20 days of the issuance of a Temporary (Ex Parte) Harassment Restraining Order. Dated: February 25, 2019 /s/ Joseph Lyon Court Administrator / Deputy Published in the Sun Thisweek March 1, 2019 910866

NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 70-PR-19-1595 In Re: Estate of MICHAEL DEAN BOELTER a/k/a MICHAEL D. BOELTER, Decedent. Notice is given that an Application for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed with the Registrar. The Registrar accepted the application and appointed Cody B. Boelter, whose address is 13300 Kipling Avenue South, Savage, MN 55378 to serve as the personal representative of the decedent’s estate. Any heir or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representatives. Any objection to the appointment of the personal representatives must be filed with the Court, and any properly filed objection will be heard by the Court after notice is provided to interested persons of the date of hearing on the objection. Unless objections are filed, and unless the Court orders otherwise, the personal representatives have the full power to administer the estate, including, after thirty (30) days from the issuance of letters of general administration, the power to sell, encumber, lease, or distribute any interest in real estate owned by the decedent. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the

decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representatives or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. Dated: January 23, 2019 /s/ Vicky L. Carlson Registrar /s/ Phillip Bird Deputy Court Administrator LAW OF ERIC S. REHM Eric S. Rehm-MN# 90268 740 Southcross Drive West, Suite 105 Telephone: (952) 890-7050 Facsimile: (952) 898-9632 e-mail: lawofericrehm@gmail.com Published in the Sun Thisweek February 22, March 1, 2019 907824

NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SCOTT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No.: 70-PR-19-2937 Estate of: Louise Genevieve Hughes, a.k.a. Louise G. Hughes and Louise Hughes, Decedent Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s will dated 04-05-1993 and codicil(s) to the will, dated 0603-2003, and separate writings(s) under Minnesota Statutes section 524.2-513 (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted. Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed David Hughes whose address is 29 Sharon Street, San Francisco, CA 94114 as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate, including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate. Any objections to the probate of the Will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing. Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred. A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 501B.41, subdivision 5. Dated: February 20, 2019 By: /s/ Vicky L. Carlson Registrar By: /s/ Phillip Bird Deputy Court Administrator Attorney for Applicant Felix A. Mannella Attorney at Law 408 Northdale Blvd. N. W. Coon Rapids, MN 55448 Attorney License No: 67222 Telephone: 763-421-5151 FAX: 763-862-7521 Email: famannella@lawbmk.com Published in the Sun Thisweek March 1, 8, 2019 909733

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This position is responsible for coordinating and/or performing all necessary duties to ensure that all non-energy billing, account receivable, employee accounts receivable and reconciliation, miscellaneous cash disbursements and accounts payable are processed accurately and on time. This position requires a two-year degree in accounting and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in bookkeeping or accounting in payables and/or receivables, customer billing, data entry duties and customer contacts.

If you would like to learn more about DEA and/or apply for the position you are most qualified for, please visit our website: www.dakotaelectric.com/careers The deadline for these positions is: March 8th DEA is an EEO/AA employer. Women, minorities, veterans & individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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5510 Full-time PARTď&#x161;şTIME ACCOUNTING/ DATA ENTRY Position open with established commercial real estate/general contracting company. 20 hours per week. Must have construction accounting experience. Flexible daily work hours. South Metro location. Send resume to info@efhco.com

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5510 Full-time CUSTOMER SERVICE MPS, a Burnsville based Distribution Company has a Part Time Customer Service Position available Thursdays & Fridays. $16$20/hour. Job duties include answering phone calls, sending quotes and invoices, & light shipping. Please send resume to: snln@ecm-inc.com

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Our Installers get to work with the latest in broadband technology that provides cable, internet, phone, and home security services. With our training, you learn to install,troubleshoot and resolve problems. Must have ability to use aladder and lift up to 70 lbs. We provide tools and equipment along with the company vehicle.

Must have High School Diploma or Equivalent â&#x20AC;˘ 100% paid training â&#x20AC;˘ Valid Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and satisfactory - driving record required. â&#x20AC;˘ Health, Dental, Vision, 401K w/company match, paid vacations/holiday. Apply now on our Careers Website: www.mediacomcable.careers or call Barb in HR for an Immediate phone interview ph: 507-837-4893 bbaedke@mediacomcc.com

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Mechanic Wanted

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School Bus Driver Appreciation Day was February 28th

Schmitty & Sons, a local,

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Schmitty & Sons would like to THANK all of our school bus drivers for going the extra mile in safety and customer service. THANK YOU for your dedication in ensuring the safe transportation of our students.

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Discover a rewarding position that offers: • Paid Training - Onsite training & testing • Monday through Friday work week • Holidays & non school days off • Summers off (if desired) • Bring your kids on the bus Must be a safe and dependable driver. All applicants are subject to a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

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Discover a career that offers: • Weekday Routes: Monday – Friday • Paid Training – Onsite Training and Testing • Health Benefits & PTO for Full-Time • 401K Company Match • Employee Stock Option Plan

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Thisweekend Family Calendar To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy.odden@ecm-inc.com. Books Thrive Therapy Book Club, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16, Thrive Therapy, 11990 Portland Ave., Burnsville. “The Body is not an Apology” by Sonya Renee Taylor will be discussed. Coffee provided. Cost: $15. Registration required at thrivetherapymn.com/workshops. Dinner and free-ranging discussion with David Housewright, threetime winner of the Minnesota Book Awards and the Edgar Award, 6 p.m. Friday, March 22, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Cost: $15 to attend talk only, $35-$40 for catered dinner and talk. Cash bar. Preregister at rosemountwritersfestival.com. Presented by Rosemount Area Arts Council and Friends of Robert Trail Library.

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Tonic Sol Fa will perform at the Ames Center in Burnsville on April 18.

A cappella ensemble at Ames Center A cappella ensemble Tonic Sol-fa performs 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the Ames Center in Burnsville. Tonic Solfa stands as one of the leading forces in the world of vocal music with Emmy Award-winning arrangements and multi-million-selling compositions. Tonic Sol-fa has established itself not only as the most indemand vocal group in the Midwest, but also one of the most

successful independent acts in America. In addition to substantial album sales of its own independent releases (2 million copies sold), the group has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad. Tonic Sol-fa began at St. John’s University in central Minnesota and includes lead vocalist Shaun Johnson, tenor and vocal percussionist Greg Bannwarth, baritone and percussionist/vo-

cal percussionist Theo Brown, and bass Jared Dove. Together the group reached national prominence with appearances on NBC’s “Today Show” and in Newsweek magazine. Tonic Solfa was recently inducted in the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame. Tickets are $28 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 and online at Ticketmaster.com.

Theater and Arts Briefs Front Porch Players stage ‘On Golden Pond’ The Front Porch Players of Rosemount present “On Golden Pond” 7 p.m. Friday, March 8, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. The play is written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Keith Reed. Tickets for the family-friendly show are $15 general admission and $12 for RAAC members. Tickets can be purchased at rosemountarts.com or at the box office 10 a.m. to noon Mondays and 2-4 p.m. Fridays. For more information, call Keith Reed at 651-261-1954.

‘Hee Haw’ star to perform

during the Lakeville-based Minnesota Gospel Opry’s concert event 5 p.m., Saturday, March 30, at Oak Grove Middle School, 1300 W. 106th St., Bloomington. Roman, who has battled drug addiction and an unhealthy lifestyle, has turned her life around, which she has documented her book “This is My Story; This is My Song.” She will have a book signing at 4 p.m. prior to the concert. Tickets are $20 and $25 in advance. They cost $5 more on the day of the concert at the door. To purchase tickets, go online to www.iTickets.com or call 1-800-965-9324. More is at MinnesotaGospelOpry.com.

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Trinity

Lulu Roman, a star of the longtime variety television seTrinity School at River ries “Hee Haw,” will perform Ridge, a Christian high school in

Eagan, presents Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” 7:30 p.m. March 15-16 at the school. Trinity students and Eagan residents Crystal Shen, Ransom Schmidt and Thomas Reinhardt are among the cast. The play tells the story of two young lovers whose households’ ancient grudge forbids them from being together. In an act of defiance against their families, they are wed in secret. Juliet drinks a potion to appear dead but Romeo believes that she has slain herself and drinks a vial of poison to join her in death. Upon awakening and seeing Romeo dead, Juliet unsheathes his dagger and takes her life. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, and $25 for families. The school is at 601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan. For more information, contact the school at 651-7892890 or www.tsrr.org.

Events Tropical Beach Party, Feb. 16-March 10, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Information: htp://mnzoo.org/TBP. Bite of Burnsville, 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $50. Information: www.biteofburnsville.com. Eagan Community Wedding Expo, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17, Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Cost: $5. Information: http://bit.ly/2NiOJJC. Exhibits Black and white photographs by Bill Rodman and acrylic paintings by Greta Sandquist are on display January-March at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Free. “Art of Spring Colors: Visions Emerge,” an exhibit by the Burnsville Visual Arts Society, runs through May 30 at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway. Information: http:// bvasmn.org/. “Mirrored Mosaics: Artists’ Reflections on Being Muslim in Minnesota,” runs to March 29 at Art Works Eagan, 3795 Pilot Knob Road. Information: artworkseagan.org. Music “Broadway 2019: Elements,” presented by Apple Valley High School, 7 p.m. March 1-2 and 2 p.m. March 3. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 senior citizens, $5 students at seatyourself. biz/avhs. The box office is open one hour prior to each performance. Information: 952-431-8200. South Metro Chorale Cabaret, “Movie Magic,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Variety show and silent auction. Silent auction begins one hour prior to showtimes. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students and seniors. Email: tickets@SouthMetroChorale.org. EVHS spring band concerts, 6 p.m. Monday, March 4, Eastview High School. Free. Information: 952-4318900. FHS winter band concerts, 6 and 8 p.m. Monday, March 4, Farmington High School. Information: 651252-2501. The Dang Ol’ Tri’ole, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $8 at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. Part of First Thursday Pub Night.

LSHS Masterworks choral concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Lakeville South High School. Information: 952-232-3300. Theater “The Comedy of Errors,” presented by Eagan High School, 7 p.m. March 1-2. Tickets: $7 adults, $5 students and seniors. Information: district196.org/ehs or 651-683-6964. “On Golden Pond,” presented by the Front Porch Players of Rosemount, 7 p.m. Fridays, March 1 and 8, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays, March 2 and 9, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets: $15 general admission, $12 RAAC members. Information: rosemountarts. com. Disney’s “Newsies,” presented by Children’s Castle Theater, 7 p.m. March 15-16 and 2 p.m. March 1617, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $17 presale, $12 ages 60 and older at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com, $20 at the door. “Legally Blonde – The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. March 27-28, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $40-$85 at the box office, 800982-2787 and Ticketmaster.com. Workshops/classes/other Tinkergarten, a play-based, outdoor learning experience for children ages 18 months to 8 years and their parents, offers classes in Lakeville and Eagan. Information: https://tinkergarten.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.precisionandflowpilates.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. christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.Brushworks SchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www. lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952255-8545 or jjloch@charter.net. SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651-688-0365. Dakota Speakers Toastmasters meets 6-7 p.m. Mondays at Apple Valley Ecumen Seasons Learning Center. Information: http://dakota.toast mastersclubs.org/. Community Spirits Toastmasters meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center, 13820 Community Drive, Burnsville. Information: https://6742.toastmastersclubs.org/.

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Theater and Arts Calendar To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: d a r c y. o d d e n @ e c m - i n c . com. Books Thrive Therapy Book Club, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16, Thrive Therapy, 11990 Portland Ave., Burnsville. “The Body is not an Apology” by Sonya Renee Taylor will be discussed. Coffee provided. Cost: $15. Registration required at thrivetherapymn.com/workshops. Dinner and free-ranging discussion with David Housewright, three-time winner of the Minnesota Book Awards and the Edgar Award, 6 p.m. Friday, March 22, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Cost: $15 to attend talk only, $35-$40 for catered dinner and talk. Cash bar. Preregister at rosemountwritersfestival.com. Presented by Rosemount Area Arts Council and Friends of Robert Trail Library.

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The annual Lakeville Landscape Home Expo & Consumer Showcase will be at Lakeville North High School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 9. Visitors can expect approximately 120 exhibitors with expertise, displays and information covering all areas of home improvement projects as well as activities for children. Students from the Lakeville Area Public Schools participating in the Young Entreprenuers program will also be at the expo. See a special section inside select editions of the newspaper to find out more, or go online to LakevilleChamber.org.

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Events Tropical Beach Party, Feb. 16-March 10, Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Information: htp://mnzoo.org/TBP. Bite of Burnsville, 5:309 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $50. Information: www. biteofburnsville.com. Eagan Community Wedding Expo, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17, Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Cost: $5. Information: http://bit. ly/2NiOJJC. Exhibits Black and white photographs by Bill Rodman and acrylic paintings by Greta Sandquist are on display January-March at the Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Free. “Art of Spring Colors: Visions Emerge,” an exhibit by the Burnsville Visual Arts Society, runs through May 30 at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway. Information: http://bvasmn. org/. “Mirrored Mosaics: Artists’ Reflections on Being Muslim in Minnesota,” runs to March 29 at Art Works Eagan, 3795 Pilot Knob Road. Information: artworkseagan. org. Music “Broadway 2019: Elements,” presented by Apple Valley High School, 7 p.m. March 1-2 and 2 p.m. March 3. Tickets: $9 adults, $7 senior citizens, $5 students at seatyourself.biz/avhs. The box office is open one hour prior to each performance. Information: 952-431-8200. South Metro Chorale Cabaret, “Movie Magic,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Variety show and silent auction. Silent auction begins one hour prior to showtimes. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students and seniors. Email: tickets@SouthMetroChorale.org. EVHS spring band concerts, 6 p.m. Monday, March 4, Eastview High School.

Free. Information: 952-4318900. FHS winter band concerts, 6 and 8 p.m. Monday, March 4, Farmington High School. Information: 651252-2501. The Dang Ol’ Tri’ole, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $8 at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. Part of First Thursday Pub Night. LSHS Masterworks choral concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Lakeville South High School. Information: 952-232-3300. Theater “The Comedy of Errors,” presented by Eagan High School, 7 p.m. March 1-2. Tickets: $7 adults, $5 students and seniors. Information: district196.org/ehs or 651-683-6964. “On Golden Pond,” presented by the Front Porch Players of Rosemount, 7 p.m. Fridays, March 1 and 8, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays, March 2 and 9, Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Tickets: $15 general admission, $12 RAAC members. Information: rosemountarts.com. Disney’s “Newsies,” presented by Children’s Castle Theater, 7 p.m. March 15-16 and 2 p.m. March 16-17, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Tickets: $17 presale, $12 ages 60 and older at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter. com, $20 at the door. “Legally Blonde – The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. March 27-28, Ames Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets: $40-$85 at the box office, 800-982-2787 and Ticketmaster.com. Workshops/classes/other Tinkergarten, a playbased, outdoor learning experience for children ages 18 months to 8 years and their parents, offers classes in Lakeville and Eagan. Information: https://tinkergarten. 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: w w w. p r e c i s i o n a n d f l o w pilates.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 763843-2734. 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. christinetierney.com, 612210-3377. Brushworks School of Art Burnsville offers fine art education through drawing and painting. Classes for adults and teens. Information: Patricia Schwartz, www.Brushworks SchoolofArt.com, 651-2144732. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or jjloch@charter.net. SouthSide Writers, Saturday workgroup for aspiring writers, offering critique, submission and manuscript preparation information, support and direction, 10 a.m. to noon, Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. Information: 651688-0365. Dakota Speakers Toastmasters meets 6-7 p.m. Mondays at Apple Valley Ecumen Seasons Learning Center. Information: http://dakota.toast mastersclubs.org/. Community Spirits Toastmasters meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center, 13820 Community Drive, Burnsville. Information: https://6742. toastmastersclubs.org/.

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