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PARASOLE.COM NO EXPIRATION AND NO FEES Manny’s Chino Latino Cafeteria Salut Bar Américain Mozza Mia Muffuletta Il Gatto Good Earth The Living Room W Minneapolis –The Foshay Prohibition W Minneapolis –The Foshay Parasole Restaurants Holiday Gift Cards RECEIVE A FREE $ 25 GIFT CARD FOR EVERY $ 100 YOU PURCHASE 12/2•2835143R•AB General 952-894-1111 Distribution 952-846-2070 Display Advertising 952-846-2011 Classified Advertising 952-846-2000 A NEWS OPINION SPORTS Public Notices/2A & 7A Opinion/4A Sports/5A Announcements/8A Classifieds/9A Thisweekend/12A Thisweek www.thisweeklive.com www.thisweeklive.com DECEMBER 2, 2011 VOLUME 32, NO. 40 Apple Valley-Rosemount Apple Valley-Rosemount by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS A professional mixed martial arts fighter from Apple Val- ley was sentenced Wednesday to 60 days in jail for a violent at- tack on his wife in June in which she was choked and punched repeated- ly in the head and face. Brett Rogers, 30, was also sentenced to three years probation and fined $500 by Judge Karen As- phaug in Dakota County District Court. In September, Rog- ers pleaded guilty to one count of felony third-de- gree assault in connection with the June 29 incident at his home on the 1000 block of Whitney Drive. During that inci- dent, Rogers reportedly punched his wife multiple times in the head and face as she lay on the ground in the couple’s backyard, according to the criminal complaint. When police spoke with Rogers’ wife that night, they noted blood on her face, a miss- ing tooth and injuries to her head, neck and back. She was subsequently tak- en to the hospital. As part of Rog- ers’ plea agree- ment, three charges – child en- dangerment, do- mestic assault by strangulation, and pattern of stalk- ing conduct – were dismissed. The assault charge to which he plead- ed guilty carried a maxi- mum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Rogers, a heavyweight fighter nicknamed “The Grim,” was released from his contract with Strike- force, a mixed martial arts organization whose live events are broadcast on CBS and Showtime, after his initial arrest in June. After the plea agree- ment was reached, he made his mixed martial arts comeback Sept. 20 at the Titan Fighting Cham- pionship 20, where he lost in the main event. Rogers is in custody in the Dakota County Jail. Andrew Miller is at an- [email protected]. Pro fighter gets 60 days jail for assaulting wife Brett Rogers Photo by Rick Orndorf Lauren Stepka is among the whimsically clad cast of student-actors in Eastview High School’s production of “Disney’s Beauty & the Beast.” The show directed by Eastview teacher Scott Durocher runs Dec. 9-17 in the high school’s auditorium. For show times, go online to www.district196.org/evhs. ‘Beauty & the Beast’ by Tad Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Many people of- ten wrongly assume that the path to a calling in the Catho- lic church is a direct line. Paul Jarvis proves otherwise. Jarvis, who was installed as the new lead pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in July, has trod a winding path that has led him to work in the public information of- fice of the Metropolitan Council, the world of corporate commu- nications, the Kingdom of Nepal and the Republic of Malta. After leaving the University of St. Thomas before completing his degree in economics and business administration, Jarvis was a cre- ative director in the marketing communication department for BI Inc. He was good at what he did – managing projects, writing and winning the Oliver (the field’s equivalent to the Oscar). “Prior to winning it, I would have killed for it ... as proof of my worth,” he said. “After get- ting it, I realized the statue was just a hunk of metal. I soon left to complete my undergraduate edu- cation so that I could finally fol- low my absolutely certain sense of a calling to ordained ministry.” Even though he knew what he wanted, the path didn’t get any easier. He couldn’t return to St. Thomas because his major had been eliminated and though Ma- calester offered a program he could afford, it didn’t allow him to take more than a half-load of courses. What he called the “equivalent of a K-Mart Blue Light Special scholarship” program did afford him was time. As a religious studies major, Jarvis spent two years studying Tibetan culture and language and religion in the Kingdom of Nepal through the University of Wis- consin-Madison. He then received a Rotary Am- bassadorial Scholarship to study Catholic theology at the Univer- sity of Malta, in the Republic of Malta. Jarvis graduated from Macal- ester in 1996, but the archdiocese’s vocations office told him he need- ed more Christian philosophy on his resume. That’s when the path led him back to St. Thomas where he earned another degree – this one in theology. He attended seminary for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Min- neapolis from fall 1999 to spring Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church explored other careers, the world before answering his calling to Rosemount Photo submitted St. Joseph Catholic Church’s Father Paul Jarvis relaxes during mission work in Ghana. Walking a winding path Father Paul Jarvis See Pastor, 7A by Andrew Miller THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Scott Tangen’s deci- sion to enter the U.S. Na- val Academy has opened doors – as well as the hatch to a submarine. Tangen, now in his third year at the federal service academy in An- napolis, Md., spent a day submerged in a subma- rine near San Diego last summer, and the experi- ence prompted the aero- space engineering major to re-evaluate his career options – in the air, or beneath the sea? “I’m looking at Ma- rine Corps aviation, Navy aviation and sub- marines,” he said. “So, either planes or subma- rines.” Back in the Twin Cit- ies for Thanksgiving break, the 2009 Apple Valley High School grad- uate stopped by his alma mater and other area high schools last week to share his experience with potential applicants to the service academies. For those high school students interested, it’s far from a standard col- lege application. The process usually starts in a student’s ju- nior year of high school with a pre-application, followed by a weeklong seminar the summer be- fore their senior year. Admittance requires nomination by a U.S. congressman, who are allowed to nominate one student to each academy per year. Only the best of the best – students who’ve stood out in academics, athletics and community service – make the cut. “We’re identifying who the leaders of our country are going to be for the future,” said re- tired Navy Capt. Chip Sharratt of Savage, a U.S. Naval Academy admissions rep for the south metro area. “What we’re really looking for is the character of the indi- vidual – the bottom line is they have to be able to lead young men and women into combat if the president says so.” Tangen, who played soccer and ran track at Apple Valley High School and graduated as a salutatorian, was nominated to two service academies by U.S. Rep. John Kline – the Na- val Academy and West Point. Those admitted don’t pay tuition, but there’s a service requirement af- ter graduation. “It’s five years active AVHS grad among nation’s elite at Annapolis Scott Tangen, a 2009 Apple Valley High School graduate who’s now an aerospace engineering major at the U.S. Naval Academy, visited his alma mater and other area high schools last week to share his experience with potential applicants to the federal service academies. Photo by Rick Orndorf Scott Tangen returns to Apple Valley over Thanksgiving to share Naval Academy experience See Tangen, 14A by Tad Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS If Proto Labs meets its projections to have 300 employees at its new Rose- mount location in three years, it would quickly be- come the city’s third largest employer. “It’s big,” Rosemount Community Development Director Kim Lindquist said. “We are really excited about this for the current property owner to get a good sale and that (the building) will be full and full with em- ployees.” The company, which has its headquarters on the west edge of the metro area in Maple Plain, started talk- ing with city officials about expanding its plastic parts- making business into Rose- mount about two months ago, according to Lindquist. She said the company selected the Rosemount Business Park site, in part, because it was looking for a location far enough from Maple Plain so it could draw upon a new employee base. They didn’t want to “compete with themselves” for hiring, Lindquist said. Proto Labs officials were unable to comment for this story due to a mandated qui- et period for its initial public offering (IPO). According to a 2009 Min- nesota Department of Em- ployment and Economic Development study, Rose- mount’s top two employers are Flint Hills Resources (850) and the Rosemount- Apple Valley-Eagan School District (767). Proto Labs has reported it will start with about 125 employees and grow to 300 in three years, according to Proto Labs could become city’s third largest employer in three years Company’s move to Rosemount is ‘big’ See Proto Labs, 7A The holiday magic of ‘Nutcracker’ at the Burnsville PAC. See Thisweekend Page 12A.

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by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A professional mixed martial arts fighter from Apple Val-ley was sentenced Wednesday to 60 days in jail for a violent at-tack on his wife in June in which she was choked and punched repeated-ly in the head and face. Brett Rogers, 30, was also sentenced to three years probation and fined $500 by Judge Karen As-phaug in Dakota County District Court. In September, Rog-ers pleaded guilty to one count of felony third-de-gree assault in connection with the June 29 incident at his home on the 1000 block of Whitney Drive. During that inci-dent, Rogers reportedly punched his wife multiple times in the head and face as she lay on the ground in the couple’s backyard, according to the criminal complaint. When police spoke with Rogers’ wife that night, they noted blood on her face, a miss-ing tooth and injuries to

her head, neck and back. She was subsequently tak-en to the hospital.

As part of Rog-ers’ plea agree-ment, three charges – child en-dangerment, do-mestic assault by strangulation, and pattern of stalk-ing conduct – were dismissed. The assault

charge to which he plead-ed guilty carried a maxi-mum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Rogers, a heavyweight fighter nicknamed “The Grim,” was released from his contract with Strike-force, a mixed martial arts organization whose live events are broadcast on CBS and Showtime, after his initial arrest in June. After the plea agree-ment was reached, he made his mixed martial arts comeback Sept. 20 at the Titan Fighting Cham-pionship 20, where he lost in the main event. Rogers is in custody in the Dakota County Jail. Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Pro fighter gets 60 days jail for assaulting wife

Brett Rogers

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Lauren Stepka is among the whimsically clad cast of student-actors in Eastview High School’s production of “Disney’s Beauty & the Beast.” The show directed by Eastview teacher Scott Durocher runs Dec. 9-17 in the high school’s auditorium. For show times, go online to www.district196.org/evhs.

‘Beauty & the Beast’

by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Many people of-ten wrongly assume that the path to a calling in the Catho-lic church is a direct line. Paul Jarvis proves otherwise. Jarvis, who was installed as the new lead pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in July, has trod a winding path that has led him to work in the public information of-fice of the Metropolitan Council, the world of corporate commu-nications, the Kingdom of Nepal and the Republic of Malta. After leaving the University of St. Thomas before completing his degree in economics and business administration, Jarvis was a cre-

ative director in the marketing communication department for BI Inc. He was good at what he did – managing projects, writing and winning the Oliver (the field’s equivalent to the Oscar). “Prior to winning it, I would have killed for it ... as proof of my worth,” he said. “After get-

ting it, I realized the statue was just a hunk of metal. I soon left to complete my undergraduate edu-cation so that I could finally fol-low my absolutely certain sense of a calling to ordained ministry.” Even though he knew what he wanted, the path didn’t get any easier. He couldn’t return to St. Thomas because his major had been eliminated and though Ma-calester offered a program he

could afford, it didn’t allow him to take more than a half-load of courses. What he called the “equivalent of a K-Mart Blue Light Special scholarship” program did afford him was time. As a religious studies major, Jarvis spent two years studying Tibetan culture and language and religion in the Kingdom of Nepal through the University of Wis-consin-Madison. He then received a Rotary Am-bassadorial Scholarship to study Catholic theology at the Univer-sity of Malta, in the Republic of Malta. Jarvis graduated from Macal-ester in 1996, but the archdiocese’s vocations office told him he need-ed more Christian philosophy on his resume.

That’s when the path led him back to St. Thomas where he earned another degree – this one in theology.

He attended seminary for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Min-neapolis from fall 1999 to spring

Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church explored other careers,the world before answering his calling to Rosemount

Photo submitted

St. Joseph Catholic Church’s Father Paul Jarvis relaxes during mission work in Ghana.

Walking a winding path

Father Paul Jarvis

See Pastor, 7A

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Scott Tangen’s deci-sion to enter the U.S. Na-val Academy has opened doors – as well as the hatch to a submarine. Tangen, now in his third year at the federal service academy in An-napolis, Md., spent a day submerged in a subma-rine near San Diego last

summer, and the experi-ence prompted the aero-space engineering major to re-evaluate his career options – in the air, or beneath the sea? “I’m looking at Ma-rine Corps aviation, Navy aviation and sub-marines,” he said. “So, either planes or subma-rines.” Back in the Twin Cit-

ies for Thanksgiving break, the 2009 Apple Valley High School grad-uate stopped by his alma mater and other area high schools last week to share his experience with potential applicants to the service academies. For those high school students interested, it’s far from a standard col-lege application. The process usually starts in a student’s ju-nior year of high school with a pre-application, followed by a weeklong seminar the summer be-fore their senior year. Admittance requires

nomination by a U.S. congressman, who are allowed to nominate one student to each academy per year. Only the best of the best – students who’ve stood out in academics, athletics and community service – make the cut. “We’re identifying who the leaders of our country are going to be for the future,” said re-tired Navy Capt. Chip Sharratt of Savage, a U.S. Naval Academy admissions rep for the south metro area. “What we’re really looking for is the character of the indi-

vidual – the bottom line is they have to be able to lead young men and women into combat if the president says so.” Tangen, who played soccer and ran track at Apple Valley High School and graduated as a salutatorian, was nominated to two service academies by U.S. Rep. John Kline – the Na-val Academy and West Point. Those admitted don’t pay tuition, but there’s a service requirement af-ter graduation. “It’s five years active

AVHS grad among nation’s elite at Annapolis

Scott Tangen, a 2009 Apple Valley High School graduate who’s now an aerospace engineering major at the U.S. Naval Academy, visited his alma mater and other area high schools last week to share his experience with potential applicants to the federal service academies.Photo by Rick Orndorf

Scott Tangen returns to Apple Valley over Thanksgiving to share Naval Academy experience

See Tangen, 14A

by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

If Proto Labs meets its projections to have 300 employees at its new Rose-mount location in three years, it would quickly be-come the city’s third largest employer. “It’s big,” Rosemount Community Development Director Kim Lindquist said. “We are really excited

about this for the current property owner to get a good sale and that (the building) will be full and full with em-ployees.” The company, which has its headquarters on the west edge of the metro area in Maple Plain, started talk-ing with city officials about expanding its plastic parts-making business into Rose-mount about two months

ago, according to Lindquist. She said the company selected the Rosemount Business Park site, in part, because it was looking for a location far enough from Maple Plain so it could draw upon a new employee base. They didn’t want to “compete with themselves” for hiring, Lindquist said. Proto Labs officials were unable to comment for this

story due to a mandated qui-et period for its initial public offering (IPO). According to a 2009 Min-nesota Department of Em-ployment and Economic Development study, Rose-mount’s top two employers are Flint Hills Resources (850) and the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District (767). Proto Labs has reported it will start with about 125 employees and grow to 300 in three years, according to

Proto Labs could become city’s third largest employer in three years

Company’s move to Rosemount is ‘big’

See Proto Labs, 7A

The holiday magic of ‘Nutcracker’ at the Burnsville PAC. See Thisweekend

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Man charged after police chase, odd school visitsby Jessica Harper

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A Belgrade man accused of suspi-ciously visiting two Eagan schools and then fleeing from police is now facing criminal charges in Dakota County Dis-trict Court. Jason Marson Michels, 34, was charged Nov. 4 with felony fleeing from police, disorderly conduct and driving after cancelation. The criminal complaint states the following events occurred: Michels visited Pinewood and Northview elementary schools and asked for his daughter, who does not at-tend either school. Michels refused to leave Pinewood and wandered the halls asking first-graders if they knew his daughter. School officials called police and told them Mi-chels was acting “very hy-per and very strange,” and believed he was at anoth-er school which is not in Eagan. As Michels began to drive away from the school, an Eagan officer attempted

to stop him. Mi-chels led police on a chase from Eagan to Bloomington, reaching speeds over 100 mph. Police eventually stopped Michels at the intersec-tion of Lyndale

Avenue and 90th Street in Bloomington by using the Pursuit Intervention Tech-nique (PIT) in which an of-ficer slams his or her vehicle into the suspect’s to render it immobile. Michels’ driver’s license was cancelled and he had a warrant for his arrest for felony probation violation, gross misdemeanor ob-structing the legal process and gross misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol. Michels was arrested and transported to Regions Hospital for a medical eval-uation. He was then taken to the Dakota County Jail in Hastings, where he re-mained in custody as of Monday afternoon. Email Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

Jason Michels

Enrollment expected to drop slowly in District 196

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Enrollment in the Rosemount-Apple Val-ley-Eagan School Dis-trict is expected to de-cline over the next five years. District officials con-ducted a survey that proj-ects enrollment will fall by 67 students between 2012 and 2016. This will bring the total student population to 27,337. “The district’s enroll-ment has been declining since 2004, but it has slowed,” said Kim Reis, student information su-pervisor for District 196. Every school district’s state aid is largely based on enrollment. District officials said they are not concerned about funding as it relates to enrollment since the drop in enroll-ment has been small. The district’s enroll-ment is expected to de-cline in 2012 by 16 stu-dents (0.06 percent), which will bring the total to 27,420. The district’s high

school enrollment is ex-pected to drop by 50 stu-dents (0.62 percent) by October 2012, bringing the total to 8,037. Meanwhile elemen-tary and middle school enrollment is expected to pick up slightly next school year. Projections show en-rollment in the elemen-tary schools will increase by 89 students (0.76 per-cent) by October 2012, bringing the total to 11,566 students. Middle school enroll-ment is expected to climb by 21 students (.035 per-cent) by that same time, bringing the total to 6,002. District officials ex-pect enrollment may pick up once development be-gins on the eastern and southern portions of the school district. “At this point we can’t predict when that will happen,” Reis said. Email Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

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Opinion

Thanks from the District 191 School BoardTo the editor: We, the members of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Board, would like to say “thank you” to the many residents of School District 191 who took the time to vote on Nov. 8 to re-new an existing levy. We are grateful for your continued support. We also want to thank PTO members, par-ents, and others who helped educate voters about the im-portance of a positive vote for the students and families we serve. The renewed levy pro-vides continued funding that is vital to our day-to-day operations. Moreover,

the public vote of confi-dence is uplifting – par-ticularly during challeng-ing economic times – to families with children in our schools, to our teachers and school staff members work-ing hard to improve stu-dent achievement, to area businesses seeking skilled employees and to a vast ma-jority of the residents in the communities we serve. The vote allows us to confidently move forward with renewed dedication to our most important work – to improve academic achievement and prepare well-rounded students to be contributing members of society. We, as your elected rep-resentatives, are committed to delivering the highest educational value for every

tax dollar you provide. It is both an honor and a privi-lege to serve a community that places a high priority on public education.

RON HILLDAN LUTHSANDY SWEEPDEEDEE CURRIERJIM SCHMIDPAULA TEIKENBOB VANDENBOOM

HeartbrokenTo the editor: I am at a loss for words to describe my utter dismay – some misguided souls broke into the Burnsville Senior Center and stole our 52-inch flat screen televi-sion. We baked, we made craft items, and we did many oth-

er projects to raise funds to buy this TV. We truly need this television set as it is used by the defensive driv-ing classes for those 55 and older, medical information classes and more. You can understand how violated we feel that some-one would do such an act of disrespect. Yes, the school district does have insurance, but the deductible is so high our television doesn’t actu-ally matter. Over the years, I have written many letters to the editor to convey my thanks and congratulations to friends and acquaintances in Burnsville and other communities who have helped us here at the center. Having to write this letter truly saddens me as this act is not indicative of the peo-ple in Burnsville – these are really troubled individuals. Thanks for bearing with me as I vented my disap-pointment – I am heartbro-ken.

PEG FINKBurnsville

A shameful attackTo the editor: The Nov. 25 letter to the editor by Betty Mackey would be humorous if it were not so blatantly dis-honest. To refer to my pho-to from the Nov. 18 issue addressing the Burnsville High School senior class on Veterans Day somehow jus-tifies her partisan attack on 2nd District Congressman John Kline is totally disin-genuous and shameful. Yes, I left the Minnesota Republican Party in June 2009, over their continued election of inept and fiscal-ly irresponsible leadership like Chairman Tony Sutton and rabid ideologue Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb. If the Minnesota GOP ever gets smart enough to re-place their pathetically poor leadership, I and many like me may return to the party. However, my statements from the 2009 guest edito-

rial in the Pioneer Press that the party was run by ideo-logues, bankers and lob-byists fits the DFL just as well. Evidence shows that Wall Street banks and K Street lobbyists supported the Democratic Party over-whelmingly in the 2008 election. How much of that money found its way to Minnesota I have no way of knowing. Reality is that both the Minnesota GOP and the DFL suffer from control by their radical right and left wing ideologues as well as lobbyists, unions, bankers and special inter-ests. Unfortunately, I found that the Independence Party stands for nothing except to relish the position of spoil-er. Is it any wonder that our great state is in deadlock? As for Kline, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, he continues to represent 2nd District with very large electoral margins because the DFL lacks credible candidates to run against him. The people of the 2nd Congressional District have not seen a reason to replace Kline. I served in Iraq with Kline’s son in 2005, and I remain a supporter of the congressman. I suggest before Ms. Mackey tries to cherry pick something I said in 2009, and misrepresent my ap-pearance recently in this newspaper that had noth-ing to do with Kline, she do her research and make sure her comments are based in truthful fact. JOE REPYALieutenant colonel, U.S. Army (retired)Eagan

Fee can help pay for new stadiumTo the editor: In reaction to the Nov. 11 issue that contained both Ed Fischer’s political car-toon and T. W. Budig’s story on the Vikings’ visit to the Burnsville/Lakeville Cham-ber of Commerce luncheon on Nov. 8, I offer the follow-

ing solution to the Vikings’ stadium debate. The NFL can totally fund the newly proposed Vikings football stadium (regardless of its final loca-tion in Minnesota) without public financing. The Vi-kings TV market includes areas outside of Minnesota and its taxing jurisdiction. These include the eastern Dakotas, northern Iowa, western Wisconsin and southern Canada between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay. If each Vikings game-viewing household is charged a set amount each week (say $2) to watch the game on a dedicated cable/satellite TV channel, then a stadium could be funded in 12 years max. The NFL can charge this amount to every household in the viewing region, the Minne-sota Legislature (or county governments) cannot do so. This method also provides an economic voting referen-dum each week for each Vi-king fan household (“yes” - we want to pay to watch the game this week or “no” we don’t). In addition, even if the state does find funding for a stadium, they cannot guarantee a sellout for each home game over a 30-year lease, which means that most the Minnesota fan base (in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area) that would actually pay the “Vi-king taxes” may not ever see a home game on TV in the very stadium which they funded. A home game is blacked-out within a 75-mile radius of the stadium, if a sellout is not reached within 72 hours of kick-off. Businesses have bought out remaining tickets to avoid a blackout in recent years, but a new stadium with higher ticket prices and personal seat license costs will likely increase the probability that a number of games will not be shown on local TV.

DENNIS CUMMINGSEagan

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Minnesota’s two U.S. senators, Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, both Democrats, have made it clear that they will not hesitate in carrying the state’s best-practice measures to the halls of Con-gress. We hope they were listening and watching this fall as the state of Minnesota released what has to be considered good news. The news is in relation to a bold move by the Dayton administration to embark on a competitive bidding process for insurers who want a share of the $4 billion annual business to pay for medical assis-tance costs for state residents. It is now estimated that the state program will save upwards of $180 million in state taxpayer dollars over the next two years but without any cut in benefits or

forcing most enrollees to change their medical providers. It is also likely that the federal government will see correspond-ing savings due to the fact that medical assistance for the most part is funded by both the state and the federal government. Gov. Mark Dayton has held true to his promise to seek reform with such health care initiatives, and we ap-plaud the work of his administra-tion. It makes sense at the state level and it makes minds wonder why it wasn’t tried much sooner. It’s such plans and principles that can and should work at the national level, too, if only leaders there could be so driven. In one specific case, the federal government is now projecting that the Medicare Part D prescription

drug program will run an unfund-ed deficit of $700 billion in its first 10 years, according to estimates. Medicare Part D was passed by a Republican-controlled Congress in 2003 and signed into law by President George W. Bush. Un-der the 2003 legislation, Medicare is not allowed to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers. We understand the partisan deadlock that is blocking most ef-forts at meaningful change or re-form in Washington. It’s an uphill battle to be sure. But we believe Sens. Klobu-char and Franken have just the moxie to help push this heavy ball up that steep hill. They are get-ting some help, too. The Patient Protection and Af-fordable Care Act, signed into law in March of 2010 by President

Barack Obama, is taking small but progressive steps to shrink the doughnut hole that many Part D participants face when their bene-fit limits are reached and the next $4,500 in prescription expense is cash from pocket. More shrinking needs to be done, and that can come through competitive bidding and/or out-right negotiations with the large pharmaceutical companies, or by looking at reform that would allow the importation and re-im-portation of prescription drugs. Both could be considered compe-tition to the current system. According to one estimate from the National Retiree Legis-lative Network, as much as $730 million, or 18 percent, of the na-tion’s Medicare Part D projected $4 billion costs for prescription

drugs over the next 10 years could be saved. Those are meaningful savings and rise to the level of totally wiping away the doughnut hole. It could also make a small but important reduction in the fed-eral budget deficit. One of the ways to make changes and improve Medicare Part D is with competitive bid-ding, much like the state of Min-nesota has done with its medical assistance costs. We know Sen. Klobuchar and Sen. Franken have voices that are being heard in Washington. It’s time they speak louder. An editorial from the ECM Edito-rial Board. Thisweek Newspapers and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM Publishers Inc.

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SportsBoys Basketball

Team Conference Overall W L W LApple Valley 0 0 0 0 B Kennedy 0 0 0 0 B Jefferson 0 0 0 0 Burnsville 0 0 0 0 Eagan 0 0 0 0 Eastview 0 0 0 0 Lakeville North 0 0 0 0 Lakeville South 0 0 0 0 Prior Lake 0 0 0 0 Rosemount 0 0 0 0

Friday, December 2 • Lakeville North at Edina, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South W at ayzata, 7 p.m. • Eastview at Duluth East, 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 3 • St. Louis Park at Eagan, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, December 6 • Wayzata at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Minnetonka at Bloomington

Kennedy, 7:15 p.m. • Henry Sibley at Prior Lake, 7:15 p.m. • White Bear Lake Area at Lakeville

South, 7:15 p.m. • Edina at Eastview, 7:15 p.m. • Hopkins at Burnsville, 7:15 p.m. • Eden Prairie at Apple Valley,

7:15 p.m. • Wayzata at Eagan, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, December 8 • Benilde-St. Margaret’s at

Rosemount, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, December 9 • North St. Paul at Eagan, 6 p.m. • Cambridge-Isanti at Bloomington

Kennedy, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville North Chanhassen,

7:30 p.m.

Girls BasketballTeam Conference Overall W L W LLakeville North 0 0 2 0 Lakeville South 0 0 1 0 Apple Valley 0 0 1 0 Eastview 0 0 1 1 Eagan 0 0 0 0 Burnsville 0 0 0 0 B Kennedy 0 0 0 1 B Jefferson 0 0 0 1 Prior Lake 0 0 0 1 Rosemount 0 0 0 3

Friday, December 2 • Shakopee at Eagan, 7:15 p.m. • Eden Prairie at Apple Valley,

7:15 p.m. • Prior Lake at White Bear Lake Area,

7:15 p.m.

Saturday, December 3 • Owatonna at Lakeville South,

7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, December 6 • Bloomington Kennedy at Eden

Prairie, 7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Park - Cottage

Grove, 7:15 p.m. • Lakeville South at Lakeville North,

7:15 p.m.

Thursday, December 8 • Burnsville at Maranatha Christian

Academy, 7 p.m. • Apple Valley at Richfield, 7:15 p.m. • Chanhassen at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:15 p.m. • Eden Prairie at Prior Lake, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, December 9 • New Prague at Eastview, 7:15 p.m. • Farmington at Rosemount, 7:15 p.m. • Hopkins at Lakeville North,

7:15 p.m.

Boys HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TLakeville North 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eastview 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lakeville South 0 0 0 0 0 0 B Jefferson 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rosemount 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnsville 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prior Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 B Kennedy 0 0 0 0 1 0 Apple Valley 0 0 0 0 1 0

Friday, December 2 • Shakopee at Rosemount, 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 3 • Hill-Murray at Burnsville, 3 p.m. • Edina at Lakeville South, 3 p.m. • Hopkins at Lakeville North, 3 p.m. • Eagan at Eden Prairie, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, December 6 • Apple Valley at Plymouth, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at Hopkins,

7 p.m. • Rosemount at Chaska, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, December 8 • Benilde-St. Margaret’s at Burnsville,

7 p.m. • East Ridge at Eastview, 7 p.m. • Minnetonka at Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Centennial at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:15 p.m

Girls HockeyTeam Conference Overall W L T W L TLakeville North 1 0 0 2 1 0 Rosemount 1 0 0 1 2 0 Eagan 0 0 0 4 0 0 Apple Valley 0 1 0 4 1 0 B Jefferson 0 0 0 1 1 0 B Kennedy 0 0 0 1 2 1 Lakeville South 0 0 0 0 1 0 Burnsville 0 0 0 0 1 0 Prior Lake 0 0 0 0 2 0 Eastview 0 1 0 0 3 0

Friday, December 2 • Apple Valley at Lakeville South,

7:15 p.m. • Prior Lake at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, December 3 • Visitation/SPA at Bloomington

Kennedy, 3 p.m. • Burnsville at Eagan, 3 p.m. • Farmington at Lakeville South,

7 p.m. Tuesday, December 6 • Apple Valley at Eastview, 7 p.m. • Eagan at Prior Lake, 7 p.m. • Lakeville South at Burnsville, 7 p.m. • Bloomington Kennedy at

Rosemount, 7 p.m. • Lakeville North at Bloomington

Jefferson, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, December 10 • Bloomington Jefferson at Apple

Valley, 2:15 p.m. • Eagan at Lakeville South, 2:45 p.m. • Eastview at Bloomington Kennedy,

3 p.m. • Prior Lake at Lakeville North, 3 p.m. • Burnsville at Rosemount, 3 p.m.

Standings Eagle boys hockey looking for new ways to score

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Apple Valley boys hockey team won’t be the same after averaging 4.6 goals per game last season. The Eagles lost most of their firepower over the off-season, leading coach Jerry Hayes to find new ways to win. Hayes feels he can build around a strong defensive core with Anthony Leong, Sean Lang and captain Der-ek Smith, who is playing his fourth year on varsity this year. “The question is are we going to get some scoring up front?” Hayes said. “Last year we had guys who had 40-50 points. This year we need to have a few guys with 20 points spread out.” The Eagles lost their top three scorers – AJ Michael-son, Hudson Fasching and Vince Pedrie – who had 139 combined points last season. “We’re not going to beat teams 6-0,” Hayes said. “We’re going to have to keep teams under two to three goals to win. We’re not go-ing to put any pressure on one guy.” Hayes will look to players such as team captain Tate Erickson, Trent Heuer and Johnny Dirks, who have the most experience, along with Jordan Ocel and Ben Keck-eisen to get some goals. “We definitely have to de-velop into that role,” Erick-son said. “We’ll get to that point, I promise you that.” Minnetonka was a tough way to start the season on Tuesday. It was ranked No. 4 by “Let’s Play Hockey,” while Apple Valley ranked No. 17. The first-game nerves were on full display early, losing 6-0.

“It was a rude awaking,” Smith said. “I don’t think we were in game shape yet. I think we were a little slow at the beginning there.” The team was down by five goals at the midway mark, but settled down from there. The Eagles were out-shot 27-16, but no one is panicking just yet. “It’s Nov. 29,” Hayes said. “We’re not too worried about it. You don’t win the section championship the first game of the year.” In the first period, Minnetonka had five shots and three goals. “It wasn’t pretty,” Hayes said. “We picked it up as it went along. They have a lot of guys who have been play-ing in the elite leagues and we have guys who have been playing for two weeks and it showed. “It will get better,” he said. “We saw some things that we know we can get better. As coaches it’s fun to look at the tape and now say, ‘I told you so.’ ”

Eastview The Lightning have a vet-eran group returning, mean-ing they know as well as any-one it’s not an easy task to compete in the world of high school hockey in Minnesota. Coming off a season in which the Lightning went 8-17-2, Eastview is ready to make a jump up the charts. With four returning defen-sive players, the top goalten-der and the leading scorer back, expectations are high. “But we need to make the hard work pay off,” coach Drey Bradley said. “The conference is very strong again and we will need to bring our best to the rink ev-ery night. We need to contin-ue to challenge each other in practice so we are ready for the challenges of the (South Suburban Conference.).” Scott Nelson leads the list of returning players after scoring 24 goals and 24 as-sists last season while mak-ing the all conference team. He’ll have help from return-ing forward Ryan McNa-

mara, who had 15 points last season. The defense is stacked with experience with Jon Plaszcz, Ryan Reger and Jake Heppner back in skates with two-plus years of varsi-ty experience. All three have varsity scores and assists on their resume and they will help returning goalie Alex Wohl, who played 12 varsity games, keep their net clear. The Lightning defeated Hastings 3-1 in the season opener with goals from Nick Abbott, Nelson and Jake McGlocklin.

Burnsville The Burnsville boys hockey team has been a force in the south metro with a 38-12-7 record the past two sea-sons and the team plans on continuing its winning ways. The Blaze are coming off one of the more memorable seasons, when they played in the Section 2AA final for the first time since 2008. The Blaze lost to Edina 3-2 in the section final, and several of

those players are looking for another shot. The Blaze lost nine play-ers to graduation, including their top two scorers, but coach Janne Kivihalme said the strength of the team lies with the returning core of players that includes Cory Chapman, Hunter Ander-son, Mason Wyman, Jake Senta, Nick Bohn, Teemu Kivihalme, Dan Ames and Jake Maxson. With Mike Dockry and Jace Childs gone, the team is losing 104 points from last season. The defensive pres-ence of Eddie Wittchow, who was chosen in the sixth round by the Florida Pan-thers in last summer’s NHL Entry Draft, will also be missed along with star goalie Bodhi Engum. The Blaze have one of the more changeling sched-ules to kick off the season, starting with Minnetonka on Thursday, Hill-Murray on Saturday and Benilde-St. Margaret’s on Dec. 8. All three teams are ranked in the top 10 in Class AA. Before the New Year, Burns-ville is scheduled to play Bloomington Jefferson, Eden Prairie and Duluth East, three other teams ranked in the top 20. When the South Suburban Conference por-tion begins, the Blaze have two games scheduled against Eagan, Lakeville South and Apple Valley, who are also ranked in the top 20. By the time playoffs begin in late February, the Blaze should be battle tested. “Returning players are hungry for another run,” Janne Kivihalme said. “The first few games is about ex-perimenting and putting kids into challenging situa-tion that will help us become a better team later.”

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Girls basketball: Eagles on the rise

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

After opening the season with a convincing 70-35 win over Rochester John Mar-shall on Tuesday, the buzz is growing louder for the Apple Valley girls basketball team. The Eagles lost just one player – leading scorer Jor-dan Sammons – to gradu-ation last spring, so they bring an experienced lineup from a team that went 12-16 last season. Destiny Scott, Jaryn Pip-kins, Sydney Schalk and Kati Erb are back along with a deep bench. “We bring back a lot of players with varsity experi-ence,” coach Jeremy Gordon said. “We will also be able to spread the ball around more versus relying on one player to carry us.” Still, with leading scorer Sammons gone, the team needs a go-to player to emerge. “Our strength of spread-ing the ball around could be

a weakness,” Gordon said. “We will need a player, or two, to step up in certain games and want the ball, and want to take the big shot.”

Eagan The two words Eagan head coach Liz Carpentier used to describe the Wild-cats this season was young and talented; the extremes of both. “This is the most talented team we’ve had since I’ve been the coach at EHS,” Carpentier said. “This is also one of the youngest teams I’ve had since I’ve been coach at EHS.” Leading the list of tal-ented players is Jess Hart, who signed a letter of intent to play basketball at South Dakota State earlier this month. “Jess is a strong leader and doing her best to get the younger girls used to the rigors of a full varsity sea-son,” Carpentier said. “She is excited by the opportunity the season brings, as are all four seniors and the entire squad, for that matter. She has worked on her condi-tioning and ball-handling to

prepare her not only for this year (but next).” Other experienced players returning are Lindsey Gon-sior, Tori Thompson and Lindsey Micheletti. Gonsior is a two-year starter who plans to play basketball at Augsburg Col-lege next year. The junior class features three-year starter Sammi Delzotto and two-year start-er Bryn Parsons. They plan on proving this is one of the most talented Eagan teams in a long time. The youth comes from the bench as there are four seniors on the roster. “I am concerned about how we’ll deal with the pres-sures of varsity ball,” Car-pentier said. But every team is com-ing into the season relying on girls playing their first varsity minutes. The plan is to grow and be the best they can by March.

Eastview Paul Goetz, the only coach Eastview girls basket-ball ever knew, stepped down as head coach after last sea-son, but he’s still there.

Goetz has moved into an assistant role, as he’s taking every opportunity he can to watch his son play in Rose-mount. Melissa Guebert moved up from the traveling pro-gram at Eastview where she coached fifth- through eighth-grade girls. Her bas-ketball career includes Miss Basketball for South Dakota in 1983 and she’s still the all-time leading scorer for Au-gustana College. She has two team cap-tains – Amber Mehr and Emily Young – who have been on varsity since their ninth-grade years. Mehr has grown up with a basketball in hand, while Young brings a strong inside presence. Another team captain, Paige Palkovich, who plans to play softball at the Uni-versity of Minnesota next year, brings a wealth of ath-letic ability to the guard po-sition. “The nice thing about those three is that they’re so different,” Guebert said. “We have three different personalities. It’s a good bal-ance. They’re great role mod-

els.” The Lightning will have sharp shooter Meg Ryan and post player Hannah Shie on their side. Junior standouts include defensive spark plug Mikael Wilson and Tyra Johnson. Eastview will rely on freshman point guard Madi-son Guebert, who is Me-lissa’s daughter. She was named to the Hamline all-tournament team last week during which the girls went 1-1. “She brings a lot of com-posure, which is rare for a young player,” Melissa Gue-bert said. With experience and tal-ent, Melissa Guebert says the biggest issue is finding a go-to player. The experi-enced players have looked to Jenna Dockter, Amanda Beckman and Alex Beck-man in recent years, but they’ve since graduated. “The biggest challenge is getting those seniors to be the leaders and learn how to be the ones who step up,” Melissa Guebert said.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].

Apple Valley lost most of its points

from last year

Photo by Andy Rogers

Apple Valley’s Sean Lang, No. 4, takes charge against Minnetonka on Tuesday.

Several key players back for

area teams

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Left: Eastview’s Brianna Zemien, No. 24 on the right, faces off against Prior Lake on Tuesday during a 6-1 victory. Erika Geary had three goals, Courtney Kukowski two and Cassidy Leininger one to improve the team’s record to 2-5. Right: Eagan’s Sarah Jackson, No. 4 on the top, takes a shot against Bloomington Jefferson on Tuesday during a 4-1 victory, putting the team’s record at 5-0. Megan Wolfe, Shelby Williams, Megan Juricko and Brooke Madsen had goals in the win and goalie Emma May had 18 saves. To view more photos of the game, visit www.ThisweekLive.com.

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Webb named to All-Tournament team Kyle Webb, a midfield-er on Apple Valley’s 2009 state championship team, was named to the National Campus Championship Se-ries All Tournament soccer team at the NCCS national championship tournament for collegiate club teams held in Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 17-19. Webb plays outside mid-field for the Minnesota Go-phers men’s soccer club. The Gophers earned a quarterfinal slot in the championship bracket by beating Florida in a shoot-out on Friday, Nov. 18, morning. They advanced to the Final Four on Friday night when they beat Cal Berkley

2-1 on a late second half goal by Webb. The Gophers lost on Sat-urday morning in the semi-finals to Missouri, 1-0. The Final Four showing was the Gophers’ best per-formance in the tournament since 2003. Webb’s former Apple Valley teammate Bijan Jabari also is a member of the team.

Brumm named All-MIAC Conference Augsburg College foot-ball player Marcus Brumm from Lakeville was named to the All-Minnesota In-tercollegiate Athletic Con-ference squad as a second-team quarterback last week. It was his third all-con-ference honor, after earning

All-MIAC first-team hon-ors in 2009 and All-MIAC second-team honors last year. Brumm led the MIAC in passing yardage per-game for the third straight year, averaging 229.5 passing yards per-game. He com-pleted 196-of-340 for 2,295 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2011. He earned MIAC Of-fensive Player of the Week honors after a 26-of-42, 401-yard, four-touchdown effort, including a last-sec-ond, game-winning touch-down pass, in Augsburg’s 32-31 win at St. John’s on Sept. 24. In his three seasons at Augsburg (27 games), Brumm finished second in school history in every ca-reer passing category 607-for-1,102 for 6,974 yards and 46 touchdowns.

Lundin sees first Wild action

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Apple Valley’s Mike Lundin, No. 2, played in his first game for the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. The Apple Valley native has been out with injuries to start the season. He was activated Monday night and faced his former team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in a 3-1 win at the Xcel Energy Center.

Sports Briefs

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

For the past four years, Veronica Jacobsen has be-come intimately acquainted with countless families as a birthing coach and prenatal and neonatal educator. Yet Jacobsen felt she couldn’t provide the kind of one-on-one support she desired in her classes at area hospitals. “With a hospital, you don’t know who will be teaching the class or what it will be like,” she said. Most classes were taught by different educators to large groups of parents in an auditorium, and Ja-cobsen wished to created a more intimate setting. Last September she and fellow doula (birth coach) Brittany Kubricky achieved this goal by opening Baby-Love, a birth and child care education center at 4590 Scott Trail in Eagan. The independently-

owned center offers child-birth, breast-feeding, baby care and safety classes. All classes are taught by Jacobsen or Kubricky, and the cost between $40 for car seat safety to $165 for La-maze. Jacobsen noted that some health insurance pro-viders will pay for Lamaze classes, which provide edu-cation in natural child birth. The center also hosts workshops and free moms’ groups. BabyLove client Erin Stertz-Follett said she heard about the center from Ja-cobsen, who served as her doula. The 34-year-old mother of two said she was in-trigued by the center’s small class sizes. No more than 10 mothers can register for a class. “With my first child we took hospital classes, and it wasn’t a terrible experience but too specific to the hos-pital,” she said.

Stertz-Follett said she appreciates that the center’s educators provide objective information. Sara Gumke, another client, said she enjoys the support she gets from both owners and moms at Baby-Love. “They are good about reassuring you that you are not the only one,” she said. The 29-year-old first-time mom said she also likes that BabyLove’s nurs-ing mom’s club fit well in her busy schedule. These experiences are what Jacobsen and Ku-bricky were hoping for when they opened BabyLove. “We wanted to create a place where parents could learn and grow,” Jacobsen said. The only challenge so far, she said, has been in marketing the center. It was Jacobsen’s own ex-periences as a new mother that inspired her to become a certified doula in 2007.

While in labor with her first child, Jacobsen became frustrated with the hospital staff ’s bedside manner. “There was no support from the doctor or nurses,” she said.”I decided I want-ed to be the person I needed as a first-time mom.” Over the following years, the Richfield resident coached countless numbers of mothers and earned cer-tifications in childbirth edu-cation, lactation counseling and child-seat safety. Jacobsen taught various classes for the next three years at hospitals, while continuing to serve as a doula. Jacobsen said the most rewarding aspect of being a doula and child-care edu-cator is the opportunity to support mothers during a life-changing experience. “It’s wonderful to be with them from pregnancy through birth to the child’s earliest years,” she said. Jacobsen was the one

who inspired Kubricky to become a doula after she coached Kubricky’s first child birth. Kubricky trained with DONA, an international doula association, in 2010 and is awaiting certification. She is a certified childbirth

educator. For more information on Jacobsen, Kubricky or BabyLove, visit www.Baby-LoveMN.com or call (651) 200-3343.

E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

‘BabyLove’ brings families togetherNew birth and child-care education center aims to support new moms

Photo by Jessica Harper

Erin Stertz-Follett plays with her 8-month-old daughter, Evelynn, at BabyLove where she attends classes and a nursing mom’s groups.

by T.W. BudigECM CAPITOL REPORTER

A mother spoke of her son’s suicide at the launch of a task force on Tuesday, Nov. 29, one tasked by Dem-ocratic Gov. Mark Dayton to make recommendations on the problem of school bullying. Tammy Aaberg, whose 15-year-old son, Justin, was bullied in the Anoka-Henne-pin School District and later committed suicide, appeared at a state Capitol press con-ference to endorse the cre-ation of the task force. “Every day we do noth-ing leaves more students feeling defenseless and afraid of going to school,” Aaberg said. “Bullying and harassment happens daily

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Tammy Aaberg, whose teenage son Justin was a victim of bullying in the Anoka-Hennepin School District, appeared at the state Capitol on Nov. 29 to endorse the creation of an anti-bullying task force.

Task force report to address bullyingin our schools, and is very harmful to students — even sometimes deadly, as in my son Justin’s case.” The task force, which will be made up of state officials, legislators and members of the public, is charged with issuing a report by August 2012. The group is to study best practices, analyze exist-ing policies and laws, confer with experts and clearly de-fine what is meant by bul-lying, intimidation and ha-rassment. “The (Minnesota bully-ing) statute is only 37 words, so it begs for improvement,” Dayton said. Dayton spoke of the “emotional torture” some students endure at the hands of bullies, and said all chil-dren should feel safe and re-spected for who they are. Aaberg stressed that anti-bullying policies should be inclusive. Policies should be aimed at protecting children

from bullying for reasons of race, religion, sexual orien-tation and physical appear-ance. School boards need guid-ance, Aaberg said. Protocols need to be in place to edu-cate bullies on the effects of the their behavior, she ex-plained. She also spoke of the need for stronger enforce-ment regarding school dis-tricts’ responses to bullying. Former Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed a bul-lying bill in 2009 that would have created the classifica-tions Aaberg calls for. “I wonder how many lives would have been saved had the bill passed in 2009 instead of being vetoed,” she said. Pawlenty at the time called bullying a serious problem, but argued the leg-islation passed by the then DFL-controlled Legislature was duplicating existing state law.

Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, and Rep. Jim Davnie, DFL-Minneapolis, two lawmakers who have worked on bullying legisla-tion, appeared at the press conference and also en-dorsed the formation of the task force. Dibble called it an issue “crying out for leadership.” Recently, Democratic At-torney General Lori Swan-son proposed anti-bullying legislation, and Dayton views his and Swanson’s ef-forts as complementing the other. Although Dayton said there was no reason the task force couldn’t conclude its report prior to August 2012, Dibble is “dubious” of an anti-bullying bill being passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature af-ter lawmakers return to the Capitol in January. T.W. Budig is at [email protected].

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

AMENDMENT, REZONING AND

PRELIMINARY PLAT IN THE CITY OF

APPLE VALLEY, DAKOTA COUNTY,

MINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlanning Commission of the City of AppleValley, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meetat the Municipal Center, 7100 W. 147thStreet, on Wednesday, December 21, 2011,at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as pos-sible. The purpose of the meeting is to holda public hearing on proposed amendmentto the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Map tore-designate 24.64 acres of the propertyfrom “MBC” (Mixed Business Campus) to“C” (Commercial); rezoning 24.64 acresfrom “SG” (Sand and Gravel) to “RB” (RetailBusiness); and preliminary plat to subdi-vide 55.75 acres into one (1) lot and five (5)outlots.

Said hearing relates to property generallylocated at the southeast corner of CountyState-A id Highway 42 and Flagsta f fAvenue, and legally described as:

That part of the East half of the North-east Quarter of Section 34, Township115, Range 20, Dakota County, Minne-sota, lying south of the southerly right ofway line of County State Aid HighwayNumber 42, northerly of the north line ofOutlot B, ORCHARD POINTE, accordingto the recorded plat thereof and easterlyof the easterly right of way line of Flag-staff Avenue.O U T L O T B , O R C H A R D P O I N T E ,according to the recorded plat thereof,Dakota County, Minnesota.That part of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of Section Thirty Five (35), TownshipOne Hundred Fifteen (115) North, RangeTwenty (20) West of the Fifth PrincipalMeridian, Dakota County, Minnesota,except the North 75.00 feet thereofdescribed as follows:Commencing at the northwest corner ofsaid Northwest Quarter of Section 35;thence on an assumed bearing of South0 degrees 06 minutes 46 seconds West,along the west line thereof, a distance of75.00 feet to the point of beginning ofsaid parcel to be described; thence con-tinuing South 0 degrees 06 minutes 46seconds West along said west l inethereof, a distance of 1778.73 feet;thence North 87 degrees 21 minutes 52seconds East a distance of 266.73 feet;thence easterly and southeasterly a dis-tance of 304.36 feet along a tangentialcurve concave to the southwest, saidcurve having a radius of 450.00 feet anda central angle of 38 degrees 45 minutes08 seconds; thence North 36 degrees 07minutes 00 seconds East, not tangent tosaid curve, a distance of 445.81 feet;thence North 0 degrees 06 minutes 46seconds East a distance of 826.38 feet;thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 19seconds East a distance of 510.58 feet;thence North 0 degrees 01 minutes 46seconds East a distance of 310.00 feet;thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 19seconds East a distance of 647.71 feet;thence easterly and southeasterly a dis-tance of 293.98 feet along a tangentialcurve concave to the southwest, saidcurve having a radius of 400.00 feet anda central angle of 42 degrees 06 minutes36 seconds; thence southeasterly andeasterly a distance of 338.08 feet along areverse curve concave to the northeast,said curve having a radius of 460.00 feetand a central angle of 42 degrees 06minutes 36 seconds; thence North 89degrees 51 minutes 19 seconds East,tangent to last described curve, a dis-tance of 100.00 feet to the east line ofsaid Northwest Quarter of Section 35;thence north 0 degrees 03 minutes 14seconds West, along said east line of theNorthwest Quarter, a distance of 580.00feet to the south line of said North 75.00feet of the Northwest Quarter of Section35; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes19 seconds West, along said south line, adistance of 2648.42 feet to the point ofbeginning.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that these

proceedings are instituted by action of Fis-cher Sand and Aggregate, LLC.

All interested parties will be given anopportunity to be heard at said time andplace.

DATED this 23rd day of November, 2011. /s/ Pamela J. Gacksetter

Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk2837213 12/2/11

PUBLIC NOTICEADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF APPLE VALLEY

Sealed bids will be received until 10:00a.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at theoffice of the City Clerk, City of Apple Valley,7100 147th Street W., Apple Valley, MN55124, at which time they will be publiclyopened and read, for the purpose ofsecuring a vendor to supply:

2012 LEASE OF EIGHT (8) 72-INCHMOWERS

Each bid shall be accompanied by a cer-tified check, cashiers check or bid bond inthe amount of 5% of the gross bid, madepayable to the City of Apple Valley, whichshall be forfeited to the City in the event thebidder fails to enter into a contract. The CityCouncil reserves the right to retain thedeposits of the bidders for a period not toexceed 60 days after the date and time setfor the opening of bids.

Specifications and proposal forms maybe obtained from the Apple Valley Commu-nity Center, 14603 Hayes Road, Apple Val-ley, MN 55124.

The City Council reserves the right toreject any and all bids, to waive irregulari-ties and informalities therein and furtherreserves the right to award the contract inthe best interests of the City.

Dated this 22nd day of November, 2011. /s/ Pamela J. Gackstetter

Pamela J. Gackstetter, City Clerk2835725 12/2/11

PUBLIC NOTICEINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganPublic Schools

Educating our students to reach theirfull potential

CALL FOR BIDS

EXCESS ATHLETIC AND FIELD TRIP

TRANSPORTATION

Notice is hereby given that BIDS will bereceived for excess Athletic and Field TripTransportation by Independent School Dis-trict 196 at the District Office, 3455 153rdStreet W, Rosemount, MN 55068, until 11a.m., December 19, 2011 at which time andplace bids will be publicly opened and readaloud.

Complete instructions on how to obtainBidding Documents can be found at:http://www.district196.org/District/LegalNotices/index.cfm

If you should have any questions regard-ing this bid you may contact the RandyDukek, Coordinator of Transportation.

Art Coulson, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

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trict office with about 100 employees closer to the County Road 42 commer-cial corridor. “In this economic down-turn, this looks like a busi-ness that has been able to weather that and obviously expand during this time,” Lindquist said. “We hope this spurs other interest in our business park.” Proto Labs, which start-ed in 1999 as the Protomold Company Inc., says it is the world’s fastest provider of CNC (computer numerical controlled) machined and injection-molded parts. Its service is built for low- to mid-volume pro-duction, bridge tooling, and prototyping parts. The company uses advanced aluminum alloys and high-speed CNC machining. In 2005 it expanded to Europe with the creation of Protomold Ltd. in Tel-ford, England, which serves all of the European Union countries with sales offices

in Germany and France. In 2009, the company changed its name to Proto Labs Inc. and opened a lo-cation in Japan. In August, Proto Labs was identified as the 92nd fastest-growing private manufacturing company in the United States and the

44th fastest-growing private company in the Minneapo-lis/St. Paul metro area, ac-cording to Inc. Magazine. The company’s parts are used for medical devices, electronics, appliances, au-tomotive and consumer products. To find out more about

Proto Labs, go online at www.protolabs.com or see its YouTube chan-nel at www.youtube.com/ProtoLabsInc#p/u/0/uh38-IqAqVo.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

Lindquist. She said some employees from Maple Plain will be part of the ini-tial hires, but after that new hires are part of the com-pany’s plan. Proto Labs purchased the former Webb Cos. building for $3.95 million, according to the Minneap-olis/St. Paul Business Jour-nal. Webb, a promotional-products distributor, for-merly was a top 10 employ-er in Rosemount. A 2009 DEED survey reported the company had 140 employ-ees. Webb, which built the building for $4.2 million in 2000, is now located in Eagan and has about 60 employees, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Busi-ness Journal. Proto Labs is under-taking renovations of the building to convert some of the warehouse area into space for employees to work. “One of the reasons they picked the site was the building met their needs,” Lindquist said. The site also provides access to transportation routes with proximity to Highway 52, rail lines and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The economic impact of having 300 employees locat-ed near the downtown and County Road 42 commer-cial corridor is appealing as those employees will need places to eat and shop. Lindquist said area busi-nesses thought it was great when the Rosemount-Ap-ple Valley-Eagan School District relocated its dis-

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Proto Labs has its headquarters in Maple Plain, which is on the western edge of the Twin Cities.

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Proto Labs uses computer numerical controlled (CNC) machining and injection molding to help make medical devices, electronics, appliances and much more.

2004, during which time he was deacon at St. John Neu-mann in Eagan. He was or-dained in May 2004. His first three assign-ments were as priest at Our Lady of Grace in Edina, vic-ar at the Basilica of St. Mary in downtown Minneapolis. and pastor of Guardian An-gels Church and School in Chaska for about three and a half years. “During that time, the pa-rishioners grew their parish from around 350 households to over 1,000 households,” he said. “I emphasize that the growth was parishioner-grown because we embraced a parishioner-empowering model, one that taps into the giftedness of disciples sharing in Christ’s priestly, prophetic and servant-leader ministry. With God’s grace, collaborating parishioners can do anything. Move mountains, even.” Jarvis was assigned to St. Joseph in July so he could be closer to his parents, who live in Northfield. “My mom is vexed with Alzheimer’s, and I like to help with respite care,” he said. Jarvis will read “The Christmas Story” during Christmas at the Steeple Center on Saturday, Dec. 3, in the former St. Joseph Church. Thisweek took the occa-sion to ask Jarvis to answer a few questions about his new calling and the reading he will deliver this weekend. What do you like about be-ing at St. Joseph? In an age of anonymity, people in Rosemount still know and care about each other. There is still this home-town feeling in this growing suburb. At St. Joseph, we want to be “the village” for people in need of it. We all need it, if you think about it. We also treasure tradition as well as relevance. There is something for everyone here, and I really like that. It’s also extremely hospitable. With all this said, one word really describes St.

Joe’s parishioners: engaged. And I don’t mean engaged to be married, though we have quite a few of those as well. Parishioners take owner-ship of their parish; it’s why they could build both a new church and a new school within 10 years. It’s why you can’t shake a stick and not hit a volunteer. This is not a parish of “pew potatoes,” the spiritual equivalent of “couch potatoes.” What do you like about being in a position that allows you to help people in their lives? I feel more complete when I hand it over, and allow God to work through me as an instrument. I like being a catalyst in helping others be instruments as well. What kind of sermons are most interesting to you? Relevant ones. Sermons that reach back into ancient wisdom – Jesus’ wisdom – and apply them to every-day life. I have an obsession with history, and like bring-ing the historical context into breaking open the word (scripture). Parishioners have also found that I like to give out homework. Even the most interesting and rel-evant of homilies (sermons)

have a relatively short shelf-life. An hour. A day. Maybe a few days. Just as a physical fitness coach assigns a regi-men to be done through the rest of the week – hopefully implement or incarnating the lessons learned in the gym gathering – so too do I try to hand out a regimen (called “homework”) to pa-rishioners to implement Je-sus teachings on a particular weekend. I think you could describe my homilies as aerobic, just as I believe spirituality is aerobic and transformative in heart, mind and being. What kinds of comments do you receive from people af-ter your sermons? I think they find them in-formative, aerobic and help-ful in terms of practicing the spirituality laid out in the Gospels. I will consider my-self a successful instrument if they catalyze transforma-tion. The church is involved in all kinds of community ser-vice projects. Which ones are most important to you? The ones that incarnate or live out Matthew chap-ter 25; the ones that emerge from the movement of the Spirit through our congrega-

tion. Personally, I enjoy relat-ing with all age groups – but I find two agape projects particularly life-giving: be-ing present to people dying or neglected or hospitalized/hospiced/nursing homed ... and the folks at Sharing and Caring Hands in downtown Minneapolis. We’re not godparenting the latter at St. Joe’s (we’re already very involved in Loaves & Fishes), but I’ll be promoting and volunteer-ing with St. Thomas Beck-ett, our sister-parish to the north, as it begins their par-ticipation in this ministry. It would be one of our inter-parish collaborations. Collaboration between parishes, congregations, and other faith communities is huge for me. Christmas is a time that brings many people to your church. How do you keep them engaged in church live throughout the year? There is a joke around here that if people get too close to me, I may grab their arm and starting twisting … arm-twisting them into do-ing something. Sure, it is true that much of what we do around here

at St. Joe’s is done by volun-teers and parishioner-lead-ers. And budgets are helped with tons of volunteers. But the real reason why we em-phasize volunteering is that spirituality does indeed need to be aerobic. Why did you like the idea of participating in Christmas at the Steeple Center? When my family would travel from Woodbury to my grandparents’ farm nearly every other week when I was a child, we would drive by the beautiful Rosemount landmark. I always wanted to check inside it. And I fi-nally did as a seminarian. One day, I was in the area, and saw the door open. I went inside and looked at the beautiful historic structure. I felt at home. But I also feel at home in our new, far larger church building. I feel at home in both the new and the venerable. I think most people do nowa-days. How do you keep the Christmas story fresh for people? In my tiny brain’s imagi-nation, I image myself in the narrative, in the story. It’s an old Jesuit method, really. Not my idea. And I move with the story. I think – no, I know that – we talk with our body as well. And so in narrating the incarnation of God, I try to, well, incarnate the story in my story-telling. Our Jewish brothers and sis-ters do this very well in Seder Meals during Passover. What is the most impor-tant message of the Christ-mas story? St. Athanasius, one of the Church Fathers, said that God became man so that man could become God. This is poetic short-hand that says God assumed the form of a human being so that human beings could become, through grace, of God. In our Catholic litur-gies, we rarely if ever use last names. Why? Because we all have the same last name, “of God.”

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

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Father Paul Jarvis shares a laugh with Biscuit during a Blessing of the Animals event at Guardian Angels Church in Chaska.

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Age 81 of Burnsville passedaway November 24, 2011 at herhome. Betty Lou (Henderson)Koentopf was born to Alf andEleanor Henderson in Minne-apolis on June 15, 1930. Bettygraduated from Lakeville HighSchool in 1948. It was there shemet Virgel and it was love at firstsight. They were married Octo-ber 22, 1949, renewed their vowson their 60th wedding anniver-sary, and were blessed to cel-ebrate their 62nd wedding anni-versary this past October. Bettywas a homemaker , and alsoworked as a secretary for manyyears. She last worked with Vir-gel as his marketing secretary forCJ Sales until they retired in1998. Betty played the pianobeautifully and had a song forevery occasion. She loved manythings such as music and dancing,and was very talented with crafts,needlepoint, and gardening. Bettyenjoyed playing cards with fam-i ly and friends and was veryinvolved with her church. She hada wonderful sense of humor andwit. Betty and Virgel have sixchildren, twenty grandchildren,and six great-grandchildren. Theymade time for everyone and werevery involved with their childrenand grandchildren. Betty wasalways putting others first, andwas the most caring and forgiv-ing person to all who knew her.She was a loving wife, mother,grandmother, sister, daughter,aunt, and friend. Betty was cou-rageous in her battle with cancer.She never complained and wasstrong in her faith. Betty was aninspiration to many, and will begreatly missed. Preceded in deathby her brother, Robert Hender-son. Survived by her husband,Virgel; children: Kathryn Her-bert, Karen Rose, Keith (Teresa),Kimberly (Bryan) Olson, Kon-stance (Ted) Hill, Kirsten (Tim)Skalsky; 20 grandchildren; 6 greatgrandchildren; brother, Ronn(Glenice) Henderson; also byother loving relatives and friends.Memorial Service, was 11amWednesday, November 30, 2011at Hosanna! Lutheran Church(160th and Ipava Ave) Lakeville.Memorial Visitation was onehour pr ior to the serv ice atchurch. In lieu of flowers memo-rials preferred to The GideonsInternational.

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Robert C. “Bob”Jensen

Age 83, of Rosemount, for-merly of Lakeville, died Nov.27th surrounded in prayer at TheLodge hospice in Burnsville fol-lowing his battle with colon can-cer. Known for his dedication tocommuni ty , Bob served theg r e a t e r L a k e v i l l e a r e a a sLakeville mayor, Dakota CountyCommissioner, and in the State ofMinnesota House of Representa-tives. His leadership deliveredinfrastructure and park develop-ment during the rapid growth ofthe area from the 1960’s to the1990’s. Bob was born to Axeland Alma Jensen on October 29,1928 in Minneapolis. He wasraised on a farm south of BuckHill Ski area, formerly the site ofJackson Landscape Supply, Inc.Bob attended Orchard LakeSchool and married Bernice Pahlon September 21, 1948. In 1949,they started their family andbegan dairy farming in NewMarket. In 1957, they moved toLakeville, built a large familyfarm and Bob became involved inlocal government. In 2001, theymoved to Rosemount and beganenjoying winters in Arizona. Bobwas also active in the Optimistclub, the Lions club, and theKnights of Columbus. Bob waspreceded in death by his parentsAxel and Alma and his son, Ber-nard. He is survived by his lovelywife of 63 years, Bernice and hischildren, Jane (Kirby) Smith, Ken(Patti) Jensen, Doris (Steve) Wil-son, Beverly (Bruce) Rydeen,Jerry Jensen, Sarah (Jack) Mata-sosky, Mary (Gary) Morgan,Willy Jensen (special friend InaNewton) Tom (Lori) Jensen,Kate (Eric) Herness along with 19grandch i ldren and 10 grea tgrandchildren. Bob is also sur-vived by his close brothers Jim(Arlene) Jensen, Vernon (Tonete)Jensen and sister, Camilla (Stan-ton) Lilly. Memorials will beshared among Bob’s favorite civicfavorites, including LakevilleParks. Memorial Mass will be 11A M , M o n d a y , D e c . 5 t h a tChurch of St. Joseph, 13900 Bis-cayne Ave., Rosemount with visi-ta t ion Sunday, Dec 4 . f rom2-6pm, White Funeral Home,20134 Kenwood Trail, Lakevilleand 1 hour prior to Mass atchurch.

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Patrick “Pat”Berdan

Age 69, formerly of Sleepy Eye,died peacefully at his home in thepresence of his family on Sunday,November 27, 2011. The visita-tion was held Thursday from 4-7p.m. at Ballard-Sunder FuneralHome, 4565 Pleasant Street SE,Prior Lake, and one hour prior tothe mass at church. The Mass ofChristian Burial was on Fridayat 11 a.m. at St. John the BaptistCatholic Church, 4625 West125th Street, Savage. Pat was laidto rest at Fort Snelling NationalCemetery, with full military hon-ors.

Pat was born August 2, 1942, inMinneapolis, Minn. He was lateradopted by E. A. “Ted” and AnnC. (Nusser) Berdan. He grew upin Sleepy Eye, Minn. and gradu-a t e d f r o m S t . M a r y ’ s H i g hSchool. In January 1960, Patjoined the U.S. Army. Pat prima-r i l y w a s a s e l f - e m p l o y e dmanufacturers’ representative. Hewas united in marriage to ElaineSchueller on July 2, 1966, at St.Mary’s Catholic Church, SleepyEye, Minn. They made theirhome in Burnsville, Minn., wherethey raised their two children,Christopher and Katie. An avidsports fan, Pat also enjoyed fish-ing, boating, golfing, softball, andcoaching his kids’ sports teams,as well as watching football ,hockey, and car racing. Pat likedto travel and a history buff espe-cially WWII. Mostly, he cher-ished spending time with his fam-ily and especially his grand girls,Sophia and Kennedee.

Pat will be deeply missed bywife, Elaine; son, Christopher(Manami) Berdan of Robbins-dale; daughter, Katie (Tom) Vol-ler-Berdan of Duluth; grandgirls,S o p h i a V o l l e r - B e r d a n a n dKennedee Berdan; sister, MarnieRoberts of Tucson; sister-in-law,Donna Berdan of Nisswa; andmany other loving relatives anddevoted friends.

Pat is preceded in death by hisparents, Ted and Ann; birthfather, William “Peter” Harri-man; brothers, Paul and RobertBerdan.

Arrangements made byBallard-Sunder Funeral Home,

Prior Lake Chapel

Sharon “Kay”Eisma

Age 67 of Prior Lake, passedaway November 27, 2011 sur-rounded by her family. Precededin death by son, Todd. Survivedby husband, Don; chi ldren ,Stephanie, Steve (Karmin), Tom(Shari), Joel (Kristen); treasuredgrandchildren, Nathan, Brandan,Lauren, Emily, Evan, Caleb; par-ents, Charles and Helen Houlton;siblings, Elaine (Chuck) Skog-man, Bruce (Janet) Houlton,Doug (Sue) Houlton.

Beloved wife, sister, daughter,mother and grandmother. Kayhad a heart of gold and lived alife of love. A disciple of Christshe lived life to the fullest andcherished her family. She will bemissed.

Funeral Service, was held 11AM Thursday December 1, 2011Peace Reformed Church 2180Glory Dr. Eagan. Visitation wasWednesday, November 30, 2011from 5-8PM at White FuneralHome 12804 Nicollet Ave. S. andalso one hour prior to service atchurch. Interment Pleasant ViewCemetery. Memorial to the Cen-ter for Lung Science and Health,University of Minnesota.

Additional Memorial Service11AM Sat. Dec. 3, 2011 at UnitedMethodist church Ireton, Iowa.Reception to follow.

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Lee WilliamMyers

Age 74 of Rosemount, MN,passed away on November 25,2011. Lee is preceded in death byparents, Oscar and Mary RuthM y e r s ; b r o t h e r s , R a y m o n d“Bud” Myers and Julius Myers;and sister, Mary Myers. He issurv ived by h i s wi fe , Je s s i e“Kay”; children, Debra, Teresa,Vicki (Chuck) Jensen, Glenda(Steve) Ellingson, Brian (Debi)and Patrick; 6 grandchildren,Joshua, Lucas, Nicholas, Megan,Tyler, and Jacob; sister, JoanFusselman; also by many niecesand nephews and friends. Mass ofChristian Burial was held Tues-day, November 29, 2011 at AllS a i n t s C a t h o l i c C h u r c h ,Lakeville. Interment was at AllSaints Cemetery.

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Ashley Folsom, daughter ofJohn and Cindy Folsom of AppleValley and Nate Bohmbach sonof Mick and Patt Bohmbach ofHager City, WI announce theirengagement.

Ashley is a 2001 graduate ofApple Valley High School and a2005 graduate of Minnesota StateUniversity, Mankato. Ashleyworks at HighJump Software inEden Prairie, as an Events &Tradeshow coordinator. Nate is a2001 graduate of Red Wing HighSchool and a 2005 graduate of theUniversity of Minnesota Duluth.Nate works at Ergodyne in StPaul, as a Product Line Manager.

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Ashton StevenJoyce

Ashton Steven Joyce was bornOctober 21, 2011 at Abbott Hos-pital to Matt Joyce and KristaTainter of Eagan. He weighed 5pounds 5 ounces and was 19inches long. Grandparents Steveand Sandy Joyce of Eagan, JeffTainter of Westby, WI, Andy andColette Skundberg-Radtke of LaValle, WI.

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A Lakeville child care provider has joined with a group of about 10 others in a legal effort to block the child care unionization vote recently put in motion by Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton. Becky Swanson, who has 10 children enrolled in her at-home child care service in Lakeville, spoke at a State Capitol press conference on Monday, Nov. 28, announc-ing the filing of the lawsuit. “I really think we have a very good case,” said Swan-son, who has appeared at recent Capitol hearings in opposition to the vote. Her interest in the vote, which is planned for De-cember and could result in the unionization of some child care providers, was originally aroused, she said, by bothersome union activ-ists who contacted her at her business. Swanson, who does not

have state-subsidized chil-dren enrolled in her child care and is not eligible to vote, objects to the union-ization effort because it could result in a union bar-gaining with the state on issues affecting nonunion child care providers. There are already child care provider associations with a voice at the state Capitol, she argued. The idea of having a vote is backward, opponents argue, because a minority could have power over the majority of the 11,000 child care providers in the state choosing not to join the union. Beyond the question of unionization, opponents ar-gue that Dayton has no le-gal authority to call for the vote. Tom Revnew, one of the attorneys representing the opponents, also argues the state Bureau of Mediation Services has no legal au-thority to design or conduct the election. The Service Employees International Union and the Association of Federal, State, County and Munici-pal Employees have been working toward the vote.

Their supporters argue that unionization could mean better benefits, higher pay, and less onerous regu-lations. The vote simply provides an option for pro-viders to unionize or not. Some of the groups backing the opponents in-clude Education Liberty Watch, Minnesota Family Council, Minnesota Major-ity and Minnesota Free Market Institute.

Dan McGrath, of the Minnesota Majority, said his group is financially backing the lawsuit. “It’s fundamentally wrong,” he said of the pend-ing vote. McGrath in an email said that Senate Republi-cans, who have recently in-dicated that they intended to file suit against the vote, were aware that Monday’s suit filing was coming.

Dayton spokeswoman Katharine Tinucci in a statement responded to the filing of the lawsuit. “The debate around unionization of family child care providers started years before Governor Dayton was elected to office,” she said. “By refusing to call for an election, his predecessors denied licensed, registered family child care provid-

ers the chance to decide for themselves whether or not they want to form a union. Governor Dayton believes they should have the right to make that decision.” Eric Lehto, organizing director for AFSCME Min-nesota Council 5, called the lawsuit “frivolous.” “Governor Dayton has legal authority to direct the Bureau of Mediation Ser-vices to conduct a union election and to determine appropriate bargaining units of child care provid-ers. Voters in this election include only licensed, subsi-dized providers who have a direct financial relationship with the state of Minneso-ta,” Lehto said in a state-ment. “If a majority of pro-viders come together in a democratic process, Gov. Dayton will recognize their professional voice. Union membership will be volun-tary and all providers will retain their constitutional right to participate in the policy-making process.” T.W. Budig is at [email protected].

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Child care provider Becky Swanson of Lakeville and attorney Tom Revnew appeared at a State Capitol press conference on Nov. 28 to announce the filing of a lawsuit against a pending unionization vote involving Minnesota child care providers.

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Chameleon Theatre Circle’s production of the musical comedy, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” will be Dec. 2-18 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets are $20 at the box office ($17 for seniors, students, audio description patrons, and groups of eight or more). Tickets are also available from Ticketmaster by phone at (800) 982-2787 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

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The Burnsville Performing Arts Center has announced it will host “Hope is Alive,” an Elvis tribute concert and silent auction to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, on Saturday, Jan. 21. The concert will feature The Elvis Experience (above), the father-and-son duo of Steve and Tommy Marcio, whom south-of-the-river audiences may remember from their hip-swiveling, lip-curling performances at Burnsville’s Wednesdays in the Park summer concert series. Tickets for the Jan. 21 event are $21 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center’s box office and through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

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Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota has found magic in its new home at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. The nonprofit dance group, formerly known as Lakeville City Ballet, is run by Rick and Denise Vogt of Lakeville’s Bal-let Royale dance studio. They moved their flagship holiday production of “The Nutcracker” to the Burnsville venue in 2010 after several years of stag-ing the show at Lakeville South High School. “The whole theater ex-perience – for the dancers, producers and audience – has been tremendous,” Rick Vogt said of the move to the 1,000-seat Performing Arts Center. “The move was to better reflect the quality and lev-el the show has achieved.” The cast of approxi-mately 120 in this year’s show consists of profes-sional dancers and bal-let students, the bulk of whom hail from Ballet Royale. They’ll be presenting “The Nutcracker” five times over three days, Dec. 9-11. Tickets range from $12 to $26 and are avail-able at the box office and via Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com. More information about the production is at TwinCitiesBallet.org.

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More than 100 dancers, both ballet students and professionals, have a part to play in Twin Cities Ballet’s “Nutcracker” production.

Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota presents the Christmas classic Dec. 9-11

Carly Fredericks and Rachel Schwartz, both 14 and of Lakeville, rehearsed their roles in “Nutcracker” on Tuesday at the Ballet Royale studio in Lakeville.

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Auditions set for ‘Peter Pan’ Children’s Castle Theater will hold auditions for the musical “Peter Pan” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 12 and 13, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. The script includes more than 60 singing roles for ages 5 and older as well as a handful of non-singing roles. Visit www.childrenscas-tletheater.com or email [email protected] for more information.

Allegro concert in Apple Valley The Allegro Choral Academy will present its winter concert, Hallelu, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Shepherd of the Valley Lu-theran Church, 12650 John-ny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for seniors/children. Admission for children un-der 12 is free. Additional information and upcoming audition in-formation can be found at www.allegroca.org.

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Bluegrass and gospel quintet Monroe Crossing will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Tickets are $18 in advance or $20 at the door. Tickets are available at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. For tickets or additional information, call (952) 985-4640.

Monroe Crossing to perform in Lakeville Couple’s 1,550-mile hike featured In April 2010, Mike Link and Kate Crowley, a local retired couple, set off from Duluth on a 145-day, 1,550-mile hike around Lake Supe-rior. The couple will share their experience, including stories of people they met and the wilderness they explored in an effort to preserve fresh-water from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 10, at Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library or call (952) 891-7045.

Art sale and empty bowls fundraiser The Lakeville Area Arts Center will host its annual Holiday Art Sale from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 10. The sale will remain open through Dec. 16 during business hours. As part of this sale, the pottery studio will sponsor an “empty bowls” fund-raiser. Potters have donated their time to produce ap-proximately 60 soup bowls, which will be available at a suggested donation of $8 each. All proceeds will go to 360 Communities food shelf. The Lakeville Area Arts Center is located at the cor-ner of Holyoke Avenue and 210th Street. For more in-formation, call (952) 985-4640.

To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: [email protected].

ConcertsLorie Line “Christmas Bells

are Ringing!” will perform Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. at the Burnsville Performing Arts Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets are $47 at the box office, by calling (800) 982-2787 or at ticket-master.com. The Allegro Choral Academy will present its winter concert, Hal-lelu, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for seniors/chil-dren. Children under 12 are free. Information: www.allegroca.org. Bluegrass and gospel quintet Monroe Crossing will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Tickets are $18 in advance or $20 at the door. Tickets are available at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave., (952) 985-4640. The Dakota Valley Symphony will present “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burns-ville. Tickets range from $5 to $15 and can be purchased at the box of-fice, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or at ticketmaster.com. The South Metro Chorale will present its Christmas concerts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4625 W. 125th St., Savage. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students/se-niors at (612) 386-4636 or [email protected]. Eagan Women of Note will hold their winter concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Peace Church, 2180 Glory Drive, Eagan. The con-cert is free, but a $5 per person donation is requested. Information: www.eaganwomenofnote.org. The BoDeans will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets are $39 and $42 at the box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at (800) 745-3000 and online at ticket-master.com.

Theater Chameleon Theatre Circle will present “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Dec. 2-18 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Tickets are $20 at the box office ($17 for seniors, students, audio description patrons, and groups of eight or more), from Ticketmaster by phone at (800) 982-2787 or on-line at ticketmaster.com.

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reserves,” Tangen said. The roster of Naval Acad-emy graduates gives some idea of the caliber of stu-dents Tangen is now among. Annapolis graduates include

more than 50 astronauts, two Nobel Prize recipients and one U.S. president (Jimmy Carter). Tangen, whose cousin also attended the Naval Academy, said he was drawn to it by the leadership and career-train-

ing experiences it offered. “It’s a really challeng-ing atmosphere,” he said. “You’re pushed to try your hardest every day.”

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

by Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

A fire that ravaged an Ap-ple Valley home last Satur-day was caused by improp-erly disposed of charcoal briquettes from an outdoor barbecue, according to city Fire Chief Nealon Thomp-son. Ashes from briquettes used in the barbecue the night before had been placed in a plastic trash can outside the home on the 14600 block of Hanover Lane, starting a

fire at about 4:45 p.m. Nov. 26 that quickly spread in-side, Thompson said. The family was home when the fire broke out, but escaped without injury and called 911. Firefighters from the Ap-ple Valley and Lakeville fire departments spent about 45 minutes extinguishing the blaze. The fire rendered the home uninhabitable, with Thompson declaring the structure a “complete loss.”

Damages were estimated at $225,000. Ashes from barbecues, as well as ashes from fireplaces and recreational fires, can re-tain heat and flames for up to 72 hours, Thompson said. Plastic trash cans are com-bustible and should not be used to dispose of ashes. “We would remind all homeowners to properly dis-pose of ashes by using a wa-ter source and subsequently disposing of them in a metal can,” he said.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

Fire caused by barbecue ashes placed in trash canApple Valley family escaped without injury,

but home rendered uninhabitable

by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

When director John Zsc-hunke set out to form the Rosemount Community Band this fall, he had no idea what to expect in terms of numbers and talent. As word of the band’s formation spread through the community, dozens of players found reason to dust off instruments that hadn’t resonated for years and at-tend the first practice on the last Sunday in September. “They just played won-derfully,” Zschunke said of their first song. “As they were playing I thought: ‘Oh my gosh, we have something here.’ It sounded like some-thing out of ‘The Music Man.’ It was almost instan-taneous.” The 75-member band will share its gift of music Satur-day, Dec. 3, as it will stage its debut performance during the variety show “Christmas at the Steeple Center.” Anticipation for the show is running high. “We are looking forward to performing,” Zschunke said. “It will be great to have an audience.” The band’s seasonal songs will be intermingled with other acts, which will include brief theatrical, vo-cal music and spoken word performances.

“That’s why we do it, for the love of music and love of playing for people,” Zsc-hunke said. “When you play in a band together and play for an audience you have an emotional tie in the perfor-mance.” Band members range in age from recent college graduates to grandparents. They are lawyers, nurses, plumbers and even band di-rectors. Not all of them are from Rosemount. Some hail from Apple Valley, Burns-ville, Lakeville, Eagan and Farmington. Some of them haven’t played for 20 years, according to Zschunke. The intergenerational and geographical mix of players has created a vibrant atmosphere because “they have such a commonality in their joy of playing music,” Zschunke said. Zschunke, a band direc-tor at Rosemount Middle School for the past 22 years, said he has challenged the band with complex mate-rial, which they “have eaten up.” “We have some outstand-ing players who have joined our band,” Zschunke said. The goal of the band is to share its music and the message with the commu-nity and to school-age play-ers that instrumental talent should grow with age.

“We have such a good history of music in our dis-trict,” Zschunke said of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. “We want to show that if you stick with the choir program or the music program, this is what can happen.” The band has created a new dynamic in many of the participants’ families. Zschunke said some members are the parents of school-age children who have a new-found interest and inspiration in music after hearing their parents practicing at home, too. He said before school-age students likely were on their own practicing, but now many parents are get-ting involved with their own instruments. It is a fortunate by-prod-uct of the band, which aims to be about much more than music. “I have told them many times: ‘Thank you for let-ting me conduct you,’ ” Zsc-hunke said. “And they have said: ‘This is so much fun for us.’ It’s a great mutual admi-ration club.” To find out more about the band, go online to http://rosemountcommuni-tyband.yolasite.com.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

Christmas gift for the ears

Robert Trail Library programs offered Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail, will offer the following pro-grams: • Blues for Teens and Kids, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. • Make & Take: Hard-ware Jewelry and Duct Tape Crafts, teens, 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. • Electronic Book Basics, adults, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Regis-tration required. • Book Group, adults, 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19. Book to be discussed is “Plainsong” by Kent Haruf.

Pancake breakfast benefit Dec. 11 Rosemount Knights of Columbus Council 5569 will hold a pancake break-fast for Farmington resi-dent Kerri Davis from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at St. Joseph Social Hall, 13900 Biscayne Ave. N., Rosemount. Davis, a kindergarten teacher at St. Joseph School in Rosemount, lost her home in a recent fire. The breakfast menu will include pancakes, ham, sau-sage, scrambled eggs, coffee, juice and water. A free-will offering will be taken to support Davis.

History book club to meet Dec. 13 The next meeting of the newly formed History Book Club will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Da-kota County Robert Trail Library. New members are wel-come. The book selected for December is “Rise to Rebel-lion” by Jeff Shaara. The club is a partnership between the Rosemount Historical Society and the Robert Trail Library. For more information about the historical society, go online to www.Rose-mountEvents.com.

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Apple Valley Briefs

Zumba classes offered Apple Valley Parks and Recreation will offer a one-time “Try Zumba” trial course from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Reg-ular Zumba sessions will begin Wednesday, Dec. 14, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Pre-registration for Try Zumba and regular Zumba

sessions is mandatory. For more information or to register, go to www.cityo-fapplevalley.org.

Holiday take & bake for teens Apple Valley Parks and Recreation will offer a Holi-day Take & Bake class for teens in grades five through eight from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun-

day, Dec. 18, at the Apple Valley Community Center, 14603 Hayes Road. Three “from scratch” recipes will be used and bakers will take home ap-proximately five dozen treats. Cost is $18. Bring two cookie sheets and containers to take home the baked goods. Register by Dec. 12 at www.cityofapplevalley.org.

Area residents are invited to an open house to review and provide comments on two future greenway corridors in Rosemount and Empire Township. The open house is scheduled 6 to 8 p.m. Thurs-day, Dec. 8, at Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Input from the open house

will help shape the future of the Rosemount Interpretive Greenway from Lebanon Hills Regional Park to Spring Lake Park Reserve and the Mississippi River Regional Trail and the Vermillion High-lands Greenway from Leba-non Hills Regional Park to the Vermillion River. Staff will be on hand to an-

swer questions and give infor-mation on alignment alterna-tives, design character, habitat restoration and interpretive themes. The two greenways are part of a planned 200-mile county-wide greenway network. For more information, visit the project website at www.hkgi.com/projects/dakota.

County seeks input on local greenways

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