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Water main break closes schoolA water main break on Monday, May 13, flooded Cherry View Elementary in Lakville, closing it for the rest of the school year.

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Area legislators state their viewsHall: Marriage vote places him ‘on the right side of eternity’

by T.W. BudigSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A late amendment to legislation allowing gay marriage in Minnesota turned state Rep. Pat Ga-rofalo’s vote from “no” to “yes” last Thursday. The Farmington repre-sentative, who attends All Saints Catholic Church in Lakeville, said it was a “re-ligious freedom amend-ment” that turned the tide for the five-term Republi-can. Garofalo was one of four Republican House members to approve the bill in the 75-59 margin. The Senate followed with a 37-30 vote Monday to pass the bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday. Garofalo stressed the importance of the amend-ment offered by Rep.

David FitzSimmons, R-Albertville, on “civil mar-riage” going onto the bill as a reason for his vote. “For me I was a ‘no’ vote on the bill, until Rep. FitzSimmons offered his religious freedom amend-

ment to protect churches and faith-based organi-zations,” Garofalo said. “And ultimately, that’s what moved me to a ‘yes’ vote.”

That provision, Garo-falo said, was his “price for voting ‘yes.’ ” “The lawyers say this is strongest religious free-dom legislation in the na-

tion,” Garofalo said. FitzSimmons, with a go-ahead from House bill author Rep. Karen Clark, DFL-Minneapolis, a lesbi-an lawmaker, successfully amended the bill to insert the word “civil” in refer-ences to marriage. FitzSimmons, who vot-ed for the bill, said the ad-dition of the word was to make plain that what hap-pens in the courthouse and what happens in a church, synagogue, or mosque in terms of marriage are two different things. Clark’s legislation con-tained a provision stating religious organizations, as-sociations or societies have sole control over their doc-trine and that a licensed or ordained minister cannot be fined, penalized or sub-ject to civil liability for re-

DFL Rep. Laurie Halverson of Eagan, who represents District 51B, said feedback from her consitituents is “very much in favor” of her vote for same-sex marriage. (Sun Thisweek file photo)

Republican Sen. Dan Hall of Burnsville, who represents District 56, said legislation legalizing same-sex marriage could spark civil disobedience.

Street rebuilding needsmounting in BurnsvilleCity’s pavement

a cut belowneighboring

cities’ by John Gessner

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Drivers who find the ride a bit rougher in Burnsville than in young-er, neighboring suburbs are onto something. Burnsville’s average “pavement condition in-dex” reading is 57, com-pared with superior PCI readings of 69 in Lakev-ille, 74 in Apple Valley and 83 in Eagan. The comparisons are somewhat subjective, Burnsville officials cau-tion, but the low number is a cautionary signal for a city that began build-ing streets in earnest more than 50 years ago and began rebuilding them in 1990. More money — beyond what the city spends annu-ally from its infrastructure trust fund and its share of state aid for streets — could eventually be re-quired for it to catch up

with needed street recon-struction. More money could also be needed if the city were to work toward a targeted number on the pavement condition index. Un-like Apple Valley, Eagan and Lakeville, Burnsville hasn’t set a numerical tar-get for the 225 miles of roads it maintains, about 58 percent of which were built before 1980. At a May 14 City Coun-cil work session, Public Works Director Steve Al-

brecht said he isn’t seeking tax hikes for streets. Fund-ing is “more of a 10-year question,” he said. But the council did di-rect him to begin linking pavement conditions to long-range capital spend-ing plans. Albrecht and City Engineer Ryan Pe-terson will also prepare cost scenarios for working toward targeted numbers on the pavement condition index.

This is a 25-year-old Burnsville street crumbling from a substandard bituminous mix. A number of such streets are adding to the city’s street-reconstruction burden. (City of Burnsville photo)

Hotel deal at handfor Heart of the City

by John GessnerSUN THISWEEK


The city of Burnsville is poised to sign a deal with a hotel developer, complet-ing one of the last pieces of unfinished business in the Heart of the City rede-velopment district. The City Council, act-ing as the Economic De-velopment Commission, is scheduled to vote June 4 on the sale of city-owned land north of the Perform-ing Arts Center to hotel firm Akota Hospitality LLC of Dickinson, N.D., according to Skip Nien-haus, Burnsville’s econom-ic development coordina-tor. An Akota representa-tive, Joel Cary, didn’t re-turn a reporter’s phone call. The $503,600 sale has been reviewed by the city’s Economic Development Commission, which rec-ommended approval on May 8. Akota appears to be in-terested in building a Hil-ton Garden Inn, Nienhaus said. The city’s proposed contract with Akota re-quires a hotel of at least 90 rooms, including a restau-

rant, meeting space and about 55 parking spaces. Construction must begin within 90 days of approval of a planned unit develop-ment that must be submit-ted no later than Jan. 31, 2014. A hotel has always been part of Burnsville’s plan for the Heart of the City, Nienhaus said. The redevelopment effort grew from initial city ef-forts in the 1990s to im-prove the Nicollet Avenue and Burnsville Parkway streetscapes. The hotel has gone waiting while other plans for the Heart of the City – the arts center, an urban park, mixed residential and commercial uses – materialized. “It certainly took a while, but yes, it did hap-pen,” Nienhaus said. The 1.75-acre hotel parcel is the last remain-ing piece of 6.24 acres the city bought in 2001 from AAA Minnesota/Iowa. The contract with Akota calls for the company to pay $503,600 – more than Dakota County’s $457,600 valuation but well below

Eagan WWII veteran getshis long overdue honors

by Jessica HarperSUN THISWEEK


After their B-29 col-lided with an Allied plane over Japan, Eagan resident Wencel “Chum” Bohr and his fellow crewmen on the Sentimental Journey feared the worst. Their fate began to look bleak, yet the crew never lost focus on their task during the 1945 raid on Japan. Bohr, a gunner on the B-29, continued to fire at the enemy while the pilot struggled with the failing engines. Despite losing an engine, the plane returned safely to the U.S. base on Iwo Jima. Nearly 70 years later,

Sobriety High closingCharter school has

campuses inBurnsville,

Coon Rapids by John Gessner


James Hinze of Farm-ington said he “always hung around the bad crowd” and abused all kinds of drugs and alco-hol. After emerging from treatment two years ago, he found good friends, good counsel and con-tinuous reinforcement at his new school, Sobriety High’s Alliance Academy in Burnsville. “It’s good, because I can relate to pretty much everybody here because we’re all fighting the same fight,” said Hinze, 16.

“Whenever, like, some-thing happens, I can al-ways come to these people at school and they help me, unconditionally.” Hinze’s sophomore year, which concludes June 7, will be his last year at Alliance Academy, which opened in 2004. Money problems are forcing So-briety High to close both of its campuses, in Burns-ville and Coon Rapids. “I heard about the school closing, it must have been like two weeks ago,” Hinze said. “And I was devastated, because this school has been my life for, like, two years.” The charter school campuses are closing be-cause they’ll be a com-bined $400,000 short of the funds needed to hold

Wencel “Chum” Bohr received the President Unit Citation, the World War II Victory Medal, and an Honorable Service Pin from U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, nearly 70 years after he earned the medals for his service in World War II. (Photo submitted)

See MARRIAGE, 15A

See HOTEL, 16ASee STREETS, 16A

See VETERAN, 11ASee SCHOOL, 16A

Don’t pave paradiseEagan resident explains why a proposal to pave trails in Lebanon Hills Regional Park is a bad idea.

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Flute, harp, coffeeThis year’s Coffee Concert series in Lakeville concludes with a performance by the Bell’ Alma Duo.

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Softball playoffs are startingEastview and Burnsville earned top-four seeds in the Section 3AAA softball tournament.

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Flood closes Lakeville school for rest of the year

Disaster splits student population among four different District 194 schools

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


After the second bang, large metal floor drain covers blasted two feet skyward as water shot forth in the boiler room “like a geyser,” said Jeff Mohn, head custodian at Cherry View Elementary, the Lakeville school that closed after a water main flooded the building 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 13. Beneath Mohn’s feet, the floor broke apart as the pressurized water blast heaved the concrete up 8 to 10 inches, knocking sheet-rock into the ceiling and shifting piping systems ce-mented in the floor. The building’s massive boiler, sitting on an el-evated four-inch concrete slab was knocked several inches off-kilter during the water blast that Mohn said lasted about 20 minutes as city crews searched for the water main shut off out-side the building. Water poured into the building, flowing from the boiler room into the gym and commons, which fea-tures amphitheater-style tiered seating and filled the area about two feet deep, Mohn said. “It was like a swimming pool,” Lakeville Schools Superintendent Lisa Sny-der said. Linda Swanson, the district’s communications coordinator, said “a lot of water was pouring right into the building,” and was about one inch deep. “When I walked in the front door, water was com-ing down the hallway,” Swanson said. “So water was in the classroom wing all the way down on the west side of the building, and it was coming down the hall and had gone through the office.” Lakeville School Board Chair Roz Peterson said she believes this is the first

water main break in any Lakeville school. “I’ve never seen any-thing like this,” said Ran-dy Anderson, Lakeville Schools business manager, who was charged with overseeing operations for the building’s cleanup. “I couldn’t believe it when I came in here.” At the first bang, Mohn had immediately shut off the boiler, and during the geyser ran to shut off the main to the building, but the water was coming from the main leading to the building’s private fire hydrant near the play-ground. Two city workers were flushing the hydrant as part of regular mainte-nance, said City Public Works Director Chris Pe-tree, who called the work-ers “experienced” and said they were performing required routine main-tenance and did nothing wrong. Most of the 540 Cher-ry View students were on their way to school when the water main break oc-curred and their buses were diverted to Crystal Lake Education Center where parents were in-structed to pick them up. Students and teachers who were in the building were evacuated, and no in-juries occurred. District officials closed the building for the re-mainder of the school year, and students were given an unexpected three-day vacation as district staff and moving crews worked to relocate student and teacher belongings to four different schools in the district, where students will complete the year. Kindergarten and first grade will attend Lake Marion Elementary; Grade 2, A+ and multi-categorical students at Christina Huddleston; grades 3 and 4 at East-

view Elementary, and fifth grade at Kenwood Trail Middle School. Cherry View Principal Paul Helberg said he is determined to bring his school back together be-fore the year ends, possibly a school picnic, and said activities will be resched-uled. Insurance adjustors from the city and school district were on site Mon-day during the week, and Petree said there will be an investigation into the cause and extent of the problem that will require excava-tion of areas around the lines “to see what broke and why it broke.” Snyder said water mains underground “are compromised.” “This has nothing to do with my employees op-erating a hydrant,” Petree said. “There’s more of a catastrophic failure that occurred in the infrastruc-ture not having anything to do with the hydrant.” By Tuesday, the stand-ing water had been re-moved, fans were running and lockers opened in hallways. Teachers and aides worked together to empty desks and pack boxes. Lakeville Director of Teaching and Learning Barb Knudsen was peel-ing well-taped name tags off of lockers, movers and cleanup crews bus-ily buzzed throughout the building. Petree said the rupture did not affect neighboring properties’ water lines and no problems with other lines are anticipated. An update about the incident posted on the dis-trict’s website states that the building has been se-cured and residents are asked to “not visit the building for any reason.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Lakeville School District Superintendent Lisa Snyder inspected damage caused by a water main break at Cherry View Elementary’s loading dock. The water damaged boxes of textbooks, lined up along the wall. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Cooler heads prevail in crisis Snyder: ‘It was a problem-solving day’



The unprecedented flooding at Cherry View Elementary proved an exercise in quick-thinking for all levels of Lakeville School District staff. Cherry View Elemen-tary head custodian Jeff Mohn reacted to the wa-ter main break immedi-ately, turning off the boil-er and a water main into the building. As city crews searched for the private fire hy-drant’s main valve to turn off the current, Mohn opened school building doors, warned others while rushing to reduce damage and usher water out of the building. Cherry View staff called Cherry View Prin-cipal Paul Helberg, who was in a meeting, warning him water was pouring into the hallways. He said he arrived 10 minutes after the flooding started. “By the time I got here it was pretty bad,” Helberg said, adding wa-ter greeted him when he walked in the main en-trance. “I got on the phone with the district office and said I need some support over here right away,” Helberg said. “We need to put some contin-gency plans in place. It doesn’t look like we can hold school right now, so let’s get the ball rolling on where we’re going to evacuate kids to.” District Superinten-dent Lisa Snyder was at the building within a half-hour of his call. “Paul said a water main broke, and the school’s being flooded as we speak, and the kids are in route,” Snyder said. Her first move was to call the bus company to re-route buses to Crystal Lake Education Center. “I knew that would be our best option,” Snyder said. Parents were noti-fied through the district’s emergency system to pick

up their children at Crys-tal Lake. Cherry View teachers who saw water streaming down the hall, reacted decisively, running to the media center and plac-ing all lower-shelf library books on higher shelves, unplugging computer equipment and lifting cords out of water. “It’s just like every-one clicked it into gear and started doing what they could,” Snyder said. “That was pretty awe-some.” Groups of teachers were stationed on both sides of the school in-forming and directing arriving parents and stu-dents. Snyder put district Business Manager Randy Anderson in charge of cleanup crews and dealing with insurance adjustors at Cherry View while she went to Crystal Lake Ed-ucation Center to ensure there was a good system of supervision for stu-dents as they were coming in and being picked up by parents. “I was constantly on the phone with the bus garage,” Snyder said. Helberg directed his teachers to phone call all their students’s parents to make sure every student was safely home and be-ing supervised. Anderson’s reports made it clear to Snyder by 10 a.m. that Cherry View would have to close for the remainder of the school year, and they needed to devise a plan for its 540 students to at-tend elsewhere. “We just started to plan scenarios,” Snyder said. Barb Knudsen, di-rector of teaching and learning, called the 12:30 p.m. planning meeting a “think tank” discussion. Meeting members in-cluded Helberg and other district principals who re-viewed space options and ultimately identified four schools that could help accommodate the dis-placed students.

Knudsen said her pri-mary concern was that teachers would have all the equipment and mate-rials they would need to complete the school year. Scenarios included putting 360 of the Cherry View students in classes at Hosanna Church or pick-ing one district elementa-ry to hold an early school and a late school. While Hosanna Church was a strong op-tion, there were concerns they would have to move a lot more furniture and equipment into the build-ing, which also does not have a commercial kitchen, and food would have to be prepared off-site and delivered, an un-planned expense. Ultimately, Cherry View classes were di-vided into four separate schools, a decision that was made and communi-cated to parents by about 3 p.m. Monday. Knudsen said the Cherry View students will end the year at the same time and on-schedule be-cause teachers will likely reduce or cancel year-end events to finish class work. “In times like this, peo-ple rise to the occasion,” Knudsen said. Snyder dubbed it a “problem-solving day.” “There are really com-petent, wonderful people here that just pitch in,” she said. “And that made it really a very smooth ex-perience for all of us.” Helberg, who said he makes a point to be in the cafeteria every day, described a feeling of sadness that Cherry View students were scattered in unfamiliar buildings. “I need to see them,” Helberg said. “I’m going to be in every building, talk to every classroom, and make sure they feel comfortable and secure where they are.” Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

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Morgan understands investment To the editor: Funding our schools will bring us the highest return of any public in-vestment we can make. Good schools and col-leges historically have made Minnesota a leader in business and job de-velopment. State Rep. Will Morgan, DFL-Burnsville, understands that children, and their future employers, are not well-served by chop-ping school budgets or by stuffing more and more students into classrooms. Will has worked hard this legislative session to re-build our state’s support for public schools and to repay what previous leg-islatures took from them to balance the books. With carbon dioxide polluting our air and heating our planet, Mor-gan has pushed for great-er investment in non-polluting energy sources, particularly solar power. He has supported a small increase in the regional sales tax to help pay for light rail and busway transit projects. Morgan knows that the Twin Cit-ies cannot keep up with Dallas, Denver and Salt

Lake City unless we at least match their invest-ment in public infrastruc-ture. BILL GRAHAMBurnsville

Myhra inconsistent on issues for kidsTo the editor: State Rep. Pam Myhra, R-Burnsville, voted “no” on the marriage equality amendment. She com-mented, “I will be a voice in this debate for (chil-dren),” and went on to say more about it. Myhra expresses con-cern for kids, yet she doesn’t want all-day kin-dergarten to help kids achieve their potential. Myhra’s caring about kids seems to vary by is-sue and makes one won-der why she is inconsis-tent. Is it because Myhra is a member of a group called ALEC, which is an ultra-conservative GOP bill-churning secretive group that gets funding from huge corporations? At ALEC meetings, legislators sit beside cor-porate lawyers who ex-plain how favorable cor-porate tax bills can get passed into laws. They

also have ultra-conser-vative social views they use to divide the public and create outcries while their tax bills are quietly implemented. ALEC has also been slowly dismantling pub-lic schools for 40 years because the members want to privatize them. Is this why Myhra votes for kids with an ultra-conservative viewpoint and against kids when it comes to public schools?

BARBARA MAHOWALDSavage

Opposes trail plan at Lebanon Hills parkTo the editor: As a resident of Ea-gan since 1994, I feel fortunate and blessed to live close to one of the most gorgeous parks and trails. My family and I have traveled to many dif-ferent parks and trails in the country. While many of our destinations are quite beautiful, we al-ways say: “Yes, but it is no Lebanon Hills.” My family and I have used various trails, beaches, boating and qui-et picnic areas that Leba-non Hills offers. We are

never tired of the breath-taking natural views no matter what the season. Lebanon Hills is a place for me and so many oth-ers to go and “get lost” in the quiet beauty of na-ture. I have spent count-less days walking each trail finding peace and a sense of contentment. On more than one occasion, I have fallen to my knees and wept over the sheer beauty of the natural set-ting. Even on days when the parking lot is full, it seems as though you can walk for miles without bumping into another soul. This must have been the original intention of the planners, and, for that, I am grateful. When I read a recent article about the pro-posed changes to Leba-non Hills I was saddened and heartbroken. I often embrace change; how-ever, the change to pave over Lebanon Hills does not seem necessary. My husband and I are avid bike riders and we feel so fortunate to be able to have access to numerous bikes trails within min-utes of our house in Ea-gan. We do not feel add-ing pavement/bike trails to Lebanon and disrupt-ing the natural landscape is worth the investment.

The money used to add the unnatural pave-ment would be better spent by enhancing the bridges and the wooden picnic areas throughout the park. Adding pave-ment near Schulze Lake Beach seemed unneces-sary, as the functional trail already existed. It obviously also took away from the splendor of the shoreline. I encourage the coun-ty to reconsider going forward with the plan to add pavement to the most beautiful park and do your part to keep Lebanon Hills a “Forever Wild” park. CHERI HAHNEagan

Invest for accountabilityTo the editor: A recent editorial about the value of early childhood education was answered by a reader who had the opinion that it’s really up to parents to provide the early stimula-tion young minds need. As a teacher, I fully agree that encouragement and support by Mom and Dad is invaluable all through school and be-yond. However, most two-parent families have

two working parents, and single parents must work to survive as well. I believe the data about the return on investment in early education shows its accountability. Higher likelihood of success in life, reduced involve-ment with the criminal justice system, estimates of return ranging from double to 16 times the initial investment, make early education highly recommendable. Wheth-er by scholarship or gov-ernment programs like Head Start, children de-serve the early education to kick-start their bril-liance. Young people in my classrooms have helped convince me that kids perform better with ear-ly childhood education. Elected representatives should fund it progres-sively, using a higher tax incidence on upper-in-come earners. The warn-ing that all tax increases hurt middle-income fam-ilies doesn’t take into ac-count the ability to target the incomes of those who can afford it. LARRY KOENCKEagan

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Expensive, outdated plan for Lebanon Hills will pave paradise

Paideia, Seven Hills students win awards in statewide writing contest

by Maryann PasseSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Just a two minute walk into Leba-non Hills Regional Park leaves the city behind. It is a rare park where you can find isolation and a sense of wilderness without having to drive for hours. This 1,400-acre minimally developed woods and wetlands, right on the edge of the populated Twin Cities, is valuable green capital for Dakota County. By next year city life will encroach into this parkland. A 7.5 mile trail will be plowed and paved right through the middle of it. More paved trails, build-ings, and parking lots are part of Da-kota County Park’s proposed 10-year master plan for Lebanon Hills, a plan that will pave this paradise and turn it into just another urban park. This plan, focused on built infra-structure, is outdated and redundant. Dakota County needs a plan with vision for the kind of park we need into the future – one that maximizes Lebanon Hills’ green assets in creative and inno-vative ways. The proposed plan was initially de-

veloped almost 15 years ago. Since then many things have changed: • There’s been a tremendous in-crease in park amenities and trails built throughout the immediate area and the entire Twin Cities. • There’s been a lot of green space lost in Dakota County’s urban center: Carriage Hills Golf Course, Diamond Path Horse Ranch, and soon Parkview Golf Course. • Over the past five years Lebanon Hills has become known as the Twin Cities’ destination hiking park. (Best Hiking Park in the Twin Cities - City Pages Best of 2013 issue (April 2013) and No. 1 Hiking Destination in the Twin Cities – WCCO’s CBS Minnesota website. This reputation is known and grow-ing precisely because the park does not have any paved trails cutting through its prime hiking area. Cities around Lebanon Hills are now crisscrossed with paved trails. Only a

1.2 mile section is needed to connect an existing off-road trail to the same two endpoints of the proposed 7.5 mile trail through the park. Less than a half mile away is the High Line greenway trail. Building paved trails cost $185,000 per mile. Repaving costs, scheduled every 20 years, are $75,000 per mile. Our tax dol-lars are paying for all of these trails. By 2030 Dakota County is expected to have a population of half a million people. Healthy, beautiful, minimally developed green space will be an ever more valuable asset in our increasingly crowded county. Lebanon Hills Master Plan should look to the future by: • Prioritizing funding away from built infrastructure. These are costly, often redundant, and degrade. Put these same dollars into woods and wetland restora-tion. Environmental investments appre-ciate over time with minimal long-term maintenance costs. • Building the park’s programming (classes and events) to bring people into the park. Lebanon Hills has shamefully few programs and staff for a park of its size. Personal nature experiences are necessary for our own health and the

long term health and preservation of the park. If people know the park they will care for it. • Providing more than trails for dis-abled visitors. Visitors of all abilities de-serve to experience the unique space and sense of wilderness of Lebanon Hills. The master plan should be innovative in this area. Lebanon Hills Master Plan should maximize both our tax dollars and the park’s unique green capital by visioning a park for the future. Now is the time to recognize the value of this rare as-set. Adjacent neighborhoods, cities and Dakota County will reap economic and quality-of-life benefits if we do. What will be our legacy for Lebanon Hills Regional Park, paradise or pave-ment? Send your comments to [email protected]. A final open house with the Dakota County Parks Depart-ment on the proposed plan will be held sometime in early June. Maryann Passe is an outdoor and travel writer from Eagan. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

by Joe Nathan SUN THISWEEK


Tarek Selim, Cy Alexander and Maya Morgan recently earned honors in a statewide Minnesota charter pub-lic school writing contest that attracted more than 2,200 entries. Youngsters were asked to describe their best day in school. Whether you’re a parent or an educator, I think you’ll learn a lot by asking this question at the end of the year. Cy and Tarek, first-graders at Paideia Academy in Apple Valley, wrote unusu-ally long, detailed essays for their age. Cy tied for second in the division with an essay that began, “One day my friend and Max and I noticed that all the teach-ers had longer fang teeth than normal. ‘We have to do something! Our school is being run by vampires. ...’ “At recess we determined to save the school. Before the last bell, the whole school gathered. ... The principal spoke:

‘You probably noticed something differ-ent about your teachers today. We are vampires.’ All the kids screamed. ... Then all of the teachers reached into their mouths and pulled out the whole top row of their teeth. April Fools!” Tarek wrote the best day of school “is the first day of any grade because you get a new teacher. ... You never know if your teacher might be a creature. ... Most of the time it’s a human being. If you have a class pet, it might be a ‘drabit’ which is a combination of a dragon and a gerbil.” Maya Morgan, a first-grader at Seven Hills Classical Academy in Bloomington

won a third place for a detailed descrip-tion of a field trip she went on. (Editor’s note: Maya’s text is unchanged from how she originally wrote it.) She wrote, in part, “I liked the (field trip) because we made glowdow. I was nrves (nervous) when we went there. But I’m not nerves any more.” The top winner in the K-2 division, by a St. Paul second-grader, contained a surprise. Vincent Smith Jr. believes his best day in school was when “I got sus-pended for punching a classmate. I had not been behaving well in school. I have been rude. I have been talking and fight-ing instead of working.” He continued, “Getting suspended got me thinking. My dad is in prison, but he often calls me. He is good, but he did something bad. I figured I was the same. I am good, but I do bad things. Being bad is not cool. The day I got suspended was my best day because it helped me change. Now I stay away from trouble. I

have become a role model. It feels great to be a leader and not a follower.” Finally, Denisse Sanchez, a Minneap-olis 10th-grader, was awarded first place among high school students. She wrote that formerly, “I hated school and had all F’s.” Then she and her English class read an essay by James Baldwin. It reminded her that “Mom and David never finished high school and now are living the life of poverty. ... I want something bigger and better in life. ... The only way to do that is to get an education.” TCF Foundation cosponsored the writing contest and provided cash awards for the best essays. To see humor, honesty, insight and courage, read the winning es-says at www.centerforschoolchange.org.

Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher and administrator, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome at [email protected].

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ColumnistJoe Nathan

Guest Columnist

Correction A May 10 article incor-rectly stated that School District 191 would sever its ties with Medica un-

der a new self-insurance plan that takes effect July 1. Medica will continue to process claims from district employees. The

change involves the point at which the district will cover claims instead of Medica.


At the wheel for 13 years Dakota County

Technical College President Ron

Thomas to turn over the keys

of this economic engine

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


There probably is no greater local economic en-gine than Dakota County Technical College. The man behind the wheel of that vehicle for the past 13 years will hand over the keys not long af-ter this weekend’s spring graduation ceremony when emotions will be running higher than usual. College President Ron Thomas, who will know many of the graduates by name along with their sto-ries of perseverance, will emphasize those hand-shakes and hugs a little more, knowing that his last day is approaching fast. “I’ve enjoyed every day of it,” Thomas said on Tuesday. “It was a difficult decision. The college is doing exceptionally well. I felt it was time to start to open the next chapter of my life.” The Lakeville resident since 1999 doesn’t know what exactly that next

chapter will entail, but he’s sure it will include more trips with wife Ann to see their two sons Trent and Kalen and their families in Arizona and Washington, respectively, along with visiting his daughter, Tay-lor, a recent Northwestern University graduate work-ing with the Poynter Insti-tute in Florida. His role as father and grandfather extended to his college family, too, as he consistently went out of his way to talk to stu-dents in formal and infor-mal settings. “That’s the greatest part of the job. That’s when you really know what’s going on,” Thomas

said in reference to discov-ering ways the college can better meet the needs of its graduates. With a third of its stu-dents with some college experience or a college degree, he has learned much from the returning veteran, the out-of-work electrician and the stay-at-home parent who doesn’t want to stay at home any-more. Through those conver-sations, he has helped the college focus on its mis-sion to provide education for employment. Thomas sums up the college’s efforts in one word – opportunity. He said the partner-ships that have been formed during the past 13 years have strengthened the college’s ties with Da-kota County. “I knew we had more opportunities out there,” he said of when he came to DCTC after serving as president of Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan. Aside from giving em-ployment opportunities to the estimated 5,000 for-credit students and 6,500 in specialized training, the college has partnered with businesses and industries to identify areas in which the college can provide training to current or fu-ture employees. Those partnerships

have been forged with such companies as Up-onor, Thomson Reuters and General Motors. Whether through cus-tomized training, intern-ships or school-to-work programs, the college is cooperating with more than 200 businesses, edu-cational institutes and community groups. In an effort to meet the needs of its students, whose average age is 32, the college has created an estimated 130 new pro-grams in the past 10 years. Thomas said that is reflective of the college’s philosophy – to respond to employment needs and

turn out highly-skilled workers. Among those new pro-grams were the establish-ment of the IT Training Center in Eagan (1999) and Partners in Higher Education in Apple Valley (2003). One year later, the Entrepreneurship/Small Business program expand-ed at the Partners’ site and the two-year Nanoscience Technology program was launched. “When they go out into the job market, they are well prepared,” Thomas said. “When our students are ready to graduate, they are fine-tuned for the

workplace.” The college has been able to fulfill its role by having outstanding facul-ty and staff, according to Thomas. “This is a great col-lege,” he said. “It is well respected through the state, region and the U.S.,” Thomas said. Thomas said he is leav-ing the college a better place than when he found it 13 years ago. That’s a legacy all those who have been touched by the col-lege can appreciate.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Dakota County Technical College President Ron Thomas congratulates a graduate during a recent commencement. (Photo submitted)

Budget adjustments likely in District 196’s futureBoard considers fall levy referendum



The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Dis-trict will likely face budget adjustments in the next two years due to state funding shortfalls, offi-cials say. The amount of adjust-ments will depend upon state funding over the next three school years, said Jeff Solomon, finance di-rector for District 196. Funding for K-12 edu-cation has increased by 5 percent since 2008, which is less than inflation, ac-cording to the Minnesota Department of Educa-tion. State funding accounts for the largest portion of the District 196’s revenue. The Minnesota House is currently considering a proposal to increase K-12 funding by 2 percent in 2013-14 and in 2014-15, which would amount to $104 per pupil or $3.2 mil-lion in District 196. The Senate’s proposal is for a 1 percent increase in 2013-14 and no increase in 2014-15. The 2013-14 increase would amount to

a $52 per pupil or $1.6 mil-lion more in funding for District 196. For planning purposes, district officials expect the Legislature will pass a 1 percent increase for both years. While state funding has lagged behind, local levy referendums have grown in recent years throughout Minnesota to make up the difference, Solomon said. The district’s levy has risen from $535 per pupil in 2003 to $1,042 per pupil in 2013. On average, school lev-ies have increased from $352 per average daily membership in 2003 to $1,035 per pupil in 2013, according to the Minne-sota Department of Edu-cation. District 196 officials are considering asking voters to raise the levy referen-dum once again. The School Board ap-proved on May 14 a pro-posal to consider asking voters this November to renew or approve a new levy of up to $1,666 per pupil, which is the state cap. The board made this

decision to ensure they have the option to pursue a levy referendum next fall. The Legislature is considering a proposal to freeze levy referendum, which would prevent dis-tricts who didn’t declare their intent prior to May 31 or June 30 from seeking a referendum election. The School Board can decide to ask for less than the state levy referendum cap but not more. Although the levy ref-erendum has risen in Dis-trict 196, the district’s por-tion of property taxes on the average valued home has dropped from $1,288 in 2006 to $1,066 in 2013 due to falling home prices and tax relief efforts. Even if voters approve an increased levy, the dis-trict will be forced to make budget adjustments of up to $6 million in 2014-15 and up to $18 million in 2015-16. These adjustments would be a combination of cuts, fee increases and wage freezes. Solomon noted that the state’s repayment of the K-12 funding shift imposed for several years

will do little to help the district’s financial picture. The district would face deeper adjustments of up to $23 million in 2014-15 and up to $19 million if voters deny a levy increase. Budget woes are not new to District 196, which has made $34 million in

adjustments since 2009. Although the district didn’t make new adjust-ments in 2012-13 and doesn’t plan to in 2013-14, it continues to impose its four-year pay freeze. “I don’t think we can expect to make no pay increases much longer,”

Board Member Rob Duchscher said. “It en-courages employees to mi-grate out of the district.”

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Dakota County Technical College President Ron Thomas will retire from his job effective June 1 after this weekend’s spring graduation ceremony. (Photo submitted)

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Parents and students in District 196 can expect school meal prices to rise. The Rosemount-Ap-ple Valley-Eagan School District unanimously ap-proved a proposal to in-crease daily lunch prices by 10 cents and breakfast by 5 cents at all district schools. The increase is be-ing made to meet federal

requirements. The Fed-eral Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, which was en-acted in response to child-hood obesity, requires public schools to meet new nutrition guidelines and aims to equalize the price of school meals across all districts. Although the act aims to ensure no child goes hungry, a number of fami-lies have stopped partici-pating in the school meal program due to rising

prices, said Wendy Knight, district food and nutrition coordinator. District schools have served 1,400 fewer meals per day this school year since the price increase was imposed last year. Last year’s increase was also made to meet federal requirements.


Mexican Hat Dance

As a culminating event for its yearlong “One World” all-school theme, Rahn Elementary in Eagan celebrated Children’s Day with students on Friday, May 10. Third-graders learned and performed the Mexican Hat Dance on the school playground. Other outdoor activities included: the Ekiden (Japanese relay), Four Chiefs of Nigeria (African running game), the Highland Games (Scottish throwing competition), World Drumming (music), Wonders of the Wind (Japanese kites or windsocks) and World of Art (sidewalk chalk designs from around the world). (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

Input sought for potential boundary changes The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 Board of Education is ex-ploring possible changes to elementary school at-tendance boundaries and is seeking additional pub-lic input. Community members are invited to hear about the process and provide in-put at upcoming sessions at 6:30 p.m. on these dates: • Thursday, May 23, in the Senior Campus Com-mons at Diamondhead,

200 W. Burnsville Park-way, Burnsville. • Tuesday, May 28, in the gym at Sioux Trail Elementary School, 2801 River Hills Drive, Burns-ville. • Wednesday, May 29, in the cafeteria at Hidden Valley Elementary School, 13875 Glendale Road, Savage. Elementary principals, teachers and parent lead-ers provided feedback recently. Their input was

used to refine proposals and the same will be done with the feedback gath-ered at upcoming sessions. Further discussion and refinement of proposals will take place over the summer and into the fall. Look for updates on the district’s website at www.isd191.org including op-portunities to provide feedback both in person and online.

EducationKindergarten teacher earns $15,000 award for excellence Terese Trekell, a kin-dergarten teacher at Gideon Pond Elementary in Burnsville-Eagan-Sav-age School District 191, is one of two recipients of the 2013 WEM Out-standing Educator Award for Teacher Achievement presented by the WEM Foundation and Synergy & Leadership Exchange. The honor is accompanied by a $15,000 check for re-cipients to spend as they wish. The award recognizes exemplary teachers who support, inspire and assist students to attain greater learning as evidenced by student achievement. Trekell has been teach-ing for 22 years.

Outside the classroom, she serves on building and district leadership teams, is the teacher representa-tive for the school PTO and is the kindergarten curriculum leader. She also teaches a class to par-ents to help prepare their preschool children for kin-dergarten and accepts the parking lot duty each day . “Terese inspires and motivates students, col-leagues and parents like me to do more, give more and be more,” a parent told the WEM Founda-tion. “That is how she lives her life.” Educators are first nominated for the WEM Outstanding Educator Awards Program by stu-dents, parents, colleagues or community members. Those who accept the nomination provide ad-ditional information for review and consideration

by Synergy & Leadership Exchange and a blue rib-bon selection panel, which reviews and ranks the nominees. For more information on the WEM Outstanding Educator Awards Program and Synergy & Leadership Exchange, visit www.syn-ergyexchange.org.

ISD 191 StringWerks orchestras to perform The spring perfor-mance by the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 Community Education StringWerks Youth Orchestras will take place at 3 p.m. June 1 at the Burnsville High School Mraz Center. Under the direction of Carolyn Axt, students in grades K-12 perform in

four orchestras. Begin-ning students through ad-vanced learn to play in en-sembles while reinforcing private lesson studies in an orchestral setting. This is a free perfor-mance that is open to the public. To learn more about StringWerks, visit www.communityed191.org. To arrange an audi-tion, call 952-890-1284.

Five area schools earn top Newsweek ranking Five schools in the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area were among the top 1,206 public high schools ranked from 2011-12 data received from nearly 2,500 schools that self-reported results for Newsweek’s 2013 America’s Best High

Schools list released May 6. Newsweek invited 5,000 schools to participate. The rankings for the schools and their compos-ite Newsweek scores were: • No. 302 – Eastview High School, 3.34. • No. 452 – Eagan High School, 3.25. • No. 769 – Lakeville South High School, 3.11. • No. 983 – Rosemount High School, 3.03. • No. 1206 – Apple Val-ley High School, 2.92. The ranking aimed to determine those schools that “have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready gradu-ates.” Schools received a com-posite Newsweek score based on graduation rate; college acceptance rate; the number of students en-rolled in Advanced Place-ment, International Bac-

calaureate and Advance International Certificate of Education courses; AP, IB, and AICE test-ing frequency and average scores; and SAT and ACT scores. Following are the schools’ results in gradu-ation percentage, college-bound percentage, average ACT score and average AP test score. • Eastview – 99, 92, 24.3, 4.1. • Eagan – 97, 94, 24.9, 3.7. • Lakeville South – 95, 89, 2.42, 3.3. • Rosemount – 91, 92, 23.7, 3.3. • Apple Valley – 91, 87, 23.3, 3.0. More on the rankings is at www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/05/06/a m e r i c a - s - b e s t - h i g h -schools.html.

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Former Minnesota Vikings football coach and Hall of Famer Bud Grant said he has always been an advocate of out-door football but “not any more,” he said after he witnessed the unveil-ing Monday night of the multi-purpose Minnesota Vikings stadium design featuring a new glass look and a fixed roof. Grant, who led his Vikings to four Super Bowls, was one of 500 at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis who at-tended the public unveil-ing of the stadium design. Grant, in his coaching days, often led his Vikings in cold and frigid weather during key games. Still sporting crew-cut hair, Grant said: “I’m sold” when making his first comment about the $975 million stadium. Grant was one of the many dignitaries in at-tendance, but more than three-fourths of those in attendance were from the Vikings fan base. Vikings fan Christo-pher Johnson of Still-water called the stadium design “beautiful” and “iconic.” The stadium “will transcend time and is something Minnesotans will be proud of for many years,” Johnson said. “I like the glass look and think the design reflects creativity that puts it ahead of most stadiums in the National Football League,” Johnson said. Gov. Mark Dayton, who helped spearhead action on the Vikings sta-dium through the Minne-sota Legislature, thanked the many who worked to make the project possible. “It was a heroic effort,” he said. The stadium will fea-ture a fixed roof that will allow light to come in and

give it a clear look, said Bryan Trubey, architect representative from HKS Sports & Entertainment. The stadium will have a seating capacity of 65,000 for football and 73,000 for special events. The stadium will in-clude seven levels with three levels of suites. Tru-bey said the Vikings sta-dium is somewhat com-parable to the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. “It is a living, breath-ing structure,” he said. The stadium will be the “window of the world,” Trubey said. Trubey elicited laugh-ter he showed a slide of a snow-laden roof with the message being: “Rule Number One: Get the snow off the roof.” Trubey said the sta-dium will have up to 125 suites and 7,500 club seats, including suites and clubs at the field level, some of which will put fans closer to the sideline than in any other NFL stadium. The asymmetrical sta-dium will feature two of the largest video boards in the NFL located in both the east and west end zones and video rib-bon boards throughout the interior of the seating bowl, Trubey said. Michele Kelm-Hel-gen, chair of the Min-nesota Sports Facili-ties Authority, said the multi-purpose stadium will have the capability to host more events than any other large stadium in the world, including NFL football and a Su-per Bowl, Major League Soccer, NCAA basketball and baseball, high school sporting events, moto-cross, concerts, conven-tions and marching band competitions. Kelm-Helgen ex-plained that the stadium unveiling would also in-clude a meeting of the Sports Authority board

to approve the stadium design. That was done by a unanimous vote of the five-member authority board near the end of the night’s events. Kelm-Helgen said the stadium construction will create 7,500 new jobs. Hundreds of businesses will also be involved in design and construction, more than 24 expected to be local firms. Minorities and women businesses will also be recruited for the stadium construc-tion, Kelm-Helgen said. Mortenson Construction of Minneapolis is the general contractor. The multi-purpose stadium will feature res-taurants and retail estab-lishments in its infrastruc-ture. “It will become a na-tional and international destination,” Kelm-Hel-gen said. Ground breaking is planned for the new sta-dium in October. The Vikings will play one more full season at the Hubert H. Hum-phrey Metrodome and then the stadium comes down, most likely in Jan-uary 2014. The Vikings will play two seasons at the University of Min-nesota’s TCF Stadium in Minneapolis and then will occupy the new, still-unnamed stadium in July 2016. “It’s indeed spectacu-lar,” Grant said at a me-dia reception following the public unveiling. “Thanks for coming,” Vikings vice president Lester Bagley said to Grant. “I get paid for this,” Grant replied. He is un-der a life contract with the Vikings.

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Man charged in spree of Eagan burglaries A Minneapolis man has been arrested and charged in connection to a string of Eagan burglaries. Stephen Daniel Gifford, 48, was charged by the Da-kota County attorney on May 3 with three counts of third-degree burglary and first-degree criminal dam-age to property, all felonies, for allegedly breaking into several Eagan businesses. According to the crimi-nal complaint, on the night of April 30, Gifford broke into three businesses on Rahncliff Road and stole about $150 from each. Gif-ford broke a glass door at each business to gain ac-cess, and broke the window of a fourth business but didn’t enter. Police were called at

about 11 p.m. and found Gifford walking near Cliff Road and Scott Trail. Of-ficers attempted to talk to Gifford but he ignored their commands and was arrested. Officers noticed Gif-ford had several scratches on his hands and pieces of glass on his shirt and in his shoes. Officers found $97 in cash and a large amount of change in his pockets. The business owners told police it would cost about $550 to replace each broken glass door and win-dow. In an interview with po-lice, Gifford said he drank about seven glasses of beer at a local bar and then walked home. Gifford said he has trau-

matic brain injury from a motor vehicle accident and when he drinks, he “does stupid things.” He said he has burgled in the past but said he didn’t remember doing it that evening. Gifford also said he had been released from prison two week ear-lier and was staying at a hotel until he could find transitional housing for his traumatic brain injury. Gifford has a lengthy criminal history that spans to 1986 and includes nearly 20 burglary convictions. If convicted of the latest charges, Gifford could face up to five years in prison for each count.

— Jessica Harper

Two Eagan residents displaced after apartment fire Two adult residents were displaced from their apart-ment Sunday after a fire damaged their Eagan home at Forest Ridge Apart-ments, 1271 Redwood Point, according to the Ea-gan Fire Department. The two residents were not home when Eagan fire crews from five stations responded to a 911 caller reporting flames were vis-ible from unit No. 8 at 5:39 p.m. Arriving police officers reported that there was smoke and flames visible upon their arrival. The fire was contained to the unit and the deck of unit No. 6, which is directly

below unit No. 8. There were no injuries. The last fire crews cleared the scene shortly before 8 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Eagan fire marshal.

Burnsville woman guilty of threats, extortion A federal court jury on May 8 found a 49-year-old Burnsville woman guilty of mailing threatening let-ters and letters meant to extort money. The jury convicted Deborah Mae Carlson of 12 counts of mailing threatening communica-tions. Carlson was indict-ed Nov. 22, 2011. Evidence presented at trial proved that on eight separate occasions, Carl-son sent threatening letters to an individual, accord-ing to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota.

The letters were mailed in 2010 on March 1, March 11, April 5, April 13, April 20, April 27, May 3 and May 24. All contained threats to injure that individual. Carlson also sent a threatening letter to a sec-ond person. Moreover, she mailed letters to vari-ous businesses in the first individual’s name. Those letters, which demanded money, were sent to the store manager of the Ea-gan Target store on April 14, 2010; the store manag-er of the Valley Buick Pon-tiac GMC dealership in

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A career in theater is a dream Danny and Megan McHugh are chasing to-gether. The Apple Valley sib-lings cut their teeth in the performing arts while students at Eastview High School, and both went on to earn musi-cal theater degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Their stage talents now find them on tour with “Rock of Ages,” the Tony-nominated rock ‘n’ roll musical that will be playing May 17-19 at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis. “Touring with Danny is awesome – it’s comfort-ing to have my brother with me on the road,” said Megan McHugh , who spoke with Sun Thisweek by phone Mon-day as the tour bus for the “Rock of Ages” cast was en route from Ten-nessee to Illinois. “It’s a really good time because we actually do like each other,” she said with a laugh.

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involvement in the high school’s theater pro-ductions and the an-nual “Bravo!” music and dance shows – as well as the encouragement and training they received from performing arts in-structors Judy Sagen and Scott Durocher – as help-ing to lay the groundwork for what they’re doing now. “It was just so great to go to a school where the arts were so accepted,” Megan McHugh said. “It allowed us to think about the prospect of doing this as a career.” The McHugh siblings joined the “Rock of Ages” tour in August of last year and will be per-forming with the show through the end of the summer. As for their plans after “Rock of Ages,” both Danny and Megan McHugh plan to move to New York City to pursue musical theater there. “Always together,” Megan said of the sib-lings’ bond.

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Danny and Megan McHugh joined the “Rock of Ages” tour in August of last year, and they’ll be performing with the show through the end of the summer. (Photo submitted)

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After three failed levy attempts, millions in bud-get cuts, growing class sizes, fee increases and program reductions, the Lakeville School Board took action Monday to preserve the district’s fall levy plans. State Senate language included in the Minnesota Legislature’s Omnibus Tax Bill prohibits school dis-tricts from asking voters to approve operating ref-erenda this fall for fiscal year 2015. The School Board took unanimously passed a resolution at its May 14 meeting declaring its in-tent to seek a levy referen-dum this fall, allowing the district to seek exemption from the provision. Language allowing dis-tricts that pass such a reso-lution is expected to be in-cluded in the provision if it remains in the bill. No levy amount was set, but Board Member Jim Skelly indicated he would like the levy amount to be determined before Pan-O-Prog, Lakeville’s annual summer celebra-tion July 4-14. According to an April community survey the district commissioned to

Springsted, there is grow-ing support for a levy in the community. Springsted concluded that more than 50 percent of voters would support a tax increase of $168 on an average $230,000 home, and reported an increase in the number of people indicating they are “un-decided,” about a levy, a factor that could indicate a tax increase could pass. Support for a levy of $238 on a $230,000-valued property was estimated between 41 percent to 50 percent, according to sur-vey results. Springsted suggested the district consider a two-ballot proposal with one question at $168 or less and another question for the additional amount needed to fund programs, stating that approach would improve the chanc-es of the first question passing as compared to asking for a $238 increase in one question. District officials hope to pass a levy of around $300 per pupil to avoid having to make another $5 million to $7 million in budget cuts to the 2014-15 budget.


Police chase on CR 42 ends in arrest A Bloomington man is facing criminal charges following a police chase on County Road 42 in Apple Valley earlier this month. Police say 21-year-old Vlade N. Jones had a blood-alcohol concentra-tion of 0.18, more than twice the legal limit, when officers took him into custody in the early hours of Saturday, May 4. The criminal com-plaint gives the following account: At about 2:10 a.m. May 4, an Apple Valley offi-cer observed Jones’ SUV speeding and running a red light on westbound County Road 42. When the officer activated his emergency lights to stop

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ment complex at a high rate of speed, “causing several pedestrians to scatter to avoid being hit,” the complaint said. The vehicle came to a stop, and Jones was taken into custody. Arresting officers not-ed that Jones smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurred, but field sobriety tests were not administered because “Jones was irate and swearing and yelling at officers,” according to the complaint. However, Jones provided police with a breath sample, which showed a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.18. As he was being trans-ported to Apple Val-

ley police headquarters, Jones “continued to kick and bang his head against the window and other ob-jects in the squad car,” the complaint said. Jones has been charged with fleeing police in a motor vehicle, a felony punishable by up to three years in prison and a $5,000 fine, along with two misdemeanor counts of DWI, which each carry a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. His next court appear-ance is scheduled for June 4 in Hastings. Jones re-mained in custody in the Dakota County Jail as of noon Monday.

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Amar Fossum-Alanzi, 15, of Burnsville, rides a therapy horse at Majestic Hills Ranch. (Photo submitted)threatening illnesses before she died five years ago at 19. Jackie was born with a disease that affected her airway and was only ex-pected to live three to four years. At 6, she was diag-nosed with lung cancer and endured chemotherapy treatments that caused in-tense muscle pain, leaving

her unable to walk or lift her legs. Numerous failed thera-pies later, at Howard’s sug-gestion, Jackie tried thera-peutic horse riding and the change was immediate. The excitement of riding the horse helped her ignore the pain, her smile returned and there was dramatic physical improvement.

“After riding for a few days, she was rollerblading and riding her bike,” How-ard said. “She was riding her horse quite a bit every day, and then she started to walk.” Howard bought Majes-tic Hills with hopes of help-ing other children going through similar challenges and in 2010 expanded the ranch to provide free “He-roes on Horseback” pro-grams for veterans suffering physical and/or emotional effects from their service. Just being at the rolling 106-acre ranch with chirp-ing birds, fresh breezes and blooming flowers brings a mental calm and clarity for veterans, many who suffer post-traumatic stress disor-der, Howard said. Trained volunteers help riders onto the animals

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and closely monitor them as the horses are gently led and controlled throughout the experience. Riders gain confidence and strength, stretching muscles, while improving balance and coordination, helping riders to focus and develop social skills. “Their sense of self es-teem improves,” Howard said. “Riding makes them feel involved.” The programs have helped children and young adults struggling with chal-lenges, including autism, muscular dystrophy, cere-bral palsy, attention deficit disorders, cancer, vision

and hearing impairments, abuse survivors, Down syn-drome and paraplegia. There is something transforming about rid-ing and connecting to the horses, said Larry Johnson, Majestic Hills Ranch board member and Army veteran. Johnson said he has wit-nessed veteran shut-ins suf-fering with post-traumatic stress disorder open up and regain the sense of camara-derie with others, often lost while battling the effects of physical pain and emotion-al trauma. “Therapy at the hospi-tal is work,” Johnson said. “They come out to the ranch and it becomes a joy.”

Army National Guard veteran Heather Gansen, 30, said she started as a chil-dren’s program volunteer at Majestic Hills Ranch, but then entered the Heroes on Horseback program herself for a debilitating form of arthritis that affects every joint in her body. “Riding helps with the arthritis,” Gansen said. “It’s a great way for me to get my body moving and not have an impact.” She described numerous transformations in children and veterans that she has witnessed from the thera-pies available at the ranch. “It’s amazing what goes on there,” Gansen said. “There’s nothing like – ei-

ther a veteran or a kid – seeing the look on their face, the pure joy they have, when they’re able to make a horse do what they want.” While running the pro-grams are Howard’s pas-sion, the expense is getting too much for her to handle. She estimated costs at about $350,000 annually. In addition to program-ming costs, expenses mount for repairs, maintenance and veterinary and farrier bills, while hay has recently tripled in price. A long-held dream to build an indoor arena so the ranch can operate year-round and raise more rev-enue has yet to be realized, and funds are needed for it.

Howard said she has for years contributed a signifi-cant amount, but can no longer afford the expense. “I have been funding the ranch personally for quite some time,” she said. “I just don’t have the fund-ing to continue at that level. We will have to cut back on programs if we don’t get funding.” Howard said she is wor-ried that if donors do not come forward, the ranch will close. “The next point is selling the ranch,” Howard said. “I haven’t wanted to do it. I’ve hung on like a pit bull, but I can’t do it any more.” Gansen said if the ranch were closed, it would be a

“serious disservice to our veterans. “Our veterans are not getting the help they need all the time,” Gansen said. “This is a program that can help individuals dealing with things like post-trau-matic stress (disorder), sui-cidal thoughts and alcohol-ism. If it wasn’t there, when there is not a positive place for them, all that’s left is the negative.” For more information about donating or volun-teer opportunities, go to www.majestichillsranch.org.


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Friday by Mike Shaughnessy


Burnsville has cleared one hurdle before even playing its first game in the Section 3AAA softball tournament. By winning four of its final five regular-season games, the Blaze moved above .500 at 9-8 and grabbed the fourth seed in the section tournament. The top four seeds receive byes in the first round, which is single-elimina-tion, and move on to the double-elimination por-tion of the tourney. Although avoiding the first round has its benefits, Blaze coach Aaron Vail said that’s not the biggest reason he was happy to see his team get a top-four seed. “The main reason is we have three days to prac-tice,” Vail said. “Before this week, we’ve had one outdoor practice all sea-son.” Once the weather al-lowed teams to get outside, the schedule was frantic. Team-building exercises that teams routinely do often were pushed aside. This week, the Blaze was trying to make up for lost time.

“We’ve been doing a lot of team-building stuff,” Vail said. “We’ll prob-ably cap it off with a little Dilly Bar action at Dairy Queen.” This week was a good time for the Blaze to catch its breath because once it begins the playoffs, it faces a difficult road. The Blaze will play at 4:30 p.m. Fri-day at Dred Scott Fields in Bloomington against the winner of a first-round game between fifth-seeded Lakeville South and 12th-seeded Bloomington Ken-nedy. If Lakeville South is the opponent, Burnsville would be facing the only South Suburban Confer-ence team to beat No. 1-ranked Lakeville North this season. Burnsville beat Lakev-ille South twice during the regular season, but Vail said, “South is a really nice team with a couple of outstanding pitchers.” If Burnsville wins Fri-day, its next opponent could be Lakeville North, the section’s No. 1 seed. That game would be 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at Dred Scott. North was 18-2 during the regular season and won its second consecutive South Subur-ban championship. The Blaze closed the regular season on an of-fensive rush, scoring 53

runs in its final five games. Burnsville beat Apple Valley 6-0 on Monday as Abby Schulberg and Alys-sa Wroblewski homered in the seventh inning. Shan-non Callanan pitched a four-hit shutout. Burnsville also beat Apple Valley 14-4 at the Mankato West Invitation-al on Saturday. The Blaze won two of three games in that tournament, with the other victory coming against Waconia 19-0 in five innings. Chanhassen defeated Burnsville 10-6 in the first round. Callanan pitched a five-inning no-hitter against Waconia. Claire Boat-man was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI. Schulberg, Megan Threlkeld and Kelly Grove each had three hits in the Blaze’s game against Ap-ple Valley at the Mankato tourney. Schulberg had three RBI and Threlkeld and Grove each scored three runs. “We have a lot of depth, which allows us to play a couple of different ways,” Vail said. “We have some girls with power, but we also have the ability to play small ball if we need to. I like that kind of flex-ibility.” Callanan is likely to pitch most of the innings in the section playoffs, but seventh-grader Megan Os-

terhaus also has seen some time in the circle. The double-elimination portion of the section tournament runs through May 28. Burnsville is try-ing to reach state for the first time since winning the Class AAA title – the school’s third overall – in 2010.

Eagan The Wildcats finished the regular season 8-7

overall and 5-4 in the South Suburban Confer-ence after beating Bloom-ington Kennedy 10-4 on Monday. Eagan was seeded sixth in the Section 3AAA tournament and played 11th-seeded Henry Sibley on Wednesday, af-ter this edition went to press. The winner will play Bloomington Jefferson in the double-elimination portion of the section tourney at 4:30 p.m. Fri-

day at Dred Scott Fields in Bloomington. On Saturday the Wild-cats defeated Maple Grove 17-1 in five innings, scor-ing 12 times in the first. They lost to Eastview 2-0 in nine innings in the sec-ond half of their Saturday doubleheader.

Apple Valley The Eagles drew the

Lydia Braun of Eagan takes a swing during the Wildcats’ 2-0 loss to Eastview on Saturday. The Wildcats were seeded sixth in the Section 3AAA softball tournament and played Henry Sibley in a first-round game Wednesday. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Lightning softball player had extra-long wait for sectionsHanegraaf sat out last season because of back trouble

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


The softball playoffs haven’t started yet for Eastview High School, but Mckenzie Hanegraaf al-ready knows she will enjoy them more than she did last year. That’s because she will step out of the dugout and onto the field, instead of off the field and into the dugout. Hanegraaf was a spec-tator as the Lightning fin-ished third in the 2012 Sec-tion 3AAA tournament. Two back surgeries cost Hanegraaf her sophomore season. She played this sea-son with no ill effects and helped the Lightning to a 10-4 record and the No. 2 seed in the section tourna-ment. Eastview earned a first-round bye in the play-offs and advanced to the double-elimination por-tion of the tourney. The Lightning will play Apple Valley or Rosemount at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Dred Scott Fields in Blooming-ton. The section tourna-ment runs through May 28 at Dred Scott. Hanegraaf, a junior captain, splits time be-tween pitcher and first base and is one of three pitchers available to the

Lightning. Eastview coach Trevor Monroe said he wouldn’t hesitate to use any or all of them. Hanegraaf said she’s up for whatever Monroe decides. “I know it will be a lot more fun than sitting on the bench and keeping the (score)book,” she said. A stress fracture in a vertebra required the first back surgery. Pins were inserted to stabilize the area. Shortly before soft-ball season was to start, Hanegraaf had more dis-comfort and a second pro-cedure was done, this time to remove the pins. That washed out her 2012 sea-son, but Hanegraaf said she has had few problems with her back since. Monroe said he has tried to keep his team from focusing too much on its record – but still, it’s pretty good. Eastview, ranked ninth in Class AAA, has a one-run loss to No. 1 Lakeville North and a one-run loss to No. 2 Maple Grove. Monday, the Lightning lost 4-2 to Prior Lake on a walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh inning. The victory allowed the Lak-ers to jump over Eastview into second place in the South Suburban Confer-ence. “One fly ball to left

field isn’t going to define our season,” Monroe said. “The wind was blowing pretty hard to left. If not for the wind we have a chance to catch it because we’ve got a good defensive team.” Although Eastview has a fairly young team, expec-tations were high based on last year’s playoff finish. Monroe said there’s a dan-ger in being fixated on re-sults. “We try not to look so much at wins and losses, but how we’re playing,” he said. “One thing we can control is our effort, and one thing we realize is it’s a team effort. It’s not just one player or one posi-tion.” The players also had to get used to an almost-new coaching staff. An interim staff coached the Lightning last year be-fore Monroe was named permanent head coach last summer. Monroe, a teacher at Eastview High, is a former head baseball coach at Rosemount and a former softball assistant at Farmington. He also has coached youth fastpitch teams in the Minnesota Irish program. “Most of us knew who he was,” Hanegraaf said. “A bunch of us played

Melissa Barry of Eastview tags out Halle McGuire of Eagan on an attempted steal. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Eagan golfers reload in a hurryWildcat boys seventh in state rankings



Eagan finished fifth at the state Class AAA boys golf tournament last June, but some might have taken note of the five seniors in the lineup and scratched the Wildcats off the list of state con-tenders this season. Well, not so fast. Despite having to re-stock the varsity lineup, Eagan was seventh in the most recent state coaches association Class AAA poll. The Wild-cats were third in the South Suburban Conference standings after finishing fourth Tuesday in the third of four conference tournaments. The final SSC tourney is on Eagan’s home course, In-ver Wood in Inver Grove Heights. It’s worth noting that none of the three teams that finished ahead of the Wildcats in Tuesday’s SSC tourney – Lakeville North, Lakeville South and Burnsville – are in Section 3AAA, where Eagan is defending champion. That doesn’t make a return to the state tournament a lock – especially this spring, when merely getting on the course was a challenge because of per-sistent bad weather. But the Wildcats will go into the section tourney feeling good about their chances. “One of our strengths is that any of the six kids in the varsity lineup can shoot a score that will count” to-ward the team total, coach Brian John-son said. “We played a tournament at Southern Hills last week and we had six

scores under 80.” Tuesday’s team score of 322 was Eagan’s highest of the year, in part be-cause it was Brackett’s Crossing, one of the toughest courses the Wildcats have played this season. Prior to that, their highest score was 316. Senior Reed Becker is the only re-turnee from Eagan’s state tournament lineup last season. But seniors Ryan Baillif and Will Immen were letter-winners, as were sophomores Thomas Krueger and Phil Johnson. Krueger has been perhaps the Wild-cats’ most consistent player, shooting 74 (1 over par) in a South Suburban tournament at Minnesota Valley Coun-try Club, 75 at Legacy in Faribault and 76 at Creeksbend in another SSC event. Baillif was Eagan’s medalist with a 75 at Southern Hills, where Eagan finished second to Lakeville South in the team competition. Immen shot 75 and was medalist in a tournament in Rochester where Eagan won the team title. Prior to this week the Wildcats had been able to hold only two outdoor practices, Johnson said. “And one of those was when it was 34 degrees and sleeting,” the coach said. “The kids were actually disappointed that I pulled them off the course before they finished 18 holes.” The Wildcats will play in the Dako-ta County Invitational on Saturday at Emerald Greens. When they finish the

Battling for badminton titleBurnsville’s Raven Klein returns a shot during the state badminton team tournament Tuesday at Burnsville High School. The Blaze, seeded fourth in the tournament, defeated Minneapolis Southwest 7-0 and St. Paul Highland Park 6-1 to improve to 14-4 overall. Burnsville took on No. 1-seeded St. Paul Johnson in the semifinals on Wednesday, after this edition went to press. For an update, visit www.sunthisweek.com. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

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11th seed in the section tournament and played seventh-seeded Rose-mount in a first-round game Wednesday after-noon. The winner plays

No. 2-seeded Eastview at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Dred Scott Fields. Apple Valley was 3-11 overall in the regular sea-son. Its most recent victo-ry was 9-3 over Rochester Lourdes on Saturday at

the Mankato West Invita-tional.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

SOFTBALL, from 13A

South Suburban sched-ule next week, they will begin to focus on the Sec-tion 3AAA tournament, which begins May 28 at Goodrich Golf Course.

The second day of the tourney is May 31 at Bun-ker Hills in Coon Rapids. Eagan was the only Section 3AAA team in the state rankings, but Johnson said Hastings, East Ridge and Wood-

bury are among the other top contenders for the section title.


GOLF, from 13A

against teams that he coached (in the summer). “It was kind of cool to start over with a new staff. Our old coaches were phenomenal, but starting fresh is fun, too.” Hanegraaf is hitting about .500 and belted a walk-off homer in the 11th inning of Eastview’s 2-1 victory over Bloomington Jefferson. That might have been the Lightning’s big-gest victory of the regular season. Center fielder Court-ney Wissbaum was batting above .400, while Melissa Barry moved from the outfield to take over at shortstop. Both are sopho-mores, as are starting third baseman Julia Luciano and catcher Kara Sjos-

trom. Ninth-graders Ja-mie Reynolds (designated player) and Hailey Mon-roe (left field). Kerrigan Hoshaw, an-other sophomore, has seen a lot of time in the pitch-ing circle and likely will be the starter in the playoff opener. Catcher Emily Larson, outfielder/pitcher Marissa Leners, and infielders Ra-chel Young and Christie Seaberg are the seniors on the roster. With such a wide range of ages on the roster, Hanegraaf said the Light-ning’s biggest improve-ment might be off the field, rather than on. “Our team chemistry is much better,” she said. “We’ve had some battles in the past, but we’ve got-ten stuff together off the

field. We all talk, we’re to-gether as a team and there are no cliques.” That means Eastview can place its undivided at-tention on playoff oppo-nents. Somewhere along the way, the Lightning could face No. 1-seeded Lakeville North. Last week North edged East-view 4-3 in a South Subur-ban game. “We had the bases loaded with two outs but couldn’t get them in. We played very well against them,” said Hanegraaf, sounding line someone who’s aching for another chance.


EASTVIEW, from 13A

Lightning golfers show flashes of their ability

Boys team waiting for consistency to arrive



Golfers throughout Minnesota had to wait im-patiently for spring to ar-rive. Now, Eastview boys coach Mark Wanous has to deal with another wait-ing game – waiting for all his players to show up with good scores in the same tournament. The Lightning has had four players break 80 in a tournament at one time or another this season, but going into Tuesday’s South Suburban Confer-ence tourney at Brackett’s Crossing had not had more than two shoot in the 70s in the same event. “We thought a good goal would be to finish in the top half of the confer-ence,” said Wanous, whose team finished fifth and sixth in the first two SSC tournaments. “We’ve only played four tournaments, where at this time last year we’d already played 12. But everybody’s in the same boat.” Plus, some of the rounds Eastview has played have been in miser-able weather. Last week-end at the Detroit Lakes Northwest Classic, a 36-hole event, teams endured wind and rain the first day and 35-40 mph winds the second day. Eastview fin-ished seventh of 11 teams in that tournament. The Section 3AAA tournament is less than two weeks away, with the first round scheduled for May 28 at Goodrich Golf

Course. “We have to take advantage of all the prac-tice time we can get at Val-leywood,” Wanous said. “There isn’t much room for off-days now.” The Lightning has “some young kids, and some veterans,” the coach said. “It’s a good mix. And it’s a group with a lot of ability.” Senior Kirby McPhee came close to reaching last year’s state tournament, losing in a playoff for a qualifying spot from Sec-tion 3. He has been one of the Lightning’s top play-ers this year with a 76 at Creeksbend in the SSC season opener and a 79 at Perham Lakeside in the first round of the Detroit Lakes tourney. Alex Reller, also a se-nior, shot a career-best 71 (1 under par) last week at Bunker Hills in the Coon Rapids Invitational. Reller finished third individually, and Eastview shot a sea-son-low 311 to finish sixth of 22 teams. Sophomore Adam Callies shot 77 at Bunker Hills. Jayson Gou-ette, another sophomore, shot 75 – seven strokes below his previous season-best – at Perham Lakeside. Senior Brady Kel-ley and sophomore Matt Kratz also are playing regularly on varsity, and senior Alex King has seen time in the varsity lineup. Wanous said one of the disadvantages of the shorter season is it gives junior varsity players less time to make a run at varsity spots. The Light-

ning’s top seven is likely to remain the top seven for the rest of the season, even though players such as freshman Jake Reller (Alex’s younger brother) have played well for the JV team. Eastview’s players and coaches traveled to Ari-zona over spring break in late March, which seems like a long time ago con-sidering the Minnesota weather kept them indoors for several weeks after they returned. Now, it’s a question of how to make best use of limited practice time. Although Wanous said, “I’m sure the kids would like to be on the course or the driving range,” he has directed them to the practice green for short game work. Particularly in this shortened season, the teams with the sharpest short games are the ones most likely to advance to the state tournament. And that’s a goal the Lightning, which last qualified for state in 2011, still consid-ers realistic. Eastview will compete in the Dakota County Invitational on Saturday at Emerald Greens. The Lightning plays in the fi-nal South Suburban Con-ference tournament at Inverwood in Inver Grove Heights on Tuesday before going to Brainerd for a two-day event.


Notebook: Rosemount aims for True Team track championship



The weather has finally heated up, and so too has the high school track and field season. Several South Subur-ban Conference schools will send teams to the state Class AAA True Team fi-nals Friday at Stillwater High School. All of the SSC schools are gearing up for the conference cham-pionships Tuesday and Wednesday at Eagan High School. Rosemount will try for a fifth consecutive top-three finish at the Class AAA True Team finals. Rosemount last won the boys True Team champion-ship in 2011. The Irish won their eighth section True Team title in nine years last week in Apple Valley. One event to watch for the Irish boys is the 4x100-meter relay, where Preston Webb, Tray Ashby-Phan,

Grant Jackson and Tegan Overbey ran a school-record 42.9 seconds in the section meet. It’s also the fastest reported time in that event in Minnesota this season. The South Suburban meet features the state re-cord holder in the pole vault – Lakeville South’s Lee Bares, who cleared 15-9 in the Section 1AAA True Team meet. Other top ath-letes include Eagan senior distance runner Danielle Anderson, Eastview jump-er Ryan Lockard, Eagan sprinters Jake Gourley, Maddie Gourley and Em-erald Egwim, Rosemount hurdler Rachel Schow and Lakeville South hurdler Shania Burns. Competition at the South Suburban champi-onships begins at 3:30 p.m. both days.

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fusing to solemnize a mar-riage for any reason. FitzSimmons’ provi-sion was not enough for other area Republicans in the House or Senate to vote yes. Sen. Dan Hall, a volun-teer police and fire depart-ment chaplain in Burns-ville, a former volunteer chaplain at the Capitol and the founder and for-mer CEO of the nonprofit Midwest Chaplains, said the legislation could spark civil disobedience. “Don’t fool yourself to-day,” Hall said of thinking the vote ended the same-sex marriage debate. “This document will split our schools, our churches, our towns, our counties, our state,” he said. “It will hurt busi-nesses and confuse chil-dren, more than any single issue has ever done since the Civil War.” “People ask me, ‘Sen. Hall, don’t you want to be on the right side of histo-ry?’ The truth is, I’m more concerned about being on the right side of eternity,” Hall said. Rep. Pam Myhra, R-Burnsville, said children have a right to have a mother and father. Another Republican representative who has figured prominently in the gay-marriage debate has been Mary Liz Holberg of Lakeville. For a time, Holberg carried the amendment legislation while then-Sen. Michele Bachmann car-ried it in the Senate. Anti-amendment advo-cates at rallies once wore T-shirts with photos of Holberg and Bachmann on the front. Asked whether conser-vatives were on the wrong side of history in regard to same-sex marriage, Hol-berg questioned it. “I don’t know if it’s the wrong side. I think we’re on the side of the majority of Minnesotans,” she said prior to last Thursday’s vote. Holberg carried the amendment the first time because she chaired the House Civil Law Com-mittee and was concerned about perceived judicial activism. “But others wanted to take up the banner, and that was fine with me,” Holberg said. The marriage debate has been emotional. “There were threats on my family’s life. I wasn’t allowed to be outside the Capitol alone,” Holberg said. Republicans were spit on in the Capitol corridors after passing the amend-ment two years ago, she said. But she would temper her comments, Holberg said, by adding she has had conversations with Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, Senate mar-riage legislation bill au-thor. “And many of those bad things he suffered as well. So I think the bad behavior occurs on both sides on the issue,” Hol-berg said. Holberg has found the marriage debate frustrat-ing. She recalled meeting with a woman who told her she would change her mind about same-sex mar-

riage if she attended a corn feed that the sister put on. “It’s pretty sad, because that’s not what this about. It’s not about people be-ing nice,” Holberg said. “It’s about a definition of marriage and what that means.” When asked if she thought the state would legalize same-sex marriage prior to the vote, Holberg said: “I don’t think Min-nesota is there yet. I really don’t.”

Issue discussed Garofalo said he spoke to some local Republicans about his intentions prior to last Thursday’s vote. He believes he has their sup-port. “The response from conservatives has been overwhelmingly positive,” Garofalo said. “Religious freedom is a very important issue in my district. A critical issue. And people understand my motivations and are very supportive of it,” he said. Civil unions would have been a better choice than the legislation passed by the House, Garofalo said. “(But) I feel like given the position power I have (as a House minority member), I thought it was the best I could do,” Garo-falo said. One Republican law-maker who has taken tough votes and been sanctioned for them by his caucus is Rep. Jim Abeler, R-Anoka. He believes Garofalo had the right to make up his own mind. “My opinion is people have the right to vote their conscience on these social, moral issues,” Abeler said. Abeler doesn’t foresee Garofalo running afoul of the House Republican Caucus, or, for that matter, the Republican Party. “It would be just their locals,” he said. “If they represented their locals well, nothing will happen.” Carleton College Po-litical Science Professor Steven Schier said the marriage vote could dog Garofalo. “Regardless of broader district opinion, active Re-publicans in their districts are likely to have strongly opposed gay marriage and will not forget this vote at the endorsement conven-tions,” he said. A Democrat who did not flinch pushing the green “yes” button was first-year Rep. Laurie Hal-verson, DFL-Eagan. “I’m going to vote for equity,” Halverson said prior to last Thurs-day’s vote. “Personally, it’s something that I have known my truth about for a very, very long time,” she said. Halverson came to this truth, in part, by observ-ing the love in same-sex families, she said. She’s hopeful the marriage vote won’t become campaign fodder. “What I’ve heard from constituents falls very much in favor of (mar-riage) equity,” she said. The decision for Halv-erson may have been made easier by last fall’s amend-ment vote. In House District 51B, Halverson’s district, about 38 percent, voted “yes.” Halverson said during the floor debate that fami-

lies aren’t all the same. For instance, her chil-dren are adopted. “(But) when it comes to moms, they don’t get more

real than me,” she said. Currently Massachu-setts; Connecticut;, Iowa; Vermont; New Hamp-shire; Washington, D.C.;

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Tim Budig is at [email protected]. Tad Johnson contributed to this story.

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“What we’re saying is let’s not overreact to our street condition,” Albrecht said. For now, Burnsville is in a street-reconstruction “bubble.” The number of miles of streets needing re-building is growing faster than the city is rebuilding streets. Streets needing rebuild-ing, not just an overlay, jumped from 43 miles in 2009 to 63 in 2012, accord-ing to the city. Actual miles rebuilt rose from 3.7 in 2009 to

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Parkway reconstruction. Albrecht said the city is spending $4.6 million this year on pavement, which doesn’t include the sewer and water main replace-ment that often accompa-nies street reconstruction.

Another problem The city has a dual headache with a number of streets built in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The bituminous mix used on those streets has proved substandard, leav-ing them crumbling and beyond repair — “as bad as any in town,” Albrecht

said. The council endorsed a proposal to create a “sec-ondary” priority list of streets that need to be re-built but aren’t ready for underground utility re-placement. The city would tackle those projects with sav-ings, when available, from the previous year’s street reconstruction bids. Burnsville has 13 areas of the substandard streets, two or three of which could be rebuilt next year with savings from this year’s low bids. The three worst areas,

which council members said they want rebuilt, are two neighborhoods west of County Road 11 in east-central Burnsville and the Wildwood Road area in southwest Burns-ville. The faulty bituminous was used at the time by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, which sets standards followed by cit-ies but which also experi-ments with different mate-rials, officials said.

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Burnsville’s 60 miles of heavier-volume collector street score a 67 PCI read-ing, far better than the 52 reading for its 165 miles of local streets. The city average is 57. Under Burnsville’s rating process, streets with rat-ings of 55 down to 35 need rehabilitation in the form of new pavement.

“The average city street in Burnsville is just better than needing to be resur-faced,” Peterson said. It’s no surprise Burns-ville has lower numbers than its neighbors. The city already had 58 percent of its current population by 1980, compared with 26 percent in Lakeville, 31 percent in Eagan and 44 percent in Apple Valley. With fewer streets be-ing added compared with Burnsville’s growth years, the number of street miles needing rehabilitation or preventive maintenance has actually fallen in re-cent years, according to the city. Between patching and resurfacing, the city aims to get more than 40 years of life from its streets, Al-brecht said.

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an August 2012 city-com-missioned appraisal of $865,000. “The price that we’re selling it for is virtu-ally equal to the price we bought it for when we bought it from Triple A,” Nienhaus said. The property has had a “For Sale” sign for about four years. The city issued a request for proposals from would-be buyers in 2011 but got no responses. The city issued the RFP at that time because some eligible costs it could help subsidize for developers in the Heart of the City tax-increment financing dis-trict were expiring at the end of the year, Nienhaus said. “We thought we’d bet-ter go out and take one more shot,” he said, add-ing that officials didn’t ex-pect much response in the post-recession economy. Other suitors for the property have come and gone, including fast-food restaurants and gas sta-tions – none of which met the 25-foot minimum building height required in the Heart of the City, Nienhaus said. The city is providing no tax-increment financing or other subsidy for the hotel, he said. Akota Hospitality has been represented in nego-tiations with the city by Cary, of St. Paul-based

LHR Hospitality Man-agement, one of two firms competing earlier this year for the Performing Arts Center’s management con-tract. The council chose to stick with arts center man-ager VenuWorks rather than switch to LHR, which specializes in hotel management. LHR manages a num-ber of hotels owned by Akota, which has special-ized in turning around dis-tressed hotels but has also built hotels in North Da-kota since the oil boom, Nienhaus said. City officials didn’t dis-close it was LHR work-ing the hotel deal, even as LHR was before the city seeking the arts center management contract. There are potential syn-ergies between the hotel and the arts center. “I would assume that they’d still pursue those synergies,” such as busi-ness meetings at the arts center combined with stays at the hotel, Nien-haus said. The PAC hosts about a dozen dance competitions a year, adding more poten-tial business for the hotel, he said. Nienhaus said he ex-pects construction on the hotel to begin next spring or summer.

John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031 or email [email protected].

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school next year, said Paul McGlynn, Sobriety High’s executive director and a former teacher at the Coon Rapids site. “The issues are finan-cial, really,” he said. “We’ve had lower enrollment and less cash flow due to that lower enrollment. We’ve struggled with maintain-ing our staffing.” Holding school next year would require “more staff cuts, and we really don’t have any staff left to cut,” McGlynn said. Sobriety High is losing a donor who gave $200,000 to $300,000 a year for 15 years. The donor is frus-trated that the school isn’t more self-sustaining, Mc-Glynn said. As a charter school, So-briety High also receives state per-pupil funding. But the funding is based on a cumulative “daily membership” count, and Sobriety High’s enroll-ment fluctuates greatly during a school year. This year’s daily mem-bership is 57 between the two campuses, but 142 stu-dents have come through the doors, McGlynn said. The campuses have to staff up for the larger numbers, he said. “Intake is the most staff-intensive part of our time,” he said. Most of the transience in student population is a function of some students returning to substance abuse, according to McG-lynn. The Burnsville campus, located in rented office space at 12156 Nicollet Ave., has 23 students but has had as many as 45 in past years. Money troubles forced Sobriety High, which was

started in 1989 in Edina, to close its Maplewood and Edina campuses after the 2009-10 school year. McGlynn said clos-ing of the Burnsville and Coon Rapids campuses will leave only two sober high schools in the Twin Cities: Insight Recovery School, run by the White Bear Lake public schools, and P.E.A.S.E. Academy, a charter school in Minne-apolis’ Dinkytown area. “It is a crisis to a small number of people,” McG-lynn said. “I think there used to be as many as 22 years ago. But it’s been dropping over the last 10 years, more pronounced, I’d say, in the last five.” Treatment-based refer-rals are the source of most of Sobriety High’s stu-dents, McGlynn said. Hinze, who attended Farmington’s Dodge Mid-dle School, said he was or-dered into treatment by his parents. “They just got sick and tired of me stealing from them and doing all this stuff,” said Hinze, who came to Alliance Academy his freshman year. “I can pretty much talk to anybody here: any teachers, any students,” he said. “It’s not like a mainstream school. The teachers here actually have an opportunity to get to know you, and they care about you.” Afraid of falling back into his old ways, Hinze plans to attend P.E.A.S.E. Academy next year in-stead of Farmington High School. It’s about a 40-minute bus ride from his stop in Apple Valley, he said.

John Gessner can be reached at (952) 846-2031 or email [email protected].

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New/repairs 651-210-1387

Fencing 2210

TEAM ELECTRICwww.teamelectricmn.com Lic/ins/bonded Res/ComAll Jobs...All Sizes Free Est952-758-7585 10% Off w/ad

Lew Electric: Resid & Comm.Service, Service Upgrades,

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JNH Electric 612-743-7922Bonded�Insured Free Ests

Resid, Comm & Service. Old/New Const, RemodelsServ Upgrades. Lic#CA06197

DAGGETT ELECTRIC• Gen. Help & Lic. Elec.

• Low By-The-Hour Rates651-815-2316 Lic EA006385

ElectricRepairs

2180

PINNACLE DRYWALL*Hang *Tape *Texture*SandQuality Guar. Ins. 612-644-1879

PearsonDrywall.com 35yrs taping, ceiling repair,remodel 952-200-6303

Ken Hensley DrywallHang, tape, knockdown

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3-D Drywall Services36 yrs-Hang • Tape • Spray• Painting 651-324-4725

Drywall2170

ALL-WAYS DECKS Decks, Porches - Free Est.

SPRING IS HERE! Enjoy the outdoors!

allwaysdecksinc.com Jeff 651-636-6051 Mike 763-

786-5475 Lic # 20003805

Decks2130

SWEEP • INSP. • REPAIRFull Time • Professional Ser.

Certified Registered / Insured29 Yrs Exp. Mike 651-699-3373

londonairechimneyservice.com

Chimney &FP Cleaning

2110

• Stamped Concrete• Standard Concrete• Fire Pits & Patios• Driveways• Athletic Courts• Steps & Walks• Floors & Aprons

Owners on job site952-985-5516

www.mdconcrete.net

❖ Lowell Russell ❖ ❖ Concrete ❖

From the Unique to the Ordinary

Specializing in drives, patios &imprinted colored & stained

concrete. Interior acid stainedfloors and counter tops.

www.staincrete.com952-461-3710

[email protected]

Rick Concrete & MasonryAll Types of ConcreteWork! Additions, drive-ways, patios, stamped &colored. Tear out & replace

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Driveways Muenchow Concrete, LLC

952-469-1211

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Patios Chimney Repair. No job to Sm. Lic/Bond/Ins

John 952-882-0775

Block/Bsmnts/Additions/Floors/Walks/Drives/Pa-tios /Camp fire pit's/ Ex-pose colored or stamped

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Cement, Masonry,Waterproofing

2100

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Carpet &Vinyl

2090

Carpet CleaningBy Green Steam

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Call 1-877-GO-GREEN to ask about our $149 specialEnvironmentally friendly

Carpet Cleaning

2080

Expert Cabinet/Trim &Window-Wood Refinishing

Very cost-effective, beautiful results! Usually, windows

only need the planes replacedFree Estimates. Call or Text!St. Christopher Decorating

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Cabinetry & Counters

2070

EGRESS WINDOWSFREE EST YEAR ROUND

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Building & Remodeling

2050

Radloff & WeberBlacktopping, Inc.

• DRIVEWAYS• PARKING LOTS

Since 1971

952-447-5733

FREEEstimates

Blacktop & Sealcoating

2040

H & H Blacktopping

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EAGAN BLACKTOP

Let Us Give You a FreeQuote to Replace Your

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Business. We Recycle It All

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30+ Years ExperienceAsphalt Paving & Sealcoat

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Blacktop & Sealcoating

2040

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EAGAN/BURNSVILLE/SAVAGE

AA3600 Kennebec Drive (2nd Floor) Eagan, MN

(Off of Hwy 13)

Meeting Schedule

•Sundays 6:30pm Closed Topic

•Mondays 6:30pm Closed Topic

•Tuesdays 6:30pm Closed Big Book & 8pm

Closed Discussion

•Wednesdays 12 pm Closed Topic

•Thursdays 6:30pm Open Alanon Topic Thursdays 8:00pm

AA Closed Topic Mtg.

•Fridays 6:30pm Closed Topic

•Saturdays 10am Open ACA/Dysfunctional

Families 8pm Open Speaker

Questions? 651-454-7971

Notices &Information

1060

Burnsville Lakeville

A Vision for You-AAThursdays 7:30 PM

A closed, mixed meeting atGrace United

Methodist Church

East Frontage Road of I 35 across from

Buck Hill - Burnsville

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South SuburbanAlanon

Mondays 7pm-8:30pmEbenezer Ridges

Care Center 13820 Community Drive

Burnsville, MN 55337Mixed, Wheelchair

Accessible. For more information:

Contact Scott 612-759-5407

or Marty 612-701-5345

Recovery International

Self-help organization offers a proven method to combat depression,fears, panic attacks

anger, perfectionism,worry, sleeplessness,

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General ContractorsGeneral Contractors

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• Landscaping Rock & Mulch• Full Landscape Services• Lawn Irrigation

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See website for all varieties. Exp. 5/31/13

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LOW LOW PRICES• Pulverized Dirt - $12.75 yd• Concrete Edging

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Family Owned & Operated

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Free Estimates

QUALITY SERVICE Since 1949

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DRIVERS: CDL-A RouteDelivery. MBM inBurnsville, MN. 3-5 dayroutes, excellent pay/ben-efits. $57K 1st yr, $62K af-ter 1st yr. Apply online: www.MBMcareers.com.

252-450-4443

Diesel Mechanic Foreman:Great Pay / Benefits.

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Help Wanted/Full Time

9100

Central Station Supervisor & OperatorSecurity Response ServiceReq'd flex in shift hrs, incl.Wknds. 1 yr call ctr & sup.Exp., computer & multi-line phone skills & abilityto multi task. Bkgrd checkincl. Drug test, criminalhist, and verifiable edu.Full benefit pkg. $13-$14.50/hr DOE. Cover letter/resume to [email protected]


9100


9100

CUSTOMER SERVICEAUTOMOTIVE TOOL Bloomington Co seeks expindividual to work as partof our team. Phone &counter sales. Strongcomm skills. Automotivebackground preferred.Great benefits. Fax or e-mail resume 952-881-6480

[email protected]

Carpenter/FramerSeeking entry level

carpenter. Strong candi-date will have some

experience framing orother similar carpentrywork. Must be comfort-able with heights and

heavy lifting. Must pro-vide own transportation

to south metro area.Call Chris at 612-749-9752

Da-ran Inc. is a smallfamily ownded OTRtrucking company llok-ing for a few gooddrives. The gass may begreener. Call or emailJohn at [email protected]


9100

CommercialProperties Space

7100

RN or LPN for Pediatric Home Care

Apple Valley, MN area.One year of nursing expe-rience required.�Provide holistic nursingcare to children in theirhomes�Orientation and educa-tion a top priority as wellas 24 hour case manage-ment availability

Apply online at www.pediatechnursing.com

or call 952-449-5282

RN NEEDED Knowledge of home healthcare. Very PT work, flexi-ble. Pay rate $22/hr.

My Brothers' KeeperPlease fax resume attn: Gay

(952) 496-0157Email: gdeleeuw@

136mbk.com

HealthCare

9050

Employment9000

Burnsville: Rambush Estates

1340 sq ft Manuf. HomeOne level living. Gar-

den tub in master bath.W/D in home.

$1285/mo. 952-890-8440

ManufacturedHomes

8100

1 BR $625 800 SF,DW, AC, large balcony,

Garage $40mo Brookside Apartments

16829 Toronto Ave. SE,Prior Lake MN 612-824-7554

Apartments& Condos For Sale

7400

We buy Houses!Any area, any condition.

Cash or terms. 612-719-4414

Real Estate7000

Fgtn: 2 BR, garage avl.No pets. On site laundry.

612-670-4777

Apartments &Condos For Rent

6400

CR Spring STORAGE 6X8 just $39 Outside starts at$29 [email protected] 651-463-4343

Storage5700

Wanted: Fem. N/S Room-mate to share TH in AV.Shr kitch/BA/garage. $550952-225-8568

RoomsFor Rent

5600

CommercialProperties Space

7100


9100

Burnsville: 1, 2 & 3 BDTownhomes - wash/dryer,attach gar., fireplace, cen-tral air, storage, dogs OK.$875-$1250. 952-746-5941

Townhouse ForRent

5200

Rentals5000

Pets3970

LV: Lic. Daycare All Ages,Activities, Food Prog. 21+Years Exp. 952-431-3826

Farmington Fun Lov-ing! Lic'd. Ages 2 +. Pre-school prog. Theme days.Kelly 651-460-4226

BV: Christian Day CareInfant Opngs Cliff/RiverHills FT/PT 952-895-5431

ChildCare

4100

Family Care4000

Boxer Puppies: AKC Reg.born March 4. Many col-ors. Tails/dews/shots/vetck'd, $500. 651-399-8949

Pets3970

Agriculture/Animals/Pets3900

Chrysler 17ft, fiber-glass open bow-tri hull,Good Cond. *New price

$875 612-825-6283

1978 18ft Crestliner,console steering, 50hpForce motor, trailer w/permlicense Flooring replaced,new seats, 2 batteries & gastanks $1850/BO 612 518-8384

14' Jon Boat, 5 HP mtr &trl, many extras. $1195,Cash only. 952-831-6997

Boats, New& Used

3720

Leisure3700

SeniorRentals

5100

Victoria City WideGarage Sales

Fri, May 17; Sat, May 18See:

victoriatownsquare.com

ST LOUIS PARKBrowndale N'hd 16 AnnualSale! 25+sales: Sat 5/18,8-3. Map & info on Brown-dale FB pg. Excelsior &Wooddale by Miracle Mile.

St Louis ParkAnnual Neighborhood SaleSat, 5/18 (8-4) 22nd Lane(Cedar Lk Rd & Hwy 169)

Savage – HUGE SALE!St Mary Magdalene Church

14225 Quentin Ave.Nice variety of items! 5/30

(4-8); 5/31 (8-5); 6/1 (8-12)Sale in church, food & drinks

RosemountRosemount UMC Sale!May 23-24 Thurs (8-7);

Fri (8-12). Cloz, toys, furn,HH & more! 651-423-2475

14770 Canada Ave. West

RobbinsdaleMulti-Family Garage/PlantSale 5/23-24 (8-6) 5/25 (8-12)

4548 Grimes Ave. No.

RichfieldCity Wide

Garage SalesThursday - SaturdayMay 16, 17, 18

FREE Sale Listfor buyers availablestarting May 14 at:

� Richfield City Hall 6700 Portland Ave.

� Richfield Community Ctr., 7000 Nicollet Ave S

� Richfield Liquor Stores

� Craig's List & website:www.

richfieldrecreation.com

For more information612-861-9363

Prior LakeWilds N'brhd Sales

Sat, May 18 (8-3) 90+ homes!15300 Wilds Prkwy NW

PRIOR LAKELake Home MOVING Art, Furn, Sports, W/D,Holiday, Model Planes,Elec, Jet Ski Lift, Lwn/Grdn, Antiques MORE!5/24 - 5/25. 8-3 Fr. Numb@7:30 SeasonsEstate.com

Plymouth: Moving SaleSat., May 18 (9-4) This isthe BIG one! Lthr. sofas,oak tbls, Twin & Qn beds,HH 12410 53rd Ave North

PlymouthOne Day Only Sat 5/18; 8-4Furn, HH, cloz, TVs, bikes,more. 2310 Rosewood Ln N

Plymouth moving sale! 5/23-25, 9:30-5. 14086-53rd AvN. Furn, stove, HH misc.

Pets3970

SeniorRentals

5100

PlymouthHUGE N'brhd Sales! HH,Furn., vintg., artwork, antqs& more! 5/16-17 (9-6), 5/18

(9-?) Dunkirk & 40th Ave

PlymouthChelsea Woods AnnualSat, 5/18 (8-4) TownhouseCommunity - Vicksburg &Cty Rd 6 GREAT STUFF!20+ Families. Follow signs

New Market/ElkoMulti Family/Estate SaleFurn, HH, cloz, toys, more 5/16-18 (9-5) 411 Carter St.

MinnetonkaHuge Moving Sale! Antq,HH, yard/tlz, many freeitems. Cash only. 1900 Ver-non Dr S. 5/16-18 (9-5)

LakevilleMoving sale! 5/18-19; 10-517857 179th Trl W. Snow-blwr, Patio Set, Furn, HH

LakevilleHuge Sale! Wed. May

28 – Sat. June 1, 8-6pm. Loads of Vintage

items & antqs. Col-lectibles, coins, furni-ture, lots of HH items,jewelry, boxes of newbeading supplies, new

floral argmnts, Ertl die-cast collectible banks,

antq. Typewriter, woodbed frames & misc.

No junk, no Kids stuff!Don't Miss! LV

16370 Harvard Dr. (1 mi. W. of Cedar off

Griffon Trail)

LakevilleEstate Sale 5/17-18th 9-4p16689 Illinois Ave. Furn,HH, lots décor, & more!

LakevilleChristiania Church Sale

26691 Pillsbury Ave.Fri. 5/17 7am-6pm, Sat. 5/18 8am-1pm.

Lakeville19058 Inca Ave (1 blk E. ofIpava @ 190th St.) 5/16-18th

8-4pm. HH, kids, & misc!

HOPKINS5th Annual Plant Sale

Hennepin County MasterGardener. Sat. 5/18

(9a-2p) Hopkins Pavilion 11000 Excelsior Blvd.

Golden ValleyKings Valley N'brhoodAnnual Garage Sales5/16-18 (9-5) Kings Valley

Road & Mendelssohn

Golden Valley DaysChurch Rummage SaleMay 16 (4:30-8:30) $3 Adm.;

May 17 (9-5); May 18 (8-12) $3 Bag saleday &½ off Non-bag items

Calvary Lutheran7520 Golden Valley Rd.

1 blk N, 2 blks E of Hwy 55& Winnetka (park in N. lot)

Golden Valley1300 Angelo Dr 5/16-17(9-4) tools, furn, HH, Sport-ing goods, books, art

Fridley: 5/16-19, 9:30a-5p.7330 Lyric La NE. Lots ofbaby/kids, cloz & toys, ++

FridleyInnsbruck N. TwnhomeN'brhd Sales! 5/16-17 (8-5);5/18 (8-3) Meister Rd & WestBavarian Pass. Must See!

FarmingtonMulti-Family Sale

5/16-17th 8am-5pm, 5/188am-noon. 18725 EastonAvenue & 18551 Edge-wood Ct. Infants, kids,

adults, HH items, Furniture & toys!

FarmingtonGreat sale! 1346 200th St WThurs-Sat 5/16-18 (9-5)Not much kids stuff. Vin-tage, HH and man stuff!

FARMINGTON17540 Freeport Way 5/18th

- 24th 9-5pm HUGE! Moved!Furn, antqs, tools & cloz!

Elko: Moving Sale!26700 Woodcrest CourtMay 16-17-18 (9-5). Tools,guns, furn. & lots more!

Edina 40+ HH Sale! Bikes, HH,clothes, more! 5/16; 8-7, &5/17; 7-2. 7808 Creekridge Cir

Eden PrairiePreserve Garage SaleSat, May 18 (8:30am- 4:30pm)

50+ Garages!Maps avl. 5/14 952-941-8400

11221 Anderson Lakes Pkwy.preserveassociation.com

Eden PrairieHuge Multi-Family Sale

5/16-17 (8-5); 5/18 (8-12)13600 Fenwick Circle

EaganThurs-Sat, May 16-18 (8-4)HH items, furn., clothing,toys. 4654 Weston Hills Dr

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EaganMulti-Family

5/15 (8-8); 5/16-17 (8-5)TV's, jewelry, more! 1730 Sartell Ave.

EAGANMulti Fam Estate-Gar SaleA lot of great Stuff! May17-18; 8-3. 949 Trillim Ct

EaganMoving/Garage Sale Furn& misc HH. May 16-18; 9-4

3630 Widgeon Way

EaganMallard Pond N'brhoodMulti-Family 5/17-18 (8-5)Antiqs., furn., cloz, sam-ples. Behind Kowalski's(Diffley & Johhny Cake)

EAGANLexington Square N'brhdSat, 5/18 (8-3) 70+ Homes!SE crnr of Lexington & Wescott

EaganHUGE! Antiqs, HH, furn.,glasswr. & more! 5/17-18(9-5) 4521 Ridgeview Dr.

EaganEstate Sale: Furn., HH,cloz, some toys, microwv.,counted cross-stitch kits.5/16-18 (8-4) 3955 Mica Trl

EaganEHS Girls Hockey

Garage SaleEagan Civic Arena Park-ing Lot, Pilot Knob Rd &Wescott Sat, May 18th, 8-3Bikes, Scooters, ClothesHH, Books, Games, Toys

Eagan613 Atlantic Hills Dr. 5/17 -5/18 10 – 4pm. Photos onestatesales.net Antiques!

Eagan1775 Turquoise Trail 5/16-18th 9-5pm. HH, Ant sewmach, cloz, crib & toys

Eagan1598 'B' Clemson Dr. 5/2410-6:30pm, 5/25 9:30-2pm.5/26 10-1pm. Lots of stuff!

EAGAN1319 St. Andrew Blvd.5/16-18th 8:30-4:30pm Furn.Toys, collectibles & more

DeephavenMulti-Family 5/23-24 (8-4)HH items, furn., & muchmore! 4680 Old Kent Rd.

CrystalYard Sale-Rain or Shine!Fri., May 17 (9:30am - 4pm)Crystal Care Center

3245 Vera Cruz Ave. North

CRYSTALEstate Sale! 5924 MadisonLake Road. Sat–Mon, 9-5.ALL HH FURNISHINGSEVERYTHING GOES!!www.behivestatesales.com

CrystalBABY SALE 5/16-17 (8-5)5/18 (8-1) Girl cloz, toys, &furn. 5237 Florida Ave. No.

Crystal2 Family - Moving 5/17-18(8-4) Furn., HH, tools, &more! 7000 38th Ave. No.

BurnsvillePerennial/Garage Sale!5/22- 5/24th 9am. Aspen &130th Furn, HH, cloz, misc.

BurnsvilleMega Garage Sale & FleaMarket, Weekends 10a-4pat: Buck Hill Ski Area

BURNSVILLEMay 17 & May 18 (8am-5pm)HUGE sale furn, home decorclothing. 1305 Forest Cir

Burnsville2404 Highland View Ave.5/17-18th 8-5pm. HH, décor,yd/garden & collectibles!

Brooklyn ParkN'brhd Sale 5/17-18, 8-5Something for everyone!HH items, cloz, collectibles Glen Edin Ln 8915-9157

Brooklyn CenterMulti-Fam 5/18 (8-3) Furn,yrd tools, Men/Wmn cloz,HH. 5706 Colfax Ave. No.

Bloomington: 100th Str &10th Av. 5/15-17, 8a-5p. Col-lect's incl Coke, misc HH!

Bloomington, West8900 Southwood Drive5/23-25, Thurs – Sat (9a-5p)Antiques, furn., decoratoritems and great misc!

BloomingtonMulti-Family 5/15-16-17(Wed-Fri) Plants, Coca-Cola,& misc. 100th St. & 10th Av.

BloomingtonMay 16th 8-5. May 17th-18th

9-5. Snow blower, tiller,power shovel and pilatesmachine, hobby, col-lectibles, HH, LPs, ext. lad-der, propane tanks, more.

1404 East 96th Street

BloomingtonHuge Sale! Don't Miss!5/16-18 (7-4) Cash only 10828 Vincent Ave. So.

BloomingtonHuge Sale! 9825 Aquila Rd,5/16-18(8-5). HH,L&G, sportgoods, clz, sno blwr, misc.

BloomingtonHuge Sale! 10325 ZinranAve S, May 15-17 (9-5)

BloomingtonHUGE FUNDRAISING

GARAGE SALECorner of 96th & Vincent

Thu. May 16 8am-6pmFri. May 17 8am-6pm Sat. May 18 9am-5pm

(Sat. $5/bag after 1pm)ALL proceeds go to helpMinnesota Boxer Rescue

Bloomington5/16-17 (9-5), 5/18 (9-3).Elvis mem., cds, jewelry,tv tbls, bks, tlz, HH. 3525 Canterbury Dr.

Apple Valley456 Reflection Rd. 5/23 –5/25, 23-24th 9-5p, 25th 9-1pmFurn, kids, mower, & HH

Garage Sales3500

Bundy Alto Saxophone,made in USA by Selmer.Exc. cond. $550. Call after5pm. 952-835-7972

MusicalInstuments

3280

� � WANTED � �Old Stereo / Hifi equip.

Andy 651-329-0515

Misc.Wanted

3270

Weber Q220 Portable GasGrill w/cart & access.$199/bo 952-898-5482

Rattan Sofa, Loveseatw/Ottoman & Rocker $575 651-454-6940

Lawnboy Push Mower w/bag & extra blade, $75.Well maintained 952-545-1179

4 Pc Bed Set $300, HallTree $151, Bookcase $151,Qu Hideabed like new$200. B/O 952-423-2382

2009 Yamaha ScooterLike New! 16 miles! $2200.651-347-8603

Misc.For Sale

3260

Wall Unit w/shelves, desk,drawers & cupboard. Fin-ished all sides for room di-vider. Good condition!$250/BO. Call 952-942-0259

Stickley large Cherry Cor-ner Desk, $900. Oak Table,Round, 52”, $350. Solid oakchairs (4), $400. 952-927-6619

Side Chairs (2) Never used!Designer fabric. Paid $800,Ask. $550/BO. 612-437-5900

Like new Queen Bed setw/dresser, mirror, nitestands. Like new $750. Sm.Kitchen table w/4 chrs$175. Ent. Ctr. for 55” TVroom for DVD, pics, plants$400 new, asking $225.763-443-2731

QN. PILLOWTOP SETNew In Plastic!! $150

MUST SELL!! 763-360-3829

Furnishings3160

WAYZATA1022 East Gardner Street

May 16-17-18 (9-5)Huge Estate & Antique

Sale! Furniture, glassware& much more. No clothes.

ST. LOUIS PARK2400 France Ave. South

May 16-17-18 (8-5)Oriental rugs, HH items,

lawn/garden equip & furn

ROSEVILLE2672 Galtier StreetFriday, May 17 (10-4)

Saturday, May 18 (10-3)#'s at 9:30 am

Go to: www.gentlykept.comfor photos & details

COON RAPIDS13148 Vintage St. NW

55448 Thurs - Fri, 5/16-17 (9-4)

and Sat, 5/18 (9-4) Entire household,

completely overloaded! 612-227-1269

www.svendsales.com

EstateSales

3130

N. Rockwell Mother's DayPlates (12) 1982-1993, certif. &boxes. Best offer 763-537-4474

Collectibles& Art

3110

Hi-efficiency, WhirlpoolCabrio gas dryer, bisque,4-5 yrs old, just like new.$450. 952-933-0261

Appliances3030

Vintage & Antique SalesHistoric Downtown Carver

7 Vintage ShopsOpen 3 Days Every Month!Thurs (10-5); Fri-Sat (10-4)

May 16, 17, 18Facebook: The Occasional

Shops of Carver

Antiques3010

Merchandise3000

TreeService

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The Mouldy Figs, a Twin Cities jazz band specializing in 1950s-era, Chicago-style jazz, will perform 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 23, at Apple Valley’s Galaxie Library as part of the ongoing Silver Tea concert series, geared to adults 55 and older. Admission is free, and more information is www.dakotacounty.us/library. (Photo submitted)

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Books Book signing by JoAnn De-veny, author of “When Bluebirds Fly: Losing a Child, Living with Hope,” 1-3 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Barnes & Noble, 14880 Florence Trail, Apple Valley.

Dance Danceworks 2013: Power, Strength, Move! 7:30 p.m. May 16-18, Apple Valley High School Theater. Tickets: $7 adults, $5 stu-dents. “Dance through the Decade,” Eastview High School spring dance show, 7:30 p.m. May 18-19 at the Eastview Performing Arts Center. Tickets: $7 adults, $5 stu-dents.

Events/festivals World War II Weekend, May 18-19 at Dakota City Heritage Vil-lage, 4008 220th St., on the fair-grounds in Farmington. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admis-sion: $5 with a nonperishable food item for the local food shelves or $7 without a food item. Children 5 and younger are free. Information: www.dakotacity.org. Holz Farm Spring Festival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Holz Farm, 4665 Manor Drive, Ea-gan. Entertainment, food, games, demos and more. Concessions and some activities require a pur-chased ticket. Information: www.cityofeagan.com. I Love Burnsville Week, June 1-8. Information: www.c i . b u r n s v i l l e . m n . u s / i n d e x .aspx?NID=738. Rhythm & Words Family Mu-sic and Book Festival, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. For children ages 10 and younger and their parents. Free.

Exhibits Children’s Art Festival, featur-ing art by District 191 elementary students, May 9 to June 8, Burns-ville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Informa-tion: 952-895-4685.

Music “From Ragtime to Rock” by the Twin Cities Bronze handbell choir at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Shepherd of the Valley Lu-theran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road in Apple Valley. A free-will offering will be collected. Paul Renz Quartet, jazz per-formance, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Rosemount’s Steeple Cen-ter. Tickets: $15/adults, $10/stu-dents at the door. Organ and piano recital by Karissa Dennis, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at Farmington Lutheran Church, 20600 Akin Road. Songs will range from Bach to Bumble Boogie. Free-will offering will be taken. Information: 651-463-4100 or www.farmingtonlutheran.com.

Theater “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” by Chameleon The-atre Circle, 7:30 p.m. May 17-18 at Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Tickets: $20 for adults, $17 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the box office and at Ticketmaster.com. “The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet,” 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Christian Life School, 6300 212th St. W., Farmington. Tickets: $8 for adults, $5 for students, avail-able at the door or school office.

Child care provided on a donation basis. Information: www.christian-lifeschool.org or 651-463-4545.

Workshops/classes/other Get On the Grid, network-ing party for part-time musicians, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Ave., Min-neapolis. Admission: $7. Informa-tion: www.rockandrolltherapy-room.com/. Introduction to Digital Pho-tography, 10 a.m. to noon, Sat-urday, June 8, Caponi Art Park, Eagan. Ages 10 and older; youth under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost: $5. Information: www.caponiartpark.org/programs/photoprogram. Zumin’ 4 Christ for women, 9:30-10:30 a.m. June 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27. Cost: $30. (Girls ages 6 and up free with paying adult.) Child care for $2 a child could be provided, if needed. Cross of Christ Community Church, 8748 210th St. W., Lakeville. Informa-tion: Karin at [email protected]. God’s Praising Princess Camp, June 25-27, 2-3:15 p.m. (ages 3-5, $40), 3:30-5:30 p.m. (ages 6-10, $60). Cross of Christ Community Church, 8748 210th St. W., Lakeville. Information: Karin at [email protected]. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Battle, 4-5 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Apple Valley Teen Center, 14255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley, (952) 953-2385. Ages 12-18. Adult painting open studio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: 651-675-5521. Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mondays at Brush-works School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksSchoolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Drama/theater classes for ages 4 and up at River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with special needs (ASD/DCD programs), In the Com-pany of Kids 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Broadway Kids Dance and Theater Program for all ages and abilities, In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville (Colonial Shopping Center), 952-736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults at the Eagan Art House to create beaded jewelry. The Jewelry Club meets on the third Friday of each month from 1-3 p.m. Information: 651-675-5500. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermedi-ate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the sec-ond Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Information: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

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Saturday, May 18 Open house by the Lakev-ille Police Department, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 9237 183rd St., Lakeville. Tours and displays, McGruff the Crime Dog and more. Free. Plant sale by the Apple Val-ley Garden Club, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Redwood Park Pavilion at County Road 42 and Redwood Drive in Apple Valley. Family Fun and Fitness Day, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Nicollet Junior High School, Burnsville. Sponsored by the Burnsville girls track and field team. Pre-register at www.blazegirlstrack.com. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. the day of the event. Free. A free-will offering will be accepted on behalf of the American Cancer Society. Free Cat Claw Clipping Clinic by Feline Rescue Inc., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chuck and Don’s Pet Food Outlet, 1254 Town Centre Drive, Eagan. All cats and kittens must be trans-ported in a carrier. Donations appreciated, www.felinerescue.org. Blue Star Bash for Wound-ed Warriors, 7 p.m. to midnight,

Knights of Columbus Hall, 1114 American Blvd., Bloomington. Tickets: $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Raffle tickets: $5. Proceeds will go to Heroes on Horseback, Eagle’s Heal-ing Nest and Wounded War-rior Project. Information: [email protected].

Sunday, May 19 Free practice ACT test, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sylvan Learning, 170 Cobblestone Lane, Burnsville. Bring a cal-culator. Reservations: 952-435-6603. To receive test results, parents must be present at a follow-up appointment.

Wednesday, May 22 Job fair, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Minnesota School of Business, 17685 Juniper Path, Lakeville. Full-time, part-time and volunteer positions avail-able at 25 organizations.

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Ongoing Kids & More Sale, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 16-18, Ames Are-na, 19900 Ipava Ave., Lakeville. Free admission. Information: www.TreasureHuntSales.com. Citywide garage sale, Elko New Market, May 16-18. Infor-mation: www.ci.enm.mn.us. “Grace’s Attic” commu-nity outreach/mission rum-mage sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 6-7 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 8, Grace United Method-ist Church, 15309 Maple Island Road, Burnsville. Buck-a-bag starts at noon on Saturday.

Blood drives The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit red-crossblood.org to make an ap-pointment or for more informa-tion. • May 20, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Minnesota School of Business, 17685 Juniper Path, Lakeville. • May 20, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Everest Institute, 1000 Blue Gentian Road, Eagan. • May 28, 2-7 p.m., Hamp-ton Fire Station No. 2, 5265 238th St. E., Hampton.

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Hearing loss was a game-changer for Mo-nique Hammond. Unexpectedly, in a matter of just four hours in September 2005, Hammond went totally deaf in one ear. “I was teaching a class and at one point I thought, ‘Gee, I can’t hear so well,’ ” recounted the Minneapolis resident and reg-istered pharmacist. “By 7 p.m. I was totally deaf in my left ear.” As a result of her hearing loss – which she says was brought on by a combination of loud music at a church fundraiser she attend-ed the previous day, as well as a virus – Hammond experienced buzzing, vertigo and loss of bal-ance. Simple tasks in her daily routine became impossible chal-lenges. “I call it a life-changer and a career-ender – within a matter of four hours, my life changed,” she said. “I haven’t worked as a phar-macist since then.” Hammond will be sharing her story – and her research into hearing loss – at Rosemount’s Robert Trail Library at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, as part of the “Meet the Author” series spon-

sored by the Rose-mount Area Arts Council and the library. Her book, “What Did You Say? An Unex-pected Journey Into the World of Hearing Loss,” chronicles her hearing-loss or-deal and the research she un-dertook to un-derstand it. Her hearing-loss work earned her a governor’s appointment to the Commis-sion for Deaf, Deafblind and Hard-of-Hear-ing Minneso-tans, a state board on which she served from 2006 to 2012. Hammond’s talk at the Rob-ert Trail Library will be geared to the general public, she said. “I never go anywhere with-out talking about noise-induced hearing loss and its prevention,” she said. “Loud-noise exposure – noisy toys, the loud surround-sound systems, the woofers in the cars – it’s 100 percent preventable and it’s a plague going through

society.” Admission is free to the Rob-ert Trail Library event. More about Hammond and “What Did You Say?” is at www.what-did-you-say.net. Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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Take the ethereal sounds of flute and harp, add a big cup of coffee, and you’ve got the final performance in this year’s Coffee Concert series at the Lakeville Area Arts Center. The Bell’ Alma Duo – featuring Kathy Kienzle and Michele Frisch – are set to take the arts center stage at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19 . The duo is a partner-ship between two accom-plished Twin Cities musi-cians – Frisch is principal flute with the Minnesota

Opera Orchestra, Kienzle is principal harp with the Minnesota Orchestra. Frisch and Kienzle founded the group in 2004

after playing together for many years and have re-leased three CDs, the most recent of which, “Bella Danza: Music of the

Dance,” was recorded at Orchestra Hall in Minne-apolis in 2011. As with all the Lakev-ille concerts, there will be

complimentary coffee and refreshments in the series’ informal cabaret setting, with the musicians pro-viding some background

and insights on the pieces they’ve chosen to perform. This year’s Coffee Con-cert series opened in Janu-ary and has seen shows by violinist Erin Aldridge, the Vecchione/Erdahl Duo, and Mary Ellen Childs’ Crash percussion ensem-ble. “The last concert of our season has developed into quite a party,” said Rolf Erdahl, who, with wife Carrie Vecchione, has been organizing the series since 2007. “We announce the coming 2013-14 season, offer door prizes includ-ing CDs and tickets to the next season, and have a great reception spread to accompany the music,” he said of the season finale. Tickets for the Bell’ Alma Duo show are $14.50 for adults, $12 for students and se-niors, and are available online at www.Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com. More about the Bell’ Alma Duo is at www.flute-harpduo.com.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

The Bell’ Alma Duo is Kathy Kienzle (left), principal harp with the Minnesota Orchestra, and Michele Frisch, principal flute with the Minnesota Opera Orchestra. (Photo submitted)

Studio 4 Dancers recital Studio 4 Dancers, a Burnsville dance studio, will present its annual re-cital June 1 and 2 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Tickets for “You Raise Me Up” are $12.50 for Saturday, June 1, perfor-mances at 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday, June 2, perfor-mances at noon and 6 p.m. are $15 for adults and $12.50 for ages 12 and younger. Tickets can be pur-chased at the box office and via Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or Ticket-master.com.

Symphony’s season on tap The Dakota Val-ley Symphony has an-nounced its 2013-14 sea-son. All performances will be held at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Center. • Oct. 13: Afternoon at Pops: Latin Rhapsody with Nachito Herrera and Gershwin’s “Rhap-sody in Blue” • Dec. 13: Handel’s “Messiah” • Feb. 9, 2014: Four Choirs Festival with An-gela Hanson performing

a violin solo • March 16, 2014: The Feeling in Baroque Mu-sic with Layton (Skip) James, harpsichord, and the DVS Chamber Or-chestra • April 27, 2014: Young Artists’ Concert – Or-chestra Festival featuring Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 Event tickets will be on sale beginning 11 a.m. May 28 at the box office and via Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or Ticket-master.com.

Family Fun Tuesdays begin Caponi Art Park and Learning Center, Eagan, will host local and re-gional artists on Tuesday mornings throughout the summer as part of its Family Fun Tuesdays series geared toward chil-dren ages 3 to 12 with a parent or guardian. All events take place Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. The events are free, with a $4 per person sug-gested donation. June schedule: • June 4: Jump, Sing, and Explore: Discovering the Natural World with MacPhail Center for Mu-sic • June 11: Wonders of

Ahmed Aden of Eagan was the winner of this year’s Caponi Art Park teen poetry slam. The 10th annual event, which was held at Eagan’s Wescott Library instead of the art park because of inclement weather, saw 15 young poets sharing their work with an audience of about 80 people Sunday, May 5. Other top finishers were Emily Miller of Farmington, second place, and Moti Begna of Apple Valley, third place. (Photo submitted)

Flute, harp and plenty of coffee Bell’ Alma Duo concert May 19

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Science: Sound with the Science Museum of Min-nesota • June 18: Stories from the Laughing Chair with Jerry Blue • June 25: Reptiles and Amphibians from Dodge Nature Center A complete schedule and more information is at www.caponiartpark.org /programs/ fami ly -funtuesdays/.

Students in MacPhail recital Savannah Lim and Chris Neiner, seniors at Burnsville High School, have been chosen to par-ticipate in the Spring Honors II Recital at MacPhail Center for Mu-sic on May 17. Neiner and Lim are pi-ano students. Neiner will perform “Polichinelle” and Lim will perform “Prelude in G-sharp mi-nor,” both composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Country Roads tickets on sale Tickets for the 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, Country Roads: A John Denver Celebration at the Burns-ville Performing Arts Center will go on sale at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 21. Tickets range from $49 to $69 at the box office or via Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Rat Pack back at BPAC Michael Matone’s Rat Pack will return to the Burnsville Performing Arts Center stage in “Sa-lute to the Rat Pack & The Legends of Las Ve-gas!” Saturday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m. Tickets will go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday, May 24. Prices range from $29 to $49; children’s tickets are $20. Purchase tickets at the box office or via Tick-etmaster at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

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