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Blaze runs into hot teamThe Burnsville girls hockey team lost to eventual state champion Hill-Murray in the first round of the state tournament.

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Family privacy concernsLakeville School Board Member Michelle Volk says the district invaded families’ privacy in administering a student survey.

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Don’t deny school lunches The 2014 Minnesota Legislature should approve the governor’s proposal to support schools in providing lunch to all students.

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Frozen Apple concertThis year’s Frozen Apple music series concludes March 1 with a concert by Michael Monroe at Valleywood Golf Course.

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Top officials blast medical marijuanaCounty’s

Backstrom, Bellows want to snuff legislation

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Dakota County’s top two law enforcement of-ficials are urging people to press state legislators to strike down proposed

medical marijuana legisla-tion. County Attorney James Backstrom and Sheriff Dave Bellows spoke to a

group of Rosemount lead-ers Thursday, Feb. 20, to tell them why the bill as proposed shouldn’t be-come law. They say in states where similar bills were passed with the intention to help people with serious ill-nesses, a result has been marijuana ending up in the hands of people who don’t really need it for medical purposes.

“If we approve it for medical use, we have just approved it for recreation-al use,” Bellows said, refer-ring to the experiences in other states. The bill has too many qualifying conditions for patients who would be able to possess 2.5 ounces of marijuana, according to Backstrom and Bellows. Those conditions range from cancer to severe pain.

In Colorado, they said 3 percent of cancer pa-tients were approved for medical marijuana while about 95 percent of people with chronic or severe pain were approved. Supporters say general-ly medical marijuana laws in 20 states and Washing-ton, D.C., are working well and providing patients

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Winter waterland

Members of the Los Puerto Ricans team plunged into the icy waters of Crystal Lake in Burnsville on Saturday, Feb. 22, as part of the annual South Metro Polar Bear Plunge. Polar Bear Plunge events are organized by Minnesota law-enforcement groups to raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota. Plungers at Crystal Lake swam or walked a short distance to shore before hustling into a warm-up tent. A total of 878 plungers were registered for the event, its websitre said. (Photos by John Gessner)

Burnsville parades will be paired Change meant to save costs, spark

more interest by John Gessner

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From now on, Burns-ville paradegoers will get a two-in-one deal at the an-nual Fire Muster in Sep-tember. The festival’s Commu-nity Parade — traditional-ly held on Sunday at 1 p.m. — is moving to a Saturday time slot right behind the 11 a.m. Fire Truck Parade. The permanent change is a cost-saver that will help the Fire Muster main-tain a budget surplus, said Tom Taylor, chairman of the festival’s executive board. Added goals are boosting attendance at the Fire Truck parade and at the festival’s Saturday-af-ternoon activities in Civic Center Park, Taylor said. “We anticipate in-creased attendance on Sat-urday afternoon,” he said. “That’s the other big ben-efit.” The change in the 34-year-old, post-Labor Day festival will be inau-gurated on Saturday, Sept. 6. “We think it’s going to be a big boon long-term,” Taylor said. “We recog-nized several years ago that it was going to be in-evitable.”

The board voted for the change Feb. 13 and will work to let parade partici-pants and spectators know it’s coming, Taylor said. The Community Pa-rade typically draws 7,000 to 8,000 spectators along the route, with 100 to 110 units participating, he said. “Everyone from the Burnsville High School marching band, all the way to the church groups that participate, the com-munity groups that partic-ipate, and area businesses that participate,” he said. The Fire Truck Parade, featuring fire trucks and apparatus of many vintag-es, typically draws 1,000 to 2,000 spectators, Taylor said. The number of fire-fighting exhibitors in that parade has dwindled from 40 to 50 units to 30 to 40 as gas prices have risen and area fire departments have cut their budgets, Taylor said. Organizers hope that combining the parades will spark more interest in the Fire Truck Parade and the firefighting-related fes-tival activities on Saturday afternoon. Once the last truck from the Fire Truck Parade hits the corner of 132nd Street and Parkwood Drive, the

Abdallah Candies President Steven Hegedus, who learned candymaking as a boy, is pictured with workers on the factory floor. (Photo by John Gessner)

Hands off, thievesEagan company launches anti-pickpocketing

bag by Jessica Harper


While traveling in Den-mark about a year ago, Eagan resident Jeff Car-penter became yet another victim of pickpocketers. Determined to prevent not only himself, but others from falling victim again, the local entrepreneur set out to create a theft-deter-rent bag. From there, the 130º brand was born. “(Pickpocketing) is an epidemic problem,” Car-penter said. “Nothing is 100 percent theft-proof, but it slows them down.” Launched in November by Carpenter’s travel ac-cessory company, Skoo-blevart, the bags are de-signed deter thieves by making it more difficult for them to open the bags without the wearer notic-ing. Part tote bag, part satchel, the canvas travel bags feature a zipper and

button flap over the main pocket and a smaller in-side pocket that has a zip-per that opens in the op-posite direction. A cord also attaches the bag to the wearer’s belt loop to further deter thieves. The bags, which are manu-factured in Minneapolis, also feature a middle di-vider so if the bag is cut open, items closest to the wearer’s body will remain

Jeff Carpenter, owner of Skooblevart, launched in November a new line of travel bags called 130º that are aimed at deterring pickpocketers. (Photo by Jessica Harper)

Abdallah looks to expand Burnsville hopes to retain

longtime candymaker by John Gessner


Steady growth has Abdallah Candies, a fixture in Burnsville for nearly 50 years, seeking larger quarters for its factory and retail shop. The search could end with the storied candymaker and family business leaving the city it’s called home since 1965.

Or not. City officials are keen to retain the company, whose products — princi-pally chocolates and caramels — can be found on store shelves across the Upper Midwest and the nation. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz even gave Abdallah a shout-out during her Feb. 12 State of the City address, saying the city is working with the company on its ex-pansion plans. Abdallah President Steven Hegedus,

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Businesswomen honored

Audrey Aronson Johnson, owner of Johnson Companies in Lakeville and a longtime human resources director for several companies, speaks during the 2014 Exceptional Businesswomen Recognition Event on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Lost Spur Golf & Event Center in Eagan. Johnson was one of 10 women who were honored during the event that is in its fifth year. From left are Kari Mitchell, of Rosemount-based Charity Events of Minnesota; Jennifer Smith, of Burnsville-based Innovative Office Solutions, and Karen DeVaughn, of Life Wellness Centers of Lakeville and Eagan. More photos are online at SunThisweek.com. A wrapup story will run in the March 7 edition and a video recap of the panel discussion will be posted online at SunThisweek.com. (Photo by Tad Johnson)

Suspect charged with felony in Burnsville liquor store burglary

by Andrew MillerSUN THISWEEK


The suspect in a Burnsville liquor store burglary was drunk and covered in blood when police stopped his vehicle just after midnight Feb. 19, prosecutors said. Jack C. Bellissimo, 21, of Burnsville, has been charged with felony burglary as well as two counts of DWI in con-nection with the incident at Big Discount Liquor, 12100 County Road 11. According to the crim-inal complaint, Burns-ville police were called to the liquor store at 12:05 a.m. Feb. 19 on a report of a commercial burglary alarm triggered by front entry to the store. A wit-ness told police a person wearing all black had been seen running from the liquor store to the Co-lonial Villa Apartments nearby.

A short time later, police stopped Bellissi-mo’s pickup truck after it was ob-served leaving the apartment com-plex and proceed-ing onto County Road 11, where it was seen swerving back and forth. Bellissimo, the vehi-cle’s sole occupant, told police his legs and hands were covered in blood be-cause he’d fallen down, and that he was driving himself to the hospital, the complaint said. Pressed by police about his injuries, Bellis-simo eventually admit-ted that he “just robbed a liquor store,” had taken two bottles of vodka and an energy drink, and had gotten cut while exiting the store, according to the complaint. Police said Bellissimo smelled of alcohol, had

red glassy eyes and was slurring his speech during the traffic stop. A preliminary breath test showed a blood-alcohol concentration of .21, more than twice the legal

limit for driving. Because of his injuries, Bellissimo was first taken to a hospital before being booked into the Dakota County Jail. If convicted of the burglary charge, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of $20,000. The two DWI charges he’s facing are misdemeanors that each carry up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. His next court appear-ance is scheduled for May 20 in Hastings.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

Man charged in attempted copper theft from Lockheed Martin building A Minneapolis man faces felony charges af-ter allegedly attempting to steal copper from the vacant Lockheed Martin building in Eagan. Austin Jeffrey Jones, 22, of Minneapolis, was charged on Feb. 18 with felony third-degree bur-glary in connection to the break-in. According to the crim-inal complaint, an Eagan police officer noticed Jones and another man pulling a sled on Feb. 14 from the Argosy Univer-sity parking lot at 1515 Central Parkway to the Lockheed Martin prop-erty. At some point, they began running toward

the building, which has a “No Trespassing” signed posted outside, and the officer ordered them to stop. When they contin-ued to run, the officer chased them on foot, but was unable to catch up with them before they en-tered the building. Other officers arrived soon after and set up a perimeter around the building. One of the men’s father came to the scene and told officers that another man and Jones, who had called him, were “scared and wanted to come out.” Eventually, the men agreed to come out and were arrested. Officers found freshly

cut copper piping in the Lockheed Martin build-ing and two bags contain-ing 150 pounds of copper piping on a sidewalk be-tween Argosy and Cen-tral Parkway. Jones was convicted of felony motor vehicle theft in 2009 when he was 17 and has misdemeanor convictions for driving without a license and un-derage alcohol consump-tion in 2011 and 2012. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. No charges have been filed to date against Jones’ alleged accomplice.

— Jessica Harper

Jack C. Bellissimo

Dakota County Public Health seeks nominations for Achievement Awards The Dakota County Public Health Depart-ment is seeking nomina-tions for the annual Pub-lic Health Achievement Awards that will be pre-sented before the Dakota County Board on April 8 as part of Public Health Week. The awards rec-ognize contributions of Dakota County residents who devote their time, en-

ergy and talents in their communities. Community health leaders are recognized in three categories: Youth, Individual and Commu-nity Group (coalition, partnership or organiza-tion). Winners are select-ed based on their lead-ership, contribution to solutions to public health problems, collaboration,

advocacy, role modeling and evidence of impact. Nominations must be submitted by Friday, March 14. For a nomi-nation form and instruc-tions on how to submit it, visit www.dakotacounty.us and search Achieve-ment Award or call 651-554-6100.

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Volk: Passive parental consent violated district

policy by Laura Adelmann

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Lakeville School Board Member Michelle Volk vowed to alert parents and lawmakers about the 2013 Minnesota Student Sur-vey questions school staff said underwent “major revisions” and Volk said pervasively invade family privacy. She raised concerns about how the Lakeville Area School District ob-tained parent consent for students given the survey last year, which she noted violates district policy. District staff said the School Board granted permission for them to veer from policy requiring written parental permis-sion for students to take surveys that ask about their or their parents’ per-sonal beliefs, sex practices, family life, morality and religion. Per board approval, the district obtained “passive consent” from parents, requiring them to sign a form to opt their child out of taking the survey, said Renae Ouillette, student and special services direc-tor. Ouillette said past prac-tices required “active con-sent” where parents signed a slip allowing their child to take the Minnesota Stu-dent Survey. She said they hoped the change would allow the district to get more stu-dents participating, and gain more statistically reli-able results. The change yielded “drastically” increased

participation rates, partic-ularly among high school students, Ouillette said. About of about half the high school students in grades 9 and 12 took the survey in 2010. After requiring parents to opt their students out of the survey, 75 percent of last year’s juniors and 87 percent of 2013 ninth-graders took it. The increase also trans-lated to elementary chil-dren, which already had high participation rates, according to the district. Nearly all — 97 percent — of the district’s fifth-grade class took the 2013 survey, up from 82 percent of the district’s sixth-grad-ers in 2010. The survey was also given to younger students last year than in previous years, going from students in grades 6, 9 and 12 to grades 5, 8, 9 and 11. Because some of the questions were deemed in-appropriate for the young-er students, the fifth- and eighth-grade versions of the survey were shorter than the version given to 11th-grade students, ac-cording to the Minnesota Student Survey district re-sults report.

Survey concerns Volk said she was “very angry” about the type of questions asked of stu-dents on the survey, which is given in 280 of the state’s 334 public school districts. Ouillette said that sur-vey answers are anony-mous, and information helps the district know how to respond to com-munity issues. Questions asked on the survey included whether the students think their parents, teachers and friends care about them, if they feel they can talk to

their parents about their problems, if their parents have ever been in jail or prison and if the student has had to stay in a shelter or home because they had nowhere to stay. The survey also asked children if they live with their biological parents or other possibilities, includ-ing: step parent, adoptive parent, father and partner, mother and partner, moth-er or father only, some-times with their mother or father or if they live with relatives. Survey questions also asked children if they par-ticipate in activities be-cause their parents want them to, and how many days per week they par-ticipate in religious ser-vices, education or youth groups. The state also asked children if they live with anyone who drinks too much alcohol, uses illegal drugs or abuses prescrip-tion drugs and if a parent or other adult in the home regularly swears at them, insults them or puts them down. Volk said, under Lakev-ille School District policy, written parental permis-sion is required for stu-dents to take surveys that involve issues of morality. Questions were raised about what constitutes a moral question. “I contend that by asking if you have a fam-ily member that is taking drugs, drinking or swear-ing you’re getting into mo-rality issues,” Volk said. Ouillette denied that the questions were based on morality. “Nobody’s asking them whether it’s right or wrong,” Ouillette said. “It’s a factual question. Is this true or not true?” School Board Chair

Roz Peterson said con-cerns were prompted be-cause the survey questions changed so drastically from prior years. “What came up as con-cerns is that I don’t believe (in prior surveys) that we asked questions about people’s parents and their behaviors as much,” Peter-son said. Volk said she would take action to make par-ents aware. “I’m going to make an issue out of it in the future,” Volk said. “I’m sending the survey back to Rep. (Mary Liz) Holberg who is on the Data Pri-vacy Committee. The state changing the questions the way they did, parents need to know what’s in this sur-vey.” Volk, her voice shak-ing, said she also plans to take the survey to advoca-cy groups who are telling parents to opt out of every survey school districts are giving.

“There’s groups out there that are livid about some of the things that are taking place in the schools,” Volk said. “So, it’s going to just multiply itself over the next year.”

Policy District officials cited the board’s approval for passive consent in the fall of 2012, and said, per dis-trict policy, parents were given the opportunity to see the survey questions prior to it being adminis-tered to the students. They added parents were informed about the surveys in newsletters. An Eastview Elemen-tary parent and a Century Middle School parent made appointments to review the survey ques-tions and a Cherry View

Elementary parent opted their child out of taking the survey, according to district staff. Peterson read district policy that states before students are given ques-tions involving morality, written permission is re-quired from students’ par-ents. “It sounds like we gave them an email version, so is that written or not?” Pe-terson said. The issue was raised in a Feb. 25 work session, and Board Member Bob Erickson said discussion will likely be continued at a regular board meeting, which is televised. He called that potential scenario “embarrassing.”

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

Semifinalists named for Teacher of the Year Several local teachers are among the 33 semifinalists for 2014 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. They include: • District 191: Steven Orth, English and language arts teacher, grades 7-9, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage. • District 194: Kim Jirik, speech lan-guage pathologist, pre-kindergarten, Lakeville. Jill Mitzo, alternative learning, grades 6-8, Lakeville. • District 196: Michelle Betts, chem-istry, grades 11-12, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan. The program is organized and un-derwritten by Education Minnesota, the 70,000-member statewide educators union. A selection panel of 25 community leaders chose the semifinalists and will meet again in late March to select about 10 finalists. The Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be announced at a May 4 banquet at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington – Minneapolis South in Bloomington.

Prom sale and expo The ISD 196 high schools will host the Prom Dress ReSale Event and Expo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at Eastview High School, 6200 140th St. W., Apple Valley. The event is free and open to the public. All dresses will be priced from $10 to $80 with most priced in the $30 to $40 range. The event will include more than 30 prom-related vendors, ranging from hair/nail salons and tuxedo rental services to florists and jewelry/accessory sellers. All will offer a special discount for expo at-tendees. The goal of this event is to help reduce

the cost of going to prom. Contact Jodi Hanson at 952-431-8920 or [email protected] for more information.

Metcalf’s robotics team meets city leaders Metcalf Junior High’s eighth- and ninth-grade robotics team had the op-portunity to meet with Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz and City Council Mem-ber Bill Coughlin at a FIRST Techni-cal Challenge scrimmage meet Feb. 16 at Bloomington Jefferson High School. The students competed against other FTC teams from around the state to get ready for their Minnesota State Tourna-ment Feb. 22 in Prior Lake. Metcalf ’s team, “The PRIDE,” con-sists of eighth-graders Christian Larson and Dakotah Walberg and ninth-grader David Rios. The team also met with fifth-grade Girl Scout Troop 13708 to teach the girls about robotics, STEM and the skills and principles that FIRST Robotics teams work with. The FIRST Tech Challenge is more than a junior high school robotics pro-gram. It is a community focused on building a better world for tomorrow by engaging high school students in Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). FTC is about teaching students the value of hard work, innovation and creativity. It goes beyond competition by teaching teenagers the importance of working together, sharing ideas and treating each other with respect and dig-nity. For more information go to www.us-first.org/roboticsprograms/ftc or contact team mentor Heather Walberg at [email protected].

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EducationPrivacy questions raised over student survey

Lakeville School Board Member Michelle Volk questioned district staff about whether policy was followed regarding the Minnesota Student Survey. Volk questioned changes that significantly boosted participation rates and raised concerns that the survey in-vaded privacy and included questions of morality. (Photo by Laura Adelmann)

Education Briefs


Attention Dakota County taxpayers To the editor: I urge the Dakota Coun-ty Parks director, our coun-ty commissioners, and the citizens of Dakota County to please step back and look at the big picture. There was not citizen in-volvement in the planning of a greenway bike trail sys-tem that is planned for two local parks. There is not public awareness or clear com-munication for the cost to the taxpayers of Dakota County for a greenway bike trail system to go through or around Spring Lake Park Reserve and Lebanon Hills Regional Park. Both of these parks are two rare

natural parks left in this entire country. They both have several recreational activities and they are un-like all other parks. The cost for these greenway trails for biking is multi mil-lions more than the $3 mil-lion grant, which will go to-ward the cost of one of the parks. The total amounts are not clearly defined by the plan. One bridge or overpass could cost more than $1 million with sev-eral structures needed in the plan because of the ter-rain and grade within these parks. The maintenance costs of the trails is not in-cluded in the approximate cost to build. The public comments show that 90 percent of people commenting do not want paved trails in either of these parks. The

planning committee and the county commissioners are not taking public com-ments into consideration and they are not listening to the citizens who will pay for this costly project. Cost-ly for the money spent and costly for the damage to the wildlife, and natural beauty of these parks. Minimal development with needed land restoration and en-hancements would be the best for these parks, for fu-ture generations to enjoy.

PATRICIA LUETHEagan

Not surprised To the editor: Lynn Utecht recently wrote in a letter that at the Dakota County Board meeting of Feb. 11, the

board did not discuss the fact that their plan does not meet citizens expecta-tions nor did it address the violation of the 2001 plan, the cost for construction or maintenance of their new idea, nor the fact that the vast majority of public comments received have been opposed to their de-velopment plan, but rather focused on placing guide-lines (and presumable re-strictions) on a potential citizens group and how to repair their image. I share her disappoint-ment; I do hope she was not surprised.

JOE CHANSLOREagan

Education is elementary To the editor: The chair of the Educa-tion and Workforce Com-mittee in the U.S. House, Rep. John Kline, R-Burns-ville, recently convened some meetings on the value of early childhood education. Many seem to believe it’s important to pursue early education, given studies about the brain, and about success for children who have had early education. Yet Kline,

a multi-term representa-tive from the 2nd District, which includes south sub-urbs and rural areas, ques-tions the value of such programs. For some years now, studies have shown the effectiveness of early edu-cation in promoting suc-cess and preventing illegal behavior. Peace officers and prosecutors in Da-kota County support the idea, but the incumbent congressman claims not to know about the value of early education, and has dismissed government programs as “glorified baby-sitting programs.” He seems to be a reluctant supporter of public educa-tion. He has delayed act-ing on funding for Special Education to help local school districts. Before funding any-thing, he says we must eliminate the waste from many different programs he says already deal with early childhood education. That may be a delaying tactic. Mr. Kline has been chair of the Education and Workforce Commit-tee for several years and has yet to pass legislation renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

The vast majority of studies indicate that posi-tive outcomes are a result of early childhood pro-grams, well into adult-hood. One recent study conducted by Harvard University researchers on Boston Public Schools re-ported there were “huge benefits” from a well-designed early childhood education program. Mike Obermueller, a leading candidate for Congress in the 2nd District, has long advocated for such pro-grams, citing benefits to the community at large. Our low income children deserve that kind of pro-gram, and we can all reap the benefits.

PAUL HOFFINGEREagan

Correction A story titled “It’s the end of the line for 1914 town hall” in the Feb. 14 edition contained some inaccurate details. City of-ficials are looking at poten-tially rebuilding the 1914 city hall among other op-tions. No final decision has been made on the matter. To see an updated version of the story, visit www.sun-thisweek.com.

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Opinion

Informed urgency needed to help improve schools by Joe Nathan


Two of the nation’s most intriguing and one of the nation’s most controver-sial school reform advocates spoke in Minnesota Feb. 6. The conference, con-vened by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, opened with sobering statis-tics. While Minnesota schools rank well in many areas, we are 48th in high school graduation rates for American Indians, 49th for African Americans and 50th for Hispanic students. About 250 parents, business commu-nity members, legislators, teachers and others gathered to listen, learn and list possible next steps. The two highlights for me were hearing from George Parker and Kati Haycock. Parker grew up in the rural south. His family members were “share-croppers” – among the poorest of the poor. His father completed fifth grade, his mother completed third. Parker taught math for 30 years in the Washington, D.C., public schools. He be-came a teacher in part because “many of my teachers inspired me. They would not let my family’s poverty be an excuse.” In 2005 teachers elected him to be their union president. He recalls having “typical teacher union president atti-tudes. Some things were sacred, includ-ing protecting seniority and opposing teacher evaluation tied to student perfor-

mance.” He began to change after he spoke one day in a third-grade classroom. Af-ter he told students that his job was to “make sure you have the best teachers,” a little girl hugged him. As he left the school, Parker thought, “I lied to those children.” The union had just spent $10,000 to retain a teacher that “I wouldn’t want working with my grandchildren.” He reconsidered some of his ideas, and “began to focus on child-based rather than adult-based” de-cisions. Working with Michelle Rhee, the dis-trict’s chancellor (what Minnesotans call “superintendent”), Parker negotiated a new contract that increased teacher pay, included student performance as part of the evaluation and reduced seniority as a criterion when layoffs were needed. While some teachers strongly objected, “more than 80 percent of the teachers voted in favor of the contract.” Parker is clear (and I think right) that the most effective schools have strong principals and well-designed profession-

al development. He points out that the best schools serving students from low-income families have more time with stu-dents. He also thinks teachers deserve “a good base pay, with performance mea-sures on top.” Parker’s views complement those of Kati Haycock, president of a research and advocacy group, Education Trust. Haycock has many awards for her care-ful research and use of data to highlight problems and describe outstanding el-ementary and secondary public schools as well as colleges and universities. She thinks Americans need to work si-multaneously inside and outside schools to help young people. I agree. For Hay-cock, poverty absolutely is a problem that urgently needs work. She also urges learning from strong early childhood pro-grams and from public schools around the country that are producing excellent results with students from low-income families. Unfortunately, “We are taking the diversity that should be our competi-tive advantage in the international mar-ketplace and obliterating it,” she said. Her data-packed slide show presentation is available at tinyurl.com/EdTrust214. Another speaker was Michelle Rhee, former D.C. school chancellor, who is one of the nation’s most controversial educators. Parker currently works part time with her. Rhee has founded a group called Students First, which recently rat-ed Minnesota’s school reform efforts as

a D. She was asked why her group rated Minnesota so much lower than some other states when, overall, Minnesota has better results. Rhee responded that she focuses on what states are doing to improve. There’s an ongoing, intense de-bate about Rhee’s record in D.C. (See, for example, tinyurl.com/l9nl7tu.) The conference opened with Jeff DeY-oung, managing partner of a local firm that provides audit, tax, wealth man-agement and other services. DeYoung praised teachers at Central High School in St. Paul, where his children received what he described as a “fine education.” He also feels improvements are needed urgently because “too many of our chil-dren’s friends didn’t finish.” Informed urgency is what Amy Wal-stien, the Chamber’s director of educa-tion and workforce development policy, wants. She told me, “Our goal was to introduce the business community to national figures with ideas for common-sense reforms in Minnesota, highlight some great local initiatives and ignite a greater sense of urgency for changes to the education system.”

Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota pub-lic school teacher, administrator and PTA president, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome, [email protected]. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Schools need policies to ensure students have a hot lunch The report of Minnesota school stu-dents from low-income families being denied a hot school lunch raises a ma-jor question as to who is responsible for feeding hungry students in school. Clearly, the will of the people is that no student should go through the school day hungry. Most agree it is the responsibility of parents to make sure children eligible for a reduced-price lunch either have a bag lunch or the 40-cent co-pay in their lunch account needed to get a hot meal. The same holds for parents who are not eligible for reduced-price meals in school cafeterias. A spokesperson for Legal Aid said this week it believes the same pay-ment policies are applied to all students, regardless of ability to pay for a hot lunch. The survey by Mid-Minnesota Le-gal Aid found that 46 school districts eventually, after some effort at collec-tion, deny children a lunch if they don’t have the 40 cents to pay for it. The sur-vey comes on the heels of reports from Utah where students were denied meals because of lack of payment. The Utah incidents highlighted the situation here. In fact, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid has been advocating for the past six years to prohibit this practice in Minnesota. The survey found that another 166

districts provide an alternative – fruit, a cheese or peanut butter sandwich and a carton of milk – while the rest of the dis-tricts, including Minneapolis and Ano-ka-Hennepin, serve hot lunches to those who qualify for reduced-price lunches. Judging from reaction, this issue has engaged many Minnesotans who are choosing sides on the issue of the respon-sibility of government to feed hot lunch-es and breakfasts to students who come to school hungry for whatever reason. We believe that the child should not suffer because of neglectful parents, par-ticularly if they have to sit in school feel-ing the pangs of hunger. The focus of this discussion is on those students who qualify for a reduced-price lunch based on the family’s annual income. The bottom line is who should pay the 40 cents for a hot lunch when the family can’t or forgets to do so in a timely fashion. The answer comes down to the lo-cal school district administration and policies approved by the school board. Budgets are set and most districts expect the lunch program to be self-supporting. However, the priority of all school dis-tricts ought first to be how can we get all children fed, not how can we get all the

meals paid for. It’s hard to blame the local school food service department that most like-ly is following orders and guidelines to provide meals while staying within their budgets. But policies that deny a student a meal or send a student home with an ink-stamped hand as a reminder that payment is due are cruel, mean and sim-ply wrong. No child should be punished or humiliated in such a fashion because an adult has failed their personal respon-sibility. We believe local taxpayers would pay more if they knew those additional funds would go directly to pay for hot lunches for students from low-income families. We also believe most districts can be creative in finding solutions that are re-spectful to struggling families who want to pay, but need more time. Meanwhile, this survey has so stirred up the public that the Legislature will likely pass a bill making sure every stu-dent who qualifies for a reduced-price lunch will get a hot meal. That will re-quire an estimated expenditure of $3.5 million. Gov. Mark Dayton is including the $3.5 million in his supplemental bud-get that will be considered this session. The state has a budget surplus, meaning the funds are available. It is unfortunate that a proposal in the last session to pro-

vide this funding fell on deaf ears and was eliminated from the budget. The focus alone on this issue will help solve the problem as local school boards examine their policies and procedures and hold accountable administrators to make sure no child is denied a lunch. School districts that carry a healthy food service fund balance do not face budget problems. The Legal Aid survey also drew a re-sponse from the commissioner of educa-tion. Calling the substance of the survey “quite troubling,” Brenda Cassellius wrote to superintendents in all districts last week: “Like me, I know that none of you would deny a child a nutritious lunch intentionally. I am hoping you will speak with your Food Service Directors regard-ing this information and find ways to en-sure children are never turned away from receiving a hot meal.” Legislators should pass this legislation so that all children eligible for free-and-reduced lunches, no matter the economic circumstances of their parents, are pro-vided a hot school lunch so that they can learn their lessons.

This is an opinion from the ECM Publish-ers Editorial Board. Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune are part of ECM Publishers Inc.

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by Lee Ann SchutzSESSION DAILY

With money pro-jected to be on the General Fund’s bottom line this biennium, the House Taxes Commit-tee is quickly pushing forward bills to address some highly contentious business-related taxes enacted last session. Committee Chair Rep. Ann Lenczewski, DFL-Bloomington, is also anxious to see Min-nesota taxpayers ben-efit by conforming the state’s tax code to fed-eral provisions. The committee heard on Tuesday 25 bills that address tax conformity and repeal of several bus iness- to-business taxes. All were held over for further committee consideration — a move that is not unusual for the committee, where omnibus bills are the rule, rather than the ex-ception. Lenczewski spon-sors House File 1777, which contains most of the provisions heard. She said the bill will be

the working document for the committee and should line up with a companion to be spon-sored by Sen. Rod Skoe, DFL-Clearbrook, chair of the Senate Taxes Committee. Lenczewski would like to see early action especially on federal conformity, because people are in the pro-cess of filing their tax returns. “I understand the time crunch,” she said. “Generally if there can be an early tax bill, there is broad agreement on the provisions. I would hope that we can get there very quickly.” Rep. Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, com-mended her for bring-ing back to the table the controversial business tax increases. “These were bad ideas. I give you a lot of credit for allowing people to come forward. I encourage you to work with the other body to get this done,” he said. Federal conformity provisions, some retro-active to 2013 and oth-ers effective for the 2014 tax year, that would be addressed include: • an increase in the standard deduction for married filers; • increased expense limits for the dependent care credit; • a 15-year straight-line deprecation for qualified businesses; and • an exclusion for em-ployer-provided adop-tion assistance. Among the business-to-business taxes pro-posed to be repealed are: • qualified equipment repair, including farm equipment • storage and ware-housing services, (a tax scheduled to take effect April 1, 2014); and • capital equipment used in providing tele-communication and pay television services. As amended, the General Fund current biennial cost of H.F. 1777 would be approxi-mately $514 million and jump to $641 million in the following biennium. Lenczewski noted that last year’s tax in-creases were a result of a budget deficit, and “everyone did the best they could.” She noted that with a projected $825 million surplus — that will be updated Fri-day with the release of the February Economic Forecast — the state is in a good position to act on tax relief.

More Session Daily sto-ries are at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hin-fo/sdaily.aspx.

by Jonathan AviseSESSION DAILY

Making Minnesota’s road construction sites safer is the aim of a pair of bills a House transpor-tation committee heard Monday, Feb 10. Sponsored by Rep. Ron Erhardt, DFL-Edina, House File 1796 proposes toughened standards for driving through construc-tion areas, including pro-hibiting cellphone usage – even hands-free devices – in work zones and set-ting a new $375 fine for speeding when construc-tion workers are present. “Orange cones, no phones,” Erhardt said. “We want you all to re-member that.” A second bill, H.F. 1949, sponsored by Rep. Mary Sawatzky, DFL-Willmar, also proposes a ban on the use of mobile phones in roadway con-struction zones. The bills were heard during an informational hearing of the House Transportation Policy Committee, which Er-hardt chairs. Neither bill has a Senate companion.

The $375 fine would re-place current statute that doubles normal speeding fines when in a work zone. H.F. 1756 also calls for a $375 fine for drivers who don’t obey safety flaggers in work zones. The legislation pro-posed by Erhardt would institute a pilot program to test automated speed enforcement in up to five construction zones per

year in 2014 and 2015. Road construction in-dustry officials expressed support for the changes, saying more needs to be done to protect work-ers alongside busy roads, highways and interstates from distracted drivers. The husbands of Jodi Rajkowski and Deb Carl-son were killed in October 2011 when a distracted motorist plowed into them

at high speed at a proj-ect on Interstate 35W in Burnsville. Both women told lawmakers more con-sideration needs to be giv-en to the safety of workers alongside the state’s roads. “Keeping road workers safe in Minnesota is just as important as keeping traf-fic moving,” Carlson said. Rep. Linda Runbeck, R-Circle Pines, said she supports measures to keep construction workers safer on the state’s roads, but believes reducing speed limits – something not proposed in H.F. 1796 or H.F. 1949 – would be more effective in keeping work-ers safe. “Why don’t we say in a work zone we must reduce the speed (limit) … to me we’re addressing the wrong issue,” she said. “We’re looking for a scapegoat, and the things that do work we’re not doing.”

More Session Daily stories are at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/sdai-ly.aspx.

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No phones, higher fines proposedCrash in Burnsville that killed two is at the center of the issue

Call made for early-session tax repeal

Deb Carlson (left) and Jodi Rajkowski testify before the House Transportation Policy Committee on Feb. 10 in support of House File 1796 that would prohibit cellphone use by drivers in work zones when workers are present. The spouses of both women died after being struck by an inattentive driver in an Interstate 35W work zone in Burnsville. (Session Daily photo by Andrew VonBank)

Obituaries Engagements

Ginn/OblakJudge and Mrs. Charles

Phillip Ginn of Boone, North Carolina, an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Jodie Caroletta Ginn, to Chris-topher Leonard Oblak, son of Thomas and Jill Oblak of Lakeville.

A July 2014 is planned at Fort Bragg North Car-olina.

Jodie is a graduate of Applalchian State Uni-versity and will graduate from the University of North Carolina with her Nursing degree in May 2014.

1st Lieutenant Oblak is a Rifle Company Execu-tive Officer with the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division stationed at Fort Bragg NC. He graduated from the United States Military Academy, at West Point in 2011 and Lakeville High School in 2007.

Following the wedding, the couple will reside in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

Obituaries


Residents invited to apply for Lebanon Hills citizen panel The Dakota County Board of Commission-ers is seeking applicants to serve on its Lebanon Hills Regional Park 2014 Master Plan Citizen Panel and review specific elements of the park’s draft 2014 Master Plan to provide comments to the board. The panel – which will consist of no more than 20 members – is expected to meet approximately eight times between April 1 and Dec. 31, with meet-ings being held in the evenings and likely last-ing a maximum of three hours. The board asks that applicants have: • Respect for and in-terest in the perspectives

of other potential park users. • An ability to work toward finding common ground and solutions on a range of controversial and/or complex issues. • Support for the mis-sion of Lebanon Hills Regional Park as serv-ing the diverse outdoor recreation needs of the Twin Cities metro area and all Dakota County residents. Applications can be mailed to the Senior Administrative Coor-dinator to the Board, Dakota County Admin-istration Center, 1590 Highway 55, Hastings, Minn., 55033; emailed to [email protected]; or faxed to 651-

438-4405. They must be submitted by the end of the day on March 28. Each commissioner will use the pool of ap-plicants to nominate two representatives to the citizen panel. Their selec-tions will not necessarily come from their respec-tive districts, but will properly represent Dako-ta County residents and their interests. Selected candidates will be noti-fied by phone or email, and panel appointments will be made April 8. For more information or to obtain an applica-tion, visit www.dako-tacounty.us/parks and search master plan.

Burnsville seeks memorabilia for its 50th celebration On the heels of an at-tempt by Bloomington to annex Burnsville Town-ship in the early 1960s, Burnsville was officially incorporated as a city in 1964. While Burnsville’s history goes back much farther, a lot has changed in 50 years – including a growth in population from 10,700 in 1964 to more than 60,000 in 2014. To commemorate its 50th year as a city, Burns-ville is working with community partners – including the Burnsville Historical Society – to plan 50th-themed events throughout the year. More details on the cel-ebration will follow later this year. In the meantime, the

city is seeking photo-graphs or city-related items or documents from the 1960s. If you have any items you would be willing to share – or if you are a resident who has lived in Burnsville since 1964 (or longer) – contact [email protected] or 952-895-4402. In addition to the 50th anniversary celebration, the Burnsville Histori-cal Society is creating a 1939-themed exhibit for display at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center Gallery May 8 to June 15. It is seeking items such as: • Common kitchen items, including a wall clock. • Clothing. • Photographs, includ-

ing one of Burnsville classrooms/students. • Household goods, including a phonograph, thermos jug and lunch pail. • Toys, including a bi-cycle and red wagon. • Furniture, including a kitchen table and two chairs, and a living room overstuffed chair, end ta-ble and floor lamp. • A teacher’s school desk and assorted school items. • A 1939 Minnesota li-cense plate. • Mannequins of adult female, adult male and a child. Contact [email protected] or call 952-890-4162 if you are willing to provide any of these items.

Keep bins behind curb in Burnsville Burnsville’s Public Works Department reminds residents to keep garbage and recycling bins behind the curb – particu-larly during heavy snowfall. Bins left too far out in the street interfere with snow re-moval, and can sometimes re-sult in bins being tipped over or hit by snowplows. Snowplows also have difficulty plowing to the curb line when bins are left in the street. Residents are encouraged to clear a spot off on the side of their driveways to place bins on hauling days. For more information, visit www.burnsville.org/streets.

Morgan to hold listening sessions State Rep. Will Morgan, DFL-Burnsville, is holding two listening sessions during the first week of March. The locations and start times for each event are: Listening Session 1 – 10:30

a.m. to noon Saturday, March 1, at Jo Jo’s Rise and Wine, 12501 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville. Listening Session 2 – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at Brunswick Zone Bowling Al-ley, 11129 162nd St. W., Lake-ville. Those unable to attend can share questions or comments with Morgan by phone at 651-296-5387 or by email at [email protected]. Mor-gan represents District 56B

Eagan twirlers compete in Florida Emma Moore, Molly Rosen-field and Brooke Bowe from Dance-Twirl Minnesota re-cently competed at the Twirl Mania International Cham-pionships at Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The trio competed in both individual and team events with Bowe placing in the top 10 in several individual events and the team performing one of its best routines ever. The girls were also invited to perform in the afternoon

parade at the Magic King-dom. They learned a routine prior to arriving in Florida and then completed a tryout to earn a spot in the parade.

Expungement info clinic set Dakota County Law Li-brary and Volunteer Lawyers Network will present a free criminal expungement infor-mational clinic from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in Room 1920 at the Dakota County Western Service Cen-ter, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Expungement is the process of going to court to ask a judge to seal a court record. Usually, people ask for an expungement when they have been denied a job, housing, or a professional license because of their crimi-nal background. Christopher M. Hanrahan of Volunteer Lawyers Network will provide assistance and in-formation regarding the pro-cess. This clinic will be held the

second Wednesday of the odd months in 2014 starting in March. All sessions will be scheduled in Apple Valley. For more information, call Dakota County Law Library at 651-438-8080.

Job Transitions Group to meet Catherine Byers Breet will present “Who Are You … and why should I care? ” at the March 4 meet-ing of the Eas-ter Job Transi-tions Group. The group meets at 7:30 a.m. at Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Small-group sessions for those who would like the op-portunity to discuss their job loss in a safe, caring environ-ment will be offered at 9:30 a.m. in a private setting at the church following the speaker. Call 651-452-3680 for infor-mation.

NAMI support group for families The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota sponsors free support groups for families who have a relative with a mental illness. Led by trained facilitators who also have a family member with mental illness, the support groups help families develop better coping skills and find strength through sharing their experiences. A family support group meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at Ad-vent United Methodist Church, 3945 Lexington Ave. S., Eagan. For information, call Connie at 952-432-9278.

Breastfeeding support group BabyLove in Eagan holds a free Mama Café breastfeeding support group from 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays. For more informa-tion, visit www.babylovemn.com.

Dakota County Briefs

CatherineByers Breet


No bees or goats, but urban hens allowed in LakevilleMayor responds

to calls for chickens

by Laura AdelmannSUN THISWEEK


Lakeville is poised to legalize raising chickens in residential neighbor-hoods. Mayor Matt Little said he has received numerous requests from citizens who want to raise chickens in their backyards, and most Lakeville City Council

members indicated sup-port for the idea at their Feb. 24 work session. Beekeeping or raising goats in neighborhoods, also requests the city has received from residents, were ideas quickly dis-missed by council mem-bers during the Feb. 24 work session considering urban farming options. Little proposed the city establish an ordinance permitting residential homes the ability to keep a maximum of two hens in backyard pens.

Council Members Ker-rin Swecker and Doug Anderson agreed with neighborhood chicken-keeping, giving provi-sional majority support for an idea that had been discussed but rejected by the council several times in the past few years. City Planner Daryl Morey said some residents want chickens to teach children how to care for a productive animal, oth-ers are looking for ways to save on grocery bills. The council considered

various regulations other cities like Burnsville and Farmington have enacted that define how and where urban birds are kept. Burnsville, Farmington and Eagan have standards for minimum coop and run design standards, and they also require permits and regular inspections by animal control officers, according to the city. None of the cities allow beekeeping on property that is not zoned agricul-tural. Staff will review op-

tions and return this spring with a proposed or-dinance for consideration. Although city staff re-ported none of the nine cities with chicken ordi-nances that were reviewed have had problems or complaints from neigh-bors, Council Members Colleen LaBeau and Bart Davis were opposed to the idea for Lakeville. Davis said farm ani-mals do not belong in urban areas; LaBeau said chickens could cause con-flicts with dog and cat

owners, and did not sup-port Lakeville police de-voting time to manage is-sues that may arise. Little said the policy should be strict enough so neighbors do not infringe on each other’s ability to enjoy their property. He also emphasized that city code needs to identify the only chick-ens that would be allowed would be hens. “No roosters,” he said.


Lakeville proposes bed-and-breakfast restrictions Neighbors’ complaints raised issue



Steve Snider’s Lakeville bed-and-breakfast is get-ting rave reviews on airb-nb.com, but a planned city ordinance would shut his business down. Bed-and-breakfasts like Snider’s have drawn com-plaints from neighbors re-garding traffic and a flow of strangers temporarily moving in and out, said Lakeville City Planner

Daryl Morey at a Feb. 24 City Council workshop. “The main concern is … a situation where you have people that are clearly renting rooms in their home for one or two or three days, and there’s a high level of turnover,” Morey said. “It’s a com-mercial business that’s be-ing introduced into a resi-dential area, and that’s a compatibility concern.” At the workshop, coun-cil members reviewed a proposed ordinance in-tended to keep hotel-type property uses like a bed-and-breakfast out of resi-dential neighborhoods.

B e d - a n d - b re a k f a s t businesses are allowed by permit in agricultural dis-tricts, not in single-family neighborhoods, Morey said. Snider said in an inter-view he talked to Mayor Matt Little about the issue “a while back” and was confident the restrictions were “not going to hap-pen.” He said he is active in the business community and indicated surprise the council was considering an ordinance that would essentially ban his bed-and-breakfast, which ac-cording to the airbnb.com

website he and his wife have been operating since at least September 2011 when the first of 20 glow-ing reviews of their busi-ness were posted. The Lakeville ordi-nance as proposed would allow boarding houses to operate under an admin-istrative permit, with a maximum of two board-ers at a time for at least 30 days stay, allowing hom-eowners to rent rooms as a second income. Renting rooms for less than 30 days would not be allowed under the or-dinance, the caveat that would end Snider’s bed-

and-breakfast business. Council members cited concerns about the lan-guage that could have in-terfered with families who want to house-swap for vacation purposes, rent it for temporary housing, do foster care or participate in a foreign exchange pro-gram. They asked staff to specify ordinance lan-guage so that it disallow hotel-style operations in neighborhoods. City Council Member Bart Davis said he under-stands people should be able to do what they want with their property, but a

“quasi-hotel” could cause problems. “I wouldn’t want to be living next to some-one running a boarding house,” Davis said. “But on the other hand I think we have to be really careful that we’re not restricting something that is a realis-tic activity for a resident to do.” Little said staff will refine the language and bring it back for Planning Commission review be-fore it goes before the City Council again.


Eagan Foundation awards grants to 10 local nonprofits The Eagan Founda-tion has awarded $8,600 in funding to 10 local non-profit organizations. They include: 360 Communities – Funds will purchase gro-ceries to prepare meals at the shelter. Caponi Art Park – Funds will support the 2014 Summer Performance and Family Fun Tuesdays series. Cheerful Givers – Funds will provide program sup-port and the ability to pur-chase birthday gift bags for community members need-ing the services of local shelters and food shelves so that they may provide gifts to their children on their special day. Dakota Center for the Arts – Funds will provide program support for the 20th anniversary of the

2014 Eagan Art Festival. Eagan Beyond the Yel-low Ribbon – funds will help turn Eagan into a proclaimed Yellow Ribbon Community that connects service members and their families with community support, training, services and resources. Eagan FIRST Robot-ics Boosters – Funds will be used to purchase EV3 Lego robotic central pro-cessing units to support the continued growth of the STEM program in Ea-gan. Eagan’s Mens Chorus – Funds will help the chorus present concerts at senior citizen facilities in Eagan and Dakota County dur-ing 2014. Eagan’s July 4th Fun-fest – Funds will help sup-port the Eagan Ambas-sador program, in which

young people network with neighboring communities through parades, festival attendance and corona-tions to strengthen com-munity connections. Kids ’n Kinship – Funds will help support weekly youth activities for children ages 5-16 in Eagan who are in need of a posi-tive adult role model. ProAct Inc. – Funds will help replace a wheel-chair bus that provides transportation for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment and community inclusion. For more information on these organizations, or to inquire how to volun-teer or become a board member with the Eagan Foundation, contact [email protected] or visit www.eagan-foundation.org.

Foreign policy discussion forum returns to Galaxie Library Starting in March, Da-kota County Library will host Great Decisions, a nonpartisan discussion fo-rum that provides oppor-tunities for education and conversation on important American foreign policy is-sues. Each program will fea-ture a presenter with ex-pertise in the topic. Par-ticipants are encouraged, but not required, to read

the Great Decisions book-let available at the Galaxie Library information desk. The following programs will be held at the Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley: “China’s Foreign Pol-icy,” 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. What does the rapid rise of China mean for other countries in the region, and are there po-tential points of conflict

with the United States as it “pivots” to Asia? Pre-sented by P. Richard Bohr, professor of history and director of Asian studies at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University. “Food and Climate,” 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 18. As vulnerable populations experience the scarcity of food and water, the United States finds it-self faced with new chal-

lenges. Presented by Roger Salway, president of Post-Harvest Technologies Ltd. “Turkey’s Challenges,” 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 1. Turkey’s first prime min-ister envisioned a modern country with strong ties to Europe, not the Middle East. But as the clashes be-tween secular and religious groups show, the soul of Turkey is still up for grabs. Presented by David

Bartlett, partner at Bartlett Ellis LLC in Minneapolis and senior lecturer at the Carlson School of Man-agement, University of Minnesota. “Islamic Awakening,” 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 15. The aftermath of the Arab Spring has resulted in unforeseen changes in the political landscape in many countries. Is U.S. foreign policy adapting

successfully to all of the changes in the region? Pre-sented by M. Jay Shahidi, originally from Iran and a board member of the United Nations Associa-tion-Minnesota and the America Refugee Commit-tee. For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and search Great Decisions or call 651-450-2900.

MOMS benefit concert is April 5 The 12th annual MOMS (Making Our Moms Suc-cessful) Benefit Concert and Silent Auction is Sat-urday, April 5, at 12921 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville. The silent auction be-gins at 5:30 p.m., with live music starting at 7 p.m. The silent auction fea-tures theme baskets, servic-es, and entertainment pack-ages. Sandwiches, gourmet coffee and sweet treats are available at the Concert Café.

Live music includes a bagpipe performance by the Minneapolis Police Pipe Band and music by Rich Larson, Clocks and Clouds, Elgin Foster and The Pluralistic Society. MOMS is a nonprofit mentoring program de-signed to equip single mothers with the skills, education and support to build healthy, stable homes for their children through long-term mentoring, edu-cation classes and resource

connection. The organiza-tion has been serving Da-kota County since 1990 and has now expanded to include Scott County. All proceeds benefit the MOMS program. Advance tickets are $15, or $20 the day of the show. For more information, or to order tickets, call 952-890-5072, email [email protected], visit www.mom-sprogram.org or follow www.facebook.com/Mom-sprogram.


Holberg won’t seek re-electionColleagues praise

16-year legislator’s tenure



Republican fiscal and social conservative lead-er state Rep. Mary Liz Holberg will not seek re-election to the Minnesota House this fall. Holberg, of Lakeville, announced her decision not to seek a ninth term in office at the Republican caucus in Farmington on Saturday. “It was a tough deci-sion,” Holberg said. “It’s certainly a job I love. It’s exciting and you learn new things and I’ve gotten to work with people across the state … but 16 years is a long time.” Holberg said she de-cided it is “time to move on,” but plans to remain involved in community is-sues and volunteering. She said she will not endorse a successor, but invites anyone who is in-terested to call her to learn more about the opportuni-ties. During what will be-come her last legislative session, Holberg is hoping several privacy bills she has authored will pass into law. One regulates the stor-age and use of license plate images taken by police and another strengthens medi-cal privacy protections. Since she was elected in 1998, Holberg has built a reputation as a tough fiscal conservative, leading the powerful Ways and Means Committee after Republi-cans swept the House and Senate in the 2010 election. Her solid grasp of bud-get details has impressed many, including state Rep. Patrick Garofalo, R-Farmington, who was unanimously re-endorsed by Republican delegates for House District 58B at the convention. Garofalo called Hol-berg’s announcement “a huge loss for the conser-vative movement and the state of Minnesota.” “There are few people who have her level of sub-ject matter expertise,” Ga-rofalo said, “especially on the budget.” He said he is grateful for the support of the Re-publican Party through the endorsement. He called it “the first step to what I hope will be a very successful 2014 for Republicans up and down

the ballot. Min-nesotans are fed up with one-party control and the di-sastrous results that have followed in the form of Obam-aCare, skyrocket-ing taxes, and hun-dreds of millions in wasteful spending.” State Sen. Dave Thompson, who came in second in the GOP straw poll to challenge Gov. Mark Dayton in Novem-ber, said Holberg served as an inspiration to him when he first was elected to the Senate in 2010. “I was honored to become her colleague,” Thompson said. “She was someone I could look at and feel that if I were to do things the way she did them, I was probably was going to be a good legisla-tor.” Holberg’s friend, Lake-ville School Board Mem-ber Michelle Volk, credited Holberg for sticking to her conservative principles in her 16 years while DFLers usually held the House majority. “Some of those ses-sions were pretty tough,” Volk said. “I also appreci-ate how she’s admired by the other side as somebody who’s fair and principled. You always know where she stands, whether you agree with her or not.” Holberg said when she was first elected she made a point to do her research and be well prepared. She said she worked hard to understand her po-litical opponents’ perspec-tives, helped in part by her upbringing that included her large family caring for a steady stream of foster children. “It was not unusual for us to have 10-12 kids in our house,” Holberg said. “And the number one rule was if you’re unhappy, you couldn’t complain unless you’re willing to offer a solution and work to do something to change it. That value stuck with me.” As for the budget, Hol-berg said she has always been good with numbers and devoted herself to finding the answers she needed to make good poli-cy decisions. Garofalo called Hol-berg “an aggressive de-fender of the taxpayer” who has also stood up for data privacy issues. “Given the recent NSA (data privacy violations), it really demonstrates she’s ahead of her time,” he said.

Lakeville School Board Chair Roz Peterson, who is running against Rep. Will Morgan, DFL-Burnsville, for the neighbor-ing 56B House seat, said she was disappointed to hear Holberg is

leaving the House. “Mary Liz has been a huge asset to our commu-nity,” Peterson said. “You ask a lot of people close to the Capitol process, and they’ll tell you Mary Liz Holberg is an incredibly smart … effective legisla-tor who has done a lot for privacy rights and trans-portation issues. She also has a lot of institutional knowledge from being such a big part of the pro-cess for such a long time.” Some have suggested Peterson may move into Holberg’s district to run unopposed, a notion she dismissed. “I would never have dreamed of moving,” Pe-terson said. “I’m not going to move. I’m committed to my area.” Senate District 58 Re-publican Party Caucus President Randy Pron-schinske said Holberg struggled with the decision to step down, and talked to him about it the night before the convention. “She was torn on what to do,” he said. “It was hard.” Pronschinske called her resignation “sad” and de-scribed Holberg an accom-plished legislator who has gotten results. “She’s been an extreme-ly conservative representa-tive in the House,” he said. “She’s supported her con-stituents extremely well.” He said he expects eight to 10 candidates to seek the Republican endorse-ment for the seat Holberg’s resignation opens. Three individuals have already indicated to Pron-schinske their intention to seek the endorsement, he said, declining to name them until they decide to announce. The district will hold a second convention to endorse a candidate for the race, likely to be held sometime during April 8-12, Pronschinske said. He noted that timeline will allow the meeting before the state conven-tion and give potential candidates time to decide whether to run. “It’s a big decision,” he said.

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It may be a gift to those you loveIt was Ben Franklin who said nothing is certain but

death and taxes. This article does not deal with taxes, but rather the other certainty in life.

Everyone dies, so a discussion of funeral planning is never irrelevant. When someone we love dies, there are varying stages of anger, confusion and numbness. The funeral is one of the most significant means we have of dealing with grief. The funeral ritual helps us focus our emotions and brings a sense of meaning to death. It confirms the reality of death and provides a catalyst for mourners to talk about the deceased. Experts tell us being able to talk about the life of a deceased loved one is one of the first steps toward accepting death.

Prearranging your funeralPrearranging your funeral is not much different

than any other planning you have carried out during your lifetime. You buy insurance in case of fire, flood, theft or death. These coverages are purchased as an act of love and responsibility for those you love in case an unfortunate incident occurs.

A pre-planned funeral accomplishes the same goals. A preplanned funeral can prevent your family mem-bers from having to make a number of significant decisions at a time when they are confused and upset. They will have enough on their minds dealing with grief without having to make several important deci-sions in a very short period of time. Experts tell us that there are an average of 50 decisions to be made when arranging a funeral.

Adding to the need for preplanning is the fact that our lifestyle is more complex in today’s world. Family members often live in different states, complicating rapid decision making. Further complications stem from frustrations that occur when dealing with govern-ment agencies in different states. A solid preplanning session can help prevent these complications which can loom very large during a time of pain and sorrow.

How to planA call to a funeral director or a pre-arrangement

specialist probably would be a good beginning in making sure you have covered all your bases in your planning. He or she can lead you through a process to ensure you don’t forget vital information in your plan. Some funeral directors and prearrangement specialists offer free booklets that provide a “punch list” of topics to think through and record your wishes.

Topics in these guides include funeral details rang-ing from visitation to the memorial service and alterna-tives from burial, cremation or entombment. These are obvious decisions, but other important topics include categories that will provide a helping hand to your family.

Additional topics include organizations to be noti-fied with phone numbers, persons to be notified, medi-cal history, estate information, banking information, real estate holdings and insurance policies. Many include obituary information outlines, personal prop-erty inventories and special instruction and informa-tion pages. There may also be information regarding the importance of your will and how to go about ensuring it is accurate and updated.

Prefunding your funeral Prefunding your funeral also is an important con-

sideration. Your funeral director or pre-arrangement specialist can show you options which will waive your family from possible financial burden later. You may take out a life insurance policy which would cover funeral expenses, or invest in a funeral trust account or final expense insurance policy. In most cases, funds invested today would be enough to cover the total cost of the funeral since interest earned by the funds will offset the effect of inflation.

Government regulations safeguard your investment so funds will always be available for use. Another important part in your plan is to make sure your loved

ones know where your recorded wishes can be found. Millions of dollars in government and insurance death benefits go unclaimed because family members do not know where to find information they need at the time of death. Some considerations that also need to remain in the forefront of the pre-planning agenda:

• Social Security: When a loved one dies, depen-dents and survivors may be eligible for certain ben-efits such as death payments, survivor’s benefits and Medicare. Qualifications depend on several factors such as age, marital status, number of dependent and whether employment was under Social Security. Your Social Security account should be verified periodically to ensure contributions are posted. All benefits must be applied for since payments are not automatic.

• Veterans Benefits: Honorably discharged veterans are entitled to benefits that may affect decisions about funeral arrangements. For example, veterans may qualify for a cemetery plot and burial allowances, a headstone and burial flag, as well as pension for sur-vivors.

• Medicaid: Having a properly structured prepaid funeral is a very important reason why preplanning a funeral is imperative. If an individual has placed their funds into a prepaid funeral plans, after they have item-ized a funeral pre-arrangement, the money would most likely be protected 100% from paying for any nursing home costs. In most cases they can also pay for burial space items for their immediate family members. Each persons situations is unique and laws change, however, most funeral directors and pre-arrangement specialists work closely with Elder Law Attorneys who keep them updated on current Medical Assistance laws.

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to launch an online travel guide called Clue Me that features user-generated content. The interactive site would enable travelers to share and create a list of lesser known, must-see travel destinations. “The idea is to put all these hidden gems in one spot,” Carpenter said. Though it would be a free site, Carpenter said he hopes to generate revenue through advertising and partnerships with travel agencies. The company has al-ready partnered with Min-neapolis travel agencies Wandering Puffin and Highland Asia Travel,

which are offering dis-counts for travelers who contribute to the cam-paign. Whether the concept becomes a reality hinges on the business’ crowd-funding campaign, through which supporters of the idea can purchase product packages to fund the project. Proceeds will go toward the cost of the site’s infrastructure. “It’s a good way to test the market and engage our target,” said Carpenter, who also owns Bird Dog Innovation Strategies, an Eagan business consulting company. Consumers will ulti-mately decide if Clue Me even gets off the ground. Carpenter hopes to raise $43,000 by March 20, but if the company fails to raise at least $26,250, the concept will be aban-doned. “If we are successful, we will launch it by this travel season,” he said. “If not, we’ll keep our focus on our other products.” Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

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Stream restoration to be explored Twin Cities Trout Un-limited volunteers are working with the De-partment of Natural Re-sources to see if restora-tion work can be done on two small trout streams in Eagan: Kennealy’s Creek and Black Dog Creek. The group also is in contact with the county, hoping to partner on education stops along the new Min-nesota Valley Trail in Ea-gan, explaining the fragil-ity of small spring creeks like these. Minnesota Trout Un-limited, which includes 1,600 volunteers in the Twin Cities chapter and volunteers in six other chapters across the state, is

on track to finish the 30th mile of stream restoration this summer, in collabora-tion with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, according to MNTU executive director John Lenczewski. The mileage includes work the chapter did to re-store a brook trout stream near the Mall of America in Bloomington with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice. MNTU construction or follow-up work estab-lishing vegetation will oc-cur on 15 different streams this year. “Right here in the met-ro area we’ve done several miles of improvements

to the Vermillion River in Lakeville, Farmington and downstream in Da-kota County, and we have more work planned there this summer,” Lenczewski said. “We’re also starting a project on Rice Creek near Northfield, as well as restoration work on Trout Brook in Dakota County’s regional park near Mies-ville.” The Twin Cities TU chapter will hold a fund-raising event March 8 at the Nicollet Island Pavil-ion in Minneapolis. For more information on the event and volunteering on projects, visit www.twin-citiestu.org.

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SportsEagan back in section final, but things are different

Seedings cast Wildcats

as underdogs by Mike Shaughnessy


Eagan is in the Section 3AA boys hockey champi-onship game for the fourth consecutive year. In a rare turn of events, the Wild-cats might be underdogs. They’ll be wearing their road uniforms and using the visitor’s bench when they play St. Thomas Academy at 7 p.m. Thurs-day at Warner Coliseum on the state fairgrounds. “It might be good for us not to be the No. 1 seed,” Eagan coach Mike Taylor said following his team’s 2-1 overtime vic-tory over No. 1-seeded Cretin-Derham Hall on Saturday night. Eagan (17-9-1), which was the No. 1 seed in Sec-tion 3 the last four years, entered this year’s tourney seeded fourth. St. Thomas Academy, competing in the Class AA playoffs for the first time after winning the last three state Class A championships, is seeded third. The Cadets defeated second-seeded and de-fending section champion Eastview 2-1 in overtime in the other semifinal game. STA is a quick team that moves the puck well. Eagan has several attri-butes that could make the Wildcats a dangerous playoff team – size and the willingness to use it, solid goaltending by Andrew Lindgren, and players ca-

pable of scoring big goals, such as senior forward Jack Jenson. Jenson scored the game-winner against Cre-tin-Derham Hall, firing a backhand shot at the net that got past Raiders goal-tender Trent Jancze at 7:18 of overtime. “That’s a situation where you just try to get the puck on net and see what happens,” said Jen-son, who is Eagan’s lead-ing scorer with 19 goals and 53 points. “Right now we’re pretty confident. Cretin-Derham Hall’s a great team. But we have a really solid defense, Andrew Lindgren is one of the best goalies in the state, and we have good depth.” Senior defenseman Tommy Muck assisted on Jenson’s goal. Max Elsen-heimer gave Eagan the

lead at 12:13 of the sec-ond period with an assist from Spencer Roth, but Cretin-Derham Hall tied the game less than four minutes later. The Wildcats had 39 shots on goal and Taylor said he was pleased with the team’s effort on of-fense. “We moved the puck well,” the coach said. “Cretin likes to put a lot of pressure on the puck carrier. That means you have to move it quickly, ei-ther side to side or low to high.” Eagan has not played St. Thomas Academy this season, although the Cadets faced three other South Suburban Con-ference teams, defeating Lakeville North and East-view and losing to Burns-ville. STA also split two games this season against

state power Hill-Murray. Eastview goalie Zacha-ry Driscoll appeared to be confounding the Cadets in their Section 3AA semifi-nal before STA scored to tie the game at 5:46 of the third period. In overtime, the Cadets’ Peter Tufto got a breakaway and put a backhander just under the crossbar for the game-winner. St. Thomas Academy outshot Eastview 37-22, including 15-5 in the third period and overtime. Eastview’s Tommy Hutsell scored in the first period with an assist from Jake McGlocklin. The Lightning finished 19-7-1. In the Section 3AA quarterfinals Feb. 20, Eastview defeated Park of Cottage Grove 7-1 and Eagan beat East Ridge 5-1. Rosemount finished 8-17-2 after losing to Cre-

tin-Derham Hall 5-3 in the quarterfinals. The Irish beat Apple Valley (5-21) in a first-round game Feb. 18.

Section 2AA Burnsville did not ad-vance to the Section 2AA championship game for the first time since 2010 af-ter losing to Bloomington Jefferson 3-1 in the semi-final round Saturday at Braemar Arena. The sec-ond-seeded Blaze, which split two games with Jef-ferson during the regular season, finished 19-7-1. Bloomington Jeffer-son played Edina for the section championship Wednesday night, after this edition went to press.

Blaze forward Will Missling scored an even-strength goal in the second period to tie the Jeffer-son game 1-1. Burnsville outshot Jefferson 13-2 in the second period and appeared to be taking control, but the Jaguars responded with two third-period goals. Burnsville routed Sha-kopee 7-0 in a section quarterfinal game Feb. 18. Brock Boeser had two goals and one assist and Jack Ahcan had a goal and two assists for the Blaze, which outshot Sha-kopee 57-12.

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Eagan goalie Andrew Lindgren and defenseman Tommy Muck (2) try to clear the puck from the front of the Wildcats’ net during a Section 3AA semifinal game against Cretin-Derham Hall. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Eagan forward Max Elsenheimer (9) passes the puck during the Wildcats’ 2-1 overtime victory over Cretin-Derham Hall in the Section 3AA boys hockey playoffs. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Blaze done early at state tourneyGirls skaters run

into eventual champion

in first game by Mike Shaughnessy


When Hill-Murray went the first seven min-utes without a shot on goal, Burnsville’s players and coaches couldn’t help but think it was a good sign. It wasn’t long, though, before Blaze goalie Lau-ren Bench started seeing pucks in bunches. After starting slowly, Hill-Mur-ray put 43 shots on net in the next 44 minutes and defeated Burnsville 4-1 in a Class AA girls hockey quarterfinal game Feb. 20 at Xcel Energy Center. Burnsville, playing in the state tournament for the first time since 2010, lost to Andover 2-1 in double overtime in the consolation semifinals Feb. 21 at Ridder Arena and finished 21-9. It turned out the Blaze played the eventual state champion in the first round. Hill-Murray (26-3-1) went on to beat Eden Prairie 1-0 in the semifi-nals and Benilde-St. Mar-garet’s 5-3 in the Class AA final. Once the Pioneers got rolling, they spent most of the game in Burnsville’s end of the rink. The Blaze had just 11 shots on goal and only one in the third period. Blaze coach Tracy Cas-sano said her team missed a chance to put some pres-sure on Hill-Murray in the first period. “We got a power play early and had a couple of chances for rebounds at the net,” Cassano said. “If we capitalized, it might have changed the rest of the game.” Burnsville didn’t con-vert, and Hill-Murray scored two goals 2:08 apart later in the first pe-riod.

“We were finally able to loosen up a bit after not getting any shots early,” Hill-Murray coach Bill Schafhauser said. Trailing 3-0 in the sec-ond period, Burnsville saw a glimmer of light when senior Paige Skaja scored her 25th goal of the sea-son. “Briita (Nelson) had it, she passed to Lind-say (Coleman), and then Lindsay made a nice pass,” Skaja said. “I was wide open for the goal.” The rally was brief. Hill-Murray’s Brittney Anderson scored just 22 seconds later as the Pio-neers regained their three-goal lead.Cassano said it was an in-dication of the Pioneers’ experience – they were Class AA runners-up last year – that they responded quickly, rather than wilt-ing. Schafhauser said the fourth goal helped keep the Blaze’s fans from be-coming an influence on the game. “We didn’t want to give them any life,” he said. “They had a huge student section and when they cheered, I thought, ‘Holy crap, they have a lot of people over there.’” Cassano said Hill-Murray had similar skill to several teams Burnsville

played during the regular season. “We played Minneton-ka and Edina early on, and we played Lakeville North twice,” she said. “Those are teams with a lot of depth and speed. We felt good going into this game.” Skaja scored on the power play at 2:28 of the third period against Ando-ver, tying the game 1-1. It was her second goal of the tournament. Briita Nelson and Abigail Tucci assisted.

Skaja also played for the Blaze’s state tourna-ment team in 2010 and said “I felt way more ner-vous as an eighth-grader.” After losing to Hill-Murray, Burnsville hoped to equal its 2010 finish at state, where it won the consolation champion-ship. The loss to Andover prevented that. It was the Blaze’s sixth appearance in the state tournament. Its best finish was second place in 1996.

Burnsville forward Briita Nelson (15) tries to play the puck past a Hill-Murray de-fender during the state Class AA girls hockey quarterfinals at Xcel Energy Center. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

Burnsville players celebrate after scoring against Hill-Murray at the state girls hockey tournament. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)

State swim meetis this weekend at the U of M

Section 3AA champion Eagan among the teams

competing by Mike Shaughnessy


Rosemount senior Daniel Monaghan will defend his 1-meter div-ing championship at the state Class AA boys swimming and diving meet this week at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Some of Monaghan’s toughest competition might be other divers from the South Subur-ban Conference. Eagan senior Toby Heller was fourth at state last year, and Eagan sophomores Nic Lemieux and Alex Crow also qualified. Also taking part in the diving preliminaries at 6 p.m. Thursday are Apple Val-ley junior Carson Schol-berg, Eastview sopho-more Nick Kilen and Eastview senior Tucker Hoffman. Farmington junior Jonathan Bovee, a future South Suburban Conference diver (Farm-ington joins the league in 2014-15), also will com-pete at the state meet. Class AA swimming preliminaries are 6 p.m. Friday, with the swim-ming and diving finals at 6 p.m. Saturday. One of the top Dako-ta County swimmers in the state meet is Lakeville South senior Mitch Her-rera, who will compete in both distance freestyle races. Herrera was fourth in both the 200- and 500-yard freestyle races at the 2013 state meet. This year, he is seeded second in the 500 and ninth in the 200. Lakeville North’s An-drew Trepanier holds a unique distinction as the only seventh-grader to qualify for the Class AA state meet in an in-dividual event. Trepanier is the No. 5 seed at state

in the 100 butterfly and the third seed in the 100 backstroke. Lakeville South has the fourth-fastest seed time in the 400 freestyle relay. Lakeville North is the fourth seed in the 200 freestyle relay and Eagan is the sixth seed in the 200 medley relay. Individually, Ea-gan sophomore Parker Lemke is in the 200 freestyle and 100 back-stroke. Junior Eli Bro-man advanced in the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly. Sam Ze-nner, a junior, advanced in the 50 freestyle. Jas-per Appleton, a ninth-grader, will swim in the 100 freestyle preliminar-ies, while senior Andrew Wehrman will compete in the 500 freestyle. Max Griesgraber, a senior, will swim the 100 breast-stroke. Burnsville’s lone state qualifier, junior Izaak Davison-Kerwood, will swim the 100 butterfly preliminaries Friday night. Eastview ninth-grader Sam Pekarek qualified for state in two individual events, the 500 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. He is the fifth seed in the 500 freestyle. Several Lake Confer-ence teams are expected to battle for the team championship. Eden Prairie is defending state champion, while Min-netonka won the Class AA division at the 2014 state True Team meet. Eagan, the South Sub-urban Conference and Section 3AA champion, also is among the teams looking for a place on the awards stand. In the 2013 state meet the top three teams were from Lake Conference schools, while Burnsville and Eagan finished 12th and 13th.

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Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, March 4, 7:30-9 a.m., Chamber Coffee Connec-tion, Culver’s, 15225 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley. Information: Kristy Cleveland at [email protected] or 952-432-8422. • Thursday, March 6, 7:45-9:30 a.m., Open to Business and Workforce Investment Board Event, Valleywood Golf

Course, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. • Friday, March 7, 10-11 a.m., ribbon cutting, Orangeth-eory Fitness, 15624 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. Informa-tion: Kristy Cleveland at [email protected] or 952-432-8422. Burnsville Chamber of Commerce events: • Monday, March 3, 11:30 a.m., ribbon cutting, Meineke, 600 Southcross Drive, Burns-ville. Kick off the week-long grand opening celebration for Meineke of Burnsville. Free, no

RSVP required. • Thursday, March 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Business After Hours, Mediterranean Cruise Cafe, 12500 Nicollet Ave. Free, no RSVP required. • Monday, March 10, 4:30-6 p.m., ribbon cutting and grand opening, Colorado Station Res-taurant, 13050 Aldrich Ave. S., Burnsville. Free, no RSVP re-quired. Dakota County Region-al Chamber of Commerce events: • Tuesday, March 4, 8-9 a.m., Rosemount Coffee Break,

Rosemount Fire Station 2, 2047 Connemara Trail W., Rose-mount. Open to all Chamber members. Information: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Tuesday, March 4, 4-4:30 p.m., ribbon cutting at Oran-getheory Fitness, 15624 Pilot Knob Road, Apple Valley. Infor-mation: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Wednesday, March 5, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rob-ert Street Corridor Luncheon, DARTS, 1645 Marthaler Lane,

West St. Paul. Free. Informa-tion: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Wednesday, March 5, 4:30-6 p.m., Why Not Wednes-day Business After Hours, Green Mill, 1940 Rahncliff Court, Eagan. Information: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce events: • Wednesday, March 5, 7 a.m., Teacher Appreciation Breakfast, Kenwood Trail Mid-dle School.

• Wednesday, March 5, 7:30-8:30 a.m., Morning Brew, Sport Clips, 17440 Kenwood Trail. • Thursday, March 6, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Open to Business Dakota County, Valleywood Golf Course, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. Register by noon March 3 at http://opento-business2014.eventbrite.com or call 651-675-4432. • Friday, March 7, 8 a.m., Teacher Appreciation Break-fast, Cherry Hills Elementary.

Some school road safety task force members named Davis, LaBeau appointed to

Lakeville group by Laura Adelmann


The city of Lakeville’s School Road Safety Task Force, being established in response to the Dec. 4 fatal accident of a Lake-ville North High School junior Alyssa Ettl, will include a Lakeville resi-dent recommended by Alyssa’s father, Matt Ettl. Brent James will join city, county and school

representatives on the task force. James has 13 years of experience in traffic safety technology from his job with 3M, according to Lakeville Mayor Matt Little, who recommended his ap-pointment. Matt Ettl said he knows James because their daughters played sports together, and he only recently learned of his traffic expertise dur-ing a recent conversation. “He started rattling off all the entities he’s aware of and talked about road-way funding,” Matt Ettl

said. “It sounded like he had a whole bunch of connections.” Little said James will bring an interesting per-spective to the task force. “He is well aware of traffic operation and traf-fic safety,” Little said. “I think he’ll be a good set of eyes on this problem and certainly comes from a different perspective than some of us might, coming from actual traf-fic technology.” Also included on the task force will be a local high school student who is yet to be named pub-

licly. Little said he has asked a Lakeville North student to be on the task force, but she has to talk to her parents before she can accept his invitation. Little said he expect-ed to hear her decision by Friday. If she is un-able to join the group, he will seek a different high school candidate. Matt Ettl said he likes the idea of including a high school junior or se-nior’s perspective on the task force because they have likely experienced both being driven to

school and driving the roads near the schools. “I also think it’s an excellent opportunity for student growth and development, and get in-volved in the community a little more,” Matt Ettl said. City Council members appointed to the task force are Colleen LaBeau and Bart Davis; Council Member Kerrin Swecker will serve as an alternate. The task force will fo-cus on policy recommen-dations for prioritizing school road improvement projects.

Those recommenda-tions are requested with-in 90 days so they can be used as city and county officials meet this spring to prioritize projects and identify funding sources. Officials say the charge is difficult because the needs outweigh funds. In response to com-munity concern, the task force also will focus on paths, trails and pedes-trian and bike safety around schools.


Rosemount artist wins award in ‘Seeing God’ exhibit Rita Corrigan, a long-time Rosemount resi-dent, won first place in the Juried Art Show at the Benedictine Center in Maplewood for her ab-stract work, “Superior Sunrise,” which shows the sun breaking through the clouds as reflected in the flowing water. Last year, Corrigan won second place in the art contest with a painting called “Resurrection.” The juried exhibit, called Seeing God, fea-tures area artists whose creative process captures a sense of the divine when seeing the world. More than 30 artists submit-ted their work, which will be on display at St. Paul’s

Monastery until March 1. The top three winners

share a $375 prize. Corrigan has been

painting all her life, fo-cusing most recently on landscapes of northern Minnesota and scenes from travel abroad. Her award-winning painting reflects an early morning walk along the shores of Lake Superior soon after her mother’s death. “The earth was just starting to warm,” she said. “I was having dif-ficulty working through the pain, but the new day promised beauty and the reflection of a God who does not forget us even in our pain.” Rita and her husband, Don, have lived in Rose-mount for more than 40 years and have raised five children. She taught art

for 25 years at St. Joseph Catholic School and in the Rosemount public school system. Don Corrigan, retired since 2011, owned Corrigan Electric, a com-pany established by his fa-ther in 1932. In addition to her cur-rent exhibit at St. Paul’s Monastery, her paintings are featured at the Sher-burne County Govern-ment Center in Elk River until March 27. Frameworks Gallery in St. Paul will exhibit her work from March 1 thru May 31; as will Hudson Hospital in Hudson, Wis., through the Healing Arts Program, from March 12 thru June 16. The Seeing God exhibit

is part of the Benedictine Center’s Art & Spiritual-ity series designed to show how art sustains and ex-pands the spiritual imagi-nation and deepens awe for the beauty of creation. The center sponsors five exhibits annually, fea-turing area artists. They are open to the public free of charge from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more informa-tion, call 651-777-7251 or email [email protected]\. The Benedictine Center, a ministry of the Benedic-tine Sisters at St. Paul’s Monastery, is located at 2675 Road in Maplewood.

Rita Corrigan, of Rosemount, won first place in the Juried Art Show at the Benedictine Center in Maplewood for her abstract work, “Superior Sunrise,” which shows the sun breaking through the clouds as reflected in the flowing water. (Image submitted)


Business BuzzBuilder wins awards College City Design/Build Inc., a Lakeville-based builder, has received 2014 Best of Houzz cus-tomer satisfaction and de-sign awards from Houzz.com, an online platform for home remodeling and design.

New officers at Lakeview Bank Maureen Shelton was elected vice president op-erations and IT security officer and Lisa Meinerts was promoted to personal banking officer at Lakev-iew Bank, Lakeville. Shelton has degrees from Bemidji State Uni-versity and University of Minnesota-Mankato. Prior to joining Lakeview Bank in November 2013, she was an operations and accounting officer with Citizens State Bank of Shakopee and Stonebridge Bank, and most recently was a tax associate with Boulay Heutmaker Zibell and Company in Eden Prairie. In her capacity at Lakeview Bank she has management responsibili-ties for the bank’s opera-tions, accounting, and IT functions. Meinerts joined the bank in 2011 as a cus-tomer service representa-tive after prior experience at Sterling State Bank and Venture Bank. Her pri-mary responsibilities at

Lakeview Bank include retail banking and teller line supervision. She holds a degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of Minnesota.

Food co-op sponsors 5K Minnesota food co-op, Valley Natural Foods, Burnsville, will host its fourth annual Run for Hope 5K (www.runforho-pe5k.com) on May 3. All race proceeds ben-efit Early Childhood Family Education of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District (www.district196.org/ecfe/ECFE.cfm).

Questar adds to leadership Brad Baumgartner has been named executive vice president of sales and marketing at Apple Val-ley-based Questar Assess-ment Inc., an educational assessment provider for states, school districts, and higher education institu-tions. Baumgartner will head up the organization’s do-mestic and international sales efforts. He most recently served as vice president of global sales at ConnectEdu, an online service provider for career and college planning. Pri-or to that, he was director of business development at Ellucian (formerly Sun-

Gard Higher Education). He also served as director of global business devel-opment at Elsevier, a lead-ing provider of scientific, technical and medical products and services. Baumgartner is a grad-uate of Indiana Univer-sity.

PCU returns earnings to members Postal Credit Union, which has an Eagan branch, has returned 16 percent of its 2013 earn-ings to members through its VIP Program. In its sec-ond year, the program re-warded more than 14,000 PCU members with cash dividends between $5 and $605.

UPS honors safe drivers Jerry Knutson, of Farmington, and Doug-las Smith, of Eagan, have been inducted into the Cir-cle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS driv-ers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving. Both work out of the St. Paul hub in Eagan.

Local agents win awards RE/MAX North Cen-tral, the regional office for RE/MAX franchises throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, honored

Minnesota RE/MAX Re-sults associates for out-standing achievements in 2013 with the following awards: Hall of Fame: RE/MAX Results, Apple Val-ley – Jason Dahlmeir, Matt Johnson, David Moe, Timothy Mur-phy; RE/MAX Advisors, Burnsville – Elizabeth Ka-paun; RE/MAX Advan-tage Plus, Lakeville – Tom Labeau. Lifetime Achieve-ment: RE/MAX Results, Apple Valley – Constance Toupin, Scott Wollmering; RE/MAX Results, Eagan – Brandon Hedges. Chairman’s Club: RE/MAX Results, Apple Val-ley – Jeffrey Anderson, Jeff Scislow, Scott Wollmering; RE/MAX Results, Eagan – Brandon Hedges. Platinum Club: RE/MAX Results, Apple Val-ley – Wendy Carson, Ste-ven Fiorella, Tom Fleet-ham, Jacqueline Knauf, Timothy Murphy, Sheryl Petrashek; RE/MAX Ad-visors, Burnsville – Elie Safi; RE/MAX Advantage Plus, Lakeville – Chad Baker, Gary Hilgers, Bry-an Pankratz, Jason Wal-grave. 100% Club: RE/MAX Results, Apple Valley – Mark Burke, Kevin Burns, Taresa Cardenas, Steve Collier, Michael Gardner, Dave Giblin, Rex Harris, John Herman, Matt John-son, Darren Jorgenson, Rick Ketterling, Jennifer Larson, Danny Long, Ra-

chel Long, David Moe, Michael Murphy, Bernice Overby, David Pritchett, Glenn Solberg, Joe Strad-cutter, Greg Tervola, Di-ana Urban, Jeff Wall; RE/MAX Advisors, Burns-ville – Bob Elliot; RE/MAX Advantage Plus, Lakeville – Mary Alice Beevore, Adam Benedict, Bernard Borschke, Cur-tis Carlson, Kevin Curtis, Tony D’Agostino, Paul Docauer, James Emond Jr. , Scott Ficek, Chaz Field, Daniel Frank, Eric Frank, Patricia Gohman, Jesse Grumdahl, Stephen Howe, Steven Jones, Thomas La-Beau, Ross Lumley, Tara O’Brien, Colleen Ratzlaff-LaBeau, Robert Reinke, Brian Trebelhorn, Derek Walgrave. Executive Club: RE/MAX Results, Apple Val-ley – Delinda Beattie, Ra-vit Berg, Wallace Berg, Ja-son Dahlmeir, Stephanie Danek, Michael Finstad, Marisha Moriarity, Mary Myhre, Scott Schultz, Hillary Slama, Constance Toupin, Lorraine Ufken, Holly Weinstine; RE/MAX Advisors, Burns-ville – Sandy Burkard, An-namarie Hess, Yuedong Merritt; RE/MAX Re-sults, Eagan – Tara Buck, Heather Chermak, Jo-seph Clark, Paul Johnson, Shannon Sand; RE/MAX Advantage Plus, Lakev-ille – Dan Baltzer, Brian Busse, Audrey Cole, Da-vid Dahl, Ryan DeRoode, Terri Dixon, Michelle Er-ickson, Dorothy Follese,

Julie Harris, Greg Hilger, John Kapustka, Charles Leimer, Sandra Marquart, Burt Moore, Brad Oster-bauer, Todd Priebe, Mary Jo Quay, Melony Schmitz, Tracy Snyder, Decklynn Theisen, Joel Theisen, Craig Tupy, Dan Vigdal, Steve Wolf; RE/MAX Professionals, Rosemount – Andrew Calton, Edward McMenomy. Top Five Team Trans-actions: RE/MAX Re-sults, Eagan – Brandon Hedges and Matt Barker of The Homes of Minne-sota Team, fourth. Top Five Team Com-missions and Team Trans-actions: RE/MAX Advan-tage Plus, Lakeville – Ryan O’Neill and the Minnesota Real Estate Team, first.

Pillow drive for Bridging Coldwell Banker Bur-net’s Foundation is col-lecting new pillows for Bridging, a nonprofit or-ganization that provides furniture and household goods to families transi-tioning out of homeless-ness and poverty. Bridging distributes 240 pillows to more than 75 households every week. New pillows can be dropped off at any Cold-well Banker Burnet office now through March 18. Local offices are in Apple Valley, Eagan and Lakev-ille.

Burnsville businesses invited to open forum sessions The Burnsville Eco-nomic Development Com-mission, which reviews and makes recommenda-tions on issues related to business in the communi-

ty, has an “Open Business Forum” at every meeting when it encourages local businesses to discuss any questions, concerns or comments related to the

business environment in Burnsville. The next EDC meet-ing is 6:30 p.m. March 12 in the Burnsville City Hall Council Chambers, 100

Civic Center Parkway. The EDC meets the second Wednesday of odd-num-bered months (January, March, May, July, Sep-tember and November).

For questions regard-ing the EDC or the Open Business Forum, con-tact Economic Develop-ment Coordinator Skip Nienhaus at 952-895-

4454 or [email protected]. Visit www.burnsville.org/why-burnsville for additional business resources.

2014 Tax Guide


LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF BURNSVILLENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR

2014 Street Reconstruction Project (14-101)TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Burnsville will meet at their regularly scheduled Council

meeting in Burnsville City Hall Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, Minnesota, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, to consider the making of the following public improvements. The estimated cost of the said improvements is $7,640,000.

IMPROVEMENT NOS. TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS ESTIMATED COST14-101 2014 Street Reconstruction – $7,640,000 Chateaulin/Parkwood South Area A reasonable estimate of the impact of the assessment, and a description of the methodology used to calculate

individual assessments for affected parcels, will be available at the hearing. Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at this meeting. The property proposed to be assessed for these improvements and/or improvements previously made benefiting the property is as follows: All parcels and tracts of land in the City of Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota abutting or adjacent to the following streets:

City Project No. 14-101A – Chateaulin/Parkwood South Area Walnut Drive from 134th Street East to 131st Street East including westerly cul-de-sac Walnut Circle from Walnut Drive to easterly cul-de-sac 131st Street East from Walnut Drive to Lakeview Drive Welcome Lane from 131st Street East to 130th Street East including northeasterly cul-de-sac 132nd Street East from Walnut Drive to Lakeview Drive including northerly cul-de-sac 132nd Street East from Lakeview Drive to Parkwood Drive 132nd Circle East from 132nd Street East to southerly cul-de-sac Oakland Drive from 134th Street East to 131st Street East Pine Ridge Road from Willow Lane to 131st Street East including southerly cul-de-sac Willow Lane from 134th Street East to Lakeview Drive Willow Lane Circle from Willow Lane to westerly cul-de-sac Elm Drive from 134th Street East to Lakeview Drive Lakeview Drive from 134th Street East to 130th Street East Aspen Drive from Lakeview Drive to Parkwood Drive Highview Drive from 132nd Street East to Aspen DriveIn conducting said public hearing for making its decision on the proposed improvement, the City Council proposes

to proceed under authority granted by Minn. Stat. §§ 429.011 to 429.111.BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.Macheal Collins, City Clerk

Published in Burnsville/Eagan, February 21, 28, 2014, 178649

CITY OF BURNSVILLENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR

2014 STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT (14-102)TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Burnsville will meet at their regularly scheduled Council

meeting in Burnsville City Hall Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, Minnesota, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, to consider the making of the following public improvements. The estimated cost of the said improvements is $588,000.

IMPROVEMENT NOS. TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS ESTIMATED COST14-102 (A, B) 2014 Street Rehabilitation – $588,000 Ewing Area (14-102A) Plymouth Avenue (14-102B) A reasonable estimate of the impact of the assessment, and a description of the methodology used to calculate

individual assessments for affected parcels, will be available at the hearing. Such persons as desire to be heard with reference to the proposed improvements will be heard at this meeting. The property proposed to be assessed for these improvements and/or improvements previously made benefiting the property is as follows: All parcels and tracts of land in the City of Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota abutting or adjacent to the following streets:

City Project No. 14-102A – Ewing AreaEwing Avenue from CSAH 42 to 145th Street South145th Street South from Ewing Avenue to Burnsville Parkway WestCity Project No. 14-102B – Plymouth AvePlymouth Avenue South from CSAH 42 to Portland AvenueIn conducting said public hearing for making its decision on the proposed improvement, the City Council proposes

to proceed under authority granted by Minn. Stat. §§ 429.011 to 429.111.BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.Macheal Brooks, City Clerk


CITY OF EAGANADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposal bids will be received by the City of Eagan, Minnesota, in City Hall at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, until 10:30 A.M., C.D.S.T., on Thursday, March 27, 2014, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor and materials and all else necessary for the following:

STONEBRIDGE PONDS OAKWOODS HEIGHTS 2nd ADDITION PROJECT NO 1140 PROJECT NO 1139 Overlay OverlayCEDAR INDUSTRIAL PARK ALDEN POND PROJECT NO 1138 PROJECT NO 1137 Overlay & Water Main Replacement OverlayCEDAR GROVE ADDITIONS EAGANDALE BOULEVARD PROJECT NO 1114 Overlay OverlayCity Contract No. 14-03

Involving Approximately:66,000 S.Y. Mill Bituminous Pavement10,000 L.F. Concrete Curb & Gutter Removal & Replacement17,000 TON Wear Course Bituminous SP Mixture35 EA Truncated Domes Detectable Warning Paver Plates440 S.Y. Concrete Driveway / Valley Gutter Removal & Replace- ment 755 L.F. Water Main Installation2,700 L.F. Pavement Markings2,400 S.Y. Seed & Hydromulch

Together with Miscellaneous Structure Adjustment & Site RestorationComplete digital contract bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.

com. You may download the digital plan documents for $20.00 by inputting Quest project #3140160 on the Web site’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project infor-mation. Complete contract documents may also be seen at the offices of the City Clerk and City Engineer, Eagan, MN, at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122, Phone (651) 675-5646. Contractors desiring a hardcopy of the complete bidding documents may obtain them from the office of the City Clerk, Eagan, MN upon payment of $50.00. No money will be refunded to any person who obtains plans and specifications.

Best Value Contracting Selection: This project is extensive, involving many af-fected property owners. Timing of the project is critical for the safety of the general public and to minimize disruption. In addition, the City has limited financial resourc-es to commit to the project. Accordingly, the project must be accomplished with a minimum of interruption, on time, and without cost overruns. The City believes that only a contractor with good experience in constructing this kind of project is necessary.

Two factors will be considered in the contractor selection process: price and per-formance. The process for the consideration of proposals for the award of this Proj-ect will take into account not only the Contract amount bid for construction items, but also the bidder’s ability and performance on previous similar projects, within and outside the City of Eagan, and the bidder’s availability of major equipment to perform this project.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:30 a.m., C.D.S.T. at the Eagan Municipal Center at 3830 Pilot Knob Road on Tuesday, March 18, 2013 in the Eagan Room (2nd Floor). The purpose of the confer-ence is to provide details and answer questions regarding the evaluation/ selection criteria that will be used, along with bid price, to select a Contractor for contract award under the Best Value Contracting Authority. Failure to attend this meeting shall eliminate an absent bidder’s bid submission from contract award consider-ation. Attendance at the conference will be recorded.

Technical Proposal Deadline: Prospective Bidders’ technical proposals must be received by 10:30 a.m. C.D.S.T., Monday, March 24, 2013, at the Engineering Divi-sion (1st Floor), Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond naming the City of Eagan as obligee, a certified check payable to the Clerk of the City of Eagan or a cash deposit equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the City in the event that the bidder fails to enter into a contract. The City Council reserves the right to retain the deposits of the three lowest bidders for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids. Payment for the work will be by cash or check.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and technical proposals, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best interests of the City.

Christina M. Scipioni, Clerk, City of EaganPublished in Burnsville/Eagan, February 28, March 7, 2014, 181903

CITY OF BURNSVILLEBURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS2014 South Metro JPA for Roadway Maintenance Services (14-303)

Bituminous Fog Seal, Bituminous Seal Coat, Crack Sealing, Pavement Markings,

Screening of Salvaged Seal Coat Aggregate and Spray Patching NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed Proposals will be received by the

City Council of the City of Burnsville at 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337, until 11:30 a.m. on Monday the 10th day of March, 2014, for furnishing roadway maintenance services under a Joint Powers Agreement (Minnesota Statute § 471.59) in the Cities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Elko New Market, Farmington, Hastings, Lakeville, Mendota Heights, Prior Lake, Rosemount, Savage, Shakopee, South St. Paul, Waconia and West St. Paul and the County of Scott utilizing one common Contractor for each service in the following approximate quantities:

Bituminous Fog Seal 1 40,000 GalsBituminous Seal Coat 2 1,600,000 SYCrack Sealing 3 1,200,000 LFPavement Markings 4 11,000 GalsScreening Seal Coat Aggregate 5 3,000 TonsSpray Patching 6 300 Tons1. Includes Work in the Cities of Apple Valley, Eagan, Farmington, Lakev-

ille and Rosemount2. Includes Work in the Cities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farm-

ington, Lakeville, Mendota Heights, Prior Lake, Rosemount, Savage, Sha-kopee, South St. Paul, Waconia and West St. Paul

3. Includes Work in the Cities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Elko New Market, Farmington, Lakeville, Mendota Heights, Prior Lake, Rose-mount, Savage, Shakopee and Waconia and the County of Scott

4. Includes Work in the Cities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Hast-ings, Lakeville, Prior Lake, Savage, Shakopee and West St. Paul

5. Includes Work in the Cities of Burnsville, Eagan, Rosemount and Sav-age and the County of Scott

6. Includes Work in the Cities of Burnsville, Lakeville and West St. PaulComplete digital project bidding documents are available at www.

questcdn.com or www.burnsville.org/bids. Bidders may download the digital bidding documents for $ 20 by inputting Quest project #3120898 on the Questcdn Project Search page or selecting the Engineering/Public Work Bid link and then the project on the Burnsville website. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Bidders can also view the Contract Documents at ei-ther website free of charge.

Bidders may bid on any or all services. All Bids must be submitted on the Proposal Form provided for in accordance with the Contract Documents. No Bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Burnsville and endorsed upon the outside wrapper with a brief statement or summary of the work for which the Bid is made. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid, to be forfeited as Liquidated Damages in the event that the Bid is accepted and the Bidder fails to promptly enter into a written Contract, provide documentation of the required insurance and/or the required Bonds in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders.

Immediately following expiration of the time for receiving Bids, the Bids will be opened and read aloud by at least two officers or agents of the City of Burnsville. The City of Burnsville reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities, and to award the Bid in the best interest of the City. Bids are subject to acceptance and may not be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days. The City Council is tentatively scheduled to consider such Bids on Tuesday March 18, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCILMacheal Collins, City ClerkCity of Burnsville, Minnesota


CITY OF EAGANADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposal bids will be received by the City of Eagan, Minnesota, in City Hall at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, until 10:30 a.m., C.D.S.T., on Thursday, March 27, 2014, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor and materials and all else necessary for the following:

STORMWATER & WATER QUALITY PONDSSEDIMENT REMOVAL & OUTLET IMPROVEMENTS

City Contract No. 14-01Involving Approximately: 3,025 L.F Silt Fence 980 L.F. Floatation Silt Curtain 2,195 TN Dredging/Excavating (MPCA Dredged Material Management Level 3) 2,195 TN Disposal of MPCA Level 3 Excavated Material at a Landfill 1,770 C.Y. Dredging/Excavating (MPCA Dredged Material Management Level 1) 1,770 C.Y. Offsite Disposal of Level 1 Excavated Material 250 C.Y. Topsoil Borrow 1 EA. Outlet Structure Replacement 270 TN Class III Rip Rap and Filter Fabric Together with miscellaneous Clearing & Grubbing, Seeding and Turf EstablishmentContractor shall substantially complete all sediment removal work at Pond AP-2

by May 15, 2014, substantially complete all sediment removal work at Pond CP-3 by May 22, 2014, and finally complete all the work at all sites by August 15, 2014. Further, for each of the eight project locations, Contractor shall have up to no more than 10 working days to complete the work with the exception of final restoration.

Complete digital contract bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $20.00 by inputting Quest Project #3135601 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact Quest-DCN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in free member-ship registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Complete contract documents may also be seen at the offices of the City Clerk and City Engineer, Eagan, MN at 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122, phone (651) 675-5646, and at Barr Engineering Co. at 4700 West 77th Street, Edina, MN 55435, phone (952) 832 2600. Contractors desiring a hardcopy of the complete bidding documents may obtain them from the office of the City Clerk, Eagan, MN upon payment of $50.00. No money will be refunded to any person who obtains plans and specifications.

Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond naming the City of Eagan as obligee, a certified check payable to the Clerk of the City of Eagan or a cash deposit equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, which shall be forfeited to the City in the event that the bidder fails to enter into a contract. The City Council reserves the right to retain the deposits of the three lowest bidders for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids. Payment for the work will be by cash or check.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and technical proposals, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best interests of the City.

Ms. Christina M. Scipioni, City Clerk, City of EaganPublished in Burnsville/Eagan, February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 2014, 181229

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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN FORECLOSURE SALE

YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:1. Default has occurred in the

terms and conditions of the Dec-laration of Diffley Commons Hom-eowner’s Association (hereinafter the “Association”) which was re-corded as Document No. 1022377 on January 10, 1997 in the office of the County Recorder of Dakota County, Minnesota, and also, pur-suant to Minn. Stat. §515B.3-116, covering the following property:

Diffley Commons Condominium File No. 107 Unit 67

Property Address: 4078 Beaver Dam Road, Eagan, MN 55122

PID: 10-20450-04-0672. Pursuant to said Declaration,

there is claimed to be due and ow-ing as of the date of this notice from the owners of said unit, Paul R. and Mandy Chellew and/or Everbank to the Association, a Minnesota non-profit corporation, the amount of $630.00 for unpaid association dues commencing November 1, 2013, plus any other such amounts that will accrue after the date of this notice for association dues, costs of collection and foreclosure which will be added to the amount claimed due and owing at the time of the sale herein.

3. No action is now pending at law or otherwise to recover said debt or any part thereof.

4. The owner has not been re-leased from its financial obligation to pay said amount.

5. The lien arises pursuant to the Declaration, describes above, and Minn. Stat. §515B.3 116.

6. Pursuant to the power of sale contained in the same Declaration and granted by the owner in taking title to the premises subject to said Declaration and pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 515B.3-116, said Lien will be foreclosed by the sale of said property by the Sheriff of Da-kota County, at 1580 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033 on April 11, 2014 at 10:00 am at public auction to the highest bidder, to pay the

amount then due for said assess-ments, together with the additional costs of foreclosure, including at-torneys fees as allowed by law.

7. The time allowed by law for redemption by the unit owner, his personal representatives or assigns is six(6) months from date of sale. If the lien is not satisfied under Minn. Stat. § 580.23 or the property is not redeemed under Minn. Stat. § 580.23, the owner must vacate the property on or before 11:59 p.m. on October 11, 2014 or the next busi-ness day if October 11, 2014 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holi-day.

REDEMPTION NOTICETHE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW

FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OR LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

8. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.

Dated: February 25, 2014 Attorney for the Association:THE LAW OFFICE OF DAVID S. HOLMANBy: /s/ David S. Holman David S. Holman # 193628201 W Travelers Trail, Suite 225Burnsville, MN 55337952-895-1224

Published in Burnsville/Eagan

February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2014

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CITY OF BURNSVILLEORDINANCE NO. 1313

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE

BURNSVILLE CITY CODE, BEING THE ZONING TITLE

OF THE CITY OF BURNSVILLE EBENEZER RIDGES CASE FILE NO.

DEV13-0048The City Council of the City of

Burnsville ordains as follows:Section 1. Title 10 of the Burnsville

City Code is hereby amended to al-low for an addition of a transitional housing unit to the existing EbenezerCare Center in accordance with the Amended Planned Unit Development Agreement on file in the City clerk’s office dated February 18, 2014, for the following described property located within the City of Burnsville, Minne-sota:

Block 1, Lots 1 and 2, The Arbors at Ridges 2nd Addition

Section 2. The zoning map of the City of Burnsville referred to and de-scribed in said Title 10, shall not be republished to show the aforesaid rezoning, but the Community Devel-opment Director or his/her designee shall appropriately mark the zoning map on file in the city clerk’s office for the purpose of indicating the rezoning provided for in this ordinance and allof the notations, references and other information shown thereon are herebyincorporated by reference and made apart of this ordinance.

Section 3. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its pas-sage and publication according to law.

PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED THIS 18th day of February, 2014, by the city council of the City of Burns-ville.

By: Elizabeth B. Kautz, MayorATTEST: Margaret McNeal, Deputy City Clerk


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CITY OF EAGANDAKOTA COUNTY,

MINNESOTANOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING PROPOSED EASEMENT VACATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THECity Council of the City of Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota, will meet at the CityHall, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Min-nesota 55122, on Tuesday March 18,2014, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafteras possible. The purpose of the meet-ing will be to hold a public hearing on thevacation of a public drainage and utilityeasement over and across the followingdescribed property in the City of Eagan,Dakota County, Minnesota:

Outlot M, Stonehaven 6th Addition, ac-cording to the recorded plat thereof.

Dated: February 18, 2014/s/ Christina M. ScipioniEagan City Clerk Dakota County, MN


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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196CALL FOR BIDS

ECFE/ECSE/ABE BUILDINGNotice is hereby given that Inde-

pendent School District #196, will receive multiple prime sealed bids for the ISD#196 ECFE/ECSE/ABE Building project, at the District Of-fice located at 3455 153rd Street W. Rosemount, MN 55068 until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

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

A Bid Bond, Certified Check or Cashier’s Check in the amount of 5% of the base bid price, made payable to Independent School District 196, must be submitted with the bid as bid security. No personal checks will be accepted.

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.

Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

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Lakeville, Burnsville/EaganFebruary 21, 28, 2014

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DISTRICT NO. 196CALL FOR BIDS

OFFICE AND CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

Notice is hereby given that BIDS will be received to award a con-tract for purpose of purchasing Office and Classroom Supplies by Independent School District 196 at the District Office located at 3455 153rd St. W., Rosemount, MN 55068 until 1:30 p.m. on March 26, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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

A Bid Bond, Certified Check or Cashiers Check in the amount of 5% of the total bid price, made payable to Independent School District 196, must be submitted with the bid.

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in bidding.

Gary Huusko, Board ClerkIndependent School District 196

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196

CALL FOR PROPOSALS Independent School District 196

is accepting proposals for Group Life, Supplemental Life and Group Long Term Disability Insurance until 2:00 pm on March 24, 2014. Proposals must be clearly marked and addressed to George Vander Weit, Corporate Health Systems, Inc,15153 Technology Drive, Suite B, Eden Prairie, MN 55344.

Insurance carriers and third par-ty administrators requesting infor-mation on the request for proposal please contact: George Vander Weit, Corporate Health Systems, at (952) 873-7111 or [email protected].

The School Board of Indepen-dent School District 196 reserves the right to reject any or all propos-als and to waive any informality in the proposal process.Gary Huusko, School Board ClerkRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public SchoolsIndependent School District 1963455 153rd Street WestRosemount, MN 55068-4946

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CITY OF BURNSVILLEPUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held on Monday, March 4, 2014, at 6:30 p.m.or as soon thereafter as possible by the Burnsville City Council, 100 CivicCenter Parkway, in the Council Cham-bers on an application to vacate the public drainage and utility easements in Lot 14, Block 1, RIVER VALLEYCOMMONS, according to the record-ed plat thereof Dakota County, Minne-sota, as delineated and dedicated on said RIVER VALLEY COMMONS.

All persons desiring to speak onthis item are encouraged to attend. For more information concerning thisrequest, please contact the City of Burnsville at (952) 895-4459.

Macheal Collins, City ClerkCity of Burnsville


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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mort-gage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 31, 2007MORTGAGOR: Powlos W

Habtemariam, single.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Nominee for U.S. Bank N.A.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded November 6, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2554802.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated Sep-tember 26, 2013 Recorded Oc-tober 8, 2013, as Document No. 2979839.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registra-

tion Systems, Inc.TRANSACTION AGENT’S

MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:

100021278908961340LENDER OR BROKER AND

MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: U.S. Bank N.A.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank Home Mort-gage, a division of U.S. Bank Na-tional Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 1658 Walnut Lane, Eagan, MN 55122

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 108460008020LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 2, Block 8, Wood-gate, Dakota County, Minnesota

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Dakota

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $198,000.00

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NO-TICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE:

$207,065.22That prior to the commence-

ment of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by stat-ute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the

above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: March 11, 2014 at 10:00 AMPLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Of-

fice, Law Enforcement Center, 1580 Hwy 55, Lobby #S-100, Hastings, MN

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including at-torneys’ fees allowed by law sub-ject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 11, 2014, unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: January 2, 2014U.S. Bank National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assigneeof Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688819 - 12-005779 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATIONFROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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DATE OF MORTGAGE: December 20, 2006MORTGAGOR: Michele A.

Hedtke, A Single Person.MORTGAGEE:

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Guar-anteed Rate, Inc.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded January 8, 2007 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2486597.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP formerly known as Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP. Dated January 27, 2012 Recorded Feb-ruary 6, 2012, as Document No. 2847052. And thereafter assigned to: Green Tree Servicing, LLC. Dated November 6, 2012 Recorded November 14, 2012, as Document No. 2908836.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Guaranteed Rate, Inc.RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Green Tree Servicing LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 4452 Woodgate Point, Eagan, MN 55122

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 10.84602.02.240LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: Lot 24, Block 2, Woodgate 3rd Addition, Dakota County, Minnesota



AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $150,071.80

That prior to the commence-ment of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by stat-ute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or other-wise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:




TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is


LEGAL NOTICES

not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 08,2014 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE:None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”Dated: December 31, 2013Green Tree Servicing LLCMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LIEBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assigneeof Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-68888 - 13-007357 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATIONFROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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DATE OF MORTGAGE:August 12, 2005MORTGAGOR: Frankie M. Hig-

gins and Melvin L. Higgins, wife and husband.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc as Nominee for Brier Mortgage Cor-poration.

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Filed August 29, 2005, Dakota County Registrar of Titles, Document No. 573330 on Certifi-cate of Title No. 104073.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated July 11, 2013 Filed July 17, 2013, as Document No. T719501.

Said Mortgage being upon Reg-istered Land.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Brier Mortgage Corporation

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank Home Mort-gage, a division of U.S. Bank Na-tional Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-DRESS: 13401 Nicollet Lane, Burnsville, MN 55337

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 028135006020LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

PROPERTY: The land referred to is situated in the State of Minnesota, County of Dakota, and is described as follows:

All of Lot Two (2) and that part of Lot One (1), described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot One (1), thence West 89.9 feet to the West line of said Lot One (1); thence North along the West line of said Lot One (1) , 20.1 feet, thence East 89.35 feet to the point on the East line of said Lot One (1), which is 20 feet North of the Southeast corner thereof, thence South along the East line of said Lot One (1), 20 feet to the place of beginning, all in Block Six (6), Valley Highlands, according to the plat thereof on file and of re-cord in the office of the Registrar of titles, Dakota county, Minnesota




$192,331.80 That prior to the commence-





to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attor-neys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal rep-resentatives or assigns unless re-duced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.


MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAG-OR’S PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMIN-ING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREM-ISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICUL-TURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: January 2, 2014U.S. Bank National AssociationMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-688819 - 13-002950 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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DATE OF MORTGAGE: November 22, 2006MORTGAGOR: Michael Volz and

Robyn Volz, husband and wife.MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-

tronic Registration Systems, Inc.DATE AND PLACE OF RE-

CORDING: Recorded December 14, 2006 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2481879.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated November 9, 2011 Recorded April 9, 2012, as Document No. 2860530. And thereafter assigned to: Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC. Dated July 2, 2013 Recorded July 12, 2013, as Document No. 2962703.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:

Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE

SERVICER: Specialized Loan Servicing LLCMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 2035 Opal Place, Eagan, MN 55122


PROPERTY: Lot 23, Block 10, Ce-dar Grove No. 1




$210,330.33 That prior to the commence-









Dated: January 7, 2014Specialized Loan Servicing LLCMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-6888152 - 13-008240 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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DATE OF MORTGAGE:October 4, 2010MORTGAGOR: Jennifer L. Sen-

ger and Eric Kluckman, wife and husband.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Mountain States Mort-gage Centers, Inc..

DATE AND PLACE OF RE-CORDING: Recorded November 12, 2010 Dakota County Recorder, Document No. 2765517.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORT-GAGE: Assigned to: United Se-curity Financial. Dated December 4, 2013 Recorded December 18, 2013, as Document No. 2990906.





MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Mountain States Mortgage Centers Inc.

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:

United Security FinancialMORTGAGED PROPERTY AD-

DRESS: 4110 Rahn Road Unit A124, Eagan, MN 55122


PROPERTY: Unit No. A124, CIC No. 468, Eagan Gardens




$92,553.47That prior to the commence-





to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attor-neys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal rep-resentatives or assigns unless re-duced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise pro-vided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must va-cate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on September 26, 2014 unless that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemp-tion period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.



Dated: January 16, 2014United Security FinancialMortgagee/Assignee of MortgageeUSSET, WEINGARDEN AND LI-EBO, P.L.L.P.Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee4500 Park Glen Road #300Minneapolis, MN 55416(952) 925-68889 - 13-007931 FCTHIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.


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PUBLISHYOUR LEGALNOTICEHEREEmail legal notices for publication to [email protected] daysand deadlines vary.Call 952-392-6829for more information.

Religion

Religion Briefs

Members of the choir at Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church in Apple Valley joined in song at the church’s recent “Cabaret” event. Choir members are, from left, Don Roeske, Karen Johnson, Jerry Johnson, Julie Raatz, Marge Lewis, Peggy Roeske, Lisa Smith and Chris Sachs. The Feb. 15 event, which included dinner, entertainment and a silent auction, was a fundraiser for the church youth group’s summer mission trip. (Photo submitted)

Community meals at Grace Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley will serve free community meals on Mondays, March 3, 10 and 24. Dining hall doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6-6:30 p.m. The meals are for se-nior citizens, single-parent families, families in transi-tion and all others in the surrounding community seeking a healthy meal in a relaxed and fun environ-

ment. Although the meals are free, donations are ac-cepted. Grace Lutheran Church is located at the intersection of Pennock Avenue and County Road 42. For more information, call the church at 952-432-7273.

Exultate performances Exultate Festival Choir and Orchestra, based in Eagan, will perform Bach’s St. John Passion at

7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Woodbury Lutheran Church, Woodbury; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at Annunciation Catholic Church, Minneapolis; and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 9, at Benson Great Hall, Bethel University, Arden Hills. Artist He Qi will be at each concert with a display of his paintings related to the passion of Christ. Prints will be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.exultate.org.

Seniors

Driver improvement classes for seniors The Minnesota High-way Safety Center will offer 55-plus driver-im-provement courses on the following days: • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 4 (four-hour refresher course), Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. March 10 (four-hour refresher course), Lakeville Senior Center – Heritage Cen-ter, 20110 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. March 11 (four-hour refresher course), Apple Valley Se-nior Center, 14601 Hayes Road, Apple Valley. • 5:30-9:30 p.m. March 13 (four-hour refresher course), Burnsville Senior Center – ISD 191, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. The courses are open to the public; however, pre-registration is requested. The four-hour refresher is $20. For more information or to register, visit www.mnsafetycenter.org or call 888-234-1294.

Burnsville seniors The Burnsville Senior Center is located in the Diamondhead Education Center at 200 W. Burns-ville Parkway. Call 952-707-4120 for information about the following senior events. Monday, March 3 – Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; De-fensive Driving Refresher, 1 p.m.; SS Flex Ex. Tuesday, March 4 – Cedar Lanes Bowling, 10 a.m.; Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Evening Taxes, 5:30 p.m., Presbyterian Church of the Apostles; Line Dancing. Wednesday, March 5 – Woodcarvers, 8 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Taxes, 9 a.m. to noon; Day Old Bread, 10:30 a.m.; Chair Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; 500 and Bridge, 12:45 p.m.; BABS, 1 p.m. Thursday, March 6 – Foot Clinic, 9 a.m.; Health

Ins. Council, 9 a.m.; Craft-ers, 10 a.m.; Open Carv-ing, 6 p.m. Friday, March 7 – Men’s Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Sunrise Stretch, 8:30 a.m.; Painting, 9 a.m.; Hand & Foot, 12:15 p.m.; Apple Valley Bowl Bowl-ing, 12:45 p.m.

Rosemount seniors The following activities are sponsored by the Rose-mount Parks and Recre-ation Department and the Rosemount Area Seniors. For more information, call the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department at 651-322-6000. Sunday, March 2 – Vel-vet Tones Concert, 2 p.m., Eastview High School. Monday, March 3 – Bridge, 9 a.m., Do Drop Inn; Tax Assistance, 9 a.m., Rosemount Commu-nity Center; 500, 1 p.m., DDI. Tuesday, March 4 – Coffee, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rosemount Cub; Bid Euchre, 9 a.m., DDI; BP Checks, 11 a.m., RCC; Ca-tered Lunch, 11:30 a.m., RCC, RSVP required. Wednesday, March 5 – Water Color Painting, 9 a.m., DDI; Velvet Tones, 10 a.m., Apple Valley Se-nior Center. Thursday, March 6 – Bingo, 1 p.m., DDI. Friday, March 7 – Eu-chre, 9 a.m., DDI; Bowl-ing, 1 p.m., Apple Place in Apple Valley. AARP Senior Tax As-sistance – Tax help is avail-able on a first-come, first-served, walk-in basis from 9 a.m. to noon at the Rose-mount Community Center (Room 212) each Monday from Feb. 10 to April 14. Bring all necessary forms. To find out specific items needed or for more in-formation, call AARP at 1-888-687-2277. “Always a Bridesmaid” at the DayTrippers Din-ner Theatre – Wednesday, March 19. Buffet lunch served prior to the stage production of “Always a Bridesmaid,” a com-edy about six high school friends who make a vow to be in each other’s wed-dings no matter what. Cost is $50; includes show, meal, bus, and gratuity.

The bus will depart from the Rosemount Commu-nity Center at 11:30 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. Reg-istration deadline is Mon-day, March 10. The Rosemount Area Seniors “Do Drop Inn” is open to senior citizens 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. The room is lo-cated in the Rosemount Community Center and allows seniors a place to stop by and socialize dur-ing the week.

Lakeville seniors All events are held at Lakeville Heritage Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4622 for informa-tion. Scrapbooking, Recy-cled Cards & Crafts, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mon-days, March 3, 17 and 31. This group creates scrap-book pages, unique cards and crafts. Bring your own materials, and sign up in advance to attend. Cost: One punch for members, $2.50 for nonmembers. Machine Sewing Group, 1:30-4:30 p.m. the first and third Thurs-days beginning March 6 through April 10, 1-4 p.m. after April 10. The group’s mission is to exchange ideas, knowledge and techniques. The first proj-ect will be sweatshirt jack-ets (samples are on display in the Heritage Center of-fice). Projects will change as each project is complet-ed, and projects will be de-cided by the group. Bring your own sewing machine (in good working order) to use, if you have one. Cost: One punch for members, $2.50 for nonmembers. Call 952-985-4620 to reg-ister and get a supply list. Diabetic Shoe Clinic, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednes-day, March 12. Medicare has a benefit for diabet-ics that covers one pair of therapeutic shoes and three pairs of inserts per calendar year. Pick the style and color of the shoe you want. A certified pe-dorthist will measure and fit shoes. All the paper-work is done for you. Sign up at the Heritage Center for an appointment to minimize waiting.

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1060 Trucks/Pickups

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3000 ANNOUNCEMENTS

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4000 SALES

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4500 RENTALS / REAL ESTATE

4510 Apartments/Condos For Rent

1 & 2BR (2BA & 2 AC), $650 & $850

800/1200SF, Dishw, large balcony, Garage/$50mo.

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Farmington1BR Apartment

$645/mo.,Heat included

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4520 Townhomes/Dbls/Duplexes For Rent

LV: 3BR, 2.5 BA, TH. Off Dodd Rd & Cedar $1350 Avl. immed 612-868-3000

4530 Houses For Rent

Farmington, House 3&4 br, 2 ba, dbl gar w/appli-ances, fenced yard.Exc cond - must see! By Owner, Avail Mar, Apr or MayCall 612-804-7591.

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5500 EMPLOYMENT

5510 Full-time

ASPHALT CONSTRUCTION

LABORERPlehal Blacktopping, Inc. is expanding operations & has openings for asphalt laborers. Skid loader & as-phalt experience a plus. Class “A” - CDL driver li-cense a plus. Competitive compensation, w/benefits of Health, Dental, Life & 401K. Please apply in per-son at 13060 Dem Con Drive,Shakopee, MN 55379

5510 Full-time

ChildcareAttention Teachers

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CUSTOMER SERVICE AUTOMOTIVE TOOL

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SKIDLOADER/GRAD-ING CREW FOREMAN

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Education

TEACHERSNew Horizon Academy

HIRING FAIR at our Richfield location at the Best Buy Corporate offices at 7601 Penn Ave S Richfield, MN 55423 on Wednesday 3/5 from

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E.O.E.

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NEWSPAPER DELIVERY

Do you have some spare time on Thurs/Friday?Earn some extra cash! ECM DISTRIBUTION is looking for you! We currently have motor routes in Burnsville, Eagan, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Farming-ton, Lakeville. A typical route takes 1 to 2 hours. Motor routes require a reliable vehicle. Delivery time frames are long enough to allow flexibility for your schedule. Give us a call for more details.

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Office AssistantBurnsville commercial real estate office looking for Office Assistant. Position requires excellent skills in Excel, Word and Internet navigation in addition to superior bookkeeping and mathematical competen-cies. Candidate must be organized, able to work independently (as well as within a team), exhibit ac-curacy, attention to detail and analytical skills, as demonstrated by prior job experience. Professional-ism, flexibility, multi-task-ing ability and strong peo-ple skills a must. 30 hours per week, $14-$16/hour depending on experience.

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with relief and protection from arrest, according to the Marijuana Policy Proj-ect. Backstrom and Bellows said most of the patients using medical marijuana are young while males. They added that 50 per-cent of medical marijuana purchasing cards were ap-proved by 12 doctors in Colorado – an indication that there is lax oversight and abuse in the system. The state has about 900 doctors who can approve use. The county attorney and sheriff said they are

sympathetic to people who suffer from serious medical conditions, but feel that there are medica-tions on the market that have the same chemicals as marijuana and are more effective. “(Those medications) have restricted, controlled use in terms of their quan-tity and quality and are sold in pharmacies,” Back-strom said. “We need to continue to study” these medications. It has been reported that allowing marijuana extracts in a pill or inhaler form could emerge in a compromise bill this ses-sion.

The current bill would allow marijuana to be sold in dispensaries that would be limited by size, with four counties having two or more, 45 having one and 38 having none. The proposal also details conditions for prescribing, licensing, growing and dispensing marijuana. The Minnesota Legisla-ture approved a bill to le-galize medical marijuana in 2009, but former Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed it. Backstrom and Bel-lows are concerned that if a medical marijuana bill is passed it will result in in-creased illegal use.

Eight of the 10 states with the highest percent-age of past-month mari-juana users are states with medical marijuana laws, according to a Substance Abuse Mental Health Ser-vices Association study. The study said five of the 10 states with the highest percentage of new youth marijuana users also are states with medi-cal marijuana laws. Since 1996, when the first effective medical marijuana law passed, the Marijuana Policy Project says none of the 15 states with available data have experienced a statistically significant overall increase

in youth marijuana use since the laws’ enactment, but several of the states have reported overall de-creases. Backstrom and Bel-lows say approving medi-cal marijuana sends the wrong message to youths. They say that approv-ing it for legal use will lead to the perception that marijuana is harmless. “It seem incongruous to me we spent all this time and effort reducing tobac-co use and now we have this laissez-faire approach to marijuana,” Backstrom said. Marijuana has many more potential harmful

impacts than smoking, Backstrom said. He said studies have shown that heavy mari-juana users report declines in IQ, attention span and memory. Backstrom said mari-juana is a gateway drug to more serious substances like cocaine and metham-phetamine. “I can probably count on my hand the number of people who are in jail because of more serious drug crime who didn’t also use marijuana,” he said.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

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traditional starting point for the Community Pa-rade, “We will then com-mence the Community

Parade, so people get to see both parades,” Taylor said. The change departs from three decades of Fire Muster tradition, he

noted. But a survey of Community Parade par-ticipants by parade coordi-nator Tami Allen suggests it will be well-accepted, he said.

Pairing the parades on one day will save the Fire Muster about a fourth of the $14,000 to $18,000 it pays the city for security and other costs, Taylor

said. The city once paid all those costs for the Fire Muster but cut its con-tribution to 50 percent as part of budget cuts in 2010, he noted.

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

who employs about 120 people, says he’d prefer to stay in Burnsville. “Burnsville is strongly supportive of our busi-ness. If there’s a way we can do that, we will,” said the Savage resident, who’s been making candy since childhood. “That’s one reason why we’re con-sidering many options in Burnsville. But we also have to be realistic and do what makes sense for the business. If Burns-ville can’t accommodate, then we have to look else-where.” He said he wants to keep the company in the Twin Cities and is scout-ing locations “south of the river.” Abdallah is located in a 65,000-square-foot building on the southwest corner of County Road 42 and Burnsville Parkway. Some 40,000 cars pass daily on 42, a boon for the retail store, where business is especially brisk around Valentine’s Day, Christ-mas and Easter, Hegedus

said. The challenge to stay-ing in Burnsville, he said, is finding a good retail spot that can also accommo-date the 100,000-square-foot building needed for production to keep pace with sales growth. “The retail operations are still very profitable and we want to keep a good presence, so the lo-cation is important,” He-gedus said. Known to many as “Abdallah’s,” the compa-ny has had several promi-nent locations during its 104-year history. It began as a small candy and ice cream shop at Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street in south Min-neapolis. The founders were Albert Abdallah, a Syrian immigrant, and his new bride, the former Helen Trovall from Mon-ticello, Minn. The shop grew to include a restau-rant and soda fountain. The end of Prohibi-tion moved much of its customer base back into the bars, and the couple

closed the business in 1935. But Albert, who learned his candymaking skills in America, contin-ued to make candy for se-lect clients while trying to rebuild the business. Abdallah reopened, without the restaurant, in 1937 on West Lake Street near Lake Calhoun, a few blocks from the old loca-tion. “The trolley stop was Hennepin and Lake,” He-gedus said. “People would get off on that corner, walk to Lake Calhoun, and they would prome-nade back and forth by his ice cream-candy store.” Abdallah eventu-ally asked his son-in-law, Glen Oletzke, to join the business. Oletzke was the father-in-law of Steven Hegedus’ father, Stephen, who also joined the fam-ily business with his wife, Vicke. Oletzke was Steven Hegedus’ grandfather. The business’ next lo-cation, at 38th Street and Cedar Avenue, was a vic-tim of fate. Oletzke and Stephen Hegedus moved

there in the mid-’50s. In 1964, a spectacular fire caused by an overturned gas tanker truck destroyed part of the building and much of the inventory. Though they briefly maintained a retail store at that location, Oletzke and Hegedus looked south to Burnsville to build a new candy factory in 1965, the year Steven Hegedus was born. “Grandpa taught me how to make marsh-mallow,” he said. “Dad trained me in candymak-ing. At 10, 11, 12, I was making candy. I didn’t think it was a job. It was fun.” The new location at 12220 12th Ave. S., east of Burnsville High School, proved to be a winner. A U.S. Post Office was soon built next to Abdallah Candies. “Even though we were more in an industrial side of town, people found us because we were next to the post office,” Hegedus said. “You always make it to the post office one time

or another.” The company began wholesaling its candy in the late 1970s, partly in response to Fanny Farmer shuttering its wholesale operation, he said. “Their decision to stop wholesaling to retail-ers left a big demand for boxed chocolates in drug-stores and gift shops and places like that, which we filled,” he said. His father took pains to grow the business slowly, never taking on more accounts than he could service, Hegedus said. But grow it did. The company moved to County Road 42 in 1997, starting with 30,000 square feet and four years later building 35,000 more. Abdallah Candies’ account ledger has grown to 7,000 nationwide, He-gedus said. The company has qua-drupled its output since 1997, to about 2 million pounds of candy a year, he said. It powered through the recession; candy and alcohol are mostly im-

mune to such downturns, Hegedus said. “It’s making really good candy,” he said, ex-plaining the company’s success. “It’s focusing on the second sale, never the first. Everything’s repeat business with what we do.” Hegedus hopes to have a new location chosen within a couple of months and new space built within a year. “If we’re going to keep up with demand, we know we can’t do it in this facil-ity,” said Hegedus, whose wife, Karen, runs ac-counting and human re-sources for the company and whose three college-age sons have also worked in the business. “It’s more our customers driving our decision than us. If I could stay here I think I would, in these four walls, but we won’t be able to make our customers happy.”

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

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Shipping and/or Production Helpers

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Tenenz is a manufacturer and supplier of accounting and tax related products to practices across the coun-try. We have full and part time openings for moti-vated Sales/Service profes-sionals in our Bloomington headquarters. Your previ-ous call center, inbound & outbound sales or retail ex-perience will be a plus for you in this position. This IS NOT a seasonal position and does require a com-mitment to hours Monday thru Friday between 7:30 am and 7:00 pm, as well as some Saturdays during Tax season. Email qualifi-cations & requirements to: [email protected]

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CNA - Matrix Home Health Care Specialists is looking for Certified Nursing Assistants to work in their Residen-tial Home, opening this Spring in Burnsville. Evening & Overnight Shifts available. Must be on MN CNA Registry. Submit resumes to:

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theater and arts briefs

theater and arts calendar

‘Vertigo’ in Rosemount The Steeple Center in Rosemount is hosting a screening of the film “Ver-tigo” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, as the second event in the ongoing Hitchcock Film Series sponsored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council. Tickets are $6. The Hitchcock series continues with “North by Northwest” on March 28, followed by “Psycho” on April 25. More informa-tion is at www.rosemoun-tarts.com.

Student art on display An ongoing art ex-hibit featuring the work of area elementary school students is on display at the Robert Trail Library, 14295 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Artwork by students from Red Pine Elementary School will be on display the month of March. An artists’ reception is 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 2. Shannon Park Elemen-tary student art will be spotlighted in April (art-ists’ reception 1-3 p.m. April 6), followed by Dia-mond Path Elementary in

May (artists’ reception 1-3 p.m. May 4). The exhibit is spon-sored by the Rosemount Area Arts Council and the Robert Trail Library. For more information, visit www.rosemountarts.com.

Bluegrass rescheduled The Switched At Birth concert scheduled for Feb. 20 as part of the ongoing “Bluegrass at the Steeple Center” series was can-celed due to the inclem-ent winter weather. The concert has been resched-uled for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at the Steeple Center located at 14375 S. Robert Trail in Rose-mount. Tickets for the Switched At Birth show are $5 and can be purchased at the Rosemount Area Arts Council’s website, www.rosemountarts.com, and in person at the Steeple Center.

Eagan young actors featured Young Artists Initia-tive kicks off its 11th season with the musical “OLIVER!” The produc-

To submit items for the Arts Calendar, email: darcy.

[email protected].

Comedy Comedy Club, 7:30-9 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Stee-ple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Hosted by Rosemount Area Arts Coun-cil. PG performance by Dennis Carney and William Hill with guest Pizpor the Magician. Tickets: $5 at www.rosemoun-tarts.com or at the Steeple Center.

Exhibits Burnsville Visual Arts So-ciety’s Art Fete, Feb. 13 to March 23, Burnsville Perform-ing Arts Center gallery, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Information: 952-895-4685. “My Minnesota,” a photog-raphy exhibit by Dean Seaton, is on display through March 10 at Dunn Bros Coffee, 20700 Chippendale Ave. W., Farming-ton. Features images captured near Grand Marais.

Music Michael Monroe, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, March 1, Valleywood Golf Course, 4851 McAndrews Road, Apple Valley. Part of the Frozen Apple winter concert hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. Free. Information: www.avartsfoundation.org. South Metro Chorale Cab-aret Show, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Si-lent auction at 6:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 seniors and stu-dents at 612-386-4636 or by email ([email protected]). Lehto & Wright, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Tickets: $12.50 in ad-vance, $17.50 at the door. Tick-ets available online at Lakevil-leAreaArtsCenter.com or at the Arts Center. Information: 952-985-4640.

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“Simpatico,” presented by The Chameleon Theatre Cir-cle, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, March 1, March 3, March 6-8, and 2 p.m. March 9, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $20 adults, $17 students/seniors at Ticketmaster.com or 800-982-2787. “Scooby-Doo! Live Musi-cal Mysteries,” 2 and 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Cen-ter, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets range from $25-$65 at Ticket-master.com or 800-982-2787. “Footloose – The Musi-cal,” presented by The Play’s the Thing Productions performs at the Lakeville Area Arts Cen-ter March 21-22, 28-29 at 7:30 p.m. and March 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available on-line at LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com. Information: www.chil-drenstheatretptt.com or 952-985-4640.

Workshops/classes/other Art-themed birthday par-ties are offered by the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Cost: $125-$135 for up to 10 people. Additional guests are $12.50 per child. Supplies pro-vided. Information: 651-675-5521. Winter art classes are open for registration at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Information: www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/recreation/ea-gan-art-house, 651-675-5521. Teen Poetry Jam/Rap Bat-tle, 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 stu-dio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. Fee is $5 per session. Information: 651-675-5521. Drawing & Painting (adults and teens) with Christine Tier-ney, 9 a.m. to noon Wednes-days, River Ridge Arts Building, Burnsville. Information: www.christinetierney.com, 612-210-3377.

Teens Express Yourself with Paint, 5-7 p.m. Mondays at Brushworks School of Art in Burnsville, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com, 651-214-4732. Act-Sing-Dance winter session enrollment open for ages 7-17. Burnsville location. Information: 952-220-1676, Drama Interaction. Homeschool Theatre Pro-gram, winter session open enrollment, Wednesdays, ages 7-17. In the Company of Kids, 13710 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville, 952-736-3644. Show Biz Kids Theater Class for children with special needs (ASD/DCD programs), In the Company 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, 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 class-es held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Ja-mie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Presented by Making Scents in Minnesota. Country line dance class-es held for intermediates Mon-days 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Mar-ilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance class-es on Wednesdays at the Lake-ville Senior Center, 20110 Holy-oke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Intermediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. The Lakeville Area Arts Center offers arts classes for all ages, www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985-4640. Rosemount History Book Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Infor-mation: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

Acoustic artist Michael Monroe is set to perform Saturday, March 1, at the Valleywood Golf Course clubhouse as the final performance in this year’s Frozen Apple winter concert series hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. Monroe, a Grand Marais-based musician who blends folk, jazz and reggae, was recently featured on KSTP news in a segment about his ongoing “Log Cabin Concerts” that he hosts at his home. Admission is free to the 6-9 p.m. Apple Valley concert in the clubhouse at 4851 McAndrews Road, and food and beverages, including a full bar, will be available for purchase. More at www.avartsfoundation.org. (Photo submitted)

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang will take the stage of the Burnsville Performing Arts Center at 4 and 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6, for the family musical “Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries.” The touring show has Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Scooby-Doo hopping in their Mystery Machine van to investigate a trouble-making ghost haunting a theater. Tickets range from $25-$65 and can be purchased in person at the Burnsville venue’s box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 and online at Ticketmaster.com. (Photo submitted)

The touring Beatles show “1964: The Tribute” will take the stage of the Burnsville Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 15, with a pre-Sgt. Pepper era concert that includes period instruments, clothing, hairstyles and onstage banter of the early Fab Four. Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as “the best Beatles tribute ever,” the “1964: The Tribute” band has been touring worldwide — and was featured in its own PBS special — after forming in 1984. Tickets range from $30-$40 and can be purchased in person at the Burnsville venue’s box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 and online at Ticketmaster.com. (Photo submitted)

tion features an all-youth cast of 26 and more than 10 youth crew members from around the Twin Cit-ies, including Lauren Moy as the ghost of Oliver’s mother, and Bailey Soika and Paige Moy as solo-ists in the song “Who Will Buy?” All three are from Eagan. The production also features scenic design by Shannon Morgan, and lighting design by Benja-min Eng, both graduates of Eastview High School. “OLIVER!” runs March 14-16 and March 21-23 at the Neighbor-hood House in St. Paul. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 55 and older, and $6 for students under 18. Tickets can be reserved online (www.youngartists-mn.org) or at the door. Seating is general admis-sion. YAI is also partner-ing with the Neighbor-hood House Food Shelf to collect food donations at all of the performances.

‘B-I-N-G-O Spells Murder’ Eagan Theater Com-pany and Eagan 55 Plus/Seniors present their third annual murder mys-tery on Thursday, March 13, and Friday, March 14, at the Eagan Commu-nity Center, 1501 Central Parkway. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40 and include dinner, perfor-mance and bingo card. Seats are limited. Pur-chase tickets in person at the Eagan Community Center or online at www.etc-mn.com.

Break of Reality Cello rock band Break of Reality performs May 15 at the Burnsville Per-forming Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tick-ets are $25 for adults and $10 for students at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

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Friday, Feb. 28 Eagan Grace Support Group for infant loss, 6:30-8:30 p.m. RSVP to [email protected]. Information: http://www.babylovemn.com/eagan-grace-support-group/.

Saturday, March 1 Winter Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to noon, Eagan Com-munity Center, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. Items for sale include locally produced food items such as honey, jams, sauces, sweet treats, artisan bakery items, strudel, root veg-etables and more. Bingo fundraiser for Farm-ington girls softball, 2-4 p.m. hosted by the Farmington Eagles at Celts in Farmington.

Meat board raffles will be sold for $1.

Monday, March 3 ADHD/autism presenta-tion, 6:45-9 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley. Natural approaches to balancing brain and digestive functions will be addressed. Free. Child care available at no cost. Informa-tion: Brenda Brookman, 952-322-2176, [email protected].

Friday, March 7 Fish fry dinner, 5-8 p.m., Rosemount VFW Post 9433. All-you-can-eat. Cost: $11. In-formation: 651-423-9938. Forever Wild Family Fri-day: Na Mele Wai – Hawaiian Fresh Water Songs, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Visitor

Center, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. An interactive concert featur-ing Hawaiian songs about the importance of water. All ages. Free. Registration requested at www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks.

Saturday, March 8 Adjusting to Life Beyond Divorce and Looking to the Future, 9-11 a.m., InnerLight Healing Center, 17305 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville. Cost: $39. Registration/information: coun-selingandhealing.com, 952-435-4144. Free family movie, 10 a.m. to noon, Farmington High School recital hall, 20655 Flag-staff Ave. “Ratatouille” will be shown. Age-appropriate activi-ties and concessions open dur-ing intermission.

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. • March 3, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Lutheran Church of the Ascen-sion, 1801 E. Cliff Road, Burns-ville. • March 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Edina Realty, 17271 Kenyon Ave., Lakeville. • March 4, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Messiah Lutheran Church, 16725 Highview Ave., Lakeville. • March 7, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • March 8, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville.

‘Wolves’ takes off running Rosemount author’s debut novel nominated

for Minnesota Book Award by Andrew Miller


Cary Griffith’s first foray into fiction has landed the Rosemount author in some elite company. His novel “Wolves,” published last year, was named one of the four finalists for the Minnesota Book Award in genre fiction last month. “Wolves” tells the story of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent investigating wolf depre-dation of livestock on the Iron Range. The investigation takes a dark turn with the mysterious death of the agent’s estranged fa-ther. The three other Minnesota Book Award finalists for genre fiction — Erin Hart, author of “The Book of Killowen”; Brian Freeman, “The Cold Nowhere”; and William Kent Krueger, “Tam-arack County” — are all past win-ners in that category. Considering the company he’s in, Griffith described his chanc-es of winning the award as “ex-tremely dark horse.” “It would frankly shock me if I won,” he said. His tone of deference for the other nominees belies his own accomplishments as an author. Griffith won a Minnesota Book Award in 2011 for “Opening Go-liath,” his nonfiction book about the discovery and exploration of Goliath Cave in southeastern Minnesota. He’s also the author of “Lost in the Wild,” a chilling journalis-

tic account of two hikers’ brushes with death after losing their way in the wilderness. A marketing manager for a Minneapolis-based human re-sources company, Griffith said he does the bulk of his writing in the early morning hours before his daily commute. “If you’re a working stiff like me, you’ve got to find time to write,” he said. “Since I was 18 I’ve been doing this. I wake up early and I write for at least an hour before anybody else wakes up. I’m a huge coffee nut in the morning — it is fuel for my morn-ing efforts.” “Wolves” is the first in a planned series of novels featuring

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent Sam Riv-ers. Griffith completed work late last year on the second novel in the se-ries, which is set in the Minnesota River Valley, and he’s currently looking at his publication options. He’ll know this spring if he’ll be able to list “two-time Minne-sota Book Award” winner on his resume, with this year’s winners being announced at an April 5 gala in St. Paul. More about Griffith’s books is at www.caryjgriffith.com.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

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