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by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Nontenured teachers are not the only ones seeing pink slips this year in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. The District 196 School Board unanimously approved June 13 laying off 14 tenured teachers and giving partial leaves of ab-sence to 11 more.

Those who are partially laid off may teach one or two classes during the year or for only one trimester, said Tom Pederstuen, director of human resources in District 196. This comes just months after the board approved laying off 93 non-tenured teachers. The nontenured layoffs came af-ter the School Board unanimously approved in March slashing $3.5

million from the district’s 2011-2012 budget, which included job cuts. Officials said they were able to avoid laying off more teachers thanks to a recent retirement incen-tive, which resulted in a higher than average number of retirements. The district’s decision to lay off tenured teachers had more to do with changes at the middle school

than its budget constraints, Peder-stuen said. On Jan. 10, the School Board unanimously approved shortening its middle school schedule to six periods to boost student achieve-ment, particularly in math, and save money. Eliminating two class periods is expected to save an estimated $1.76 million a year.

While this change will save mon-ey and provide more time for core studies such as English, math, and social studies, it will cut time dedi-cated to extra curricular classes. As a result, the district’s middle schools will need fewer teachers in these areas, Pederstuen said. Pederstuen added that he ex-pects this will be the last of the lay-offs for this year.

E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

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JUNE 17, 2011 VOLUME 32, NO. 16

Apple Valley-RosemountApple Valley-Rosemount

FREEDOMDAYS

Included in this issue

Tenured teachers now on chopping block in District 196Fourteen teachers to be cut, 11 more get partial layoffs

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Apple Valley High School graduates watch their fellow classmates receive their diplomas during commencement exercises Friday, June 10 in the school’s gymnasium. The ceremony included a graduation message by student Kirby Hermansen. For more photos, go online to www.ThisweekLive.com. More photos on page 11A.

Graduates look to the futureGraduates look to the future

by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Stephanie Lamor-eaux, a 2008 graduate of Rosemount High School, started a two-month in-ternship with World Wide Village this month near Port au Prince, Haiti, an area still suffering after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in January 2010. She is facilitating the coordination of daily activities of students in the Luly and Williamson schools in rural Haiti. Lamoreaux is fluent in French, which will help her with the Creole and French speaking Haitian children. She will also be bring-ing her love of music and proficiency in piano and clarinet as tools to help build connections to the students. A student at the Uni-versity of Wisconsin La Crosse, Lamoreaux is majoring in elementary education with a minor in early childhood educa-tion. Lamoreaux’s family has lived in Rosemount for 16 years. She is the daughter of Wayne and Robin and sister to Aar-on, Jason and Colin. She took time out re-cently during her work to answer a few questions from Thisweek. Follow-ing are her responses.

What interested you about the internship? I knew I would be working with children, in schools, and with a community of people. I was excited to use what I have been learning in school about education and applying it. I was also drawn to the organi-zation, which treated me well and were organized and interested in helping Haiti grow as a commu-nity, not just supplying it aid. What are your expecta-tions of the project? We are planning on focusing on one city,

Luly. In that city we will work to try and to create a “model community” or establish quality com-munity. Such as, a new school, a medical center, an Internet cafe, a com-munity garden, etc. We are not sure how this will all work but our hope is to begin something that can be continued for years to come.

What have you discov-ered since arriving in Hai-ti? I discovered this coun-try to be a place in great need, but also a place with great hope. They are going to rebuild Haiti back and better, but it is going to take years. I have also discovered fun culture, new foods (goat, mango, plantains, sugar cane, coconut and more), new ways of driv-ing (the “roads” have gi-ant pot holes and are

uneven and full of gravel and garbage, there are maybe six stop lights in the capital city, but they don’t always work), and beautiful people. What kinds of effects of the earthquake/tsunami are still being felt? I am living in the ma-jor city (Port au Prince), most of the people here were affected greatly by the earthquake. Thou-sands of houses have collapsed and still sit as rubble. (All of the houses are made out of concrete because drywall would

Rosemount woman helps in HaitiStephanie Lamoreaux is coordinating

activities in two rural schools

Photo submitted by Alex Herbig

Longtime Rosemount resident Stephanie Lamoreaux said one of the rewarding parts of her work in Haiti is the smiles and love of the children.

For more infor-mation about World Wide Village, go on-line to www.World-WideVillage.org.

IN BRIEFby Andrew MillerTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Apple Valley’s sum-mer Freedom Days festival marks its 45th year with 11 days of entertainment, food and family-oriented activi-ties at locations across the city. The festival kicks off Friday, June 24, with the Dancin’ & Cruisin’ classic car show and rock concert at Bogart’s Place nightclub and concludes with a spectacu-lar fireworks display at dusk July 4 in Johnny Cake Ridge Park. In between these two marquee events there will be plenty to do for people of all ages and interests, including the Cub Foods Family Fun Night, Kids Fishing Derby and Freedom Days Fun Run. Dancin’ & Cruisin’, now in its 12th year, will feature a classic car show, food con-

cessions and a business ven-dor fair starting at 5 p.m. in the parking lot outside Bogart’s Place. Music will be provided throughout the evening by DJ Sounds, along with a concert by local rock-

er GB Leighton and opening act Swag, a Twin Cities mod-ern rock band. New to Dancin’ & Cruisin’ this year is the Spectators’ Choice Award.

11 days of summer celebrationFreedom Days festival features

fireworks,car show and more

Photo submitted

Local rocker GB Leighton is the headlining act at this year’s Dancin’ & Cruisin’ classic car show and concert on Friday, June 24 at Bogart’s Place.

by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Cunningham family is fa-miliar with cancer battles. With five members of the im-mediate family having fought the disease, the Cunninghams will be honored as Rosemount Relay For Life honorary chairpeople during the June 24-25 event. Debbie Cunningham, a Relay For Life participant and volun-

teer in the past 10 years, will speak during the event. For her, prior to 2008 partici-pation was in memory or honor of immediate family members who were battling or had lost their fight to cancer. Now she’s walking for herself, too. After her brother was diag-nosed with colon cancer in 2008, that prompted Cunningham to have a colonoscopy, which found

she had the same form of the dis-ease. A few weeks later, she under-went surgery in an attempt to remove the cancerous cells. That was followed by six months of chemotherapy. She needed a round of main-tenance chemotherapy later in the year, but it wasn’t stifling the growth.

Family fights cancer togetherCunningham family is testament to early detection, need for continued research

Volunteers are needed for set up in the hours prior to the start at 6 p.m. June 24 and cleanup after it ends at 5 a.m. June 25 at Rosemount High School’s Irish Stadium. Donations of silent auction or breakfast items are needed. Examples of silent auction items are gift cards, prize baskets, electronics and weekend hotel stays. The breakfast will include coffee, juice and rolls. A Bank Night and T-Shirt

Distribution drop-by event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 23 at Rosemount M i d d l e School. For more i n f o r m a t i o n about the relay, go online to www.relayforlife.org/rosemountmn or e-mail [email protected].

IN BRIEF

See Relay, 2A

See Haiti, 11ASee Freedom Days, 3A

Get your art on at the Eagan Art Festival. See Thisweekend

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After undergoing three more surgeries and a choice to go back to her original regimen of che-motherapy, Cunningham was asked by Mayo Clinic if she wanted to partici-pate in a clinical study for a new injection treatment. “It wasn’t a difficult de-cision to make because it was the only option,” she said of being included in the study in September 2010 on the last day it was

open. Every eight weeks, Cunningham goes to Rochester to receive her treatment. She says her quality of life has been pretty good since starting the treatment. Cunningham, a secre-tary in the District 196 Special Education depart-ment for the past nine years and lifelong area Eagan and Rosemount resident, has been able to continue working through it all.

“I stay active,” she said. “I am always on the go. My mother used to say that I was going to wear myself out eventually. I don’t like to sit around at home and think about it. I am going to keep going and live every moment.” “As long as I have known Deb, she has had a positive attitude,” long-time committee volunteer and friend Nancy Kelly said. “However, once she received her diagnosis when you would think

her attitude would have changed it only got more positive. Deb has shown everyone how strong she is. I have never heard Deb complain about her diag-nosis or any of her treat-ments.” Cunningham’s father, mother, a sister and a brother battled cancer, too. In the past year, her mother, Luella, and brother, Dale, have died from complications due to colon cancer.

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The Cunningham family, longtime Rosemount and Eagan residents, will be the honorary chairpeople during the Rosemount Relay For Life on June 24 and 25 at Rosemount High School’s Irish Stadium. They are (from left) Jim, Bob, Kelly, Charlie and Debbie.

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Debbie Cunningham, a longtime Rosemount and Eagan resident and secretary in the District 196 Special Education department, had both her mother and father die from complications due to cancer. From front left are Renee, mother Luella, Diane, Robin, and Debbie, (back row) Rick, Daryl, Dale and dad Butch. Dale recently died from colon cancer and Renee is an 18-year survivor of ovarian cancer.

Her mother, a 1952 graduate of Rosemount High School, died in late 2010 and her brother died in April of this year. The Cunninghams’ story is one that speaks to the importance of early cancer screenings and continued research. Advancements in treat-ment helped Debbie’s mother become a five-year breast cancer survi-vor before her colon can-cer diagnosis in March 2010. Debbie’s sister, Renee, is an 18-year ovarian cancer survivor. Her di-agnosis made in the early stages of its development is credited for her success-ful battle. Debbie is a testament to having cancer screen-ings when recommended by the American Can-cer Society. She said she didn’t have any medical complications prior to her diagnosis. “Don’t put it off,” she said of the screenings. “It is nothing compared to what you have to go through if you have can-cer.” Debbie’s father died from complications due to lung cancer in 2001. He was originally diagnosed in 1999, and the cancer resurfaced two years later. The Cunninghams’

story is important too because the family dem-onstrates the importance of caregiver and support roles. “Caregivers are survi-vors as much as the pa-tients,” Cunningham said. “That is not an easy task. “It can be grueling. It is important to have com-passion for the caregivers. It is a 24-7 job.” Cunningham said she was fortunate in her can-cer battle to not only have family support but also a great support network of friends, primarily through her membership at St. Joseph Church in Rose-mount. “I was so fortunate to have so much support,” she said. “I have great friends. They have been with me through every-thing. … Faith, family and friends is what has gotten me through this. “Honestly, they have been there every step of the way,” she said. “I don’t know if I could have made it through without them.” Debbie and husband Jim have three adult children. The family has lived in Rosemount for 25 years.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

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PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

School Board of Independent School Dis-trict 196 will hold a public hearing on theproposed establ ishment of a fee forextended-time programming. The publichearing will be held Monday, July 11, aspart of the School Board's regularly sched-uled 6 p.m. meeting at Dakota RidgeSchool. District administration is recom-mending the establishment of hourly feesfor students not enrolled in District 196 whowould like to participate in extended-timeprogramming such as summer school.Under the proposal, hourly fees would be$4.60/hr. for elementary school, $4.21/hr.for middle school, and $5.96 for highschool.

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PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF APPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA

ORDINANCE NO. 918

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONINGMAP BY REZONING CERTAIN LAND IN

THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY,DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission ofthe City of Apple Valley held a public hear-ing on property described herein on May18, 2011, as required by City Code Section155.400(D),

WHEREAS, on June 1, 2011, the Plan-n ing Commiss ion recommended therezoning as hereinafter described.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED bythe City Council of the City of Apple Valley,Dakota County, Minnesota, that:

1. The boundaries of the zoning districtsestablished by City Code Section 155.006are hereby amended by rezoning the fol-lowing described property in the northeastcorner of 147th Street West and GarrettAvenue from Planned Development No.290/zone 1 to Planned Development No.290/zone 2:

Lot 1, Block 5, APPLE VALLEY COM-MERCIAL ADDITION and Lot 2, Block 1,APPLE VALLEY COMMERCIAL 4thADDITION, according to the recordedplats thereof, Dakota County, Minnesota2. This ordinance shall become effective

upon its passage and publication.Passed this 9th day of June, 2011.

/s/ Mary Hamann-RolandMayor

ATTEST:/s/ Pamela J GackstetterCity Clerk2648411 6/17/11

PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF APPLE VALLEY

ORDINANCE NO. 919

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFAPPLE VALLEY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING

ARTICLE 2 OF APPENDIX F BYAMENDING SECTION A2-2 REGULATING

PERMITTED USES WITHIN PLANNEDDEVELOPMENT NO. 290

The City Council of Apple Valley ordains:Section 1. Article 2 of Appendix F of the

Apple Valley City Code is hereby amendedby changing Section A2-2 to read as fol-lows:

ARTICLE 2. DESIGNATION NO. 290

§ A2-2 Permitted Uses.

* * *(B) Zone 2. Within this zone, no structure

or land shall be used, except for one ormore of the following use or uses deemedsimilar by the City Council:

* * *(3) Continuum of care retirement commu-nity, as defined in the zoning code,except that comprehensive, intensive, orfull care living is not restricted to resi-dents over the age of 55.Section 2. Effective date. This ordinance

shall take effect upon its passage and pub-lication.

PASSED this 9th day of June, 2011. /s/ Mary Hamann-Roland

MayorATTEST:/s/ Pamela J GackstetterCity Clerk2648440 06/17/11

PUBLIC NOTICESECTION 00 11 13

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids will be received by the Cityof Apple Valley, Minnesota, in the AppleValley Municipal Center, 7100 147th StreetWest, until 10 A.M., CST, Thursday, July 7,2011, at which time they will be publiclyopened and read aloud for the furnishing ofall labor, materials, and all else necessaryfor the following:

City Project 2011-109

2011 MICRO SURFACING

100,000 SY Micro Surfacing15,000 LF Pavement Markings (Latex)With related items

Bidders desiring Bidding Documents maypurchase them by check for a non-refund-able fee of $45 from the City of Apple Val-ley, 7100 147th Street West, Apple Valley,MN 55124. Contact Penny Stewart at

(952) 953-2588 to place an order. TheBidding Documents may be seen at theoffice of the City Engineer, 7100 147thStreet West, Apple Valley, MN.

Direct inquiries to Engineer's ProjectManager Dave Bennett at (952) 953-2490.

Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent ofthe amount of the Bid must accompanyeach Bid in accordance with the Instruc-tions to Bidders.

The Owner reserves the right to retain thedeposits of the 3 lowest Bidders for aperiod not to exceed 60 days after the dateand time set for the Opening of Bids. NoBids may be withdrawn for a period of 60days after the date and time set for theOpening of Bids.

The Owner reserves the right to rejectany and all Bids, to waive irregularities andinformalities therein, and further reservesthe right to award the Contract to the bestinterests of the Owner.

Pamela J. Gackstetter, City ClerkCity of Apple Valley, Minnesota

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PUBLIC NOTICESECTION 00 11 13

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids will be received by the Cityof Apple Valley, Minnesota, in the AppleValley Municipal Center, 7100 147th StreetWest, until 10 A.M., CST, Thursday, July 7,2011, at which time they will be publiclyopened and read aloud for the furnishing ofall labor, materials, and all else necessaryfor the following:

Project 2009-102, Whitney Pond Storm

Water Improvements

880 SY Remove BituminousPavement

1 LS Dewatering40,800 CY Common Excavation700 LF RCP Storm Sewer440 TN Bituminous Mixture880 TN Class 5 Aggregate Base6,300 SY SeedingWith related items

Bidders desiring Bidding Documents maypurchase them by check for a non-refund-able fee of $45 from the City of Apple Val-ley, 7100 147th Street West, Apple Valley,MN 55124. Contact Penny Stewart at

(952) 953-2588 to place an order. TheBidding Documents may be seen at theoffice of the City Engineer, 7100 147thStreet West, Apple Valley, MN.

Direct inquiries to Engineer's ProjectManager Colin Manson at (952) 953-2425.

Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent ofthe amount of the Bid must accompanyeach Bid in accordance with the Instruc-tions to Bidders.

The Owner reserves the right to retain thedeposits of the 3 lowest Bidders for aperiod not to exceed 60 days after the dateand time set for the Opening of Bids. NoBids may be withdrawn for a period of 60days after the date and time set for theOpening of Bids.

The Owner reserves the right to rejectany and all Bids, to waive irregularities andinformalities therein, and further reservesthe right to award the Contract to the bestinterests of the Owner.

Pamela J. Gackstetter, City ClerkCity of Apple Valley, Minnesota

2641200 6/10-6/17/11

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District 917

School Board

ProceedingsThis is a summary of the Intermediate

School District 917 Regular School BoardMeeting on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, with fulltext available for public inspection on thedistrict website at www.isd917.k12.mn.usor the District Office at 1300 145th StreetEast, Rosemount, MN 55068.

The meeting was called to order at 5:00PM. The meeting was held at 1300 145thStreet East, Rosemount, MN. Board Mem-bers Present: Dan Cater, Deb Clark, JillLewis, Vicki Roy, Tom Ryerson, VandaPressnall. Board Members Absent: KathyLewis and Veronica Walter. Administra-tors Present: Melissa Schaller, Dan Hurley,Nicolle Roush. Others present: Linda Bergand Dale Engman. Good news reportswere presented. The following ConsentAgenda items were approved: minutes,personnel, bills to be paid, investmentreport, and wire transfers. Motion passeda p p r o v i n g t h e R e v i s e d B u d g e t f o r2010-2011; to approve the positions of leadteacher for special education and DCALS;and to approve the Bid for the Construc-tion Trades Student-built house in theamount of $50,198.78. Adjournment at6:06 PM.2642578 6/17/11

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PUBLIC NOTICEINDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganPublic Schools

Educating our students to reach theirfull potential

CALL FOR BIDS

Dairy Products

Notice is hereby given that BIDS will bereceived for Food Services' Dairy Productsby Independent School District 196 at theDistrict Office located at 3455 153rd St W,Rosemount, MN 55068 until 10 a.m. on July1, 2011, at which time and place bids willbe publicly opened and read aloud.

If you should have any questions regard-ing this bid you may contact the Food andNutrition Department at (651) 683-6959.

Art Coulson, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

2650789 6/17-6/24/11

In addition to awards handed out by the Freedom Days committee, guests at Dancin’ & Cruisin’ can pick up ballots at the DJ’s booth to vote on their favorite ve-hicles. Admission to the car show and vendor fair is free, but there’s a $10 cover charge for the GB Leigh-ton concert; ticket sales are a fundraiser for Freedom Days. “All the money we get goes right back into Free-dom Days – into the parade, the fireworks, everything,” said Pat Schesso, Freedom Days chairperson. Before Dancin’ & Cruisin’ opens to the public, classic car owners who’ve paid their $15 registration fee can take part in a 10-15 mile cruise that starts at 4 p.m. at Apple Valley Ford.

Music, sports & more The free outdoor concert Music in the Park returns to Freedom Days this year but moves to a new venue, leaving its old home of Hayes Park for Kelley Park in the city’s Central Village. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic dinner to the family-geared concert by Bob & the Beachcombers, who specialize in surf rock, ’50s rock and popular fa-vorites from the ’70s and ’80s. The concert starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 26. A host of athletic events are lined up during Free-dom Days: a pickleball tournament for ages 55 and up (Apple Valley Com-munity Center, June 25), an adult doubles tennis tournament (Apple Valley High School Arena, July 1), 2- and 5-mile “fun runs” (Hayes Park, July 4), and a USTA-sanctioned tennis tournament for children 10 and under (July 8-10). Registration informa-tion for these activities is on the Freedom Days website,

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www.avfreedomdays.com; the USTA tennis tourna-ment has sign-ups at www.usta.com.

For the kids Children ages 5-11 are in-vited to cast a line into Lac Lavon during the Kids Fish-ing Derby from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 29. Prizes will be awarded in vari-ous categories; participants should bring their own fish-ing poles and tackle, though members of the Minnesota Valley In-Fishermen will provide bait and fishing tips. A carnival featuring kid-

die Midway rides, games of chance and food conces-sions will be held four days, July 1-4, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Johnny Cake Ridge Park. There’s a wristband special the first night of the carnival, offering unlimited rides for $10 from 6 to 9 p.m. The third night, July 3, will also see Cub Foods Family Fun Night at Johnny Cake Ridge Park, featuring a kids parade, pony rides, a petting zoo, balloon launch and a human hamster ball, as well as fire truck and squad car tours by the Apple Valley police and fire departments.

There’s no admission fee for the carnival, but there is a small charge for the rides, food and some of the other activities. To find out more about events slated on the big day, see the special section inside this edition. The Freedom Days schedule of events is in the special section included with this edition, at www.ThisweekLive.com and www.avfreedomdays.com. Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

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The immensely popular Freedom Days parade on the Fourth of July starts at 1 p.m. at Pennock Avenue and Fireside Drive and works its way to Apple Valley High School.


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Opinion

Unhappy with those I voted forTo the editor: I have just read the ar-ticle published June 10 ti-tled “Local legislators: Let voters decide definition of marriage.” I do not consid-er myself a Republican or a Democrat. I vote for the person and not the party. I am very unhappy that officials I voted for are pressing a constitutional amendment that in fact dis-criminates against fellow American citizens. You will probably find it humorous that a middle aged, Catholic, heterosexual father of three is opposed to the constitutional amend-ment against gay marriage. No matter how the Repub-licans spin it, this vote is in fact an effort to legalize dis-crimination in Minnesota

and America. Whether you believe that long-term homosexual couples deserve equal rights under the law or not, a vote for this amendment is a vote for discrimination. I thank God that de-segregation of schools and public areas along with equality in voting rights for minorities and in some cas-es women was not put to a vote. These rights were long-fought battles against many of the same arguments that the Republicans are pre-senting today. Had these important rights been put to a public vote at the time, they certainly would have been defeated. On many occasions I have heard the Republi-cans say that this has noth-ing to do with equal rights – yet it very much does.

These elected officials have loudly and proudly stated what rights they believe gay Americans are not entitled to, but I have not heard a single Republican elected official describe or suggest what measures or alterna-tives they are willing to sup-port for gay Americans. Discrimination backed by constitutional law can last for a lifetime. I will vote no for the constitutional amendment defining mar-riage as only between a man and a woman because it does not support or defend equality for all Americans. The homosexual popu-lation may be a minority, but they are no more or less American than anyone else. If you truly believe in equal rights then there should be no excuses or exceptions. Every American citizen should have equal rights un-

der the law.

RAYMOND BOATMANBurnsville

Legislators are elected to make decisionsTo the editor: In response to the article about local legislators let-ting voters decide definition of marriage, there are two points to consider. First, voters elect legisla-tors to make decisions; on the definition of marriage issue, the legislators have abdicated their authority, and therefore should have nothing more to say in the matter. Second, the legislators have set a precedent to let voters decide the definition of all sorts of other words, such as garbage, democracy, education, taxes, deficit, or budget for example. These spineless legisla-tors really do have a posi-tion on the issue, they just want to make sure their base gets out to vote for it, and re-elect them to repeat the same foolishness. BILL RANDALLEagan

Let’s fund a future we can believe inTo the editor: As our leaders haggle, one wonders what another class of Dakota County kids will find as they gradu-ate from high school and search for jobs or colleges. Business leaders like to remind us that we live in a competitive world, one that we need to understand a lot better. German industry contin-ues to grow in spite of the country’s extensive social safety net, high wages and high taxes. China graduates thousands of new engineers and scientists to serve her booming industries. Other countries provide medical services to all their people for a fraction of what we Americans pay. Across Europe, South America and Asia, na-tions are building 200 mph passenger trains, while we

struggle to build a simple busway here in Apple Val-ley. We need to pay atten-tion to what others around the world are doing, and more important, how they do what seems to us impos-sible. Competitiveness requires a functional government to do what the private sector cannot or will not do. We need challenging jobs that pay remunerative wages; otherwise, young people will see little reason to excel in school. We need universities that do not saddle young graduates with outlandish debt. We need modern pub-lic infrastructure. We need a social safety net to protect us in hard times. It all costs money, and luckily, there is a lot of that sloshing around in Ameri-ca. Let our leaders stop the games and start to lead us into a future we can believe in. We can balance Min-nesota’s 2011 budget with a few relatively minor tax hikes and spending adjust-ments. It’s not as hard as they say, and it’s time they got on with it. WILLIAM J. GRAHAMBurnsville

Balance budget without tax hikeTo the editor: The GOP Legislature presented Gov. Mark Day-ton with a balanced bud-get without raising taxes. The GOP budget increased spending for K-12 Educa-tion and Health and Hu-man Services. Dayton vetoed nine out of the 10 state budget bills passed by the GOP Legisla-ture on the grounds they did not raise taxes. By law, the Legislature adjourned May 23. All of the budget bills were completed; however, Dayton vetoed nine budget bills so we do not have a new state budget. The non-essential operations of gov-ernment will shut down July 1 if a budget is not signed by the governor. Here is the bottom line. Gov. Tim Pawlenty held government spending down to about $30.5 billion over the last two years (Minne-

sota has a two-year budget cycle). State revenue over the next two years is pro-jected at $34 billion. The GOP wants to limit spending to current rev-enues. Dayton wants a 22 per-cent increase in spending (about $37 billion) with ma-jor income tax increases. He later reduced the size of his tax increase to $1.8 billion. That is a 15 percent in-crease in spending over the last two-year budget. This is not economic reality. It is bad to raise taxes in a weak economy. Government can’t spend or borrow its way to pros-perity. Eventually there is a day of reckoning. Rep. Diane Anderson, R-Eagan, understands eco-nomic reality. Dayton’s pro-posal to raise taxes will not result in higher revenues to the state. That is why the Legislature voted to go in another direction. Anderson has consis-tently promoted jobs and economic growth through controlling spending with no new taxes. Other states have found the result of raising taxes encourages businesses to re-locate to lower tax states. Minnesota’s unemploy-ment rate is already 9 per-cent. Once good-paying jobs leave a state, they sel-dom return. We can’t af-ford a 15 percent spending increase. We must balance the budget without raising taxes. NICK PARISBurnsville

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Recent Eastview High School graduate Sarah Cartwright and musicals from Eagan and Eastview high schools were strongly praised last week on the main stage of a huge downtown Minneapolis theater. This hap-pened during one of the most remarkable youth programs I’ve ever witnessed. More than 2,600 people jammed into the Orpheum Theater to praise and promote high school musical the-ater. It was rowdy, rousing and reassuring. Cartwright was selected as the top high school female musical performer in the state. She will receive a free trip to New York City for a national competition. The Eastview spring production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and the fall Eagan production of

“Hairspray” both earned “outstanding overall performance” and “out-standing overall produc-tion” awards. Amanda Taylor, Mi-chael Selchow, Peter Cas-sanda and Tim Jurney

from Eastview were cited for an “outstanding performance.” So were Bailey Richardson, Melissa Schugel, Evan Esslinger, Justin Wirsbinski, Anna Hutton and Garrett Lukin from Eagan. Including those from Eastview and Eagan, 950 students (not a typo) from 47 high schools around the state participated. This was the sixth year that the Hennepin Theatre Trust (HTT) gathered high school musical stu-dents for a “Spotlight” program. The performance was sold out. Why? It was incredibly uplifting, often funny, hugely entertain-ing and deeply reassuring. These

youngsters work very hard on a complicated, complex project – a high school musical. An array of celebrities from radio, TV and newspaper presented awards and praised the young people. Eagan drama teacher Nancy Owzarek pointed out that Spot-light “gives students a chance to watch, and learn from perform-ers in other schools.” She told me, “It’s the end of the year and I’m tired. But after tonight, I’m re-energized for next year!” The trust is looking for other interested schools. Some of their assistance is free. It is impossible to describe all that HTT does to help high school musicals. They offer workshops for students and drama coaches, both in person and via video-conferencing. They send trained observers to watch rehearsals and provide feedback. They help schools share tick-ets, and props. Incredible! Much

more information here: http://www.hennepintheatretrust.org/education-and-community-en-gagement/what-spotlight. Melissa Koch, the trust’s di-rector of education and commu-nity engagement, believes “high school musical theatre education touches such a diverse popula-tion of students and is incred-ibly under appreciated. Not only does it utilize skills in mathemat-ics, physics and design such as in technical aspects of the show, but performing builds a sense of self-confidence, poise and improvisa-tion. Musical theatre education builds community.” Confession time: I had a small role in a high school musical, “Guys and Dolls.” I wasn’t very good. But the experience was wonderful. Forty-five years ago, there was nothing like the Hen-nepin Theatre Trust. Today, there is.

Here’s a simple suggestion to any family with a youngster who might be interested, or any edu-cator who does theater or musi-cal theatre with students: Please check out the Hennepin Trust website. Sarah Cartwright summarized not only what she, but many oth-ers have learned from being in a musical: “Never stop reaching for your goals. The world of the-atre is chock full of rejections, setbacks and disappointments, but there are just as many high points, callbacks and amazing experiences to be had.”

Joe Nathan, a former public school teacher and administrator, directs the Center for School Change at Macalester College. He welcomes reactions, [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Spotlight shines on theater standouts at Eastview, Eagan

Correction The pho-to that was supposed to show Dis-trict 38B state Rep. Doug Ward-low was in-correct in a June 10 arti-cle on Minnesota’s marriage amendment. The photo was of Wardlow’s father, Lynn, who once held the same seat. Thisweek Newspapers regrets the error.

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Gladys Hood, age 84 fromLakeville passed on December 21,2010. Survived by sons RobertCharles "Jake" Hood (KathleenSakry) James Stephen "Jim"Hood (Patrica) Adopted daugh-ter Julie Clark of California. Acelebration of life will be held atHot Sam's Antiques June 26thfrom 2:00 - 6:00 pm.

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LettersShutdown is not a good ideaTo the editor: I disagree with the pros-pect of Minnesota govern-ment being shut down. This is not a solution to the prob-lem and still leaves a confron-tation between Democrats’ and Republicans’ points of view on the budget deficit, taxes and government re-forms unresolved. A shutdown is not a good idea because it could cost the state of Minnesota mil-lions of dollars (most state employees would have to be paid severance – cash for unused sick leave and time off, according to union con-tracts). Where would the state find millions of dollars for that if there is already a budget deficit of $5.8 billion? What is going on right now in the Legislature re-minds me of a squabble be-tween children in elementary school: pointing fingers at each other and blaming each other. The difference is that in comparison with chil-dren’s squabbles the matter at stake is much more seri-ous (more than 40,000 state employees and their families depend on the willingness of both parties to compromise and find a peaceful solution to this problem). The state of Minnesota could follow the example of the state of Washington, which was on the brink of a shutdown until the very last day. But at the end of that very last day, they finally found a compromise because “nobody wanted to see a shutdown happen.” On the final day of the session a deal was done. We are very thankful to Gov. Mark Dayton for say-ing he “stands on the side of Minnesotans.” And we also do hope that the Legislature will join him in “compromis-ing, in finding a balanced solution to our budget and in standing up for Minneso-tans.”

TAMARA RAKOWRosemount

Art and All That Jazz appeals for helpTo the editor: As August approaches, the Art and All that Jazz Festival finds itself financially under-funded for the first year since its inception in 2004. What began as a small gathering, highlighting lo-cal artists and musicians has grown to a nationally recog-nized family event. The mu-sic and art festival attracts over 15,000 people from all areas of the country to Burnsville. Over the years, we have presented national recording jazz artists Nick Colionne, Greg Adams from Tower of Power, Larry Carl-ton, Mindi Abair, and Jesse Cook to name a few. The organization and the festival itself are composed entirely of volunteers from the community with no paid positions. Volunteers who want nothing more, then to present a great festival for the city. The event has always depended on the generosity of our corporate sponsors and a small percentage of food and beverage sales, but

the changing economy and priorities for our corporate sponsors have reduced the amount of money available. While we have retained some of our sponsors, oth-ers have made a decision this year to no longer participate. Our concerted efforts to re-place these sponsors have been largely unsuccessful and we are now being forced to make a decision as to wheth-er or not we can continue. We now have a need to reach out to the community through this letter in order to save Art and All that Jazz. If you value the continu-ation of this event, and you are interested in being a cor-porate sponsor or becoming an individual contributor to keep your festival alive through these challenging times, please go to our web-site at www.burnsvilleartjazz.com and make a donation.

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Morrison’s departure raises questionTo the editor: I do not doubt that Gail Morrison accomplished much during her long ten-ure as a District 191 School Board member. However, I was dumb-founded by the reason she is stepping down. She will no longer be available to serve because she is moving in with her boy-friend who lives outside the district. Have we become so ir-rational that we now put a reason like this in the news-paper? Did Ms. Morrison ac-tually approve of this article before it went to press? If she did, then those of us with some sense of moral-ity should question why she was on the board at all, much less for a decade or more. This is almost beyond belief.

PETER CARNEYEagan

Voter ID benefits all Minnesota citizensTo the editor: As a citizen who has served as an election judge chair for several elections, I see the need to require voter identification in Minnesota. This is not a party issue, it is a citizens’ issue. The public deserves to have confidence in the integrity of our elec-tion system. Fair, transpar-ent elections are the corner-stone of our representative republic. Requiring photo ID is an improvement to our voting system in Minnesota. Several polls show 80 per-cent of Minnesotans agree on this simple solution, yet Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the voter ID Bill, which was passed by a bipartisan House and Senate. This is a huge disappoint-ment for all Minnesotans who value fair elections. Voter ID benefits everybody. Shame on Gov. Dayton.

DENINE LEROUXBurnsville


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by Erin JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Last month, he celebrat-ed his 90th birthday. This month, Anthony Caponi is being celebrated as an outstanding member of his community. Caponi has been named one of “Eleven Who Care,” an awards program that rec-ognizes 11 outstanding vol-unteers who serve the com-munity each year. Caponi is the founder and director of the Eagan Art Park and Learning Center, a free park that fea-tures a variety of his own sculptures dotted around 60 acres of nature. “I am honored by this recognition, especially be-cause it brings attention to Caponi Art Park and the community whose contin-ued support and participa-tion made this difficult and rewarding project possible,” he said. Each year, hundreds of volunteers are nominated for the award, given by KARE-11.

Caponi was nominated by a former program and volunteer coordinator at the park. According to KARE-11, the honorees “truly exem-plify the belief that one per-son can make a difference.” Caponi, who was born in Italy, is a sculptor, educator, poet, author, philosopher and engineer who has made significant contributions to Minnesota’s arts communi-ty. He has devoted himself for more than 30 years to

developing the art park, a nonprofit organization that is open free to the public from May through October. “He’s spent a lot of time making it a great destina-tion for families and kids,” said Jenna Strank, commu-nications coordinator for the Caponi Art Park. The park includes a 20-acre sculpture garden, an outdoor amphitheater for summer performances and miles of walking paths. Caponi will be honored at an awards ceremony in late June, and the Eleven Who Care segment will air June 22 at 10 p.m. on KARE-11. Caponi, a World War II veteran, has also been se-lected as a grand marshal of Eagan’s July 4th Funfest parade honoring hometown heroes. He will share stories during the Patriotic Day events at Eagan’s Central Park on July 3 (see related story).

Erin Johnson is at [email protected].

Anthony Caponi to receive ‘Eleven Who Care’ award

The Eagan sculptor and art park founder is recognized by longstanding KARE-11 program

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Collect ’em, trade ’em, frame ’em. The art-world phenomenon known as artist trading cards is com-ing to this year’s Eagan Art Festival. Guests have the chance to make their own trading cards – miniature works of art about the size of a base-ball card – in the Art Ex-perience Tent sponsored by the Eagan Art House. “They can be anything – they can be collage, paint, basically anything you can get on a 2-inch by 3-inch card,” said Wanda Bor-man, festival manager. “You can trade them, but one of the rules is you can’t sell them.” The artist trading cards are among the host of ac-tivities and entertainment offerings at this year’s festi-val, which runs June 25-26 on the festival grounds at Eagan’s Central Park.

Now in its 17th year, the free-admission event includes a juried fine-art show with displays by 100 artists, a community art project, food concessions and hands-on art activi-ties for kids and adults throughout the weekend. Artists will showcase a variety of work including jewelry, pottery, photogra-phy and even garden orna-ments, and all the art is for sale. An awards ceremony at which the Best in Show winner will be announced is set for 4 p.m. Saturday, June 25. The featured artist for the 2011 festival is Craig Richardson, a former Eagan resident, who cre-ates wood vessels and wall hangings with inlays of turquoise and other media. Richardson was named the featured artist by the Eagan Art Festival jury. “They selected his work because it’s beautiful as

well as unusual,” said Bor-man. The theme of this year’s festival is “Youth in Art,” and the Youth in Art tent will showcase the work of 10 local artists between the ages of 13 and 19 who have been working with local teaching-artist Peter Jadoonath. Eight of the youth artists will be selling their work. The Children’s Activ-ity Tent and the Art Ex-perience Tent will offer workshops and art demos for festival-goers young and old, including the “Play Clay” table along with painting, pottery and mosaic instruction from Eagan Art House teachers. Each year, the festival sponsors a community art project, and this year’s will have guests helping to make a new sign for the Eagan Art House, as well as creating a collection of Zentangles.

“Zentangles are an ar-tistic method of creat-ing beautiful images from repetitive patterns,” said Borman, “kind of like doo-dling with a purpose.”

Entertainment A full weekend of live entertainment is lined up for the Eagan Art Festi-val. On Saturday, June 25, the music kicks off with

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One-hundred artists will display and sell their work at this year’s Eagan Art Festival on June 25-26 in the city’s Central Park.

Artist trading cards among new features at Eagan Art Festival

International Festival of Burnsville The International Fes-tival of Burnsville will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Sat-urday, June 18, at Nicollet Commons Park. The free event will showcase a vari-ety of entertainment, food and festivities. Nicollet Commons Park is located at 12600 Nicollet Ave., south of Highway 13. Free parking is available in the Burnsville Performing Arts Center parking ramp and the Heart of the City Park and Ride ramp located off of 126th Street. In conjunction with the festival, the “Cultural Perspectives: 100 Years of Chinese American History in MN from 1911 to 2011 – Story from Within” exhibit will kick off June 18 at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center’s gallery with a 6 to 8 p.m. opening reception. For more details, visit www.burnsville.org/ifb or call Julie Dorshak at (952) 895-4509.

Shakespeare Festival Caponi Art Park, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan, will host its Shakespeare Festi-val June 24-25 in the The-ater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater. Cromulent Shakespeare Company will present “Ju-lius Caesar” on Friday, June 24. The Minnesota Shake-speare Company will pres-ent “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Saturday, June 25. Shows begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free with a $4 sug-gested donation. Bring a blanket or fold-ing chair. For more infor-mation, visit www.capon-iartpark.org.

Female sleuths featured at library program Professor Gayle Gaskill of St. Catherine Univer-sity’s English Department will trace the development of female crime solvers in “Stephanie Plum and Other Famous Female Fictional Detectives” at 7 p.m. Thurs-day, June 23, at the Heritage Library in Lakeville. The free presentation is part of Dakota County Li-brary’s annual Minnesota Mosaic cultural arts series. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library or call (952) 891-0362. The library is located at 20085 Heritage Drive.

Teen authors visit Dakota County Several best-selling teen authors will discuss books and writing at Dakota County libraries as part of the teen summer reading program. M.T. Anderson, a Na-tional Book Award winner and author of “Feed” and “The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing,” will talk about his books from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, at the Wescott Library in Eagan and from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Galaxie Library in Apple Valley. Laurie Stolarz, best-sell-ing author of the Blue is for Nightmares and Touch se-

ries, will visit from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the Burnhaven Library in Burnsville and from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Heritage Library in Lakeville. Twin Cities author Swati Avasthi will discuss her de-but novel “Split” from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 27, at the Farmington Library. Best-selling author of fan-tasy books for teens Tamora Pierce will discuss her books

from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednes-day, June 29, at the Robert Trail Library in Rosemount. Authors will be available for questions and book-sign-ing. Their books will be for sale at the events. No reg-istration is required and all events are free. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and click on Calen-dar of Events or call (651) 450-2942.

the family-oriented Teddy Bear Band at 10 a.m., Pau-la Lammers (jazz) at 11:15, Greg Herriges (world mu-sic) at 1:45., and Eagan-based youth baton twirlers Dance-Twirl Minnesota at 4:15. String musician Paul Imholte opens the enter-tainment lineup at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26, fol-

lowed by a one-hour show by Radio Disney starting at noon, Alex the Jug-gler at 12:45, and the sci-fi bluegrass of Galactic Cowboy Orchestra at 2:45. More information about the festival is at www.eaganartfestival.org.

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].


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Consider Approval of a Dark Fiber License Agreement with Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. Consider Resolution Receiving Petition and Or-dering Preparation of Preliminary Report for the In-stallation of Local Improvements to Section of 12th Avenue.REGULAR AGENDAPublic Hearing – Consider Approval of On-Sale/Sunday On-Sale Liquor License for Royal Banquet & Ballroom LLC d.b.a. Royal Banquet & Ballroom, 12750 Nicollet Avenue. – 6:55 p.m. Consider Adopting the Auditors’ Report on the De-cember 31, 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Statement (CAFR). – 7 p.m.

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also like to help evaluate the teaching and help the teach-ers create better curriculum for their students. We have also been talking about cre-ating a better sponsorship program with our sponsored students. Connecting the students in Haiti with their supporter in the U.S. The other interns that I am working with are in-volved in the medical field, helping malnourished kids and potentially starting pre-natal and postnatal care in our medical facility in Luly. They have already fit and distributed hearing aids to partially deaf people and they were excited to see their expression change when they first could hear again. Another intern is taking on the role of social media. He is working to create a documentary on the kids in Haiti and their needs and bring it back to elementary schools to share it with his community. He has taken numerous photos you can view them at: www.alexher-bigphoto.com. How does it make you feel to be undertaking such work? I am honored to be tak-

ing on such work. It is em-powering to be able to help these people and see them want to build back better.

What are the rewards? I think the reward will come years later, when Haiti has rebuilt itself and I can say that I was honored enough to serve as a part of that reconstruction. It is also rewarding to see the children’s smiles and their love.

What are the challenges? There are many challeng-es. It is a challenge to con-nect with people to find the right things needed for proj-ects. The unsafe roads can be a challenge to get from place to place. Old, diesel, broken vehicles that barely work and often break down and need to be pushed through huge puddles, can be a chal-lenge. Delayed flights, mos-quitoes, 110 degree tempera-tures, and no electricity. All of these are challenges, but nothing that can’t be over-come.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].

Haiti/from 1A

Photo submitted by Alex Herbig

A Haitian child takes a drink of water at one of the many food and water outposts erected since a devastating earth-quake and tsunami in January 2010.


Apple Valley High School seniors line up to have their name called and receive their diplomas during the Friday, June 10 ceremony in the school’s gymnasium.


Apple Valley High School graduates celebrate after receiving their diplomas Friday, June 10 during a commencement ceremony in the school’s gymnasium.


Sports

Girls track: Eagle relay wins state title

Apple Valley girls track and fieldtake third at state as a team

by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Apple Valley girls track and field team brought home its first gold medal since 2008 last weekend af-ter the Class AA state meet at Hamline University in St. Paul. The 4x100-meter relay with Megan Maki, Jaryn Pipkins, Jordan Sammons and Taylor Browning com-bined for a time of 48.10 seconds, which was faster than anyone else over the weekend. It was a relief for the girls because Maki, Pipkins and Browning were all part of the relay last year that fin-ished runner-up by a two hundredths of a second. The Eagles were also a leg short in the relay. Chanel Miller suffered an injury in the Section 3AA meet and she was unable to partici-pate. “I think we gave all we had to make up for it and win it for her,” Browning said. The girls ran an all-time Minnesota best of 47.53 at the Section 3AA meet a week earlier. Browning received a medal of every color at state. She finished second in the 200 and third place in the 100. “I can’t be disappointed finishing first, second and third,” Browning said. “It’s

really exciting. “A lot came from the support I had today from friends and family. I was just excited to be in the finals.” The 4x200 finished in eighth, and Hannah Linder was seventh in the pole vault.

Eastview The Lightning finished 12 points behind Apple Val-ley in 12th place. Alex Beck-man got Eastview the most points with a fifth-place fin-ish in the 100 and third in the triple jump. She was also part of the 4x100 relay with Paris Sanders, Leah Nesheim and Claire Elliott that finished third. Erica Bestul ran to ninth in both the 1600 and the 800.

Rosemount The Irish finished in 22nd with 16 points coming from Shade Pratt (fourth in the 400) and the 4x400 (second with Thana Hussein, Rachel Snow, Hannah Grim and Shade Pratt). Other notable area per-formances include Danielle Anderson’s seventh place finish in the 3200 for Eagan and Burnsville’s Lateeka Thompson’s sixth place showing in the shot put.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].


Apple Valley’s Jordan Sammons, Megan Maki, Taylor Browning and Jaryn Pipkins smile after winning the state title in the 4x100-meter relay.

Standings

BaseballFriday, June 3 • St. Thomas 5, Eastview 3 • Burnsville 11, Eagan 3

Saturday, June 4 • Burnsville 6, St. Thomas 2 • Eastview 8, Eagan 4 • Eastview 8, St. Thomas 1

Tuesday, June 7 • Burnsville 10, Eastview 0

Thursday, June 16 • Burnsville vs. Bemidji at Class AAA

state tournament, 10 a.m. Midway Stadium, St. Paul

Firday, June 17 • Bemidji/Burnsville winner vs.

Rochester Century/Eden Prairie winner, Class AAA semifinals, noon, Midway Stadium, St. Paul

• Bemidji/Burnsville loser vs. Rochester Century/Eden Prairie loser, Class AAA consolation semifinals, Siebert Field, Universtiy of Minneosta

• Class AAA consolation final, 3 p.m. Dick Siebert Field, University of Minnesota,

• Third place game, 5 p.m. Midway Stadium, St. Paul

Tuesday, June 21 • Class AAA state final, 6 p.m. Target

Field, Minneapolis

American LegionBaseball

• State American Legion coaches and media baseball poll, June 12

Teams Total points/1st place votes 1. Eden Prairie 134 (10)2. Burnsville 116 (3)3. Maple Grove 81 (1)4. Coon Rapids 65 5. Eastview 52 6. Stillwater 49 7. Forest Lake 388. Excelsior 339. Rochester A’s 31 10. Maplewood 2311. Eagan 20 12. Tri-City Red 1513. Bemidji 12 Bloomington Gold 1215. Rochester hawks 11 16. Fergus Falls 10Lino Lakes 1018. Alexandria 7North St. Paul 720. Grand Rapids 6Mankato National 6

Boys LacrosseFriday, June 3 • Burnsville 13, Eagan 11

Tuesday, June 7 • Benilde-St. Margaret’s 11,

Burnsville 10

Thursday, June 9 • Burnsville vs. White Bear Lake, 6

p.m. Chanhassen High School

RacingNASCAR Whelen All American Series at Elko Speedway Saturday June 11,

NASCAR Super Late ModelsFast Qualifier Jacob Goede Carver 13.802 seconds (97.812 mph)Semi Feature #1 10 laps 1. Matt Goede New Germany 2. J. Goede 3. Bryan Roach Goodhue 4. Joel Theisen Maple Grove 5. Chad Walen Prior LakeSemi Feature #2 10 laps 1. Dan Fredrickson Lakeville 2. Donny Reuvers Dundas 3. Adam Royle Lonsdale 4. Jonathan Eilen Hampton 5. Mark Lamoreaux BloomingtonFeature 40 laps 1. Fredrickson 2. J. Goede 3. Royle 4. M. Goede 5. Roach 6. Reuvers 7.Walen 8. Steve Anderson Lakeville 9. Lamoreaux 10. Brian Johnson Lakeville

Big 8’sFast Qualifier Dylan Moore Northfield 14.941 seconds (90.355 mph)Heat 1 8 laps 1. Doug Brown Prior Lake 2. Travis Stanley Prior Lake 3. Jon Lemke Shakopee 4. Tom Kamish Farmington 5. Ryan Kamish BloomingtonHeat 2 8 laps 1. Moore 2. Lawrence Berthiaume Rogers 3. Darren Wolke Belle Plaine 4. Jonny Hentges Jordan 5. Todd Kamish FarmingtonFeature 25 laps 1. Moore 2. Berthiaume 3. Wolke 4. Hentges 5. Lemke 6. Stanley 7. Tom Kamish 8. R. Kamish 9.Joe Neisius Rosemount 10. Todd Kamish

Thunder CarsHeat 1 8 laps 1. Doug Brown Prior Lake 2. Jason Novak Farmington 3. Adam Wiebusch Shakopee4. Brent Kane Lonsdale 5. Dillon Sellner FarmingtonHeat 2 8 laps 1. Ted Reuvers Dundas 2. Mike Homan Coon Rapids 3. Dan Weber Shakopee 4. Kyle Kirberger Princeton 5. James Lindgren Apple ValleyFeature 25 laps 1. Brown 2. Reuvers 3. Kane 4. Wiebusch 5. Scott King Lakeville

Mini StocksHeat 1 8 laps 1. Tom Sibila Chaska 2. Jason Heitz Waconia 3. Pat Wells FaribaultHeat 2 8 laps 1. Zack Schelhaas New Prague 2. Aaron Hopkins Burnsville 3. Jack Purcell BloomingtonFeature 15 laps 1. Purcell 2. Schelhaas 3. Brandon Elmer Minneapolis 4. Hopkins 5. Heitz

Flat Track MotorcyclesHeat 7 laps 1. Josh Koch Cedar 2. Curtis Wise St. Paul 3. Cody Wyatt WyomingFeature 7 laps 1. Koch 2. Wise 3. Wyatt 4. Cole Fealy Stanchfield 5. Kevin Walter Osceola, WI

Spectator Drags1. Justin Otterholt Shakopee 2. Mark Goddard Apple Valley

Outlaw Drags1. Curt Barfknecht Elko 2. Joe Culver Elko

Boys track: Eastview leaps to fifthby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Thanks to five top-five finishes, the Eastview boys track and field team fin-ished in fifth place at the Class AA state meet last weekend at Hamline Uni-versity in St. Paul. It was tight at the top of the meet with five teams be-tween 47 and 41 points. The Lightning finished with 41 points, which was six behind first-place Still-water at 47. Second-place Wayzata scored 43 and Park and Eden Prairie tied with 42. All of Eastview’s points came from jumping events. Frank Veldman was re-sponsible for 30 of the 41 points. He finished in sec-ond in the high jump (6 feet, 7 inches), long jump (22-, 11.25) and triple jump (45-9.25). Ryan Lockard took fourth in the high jump. Khalil Jordan was fifth in the triple jump.

Rosemount The Rosemount boys track and field team was busy at state with nine events of its 15 entrants placing in the top 10. The 4x800-meter was the top event for the Irish. John Evenocheck, Sam Temple, Christopher Mergens and Chandler Dye placed third. The 4x400 was fourth, Andrew Hausmann ran to eighth in the 400, Myles Phillips got ninth in the 200 and Shane McCallum was 10th in the 1600. In the 800, Dye was eighth and Mergens ninth. Joe Bjorklund threw the shot put to seventh and Brandt Berghuis was eighth. As a team, the Irish to-taled 25 points, which was good enough for 13th. The Irish won the Sec-tion 1AA title with 178 points, more than twice the amount of any other team on June 4.

Eagles also 13th The Apple Valley boys team tied with Rosemount with 25 team points at state. Nearly half of the team’s points came from the 4x100-meter relay. Quinn Hooks, Jordan Crockett, Steven Wilson and Jalen Stewart won the state relay title in

42.56 seconds. The 4x200 relay finished eighth, Herschel Brazell sprinted to eighth in the 100, Mitch Hechsel was sixth in the 400 and Crock-ett was fifth in the 200. Other notable area fin-

ishes: Derrick Mora from Eagan finished in 12th place in the 300 hurdles. Burns-ville’s Antony Odera was 11th in the long jump.



Eastview’s Frank Veldman finished second in the triple, high and long jump at state. To view more photos of Eastview track in action, check out www.Thisweeklive.com.


Quinn Hooks, Jordan Crockett, Steven Wilson and Jalen Stewart pose with their first-place medals at state. To view more photos of Apple Valley track in action, check out www.Thisweeklive.com.

Apple Valley boys 4x100-meter relay wins state title

Eastview places fifth at state


Eastview’s Max Smith chips his ball at the Class AAA State Golf Tournament on Wednesday at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids.

Max Tylke ties for third at state with a two-day score of 146by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Eastview Lightning boys golf team finished in fifth place at the Class AAA State Tournament on Wednesday at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids. The team scored a two-day, four-person total of 617, which was 25 strokes behind the winners Rogers and Wayzata. Eastview’s Max Tylke was the team’s top scorer

tying for third overall with 146. His best nine holes came when he shot 34 on the front nine on day two. The winner Max Kelly from Forest Lake scored 143. Sam Christian wasn’t far behind coming in 15th with 150. Matt Foley and Max Smith tied for 54th. Erik Edsten was 60th and Lucas Allen 75th. Sam Reber from Rose-mount and Drew Bauer from Eagan both finished

in 36th place, Apple Valley’s Sean Lang took 71st. Participants in the girls tournament were Eastview’s Kristi Opatz, Apple Val-ley’s Lauren Kerr, Eagan’s Shelby Braun, Rosemount’s Betsey Wallin and Molly Flynn. Their final results were unavailable at press-time. Visit www.Thisweek-live.com for an update.


Eagles’ Bettes wins consolation title by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Apple Valley’s Matt Bet-tes proved that players can still have fun at the Class AA state singles tennis tour-nament even after losing in the first round. Bettes lost to Mahtome-di’s Tucker Saxon 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the state singles tournament June 9 at the University of Min-nesota, sending him to the consolation bracket. There, Bettes found his swing. He won three straight matches leading up to the consolation final where he defeated Michael Tebon from Minnetonka 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 on June 10. He also out-swung Minnetonka’s Joey Richards 6-1, 6-4, and Elk River’s Josh Cuba 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.


Area baseball players named to Lions All-Star team Several area baseball players were named to the Metro West All-Star team for the 37th annual Lions All-Star Baseball Tourna-ment from June 24 to 25 at Chanhassen High School. The tournament features 80 of the state’s best high school baseball players on four regional teams. Burnsville’s Justin Threlkeld, Eagan’s Tommy Bodeker and Eastview’s Taylor Branstad were named to the Metro West team. Tickets are available at the gate for $4 for adults and $3 for children. All pro-ceeds will go to the Lion’s Children’s Eye Clinic.

Apple Valley’s Tyus Jones named to USA U16 team Apple Valley’s Tyus Jones has been named to the USA Men’s Basketball U16 team following three days of prac-tices featuring 27 of the na-tion’s top 16-and-under bas-ketball players at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Team members were se-lected by the USA Basket-ball Men’s Developmental National Team Committee and drawn from the 2011-12 USA Basketball Men’s De-velopmental National Team pool. The U.S. U16 squad will remain at the USOTC to train through June 17 prior to departing for Cancun, Mexico, to compete in the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.

Sports Briefs


Apple Valley’s Matt Bettes plays at the Class AA state sin-gles tournament June 9 at the Baseline Tennis Center at the University of Minnesota.

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