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formance assessment pro-gram could yield the City of Lakeville some more levying power. The Lakeville City Council voted last week to ap-prove the city’s participation in the 2010 Minnesota Legislature-created program. A city govern-ment’s performance is assessed using a special performance metric and resident surveys that look at such city services as

plowing, street mainte-nance and the quality of public safety.

In exchange for participation, the city receives a levy exemption for 2011 and 14 cents per person (in the population) from the LGA program. Lakeville currently receives no LGA

funds. The reimbursement would be less than $1,000. The levy exemption is the most important part because if the legislature

were to impose a “hard levy” on the city, it could affect the city’s ability to make street improvements, said City Administrator Steve Mielke. “(The program is) worthwhile and would pro-vide some benefit down the road,” Mielke told the City Council last week. City finance direc-tor Dennis Feller said the eliminated levy limits for 2011 are an insurance policy, not a move to tax exponentially. “If (the Legislature)

were to redefine the amount that cities can levy, this would give the city council the ability to estab-lish a levy it feels comfort-able with,” Feller said. As the Legislature push-es more of the tax burden onto local governments, a more restricted levy limit could hinder simple city functions such as mainte-nance and roadwork. For example, the Mar-ket Value Homestead Credit is a state-mandated levy that cities collect and then receive a credit from

the state. Or, at least, they are supposed to receive a credit from the state. However, Feller said, it has been “all but eliminated for Lakeville.” For proof that the city is not looking toward any-thing beyond covering its bases, Feller pointed out that the city currently lev-ies below its limit, which is $24,562,538. The current levy is more than $520,000 below that, he said. “A good example is last year,” Feller said. “Even � ��

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by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Take a second to think about what type of person should lead Lakeville’s public school system. Would a high-quality superintendent be a fi-nancial guru? An expert communicator? An em-powering leader for his or her staff ? Someone open to ethnic, economic and cultural diversity? A tech savvy executive? Add to those some hu-mility and a bouillabaisse of personable, compassion-ate, ethical and approach-able traits and what exists is just a portion of what a variety of local stakehold-ers indicated in recent focus groups that they want in a new superintendent. School Exec Connect

(SEC), the district’s super-intendent search consul-

tant, interviewed a large swath of

p e o p l e e a r -lier this m o n t h ,

including teachers, staff, students, business leaders and community members. Bob Ostlund has been SEC’s sort-of “identity in-vestigator,” scouring the district’s 83-square-mile boundary for every bit of information that could help SEC recruit the leader that the community not only wants, but what it deserves. In addition to those fo-cus groups, the research included an online survey, which about 350 people took. Ostlund laid out the

results before the School Board at its meeting on Tuesday, June 14. All of the aforementioned qualities factored into people’s de-sires in a leader. The most cited traits, however, were financial intelligence and communication skills. “The number one re-sponse in the survey was someone who understands the business side of educa-tion,” said Ostlund, who himself is a former super-intendent. “A majority of those (respondents) were parents.” But where respondents agreed on finance, they dis-agreed on the policy expec-tations. “Some list finance as number one because of a concern about a lack of funding,” Ostlund said.

Lakeville asks for a lot in a new superintendent

Public, district staff and students get very specific in their quest for an ideal leader

by Laura AdelmannTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Six finalists, including two Farmington residents, have been selected for in-terviews to become Farm-ington’s next city adminis-trator. The candidates are: • Farmington resident Brian Anderson, who is the city administrator of New-port; • Bart Fischer, assistant city administrator and eco-nomic development direc-tor of Chaska; • Dave McKnight, a Farmington resident, for-mer city council mem-ber and administrator of Mendota Heights; • Ron Moorse, govern-

ment affairs consultant, city of Afton; • Bruce Messelt, Lake Elmo city administrator; and • Samantha Orduno, city administrator in Day-ton. Those candidates were selected by Farmington City Council members from a pool of 14 applica-tions. Each candidate will be interviewed by the city council and a committee of staff members June 24 at City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The public is invited to meet the candidates June 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. at City Hall in the expansion space area upstairs.

Three finalists will be announced at a special Farmington City Council meeting on June 29 at City Hall, and those individuals will be invited for a final in-terview July 11. At that meeting, the name of the board’s top candidate will be an-nounced, but a background check will be performed be-fore he or she will officially be offered the position. Farmington Human Re-sources Director Brenda Wendlandt said the back-ground check will take Farmington police about one week to complete.

Laura Adelmann is at [email protected].

A Lakeville celebration

It’s just the beginning

Photos by Aaron Vehling

Situated somewhere at a precipice between happiness over accomplishments and sadness over the uncertain road that lies ahead, seniors from Lakeville North and Lakeville South High School celebrated their commncement ceremonies at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in downtown St. Paul. Lakeville North students (above) showcased pride in their achievements at a ceremony that saw more than 4,000 give commencement speaker Zack Nelson a standing ovation over his heartwearming story of great loss and sweeping recovery. During the Lakeville South commencement ceremony (below), students shared a moment during what could be one of the defining achievements of their lives. More photos on Page 12A.

Photo by Andrew Miller

Trevor Lachance performed for fellow graduates and guests at commencement ceremonies for Farmington High School’s Class of 2011 in the school’s gymnasium on June 10. More photos on Page 13A.

by Aaron VehlingTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Voluntary participation in a state-administered per-

New program eliminates Lakeville’s 2011 levy limitsCity officials assure residents that state-sponsored plan won’t be a blank check for municipal expenditures

Steve Mielke

Sign says where to park it

Photo by Aaron Vehling

In an effort to help visitors to downtown find parking, the city of Lakeville installed new road signs. The “way-finding” project was funded by a grant from Dakota County, said city administrator Steve Mielke.

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Six will vie for Farmington city administrator position

Finalists include two Farmington residents

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Farmington’s annual Dew Days celebration: Many styles of funThrowback events, new features, all part of 2011 festival


Farmington is bristling with excitement as the 2011 Dew Days celebra-tion is in the midst of its June 15-18 run. Kicking off the an-nual community-wide festival was the popular Miss Farming-ton Pageant on Wednes-day at Boeck-man Middle School. For the first time, the Miss F a r m i n g t o n title winner will qualify to com-pete at the Minne-apolis Aquatennial for the Miss Queen of the Lakes title. Several teen-centered events were scheduled at the Farmington Library this week along Thurs-day events that included a Family Fun Day carnival at the CVS Pharmacy and Flavors of Farmington at the Rambling River Pavil-ion. Friday through Sunday on Oak Street in front of the Farmington Bakery area, visitors will be able to try their skill on a Seg-way obstacle course. Ken Smith, owner of

“Ultimate Segway” will have four Segway ma-chines available for riders to rent. For $5, riders can take a

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on a S e g - way, or take a $2 try-out spin on the two-wheeled self-balancing personal transportation device on a training course. Riders must weigh at least 70 pounds to use the machines. Children accompanied with parents or individuals at least age 16 will be al-lowed to ride the machines through the town if they want to get off the training course, Smith said. Dew Days events are packed during Saturday

and Sunday, with many children’s games, contests and races scheduled, in-cluding a Hula Hoop and Jump Rope contest, pie-eating contest and ring toss game. A model train display will be set up for viewing in the senior center and the

popular car cruise starts at Boeckman Middle School at 7 p.m., June 17, following bed rac-es, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. Live music will be featured from 8 p.m. to midnight June 17

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erating near the stage throughout the festival. One of the biggest Dew Days events, the Grand Parade, will be held June 18 at 4 p.m. in downtown Farmington. Although there are many people involved in the Dew Days events, the main organizer is Darla Donnelly. She said many are ex-cited about the event, in-cluding Ruff and Irene Wagner, who are celebrat-ing their birthdays (ages 90 and 89, respectively) as well as their 70th wedding anniversary, during the Dew Days weekend. They and a group of

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Mental health at risk if state shuts downTo the editor: Legislative leaders and Gov. Mark Dayton are try-ing to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown. For people in the mental health community – children and adults who live with a mental illness, family mem-bers and providers – their decisions will have a huge im-pact. The omnibus health and human services bill that was

vetoed by the governor con-tains huge cuts to mental health grants – some were cut as much as 50 percent. Over the past few years we’ve seen how these services keep people out of the hospital and save money. Negative changes were also proposed to key Minnesota health care programs that help people with mental illnesses obtain needed treatment and medi-cations such as Minneso-taCare and Medical Assis-tance. A government shutdown

presents huge problems to providers who are already facing a payment delay for the month of June thanks to legislation passed last year, and if a shutdown occurs some may close their doors due to serious cash flow is-sues. Nearly everyone knows someone who has a men-tal illness. Is denying access to care and dismantling the mental health system truly the road we want to take? NAMI asks legislative leaders to recognize the

needs of people with mental illnesses and support revenue increases. It’s not only the right thing to do, it will save us money in the long run. SUE ABDERHOLDENExecutive director NAMI Minnesota

Take Bible seriously, not literallyTo the editor: Loving God and loving your neighbor as yourself are the two great commandments we are given to do while on this earth. That is why I’m vehemently against a consti-tutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman. This is clearly an amend-ment that will deny justice to same sex couples and equal protection under the law. I for one will be happy to reject this amendment and will encour-age all others who love God and their neighbors to do like-wise. In his June 10 letter, Ken McCarney quotes Leviticus 18:22: “You shall not lie with male as with a woman, it is an abomination.” Leviticus 25:44 also states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. This will not please either my Canadian or Mexican friends. Leviticus 11:6-8 says that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean. Can

I still play football if I wear gloves? If I take the Bible literally I couldn’t get my hair trimmed around my temples as is ex-pressly forbidden in Leviticus 19:27. My point is this: Rather than taking the Bible literally, let’s take it seriously. We can aspire to its message of love for God and others by show-ing justice, equality, empathy and understanding to all of God’s children. I encourage you to vote against this amendment which discriminates against the LGBT community.

STEVE KOESTNERLakeville

Art and All That Jazz appeals for helpTo the editor: As August approaches, the Art and All that Jazz Festival finds itself finan-cially underfunded for the first year since its inception in 2004. What began as a small gathering, highlighting lo-cal artists and musicians has grown to a nationally recog-nized family event. The mu-sic and art festival attracts over 15,000 people from all areas of the country to Burnsville. Over the years, we have presented national recording jazz artists Nick Colionne, Greg Adams from Tower of Power, Larry Carl-ton, Mindi Abair, and Jesse

Cook to name a few. The organization and the festival itself are composed entirely of volunteers from the community with no paid positions. Volunteers who want nothing more, then to present a great festival for the city. The event has always depended on the generosity of our corporate sponsors and a small percentage of food and beverage sales, but the changing economy and priorities for our corporate sponsors have reduced the amount of money available. While we have retained some of our sponsors, oth-ers have made a decision this year to no longer participate. Our concerted efforts to re-place these sponsors have been largely unsuccessful and we are now being forced to make a decision as to whether or not we can con-tinue. We now have a need to reach out to the community through this letter in order to save Art and All that Jazz. If you value the continu-ation of this event, and you are interested in being a cor-porate sponsor or becoming an individual contributor to keep your festival alive through these challenging times, please go to our web-site at www.burnsvilleart-jazz.com and make a dona-tion.

THE 2011 ART AND ALL THAT JAZZ BOARDA 501C3 Minnesota copor-ation

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by Matthew VaillantTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

As a Lakeville resident, a prac-ticing dentist who works to treat Minnesota’s underserved residents, and a member of the board of trustees of the Minnesota Dental Association, I feel compelled to re-spond to an article published in the June 3 Thisweek. This article outlined the new career path of Farmington City Council Member Christy Jo Fog-arty as a midlevel dental therapist, and I believe Ms. Fogarty should be commended for her dedication to helping the underserved in our community. Unfortunately, this ar-ticle misrepresents numerous facts. The article discusses both the midlevel dental therapist and the advanced dental therapist, and describes the Minnesota Dental

Association as being opposed to them. This is a misrepresentation of the facts. The truth is that leg-islation was introduced for dental therapists by Rep. Kim Norton, which the MDA did support. Compromise language between the two proposed pieces of legislation was finally adopted by the 2009 Legislature. This language added a public safety provision, which ad-dressed the MDA’s long-held prin-ciples for appropriate education, scope of practice and supervision for these new midlevel dental pro-viders. With regard to the development of a new member of the dental team, Ms. Fogarty stated that she believed the Minnesota Dental As-sociation and American Dental Association “saw it as threaten-ing livelihoods.” This could not

be further from the truth. With a graduating class of seven students, the new midlevel therapists do not pose a threat to the livelihoods of Minnesota’s dentists. The MDA’s key opposition to other proposed legislation was strictly about ensur-ing patient safety and creating an integrated member of the dental team. While Ms. Fogarty will work with our most vulnerable popula-tions in her new health care role, the dental professionals of her community have already been do-ing so for the duration of their ca-reers. The dental profession works tirelessly to find solutions to the barriers to care facing many Min-nesotans and regularly does chari-table work. I worked to open a free clinic in the community in which I practice, and this month I am col-

laborating with others to begin the process of opening a second one. And every year my colleagues and I reduce our individual fees by tens of thousands of dollars so we can see Minnesota’s most vulnerable and underserved. And I can say categorically that these patients are some of the most challenging and often require a greater level of expertise than the average patient population. The MDA’s motivations dur-ing the legislative process were to find a solution that would provide our residents with quality care in a safe manner. Unfortunately, the motives of our organization were unfairly put into question by a Farmington public official and this article, and we were not given credit for insisting that the new mid-level providers be trained at an accredit-

ed dental school and be required to have their patients come from the underserved targeted population. While I applaud Ms. Fogarty for her dedication to the under-privileged in our community, and her willingness to enter a new pro-fession to provide care to them, workforce is just one piece of the barriers-to-care puzzle. Access to dental care is a complex problem for families who are economically disadvantaged, have disabilities, live in remote areas, face cultural and language barriers, or have dif-ficulties navigating government programs. The MDA will continue to work toward meaningful solu-tions to this multifaceted problem.

Matthew Vaillant is a practicing dentist and board member of the Minnesota Dental Association.

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by Don HeinzmanTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Parents are paying more and higher fees for their students who want to play athletics, compete in debate, play in the band and per-form in a school play. This raises the question: Do today’s graduates have the quality education they de-serve? To the credit of the high school administrators, exceptions are made for some students who can’t afford the fees, and it appears that so far the fees have slightly affected par-ticipation. The day may be coming, how-ever, when public schools can only afford to offer a basic, no-extras education to students. Across the nation parents are paying fees not only for co-curric-ular activities but for supplies, alge-

bra workbooks and even registration fees. Some educators say it isn’t fair for tax-payers to pay for the extras some school districts offer. School districts

are facing cuts in their operating budgets because of declining en-rollment, increasing costs and no increases in state for the last four years, except for funding special education. In Minnesota, the state legisla-ture by law must fund an adequate education for K-12 students. That word adequate, however, is subject to interpretation. Some will argue that offering an array of arts courses or advanced science classes to only a few takers is no longer sustainable. As school districts look for

funds, they are charging higher fees for their kids to play high school sports, to be in student government, to be in the class play and to partici-pate in debate. This is a serious trend, because students with parents of modest means cannot afford the fees. The public school system, which guar-antees equal opportunities for all students, is becoming elitist. Parents are saying they would rather pay for special courses and activities than not have the offerings at all. That’s easy for parents with the money to say. There are exceptions to the fees for those students on free and re-duced lunches. Booster clubs in some districts are supplementing athletic budgets. A study conducted by the Min-nesota State High School League

shows increases in fees are slightly reducing the number of students participating in the league’s sports and activities. Students who could profit the most from having special courses or being on teams are the most threat-ened. Raising fees and cutting extra-curricular activities are coming at a time when the research says the best predictor of future success for students is their involvement in ex-tracurricular activities. One example of raising fees is Lakeville where the school board has increased the fees to help make up a projected two-year budget defi-cit of $15.2 million. Next year, it will cost a Lakeville high school student $600 to play hockey, $215 to participate in de-bate, $135 to be in the fall play and

$250 to be in the chess club. The school board in Lakeville chose the route of raising the fees after parents came up with solu-tions to fund activities the board had planned to cut. Increasing fees is understand-able for a board that also has ap-proved cutting 100 full-time equiva-lent staffing positions in Lakeville schools. Equal opportunities for all stu-dents to get a well-rounded educa-tion can only come when parents protest to their school boards, as was the case in Lakeville, and when voters approve new tax levies. Don Heinzman is chairman of the ECM Publishers Inc. Editorial Board. Thisweek Newspapers is part of ECM. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Education can be well-rounded if voters protest and approve levies


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The Minnesota Zoo has issued a statement explaining why a Mexi-can gray wolf was shot and killed, rather than tranquilized, after the animal escaped its exhibit Wednesday morning and began wandering the zoo grounds. “Wolves are potentially dangerous wild animals. As such, the zoo’s trained and licensed animal es-cape team is authorized to shoot if there is a potential danger to people (guests or staff),” the zoo said in the statement. “The large number of guests on site and the location of the animal made today’s deci-

sion the only one possible under the circumstances.” Zoo visitors were di-rected into the nearest building after the male wolf squeezed between two panels in its enclo-sure, got over an 8-foot-high fence and into the Northern Trail area. No injuries to people were re-ported. The zoo cited the fol-lowing reasons why a tranquilizer was not an option: • Tranquilizers can take 10 to 15 minutes to fully take effect on an animal; • a tranquilizer shot can cause an animal to run more and become more

aggressive during those 10 to 15 minutes, and a missed tranquilizer shot can have the same result; • adrenaline can block the effects of a tranquil-izer and possibly override any effects; • tranquilizer darts need to deploy all of their drugs for best results, and when the animal is mov-ing the dart can fall out or bounce off the animal; and • when an animal is near zoo guests, staff or perimeter fences, it is too risky to wait for tranquil-izers to take effect. “While it is regrettable that this animal had to be

Zoo officials: Tranquilizing escaped wolf was not an option

County seeks input on road construction project

by Jessica HarperTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Dakota County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation are hoping residents will help determine the best plan for closing a portion of Highway 13 for construction next year. Representatives from the county, MnDOT and city of Burnsville will be hosting an open house from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23 at Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway. Area residents, business owners and commuters can review and provide com-ments on a new interchange at state Highway 13 and County Road 5. The $27 million construc-tion project is scheduled for the fall of 2012 and will con-sist of tearing down the exist-ing signal at the intersection and building a bridge that would enable County Road 5 to cross over Highway 13. Construction costs will be split three ways with $9.6 mil-lion from the federal govern-ment, $17.5 million from the state and $800,000 from Da-kota County and Burnsville. Other roadway improve-ments required for the project will cost $10.6 million, which will be split among the coun-

ty, city and county’s Commu-nity Development Agency. “There’s a need to separate the intersection because the signal is failing,” said John Sass, transportation project manager for Dakota County. A recent corridor study found crash rates at the inter-section are higher than aver-age when compared to simi-lar intersections. The intersection’s crash rate ranks third in the state, according to a recent Mn-DOT study. It is also listed as 21 among the top 200 most expensive crash sites. In addition to improving safety, the new interchange will relieve congestion at the intersection and improve the flow of nearby freight traffic, according to county officials. Three construction stag-ing options will be presented at the meeting. One option being con-sidered by officials is a full closure of Highway 13 be-tween Washburn Avenue and I-35W in Burnsville. This is the most cost ef-fective option. It would also limit construction to three months and enhance safety for workers, Sass said. However, a full closure could present problems. This would have the great-

est impact on local businesses since drivers would need to take major detours. To complicate matters, the most logical detour – Inter-state 494 – is expected to be under construction between France and Cedar avenues. Another option would be to reduce Highway 13 to a two-lane road between the same intersections. This would stretch con-struction time to over a year and a half, Sass said. The third option would be to allow four lanes of traffic on the same stretch of road. The option would take the longest to complete – pos-sibly two years of construc-tion. Both options would also prohibit left turns and require the bridge to be constructed in two stages, Sass said. “With more staging and traffic control there’s also al-ways more concerns for the safety of workers,” he said. The last two options would require fewer detours and better access to area busi-nesses. In any option, County Road 5 would be closed for an extended period of time.

E-mail Jessica Harper at: [email protected]

by Tad JohnsonTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The future of Art and All that Jazz, an annual Burns-ville festival since 2004, is in doubt. Dan Gustafson, event founder and lead organizer, said the nonprofit 501(c)3 committee is down about $30,000 in sponsorship do-nations this year and will de-cide within the week whether the event will go to only one day or be cancelled for 2011. Originally scheduled for Aug. 19 and 20 at Burns-ville’s Performing Arts Cen-ter and Nicollet Commons park, the festival ran into fi-nancial difficulties when one of its major sponsors was unable to give $20,000 this year. Gustafson is appealing to businesses and individu-als in an effort to replace the $30,000 gap. If half of that is able to be replaced, he said the event would likely keep its Saturday schedule in 2011. “It would be heartbreak-ing,” Gustafson said of los-ing the festival. “This was a vision I had in 2004 when they first opened the park. When I looked around, I thought what a cool place for a jazz festival.” That year the festival came together with mostly

local musicians and artists and drew about 2,000 peo-ple. The following year, the event worked with Smooth Jazz 103 FM and attendance grew dramatically. The best years have drawn about 15,000 people to the free events. This year, the event is planning to have a concert Friday with The Super Pi-lots, Dave Weckl and Mike Stern. Regular tickets are $25 to $35 and the cost to see the show and attend a VIP event is $150. The free Saturday show in the park is planned to have Randy Brecker and the Jack Brass Band. Fifty art and food ven-dors filled up the festival grounds last year. The event is an economic boost for Burnsville, accord-ing to Gustafson, a Burns-ville City Council member. He said many people come from out of the area to at-tend and stay in hotels and spend money in local restau-rants and bars. “Since it is a two-day thing, they come and stay for the whole event,” Gustafson said. He added that people come to the event from all over the country. Gustafson, a former Burnsville Convention and

Music, art festival’s future in doubtArt and All that Jazz may fold after seven year if funds aren’t raised

Dakota County

shot, it was the appropri-ate reaction to the situa-tion. The zoo’s primary concern is the safety of our guests, our employ-ees and the community in which we operate,” the zoo stated. “This is the

first time anything of this sort has happened at the Minnesota Zoo, and we will redouble our efforts to prevent anything like it from happening again.”

—Andrew Miller

Visitors Bureau board mem-ber, said some hotels are booked solid for the weekend with many people choosing them for accommodations. In the past, the festival has worked with local hotels to offer stay packages for event attendees. Aside from sponsorships, the other revenue generators for the event are artist booth fees and a percentage for food and beverage sales. It’s coming down to crunch time for food ven-dors, musicians, and artists, who are part of a juried art fair, to make their decisions on events they will undertake this summer. “We are looking at ways to reduce the costs in differ-ent areas,” Gustafson said. One area the festival can save money is in the amount it pays for musical acts. Cut-ting back to one day would reduce that outlay and the festival could contract with cheaper acts. But Gustafson said that would hurt attendance. In the past, the event has required tickets to attend. But ticket sales significantly hurt attendance and in turn food and beverage sales. The year after it went back to a free festival, food and beverage sales qua-drupled, according to Gus-tafson. To find out how to donate to the festival, go online to www.burnsvilleartjazz.com.

Tad Johnson is at [email protected].


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PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF CREDIT RIVER

SCOTT COUNTY

STATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE PROPOSED

IMPROVEMENTS TO BOONE AVENUE

AND HIGHPOINT TRAIL

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the

Town Board of Credit River Township,Scott County, Minnesota, will meet at theCredit River Town Hall at 8:15 p.m. onMonday, July 11, 2011 to consider a pro-posed improvement to Boone Avenue andHighpoint Trail within the Credit RiverHighlands subdivision, all said improve-ments located within Credit River Town-ship pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sec-t ions 420.011 to 429.111 . The areaproposed to be assessed for said projectare all those properties abutting or havingaccess to said roads, all located in CreditRiver Township. The estimated cost of theimprovements is estimated in the feasibilityreport to be $92,200. A reasonable esti-mate of the impact of the assessment willbe available at the hearing. Such personsas desire to be heard with reference to theproposed improvements will be heard atthis meeting.

Dated: June 6, 2011__/s/______________________Cathy HaughClerk, Credit River Township

2649955 6/17-6/24/11

PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF CREDIT RIVER

SCOTT COUNTY

STATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE OF HEARING

ON THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS

TO 195th STREET EAST

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the

Town Board of Credit River Township,Scott County, Minnesota, will meet at theCredit River Town Hall at 7:00 p.m. onMonday, July 11, 2011 to consider a pro-posed improvement to 195th Street Eastwith a bituminous overlay on 195th StreetEast from County Road 68 to Judicial Road,all said improvements located within CreditRiver Township pursuant to MinnesotaStatutes, Sections 420.011 to 429.111. Thearea proposed to be assessed for saidproject are all those properties abutting orhaving access to said road, all located inCredit River Township. The estimated costof the improvements is estimated in thefeasibility report to be $179,400. A reason-able estimate of the impact of the assess-ment will be available at the hearing. Suchpersons as desire to be heard with refer-ence to the proposed improvements will beheard at this meeting.

Dated: June 6, 2011__/s/______________________Cathy HaughClerk, Credit River Township

2649937 6/17-6/24/11

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

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

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District 917

School Board

ProceedingsThis is a summary of the Intermediate

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

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

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The Farmington School Board plans to identify on Monday the top five or six candidates the board will interview for the district’s superintendent position. Search consultant Ken LaCroix said about 20 appli-cations were submitted from impressive candidates. Tomorrow morning, board members will review the applications together and identify, without reveal-ing names, which candidates they would like to interview. LaCroix will contact those selected, and the names of the candidates who indicate they are willing to continue in the process will be revealed Monday. During a June 13 special meeting regarding the su-

perintendent search process, board members discussed questions they intend to ask the candidates during first-round interviews. Questions for those se-lected for second interviews will probably be more candi-date-specific, LaCroix said. The candidates will also be interviewed by a 13-mem-ber advisory committee. Because those committee members are not elected of-ficials, those interviews will be conducted in closed meet-ings. Interviews conducted by the School Board, scheduled for June 22-23, will be open to the public. School district employ-ees who are on the advisory committee are: Dodge Mid-dle School Principal Chris Bussmann; Meadowview

Elementary kindergarten teacher Sara Copenhaver; Boeckman Middle School teacher Lynda Ihlan; dis-trict secretary Lori Jensen; Farmington High School Principal Ben Kusch; Mead-owview Elementary Princi-pal Jon Reid and Farming-ton High School teacher Jon Stock. Parents on the committee are Amee Christensen, Jill Liebers and Karen Record. Farmington community members selected for the committee are John Guist, pastor of Middle Creek Vineyard Church, and Inver Grove Heights City Admin-istrator David McKnight, a former Farmington City Council member.


Candidate names to be announced Monday

School Board reverses vote to cut jobby Laura Adelmann

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Farmington School Board reversed on Mon-day part of its unexpected March 28 vote that elimi-nated four district jobs to reinstate one of those posi-tions for the 2011-12 school year. Under the new resolu-tion, the district will retain a finance position charged with tracking student en-rollment, demographic and achievement data. That job and three oth-ers had been cut in March to follow the recommenda-tions of a Baker Tilly study that focused on saving the district money. In the study, it was deter-mined that the work of the finance position could be

distributed to other district staff members. At the June 13 meeting, Board Chair Tera Lee said the position needed to be reinstated because some key administrators have been lost from the central office and keeping the posi-tion would avoid staff being spread too thin. Board Member Tim Burke said they knew key administrators were leaving the district at the time of the vote and questioned why the board passed the resolu-tion in the first place. “We wouldn’t have had to go through all this pain and disruption created for the person losing their job,” Burke said. Board Member Julie McKnight questioned why

Action taken to avoid district workers being spread too thin

Farmington students making measurable academic progress

Tests show Farmington students rise above national normby Laura Adelmann

THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

Farmington School Dis-trict students are showing consistent, measurable prog-ress in academic achieve-ment, according to the “Mea-sures of Academic Progress” testing results. Since 2007, students in Farmington schools have tak-en the computerized, nation-ally normed test in the spring and fall. The results allow teachers to plan instruction to target students’ needs, then chart their progress at the begin-ning of the school year and at its conclusion. According to MAP test

results presented to the Farm-ington School Board on June 13, reading and math aca-demic achievement for Farm-ington students in grades 2-9 are on an upward trend. And, although some class-es tested behind their peers in the fall, by spring all re-porting class results had sur-passed the national norms. Farmington second grad-ers jumped from below the norm by nearly 7 points in reading to almost 3 points above it by this spring. In math, most grades started and ended above the national norm, with Farm-ington’s seventh-grade class increasing its results from

Gov. Dayton names Farmington teacher to state teaching board

Lakeville resident has taught for 11 years in Farmington


A Farmington Elemen-tary School teacher has been appointed to the Minnesota Board of Teaching by Gov. Mark Dayton. Mike Larson, of Lakev-ille, was named to the board as a classroom teacher rep-resentative June 10 and be-gan his four-year term im-mediately. Larson has taught sec-ond grade at Farmington Elementary for about six years, and is also vice presi-dent of the Farmington Education Association, the local teachers union. This marks the first time Larson has applied for a po-sition on the teachers board. He said he was inspired to do so by his family and because he has an under-standing of what children need to be successful in the classroom. “What I want to accom-plish is making sure that we’re putting students first,” he said. Larson earned his bache-lor’s degree from Concordia College in Moorhead and a master’s degree from St. Mary’s University in Winona.

He has worked in Farmington schools for nine years, prev ious ly t e a c h i n g third grade at Akin

Road Elementary and first grade at Glacier Hills El-ementary in Eagan. The Minnesota Board of Teaching determines teach-er licensure requirements and their license renewals; it also reviews teacher conduct complaints. In addition to his class-room experience, Larson has served two years on the policy development com-mittee for Education Min-nesota. “It’s an honor to repre-sent the teachers, whether it’s at the elementary, high school, middle school or early education level,” Lar-son said. “I want to ensure we put the best teachers in the classroom.” Larson will remain teach-ing at Farmington Elemen-tary while attending the monthly board meetings.


Mike Larson

Farmington superintendent Meeks not selected for job


The job hunt will appar-ently go on for Farming-ton School Superintendent Brad Meeks, who was a fi-nalist for a superintendent position in Pennsylvania but was not selected. The State College Area School Board announced June 13 it hired Robert J. O’Donnell as its new super-intendent. O’Donnell is an assistant superintendent in Pennsyl-vania’s Hempfield School District. A news release notes O’Donnell’s experience in curriculum research and development, competitive grant writing and strategic planning. Meeks, who resigned from his position in Febru-ary, may remain with Farm-ington schools until Aug. 31, according to a separa-tion agreement with the dis-trict. In the weeks following Meeks’ surprise resignation, several other high-profile district employees resigned,

State College School Board announced decision June 13

Farmington

eight points above the norm to nearly 11 points above the national average. The district intends to continue administering the test to students, and plans to use the testing results to make curriculum decisions in the future. Farmington board mem-bers were pleased with the high test scores. “I’m so proud of the stu-dents,” said Board Chair Tera Lee. “I know everyone worked really hard. It’s great to see positive results from all that hard work.”


including Human Resourc-es Director Linda Goers, Finance Director Jeff Priess and Akin Road Elementary Principal Karen Bergman. While the resignations have caused concern among district employees and par-ents, the district has been able to avoid large teacher layoffs because of its com-paratively strong financial standing. And, the district’s su-perintendent search con-sultant, Ken LaCroix, has noted the openings may ac-tually serve to attract super-intendent candidates who are interested in the unusual opportunity to hand-select and build a new leadership team. LaCroix said Monday that the district has received about 20 applications for the superintendent position from impressive candidates. All of the applicants are either experienced superin-tendents or assistant super-intendents, he said. The Farmington School Board is planning to an-nounce on June 20 the names of candidates who will be interviewed for the position; those interviews will take place June 21-22.


Burke would raise the issue, asking if he pulled the item just to “scold the School Board.” Lee said the district was in a transitional pe-riod when they passed the resolution in March, and weren’t 100 percent certain what they were going to do at that time. “Essentially, we’re tak-ing your advice and we’re going to keep (the position) another year,” Lee said to Burke. The resolution passed on a unanimous vote. Other positions that re-main cut for next year are a human resource specialist, director of administrative services and a technology support technician.



Chicks - LewisKathi and Drew Chicks and

Kellie and Ken Lewis both ofLakevil le, MN announce theengagement of their children,Kiya Chicks and Mitchell Lewis.

Kiya is a 2007 graduate ofLakeville North and recentlycompleted an associates degreefrom Normandale College. Kiyawill be pursuing a degree in His-totechnology at Argosy Univer-sity in the fall. She is currentlyworking at Mackin.

Mitchell is a 2006 graduate ofLakevi l l e North and a 2010graduate from Minneapolis Col-lege of Art and Design with aBachelor’s degree in GraphicDesign. Mitchell is currently selfemployed and doing free lancework.

An August 7 th wedding i splanned at the St. Paul collegeclub in St. Paul, MN.

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Gladys HoodHot Sam’sAntiques

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

Duane & Mary Eich50th WeddingAnniversaryOpen House

D u a n e a n d M a r y E i c h o fFarmington will celebrate their50th wedding anniversary with anopen house at St . Michae l ' sChurch in Farmington on Sat.,June 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. Thecouple were married on June 24,1961 in Adrian, MN. Friendsand relatives are invited to attend.The couple requests no gifts,please.

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19795 Holyoke AvenueLakeville, Minnesota952-469-4481

Weekend Mass TimesSaturdays at 5:00 pmSundays at:7:30, 9:00, 11 am & 5:30 pm

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ReconciliationSaturdays8:30-9:30am & 3:30-4:30 pm

Familyof ChristLutheranChurch

Summer Worship9:30am

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952-435-5757www.familyofchrist.com

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SE Corner of Cedar & Dodd, Lakeville952.469.PRAY (7729)

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Cross of ChristCommunity

Church

8748 210th St. WestIn Downtown Lakeville

on the corner of Holyokeand 210th StreetPh: 952-469-3113

www.crossofchristchurch.orgSunday Morning Schedule

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H e a l t h Wo r k s Fitness for Women in Lakeville will sponsor a fundraiser disguised as Zumba classes from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, to raise funds for an adaptive bike for an 11-year-old Lakeville boy. Ryan, son of John and Luann Kane, was born with cerebral palsy. He continues to undergo various thera-pies and surgeries. His par-ents are working to provide some summertime relief in

the form of an adap-tive bike which costs $2,400. All women, from teens to seniors, are invited to participate in the Zumba class fundraiser. Zumba takes simple exercise

moves and combines them with Latin music. The cost to attend this fundraiser is $10 per per-son. Refreshments will be served following classes. HealthWorks Fitness for Women is located at 17470 Glacier Way, Lakeville.

Fundraiser’s goal is adaptive bike for Lakeville boy

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Grand re-opening slated at Lakeville Target Optical Dr. John Ellison, who practices inside of Lakeville Target Optical, is hosting a grand re-opening June 24-25. Ellison is a licensed op-tometrist who specializes in general health eye exams and refractions for glasses as well as contact lens fits. Eye exams are available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Most insurances are accepted. Ex-ams may be booked online at targetoptical.com or by calling (952) 898-2541. The Lakeville store is at 18275 Kenrick Ave.

“Others are concerned about how funds are being used.” On the communication side, people emphasized a need for someone who can distill the vast complexities of school-related matters into bits and pieces of eas-ily-digestible information. “This is something that came up a lot,” Ostlund said. “We noticed in the fo-cus groups that there are a lot of different perceptions of the same issues.” Local business leaders also saw communication as key, which did not surprise Ostlund. “The first thing they brought up is that they want a visible, engaged commu-

nity leader,” he said. “This is important. A superinten-dent is always a key person in the community.” All of this data will help SEC find the best group of candidates for the superin-tendent position, Ostlund said, but he asked the board to also “keep these in mind as you analyze candidates in July.” Board Member Roz Pe-terson praised the trough of data. “The information gath-ered is invaluable,” she said. “I do think we can learn a lot from the information that was gathered.” Current superintendent Gary Amoroso is finished on July 1 after 10 years with the district. He will head the Minnesota Association of

School Administrators.

Schedule The schedule is quite rapid from here on out: • July 11 - SEC presents six candidates to the board. • July 12 (all day) - The board interviews the can-didates, thus narrowing the pool to two or three candi-dates. • July 20/21 - The com-munity, staff and students interview those remaining candidates. • July 21 - The board chooses the finalist. • July 22- 29 - Contract negotiations. • Early August - The new superintendent starts. Aaron Vehling is at [email protected] and www.facebook.com/thisweeklive.

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though the city had excess (levy) capacity, the city council actually lowered the tax levy.”

Performance areas In February 2011, the Council on Local Results and Innovation, the body created by the Legislature to administer the program, released a standard set of 10 performance measures designed to aid residents, taxpayers and state and

local elected officials in determining how effective city government actually is. The citizens’ survey looks at such things as how safe people feel in their city and the quality of city services such as snow-plowing, road conditions, drinking water and parks and recreation services. The rest of the report would consist of data on police and fire response times, the percent change in the taxable property

market value, the operat-ing cost per million gallons for water services and the number of sewer block-ages. Feller said implement-ing these performance measures would be “ex-tremely simple.” Many of these are al-ready part of the budget, he said. “It’s not burden-some to comply this year.”

Aaron Vehling is at [email protected] and www.facebook.com/thisweeklive.

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Sign up for the following classes at www.LakevilleA-reaCommunityEd.net or call (952) 232-2150 for more information. • Favorite Artist Dance Party, grades K-5, June 20-23. • Engineering: Crazy Gears and Wheels, grades

K-3, June 20-23. • Roller Coaster Physics, grades 4-7, June 20-23. • LEGO X Olympic De-cathlon, grades K-2, June 27-30. • First Aid for Children Today, ages 5-8, Monday-Thursday, June 27-30.

Lakeville Area Community Ed classes The Heritage Library in Lakeville will host the fol-lowing children’s programs: Crayola Fun Day – Chil-dren of all ages are invited to explore their artistic side with Crayola crayons, mark-ers and colored pencils from 10:30 to 11:30 p.m. Mon-day, June 27. Many project ideas and a variety of color-

ing sheets and blank paper will be available. The Mammoth Academy Chapters and a Craft – Chil-dren ages 5 to 12 are invited to listen to a chapter book about the school adventures of ancient mammoths and make a mammoth craft project from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 28.

Kids on Canvas: Renoir – Children ages 8 to 12 are invited to register for Kids on Canvas: Renoir, a hands-on art program from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 1. Children will explore the work of the French artist and have a chance to cre-ate their own masterpiece in this program presented by

Abrakadoodle. To register, visit www.dakotacounty.us/library and click on events calendar or call the library at (952) 891-0360. Registra-tion begins June 17. These library programs are free. For more informa-tion, call (952) 891-0360.

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SportsFour events lead Tiger track to fourth at state

Farmington girls track has best finish ever at stateby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

The Farmington girls track and field team spent a significant amount of time on the podium at the Class AA state track and field meet last weekend. In four events, the girls took home two silvers, a bronze and finished fourth in another event leading to a fourth-place finish as a team with just six girls. It was the highest place ever for the team at state. “We really came after it and we wanted to show what we’re made of,” se-nior Erin Hickey said. Most of the other pro-grams had more than 10 who qualified, but the events the Tigers ran in finished high enough to nab fourth. “I couldn’t ask for more,” head coach Tom Hart said. “They ran per-sonal records. It’s just four events, and they’re young. The goal is to return next

year and do really well.” Nadia Lorencz scored 20 of the team’s 34 points. She earned the silver med-al in the 100-meter hurdles. She improved by three spots after the preliminary round. She also finished in second place in the long jump. “It’s awesome to see,” Hickey said. “She’s got such a bright future. I’m looking forward to coming back and watching her in the future to see where she goes.” Alyssa Parco was third across the finish line in the 300 hurdles. Parco joined with Hickey, Isabelle Ferm and Maria Kiminski in the 4x400 relay, which turned out to be the surprise of the meet for the Tigers. The girls cut five sec-onds of their preliminary time after coming into state ranked eighth. “It’s a huge drop,” Hart said. “Being able to be with the best and race

with them helped them get there. They were really mentally tough.” One of the biggest mo-tivators was the crowd of athletes and fans on hand. “We weren’t expecting that at all,” Kiminski said. “With all the other teams there, they really pushed us.” Hickey also realized this was her last moment on the high school track team. “My motivation was this was my last race,” she said. “I just wanted to do well at the end.” Hearing Farmington’s name over the loud speak-er coming in fourth place was a thrill. “It was worth all the hard work,” Ferm said. On the boys side, Sam-uel Hanson placed 14th in the high jump.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].


Farmington’s Nadia Lorencz takes one giant leap in the long jump at the Class AA state meet June 11 at Hamline University in St. Paul. She finished second in the long jump and 100-meter hurdles. To view more photos, check out www.Thisweeklive.com.

StandingsBaseball

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

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

Tuesday, June 7 • Burnsville 10, Eastview 0

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

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

Firday, June 17 • Bemidji/Burnsville winner vs.

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

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

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

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

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

Field, Minneapolis

American LegionBaseball

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

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

Boys LacrosseFriday, June 3 • Burnsville 13, Eagan 11

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

Burnsville 10

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

p.m. Chanhassen High School

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outlaw Drags1. Curt Barfknecht Elko 2. Joe Culver Elko

Pole vaulters bring home the gold Lakeville South’s Lee Bares and North’s Nicole Naajtes win

state pole vault titlesby Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

There’s a lot of room for error in pole vaulting. There’s the initial sprint, then perfect pole placement followed by elaborate body contortion all while trying to power over several feet in the air. An event where a helmet is required is serious busi-ness. Two athletes in Lakev-ille know it well. Lakeville North’s Nicole Naatjes and Lakeville South’s Lee Bares were Class AA state cham-pions last week at Hamline University in St. Paul. Most state champions work for years in their re-spective events, but a year ago Bares’ experience with pole vaulting primarily in-volved watching the Olym-pics. A natural athlete trained in gymnastics, Bares picked up pole vault during the winter at the track and field club Team Fuzion in Burns-ville. “When he came out this spring he had some basics,” Lakeville South coach Jona-than Gilmer said. His gymnastics back-ground helped with body awareness and technique and he progressed quickly. Just a month ago his per-sonal record was 13 feet, something he accomplished at the True Team Section Meet on May 11. He kept raising the bar about six inches per week to eventually clear 15 feet at state, good enough for a state title. Near the end of the sea-son, pole vault coach Erik Nygren felt he was ready to try the largest and longest pole that South has. After clearing 13-11 at the Section 1AA meet,

Nygren moved him to a 14-6 pole, which permitted him to clear another foot-plus at the state meet. He continued to improve even at the state meet. His placement was off at first as he was adjusting to the new size, but by the end he cleared 15 feet. He is the first Lakeville South boy to win a state title in track and field. As a sophomore, he has a chance to win two more. For South, Nick Bachin-ski finished in 22nd in the 110-meter hurdles and Ben Kuhr was seventh in the dis-cus. The girls placed 16th as a team thanks to Morgan Pieri (second in the high jump), Shaina Burns (sixth in the 300 hurdles), Kayt-lyn Larson (seventh in the 1600), Jordyn Thorton (sev-enth in the discus), McKell Anderson (ninth in the pole vault) and Andrea Brekken

(10th in the 3200). For Naatjes, it came down to a jumpoff with Mankato East’s Alex Mill-er in the finals. The height started at 12 feet, but they both missed it. When Miller missed 11-9, Naatjes got ex-cited. “I told myself, I cleared this before and I can do it again,” she said. Naatjes came into the state meet seeded 11th, but she admitted her pole vault-ing routine was in a slump. “I haven’t been vaulting up to my potential because my form was pretty bad,” Naatjes said. “I was ranked pretty low, but I knew if I had a good day I could per-form pretty well.” Her final jump was near-ly a foot higher than her sec-tion total, but early at state her first few jumps weren’t quite there. “The few before I was slowing down,” she said. “I was chickening out at the last part. It made it harder to invert. I just psyched my-self out and did it.” The key was to relax. She spent most of the week thinking about state, but when she got there she settled down. Naatjes’s finish helped North place fifth at state with 33 points. They were helped by Jennifer Svobodny (fourth in the shot put), Angelica Anyaogu (fifth in the long jump), Emma Erickson (fifth in the discus), the 4x100 relay (seventh) and Emily Pratt (eighth in the 110 hurdles) . For North boys, Jake Weber placed 12th in the discus. Andy Rogers is at [email protected].


Lakeville North’s Nicole Naatjes won the Class AA state pole vault title at the state meet at Hamline University in St. Paul. To view more photos of Lakeville track in action, check out www.Thisweeklive.com.


Lakeville South’s Lee Bares was awarded the gold medal for his performance in the pole vault at state last weekend. To view more photos, check out www.Thisweeklive.com.

Lakeville North sixth at statePanther’s Bobby Thomas ties for 23rd

with a two-day score of 152by Andy RogersTHISWEEK NEWSPAPERS

In the team’s fourth straight state appearance, the Lakeville North boys golf team finished sixth at the Class AAA state tour-nament with a score of 618 on Wednesday at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids. The team was one stroke behind fifth-place Eastview and 26 behind the winners Rogers and Wayzata. Bobby Thomas was the team’s top golfer coming in 23rd with a two-day score of 152. Freddy Thomas was a stroke behind him at 153

and Adam Petterson was one stroke behind him tied for 31st. Troy Heid finished in 54th place, Joel Oxton 60th and Mike Oberg 75th. For Lakeville South, Justin Doeden tied for 28th with 153 and Brandon Mader shot a 155, good enough for 36th. Ellen Rager from Lakev-ille South also participated at the Class AAA state golf tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday. Her final results were unavailable at presstime.

Andy Rogers is at [email protected].


Lakeville North’s Joel Oxton plays through the rain at the Class AAA State Golf Tournament on Wednesday at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids.

TAGS summer registration open TAGS Gymnastics is taking registrations for the nine-week summer session which runs through Aug. 12. Gymnastics classes are available for boys and girls ages 2-17 with unlimited make-ups for missed classes during the summer session. A variety of gymnastics and tumbling camps for all abilities are offered. For more information go to www.tagsgym.com or con-tact the gym, TAGS South, Apple Valley, at (952) 431-6445.

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Senior class speaker Mariah Geiger, right, was all smiles as she was introduced by Principal Benjamin Kusch at Farmington High School’s graduation on June 10.


Allen Berg, right, was one of 374 Farmington High School seniors to graduate on June 10. He’s pictured receiving his diploma from School Board members Brian Treakle and Ju-lie McKnight.


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

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

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

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

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

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

Artist trading cards among new features at Eagan Art Festival

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Andrew Miller is at [email protected].

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