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Finance director unexpectedly resigns Cites personal reasons for departure from Farmington

by Laura AdelmannSun THISWeek

Farmington Finance Director Teresa Walters re-signed from her job effective Wednesday June 6, Walters said in an interview with Sun Thisweek . She said she resigned for personal reasons and would like to spend more time with her family while taking time this summer to consider her options . I worked very hard there,

put in a lot of hours and I have gone above and beyond trying to make things better financially, Walters said . In her resignation letter, Walters thanked City Ad-ministrator Dave Mcknight and the Farmington City Council for support and opportunities provided to her at the city . However, I feel it is time for me to move onto new op-portunities and challenges, she wrote .

At Mondays council meeting, an audit report found the citys financial statements complied with all Minnesota requirements . under her leadership, the city received its first two awards for comprehensive annual financial reporting, awarded by the national Government Finance Of-ficers Association, to recog-nize transparency in finan-cial reporting . Late last year, the city was

forced to abandon a capital improvement finance plan when a calculation error was discovered . Walters said she was given an inaccurate figure from Dakota County; offi-cials there denied they were responsible, and ultimately City Administrator Dave Mcknight took responsibil-ity for the error . Prior to coming to Farm-Photo by Laura Adelmann

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rollercoaster in the sky

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On Monday, June 5, Lakeville resident Lt. Col. John Klatt of John Klatt Airshows took Sun Thisweek Lakeville Editor Aaron Vehling for a flight around Lakeville and neighboring areas, performing such stunts as loops, rolls and flying upside down. Check out the Opinion page for Vehlings account of the flight and story on Klatt.

Two county Board primaries slated

District 1 race has five candidates

by Laura AdelmannSun THISWeek

The Dakota County Board of Commission-er races have officially started, with enough can-didates filing to require Aug . 14 primary elections in two commissioner dis-tricts . Primary elections will be held in District 1 that includes Farmington, Hastings and the town-ships, and in Burnsvilles District 5 . County commissioners Tom egan, representing eagan, and Paul krause, Lakeville, are running un-opposed . District 1 was repre-sented for 32 years by Joe Harris of Hastings, who did not seek re-election, and Liz Workman is com-pleting her first term in of-fice in District 5 . Six candidates filed

to fill the District 1 seat: Dean Birnstengel, Hastings; Brian Jaye Budenski, eureka Town-ship; Christy Jo Fogarty, Farmington; Mark Henry, empire Township; Mike Slavik, Hastings, and Ter-ry Donnelly, Farmington . Birnstengel said he wants to bring common sense and hard work to the county, emphasizing the need for governments to work cooperatively . A lifelong Dakota County resident, Birnsten-gel said he has served on several boards and com-missions, including the St . Paul Planning Commis-sion; he ran against Harris in 2008 . Budenski is chair of the eureka Township Board of Supervisors . He said he believes District 1 needs

by Aaron M. VehlingSun THISWeek

Anita Miller, who grew up in Lakeville, woke up one night in 2005 at her home in Columbus, Ohio . The 23 Marines of Lima Company who had died re-cently were on her mind . She had a vision of those Marines memorialized on eight paintings in a circle in the Capitol rotunda of Ohios capital city . On the paintings I saw life-sized portraits of these men in Lima Company, Miller said . I saw the en-tire thing picked up and moved . The paintings will ar-

Vets memorial coming to pan-O-prog this July Lakeville woman painted it to honor Marines who died in battle

Photo by Rick Orndorf

Farmington Dew Days will have its Grand Parade on Saturday once again. One of the many changes in 2011 that was well received.

dew days set to welcome summer

Celebration runs June 11-16by Laura Adelmann

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Months of planning will culminate June 11 to 16 as Farmingtons annual Dew Days festival welcomes sum-mer . Instead of making major changes this year, organiz-ers have worked to build on Dew Dayss traditional cen-terpiece events like the Miss Farmington Pageant, Bed Races, kiss the Pig and the Grand Parade . Dew Days event coordi-nator Darla Donnelly said changes made last year, in-cluding moving the Grand Parade to Saturday, instead of Sunday, were successes they intend to continue . Last years Flavors of

Farmington event was a huge success, Donnelly said . This year, vendors will

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Lakeville native Anita Miller painted a memorial to honor 23 Marines who were killed in an explosion in Iraq in 2005. Her memorial has been traveling the nation since 2008 and will reach Pan-O-Prog this July.

Building permits up in lakeville Double the housing units built over last year

by Aaron M. VehlingSun THISWeek

So far in 2012, building permits are up 60 percent in Lakeville compared to the same time last year . That means as of May 31 there have been $38 .1 mil-lion in building permit valu-ations, compared to $22 .3 million at this point last year, Lakeville Community

and economic Develop-ment David Olson said . He was reluctant to pre-dict it would continue for the rest of the year . Can it continue at that pace? I dont know, he said, adding that the warmer winter allowed developers to get an early start . But I think there seems to be some market changes as

well . There is positive news in there, according to Olson . There are signs, cer-tainly, of positive economic growth and expansion and increased demand in the housing market, Olson said . In the residential area,

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Farmingtons Fogarty selected for judicial evaluation board

Will serve as citizen-appointee to advise Dayton

by Laura AdelmannSun ThiSweek

The Minnesota Su-preme Court has ap-pointed Farmington City Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty as a citizen ad-viser to Gov. Mark Day-ton regarding judicial ap-pointments. Fogarty told Sun Thisweek that she re-turned an unexpected call from Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Christo-pher J. Dietzen about two weeks ago, inquiring about her interest in the opportunity. She submitted her re-sum and was chosen by the Supreme Court as one of a handful of citizen appointees to the 49-member Minnesota Commission of Judicial Selection. Fogarty is a dental hy-gienist and is one of the nations first dental thera-pists, able perform some of the same services as dentists. She has no legal expe-rience, but has testified at the Minnesota Legis-lature and in Congress in favor of dental therapy training.

Fogartys first assign-ment with the commis-sion is to interview can-didates June 29 to fill an judgeship opening in the First Judicial District. Fogarty has never met Dietzen and is not sure how he got her name, but she said he knows attor-neys who have worked in and around the Farming-ton area. i somehow became his choice, she said. Before Fogarty joins the commission as a non-attorney member, she will meet separately with Dietzen, who previously served on the commis-

sion, and staff from Day-tons office to learn about the process and what to expect. im super excited, she said. i always love it when i have something im doing thats totally new. According to the gov-ernors website, commis-sion membership includes 27 appointed by the gov-ernor and 22 appointed by the Minnesota Su-preme Court. nine of the court-appointees serve at-large to consider vacancies within every judicial dis-trict and at least three of them must be non-attor-neys. The commission in-cludes four appointed members who represent each of Minnesotas 10 judicial districts; two of them must be non-attor-neys. Fogarty has served on the Farmington City Council since 2004, and is a candidate for District 1 on the Dakota County Board of Commissioners. She is also active on many boards and com-missions and is co-chair of the Miss Farmington Pageant, held during the citys annual Dew Days celebration, June 11-16.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

Christy Jo Fogarty

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Citys first senior housing complex begins to fill

Grand opening planned this fall in Farmington

by Laura AdelmannSun ThiSweek

Residents have started to move into the first se-nior housing develop-ment in Farmingtons Vermillion River Cross-ing, and the 66-unit com-plex is expected to be full by August. Two weeks ago, the first occupants began moving in, and the second phase of move-ins will be June 19, said Sara Sw-enson, spokesperson for project developer, the Da-kota County Community Development Agency. were doing a phased

move-in process for the building, so everyone is not trying to get moved in all at once, Swenson said. She said 51 of the units are committed, but en-couraged people who may be interested to continue submitting applications, because sometimes peo-ple who have applied and were accepted are unable to move in because they encounter problems sell-ing their home or other situations arise. The complex includes one- and two-bedroom fixed-rate units that cost

$566 and $691 per month, respectively. There are also six market-rate two-bedroom units in the complex that cost $900 per month. A public open house and building dedication ceremony will be held in early October. To apply for any of the CDAs affordable housing options, call (651) 675-4400.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

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Residents have started moving into apartments at Vermillion River Crossing, Farmingtons first senior housing project developed by the Dakota County Community Development Agency.


OpinionUp in the air: Lakeville pilot takes aerobatics nationwide

Good times help build a better community

by Aaron M. VehlingSun ThiSweek

You have never seen the beautiful land-scape of Lakeville and its neighboring townships until you have seen it from a stunt plane flying upside down, as a series of straps strive to counter gravity. The added risk involved serves to make the fields and yards greener, the sky bluer and the lakes and ponds sparkle with an augmented flare. im not sure, but id even venture to say there is a bit of a connection with the divine. when that extra eA-300 monoplane shot through the sky, looping like a roller coaster and rolling frantically on its hori-zontal axis, my mind raced from dwell-ing on the story of Daedulus who flew his wax wings too close to the sun to the comforting thought that forgoing lunch was one of my smarter moves in awhile. But despite all the aerobatics and the en-suing fits of nausea, i was oddly calm about what transpired because the pilot was Lt. Col. John klatt. when not with his wife and two children in Lakeville, klatt spends his life in the air, whether as an airline pilot, flying F-16s with the Air national Guard or touring the country performing at air shows. My dad was an airline mechanic, klatt said. he used to take me to the Osh-kosh (wis.) air shows, where i started to get interested in airplanes as a kid. Oshkoshs large, popular event still has some of the same performers as it did when klatt saw them as a kid. Oshkosh had a lot of aerobatics, he said. klatt grew up in eagan, but spent a lot

of time learning to fly at Airlake Airport in the 1980s. he took the craft of flight to the next level when he decided to join the military. i got hooked on aerobatics when i went to Air Force pilot training, he said. its a great artistic sport, if you will. his 20 years with the military, klatt said, offered him the experience of seeing the world. Africa and the Middle east are among those experiences. he flew relief missions in Africa, and in 2005, 2007 and 2009 flew an F-16 in iraq as part of the Air national Guard out of Duluth. Flying aerobatically takes years of train-ing, refinement and a team you can count on, especially when flying formations and performing creative, complex stunts. You really need to trust that the other person is going to do exactly what they say they will do, klatt said. his team, who comprises his company, John klatt Airshows, includes Tim Jar-vis of Apple Valley and Scott Russell of Lakeville. As klatt and i barrelled through the sky, Jarvis piloted a doorless plane that allowed Sun Thisweek Apple Valley editor Andrew Miller to shadow closely and take the excel-lent photos in this paper and online. i could see the element of trust in ac-

tion as Jarvis would steer his plane incred-ibly close to ours when we would fly upside down. The men acted in concert in a way that only a battery of rehearsals coupled with immense trust could produce. i managed to avoid getting sick during the aerobatics but did need to recuperate a bit afterward. As i chugged water and tried

to will away the nausea, Russell mentioned that the team had recently performed at the Jones Beach air show on Long island in new York. As part of the photo opportunities, the team flew in a tight formation so the pho-tographer could catch the Statue of Liberty in the background. To fly in highly-restricted airspace in formation requires talent and teamwork, which klatt and his crew will have on dis-play June 9 and 10 in Mankato at the Min-nesota Air Spectacular. These guys work very hard, klatt said. They spend a lot of time on the road and flying cross country. klatt credits the Air national Guard for introducing him to opportunities he never would have had and wants to encourage others to look into it. College is paid for, he said, adding that many of the jobs offered have civil-ian counterparts. its a great mission for a younger generation looking for ways to get involved. while my one 45-minute flight might be a flash in the pan for klatt, who has logged so many hours in the heavens defying gravi-ty in scores of ways, i feel a sense of accom-plishment and a profound respect for those whose passions keep them in the clouds. im lucky to be able to enjoy all dif-ferent kinds of aviation, klatt said, and to engage in a lifetime pursuit of trying to learn new things.

Aaron M. Vehling can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

by Tad JohnsonSun ThiSweek

Summer will set its seasonal trip to the south metro area by whats happening in Burnsville this year. The city is opening the summer festival season with i Love Burnsville week (which continues today and tomorrow) and close it with the Burnsville Fire Muster the weekend after Labor Day. i love this time of year not only because of the splendid weather, but also because its when i see people from all walks of life pull together to organize events so those in their communities can gather and celebrate a common search for a good time. Summer festivals are about so much more than rock n roll music, beer tents and pa-rades. it is a time for individuals and businesses to connect with the larger community and for service clubs to raise funds to support their year-round missions. Many individuals take this opportunity to volunteer on a festivals organizing com-mittee, plan an event or participate in one of the many activities. no matter who you are or who you work for, youve got to love the chance to reach out.

Several years ago when i was working in northfield, i went to visit my barber not long before the towns annual Defeat of Jesse James Days. During our conversation, i said to him: You must be looking forward to JJ Days this year. he gave a Scrooge-like response and said he closed his shop and left town for the week that the festivals thousands of people poured into the street right outside his main street shop door. he said he didnt stay open because no one ever came into his shop during the event, parking was impossible, blah, blah, bah humbug. i dropped the topic at the time, but ive heard similar complaints from business own-ers in towns when festival time rolls around. what ive observed is that the busi-ness owners who turn into summer festival

Scrooges dont know how to embrace the concept. The only thing my northfield barber did to promote himself to the hordes of people who invaded the town was illuminate the barber shop pole outside his front door. with the carnival bank raid re-enact-ments right down the road, its no wonder no one paid attention to him. what he could have done, though, is moved his shop out into the street, offered discounted haircuts or handed out business cards or coupons to the many people who might not have known about the business and might come back at another time for a cut. he could have sponsored an event, orga-nized one himself or partnered with some of his downtown business neighbors to pro-mote shopping there. The options for businesses like his are endless, and ive never encountered a com-munity festival organizer who didnt want more business participation. Theres another kind of community festi-val Scrooge that i dont understand. its the people who stay at home during such events in their hometown. Do they not realize how much a commu-nity festival can benefit service organizations

in their town? As a volunteer member of Rosemount Leprechaun Days, i know that the event is more than just a good time. its the catalyst for many service clubs and nonprofits to generate revenue for the rest of the activities they undertake during the year. The Rosemount American Legion, the se-niors, the hockey association, churches and many more organize food booths or conduct other activities in an effort to fundraise. i cant think of a better way for residents to give back to their community than by at-tending one of the events and having their money eventually turn into a veterans sup-port program, a college scholarship or a youth mission trip. i encourage people to seek out the offer-ings of these service clubs and nonprofits during these summer festivals and businesses to find ways they can help or even do some-thing to boost their own profile in the com-munity.

Tad Johnson, managing editor of Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune, can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek. Columns re-flect the opinion of the author.

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Zoo needs to support the walkers To the editor: i live in Apple Valley, and i have a huge problem with the Minnesota Zoo. Minnesota taxpay-ers fund 29 percent of the zoos budget, which is over $20 million. i do support the zoo in general, but con-sidering we approved $15 million in bonds in 2010 for a new entrance, i had hoped the local residents could get a cement path from the street into the Minnesota Zoo parking lot.

i would expect that a family-friendly business funded by the state would at least have a walking path so local members could walk to the zoo and not have to pay the $6 parking fee in addition to the $18 per adult to get in and the $12 per child ages 3 to 12 (not including the extra $4 to see the Dinosaurs ex-hibit, which is very nice). i love the zoo but i think taxpayers need to monitor where their money is spent. Can we finally get a cement path from the walking path on County Road 38 into the zoo parking lot so we can walk to the zoo to save

gas and money?

STACY hARThApple Valley

Lets admit graduates have it toughTo the editor: A couple of recent let-ters disparage a guest col-umnist who discussed the difficulty for college grads to find jobs commensurate with their education, the financial burden that edu-cation imposes on college graduates today, and the possibility that high school

grads will not pursue higher education because of those difficulties. Regardless of ones opin-ion about the content of the column, the facts are that college students are in-curring enormous debt in obtaining that education, and the prospects of them making a salary that allows them to pay off the debt and start the rest of their lives are uncertain. Our current u.S. repre-sentative at one point op-posed lowering the interest rate on student loans and supports for-profit educa-tion over funding public colleges and universities, as do our state legislators. For them, its about private profit over public good. As for jobs, the president doesnt create jobs, and the private job creators arent creating them either. Grad-uates have to be persistent, patient and lucky to find good jobs today. i can see where it is hard to be opti-mistic. Rather than criticizing

the writer, we could recog-nize that graduates need our support and we have a role and responsibility in setting things right. One thing we can do is support local candidates in november who believe in public education and sup-port the presidents policies to broaden and strengthen

the economy. we need to elect Mike Obermueller to Congress and Jeff wilfahrt to the Minnesota house, for jobs, for education, for all of us.

JuDY FinGeRApple Valley


Interest wanes, but German maintainedSchool Board keeps teacher; options include expanding

program beyond Farmingtonby Laura Adelmann

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Despite continued at-trition in its German pro-gram, Farmington School Board members in May saved German teacher Cheryl wasons position from recommended cuts. The decision required District 192 officials to de-termine how to maintain the program that has con-tinually had declining stu-dent enrollment. Farmington high School Principal Ben kusch said next year approximately 15 students are enrolled for German i and about 40 stu-dents enrolled for German ii. There were no students registered for Level iii and eight students registered for Level iV German. kusch said the district was planning one large German ii class, but will instead have two classes of about 20 students in that level, because the board voted against the recom-mendation to cut wasons position by four-fifths of

one full-time position. For months, most Farm-ington School Board mem-bers have supported retain-ing the German program based on its educational merits, but have not cited concerns about other pro-grams that also have lower enrollments. when the School Board voted to retain wasons hours, they cut three other teachers hours, as was rec-ommended based on enroll-ment. wason and supporters have lobbied for the district to retain German. Last winter, wasons husband FhS band direc-tor Jeff Gottwig and Ger-man students sat next to her at a School Board meet-ing when she pleaded with the board to retain the pro-gram. Other districts, including Lakeville, cut their German programs over a decade ago when enrollment dropped. kusch added that Farm-ington may eventually offer German classes electroni-

cally and enroll students who are not a part of Farm-ington School Districts borders, but cited concern the district may be setting precedent by supporting a program that does not at-tract students. i see it as a concerning precedent to set because just as there is value in Ger-man there is equal value in many programs that we offer, he said.Our re-sources are finite, but who is to say there isnt someone else out there interested in extolling the virtues of their program. For how long do we continue to subsidize the German program despite low numbers? Despite his concerns, kusch said class offerings are ultimately the School Boards decision. i certainly will respect and abide by it, he said. Laura Adelmann is at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

More than 1,000 paid admissions were counted at the recent world war ii re-enactment event at Da-kota City heritage Village in Farmington. in addition, several hundred re-enactors and volunteers participated in the event. A total of 554 pounds of food was collected for the Farmington Food Shelf. Visitors received $2 off on the admission price by bringing a food item. Ray Rygula, who co-chaired the event with Jon Boorom, said that many people helped make the event a success. Youths from Boy Scout Troop 269 in Lakeville earned commu-nity service time by helping. The Beyond the Yellow Ribbon organization from Lakeville was on hand to

assist military personnel, veterans and their families. Two young adults from Farmington high School volunteered to videotape the speakers symposium. Twenty-one businesses

and organizations provided donations, services and vol-unteers. Rygula said that 15 individuals with no busi-ness or organization affili-ations also helped with the event.

World War II re-enactment is success


Mayor wont seek County Board seat by Andrew Miller

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Apple Valley Mayor Mary hamann-Roland an-nounced on Tuesday she would not seek election to the Da-kota County Board of Commissioners. The announce-ment came a month after hamann-Ro-land had declared her candidacy for the County Board seat currently held by long-time Commissioner will Branning, who is not seek-ing re-election in the fall. h a m a n n - Ro l a n d , known to her constituents simply as Mayor Mary, said she wishes to remain in city office because thats where she can have the greatest impact. im truly committed to being mayor of Apple Valley, said the four-term mayor, whose current term expires at the end of 2014. i certainly weighed the pros and cons of what it means to be a commis-

sioner, and my sense is that i can be the best leader, and perhaps touch the most lives, being mayor.

After Brannings a n n o u n c em e n t May 8 that he plans to retire, hamann-Roland was one of two high-pro-file officials from Apple Valley who announced plans to seek election

to Brannings seat on the board. State Sen. Chris Gerlach, R-Apple Valley, whose Senate term expires at the end of this year, also announced his candidacy. his announcement came after the mayors. Currently, Gerlach is the sole candidate to have officially filed for election to Brannings board seat. (Though she announced her candidacy in May, hamann-Roland never of-ficially filed for office with the Minnesota secretary of state.) hamann-Roland said

she came to her decision not to run for county board following weeks of soul searching, and she made her final decision during her daily 15-minute medita-tion on Tuesday morning. Remaining mayor of Apple Valley, hamann-Roland said, will allow her to focus on projects in her hometown, among them business expansion op-portunities near the long-planned 147th Street tran-sit station. Theres a ton of stuff that needs to be done, she said. im not interested in a battle (for the county seat) im interested in collaboration and making things happen. if we all make that commitment to work with one another, our com-munity can be strong and healthy and loving.

Andrew Miller can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

Hamann-Roland

The national Alliance for Mental illness Dakota County monthly meeting will be at

7 p.m. Monday, June 11, at Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville. Guest speaker will be Richard erickson, facilator at De-pression Support Group. All are welcome.

Kaus receives Eagle Scout scholarship

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Joseph Kaus of Lakeville was awarded a $1,000 Eagle Scout Scholarship at the Northern Star Councils recognition dinner on March 31 at Base Camp near Fort Snelling. Kaus, who graduated June 3 from the Academy of Holy Angels, is a member of Troop 269 chartered by the VFW in Lakeville in the Prairie Lakes District.

NAMI meeting set June 11


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Paintball game raises $26,000 MNProPaintballraisedmorethan$26,000forChil-drensHospitalsofMinne-sota at the fourth annualChallenge for ChildrensBigGame.More than475peoplefromtheTwinCitiesparticipated in the scenar-io-basedpaintballgameatMNProPaintballsparkinLakeville.

Class of 1972 reunion The Lakeville HighSchool Class of 1972 willhold its 40th reunion at 3p.m. Saturday, July 28, atthehomeofBruceandPatZweber, 387Maple IslandRoad, Burnsville. Infor-mation: Mary BoegemanJohnsonatMBoegemanJ@

yahoo.com or Mary [email protected].

Library events for children TheHeritageLibraryinLakevillewill host the fol-lowingchildrensprograms: Chapters: Queen oftheFalls&Louise,theAd-venturesofaChicken,ages5-10, 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday,June12.Listen to twoad-venturetalesonetrueandoneimaginaryandmakea craft related to one orboth. Alan Johnson Com-edyJugglerExtraordinaire,10:30 a.m. Wednesday,June13.Outdoors.Bringablankettositon. MonkeyMadnesswiththe StoryMan from Eng-land, 10:30 a.m. Monday,

June 18. Celebrate mon-keysandchildrensplay. MakeandTakeBook-marks, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.Tuesday,June19.Childrenofallagescancreatebook-marks with a variety ofcraftsupplies. Cliffords BirthdayParty, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.Wednesday, June 20. Cel-ebrateCliffordtheBigRedDogsbirthdaywithstoriesandapartyhatdecoratingcraftforchildrenofallagesandtheirfamilies. ComedyImprovCampwith SteppingStone The-atre, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Fridays, June 22through July 20. For ages10 to 16. Space is limited.RegistrationbeginsJune8. These library programsarefree.Formoreinforma-tion,call(952)891-0360.

Farmington Library events The Farmington Li-brary, 508 Third St., hasplanned the followingevents. Call (651) 438-0250 for more informa-tion. Summer ReadingProgram begins Monday,June 11, for children andteens.

TeenAdvisoryGroup,6to7p.m.Monday,June11, followedbybookdis-cussion from 7 to 7:30p.m. New members wel-come. Teen Library Day/Drop-in for Activities,3:30to4:30p.m.Tuesday,June12. Minnesota romanceauthorJulieKlassen,7to8p.m.Tuesday,June12.

Chocolate ChipCookie Contest, all ages,3to4p.m.Thursday,June14.Registrationrequired. ChildrensCraftFair,10 a.m. to noon Friday,June 15. Registration re-quired. RAD Zoo OpenHouse, 10 a.m. to noonFriday,June15.


Open House60th AnniversaryMartin & Ritha

LuckingSunday, June 24th 1-4pm13830 South Robert Trail

Rosemount,MN(At Sons,Mark & Toms

residence!)No gifts please!

StorliePlease join us to celebrate:

Don & Alice Storlies50thWedding Anniversary

with a Dessert Party

Open House - Saturday, June16th from 1-4 pm

Christiania Lutheran Church26691 Pillsbury AveLakeville,MNNo gifts please

In Loving MemoryDarah Lynn Robertson

8-12-89 to 6-7-08The fragrance & the beauty of

the gardens on earth are surelyjust a glimpse of the splendor ofthose that awa it us in God sKingdom.

Debra JeanFischer (Kafka)Age 52 of Apple Valley, passed

away peacefully onMay 27, 2012after a 6-year battle with breastcancer and into the arms of herSavior, Jesus Christ. Preceded indeath by her father, Gerald. Sur-vived by her beloved husband of24 years, Joe; sons, David andChris; mother, Karen Kafka; sis-ters, Diane (Steve) Anderson andGer i (Bobby) Doane ; nieces ,nephews and in-laws. Her smilelit up a room. She was full of life,real, and wore her heart on hers leeve. Her grea test joy wasaccepting Gods grace and beinga mother to her precious sons.Her beautiful personality was feltby many and w i l l be grea t lymissed. Deb is now in her truehome, heaven. Funeral Servicewas held at 11am, Saturday, June2, 2012 at Hillside Church, 4300West 98th Street, Bloomington,MN. Visitation was at 9AM atChurch. Interment, was in Aca-c ia Park Cemetery , MendotaHeights,MN

White Funeral HomeApple Valley,MN952-432-2001

Richard C. Kehrer(Dick)Age 81 of Lakeville, was born

Jan. 20, 1931, in Credit River toAlbert and Margaret (Wermer-skirchen) Kehrer. Dick passedaway peacefully onMay 31, 2012.Surv ived by s is ter Ka thleenZwebe r and b ro the r LeRoy(Marjorie) Kehrer. Proceeded indeath by his parents, brothers,Julian and John, brother-in-law,Clinton Zweber, and nephews,Mike Kehrer and Terry Zweber.Dick was a lifelong resident ofLakeville, Korean War veteranand retired from the LakevilleFire Department. He worked formany years at F irst Nat iona lBank of Lakev i l l e and la terworked for Reiger Roadways andModel Stone Company. Dick wasan a v i d ou tdoo r sm an andenjoyed hunting and fishing withhis brother, friends and nephews.He spent as much time as pos-sible at his cabin in NorthernMinnesota. Dick will be misseddear ly by a l l who knew him.Happy Hunting Uncle Dick.Mass of Christian Burial was

held 11AM Tuesday, June 5, 2012at All Saints Catholic Church,19795 Holyoke Ave. Lakeville,MN. Visitation was 1 hour priortoMass at church. Interment, AllSaints Cemetery.

White Funeral HomeLakeville 952-469-2723

www.whitefuneralhomes.com

Gary GephartAge 62, of Whitefish, MT for-

merly Lakeville,MN passed awayMay 10, 2012.Preceded in death by parents,

Earl (Stub) and Jean (Trevis) andbrother, Joseph. Survived by wifeJudy; daughters, Stacey (Dan)Vanel la , and Jade Gephar t .Grandchildren Hunter, Haden,and Hannan Vanella. His sib-l ings , Greg (Col leen) , M ike(Sally), Jeanie Gephart, Michelle(Alan) Stedman,Mary Lee (Slick)Sleichter, Joan (Jim Poplawski)Gephart, Lisa, Gwen, and TonyGephart; as well as numerousnieces and nephews.A Celebration of his Life will be

held Saturday, June 16, 2012 atthe Lakev i l le VFW Post 210 ,8790 Upper 208th Street. from3-6 p.m.Memorials can be sent to:Min-

nesota DNR Section of FisheriesA t tn : L i nda Ea s twood 500Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN55155-4040.Special Note: In memory of

Gary Gephart Online condo-lences atwww.whitefuneralhomes.com

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A Farmington couple have purchased a hair sa-lon in business for three years and changed its name. Joel and Liz Parenteau in March took over owner-ship of the Sports Cuts Sa-lon and changed its name to Sports Cuts Family Hair Salon to emphasize its range of services. The salon, located at 115 Elm St., provides ser-

vices including haircuts, perms, wax treatments, updos and colors. It was a full-service sa-lon before, but we felt like the title was too geared to-ward men, Liz Parenteau said. The shop is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Salon under new management

Seniors

Senior Day at IMAX Theatre Senior Citizen Day is Tuesday, June 12, at the Great Clips IMAX The-atre at the Minnesota Zoo, 12000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley. Complimentary coffee and refreshments will be served at 9 a.m. The film, Flying Monsters 3D, will begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $6.50. For questions or group reservations, call (952) 997-9714 or email [email protected].

Farmington seniors The Rambling River Center is located at 325 Oak St. For more information on trips, programs and oth-er activities, call (651) 280-6970.

Dew Days events Model Railroad Dis-play: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fri-day, June 15; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 16. Bike Auction: 8 a.m. Saturday, June 16. Dew Days Parade: 4 p.m. Saturday, June 16. Kiss the Pig: 6 p.m. Sat-urday, June 16.

Pearl of the Lake cruise Take a scenic cruise on Lake Pepin and the Mis-sissippi River aboard the Pearl of the Lake riverboat on Monday, June 18. Lunch at the Chickadee Cottage Cafe. Program time: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost: $61 for members, $71 for nonmem-bers. Deadline: June 18.

Lakeville seniors The Lakeville Senior Center is located at 20732 Holt Ave. Senior center in-quiries can be directed to Linda Walter, senior coor-dinator, at (952) 985-4622 or [email protected].

Health insurance counseling Health insurance coun-seling to Medicare benefi-ciaries will be provided by state-certified Metropoli-tan Area Agency on Aging staff or volunteers, free of charge, from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, June 11. Call the senior center to make a one-hour appointment.

Driver safety classes The Minnesota Highway Safety and Research Cen-ter will offer four-hour re-fresher courses on June 11 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. and June 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $20. The refresher is open to anyone who has taken an eight-hour course within the last three years. Register by call-ing 1-888-234-1294.

Proper medication disposal A representative from Minnesota SMARxT Dis-posal will discuss proper disposal of unused and expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medica-tions in a program at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 12. Cost: One punch.

Diners Club Both singles and couples are invited to dinner at the

See SenIorS, 10A


EducationCollege news University of Wiscon-sin-EauClaire,spring2012graduates from Farming-tonJerameKuyper,B.A.,criminal justice; KaelynMatteson, B.S., kinesiolo-gy;ElizabethMatthys,B.S.,biology; Emily Stoeck-mann, B.A., mass com-munication and art; fromLakevilleSamanthaByst-edt, B.A., history; Kris-tin Frosch, B.A., English;Beth Harrington, B.S.N.,nursing;AlexandraHarris,B.S., athletic training;Hei-di Hopkins, B.S.N., nurs-ing; JoniKopitzke,D.N.P.,nursing; Stephen Vikla,B.B.A., business adminis-tration; Matthew Webster,B.B.A., accountingand in-formationsystems;ThomasWilmes, B.B.A., manage-ment. CoeCollege,CedarRap-ids,Iowa,spring2012grad-uate, Danielle Maybee ofFarmington,B.A.,German

andreligion,cumlaude. Bowling Green StateUniversity,BowlingGreen,Ohio,spring2012graduate,MichaelZornofFarming-ton,M.B.A. University of SaintMary, Leavenworth, Kan.,spring2012graduate,SheriTilley of Lakeville, B.S.,nursing. GustavusAdolphusCol-lege, St. Peter, spring 2012deans list, from LakevilleMarcusBlackstad,AdamBouchareb,AmandaFeeks,RobertPorter,KyleVick. GustavusAdolphusCol-lege, St. Peter, spring 2012graduates, from Farming-tonStevenDow,history;from Lakeville NicoleHamrick, biology; KyleHunt,healthfitness;Steph-

anie Korba, geography,history; Madeline Lang,history; Julia Lawant, in-ternational management;Emily Persons, philosophy,cum laude; Robert Porter,health education, physicaleducation;KyleVick,histo-ry,political science,magnacumlaude. Minnesota State Col-lege-Southeast Technical,Winona,spring2012presi-dents list, Carl Boeke ofLakeville. Columbia College, Co-lumbia, Mo., spring 2012deanslist,EmilyCarneyofLakeville. University of Minneso-ta,Crookston, spring2012chancellorslist,CaylaBen-delofLakeville.

Aquatics group awards scholarships The Lakeville Aquat-icsGroup, a local nonprofitorganization dedicated topromoting aquatic activitiesand expansion in the southmetro, recently awardedscholarships to four Lakev-illeseniorswhoexcelledbothintheclassroomandpool. AlaynaGallegosandTraeSchindler were recognizedas members of the Lakev-illeNorth swim team,whileHaley Chatelaine and EvanOstendorf were awarded asmembers of the LakevilleSouthswimteams.Eachwillreceive a $500 scholarshiptoward their collegiate edu-cationalcosts.

Megan Kilbrideof Lakeville SouthHigh School isthe recipient of ascholarship fromTwinCitiesinMo-tion. The TCMcollege scholar-ship is a one-time$5,000 grant opentoallhighschoolseniorswho participate in crosscountryor track and re-side in the Twin Cities11-countymetroarea. Kilbride is a three-sport captain, with 16varsity letters throughher years in cross coun-try, Nordic skiing, andtrack and field. She is athree-time all-conferencecross-countryrunnerandwasalsonamedtheCou-garAwardrecipientthreetimes. Kilbride was named

a National MeritCommended Stu-dentlastyearandhas received nu-merous academicawards for herachievements atLakevilleSouth.Shealsoaccumu-lated nearly 700

hours of volunteerworkinhighschool,primarilyas a youth soccer coach,AmericanCancerSocietyRelay forLife teamcap-tain,andDakotaCountyWetland Health Evalua-tionProgramteammem-ber. In college, she plansto study biomedical en-gineering, biochemistryorneuroscienceandcon-tinue runningboth crosscountryandtrack.

Megan Kilbride

Kilbride receives scholarship


Democrats in thenewly drawn state Sen-ate District 56 have en-dorsed Leon Thurmanof BurnsvillefortheSen-ate and Dave Jensen ofSavage for theHouseofRepresentatives in Dis-trict56A. The endorsementswere madeMay 29 at ameeting of the SenateDistrict 56 DFL Cen-tral Committee held atBurnhaven Library inBurnsville. Thurman will facefirst-term RepublicanSen.DanHallof Burns-ville in November. Jen-sen will face first-termRepublican Rep. PamMyhraof Burnsville. District 56 DFLersendorsed former Rep.

Will Morgan of Burns-ville for the House Dis-trict 56B seat at theirconvention in April.Morgan will face RozPeterson of Lakeville.District56Bismostly inBurnsville, with a smallpart of northernLakev-ille. The new Senate dis-trict, a product of thisyears redistricting, en-compasses most of Sav-age and Burnsville anda portion of Lakeville.District 56A is mostlySavage, with a part ofwest-central Burnsville.District56Bismostly inBurnsville, with a smallpart of northernLakev-ille. Thurman, who hasbeen a public school

teacher,collegeprofessorand community educa-tor, has lived in Minne-sota since 1977 and inBurnsville for 22 years.A native of Knoxville,Tenn., Thurman hastaught at the MacPhailCenter for the Arts inMinneapolis and hasserved as a specialistvoice educator for theFairviewVoiceCenteroftheUniversityof Minne-sotaMedicalCenter. Thurman told dele-gatesTuesdayheplanstowork for a sound fiscalfoundationforstategov-ernment and to providehigh-quality educationto prepare Minnesotachildrenfor21stcentury,living-wagejobs,accord-ing to a DFL news re-

lease. Jensen,anursepracti-tioner,hasbeenaclinicalsupervisor for Health-Partners Geriatrics forthe past six years. Agraduate of the Univer-sity of North Dakotawithadegreeinnursing,Jensen earned his nursepractitioner certificationat St. Catherines Uni-versity. A native of Kindred,N.D.,Jensenandhiswifeof 27 years, Michele,have two adult children,MaraandSam. Jensen said he sup-ports strong public edu-cation,therestorationofMinnesotas infrastruc-ture and health care forallMinnesotans.

John Gessner

DFL picks Thurman for Senate, Jensen and Morgan for House

RoastedPearinBurnsville.Meetattherestaurantat5p.m.onJune14.SignupbyJune12.

Open studio watercolor in the park All past and presentLakeville Senior Centerwatercolor studentsare in-vited to participate in theopen studio event from 11a.m.to3p.m.June14,July12 andAug. 16 atAntlersPark (ShelterB) inLakev-ille.Bringadishtopassforthe11a.m.potluck.Paint-ing will follow lunch. Noneed to sign up, just showupforthisfreeevent.

Motorcycle Club Thisclubisformenandwomen age 50 and older.The club takes a shorterride on the second Thurs-day of eachmonth, and alonger ride on the fourth

Thursday.Leavetheseniorcenterat10a.m. June 14: New Trier(Dansforlunch). June28:NewUlm. New this year is a Sat-urday breakfast ride onthe thirdSaturdayof eachmonth at 9 a.m. Ridersmeet at the senior centerparkinglot.ScheduledSat-urdayridesare: June 16: Belle Plaine,EmmaKrumbees. July21:Hudson,KeysRestaurant. Aug. 18: Faribault,TBD. Sept. 15: Destinationtobedetermined.

DriveWell presentation On Friday, June 15, at10:15 a.m., a representa-tive from the CourageCenter Driver AssessmentandTrainingProgramwillintroduce strategies olderdrivers can use to remainsafe drivers. Cost: Onepunch.

SeniOrS, from 8A


Shannon earns Diamond Ring Club membership William J. Shannon, afinancial/private wealthadvisorwithAmeripriseFi-nancial, has earned mem-bership in the companysDiamondRingClub. Advisors earn the dis-tinction by delivering con-sistently high performancealong with an exceptionalcommitment to financialplanning and superior cli-entservice. Shannon was one ofonly60advisorstoachievethis status in2011.Hisof-ficeisat12380NicolletAve.S.,Suite101,Burnsville.

WestlawNext takes top honors Eagan-based ThomsonReuters, a source of infor-mation for businesses andprofessionals, announcedthat Elite, Thomson Re-uters News & Insight,Westlaw and WestlawNext

wontophonorsinthe2012Best ofTheNationalLawJournal. WestlawNext finishedfirst inthreecategories, in-cluding:BestOnlineLegalResearchVendor, Best Le-galResearchiPadApp,andBest Solo Firm/Solo Prac-titioner Research Vendor.Westlaw was also namedBest Legal Research Ven-dor andThomsonReutersNews & Insight on West-lawNext was named BestLegalNewsiPadApp.Elitewas named Best Time &BillingSolution. The awards were basedonthereadershipsurveyofTheNationalLawJournal.

Genpak moves production lines to Lakeville Food packaging com-panyGenpakiscompletingwork on the former BerryPlastics plant located at8235220thSt.inLakeville.The company recentlywasissuedabuildingpermittoconstruct a small additiononthenorthsideoftheex-

isting building for a paintmixingroom.Severaloftheproduction lineshavebeenmoved from Bloomingtonandareupandrunning inLakeville. The remaininglines will move and beginoperationbytheendofAu-gust.

Apple Valley AmericInn sold TheAmericInninAppleValley has been sold byJohnVosstoDuluth-basedDeSanto Investments.Owner Jake DeSanto livesin Minneapolis and grewup in Duluth. His brotherJessismovingfromDuluthtoAppleValley tobecomegeneralmanager. Thecompanyhasbegunacompleteoverhaulofthepropertyandwillputmorethan $500,000 into the re-construction. DeSanto In-vestmentsownsthreehotelsandsevenrentalpropertiesinMinnesota andWiscon-sin. John Voss also sold theAmericInn in Inver GroveHeights, but to differentowners.

Closets For Life partners with wine cellar Closets For Life, anApple Valley custom or-ganization company, hasbecome an independentdealer forCalifornia-basedApex Wine Cellars, whichproduces custom-designedcellarcreations. Closets For Life workswith residential clients aswell as designers, build-ersandarchitectstocreatestoragesolutionsforallor-ganizational needs includ-

ing wine cellars, closets,offices, pantries, Murphybedsandgarages.

Zellers to speak at chamber luncheon KurtZellers, speakerofthe Minnesota House ofRepresentatives, will speakattheJune20AppleValleyChamber luncheon from11:30a.m.to1p.m.atLa-Grand Conference Centerat GrandStay. Cost is $15for members. Informa-

tion: [email protected].

Fathers Day Tractor Show Pahls Market, AppleValley,will host a FathersDay Tractor Show from 9a.m.to6p.m.June16and17. Besides tractors, theevent will include an icecream social, fairy gardendemonstrations and beertasting. More informationcanbefoundatwww.pahls.com.

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by Jessica HarperSun ThiSweek

Minnesotas top-rated farmers market returns next week with an expanded ros-ter of vendors and activi-ties. eagan Market Fest, which is part farmers mar-ket and part community festival, will kick off its sixth season June 13 at the eagan Festival Grounds in Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway. every wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m., market-goers can choose from a plethora of locally grown produce and homemade goods, purchase dinner from local food ven-dors and enjoy live music at the Rotary Band Shell. Our goal is all about bringing the community together, and its affordable and a great family venue, said kerry Phillips, eagan Market Fest coordinator. new items such as hand-made caramel candy, en-chilada sauce and gourmet cupcakes will also be fea-tured this year. in addition to ed-ible goodies, attendees can browse the markets selec-tion of jewelry, woodcrafts and garden art. The mar-ket will also feature a chil-drens activity each week sponsored by the eagan Art house, as well as an out-door gaming area. each week will have a theme, beginning with Bike to Market Fest, which spans June 13 to 27. People who come to the market by bicycle this month will receive a $5 pro-duce voucher. Attendees are also en-couraged to bring a friend to the market between June

20 and Aug. 22. Those who do can enter into a draw-ing for a basket filled with produce and other products available at Market Fest. The market will intro-duce a new theme called La-tino night Celebration on Aug. 1, which will celebrate Latino culture with music, dancing and traditional food. Other theme nights in-clude Family night on June 27, which will feature enter-tainment by Radio Disney and the Teddy Bear Band, Classic Car Show and Old-ies Music night on July 18, and health and wellness night on Aug. 15. The market closes at dusk and ends Sept. 26. eagan Market Fest was named in 2011 the best farmers market in Min-nesota and among the top 20 markets in the united States. For more information, call (651) 675-5500 or visit www.cityofeagan.com.

Jessica Harper is at [email protected] or face-book.com/sunthisweek.

by Andrew MillerSun ThiSweek

Apple Valleys kelley Park has become a Friday night gathering spot for families in recent summers with its free concert series hosted by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation. This summer, Music in kelley Park returns with

seven nights of music start-ing June 15, when the series kicks off with a double bill featuring singer-songwriter and Apple Valley native Dustin hatzenbuhler, and local rock/country trio Four Degrees of Freedom, front-ed by identical twin brothers Travis and kalin Laurent. each concert runs from

6 to 9 p.m. and will see ven-dors offering festival food such as burgers and brats along with wine and beer. As in past years, there will be free weekly drawings guests can enter to win a new bicycle or guitar. The series continues June 22 with Menage a neuf, a nine-piece Twin Cities funk and soul band thats led by three female vocalists and covers artists such as Aretha Franklin, Amy winehouse and Sharon Jones. After the Menage a neuf concert, Music in kelley Park takes a week off as attention in Apple Val-ley shifts to Bogarts Place on June 29 for the annual Dancin & Cruisin classic car show, the opening event to the citys summer Free-dom Days festival. The concerts return to kelley Park on July 6 with an evening of music by the Castaways, a band known for its single Liar, Liar, which peaked at no. 12 on the Billboard hot 100 chart

in 1965. The harold Torrence Latin Vibe takes the stage July 13, followed July 20 by acoustic artist Michael Monroe, a native of Min-nesotas north Shore whos made the trek south to Da-kota County to perform in the kelley Park music series each year since its inception in 2008. MacPhail Center for Musics instructors and stu-dents will deliver an evening of jazz July 27, and the se-ries concludes Aug. 3 with the indie-blues-folk fusion of Steve Sullivan and the Factory. Admission is free to the Friday night concerts in the park located at Founders Lane and west 153rd Street in Apple Valleys Central Village. More information about the series is at Face-book.com/MusicinkelleyP-ark.

Andrew Miller can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Summer concerts return to Apple Valleys Kelley Park

Chautauqua auditions Auditions for musicians to be part of Dakota City heritage Villages Chautau-qua tent show during the Dakota County Fair will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Satur-day, June 16. Singers/actors will audition from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 30. Applicants should email Jennifer Merhar, producer, at [email protected] to register and receive an appointment time. For information, call Dakota City at (651) 460-8050.

Photo by Jessica harper

Eagan Market Fest, which is part farmers market and part community festival, will kick off its sixth season from 4 to 8 p.m. June 13 at the Eagan Festival Grounds in Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway.


Market-goers can choose from a plethora of locally grown produce and homemade goods, purchase dinner from local food vendors and enjoy live music at the Eagan Rotary Band Shell. New items include handmade caramel candy, enchilada sauce and gourmet cupcakes.


Eagan Market Fest was named in 2011 the best farmers market in Minnesota and among the top 20 markets in the United States.

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Michael Monroe is bringing his mix of acoustic folk, jazz and reggae to the Music in Kelley Park concert series on July 20. Monroe, a native of Minnesotas North Shore, has made the trek south to Dakota County to perform in the Kelley Park series each year since its inception in 2008.

Eagan Market Fest returns for sixth seasonEagan Market Fest Concert ScheduleJune 13 The Fan-nin Family as seen on 2011s The Sing Off.June 20 Dakota Brass and South of the River Community Big BandJune 27 Family night Radio Disney and the Teddy Bear BandJuly 4 Market closedJuly 11 Gypsy Mania Trio and Songs of hope ChoirJuly 18 Classic Cars and Oldies Music night/The Rockin hol-lywoodsJuly 25 wild honey and The LocustsAug. 1 Latino night/k Libre 24Aug. 8 Todd Menton, and Lehto and wrightAug. 15 Jeff Ray and hurricane harold and Cool DispositionAug. 29 Barley Jacks


arts calendar family calendarTo submit items for the Family Calendar, email:

[email protected].

Friday, June 8 Outdoor movie, Zoo Keep-er, 7:30 p.m. seating, duskshowtime, part of BurnsvillesFlicks on the Bricks series atNicollet Commons Park in theHeartoftheCity.

Saturday, June 9 Eagan LakeFest,10a.m.to2p.m. atBlackhawkPark,Eagan.Free fishing (equipment provid-ed, no license needed), naturalresource booths, childrens art,music and more. Information:www.cityofeagan.com or (651)675-5300. Wild Plants for Health & Good Eating, 10 a.m. to noon,Ritter Farm Park, 19300 RitterTrail,Lakeville.Forallages,fami-lies encouraged. Cost: $5 perpersonor$15perfamily.

Tuesday, June 12 Family Fun TuesdayCher-emosh! Ukrainian folk danceensemble, 10 to 11 a.m. in theSculpture Garden at Caponi ArtPark, Eagan. $4 per person do-nation suggested. Information:(651) 454-9412 or www.capon-iartpark.org. Tuesday Evenings in the Garden BonApptit with KaySchutte,6:30to8p.m.inthegar-den at UMore Park, 1605 160thSt.W. (CountyRoad46),Rose-mount.Thisclassexplorescook-ing with edible weeds and flow-ers. Fee: $10. Questions or toregisterbyphone,callUniversityof Minnesota Extension: (651)480-7700.

Wednesday, June 13 Eagan Market Fest, 4 to 8p.m., Eagan Festival Grounds.Farmersmarket,concertbyFan-nin Family, childrens art, familygames. Free shopping bags forthe first 500 people. Bike to themarket and earn a $5 free pro-duce voucher (while supplieslast). Information: www.cityofea-gan.com/marketfestor(651)675-5500.

Thursday, June 14 Music in the Parks Sticksand Tones, 10 a.m. at CentralPark Amphitheater, Rosemount.Weather-related updates: (952)985-1780,optionNo.6. Thursday Rockin Read-ers William Byrne PrincipalLyleBomsta,11:15a.m.,NicolletCommons Park, 12600 NicolletAve.,Burnsville.Free. Thursday Rockin Lunch Hour Hans Mayer Music forKids, noon, Nicollet CommonsPark,12600NicolletAve.,Burns-ville.Free. The Great Grill-Out, 6 to 8p.m. at Market Plaza, HolyokeAvenueand208thStreet,Lakev-ille.Familyfun.Freehotdogsandbrats. Information: www.down-townlakeville.com.

Friday, June 15 Summer Fresh Friday Film,Fat,SickandNearlyDead,6to8 p.m. at Valley Natural Foods,13750 County Road 11, Burns-ville. Information: (952) 891-1212,ext.221.

Saturday, June 16 Tenth annual Junk Market from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Towneand Country Shopping Center,1998 Cliff Road E., Burnsville.Free admission. Vendor oppor-tunities available. Held rain orshine. Fathers Day Tractor Show from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at PahlsMarket, 6885 160th St., AppleValley. Information: (952) 431-4345,www.pahls.com. Food drive for Dakota Coun-ty food shelves,9a.m.tonoon,at Ss.Martha&MaryEpiscopalChurch,4180LexingtonAve.S.,Eagan (Diffley and Lexington).Requested:cannedfood,peanutbutter, dry goods, personal hy-gieneitems,cookingoil,flourandbakingitems.Cashdonationsac-cepted. The International Festival of Burnsvillefrom3to9p.m.inNicollet Commons Park, Burns-ville.Thefreefestivalwillfeaturea variety of cultural dance andmusical performances, ethnicfood,culturalexhibits,andplentyof childrens activities. Informa-

tion:www.intlfestburnsville.org. Marriage Encounter week-endbeginsatMt.OlivetConfer-enceCenter inFarmington.Visitwww.marriages.orgforalistingofretreatsorcall(651)454-3238.

Sunday, June 17 Fathers Day Tractor Show from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at PahlsMarket, 6885 160th St., AppleValley. Information: (952) 431-4345,www.pahls.com. Open housefrom1to5p.m.at the Lutz Railroad Garden,2960 Egan Ave., Eagan. Free.Trainswillnotrunifraining.Infor-mation:(651)454-3534.

Reunions Lakeville High School Class of 1972willholdits40threunionat3p.m.Saturday,July28,atthehomeofBruceandPatZweber,387 Maple Island Road, Burns-ville. Information: Mary [email protected]@visi.com.

Blood drives TheAmerican Red Crosswillhold the following blood drives.Call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767)orvisitredcrossblood.orgtomakeanappointmentorformoreinformation. June 8, noon to 5 p.m.,Diffley Square, 4130 BlackhawkRoad,Eagan. June9,8a.m.to1p.m.,Car-ibou Coffee, 14638 CedarAve.,AppleValley. June 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Wescott Library, 1340 WescottRoad,Eagan. June12,1 to7p.m.,Mary,Motherof theChurch,3333CliffRoad,Burnsville. June 14, noon to 6 p.m.,HosannaLutheranChurch,9600163rdSt.W.,Lakeville. June15,12:30to5:30p.m.,EasterLutheranChurch-ByTheLake, 4545 Pilot Knob Road,Eagan. June15,1to6p.m.Celebra-tionChurch,16655KenyonAve.,Lakeville. June 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,BrunswickZoneXL,11129162ndSt.W.,Lakeville.

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

[email protected].

Books Larry Millett will be at theApple Valley Barnes & Noblestore,14880FlorenceTrail,from1to3p.m.Saturday,June16,tosigncopiesofOnceThereWereCastles:LostMansionsandEs-tatesoftheTwinCities.Informa-tion:(952)997-8928.

Comedy Craig Allen with specialguestChris Adams at8:30p.m.Friday, June 8, and Saturday,June 9, at MinneHAHA Com-edy Club, 1583 E. First Ave.,Shakopee (lower level of Dan-gerfields),(612)860-9388,www.minnehahacomedyclub.com.Tickets:$13.

Concerts Music in Kelley Park fea-turing Dustin Hatzenbuhler andFour Degrees of Freedom from6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 15, atKelleyPark,6855FortinoSt.,Ap-pleValley.Free.Foodandbever-agesavailableforpurchase. The Wesley Bell Ringers,agroupof33highschoolstudentsfrom Christ United MethodistChurch in Salt Lake City, Utah,will play their nearly 200 hand-bellsinconcertat7p.m.Friday,June 15, at River Hills UnitedMethodist Church, 11100 RiverHillsDrive,Burnsville. Minnesota Sinfoniawillper-formaFathersDayconcertat7p.m.Sunday,June17,atCaponiArtParksoutdooramphitheater,Eagan.A$5perpersondonationissuggested.Raindate:July15at 7:30 p.m. Information: www.caponiartpark.org.

Dance DAdance will present The Three Bonnies at 7:30 p.m.Friday, June 8, at BurnsvillePerforming Arts Center, 12600NicolletAve.Ticketsare$26 foradults, $19 for seniors and $16for students and can be pur-chased at the box office or viaTicketmaster at (800) 982-2787orticketmaster.com.

Exhibits World Travel Photography exhibitbyartistBecqiShermanwillopenJune2attheLakevilleAreaArtsCenter,20965HolyokeAve. Information: (952) 985-4640.

Festivals I Love Burnsville WeekwillbecelebratedJune2-9.Informa-tion: www.burnsville.org/index.aspx?NID=742. Rhythm & Words Family Music and Book Festivalwillbeheldfrom9a.m.to1:30p.m.Sat-urday, June 9, at the BurnsvillePerforming Arts Center, 12600Nicollet Ave. Free. Information:www.dakotacounty.us/library. Farmington Dew Days runsJune 13-16. Information: http://farmingtondewdays.com. The International Festival of Burnsville will take placefrom3to9p.m.Saturday,June16, in Nicollet Commons Park,Burnsville. The free festival willfeatureavarietyofculturaldanceandmusical performances, eth-nic food, cultural exhibits, andchildrens activities. Information:www.intlfestburnsville.org.

Theater The Chameleon TheatreCircle will present A Chorus Line at7:30p.m.June7-9and14-16andat2p.m.June10and17 at the Burnsville PerformingArtsCenter,12600NicolletAve.Tickets are $20 for adults; $17forstudents,seniors,andgroupsandcanbepurchasedattheboxofficeorviaTicketmasterat(800)982-2787orticketmaster.com.

Workshops/classes Music Together in the Val-ley offers classes for parentsandtheirinfant,toddlerandpre-school children in Rosemount,Farmington,LakevilleandAppleValley. Information: www.music-togetherclasses.com or (651)439-4219. The Eagan Art House offersclasses forallages.Foracom-plete listing go to www.eagan-arthouse.org or call (651) 675-5521. Dan Petrov Art Studio inBurnsville offers oil painting

classes for beginners, interme-diate and advanced skill levelpainters,www.danpetrovart.com,(763)843-2734. Teens Express Yourself with Paint,5to7p.m.Mondaysat Brushworks School of Art inBurnsville, www.BrushworksS-choolofArt.com,(651)214-4732. Drama/theater classes forages 4 and up at River RidgeArts Building, Burnsville, (952)736-3644. Special needs theater pro-gram (autism-DCD), ages 5andolder,Burnsville,(952)736-3644. Join other 55-plus adults atthe Eagan Art House to createbeaded jewelry. The Jewelry ClubmeetsonthethirdFridayofeachmonthfrom1to3p.m.Feeis $3 and includes all supplies.Bringanyold jewelryyouwouldlike to re-make. 3981LexingtonAve.S.,(651)675-5500. Savage Art Studios, 4735W. 123rd St., Suite 200, Sav-age, offers classes/workshopsfor all ages. Information: www.savageartstudios.com or (952)895-0375. Soy candle making classesheld weekly in Eagan near 55andYankeeDoodle.Call Jamieat(651)315-4849fordatesandtimes.$10perperson.Present-ed byMaking Scents inMinne-sota. Country line dance classesheld for intermediates Mondays1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at RamblingRiverCenter,325OakSt.,Farm-ington, $5/class. Call Marilyn(651)463-7833. Beginner country line dance classesonWednesdays,5:30-7:30 p.m., at the LakevilleVFW,8790Upper208thSt.$5/class. Call Marilyn (651) 463-7833. Country line dance classesonWednesdaysat theLakevilleSenior Center, 20732 Holt Ave.Beginners,9-10a.m.;Intermedi-ate,10a.m.-noon.$5/class.CallMarilyn(651)463-7833. The Lakeville Area ArtsCenter offers arts classes forall ages, www.lakevillemn.gov,(952)985-4640.

Pulitzer Prize-winningjournalist Isabel Wilker-son will discuss her NewYorkTimesbestseller,TheWarmth of Other Suns,from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,June26, at theGalaxieLi-brary, 14955 Galaxie Ave.,AppleValley.

The event is free.Doorsopen45minutesinadvanceof program. Books will beavailable for sale and sign-ing. For more information,visit www.clubbook.org orwww.dakotacounty.us/li-braryorcall(651)450-2918.

Connie Brockway, New York Times bestsellingauthor, will discuss her romance creations at 7 p.m.Thursday,June21,atHeritageLibrary,20085HeritageDrive,Lakeville.Information:(952)891-0360.

Retired Michigan po-lice officer Joaquin Guer-reroandhiswritingpartner,Lakeville author BarbaraMarshak,willvisit theAp-pleValleyPetcoJune15-16to talk about Guerrerosmemoir, Michigan andRookie: Guardians of theNight. On 9/11, Guerrero andhis K-9 partner Rookie

responded to help in theGroundZerosearchefforts.Rookiediedin2004andre-ceived an honorarymemo-rialservice. Guerrero,RookieII,andMarshak will be appear atPetco, 7590 150th St. W.,from11a.m.to2p.m.Fri-day,June15,and5to7p.m.Saturday,June16.

Pulitzer Prize winner at library

Romance authorat Heritage Library

Ground Zero K-9officer visits AV Petco

MacPhailCenterforMusicinAppleValleyisoffer-ingmusiccampsforchildrenthissummer.Forinforma-tion,call(612)321-0100orgotowww.macphail.org.

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Sportsby Andy Rogers

Sun ThiSweek

For the past 10 years, teams south of the river have dominated the landscape in Class AAA softball. hastings, Burnsville, eagan, Rose-mount and eastview have won state titles during that stretch, but none of those teams made the trip to north Mankato on Thursday for the state tournament. instead, Farmington will be there for the first time since 2003. with a 17-4 record, a Missota Confer-ence title and Section 1AAA champion-ship, the Tigers were confident as they prepared for the Class AAA tourney. After their brilliant performance in the section playoffs last week, it was under-standable. The Tigers entered the Section 1AAA tournament as the no. 2 seed and knocked out winona 9-2, Rochester Mayo 12-2, hastings 4-3 and Rochester John Marshall 5-1 to win the title. The girls had to travel

to Austin for the final rounds, which kept them focused. we knew they were all good teams and they had good players, senior Allie Rice said. it helped us focus. we were out of town and we hadnt played those teams yet. hastings came in as the defending state champion and Rochester John Marshall was the top seed, but Farmington was un-fazed. Sections was the most we played as a team, senior Taylor haakana said. we worked with each other and backed each other up. Some games one person would get a hit then go cold, but another girl would step up. in the section final, the Tigers handed John Marshall its most one-sided loss of the season. John Marshall squeezed by the whole tournament, always by one run, Farm-ington senior Brooklynn Searles said. we said going in we were going to make them

fight for it. Pitcher Ashley Betzold held Rochester John Marshall to three hits while earn-ing her 17th victory. She helped out at the plate too, going 2-for-3 with two RBi and a home run. every night its been someone new step-ping up with a key RBi or play in the field. everyone loves the game and everyone loves to win, but i think this group has a little more fight in them, senior erin wurst said. Seniors wurst, haakana and Rice have been playing softball together since kin-dergarten. They said were proud of the fact they were part of the first Farmington team to qualify for state since 2003, and they hope this is just the beginning. with just four seniors, the Tigers relied heavily on several underclassmen to get them to state. we have a young team, but the young-er girls have really stepped up, haakana said. we wanted (to go to state) a lot, but

those girls have shown us that they really want it too. were always telling each other to be focused. even if theyre not seniors, were on each other to stay on their game. They stepped up and played like seniors. when asked how to define the team, Searles, who moved from Rosemount last year, said family. Theres no drama, she said. were all friends. were all backing each other up. if someone is having a bad day, everything goes away when you step in the dugout. The girls were scheduled to play Sec-tion 4AAA champion Stillwater at 9 a.m. Thursday, with a second game scheduled for 3 p.m. On Friday, the consolation fi-nal is scheduled for 9 a.m., with the third-place game at 11 a.m. and the state final at 2 p.m.

Andy Rogers can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

Tiger softball heads to stateTeam returns to tournament for first time in nearly a decade

Cougar girls track sending their largest-ever group to statePieri, Burns, Slattery, Thornton lead long list of qualifiers

by Andy RogersSun ThiSweek

no matter what happens at the Class AA state track and field meet this weekend at hamline university in St. Paul, the Lakeville South girls season has been one for the record books. The girls won the True Team state, South Subur-ban Conference and Section 1AA championships. it truly has been an amazing season, head coach Andrew hilliard said. im still not quite sure the girls realize how big a deal this has been. i likened it to an undefeated season at our banquet and that helped put things in perspective. while i dont think we have the horsepower to take home the (state) champion-ship, if we have a good meet we might see our highest team finish in the schools history. ... Depending on how we perform, we could be first or we could be 10th. i think well probably finish somewhere in between. Lakeville South will send a busload of girls to St. Paul this weekend. Three relays and six individuals have high hopes. its the most athletes South has ever qualified for state. Perhaps the most inter-esting event will be the high jump, where two Cougars could compete for gold. Caraline Slattery and Morgan Pieri both cleared 5 feet, 6 inches at the Section 1AA meet last week, which is the best in the state this

year. while Pieri was expected to contend for a state title after finishing second last year, Slattery has emerged as a contender in the past few weeks. Slattery has trained hard all year and has been patient, not setting many personal records until just the past few weeks, hilliard said. Our high jumpers are a wonderful group. They get along well and push each other to be the best. while both Morgan and Caraline are seeded at 5-6 for the state meet, i did see them clearing 6-0 at practice (recently), although that was off of a small jumping ramp. Shaina Burns is in the running for one of the top spots in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles. Jordyn Thornton is one of the favorites in shot put and discus, but shes chasing Maggie ewen of St. Fran-cis, one of the top throwers in the country. Monica Turner will join Thornton in the shot put, and Mckell Anderson will compete in pole vault. All three relays have a goal of finishing the season on the podium, meaning a top-eight finish. The 4x800 relay of emma Mickelson, Megan kilbride, Andrea Brekken and kaytlyn Larson are in the middle of 18 qualifying teams all running within 10 seconds of each other. The 4x200 with Rose Cozad, Rachel Mickelson,

kaitlin Vanwinkle and emily wick, and the 4x400 of Cozad, Rachel Mickel-son, Burns and Larson, face similar situations. All of the teams are within a few tenths of a second of each other. i think our success will really depend on how smoothly our handoffs are and whether all four runners can maintain their compo-sure in such a competitive atmosphere, hilliard said.

A few girls fell short of qualifying individually at the Section 1AA meet. Brekken was 13 seconds short in the 3,200. Allison Mosser was about a half-second away in the 100 hurdles and even closer in the 300 hurdles. Mosser has run faster in the 300 hurdles than some state qualifiers from other sections, but shes in the same section as teammate Burns and Alyssa Parco of Farmington, two

of the top hurdlers in the state. Rachel Mickelson was less then a tenth of a second away in the 400. Sometimes placing third and missing state by less than 0.3 seconds is tougher to get over than placing eighth and not be-ing close, hilliard said. Luckily some of our close qualifiers like Annie Brek-ken and Rachel Mickelson are still going to state in a

relay. while the qualification process was a little disap-pointing for (Mosser) this year, weve benefited from the same qualification pro-cess in other years, so i cant complain.

Andy Rogers can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

Photo by Mike Shaughnessy

Lakeville Souths Morgan Pieri is one of the favorites in the high jump at state this weekend.


Last season the Farming-ton girls track and field team finished fourth at the Class AA state meet at hamline university. it was the Tigers best sea-son ever. The good news is nearly everyone who helped last year is back for another run Friday and Saturday in St. Paul. The girls could finish even higher this weekend with more events projected to score even more points. There is going to be a lot of teams wanting the same things we want, so we have to take care of qualifying on Fri-day to make finals on Satur-day a reality, head coach Tom hart said. nadia Lorencz, one of the favorites in the 100-meter hur-dles, won the Section 1AA title in 14.56 seconds. her toughest competition appears to be Ra-chel Schow of Rosemount and defending champion Jessica January of Richfield. Lorencz is the favorite in the long jump. She leaped 17 feet, 11 1/4 inches at sections last week and a state-best 18-6 at the Pat Foley Classic May

15. There are few girls in the state who can long jump 18 feet. Lorencz also has the top seed in the triple jump after winning the section title with a leap of 37-6 3/4. nadia has a chance to place very highly in the three events she is involved in, hart said. She knows what she needs to do and we have some goals for her which are very at-tainable. isabelle Ferm has shot off the blocks, winning the 400 dash at sections in 58.51. She has run as fast as 58.12 at the Missota Conference meet in late May. Shes chasing favor-ite kianna Carter of irondale. Ferm also is a candidate for the podium in the triple jump. izzy has a very good chance to do well in all of the events she is involved in, hart said. She works hard every time she steps on the track, whether it be practice or a meet. She truly is reaping the benefits of her hard work this year. Alyssa Parco is one of the favorites in the 300 hurdles. She has some fierce competi-tion coming from Thief River Falls Meleah Biermaier, erin

huls of Rocori and Lakev-ille Souths Shaina Burns, but shes in the mix for one of the spots on the podium. The 4x400 relay was also section champion thanks to Parco, Ferm, Megan Graham and Alicia hett. They had a time of 3 minutes, 58.37 sec-onds at the Missota Confer-ence meet. Parco and Ferm ran on Farmingtons fourth-place 4x400 team at last years state meet. Farmington finished third in the Section 1AA team standings last week and just missed having state qualifiers in a few other events. Parco missed the cut by a tenth of a second in the 100 and Ferm was a step away from partici-pating in the 200. i think things worked for the best, as i would like to see them do well in their usual events rather than mediocre in more events, hart said. The boys track and field team will have representation at state as well. Tyler Lerbak-ken, eric karsten, Ben Cole and Luke kruger combined to finished second in the section behind Rochester Mayo in the 4x200 relay.

Tiger track loads up for state Lorencz, Parco, Ferm aiming for awards podium


The Lakeville north girls track and field team finished second in a highly competitive Section 1AA meet last week. The girls will have 10 opportuni-ties to collect points at the Class AA state meet at hamline university in St. Paul this weekend while the boys will send two individuals. They have worked hard. This is a nice reward, head coach Todd endersbe said. Our goals at state are to get everyone into finals and/or on the podium, get All-State honors, and score some points. weve had to deal with some adversity this season so im hoping the state meet will take away some of the sting. Distance runner Taylor Perkins demonstrated her endurance by win-ning the 1,600-meter race and finish-ing second in the 3,200. She had per-sonal-best times in both races. Angelica Anyaogu qualified in both the 100 dash and long jump. She also anchors the 4x100 relay, which won the Section 1AA title. kendall naatjes, Alexa Trakalo and Claire Seivert also run on the 4x100 team. Trakalo will run in the 200, which surprised the competition and other teams in the 200 but not our coaching staff, endersbe said. She ran very well early on and is now getting back to showing her speed.

emma erickson will toss both the shot put and discus at state this week-end. Delaney Miller is a state qualifier in the discus after improving by more than 30 feet this season. This is all because of her work ethic and discipline during the off-season, endersbe said. Max Leake will join her at state af-ter nailing a personal record 5 feet, 4 inches in the high jump at sections. The boys placed fourth as a team at the section meet. kyle McPhee hit the qualifying standard in the pole vault, and Ben Saxton finished second in the 1,600 to advance. A few athletes left the section meet disappointed. Ben krynski was a top seed in the discus but missed the state standard by 4 inches. Andrew Anyaogu had third-place finishes in the 100 and 200. The 4x100 relay of nick Valentini, Derek Duong, kyrell newell and Andrew Anyaogu missed qualifying for state by a fraction of a second. Michaela Preachuk also came close, getting third place in the girls 100 hurdles.

Andy Rogers can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sunthisweek.

Panthers to crowd state track meet Girls team sending several athletes to Hamline


Sports Briefs


The Lakeville South boys track and field team placed second in the Sec-tion 1AA meet last week with several athletes quali-fying for state competition this weekend. with defending state pole vault champion Lee Bares and a number of other athletes in line for the finals, head coach Jona-than Gilmer is encouraged by the possibilities. Minnetonka is the fa-vorite to win it all, but if these five guys do well they will be in the hunt for one of the top three team plac-es, Gilmer said. we have had an up-and-down sea-son as a team and then they peaked at the right time. we had a lot of very good per-formances, and overall as a coaching staff we were very happy for the guys. we did about as good as we could at the section meet. i think every team member had a personal record. Bares is the favorite in the pole vault after rising out of obscurity to win the state title last season. he was runner-up in his section last year and unfa-miliar with his opponents at state. he kept adding mul-tiple inches to his vaulting heights daily, leading to a state title by June. This year he broke the section record with a vault of 15 feet, 6 inches which is also a personal record thanks to near-perfect con-ditions and the wind at his back at his home stadium at Lakeville South. his goal for the Class AA state meet this week-end at hamline university in St. Paul is 16 feet, which would break the state re-cord. But hes improved by drastic amounts in a short time before. Last season at sections, Bares cleared 13-11 for the first time to finish second. A week later at state, he cleared 15 feet, giving him

the state title. All that after picking up the pole vaulting just a few months prior. A gymnast, Bares trained in the pole vault during the offseason for the first time. i know all the air move-ments and im comfortable being upside down, Bares said. its not for every-one. Youve got to really like it. The coach came up to me before i started pole vaulting and said, Youre strong, youre fast, and Lee, i think youve got a screw loose. Youll be perfect. i love being under risk. its a good time. Just a junior with dreams of attending west Point, Bares said hes not stopping at 16 feet. i want to break the 17-18 mark, he said. Theres no limit for me. Bares was used in mul-tiple events this season including the long jump, 100-meter dash, 200, 4x100 and 4x400 to work on his speed. he has been a busy guy and the pole vault has not progressed as much, Gilmer said. when we go to two-day meets he has been able to have one day to focus on pole vault and now he is starting to excel again. Coach Jim wolter has done a great job getting him ready. Bares joins a healthy collection of teammates at state in the field events. nick Bachinski is one of the favorites in the high jump after clearing 6-7 at the Section 1AA meet. hes up against Jamie Crum of Minnetonka, DeAntre Smith of Roseville and Josh Lieberg of Sartell-St. Stephen. Bachinski also ran a number of events, includ-ing the hurdles and all three jumps, to help gather points for the Cougars. After the conference meet we looked at what events nick would have the best shot at getting to state and we have now focused

on the 110 high hurdles and the high jump, Gilmer said. A state participant in the hurdles last season, Bachinski fell two tenths of a second short this year, but Gilmer said Bachinski prefers the high jump. he has a chance to do well, Gilmer said. he is peaking at the right time. Tom Ryan is one of the states top discus and shot put throwers. Tom has been under the radar all year, Gilmer said. he is an incredible worker, relentless and that has paid off for him. he has been at the top of his events in most meets and right now he is throwing re-ally good. he always has a smile on his face, but when he is in the circle he is all business. hell be competing against Thomas Anderson of Andover, who set a state record in the shot put ear-lier this season. The Cougars Austin Gould also qualified in the long jump. Austin has been one of those stories of the new kid out, Gilmer said. he was new to our school this year as a senior. That is tough. he came out and we worked him in a variety of events through the season, but we had a feeling that the long jump was going to be his event. if Austin can hit one, which he is capable of, he can make it into the finals. Raoaf Barboza will compete at state in the 300 hurdles after coming close to qualifying the last two years. This year he wanted to make sure there was no doubt, Gilmer said. Our goal is to get through the prelims ... he has as good a chance as any of the other competitors. Andy Rogers can be reached at [email protected] or facebook.com/sun-thisweek.

Cougar boys looking for high marks at state

Bares returns to defend pole vault title

Blazing Cats third at CI softball state

Photo by Bill Jones

Burnsville/Farmington/Lakevilles Michael Dedeker is out trying to get to third base during the adapted softball CI Division state tournament June 1 in Coon Rapids. In the third-place game against South Washington County, the Blazing Cats scored five runs in the seventh inning to win 14-11. Every Blazing Cats player had at least one hit, and Terry Kalm and Dedeker had four hits each. The Blazing Cats defeated Owatonna 16-13 in the first round, with Daniel Kline going 5-for-5 with the game-winning RBI. Jacob Coffmann and Brandon Wong had four hits each. In the semifinals, the Blazing Cats lost to Dakota United 16-8 thanks to the hot bat of Joe Sandey. The Blazing Cats Dedeker and Tyler VanDerWerf were named to the all-tournament team.

Vetter, Larson, Thomas qualify for state Three golfers from Lakev-ille north qualified for the Class AAA state golf tour-nament June 12-13 at Bunker hills in Coon Rapids. Brianna Vetter and Laura Larson both shot 176 at the two-day Section 1AAA girls meet at Cannon Golf Club. Freddy Thomas qualified for the boys tournament af-

ter placing second with 147 at the Section 1AAA meet at Bellwood Oaks. After being ranked no. 1 in the state for much of the season, the Lakeville north boys fell short of qualifying as a team. The Panthers led after the first round May 31 with a team score of 303, nine strokes ahead of the next closest team. During round two, Rochester Cen-tury shot 293 while north shot 313, which dropped the Panthers to third.

Farmingtons May qualifies for state Farmingtons Tommy May finished fourth at the Section 1AAA boys golf tournament Monday at Bellwood Oaks in hastings, earning a place at the state championships next week at Bunker hills in Coon Rap-ids. he is the first Tiger to qualify for state since Greg werner in 2009.

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