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End domestic violence360 Communities programs are working with parents and their children to end the cycle of domestic violence.

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Brass act all the wayThe Chestnut Brass Company is bringing it horn-centered sound to the stage of the Lakeville Area Arts Center on Feb. 9.

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Gymnasts rise to the topThe Rosemount High School gymnastics team is undefeated in conference matches as post-season action nears.

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Picture perfect wedding plansSun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune offer its Wedding & Bridal 2014 special focus inside this edition.

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iPads to help make up snow day

Back in the neighborhood

Radio days return

by Jennifer ChickSUN THISWEEK

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As the calendar flips to February, Farmington Area School District stu-dents have already missed five days of school due to below-zero temperatures. That has made the district look at new ways to keep their students on track. “I hate to break it to you,” Superintendent Jay Haugen wrote in a letter to

parents last week, “but we are only half-way through winter. As you know, we have already missed five days of school due to the weather, and given the on-going forecast, there could be more.” Because of that, the district has decided to in-troduce what it is calling flexible learning days. This is possible, in part, be-cause of the district’s com-prehensive digital learning

platform involving iPads for each student in the district. With a flexible learning day, teachers will provide their students with a day of learning that can be done anytime and any-where. In the letter, Hau-gen said the opportunities will be customized by age and level. School districts have control of their calendars but must meet minimum attendance requirements

set by the state. Typically, Farmington would need to make up student days by adding to the end of the school year in June, but because of the digital platform, and because of flexibility as a state-des-ignated innovation zone, the district is trying this new approach. Farming-ton was designated as an innovation zone by the Minnesota Department of Education, which means

the district can try new programs with less red tape and paperwork from the state. For this flexible learn-ing trial, Haugen said stu-dents will have a window of time to complete their work, starting on Presi-dents Day weekend. On Monday, Feb. 17, the stu-dents will not be in school for Presidents Day, but the

Roseville woman dies three days after crash

by Tad JohnsonSUN THISWEEK


A 39-year-old Roseville woman died just before mid-night Monday, Feb. 3, after her family decided to remove her from life support following a Jan. 31 crash in Empire Town-ship. The crash occurred about 7:54 p.m. on County Road 46 near Barbara Avenue. An off-duty Hastings firefighter who witnessed the crash started CPR Susanne Elizabeth Preda, who was unconscious and did not have a pulse. She was taken, in critical condition, to Regions Hospital in St. Paul. The firefighter was able to obtain a pulse and doctors sta-bilized her condition, but she continued to be on life support. The preliminary investiga-tion revealed that the Impala driven by Preda was traveling west on County Road 46 when it abruptly crossed the center line directly in front of a GMC Envoy traveling east on the road. The Envoy struck the Impala in the passenger side rear, caus-



Not long after a fire dam-aged the south portion of Celts Pub in Rosemount, members of the Rosemount Fire Department showed up to help once again. Many of the same firefight-ers who responded to the long-time downtown business when a fire started in the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 9, car-ried axes and other equipment to help with the needed demolition work before Celts could rebuild. “They wanted their place back,” said owner Brandon

Barth. “We wanted to build it back for them it so it was as good as it was before. We think it’s bet-ter than it was before.” The firefighters who volun-teered their time made quick work of the demolition as the burned and smoke-damaged fixtures, wood and sheetrock were ripped out and flung into a dumpster. “Smoke and soot was in every-thing,” Barth said. “We cleared out everything, all the interior walls, all the sheetrock, to the solid concrete wall.”



The good old days of radio are back at Rose-mount High School with performances of “On the Air” this weekend. The school’s theater and vocal students will take the stage as part of RHS Radio Theater’s one-hour production, for which rehearsals started the first week of January. Not even a handful of missed school days due to cold temperatures from the “polar vortex” could stop these talented students from assembling the comedic and dramatic shorts, along with vocal and instrumental selec-tions. “The 15 students who make up the Radio The-ater company this year are some of the finest actors, singers, and musicians that we have at RHS,” said di-rector Thomas Hoffman. He said the missed school days were the big-

gest challenge to the pro-duction, but the students’ talent has made up for the lost time. This is the second year for “On the Air.” Hoffman said they decided to pro-duce another show since it is allows performing arts students to experience per-formance in other venues other than the standard high school plays, musi-cals or musical revues. “It’s a unique experi-ence,” Hoffman said.

Another feature of “On the Air” will be its live webcast. A link to the we-bcast will be at the RHS webpage, RHS Theatre Arts webpage, or on Face-book at Rosemount-High-School-Theatre-Arts. Student performers are Justin Blackman, Connor Cruit, Dylan Giles, Jacob Grunklee, Maddie Holtze,

Nicole Hutchinson, Colin Lamoreaux, Ryan Poehler, Audrey Powell, Emma Schneider, Becca Schultz, Claire Shaw, Governess Simpson, George Tangen and Peter Wallin. Main performances will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 and 8 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. Reserved seating tickets

are $7 for adults, $5 for se-niors and students. Tickets can be pur-chased online at www.dis-trict196.org/rhs/theaterar-ts/tickets or by contacting the PAC Ticket Office at (651) 423-7540 or 651-683-6969, ext. 37540.

Email Tad Johnson at [email protected].

Farmington students will be assigned Presidents Day weekend projects

Renovated interior of Celts Pub depicts Irish city street

Rosemount High School students to stage ‘On the Air’

One of the Celts Pub mainstays that was preserved after a Sept. 9 fire damaged the longtime Rosemount business was a mural painting that was completed 12 years ago by current manager Justin Lecher. The mural was saved by a sealants covering the paint. Below: a fire hose signed my many of the firefighters who fought the blaze became part of the new interior. (Photos by Tad Johnson)

Rosemount High School theater and vocal students perform during a dress rehearsal Tuesday for “On the Air” – a production of RHS Radio Theater. “On the Air” will be staged three times this weekend. (Photo submitted)

See CELTS, 15A See CRASH, 15A

See SNOW DAY, 12A

2A February 6, 2014 DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Study finds city could support mid-scale hotel

by Jennifer ChickSUN THISWEEK


A recent study found that Farmington could support a 36-room hotel. Farmington does not currently have a com-petitive hotel within its city limits, and over the years, the city has been approached several times by citizens and potential developers interested in building a hotel there. Farmington City Ad-ministrator Dave McK-night said John Seibert of BriMark Builders ap-proached the city about building a mid-scale hotel within Farmington last August. “The council gets asked this question more times than you even know,” McKnight said. After Farmington and BriMark Builders funded a hotel study through Hospitality Consulting Group, it was completed in November 2013. Based on the results of the mar-ket study, Hospitality Consulting Group found that a 36-room hotel can be market justified and economically feasible in Farmington. The study said Efficien-cy Inn is the only lodging property currently operat-ing in Farmington. Con-structed in 1950, the study found the 28-room lodg-ing facility with outside entrances and no ameni-ties would not be consid-ered competitive with a new hotel. According to the study, visitors and guests to Farmington must travel five miles to Lakeville or eight miles to Apple Valley

to find hotel accommoda-tions. The study further specified the most mar-ketable hotel would have 34 regular guest rooms and two suites, a meeting room, indoor pool, exer-cise room, business center, complimentary breakfast and high speed wireless Internet access through-out the hotel. The study found that the five competitive hotels in the area achieved an overall annual occupancy rate of 61 percent, and for the first nine months of 2013, demand was up 4 percent over the same pe-riod in 2012. According to the study, Farmington’s population has increased by 71 per-cent over the last decade, with a projected popula-tion of 27,000 by 2020. Major commercial em-ployers in the community are the Minneapolis Air Traffic Control Center and a Kemps Dairy Prod-ucts processing plant. BriMark has helped build hotels in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Ne-braska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Wis-consin. BriMark is associated with Cobblestone Hotels, a rapidly growing chain of upper mid-market lodging facilities designed to func-tion in smaller communi-ties. The study indicates amenities at Cobblestone Hotels include a beer and wine bar off the lobby, in-door pool, fitness room, high speed wireless Inter-net, business center, guest laundry, convenience store, and free hot break-fast.

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DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE February 6, 2014 3A

Cheer teams compete at state

Area teams vied at the Minnesota Cheerleading

Coaches Association state competition Saturday, Feb.

1, at Roy Wilkins Audi-torium in St. Paul. Three area teams finished in the top four of the Class AA

Non-Tumbling 1 divi-sion. Apple Valley placed

second, while Eastview and Lakeville North earned third- and fourth-place

finishes, respectively. Other Dakota County

teams in the competition were Eagan, Rosemount

and Farmington. (Photos by Rich Moll)

Commissioner Slavik to seek re-election Dakota Coun-ty Commissioner Mike Slavik an-nounced last week that he will seek re-election to the County Board this fall. “I am running for re-election be-cause I want to continue to work hard for the resi-dents of District 1 in Da-kota County,” Slavik said. “The county continues to face a new generation of challenges and I represent a unique mix of private and public sector skills that can meet those challenges.” Slavik was first elected to the County Board in 2012 to District 1, which includes the cities of Hast-ings, Farmington and southeastern Dakota County. He previously served six years on the Hastings City Council as an at-large member. During the 2012 cam-paign, Slavik said he ad-vocated for high qual-ity investments within the county, while being mind-ful of taxpayer dollars. “I am proud that in 2014, the Dakota County Board doubled the invest-ment in transportation and roads, while reducing the property tax levy for its residents,” Slavik said. Slavik said he is also proud of the county’s ac-complishments in stream-lining county government through the use of tech-nology and innovative pro-grams. “Dakota County is held in high regard by other counties around the state because we have been able to implement some truly in-

novative initiatives,” he said. “I want to continue this kind of bold leadership and vision on the County Board.” He said he has spent a lot of time in his first term traveling around

the district, listening to residents and visiting with township and city officials. “I am looking forward to a vigorous campaign and the opportunity to meet and listen to even more res-idents across the district in the coming year,” he said. In addition to serving on the County Board, Slavik represents the county on a number of other boards including the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District Board, the Cannon River Watershed Partnership, the Dakota County Com-munications Center Board of Directors and the Red Rock Corridor Commis-sion. He serves as treasurer of the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging and is chairman of the Vermillion River Watershed. Currently he serves on the Hastings Area YMCA Board of Directors and is president of the Hastings High School Alumni Asso-ciation. He works as a Realtor at Keystone Real Estate in Hastings. He is also part owner and President of Home-town Laundry LLC, a laundromat and real estate holdings company. Slavik is a graduate of Saint John’s University in Collegeville with a bach-elor’s degree in political sci-ence.

MikeSlavik


Changes to park are unacceptable To the editor: Two Dakota County Parks that have numerous hills and some steep ter-rain are planned to have 5 percent grade and 10- to 20-foot-wide bike trails. The natural terrain within Spring Lake Park Reserve and Lebanon Hills Regional Park is far from the 5 percent grade that is required for the trails planned by the Da-kota County Parks and seven county commission-ers. The cost of construct-ing retaining walls, bridg-es, tunnels, and overpasses along with the trails are in the multi millions. These planned trails are quite invasive to the variety of wildlife, trees, river and lakes within both of these parks. I do not feel the ma-jority of the public wants

this type of spending and destruction of two beau-tiful and rare parks that make Dakota County spe-cial. The Dakota County slogan “Forever Wild” will be extremely false if the natural beauty of these parks are destroyed by paved trails, according to this proposed plan. If there is a true need for new bike trails, please consider construction along main roads and around not through these parks. Keep pavement near existing pavement, save millions of dollars and leave the wild and natural peaceful and “Forever Wild.”

PATRICIA LUETH and familyEagan

Van driver saved him twice To the editor:

I was on Cedar Avenue and Interstate 35E when my car broke down. A call to AAA got me a tow truck from Dick’s Valley Towing. My problem, I’m a paraplegic with no legs. There is no way I can get into the tow truck. The tow driver made a call. Soon a minivan arrived and drove me home. Once at home, I realized my house keys were missing. The van driver left. Fifteen minutes later my cellphone rang. The van driver had gone back to the break-down site and found my keys. Again the van driver drove to my home. This time to give me my keys. Both trips he made to my home were out of the goodness of his heart. He didn’t get paid to drive me around. As he delivered my keys, I thanked him, say-ing, “You have saved me twice today. What is your name?” He replied, “My

name is Dick. I own Dick’s Valley Towing.” I cannot thank him enough. Thank you, Dick!

NED CEDERGRENBurnsville

Wood smoke hazards deserve airingTo the editor: The Dave Granlund cartoon, “Some of us needed a little more con-vincing…” in the Jan. 31 edition commemorating the 50th anniversary of cigarette health warnings was spot on. The same can be said about wood smoke: Some of us still need a little more convinc-ing. And, I couldn’t help but notice the irony of the cartoon’s position next to

yet another article about the controversy swirl-ing around the plans at Lebanon Hills Regional Park where they have an event planned for Feb. 8 at which nine bonfires will be burning throughout the evening. While people can no longer smoke tobacco in Minnesota indoor estab-lishments and in many parks, there is virtually no protection from wood smoke which contains hundreds of the same toxic chemicals and fine particulates as tobacco smoke. Wood smoke is, in fact, more concentrated, travels farther and remains chemically active in the body up to 40 times lon-ger. It is time that wood smoke is recognized as a physical barrier to the use and enjoyment of public

spaces for many people with disabilities such as asthma, COPD, cardiac disease, and diabetes. The South Coast Air Quality Management District in Southern California has found that the particulate emissions rate per minute from one beach bonfire is equal to that from the sec-ondhand smoke from 800 cigarettes. So while the debate continues about wheth-er or not new trails are needed and whether or not they should be paved, we should also be ask-ing ourselves if everyone can breathe the air in and around the park. BARBARA JOHNSONBurnsville

by Ann AverillSPECIAL TO SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

When a survivor leaves an abusive relationship, transitioning to a safe and healthy future is not easy. This difficult task requires a stabilizing support system to be successful. 360 Communities Lewis House provides the safe shelter, counsel-ing and resources women and children need to build a violence-free future. When I met Rita and her two boys, Stephen, 8, and Christian, 9, (all names have been changed for this story), it was clear that the abuse they had suffered had taken its toll. Hank, Rita’s boy-friend, was a heavy drinker and would beat her regularly for things as trivial as forgetting to bring home something he wanted from the store. Hank was not the boys’ father, but was the only father figure they knew. Hank would abuse and demean Rita in front of the boys and would tell her that she was a bad mom. She believed him. It didn’t take long for Stephen and Christian to begin treating Rita the way Hank did. After one violent outburst, Hank was arrested and Rita left with the boys. The court issued a no contact order, which he quickly violated. Rita, scared for her family’s safety, called our crisis line to talk with an advocate. When the family arrived at the Lewis House, Rita was overcome with depres-sion. Sometimes it was hard for her to get out of bed and feed her children in the morning. After regular meetings with our therapist and advocates, it didn’t take her long to look at her situation more positively, even though she knew she had

a long road ahead of her. However, Rita’s boys were out of control. The boys would run around the house swearing and calling everyone, including their mother, horrible names, they would hit when they got upset, and they would tell people they hated them. Stephen and Christian also had trouble in school and their grades were slipping. The problems the boys were experiencing were not surprising, given their circum-stances. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that children who experience domestic violence are more likely to exhibit a broad range of problems, from behavioral issues to dif-ficulties with cognitive development and social skills. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the strongest risk factor of perpetuating domestic violence from one generation to the next, is when children witness vio-lence between their parents or guardians. “Boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to abuse their own part-ners when they become adults,” they re-port. At Lewis House, we know the damage can be repaired. Children are resilient, and at our shelters, we are able to provide

resources and experiences to help them heal and thrive. Jack, a Lewis House volunteer, came a few times a week to hang out with Ste-phen and Christian. Jack helped with homework, took the boys fishing, played games, worked on puzzles, and read sto-ries with them. Jack was the first posi-tive male role model in their lives. After working with Jack, their grades started to improve as well as their behavior in school and at home. Stephen and Christian also partici-pated in our Children’s Support Group, where they learned and developed strat-egies to handle frustrations, anger, and conflict in a healthy way. Rita also benefited from the Lewis House Women’s Support Group and as well as one-on-one counseling. Rita was relieved to hear other parents have simi-lar challenges with their children. She developed her own sense of self-worth and implemented positive parenting strategies. Eventually, Rita didn’t need to come to our staff as often with her frus-trations with the boys. Building up her confidence and her parenting skills were critical to promoting her self-sufficiency. After months of hard work, Rita was accepted into a long-term supportive housing program. She had a smile on her face that lasted for the rest of her stay at the Lewis House. Rita regularly checks in with Lewis House staff and contin-ues to succeed. She feels safe, and hasn’t thought about going back to her abuser. Rita is currently enrolled in school and is pursuing a degree in Social Work. She said that after working with advocates at

the Lewis House, she is motivated to help others in a similar way. She also says the change in the boys’ behavior is definitely noticeable. They show her more respect and love than before, and are getting good grades in school. Rita emphasizes that they wouldn’t be where they are to-day if it weren’t for the help they received at Lewis House. Our 29th annual Domestic Abuse Awareness Luncheon will be held n Feb. 7. Elected officials, law enforcement and concerned community members will gather at Brackett’s Crossing in Lakeville to say “no more” to violence in all forms. Our guest speaker, actor and advocate Peter Hermann will talk about his Joyful Heart Foundation and how it is spear-heading the NO MORE campaign. NO MORE seeks to spark national conversa-tion and awareness about domestic vio-lence and sexual assault. 360 Communi-ties is proud to be a local ally of the NO MORE campaign. You can help the cause by getting involved. To donate to 360 Communi-ties, or to volunteer at one of our Lewis House locations, please visit 360Com-munities.org. To learn more about NO MORE, visit NOMORE.org.

Ann Averill is supervisor of 360 Commu-nities Lewis House in Hastings. 360 Com-munities is a nonprofit that provides hope and support for people by engaging com-munities to prevent violence, ensure school success and promote long-term self-suffi-ciency. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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Lewis House helps end the cycle of domestic violence

Survey shows continued popularity of newspapers by Don Heinzman

SUN THISWEEKDAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Minnesota newspapers and their web-sites are valued for their readership and advertising results, according to a survey hot off the press. Results of a survey, conducted by Scarborough researchers for the Minne-sota Newspaper Association, show that in almost every category of news and buying decisions, newspapers and their websites are the first choice for informa-tion. While it’s true that younger readers get information from smartphones, apps and social media, those readers 35 years and older overwhelmingly prefer newspapers in just about every news and advertising category, survey results show. The researchers found that newspa-pers and their websites during a typical month reach 89 percent of the state’s res-idents and 78 percent in an average week. The weekly community newspapers have 51 percent readership, mirroring the 49 percent of Sunday readership. Taking

results of community, Sunday and week-day readership together, the net print readership is 71 percent. Responses in the survey showed news-paper advertising is valued: More than two-thirds (69 percent) of Minnesotans surveyed said newspaper advertising is important. These numbers are meaningful be-cause they torpedo the beliefs that news-paper advertising is going out of style. Consider these other findings from the survey. Coupons are used by 74 percent, with 55 percent of respondents saying they most likely get them from newspapers. The biggest eye-opener in the survey is the high ranking of newspapers on

consumer purchases. For example, 59 percent bought home improvement merchandise, and of that percentage, 92 percent say they were reached by Minnesota newspapers. More than half (56 percent) bought lawn and garden equipment, with 93 percent say-ing they were reached by newspapers. In every purchase category – new and used vehicles, furniture and real estate sales – the reach of newspapers was over 90 per-cent. Newspapers are preferred as the source for all those glossy inserts. The newspaper is the preferred source by far for useful information about community schools, high school sports, things to do, local crime news, making voting decisions and local government news. ECM Publishers prides itself in pub-lishing more local community news than any other media company in the state be-cause the leadership believes news closest to you matters and adds to your quality of life. Readership surveys show that you

read and depend on your weekly com-munity newspaper and its website for information and analysis more than any other source. Of course, some say this is all self-serving information from a survey con-ducted for the MNA. And you might say that you can do anything with figures. You need to know that 1,005 adults were surveyed by telephone in 12-min-ute English language interviews. The survey included 800 random-digit-dial interviews, 150 cellphone interviews and 50 oversamples (that is, additional inter-views of a subgroup for more reliable data) with residents 18-34. I began by saying newspaper reader-ship and advertising results are better than you’ve been led to believe. I just thought you’d like to know there is an-other side to the story, and we intend to tell it. The numbers are on our side. Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

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It’s not too late for Lebanon Hills redo To the editor: It seems that the Dako-ta County Parks director and the Dakota County planning supervisor are more concerned with meeting the expectations of the county commission-ers than of the people who use the parks. I do not un-derstand why there is not a user group involved in updating the master plan for Lebanon Hills Re-gional Park. The proposed plan was created without such citizen involvement. It directly conflicts with the planning done in 2001 when the government and citizens worked together. I live on the border of Lebanon Hills. I feel pas-sionate about the park and the use of the park. Please allow citizens to

be involved so that the fi-nal plan does have public support. Please direct the staff to involve a citizen group in creating the plan.

SARAH SORIANOEagan

Earth is doing its thing To the editor: Global warming or no global warming? Climate change or no climate change? Depends on who you listen to. In watching programs on “History” several years ago, this old Earth has done its thing pre- and post-dinosaurs. And, humans, factories, cars, etc., weren’t around then. What caused it? There have been five times in the Earth’s his-tory when it was covered with a very thick cover of ice. Greenland used to be that – green, inhabited,

crops grown, cattle raised, dwelling places were built. Now, it’s thawing. People are in a panic. It’s doing its thing. Mr. McCarney was “spot on” with his think-ing. Now, if Mount Rainier or Yellowstone decide to blow, it will make these so-called problems and us nonexistent.

PHYLLIS PETERApple Valley

Attention snowmobilers: Be nice To the editor: The weather has co-operated this season with lots of snow, so snow-mobiling season is in full swing. As a member of the Lakeville Sno-Track-ers Snowmobile Club, I’ve been enjoying riding all the trails our club has established in the area,

along with lots of other winter enthusiasts. With so many riders using the trails, they be-come pretty chewed up by the end of the weekend, but the Sno-Trackers and surrounding trail asso-ciations have groomers and volunteer drivers to smooth them back out during the week. The vast majority of the riders obey the laws and respect the landowner’s proper-ties, and I want to thank them for that. But it saddens me to see evidence of a few peo-ple who don’t. Riding off the trails, on sidewalks, and across pri-vate property is trespass-ing, and is not only illegal, but makes us all look bad to the non-snowmobiling public. We work hard with local landowners so ev-eryone can enjoy trails in and around Lakeville that connect to surrounding communities and want to enjoy this great winter sport for years to come. So stay on the trails, easy on the throttles, and if you want to “hot dog,” join a race team where

you can get all the “air-time” you can handle.

LARRY LULFPresident of the Lakeville Sno-Trackers Snowmobile Club

Obermueller supports clean energy To the editor: American business has gradually rebounded over the last several years and jobs are increasing. Mike Obermueller, who is run-ning for Congress in the 2nd District, has said we must re-train the long-term unemployed, and de-velop an economy where energy alternatives begin to yield the jobs they are producing in Europe and elsewhere. Clean and re-newable energy is in our future, and we can prepare for it by reducing expen-sive subsidies for already-successful traditional fu-els. Obermueller says American ingenuity has led the way with innova-tion in the past and we can do that again. In the case

of alternative energy, we can use our entrepreneur-ial skills to design ways to clean up our fragile envi-ronment. Our marketing genius can help us catch Germany and France and use the energy reserves available in our resource-rich country. For decades our univer-sities have been the most sought-after in the world. Many foreign students come here to take advan-tage of the opportunities to be found there, and despite reduced funding for many important pro-grams. Obermueller has said a quality college edu-cation needs to be more available to American stu-dents, too. These institu-tions can also be tapped to help design transitions to less-polluting fuels, for the good of our planet, the employment of our people and for leadership by U.S. industry. We need Mike Obermueller in Congress to ensure our country’s continued leadership on the world stage. JUDY FINGERApple Valley

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Thompson selects Ham Lake senator as running mate by Mandy Moran Froem-ming and Tad Johnson


State Sen. and Republican candidate for governor Dave Thompson, R-Lakeville, said last week he had selected Sen. Michelle Benson, R-Ham Lake, as his running mate. Both suburban senators were first elected in 2010 and re-elect-ed in 2012 in what are regarded as strong Republican districts. Benson serves District 31, which includes Ham Lake, An-dover and surrounding cities and townships to the north. She serves as the assistant minority leader and is a ranking

minority member of the Health, Human Services and Housing Committee. “In her short time in the Min-nesota Senate, Michelle has risen to a leadership position through her strong work ethic and her desire to bring conservative re-forms to Minnesota,” Thomp-son said in his announcement

Thursday, Jan. 30. Thompson said he and Ben-son would partner to enact strong conservative policies for Minnesota. He listed spending, tax and regulatory policy and education among his special concerns. Thompson has asked Benson to partner with him in reforming Minnesota’s health care system. Benson announced she and Thompson intend to introduce bills this legislative session to change the structure of the MN-sure Board and strengthen the role of the Legislative Oversight Committee. Thompson previously said he would abide by the Republican

endorsement process, which had an unofficial start Tuesday with preference polls during caucus night. Other Republicans seek-ing the GOP nod are former House leaders Marty Seifert, of Marshall, and Kurt Zellers, of Maple Grove; Wayzata busi-nessman Scott Honour; and Hennepin County Commission-er Jeff Johnson. Benson is a longtime resident of Ham Lake and is a certified public accountant with a master of business administration de-gree from the University of St. Thomas. Other committee as-signments in the Senate include the Energy, Agriculture and

Government Reform and Rede-sign committees. A small business lawyer, Thompson hosted the The Dave Thompson Show for 7 1/2 years. The radio talk show aired on KSTP in the Twin Cities metro-politan area. Thompson’s show promoted generally conservative views. This past session, Thompson served the Minnesota Senate on the Education Committee, State and Local Government Committee, Taxes Committee and Tax Reform Division as the ranking minority member.


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District 196 expanding preschool offerings District 196 is expanding its half-day preschool offerings for 3- and 4-year-old children who live in the district through the new District 196 Connections Preschool program. Families will have a wider range of pro-gram offerings and locations to choose from, beginning with fall 2014 classes. “Previously, we had a mix of programs with different names, formats and registration pro-cesses,” explained Karen Kellar, Early Childhood Family Educa-tion/School Readiness manager. “In order to be as family friendly as possible, we have combined all our programs for 3- and 4-year-olds into Connections Preschool, with consistent cur-riculum, a common registration process and more financial assis-tance for families in need.” Key features of District 196 Connections Preschool include: Both morning and afternoon op-portunities; seven different loca-tions in the district; financial as-sistance available at all locations; consistent curriculum focused on meeting state and district learning standards, aligned with the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress; licensed early childhood teachers; and five school-based options for 4-year-olds at no cost to families who meet certain requirements. “We are especially pleased to be able to expand our no-cost, school-based options with free transportation,” said Director of Elementary Education Julie Olson. “These will help boost the school readiness of students who may need more support due to financial, language, develop-ment or other factors.” The school-based programs are targeted for 4-year-olds in the Cedar Park, Echo Park, Greenleaf, Oak Ridge and West-view elementary schools’ atten-dance areas. In District 196 Connections Preschool, all children experi-ence learning to work and play

with other children; prekinder-garten skills in reading, writing and math; group settings; and routines and expectations. Registrations for fall 2014 Connections Preschool pro-grams received by March 14 will receive priority. Brochures are being mailed to all families with 3- and 4-year-old children on the district’s census list. To receive a brochure or learn more, visit www.District196.org/ecfe, call 952-431-8334 or email [email protected].

Parenting series “The Brain – Body Con-nection: How Activity Affects Learning, Behavior & Academ-ics,” part of the 2014 Farming-ton/Lakeville Parenting Series, will be presented from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in the Farmington High School audi-torium. Participants will learn how physical activity can increase fit-ness, learning and academic suc-cess. Throughout the presenta-tion, participants will play three energetic games that will require thinking on their feet. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Time will be available at the end for questions. For more information, visit www.farmingtonCE.com or www.rschooltoday.com/mead-owviewelementary/phyed.

RHS students selected for honor band The following Rosemount High School band members have been selected for the Min-nesota Band Directors Associa-tion Grade 9/10 MBDA Honor Band: Madison Drinen, grade 10, bass clarinet; Andrea Gor-don, grade 9, flute; Jamie Ra-dosevich, grade 10, clarinet; Wes Ellison, grade 10, clarinet. The students completed a rig-orous and competitive statewide audition process to be selected and represent the most out-standing instrumental musicians

in grades 9 and 10 in Minnesota. The honor band will present a concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Edina High School, con-ducted by Dr. Douglas Nimmo, Gustavus Adolphus College band director.

Area teachers nominated for Teacher of the Year Six area teachers are among the 128 candidates nominated for the 2014 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award. They are Stephanie Cin and Steven Orth, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage; Kim Jirik and Jill Mitzo, Lakeville; and Michelle Betts and Karen Pachan, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan. The 2014 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be announced Sunday, May 4, at the Double-Tree by Hilton Bloomington – Minneapolis South in Bloom-ington. Over the coming weeks, a 25-member panel of commu-nity leaders will name a group of semifinalists and finalists.

RHS Art & Craft Fair The Rosemount High School Spring Art & Craft Fair is set 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15. This fundraiser for the se-nior class party features more than 100 vendors and includes concessions and a bake sale. For more information, visit http://rhsartandcraftfair.wix.com/rh-sartandcraftfair.

Eastview student wins writing awards Eastview High School junior Apoorva Malavannan has won two gold keys and three silver keys in the Midwest region in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. She also won a gold key in the Minnesota region for her photography.

District 196 is sponsoring a STEM Career Fair on Tues-day, Feb. 25, 6-8 p.m., in the student commons at Eagan High School, 4185 Braddock Trail. The event is free and open to all interested area high school students and their par-ents. More than 125 STEM (sci-ence, technology, engineering and mathematics) business professionals and college rep-resentatives will be available to answer questions and share information about their com-pany and work experience. School curriculum prepara-tion, typical workday, job out-look and career paths are just a few of the topics for conver-sation. Students can explore what it takes to become an en-gineer, computer programmer,

physician, pharmacist, nurse, actuary and other technical careers. Students can visit the busi-nesses in their fields of interest in this college fair-like setting. Some of the companies that have agreed to participate in-clude 3M, Xcel Energy, Mayo Clinic, Thomson Reuters, Da-kota County and a number of colleges and universities. Door prizes will be given away. Those attending the STEM Career Fair can enter Eagan High School through the en-trances on the south or east side of the school. All visi-tors will be asked to sign in. For more information, go to www.District196.org/district/departments/magnetschools/STEMcareerfair.cfm.

Alexandra Roby, a student at Rosemount High School, is the recipient of a Presidential Scholarship to Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa. University of Wisconsin-Madison, fall dean’s list, from Farmington – Jack Buss, Bri-anne Kashak, Erin Wurst; from Rosemount – Kimberly Correll, Alexander Van Orsow. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, fall dean’s list, from Farmington – Melissa Cecchettini, Kaitlyn Guzek, Cynthia Koenigsberg, Alysha Stoffel; from Rosemount – Stephanie Beck, David Bishop, Megan Capra, Sean Conway, Elizabeth Ehrenberg, Paul Randall, Jalen Reynolds, Jen-nifer Saunders. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, fall honors list, from Farmington – Erika Jen-sen; from Rosemount – Jenni-fer Anton. Winona State University, fall dean’s list, from Farming-ton – Rachel Anderson, Sa-mantha Atkins, Darren Been-ken, Nicole Clifton, Krista Cole, Emma Fradgley, Tracy Gilbertson, Nathaniel Gra-

ham, Callie Halterman, Me-gan Irwin, Matthew Kadrlik, Lincoln Kirchoff, Chelsea Larson, Matthew Loeffler, Spencer Mader, Denver Rob-inson, Joseph Routhier, Lau-ren Solheid, Derek Vonnahme, Tyler Wells. University of Wisconsin-River Falls, fall dean’s list, from Rosemount – Jessica Anderson, Mackenzie Carl-son, Ashley Hawk, Katherine Toombs, Steven Wolf. Minnesota State University, Mankato, fall dean’s list, from Farmington – Melanie Adam, Grace Adelmann, Alia Dawo-du, Ross Heintz, Amber Hom-mer, Tia Jacoby, Stephanie LaVictoire, Joshua Mikiska, Austin Rau, Steffani Rolston, Miranda Schlangen, Emilee Shearer, Gregory Werner; from Rosemount – Amanda Ander-son, Heather Castner, Mag-gie Engelhart, Ben Erickson, Christopher Fox, Laura Fry, Madeline Haas, Alec Hall, James Hughes, Emily Nelson, Jesse Osvold, Kyle Quandt, Ashley Roerig, Katherine Sherrard, Kayla Wettstein, Al-exandra Wyss.

Education Briefs District 196 STEM Career Fair is Feb. 25 at Eagan High School

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Marrying in Dakota County by the numbers More than 2,000 marriage licenses were purchased in the county the past two years

Weddings are a big deal in Dakota County. In 2013, 2,411 marriage li-censes were purchased in the county, up from the 2012 total of 2,386. While not all of the people who purchased marriage licens-es in the county were married here, it’s likely that close to that number of wedding ceremonies were held in area churches and other venues in the past year. Based on those numbers, there could be close to 40 wed-dings conducted every weekend in Dakota County. However, there’s a wedding season in Min-nesota that roughly corresponds with the good weather seasons, so most weddings are held in spring, summer and fall. With that in mind, prime sites for wedding receptions and cer-emonies fill up fast in Dakota County as competition, based on the numbers, is great. These days, many wedding ceremonies and receptions are planned about a year in ad-vance. Today’s special Bridal pages in Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune aim to get those looking to tie the knot a head start in their planning. The county is home to plenty of locations where couples can

tie the knot, celebrate in style and sleep the night (or next morning) away in one of the many hotels. Some of those lo-cations are noted on these pages. Couples getting married in Dakota County churches and other venues should keep in mind that there are plentiful options for receptions, wedding party dinners and hotels close

by. Keeping those venues as close to each other as possible will help couples, their family and friends maximize time spent to-gether on the big day. Local venues also will be able to offer competitive and often less expensive options than go-ing into the central cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Engaged cou-ples are often flood-ed with advice, but here are some tips for selecting a re-ception venue: • Consider the size of the facility. Some couples pre-fer an intimate af-fair with relatively few guests, while others will desire a large wedding party with lots of guests. Couples can find a banquet hall that’s capable of catering to small or large wedding par-ties, but find one that fits your party specifically. If your wedding party is small, then avoid a larger facility that will appear empty.

If the party is large, make sure there’s adequate room so guests won’t feel like they’re sitting on top of one another during din-ner and dessert. • Don’t downplay decor. A banquet hall with an attractive decor is not only aesthetically appealing but can appeal to a couple’s finances as well.

Such a hall likely won’t need any additional decorations, while a banquet hall that’s un-adorned and lacks embellish-ments will, and those decora-tions can dip into a couple’s overall wedding budget. Com-pare the costs of the more deco-rated banquet hall with the one that’s more plain in appearance, factoring in the cost to decorate the latter, and you might just re-alize the one with more aesthetic appeal is more affordable in the long run. • Prioritize privacy. Few cou-ples would be open to strangers having easy access to their wed-ding reception. When shopping for a banquet hall, look for one that gives you and your guests all the privacy you need. Many couples have taken to hosting the entire ceremony at a hotel, which may handle the bulk of the planning and remove the hassle of transportation for out-of-town guests. However, cou-ples considering a hotel should look for one that can promise privacy from other guests at the hotel who aren’t there for the wedding. The reception room should be secluded from the rest of the hotel so other guests walking by aren’t tempted to walk in on the festivities.

Dakota County is home to a variety of places to hold a wedding reception. All of the other services one needs to plan a perfect wedding also are located in the county. Today’s special focus on Wedding & Bridal 2014 offers some leads for starting the planning. (Photo submitted)

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Citizen academy The Dakota County Sheriff ’s Office is hosting its third annual citizens academy from 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, March 20 to May 8. The eight-week academy al-lows residents to learn about is-sues facing law enforcement lo-cally and helps build insight into the philosophy and operations of the department. Topics to be covered include history of the sheriff ’s office, use of force, traffic stops and searching and handcuffing pro-cedures.

Participants will also learn about arrest laws, criminal charging, the judicial process, crime scene processing and In-ternet crime. Taser and canine demonstra-tions also will be covered as well as an overview of the Da-kota County Jail and informa-tion about the county’s Specials Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) Team. To register or for more in-formation, call 651-438-4721 or email [email protected].

Firearm safety A firearm safety class will be offered from 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, March 4 through April 29 (no class March 25), at Rosemount Middle School, 3135 143rd St. W., Rosemount. Range day on April 26. Registration night will be 6 p.m. on Feb. 27. A parent or legal guardian must accompany student to registration. Class fee is $7.50. Upon class completion, a $7.50 DNR fee is paid online to self-certify. Class size is limited. The

minimum age to attend class is 11. To enroll a student, send full name, age and name of parent or legal guardian to [email protected].

Spring expo The 15th annual Let’s Get Growing Spring Expo will be 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. The expo is hosted by the University of Minnesota Master Garden-

ers of Dakota County. Emily Tape, author of “The Edible Landscape,” will be the keynote speaker. Cost is $35 and includes the keynote presentation and choice of two classes, morning refresh-ments, lunch and a chance to win door prizes. Purchases at the Market Place and for silent auction items will require cash or checks. Register by calling 651-480-7700. Visit www.DakotaMaster-Gardeners.org for more infor-mation.

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School goes Under the Big Top

St. Joseph Catholic School students and Rosemount area community members flocked to the church and school Friday, Jan. 31, for Fam-ily Fun Night Under the Big Top with carni-val games, face painting, prizes, music, raffles, silent auction and pasta dinner. Pro-ceeds from the event benefited the school. (Pho-to contributed by Leo Avenido)

Farmington family seeks support for event After nearly five years in remission, 31-year-old Scott Matter returns to grueling chemotherapy regimens for grade II as-trocytoma brain tumors. “Grey Matters” fund-raising benefit will be held from 5-9 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at the Farming-ton Lanes Bowling Alley. The color grey repre-sents awareness for brain cancer. The family is ask-ing for establishments to

support this event by do-nating gift cards or prod-ucts before Feb. 21. Scott’s parents, Tom and Sue Matter, have lived in Farmington for de-cades and have been local business owners for over 20 years, founding C&S Hand Bindery in 1993. The family has supported several community events as the city has progressed and developed. Now they are seeking the help of

the community they serve, for their son, in support of his continuing battle with brain cancer, their daughter-in-law and their 1-year-old granddaughter. For more informa-tion on Grey Matters and Scott’s fight, visit scott-matter.com. For sponsor-ships or donations for the event, call Sue Matter at 651-402-9991 by Feb. 21.


Sports

Athletes put it on the line at signing dayLocal high

schools supplying

colleges with more talent

by Mike ShaughnessySUN THISWEEK


Local high schools again will supply colleges across the nation with a flood of athletic talent. Wednesday was Nation-al Signing Day, the first day of the winter period when high school athletes can sign National Let-ters of Intent. Although football gets the majority of attention on National Signing Day, Wednesday also was the first day soc-cer players and track and field athletes could sign. Following are some of the athletes from the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area who signed with col-leges:

Apple Valley Apple Valley football players signing Wednes-day included quarterback Tommy Singer, who will go to Minnesota, Crookston, where former AVHS head coach Mike Fritze is in charge of the Golden Ea-gles. Defensive lineman Lord Josh Hyeamang will

play at Columbia Univer-sity, and offensive lineman Trey Pipkins is headed to the University of Sioux Falls. Defensive back Da-vis Anderson will join the University of Minnesota program as a preferred walk-on. Julia Lam, a senior mid-fielder for the girls soccer team, will play that sport at South Dakota State.

Burnsville Five athletes from Burnsville signed Na-tional Letters of Intent on Wednesdaya, three of them for women’s soccer. Defender/midfielder Han-nah Keirstead went to Au-gustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., and midfield-er Amanda Hartmann signed with Southwest Minnesota State. Forward Alyssa Blahnik signed with Min-nesota. She was one of the top scorers in the state as a sophomore and helped Burnsville place second in the 2011 state Class AA tournament. Knee injuries suffered while playing club soccer prevented Blahnik from playing high school soccer as a junior or se-nior. She was one of the Blaze’s team managers last fall. Shelly Johnson III, a defensive back on the football team, is going to

Southwest State. Mitch Brown will attend Winona State and compete in cross country.

Eagan Raissa Hansen, who helped Eagan reach the state girls cross country meet the last two years, will compete in cross country and track at Win-ona State University. Soc-cer player Leah Schmidt is headed for Southwest State University.

Eastview Four members of the girls soccer team signed with colleges, including forward Kellie McGahn, who is going to Minneso-ta. Katie Eaton will go to Loyola-Chicago, Bri Lind-strom will play at Minne-sota State, Mankato and Emily Sutliff is headed to South Dakota State. Boys soccer goalkeeper Treston Kederer signed with the University of San Francisco. Kederer played for Eastview’s state Class AA runner-up team in 2011 and trained in the Minnesota Thun-der Academy the last two years. Four members of the Eastview football team that reached the Class 6A quarterfinals also signed National Letters of Intent. Jack Buck will play at Wi-

nona State, Sam Fluegge is going to North Dakota, Joey Marinello signed with Montana State and Montrell Moore will go to Augustana. Kari Opatz signed to play women’s golf at Con-cordia-St. Paul in Novem-ber but took part in East-view High School’s signing day Wednesday.

Farmington Farmington senior Kai-tlyn O’Reilly, who reached the Class AA champion-ship final in two events at the state girls swimming and diving meet last No-vember, will compete in that sport at the United States Naval Academy. Josh Patterson, an of-fensive lineman, will play football at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. The football team is Di-vision II and plays in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

Lakeville North Lakeville North sent three football players to colleges Wednesday – run-ning back Jamiah Newell, who signed with Minne-sota-Duluth; defensive lineman Gregory Menard, headed to three-time de-fending NCAA Football Championship Subdivi-sion winner North Dakota

State; and long snapper/tight end Bronson Bru-neau, who will go to Duke as a preferred walk-on. Also signing were two members of Lakeville North’s 2013 state run-ner-up girls soccer team – Lauren Sherry (Central Michigan) and Lauren Brownrigg (Arkansas, Lit-tle Rock).

Lakeville South Shaina Burns (Texas A&M) and Morgan Pieri (Nebraska), mainstays of the Cougars’ track and field team for several years, signed with Divi-sion I programs. Also signing were foot-ball players Tyler Lattery (Minnesota-Duluth), Alex Hoffman (Bemidji State) and A.J. Westrude (South Dakota State). Elizabeth Brettschneider will play soccer for Minnesota, Crookston and Mitch Herrera will swim for Co-lumbia University.

Rosemount Eight Rosemount stu-dents were expected to sign on Wednesday, including Division I-bound athletes Marisa Knott (soccer, Northern Illinois) and Daniel Monaghan (diving, Minnesota). Monaghan is the defending state Class AA boys diving champi-on.

Linebackers Craig Syz-manski (St. Cloud State) and Nate Sackett (Augus-tana) signed with football programs in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Con-ference. Also headed to the NSIC is offensive lineman Jake Conn, who signed with Southwest State. Kaitlyn Debaun will play soccer at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tenn. Matt Johnson signed with Wingate University in North Carolina to play la-crosse. Ryan Condon will compete in cross country and track and field for the U.S. Coast Guard Acad-emy.

Cretin-Derham Eagan resident and Cretin-Derham Hall se-nior Megan Linder will compete in track and field at the University of Ten-nessee. Linder has won the 400-meter dash at the state Class AA girls meet the last two years.

St. Croix Lutheran Lakeville resident Jen-nie Scislow, St. Croix Lutheran’s all-time lead-ing scorer in girls soccer, signed with South Dakota State.

Email Mike Shaughnessy at [email protected].

Irish gymnastslooking to end state droughtRosemount also seeking second straight SSC title by Mike Shaughnessy


Rosemount’s gymnas-tics team has jumped at the chance to rewrite his-tory. Before last year, the Irish had not won a con-ference championship in Jason Passeri’s tenure as head coach, which started in the 1997-98 season. If Rosemount wins its meet at Apple Valley at 6 p.m. Thursday, the team would go through the South Sub-urban Conference unde-feated. The Irish already have clinched a tie for the title, which would be their second in a row. They also are likely to be favored in the Sec-tion 3AA meet Feb. 14 at Eagan High School. The Irish, fifth in the state Class AA rankings, are the highest-ranked Section 3 team. East Ridge (10th in the state rankings) and Park of Cottage Grove (13th) are expected to be among the contenders at the section meet. “We haven’t seen East Ridge yet this season, and you’re never sure about the rankings until you’re in the same gym and you’re going against each other,” Passeri said. Rosemount also wants to qualify as a team for the state meet, something the program has not ac-complished since 1993 (the Irish also went to state in 1987). “We’ve had some good teams recently, but we al-ways ran into a really good team at the section meet,” Passeri said. This year the Irish have a team that is talented and deep. In a Jan. 28 meet against Lakeville North – where Rosemount scored a season-high 146.825 points – 14 of the 16 indi-vidual scores that counted toward the team total were 9.0 or higher. The only meet the Irish didn’t win this season was the Park Invite, a 10-team meet where they finished second to No. 2-ranked Roseville. “We didn’t really have

our full lineup for the first five or six meets be-cause of injuries and some other concerns,” Passeri said. “First, we were miss-ing Abby Nelson. Then we were missing Kailey Askew. Then we were missing other kids. “But we thought we’d be good once we got every-body back because these girls always work hard and they’ve added a lot of skill since last year.” Indicative of the Irish’s depth was sophomore Meghan Creese’s per-formance against ninth-ranked Lakeville North. Creese did not compete all-around for Rosemount but won two individual events, scoring 9.5 on both vault and balance beam. Rosemount’s top three all-arounders took the top three places against North. Eighth-grader Josie Schlie scored 37.65, eighth-grad-er Shannon McCoy had 37.15 and Nelson, a soph-omore, scored 35.775. Schlie also won floor exercise and uneven bars. Her 9.7 on floor was the fifth time she had 9.7 or higher in that event all sea-son. The depth has helped raise the level of perfor-mance in practices, Pas-seri said. If one of Rose-mount’s varsity gymnasts performs an advanced skill, it’s not long before one of the younger gym-nasts asks to learn it, the coach said. Many of the Irish gym-nasts came up through the Rosemount youth program that Passeri also runs but not all of them are full-time gymnasts. “We have a lot of two- and three-sport athletes,” he said. That group in-cludes junior Rachel Schow, who won two hur-dles races at the state Class AA track and field meet last spring. “We usually don’t come into a season with a lot of off-season training,” Pas-seri said. “But in those eight weeks we can work with them in the summer, they learned a lot of new skills.”


Tigers trying to get back in winning routineBoys hoops

offense slowed in two losses to Shakopee



On one hand, back-to-back losses to Shakopee will be tough to recover from if Farmington is going to get back in the Missota Conference boys basketball race. On the other hand, playing in the Missota should help prepare the Tigers for what’s coming in a few weeks – namely, the section playoffs. “The Missota doesn’t get the attention of some of the other conferences in the metro area, but it’s a really good league this year,” Farmington coach Shane Wyandt said. “The four (Class) 4A schools in the conference – Chaska,

Chanhassen, Shakopee and us – can play with a lot of teams, and there are some very good 3A schools that are going to contend for section cham-pionships.” Not that the Tigers needed any convinc-ing about the Missota’s strength, but three recent losses – one to Chanhas-sen and two to Shakopee – helped prove Wyandt’s point. Farmington went from contending for the conference title to being four games behind first-place Shakopee with six to play. “Yeah, last week was very disappointing for us,” Wyandt said. “We had hoped to pull even with Shakopee and now first place is probably Shakopee’s to lose. “The kids also want-ed to be a No. 1 seed in their section. That’s prob-ably going to be Lakeville

North now, but we think we still can be the No. 2 seed.” In their final six games, the Tigers (14-6 overall, 4-4 Missota) will try to recapture the form they showed in winning 14 of their first 17 games. Get-ting the roster healthy will help. Injuries and illnesses have been a problem, al-though Wyandt said he believes the worst of that is over. Farmington also will try to rediscover its of-fensive flow. The Tigers, a team capable of putting up big numbers, scored only 29 and 50 points in two losses to Shakopee last week. The Tigers shot 24 percent in a 54-29 loss to Shakopee on Jan. 28. Wyandt said the Tigers played a good second half in the rematch three days later, but they couldn’t overcome a halftime defi-

cit and lost 62-50. When healthy and run-ning at full efficiency, the Tigers can display some offensive balance. Five players average seven points or more per game, with junior guard Zach Speikers leading the team with a 19.4 average. Speik-ers has scored more than 30 points five times this season. Senior forward Eli Rockett averages 13.3 points, and Mac Bassett (9.2), Nick Varner (8.2) and Johnny Dittman (7.2) also are offensive contrib-utors. The Tigers played Chaska on Wednesday in a Missota game that took place after this edition went to press. Farmington was seeking to avenge a 94-80 loss to the Hawks on Jan. 7. Farmington’s next game is at Red Wing on Friday.

Tigers: 13 and counting

Farmington goalie Nicholas Schoening reaches to make a save during a Jan. 30 boys hockey game against Holy Angels. The Tigers won 9-0, giving them three consecutive victories over Holy Angels after never beating the Stars prior to January 2013. Farmington also defeated Holy Angels 3-2 in overtime last Saturday to run their winning streak to 13 games and their undefeated streak to 14. The Tigers (18-3-1), who lead New Prague by one point in the Missota Con-ference, return to league play at home against Chanhassen at 7:15 p.m. Thursday. (Photo by Jim Lindquist/sidekick.smugmug.com)


Skiers grab spots in state Alpine meetKavanaugh,

Lindsay are runners-up



Skiers from Burnsville, Eastview, Apple Valley and Lakeville North qual-ified for the state Alpine meet via Tuesday’s Sec-tion 6 competition at Buck Hill. Lakeville North also will send its girls team after finishing second to Mankato West. North senior Courtney Kavanaugh helped lead her team to the state meet by finishing second in the Section 6 meet with a two-run time of 47.68 seconds. It will be a return to state for Kavanaugh, who qual-ified individually in 2013. Kate Hanson of Roch-ester Century won the sec-tion girls individual cham-pionship in 45.65. Bailey Servais of Lakeville North was fifth in 48.39. Kathryn Kossack also was among the top 20 individuals, finishing 16th in 51.01. Emily Ray was 31st in 56.04, Anna Konietzko placed 41st in 59.70 and Hoiland Taylor was 52nd in 1:02.51.

Section champion Mankato West is the other state-qualifying team from the Section 6 meet. Burns-ville was fifth in the girls team standings Also qualifying were the top 10 girls finishers who don’t ski for Mankato West or Lakeville North. That group includes East-view’s Claire Hefko, who finished sixth in 48.48, and Burnsville senior Liz Drusch, seventh in 48.63. This will be Drusch’s third consecutive trip to the state meet. Edina and Chanhassen earned the top two spots in the Section 6 boys compe-tition. Eastview and Apple Valley were fifth and sixth, and Burnsville also was in the top 10, placing ninth. Burnsville’s Jack Lind-say tied for second in the individual competition in 43.31 and is one of two skiers from the Blaze boys team to qualify for state. The other is junior Jon Garbe, who will go to state for the second consecutive year after finishing eighth in 44.57 at the section meet. Others qualifying in-dividually for the boys state meet include East-view’s Luke Doolittle, fifth in 43.87; Apple Valley’s

Robert Hapke, seventh in 44.18; Matt Xi of Lakev-ille North, 10th in 44.72; Liam Tyler of Apple Val-ley, 14th in 45.51; and Croix Turner of Apple Valley, 15th in 45.61. Rosemount’s Aaron Ahlberg finished 18th overall and missed a place at state by one-tenth of a second. Louis Nguyen of Chanhassen completed two runs in 41.46 to win the boys individual title. Edina’s Spencer Knack tied Lindsay for second place. The state meet is Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Giants Ridge in Biwabik, with runs scheduled for 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Eagan High School teams competed in the Section 4 at Wild Moun-tain on Feb. 5, after this edition went to press. Among the Wildcats seek-ing spots in the state meet were Tommy Anderson for the boys team and Sal-ly Anderson for the girls. Both were top-10 finishers at the 2013 state meet.


Three local teams going to state Nordic by Mike Shaughnessy


The Eagan boys, East-view girls and Burnsville girls all were favorites go-ing into their section Nor-dic skiing meets Tuesday – and lived up to the ex-pectations as all won sec-tion championships. Eagan won the Sec-tion 1 boys championship Tuesday at Valleywood Golf Course, while East-view took the girls title, marking the first time an Eastview team has quali-fied for the state Nordic meet. Burnsville qualified for the state girls meet for the third consecutive year by winning the Section 3 championship at Theo-dore Wirth Park in Min-neapolis.

Section 1 Eagan senior Josh Podpeskar won the boys pursuit race, consisting of a 5-kilometer classic leg and a 5K freestyle leg. He had the fastest time for both halves of the race, and his overall time was 30 minutes, 23 seconds. He won by 33 seconds. Senior Jacob Edmond (third, 31:09) and ninth-grader Patrick Acton (sev-enth, 32:14) also finished in the top 10 for Eagan. Acton was the only skier among the top 17 individ-uals who wasn’t a junior or senior. Eagan senior Brady Mavetz was 14th in 32:49.

Also advancing to state for the Wildcats are junior Chris Acton (27th, 35:44), ninth-grader Ryan Conroy (33rd, 36:52) and ninth-grader Ryan Steger (41st, 37:29). The top eight individ-ual finishers who are not Eagan skiers also quali-fied for state. That group includes Lakeville South senior Mitchell Miller (eighth, 32:16) and Apple Valley senior Rhett Carl-son (ninth, 32:20). Eagan scored 380 points and won the section championship by 11 over Winona/Winona Cotter. Lakeville South was third with 343. Apple Valley was fifth with 304, Lakev-ille North was eighth with 244, Rosemount was 10th with 209 and Eastview fin-ished 13th with 77. Eastview sophomore Margie Freed was girls pursuit champion in 35:04, more than one min-ute ahead of the runner-up. She returns to the state meet after finishing 37th a year ago. The difference this year is Freed will compete at state with her team. Three Eastview girls finished in the top five and four were in the top nine as the Lightning won by almost 40 points over Winona/Winona Cotter. Eastview senior Kaley Hedberg was fourth in 37:57 and sophomore An-nika Martell finished fifth in 38:04. Kylie Kraemer, a

sophomore, finished ninth in 38:54. Indicative of the Light-ning’s strength at the sec-tion girls meet was that Eastview skiers Sydney Hedberg and Lauren Her-land were the only individ-uals in the top 25 whose finishes did not count to-ward their team’s total. Hedberg was 14th in 40:18 and Herland was 24th in 42:26. Also going to state for Eastview is Elena Daw-son, who was 30th in the section meet in 44:24. Qualifying individually for state were Lakeville North sophomore Molly Wilson (10th, 38:56) and Lakeville South senior Carley Endersbe (11th, 38:59).

Section 3 Burnsville senior Viv-ian Hett apparently wasn’t jet-lagged after competing in an international meet in Finland last week. The Blaze girls won the South Suburban Conference championship while she was gone and once Hett returned, there was no touching them in the Sec-tion 3 meet. Burnsville finished 28 points ahead of runner-up St. Paul Highland Park in the 12-team Section 3 girls meet. Hett, the state’s top-ranked skier this season and the state individual runner-up last year, won the pursuit championship by more than three min-utes, finishing in 33:44.


district will record this as a regular school day since they will be assigned proj-ects to complete at home, or wherever they may be over that weekend. “We do want the state to recognize this because it is an actual school day,” Haugen said. “As an inno-vation zone, this is exactly the type of thing we are trying out.” “A successful trial

would mean that we could provide this opportunity for a whole host of situa-tions, including some por-tion of the remaining days lost to inclement weather,” Haugen wrote in the letter to parents. On Jan. 28, when stu-dents were out of school for their fifth weather-re-lated closing, Farmington teachers attended school to talk about how flexible learning could occur with their students.

“It’s things that teach-ers have wanted to do for awhile, but they didn’t have the time or the people to do that,” said Dan Pick-ens, Farmington’s head of instructional technology. He said flexible learn-ing could include Google Hangout opportunities to discuss class projects or extra assignments that en-compass multiple subject areas into one project. A recent survey by the dis-trict found that 95 percent

of students have Wi-Fi availability at home. Students from mid-dle school through high school have their own iPads, which they bring home every day. Fourth- and fifth-grade students also bring iPads home. The younger students leave their iPads at school, but Pickens said there would be opportunities for those students to bring their iPads home over the weekend as they work on

these flexible learning op-portunities. Also, he said all of the flexible learning does not have to be digital. “We’re wanting this to be flexible too with what the teachers want to do as long as they are rich learn-ing experiences,” Pickens said. Currently, the district uses Schoology, a digi-tal learning management system through a web-site where teachers create courses on that website.

Teachers can also use Google Apps for Educa-tion. Pickens thinks the possibilities are endless as the district digs deeper into what flexible learning can mean. “We’ve missed five learning days, and these kids need to continue to learn,” Pickens said. “We need to continue even if the weather is bad.”

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Leprechaun Days group to meet Monday, Feb. 10 The Rosemount Leprechaun Days Commit-tee will be meeting throughout the year to plan the 2014 event, which will be held from Friday, July 18, to Sunday, July 27, in several locations throughout the city. The event, which is expected to include about 60 separate activities, has an all-volunteer plan-ning committee that meets at 7 p.m. in Room 210 at the Rosemount Community Center on the fol-lowing Mondays: Feb. 10, March 10, April 14, May 12 and June 9. Additional meetings may be scheduled as needed. The committee is always looking for new members to assist in all phases of planning. Typ-ically people can gravitate to an area of inter-est, such assisting with the parade, Midsummer Faire carnival, promotions, event logistics and much more. Businesses and community groups are wel-come to plan an event to add to the fun. Among the businesses and community groups that planned events last year were the American Legion, Celts, Rosemount Area Arts Coun-cil, Dakota County Library System, the Vel-vet Tones, Rosemount Community Band, Cub Foods and Rosemount Parks and Recreation. For events to be included in promotional ma-terials, groups need to fill out an event registra-tion form at the Leprechaun Days website. Those forms are still being updated for 2014. Look for a future story in this newspaper about registering an event, for a parade float or for a booth at the Midsummer Faire. Rosemount Leprechaun Days also accepts donations to help defray costs to organize the events. In the past, donors have been recognized in promotional materials that aim to reach thou-sands of Rosemount area residents. Go to the website www.RosemountEvents.com for more information or call Leprechaun Days Committee President Diane Wellman at (651) 322-1442.

Skybound Fitness to have grand opening Skybound Fitness, which owner Jon Reicherts says is a trendy new gym with a cult-like following, will hold a open house from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16. Residents are invited to tour the studio at 15225 Car-rousel Way, southwest of the intersection of County Road 42 and Highway 3.

“I started this business as an alternative to big box gyms, believing you can get great results by fostering a community of clients that hold each other accountable and provide a safe welcom-ing atmosphere for all fitness levels,” Reicherts said. The event will feature prizes, free healthy food and

a chance to meet Skybound’s trainers. The 1,200-square-foot studio provides group fit-ness classes at rates that are affordable, according to Reicherts, as less traditional equipment is used like tires, ropes, medicine balls, kettle-bells, and more. Reicherts said classes

such as Boot Camp, Yoga, Zumba, and Kettlebell makes Skybound an appeal-ing option for those looking for variety. For more information, call 612-234-1759 or log onto www.skyboundfitness.com.

WomEn’s Conference The Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the fourth annual WomEn’s Conference from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Lost Spur Golf and Event Center in Eagan. The conference includes a Genera-tions @ Work panel discussion along with speakers on negotiation and leadership. Tickets are $129 for members and $149 for nonmembers through Feb. 28. Beginning March 1, tickets are $149 for both members and non-members. To register or for more informa-tion, contact Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202 or [email protected].

Dakota Electric part of solar study Rocky Mountain Institute selected Dakota Electric Association to par-ticipate in a solar study that seeks

to implement a solar business model that will provide value to both utili-ties and those who seek to install so-lar. Dakota Electric is one of three Great River Energy cooperatives se-lected to participate in the RMI study to be conducted throughout 2014. The study will examine pricing and business models, providing an analysis of these factors to determine the best way all parties can benefit from solar installations. The goal is to develop a working model that can be expanded to other utilities around the country. The study is expected to conclude later this year.

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Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce events: • Monday, Feb. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Drive, DCR Chamber back parking lot, 1121 Town Cen-

tre Drive, Eagan. Make an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code 0177419. • Tuesday, Feb. 11, 7:30-9 a.m., Rose-mount State of the City Address, Communi-ty Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. RSVP to Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Wednesday, Feb. 12, 8-9 a.m., Joint Chamber Coffee Break, 360 Communities, 501 E. Highway 13, Suite 100, Burnsville. Joint gathering of Dakota County Regional and Burnsville chamber members. Bring food or cash donations to help stock the 360 Communities Burnsville Food Shelf. In-formation: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Thursday, Feb. 13, 8-9 a.m., Eagan Coffee Break, Hilton Garden Inn, 1975 Rahn-cliff Court, Eagan. Open to all DCR Chamber members. Information: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Tuesday, Feb. 18, noon to 1:30 p.m., Meet the Chamber, DCR Chamber office, 1121 Town Centre Drive, Suite 102, Eagan. For new and prospective members. Infor-mation: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected]. • Wednesday, Feb. 19, 8-9 a.m., Farm-ington Coffee Break, Dakota Electric Associ-ation, 4300 220th St. W., Farmington. Open to all DCR Chamber members. Information: Jessy Annoni at 651-288-9202, [email protected].

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In honor of the work the firefighters did on Sept. 9 and afterward, the Rose-mount Fire Station is rep-resented on the interior of the renovated bar and grill. A hose signed by many firefighters is in a case that is part of a streetscape reminiscent of many of Ireland’s roadways. In addition to the fire station, there’s the police station, a bank and de-pictions of second-floor apartments above the bar. “We took what was outside and brought it in-side,” said Barth, who is an Irish descendant from the O’Connell clan and trav-eled throughout Ireland on an 11-day trip in 2001. “It makes it unique,” Barth said. “It gives you that taste of Ireland.” While many Irish pubs have lots of wood and booths that are more like nooks, the new Celts is more open, airy and invit-ing. The rebuild also came with some upgrades.

Kitchen modifications mean it will more efficient-ly be able to handle lunch and dinner rushes, plus there were improvements to the restrooms. Rosemount manager Justin Lecher said the idea of the streetscape was something that seemed right. The chance to incorpo-rate bold colors appealed to them and blended well

with the mural that Lech-er, who studied graphic design at the University of Minnesota, originally painted 12 years ago when Celts first opened. Since the mural of Cashel Castle was cov-ered in a sealant, it was one of the mainstays that were preserved after the fire. The other two of note were the sanded and refin-ished bar top and a door

from the kitchen that was included in the streetscape. That morning of the fire, Barth and Lecher did know what, if anything, could be preserved. “It was a scary morn-ing,” Lecher said. “We did not know what was hap-pening. When we walked in the building about mid-afternoon, we did not know the extent of the damage.” Barth knew about community support prior to the fire but was over-whelmed by the outpour-ing of concern. People sent many well-wishes through Celts’ Facebook page, some of them commenting about how Celts had been part of family traditions – birthdays, anniversaries and post-game meals. He said people knew the best way they could help was to keep coming in. Despite the closure of the kitchen, Barth said people continued to fre-quent the north portion of the business, where there is a second bar and has had

music, a disc jockey and karaoke in the past. “It helped us keep the doors open,” Barth said. “It was tough.” In addition to the sup-port from patrons, Barth said their links to other community organizations has helped. “We have received great support from the high school and Leprechaun Days,” Barth said. “We want to stay involved in the community.” The community is invit-ed to celebrate the grand opening of the south por-tion from 11 a.m. to close Saturday, Feb. 8. The event will include prize drawings, happy hour prices, bingo, a meat raffle and music. Celtic folk musicians in the Locklin Road Band will perform from 5-7 p.m. in the south bar, while rock band Drama Queen will take the stage at the north bar from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Barth hopes the event will be the beginning of another chapter in Celts history.

“We have been around a long time and we plan to be here a lot longer,” Barth said. “At the end of the day, it’s nice to have old memories, but we wanted people to be able to make some new memories.”


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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194

REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 14, 2014

This is a summary of the Indepen-dent School District No.194 RegularSchool Board Meeting on Tues., Jan-uary 14, 2014 with full text availablefor public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or District Office at 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at7:00 p.m. followed by pledge of alle-giance. All board members and ad-ministrators were present.

Election of Board Officers: Chair-Roz Peterson, Vice-Chair-Jim Skelly,Clerk-Michelle Volk, Treasurer-Bob Erickson.

Public Comment: Angela Gunter,664 Tamarack Trail, shared special education para job duties.

Consent agenda items approved: Minutes of the meetings on December 10; employment recommendations, leave requests and resignations; pay-ment of bills & claims as presented; Alt facilities change orders; dona-tions, fieldtrips and early graduation for LN/LS students.

Reports presented: New/Revised policies 516, 532, and 610;

Recommended actions approved: MCC Achievement & Integration Plan; EVE School Resource Dog; 2014-15Program of Studies; First Quarter Budget Adjustments for Current Fis-cal Year; Tony Massaros as Respon-sible Authority for Data PracticesCompliance; Board annual salary/mileage; annual meeting dates/times; committee assignments; officialnewspaper; staff attorneys; organiza-tional matters related to business of-fice functions; Resolution regardingDodd Boulevard.

Adjournment at 8:47 p.m. Published in the

Dakota County TribuneFebruary 6, 2014

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INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 194SPECIAL MEETINGJANUARY 14, 2014

This is a summary of the Indepen-dent School District No. 194 Special Board of Education Meeting on Tues-day, January 14, 2014 with full textavailable for public inspection on the district website at www.isd194.k12.mn.us or 8670 210th Street W., Lakeville, MN 55044

The meeting was called to order at6:03 p.m. All board members and ad-ministrators were present.

Discussions: Closed session dis-cussion was held per MN Statute 13D.03 regarding contract negotia-tions.

Meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.Published in the

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ing the vehicle to spin out of control and into the south ditch. After impact, the Envoy remained in the traffic lane. The three people in the Envoy were found to be conscious and breathing; they reported minor inju-ries. The driver and one passenger from the Envoy were taken to Regions Hospital, where they re-ceived treatment. The crash remains un-der investigation, and the Ramsey County Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy. The Dakota County Sheriff ’s Office reports this is the first fatal crash of 2014.


CRASH, from 1A

CELTS, from 1A

Another feature of the renovated south portion of Celts Pub is a door with the Rosemount Police Department’s official patch encased on it. (Photo by Tad Johnson)


Obituaries Anniversaries

Sonya & Jerry Larson

60th Anniversary The Larsons of Eagan

celebrate their 60th on March 6th, 2014. In cele-bration, a summer family trip is planned. Congrats Mom & Dad!

Retirements

Dennis & Bert Geertsema Retire

Dennis has been in the Farmington School Dis-trict as a Custodian for 20 years. Opening Mead-owview Elementary in 2002 as Head Custodian. Also working in other Farmington Schools. Pre-viously working in Red-wing School for seven years. Plus, Unisys Corp as a computer technician for seventeen years.

Bert has had her own Hair Salon for 35 years as ‘Hair Empire’ in Rose-mount for eighteen years & in Empire for seventeen years. Bert has been work-ing now in ‘Hairstyling’ for forty-seven years. For ten years she carried a li-cence also as an instructor in Cosmetology, working in various schools.

They both decided to retire & move to their farm in southern Minn. where they intend to build the home they’ve dreamt of for twenty some years to spend more time w/family & friends.

They would want you to come and celebrate with them at Carbone’s in Farmington Open House 1-4pm Saturday, Feb. 15th.

theater and arts briefs

theater and arts calendarfamily calendarTo submit items for the Family Calendar, email:

[email protected].

Friday, Feb. 7 Forever Wild Family Fri-day: Sledding Party, 7-8:30 p.m., Lebanon Hills Regional Park, 860 Cliff Road, Eagan. Bring your sled for a fun party on the lit sledding hill. All ages. Free. Registration requested at www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks.

Saturday, Feb. 8 How To Make 2014 Your Best Year Ever, women’s well-ness seminar, 9-11 a.m., Lake-ville Chart House, 11287 Klam-ath Trail, Lakeville. Free, but a $10 tax-deductible donation to the 360 Communities’ Lewis House will be taken at the door; receipts given. Information: www.lakevillefitwomen.com. Co-Parenting Following Divorce, 9-11 a.m., InnerLight Healing Center, 17305 Cedar Ave. S., Lakeville. Cost: $39. Registration/information: coun-selingandhealing.com, 952-435-4144. Volunteer Income Tax As-sistance (VITA), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, 952-981-7045. For those who are age 65 or older, disabled, speak limited English, or whose an-nual household income is less than $52,000. Free income tax preparation assistance. Bring tax-deductible expenses (in-cluding property tax or rental payment records), photo ID, family Social Security cards and a copy of last year’s tax re-turn. No appointments taken.

Tuesday, Feb. 11 Open house, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Faithful Shepherd Cath-olic School, 3355 Columbia Drive, Eagan. Information: Shawnessy Schwartz at 651-262-2898 or [email protected]. Clear Communication workshop, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thrive Therapy, 190 S. River Ridge Circle, Suite 208, Burnsville. Free. Register at http:// thrivetherapymn.com.

Wednesday, Feb. 12 Eagan Garden Club, 7-9 p.m., Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. Topic: “Lilies, Jewels of the Garden” by Peggy Nerdahl.

Thursday, Feb. 13 AARP Tax Aide, 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. Tax preparation help for low-income seniors, adults and families. Registration re-quired at 952-891-0300. MN Valley Christian Wo-mens Connection luncheon, 12:30-2 p.m., GrandStay Hotel and Conference Center, 7083 153rd St. W., Apple Valley. In-cludes lunch, special speaker, a feature on quilting and door prizes. Cost $16. Reservations required. Contact Pam at 612-207-3100 or Jan at 651-434-5795. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), 2-6 p.m., Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley, 952-981-7045. For those who are age 65 or older, disabled, speak lim-ited English, or whose annual household income is less than $52,000. Free income tax prep-aration assistance. Bring tax-deductible expenses (including property tax or rental payment records), photo ID, family So-cial Security cards and a copy of last year’s tax return. No ap-pointments taken. Free community meal, 6-7 p.m., All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville. Enter at door M, opening at 5:45 p.m. Informa-tion: 952-469-4481.

Friday, Feb. 14 Valentine’s dinner event, Rosemount American Legion Post 65. Information: 651-423-3380. MaxaMom “Love vs. He-licopters in the Air” event, 6:30 p.m., A 2-147 Helicopter Battalion, 206 Airport Road, St. Paul. Free, but space is limited. RSVP required at Facebook.com/MaxaMom.

Saturday, Feb. 15 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.

Ongoing Feed My Starving Children South Metro Mobilepack, Feb. 3-8, various shifts available, Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road N.W., Prior Lake. Volun-teers are needed to help pack 3 million meals to be distributed

to children across the world. To register or donate: www.fund-raising.fmsc.org/southmetro. For questions, contact Heather Hecht at [email protected]. Firearm safety class, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, March 4 to April 29 (no class March 25), at Rosemount Middle School, 3135 143rd St. W., Rosemount. Range day on April 26. Regis-tration night will be Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. A parent or legal guard-ian must accompany student to registration. Class fee is $7.50. Upon class completion, a $7.50 DNR fee is paid online to self-certify. Class size limited. Mini-mum age to attend is 11. To en-roll student(s), send full name, age and name of parent or legal guardian to [email protected].

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. • Feb. 8, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Burnhaven Library, 1101 W. County Road 42, Burnsville. • Feb. 10, 1-6 p.m., Christus Victor Lutheran Church, 7510 Palomino Drive, Apple Valley. • Feb. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce, 1121 Town Centre Drive, Suite 102, Eagan. • Feb. 11, 1:30-7:30 p.m., School District 191 – Commu-nity Education Center, 200 W. Burnsville Parkway, Suite 102, Burnsville. • Feb. 11, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Family of Christ Lutheran Church, 10970 185th St. W., Lakeville. • Feb. 13, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Roundbank, 3380 Vermil-lion River Trail, Farmington. • Feb. 14, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Easter Lutheran Church – By the Lake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. • Feb. 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. • Feb. 17, 1-7 p.m., Church of St. Joseph, 13900 Biscayne Ave. W., Rosemount. Memorial Blood Centers will hold the following blood drive. Call 888-GIVE-BLD or visit MBC.org to make an appoint-ment or for more information. • Feb. 13, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Argosy University, 1515 Central Parkway, Eagan.

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

[email protected].

Call for Artists The Eagan Art House is ac-cepting registrations through Feb. 21 for the 2014 exhibit “Art Is… Exhibit and Artist Per-spective.” Information: www.cityofeagan.com/index.php/rec-reation/eagan-art-house.

Exhibits Burnsville Visual Arts Soci-ety’s Art Fete, Feb. 13 to March 23, Burnsville Performing Arts Center gallery, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Information: 952-895-4685. “Opposing Landscapes,” a photography exhibit by Dean Seaton, is on display during Feb-ruary at Dunn Bros Coffee, 1012 Diffley Road, Eagan. Includes images captured at Lake Mo-raine, Alberta, Canada, and the Badlands near Rapid City, S.D. “My Minnesota,” a photog-raphy exhibit by Dean Seaton, is on display Feb. 8 through March 10 at Dunn Bros Coffee, 20700 Chippendale Ave. W., Farming-ton. Features images captured near Grand Marais. Winter Art Experience, an exhibit sponsored by the Ea-gan Art Festival and Eagan Art House, is on display through February at the Eagan Byerly’s, 1299 Promenade Place. Infor-mation: 651-675-5521.

Music Saturday Musical Matinee with MacPhail Center for Music cellist Jacqueline Ultan and flut-ist Julie Johnson, 1 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 8, Apple Valley Villa, 14610 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Features music through the cen-turies from around the world. Re-freshments follow. Free. RSVP at 952-236-2600. Sponsored by Augustana Care and MacPhail Center for Music. Rockie Lynne “Radio Road” CD release event Sat-urday, Feb. 8, at Bogart’s Place, 14917 Garrett Ave., Apple Valley. Pre-show dinner at 6 p.m. with main show at 9 p.m. Dinner and main show, $40, http://shop.rockielynnemusicgroup.com. Tickets for the 9 p.m. perfor-mance are $15 at the door. Infor-mation: www.rockielynne.com. Jazz at the Steeple Center featuring the Septonics and the Night Owl Band, 7-9 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 8, Rosemount Steeple Center, 14375 S. Robert Trail. Tickets: $5, www.rosemoun-tarts.com.

Chestnut Brass Company, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Lakeville Area Arts Center, 20965 Holyoke Ave. Part of the Kingsley Shores Coffee Concert Series “Straight from the Heart.” Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors and students; www.lakevilleareaartscenter.com, 952-985-4640. Three Choirs Festival fea-turing the Dakota Valley Sym-phony and Chorus and choirs from Lakeville North and South high schools, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $5-$16 at the box office, by phone at 800-982-2787 or Ticketmaster.com.

Theater “Snow White & the 7 or 8 Dwarfs,” presented by Lakeville Area Community Education and Giant Step Children’s Theatre, Feb. 7-8, Feb. 14-15 and Feb. 17, Lakeville North High School, 19600 Ipava Ave. Tickets: $6 in advance at 952-232-2150 (www.lakevilleareacommunityed.net) or $8 at the door. “Ole & Lena’s 50th Wed-ding Anniversary and Vow Renewal,” 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Ave. Tickets: $20 at 952-895-4680 or Ticketmaster.com.

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 provided. 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. Family Saturday Sampler - Painting, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, Eagan Art House, 3981 Lexington Ave. S. For families with children ages 6 and above. Cost: $20 per family up to four people, $3 each additional per-son. Supplies provided. Reg-istration/information: 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 studio, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Ea-gan 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 ses-sion enrollment open for ages 7-17. Burnsville location. Infor-mation: 952-220-1676, Drama Interaction. Homeschool Theatre Pro-gram, winter session open en-rollment, 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. In-formation: 651-675-5500. Soy candle making classes held weekly in Eagan near 55 and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie at 651-315-4849 for dates and times. $10 per person. Present-ed by Making Scents in Minne-sota. Country line dance classes held for intermediates Mondays 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833. Country line dance classes on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; In-termediate, 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 sec-ond Tuesday of each month at the Robert Trail Library. Informa-tion: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or [email protected].

Student art on display An art exhibit featuring the work of area elemen-tary school students is on display at the Robert Trail Library, 14295 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount. Artwork by students from Rosemount Elemen-tary is on display for Feb-ruary. An artists’ reception is 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. Red Pine Elementary student art will be spot-lighted in March (artists’ reception 1-3 p.m. March 2), followed by Shannon

Park Elementary in April (artists’ reception 1-3 p.m. April 6) and Diamond 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 or call John at 952-255-8545.

Floyd Cramer legacy The Lakeville Area Arts

Center will present “The Legacy of Floyd Cramer” by Jason Coleman at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Cramer’s signature pi-ano styling can be heard in recordings by countless music legends including Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley. His distinctive sound is still alive through his grandson, Jason Cole-man, whose performance includes highlights of his music. Tickets are $17 in ad-vance and $20 at the door and are available at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.

com or at the Arts Cen-ter at 20965 Holyoke Ave. Call 952-985-4640 for more information.

Fly Days at IMAX The Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minne-sota Zoo in Apple Valley celebrates flight Friday, Feb. 7 through Sunday, Feb. 9. Films featured in-clude “Bugs! in IMAX 3D,” “Flying Monsters in IMAX 3D,” “Fighter Pi-lot: Operation Red Flag,” and “Adventures in Wild

California.” All tickets are $5. Show times and tickets for Fly Days can be found at http://shop.omniticket.com/mnz.

Savage arts center grand opening A grand opening for the Savage Arts & Cultur-al Center will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. The center is located in the Savage Library Building Annex at 13090 Alabama Ave., Savage.

The free event will in-clude a 10 a.m. ribbon cut-ting, light refreshments, artist demonstrations, door prizes, a raffle featur-ing artwork of local art-ists, and more. The space, provided by the city of Savage and shared with the Savage Senior Group, will be the first permanent location for the Savage Arts Coun-cil. For more informa-tion, visit http://sav-ageartscouncil.org.

The Lakeville Area Arts Center in conjunction with Bal-let Royale Minnesota is presenting “An Evening of Art and Dance” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. The evening features a collaboration of local visual artists and cho-reographers sharing interpretations of selected pieces of artwork including Hazel Belvo’s “Emptying Out” (pictured). A complimentary coffee hour where audi-ence members can meet the artists and dancers follows the program. Tickets are $12 and are available online at www.LakevilleAreaArtsCenter.com and at the arts cen-ter at 20965 Holyoke Ave. (Photo submitted)

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The Chestnut Brass Company has come a long way from its salad days as a Philadelphia street band in the late 1970s. The brass quintet has been featured on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” saw its music aired on the PBS docu-mentary “A House Di-vided” and, in 2000, won a Grammy for the album “Hornsmoke” with com-poser Peter Schickele. The band will be bring-ing its horn-centered sound to the Lakeville Area Arts Center on Sun-day, Feb. 9, to perform as part of the ongoing King-sley Shores Coffee Con-certs series.

“Our Lakeville pro-gram is ‘Made in Ameri-ca,’ ” explained trombon-ist Larry Zimmerman of Apple Valley, who joined Chestnut Brass in 1990. “We’ll perform folk songs from diverse tradi-tions, popular tunes of George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Duke Elling-ton, and two new works by American composers Joseph Turrin and Eric Ewazen, who the quintet is happy to count as friends.” The concert is the sec-ond in this year’s Coffee Concerts series, which opened Jan. 12 with a performance by Minne-sota Opera resident artists John Robert Lindsey and Victoria Vargas. After the Chestnut Brass concert, the series

returns April 27 with the Bakken Trio, a group formed by Minnesota Or-chestra musicians. The concerts include complimentary coffee and refreshments in the series’ informal cabaret setting, with the musicians pro-viding some background and insights on the pieces they’ve chosen to perform. All the performances are on Sundays at 2 p.m. at the arts center located at 20965 Holyoke Ave. in downtown Lakeville. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and are avail-able online at www.Lakev-illeAreaArtsCenter.com and at the door.

Email Andrew Miller at [email protected].

The Chestnut Brass Company, started as a street band in Philadelphia in the late 1970s, won a Grammy in 2000 for the album “Hornsmoke” with composer Peter Schickele. (Photo submitted)

A brass act all the wayChestnut Brass Company concert Feb. 9 in Lakeville

Puppies playing hockey Rosemount author debuts

children’s book ‘Paws On Ice’ The premise of Jeff Lozano’s chil-dren’s picture book combines two of his favorite things: puppies and ice hockey. “Paws On Ice,” which Lozano re-leased earlier this month, centers on a dog who finds a hockey stick and puck beside a magical frozen pond and takes to the ice like it’s second na-ture. “I’m a hockey fan and a dog lover,” said the 37-year-old Rosemount author. “I love the Min-nesota Wild and I’ve been playing hockey since I was a kid.” Lozano’s girlfriend, Li-zette Reiland, did the il-lustrations for “Paws On

Ice.” One of the canine characters in the book, Tails, was created with some real-life in-spiration. “My girlfriend had a puppy, San-dy, which had to be put down last year

because she had cancer, but she based the illustra-tions of Tails off of her own dog,” Lozano said. Lozano said he hopes to author additional chil-dren’s picture books; a longtime student of mar-tial arts who trains at Warrior’s Cove in Burns-ville, he said he wouldn’t rule out the possibility of a “puppies and martial arts”-themed book. A second “puppies and hockey” book is another

possibility, said Lozano, whose bibliography also includes a self-published book of poetry. “Paws On Ice” is avail-able for $10 by emailing the author at [email protected].

—Andrew Miller

“Paws On Ice” features puppy illustrations by Lizette Reiland.

Farmington Library events During its remodeling project, the Farmington Library is located in tem-porary space on the sec-ond floor of City Hall, 430 Third St. in downtown Farmington. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Monday and Tues-day; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Fri-day; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday. Closed on Sunday. • Teen Advisory Group, 6-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10. TAGs recommend books and music, help plan li-brary programs and par-ticipate in community events and service proj-ects. Ages: 12-18.

• Storytime for All Ages, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14. Stories and activities for mixed-ages such as child care groups and families. Ages 0-6. • Men’s Book Group, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18. The group will dis-

cuss “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemp-tion” by Laura Hillen-brand. The meeting will be at Dunn Bros Coffee, 20700 Chippendale Ave. W., Farmington. Call 651-438-0250 for more information.

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